half the Liquor be consumed then 〈◊〉 the Liquor from the herbs and put in 〈◊〉 Liquor pure English honey white 〈◊〉 and Penidies each of these eight ounces water five drams boil all this with an easie 〈◊〉 till it come to the thickness of a Syrup 〈◊〉 alwayes as the scum ariseth gather it off 〈◊〉 keep it to your use For wheesing in the Chest. Take a Toste of bakers bread and pour 〈◊〉 let oil on it upon either side as you woâ—â—â— butter a toste strew heaten Sugar on eitâ—â—â— side and use it first and last till you find eaâ—â— For delivering from Phlegm Take Hyssop and parsely and stamp theâ— temper them with wine or Ale and drink 〈◊〉 night and morning Another for wheesing of the Chest. Take spring water one quart put to it 〈◊〉 ounce of white Sugar candy and two ouncâ— of Liquerice pared and cut small in shiveâ—â— and half an ounce of pure Cinnamon a littâ—â— bruised let them steep in the water all nighâ— drink of it first and last until it be â—pent Pâ—â—bat Remedies for the Cough Take Hyssop great raiâ—ins and figgs of exâ—â—â— a handful Liquerice an ounce boil them 〈◊〉 water till the third part be wasted then giâ—â— it him to drink twice a day in the morniâ—â— two hours before meat and at night one hoâ—â— before supper immediately after it is gooâ— to eat a Lozenge of Diairis or Diapenidion Another remedie Take Sugar candy white pills of Diairis and â—iagragant of every one an ounce Liquerice â—wo drams make a powder and let him eat a â—oonful thereof morning and evening and â—rink after it three ounces of water of Hyssop â—r of scabious with Sugar and without Sugar In stead of these waters ye may take the â—roth of red cole worts without salt Another remedy Take Syrup of Liquerice and of Hyssop â—nd drink it evening and morning with a â—tisan or of one of the same Syrups with a â—â—oonful of Ptisan is good Another Take powder of Diairis simple and Liqueâ—â—ce of each a dram weight and with four â—unces of Sugar make an Electuary to be â—aten first and last after meat It is good to take Lohoc sanum with a stick â—f Liquerice at the coughing and after â—eat And there is another Loch called â—och de pino as good at all times as the â—ther is And it is good to anoint the brest â—orning and evening with oil of Lilies sweet â—lmonds and May butter without salt Remedie against the cough coming of a hot cause Take Syrup of violets and of Jubes and drink thereof morning and evening with a litle Ptisan sodden For the same It is good to take first and last a Lozenge of Diâ—tragagant and afterward to drink draught of good Ptisan A good receit against the Cough Take the root of Elicampane Horehound Hollihock of each alike much seethe theâ—â— altogether in white wine with a dozen of sat Figgs and a little Liquâ—rice drink of it a draught every day twice For the Cough and Murre Take Aqua vitae a sufficient quantitie temper it with Sugar candy A Medicine for hoarsness in the throat Take three or four figgs and cleave them in two every one and then put into them â— prettie quantity of Ginger finely beaten into powder and then roste them upon a clean hearth or tile stone and then let the partie eat them as hot as possible he can This harâ— holpen some that have been troubled with hoarsness four or five years together before To heal the Sâ—râ—fâ—â—a or disease called the King evâ—l Take barly â—lowre liquid pitch wax and oâ—â— â—live in equal quantitie boil it altogether with childs Urine and brought to a plaister and applyed Fiet To cure the Kings evil Mistris Athinson the wife of the man elseâ—here mentioned at the same time as her Husâ—and was cured of a broken vein affirmed that â—her certain knowledge the roots of Houndsâ—â—ngue cut in the shape of dice and put into a â—â—nen bagg of about two inches square unâ—â—l it be almost full and hang it about the neck â—f the partie grieved to lie upon the pit of â—e stomack and let it be renewed once in two 〈◊〉 three dayes as the vertue decaies It will â—reak the disease if not broken if broken it â—â—ll cure it especially if it run brown water white then with more difficultie Against shortness of winde Shortness of winde proceedeth oft-times of â—hlegm that is tough and clammish hanging â—â—on the lungs or stopping the conduits of the â—â—me being in the hollowness of the brest or 〈◊〉 catarrhous humors that drop down into the â—ungs and thereby cometh straitness of drawâ—â—g of breath which is called of Physicians â—yspnoea or Asthma And when the patient canâ—â—ot bend his neck down for fear of suffocation â—s called Orthopnoea for every one of these diâ—â—ases there be very wholsom Medicines deâ—ared before The receipt for Asthma Take an ounce of great raisins picked from the kernels two figgs the meat of a Date dry Hyssop maiden-hair Liquerice and the lungs 〈◊〉 a Fox washed in wine water of scabioâ—s of every one a dram Penidies two ounces with Syrup of Liquerice Let all be incorporated and make a Loch to eat a good whilâ— after meat with a stick of Liquerice To cure Asthmatick persons Take Lowes aâ—as in Latine Porcelliones and burn them to white powder upon a little stone and make them into an Electuary with life honey is excellent against the disease called Asthma An oyntment for shortness of breath Take two ounces of oil of sweet Almonds one of May butter unsalted a little Saffron and of new wax and make an oyntment wherewith ye shall anoint the brest morning and evening To break a sore brest Take a Lily root and a piece of leaveâ— sâ—ethe it in milk until the lilly be very 〈◊〉 aâ—d plaister like and so as warm as the parâ—â— can suffer it lay it morning and evening â—o keep the brest from breaking if it be not too far gone Take clay that is without stones and knead 〈◊〉 with sharp vinegar the yâ—lks of two eggs a â—ittle English Saffron and work it into the clay â—nd so take asmuch as will cover the redneâ— of â—t you must use it cold some brâ—sts will have â—o colour and such are not lightly saved from â—reaking To heal the breast Take as many Mallowes as will into a charger â—nd chop them and seethe them in ruâ—â—iâ—g â—ater till they be tender pour the waâ—er from â—hem and put them into a pottle of good Ale-drâ—ggs and a peny loaf of leaven brâ—â—d â—gâ—ated with a quart of white wine let thâ—se â—eethe together till you think it be thick â—nough then put thereto half a quarter of a â—ound of Deares suet and lay it to the sore as â—ot as the party can suffer it morning and â—vening and after that the heat be such as it â—ryeth this will help any sore in the breast or â—ny other places You must wash
leave off the trusse until three weeks aâ—ter he is perfectly whole For the Fundament coming out Take Aloes Mirrbe ana one ounce terendâ— terantur subtiliter and cribrentur And anoiâ—t the Fundament with the oil of Almonds and lay of tâ—is powder thâ—râ—â—pâ—n and witâ— a skarlet â—â—otâ— hot put up the funâ—ament this used will hâ—lp with Gods gâ—ace â—o a mans Fundament when it comes out â— true Medicine Take red nettles and stamp them well and put them into an earâ—hen pâ—t and puâ— to them a portion of wine and seethe it well and give it the patient to dâ—ink A special good Medicine proved to heal a rupture or broken man Probat First puâ—ge him with easie purgâ—tions and let him keep good and straight diet â—â—ll â—he matter be up within his body Then take the juice of Polypodie of the oak of daysies compâ—ry Avens and Beâ—ony in the winter take the juice of the rootâ— and all of each one handful stamp them and strain them without other Liquâ—r And put the same juice into a quart of stale Ale and drink a quantitie thereof evening and morning blood warm for nine dayes keeping good diet and sure trussing you may put Sugar candy to it if you will Probat Against ruptures or burstings Take the Herb and root of Cranesbill dry it make it into very fine powdâ—r and give one spoonful every morning fasting every night when he goeth to bed in red wine or claret wine for xxi dayes together It cureth miraculously but in aged persons to mix with it the powder of red sâ—ails those that that are without shells dried in an oven This medicine never faileth although the rupture be great and of continuance It likewise profiteth much those that are wounded in their bodies The decoction of the herbs made with wine prevaileth mightily in healing inward wounds All this hath been well proved If ye know the pain of the belly cometh through winde apply upon it a great ventose without incision for by that means the pain will surely go away or diminish If not it sheweth that it is caused of some other humor as Phlegm or choler A purgation for Colâ—ck coming of Phlegm Take five drams of Diaphaenicon three ounces of Wormwood water and make a drink the which received fasting four or five hours before meat is very profitable For pain of the Colick coming of Choler If the said pain come of choler which is known by the application of hot things the pain increaseth ye must make a Clyster of violets or give him half an ounce of succo rosarum with Ptisan Endive water or wine And the next morning let him drink a Ptisan of the decoction of prunes and violet Flowers and anoint the belly with oil of violets or wet a linnen cloth in cold water and lay it thereupon and if the pain â—â—me of cold ye must anoint his belly with of bayes and goose grease For the winde Colick â—t is good to drink the Syrup of Elecamâ—â— to wear a plaister upon the belly made â—â—ony Wormwood and Aloes Pilulae Coâ—â— are very good for the said disease especiâ—â—â— when the Clâ—ster doth not suffice to â—ge the cause of the same Also Diamuscum 〈◊〉 Diacinnamum are very good Electuaries if â—ake one of them a Lozenge fasting 2 hours â—ore meat Likewise it is good to take â—hridate with a little white wine or with decoction of Camomile four or five hours 〈◊〉 dinner if his belly be naturally lax or â— by some suppository or Clyster 〈◊〉 Back and Reins The Remedies of their distempers A purgation for Choler coming of Phlegm â—â—ke five drams of Diaphaenicon three ounces Wormwood water and make a drink the â—â—ch received fasting four or five hours afore â—t is very profitable â—scour câ—eanse and cool the reins of the Back â—ake half a pound of brown Sugar candy and one pint of Endive water and anotheâ— pint of red rose water boil all thâ—se togetheâ— from a quart to a pint and until it come to thick Syrup which then put into a fair gâ—asâ— and keep it to thy use This Syrup cleanseth the Reins and cookâ—â— the heat thâ—reof It must be taken fastiâ—â— chiefly and last towaâ—ds bed yet it may be use as occasion sâ—rveth For a pain in the back Take a quart of wâ—ite wine and a quarâ— of running water Then take of the crâ—p 〈◊〉 Râ—semary asmuch as both the haâ—ds can claâ—â— seethe them till half be consuâ—ed tâ—en takâ— Sugar gâ—ains as ye think good and drink 〈◊〉 first and last For ache in the back Take a good onion or two and rost theâ— in the Embers then stamp them and straâ—â— out the juice and mix it with asmuch Malmeâ— as juice and drink thâ—reof blood warm firâ—â— and last Probat Another Take Egrimony and Mugwort both leavâ—â— and roots and stamp them small then mingâ— them with good Dears suâ—t then smear 〈◊〉 anoint the place