ointmente and anointe your face therwith at night when ye go to bedde and in the morning whan you are vp anoint it with butter This is proued For the same TAke the white of an Egge and sturre it with some thing vntill it bee taurned to water then take an vnce of the same water and halfe an vnce of ceruse and two drammes of quicke siluer and a dramme of camfire and mengle it all together and so annoint your face with it For the same TAke iiij vnces of vitriol and thre vnces of Salt peter an vnce of the rubbish or skale of steele and distille all togither putting to it halfe an vnce of Camfire and washe your face with it euery daie For the same TAke halfe a pounde of the roote of Serpentinâ— called in latine Dracuntium or comonly Serpentaria whiche hath certaine great red graines ioyned togither in a lompe or els a stalke of a reede and half a pound of a Lily roote and asmuche of with Malowes and seeth theÌ„ all togither in raine water then beate them in a morter of Marbel and put to it fower vnces and a halfe of oile of Tartre and the marowe of a Deere and sixe drammes of Camfire and so mixe all togither and annoint your face therwith To take away little red Pimples from a mans face TAke fiuetene newe laied Egges and put them whole into stroÌ„g Vinaigre then take them out and breake them euen with the same Vinaigre in putting to it an vnce of Senuey then distille them with some vessell of Glasse and washe your face with the water at night when you go to bed and againe in the morning wash it with sodden water wherin must be Bren and Mallowes This is experimented To make a water that taketh awaye the spottes of the face and maketh it faier and bright and kepeth the handes and mouth that they chappe not or waxe full of chinkes TAke a white Pigeon and plucke of his fethers then pluck out the guttes and garbage of him and cut of his head and feete then take three good handfuls of Fraxinella and two pounde of Milke and three vnces of Creame and sixe vnces of oile of sweete Almondes and let it be newe and fresh and put all this togither and distille it in a vessell of Glasse and washe your face and handes euery daie with the same water and they wilbe alwaies white softe and with out any spottes or pimples as in the middes of Somer To make the face faire TAke Fraxinella and make water thereof in a Lembick and washe your face well with thesame euery daie A water to make the face faire TAke the white of an Egge and make water therof in a Lembick and washe your face with it asmuch and as often as you liâ—â— To make a water that maketh the face white and shinyng TAke the milke of an Asse and Egge shelles and make thereof distilled water and washe your face with it it will be white faire glistring A water to make the face redde TAke the legge of an Oxe or Calfe that is to say from the knee douneward and take of the skin and the hoofe froÌ„ it and then breake all the rest in pieces that is to saie the bones the senewes and the marowe and distill it and so washe your face with the water that cometh of it euery morning To make a kinde of white to make the face faire called in Frenche Blanchet TAke twoo vnces of Dragantum and dissolue it with the white of an Egge well beaten than put to it halfe an vnce of Borace with asmoche of Ceruse and asmoche Camfire and mingle all togither and make thereof little flatte balles and when you occupie of it tempere it in some Rose water and anoint your face with it at night when you go to bed and in the morning washe your face with water of the flowers of Beanes or els seeth Bren in well water and washe your face with all To make an other better whiche maketh the face white and glisteryng TAke twoo vnces of the skimme of siluer and a pound of white vineigre very strong and boile them togither vntill thei be diminished of twoo thirdendels Then take twoo drammes of Camfire twoo of alome twoo of Boras and as moche oile of Tartre and seeth them in Rose water Then take of these twoo licours that is to saie of the said vineigre and of the other as moche of one as of the other and mingle them togither and rubbe your face with it as moche as you will and besides that it maketh the face white and glistring it taketh awaie all maner of spottes and pimples from it A water to make the face redde and glisteryng TAke an vnce of fishe glue and an vnce of Rock alome and twoo vnces of Verzine and put theÌ„ into a quarte of water that is to saie xxviij vnces and let them remaine in infusion three daies and then seeth them and strain out the water and kepe it in a vessell of glasse as you will To make an other maner of the same whiche the Frenche men call Blanchet TAke twoo drammes of siluer sublimed and put it into a violle of water that holdeth a quarte and seeth it vntil it decreaseth of the tenth part Then put to it halfe an vnce of Ceruse and a dramme of Camfire and of Boras and the licour or iuice of a whole Limon and mingle all togither and let it seeth with a slowe fire the space of seuen howers But you must note that this bicause of the siluer sublimed maketh by long vsing it the teeth somewhat blacke and at the last to fall out it maketh also a stinking breath and hurteth the senewes and the brain To make an other Blanchet that maketh the face white and of a ruddie colour and hurteth not as the other aforesaied doeth TAke two vnces of Boras fower vnces of Ciche Peason brused that is to saie without the huskes and fower vnces of Phasiols and asmoche of Beanes and make theim all into pouder and the galle of a Bulle and the yelkes of fiftene egges and a quarte of white wine and put all togither to distille and washe your face with the water in the morning To make an other Blanchet whiche is called roiall that is the best and the excellentest of all other TAke a good handfull of the flowers of an Oliue tree and a handfull of the flowers of an Eldern tree a handfull of white roses a handfull of the flowers of Orenges and an other of Gelsemines and twelue newe laied Egges twelue grene Figges and freshe gathered and twelue Snailes one dramme of Camfire an other of Alumen desquamatum twoo drammes of Boras halfe a dramme of Alome fower penie weight of Alumen plumae otherwise called in Latin Tricbitiâ— eight penie weight of siluer sublimed an vnce of redde waxe a good handefull of white Lilies and distille all the flowers when thei bee grene in their season and
vncouer it and take oute the skim that is vpon it and by this meanes it purgeth better then with fier To stenche the menstrual blood of women TAKE a Toode and binde him with a lytle bande and bange it aboute the womans necke that hath that infyrmyte and in fewe dayes she shalbe cleered of it To keepe Roses freshe all the yeare TAKE the Roses whan they be halfe open and gather theym in the eueninge wyth a knife and in the nyght folowing set them in the aier abrod and in the morning put theym in a vessel of earth well leaded wythin and stoppe it well and couer it wyth drie sande For the same TAKE the buddes of Roses whan they beginne to open and take a reede that is yet growinge and cleane it a lytle that you maye put in the buddes and let them remaine so and whan you wil take them out cut the reede and put the buddes in luke warme water and they shalbe as faire as in Maye To take awaye or dissolue a boile or Kernell in the grine or the wresting of a senewe TAke a Tode and binde vpon the boile and it will dissolue it in short space To dresse and trim Oliues in one daie TAke the Oliues whan they be greene and cut them a little on the side than put them in water with Lime and Ashes but note that you muste haue twise asmuche Ashes as Lime as if you take halfe a pound of Lime you must haue a pound of Ashes and let them lie a stiepe in it the space of xxiij houres than take them out and washe them fiue or sixe times in luke warme water than put theÌ„ in some vessell of stone or Glasse as you wil with salte water and so kepe them as long as you list and they will be very good To preserue and keepe Peches or other Fruite TAke Peches or other Fruites that you will kepe in the faire and drie wether and open them in the middes take out the stone and laie them a daie to drie in the sunne than take sodden sugar well purged and rubbe theim ouer with it and the nexte daie set them in the Sunne againe and rubbe them with the said sugar as oft as thei drie vntill they haue gathered a crust vpoÌ„ them than kepe them at your pleasure and it will be an excellent and parfite thing To cause meruelous Dreames TAke the bloode of a Lampwink or black plouer and rubbe your temples with it and so goe to bedde and you shall see merueilous thinges in your sleepe or els if you eate at nighte a little of the herbe Solanâ— or Vesicaria or some Mandragora or elles of the herbe called in Greeke Hyoscyamos in Latine it hath these names Alâ—ercum Appollinaris and Symphoniaea in the Frenche Iusquiame and in the Englishe some call it Henban and you shall se in the nighte goodly thinges in your dreame To make a woman beare Children TAke Ceruse and Frankensens and waie as muche of the one as of the other and after you haue companied with her put the same into her matrice Also if you geue her drinke of Mares milke or to eate the lower parte of the belly of a Hare or the Genitories or stones of a hee Goate after her menstruall purgation is come vnto her it shall profite her muche vnto conception To heale and cure Horses of the Skabbe FIrst you must let him blood then take Brimstone Quicksiluer Hony liquide Pitch Salt the iuice of Hemlocke Vinaigre Alome Helesbore softe Sope Oile Sutt of a Chimney Hogges dong and Lime and mingle al togither and anoint the place with it where the Skabbe is and within fewe daies he shal be healed and cleane To heale the Kinges euill a disease called in latine Siruma TAke a great Tode a liue and whan the Moonâ— draweth towarde the comunction of the sunne cutte of all the legges from him and put him about the necke of the patieÌ„t and it wil do him muche good Take also the hoofe of an Asse and burne it and saie it vpon the sore for it is very good and profitable for suche a sicknes To make one that is poisoned to vomite the poison TAke two graines of Pazar whiche is a stone thaâ— commeth out of Portugal and is grene â— tawnie somewhat obscure glistering and light and â—â— breaking it it is within of the colour of ashes and giue it him to drinke with a little milke and incontinent he shall vomite by the poison if there be any To make a Candell that cannot be puâ— ouâ— TAke Virgine waxe and Brimstone well purged asmuch of the one as of the other and melt it togither and make therof a CaÌ„del the which will neuer be put out vntill it be burned and consumed to the ende To make a Candell of Yre to burne TAke a Candel of Ware made as is afore said and take some Brimstone and coles and stampe them very small and fifte them thorow a linen cloth then heate the candell and rubbe it ouer wel with the same pouder vntill it waxe vnto crust rounde about it as thicke as the backe of a knife and couer it with a paper then â—â— it at the ende of a guttour of your house and let it remaine there till the yee be rounde about it a finger thicke whiche will be within two or three daies than take it of and it will burne as though it were of waxe onely this is a thinge tried and experimented To make that fruite shall take what forme or facion you will TAke a piece of woode and cutte it after the forme and facion that you will your fruite shal haue but let it be as bigge as the fruite is whan it is ripe then take some plaster tempered with water and put it about the wood a finger thicke and lette it drie and it will incontinent waxe drie than take it of and whan the fruite is not yet comen to his full greatnes binde it faste about this same forme and leaue it so remaining vntill it be ripe and it will be after that forme and facion If you will also write vpon it dresse the letters after this maner and forme made of plaster and they shalbe legible To make that rootes shall haue what forme you will TAke greene rootes but let theÌ„ be great and thicke like radishe rootes or the roote of Bryonix and such like and trim them with a knife as you shall thinke the best facion Then set them in the ground againe vntill they haue gathered vpon them a skinne 〈◊〉 in this maner maie a man make conterfete Mandragora in trimming them with a knife into the shape of a man and than putting them againe into the grounde with the head dounward and with a little barley or mill vnder them whiche will cleaue and sticke faste to the hed of the roote and seeme like heare but you must note that to make these Mandragora you must take the rootes of Bryonia For to write letters
very stronge Vinaigre and make thereof some distilled water and washe your face with it one daie and the nexte daie folowinge take Bren Mallowes and water and boile all togither vntill it be diminished of the halfe and washe your face with it that same daie and the next daie washe it againe with the water of the distilled Vinaigre and the nexte daie with the other water made with the Bren and Mallowes and coÌ„tinue so vntil the markes or holes begon whiche will be very shortly Also if you take Egge shelles distill them and washe your face with the water at night whan you go to bed and in the morning with the other of Bren and Malowes as is aboue rehersed To make the handes white TAke an Oxe gall and take halfe a sponefull of it in the ingâ—ning with wel water and washe your handes with this little of the gall and they will become moist softe and very white Take also Sope and purge it wel than take of the roote of Iris and dry it in an ouen and make pouder of it the whiche you shall mixe with the Sope well purged and so washe your handes withal and they wil be softe and white Take also Sope well purged and take the Ashes of a 〈◊〉 and mixe them well togither vntill they be well incorporated the one with the other and washe your handes with it in the morning and thei wil be moist softe white as snowe which thing is experimented To make an odoriferous and sweete smelling grese that kepeth the lippes and handes from thinkes and chappes and kepeth them moist and softe TAke a pounde that is to saie twelue vnces of Calues grease or the Deere suet that is yong and the suet fresh Than take sixe vnces of Maioram and stampe them all well togither and make thereof little halles and sprinkle them with a little good White or Claret wine that hath a good odour Than put them in some vessell and couer them well that the good odour of the Maioram go not out and so set them in the shadow the space of fower and twenty houres somwhat more or lesse than put them in water and seeth theÌ„ leisurely and than draine it againe Take also nine vnces of Maioram and stampe it with the same grease and make litle balles of it which you shall sprinkle ouer with Wine and put it in another vessell cleane the which you shal also set it in the shadowe the space of xxiiij houres and than put water to it againe and seeth it and straine it And do so fower or fiue times adding to it alwaies nine vnces of Maioram and sprinklinge it with good Wine you maie also put to it a little muske or ciuette thus doyng you shall haue a very excellent thing to keepe the lippes and handes from chappes or chinckes and from all great colde For to make a sweete Suet called in Frenche and Italian Pommade in latin Pomatum TAke a pounde of Deeres suet or if you can not get of that the grease of a kidde three vnces of barrous greasâ— and â—â— vnces of the marowe of a bucke and purge it cleane of all filthe and take out the little skinnes veines and griâ—eâ—â— that are 〈◊〉 then washe it with good white Wine so often vntill the wine remaine cleere and the grease white than straine out al the Wine and let it ronne abrode vpon a table This don take