them very finely together and so drink halfe a spoonfull of powder or a spoonefull at a time in a draught of good Ale and let it bée luke warme in any wise For the Collicke TAke Parceley Water-cresses Pellatory of the Wall vnset Time of each a handfull a dish of swéete Bâ—tter let the hearbes be cleane washed and séeth them in a quart of running water let your water be taken vp against the streame let them séeth till you may make a Plaister thereof then temper them together with a handfull of Wheate branne and make a Plaister and let it be laid to the Patients belly beneath the Navill and let him put in his pottage Pellatory of the Wall and let the Patient make water strained thorow a faire cloth and thereby yée shall know and peâ—ceine whether it doth him good or not and let him vse this thrée or foure times A Medicine to purge the Head TAke Masticke Peritory of Spaine tame Cressis Séede Cockle-séede Stavisacre both the kindes of néeâ—ing powder white and blacke Ginger Sinamond of each halfe a dram in fine powder and mixed together and put it in a little bagge of fine linnen cloth and let the Patient hold one of these bagges in his mouth a good space but these bagges must first lye in Fuse a pretty while in Vineger and it will draw out Rheums from the head wonderfully and when he hath done he must wash his mouth well with Wine or Ale A Medicine for a scald Head TAke Daysie Rootes and Ale and stampe them with as much May-butter as néeds and annoynt the sore head therewith For the Head-Ache TAke a good handfull of Red-Rose leaues dryed and a good quantity of Cummin grossely bruised and a good handfull of Camomill groâ—sely shred and a quantity of browne leavened Bread then mixe them and put it into a Linnen cloth then quilt it and set it into a hot Dish vpon a Chasing dish and sprinckle the bagge with Rose water and Vineger and turne it in the dish till it be as hot as may be suffered to be laid to the noddle of the Necke and let it lye till it be cold and so vse another and kéepe his head so hot as hée may sweats For paine of the Head TAke Marromand presse out the Iuyce of it and let me Patient take of it in his Nose For deafenesse in the Eares TAke the Iuyce of Coleworts and mixe it with warme water and droppe it into thine Eares and it will help To make Honey of Roses called Mel Rosarum TAke foure pound foure ounces of Honey clarified and two pound of the Iuyce of Red-Roses and let them boyle together till it be like a Sirrope Another making thereof TAke a pottle and halfe a pinte of Honey well clarified with a pottle of white or red Wine two pound of Red-Rose leaues Boyle the Rose Leaues and Wine till halfe be wasted and then put in your Honey and let it boyle till it be somewhat thicke and in colour like a Syrrope For the Pockes TAke the Iuyce of Peny-Roâ—all and young Tausie and giue the sicke party to drinke A true Medicine for the Jaundies TAke a handfull of Chery Leaues séeth them in a pinte of Milke and let them boyle well Then straine it and drinke agood draught thereof to Bedwards and in the morning fasting and the Iaundies shall avoyd from you by siege or else drinke in the morning this following Take the wood Bayberries pill the vpper shell with the leaues from it and take the second shell that is yellow put thereof as much as a Walnut into a cloth and séeth it with a pinte of water let it be well boyled and let it coole and then drinke it this hath béene experimented A Remedy for the Stone TAke the Stones of Medlers and lay them vpon a hot Tâ—â—estone after that you haue rubbed and dryed them in a faire cloth then being dryed vpon the tilâ—stone beate them into powder then take a parcell of Tyme and parsâ—y and place it vpon the fire with Béere and Butter and throw in halfe a spoonefull of the said powder and hereof you must drinke a good draught fasting in the morning and eate nor drinke nothing else for thrée houres after For the Liver that is corrupted and wasted TAke a good quantity of Liverwâ—rt and bruse it a little and then séeth it in good strong Woort with a quantity of Rubeth and vse this medicine and thou shalt be whole For heate in the Liver TAke the Iuyce of sower Apples and swéet Apples of each a pound or more as much as you thinke best and two pounds of Sugar mingle these things together and lettheth boyle on a simple fire till it bée thicke as a Syrrope and vse this course every day fasting with luke warme water For to make haire grow TAke and séeth Mallowes rootes and all and wash the place where Haire lacketh and it shall grow For to take away Haire Take Horsse aches and burne them to powder and mingle it with Eysell and touch the place where the Haire groweth and it shall grow no more there Approved To know whether a woman shall conceive or no. TAke of the ruyne of Hare and having fryed and consumed it in hot water giue it to the woman to drinke in the morning at her breakfast then let her stand in a hot Bath and if there come a griefe or a paine in her belly she may very well conceiue To make a barren woman beare Children TAke of these little Sea fishes called in Latine Pollipodes and roste them vpon the coales with our Oyle and let the woman eate of them and it shall profit and helps very much having in the meane time the company of a man To make a woman have a quicke Birth TAke leaues of Dictarij and stampe them or else make powder of them and giue the woman that laboureth drinke of it with a little water and she shall be delivered incontinent without any great paine or griefe For all manner of Lamenesse or swellings TAke a handfull of Time a handfull of Lavender cotton and a handfull of running Strawberries that be like to a string and so cut them small then beat them in a Morter with foure or fiue young Swallowes taken out of the nest very fligge and quicke 〈◊〉 them together vntill yée sée never a feather of them whole â—hat done take a penny worth of May butter clarified and mingle it in the Morter with Hearbes and so let it stand foure and twenty houres before they séeth when you haue sodden it vse it as before you are taught as well in preserving of it as in vsing of it Eor to stay the Laxe or Fluxe TAke Plantine otherwise called Weybred-leaues and rootes and wash them in faire water and then stampe them and take a good quantity of the Iuyce and put it to old ale and make a Posset therewith and after take the ale Posset and clarifie it vpon the fire perfectly and then
thrée dayes one dosse every Morning in Wine Rose-vineger or other appropriate waters And when the Apostumation of the Pestilence commeth forth a Cataplasme of Figges and the fruit of Alkakengie of each a like quantity bruised together shall be applyed thereon and it will breake it presently For Venenum venenum attrahiâ— And this you must remember that if the Botch arise néere vnto the heart before you sweate that then you apply this defensatiue vnto the heart vpon a fine linnen cloath thinly spread as broad as will cover the heart which Medicine is thus prepared Take of good Treacle of Andromachus halfe a dram red Sanders of Terra lemnia halfe a scruple Rose-water and of Vineger of each as much as will suffice to make an Vnguent and let it be applyed as aboue directed When the Apostume first appeareth you may if you please take Walnuts or Filberdnuts Figges and Rue beaten together and apply it thereto Also when the said Apostume breaketh and the venome penetrateth the heart whose signe is perceiued by the lyne from the Center or middest poynt of the Apostume leading to the heart Bruise then some of the gréene plant called Vua inversa or Leopards bane and apply thereto but if it cannot be gotten gréene but withered then macerate it in Wine or Vineger and apply it after the same sort and let it be repeated twice or thrice ouer for this doth extract and draw out the venome mightily the Patient being in an agony and doe revoke and call him back as from the Graue and driveth many into admiration thereof Against the Symptomes of the Pestilence IN Constipations and Costiuenesse of the belly the Patient may vse some Purgative Medicine except it be at such time when the Botch or Carbuncle appeareth or any other Sores of the Pestilence growing towards ripenesse for if it be done then it will contrary to nature proue her intention But the second day after Sweating if no Botch or sore appeareth then may he vse eyther Sena or Rhewbarb or the extract of eyther They that haue any of the Fluxes of the bowels called Diarthea or Disenteria joyned with the Pestilence morning Noone and at night they may take halfe a scruple of Crocus Martis in the extract of Acorus Luteus to the full effecting of the cure They that are vexed with burning heates let them dip linnen cloathes in Rosewater vitriol and with the juyce of Semper vive and apply to the pulses when the same cloathes are dryed let them be wet againe in the same liquor and applyed in like manner And if the Patient be very dry and thirsty giue him of this Iulip thrée or foure spoonfuls at once viz. Take of Rosewater of the waters of Endiue Buglasse Sorrell sharpe Vineger and of the juyce of Lemons of each foure ounces of Sugar one pound boyle them a little with a gentle fire and when it is cold giue thereof to drinke thrée or 4 spoonfuls at once Or else take of the waters of Roses and of Buglasse of each thrée ounces of the Sirrup of Endiue and Lemons of each two ounces of the Oyle of Vitriol one scruple mixe them and take them as aforesaid If the Patient cannot sléepe if after vomitting Bozoardicks and other meanes fit to evacuate grosse humours a man may giue the Patient Laudanum Paracelsi thrée graines thereof in Cardus Benedictus water or for want thereof the Temples of the Patient may be annoynted with this Oyntment Take of Vnguentum Populionis of Vnguentum Rosarum of Vnguentum Alabastrinum of each halfe an ounce of the Oyles of Violets and of water Lillies of eyther two drams of Opinm one scruple or two first dissolved in Rose water and then together mixed annoynting the Temples therewith will both cause sléepe and stay raging Or if you will you may vse this Take of the sirrup of Violets of the Sirrup of Lemons of the sirrup of Poppie of each one ounce of Diascordium thrée drams let them be mingled together and giue thereof sometime to the Patient to drinke for the foresaid purposes If through the heate of the stomack the Mouth Throate and Tongue be hot dry and fuâ—rod Take French Barly Sinckfoyle Violet and Strawberry leaues of each one handfull of Woodbine and Columbine leaues halfe an handfull Boyle all these in a quart of faire water and to the same Liquor strained out put thereto of Diamorâ—â—â— and of Mel rosarum of either two ounces of the Oyle of Sulphur as much as will a little sharpen it and let the Patient with some of the same liquor warmed gargarize and wash his Mouth Tongue and Throat Of Fleubotomie FLeubotomie may be vsed once in a moneth exceptage or any other cause prohibite it as in women with Child or on them that are brought low by sicknesse or on them that are subiect to any fluxe of the Belly or on them which are already infected with the Pestilence and the Botch or Sore groweth towards ripenesse Let Blood-letting be done vpon the veyne Basilica whether it be in the right or left Arme before hée eate or drinke and after the opening of the same let the Patient be jocund merry and chéerefull and to drinke Wine or Béere but alwayes â—emperately Neither is it lawfull nor convenient to sléepe the same day that the Veyne is opened if any féeleth himselfe infected with an Impostume then let him altogether refraine sléepe and prevent it by walking for in sléepe heate inwardly induceth the Venome vnto the Heart and other Spirituall Members in such sort that scarce any Hearbe may revoke the same venome vnto its former estate which thing hapneth not as long as a man is in motion But it may bée some men will aske of whom is sléepe to be avoyded What if he should haue a continuall sléepe To this I briefly answer that in the time of Pestilence if any haue an appetite to sléepe presently after he haue eaten any thing then such desires ought to be vindered for a space eyther in the Garden or Fields for an houre and then with naturall sléepe the body may haue for one houre its naturall refection and rest Therefore Avicen saith That if a man will sléepe he ought to drinke a good draught before his sléeping because in sléepe he attracteth and draweth many humours and those euill humours are repelled by the humour of a good draught But againe if a man shall aske when a man is Infected how hée ought to know it To this I say and answer that a man that is infected the same day he shall not eate much because he is repleat with euill humours and presently after Dinner he hath a desire to sléepe and perceiueth a great heate with coldnesse hée hath great paine with coldnesse and hath great paine in the former part of the head but all these are put away by mooving hither and thither and for to walke hée is not able by reason of ouermuch vnweldinesse and sluggishnesse of body for a
yolkes of Egges two ounces white Salt finely ground one ounce Hens dung that is liquid and red like Honey one ounce Mixe all these well together without fire and when you will bring an Impostume to superation and breake it lay on this Plaister Morning and Evening little and in short time it will draw foorth the Impostume and breake it and heale it without any other helpe Kéepe this as a secret A Plaister Bessilicon TAke white Waxe Rozen Pine Cowes suet Stone pitch Turpentine Olibany of each these one ounce and of Oyle as much will serve the turne Another Plaister TAke Balme Bittony Pimperuell of each of them a handfull lay them in a Fuse in a pottle of white Vineger two dayes then let them be boyled strongly till the third part be consumed put thereto Rozen one pound white Waxe foure ounces Masticke one ounce Turpetine demi pound and so make your Plaister The Mellilote Plaister TAke Mellilote tenne handfuls let it be small stamped and laid in Fuse foure dayes in a pottle of white Wine and then boyle it strongly till the third part bée consumed then let it coole and put thereto Rozen two pound Perosine one pound demi Waxe one pound Déere suet demi pound Masticke one ounce Frankensence foure ounces and is make your Plaister according to Art The Musiledge Plaister TAke March Mallowes rootes Fenekrike and Lipséed of each one pound lay them in fuse in thrée quarts of water thrée dayes then boyle it over the fire a little and so straine it to a Musilage and take thereofore pound demi and of Lytarge of Lead foure pound of good Ole sixe pound put all over the fire in a great vessell and so let it boyle with a soft fire ever stirring it till it come to the forme of a Plaister according Another Plaister TAke the the Iuyce of Bittany Planten and Smalledge of each Demi pound Waxe Rozen and Turpentine of each demi pound Pitch foure ounces and so make your worke A plaister of Camphere TAke common Oyle demi pound Waxe foure ounces Seruse one ounce Camphers demi ounce and so make your worke A Spiced Plaister TAke white Waxe one pound demi Perosine one pound Colophony foure ounces Rozen demi pound Déere suet demi pound Cloves and Mace foure ounces Saffron demi ounce red Wine and water of each a quart boyle these together till they come to a Plaister A Plaister called Apostolicum TAke white Lead and red of each one pound Oyle foure pound stirre them altogether and boyle them with a soft fire to the forme of a Plaister according to Art A Drying Plaister TAke Oyle of Roses Déeres suet of each one pound Terra Sigillar Lapis Caluminaris Seruse of each one pound Sanguis Draconis thrée ounces and Incense of each one ounce Turpentine foure ounces Camphere halfe an ounce and so make a Plaister A Plaister for the Gowt Arteticke TAke Oxium Saffron of each one dram in fine powder tempered in the yolkes of thrée Egges hard boyled and oyle of Violets or Roses Plaister-wise applyed to the painfull place and it easeth A Plaister to slake paine TAke crummes of white Bread foure ounces temper them with swéet Milke and the yolkes of foure Egges hard boyled and take of oyle of Roses thrée drams and in the making put thereto a little Turpentine and Saffron two drams in fine powder A Plaister against the coldnesse of the Nerves TAke Waxe two ounces Euforbium Castoris of each halfe an ounce Shéepes suet and Pitch of each one ounce Turpentine ◠dram and so make your worke according to Art A good cold drying Plaister TAke Oyle one pound Waxe ten ounces Seruse and Lytarge of Gold of each foure ounces boyled with a soft fire in Furnace wise A red Plaister TAke Waxe Déeres suet of each one ounce Lapis Calaminaris Bolearmony of each one dram Turpentine one ounce Camphere a dramme put altogether and so make a Plaister A blacke Plaister TAke Waxe and Oyle of each a pound Ceruse and Litarge of each five ounces Terra Sigillata one ounce boyle all together till it be blacke and like a Plaister A blacke Plaister for old Sores TAke Litarge of Gold and Ceruse of each one ounce the Cinders of Iron Quilled story fererie sixe drams Oyle of Roses foure ounces new Waxe one ounce strong Vineger two draws and so make it according to Art A Plaister to dissolve hard things TAke Gum Armoniac Serapine Boelium Oppopenacie of each one ounce oyle of Spike five drams Turpentine two drams the mell of Fennikrike and Linséed of each one ounce the mell of Lupianes as much as néeds and so make your Plaister Another blacke Plaister TAke Oyle one pound Waxe and Ceruse of each halfe a pound and so make a Plaister according to Art A Plaister against old Sores TAke Oyle twelve ounces Litarge of Gold halfe a pound Vineger sixe ounces Ceruse Colophonie Perosine Pitch Goates Suet of each two ounces Dragons bloud Terra sigillata of each one ounce Waxe two ounces and a halfe and so make a Plaister A cold Plaister TAke Litarge of Lead one pound Oyle foure pound Vineger two pound boyle them to a Plaister A Plaister to draw an Apostume TAke Galbanum and Gum Armoniac of each one pound dissolved in foure pound of Suger for foure dayes together and then boyled till the Vineger bée consumed with a soft fire according to Art A Plaister for the Lords marke de Wiser TAke Virgin Waxe two pound Perosine two pound Galbanum and gum Armoniac of each halfe a pound Pitch foure ounces Déeres Suet Ceruse of each halfe a pound Clovas and Mace foure ounces Saffron to the weight of twelve pence red Wine and water of each two pintes Boyle these things till the Licour bée wasted away and so make a Plaister thereof according to Art The white Musilage Plaister TAke pure good Oyle eight pound Litarge of Lead side pound and a halfe Mussilage of March mallow Rootes and of Fennekrike and Linséed two pound Boyle all together to the forme of a Plaister with a soft fire ever stirring it then take and wash it in thrée or foure waters and it will bée very white A Spiced Plaister TAke Waxe and Perosine of each one pound Crossine halfe a pound Colophony two Ounces Frankensence and Goates Suet of each foure ounces Cloves and Mace Oyle of Turpentine and Oyle of Spike of each one ounce Saffron halfe an ounce red Wine two pound and so make pour Plaister according to Art A Plaister for old Sores TAke Litarge of Gold one pound oyle of Roses two pound white Wine a pinte Vrine a pinte Vineger halfe a pinte Waxe Frankensence and Myrrhe of each two drams and so make your Plaister according A Sparadrope TAke Oyle a pound white Waxe thrée ounces Ceruse tenne ounces Litarge of Gold foure ounces boyle all these in forme of a Plaister A drying Plaister TAke Iacobs Plaister halfe a pound Unguentum Lapis Caluminaris one pound and so make a