therewith very warm and â—â—ter binde it up A good ointment for the back and restorative for the same Take the mosel of a Hart or Stagge and make powder of it and boil it in white wine with Bursa Pastoris knot grasse plantain and Comphry and when it s well boiled strain it and let it cool and it will be a Jelly And if you will eat of it put to it Sugar Cinnamon and Saffron for its a great restorative so eaten also with the Jelly aforesaid anoint a weak back on either side the back bone and chafe it well in but do not anoint the back bone with the hand use it thrice a week to bedward till you be well Probat For the weakness of the small of the back Take one handful of Baulme one handful of Clarie wash them not they must be gathered in the heat of the day dry them in an oven and make them into power the powder will be green if it be done right then lay a new layed egg into the fire Let it be not half rosted then put into it asmuch of the powder as will lie upon the point of a broad knife and so eat it A powder to knit and restore nature well proved Take the roots of Tormentil the best of them are red when they are broken take of the powder of these roots two parts and the third parâ— of fine Galingale in powder and of the powder of red mintes asmuch as of the Galingale and mingle them and use of this powder in your broths and meats and Sawces Pro Gonorrhaea Take Aqu. Calendulae extractae ex foljis florum et bibe singulis diebus Cochlearia tria sanus evades To restore a man that wasteth and for soreness of the reins Take sperma caeti and powder of mints and use to drink this with a spoonful of red roseâ— water and make it luke warm the sperma caeti will relent anon for this is a soveraign Medicâ—ne For heat in the back Take the white of an Egg a little red rose water and
those Trochiâ—kes he may make a powder of Sanguis draconis Bole armony white amber and red coral drinking one dram with plantain water as is aforesaid Another Medicine to stanch the said flux Take two ounces of old conserve of Roses of the seed of plantain two drams Sanguis draconis Bole armony of every one a dram and a half white Cortal and red one dram make a confection with Syrup of Mirtles and give it to drink morning and evening two houres afore meat at every time â—he quantity â—â— a mean chesnut An Irish Medicine to stay any flux Take a handful of Sage chop it small and put thereto the yelks of eggs and fry them with as little butter as may be and eat them as hot as you can and drink not of 4 hours and in four dayes after it helpeth For the bâ—oody flux Take â—owder of Comphry and make tosts of wheat bread and put them in red wine aâ—d powder of Cinnamon therewith and also eat it alone To cure the bloody flux Take of Rubard grated one ounce harts-horn burnt and made into powder half a dram mix them with Conserves of red Roses of the last year and make thereof two or three boles and let him take it at once this scoureth away the cause of the flux and bindeth him presently after To cuâ—e any dangerous flux which is â—f â—orce to bring a man in danger of a consumption Take fine wheat flour boulted finely and tye it in a linnen cloath of the bigness of two eggs and boyl it in a pottle of running water with a handful of mother of time whâ—n it is half boyled away then take up the flour whhich will be hard and in looking upon the flour you must take of a skim which will be on it then take some of the said flour and thicken a quantity of new milk boyled as a thin flour meat and drink it as ye see cause until you have recovered strength This will recover a man of the bloody flux even when he is tâ—ought past help and also to rost an egge stone hard and â—lit it and lay it hot to the fundament stayeth any monstrous flux and to wear napkins hot and to keep them as hot as one can well endure to the navel and fundament shiâ—ting them as they grow cold is excellent in thâ—s case For the bloody flux Womans milk drunk nine dayes togetheâ—â—â—sting cureth the bloody flux in any Another for the same Note that the powder of Misselden of the oak given in red wine helpeth that Flux â—â—hatum A sure experiment to cure the bloody flux when a man avoideth as it were black gobbets of flesh Take Cumphry Knotgrass sheppards purse Cinqufoil Plantain Ribwort strawberry leaves one handful the middle rinde of a black thorn of cinramon one half ounce broken in small pieces boyl all these in a pot of spring water with a wheat bread crust unto a quart and clarifie it and put nine spoonfuls of wine vinegar unto it with sugar and make a Iulep drink thereof morning and evening not drinking after of two hours Probatum The Bladder Remedies for its Distempers A medicine for the stone Take grommel seed paâ—sley seed red nettle Seed and saxiâ—rage all these made in powder by even portions or else take the Juice of alâ— these Herbes and of Lettuce and endive of all juices alike much and strain it through a Cloath and setâ— it in a vessel on the fire And take halfe so much of honey as of the Juices and cast them all together and seeth them till they be thick and keep it safe as Treasure for this is a gracious Electuary for the stone Of the cure of the stone in the Reines and bladder To break the stone Take the kernells that are within sloes and drie them on a tilestone then make of them a powder by it selfe After that take the roots of Alisander parsly parietary and Hollihocke of every one alike much and seethe them all in white wine or in the broth of Chickens then strain them out into a clean vessel and when ye drink of it adde asmuch of the said powder as ye think convenient half a silver spoonful or more for without doubt it hath great effect in bringing out the gravel Another expert medicine There groweth in the galls of some open a certain yellow stone sometimes in bignes of a Wallnut somewhat long and brittle if ye take that stone and make of it a powder and eat it in your potâ—age the weight of one scruple or more according to your strength It is a singular Medicine for them that cannot piâ—s for stopping of the conduites Another singuâ—ar Medicine Take the seed of Smalledge parsly Loâ—vage vage and Saxifrage the roots of Philipendula cherry stones gromel seed and broom seed of every one alike much make them in fine powder and when ye be diseased of the stone eat of this powder a spoonful at once in pottage or broth of Chickins and eat nothing after in two or three hours A goodly syrup to mundifie the reins Take the broth of a young chicken sodden till the bones fall assunder three pound Melon seed a little bruised an ounce parcely roots and Alisander roots three ounces Damask prunes Sebesten of each six in number great raisins half an ounce clean Liquerice â—o drams water of Borage endive and hops of each three drams and with sufficient white sugar boyl them all unto the consumption of half and morâ— and afterward strain them and make a goodly syrup This is a thing of excellent operation and an high secret in mundifying the reins and keep right diet the dose of it is one Cyath or a little cupfull in the morning early and sleep after it a little if yee would have the foresaid Syrup to purge more choler then put in a dram of fine Rubarb with a liter cassia A powder for the stone and Colick or either of them Imprimis Carawayseeds two ounces Gromel seeds two ounces Anniseeds two ounces Rubarb two ounces Liquerice four ounces Parslâ— seeds two ounces Fennâ—l seeds two ounces dryed in an oven Elecampana roots dryed as the Rubarb else neither of them will beat to powder bruise all these very small and Put to them asmuch sugar as the quantity of them all and searce them through a sieve then every morning take an heaped spoonful and put in your broth or what you like best If you cannot away with the Gromel put the more into of the other seeds for that doth more prevail either against the stone or Colick This receipt hath often been proved to be good either for the stone or Colick Another for the stone and to break it Take ripe elder berries and distil then and drink the water with sugar and it shall break and come out in one night Probatum Some four ounces of the water will serve at a time For the stone which letteth a man to make water Take Southernwood stamp it small
〈◊〉 purged two times prepaâ—ing fiâ—st the matteâ— to digestion with Syrup of Staecados and duobus radicibus with the one half of vvaters of Sage primeroses and Marjerom in manner of spiced â—ulep with Cinnamon taken five continuaâ— mornings tvvo hours after ye eat any otheâ— meat And after that ye must receive a draâ—â— of pills called Arthâ—eticae or Hormodactyl or oâ— both together equal portions or take half 〈◊〉 ounce of Diacarthami tvvo hours after night and of Diaturbith of every tvvo drams vvitâ— a little Syrup of Hyssop The rest of the said curation shall be accomplished with the applying of divers locaâ— remedies whereof there be sundry sorts herâ— declared ye ought to rub the place that is sorâ— with oyl of roses and a little vinegar and after sprinkle upon the same fine powder oâ— Myrtles Another plaster also as hereafter followeth A plaster for the gout Take the Emplaster called Melilot two ounces of Populeon an ounce and an half red roses myrtles and Flowers of Camomile of every one a dram make a plaster and lay upon the gouty ioynt Another Take oyl of roses crums of bread yelks of Eggs and cowes milk with a little Saffron seethe them a little together afterward spread them upon clouts and lay upon the sore Another Make Lye of the Ashes of Rosemary or of oak or of bean-stalks and boyl it in sage molâ—in prime rose Camomile and Melilor and receive the fume upon the sore place or wet clouts in the said decoction and lay them upon the pain All the said Remedies are very good to asswage the pain of the gout after the which done it is good to goe about the comforting of the joynts and sinews and to that intent apply oyl of Camomile and of Althea or Holihock oyl of a Fox oyl of earth wormes oyl of primerose turpentine wherewithal or with one or two of them ye may anoynt the sore place and comfort both the joynts and sinewes marvellously also this oyntment that followeth is singular good for the same purpose Tâ—ke five or six handfuls of Walwort and seethe them wel in wine then strayn them and with a little wax oil of spick and Aqua vitâ— make an oyntment wherewith ye must anoynt the place morning and evening every day Medicines for the gout appropriate in all cases Take Cowes dung and seethe it in sweet milk and lay a plaster to the gout hot aâ—so the yelks of eggs womans milk linsâ—ed and Saffron altogether in a plaster swageth the diseases of the gout And if ye be disposed to break the skin and so let the humors issue as by such many one is easâ—d ye shall make a plaster of bâ—ack sope and Aqua vitae which will blister it withâ—ut any great pain Also very old hard cheese cut and sodden in the broth of a gamon of bacon and afterward stamped with a little of the brâ—th and made in manner of a plaster is a singular remedy for diseases of the gout and was first practised by Galen the prince of all Physicians A Medicine to ease the gout and to bring down any swelling in feet leg â—r arm Take a quart of