eight Appian apples or as many Pepins and pare them well bothe with out and within and stampe them Than take halfe an vnce of Cloues two drammes of Nutmegges sixe graines of spike of india and foure pound of Rose water and mingle all togither with the grease and set it to seeth in a couered pot with a slowe fire and let it seeth vntill the Rose water be almost consumed Then straine it and put it into another vessell washed three or foure times with Rose water then adde to it foure vnces of white waxe well purified and purged and sixe vnces of sweete Almondes Then sette it on the fire againe â—â—ely vntil it be molten and then take it from the fire and straine it and put it into another vessell washed â—ith Rose water Finally after it is congeled and â—axen harde take asmuche muske as you will with 〈◊〉 Rose water and other odoriferous waters and mingle them togither with a pesâ—ell of woode and and keepe it in a vessell of Glasse and set it in the shadowe toward the Northe and if you put to it a little â—â—orax liquida it wil be as good for the skurfe or skabbe as to keepe the handes faire To make that flies shall not tourment or trouble Horses in Somer TAke the leaues of Gourdes and stampe them and so rubbe the Horses with it euery morning and at nighe whan it is hote or els take leese of wine and rubbe them with it and the flies shall not tourment â—â—r â—oxe them no more than in the middes of winter To keepe Figges greene all the yeare YOu muste gather them whan they are ripe in the faire wether and at none daies to the inteÌ„t that they maie be drie from all dewe and putte them in a faire vessell of stone or earth the mater or substance whereof must be very fine and that the figges touche not one another then couer them diligeÌ„tly that they haue no maner of ayer and put them so in wine and they will be greene as long as the wine is good whiche thing hath bene proued For to make that Pommegranates shal not open TAke three great flint stones whiche are in the botom of riuers vncouer the earth from the roote of the tree and laie the stones vpon the roote and couer it with the earth againe as it was before Also if you plant nighe vnto the tree Squilla the Pomgranates will not open For to keepe wine sweete all the yeare TAke a vessel wel pitched within and without and put the wine into it before it boile in the fat and stoppe the saide vessell well that it take no ayer and then laie it in a riuer as deepe as you can that the vessel maie be couered with water and let it remaine so a moneth without remouing it then take it out and set it where you wil. Thus doynge the Wine shall be sweete and good all the yeare and thicke like must For wine that will not keepe longe TAke two or three egges and if it be claret wine take onely the yelke of it if it be white wine take onely the white of an Egge and take thre vnces of flint stone of a riuer that runneth swift and make it into pouder and two vnces of Salt made into very small pouder and mingle all togither Then put the Wine into another clene vessell that hath no oâ—our or sauour this done cast into it all this composition and mengle it with the wine fiue or sixe times a daie during the space of three or fower daies But note
Cankers or other swellinges TAke Barley and Bran and seeth them vntill they be like vnto a plaister very thicke and laie it vpon the sore and it shall help muche To make wemens milke encrease TAke Fenell seede and seeth it in barley water and giue the woman drinke of it and her milke shall encrease abondantly Also the broth or water that Ciche peason be sodden in is verie good for the like thing To know whether there be any water in the wine or no. TAke rawe Peares and pare theim and make them cleane and cut them in the middes or els take Mulberies and cast them into the wine and if they swimme vpon the wine it is pure cleane without water but if they sinke to the bottom theris water mixte with wine To make Vinaigre MEn make Vinaigre putting the wine in some vessell wherin Vinaigre hath ben before and setting it in the sunne or by the fire or putting into it newe and cleane tiles or brickes heate or made hote in the fire To make drie Vinaigre whiche maie be caried wher a man will TAke wilde Cherries whan they begin to waxe ripe but the fruite of the tree called Cornus in latine is better and Mulberies or Blackberies whan they be redde or the great greene Grape the wilde Acorne before it be ripe and stampe all this â—ogither then take the best Vinaigre you can gette and incorporate all the said thinges togither and make of the past little loues whiche you shal drie in the sunne and whan you will make Vinaigre stiepe of the saide past in wine and it will be good Vinaigre Another composition for the same TAke greene Grapes stampe them putting to theÌ„ some vinaigre a make paste or dowe therof whereof you shall make little loues and drie them in the sunne And whan you will make Vinaiger stiepe these loues in as moche wine as you shall see will suffise and you shall haue strong vinaigre To make Rose Vinaigre very sweete and odoriferous TAke good white Vinaigre and put into it fresh and newe redde Roses or els drie keping al togither in a vessell well leaded within the space of fourty daies than take out the roses and but them into another vessell and keepe them in a colde place To make Vinaigre of Graine TAke an vnce of poudre of Graine wherewith menne die fine clothe and put it into a sufficient quantite of Vinaigre and keepe it in the sunne certaine daies in a vessell leaded and well couered than keepe also togither without separating the Vinaigre from the Graine and it will be the excellentest vinaigre of al bicause the graine is very sweete of sauour and odoriferous hartie and hote and for this cause it tempereth and moderateth the great colde of the Vinaigre A preseruatiue in time of Pestilence or plage and against all Venâ—m or poison and biting of a madde Dogge IF you eate before your meales a Walnutte or two two drie Figges and some leaues of Gardine Rue with a corne of salt it will be a good preseruatiue in the â—ime of a plage and againste all poison that a man eateth it And the same beyng stamped and laied to the biting of a madde dogge it healeth it so do Nutmegges also worke the like effect Against stinking vermine called Pinneses YOu must anoint well the place wher you doubt this vermine will breede with oile oliue mixte with the iuice of wormewoode and there will breede none To purge Coler and Fleame TAke some little nosegaies of Colewortes and put them in seething water and leaue them in it after it hath begon to boile while a man wil goe fiue or sixe pâ—se then take them out of the water and stampe them and take the iuice of thi and straine it thorow a linen clothe and kepe it in an earthen vessell the space of a night in the aire abrode then put to it some cornes of Salt and a littel Commine cut small or minsed Nowe he that will purge him selfe and take this medecine muste goe to bedde supperlesse and washe well his legges handes and armes with hote water and drinke the saide iuice so made in the morning and walke vpon it three or foure houres and whan he hath lust to vomite lette him vomite and he shall caste vp so muche Coler and Flegme that it shalbe a meruelous thing to se And besides this this iuice will purge also his head A remedie to keepe flies from fleshe IF you laie an Onion vpon the fleshe there will neuer flie come neere the fleshe as farre as the sauour of the onion extendeth To keepe Flesh all the somer without corrupting COuer the Fleshe in Meale Flower or Bran and it shall not marre in a longe time The like shalbe done if you cast vpon the fleshe Coriander seede beaten and mingled with Vinaigre To knowe if a Melon be good MEn saie comonly that a Melon is good whan the taile is bitter and the head of him harde and is very heuie To kill and destroie Flees TAke Penniriall whan it is in blossome and burne it where the flees be and the smell of that will kil and destroie them To ripe a botch impostume felon or cattes heare or any swelling sore TAke Hogges suet or grease or els Larde and laie it vpon the sore or Botche and it will ripe incontinent Also be that hath many life or nittes in his hedde anointing and rubbing it well with the said suet or lard they will die Also the oile of Laurell or baies will do the like An excellent washing for the teeth TAke the floures of PoÌ„megranades and seeth them in Wine and take of this wine in your mouth for it hath the vertue of restraining fastening the gommes swollen and to make the fleshe fine To make abaite for riuer fishe TAke the blood and the fleshe of a calfe and minse it togither and put it in a vessell and let it remaine so the space of ten daies and then occupie it A remedie that no kinde of herbes shal be hurt or corrupted by flees or lise WIth the Herbes that you will sowe you must sowe also roket or els washe the seedes of the Herbes that you will sowe in the iuice of Singreene and whan the herbes be come by they shal neuer be hurt nor corrupted by lise nor flees To driue awaie the stinking Vermin called Puneses If you steepe Rue in water and sprinkle your house or place where this vermine is you shall driue them all awaie Also yf you laie in your bedde steede a brauÌ„che of hempe you shall not be molested with Pinaises Also rubbing your bedde steede with liquid or softe pitch whiche some thinke to be tarre and the iuice of wilde Cowcombers and the Pinneses that be there will die Likewise if you rubbe your bedstead with Squilla stamped with Vinaigre or with the leaues of a Cedar tree sodden in oile you shal neuer feele Pinnese The like shalbe don
thing is that he be made to vomite in giuing him drinke oile oliue and lie made of the Ashes of the shrubbes of vines or of the braÌ„ches of a wilde peare tree with salt and vinaigre tempred with water Hennes Egges also be good beyng drunke with Vinaigre tempered with water And these remedies be good for any man that hath drunke Plaster or eaten any thinge that choketh or him to whome some manne hath giuen menstruall blood to drinke as wicked wemen some time doe To be assured and safe from all Sorcerie and Enchantement TAke Squilla and tie it vpon the principall gate or doore of your house and you shall assure all the inhabitantes in it from all sorcerie and enchantmentes Also this Squilla assureth and kepeth al plantes and trees that are about the house where it is planted or set from all noisomnesse and infection of the ayer Against lightning and tempest IN the place where there is tied the skinne of a beast called in latine Hyena or of a Cocodrille or of a Hyppopotame or of a sea Calfe or seale the lightening tempest and thonder will neuer fall there nor likewise vpon a haye tree nor figge tree To keepe that fruites shall not fall before they be ripe IF you tie wilde Figges vpon the trees in your Garden from the whiche your fruite falleth it shall not onely not fall doune but also these figges will keepe them safe To keepe that wesels and other like beastes shall not eate nor destroy Poultrie RUbbe your Pultrie with the iuice of Rue or herbe grace and the Wesels shall do them no hurt also if they eate the Lunges or lightes of a Foxe the Foxes will not eate them To make Flaxe as softe as Silke TAke what quantite of Flaxe you will that is good and faire kembe it as ready to be sponne Then take freshe and recent Calues dunge as muche as will suffise to paste ouer the saide flaxe and lette it be well washed after it hath remained fiue or sixe houres so soked and couered with the dunge and it will be as softe as silke maie be sponne as fine as a man will To heale the paine of the Head TAke Maioram and presse out the iuice of it and let the pacient take of it into his Nose To heale lippes that be clefte and full of chinkes by meanes of colde or winde TAke gomme Arabike and Dragant asmuch of the one as of the other and make pouder of it and incorporate it with Oile of Violettes and anoint your lippes therwith To heale handes that be full of Chappes by colde or winde TAke mastike frankences newe waxe and oile of roses make of all this an vnguent or ointmeÌ„t and anoint the chappes or chinkes of your handes and they will immediatly be hole To grinde Golde and Siluer TAke the cutting or paringe of beaten Golde the value of halfe a croune than take some gomme Arabick asmuche as two beanes and stiepe it in so little water that it skant becouered ouer and leaue it so a night than braie it a little vpon a marble stone and put to it the Golde by litlle and little and incorporate it well with the gomme Then braie it slightly the space of two houres in gathering it vp vnder the stone that grindeth it for in spreading it abrode much of it is lost and with a pensill weate the Golde rounde about for seare lesse it should drie for you should lose it bicause of the gomme that maketh it to drie vp Then you shall take half an vnce of salt peter whiche you shall put in a little câ—fer or casket of yron and put to it so muche water that it maie be scant couered and boile it on the fire skimming it well then straine it with a double linen cloth and thicke and let it coole and it will congele and be white Then braie it with the Golde the space of an houre and a halfe and than it is grounde This don take it vp with a fine pensill and putte it in a cuppe or goblet of glasse and resolue all into water Than must you haue ready three or foure cuppes of Glasse for to empty the water in from hand to hand then put the water vpon the Golde and with the ende of your finger washe it well with the Gomme and salt peter and you shall empty the water from hand to hand into the cuppes of glasse Also you muste haue ready some shelles cleane and drie for to put it in and the Golde beyng well washed in the cuppe or goblet let there be a little water in it and sturre the Golde with a pinne and you shall empty by little and little in the dishe all that quantite whiche you thinke you will cut of and make thereof suche measure that you maie haue your money againe And you must knowe that there is alwaies half in half gotten vpon it And in emptiyng it mixe it well togither to the ende that the course maie goe to the bottom and mingle it not with the fine for you should do hurte vnto your worke and your selfe wronge but keepe it for you maie grinde it ones againe and whan it is in the dishe you shall holde it ouer a flambing cole not letting it rest still but remouing it faire and softly and it will waxe drie seeme fayrer to the eye And thaÌ„ kepe it from all filth dust To make faire Verdegrise after the newe facion TAke strong Vinaigre and viij vnces of the siling or skales of Copper well made cleane from all dust foure vnces of Baye salt two vnces of it and than facion what bede stones you will make the hole of them little and lette them drie well in the sunne and if you bake them in an ouen they wil dure longer and will be stronger Than giue them a light colour with hole armenick the white of an egge laie siluer foile very fine vpon them but weate it first with water and then polish theÌ„ with a dogges tooth and make them glister and shine Then take the shearinges or paringes of parchement that be white and not colored or painted and washe them with luke warme water and boile them in a newe potte vntill they be well sodden and somewhat ingrossed waxen to a substance or body then straine them finely and whan you will occupie them about your worke lette them be luke warme Than take your Perle and put it vpon the ende of a needle or some other fine or smal yron to the intent the hole be not stopt and so plonge it into the said parchemeÌ„t glue take it out quickly againe and turne it round that the glue maie not rest in one place of it but that it maie be of like thicknesse rounde about the Perle and if it appeare not thicke inough vnto you dippe it in againe and it will shewe better that is to faie the whitnesse will shine vnder the glue will make a certaine