fume thereof It never failed To stop white Menstruum and red TAke the Iuyce of Planten and of Bursa Pastoris and â—wâ— whites of Egges well beaten among the Iuyce and put thereto Bolearmoniac one ounce and of Terra sigillata demi ounce and a portion of Beane flower and make it thicke vpon the fire and draw thereof a Plaister vpon thin cloth and lay it to her Backe and Navill Another for the whiâ—e TAke the inner rinde of the Sloâ—trée Sumatch Balestianes the rinde of the Pomegranate Planten Knot-grasse the inner rinde of the red Bryer and a little French-Bolearmoniac and boyle all these in red Wine till halfe be consumed and let her drinke it fasting Et restringer fluxum Menstruum Another for the same TAke the foote and Legge of Hare and bake it to powder haire and all and drinke it and it restraineth the same Of Fearne THe roote is good to be drunke and laid too Plaister-wise for Wounds that are made with Réedes and in like manner the roote of the Réede drunke and laid Plaister-wise to the â—â—re where Fearne sticketh the powder is good to be strowed vpon moyst 〈◊〉 which are harâ— to be covered with â—â—in and ill to be healed the juyce pressed out of the Fearne roote laid too with Rose-water or other cold water is good for all manner of burning or scalding perfectly and sure To take away heate and inflamation of a Member TAke the waters of Planten and Purslaine of each two ounces and the water of a little hearbe called Vernsenlarie two ounces Liturge and â—eruts in fine powder of â—uch foure drams Camphere thrée 〈…〉 all 〈…〉 A Locion for inflamation of Balam THe waters of Planten and Roses of each two ounces Tuthers prepriat a dram Verdigreace sixe drams Allome halfe a dram Camphere two drams Honey of Roses two ounces burnt Lead sixe drams weight and it is done A Locion for a sore Mouth TAke running water a pinte Vineger halfe a pinte Honey foure ounces Bay leanes one ounce Galingale one dram Let all these be decocted to the forme of a Syrope A preparative TAke Syrope of Violets Endiffe and of Femitory of each two ounces and of common Decoction foure ounces To make Vergent milke TAke Litarge of Leade one pound with Vineger a pinte 〈◊〉 in Fuse thrée dayes and then drawne with woollen shreds and so kéepe it in a Viall by it selfe close then take foure ounces of Conduit-water and one ounce of Allome and one dram of Camphere and melt all over the fire and kéepe the water by it selfe in another Viall and when you will vse it put both these waters together of each like quantity and it will be like milke Another of M. Doctor â—axleys TAke Litarge of Silver halfe a pound with Vineger a quart Boyle these together till halfe be wasted and then draw the Liquor from the Litarge with woollen â—hreds and so kéepe it to your vse in a Viall close take also of Camphere thrée drams Muske foure graines against all these things put one ounce and a halfe of Oyle of Tartary and put all in a pinte of Rose-water and boyle it till the third part be consumed and then draw the rest with woollen â—hreddes and kéepe it to your vse in a Viall close and when you will vse it take a very little bottle-Glasse and fill it halfe full of the first Water and fill it vp with the second Water and it will coagulate together straight wayes marvellously as white as Milke and also it taketh away the spottes and Feeckles in the Face if it be often applyed thereto A Plaister for the Collicke and Stone TAke Peritory Camomill ground Iuy-leaues Cummin stampe them and boyle them in white Wine and make a Plaister thereof and put it about the Reines as hot as may be suffered and sée that it lye close round about behind and before A Plaister for the Headache and for hot Agues TAke red Myntes Leavened Bread of Wheate and white Vineger Make thereof a Plaister and lay it to your Forehead for it helpeth diseases in the Head and also foâ— hot Agues A comfortable Powder for the Heart TAke Synamon Ginger of each thrée ounces graines of Paradice long Pepper of each two drams Saffron one dram Suger foure ounces and so make your Powder Another Remedy that breaketh the stone which being used a certaine time will cause the stone broken never after to harden in the bladder TAke a pound of Gromwell a pound of Saxefrage séede and a pound of Coliander with a quarter of a pound of Soras white and red and grinde all these in a Morter very small and so kéep it vsing to eate thereof in your Pottage every day a spoonefull Another proved Medicine for the Stone TAke Time Damâ—ons Beane Cods Pellitory of the wall Saxefrage like quantities and stéepe them one night in white Wine then distill them and vse to drinke thereof Another remedy for the Stone and to cause the voydance of Urine TAke Pellitorie of the Wall Sothernwood and séeth them in Water or white Wine with a quantity of Shéepes Suet till it be tender then put the hearbes and fallow in a linnen bag and lay it warme to the bottome of the belly vsing this you shall finde remedy A proved Medicine to avoid the Urine that hath beene long stopped also for the Stone TAke Radish rootes one if it be of bignesse and strong is sufficient and scrape it very cleane and lay it in white Wine a night in stéepe then straine the Wine and giue the Patient to drinke and he shall voyd water A very good water for the stone proved THe water of Strawberries with the leaues distilled and so vsed by draughts as other drinke To breake the Stone DRye the stones of a Cock a yeare old and beate them into fine powder and giue the diseased thereof to drinke in white Wine but if he haue the Charward then giue it to drink with good water The Lady Gath her Medicine against the Plague TAke Abaunce Turmintell Sage Spermint and Violet leaues of each one handfull and stampe them in a Morter very small when you haue so done straine them through a strainer with red wine claret or white whether you can most easily get and luke warme giue of this water to the diseased to drink Against the new Ague by D. Langdon TAke Sortell Sowthistill Endiue Dandelion Succorâ—e croppes of Fennell with Mallowes with Violet leaues of each one handfull and séeth them all in a gallon of stale Ale to a pottle with skimming that done straine out the liquor and make thereof an Ale posset and let the Patient drinke thereof as oft as he is a thirst putting into every draught as much Treacle as the bignesse of a Beane and yée shall be healed To kill the Paulsie DRinke the roote of Valerian in powder and it will destroy the Palsey so that ye eate no Hogge flesh A remedy for the Dropsie SCrape an Elder roote very cleane and breake
Lauendercotten Valeriane Woodbine Strawberrystrings â—utsonâ—leaues Walnutleaues the tops of Burrage Sage vertue Romane worme wood Water-â—ittonie Cardus Benedictus Smalledge Camomill eight ounces Red Risi eight ounces vnset Tims fiue ounces of all these Hearbes let there be taken foure ounces of every hearbe which may be two handfuls of every one when they be picked cleane for all these hearbes the best time is in May or Iune and being gathered cleane picked and stamped you are to put them into thrée quarts of Neates fâ—â—te Oyle eight ounces of Sâ—â—leâ— oyle which is halfe a pinte eight ounces of May-butter foure ounces of Cloues to make it smell this being â—one let them stand a fortnight or thrée Wéekes till you may get twenty foure liue Swallowes-young or old and as soons as you haue them kill them and cut off the topâ— of the taile feathers and wing feathers and then stâ—â—pe them and put them into your Oyle this being done take a close Kettle of Copper with a close Cover and put in all these things and then the said Kettle with all before written to be set on the fire in another Kettle of boyling Water and to boyle in the water the spâ—râ— of fennâ— haures Then take it off and straine it hard through a strong Caâ—â—as cloth as hard as may be being hote from the fire but better it were to have a Presse for the same purpose This being prest out put it againe ouer the fire as before then boyle it fiue or sixe houres then take a pound of vnwrought Waxe cut it and shred it fine and boyling ouer the fire put in the Waxe to the rest and so boyle it two houres and in the boyling you may take 〈◊〉 some with a spoone and put it into a Sawâ—er till it be cold so shall you sée if it be thicke enough by tasting it in your fingers if it be too thinne put in more Waxe at your pleasure and being boyled the time aforesaid then powre it foorth into a faire large Earthen pot to â—â—le then take it and cut it in pieces and take it out that the water in the bottome may be powred out then boyle it once more an houre or a little more and so powre it into Gally pots and kéepe it for it is good for all Aches A Remedy for Deafenesse of the Eares TAke old Sallet oyle of Oliâ—es and take young Mice that be naked fresh cast without haire and put them in the same Oyle and let them lye 〈◊〉 in the same till they be rotten and take a piece of bombaste and dippe the same in the Oyle and put it in the Patâ—ents â—ares A Medicine for the Collicke and Stone TAke Nettles the leaues and stalkes of the same Nettles séethe the same vnto the third part in a new Pot and then straine the same liquor through a fine linnen cloth and drinke of the same every Morning and Night a Cup or Glasse full for the space of nine dayes After the same take the bloud of a 〈◊〉 Gâ—â—te and distill the same and drinke of it nine dayes as beforesaid A Remedy for a Cold. TAke a pound of Raisons of the Sunne and stone them foure ounces of white Sugar and beate them in a morter of stone and in the beating you must cast in some fine Licorice powder and halfe a spoonfull of Rosewater and then it will be like a Marmelade and eate it at sundry times A Medicine for the Cough TAke two spoonefuls of Aqua-vitae one spoonefull of Honey halfe a spoonefull of White Sugâ—r-Candy a little Sinamon and thrée cornes of long Pepper beaten altogether and boyled till it be like a Treacle An Oyntment that will drive away Lice from a mans body TAke an ounce of the groundings of oyle Oliue and two ounces of the groundings of Renish-wine and one ounce of Aruement and sure are thy body with it A very good Drinkâ— for an Ague if one shake TAke a quart of strong Ale and put therein nine Bay-leaues and séethe it till come to a pinte and then take out the Bay-leaues and put therein one pennyworth of Treacle a halfe-penny worth of Pepper stirring it well together and let it then séethe againe one walme and so take it off the 〈◊〉 and let the Patient drinke it as hote as he can and be couered as warme as be may abide the space of sixe or â—â—uen houres Probatum est Another Drinke for the Ague TAke a pinte of Ale and put therein one penny-worth of long Pepper and foure or fiue field Daysie rootes and then séethe the same well together and then let the Patient drinke the same as hote as he may suffer it and walke till he sweat it he be able or else layd downe and covered very warme that he may sweat well Also Burreleaues and Baysalt beaten together and bound about the wrist of the Patient is good for the same A drinke for one which is troubled with a paine in his Backe and maketh water that one may cut it with a knife which the Doctor saith is by reason he is troubled with a Worme in the bottome of his belly TAke the tender tops of Broome the rootes of Parcely Fennell and Smalledge of each one handfull a handfull of Purselaine wash them â—leane and then séethe them in a gallon of new Ale till a quart thereof be cousumed the which being so done take it off the fire and straine it into a vessell and kéepe it close stopped three or foure dayes and then let the Patient drinke no other drinke for the space of a wéeke For an Ague By Doctor Turner TAke Featherfew Wormewood and Sorrell of each a good great handfull stampe them and straine them hard and put thereto as much Suger in weight as the juyce weigheth and put them in a strong Glasse in a Skillet of warme wator the space of foure and twenty houres before you giue it to the Patient and their giue it twice a day two spoonefuls at a time in Ale or Posset-ale For the Backe CLarie is good for the Back and pills named Pillula agretiva majores pillula de serapino And these oyles be good for the backe Olium de piperibus Olium philosophorum cerotum Andromachi And I haue prooved these Oyles to be good the oyle of Mardine the Oyle of Alablaster and the oyle of water Lillies in hote causes the oyle of Poppy is very good in cold causes For a Scurffe in the Body THis infirmity doth come of a chollericke and Melancholy humour For this matter I take two ounces of Boares grease then I doe put in one ounce of the powder of Oyster-shells burnt and of the powder of Brimstone and thrée ounces of Mercury mortified with fasting spittle compound all these together and annoynt the body thrée or foure times and take an easie Purgation A worthy Balme REcipe Aqua-â—ite foure ounces Terobinthine one pound oleum vitre Romane foure ounces and draw this Balme well in Limbecke glasse for this will doe
and infuse them in a gallon of Spring water 24 houres The first Boyling THen boyle the Sassafrase and Salsaperilla and Polipodum first alone an houre and a halfe in an Earthen Pipkin close covered The second Boyling THen put in the Hearbs and the Lycorice and the Hermodaâ—tile and boyle them with the Woods an houre The third Boyling THen restore the Water to her first quantity including in quantity a pint of white Wine or Muskadine if you will haue it purge more and so let it boyle an houre longer Then put in the Sena Sticados Epithinium Maydenhaiâ—s Ceterach and swéet Fennell Séeds and boyle them with all therein a quarter of an houre Then take it from the fire and let it settle thrée or foure houres Then strayne it out and put the Drinke into a Bottle or other close Vessell and drinke thereof halfe a pinte at a time in the Morning In the Summer time it will not kéepe good aboue 4. dayes and in the Winter not past sixe dayes Another excellent good Dyet Drinke TAke a pecke and halfe of Seascurbut grasse picke it and wash it and dry it well take also Scabias Bittany and water Crosses of each a good handfull stampe them and straine them and let the Iuyce thereof stand in a Glasse all Night then take two good handfuls of yellow Dock rootes two ounces of China rootes sliced one ounce and a halfe of swéet Fennell séeds bruised and a stickâ— of Lycorice sliced Put all these Ingredients in a Boulter Bag and bind a flint stone to the Bag to make it sincke Then take a Rundlet of sixe gallons and put the Bag into it then put the juyce of those Hearbs aforesaid into the Rundlet with sixe gallons of new Béere and let it worke and when it worketh ouer let that which is wrought ouer be put into the Vessell againe Another excellent Physicke Drinke TAke Cardus Benedictus Wormewood and Scabias of each foure handfuls Succory Scabias Marigold flowers and the leaues of Angelica tops and rootes Turmentile and Pimpernell of each thrée handfuls Sage 6. handfuls Iuniper berries bruised 8. ounces all these to be brued with 36. Gallons of Béere and when it is a wéeke old drinke a draught thereof in the Morning An excellent Medicine for the Iaundise TAke sixe Earth-wormes â—â—it them and scoure them from their filth and â—limy matter cut them in pieces or chop them make pottage of them with water and Datmeale eate the same for 12. dayes together and it will perfectly cure the Iaundize A rare Medicine for the sharpnesse of the Vrine TAke a quart of new Milke from the Cow and the whites of 18. Egges beaten very thinne mingle those Whites and the Milke together distill them with a â—oâ—t fire but let it not be too néerly stilled but that it may have a good deale of moysture in it when you haue done stilling it then put into it as much Sugar-Candy as you shall thinke good to swéten it and a sticke of Lycorice scraped and bruised then drinke thereof the quantity of a wine pinte in the Morning Fasting and if it be in the heate of Summer drinke as much also about foure of the Clocke in the Afternoone An excellent Fomentation for the Stone TAke a Platter full of Pigeons Dung of the newest you can get and a good handfull of Feather few bruised in your hands fry them together in a Frying Pan putting thereto a little Honey let that be last let it Fry a good while then put it in a Canvas bagge about halfe an Ell long and a handfull broad and lay it as hot as you can suffer if along your side from the Backe to the priuy parts and if it helpe not at the first take it againe and it shall by Gods grace make you well An excellent and approved Remedy for the Cough of the Lungs TAke two Gallons of faire running water to which quantity take two handfuls of cleane Barley well picked 24. Reâ—sons of the Sunne stoned and of Currans of each a quarter oâ— a pound Lycorish shred Ginger shred and Sugar-Candy of each two ounces Anniséeds Fennell-seeds Coriander-séeds and Cummin-séeds of all together a quarter of a pound beaten in a Morter Isope rootes Parcely rootes and red Fennell roots of each a handfull boyle all thâ—se together in the gallon of water abouesaid till halfe the water be wasted then straine it well and drinke thereof a good draught first and last An excellent and sure Remedy for a swelling or sore Throate NOte the place of the Trée or poast Hogs Trough or any thing where a Swine rubs it selfe rub your hand thereon and presently rub your throate with that hand twice or thrice or rub your hand vpon the bare ground and then presently rub your Throate with that hand doe it thrée times together and it will helpe you or if you can get a piece of that part of the Trée hogge Trough or stone where the Hog hath rubbed and rubbe your Throate with it An excellent Salve to cleanse and to heale Wounds TAke Smalledge Petty-morrell and Whay bread of the Iuyce of each of them a like quantity take also of life Honey and of the whites of Egges of each a like quantity of the Iuyce of the Hearbs then take fine Wheate flower and mingle them well till they be as thicke as Pappe these will swage the burning or ranckning of Sores or Wounds in any case But let not this Medicine or the Sore come neare the fire An excellent Remedy to stanch vomiting Incorporated TAke the Leaven of white past a good quantity of Speare Mints and the quantity of a Nutmegge of the Oyls of Mace beate them in a Morter and when you haue incorporated or made it into Passe spread it on a cloath and heat it hot at the fire and lay it to the mouth of the stomacke An excellent Remedy for the Head-ache or Megram TAke Frankensence put it in a Chafingdish with coales take also a handfull of fine Towe or Flaxe and tost it in the smoake of the Frankensence and as the smoake ceaseth put in more Frankensence and open the Towe in the Smoake till it be warme then lay the Towe to the Temples of the head and on the Browes bind a Kerchiefe over it and so goe to Bed vse this and it will helpe you Another for the Head-ache A Medicine worth Gold TAke the Iuyce of Ground Ivie and out of a spoone or sawcer snuffe it vp into your Nose with a Quill An excellent Medicine for the Spleene TAke Wormewood Mallowes Camomill and Melitots of each a handfull boyle them in faire water till halfe the Liquour be wasted then put thereto a good â—â—â—dfull of wheaten Braâ— and boyle it to the thicknesse of a Plaister quilt it on a linnen cloath and apply it to the side as hot as you can suffer it and removing it often An excellent helpe for sore Eyes TAke Ground Ivie otherwise called Alehoose Celadine and â—aisies of each a