milk fâ—om the Cow and crum into it a peny white Loaf and put into 〈◊〉 asmuch Dears suet as a pullets egge and boyl â—t to the thickness of a pultis and spread it wâ—ll and thick on a cloath so broad as will cover the gâ—ie and renew it once in twenty four hours and if your paâ—n cease not use it so as long again and it will cure the grief and draw out streaks oâ— blood This medicine cured one in such extremity and pain of the gout when he continually crved and could neither go nor ride and never grieved since so perfectly was he cured For lâ—gs swollen of any manner of disease Take pellâ—â—ory and seethe it well in white Wine and wash the legâ— in the water and lay the Herbs about the Lâ—gs plasterwâ—sâ— and it will asswage within five hours Pâ—obatum est For the gout Take half a peck of snails a quart of bay salt and put them in a bowl and bruise them together then take them and put them in a bag and let them drop in any thing so you preserve the oyl To cure and ease the gout Apply to the gouty place a pultiss made of barly and brooklemp hot in the time of extremity and let it lye twenty four hours A pultis of barly to asswage swelling in the legs to moâ—lifie the hardness Boil in a gallon of water one quart of hulled barly very tender and put therein a good Allume stone and being tender drain the water from it and to bedward lay it on a cloth a good thickness and lay it over the swelling reasonable warm leeting it lie twenty four hours and uâ—e it three or four dayeâ— togetheâ— Probat For the Gout Take Caro Costinum an ounce and dissolve 〈◊〉 in white wine and drink it about half a pint and use the partie as after a purge and thâ— effect is wrought by purging approved by many Gent. A medicine for the Sciatica For a man take the urine of a man childâ— and let it stand in some vessel for nine dayeâ— and then separate the clear urine from thâ— thick and put it into a vessel and put to thâ— clear urine a good quantity of the juice 〈◊〉 Cullerage male Culrage which hath spotteâ— leaves of a black colour and boil it togetheâ— till half be consumed and it will be an oyntment with which anoint the patient by thâ— fire and he shall be cured which hath been often tryed And for a woman take the urine of a femalâ— childe and of the â—uice of Culrage withouâ— spots and do as for the man An experienced medicine for the Sciatica Take Jvy Mugwort Wallwort and the Inner rinde of an Elder tree and seethe them in fair water with a good quantity of salt and bath the sore place well therewith three or four times a day for the space of nine dayes â—ogether and doubtless this will cure it An excellent oil for an ache onely to be made in the moneth of May oil of Rosemary Flowers Take a thin glass of a pottle and fill the glass â—ull of Rosemary Flowers very finely and purely picked put no liquor at all thereto but the pure Flowers onely and stop the glass very close that no air get therein then set the said glasâ— in the sun against a wall out of the winde and there let it stand all the said moneth of May In the end of May you shall â—ind the said Flowers dissolved into a very sâ—eet oil which oil clarifie it into another glasâ—â—rom the grounds And this said oil stop close and keep it diligently for its an excellent and proved remedy against any manner of ache in the Joynts or otherwise A powder for the Sciatica Take Betony Ceâ—taury one two ounces Ditâ—anie rue one 6 ounce make all these into fine powder searced and kept in
in three pounds of white wine and one pound of red rose water boil it till come almost to a Syrup this Julep is so acceptable to nature that it supplyeth the use of meat and drink To make Triacle water Take three pints of Carduus water and put into it an ounce of hartshorn and boil it till it câ—me to a quart then take gentian roots roots Elicampane roots Cyperus roots Rinde of Pomegranates of each a ounce beat them into grosse powder of the herbs oâ— Carduus and Angelica one ounce of the flowers of rosemary Marigold Bur rage Bugloss of each of them half an ounce also one pound of Venice Triacle dissolved into six pints of whiâ—e wine and three pints of red rose water infuse all these things xxiiii hours together this still in a glasse still or another still that stills with water The vertue of this Triacâ—e water Take a spoonful or two at a time upon finding the stomack ill or upon fears or to drive away any thing from the heart to restore the spirits and speech and sowning and â—ainting ten grains in a spoonful of posset drink made of Ale going to bed is good against fears For a Surfet Take the grounds of strong Ale two gallons of the Lees of Sack two quarts a quarter of a pound of Anniseeds bruise them and put them together and distill the water then put into the water an ounce of Cinnamon a dozen bruised Cloves one Race of sliced Ginger a quarter of a pound of prunes dried fair but not washed 2. quarts of thunder baggs or corn rose leaves with the bottoms cut off Then sun it a Moneth and if the water be not of a deep Crimson then renew the Leaves and sun them a while longer take of these a spoonful at a time an hour after a second and an hour after a third To make a drink for all manner of Fevers and Impostumes and for sickness in mans body Take Hyssop Rosemary Violet Leaves Vervine Herb Iohn Mouseare Plantain Avence Sage and fetherfew of each an handful and wash them clean and put them into a Mortar and bruise them a little and put them into an earthen pot that was never occupied And put therein a gallon of good white wine and so let it stand all night covered and in the morning boil it till it come to a pottle and let it run through a hair sieve put it into a clean vessel covered and let the sick use these first and last nine dayes at evening warm and at morning cold every day and night half a pint and he shall be whole by the grace oâ— God A note of a diet prescribed by three dutch Doctâ—rs foâ— a man past cure so judged Take Hermodactils two ounces Sarsaparillae four of sassafras 2. ounces Sene Alexandriae four ounces Liquerice one ounce Anniseeds one ounce long pepper half an ounce of the leaves of Scabious one great handful of Egrimony half asmuch of Betonie half a handful of water Cresses and brook lime one great handful of scurvy grasse of the Sea two great handfuls of good Nâ—timegs one ounce Let all the wood be sliced and cut small and the herbs shred and all put into a bagg and hanged in a barrel with six gallons of new Ale to work with it and when it hath wrought stop it up and let it stand and settle eight dayes then drink continually of it and no other drink so long as it laâ—â—eâ—h your bâ—ead must be Bakers bread with Coriander and Anniseeds your breakfast of the bread and blaunched Almonds and raisins of the sun and your diet drink your dinner dry rosted Veal Hen Chicken Mutton or rabbet your supper as your breakfast or some small repast of dry rosted 〈◊〉 or Rabber continue this six weeks and beware of cold and if you keep your chamber have merry Company this Diet will cure any desperate disease in the body that is to be cured and many times indeed those which be past câ—re Probat A Medicine for the sweat Take three pints of Ale one ounce of Sugar six Sage leaves boil all these together and scum them clean And put thâ—rein a crâ—st of white bread or a few crums and seethe then a penâ—worth of powder of Maces and keep it warm in an carthen pot or in a pâ—wter pot and drink nine or ten â—poonfuls at your pleasure the twenty four hours and sometime drink Ale bloâ—d warm with a penywâ—ight of powder imperial at a time Use Manus Christi at your pleasure if you feel your self sick or faint at your heart Then take a great weight of the queens preservatives with a spoonful of the sâ—dden Ale aforesaid or else Ale blood warm or else on a knives point once in twenty four hours Also eat no manner of spices but Mace onely and drink no manner of wine in the said twenty four hours take no manner of cold nor take not too many oâ— clothes but competent To make the Queens preservative Take half an ounce of Triacle powder imperial two peny worth of powder Sedwall a peny worth mingle all these together and put it into a box and use it as aforesaid when need requireth and old people may eat the qâ—antity of a Nut to preserve them fasting in the morning For them that are poisoned a remedy Take the powder of Betony put in wine a â—poonfâ—l of powder to a draught of wine a 〈◊〉 boiled by the fire being drunk doth help them presently that have drunk poison before and whoso drink it in a morning fasting no poison can hurt him A Medicine diminishing all kinde of sickness if it be not unto death and prepareth the body for recovery of health Take of the best Triacle adding thereto a few drops of oleum Vitrioli and let it stand till thou use it then any lying sick not unto death give the weight of a French crown of the same Medicine and if he be not over weak give a little more Let him drink it hot with wine in the morning fasting four hours before he eat washing out of the cup also with wine which being also taken and well covered in his bed and wrapped about his bead and all covered onely his mouth there let him sweat four hours asmuch as its possible and not sleep in any wise these four hours Then change the sheetes and let them be very dry and warm then let him lie and not sweat before he rise or eat the space of three hours then let him eat some good thing and drink good old wine after his meat Then afterward the Physician may use either Medicine both purgative or corroborative as the necessity and occasion requireth This Medicine dimâ—nisheth the cause of all sickness and prepareth the body in the way of health speedily and never fails the Physitian See that he sweat plentifully without sudden cold and use good diet afterward An oil of the Philosophers drawn out of Turpentâ—ne Take of clear Turpentine eighteen ounces