pouder a pottle of strong lie put al this into a pot and put to it the saide pouders and boile it so long vnâ—ill it waxe thicke or els deepe a Duckes fether into it and if it pill or fall of than it is sodden and mixe it oftentimes and in seething it will waxe into a body or masse then keepe it in a potte leaded within and whan you will spreade it abrode handsomely and laie it with measure vpon the place wher you will the heare shall fall of But anoint firste the place with oile of sweete Almondes then laie vpon it the saide composition and you shal not feele the heate at all or els very little But if in cace you haâ—e a fine or tender skin that causeth you to feele the hâ—ate that you can not suffer it but if you can endure it it will the soner worke his effect Otherwise take two vnces of rose water an vnce of Plantaine water halfe an vnce of fine sugar and put them togither and weate your face with it and incontinent the heate wil cease And you maie make this medecine euery second daie vntill you haue your intent and purpose And if you feare to do that whiche hath bene experimented make these others that is to saie take salt Armoniack and the gall of a he Goate and braie them togither and anoint the place froÌ„ whence you will take the heares and thei will fall awaie You shall take also the iuice or sucke of the roote of Celidonia and a little orpiment the iuice of Iuie and Antes or Emettes egges with a little Vinaigre and incorporate all togither and anoint the place with it and tho heares will fal away if it greeue you weate it with the aforesaid water and you shal a laie the heate of it To make hore beares blacke TAke fiue flagons full of raine water and seeth it with strong Ashes put into it some Litarge of Gold the quantite of sixe vnces with a handfull of a blacke figge tree leaues and as much of sage and let it seeth vntil it be diminished of a quarter and than it is done and made washe your heade with this composition twise a weeke and whan your head is drie againe take the iuice of sage and put into it an vnce of tartre or leese of redde wine and half an vnce of the litarge of gold and haue ready a combe of leade whiche you shall anoint with the saide iuice and so kembe your head and your bearde well with it and they will become incontinent blacke vsing the saide combe with the said iuice and pouder whiche thinge hath ben proued For the like effect you shall take oile of tartre and heate it whan you haue washed your head and dried it againe you shall anoint your combe with the saide oile and so kembe your heade in the Sunne a good while or els anoint your selfe with a sponge for to make your heares black and do it twise or thrise a day in a weke you shall haue your heares as blacke as euer they were and the like maie you do to your beard and if you will haue it sauour swetely vse at the ende some oile of Bengewine for to anoint the coÌ„be withal for it helpeth likewise to the blacking of the heares and is of good sauour This is an excellent secret For the like also take white Hony and distill it in a Limbeck of glasse with a sharpe fire and keepe that licour that commeth of it and washe your head with it and what it is drie againe anoint your self with it the heare will be blacke Take also good Saffran incorporate it well with yolkes of Egges â—osted and a little Honny and you shall make of it as it were a maner of ointment with the which you shal anoint your head or berd morning and euening and continuyng so a moneth at the least in washing your selfe often the heares will â—â— of the colour of Gold but first anoint the koÌ„be with oile of bitter Almondes and do that while ye are in the sunne and the heares will be bright and faire as Gold Take also the roote of succorie and seeth it with lie and in continuyng of it it will make your heares white and drie your selfe in the Sunne and washe your selfe twise a weeke and boile also in the lie some commune lickerous and whan your heare is drie againe parfume theim with quicke brimstone and they will become of the colour of Gold To make also hore heares blacke take black Sope and quicke lime and some litarge of Golde and make thereof as it were an ointment and rubbe your heares with it and continue so a while according as you shall see neede and whan they be become blacke leaue theim so and if they returne to be white againe doe as before Also for to make them Redde beyng hore and white take three handfuls of Walnutte leaues and a handfull of the pilles of Pomegranades and distill them in a limbeck of glasse then washe onely your white heares and not your face for you should than make it blacke and doyng thus the space of fiuetene daies it will continue a moneth and you shall haue your heare Redde Take also grounde wormes burned and make thereof pouder also the leaues of a blacke Figge tree and make thereof a fine pouder and temper it with oile of almondes and they will be Blacke Now to make them growe a pase and quickly take a certaine quaÌ„tite of Hennes egges and seeth them whole in water than take out the yelkes and frie theÌ„ in a friyng pan without any other thing vntill there come furthe of theim some humidite and moisture then take them of and putte them in a little bagge and presse them in a presse and get out all the substance that maye come out of them then burne an oxe horne and make thereof pouder and incorporate it with the said licour and put to it also goates turdes â—urned and so anoint the â—are place with the saide coÌ„position diuers times and the heares will growe incontinent after To make white heare in the shadowe without the sunne and shall become white and shining like siluer TAke of the roote of the greater centory three vnces with two vnces of gomme Arabick and asmuche of Dragant and Alome a pound of Venitien Sope a pound of Alumen fecis albae and haue ready first xxv pounde of riuer water and put into it of this roote of Centorie cut with a fewe of his leaues whiche you shall boile vntill the water diminishe of the thirde parte then lette it stand in the sunne the space of fiuetene daies and boile in it all the saide thinges and than it is called of the Frenche menne and Italians Blonde a la venitiane And in the morning whan you please wash your heare wel with it and wrappe or binde theim vp in a Naptkin or kerchief and whan nighte cometh you shall washe theim
cleane and stampe them and get out asmuche iuice of them as you can and put a little inck into it vntill it be black or els a little Saffran in pouder without inck and write with the same iuice great letters or other and lette them drie then go ouer them againe ones more for to make theÌ„ of the greatnes that you will haue them this done let it drie and whan you will-laie the Golde vpon theim heate it againe with your breath and so laie it on but the Golde muste be in leaues Then couer the letter lightly with cotton and rubbing them a little you shal take of all that cleaueth not vpoÌ„ the letters And thus doyng your worke will remaine of Golde and embossed whiche wilbe a very faire thing to see To make a deuise or armes or other thinges vpon a violett or a rose TAke salte Armoniac and braie it in a morter with vinaigre and a little Sugre candy and keepe it in a boxe then take the rose or Violet or gelly floure and dresse the little leaues fastened togither with red waxe in suche wise that they maie be equall Then with a pensill very fine make what deuise or armes you will let it drie an houre or more and than laie gold or siluer vpon it in foile and presse it doune a little with cotton so that whiche cleaueth not on will goe awaie and your worke shall remaine faire Sope to get out all spottes of cloth TAke a pound of Alome and burne it sixe vnces of pouder of Ireos and lette all be well beaten in pouder togither Then take two pounde and a half of white sope and half an oxe gall and the white of an Egge or two and incorporate them well togither Then take the Alome and the pouder of Ireos and incorporate them all togither and putte into theim a little Salnitrum or salt peter This done put into it asmuche of the said incorporated Sope as will make it haue a substance or bodie to the intent that ye may facion and make rounde balles in a good ferme and fast paste or dowe and so drie theim in the shadow and not in the sunne bicause the sunne is contrary to it And if you make them for to sell make them by measure and by weight and whan you wil take out your spot weate arâ—â—e the clothe vp and doune then rubbe it well with the sope and cloth against cloth This don you shall washe it with colde water vntill the water were cleere and if you think it be not out al togither lette the clothe drie and do ones againe as you did before and the spottes will go out Another like secret TAke a pounde of white Sope of Venise the yelkes of sixe Egges and halfe a sponefull of beaten Salt and asmuche iuice of Beetes as will suffise to incorporate the saide Sope and make thereof a cleauing past whereof you shall forme and make your balles and let them drie in the shadowe and whan they be drie weate your clothe vp and doune with cleere water and then rubbe it with sope and washe it as is a fore declared and the spottes will goe awaie Another like TAke a pounde of white Sope cutte very small the Gall of an Oxe or he Goate Alumen catinum of eche of them an vnce the yelkes of two Egges and a fewe ashes very fine and incorporate well al togither with the sope in a morter and so make thereof paste whereof you shall make balles and doe as before is said Another meane TAke the Gall of an olde Oxe and a pounde of Fenigreke made in pouder a pounde and a half of white sope three flagoÌ„s of strong lie put al togither and seeth it on a slowe fire vntill it diminishe of the halfe Then washe what spotte you will with it refreshing it diuers times with colde water and it will take it awaie Another meanes for spottes of fatte or Oile TAke a pounde of rocke Alome and as muche freshe vnsleck lime sixe vnces of Alumen fecis three pounde of white Sope cutte small foure pound of cleere water and let it boile a certaine space in some vessell that is not fatty and than straine it and whan you will occupie of it let it be luke warme and weate the spottes with the saide water on bothe sides of the cloth and the cloth togither then washe it with cleere water and the spottes will be gon then washe it againe with a little Sope and freshe water and at the second or third time they will without all peraduenture go out Also for spottes you maie take two pintes of renning water the Gall of an oxe four vnces of Alom De fece burnt and three vnces of Alumen fecis broiled and two scruples of Camfer and put all togither and seeth it vntill half be diminished Then straine it and washe what spottes you will with it and within twise or thrise washing they will go out To take spottes out of Skarlate or Veluet without burting the colour TAke the herbe called Lauaria of the Apoticaries Condisi and get out the iuice of it and laie it vpon the spot the space of two or three houres theÌ„ washe it well with warme water and if you thinke the spot not well taken awaie do it ones more and if the clothe be not died in graine put to it a little sope with another little quantite of the saide iuice and incorporate it well and so washe the spot with it and it will go out To take spottes out of white silke or Veluet in griene or Crimsen Veluet TAke stronge Aqua vite of three stillinges and weate the spot with it vp and doune then take the white of a newe laide Egge and spreade it vpon the spot and so set it in the sunne to drie This done wash it trimly with freshe and cleere water and so wring well the spotte betweeâ—e your handes and it will go out and do this twise at the lest for the colour will not perishe nor decaie Also for a cloth in graine take Alome water and washe well the spotte with it rubbing it harde clothe againste clothe this dooen washe it againe with clere water and in twise doing it it will goe out Also for the like effecte take roche Alome Tartre of tonnes and white Sope of eche of them three vnces and make theim into very fine pouder this doen take twoo Oxe galles and an yearthen pot that is not in any wise fattie or greasie and putte into it haÌ„dsomely at your discrecion and so sette it on the fire and when it beginneth to seeth cast in by and by the oxe gall and the pouder and let it so boile vntill it be diminished of the third or fourth part Then washe the spot with this water three or foure times and at euery time drie the cloth And finally renewe it with freshe water and you shall see the effect To take out a spot of inke or wine of a wollen or linen
clothe TAke the iuice of Limons Orenges or citrons and wete the spot with it diuers times letting it drie at euery time this done washe it with hote water and it will go out Vse also white Sope with white Vinaigre and the spot of inck will easely goe out To restore the colour to a cloth that hath lost it in taking out a spotte TAke a pound of Tartre of white wine and calcine it in a fornaise of bricke vntil it be white and take an vnce of it than take a pint of stroÌ„g Vinaigre and cleere and put the said pouder into it so set it on the fire And whan it beginneth to boile take it by and by of and it is made Then weate by little and little the place that hath losâ—e his colour â—â—ners times and the colour will come againe A water to take all maner of spottes out of cloâ—â—â— of any colour TAke two olde oxe galles and two scrupules of rocke Alome and asmuche of Alumen fecis foure vnces of Tartre of white wine one scruple of Camfire and stampe all togither very smal This don take two flagons of cleere water and put al togither and so seeth it with a slowe fire vntil it make no more froth or skim Then putte into it three vnces of Aqua vite of three distillinges and so keepe it in some vessel of glasse vntill you will occupie it And if the spotte be in skarlate take a corner of the same cloth and weate it in the said water and rubbe well twise or thrise the spotte and than washe it againe with cleere water and it will goe out The like maie you doe in al sortes of colored clothe in taking a little of the like colored clothe or other that is nighe vnto the colour weating it and rubbing as is afore saide and it shalbe done To driue awaie Flies Spiders Scorpions and other Vermine from your house TAke what quantite of Lapwinkes feathers you will and burnâ— them in your Chamber and whan suche Vermine shall smell this sauour they will not abide Against Gnattes whiche stinge men in the night TAke Comine and chewe it well and anoint your handes your face and al your body if it be possible with y e iuice that shalbe in your moâ—th and the flie feeling this sauour whiche is troublesome vnto him will not molest you at all And if you will driue them out of your house and that thei comme not into your chamber take Commine and make therof pouder very fine the whiche you shall incorporate with good white wine and take a burgeon of a vine or other branche hauing greene leaues vpon it and steepe it in the saide wine and so sprinkle your windowes and doores of your chamber or the place wher you will not haue them come in And also sprinkle of it a long vpon the walles for in smelling this sauour they can not abide If you will also driue awaie flies take Santonicum or Lauander cotton and the leaues of Eldern trees with some Comine and seeth it with water and sprinkle your house with it or your chambre and they shall not trouble you for the sauour of the water is very contrary vnto theim but beware you laie no baite for them to giue them occasion to enter in boldely for afterward