like quantity stampt and strayned with a little Sugar Rose-wâ—ter put thereunto and dropped with a Feather into the Eyes taketh away all manner of Inflamations spots Webs Itchings smartings or any griefe whatsoever in the Eyes yea though the sight were well nigh gone An excellent Remedy for an old paine or griefe in the Head TAke Bay-salt and Cummin séeds of each a like quantity stampe them well severally by themselues and as much browne Fennellséeds as either of them stampe that with the rest altogether then with pure Vineger of Rose water mixe and stirre them altoghether in a dish over the Chasing-dish with hot Coales then lay some of the same hot vpon a linnen cloth and so apply to the hinder parts of the head at Night when you goe to bed bind it fast on that it fall not off vse this in the same manner 8. or 9. Nights together it will not onely helpe the same perhaps with 3. or 4. times so doing but also it will cleare the sight and draw the Humours cleanâ— away that runs out of the Head into the Eyes and try of the same this is a pretious Medicine An excellent Remedy for heat in the Backe TAke a good handfull of Henbane and so much Towe as will serue to wrap the Henbane in wâ—t the Towe in water and then wrap the Henbane in the Towe and rake it vp in Embers till it be well coasted then take it out and mingle it with a little Vineger of Roses and the white of an Egge mingle them all well together then spread it on a Cloath and lay it warme to your Backe An excellent Remedy for the swelling in the Stomacke TAke of Century and Wormewood of each a quarter of a handfull Sage and red Mints of each a great handfull Séeth them in Béerâ— from a Pottle to a quart drinke thereof Morning and Euening A Remedy for the Tooth-ache TAke Frankensence Onyon séeds and Henbane séeds burne them together in a Chaâ—â—ngdish with Coales let the sâ—â—ake thereof be conveyed through a Tunnell to the aking Tooth An excellent Purgation and very gentle TAke eight or ten Prunes halfe a sawcerfull of Reisons of the Sunne stoned the tops of Rosemary and Bay leaues of each a few a little Mace and thrée Crownes weight of Sena boyle all these in faire water with a good big Chicken vntill it be boyled enough then straine it and take a spoonefull of it and mingle it with an ounce and a halfe of Syrope of Roses Salutine and so drinke it blood-warme the Sena must not be put in till the rest be boyled enough and it may not boyle too much An excellent Remedy for the Lungs that are perished BOyle gréene Broome in Ale and when you meane to drink it put thereto the quantity of a Haste nutshell of Treacle a halfe pennyworth of long Pepper bruised and a spoonefull of Aqua Composita drinke thereof twelue dayes together first and last every Spring time Also Long-wort boyled in new Milke doth well An excellent Remedy to kill and heale a Cankar BOyle the leaues of wild Idle in Wine and lay it on the Cankar is a sure Bemedy An excellent Cure for the biting of a Mad Dogge TAke wild Sage Maifellon otherwise called Knot-â—rasse â—arrow otherwise called Mitteâ—olium night shade which hath the purple flowers and Lilly rootes of each of all these a handfull distill them in May and to euery fiue spoonefuls of water thereof put one spoonfull of Treacle and let the party bitten drinke thereof An excellent Medicine for an Ache or griefe in any Limbe TAke Raisins of the Sunne and the stones being taken out stampe the Raisins and apply them as a Plaister to the grieved parts and it will soone procure ease and if you vse it in the same manner fiue or sixe times it will throughly cure you of that Ache. A very good remedy for an Ache in the bones or any part of the body ANnoint the place with good Aqua Composita by the fire and let it drinke in doe it three or foure times together then at the last time while it is wet cast vpon the wet place the Powder of Olâ—â—anum then lay a linnen cloath vpon it and few it fast and â—o let it â—ye on three or foure dayes and in that time God willing it will be well An excellent cure for the Crampe MAke a King of an Oxes borne or of a Cowes or of a Sea horse tooth or of the pisâ—le of a Sea horse and weare it A Cure for a Scald Head TAke the leaues branches and buds of Brambles boyle them in faire Running water till the halfe be consumed then take it from the fire and wash the sore Head therewith Morning and Evening then dip the cloth in the water and lay to it vse this and in short space it shall heale it with Gods grace An absolute and approved Medicine to Cure the rednesse of the face BOyle the rootes of Lillies in faire water and therewith wash and rub the face Morning and Evening and it will helpe it An excellent Medicine for the Falling sicknesse TAke thrée Nayles made in the Vigill of St. John the Baptist commonly called Midsomer Eve driue them into the ground so déepe that they be not séene in the place where the sicke party fell naming the parties name while it is in doing it will driue away the disease which Misaldus credibly reported An Admirable remedy for benummed Limbes CAuse an Earthen pot of a Gallon to be made with foure Féete thrée ynches long which pot must be full of small holes both bottome and sides like a Garden watering Pot it must be so wide in the Mouth as you may easily put in your hand cause also another pot to be made into the which you may set the pot full of holes in this pot full of holes must be very well nealed and Leaded within for that no Liquor may soake into it then take Cick-wéede in June when she stalke waxeth hard take the leaues flowers and séeds thereof cut them small together so many as will fill the pot full of holes put them therein and in the middest of the Hearbs put three Oxegalls and into every Gall put thrée Cloues then put the same pot with the Hearbes into the other pot without holes and cover them both very close round about that no Ayre get into any of them then bury them in the ground for the space of forty dayes then take them out and you shall haue a perfect oyle distilled from the Hearbes which Oyle preserue to annoynt the benummed Lymbes with it and they shall with Gods helpe recover their former strength approved to be very true To stanch bleeding in any place STampe Primrose-leaues and apply it to the place that bléedeth and it will stanch the bléeding A Remedy for the Bloody Fluxe TAke the floxe that is shorne from Scarlet dry it and make it into Powder drinke halfe a spoonefull thereof in red Wine vse this fiue
Suger if he have no disease in the Sinewes nor in the Ioynts A man that is very weake or accustomed much to sléepe after dinner an hours and a halfe after that he is risen from the Table he may take a reasonable sléepe All the time that a man is in them he must kéepe himselfe chastâ— from all women and so he must doe a moneth after after the counsell of divers learned Physitians and some for the space of forty dayes as Pantheus and Aleardus would namely if they come out of the Chauldron It were méete that in euery foure and twenty houres the Bath should be letten out and fresh water received into the pit againe for so shall you sooner be healed and better abide with lesse jeopardy abiding in the Bath It is most méete for them that haue any disease in the head as a Cathaire or Rhemne comming of moyst cause and not very hot For them that haue Palsies or such like diseases that they cause a bucket to be holden over their heads with an hole in it of the bignesss of a mans little finger about foure foote above their heads so that by the Réede or Pipe made for the nonce the water may come downe with great might vpon the mould of the Head if they haue the Cathaire and vpon the nape of the necke if the Patient be sicke of the Palsie or any such like disease The clay or grounds of the Bath is better for the Dropsie then is the water alone it is also good for shrunken swelled and hard places and for all old and diseased places which cannot well be healed with other medicines The matter is to lay the grounds vpon the place and to hold the same against the hote Sunne or a warme fire vntill it be something haâ—d and then to wash away the foulenesse of the Clay with the water of the Bath this may a man doe as oft as he lift Some Physitians counsell that betwéene the bathings when a man is twice bathed vpon one day in the time that the Patient is out of the bath to vse his plaistering with the Clay but if the person be any thing weake I counsell not to goe twice into the Bath but either once or else to be content with the plaistering of the mudde or grounds of the Bath It were good wisedome for them that cannot tarry long at the Bathes either for heate or for cold to take home with them some of the grounds and there occupie it as is afore-told There are certaine learned men which reckon that the hote breath or vapour that riseth vp from the Bathe is much more mightier then the water of the bath is and it is true therefore it ware well that they which haue any Dropsie and especially a Tympanie should sit over such a place of the Bath that they might receiue into the moyst diseased place the vapour of the bathe either by an holed froole or by some other such like manner of thing well devised for that purpose If any poore man by the heate of the drynesse of the Bathe cannot sléepe enough let him eate Lettice or Purflaine or the féedes of Poppy called Chesbowle in some places of England or let him eate Suger and Poppy séed together let this be done at night He may also if hóe cannot get the aforesaid things séethe Violet leaves and Mallowes and bathe the vtter-most parts with that they are sodden in These are remedies for poore â—olke that are not able to have a Physitian with them to giue them counsell Let the rich vse such remedies as their Physitians shall counsell them If any poore man be vexed with any vnsufferable thirst let him take a little Barley and séethe it long and put a little Suger vnto it or let him take the juyce of Orange or take a little of it with a little Suger If any poore man catch the Head ache let him take a little Wormelade if he can get it or Coriander Comfits or if hée can get none of these let him take the white of an Enge and beate it with Vineger and Rose water or with the broath of Violets or Nightshade or with any of them and a little Vineger and lay them in a cloath vnto the temples of his head and forehead If any poore man be burned soo much let him take a Glitter made with Mallowes Béetes and Violet leaves or let him séethe Prunes with Barley a good while and Raisins putting away the stones and eate of them or let him vse Suppositories sometimes made of rootes either of Béetes of Flower de-Luce or of white Sope or of salt Bacon If any man sweat too much let him vse colder meates than hée vsed before with Vineger or Verjuyce and let them also eate Shéepes-féete and Calves-féete with Verjuyce or Vineger If any man haue the burning of his water when he maketh it let him an houre after he is come out of the Bathe annoynt his Kidneyes with some cold Oyntment as is Infrigidus Galeni or if you cannot come by that let him seethe Violet leaues Poppy-heads Raisins Licorice and Mallowes together straine them and put some Suger in the broath and drinke of it a draught before Supper If any be troubled with the Rheume which he hath caught in the Bath let him parch or briâ—tle at the fire Nigella Romana and hold it in a cloath to his Nose and let him set cups or â—oring glasses to his shoulders without any scorching and let him drinke sodden water with Barley and with a little Suger If any man haue any appetite to eate let him vse the sirrups of Ribles or Barberian or the sirrup of vnripe Graâ—es or vse Verjuyce or Vineger to provoke appetite in due measure and now and then if yée can get it let him take a little Marmalade or of the sirrup of Mâ—â—to or Wormewood Romane These have I written for poore folke Those that are rich by the aduice of the Physitians may haue other Remedies enough against the fore-named accidents that chance in the time of their bathing If thou be rid of thy disease by thy bathing offer vnto Christ in thy pure members such offering of Thankesgiving as thou mayest spare and giue him hearty thankes both in word urinde and déed and sinne no more but walke in all kindnesse of life and honesty as farre as thou shalt be able to doe as long as thou shalt liue hereafter But if thou be not healed the first time be patient and liue vertuously till the next bathing time and then if it be to the glory of God and for thée most profitable thou shalt the next bathing time be healed by the grace of God of whom commeth all health both of body and soule Some if they be not healed whilest they be in the bathing cry out both vpon the Bath which healeth many other of the same Diseases that they are sicke of and of the Physitian also that counselled them to goe to the Bath such men
compound Medicines A Locion for a sore Mouth YOu must take of Honey-suckle-water halfe a pinte Planten and Rose-water of each foure ounces Hony of Roses two ounces Alloes one ounce white Copperas and Vineger of each halfe an ounce A Water for a sore mouth TAke Lapis Calaminaris beaten into fine powder and put in a pinte of white Wine then take a pottle of water and Rosemary boyle it in the water till it be halfe sodden away then straine the water from the Rosemary and put it into the white Wine and so it is done A compound Water TAke first Pimpernell Rew Valerian or Sedwall Alocelipis cap and breake them and lay them in this said water following Take Isop Pelyall Râ—yall Anyséedes and Cenforie and beate them in a morter and after put them in a Stillatory and distill water of them which is vertuous and let them boyle together and after that straine them that the water may goe from them and close this water in Vials of glasse by the space of nine dayes and give to him that hath the Falling evill foure dayes fasting sixe houres and this is the truest medicine for this Disease that wée can finde except the mercy of God and this Water drinking is good for the Palsie if it be drunke fasting also it is good for all Gowtes like wise in the time that they be mortified in the members and limbs of a man it is very helping to Wounds that are festered it they be washed therewith it destroyeth all manner of Fevers Behly Water TAke Water a pottle Suger-Candy foure ounces let them séethe then put in foure ounces of Verdigrease in fine powder and let it séethe A good Barley water for all Diseases of the Lungs or Lights TAke halfe a pound of faire Barley a gallon of Water halfe an ounce of Licorice Fennell séed Violets and Parsly-séed of each a quarter of an ounce red Roses a quarter of an ounce dry Hysop and Sage of each a penny weight sixe leaues of Harts tongue a quarter of an ounce of Figgâ—s and Raysins Séethe all these in a new pot of cold Water and then straine them cleare from it and drinke it the same cooleth the Liver and all the members driveth away all evill heate slaketh thirst causeth to cast out much purgeth the Lights and Spléene the Kidneyes and Bladder and causeth to make water well and especially it is good for all Agues that come of heate A good Drinke for the Poxe TAke Selendine and English Saffron the weight of a halfepeny and a farthing worth of Graines a quart of long Pepper a penny weight of Mace and stale Ale stampe your hearbe and pound your Saffron and mingle them together and then drinke it Doctor Stevens Water TAke a Gallon of Gascoigne wine then take Ginger Galingall Cammomill Cynamon Nutmegs Graynes Cloues Mace Anniséeds Carraway séed of every of them a dram then take Sage Mynts red Roses Tyme Pellitory of the wall wild Margerum Rosemary Peny-mountaine otherwise wilde Tyme Cammomill Lavender of every of them a handfull then beate the Spices small and bruise the hearbes and put all into the Wine and let it stand 12 houres stirring it divers times then distill it in a Limbeck and kéepe the first pinte of the water for it is the best and then will come a second water which is not so good as the first The vertues of this Water be these it comforteth the spirits and preserveth the youth of a man and helpeth the inward diseases comming of cold against the shaking of the Palsie it cureth the contraction of Sinewes and helpeth the conception of women that be barren it killeth the wormes in the belly it helpeth cold Goutes it helpeth the Tooth ach it comforteth the stomack very much it cureth the cold Dropsie it helpeth the Stone in the Bladder and the reines in the back it cureth the Canker it helpeth shortly a stinking breath and whosoeâ—er vseth this said Water it shall preserue him long Take but one spoonefull of it once in seauen dayes for it is very hot in operation it preserued Doctor Steven very long who lived a hundreth yeares lacking but two and tenne of them he lived bed rid A very good drinke for the Cough TAke a quart of white Wyne and boyle it with Lycorice Anniséeds and Sugar-candy of each a like quantity putting therein tenne Figs of the best till it be halfe consumed and so preserue thereof to drinke Evening and morning thrée or foure spoonefuls warmed A restorative made of the Herbe Rosa Solis with other things and gather it in June or Iuly THis herve Rosa Solis groweth in Marish ground and in no other place and it is of a hoary colour and groweth very lows and flat to the ground and it hath a meane long stalke growing in the midst of it and seaven branches springeth out of the roote round about the stalke with leaves coloured and of a meane length and breadth and in no wise when this Hearbe should be gathered touch not the Hearbe it selfe with your hands for then the vertue thereof is gone yée must gather and plucke it out of the ground by the stalke yée must lay it in a cleane basket the Leaves of it is full of strength and nature and gather so much of this hearbe as will fill apostle pot or glasse but wash it not in any wise then take a pottle af Aqua Composita and put them both in a large pot or vessell and let it stand hard and fast stopped thrée dayes and thrée nights and on the fourth day open it and straine it through a faire linnen-cloath into a cleane glasse or pewter pot and put thereto a pound of Sugar small beaten demi pound of Licorice beaten to powder and demi pound of Dates the stones taken out and they cut in small péeces and mingle them altogether and stop the glasse or pewter yot well so that no ayre come into it in any wise Thus done yée may drinke of it at night when yée goe to bed demi spoonefull mixt with Aqua vitae or stale Ale and as much in the morning fasting and there is not the weakest body in the world that is wasted by Consumption or otherwise but it will restore him againe and make him to be strong and lusty and to have a good stomacke and that shortly and hée of shée that vseth this thrée times together shall finde great remedy or comfort thereby and as the patient doth féele himselfe so he may vse it OF VNGVENTS PART IX The making of Oyntments and first of Vnguentum Basilicum TAke Oyle halfe a pound Waxe Colophonie of each two ounces Turpentine Pitch Perosine and Cowes suet of each two pound and a halfe Frankensence Myrrhe of each halfe an ounce and so make your Vnguent The golden Unguent called Vnguentum Aureum TAke yellow Waxe foure ounces Oyle one pound Turpentine Colophonie and Rozen of each one ounce Frankensence and Masticke of each halfe an ounce
of the same then take the Hearbes finely beaten and mingle with them and the juyce a quantity of English Honey and vnwrought Waxe so boyle them together till it be all of one colour then take them from the fire and let them stand a while then put it into a Bason of faire water and so worke it out into rowles and lay it on Plaisters once or twice a day Another for the same approved TAke the Hearb Salendine and House looke of each equall quantity then bruise them in a Morter and take the myre of them and put it into the wound and annoynt the same therewith that done fill the wound with part of the bruised hearbs and so bind it vp and in short time it will heale the sore as by proofe hath beene seene A Plaister for the Stiche ANnoynt your side with the oyle of Mellilote then make a Plaister for the same Mellilote vpon a piece of Leather and change it but one a wéeke A Playster for the Phâ—rifie STampe well in a Morter foure ounces of the rootes of wild Mallowes well sodden put to it an ounce of Butter and an ounce and a halfe of Honey of Pigeons dung two drains mingle all together and â—â—nt right hot vpon the paiâ—e and soone after the corruption will breake A Plaister for the Collicke and Stone TAKe Peritory Camomill ground I vie leaves Cummin stampe them and boyle them in white Wine and make a Plaister thereof and put it about the Reines 〈◊〉 hot as may be suffered and see that it lye close round about behind and before A Plaister for the Head-ache and for hot Agues TAke red Mintes Leavened Bread of Wheate and white Vineger Make thereof a Plaister and say it to your Forehead for it helpeth â—iâ—eases in the Head and also hot Agues A hot drawing Plaister called Flowis TAke Rozen Perosine of each halfe a pound white Waxe foure ounces Frankensence foure ounces Masticke one ounce Déere suet foure ounces Turpentine foure ounces Camphere two drams white Wine a Pottle and so make a Plaister A Plaister called the vertue of our Lord. TAke oyle Olive one pound white Waxe two drams Galbum Ermony Opponacke two ounces Litarge halfe a pound Almons one dram Verdigreace one ounce Aristoligam Longuam one dram Myrrhe Masticke of each one ounce Lorell bayes two Drams Increse white one Dram Make the Plaister in this manner take and temper the Galbum Opponacke Ermony in good Vineger two dayes naturall and the other things to bée provided each by himselfe then take the Waxe and melt it with Oyle in a Kettle and the Gummes dissolved in Vineger in another vessell vpon the fire till the Vineger be sodden away then straine it vpon the said Oyle as strongly as you can stirre it well and then put in the Verdigreace the Astrologium and the other Gummes that were not put in before then it is made It healeth all wounds new or old and it doth heale more then all other Plaisters or Oyntments A Plaister for a sore Brest that must bee broken TAke one handfull of Groundsill a pinte of swéete Milke and a handfull of Oatemeale and séethe them together Make a Plaister thereof and lay it to it as hot as the Patient may suffer it and at every Dressing put too more Milke this vse no longer then it breakes A Plaister to heale it TAke one pound of Bores-greace and thrée Garlicke heads stampe them in a Morter till they be fine and put bath into a boxe and put thereto Beane flower to the quantity of two Egges bray them together and lay them to the Brest To make a Seare-cloath TAke Rozen and Perosine of each foure ounces Waxe two ounces Ollibanon two ounces Masticke halfe an ounce Turpentine two ounces and so make your Plaister OF MEDICINES and Remedies PART XI Here followeth divers Medicines and Remedies for to heale all Diseases curable by the grace of God as also the nature and property of certaine Hearbes and Plants belonging thereunto And first a most excellent Remedy to helpe the Fluxe of the Body with a certaine discourse thereon THE Fluxe of the Body is caused of superfluous heate conceived in the Stomacke the which maketh a continuall solution inwardly as yée may sée by experience of those that are troubled therewith for so long as the cause is not taken away all their meat doth runne into the matter the which if it be so that is true which I do say that the fluxes are a distemperance of the body caused of hot and corrupt humours in the stomacke and therefore if thou wilt cure it it were necessary to extinguish the heate and so take away the corruption the which thou shalt doe with the rednesse of Marte Mylletare written in this Booke following for that is the most soveraigne remedy that can bée found But first yée shall take twelve graines of our Petra Philosophalla with halfe an ounce Mel Rosatum and then take foure mornings together one scruple of the rednesse of Marte with halfe an ounce of Sugar Rosate and therewith thou shalt worke miracles For Perbreaking and for Fluxe SEeth Roses in Vineger or Tamarindes or Gaules and while it is hot wet therein Wooll and lay it on the stomacke for Vomit and on the Navill for Fluxe and on the Reines for appetite Aleanet is to sooder Wounds Aspaltum is Tarre of Indie it hath vertue to draw and sooder for if the powder thereof be strowed on a dry Wound it will soone close it though it be both broad and déepe Oates hath vertue to abate swelling and to make things soft Asarum maketh women to haue their tearmes openeth the Veynes of the Vrine and maketh a man well to pisse Asarum with Honey sleyeth Wormes dissolveth Winds and warmeth the stomacke clenseth the Liver and Veynes of the Guts and reynes of the Mother it putteth away Fever quotidian and helpeth the stinking of venomous Wormes Bolle if it be good is as it were white redded Ballestianes is the flowâ— of the Powgraner and Psidia is the rinde and it hath vertue to restraine as Bolle hath Brancha Urona hath vertue to make soft or to rypen Empostumes Bistorta or Tormentill hath vertue to straine together comfort and confound Bedellion hath vertue to constraine together it helpeth the Empostume both within and without it breaketh the stone and beateth the Cough Cadamen is the rootes of Parcely that hath vertue to dissolve to consume and to draw Camfere ought to bée kept in Marble Alablaster Lyntséed or Anyséed it is good for the Gomora and to abate a mans courage Coloquintida hath vertue to purge Flegme and Melancholy and for the Tooth-ache séethe it in Vineger Cassia fistula a Gargarisme made thereof and of the Iuyce of Morell dissolveth the Empostume in the Wezend and also for swelling in the Chéekes Ceruse is good to engender good flesh and to fret away evill flesh Capers is good to deâ—te cold Humours in the mouth and stomacke Concube and Quibebes