painful aches of the ears For to make a man hear Take a red Onion and pick out the top and fill it full of fair hot Hens grease and lay the top on again and rost it in the Embers till it be tender and then quish out the oyl into the ears of the sick man or woman and then stop the ears with black wooll An approved Medicine for deafness Take sweet Sallet oyl half a pound add to it Wormwood Sorrel Anniseeds Perwinkle of each alike one dram dry all to powder the powder of the old Râ—ses one ounce as much of Coloquintida boiled well in the said oyl strain it and use it three drops at a time in the ear warm Another approved Take oyl of Castory and of bitter Almonds and of Roses let them be boiled in Aqua vitâ— till the Aqua vitae be wasted or consumed and so distil a drop at a time into the ear For deafness and for an Impostume of the ear to break it a rare secre Take the juice of young Elder buds and the inner rinde thereof either of them and use it helpeth For a man that may not well hear Take the block of an Ash and lay it to the fire and gather the water that cometh out oâ— both ends of the block and the juice of Jubarbe and white wine the grease of Eel of all these alike much and seethe them well together and put it into his ears till he be whole c. The Teeth Remedies for all their diseases Remedy for the Toothach PAain of the Teeth as Galen saith among other pains that are not mortal is the most â—ruel and grievous of them all It may come divers wayes of a cold or hot cause If it come of a hot cause the Gums are red and very hot wherefore it is very good to hold in his mouth water of Camphire or to seethe a little Camphire in Vinegar and hold in his mouth also take Henbane roots and seethe them in Vinegar and Rosewater and hold in his mouth If it come of cold causes since in such casâ—s oft times there distilleth abundance of water into the mouth purge it with Piulae cochiae afterwards keep in your mouth warm wine wherein hath been sodden Pellitory Mintes and Rew. Another Take the middle barke of Elder Salt and Pepper of each alike much and stampe them together and lay it to the sore teeth Item Gum of Ivy with a little Lint dipped â—n Vinegar or Aqua vitae applyed is very good For rotten and stinking Teeth Stampe a quantity of Sage with as muâ—â— Salt and make thereof pretty pasties bâ—â— them in an Oven until â—hey wax black aâ— with the pouder thereof wash well your teeâ—â— both mornings and evenings Take the inner riâ—de of Elder and the innâ— rinde of the Withwinde and the inner rinâ—â— of Woodbinde then shred it small and pouâ—â— it small then pound into it pouder of Pepâ—â— and a little salt and pound it again then put iâ— into a linnen cloth and binde it fast a piece â— bigge as a Damson hold it between the forâ— teeth let the moisture run out when it doâ—â— stint running then take another ball so made and hold it between your teeth doing the likâ— and at the third or fourth ball it will help if â—â— come of rheum but if it come of blood yoâ— must let them bleed The decoction of Colocynth with sâ—rong Vinegar taketh away the pain of the teeth To draw Teeth take the brains of an Hare and seethe them in red wine and therewith anoint the Teeth that you would have ouâ— and they will fall out without pain Iâ—em The Gum of Ivy tempered with wax and put to a pained tooth will draw it out without pain To draw a tooth without pain rub it and none other with powder of the Gum of Ivy. A water to keep the teeth from stinking Take long Pepper Mintes Purslane Aristology roâ—unda salve green seethe all together in wine and use to wash thy teeth and it will â—eep them both white and sweet For the Toothach Take a spoonful of Aqua vitae and a spoonâ—ul of Triackle half a spoonful of Pepper in fine powder boil all these together upon a Chaffing-dish of coles and then put it into a box and put it into the Tooth where the pain is Fill the hollow Tooth with the gum of Ivy it will take away the Tooth-ach Touch the Tooth that aketh with the root of water Crowfoot ' incontinent it taketh â—way the pain and breaketh the tooth In â— vehement ach put a little of the juice of ground Ivy in thine ear on that side as thy ach is it will a little grieve thee but incontâ—nent thy Teeth shall cease aching Put the powder of red Coral in the hole of thy Tooth and it will fall out by the root Put Henbane seed upon coles and receive the smoak thereof into thy teeth by holding tâ—y mouth over it It killeth the worms and asâ—wageth the pain this hath beâ—n proved That thy Teeth never ake take the powder that cometh of filing of an Harts horn and let it seethe in water in a new earthen pot and so put it into thy mouth where thy grief is A medicine that the Tooâ—hach shall never vex you morâ— Take twenty leaves of Ivy a little long Peppeâ— and boil them with a handful of Salt in old wine and then put the liquor when it is well boiled into your mouth on that side that is vexed with the ach and you shall prove that the ach shall be destroyed in sempiternum A most expert and true Medicine for the pain of the Teeth and presently easeth the pain Take Lupines dryed let it be a little rubbed in your hands after put it into strong Vinegâ—r and boiled a little then strain it and press it out of which wash the mouth and gums for it is wonderful For a Tooth that is loose Take Gum of Ivy and red Vinegard and boil them together in a Pewter Sawcer till they be molten together wet therein a clouâ— and put down the Tooth therewith c. To help the Tooâ—hach of any sort Ivy berries sodden in white wine or in Vinegar this water being strained To fasten Teeth and to purge the head The roots of Pellitory of Spain chewed in the mouth fiet pro certo To make a Tooth â—eave aking or to fall out Stampe Neppe and put it into a cloth and lay it on the Tooth and it wilâ— either leave â—king or fall out The Nose The Remedies for its diseases Remedies for stinking of the Nose TAke Cloves Ginger and Calaminte of each a like and seethe them in white 〈◊〉 and therewith wash thy Nose after put â— powder of Piretrum to provoke you to 〈◊〉 and if there be repletion of Phlegm in â—e head first ye must purge it with pills of â—ochiae or of Hieâ—a Picra also if the stinking â—ome fâ—om the stomack fiâ—st help the stomâ—â—k as shall be
the place beâ—ng broken with white wine at every dressing To heal any kinde of ach or sore brest Pare off a cap of the root of white Bryonie â—nd make a hole in the root as hollow as you â—an and cover the root close with the cap you â—ut off or with a piece of a tile-stone and cover â—ll again with earth letting it still grow and three dayes after open the said root and the hole will be full of water then take that water and put it in a glass and anoint the place where the grief is and use it A plaister for a sore brest Take wheat meal and pure life honey and claâ—ified bores grease of each like portions boil them a little and make a plaister and lay thereto Probat A medicine to skin a womans sore breâ—t which is â—aw Take a pint of sweet thick cream and put it into a pan with three spoonfuls of the juice of brown fennel boil it to an oil and therewith anoint the sore brests morning and evening till it be whole Probat To help the hardness in women brests Wheat flower honey oil olive and the juice abundantly of yellow Gilly flower together with the juice of rue Sanat For the aking of a womans brest Take Cinquefoil or five leaved grass and stamp them with swines grease and make thereof a plaister and lay it to well brayed together and it will take away the aking Another for the same Take and boil Rue and put there to flower â—f wheat and make thereof a Plaister and lay hereto â—â—r womens brests or swelling that cometh by cold in child birth Take and lay Chickweed upon a Tyleâ—one and rose leaves upon Chickâ—eed upon the rose leaves again so that hâ—re be of them two or three leaves then â—â—rinkle it with vineger and boil all these â—pon the tyle-stone And when it s well boilâ—d take another Tyle and lay upon thaâ— and â—ut it asunder and lay to the swelling and it â—ill take away the pain â—n approved Medicine for them that haâ—e cold in their brests Take oil of Camomil and Aqua composiâ—â— â—ingle them together against the fire chafe â—â—e breast well withall that it may enter into â—â—e Stomack and veines This hath holpeâ—â—any â—pproved Medicine for a sore brest that is broken Take Malâ—owes and boil them with sheeps â—llow till they be very tender then strain it â—â—d keep it in boxes and if the brest have â—eed to be tented take a piece of the stalk of â—â—e Mallowes that are â—â—dden and tent it withâ—â—l this is proved For bolning of a womans brest Take apples of the oak and stamp them with oil and lay it to the bolning For a very sore brest Take Hartshorn or a Buls horn for need and grate it into a pint of good white wine and give the woman to drink thereof and leâ— her sleep upon the same Medicine and it shall cease For coagulation of milk in a womans brest Take Egâ—miony Vervine Fennel and bray it altogether and lay it thereon and be whole c. A Soveraign Medicine for a sore brest Take a pottle of smiths water the elder it is the better if it smell a little so much the better also you must take a quarter of a pound of old alume and white salt asmuch as ye can hold on the two fingers from the second joynt forth two handfuls of Sage two Heads of housleek put all these into the water and seethe it till it come to a quart then let it stand with the Herbs in it and wash the sorâ— breast well with the Herbs and the wateâ— twice a day and at every time ye wash it lay upon the sore or sores green Sage leaves till it be whole this hath been proved and hâ—aled a breast so sore as it was thought uncurable Ye must warm the water and Herbâ— every â—ime ye dress the brest A medicine for the womanâ— brests if the sore 〈◊〉 of Milâ— Take Mallows as ye get to be holden in a â—harger and cut them small and seethe them â—n a Gallon of running water and when they â—esodden soft put thereto a potile of the â—roâ—nds â—f Ale and a quart of white wine â—nd two penny white loaves cutting off the â—rusts leavened make it thick and put into it â—eers Sueâ— or Sheeps Sueâ— and lay it upon a â—lew cloth or linen cloth and lay it warm to â—he sore brest every day as long as its sore â—nd it shall be healed by the grace of God A plaister for a postume on womens Teats Take Linseed and seethe it well and long 〈◊〉 fair running water then take fresh Sheeâ—s â—allow and fry the Linseed therein and eâ—â—n as hot as ye may suffer it lay it thereon Remedies for the Pthisick Pthisis is an ulceration of the lungs by â—hich all the body falleth into Consumption 〈◊〉 such casâ— that it wasteth all save the slâ—in yâ—â—ay know him that hath a Pthisick for â—rom 〈◊〉 to day he waxeh ever leaner and dryer â—nd his hair falleth and hath ever cougâ— and â—itteth sometimes matter and bloody strings â—ithall And if that which he spitteth be â—ut into a bason of water it falleth into the bottom for it is so heavy A remedy Take two oâ—nces of Pimpernel in powder and thereof make an Electuary with Sugar and use it every morning two drams with Pimpernel water three ounces Water of Snails distilled is proved good to them that be Pthsicke every morning in drink and for all them that are dry and lean Another First take a quantity of running water and boil it half away The ingredients that you are to put into the composition are two ounces of Anniseeds one ounce of Coliander seeds one ounce of Liquerice sliced one ounce of Sugar candy one handful of Coltsfoot half a pound of Raisins of the Sun one quarter of a pound of â—iggs and one handful of Liverwort a handful of Maidenhair a quantity of Hartstongue and two penniworth of Dates The composition made and put into the water boiled halâ— a way take it and strain it and scum it sweeten it and drink it For the cough and consumptâ—on of the lungs Take Fox Lungs fresh killed pull them from the Windepipes and the straines which hange by the same then wash the lungs in Sack or white wine lâ—â—ewarm three or four times until they be clean from the blood thâ—n dry them in a pot in an Oven after the baâ—câ— drawn forth so well dried beat them to powder Take Anniseeds Fennel seeds Maiden hairâ— of each like quantity of weight to your Fox lungs beat all these together to fine powder and see the sâ—me well mingled take also a like weight of Liquorice as the Fox lungs or somâ— deal more and lay it in water fourteen hourâ— first clean scraped and a little bruised then seethe your Liquorice in the same water until half be consumed and so strain the Liquor from the Liquorice and with the liquor seeth as much fine