thei will not greatly care for the sauour of it A very excellent Secret for to take out spottes or hard fleshe gotten by labour TAke salte peter Blewe vitrioll and Verdegrise of eche of them two vnces two vnces of Alumen Sucharinum and halfe an vnce of vnsleckt Lime and lette all be made into pouder then distill it in a limbeck of Glasse True it is that the firste water is not verie good but the seconde will bee excellent good to washe theim withall often times and they will drie vp by lâ—ttle and little so that you shall not perceiue it You maie take also some pouder of Euphorbium or Euphorbius tempered with lie and oile of Tartre and incorporate it well and so soke the spottes or harde fleshe with it and cutte it as neere as you can and laiyng this medicine vpon it you shalbe hole Take also the water that falleth from the vignes after they bee cutte and washe the Wartes oftentimes with it and they will were awaie leauing the skinne cleane with out any blacke spottes You maie make also pouder of Cantharides and incorporate it with Rosen Pitche and make therof a plaister whiche you shall laie vpon your Wartes and hard fleshe and you shall kill their roote so that thei wil drie vp of themselues and will go awaie without any paine Take also glasse heaten small and washe it and take the finest of it and mixt it with a little womans milke and some leuaine of wheate and make thereof a plaister first cutting the wart or hard fleshe paring of the head of the warte and so laie it vpon it at night and in oftentimes vsing this they will go awaie To take oile or grease out of a cloth of what colour so euer it be without any droppe of water TAke some sheepes feete and make them verie cleane then seeth them and eate theim keepe the right bones the which you shall burne and make therof a cleane and fine pouder This don heate the said pouder and laie it vpon the spot and let it remaine in the sunne and whan you see that the pouder beginneth to waxe black take it by and by of and put other freshe vpon it and doe this so often that you see the pouder no more blacke and than the spotte wil be gone and the colour of the cloth not perished Balles of Sope for Barbers of diuers sortes and sauours FIrste you muste note that the Sope is purged and purified two maner of waies The first is the venitian Sope beyng3 cut small muste be put in a pot that is not fatty nor hauing any euill sauour and put into it some rose water or other sweete waters or els in this maner folowing Take well water and put into it cheuers of cipers and seeth it a good while than straine it it wil be very odoriferous and sweete or els putte in the floures of mirtle tree of Orenge tree Cedar tree Spicke Lauander Agnus castus Sticados beyond sea Violettes Sage and suche other odoriferous floures or herbes as Cedâ—â— Baie our ladies glooues Minte Maioram Time and other sweete herbes and make of all this a composition so make a sweete water of diuers sauours and so seeth it a little This done take of the sope that swimmeth aboue with a Spoone and laie it vpon a newe Tile and it wil incontinent be drie and shal remaine neate and cleane bicause the water hath taken awaie al the filth and vnctuosite of the sope and therfore will be faire and white without any euil sauour hauing augmented the good smell of it And this maie you keepe against you haue neede of it And this is
will make them black you shal make the water with gall and vitrioll as menne doe make incke and if you doe water the earth with it as you doe the other the white floure will growe black but leaue it not abrode in the night time for feare of the dewe True it is that all the whole floure will not be of that colour but partly so that it will take parte of twoo colours If you will make them of three colours water them in the morning with one colour on one side and at night with the same colour on the other side then in the morning on one side with another colour and at night with the same colour on the other side so that it be watred in the morning and euening with two maner of colours in changing the sides for there as you haue watred in the morninge with one colour put nothing at night but on the other side and in doyng thus you shall haue your floure of three colours and of this plante you maie make as many as you will for this hath bene proued To make trees of all sortes to growe whiche shall bring furthe fruite farre greatter then comonly they doe TAke the halfe of a plate of yron that is olde and rustie and specially thinne for if it were thick you could do no good with it and trimme the said iron plate after the maner of a cornet and weate it within with brine to the intent it maie soone rust and let it haue a little hole on the pointed side This done put into it your seede or kernell that you wil set be it Peche Apple Pere Plumme or other fruite and laie them all with the yong spring turned toward the point of the cornet Then put to his bottome made of the same plate of iron and let it be well closed and sodred without and within so that it maie haue no aier but at the side of the point wher by you shall water and sprinkle it with brine And so plant it in the grounde the point vpward in the moneth of September or Octobre to the intent that the grounde maye rott the cornet for whan the seedes or kernels so enclosed in do feele the moisture and be swollen inough thei begin to cast out the yong springes and the roote and wreeth and turne somuche a boyt the said plate of iron that they perce it thorow vnderneth bicause that the rootes are sharpe pointed and harde and turne so muche about that with the helpe of the earth whiche rotteth the iron thei make little holes and so enlarge theÌ„ selues by little and little the buddes or springes turne also and taketh the sauour of this brine and colour of the yron and whan the saide spring or budde will come furth it is by force and so they come all out at one time and waxe great incomming out cleaue faste and ioyne all togither so that all thei make but one plant and growe great meruelously whiche will be faire to see To soften and mollifie Oliues with lie in lesse then eight houres TAke greene Oliues and lately gathered and that thei be not brused in any wise bicause thaÌ„ they will perish shortly after and will not continue aboue eight or ten daies but the soâ—ter you put them in the lie the better they will bee in fast and sauour and the softer also Wherfore do it quickly and make the lie out of hand And for to make a bushell of it take a bushell of the ashes of Oke very strong and the third parte of a bushell of freshe vnsleckt lime and incorporate them bothe well togither sprinkling it with a little fresh water so that there may rise no dust of the ashes or lime and that it be well closed together and be hote and chafed the space of two houres This done putte it into some vessell of earth or woode that hath a hole vnderneth and sturre it as muche as you maie Then caste vpon it three or foure pailes full of hote water and lette it droppe out by little and little and whan you haue gotte out of it about twoo pailes full you shal cast vpon it two other pailes full of colde water And so vse the matter that you maie haue two pailes full of the saide lie and so putte your Oliues into it and leaue them in it vntill you see that they go to the bottome where you shall proue them after this maner Take one of them and breake him with your Teeth and if you see that he come from the kernell and that he bee somewhat yellow Then take theim by and by out of the water and putte them into fresh water and chaunge it three or foure times one after another and straight waie pille them and take them out of one water to putte them in another and leaue theim not vncouered with water bicause then they will be soone blacke and lose the faire colour that giueth them so goodly a shewe beside the good sauour that thei haue whiche seemeth a thing almost against nature to see an Oliue with the leafe to be of the same colour that it was vpon the tree Leaue them in freshe water three or foure daies changing the water twise a daie and if you change it foure or fiue times in the daie they wil bee softe and sweete in two daies and you maie eate of them with Salt and Vinaigre and after you haue made the brine and is colde put them into it and within two daies you maie eate of them for they wil be good But note that if the Oliue haue tutched no water it will haue alwaies a tendre skin and wilbe softe to eate but if it haue tutched the water it must be stieped the more and would neuer be so delicate to eate bicause he would haue the rine tough and harde although it be faire and greene You maie also dresse them another maie take theim drie and that they haue tutched no water and stiepe them in brine the space of a moneth then change them into another kewe brine the space of fiueten or tweÌ„tie daies then make vnto them a thirde brine good and strong and they wilbe softe but of this men vse not To make a water that will die or colour althinges be it bone or woode TAke strong white Vinaigre and put it into a vessell of Glasse and put into it of the filing of Copper with some blewe vitrioll rock Alom and Verdegrise and leaue it seauen daies in infusion then boile it in some vessell and boile what thing you will in it as wood or bone and it shall take what colour you willâ— But note that in steade of Verdegrise you maie putte in what colour you will that is to saie redde yellowe or other with a little rocke Alome A water to make Teeth white TAke a pounde of comon Salte eight vnces of rocke Alome halfe an vnce of salt peter And all this beyng made into a fine pouder with a haÌ„dfull
Sandrac as you shall that it is sodden This don pluck backe the pot by and by from the fire and let it stande where any flaÌ„be is bicause it draweth vnto it self the heate so the fire wold burne it all theÌ„ empty it out haÌ„dsomely before it be cold into a coople of little bagges pointed at the ende one within another like Ipocras bagges And the mater that is not molten will remaine in the bagges whiche wil be more then the halfe and that will no more bee any thing worth for that purpose and by this meanes you shall haue made your vernishe for to gilte with all whiche will keepe very well and long and the older it is the better operation it hath keepe it therefore well from all maner of duste and lette it not droppe or runne out And note that the Aloe is it that giueth the yellow colour to it and maketh it looke like Gold and the other thinges make it thicke And if you will make it exceding firme and fast whan the oile is soddeÌ„ beyng put in by measure you shall take out of it as much as you thinke good then go foreward in your worke and whan it is sodden there will not be of it aboue three or foure pound and that is the leste you can make at a time and yet neuertheles those that medle with the making of it make xl or lx pound at a time and kepe it for their necessitie And if you wil laie it vpon glasse or tinne either the matter must be hote or els the glas or tinne and it muste be laide abrode vpon it with a pensill and so shal you haue a faire pece of worke An experimented oile against poison TAke three pound of old oile oliue and deuide it into three sondry vessels and to one pound put three handfulles of Hypericon in englishe saint Iohns wort and leaue it in the sunne eight daies theÌ„ boile it in Balneo mariae the space of twelue houres which is made as we wil shewe you afterward This don you shall straine it hard in pouring vpon it some good wine as Maluoisie and after that put also to it three handfuls of the saide herbe and a pound of the said oile and so set it viij daies in the sunne as before in boiling it afterward twelue houres in Balnea mariae and wring and straine it harde again as before wherunto you shal put three handfuls of the seed of the said herbe and a pound of the saide oile This done do as before with straining it in the sunne and in Balneo mariae you shal also after this put into it these drogges following as gentian Crocodilium an herbe after Pliny like the thistle called Camaelion niger Ruellius supposeth it to be that whiche is called comonly Carlina or Cardina Zeduaria Aristolochiarotunda TormeÌ„till white Dittany Sandall of all sortes boile Armenik prepared of eche of them two vnces and putte all the saide thinges in a great glasse the space of ten daies in the sunne Hauing thus done you shal seeth theÌ„ thirtene houres in Balneo mariae straine them afterward very hard then shall you adde to it saffran Aloe Spicinardi Reubarbari electi of eche of them sixe drammes and set them in the sunne again the space of sixe daies boile them a new in Balneo mariae foure twenty houres make the same expression straining that you did before whereunto you shall put an vnce a half of good Mitridatum than it is made and beyng thus made kepe it for your necessite neede for it is a very soueraine thing against poison taken at the mouth hath a secret property against the plage for wormes Mâ—n vse it also in anointing al the poulses the hart that is to saie the left side then couer all his body and lette him alone with the hote linen clothes vntil he fal into a greate sweate And this hath bene proued diuers times Now Balneum mariae is thus made you must set a caudron full of water on the fire in the same water a great glasse suche as men still with all wherin to you must put all your thinges to boile And make your caudron of water so boile that the thinges in the glasse maie also boile and bicause that water in the caudron coÌ„sumeth you must fill it vp again alwaies and lo heere is Balneum mariae For the heate or burning of the vrine TAke the seede of purselane of wilde succory and garden succory of eche of them two drammes the floures of Nenuphar and of Violettes of eche of theim a dramme an vnce of the seede of white Pâ—rpadol two vnces of the seede of Sebestâ—â— half a dramme of Iusquiama alba a dramme of saffran fiue drammes of Lignum dulce ten draÌ„mes of the berrie of a pine apple tree and boile all this in sixe pound of water vntill it be decreased of the third part then straine it and take sixe vnces of this straining with an vnce of Iulep of violettes and drinke it luke warme euery morning at the breake of the daie and you shall see a meruelous effect within foure daies A water of a maruelous and excellent vertue to bring againe the sighte of the eies to him that hath lost it or is diminished by sickenes or any other accident or chaunce TAke three drammes Tutia made in pouder very smal and asmuche Aloe Epaticum in pouder two draÌ„mes of fine sugar sixe vnces of rose water sixe vnces of good white wine rather sweete than other wine but true it is y â— to swete is not coÌ„mendable Mixe al this togither put it in some cleane vessel of glasse beyng wel closed and stopt set it in the sunne a moneth togither continually mixyng stirring togither all the saide thinges at the leste ones a daie to the intent they maie incorporate well togither This don take of the same water put certaine droppes of it vpon your eies morning and euening in continuyng so a certaine space it will cause the sight to come again as clere and as pure as it was before And this was made and ordained by a consultation and counsell assembled of the wisest best phisitions of all Italie to bring the Emperour of Constantinoples sight again the yeare 1438. whan he was at the sinode and concile of Ferrare with pope Eugene the fourth and his sight came againe vnto him as faire as euer it was by the meane of this water To remedy or help bloodshotten eyes comming by any Reume fluxion or suche other like cause TAke the toppes or endes of Wormewood whiche is an herbe well inough knowen and stampe it mixyng it with the white of an egge and rose water make thereof as it were a plaister and spreading it vpon a linen cloth whiche you shall laie vpon the eye where the blood is or els vpon bothe And doe this at night whan you go to bedde and the nexte morning take