the powder héereof with the juyce Borage is good for the cold Rhume and to comfort the Braine Dragagant is of three kindes and the white is the best in cold Medicines and the red in hot Euphorbium his vertue is to dissolve to draw to alaâ—e to consume to purge Fleame and Melancholly Esula is the rinde of Eleberus Albus or Peritory of Spaine it hath vertue to purge Fleame and Melancholly and it is the best that purgeth next to Scamonie Take Esula five drams Canell Fennell-séedes Anyséedes and vse this with warme Wine or other broth Gum Arabic the white is cold the red is hot in Medicines Gariofiolate is Adeâ—â—â—e his vertue is to open dissolve and consume whilest hée is gréene the Gollicia passie Hermadactilus the whitest is the best it hath vertue to dissolve consume and draw and they principally purge Fleame Jarus Barba Aron Calves féete Cuckoo pintell the leaves and the rootes and the gobbets about the rootes bée of good vertue and the Roote should be cloven and dryed they haue vertue to dissolve and lake Ipaguistidos is Gobbets that are found by the roote of the Dog bryer it hath vertue to straine together Jempus is the fruit thereof it hath vertue to dissolve and consume for the Strangury Illiaco drinke Wine wherein it was sodden Licium is good with the juyce of Fennell for sore Eyes Litarge is good to close together and to clense Lovage séed with Cinamon is good for the Liver and Spléen and wind in the Guts and stomacke Mamia is good to make Bloud cleane Mumia hath vertue to straine together Medeswece gréene or dry bringeth Menstruum and clenseth the Mother Mora is the fruit of the Cicomore Trée it hath vertue to dissolue consume and make cleane it is good for the Ovinffe and for costiuenesse Nitrum the whiter the better it hath vertue to dissolve and wipe away filth Opponax if it be cléere and draw to Cytrin colour it is good it hath vertue to dissolve and consume Oppium that is not hard nor soft is good it hath vertue to make one fléepe Organum flowers is good powdered to make Luxe to dissolue and to consume and the powder put within and without abateth blowne chéekes Oxificentia Phenicon Dactilus Indie Tamarindus they that bée good be neyther too moyst nor too hard and be some what blacke and some what sower the Ryne nor the Séed shall not be vsed in Medicines it hath vertue to purge Choller to make Bloud cleane and to abate vnkind heate Os de corde Cervi is the bone of the Hearts heart on the left sidé it is good to purge Melancholy Bloud and Cardiacle and Sinicapos or Sincapos with the Iuyce of Borage and Os Sexi will make the Téeth white Periatory or Pellatory shall be gathered in Winter and his vertue is to dissolue consume and draw Dog Fennell the roote is good for the Strangury Oissury and stopping of the Liver and Spléene Pineapples the Kernels doe moysten and open and is good for the Disease in the Brest or Cough or Etike or Consumption and to increase good bloud Damsons bée cold and moyst in the third degrée gather them when they bée ripe and cleane them in the Sunne and spring them with Vineger aboue and then yée may kéepe them two yeare in a vessell their vertue is to coole a man and make his Guts light and therefore they be good in Fevers against the costivenesse that commeth of drynesse or of Cholericke humors in the Guts when they be ripe to cut and when they be dry soake them in water and eate the Prune and drinke the water Psilium is cold and moyst in the third degrée his vertue is to make soft and light and to coole a Mans body and to straine together Periatory while it is gréens hath vertue to dissolve and consume the windes in the stomacke Purslene is good both raw and sodden to abate vnkind heate in Chollericke men Pitch liquide hath vertue to dissolue and consume Ponticum is good for the stopping of the Liver and Spléene that commeth of cold Storax hath vertue both to comfort and consume and to fasten Teeth and comfort the Gummes Squilla is a Sea Onion and that is found by himselfe is deadly his vertue is to purge and to dissolue but the outer and Inner parts shall be cast away for they be deadly and that which is in the middest shall be put in Medicines and it hath more vertue rawe than sodden Sedes within the berries of Elder is good to purge Fleame Sravisacre hath vertue to dissolve consume draw and purge Fleame and Lytarge and to put away heavinesse of the heart and if it be put in his nose Seapium is good and hath vertue to dissolve consume draw and laxe and heale it is good for fallins downe of the Mother with suffumigation or supositor and for the tearmes of secondine dead Childe Saracoll if it bée with sad it is good it hath vertue to straine together and to sooder Drinke Calamint sodden in Wine for coldnesse of the stomacke and stopping of the Liver and Spléen Reynes and Bladder and Illaco passie Saterion his root is gréen hath vertue to vnloose mans nature Saligem his vertue is to dissolve and consume Scabiouse while he is gréene hath vertue to dissolve consume and cleanse Dragons take the roote and cleave it and dry it in the Sun yée may kéepe it two yeares meddle the powder of Dragons with Sope and wet a Tent therein and put it déepe into a fester and it will clense and enlarge it and if there bée a bone in it it will draw it out or else loose it that yée may take it out lightly Sene is to purge Melancholy and Epilencie and Fever quartaine and Emerodes for the Spléene Liver and Cardiacle sodden in water and put to Sage and make a Syrope or the Iuyce of Borage and Suger Terra sigillata terra sarasincia trara argenta is all one manner of earth his vertue is to constraine together Turbith if it be hollow small and of an Ash-colour and gummie it is good it hath vertue to dissolve and draw humours from the vttermost part of a mans body and namely Fleame for the Gout and Illiaca and Podegra and Chiragra giue him fours scruples of Turbith mingled with some other Medicine Taplia or faiters Hearbe his vertue is to purge aboue and beneath both gréene and dry for it is never given by himselfe hée that stampeth it let him hide his Face and eyes that hée sée not Also heale or kéepe close his Testacles or else they will swell with this Hearbe beggers doe make them séme on the Dropsie and be nothing like Tartar is the Lées of Wine and hath vertue to dissolve and wipe away filth and to abate away a mans fatnesse Take small powder halfe of foure drams and cast thereto the powder of Masticke to abate his egernesse and give the powder with Dia Penedion or with same
Occycronium Galbanum and Melitonum of each one a penny-worth and still them take a pound of stone Pitch and another pound of fine Rozen one halfe ounce of Camphere one quarterne of Déeres Suet halfe a quarter of a pound of Commin and boyle them on a soft fire together and thereof make a Plaister vpon a péece of Leather vsing it as the other Another for the same TAke the Gall of an Oxe and Aqua Compositia of each a like quantity as much of Oyle of Exeter as of both the other and labour them all together in a pot with a sticke the space of halfe an houre When you haue so done annoynt your palme therewith then wet a linnen cloth therein and as hot as you can suffer it bind it to the sore For apricke of a Thorne or any other thing TAke Honey and a good quantity of Chalke and of the Gall of a Beast into it and boyle them together and make a Plaister of it and as hot as you can suffer it lay it thereunto Let the Chalke be scraped very small Approved A Remedy for burning and Scalding TAke the white Wooll of the belly of an Hare and if it be raw lay it thereto and it will never away till such time it bée whole Another for the same TAke a Thistle called S. Mary Thistle stampe it and strain it and take thereof two spoonefuls and put to this thrée spoonefuls of Creame and mixe them together and annoynt the Patient therewith To kill a Tetter or Ring-worme TAke the root of a red Dock the roote is very red and slice it and lay it in Vineger a Night and after lay it vpon the Tetter and tye it with a cloth hard and it will kill the Tetter Approved For a winde or a Collicke in the belly TAke a Rose Cake and toast it at the fire with Vineger throwen vpon it and lay it as hot to your belly as you may suffer it For the Collicke TAke Mustard Figges and Vineger stamped together and lay it to the belly of the diseased cold in manner of a Plaister and it shall helpe Against the Shingles ANnoynt the Shingles with the juyce of Mynts and it will heale them To heale a wound in ten dayes as by proofe hath beene seene STampe Camphere with Barrowes greace and put it into the wound and it will heale it Approved For ache in the Backe TAke Egremont and Mugwort both Leaues and Rootes and stampe them small then mingle them well with old Déeres Sewet then sméere or annoynt the grieved place therewith very warme and after rowle it by hard For to heale in foure dayes the scalding with water or any other thing without Plaister or Oyntment it hath beene tryed and found true TAke an Onyon and cut him overthwart and wring out the juyce vpon the scalded place doing so every day â—â—â—ise it will heale it quickly To heale the Itch. TAke of Lapacinum Acutum or of Sorell and boyle it in water and wash therewith the diseased person or else take the rootes of Lawrell and being well brayed with Salt and bread annoynt therewith the body The like effect is done with the decoction of Egrimony and Sage made with Raine water and washing therewith the sicke person To heale Sores or Tetters TAke of Waxe of Ganabrinum in powder and of Oyle of Roses as much as shall be sufficient Make thereof an Oyntment Or else bray Cockle and Brimstone and mixe them with Vineger and make an Oyntment To remedy the swelling of the Legges TAke the Iuyce of Walwort of Waxe of Vineger of Barley Meale of each a like quantity Boyle it and make a Plaister and bind it vpon the sore A good Drinke to strengthen the heart and all the members if a man drinke halfe an Egge shell full of it morning and evening with as much good wine TAke the best Aqua Vitae that you can get and take a piece of fine Gold and make it glowing hot ten times and squench it againe the more you squench it the stronger waxeth the water and better Then put it into the same Aqua Vitae and halfe a quarter of an ounce of Saffron and a quarter of an ounce of Cynamon both beaten let them stand foure dayes well â—opped and stirre it every day once but when you will take it then let it stand 〈◊〉 â—nsâ—irted that it may be cleare This water warmeth the cold stomacke giveth strength to all the members specially to agee folkes that haue béene over long sicke whose strength is consumed 〈◊〉 for it comforteth and strengthneth the heart out of measure A speciall Medicine to cause sleepe TAke a spoonefull of Oyle of Roses spoonefull of Rose water and halfe a spoonefull of red Vineger and temper them all together then with a fine linnen cloth annoynt the Patients head An â—â—sie Remedy for the Tooth-ache TAke a sâ—ice of the Roote Acorus of some called in English Gladen of other Galanga which groweth in waters and marishes this must be laid gréene vpon the Tooth A piece of the gréene roote of Tormâ—ntill doth it likewise For swelling in the Throate TAke white Frankensence and cast a piece of it vpon hot coales then put a Thimble over it and let the smoake thereof goe into the Throate that helpeth and is oft times experimented and proved For the Canker in the mouth TAke halfe a pinte of Ale and a sprig of Rosemary and séeth them together and skim your Ale And then put in a piece of Allom as much as a Nut and a spoonefull of Honey and two spoonefuls of Honey suckle water To make the Face faire and the Breath sweet TAke the Flowers of Rose-mary and boyle them in white Wine then wash your face with it and vse it for â—o drinke and so shall you make your Face faire and your breath swéet A Remedy for a red face or a red nose TAke Litarge of Silver and Brimstone of each like much and seeth them in Rose water and Vineger and then with a linnen cloath wet in the said Vineger lay it to the sore A Remedy to qualifie the Coppered Face that is uâ—curable MAke a Bath with the flowers of Cammomell Violets Roses and Flowers of water Lillies then annoynt the place with Anguentum Album Campherarius and mixe that oyntment with a little yellow Brimstone and Quicksilver killed with fasting spittle and annoynt the Face withall A speciall good dyet for all copperous Faces ABstaine from all salt things spiced fryed meates and rosted meates also from drinking of Wine for it is very evill also Onyons Mustard and Garlicke are very naught in stâ—â—d of which you mâ—st take Pursâ—aine Sorrell Lettice Hops of Borrage with Succorâ— or endiue in Portage or otherwise Also it is necessary to be laxatiue and in sléeping to lay your head hye An easie Remedy to make the Teeth white TAke Vineger of Squiles and dip a little piece of Cloth in it and rub the Téeth or Gummes withall the said
Vineger fastneth the Gummes comforteth rootes of the Téeth and maketh a swéet breath To take away the stinking of the mouth YEe must wash your mouth with Water and Vineger and chew Masticke a good while and then wash thy mouth with the decoction of Annis-séeds Mints and Cloues sodden in Wine If the stincking of thy mouth commeth of a rotten tooth the best is 〈◊〉 haue it drawne out A Remedy for sore Eyes TAke the Iuyce of Fennell and drop thereof into the Eyes Evening and Morning and it shall heale the griefe and paine A proved Medicine for the bleeding at the Nose called the Ladie Maries Medicine TAke the shell of an Egge the meate being very cleane out and put it into the fire till it be burnt very blacke and ready to breake then take it out and make thereof fine Powder whereof yée shall blow through a Quill part thereof into the Nose that bléedeth and it shall stanch Against a stinking Breath MElt Hony Salt and Rye flower well together and therewith rubbe the Gummes twice or thrice then wash it with faire water and it will helpe thée Eor an evill breath SEeth two ounces of Commin in fine Powder in a pottle of white Wine vnto a quart Then kéepe it vsing to drinke a little thereof warme at Night the space of fiftéene dayes and it will helpe For the Head-ache and clensing of the same CHew Pellitory of Spaine in thy mouth it will cleanse the Head and also take away the Ache or paine To heale a swolne Face that is hurt or marred by reason of some strange Scorching which onely chanceth when the Sublime is not good TAke the Iuyce of Barba Iovis in English Singréene and rub your face with it twice or thrice a day You may doe the like with the Iuyce of Pursâ—ains but if your Face were too much marred or hurt take forty or fifty yolkes of Egges and put them in a frying Pan vpon a great fire and get sâ—â—e Oyle out of them wherewith you shall annoynt your Face To make an aking Tooth fall out of himselfe without any Instrument or Iron Tooles TAke wheate flower and mixe it with the milke of the hearb called in Latine Herba Lactaria in French Tintemaille or Herbe Alerte in English Spurge that hath milke in it in Gréeke Tithimales which is an Hearbe well enough knowne and thereof make as it were a paste or dow with the which you shall fill the hole of the Tooth and leaue it in a certaine time and the tooth will fall out of it selfe Also if you wash your mouth every moneth once with Wine wherein the roote oâ— the said hearbe hath béene sodden you shall never haue paine in your Téeth Also the decoction or powder of the flowers of a Pomegranate Trée being put in your mouth and betwéene your Gums fasteneth Téeth To kill Lice and Nits in the Head TAke the powder or scraping of Harts horne and make the Patient to drinke it and there will not Lice nor Nits bréed in his head but if you will straw the said power vpon his head all the Lice and Nits will dye To remedy or to helpe Blood-shotten eyes comming by any Rheume Fluxion or such other like cause TAke the tops or ends of Wormewood which is an heaâ—â— well enough knowne and stampe it mixing it with the white of an Egge and Rose water and make thereof as it were a Plaister and syred it vpon a linnen cloth which you may lay vpon the eye where the blood is or else vpon both and doe this at night when you goe to bed and the next morning take it off and you shall sée that this Plaister shall haue drawne to it selfe all the bloud and all the redâ—â—sse that was in your Eyes and so you shall be quit of it For the Tooth-ache TAke the Rootes and Leaues of Chickwéede and boyle them in water with the which you shall wash your mouth well and hold it in your mouth a certaine space and it will take away your paine To fasten the Gummes and loose Teeth TAke a little Myrthe and temper it with Wine and Oyle and wash your mouth withall and you shall see a wonderfull experience The Myrthe also killeth the wormes in mans body and being chewed in the mouth maketh a swéete breath To take away the Tooth-ache TAke Hysope and make thereof a decoction with Vineger and it being hot wash your mouth withall and the paine of the Téeth shall goe away The Hysope also being stampt and incorporated with Honey and a little Niâ—â—ina killeth the Wormes in a mane body Against the Crampe TAke and beat Brimstone and Vervine together and so binde it to your Arme or other place grieved and it shall kill it for having the paine againe A Remedy for the Collicke TAke Siuet and rubbe your Navill therewith and champe Rosemary in your mouth and it easeth the Collicke straight way A Powder for the Collicke and Stone TAke Parcely-séed Saxifrage Alisander Coryander the Kernels of Cherry-stones Smalledge séedes Lovage the rootes of Phillipendula of each a dram Bay-berries Iuy-berries of each a dram put to all these as much Ginger as they all weigh and adde thereto halfe an ounce of Commin this Powder is to be taken in Ale halfe a dram of once thrice a day A Remedy for the Collicke TAke a quantity of Brâ—me-séed Grouncell-séde Parcely-séed Alisander séed Asâ—en-keyâ—séed Lepthorne séed or Berries Phillipendula dryed Saxifrage dryed Mouscare dryed Growobicke dried mixe them together in drinke and drinke it Morning and Evening fasting A Medicine for the Collicke TAke Pimpernell Musterd Croweâ—oote Gaurâ—opâ—re Masticke and bruise them together well and mingle them together with the blood of a Goate and put thereto good Alligre a little and let them stand certaine dayes after your discretion and put them under a stiâ—latory and distill a water thereof this water is good for the Stone whether that it be red or white plaine or sharpe or if it bée hardened If the Patient doe drinke thereof every day fasting the stone shall breake and goe out like sand Also if scald Heads be washed therewith it will heale them and there shall grow new haireâ— and if the scabbes â—e washt therewith of what manner soâ—â—er it 〈◊〉 he shall be whole within thrâ—â— dayes or nine at the furthest Also 〈◊〉 water drunke fasting makes a man to haue a good colour and good blood aboue all other Medicines Also this water drunke with Caâ—forieâ— twice in one day destroyeth all Palsies which is not dead in the sinewes and members for it comforteth sinewes principally For the Collicke and Stone TAke halfe a pinte of white Wine and a good quantity of white Sope scrape it and put it into the white Wine and make it luke warme and drinke it once twice or thrice as the Patient néeds prooved A Powder for the Stone TAke the Séede of Gromell Broome Saxifrage Alisander Parceley and Fennell of all these séedes like quantity beate