Sugar beaten sâ—all as he weight of the receit amounteth unto till it thick like a Syrup then put to this Syrup as it cooleth all your powder well stirâ—ing and incorporating the same altogether and so keep it for your use Pâ—ohatum est Take the lungs of a Fox dryed the juice of Liquerice Maidenhair Fennel-seed of â—ach â— like four ounces make it in Sugar sodden in water as much as will suffice some make it with the juice of Myrts and then it is comfortable for the stomack this is a present remedy for a Consumption For the Phlegm and Cough Take an handful of Coltfoot of Liquerice shaved and bruised two ounces an handful of Maidenhair of Anniseed three ounces Lâ—t it be boiled in three pound of fouâ—tain â—r Spring water till half be consumed strain it and then put into it three ounces of white Sugar Give thereof five spoonfuls for the space of eight dayes warmed For a Consumption Take Syrup of Limons half dram Syrup of Coltsfoot Syrup of Hyssop alike one ounce Syrup of Liquerice one ounce Floris Sulphuris half a scruple Spirit of the seed of Fennel four drops and mix it all together For the Consumption Take a handful of Rosemary tops a handful of red Sage a handful of Horehound a handful of Plantaine leaves a handful of Hyssope a handful of winter Savory a pint of English hony a pint of runing water half a pound of blew Figs half a pound of Raisins of the Sun a stick of Liquerice boil all these in a new pipkin with a cover to it cut them small and put them into the pipkin and let it boil softly unâ—il it be half consumed then take and strain it through a cloth very well then give the party four spoonfuls morning and evening Another excellent for the same Take a quarter of pure red rose-Rosewater put it in a pewter platter or bason set it over a Chasfing dish of coales take clean Anniseeds and bruise them a little in a Mortar put thereof into your rose-Rosewater a good handful and put also of sliced Liquerice bruised and tore in 〈◊〉 three or four stick and as much of Par 〈◊〉 roots the pith taken out bruised and sliced 〈◊〉 put therein then last put in a good spoonâ—â—â— of the tender crops of Hysâ—ope so let them 〈◊〉 from a quart to a pint still bruising them 〈◊〉 a spoon as they boil and when it is â—â—fficient boiled strain it into a glass and take â—â—ereof warm in the evening a pretty draught 〈◊〉 two hours after and before meat fast two 〈◊〉 use this it hath done wonders c. â—he Sides Remedies for their distempers â—euâ—isie A thing most certain to remedy the greatest pleurisie possible TAke the delicatest Apple that may be had make an hole therein pull out the 〈◊〉 if it may be not breaking the Apple 〈◊〉 which hole put in OlibanuÌ„ of the best the â—â—antity of three or four grains and cover the 〈◊〉 of the Apple then put the Apple into 〈◊〉 embers there to soken till it be tender but it must not burn then break the apple 〈◊〉 the Olibanum into four or five pieces and give it the patient to eat and forthwith 〈◊〉 Impostume of the pleurisie breaketh and 〈◊〉 patient recovereth Pro certo oyl of scorâ—ons anoynted often to the griefs vatet â—wrodâ— See that you apply withal thin Cakes made with the said oyl and the fleying 〈◊〉 dryest hot one after another one at once and anointing the grief before any cake 〈◊〉 laid on with the said oyl hot and thus the 〈◊〉 cakes oyl and hot ashes breaketh the Impostume of the Pleurisie For to cure an Iâ—postume which groweth in the 〈◊〉 side of the ribes of the side when no other Meâ—icâ—â—â— will cure the same Take Pipins and bruse them and strayâ— the juice thereof to the quantity of a prettâ— draught and put thereto a dram of the juice 〈◊〉 the herb called bearfoot and give it to thâ— grieved to drink and it shall presently helâ— him Another good Medicine Take Aqua vitae and Capons grease of eacâ— of them a prety quantity and boil them together then take a little black wool and 〈◊〉 it therein and lay it hot as may be suffered to the stomack of the party grieved and it will ease him very spedily To destroy an Impostume and anâ— swelling Take the roots of Hollihock sod till they be very soft and the water halfe consumed and more then put into the same water the flower of Linseed fenugreck a like much seethe it until the water doe rope then put the said â—ollihock roots to it being well pounded and add a handfull of barly meal and fry them all â—ith boars grease and if you will you may â—dd sheepes suet apply it hot Probatum est A Catâ—plasme Take the flowers of Camomil Melilote of â—ach one handful of the leaves of Rue Marâ—row Nepthe of each one pugil of the seeds 〈◊〉 Annise two drams of the Laurel berries â—hree ounces boil it moderately pound it 〈◊〉 asmuch hoâ—y as is sufficient and apply it Another Stamp Mallowes roots well sodden then 〈◊〉 butter hony and pigeons dung very well â—ixt et fiet For the stitch Anoint the place with oil of Melilot and apâ—ly Melilot plaister to the place upon a piece of Leather and change it once a week An experienced good Medicine for a pleurisie Take Brooklime sheeps suet and a little fair â—unning water and fry them together in a fryâ—ng pan and make a plaister thereof and lay it â—he side of the patient and it will draw forth â—ll the corruption This hath been proved The Heart Remedies for its Distempers Remedies for weakness and feebleness of the heart GIve him that hath a feeble heart and ready to saint either for fever or extream heaâ— the wâ—ight of a French crown of Trochisk of Camhire with wine of Pomegranates and lay upon his left side Limon dipped in water of roses and vineger In stead of these Trâ—hisks ye may use a Electuary called Diamargariton frigidum every morning a lozenge And it is good to give him for the same feeblenes conserve of Roses violets water lilies mingled together and after to drink water of Sorrel and to smell Roses water lilies rose-water and vineger Other whiles and most often debility of heart chanceth of a cold and drie cause and is without fever with great fear and heaviness the remedy whereof is this Take an Electuary called Diamoschum and use every morning a Lozeng and drink after it a litâ—le good wine or Bugloss water and anoint the brest with oil of Spikenard Moreover use once in a week before meat the weight of half a crown of good triackle or Mithridate so it be well tempered with a little white wine and with a few maces For beating or trembling of the heart If it be without offence Take two drams 〈◊〉 the third part of Elect. de gemmis then 〈◊〉 two or three ounces of Bugloss and â—awme mixed
together For the same It is good to drink every morning three â—â—nces of water of Bugloss wherein hath â—een sodden cloves And it is good to drink in a Morning four â—unces of Julep made of half a pound of â—awm water and three ounces of Sugar For the same It it good to drink every morning 3. ounces 〈◊〉 water of Bugloss wherein hath been sodden â—oves And it is good to drink in a morning 〈◊〉 ounces of Juâ—ep made of half a pound of â—arm water and three ounces of Sugar The â—onfection of Diajacinthy is singular and exâ—â—llent for trembling of the heart but it is for â—oble men not for poor folk â—or ach at the heart which are commonly a knot of worms Take unset leeks one handful chopped small â—â—d frie it with butter and bay salt and lay it 〈◊〉 the stomack upon a napkin Take a pinte of white wine English liquerice 〈◊〉 sugar boil it together in a pot close stoped take it fastingâ— To help a mad body Take the Flowers of Rose-mary of Burragâ— and of the roots of Buglosse of each a pound Saâ—â—ron two drams of Quinces four ounces 〈◊〉 the best white wine a quart mix them together let them stand a day put them over thâ— head fifteen days in an Horsmixon the mouâ—â— of the glass not covered quite then distil it Then take of it first and last a dram at a timâ— It is a precious secret it helpeth the treâ—bling of the heart For them that swound or are faint-hearted Take Rosemary Sage Betony and Marjerom of each an handful seethe them in a galloâ— of fair water till a quart be consumed theâ— take away the herbs and put to the said wateâ— a pinte of good hony then scum it well theâ— put in an ounce of Staechades tied in a fair linnen cloth Let it seethe a little then takâ— out the Staechades and add an ounce of Cinnamon three quarters of an ounce of Nutmeggs and asmuch in Ginger in powder drink it warm thrice every day six or seven dayes â—â—fiet A potion for sainting Take of the confection of Alchermes two drams of garden blew violet water and excellent red rose water of each two ounces and Syrup of violets two ounces and an half and Syrup of Lymons one ounce mingle them well together and take hereof four or five spoonfuls at a time when you see eause or when you please The Stomack Remedies for all pains of the stomack For weakness of the Stomack TAke Pilulae Stomachiae two or three hours before meat more or lesse according to 〈◊〉 quantitie of the fulness of the stomack 〈◊〉 after give him every morning two hours 〈◊〉 ore meat and one hour after supper at every me a Lozenge of an Electuary called Diaga 〈◊〉 ga or another called Diacinimum which 〈◊〉 consume ventosities and with their comâ—â—â—table heat drive away the cold and windy â—â—mplexion of the stomack For windiness of the stomack Take in a morning two hours before meat a â—â—zenge of Aromaticum rosat and if ye have 〈◊〉 aching stomack and cold take every morn 〈◊〉 a Lozenge of Dianisâ— or Diacinimum and drink after it a spoonful of wine A present remedy for pain and ach in the stomack Maiden-hair bruised plaistered and laid to 〈◊〉 stomack sanat To help the pains of the stomack a rare secret Take every night last three drams of 〈◊〉 For a windie and cold stomack Take Aromaticum Garyophillat one ounce Electuar de aromatibus one ounceâ— Et Diattrion piperion one ounce Mix it together and take it first and last â— the quantity of three Nut kâ—rnels For pain of the stomack Take two drams of Diacinnaâ—on of Dianist 〈◊〉 Diagalanga and drink it with a little gooâ— wine an hour or two before meat drink a little Castor with good wine Another Drink two hours before meat three or 〈◊〉 ounces of the decoction of Mintes Anniâ—â— seeds cummin and fine frankincense Also drink an Electuary caâ—led Arcuâ—aticum whereof receive one Lozenge every mâ—rninâ— fasting To comfort the stomack after vomiting It is good to give unto the patient everâ— morning an ounce of Syrup of wormwood 〈◊〉 Mintes instead of which it is convenient 〈◊〉 take a Lozenge as Azromaticum rosatum or Diâ—galanga For the same Take evening and morning three hours before meat two Cloves in powder with a spoonâ—â—l of the Juice of mintes or half a spoonful 〈◊〉 Rue dried with a little wine Also it is good to take powder of Cloves 〈◊〉 d lignum aloes to the weight of a crown with 〈◊〉 ine two hours before meat â—n excellent purgation to avoid choler for men of all ages Take half an ounce of Cassia newly drawn dram of good Rubarb infused a night in wa 〈◊〉 of Endive with a little spikenard anâ— an â—unce of Syrup of violets mix all these things â—ith three ounces