¶ The seconde part of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by hym collected out of diuers excellent aucthours and newely translated out of Frenche into Englishe with a generall Table of all the matters conteined in the saied Boke By Willyam Ward ¶ Imprinted at London by Ihon Kyngston for Nicholas Englande Anno domini M.D.lx. The translatour to the Readers IN the edicioÌ„ of the first parte of the worthie secretes of the reuerend Senior Alexis of Piemont it was promised you gentill readers euen of hym self in his Epistle that he would labour in the colleccioÌ„ of others tried and experimented for the vtilitie profite and pleasure of all soche as either delited in theim or would by theim be eased of soche infirmities as thei might casually haue been greeued withall You heard also the cause why he would communicate those secretes with the worlde whiche vndoubtedly sprong of a godlie zeale towarde the common cace of all menne I therefore bicause he hath kept touche performing his promes in collectyng a seconde part could no lesse dooe herein then I did in the firste parte that is to saie no more to spare my labour in translatyng it into our natiue toungue nor hide the commoditie of so excellente thinges from those that haue not the vnderstandyng of the Frenche tongue then I did before And bicause you should not haue onely the hed without the taile that is the biginnyng without the ende you shall haue here no lesse good and profitable matters althoughe not so many then was presented you in the other as by your iudgement in readyng you shall easely perceiue THE Second parte of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by him collected out of diuers and excellent Authors To make whey as clere as well water TAke wheie and heate it on the fier but lette it not boile then sprinkle it with a Sponge weate in strong vinaigre or vergeous or els the iuice or licour of Orenges and so strain it in a piece of clothe made like a little bagge doeyng so diuers times vntill it be clere But note that the bagge must not be made cleaue at euery time but you must powre it alwaies vpon the skomme of it and it will become as clere as Amber To make very good Aqua vite TAke Wine that is not to olde that is to safe of a yeare or somwhat more or lesse and let it be very good hauing a good odour and distille it in a vessel of glasse hauing a long necke about sixe foote long with a very small and slowe fier and take it vp togither whiles it commeth furth fast that is to saye whan one droppe tarrieth not for another and it shalbe very good and pleasant for there shalbe nothing els but onely the parte of the Wine very subtile and fine true it is that it shal not be very hote nor burne so muche as other Aqua vites doe To make Armes or tables of Pictures alwaies bright shining TAke verie stronge Vinaiger and Alome and beate the Alome into pouder and mingle it with the Vinaigre and than rubbe therwith the armes or tables and they will be alwaies bright or els anoint theÌ„ with the marow of a Deere To make blacke Ynk very good TAke a pound and a halfe of raine water with three vnces of the waighttest Galles you can finde bruse them into small peeces and poore them into the said water and let it stande two daies in the sunne Then put to it two vnces of Romaine vitriolle wel colored and beateÌ„ small and mixe all well togither with a sticke of a Figge tree leaue it againe two daies more in the Sunne Finally put to it an vnce of Gomme Arabicke that is eleere and bright and beaten into pouder and an vnce of the pill of Pomegranades and than boile it a little with a slowe fier that doen straine it and kepe it in a vessell of Leade or Glasse and it will be very blacke and perfite good To make Greene Ynke TAke Verdegris elect fayer and make it into past with a little strong Vinagre and distilled water of Grene galle and let it drie and whan you will write with it teÌ„per it with the same water of greene gall putting to it a little gomme Arabike For Oxen that pisse Bloode TAke three vnces of Phasioli that be redde and sixe drammes of Pepper the seede of brome and make thereof â— poulder and giue him drinke of it euery daie with white wine vntill he be hole putting three vnces of the said poulder to two quarteâ— of the said wine and giue it him euerie daie three times To make Oile of Vitriol TAke the Vitriol and make it into Lime than put into Aqua vite and let the water couer it than distille it first with a very small fier augmenting it by little and little vntil al become out Then take out the Aqua vite by Balneum mariae with the water that is skant warme This doen distil againe the Oile and if at the beginning there come any water put the said Oile into some vessell and set it in the Sunne but it were muche better to set two vessels well closed togither one vpon another and the water beyng in the Sunne will come and cleaue vnto the vessell that is vppermost and therfore you shall take awaie the said vessell and set to another and by this meane you shall purge awaie all the said water and the Oile shall remaine not onely pure nete but also more delicat than the comon Oile of Vitriol To make white Teeth TAke Limons and make distilled water of theÌ„ and washe your Teeth with it for it is a soueraine thing or if you will not make the water take the licour of them which is also good for the same purpose but the water is moche better bicause it is finer so that in distilling it lose not his force For the same TAke lees of wine called Tarâ—arum and put it in a vessell of Marble and stop it surely then burie it in the ground and let it remaine there vntill it become water and then take it out and rubbe your teeth with it and thei will waxe very faire Take also the water that falleth at the beginning of the distillacion of salte Peter and Alome and rubbe your teethe therwith If you take also the roote of Mallowes and rub your teeth with it euery daie thei will be bright white and faire without hurting the gommes Or if you take a cruste of wheaten bread and burne it euen to coales and then hauing made it to pouder skower your teeth withall and washe them afterwarde with cleane and faire water either of the Welle or of the Conduite thei will bee white for it is a thing experimented To take awaie spottes from the face TAke twoo vnces of the licour of Limons and twoo vnces of Rose water twoo drammes of siluer sublimed and as moche of Ceruse put al togither and make it like an
also the Figges Snailes and the egges and mingle all these waters togither and put a parte half of the same water and kepe the other halfe and put it into a vessell of glasse and mingle into it all the other thinges and let them bee firste made into pouder and put to also the waxe then set it in the sunne and leaue it there vntill all become like vnto waxe then take it out with a white linen clothe and take fiftene Egges and stille theim in the same water and powre all this coÌ„posicion into the saied water distilled with a pound of rawe Honie and set it again in the Sunne and let it remaine there vntill the water bee dried vp and it will bee parfite good And afterward when you will occupie it take asmoche of it as a Wheate corne and anointe your face with the water that you did sette aparte that is to saie that of the flowers and it will proue a merueilous thing To take out the wrinkles of the face TAke a little of the wood of a white Vine or els a little of Brionie and stampe it with a drie Fig that is faâ—te that is to saie pastie and anointe your face with it and then go walke till you sweate for if you should not sweate the Vine would take of the skin and the Brionie make you blacke To make beare slacke in comming forthe or growing in yong men as well on their beard as in other partes TAke a rasour that is made of copper mixt with Auripigmentum otherwise called Arsnic or Orpine in the melting of it so that it bee incorporated togither and shaue the bearde or heare withall and it shall neuer growe again or if you heate the said rasour of copper in the fire and quenche it in the blod of a Salamander or els in the milke of Sowthistles If also you rubbe the place where you will not that heare shall growe with the bloode of a fishe called a Tony it will done the like Also if you take Beanes and seeth theim in water and washe the place euery daie with that water the heare will not growe or at the least long or thei came forthe To make heare growe in euery place of the body where you will TAke greate greene Lisardes or sea Frogges and cutte of their heddes and their tailes and drie the reste in an Ouen and make pouder of it Then take the yelke of an Egge and make Oile thereof and mengle all togither diligently that is to saie the pouder and the oile and anoint the place with it where you will heare shall growe and thei will come for the shortly To make heares blacke TAke a Combe of Leade and kembe your hedde with it alwaies and the heares will be blacke Take also Crowes egges and make oile of theÌ„ and laie a combe of horne in it and let it remain there till it hath dronke vp all the oile then take it out and kembe your hedde with it and by continuall vsing of it your heare will be blacke To make a water that will make the face redde and glisteryng TAke a pound of Aqua vite of three seethinges an vnce of Brasill that is good ten Cloues orientall and ten graines of Nasturtium otherwise called Cardaâ—â— in English Cresses or toune Kerse and fiue graines of Cubiâ—es and stampe all togither verie small then put it into a vessell of glasse with the Aqua vite and stoppe it sure and boile it a little and then distill it in Balneo Marie or with a verie small fire and it shall be in his perfection To die or colour heere TAke half an vnce of Aqua fortis sixe penie weight of good â—â—luâ—r and sixe vnces of Rose water and washe your hedde with it Take also Litarge and of the ashes of Nettles and mingle them togither and rubbe your heere with it To take awaie the euill sauour of the breath TAke Cheruile Mirre and Cyperus called of the Apoticaries IuÌ„â—us odoratus as moche of one as of the other and make theim into pouder then take Rosen and of all this pilles and drinke theim in your wine To get awaie the heares from the iye browes TAke the galle of a he Gote or of a she Gote but the he Gote is better and dooeth it soner and rub your iye browes and the heare will 〈◊〉 ly fall awaie To die or to colour all kinde of metall or stone into the colour of golde without golde TAke salte Armoniac white Vitrioll stone salt and Verdegris and make all into a verie fine pouder and â—aâ—e of this pouder vpon the metal or stone that you die or colour vntill it hee couered ouer with it then put your stone or metall into the fire and leaue it there a good hoâ—â—â— then take it out and quenche it in vrine or pisse newly made For to make Iron or Steele softe YE shal take the iuyce of Hemlocke and put the yroÌ„ or steele beynge redde hoate into it three or foure tymes and let it remayne in it vntyll it be thorowe colde Take also oile and put into it seuen times some molten Leade and then quenche the yron in it at the ende of foure or fiue times To harden Yron or Steele TAKE the iuice of MelanthiuÌ„ otherwise called Nigella romana or the herbe called Mouse eare and quench your Iron hote therin three or foure times To make Figges ripe quickly LET the Fygges come to theyr parfyte greatnes than pryke theym with a pinne and rubbe thyem wyth a lytle Oyle oliue then bynde theym about wyth Greene Olyue leaues so that they maye be couered round about with them and so let them ripe in what place you will To make Hennes laie Egges all the winter TAKE the toppes of Netles when they beginne to haue seede and drye theym and gyue the Hennes a litle of it with Bren and Hempe seede and they shal laie euery day an Egge To make a Glue or paste that holdeth as fast as a naile TAKE Pixe Greca and Rosen the pouder of burned Brycke whyche is called Ceruse and mengle al togither and heate it when you wil occupie it and whan it is cold it will hold as fast as a naile To take avvaye all maner of spottes TAKe a Tenche and seeth him muche vntill he be dissolued into water almost and wash the spotted clothe therewyth oftentymes Than take Bren and boile it likewise in the same water wash the cloth againe therwith To cause that a womans Brestes waxe not great of swellinge TAKE a Fishe that is called Squatina in Englishe a Soale and cleaue hym in the myddle and laye hym vppon the womans Breastes and they shall not encrease bygger And yf they be greate and bygge they shall aswage and waxe lesse To purge Honnie with out fier TAKE the rawe Honie and put in a veessel of stone well leaded wythin and large and couer it well with a Paper and let it so stande and euery thirde or fourth daye
if you rubbe your bedsteed with fishe glue sodden Also if you sette vnder the bedde a paile full of water the Pinneses will not trouble you at all For to Kill and destroie Flies TAke white Elebore and steepe it in milke or sodden wine than put to it some Auripigmentum otherwise called Arsenick or orpine sprinkle your house with it and you shall destroie all the flies Also the decoction of Eldern cast about the house worketh the like effect Another waie to Kill and destroie Flees WOrmwoode or wild Cowcomber rootes stieped in sea water destroieth flees so doth the water wherein Mâ—lanthium otherwise called Nigella Romana hath ben stieped casting it about your house Also if you boile or seeth the water with Rose cakes or with hempe seeds and casting it about your house it will do the like For one that hath eaten venimous tadstooles or Musheroms THere is no presenter remedy for him that hath eaten venimous Musheroms or Tadstooles than to make him vomite as sone as maie bee possible in giuing him drinke the rootes of the leaues of Rue well stampt and of Organy and Hony and after that the vse of Triacle which shal be very good and Mithridatum with stroÌ„g vinaigre or with Oximellum scylliticum or els with Aqua vite Also to eate raw Garlike helpeth muche in such a cace which the most parte of the peisantes of the countrey doe vsing it in steede of Triacle For to confite Musheroms or tadstooles so well that a man maie eate them without any danger SEyng that Musheroms or Tadstooles are so pleasant in taste that menne can not abstaine from them lette them learne at the lest waye the meane to assure theÌ„selues from the danger that maie ensue doyng as foloweth Firste of all seeth them with wild peares or with the leaues of the tree that beareth the said peares And if you can finde no wild peares you maie do it with garden peares so that they be naturally sower and sharpe and sucke as can not well be eaten but thei must be rosted and you maie take them either drie or greene and they will take awaie all the danger of the venime or poison A remedy against the stinging of waspes or Bees TAke Oxe dung sprinkled ouer with Vinaigre or els take Mallowe leaues so vsed with Vinaigre or in touching the stinging with an yron it is done also with the milke of Figges To make wemen haue a quicke and speedy deliuery of their Children and without paine or at the lâ—ste very little TAke leaues of Dittany and stampe theÌ„ or els make pouder of them and giue the womaÌ„ that laboreth drinke of it with a little water and she shalbe deliuered incontinent and without any great paine or greefe To take of wartes from the handes TAke as many Ciche peason as there be wartes and tutche eche of them with one of the Ciche peason so that euery pease tutch his wart then wrappe vp the saide peason in a little clout and casâ—e them behinde you