let the Patient drinke it blood warme in the morning and evening without taking of other drinke the space of two houres either before or after A speciall Remedy for the Stone TAke a quantity of Anniséedes Lycorice Fennell rootes and Parsley rootes Reysons and Currants and let all these be boyled in Whay from a pottle to a quart For the sweating Sicknesse YEe must take a good spoonefull of Treacle thrée spoonefuls of Vineger fiue spoonefuls of water and two spoonefuls of the Iuyce of sinckfoyle swing them all together and drinke them luke warme For him that pisseth Blood TAke a good quantity of Rew otherwise called hearbe Grace and dry it so that you may beate it to powder and then take the powder and drinke it with Ale and it will change the rine For the Canker in the Mouth TAke white Wine and a penny-worth of Ginger in powder and let them séeth a walme together and wash the 〈◊〉 place with a feather and drinke not in one houre after and yée shall haue ease in seven dayes on warrantise A powder for the same TAke Sage Pimpernell of each a like quantity and halfe so much Parcely as of them both shred them and stampe them small and put thereto a little burnt Allome and then take it vp and drie it and beate it to powder and kéepe it for it never failed To know the Fester and Canker HEere you may learne whereof and of what manner the Fester commeth and also the Canker it commeth of a sore that was ill healed and breaketh out againe and if it bée in the flesh there doth come out water if it be in the â—inews there commeth out browne lie and if it be in the bone there commeth out as it were thicke blood A Fester hath a narrow hole without and within and a Fester is seldome séene but it hath more holes then one and the Canker hath alwayes but one hole For a Canker in the body TAke the rootes at Dragons and cut them in small pieces and lay them to dry and make powder thereof and take a penny weight of that powder and put it in water all Night and on the morrow powre out that water and put thereto white-wine and then séeth it well and let the Patient drinke thereof warme and in thrée dayes he shall be whole For a Canker in a womans Pappes TAke thâ— Dung of a white Goose and the juyce of Salendine and bâ—ay them together and lay them to the sore and it will kill the Canker and heale the Pappe A good powder for the Canker TAke Copperas and Roch Saunders and Verdigreace and Salarmoniac and beate them to powder in a brasen Morter of each a like quantity by weight and put the powder in a vessell and séethe it on a charcole fire till it glowe and then take it downe and let it coole and after make powder thereof and that powder shall destroy the Canker on warrantise A good feate for the Canker Fester Botches and Sores old and new TAke Virgins waxe Barrowes greace molten ana one pound Peroâ—ien demi ounce and of Masticke and Ollibanon ana one ounce of Veride demi ounce Pitch demi pound beate all these and put them in a Panne and melt them and when it is molten looke that the Veride be ready beaten and put it in and stirre it fast for cleaving to the bottome of the vessell and then take it downe and set it coole and so yee may straine it and wet the panne that it shall be strained into for cleaving thereto and with a feather put away the corruption and take héed to a sore that is ill healed and that the place breaketh not out againe for being fiue wéeks old and more it is both perilous and doubtfull of a Canker To slea the Canker or Marmoale TAke a pecke of the Ashes made of Ashen-wood and ashes of Oate straw and put hot water on them and make a gallon of Lie and put thereto two handfuls of Barkedust and let it stand a day and a night and then clense it thorow a canvasse and then take the same dust and put it in againe and put thereto as much Allome and halfe as much of Madder crops and put them in a pot and let them boyle almost to halfe and ever stirre it that it grow not to the bottome nor ruâ—â—e over and after clense it through a cloath and let it coole and when it is cold take a quantity thereof and wet a linnen cloath therein and lay it to the sore For the Canker in the mouth TAke seven spoonefuls of Honey and clarifie it in a pewter Dish and then put it demi pinte of white Vineger and roch Allome the quantity of a Hasell nut and a spoonefull of Bay-salt and let all these boyle together a quarter of an houre and then take of dryes Rose leaues and Sage ana a handfull let them séeth together the space of a quarter of an houre and let the Patient wash his mouth therewith and lay the â—â—â—ues to the sore and if the liquour bée too thicke to wash your mouth with then take running Water and white Vineger and a spoonefull of Honey and boyle them well as before To make a red Water to slea the Canker TAke thrée handfuls of Rew bray it in a Morter and put thereto a quart of Vineger and Madder one ounce and take halfe a penny worth of Allome and beate it to powder and put thereto and let it so rest nine dayes or more and then take them out and then straine them through a cloth into a cleane glasse and stop the vessell close and keepe it To take away the Canker TAke Martlemasse Bâ—â—fe that hangeth in the Roofe and burne it to powder and put the powder into the Sore and it will slea the Canker For the Canker in the mouth TAke Hearbe Gâ—ace Lavender Cotton Sage Honysuckle leauâ—â— Rosemary and ana wash them and stampe them with a little roch Allome and a little English Honey and put them into a faire Dish and when yée dresse a sore mouth therewith take as much as yée thinke will serue and take a few Sage leaues and wash thy mouth and lay it to thy Gummes and iâ— yée put thereto a little Pepper and Bay salt it will be the better A powder for the Canker TAke one quarter of a pound of Roch Allome and burne it in an earthen vessell that there come no ashes thereto then take Argo one halfe ounce and one quarter of an ounce of Bole-armoniacke and make all these in fine powder alone and then mixe them altogether and put them into a Bladder and kéepe it close and when yée will minister it wash well the sore with the water and then lay on the Powder and so dresse it once in the day and it shall helpe him For Canker Fistula Warts or Wounds new or old TAke a gallon and a halfe of running Water and a pecke of Ashen-ashes and séeth them and make
thereof a gallon of Lye and put thereto a gallon of Tanners wooâ—e and powder of Roch Allome and Madder a pound and séeth all these and let your panne be so great that it be little more then halfe full and when it riseth in the séething stirre it downe with a ladle that it runne not over and let it stand thrée or foure houres till it bée cléere and all that is cléere straine it thorow a good thick Canvas and then wet therein a ragged cloath and long lint and lay it on the sore and this is good for all the diseases aforesaid A good Medicine for the Canker and Sores TAke a pottle of cleane running water or white wine Sage Rosemary and Sink foyle of each a handfull Allome one ounce boyle all together till halfe a quarter be consumed and for the Canker put in a little white Coperas and Camphere For the Canker in the mouth TAke Plantine Bittony Egrimony Violets and Wood-bind and boyle them in Wine or Water with Isope Pyony Pimpernell and gréene Walnuts and therewith wash foure times in a day and hold it in your mouth hot and therewith wash For Canker old or new or Marmole TAke Smalledge Wormewood-gréene Walnuts Lillies Broome Crappes white Hazell red Nettle Sage Selfe-â—eale Pimpernell the roote of Floure-deluce Planten ground Ivie Wallwoort Mouse-eare Celondine Mintes Bittony Egrimony Violets Charvell Colwortes Avence stampe all these and rot them and fry them in Barrowes grease Shéepes tallow and Honey and make thereof an oyntment with Turpentine Waxe Rozen Pitch Gum Frankensence burnt Allome and powder of Tanners barke For the Canker TAke the powder of Saden Hony and creame and white wine and mixe them altogether and melt them over the fire and when it is hot with a linnen cloath wash therewith thy mouth and when the Sore is well washed put thereof into the griefe with Lint as hot as may bée suffered two times a day and bée whole For a Canker in a mans body and save the man TAke the rootes of Dragons and cut them and dry them in gobbets and make powder of them and take a 9. d. weight of that powder and séeth it in white Wine and let the sicke drink thereof warme fasting and in thrée dayes he shall be whole For the Head-ache TAke Hemlockes and séeth them till they be as thicke as Pappe and lay them where the paine is Let them lye all Night and on the morrow lay another of the same heat and doe so thrée or foure times and it is done Another for the same ALso take and make Lye of Veruen or Bytton or Worme-wood and therewith wash thy Head thrice a wéeke and it shall doe thée much good and take away the Ache. Another for the same TAke the Hearbe called Bursa Pactoris and bruise it and lay it to the hart of thy Foote and it helpeth both the Head-ache and the Toothache Another for the same TAke Bitton Veruen Selâ—ndine Waphroade Rewe Wall-woort and Sage and a quantity of Pepper and Hony and séeth them all together in water and straine it through a cloath and drinke it Fasting Another for the same STampe Bittony and lay it on thy Head vnder the Cappe or bind it to thy head Another for the same TAke Sage Bittony and Rewe with Wormewood ana séeth these in faire water and then put out the same water into a vessell and then grind the same Hearbs in a Morter small aâ—â— then take of them and of the liquor and â—eâ—per them with Wheate Branne and with the rest of the liquor wâ—sh thy head and then lay a Plaister thereof vpon the Mould and let it lye there a day and a night and do so thrée or foure times Item yée may take rootes and leaues of Primroses fresh Butter and Tarre boyled together Another for the ssame TAke Avence Pigeons dung and Wheate flower ana one ounce and temper them with the white of an Egge and bind to thy griefe Another for the same TAke Bittonic and Camomill ana a handfull and séeth it in a pottle of Wine to a quart and wash thy head with the liquor and if it be the Megrim it shall helpe thée Another for the same TAke Frankensence Doues dung and flower of Wheate ana one ounce and temper them together with the white of an Egge and lay a Plaister thereof where the griefe is Another for the same TAke the white of an Egge and beate it well and take away the froth and put thereto Rose-water and the powder of Alablaster then take Flaxe and wet therein and lay it to the Temples and when it is dry wet it againe vse it thrée or foure times Another for the same TAke Verven Bittony Wormewood séeth them well and wash the Patients head and after that make a Plaister and lay on the over part of the Head on this manner take the same Hearbes bâ—foresaid when they are sodden and wring out the Iuyce 〈◊〉 them then take the Hearbes and stampe them in a Morter and temper them with the water they were sodden in and put thereto Wheate branne to cover the Iuyce of the hearbes that it goe not out then take a garland of Linnen cloth that will goe about thy head and bind the Plaisters in it as hot as the Patient may abide it and then put on a cappe over that Another for the same IF the paine come of hot humours take a quantity of House-léeke and distill it as much as you please and with the same water wash thy Temples and the Forehead and then dippe a linnen cloth therein and lay it on thy Forehead or thy temples Another for the same TAke Margerom and gréene Iuy leaues Bittony and Verven of every one two handfuls cut them small and beate them in a Morter and séeth it in two penny worth of fresh Butter and stirre it till it waxe very gréene and so let it stand nine dayes in an earthen pot then séeth it againe and stirre it well and straine it and kéepe it in a faire vessell and when you néed warme a little thereof in a Sawcer and annoynt your Temples therewith Another for the same TAke a quart of white Wine and Horehound two handfuls and Camomill one handfull and boyle them together and therewith wash thy Head then take Wheate bran and put to the hearbes and boyle it and make a Plaister and lay it to thy head Another for the same TAke the Iuyce of Salondine and good Vineger mingled and made hot and with a spunge or a linnen cloth lay it to thy forehead it quencheth great heate and purgeth it that it come no more Another for the same TAke the Iuyce of Pimpernell and put thereto May butter and frye them together with a soft fire and keepe it and therewith annoynt the Head and Temples To cleanse the Head TAke Alloes one ounce Myrrhe halfe an ounce Garlicke foure drams Saffron in powder halfe a penny worth and mingle them together in fine powder then take
thereto Sinamon two penny-worth and holâ— Mace one penny-worth and séeth all these to a quart For the Bladder and the Reynes TAke the séâ—â—es of Planten beaton in a Morter and séeth them in Wine and drinke thereof alone To stay the Backe TAke the pith of an Oxe backe and scald it and then straine it out of the skin and â—hred Nippe and beate it in a Morter with the said pith very small and then put thereto a quart of Milke and straine it and then séeth it with fiue or sixe Dates and a graine of Amber-gréece and powder of Ginger and let the Patient vse it often For Ache in the Backe and Legge TAke the marrow of an Oxe and oyle Oliue thrée spoonefuls and the yolkes of Egges and Butter ana Pepper one ounce then take the milke of a woman and mingle it together and annoynt the sicke therewith To take away the paine of the Reynes of one that is low brought TAke thrée quarts of white Wine and boyle therein a red Cocke and put thereto a handfull of red Nip a quantity of Clary and the rootes of red Fennell Harts-tongue a sticke of Synamon bruised Dates great and small Raisins with a few Prunes séeth all these together till the strength of the Cocke be in the broth and put therein one ounce of Manus Christi and vse this Morning and Evening luke warme A Plaister for the Reynes TAke Callamint Camomill Wormewood Peritory Hockes and bray them in a Morter with Oyle or Butter or Déeres and Shéepes suet and grease of a Boare or Barrow-hogge with a quantity of Commin and lay it in a Plaister both behind and before For all Diseases in the Backe TAke the rootes of Dasies of Planten of Bursa pastoris of Centimodum and the Cups of Acorns ana a handfull and of Bolearmoniac two ounces and of Harts-horne burnt ana and also a Bucke Conie that is fat and let all these be sodden together in white Wine and water as much Wine as water till the Cony be conâ—umed from the bones of the flesh then take away the flesh and the bones from the broth and so let the broth stand till it come to a Ielly and when you are in your bed cause your Backe to be therewith annoynted by a Chafingdish of coales thrée nights together and lay thereon a warme linnen cloth and it shall helpe you by Gods grace For paine in the bladder and to make it whole for ever TAke thrée rootes of Smalledge and wash them faire and cleane and cut them small and séeth them in a quart of faire water till three parts of the water be consumed then straine it and take foure drams of the powder of Bittony and put thereto and drinke the said water Against running of the Reynes TAke one pound of Iordaine Almonds and blanch them and parch them and grind them right small and make Almond milke thereof with a pinte of rose-Rose-water and a pinte of Planten water and then séethe it with Suger and Sinamond and when it is cold put thereto a dramme of Masticke in fine powder and vse thereof to eate and be whole Probatum est A Syrope for the Backe TAke the rootes of Emila Compana cleane scraped and slice them thin and lay them in faire running water thrée dayes and shift them every day then at thrée dayes and take them out and put them in a gallon of faire running water with a quart of Hony of Lycorice one ounce scraped cleane and sliced and of Anniséed one ounce cleane rubbed from the dust let all these be boyled with a soft fire and take out the rootes out of the liquour washing them one by one and when they be cut lay them on a faire dish and so let them lye 24. houres and then take the rootes and weigh them and for every pound of your rootes take a pottle of Muskadine and white â—aâ—tard and put your roots therein and put thereto two pound of fine white Suger two or thrée whole Maces boyle all these to a Syrope with your roote and then put it into a pot and when you occupy it let the Patient eate of the rootes and drinke a spoonefull of Syrope with your rootes and then put it into a Pot and when you occupy it let the Patient eate of the rootes and drinke a spoonfull of Syrope after if Morning and Evening Probatum est To provoke Menstruum Mulieris TAke powder of Péeter Bittony Yarrow-séed in white Wine and drinke it Another TAke Mâ—gwort Selondine Marigold Vernen Nippe ana nine crops thrée dayes before the change and thrée dayes before the full of the Moone Another TAke Germander and the rootes of red Madder and séethe it in Ale and giue it her to drinke or else take Radices Et femem pionae red Sanders and Suger and vse it as aforesaid Another TAke Cotula Fetuda the which is like Camomill but it â—â—inketh and make a fomentation thereof Another TAke the Iuyce of Mercury and Hony and flower of Cockle as much as will incorporate it and make thereof little balls and giue her one or two of them and she shall haue Menstrum also it shall after dispose her to conceiue for it hath seldome failed and is well proved Another TAke the blacke séed of Pionâ—e and bruise them one by one to the number of nine and picke the blacke buskes and in a Morter breake them to powder eate and drinke the said powder at times aboue said in the second Medicine Pro cadem Another TAke the rootes of Gladion and Arsmart and séethe them in good white Wine or Vineger and when they be well sodden take them from the fire let the woman sit ouer it so that the ayre may strike vy and none got away for this is proved Another TAke Bittonie Puliall Riall Centory ana a handfull séethe them with Wine or water till the two parts be wasted and then clense it thorow a cloth and drinke it Another TAke Balme Margerom Isope Marigolds ana a handfull and séethe them from a pottle to a quart vpon a soft fire and so take it and drinke it every morning fasting and if it be bitter put thereto Suger and vse it To stop Menstruum Mulieris TAke the blackest holly-hocks that yée can get and take the flowers thereof and maâ—e them in powder and drinke them and wash the place with the water of Lovage Another TAke the water of Oake leaue distilled halfe a pinte of Rose water ana and Syrrupe of Quinces sixe ounces and let her drinke thereof first and last Another TAke Horse-dung and séeth it in good Vineger and put it into little bagges of linnen cloth and lay the one vpon the Reines of the backe and the other betwéene the Nauill and the privie place as warme as she may suffer it and let her drinke every Morning and Euening Synamon till shée be whole Another TAke the rootes of Gladâ—â—â—n and séeth them well in Wine or water and receiue the