of Ptisan or whay and â—â—rink it warm A Medicine for winde in the stomack Take a spoonful of hony and two spoonâ—â—ls of rosewater and set them upon a Chaffing 〈◊〉 sh of coales and as the scum ariseth take it â—ith a feather till be clear Then take it off â—â—e fire then take a groaâ—s weight of long â—epper asmuch of white asmuch of black â—â—d asmuch of cummin seed asmuch of ginger â—â—d beat all together in a Mortar not very 〈◊〉 all and put them into a box Then put in 〈◊〉 ony and rosewater unto them and mix them â—ogether with a knife and eat them after dinâ—er asmuch as a pease and you may keep it as â—â—ng as you will and ever as it dryeth put â—hereto more hony clarified with rose water To clear the stomack Take stale Ale and boil it and put it two branches of Hyssop to boil with it and drinâ— first and last A notable sauce to procure an appetite in them whicâ— be brought low to get them a stomack Take Vine leaves and stamp them aâ—â— strain them and put in Sugar to the juice aâ—â— Cinnamon powder with Sippets of mancheâ— boil them as sorrel sops eat them with chicken or what you will It is excellent 〈◊〉 a fever or other sicknesses To make Pulvis ducis out of Master Cogans Caj 〈◊〉 of the weâ—kness of the stomack pag. 194. Pulvis Ducis as he saith is usually â—â—de of on ounce of Sugar and one ounce of Cinnamoâ— finely powdred both and then mixed togegether And this Pulvis Ducis being mingled the quantitie of one dram with half a pint oâ— Aqua vitae well tempered together and thrâ—â— pints of rosewater and so let run twice oâ— thrice through an Hyppocrates bagg anâ— thereof take oft-times in the week one spoonful in the morning fasting especially in winteâ— time is excellent good for a bad stomack of cold cause A drink for a bad stomack Brew Beer or Ale and when you tunne iâ— before it work take a pound of wormwood and asmuch of the roots of red docks the pi 〈◊〉 taken out and washed and put them in a bagâ— with a
stoned with a spoonfull of red 〈◊〉 chopped small Apply it plasterwise two houres before the fit For a burning fever a medicine approved â—â—ue Take six spoonfulls of fair running water and put it into a fair glass or other vessel anâ— put thereto one spoonful of bay salt 〈◊〉 picked from filth and let the salt melt 〈◊〉 the said water then put to it a pretty quantity of Saffron finely beaten and let the patient drink thereof in the beginning of his hearâ— and it will lay the heat and in short spacâ— drive away the fever and the sooner if thâ— siek be made soluble or loose bellyed and thiâ— approved to be true Another for a burning fever Take a handful of Câ—llendine a handful of bay salt an hard â—gge and a raw egge a râ—sted onion and a raw oniâ—n stamped altogether and make two plasters and binde them to the soles of your feet and with two plasters you shall have remedy A medicine to precure sleep in a fever Take of the seeds of white pâ—ppie two spoonfuls of the white seeds of Lâ—ttice being tâ—e best one spoonful make them into powder and drink it going to bed in a draught of clarified Mâ—ce ale warm and it will cause quiet sleep the ordinary use is two small spoonfuls to bedward Probat For the fever in Angine and for bloody matter Seeth parsly in white milk and pâ—t the â—ot milk to cold butter and it will be a posset you must use that posset ale first and last a week together It cuâ—eth also such as â—ake bloody water To make a breath to cool one in a fever Taâ—e fair water and put thâ—reto French barly boyl until the watâ—r be red thâ—n pour the red water from it and put into barly the hot water some Liquorice some cooling herb as Violet leaves and strawbeâ—ry leaves and put in some Lettice seeds and let it boil until the barly be very soâ—t then strayn the barly from it and let it cool and when it 's cold put in some vinegar and sugar and so drink it you must put in your vinegar and Sugar as you drink it For an Ague of long continuance Take of Seâ—a two ounces of Polypody oâ— the oak half an ounce Bay-berries half an ouâ—ce of Fenel seeds half an ounce of Aniseeds half an ounce of Liquerice half an ounce one red Dock root the pith taken ouâ— of scurvy grass one handful and a half bruise all this together in a mortar then put them in a Linnen bag and hang them in a gallon of nâ—w ale three dayes then drink thereof near a pint at eight in the morning fasting and at four in the afternoon till all be out A remedy to cure the new Ague and to cleanse the stomack by vomit Take a dram of pure Tobaâ—co and open the the Leaâ— if it be in roul and stâ—ep the leaves of the said dram all night in half a pinte oâ— white wine then strayn it and drink it next your heart and â—ast two hours after and you shal have youâ— stomack well purged and cleansed of Phlegm and choler This will our Engâ—â—sh garden Tobacco do Probatum also either steeped green but especially the dry Leaves of it as with esseth Mr. Parkinsons Herbal For an Ague if it be given before the first fit Take Dandelion stamp and strayn it and ouâ— Triacle or Mithridate to the juice and drink it on your good dayes two or three dayes as your good dayes do fall out and it will hâ—lp for it hath been proved many â—imes An excellent plaster to put away the Ague fit either Quotidian or tertian Take a good spoonful of Bay salt asmuch â—rankincense bruised both so small as you can and put to them the bigneâ—s of an â—gge of the root of white Briony and half an handful of Smalledge let the Briony and Smalledge be both pounded together and put with them your bay salt and Frankincense and lay it to both your wrestâ— of your arms a hand breadth so cold as may be two hours before the course of your fit being spread a good thickneâ—â— on two faiâ— clothes Let it be unremoved twentie four hours then renew it This helped a dozen at one time in my Lord Harringtous house A plaster to put away the new Ague Take the middle bark of a walnut tree well steepâ—d in rose vinâ—gar thâ—n stamp it with a spoâ—nful of bay salt and one spoonful of Olibanum and lay it on a cloth spread well and thick to the left hand wrest leâ—inâ— it ly there four and twenty hours Probatum What to give one in the fever or Ague Give them one dram of Theriaca Andromacâ—â— mix it with one ounce of Conserves of Red roses and with dragon water or water of Carduâ—â— Benedictus two ounces with one ounce of Syrup of Limons and take of this mixture one spoonful in your extremity at a time Leâ— blod if need require the sixth day of youâ— sickness in the Hepatica vein six or seveâ— ounces For a tertian Ague a soveraign drink proved Take vervine and Mouseare and Camomil one handful boyl them in a quart of Ale to a pint and strayn it into a pot and when your cold fit is upon your drink a good draught of it and in two drinkings it will help Prebatum For an ague Juice of Wormwood and sugar doth help the ague in short time A special medicine for the Ague Drink at the coming of the cold fit the distilled watâ—r of Germander and it helpeth surely To cure a fever Take spring water and boyl it either in silver or other clean skillet or in a pewter pot set in hot water and let it onely boil and no more and then cool it And let the patient make it his drink untill the fever be gone and if the party have a choice palate put in a little white sugarcandy to take away the taste of the water A diet drink for the Scorbutum or scurvy and to put away the malum habitum corporis Prâ—batum Take seven gallons of good middle ale wort and put it into a pan with seven handfus of Scurvy grass or for want thereof take three handfuls of pepper three handfuls of water Cresses and three handfulls of Brooklime boyl these being fair washed and pulled in pieces in the water until six gallons remain then order it as you would order beer and tunne it up in a barrel having ready a fine linnen bag wherein put a stone or plum with three ounces of Sena and one ounce of fine Rubarbe cut in small slices with the powder of grains long pepper anniseeds fennel seeds and Liquorice scraped and bruised flat one half ounce of spicknard and galingal vera beaten small one two ounces of the wood and rinde of pure sassafras half an ounce or one ounce if the wood be not vâ—ry good cut in smal pieces then sow them all in the bag and fasten a long double strong thread to the bagge and hang it so in
and temper it with small Ale and use to drink it every morning fasting and it shall break the stone When you have used this drink eight or nine times together then put a little Galbanum into the end of your yard and that will draw out the stone An oyntment for the back if the stone come painfully from you Take red dock roots and May butter and beat them together in a morter very well and fry a little in a fryingpan and then strayn them and anoynt the back A Pultis to cause the stone to slip when it s broken Make a Pultis of oatmeal and white wine vinegar and after its made put to it a convenient quantity of Aqua composita and apply it to the place where you feel the stone to lie and it will cause the stone to slip forward or downward A medicine to avoid the stone in the bladder Take a pinte of white wine and put it in a pan and boil it and put thereto asmuch powdâ—r of Nutmegs and drink it with Ale evening and morning and you shall be whole Probat For the stone Take Coliander seed Parsley seed Broom seed Allexander seed the seed of Asnen keyes Hasel nut keyes red bramble berries Ivy berries of each of them alike quantitie and dry them beat them to fine powder altogether and searce them fine Let the partie make a posser of white wine as clear as may be and put in asmuch of this powder as will go into an hasel nutshel and take it three or four mornings together fasting and if you please you may seethe your powder in your posset drink and so take it probat Also the Syrup of Althea commonly called the Syrup of Mallowes and put in posset drink and drink it and it will cause water presently Probat A Soveraign Medicine for them that cannot pisse well proved by the Lady of Northumberland Take Alexander seeds and Parsly seed of each alike much and beat them tâ—gether in a Mortar and seethe it in Malmesey and seethe withall unset time and parsly Leaves and seethe it from a pottle to a quart and strain it drink it warm To make one make water presently Take the inner skin or pill oâ— the Gizem â—f a Dove dry it to powder and give it to drink with white wine I think the skin of one Gizern is scarce enough To procure a man to pisse well Take the kernels of Ash keyes dryed and made into fine powder and drink a scruple of the powder fasting in seven spoonfuls of white wine warm To procure urine that is stopped Take Borrage rooâ—s mundified and sliced and boil them in clarified posset Ale made with Ale and white wine and drink a good draught thereof with a little Sugar at any time in your infirmity Probat A special receipt to help sharpness of urine Make Posset drink of a pint of milk and a pint of Ale then take three roots of Housleek and pick the leaves stamp and strain them and put the juice into the posset drink Let it boil a walm or two then drink it warm at any time of the day morning and evening but not at meales and as oft as you think good An Injection for