and al the wartes will drie vp For the dissenterie or flixe of the Stomacke TAke greene beanes poddes and al and seede them with water and Vinaigre eate theim so poddes and all and that shall stoppe you To fasten the Gommes and lose teeth TAke a little Mirre and temper it with Wine and oile and washe your mouth with all you shall see a wonderfull experience The Mirre also killeth the wormes in a mans body and beyng chewed in the mouth maketh a sweete breath To take awaie the toth ache TAke Ysope and make thereof a decoction with Vinaigre and it being hote washe your mouth withall the paine of the teeth shall go awaie The Ysope also beyng stampt and incorporated with Honie and a little Nitrum killeth the wormes in a mans body Another remedy for to heale the tooth ache BOile frogges with water and vinaigre wash your mouth with the decoction and it will be very profitable for the paine of the teeth To make Heare growe TAke three quicke Frogges burne them aliue in a pot and mingle the ashes that you make of them with hony or with tarre whiche is farre better and rubbe the place with it where you se there groweth no heare and in shorte space it will growe abondantly To make Heare blacke TAke leches or blood suckers and let them rott the space of three skore daies in red wine or vinaigre in some vessell of leade and anoint the heares with it in the sunne and thei will become black To kill the wormes in the teeth and to take awaie the stinking of the teeth TAke a hundred frogges and drie them al night in an ouen so that they maie be made into a pouder and put to it asmuche salt beaten into pouder rubbe your teeth with it it will kill the wormes and take awaie the euill sauour of the teeth To heale pussiue and broken winded Horses TAke molin or longwort and make therof a pouder and giue it the horse to drinke with his water and it shal not onely take awaie the cough but also heale him if he be altogither pussife and broken winded Also Gencian will doe the like whiche thing is sufficiently proued and tried To preserue a man from vomiting on the sea YOu must drinke the iuice of Wormewood and you shalbe quite from such paine and vexation of vomiting A remedy against the biting or stinging of Serpentes TAke Ashe leaues and stampe them and laie them vpoÌ„ the place that is stonge or els get out the iuice of them and giue him drinke of it and you shall see a meruelous effect bicause that the Serpent is so great enemie vnto the Ashe tree that he would rather goe thorow the fire then to passe by an Ashe For them that spitte Bloode TAke fine Rie flower and make thereof a cake and whan it is bake giue it the pacient to eate as hote as he maye endure it and it shal do him great ease A remedy against the wormes in yong Children TAke drie Lupines and make flower of them and kneath it with Hony and laie it vpon the stomacke of the Childeland it will heale him A remedy for the flixe or Laxe TAke greene Acornes and stampe them a little with the skinne and all and with the endes of the yong and tender leaues and make thereof distilled water in a limbeck and giue the pacieÌ„t drink of it and it shalbe a very good remedy For the running of the vrine that is to saie for one that can not holde his water TAke the small endes of Oken leaues and seeth them in Claret wine and then stampe theim and make a plaister of them and laie it hote vpon the yarde of the pacient shortly he shalbe cured For those that can not keepe their meate but vomite it vp againe continually TAke the tender leaues of an ashe tree and seeth them in strong Vinaigre and then stampe theÌ„ and make
therof a plaister whiche you shal laie vpon the stomack of the pacient or vpon his belly and he shalbe greatly eased of his disease To make that Antes or Emettes shall not eate the figges vpon the tree TAke a kinde of Onyons called in latine Cepa Scylliticae stampe them with Barrowes grease or lard and anoint the foote of the plant a haÌ„dfull or two of height and the Antes will not goe vp into the tree and this must you do in Marche To make Hore heares blacke TAke mulberie leaues vine leaues the leaues of a redde figge tree and boile them with raine water and washe your head with it and the heares wilbe blacke For the tooth ache TAke the rootes and leaues of Chickwood and boile them in water with the whiche you shall washe your mouth and hold it in your mouth a certaine space and it will take awaie your paine To destroie Lise and other small beastes that do wast and marre the herbes in gardins LEt a woman that hath her flowers walke three or foure times in the allees and all the vermine will fall doune deade A remedie for Deafnesse IF a man be Deffe by some accident and not by nature take the iuice of Colewortes mixte with warme water and droppe it into his eares and he shal finde a meruelous ease and remedy Against the stinging of Scorpions TAke Penniriall either drie or greene and stampe it with good wine and make thereof a plaister which you shal laie vpon the wounde or stinging of the Scorpion and he shal be safe and healed A remedy that the Sunne shall not hurt you shining vpon your head whan you go any Iornaie IF you put a little branche of Penniriall in eche eare the Sunne shall neuer make your head ake whan it shineth vpon it A remedie for the Horsnesse of the voice IF by colde you be Horse take Penniriall and seeth it in water and take of it at night whan you go to bed a dishefull somewhat hote with a little sugar molten in it and doing this three or foure times you shalbe ridde of your Horesnesse and haue a clere voice A remedie for them that can not pisse TAke fiue or sixe leekes and frie theÌ„ in the oile of ScorpioÌ„s and then stampe them and make of them a plaister and laie it vpon their coddes as hote as they maie endure it Also the beard or heare of Leekes will doe the like if ther bee dried and made in pouder and giuen theÌ„ to drinke in white Wine and will make the grauell and small stones to come out To make a baite to ketch wilde Geese and wilde Duckes and all other sort of foule TAke the seede of Belenge and the rootes also and steepe theim in water the space of a daye and a night with the seedes than seeth the said thinges with the water that thei were steeped in so that the seede maie well drinke and soke vp the saide water than laie the said seede or graine in the places where wilde Duckes and wild Geese are wont to rest and they will eate this graine or seede thus prepared and therupon will sleepe as they were drunke and in the meane time you maie take them with your haÌ„des â–ª but there must be a great quaÌ„tite of this Belenge specially for wilde Geese This maie also serue to take al other maner of foule that go togither in sholes or coÌ„panies Men vse to seeth this graine with brimstone and laie it in the places where birdes and foule are wont to feede and al that eate of it wil fall doune and die but to kepe them that they die not you must giue them to drinke oile oliue and shortly after they will reuiue againe To make that Dogges shall neuer be madde and a remedie for them if they be madde beyng bitten of wilde Dogges or wolues IF you cut of the Dogges taile within thirty or fourty daies after he is whelpt he shall neuer be madde onles he be bitteÌ„ of some madde dogge or wolfe for if he be bitteÌ„ you must giue him to eate the space of thirty daie continually Hennes dunge with breade or other meate laiyng vpoÌ„ the place so bitten a plaister of the rootes of wild Roses and put a collaâ— of it about his necke and in the wound some Garlike or Onyons stampt and if you be nighe vnto the sea caste him into it euery daie twise or thrise so that he maie thorowly washe and continue so the space of twenty daies bicause the sea water hath a vertue against the madnesse of Dogges To make that flies shall not vexe or trouble Dogges TAke the greene outward shale of Walnuttes and stampe them and anoint the dogge with it where the flies vexe him and specially in the eares and the flies shall not tutche him A remedy to keepe Dogges from Flees RUbbe the Dogges ouer with oile oliue and they will die incontinent or els take the roote of Belenge and seeth it water with the which you shall washe the Dogges and if there be any flees they will die or if you take the iuice of the leaues of it and rubbe them with it twise or thrise The like effect will the water of Toruisque worke if you washe the Dogges well with it but true it is that thei muste be washed afterward with cleane water for if the dogge should tutche that water with his tonge it wold hurt him bicause it is very venimous To purge Dogges whan they be sicke IF dogges haue any wounde you must heale theÌ„ with molten pitche mixte with oile oliue and rubbe the wounde euery daie with it If thei be otherwise sicke you must purge them in giâ—ing them drink whey of goates milke This don seeth a shewes head skin and heare and all and put a little Giâ—ger in it and make them eate it hote with the broth and al togither To heale mangy Dogges IF you kill a calf take the blood of him hote and smâ—re it vpon the dogge where he hath the disease and whan that is drie plaster him ouer againe with calues blood warme as it is whan it commeth from the calfe this must be done diuers times And theÌ„ washe him well with lie made with the ashes of the shrubbes or twigges of Vines It shall be also good to caste him some time into the fattes or tubbes wher they die cheuerell and there washe him well for that clenseth meruelously some washe Dogges in the water that mirre hath bene stioped in It shalbe good also to take a little good plaster of Paris with asmuche of the seede of Alegreâ— and stampe them wet togither and mingle them with molten pitche and anoint the Dogge with that whiche is also good for menne To â—ake wartes from the handes TAke earth and kneth it with Dogges pisse and laie it vpon the Wartes and they will drie vp and consume awaie To make the Teeth white TAke Goates horne and burne it and make therof pouder and rubbe your teeth with
true it is that it costeth more and yet is not so good as the other but for a shifte And note well that whan you heare speake of oile it is of this purified oile Lie for to washe beyond sea Azure TAke eight or ten handfuls of the ashes of vines well sifted and put it into some vessell that holdeth at the least a paile full and a halfe of water and thath hath a hole in the bottome and so order it that the water maie reÌ„ne out and that the ashes kepe in and stoppe the hole without side Then put in the said ashes and presse it doune asmuche as is possible this done powre vpon a paile full of hote water by little and little and open it not vnderneth vntill the water begon to the bottom And than let it out as fast as it will keepe this first water in a vessell of glasse and distill it thorowe a felt that is to a bande of olde white cloth then distill it againe with a piece of felt or white cloth and than it wil be nete cleane and purified and keepe it well from dust in some vessel leade within Then put another pailefull of hote water in to it and lette it out as before you did the other and keepe alwaies of these twoo sortes against you haue neede This done do it the thirde time in the like maner and put eche of these waters or lie by them selues the first is strong the second weaker the third is weakest of all and sweete of the whiche lies menne do vse for to washe the fore saide paste with all whan the Azure will not come out as you haue learned before Nowe whan you will occupie of this lie take of all three sortes asmuche as you shall thinke good A man maie make yet another maner of lie to washe the paste with and to purge it from his vnctuosite and fatnes Take asmuche calcined Tartre as you will and boile it in cleane water the space of a quarter of an houre or more then lette it go doune to the bottome keepe it so cleere for you maie occupie it whan the past is vnctuous or fatty and also for to washe the beyonde sea azure for asmuch as it augmeÌ„teth lighteneth the colour of it It is also good for to heale the skabbe skurfe and lasarie if a man vse to washe him self with it and maketh all the body cleane and white How the Vessell ought to be wherin all the waters are put that the azure is washed with THe vessell muste be of earth bake and anelled and well leaded and polished in the bottome and if it be not of earth it maie be of Copper or Laton well polished at the bottome and lette it haue three pipes or conduites one in the middle another somwhat lower and the thirde within two fingars of the bottome And if you thinke that it is not yet azure let it stande eight or tenne daies vntill it be well settled and you shalt see at the bottome a little azure Then washe it with fresh water as you did the other and so put it with the other or els kepe it a part for it is faire and good The first parte howe to knowe the vertues good 〈◊〉 and signes of Lapis lasuli and to make true â—â—yonde sea Azure most perfectly and expertly Wâ—ate first the saide stone with spettle or water and sette a piece of white cloth before it and you shall see it giue in it a faire lustre of a Violet colour whiche shall comforte your â—ight And if you will make the proofe to know if it be fine take a little of it and laie it vpon hote embers and make it flame theÌ„ take it out if you see that it is not altered it is a signe that it is good and if it chaÌ„ge not at all it is of the finest bicause it feareth not the fire but rather augmeÌ„teth his true and parfite colour If you will make another proofe laie it vpon a fire panne or vpon some other yron and so heate it on a flambe and then quenche it with white vinaigre very strong and take it of if you see that it hath not loste nor changed the colour it is of the best and if it take colour againe it is of the finest and moste parfite And if a manne could get of this seconde which encreaseth his colour he might sell it for three or foure crounes the vnce but very little of it is to be had that wil kepe his natural colour but will change some thing in the triyng And you must note that in making these trials with fire if the stone do not keepe wholly his naturall bâ—ate the azure shall not be of the fairest but of the meane sort To know whan it is pouder whether it be good or no take a Goldsmithes melting pot and put a little of it into the said pot at your discretioÌ„ and set it on the fire and let it flame heate and then let it coole againe And if it bee not good it will melte like glasse but if it be good it wil remaine vnmolteÌ„ in his owne substance and essence although it bee in pouder it will yet be good and if incace it were but halfe good and halfe badde the badde will melte and become like a cake and the stone will remaine in his state and colour still And this fraude and deceit is comonly wrought of them that sell it and therfore lette euery manne beware of it And of all the three sortes of Azure you shall get out for euery pound of stone I meane of that which endureth y e cimentes aboue said about a fiue vnces and a halfe of Azure and the firste which shalbe the finest will be solde for xij or xiij duâ—ates an vnce the second for iij. or iiij crownes and the third a crowne Than shall you take out the laste whiche is called cinders whiche is of no great value yet neuertheles it wil beare the cost charge of your past and by this meanes you maie giue iudgement of the gaine and profits of your worke But if it were of those stones whiche in triyng of them do decrease and lose their colour a manne can not make so muche noâ— so fine but if you will take paine for to fine theim the more you must giue them the past as it shalbe declared afterward True it is that it diminisheth much in weight But that is good true and parfite whiche is full of veines of Gold and shining and that is it that sustaineth and abideth liuely all cimentes of fire of Vinaigre and also all other triall The maner howe to prepare the stone Lapis lasuli and to calcine it whan you will grinde it TAke the said stone that is to saie that whiche hath the veines of Gold and whiche hath ben in cimentes and fore saide profes and breake him into pieces as bigge as Hasel nuttes and washe theim in hote water then putte