it in many pieces or shred it into white Wine and let it stéepe therein then drinke the Wine and it will heale your Disease Against stopping of the Pipes TAke Hisope Mintes Rose-mary Daisies and Consond of each like quantity and séeth them with Ale in Lycorice and vse it Morning and Evening Against Hoarsenesse TAke a good quantity of a Verveine and séeth it with Lycorice in faire water then straine the water and vse no other drink with your meate vntill you find remedy To cause good fasting of meate DRinke wine sodden with Sentory and Plantins Euening and Morning and it shall helpe you For the yellow Jaundise TAke the reddeft Docke rootes that ye can get and being washed cleane put them into a vessell of good Ale and when it is stale let the diseased drinke no other drinke to his meate but ale and it shall helpe Doctor Argentines Medicine for the Stone TAke the red barke of an Ivie trée dryed and beaten into fine powder and after searse it through a fine Searse also take a like quantity of blacke Ieat beaten and searsed in like manner and being mingled together drinke thereof with Wine or Ale blood warme fiue or sixe times For Wormes in the Bellie AGainst the Wormes in the Bellie take Onyons and pill them cut or slice them small powre Spring-water over them Let it stand all Night and in the morning drinke that water and it driveth away all wormes powre the same water vpon the Earth where the Wormes are and within halfe an houre they will all créepe out of the Earth Another for the same LIkewise if one eate Garlicke Fasting it killeth and driveth out Wormes out of the Body Or else drinke distilled water of Knot-grasse or Shanie-grasse The same killeth wormes also how beit it worketh more in young then in old folkes An approved Remedy for a Woman that hath her Throwes before her time SEeth a good handfull of whole Cheruill in a quart of Claret Wine and when the Hearbes be well sodden wring them into the Wine and clense it and make thereof an Hypocras with Sugar Cynamon and Ginger of Smouane and give her thereof warme at times néedfull And it shall expulse the paine Approved A Drying Powder for old Sores TAke the round Astrologia Frankensence and Allome of each two drams in fine Powder A Powder for the Strangury TAke Ivie Berries dryed ouer the Fire betwéen two stones and Alisander séedes of each a like quantity and make a Powder thereof to be vsed in a draught of good Ale For Gomora Passie R. Cassia extracted halfe an ounce Venice Turpentine thrée drams washed in Rose-water oftentimes the powder of Rubarbe one dram and a halfe and with sufficient of Sugar make it in round Balâ—es For a sore Legge that is swolne with the Axis or Ague TAke Bâ—are leaues and binde them vpon your Legges and it will make them water For the Collicke and Stone TAke vnset Léekes vnset Time and Parcely and make pottage of it with Mutton it is also good for the Mother Eor a Megrim in the Head TAke a cloath and warme it very hot and chaâ—e the nape of your necke and your temples a mornings For the Ague or Axis TAke a quart of Red wine and a quart of Milke and still them and giue it to the Patient to drinke when the Axis come vpon him but the milke must be taken as it commeth from the Cowe For the Tooth-ache TAke nine Pepper cornes and fiue Cornes of Bay-salt and some English honey and breake your Pepper cornes and beate them â—ll in an Oyster shell then make little balls of lint and dippe them in the Honey and lay it vnto your tooth or rub your teeth with Allome heaten For a sore Brest TAke a Red rose cake and white Wine in a dish and set it on a Chaâ—â—ngdish of coales and turne the cake vp and downe in the dish and lay it to the brest as hot as may bée suffered and vse this thrée or foure times till it be whole For a sore eye that burneth and is watrie TAke Hemâ—ockes and distill them and take the water and lay it to your eyes and take a little Lint and dippe it in the water and so lay it vnto your eyes as you lye vpright in your bed For to stoppe the Bloody Fluxe TAke a pinte of Milke and a pinte of water and let them boyle together ouer the Fire vntill it come all to a pinte and let the Patient drinke it Morning and Evening For the Strangulion TAke Reddish leaues and séethe them in Ale and giue it to the Patient to drinke and it will cause him to make water For a Fellon TAke Rew and Soape Salt Sooâ—e and Boares greace and stampe them together and lay it to the Fellon For the Stone BEate the stones of Medlers into powder and drinke it with stild Milke or with white Wine A Medicine well proved for the Megrim TAke the Iuyâ—e of Night-shade and as much Vineger with crummes of leavened Bread and the white of two Egges a quantity of Bolearmoniac a quantity of Sage and Dragons tayle All these are to be made Plaister-wise vpon Flaxe and lay it vpon your griefe also Village to be stilled is very good A Medicine for the Ague TAke a quart of good Ale and a quantity of Bay leaues and séethe them from a quart vnto a pinte and giue the Patient to drinke halfe an houre before the Fit come vpon him For to heale a sore Eye that is hurt with a small Pocke TAke the Marrow of the pinions of a Gâ—â—se-â—ing cold a quantity of Honey new taken out of the Combe in the blue and mingle it together and lay it on the Patients Eye-â—idde and it will heale it For a sore Eye with a Pinne and a Web. TAke white Allome and Running-water and boyle it together in an Egge-shell till it be halfe consumed For a sore Eye that Itcheth and pricketh TAke Running water a quart and put in white Copperas a Rosemary sprigge and a spoonefull of Hony and let it boyle to a pinte and then drop a little into the Eye and kéepe it after him Rubbing or touching For a Ciatica or Ache in the Bones TAke Rew and of red Nettles of each a handfull Commin blacke Sope and Frankensence of each a quantity boyle all these together and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the griefe Another for the same TAke a laâ—full of Nettles another of Neppe séethe them in Chamber-lye and put therein a handfull of Bay-salt and a quantity of blacke Soape and let them boyle well together and lay it to the griefe For the Stone TAke Turpentine of Ieane make it in little balls and rowle it in fine Suger and swallow it downe whole For the Collicke TAke a thinne Ashencuppe and lay therein a laine of Rew in the bottome and powre a few hot â—mbers vpon that and so laine vpon laine vntill the Cuppe be full and then clappe another
thinne Cuppe vpon it and lay it vnto the Collicke and it will immediately take away the griefe For Sore Eyes TAke Fennell rootes white Daisie rootes and leaues and lay it in white Wine and wash your Eyes with it To stoppe a great Laske TAke a pottle of faire water and put therein a Cony fleade well washed and quartered let it be well skimmed when it doth séeth then take a good handfull of Almonds vnblanched and the stones of great Raisins and beat them in a Morter with some of the broth in the Pot and vnstrained put them in then take halfe an ounce of whole Cinamon a handfull of Blackberry leaues a handfull of Planten with the rootes thereof the Pot being cleane skimmed put the aforesaid gredience therein and let the Patient drinke thereof Morning and Evening or at other convenient times in the day Analliter if the aforesaid Broth be warmed with a god of Stéele when it is cold it is so much the better To cause one to make Water TAke Parceley and séethe it in white Wine and drinks it Morning and Evening For the Wind Collicke TAke Commin-séede or fine Cod séede and beat them to Powder and put it into Ale Béere or white Wine and drinke it and it will make one Luskatiue For to make Water for the same TAke Broomeséed and beate it to Powder and drinke it with Muskadine â—any other Wine For to bind one from the Laske TAke a penny-worth of Roch Allome and séeth it in a pinte of white Wine and drinke it To kill the Tooth-ache or a Ring-worme or a Tetter TAke Oyle of Broome and annoynt the Gums at the roote of the Tooth where the paine is It must bée vsed after this manner Take a piece of olâ— Broomesticke the older the better and light it and hold it downeward and it will drop that which is yellow and annoynt your Gummes with it or put it in the hollow Tooth For a broken Head TAke vnwrought Waxe and a little Sugar and running Wawater and boyle it in a Sawcer and make a Plaister and be whole For Chilblaines in the Feet or Hands TAke Shéepes Suet and vnwrought Waxe and Rozen and boyle it in a Sawcer and make a Salâ—â— and it will heale them For a Stitch. TAke Ground sill and dry it and put swéet Butter into it and put it where the paine is as hot as may be suffered Or take Oates the blackest that you can get and fry them with red Vineger and lay it as hot as may be suffered where the pain is For an Ache or a Bruise TAke oyle of Péeter it must be vsed after this manner Take a stoole and when that you are Rising or going to Bed sit with your Backe towards the fire you must haue a great fire and where the paine is you must rub it with some of the Oyle all downewards and they that doe dresse you must dry their hands well against the fire and chafe it For to skin a sore Finger or broken Skinne TAke Neruall Oyle or Rose Oyle or Camomill Oyle or Pompilion and annoynt your Finger or shinne with it and it will be whole For a cold Ague TAke a spoonefull of Vineger a spoonefull of Aqua-Vitae and a little Treacle with long Pepper and warme this blood-warme and so let the sicke person drinke it when the cold commeth and let him walke if he be able if not laid downe and made to sweate For a vehement Cough in young Children TAke the Iuyce of Parcely powder of Cummin Womens milke and mixe them together then giue the Child to drinke thereof and afterward make this Oyntment following Take the séed of Heâ—pe or Flaxe and Vennycritâ—e and séethe them in common water then presse out with your hands the substance of the Hearbs which you shall mingle with Butter and so annoynt the Childes brest with it as hot as may be A singular Oyntment which healeth all Burning with Fire not leaving Circratis or Scarre where it hath beene TAke the white of two Egges two ounces of Lucia Alexandrina two ounces of Quicke Lime washed in nine waters one ounce of new Waxe with as much oyle Roset as shall suffice and make-thereof an Oyntment A perfect Remedy against the Collicke and to make a man pisse that hath beene three or foure dayes without making water and that in the space of halfe an houre and it will breake the Stone within tenne or twelve dayes TAke fine powder of Virgo Aurea and put a spoonefull of it in a new laâ—e Egge soft roasted and giue the Patient to drinke thereof in the Morning at his Breakefast and let him not eate at the least in foure houres after and then shall he make water in halfe an houre If he use this continually the space of tenne or twelue dayes as is aforesaid he shall pisse out the Stone without paine or griefe To make white Teeth TAke Lemmons and make stild water of them and wash your Téeth with it for it is a soveraigne thing Or if you will not make the water take the Liquor of them which is also good for the same purpose but the water is better because it is finer so that in the Stilling it lose not his force To make a cleere voyce TAke Elder berries and dry them in the Sunne but take héed they take no moysture then make powder of them and drinke it every Morning Fasting with white Wine To make a Perfume suddenly in a Chamber where a sicke man lyeth TAke a little Earthen Pot and put into it a Nutmeg two scruples of the sticke of Cloues and two of the sticke of Cinamon and foure of storax Calamity Rose-water or water of Spike or some other swéet water and séethe it then put it into a pot-sharâ— with a few hot Ashes and coales vnder it and set it in the Chamber and the smoake thereof shall giue a swéet amiable and hearty savour A very soveraigne Salve for old Sores TAke Waxe foure pound May butter one pound Pitch one pound Rozen a pound Snailes in the shell a quart Pimpernell Chickwéede Smalledge Ragworth Alehouthe Marigolds Red crosse Campians Valerian Tutson Selfe-heale red Archangell Sage and Planten of each of all these two handfuls this Salue is to be made in May when these hearbs are best to be gotten First stampe the Hearbs and the Snailes in a stone Morter then set them ouer the fire and séethe them with the Butter then straine them through a cloth and set it on the fire againe and put in the Râ—zin the Pitch and the Waxe and boyle them and then put it into an Earthen pan and when it is cold take the crust that standeth vpon it and put it vp and vse it when there is néed and the thinnest water beneath you may cast away A Medicine for a swelling in the Cheeke TAke a handfull of wilde Mallowes and séeth them in running water till they be very tender then take it out of the water and swing it in
a cloth vntill it bée dry then shred it vpon a Trencher with a Knife and take a handfull of Camomill flowers and bruise them in a morfer then mixe the flowers and the Mallowes together and put some oyle of Roses to it then make two little bagges of fine linnen cloth and fill them with the geare aforesaid and lay it to the griefe as warmâ— as yée can suffer it and so change the bagge as you shall haue cause and alwayes kéepe it warme and by the grace of God it will helpe you Another for the same TAken pinte of white Wine and halfe a handfull of Camomill flowers and séethe them in the white Wine and wash your chéeke both within and without the same as hot as you can suffer it which is very good also A Medicine for the Mother TAke a pinte of Malmsie a little curâ—ie of Commin-séede and Coliander séed and a Nutmegge beate these together and then séethe them to halfe a pinte with a little white Suger-candie you must take a spoonefull at a time A Medicine for a Stitch or Bruise TAke thrée quarts of small Ale and one penny-worth of Figs and one penny-worth of great Reisons and cut the stones out of them and one penny-worth of Licorice of Isope of Violet leaues and of Lettice of each one handfull and séethe them from thrée quarts to thrée pints and straine it and so let the person drinke it and after make this Plaister following â—aâ—e a quantity of horse-dung and a quantity of Tar fry it and put a little Butter and Vineger into it and make a Plaister and lay it to the side A Remedy for Wartes FIrst with a paire of Sizers cut off the heads of the Warts and then rub them with Garlicke and Bay-salt stamped both together doe this sixe or seven times and lay ouer them a little plate of Leade or rub them with Allome water and Bay-salt nine times this infirmity doth come of grosse and euill humours A Remedy for a wild or running Scabbe TAke Mercury mortified with Fasting spittle thrée ounces incorporate it with oyle of Bayes and annoynt the body or else take Mercury mortified thrée ounces of the powder of Brimstone two ounces of the powder of Enula Campana two ounces confect these together with Barrowes grease and annoynt the body oft A Remedy for a Fellon THis infirmity doth come of a venemous matter and other while it commeth of an inferiall cause or of an exteriall the interiall cause commeth of some euill humour the exteriall cause doth come of some venemous stinging of a Worms if it doe come of an euill humour eate Treacle and make a Plaister of Treacle and lay it vpon the place or take the white of a rawe Egge and put in salt to it and beate it well together and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the same A remedy for Wormes in the belly TAke the juyce of Lauender-Cotton and put to it the powder of Worme-séed and drinke it thrée times euery Morning fasting and drinke not one houre or two after the vsage of eating Garlicke killeth all Wormes in the body A remedy for sore Eyes TAke the white of two Egges and make a Plaister with it put to it a little Honey and after that put to it flaxe or towe and to bedward lay it ouer thine Eyes and let it lye all night and in the Morneing wash thine eyes with cold water and a â—nâ— cloute doe this thrée nights one after another A remedy for Scalding with Water TAke the juyce of House léeke and dip a linnen cloath in it and lay it vpon the place Also boyle Armoniac and Camphere is good when it is dissolued in the Oyle of Roses and lay vpon the place the water of Purslaine and Myrtils Ceruse and the white of rawe Egges and such like be very good for all manner of scalding A remedy for Burning with fire TAke the white of a rawe Egge and beate it with Oyle of Roses one ounce then put to it the juyce of Housléeke one ounce of Night-shade and of Planten of each of them halfe an ounce of the rust that is vnder the Anvile of a Smith two ounces compound all these together and wash the place oft and then take Popilion and noâ—e to it a little of the oyle of Roses as much of Planten juyce and incorporate all together and make Plaisters or else take the oyntment of Ceruse and oyntment of Seracine named in Latine Vnguentum scricinum and Popillion is good and such other like A remedy for the Tooth-ache ANd if it come of any colde cause chewe often in thy mouth the roote of Horeâ—ound and if it come by Wormes make a candle of Waxe with Henbane séeds and light it and let the perfume of the Candle enter into the Tooth and gape ouer a dish of cold water and then may you take Wormes out of the water kill them on your naile the Wormes is little greater then a worme in a mans hand and beware of pulling out any tooth for pull out one and pull out moe to mundisâ—e the Téethe wash them euery morning with cold water and roche Allome A Remedy for the Fluxe TAke of Suger rosset made of drie Roses of Trissindall of each one ounce and a halfe mixe these together and eate it with meate or drinke it with drinkes but the best remedy that I could finde is to take thrée handfuls of Saint Johns Woort as much Planten and as much Creâ—â—is and séeth these in a gallon of Raine water or red Wine to a pottle and straine it and then put to it two ounces of Sinamon beaten and drinke thereof often A remedy for the Cappes TAke the oyle of swéet Almonds one ounce and annoynt the place and any of these things following is good the powder of the rinde of Pomegranets the Marrow of a Calfe or a Hart the fatnesse of a Capon Goose or Ducke and such like A Remedy for the Shingles OF Rose-water and Planten water take of either of them halfe a pinte of white Wine asmuch put these together and wash the place oft or else take of red Wormes that come out of the Earth and bray them in a morter and put to them a little Vineger and make plaisters c. Or else take flowers of Camomill of Rose leaues of Violets the weight of either of them one ounce of Myrtles of Sumake of either of them one ounce and a halfe séethe all these in white Wine and make a Plaister and lay it to the place or else make the oyntment of Ceruse I haue taken House léeke and haue stampt it with a little Camphere and put to it white Wine and haue laid it to the place and haue healed the Patient and the Oyle of Roses or the Oyle of Violets is good for this impediment mixt together with the white of Egges and the juyce of Planten A Remedy for a Tetter TRose de Arsmeg is good and if it come of blood
much pleasure in wounds For sucking Children having the Morbogallico REcipe Elecompane the rootes of red Docke Epithemie the leaues and flowers of the Violets boyle all these in water till the strength of the Hearbs be in the water then take a Spâ—nge and wet it in this decoction and wash the Childes body especially the sore places and giue to the Nurse this following Take Epitime Polipodie Violet flowers Borage Langdebéefe and then boyle all these hearbs in a perfect oyle and let her drinke this all day and no other and this shall discharge as it hath done thankes be to God c. A Sâ—are-cloth for Aches REcipe oyle two pound white Leaâ—e and red Leaâ—e tenne ounces Waxe sixe ounces Goose grease and Capons grease halfe an ounce séethe all till it be blacke To make a Poultis TAke Mallowes and stampe them and séeth them in Fennell and Camomill and oyle of Roses and crums of Bread An oyle for the Gowte and for the Sinewes that be shrunke vp TAke me thrée ounces of Turpentine and two ounces of Yeltate Brimstone and foure new-laid Egges the yolkes of them A quantity of red Nettles of the tops of the séeds of them take me a young Whelpe of an ebrage Hound the fattest you can get take and scald him and draw out of his Guts as much of the Fat as you can and rost him and the oyle is good for the disease aforesaid Approved very good â—â—vers times To take away Warâ—s TAke Sauen and Orpiment and Corks vevie and powder them together and this shall take away the Warts To make a cold Oyntment TAke Litarge of Lead one pound and a halfe and a pinte of oyle Oliffe and a quart of Vineger Another cold Oyntment TAke a little Salt and Verdigrease and the white of an Egge and grindâ— them together in a morter of Brasse For the Ague P. Bucke TAke Sentorie flowers two spoonfuls Camâ—mill Tansie and red Coleworts of each two handfuls two peny-worth of Treacle a little Saffron in powder and foure or fiue spoonfuls of English Honâ—e Boyle all these in thrée pintes of white Wine and a pottle of Running Water till the third part be consumed then straine it hard and Drinke none other all the while the heate holdeth you thrée or foure times very warme if néed require For the Ague TAke vnset Isope and Camomill of each two handfuls Violets Strawberies Sinkefoyle Endiffe and Planten rootâ— and all of each a handfull a penyworth of French barley and so much Currans Boyle these in thrée quarts of running water to thrée pintes straine it make Almond milke with it put in Sugar let the Child drinke while it lasteth warme For the Collicke and gripings in the Belly TAke and giue the Patient Ieane Treakle and powder of Cloues well sodden in good Wine and let them drinke it warme Another for the same TAke the roote of Lilly and Horehound and séeth it in Wine and giue the Patient to drinke thereof warme for Probatum est A plaister for the same TAke Lynséed and stampe them and Docke leâ—â—es and séeth them well in water and make a Plaister and lay it to the griefe very warme Probatum est For the Stone in the Reines or in the Bladder TAke and make a Bath with Parcely and Alysanders Politorie Fennell Saxâ—frage and let the Patient sit therein vp to the