burning of urine Take of fountain water four pound Passul exacinat five ounces foliorum Plan-taginis five handful foliorum fragariae Poligoni rosarum one pulgil quatuor seminum frigid majorum mundatorum one ounce Aluminis three ounces boil them and add two pound of the decoction Mellis rosati colati six ounces I doubt the Allume is of the most for smarting which if it be somewhat lesâ—e may be put in next the Mel rosarum I think the lesse to be with the most but that is a good wholsome cleansing healing and mitigating thing so that there can be no hurt with it but the waste of it A powder for the heat of urine Take Seminis Portulacâ— one ounce Endiviâ— Seminis Lactucae Scariolae acetosae one half dram Seminum communium frigidor majorum one ounce Papaveris albi half one ounce Sacchari ad duplum fâ—at traâ—ea And a little before dinner and supper eat a spoonful of this powder for this purpose but if the patient have a shaking ague withall then the coldness of the powder is apt to draw on the 〈◊〉 and to make his fits come often as hath been proved Fâ—r them which make very foul or red water Take the juice of Ribwort and drink it warm with Ale once or twice a day also for man that pisseth blood seethe garlick in water till two parts be wasted and let him drink â—f that water and he shall be whole To provoke urine and a asswage the belly Dry Pellitory into powder and drink a â—â—oonful of the powder in white wine first and â—ast and it shall asswage you you may take â—eslâ— sometimes as now and then half a spoonful with a Messe of pottage or broth A receipt for the stone Drink the distilled water of bean fâ—owers at â—â—l times when you feel heat in your back â—hich will bring away all gravell and loose â—ones it s not good to use it too often lest â—â— should break the stones too fast â— good Medicine for one that cannot pisse by reason of the stone Take Snayls that carry shells a good handâ—â— lay them in the fire and they will creep â—ur of their shells then take the shels and beat â—hem to powder and let the party drink the â—owder in some posset ale or such like drink For the stone Take white Saxifrage roots Parsly Pierstone the Kernels of Ashen keyes of each an handful of Ringus roots two handfulâ— bruise them well in a Mortar and then boil them with siâ— gallons of Ale or beerwort so long as wort is usually boiled then put all into a vâ—ssel and when it shall be stale enough drink every morning next your heart half an ale pint This being very often or every day taken you shalâ— never be troubled with the stone though you had been much troubled with it before A receipt for the stone used by Sir Trever Williams Take the quantity of a Walnut of the best Leaven and half so much of bay salt put them together in a pinte of milk and stir them with a spoon until they dissolve Then let them stand covered all night then strain it and drink it in the morning fast one hour after and for that space keep your self walking To prevent the stone Take a peny pot worth of white wine and put into it the quantity of a small nut of the finest castle sope scraped very small and then warm it a little by the fire and then drink it and walk after it one hour take this two dayes in a week or in a moneth as you finde your self by your water To make a water for the stone In the Moneth of May or in the beginning of June when oxen go to grasse you shall take of their dung not too frâ—sh nor too
coâ—â—ander seeds prepared Parcâ—ly seed one ounce and beat them together then take Cinnamon half an ounce and saffron one scruple and beat them to powder altogether and temper with clarified hony or sugar making thereof an Electuary and eat of it morning and evening Probat A medicine for the whites and weakness of nature Take the whites of four Eggs dryed and made into powder two Nutmegs â—he weight of six pence in Cinnamon the weight of two pence in Mace the weight of ten pence in â—ed Saunders make all these into fine powder and take of this powder asmuch as will lie on a six pence in a rear egg or with Muscadine or mace ale and sometimes broath every mornâ—ng for a moneâ—hs space together for your diâ—t forbâ—ar milk butter roots and Herbs claret and wâ—ite wine and especially pigeons flesh To cure the Mother Take Gr.ii. of Musk in conserve of Gilliflowers â—nd it must be taken inward It will melt in â—our mouth A good Medicine for one that feareth to miscaâ— with childe Take yarrow and stamp it and strain thâ— juice and three spoonfuls of new milk warâ— from the cow mingle them together anâ— sweeten with sugar To make a caudle to strengthen one that is with childe and is weak Make a caudle with whites of Eggs and â— yâ—lks and boil in it a stick of Cinnamon whicâ— rose leaves and white Archangel flowers anâ— harâ—shorn boil all these together and so drinâ— it To make a woman have a quick delivery and smaâ—â— pain Take leaves of Betony stamp them anâ— strain them or else make powder of them anâ— give the woman to drink in a little water To cleanse the matrix after the Childbirth Take a quart of Claret Wine and burn iâ— and set it on the fire again and as it boileth pâ—â— into it 2. or 3. spoonful of Embers then straâ—â— it from the ashes this do two or three timeâ— then powder it with powder of Sugar and sucâ— Syrups as are fit for the womans body if sâ—â— be hot and costive Syrup of Violets but if sâ—â— be Laxative not that but Syrup of cowslips 〈◊〉 good to give her in broth oyl of sweet Aâ—monds To drive away the after pain of a woman Take mother time picked clean from the stalke and shred small the quantity of a spoonful and put to it asmuch salt as the quanâ—ity of a hasell Nut and put it in a draught of broth or caudle and give it the Woman to drink immediately after shee 's delivered the sooner the better the Herbs must be raw A medicine to fetch away a dead childs after burden Take a handful or two of Mugwort stampt â—â— chopt which you please then take a quantity of barly meal and mingle it with a little fair water set over the fire and boil till it be â—o thick to spread on a cloth then put into it some barrowes grease asmuch as an Egg and so 〈◊〉 and spread it on a cloth and lay it beneath the Navel of the woman and not above in any â—â—â—e and assoon as it hath brought away anâ—â—hing take it away for it maketh that way as â—â—ng as it s on and will bring away that which â—â— should not bring if it lie on after thats gone which you would have away A present remedy for a woman that travaileth with childe Take Hyssop Vervine and Betony of each â—â—e handful stamp them well and temper â—hem with stale Ale then strain it and wring â—ut the juice and give a good draught thereof 〈◊〉 her to drink and she shall be delivered with speed and the childe saved and she both foâ—â—ts proved To deliver a woman of a dead childe Take Camomil and give it in clear posseâ— drink is good to ease tâ—e pain colick or griping pain of the body stamp it and strain it inâ— to white Wine and give it a woman that hath a dead childe within her and it will cause heâ— presently to be delivered The Gout Remedies for the Gout THe pain in the joynts of a mans body as in the hands and feet is generally calleâ— Arthritis or gout which proceedeth sometime of debiliâ—y of the sinewes being lasâ—t and unable to consume the humours that continually Flow unto them And for the most part they are deriveâ— from the member Mandant that is to say thâ— brain for he is very grosse and engendretâ— every humour in himself by reason whereoâ— much of the said humours are derived intâ— the Nuke and muscles of the back and from thence they descend into the feet or to thâ— Hucklebone or else into the hands Remedy And since all the said kindes come or are caused of one beginning and for the better expedition in that we will be brief ye shall first take away the superfluous moisture of the brain which is the root and fountain of all the said diseases and that ye may do four manner of wayes The first observance is of diet inclining to dryness and to avoid all fulness of meat and drink and not to sleep in any wise after meat And ye must beware that ye eat no vaporous meats nor thin Wine nor dâ—ink much after supper And if perchance the pain be very sharp it shall be wholsome to abstain from all kinds of wine and â—o use himself to small drink which thing if he cannot do let him drink Claret wine mixed with a good quantity of water The second is to purge the brain once a moneth with the one half of Pills of Cochia â—nd another half of Pills of Assajareth and in â—ime of harvest and of summer with Pills 〈◊〉 quibus and Pil. imperial Whereof ye shall give one dram the night before the full Moon â—nd the day following ye may give him to eat little broth of Cicers with a little quantity of raisins of the sun The third is to repress â—he sumes that ascend into the brain after â—eat which thing may be done by eating a â—â—ttle dredge made of Aniseed and Coriander The fourth is to perfume the brain with cerâ—ain things comfortative as for example thus Take fine fâ—ankincense Sandrach and Mastick â—f every one an ounce of Lignum Aloes a dâ—â—m make them all in grosse powder and perfumâ— therewith stupes made of Flax or oâ— Cotten and lay upon the head And when yeâ— have by this meanes well and duly comforted the brain and defended the original cause oâ— the said disease ye shall proceed to take away the matter conjoynt that is descended into the sinevves and ye shall begin thus First ye must preserve the body from in â— gendring of humours in taking every morning next your heart a conserve made of Alcherineâ— and of Flowers of Rosemary mingled with â— little Nutmeg and Mastick and if ye be 〈◊〉 povver ye may drink a good draught oâ— Ipocras or other spiced drink after meat◠〈◊〉 dinner and at supper Secondly ye shall understand that whosoever doth intend to be holpen of the Gout he must every year