mentioned and lette it drie a little in the shadowe in the saide Basen This done take it out circumspectly and diligently and spreade it abrode vpon the Porphire stone and lette it so drie thorowly Then putte it among the paste for to incorporate it in this maner following To incorporate Lapis lasuli in the strong past or other soft after that it is grounde TAke a pound of Lapis lasuli whan it is ground ordered as is aforesaid and take also a pound of the strong past which is the first wash it wel with your handes on the out side than cut it in smal peces put them into a little pot wel leaded within so stiepe it then set it vpoÌ„ the hote embers ye shall melt the said past but take good heede that it frie not if paradueÌ„ture it should frie put into it a droppe of the fore said oile by and by it wil leaue friyng And whaÌ„ the past is well molteÌ„ take the little sticke or sklise that you did occupy whan you made the past annoint it with the said oile whan the past is turned mixe it wel and in the meane time another shal put in by little little the foresaid pouder prepared as men do oile vpon salades neuer leaue turning of it so loÌ„g as there is any but yet a little at ones with the sklise incorporate it togither a long time vntil you se that the pouder be wel mixed with al that nothing may be seene out of y e past but al wel fastened perced in And whaÌ„ you see this by by take the pot so boiling poure it into a basen of cold water and eueÌ„ furth with make the said pot as cleane as you can with the sklise that there remaine nothing in it whan the said past is colde so that you may handle it with your hande annoint your handes with the fore said oile if you see that the past is well died colored it is a good signe with your handes so anointed tosse the past vp doun the space of an houre a half drawing it out alwaies in leÌ„gth ouerthwart again to thinteÌ„t that if it had made any hollow bladders within it might be al the better brought into one massiue body or substance And note the more you remoue it vp doun in your handes so muche the more shall you get out of it in washing it This done make it into the forme of a long or round lofe as you shall thinke good than put this past into a bacin well pollished cleane with cleane fresh water that is cleere inough let it so soke y e space of x. or xv daies or more for the more it soketh the fairer shall it be the parfiter and wil easeliar and soner come out of the paste To get beyond sea Azure out of the paste TAke the past prepared washe it handsomely and wel without with your handes in the saide colde water than put it into a basen the botome whereof you must anoint with the afore said oile that the said base be at the bottom very fine wel leaded this don poure vpon it some luke warme water that is skant warm let it be two fingars aboue y e past if the said water were distilled thorow a felt it would be muche better for to be assured you shall waie the past after it is washed to the intent you may know what to do how much you ought to take out of it in coÌ„sidering with your iudgement the oile that maie paradueÌ„ture be entred in in haÌ„dling it so leaue it in the said water luke warme the space of a quarter of an houre if it be in sommer but if it be in winter lesse Then remeÌ„ber to empty out al these waters into the foresaid vessell hauing three gutters or pipes whan you voide out the first water put in other luke warme water to the intent that the past may be the softer so by little little the good will come out For if you would haue it out al at ones you shuld do your thinges euill Remoue sturre faire softly the paste with the foresaid stick or sklise And if in cace the past shuld cleaue to the bottom annoint your handes turne it handsomly so often vntill the water begin to waxe blew whan you see the water coloâ—ed died empty it out vpoÌ„ the other holding sustaining vp the past with the little stickes or sklises to thintent that it cleaue no more to the botom of the basin knowe that very little of the first Azure that coÌ„meth out wil staine colour a great deale of water And whan y e past is in the way to reÌ„der giue out the Azure it wil cast out as it were certain blew beames of y e sunne And thaÌ„ you shall empty out y e said water vpoÌ„ the other whaÌ„ you empty y e water that is in the basen straine it thorow a strainer for to saue certaine little peces of past if in cace there should come any among the Azure and so will it come the cleaner and purer This done put from hand to hand some luke warme water vpon the past and turne preâ—ily the saide past with your fore said stickes leisourly and handsomely specially at this beginning for feare lest the paste should lose and vndoe it selfe and so render and giue out all the Azure at ones whiche thing would be to no purpose neither could you afterward sort it or order it After you haue thus turned it foure or fiue times take vp togither your past and you shal see howe muche there is come out for of the first there should come furth foure or fiue vnces a half that is to be vnderstand if the Lapis lasuli be of the finest and there should no lesse come out And bicause it is the first set it a part by it selfe for it is the true beyond sea Azure By this same maner and waie continue to get out the self like azure which shal be the second and set it also a part and you shall get out of it three or foure vnces Keepe this same order and meane in getting out the thirde with this same water alwaies luke warme and that the cold water be skant out sturre it with your foresaide stickes After it shall be at your discretion to get out the fourth whiche is called Cenders or Cinerarius of the colour of ashes and if you wil haue it out the water muste bee somewhat hoter and than it will bee of greye or ashe colour And herein you must wring and presse hard the paste with the stickes and if it wil not come out with the water giue it a little of the fore said lie This done put al the Azures seuerally â—y themselues for the one wil marre another els and specially the last And heere
ended incorporate all togither â—it will be a very good ointment wherwith you shall anoint the firste morning the head of the pacient and leaue it so anointed vntill the nexte morning thâ—n wash his hedde with lie that is not to strong but somwhat temperate then anoint it againe let iâ— alone so vntill the third morning do thus nine morninges in washing and anointing it and it will be as neete as a perle Also bitter almondes blanched and staÌ„ped and laid as it were a plaister vpon the head of the patient it will easely heale the scurfe changyng and renewyng the plaister certaine daies To kill lise and nittes in the head TAke the pouder or scraping of Hadâ—â—s horne and make the pacient to drinke of it and there will no lise nor nittes breede in his head but â—â— you 〈◊〉 the saide pouder vpon his head all the lise and nittes will die For one that can take nothing at the mouth or els to make him goe to the stoole and to sweate well FIrst the pacient must be well rubbed with hote linen clothes from the head to the foote and must be very warme kept in his bedde theÌ„ giue him this ointment following Take asmuche pepper as will lie vpon a grote and put it into halfe a glasse full of vinaigre and oile asmuche of the one as of the other and let it be very warme and anoint all his body ouer with it let him be well couerid in his bedde and than shall he sweate and go well to the stoole To heale those that haue the disease of the Splene TAke Lignum aloe and make therof a pouder and put it in some maner of brothe or wine asmuch as wil lie vpon a grote and lette him take of it three morninges togither Also the seede of an Ashe tree doth the like and the roote of Palma christi if it be eaten nine morninges fasting For the paine of the side or colike BOile a haÌ„dfull of Rosemary with water wherwith you shall temper the wine of the pacient and let him drinke none other water Also for the like Take a dogge and keepe him xv daies in a chambre and giue him onely lambes or motton bones to gnawe then take of his excremendes and drie it in the sunne and make therof a pouder and giue the patient to drinke of it euery morning halfe an vnce in white wine hote and doyng this three morninges he shall be deliuerid of the paine as it hath bene oftentimes tried Also for the like effect take the dung of a blacke asse as hote as you maie finde it whan it commeth from him and seeth it in white wine that is not sweete wringing well the dunge into the wine Of this make warme glisters for the pacient for it is the best and the aptest remedy that can be found for such a disease as many notable menne worthy of credite haue affirmed Likewise for the same disease it shall profite muche if he eate euery daie or foure times in the weeke foure peche kernels eche daie Thus doing he shall neuer feele paine of the colike This secrete was had first of a Iewe. There is yet another remedy easier then al the rest and that is you must take foure Garlike heades and boile them in a little pot with a pint of good white wine and lette it seeth well Then take a glasse full of this wine asmuche as you maie endure to drinke and so goe to bedde couering your selfe well and you shall feele incontinent great ease If you take also an vnce of the rote of Imperatoria made in pouder with white wine hote fasting the paine will incontinent go awaie For him that can not pisse TAke the stones and kernels of Peches and meddlers asmuche of the one as of the other and make them into pouder very fine and sift it in a sarce this done take fine Sugar the weight of all this and mengle all togither and the pacient drinke of it in good white Wine and incontinent he shall make water For one that is broke by reason of any trauaile either riding poste or by any other accident or chaunce TAke salt Armoniak and Rosen of eche of them two vnces and stiepe it in Vinaigre the space of xxiiij houres and dissolue it by the fire so that it burne not Then mixe with it halfe an vnce of pouder of Cipres and halfe an vnce of Gall and make thereof as it were a Ciraene True it is that these gommes ought not to be thorowly molten And if it be in winter so that the Ciraene be to hard put into it a droppe of mastic and then spreede it abrode vpon the rupture or the place a broke and chaunge it ones in foure daies and you shall see a meruelous operation To take away the paine and to heale the Goate TAke a little whelp of a brake that hath a while begon to see and the fattest that you can finde and skalde him like a Pigge and take out the guttes and garbage at one of his sides This done take Nettles stamped with two vnces of Brimstone foure yelkes of egges four vnces of turpentine and incorporate all togither and put it into the whelpes belly sowyng vp surely the hole for feare lest the composition should runne out then rost him with a temperate fire and receiue the grease that coÌ„meth of him and anoint the place of the Goute with it for it will bring great ease and cease all maner of conuulsions of the sinewes or muskles and paine of crampe that maie be felt in a manne with this remedie many haue not onely eased the paine of the Gout but haue also healed it put it cleane awaie Also for the like effect Take a newe pot and fill it half full with oile the other half with good white wine put some Nettles into it the which you shall seeth and laie them as hote vpon the place as the pacient can endure in twise or thrise vsing this the goute shalbe cleane driueÌ„ away Against the hote Goute FOr asmuche as there is two maner of goutes the one hote and the other cold you shal make this medicine following for the cold one take the iuice of great reisins sugar rosat of eche of theÌ„ an vnce with sugar made with Buglose fiue vnces of Diapruni solutiâ—i an vnce of Reubarbari electi and mingle al these thinges togither with a Iulep of Violettes make therof a composition of the whiche you shall take halfe an vnce euery morning an houre before daie and in short space you shalbe healed A meruelous and very good water for diuers infirmities and diseases TAke an vnce of Frankensens of the male kinde called in latin Olibanum asmuch of Sarcocolla sixe vnces of Aloe epaticum good and cleere hoÌ„ny the iuice of Plantain white Rosen of eche of these three vnces stampe them al wel togither mingle them This don put them into a great vessel of
glasse meete to distil in well closed luted about and distill these thinges in a leÌ„beck as we haue before declared holding the recipient close vnderneth wel luted rouÌ„de about the mouth to thintent there may no breath go out giue it a slowe fire that the matter mount not vpward for it would marre if you made it not desceÌ„d incontinent in weating the mouth with riuer well or conduite water And this water that commeth out is a wonderfull water for all the infirmities weaknesse of the members for I haue seene the experience of it vpoÌ„ a yong maide that had brokeÌ„ her arme whether it were that it was not wel drest or by any other occasion I know not but with in four daies it began to putrifie and to rot in suche wise that the phisitions and surgeons would haue cut it of But by the couÌ„sell of maister Seraphin this water was laid to it which is made in foure or fiue houres after they had well washed and rubbed her arme and the bandes that she was bound with al in laiyng it vpoÌ„ the broken place and wounde she was cured within fewe daies after In distilling this water you must vnderstand that at the ende it chaÌ„geth colour and than you must chauÌ„ce the recipient bicause the laste would marre the first which is very good hauing ended your distillation you shall take vp the lies or the gomme whiche hath no lesse vertue theÌ„ the water And if you make pouder of it it will be good for putrified woundes For one that can not slepe nor take his rest either for paine in the head or other like cause TAke oile of violettes with the yelke of an egge womans milke as much of the one as of the other and hauing mengled all togither make thereof a plaister and laie it either vpon his forehed or vpon his eyes and the paine shall cease and desire of sleepe shall come vpon him To consolidate and close vp the chappes or chinkes of the mouth TAke Honny and the drie marrow of a Hogge and mingle it togither heating it a little at the fire in a little potte and so anoint your lippes with it A water to keepe the handes delicate and soft TAke small Limons drie Figges and the roote of Enula campana asmuche of the one as of the other and make them very fine and small then put to it a handfull of sodden wheate seeth it with a slowe fire in one parte of vinaigre and two partes of riuer or fountaine water and lette it seeth a little and then take it of and keepe it couered that no duste come into it Washe your face with this water oftentimes and you shall se a meruelous triall of it An excellent water and of small cost for to wash a mans face and to keepe it in one state alwaies TAke the floures of Orenges incarnation Roses the floures of thornes as muche of one as of the other except of the thornes whiche must be lesse in quantite And beyng all distilled togither keepe the water of them which is very precious To take out the wrinkles of the face TAke an olde Capon and plucke of his fethers and cut him a long the backe and dresse it as it were to eate Then fill him full of little yellow Limons cut very small and