Nâ—â—â—ll and let them drinke the Powder of these séeds and the Hearbs with warme white Wine for this is a principall practise for this disease Probatum est Another for a grosse or a strong Person TAke and séethe seuen heads of Garlicke in faire water a good while and let the Patient drinke thereof thrée or foure dayes together Probatum est For the Stone TAke and drinke the Iuyce of Saxifrage vse it in the Morning fasting thrée or foure dayes and it shall away For evill in the Bladder TAke Aâ—â—â— Parcely and Fennell of all alike put them and temper them with water and drinke it and it shall help thée well to Pisse and it shall â—ast out the Stone and heate well thy stomacke Powder to breake the Stone TAke the blood of the heart of a Kid and of a Foxe the blood of the heart of both a like quantity take the bladder of a Boare and all that is therein and put this blood thereto take the juyce of Saxifrage and juyce of Parcely of each like quantity and put these in the Bladder also and hâ—ng vp the Bladder in the smoake over the fire vntill such time it be congealed together as hard as a stone and make power thereof and drink it with hote Licour when thou wilt first and last and this shall breake the stone to powder For the Stone TAke Perstone vnset Léekes and Ramsoâ—s of all a like quantity Boyle them and clarifie them with the â—â—â—tes of Egges and then take the juyce and drinke it with Wine or Ale in double so much in Wine or Ale as she juyce is Another for the same Disease TAke a handfull of Bay-berries and the shell of an Egge when the Chicken is new hatcht out of it and bray them together then take the powder and put it into Ale or Wine and giue sicke to drinke and with the grace of God it shall make him whole For to make a man pisse that cannot TAke a quart of Renish wine and a piece of Venice soape as much as a Walnut and séethe them well together from a quart to a pinte and drinke it and it shall make thée pisse lustily by Gods grace A Medicine for to keepe Teeth from stinking and to make them white TAke Salmitâ—io Roch-Allome distill them together and with a cloth or Cotton wet in this water rub your Téeth For the Tooth-ache TAke a little long Pepper and beate it small and take a little Hony and a little Ale or Béere and boyle them together and put a little Allâ—â—â— vnto it and when it is boyled put it in a cloth and lay it to your Gâ—â—mes A Medicine that the Tooth-ache shall never vexe you more TAke twenty leaues of Iuie a little long Pepper and boyle them with a handfull of Salt in old Wine and then put the Licour when it is well boyled into your mouth on that 〈◊〉 that is vexed with the Ache and you shall proue that the Ache shall be destroyed in Sempiterna Secula To make a Powder to whiten Teeth and fasten them and to heale the Tooth-ache TAke the fourth part of a red Corall and that which the French-men doe call Pyrote and cut it small and dry it on the Harth with small heate then make powder of it putting thereto one part of Masticke and a little fine Sugar All which things being beaten into powder you must mingle them together and kéepe it for your vsage and rub thy Téeth therewith when it pleaseth thée Also when your Téeth doe ake or waxe loose rub it with the same powder and kéepe it a while in your mouth
and you shall sée marvellous operation For all manner of Tooth-ache TAke the juyce of ground Iuy and put thereof in thine Eare on the same side that thy Tâ—â—th aketh and it shall ake a while but it shall soone leaue aking and be well Another and if thy Tooth be hollow TAke the inner-side of the Elder barke and shred it fine and take a little grosse Pepper and good Mustard and mingle them together and put them in a little Linnen clâ—â—te and make little balles or pellets of them and boyle them in Vinâ—ger and as hote as then canst suffer it lay it to thy Tooth and if thy Tooth be hollow put it into thy Tooth and when it is cold take another and this vse till the paine be gone Probatum est A Medicine for Teeth TAke the leaues of Hâ—â— a pot full and séethe them in water till they be all to sodden then powre it in a â—aire Bason and hold over thy mouth gasping and if thy Chéekes be too much swollen it shall slake looke that thou haue clothes over thy Head and all about the Bason that no ayre passe out but into thy mouth Probatum est Another for the Tooth-ache TAke a peny-worth of Sanguis Draconis Item Ob Oâ—ti Terra Sigilaro wij Ragd Gallis Beate them single by themselues as they be written afore After that mingle them with good Vineger then take foure toasts of a Rye loafe of the bottome and let them be made hollow and let the Medicine be mingled together and let two of them be layd one to the Temples of thy head another to the Lyâ—t of thy Eare and when they be dry lay the other vnto it and it shall helpe you Probatum est Another for the same TAke a Bricke and burne it red hote and put it in a Pasâ—e of water So that it be halfe couered in the same then take Heâ—bane-séed and cast it vpon the vpper part of the Bricke and hold your Head over it casting a Cloth or couering ouer your head that no steame of the smoake goe out when you open your mouth over it and it will helpe you for euer Probatum est A Powder to make white Teeth TAke Rosemary two ounces and a halfe and Date stones Harts-borne of eyther a dram red Corall two stones of Roch Allome one ounce a piece of Scarlet or Linnen cloth and rub your Téeth with the same But all these aforesaid must be beaten to small powder before yée lay the Scarlet to rub your Téeth with it which if you try yée shall proue that the operation thereof shall make your Téeth as white as Snow For smarting or pricking in the Eyes TAke the white or an Egge and the juyce of House-léeke and womans milke beate them well together and straine it thorow a cloth and then drop thereof in thine Eyes For blood-shotten Eyes and other diseases in the Eyes TAke the juyce of Wormewood and Planten Rose water and Womans milke the white of an Egge and beate them well together and dresse thine Eyes therewith for it is very good therefore For eyes that be red and full of blood TAke the white of an Egge and swing it in a Dish heaue out the streame thereof then take Waxe and wet in the white and lay it aboue thine Eye to kéepe the sight After take Fennell and Houseléek and stampe them together and make a plaister and lay it from thy Nose to thy Forehead all about thy temples Vse it thrée nights or foure and it shall heale thée For the Eyes that be red with Itching TAke fiue drops of cléere water and so much white Copperas Make it small and put it in the water and let in stand and rest a while then take halfe a drop and annoynt thine eye therwith if it be strong put to more water A precious water for Eyes TAke Smalledge and red Fennell Rew Verâ—en Bittonie Egrimonie Sinckefoyle Pimpernell Eufras Sage Selondine of each a quarterne wash them cleane and stampe them put them in a faire Brasen pan and take the powder of two and twenty Pepper cornes fairely scarced and a pinte of good white Wine and put the Hearbs thereto and thrée spoonfuls of liffe Honey and fiue spoonfuls of knaue Child Vrine of an Innocent and meddle them together well and boyle them a little ouer the fire and strain them through a cloth and put it in a vessell of Glasse and stop it fast with Leather For eyes that be Running TAke the water of Roses and Camphere well ground and meddle them together and let them stand together thrée dayes naturall and with it wash thine eyes cleers and it is profitable for many other diseases for the Eyes For eyes that be Blasted TAke water of Planten water of Roses the white of an Egge and mingle them together and wash your eyes there with and againe laying it vpon your Eye this will surely helpe A Medicine for sore Eyes TAke an Egge that is hard roasted and pluck out the yolke in whose place yée shall put Sugar that is small beaten as hote as yée can suffer it and when yée haue taken away the Egge-shell cut the Egge the longest way in parts and within a little while after take a cloth and straine out the juyce of the same Egge and therewith annoynt thine eye with a feather or else let it drop into your eyes in the morning and at night when yée goe to bed and your paine shall be cleane taken away An excellent good Water to make cleare eyes and sight if your eyes be not pure and cleane TAke Sâ—londine Eye bright red Fennell red Roses Sin greene Maiden-haire Rew of every of these hearbs two ounces then put thereto halfe an ounce of Aloes and still all these together in your stillatorie then take the water when it is stilled and wash your eyes therewith and yée shall haue a very cléere eye sight Probatum est A precious Medicine to take away the Web in your eyes TAke the gall of a Hare and a little quantity of purified Hony and temper them together then take a feather and annoynt your eyes where the Web hurteth you and yée shall féele amendment A very good Medicine for a Pearle in the Eye or Pin and Web. TAke fine white Ginger and grind it vpon a Whetstone and beat fine a little white Coperas and put to it and when the Patient goeth to bed put some of it with a quill into your eye and when it hath béene there a while take ground Iuie beaten and strained with womans milke and put thrée or foure drops into the eye euening and morning after the Ginger and white Coperas hath béene in the eye halfe an houre For watering of your eyes TAke the juyce of Planten tempered with Rosewater and drop it warme into your eyes the same office worketh Rose-water the Iuyce of Lilly rootes with the Iuyce of Planten For the Pin and the Web. TAke a newlaid Egge and rost it blew
the said Water and Vineger a good while and eate them Fasting A good Drinke to be used to those that are infected with the Plague TAke Berries of Idle that are ripe gathered on the North side of the Trée and dry them in the shadow then stampe them to powder then take a dram of the same Powder and temper it well with two ounces of Planten-water or white Wine and let the sicke person drinke a good draught thereof and remaine in his Bed and sweate as much and as often as he can after hée hath taken it then warme a clâ—ane shirt for him to put on and if his shirts may be shifted often it will bée the better after his sweating and like wise his shéets and Bed-cloathes if it may be if not at the least his shéetes and shirt and in vsing of this for the space of thrée dayes together he will dye or mend without all doubt by Gods helpe This hath beene often and truely proved To provoke sléepe to the sicke person Take a good quantity of Womans brest Milke and put thereto a little quantity of Aqua-Vitae stirre them well together and moysten the Temples of the Head of the Patient and the Nostrils well therewith and let it be laid on with some Feather or some fine linnen cloth and this will doe much good It is proved And if it happen that the sicke person find himselfe greatly grieved and that any Swelling begin in any place to grow sore then take Elder leaues red Bramble â—eaues and Mustard séed and stampe them all together and make a Plaister thereof and lay the same to the Sore and this will both draw and heale Or take two handfuls of Scabious and stampe it in a Morter then temper it well with two ounces of Swines greace that is salted and the yolke of an Egge then stampe them all together and laid thereto will draw excéeding well For all Aches or paines in the Ioynts where ever they be a very true and well approved Medicine TAke all the whole horne of a Bucke that he casteth of the later the better take away the Scalpe and take nothing but the Horne cut it in Shivers or pieces then boyle it in a gallon of faire water vntill it come to a pinte or some thing more then cast away the pieces of Horne and let that in the vessell stand till it be cold which will then be like a Ielley and when you will make vse thereof warme some of it in a Sawâ—er or other convenient thing and annoynt the grieved place therewith by the fire Morning and Evening and let it soake in by the heat of the fire vsing it nine or ten times Thus God willing it will throughly cure it for ever To make a Seare-cloth for all manner of Aches TAke halfe a pinte of Sallet Oyle a quarter of a pound of white lead an ounce a quarter of white Cerues boyle the Lead in the Oyle till it is cleare then put in the Cerues and boyle it till it is stiffe and so make it in Rowles and kéepe it for your vse A most excellent and approved Cure for the Sciatica TAke a pinte of the best Aqua Composita you can get an Oxes Gall and an ounce of Pepper beaten into Powder boyle them all together till halfe the Aqua Composita be consumed apply the same on a Cloath as a Plaister to the place and so let it continue there for the space of 12. houres vse it 4. or 5. times if néed be for it will giue helpe An approved and incomparable Cure for the Palsie TAke Lavender and boyle it in faire Water then straine it and then drinke halfe a pinte thereof daily first and last for the space of a Fortnight together and it will cure you An excellent Receipt for the Strangury TAke a good pinte of Aqua Composita put therein a handfull of Ivie leaues kéepe the Vessell well stopped and the Ivie Leaues will consume therein vse to drinke thereof thrée or foure spoonefuls at a time Morning and Evening first and lass fiue or sixe dayes together and you shall find a marvailous helpe thereof A compleate Cure for a Tetter or Ring-worme STampe Celadine and apply it to any Tettar or Ring-worme shifting it twice every Day with new for the space of a Fortnight and it will kill it quite An excellent Cure for the Rheume RVbbe the leafe of a Marigold betwéene your fingers and put the same into your nose and let it stay there a pretty while and it will bring forth aboundance of humours out of your Head and if you vse it you shall be much eased of the Rheume in a short time A Medicine for the Mother TAke white Wine heat therein a Brionge rootes Let the Woman troubled with the paines of the Mother drinke thereof going to Bed once a Wéeke vse it for it will helpe you vndouâ—tedly Probatum est An Exquisite Remedy for the Spleene TAke the rinde of an Ashen Trée and boyle it in Wine let the party tormented with the Spléene drinke thereof Fasting sixe or seven Mornings together and it will perfectly helpe them and if you annoynt the grieved place so long with an Oyntmet called Deathea every Morning and Evening It is an excellent Remedy likewise An excellent Medicine for the Gowte and to draw out all Evill Humours out of the Head or for paine in the Eyes or Eares or Impostumes TAke halfe a pound of Pitch and halfe a pound of Rozen finely beaten and cleane searsed halfe a pound of the best Frankensence beaten and searsed also a quarter of a pound of Shéepes Tallow an ounce of Mace and a quarter of a pound of Cummin séede All these made into fine powderand an ounce of Lapadanum All these put together must boyle an houre the Pitch must be first put in and then the rest of your Stuffe when it is boyled take Shéepe Skinnes finely towed make Soles thereof for your Féete and we are them within your stockins a moneth or sixe wéekes and then make new againe An excellent Dyet drunke for all inward Diseases TO the first boyling Sasafrase of each one ounce TO the first boyling Salsaperrilla of each one ounce TO the first boyling Pollipodum of each one ounce Liquorice one ounce For the second Boyling Harmodactile one quarter of an ounce For the second Boyling Egrimont of each a handfull For the second Boyling Bettony and of each a handfull For the second Boyling Campithy of each a handfull For the third Boyling Sena two ounces For the third Boyling Stiâ—hados demi ounce For the third Boyling Epithimum thrée drams Swéet Fennell Séeds two ounces For the fourth Boyling Mayden haire a quarter of an ounce For the fourth Boyling Ceâ—erach demi ounce If the Body be cold and moyst you may put toth woods an ounce of China and among the Hearbs a quarter of a handfull of Cardus Benedictus Slice a China and Salsafrasse and Salsaperrilla and bruise the Polipodium in a Morter
or sixe times it will certainly and soone helpe you of the bloody Fluxe For paine or swelling in the Throat a very good remedy TAke Iewes-Eares that groweth vpon old Elder and is to be had at the Apothecaries let it lye in stéepe in Ale a whole night drinke thereof once or twice a day till you be amended An excellent Remedy for a Pin or Web in the Eye TAke two Egges rost them blew hard slit them in halfe long-wise take out the yolkes and put as much white Copperis as a hazell nut betwéene the halfes of the whites then close them together againe and lay them in the Embers till the Copperis â—e melted then take them out and wring them betwéene two trenchers let the water that commeth out drop vpon a cleane Whetstone and euer as it drops rub vpon the whetstone a race of Ginger kéepe that water in a Vyall glasse and lying vpon your backe drop some of it into the Eye with a feather this in twice doing will helpe it An excellent Dyet-drinke for the Dropsie TAke Scurbut grasse a pecke of Brooklime and water Cresses of each twelue handfuls Wormewood and horse Radish of each two handfuls Scabious and Hysop of each sixe handfuls Graines and Long Pepper of each an ounce and put them into a boulter bagge and put it into fiue Gallons of Eight shilling Béere and when it is Eight dayes old drinke thereof and of no other An excellent Remedy for a Loosnesse in the body TAke the Gelly of an Egge and mingle it with the water of red Oake buds and Sinamon bake it on a Tile stone and eate that Cake at any time of the day this will stay any loosenesse though it be bred to the bloody fluxe if the party bée so weake that he cannot eate the Cake then let him boyle the Oake buds water in Milke and ever as it riseth vp put in a spoonfull of the Oake buds water and let the party drinke of the same at any time of the day A Remedy for an Impostume TAke Barley dry Beanes and of Liquorice sliced of each a like quantity boyle them in faire water drink a good draught thereof with Sugar every Morning fasting and at night going to bed fiue or sixe dayes together or more It will draw out any Impostume and cause you to avoyd or cast out the same An excellent Cure and Remedy for a sore Breast BOyle two or 3 handfuls of Mallowes in water till they be tender then take them out of the water and put in a quart of thick Ale grounds and a pinte of white Wine let it so boyle a good while then thicken it with Crums of leavened wheaten bread and when it is almost ready put in of Mutton suet the quantity of a Hens Egge and so apply the same very warme to the Breast An excellent remedy for the Feaver or Ague especially in a body of a weake Constitution TAke a pinte of the best Muskadine make a tost of such bread as you doe most affect put your tost into the Muscadine and eate the tost then drinke a little of the Muscadine so as the tost and the Muscadine be eaten and drunke together and take a spoonfull of grosse Pepper take a little in a spoone to swallow downe with the Muscadine till you haue taken all the Pepper and so eate and drinke so long as your stomacke will well receiue it though it be with striving to drinke the whole pinte off this must be done about thrée houres before the fit do come and abstaine the next meale before the fit and after the taking of this Medicine goe to bed and sweat vpon it This may be giuen to any man or woman that hath the Ague yea though a woman with Child or that giues sucke Another for an Ague in one that hath a strong body TAke of the best Venice Treacle or pure Methridate the quantity of a Hazill Nut or for want thereof asmuch of London Treacle as a Wall nut take also 6 or 7 spoonfuls of the best Aqua-vite and according to the age and strength of the partie one spoonfull of grosse Pepper and as much of the powder of red Sage mixe all these together let the party eate this with a spoone by little and little an houre before the fiâ— and sweat vpon it by walking if he be able or else goe to bed and sweat there to dry vp the viseous or â—ymie humour which is the cause of the Diseases let the party abstaine the next meale before to starue the Disease Another for the Ague TAke the juyce of a rosted Orenge with a little burnt Sacke before the fit An excellent Remedy for the Stone in the Bladder to provoke Vrine from one that maketh water but by drops TAke life Hony and Renish wine of each a quart Saxifrage Philapendula and Pellitory of the wall of each a handfull still all these in Balma Maria with a very flow fire kéepe it in a cold place in Pâ—wâ—er or Earthen vessels and drinke thereof the quantity of halfe a pinte euery morning fasting and afterwards eate the quantity of a Walnut of life Hony and use to fast and walke an houre after it Another excellent Remedy for the Stone TAke a pinte of Milke and put into it a pinte of wilde Mallow leaues let them boyle together a quarter of an houre then make Posset-drinke of Ale or Béere take of the Curds and the Mallow leaues then set your Posset to boyle again and put into it a good stick of Liquorish well bruised one spoonfull of Anniféeds and halfe a spoonfull of Parcelyâ—éeds well bruised and so of Sugar Candy the quantity of small Wallnut boyle all these to the quantity of halfe a pinte or lesse then straine it and at your going to bed drinke it bloodwarme putting into it a quarter of a grated Nutmeg An Injection for the Stone TAke a quart of Barley-water and boyle therein a handfull of Mallow-leaues and as much of Violet leaues till halfe the water be consumed then put thereto 3. spoonfuls of Mel-rosarum let the party take it as an Injection with a Searinge An easie yet approved Medicine for the Stone TAke a pottle of Ale and a flint stone taken from the Chalke and beaten to powder and a peny-worth of Reddish rootes boyle all these together to a quart then strain it thrice and drink thereof evening and morning An excellent Remedy for the Cough of the Lungs for the Liver and for a Consumption TAke of Long wort 6 good handfuls with both your hands and of Liver wort 5 handfuls Mayden-haire a pound and a halfe beat theseâ— seuerally and take of each Iuyce a like quantity then mixe them together and then put thereto halfe a pound of white Sugar Candy finely beaten put thereto also a quarter of a pinte of the best Sallet oyle you can get then put all these into a glasse and shake it together every day for the space of a wéeke that it may