the fenell seede and put all this togither in a limbeck with a moderate fire And than washe your face with the water that commeth out of it and the wrinkles will go awaie To mantaine and keepe the face without wrinkles TAke a newe fire pan of iron and sette it on the fire and whan it is very hote sprinkle it with good white wine and so parfume your face ouer the smoke of it and than wipe it with fine white linen clothes this done set the pan vpoÌ„ the fire again and a little Mirrhe vpon it and so perfume your face again ouer it and in the meane time keepe your selfe couered so that the smoke may not go away from you This done binde vp your face in some linen clothes and so goe to bedde and sleepe And this you must doe ones in fiuetene daies To heale a swollen face and that is hurt or marred by reason of some strange skorching which onely chaunceth whan the subline is not good TAke the iuice of Barba Iouis in English Singreone and rubbe your face with it twise or thrise a daie you maie doe the like with the iuice of Purcelane but if your face were to muche marred or hurt take xl or l. yelkes of egges and put them in a friyng pan vpon a great fire and get some oile out of them wherwith you shall anoint your face To know whether the sublime be good or no or whether it be made with arsenick I Haue shewde you in the first chapiter of the sixt â—ooke in the first part of my secretes the maner of subliming quick siluer as it ought to be sublimed Now for asmuch as many menne haue not this maner to make sublime thei must buy it ready made and therfore I thought it good to shew you the meane and waie howe to know whether it bee good or no or whether it bee made with Arsenick for all the sublimes that are made with Arsenick destroie comonly the face and make it swell Take therfore of sublime the quantite of a beane and cast it vpon the hote coales and if it be good it will burne and will make a blewe flame but if it make any other colour it is not good To take letters out of Paper TAke Salnitrum and blewe Vitrioll a pound of eche one and distill them then take a sponge and weate the letters with the same water and they will easely go of Also for the like effect take pouder of white bones and two vnces of plastre stampe it very small and mingle theim bothe togither and temper it with the yelke of an egge and anoint the letters with it and let it so drie and then scrape them with a pen knife and the Paper wil remaine white To renewe olde and worne Letters TAke Galles and stampe them a little then laie theÌ„ a stiepe one daie in good white wine This done distil them and with the water that commeth of them you shall weate handsomely the letters with a little cotton they wilbe freshe newe again in such wise that you may easely read them To mollifie or to make softe Iuorie and bones to worke what thing on them or with them TAke strong vinaigre and Sage and boile the Iuorie and the bones in it and thei wil be soft Also for the like effect take blewe Vitrioll and salt prepared and all beyng made into a pouder verie fine distill it and keepe the water of it and than laie your Iuorie and bones in it and leaue theim so half a daie and they will be soft Then put them three daies in the iuice of Beetes and thei will be tender so that
as you shal see the colour come cleere or dimme and temper or stiepe it with nothing els but with pisse and it wil continue a yeare or more alwaies of one colour and whan you will put it in effect sturre and trouble it well within the violle and take a pen or a pensill and weate it and you shall see a faire Blewe and if you will giue it a glosse or lustre stiepe it with the saide pisse and some Gomme arahicke To make a piece of violet cloth to write or paint vpon TAke of these litle apples of walwort tree which comonly groweth on dike sides and stampe theÌ„ in a morter and after they be well staÌ„ped leaue them in some warme place vntil thei rotte and putrifie then stampe them again and get asmuch iuice out of them as you caÌ„ by pressing them in a presse hauing first made ready your peeces of cloth cleane and fine and old and take half a dishe full of quicke lime and weate it in a basen so that whaÌ„ it is wel weate there maie be two or three dishes full of water aboue the lime and no more and poure it out handsomely that it maie be cleere and stiepe therin your peeces of cloth well then take them out and drie them in the shadow This done take some cleere water and putte some Alome into it and boile it and seeth your peeces in it the space of a Credo then take them out and let them drie in the shadow and whan they be drie stiepe them in the said iuice two or three times and at euery time let them drie in the shadowe and in the winde vpon a net and let them be flatte to the intent that the colour ronne not at one side and they shalbe made and well colored and so keepe them well from dust and from the aier that the colour go not of And this is the perfite and true secrete to trimme and dresse peeces that men make to paint vpon and to take all maner of colour and is the meane that the excelleÌ„t painter Iohn the Euangelist did vse For to make another colour of violet take little apples of a mirtle tree very ripe and stampe them and presse them vnder a presse and get out the iuice of them and stiepe your said peeces in it and drie them in the shadow For to make a greene piece and of diuers colours for to paint on take Verdegrise ground smal and some saffron and temper it with strong vinaigre and put to it asmuch more iuice of Rue then stiepe againe the saide pieces in pisse and drie theim this done plonge theim three or iiij times in the said colour and drie them in the shadow Take also half a quarter of orpiment two vnces of strong lie and a little brasse of the foulest you can get half an vnce of Verdegrise an vnce of Geniper berries well stamped put all togither and seeth it vntill it be a quarter diminished TheÌ„ stiepe your pieces in the said compositions and drie them in the shadow as before and you shall make a faire changeable colour If you wil make also a faire grene take the leues of the herbe called in latine Raphanitis whiche is a kinde of lilly or flower deluce called of the Frenchmen Lis celestâ—s staÌ„p them well and get out the iuice of them and put into it a little Alome stamped and it wil be the cleerer and stiepe your pieces therin ofteÌ„times they will receiue the colours and then drie them as before But if you wil make theÌ„ of a sanguine colour you shal make this fore saide colour with graine wherin you shall stiepe your pieces If you will make them Blewe take the floures of Line or of the fore named Raphanitis do as before And whan you wil take of the colour froÌ„ euery piece you shall haue a little gommed water and weat the piece a little with it and wring it well and you shall haue asmuche colour as you will and so vse of it with a Pensill whan you will To get oile out of Talchum artificially and of his owne strength TAke sixe pound of Talchum and beate it smal put it in a pot not baked nor leadid within but thickâ— and greate of earth and put of the said Talchum into it vntill the pot be ful then set the couer vpoÌ„ it and binde it well with wier and stoppe the saide pot well with Lutum sapientiae and lette it well drie and so put it in a furneise of bricke or lime keele neere vnto the mouth where the fire reuerberateth and whan you will take it out beware that it breake not This donâ— braie it small vpon the marble vntill it be like vnto flower and do it quickly to the intent it take not muche aier and put it in a little sacke pointed at the bottome like a gelley bagge and laie vpon it a cuppe of glasse or some other well leaded and glased within which may be meete to receiue the saide oile Then lette it doune into a wel with a corde about a two pardes or a yarde and a halfe from the water and very nighe vnto the wall but that it tutche it not and remoue it not in xx or xxv daies Then if you se that it hath begon to cast some oile you maie take it out of the well and sette it in some moiste place that is to saie in the corner of a sellar for feare lest the aier or the winde or any kinde of best should hurt it And leaue it so longe in the said place vntill all the licour become out of iâ— Then take the lees that remaineth and distil it thorow a lembick with a small fire augmenting it little and little vntill by the force of the fire all come out that maie comme and it is called of the Alkemistes the fire of Talchum Nowe the first that is gotten out by the humidite and moistnes is called the earth and is very medicinable The second is the very richesse of the Alkemistes And I will saie vnto you that many whiche professe Alkâ—â—niâ— haue sought this secrete and haue done in all thinges as is here writen and yet coulde neuer finde this meanes to giue it this great humidite and of such abondance and with so long time And for asmuche as the mater in it self is very stiffe and drie so wil it haue great moistnesse and in abondaÌ„ce And bicause it hath had great and it must needes haue muche moistnesse and hauinge had these partes there is made of it two Clementes separated as you see Then take this last lees and stampe it in a morter and put it in a pot or cawdron pouring vpon it some well water and let it boile a certaine space and then straine it and washe your body with it and you shall se your skinne wil be very white and will heale a manne of all maner of skabbes and skurt and swelling of the legges And in vsing the
saide water for to washe your handes with you shall haue them softe and cleane from all spottes or frackles This is the parfite waie mealâ—e to make oile of Talchum whiche hath many properties of the whiche the Dutchesse of Sauoye did vse and occupie And who so euer vseth this licour it will take awaie Freckles Spottes Wartes skarres of woundes or cuttes and other markes and in short space you shall see a meruelous experieÌ„ce of it It maketh white teeth and taketh oute the wrinkles of the face And tâ— you drinke of it two or three droppes with Wine or pottage it will make you haue a sweete breath if it coâ—ne bicause of the stomack It comforteth the mother and causeth a good appetite and restoreth into his nature euery euill stomacke that is marred by some accident or occasion of â—â—ckenes And finally muche desired of the Alkemistes for in putting into the saide oile some Mercurie well purified it congeleth incontinent and will endure the hammer and this is very true To make that all mettall shall seeme like Siluer TAke of Aqua fortis separatiua and put into it the value of viij pence or siluer well beaten thinne with a hamer and so cut it in small pieces and set the violle vpon the coles for to heate it a little and it will incontinent melte in the water Then take it from the fire and put into it some Tartare or lees of white wine beaten into pouder smal and put so much into it that it maie suite and drinke by the said water and you shal make a dowe or past wher with you shal rubbe all maner of metall what you will and it shall seeme white as it were fine siluer For to take muche Fishe and to make a light in the night TAke a certaine quantite of these little wormes that shine and flie in the night and distil them in a Lembick of glasse with a slowe fire and put the water that commeth of them in a violl of glasse or some round apple of glasse that is cleere bright and put into it foure vnces of quick siluer purged that is to saie passed thorowe leather or kiddes skinnes and sloppe wel the glasse that no water come into it Then place it handsomely in the middle of the nett so that nothing breake and than cast your nette into the water and it will make a goodly and cleere light and shining and all the fishes that see this light will runne in a shole togither and will fall into the net for all fishe naturally taketh pleasure to runne towarde the light And carriyng also the said round apple of glasse in the night it will giue a great light It will do the like also in a chamber To make a mixte stone whiche beyng weated with spettle maketh fire TAke quicke lime salt peter fined diuers times â—utia alexandrina not prepared calamint asmuch of the one as of the other quicke brimstone and Camfire of eche of them two partes And let all these thinges be beaten or stamped small sifted thorow a sarce or seeue Then put the said pouders in a newe linen cloth and binde them hard This done take two greate goldsmithes crosettes or melting pottes put the said pouders in them set the one vpon the other mouth to mouth and binde them faste with wier and Lutum sapientiae so that it maie sake no maner of ayer drie them in the sunne and whan the saide pouder is dry it will be yelow This done set the croset in a furneise of bricke or lime whan it is cold againe take it out and you shall finde your substance of the colour of bricke and it shal be parfite and good And whan you vse of it for to make a fire or light a candell weate it with a droppe of water or with a little spettle incontinent put to it your matche it wil light and burne And whan you will quench it againe blowe it as you blowe out a candell and you shall blow it out To make a Vernish of Mastick to lay vpon paintinges made with oile TAke two vnces of harde Masticke and an vnce of the oile of a firre tree ThaÌ„ take a little new pot put the mastick into it beaten or stampt and so melte it with a little fire This done put into it the oile and let it boile a little and stirre it still togither and let it boile almoste nothing bicause the Vernishe would be to clammie and to knowe if it bee sodde inough put into it a Hennes fether if it burne by and by it is a signe that it is made keepe it wel froÌ„ dust And whan you will occupie it let it remaine in the sunne vntill it be hote and whan it is drie againe it will giue a very faire glosse or lustre To make that a white skinne shall haue blacke spottes of the colour of a leopard or panther and also to make grey heare blacke TAke Litarge of siluer one vnce ij vnces of quick lime and three basins ful of water and seeth al this in a newe little pot witâ— a small fire vntill it waxe warme Then take it from the fire mixyng it alwaies with a sticke and it will be made Then take a Pensill of Hogges bristels and marke your white skinne with spottes as you shall thinke good one spotte here and another there one nighe vnto an other and some what great according to your skinne Then drie them in the sunne whan the skin is drie beate it with a wande and you shall see the spottes dimme of the colour of Taunie And if it be not well colored to your minde you maie doe it ones againe touching the same places you did before the colour will be liuelier this doyng you shal come to your purpose And this colour keepeth alwaies and giueth a good odour Also laiyng the saide matter vpon the heares of a mans head or berde that is grey it will make them blacke To make good oile of Nutmegges TAke two or three pounde of Nutmegges and cut them small and stampe them well then put them in a pan and heate them mixyng them alwaies togither This done you shall put them into a canuesse or stroÌ„g linen cloth and put them in a presse and presse theim well and gette out all the licour of them whiche wilbe like Manâ—a And then skrape it from the Canues bagge asmuche as you can with a knife then put it in some vessell of glasse and stoppe it well but set it not in the sunne although it seeme euil fauored for it will waxe cleere and faire of it self with in ten or xv daies and is worth thrise as much as the Nutmegge it selfe And this oile hath great vertue for to chafe and heate and in annointing the stomacke warme it swageth the paine of the mother and Sciatikes To make parfite oile of Spike TAke the floures of spicke nete and parfite and in quantite asmuche as