Conceâ—t together take 2. spoonfuls of the same every Morning fasting and likewise before dinner and before Supper and also at other times betwéene meales if you will with a stick of Liquorice spunged all the end and so to sucke it from the Liquorice An excellent Cure for a sore Throat TAke Sage Rosemary Woodbine-leaues red Fennell and Peny-royall of each a handfull boyle all these in a pottle of running water till it be halfe wasted then put into it halfe a pinte of Vineger and a good piece of Allome then let all these be boyled together till the Liquor be wasted to a pinte then let the Patient wash his mouth warme and if it be for a sore Throat take a stick of Liquorice and springe the end of it very soft and binde a soft rag about it and therewith being dipped in the abouesaid water wash the â—oâ—e and it shall cleanse it and heale it by the grace of God Another for a swolne or sore Throat a sure remedy BOyle fiue leaued Grasse in Spring water and gargle it warme it is an excellent and an approved remedy An excellent Medicine for an Ache swelling Spraines and for the strengthning of any Sinew in any part of the body TAke Butter vnwasht and vnsalted and Hony of each a like quantity to every quarter of a pound of each of them put so much Saffron finely beaten as will lye vpon a great melt them together and dip therein a piece of white vnshorne Bayse wring it a little and so apply it warme to the place grieved For a stripe in the Eye or an humour falne into the eyes TAke a new laid Egge make a hole in the top of it take out the white and beat it into a water then take a spooufull of the Iuyce of Housâ—éek and put into the Egge-shell as much of the white of the Egge and halfe as much Rose water and a little Sugar set it on the Imbers and let it séeth then strain it through a faire linnen cloth and with a feather drop therof into the eye Another for dimme-sighted eyes TAke a dish over a hot séething pot and there will be a dewye water on the inside of the dish which water kéepe in a glasse and when you haue occasion to vse it drop a little thereof into the Eyes and it will helpe it marvailously Another for watering Eyes of paines in them or distillations that comes from the Head TAke a piece of raw Béefe not too thick nor too thin stéepe it all Night in good Aqua vite apply it to the Temples or forehead till the next day without removing it all night vse this thrée or foure nights For one that vseth to Swound or faint at the heart an excellent remedy TAke Rosemary Sage Bittony and Margerom of each a handfull séethe them in a Gallon or more of faire-water till halfe the water be consumed then take away the Hearbes and put to the said water a good pinte of Hony then scumme it well then put thereto an ounce of Sticado tyed in a faire linnen cloth so let it séeth a little while and then take it out of the said water and put in an ounce of Sinamon thrée quarters of an ounce of Nutmegs and as much Ginger in Powder drinke a good draught thereof warme first and last for the space of sixe or seuen dayes together and then it helpes perfectly To draw out a Splinter of Wood or Iron or other things out of the Flesh DIp a tent in the Iuyce of Valerian and put into the Wound or sore as déepe as you can and tye the Hearbe Valerian being stamped vpon the sore with a lynnen cloth that it remove not off this will not onely draw out the Wood Iron or other things out of the Flesh but will also cure the sore An excellent remedy for one that is Broken bellyed or burst TAke 9 red Snayles put them betwéens two tyles so that they slide not away so dry them in an Oven then make them into Powder then give the quantity of that powder of one of those Snayles in a draught of white Wine to the party grieved every other morning fasting till it be all done and let the party neither eate nor drinke for two houres after if these first nine Snayles doe not throughly helpe let the party begin againe in the same manner An excellent helpe for those that cannot hold their Water TAke the Bladder of a Shéepe dry it throughly and beate it into powder put it into foure or fiue spoonfuls of Vinegeâ— or water giue it the party going to bedward to drinke that cannot hold their waâ—er and it will remedy it Certaine tokens of Death in a sicke Man IF the Fore-head of the sicke party waxe red his Browes fall downe his nose waxe sharpe and cold his left eye become little the corner of his eye runne if he turne to the wall if his Eares be cold if he may suffer no brightnesse if he pull strawes or cloathes of the bed if he picke his Nostrils often with his fingers if he wake much being a young man or sléepe much being an old man these are most certaine tokens of Death An excellent remedy for the removing of a Wenne BInde fast the Wen then take verdigrease Brimstone â—ope Oyle of Egges Allome and Hony of each a like quantity temper them well together and apply it thereto it will both driue away the Wen and heale it For a Timpany TAke a pinte of Broome Ashes eyther of gréene or dry and a quarter of an ounce of Sinamon bruised â—iâ—t the Ashes and let a pinte thereof and the bruised Sinamon lye in stéepe all night in a pottle of White Wine then let it run through a gelly bag twice or thrice till it run cleere put in some Sugar and a tost vnto it drinke thereof thrice a day in the Morning fasting and an houre before Supper and an houre after Supper For one that is in a Consumption TAke foure ounces of Shavings of Harts-horne one ounce of the Shavings of Ivory put in a Pipkin with a Gallon of faire water let it stand on the fixe twelue houres in fusing and boyling softly close covered then take twenty Egges in their Shells crack their Shells and put them in a dish with Salt and let them stand an houre and purge themselues then pull them from their shells washing them till they be cleane then put them in the Pipkin to the Harts-horne and let it boyle two houres then put in a good handfull of Raisons of the Sun stoned halfe an ounce of Liquoriâ—e scraped and sliced and a blade or two of Mace boyle all these till it come to a quart of Liquor then put in halfe a pinte of white-Wine sixe spoonfuls of Rosewater two peny-worth of Saffron powdered boyle all a little while then straine if or run it through a gelly bag if you please you may swéeten it as you like it put a little Salt in it when it is
cold it will be a Ielly you may take it cold or warme thrée or foure spoonfuls at a time in the Morning fasting at foure of the clock in the afternoone and when you goe to bed If you doe thing this too troublesome you may boyle the Egges in Broth or Milke so you boyle them a good while and so drink the Broth or Milke as you like best they are excéeding strengthning and will doe you great good if it please God to giue blessing to it To make a womans Dugs little round and hard LEt a woman that hath her Dugs or Pays over great flaging or hanging downe annoynt them often with the Iuyce of Savory it will draw them vp and make them little round and hard and séeme as the Dugs of a Maid For Lamenesse in the Ioynts TAke of good Aqua Composita and Oyle of Roses of each a like quantity and mixe them well together and annoynt the grieved therewith Morning and Euening vntill he be well which will be within a little after but rub the place with warme clothes well before An excellent Antidote against the Plague or Poyson TAke two Walnuts two Figs twenty leaves of Rew and one graine of Salt stampe them and mixe them all together eate it in the morning fasting and you shall be safe from the Plague or poyson that day An excellent Preservative against the Plague TAke Sage Hearbe grace Elder leaues and Bramble leaues of each a handfull take also a quart of white Wine and a good race of Ginger beaten small or grated stampe the Hearbs with the Wine and the Ginger then strain it through a cloth take a spoonfull of this Medicine every morning fasting for nine dayes together after the first spoonfull you shall be safe for twenty foure dayes and after the nynth spoonfull you shall be safe for two moneths But if it shall happen that you be stricken ere you drinke of this then take a spoonfull of the water of Bittony with a spoonfull mingled altogether and drink it it will expell the venome and if the sore doe appeare then take Bramble leaues and Elder leaues of each a like quantity stampe them and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the sore and it will heale it with Gods helpe How to breake a Plague sore TAke black Snayles and leauened Bread stampe them together make a plaister thereof and apply it to the sore and it will breake For a paine or swelling in the Privy parts TAke or white Wine Vineger and Cow-â—ung boyle them to a Poultis and when it is ready put thereto a little oyle of Roses and if the griefe doe procéed of a cold cause put thereto some Camomile flowers and apply it hote Another for the Cods that are swolne BEate Comminséeds into Powder Barley Meale and Hony of each a like quantity fry them together with a little Shéepes suet heate it and binde it as a plaister about the Cods For the paine of the Mother BEate Nettleséeds into Powder and drinke a spoonefull thereof or some what more in good Wine asswageth all pain of the Matrix and griefe of the Mother For an Ache in the Ioynts a Plaister TAke a good quantity of the Inner barke of Elder boyle it in your owne Vrine make a plaister thereof and apply it to the place grieved as hote as you can suffer it For the Ache in the Backe TAke Camomill and Mallowes of each a handfull séethe them in running water till they be soft then chop them small and put thereto a handfull of Damaske Rose leaues then boyle all in a pinte of the Oyle of Roses and being warmed annoynt the Back therewith Morning and Euening then make a plaister of the Hearbs and apply it to the Backe Another speciall good Medicine for the same TAke a pound of new Waxe vnwrought Stone pitch and Rosen of each a quarter of a pound Venice Turpetine or other ordinary Turpetine two spoonfuls white Lead halfe a pound Shéepes suet and Déere suet of each halfe an ounce finely chopt boyle all these together with a pinte of Oyle Oliue till it come to a Salue then spread it on the fleshy side of white leather and so apply it very warme For a Burning or Scalding TAke fiue or sixe spoonefuls of Sallet-oyle and as much of Running water beate them together till they be well incorporated then annoynt the place therewith and then lay thereon a Wort lease it will both â—â—ake it and heale it Another being a most excellent Medicine for the same TAke of the hearbe Periwiâ—â—kle fry it in a panne with fresh Butter or fresh Grease and Shéepes dung newly made when it is well fryed straine it through a cloath and it will bée like Salve then spread it on a Linnen cloath as broad as the sore is and apply it thereto It will cure it though it were scalded or burnt to the guts if it be taken in time and renew the plaister Morning and Evening An excellent helpe for the Piles BVrne two or thrée Brickes red hote and put them into a Panne in a close Stove sprinkle Vineger vpon them and let the party sit vpon the Stove that he may receive the fume thereof into his fundament vse this thrée or foure times if néed require Where Medicines effect give God the glory A necessary and briefe Relation of the Contagious disease of the Pestilence with the Causes Signes and Cures of the same By W. BORASTON of Salop Practitioner in Physicke and Chyrurgerie PART XII Wherein is shewed the Causes with most certaine Preservatives against the Infection thereof THis contagious Sicknesse called the Pestilence is no other thing then a pressure Contagion and Whip which GOD out of his indignation vseth to chastise men for their Transgressions as it is written in the 28 of Deut. saying If thou wilt not obey the voyce of the Lord thy GOD and keepe and doe his Commandements the Lord shall make the Pestilence to cleave unto thee For God the Creator of all things is the chiefe and principall moouer of all things created and vseth them as secondary meanes to execute Punishment against the offenders So that the Pestilence is either Supernaturall and immediately commeth from God to Man or Naturall as when God punisheth Man he performeth it by his Creatures Also the Pestilence supernaturall is to be vnderstood two manner of wayes that is to say either when God doth it wholly from himselfe or else permissiuely hée suffereth Sathan to punish Man for the reasons aforesayd Hée being the most cruell Enemy both of God and Man who grieveth and repineth at mans felicity and enviously séeketh to extirpate and roote out all Mankind Euen as the Historie of Job testifieth So that his power is also two-fold viz. Hée eyther doth this office of himselfe or else by Inchanters or Witches Exodus 7 Chap. and 8 of whom Christ spake Act. 8. Math. 7. The Pestilence naturall is also taken two manner of wayes Then one generated from an
Infection the Causes and Prognosticks being already declared NOw shall it be directed by what meanes every man ought to preserue himselfe from this infection And according to the spéech of David saying that a man ought Diverteâ—e a malo ad bonum to turne from evill and doe good And most humbly Peecata sui confiteri to confesse his sinnes for in the time of Pestilence Penitency and Confession are to be preferred before all other Medicaments and withall to change the place for a more ayre But if it cannot be done conveniently in as much as possible may be let all causes of corruption be euitated and avoyded and consequently Venerie Also the Wind procéeding from the Meridian or South poynt is contagious and infectiue naturally Therefore in the time of the Pestilence the Windowes on the same side the house ought to be shut vntill one of the clock in the afternoone and let the Windowes bée open towards the North-part For the same cause let there bée no evill sents or smels as from Stables stréets and fields where dead carkasses corrupted and putrified may annoy you and chiefly putrified Waters as from sinckes and houses of Office for Paracelsus saith Omne putrifactum mere est venenum And most commonly we find they dye in greatest number where the ayre is corrupted with those annoyances For Sicut per odorem aromaticam cor spus recreantur ita ex nocivo fetore debilitantur Therefore the house is to be kept that no infectiue ayre enter therein especially that which is humide and moist which naturally causeth putrifaction in the house or places where one sléepeth For prevention thereof the same house or places ought to be ayred with fires of Wood yéelding cleare flame and withall to fumigate the roomes with these Hearbs and séeds subscribed Bayberries Iâ—niper Vbery Organy Wormewood Isope Rue Mug wort and of Lignum Alâ—es let these fumes be inspired and taken at the mouth and Nosthrils so that it may penetrate into the inferior and inward parts Let alll Superfluity and overmuch repletions be refrained for Avicen in 4 Canonis saith Illi qui repletionem semper curant pâ—riodum finem vitae suae abreviam Likewise the common Bath is to be avoyded for Modicum fermentum totam massam corrumpiâ— Finally communities and concourses of people are also to be left off as much as possible may be least the breath of the infected be receiued But in case they cannot be shunned let these Remedies bée vsed which hereafter follow The first Preservative VVHen one ariseth in the Morning by and by let him eate a little Rue washt in cleane water and sprinkled with Salt with one or two Walnuts well clensed If that can not be had let him eate some Bread or a toast intinâ—ted with Vineger especially in a Turbid or cloudy day Also in the time of Pestilence it is better to stay within doores then to goe abroad into any Towne or City and let the house especially in the Summer be sprinkled with Vineger Roses and Vine leaues also it shall be good oftentimes in the day to wash the hands with water and Vineger and afterward to clense the face and to smâ—ll vnto the hands washed as aforesaid It shall be also a wholesome course as well in Summer as Winter to smell vnto sowre things And for those that are visitors of the sicke to take a spunge or piece of bread stéeped in Vineger and to hold to the Nose or Mouth for all Acetosus and sower things doe so close the powers and passages of the humors that no venomous ayre can enter therein as by experience I haue often found Also if you take Rue Wormewood Sage Marigolde of each thrée handfuls infuse them wholly in a gallon of Ale newly â—â—â—â—ed vp and paste it close that no ayre breath out and after that is â—â—â—â—ed for 12 houres take sixe or seaven spoonefuls thereof mixed with the best Venice Trâ—â—â—e in quantity of a Beane and moderately walke thereon and doe thus euery Morning before you goe â—oorth of your house as long as the Sicknesse continueth and renew your Drinke as occasion requireth to prevent the impression of the contagions ayre Another Preservative TAke Aloes cleane washed in rose-Rose-water halfe an ounce of good Myrrhe of Saffron of each two drains of Bole-Armoniack prepared one scruple of Séed-pearle one scruple of the syrrup of Lemons as much as will make it in forme of paste made in Pills and take thereof euery Morning the weight of a groat fasting and within one houre after to take a little thin Broth Ale berry or white Wine and fast thereon thrée houres after and then to vse your accustomed dyet Another BVt if the body be very costive and distempered therewith thâ—n may yée vse these Pils in quantity as aforesaid Euery morning for foure of five dayes together if néed require and prepared as thus Take of Rheubarbe Myrrhe of each one dram Aloes two drams Zeadorie roote Saffron of each one scruple syrrup of Roses solutive as much as will suffice to make it in forme of Pills and to take them in manner as afore directed Another Preservative TAke of Methridate conserve of Roses of each halfe all ounce Bole Armoniack prepared two drams mixe them together and take thereof as much as a Nut at once and fast thereon two or thrée houres after Or else you may take of Treacle of Andromachus and of Methridate of eyther two drams of conserue of Roses thrée drams Bole Armoniack prepared two scruples of the séeds or rootes of Angelica two scruples of the séeds of Citrons halfe a dram of the sirrupe of Lemons halfe an ounce mixe all together and take thereof the quantity of a Hassell nut in the morning or at any time of the day else if you goe into any throng of people and fast a while after it There are also many other preservatiues more costly yet far more powerfull in their effects which may be had at the hands of the Chymists as Potus Pestilentialis Paracelsus whereof one dram being taken in the morning fasting and to sweat thereon is a preservatiue for the Pestilence for sixe dayes The second preseruatiue is Sulphur sublimed with Myrrhe and Aloes halfe a dram with Sugar thereof being taken in the morning preserueth a man all that day from all Astrall impression The third preservatiue is Zenechthon Paracelsi which being hanged about the necke hindereth the attractiue power of the Microcosmus or little World which is Man The fourth against the intuition or venomous aspects of women and men as aforesaid Is Chelidonia gathered in the full of the Moone and carried about one The fift for them which are visitors of the sicke let them hold in their mouth Frankensence and withall let the infected at the same instant hold also in their mouth of the rootes of Imperitoria The sixt is the essence of Harts and Sâ—orkes blood The seaventh which is most potent and powerfull is Alexipharmacum