Wort Hypericon of every one half a handful shred them small and boil in the oil and wine to the consumption of the wine and then strain it and set it over the fire again putting Frankincense and Mirâ—he in fine powder alwayes stirâ—ing in putting in the powder And in the end put to it Turpentine and then strain it again into some glasse alwayes remembring for every pound of of oil one ounce of Turpentine This cureth wounds without tenting at all A medicine for all manner of ulcers and sores very pleasant called Lycion The making of virkin lycion is the juice of Capri foli Lycion cureth the canker in the Matrice and in the skin and bones Lycion is a principal medicine boiled with hoâ—y unto the thickness of hony It may be made thus Take the juice and set it in the sun for to dry that it may be powder and this powder of Lycion serveth dark eyes for it is called Luciâ—um ocu'o It profiteth also Chirurgery that is thus Take the juice of Caprisolij by it self and put thereto asmuch clarfied hony and seerhe it unto the wasting of the hony let it be kept unto the time of your use and this availeth unto all fraudulent ulcers of the Leggs in such time of the year if the herb be so dried that the juice will not be pressed out thâ—n may the Leaves be infused in good white wine or red and then may the juiee be pressed our for to know that Caprifolii ought not to be washed with water but with this white wine and especially when there ought to be made Licium for the câ—re of the eyes Also Leaves of Caprifoli bruised by themselves with all his substance without medling of any other thing put it upon an ulcer of a Legg dâ—sperate and stiâ—king and puting out foul blood it cureth them marvellously and this was proved in the Legg of a great man having a pustule in cuâ—ing of which all Medicines failed and with this onely was cured For to make Mermale Take Camomile Betony Sage hey how sothernweed Mugwort wormwood water cresses Mallowes Holihock Horâ—ound red nettle Laurel leaves of each a good handful and half and wash them and pick them clean and stâ—â—p them small and put there to May butter and temper them well together then put thereto a pint of oil olâ—ffe and mâ—ddle them well together and then put them in an eaâ—then pot and cover it well and set it in a moist place the space oâ— seven dayes then put it in a clean pan and set it over the fire and let it fry well and stir it well with a slice that it cleave not to the bottom and then strain it and set it over the fire again and put thereto two ounce of virgin wax and four of weathers tallow melted and boil them a little then put thereto four ounces of fine Frankincense fine powdred and stir it well together till it be well medled and take it down and strain it and let it cool then karn and let the water and turn and cleanse it on the othâ—r side and warm it and a little skumme it with a feather and do it in boxes this ointment is precious for joints or for sinewes and for many other diseases Diaflosmus Diaflosmus is thus made Take juice of smallage and wormwood Mollein Walwort Speldearge crowfoot Melilote dowfoot Weybred Mugwort Avence Daisies Woodbind Burris hony suckles of every of the juice of these Herbs take two ounceâ— sâ—ve onely of woodbinde thereof take three ounces clarified hony two pound and four ounces then mix your hony your juice together and set it on an easie fire and boil and stir them so long till it be welâ—â—gh as thick as hony that is mâ—lting then take it from the fire and put it in an earthen pot and keep it to your use for now it is called Capsimel hony of Molloin But when ye will use of this most precious Medicine in Surgery Take of this Capsimel four ounces and of wheat meal three ounces put these together and set them upon an easie fire and all to stir it that it cleave not to the pans bottom And when it is through hot take it off then take oil of clare or of roses virgin wax of each three ounces and mix them together and then put all together and mix them well together and when it begins to cool then put to it 2. ounces of Turpentine and stir it very well together and then it is called Diaflosmus Idem est quod Flosmus anc Molleyn Take of this byster and spread on stupes of clean Linnen cloth without slyms or on carpe and lay it to a fistula in the Fundament or to a Canker marmole fester plague wolfe or noli me tangere and it healeth not only this but every most horrible sore as bruises rucomes swellings and all others A balm of great vertue Take of Turpentine four ounce of frankincense half an ounce of Lignum aloes two drams of Mastick of Cloves Galingale of Cinnamon Zedoaria of Nutmeggs and of Cubebs of each two drams of gum Elemie one ounce and a half This Bawâ— marvellously worketh In that it putteth away both wayes in applying of it both within and without the body and many other incurable diseases as the Canker and the fistula c. A very precious Aqua vitae Take Cinnamon half an ounce Lignum aloes five dramâ— Cubebs Cloves three drams and a half galingale three drams yellow Saunders three drams and a half red rose leaves dryed four drams and a half Nutmeg and Mace a dram Musk half a dram Amber greese ten grains Syrup of the bark of Citrons one pound Syrup of Quinces half an pound Aquâ— vitae three pottles powder those things which are to be powdred and put all together into an earthen pot well leaded And let them stand and infuse the space of a Moneth stirring them twice or thrice a day then strain them and keep it close in a glasse well stopped This water restoreth Memory lost strengtheneth the senses and comforteth the stomack The Sublimated vine of Master Callus Physitian to the Emperour Charls the fifth is most admirrable for the use thereof caused him to live 129 years without any disease and is made thus Take Cubebs Cinnamon Cloves mace and Ginger Nutmeggs and Galingula one three ounces of Rhaberbe half an ounce Angelica two drams Mastick four ounces Sage lib. 1. two ounces first steep them in lib. two ounces six of Aqua vitae which was six times distilled then distill them all together This wine comforteth the brain and memory expelleth melancholy and breaketh the stone provoketh appetite and reviveth weak spirits and causeth a man to wax young and lustie It may be taken twice a week and not above one spoonful at a time A special Iulep made of white wine and sugar and rosewater which comforteth and refresheth the body much causing the spirits to wax lively Put two pounds of Sugar
it first and last It is comparable to gold A Medicine for the Plague Take a fair onion make a hole in it and take out the Inner core then take Dragon water triacle and pepper and bruise them a little and put them into the onion and rost the onion in the Embers and after bruise the onion and strain it with Malmesey and give it to the patient to drink And if it be taken before the heart is infected it s a present Remedy Probat For the canker in the body Take the roots of Dragon and cut them in small pieces and dry them into powder and seethe it in white wine very well and let the â—ick drink thereof three dayes together fasting and he shall be whole For the Canker Take an handful of woodbind and an handful of Sage stamp and strain them and seethe them to the third part with hony and Allome till it be thick and wash the Canker therewith To cure a Canker in the mouth Take Rock allome and burn it and make it into fine powder and scrape some Bole-armoniake into iâ— and when you use it put drops of wine vineger unto it aâ—d anoint the place For the canker in the mouth the best way Take two â—ennyworth of pure coral asmuch as a wall-nut of roch allome and half asmuch of white Copperas and a pint of strong white wine vineger woodbind leaves and sage leaves of each ten one spoonful of bay-salt half a spoonful of English hony and a branch of Rosemary boil all together till half be wasted then strain and keep it in a glasse this water will remedy it in twice dressing When you wash your mouth put a little in a sawcer and â—ash the Canker therewith but let none go down A water to cure a Fistula Take Bolearmoniake Roman Vitriol allome of each two ounces boil these in eight pound of water till half be consumed with this you may wash any Fistula A diet drink for a Fistula Take Egrimony selfâ—heaâ— sanicle Ladies Mantle Madder Hempe Mugwort Fetherfew wilde tansie brier tops one handâ—ul Lignum giâ—acum lib. 1. Corticis ejusdem two ounces Inâ—use al in twelve pound of water twelve hours then boil them to the third part post concoctionem ad Mellis optimi lib. 1. or cola A Medicine most excellent for the spitting of blood Take a raw Eggshell and cast away the inner skin thereof thâ—n dry it in such order as may be finely powdered of which powder take two drams with three ounces of plantain water well mixed together Or if you will have this remedy more effectual then give it five days together in the morning two drams of the same powder dissâ—lved in this Syrup following Take Syrupi de rosis siccis Syrup de portulaca Syrup de Myrtis one ounce Misce. In like manner it s a fore Reâ—â—edy aswell in the cure as in the preservation for the patient to chew in his mouth every morning fasting one scruple of Rubarbe torrified For any sore which is poisoned with a contrary and unproper salve Make a posset of white wine and â—ay thâ— curde thereof to the sore and it will take aâ— the malice away so that another salve maâ— work Also take new milk from the Cow and wash the sore therewith and it will do the like For any that is wounded to keep it from ranckling Take the juice of parsly and drink it and it shall not ranckle Te heal an Impostume in the body Dioscorides saith that Mintes stamped and drunk with Ale destroyeth all Impostumes in the body An ale salve to cure most sores Take a quart of the first running of Alewort boil it to a pint then put into it two ounces of fresh unsalted butter and so boil them to the thickness of hony And if it chance the sore to have dead flesh put in the salve an half peny worth of Allome Probat To remove pain and exceeding dolour in an Impostume or wound Apply the whites of Eggs or the whites and yelks together being well wrought together with oil of roses or else take the crums of wheat bread steeped in hot water and pressed out one pound yelks of Eggs in number two For Hemerods that come forth Take Wormwood and drink it fasting and make a plaster thereof and mingle with burnt garlick to powder and the sick shall be whole by Gods grace FINIS
diminishing the quantity of the said medicines it worketh not with the patient as it should it is convenient to give him a common Clyster Another remedy for the same pain Ye must lay thereon a linnen clothe moisted in Rose-water Plantaine-water Morrel-water Vinegar or else take the juice of Lettice and Roses and a little Vinegar and warm it together and dip therein a linnen cloth and lay it to the pain For an extream Headaâ—h Pound Euphorbium with Vinegar and if the grief be on the right side of the head then â—ay it on the left or on the right when the pain â—s on the left side for it mitigates all pain very excellently but we must suffer the same to continue thereon no longer then the space of saying a Pater Noster and then wash it off Another Take nine or ten pieces of Zeduaria being smal cut it in parcels or else pound it somewhaâ— grossely infuse thereon clear water and theâ— put it into a glass and madesie clouts thereiâ— of the breadth of two fingers and apply them on the forhead and temples of the same and the same being dryed moisten them again For burning Headach Take a handful of Houslick beat it with womans milk and with a little Rose-water ti'â— it be like unto a poultis or pap and therewitâ— anoint your head For shooting in the Head Pound Poppy-seed with yelks of eggs till 〈◊〉 be like paste and lay it on the grief Against continual Headach and singing of the Ears Beat Elder leaves and Rose-leaves with oâ— of Ivy-leaves one amongst the other and depress the juice thereout tye these leaves oâ— the head and with the juice thereof anoint thâ— head For headach in the forepart Take Eldre leaves made hot between twâ— stones and applied to the temples And for the better understanding of the sickness chancing in the head ye shall know that sometime it chanceth because of other diseased members as of the stomack or of the mother of the rheums of the Liver or of the Spleen and not of any cause of the head it self therefore ye ought to cure such sickness by helping of the same members as shall be shewed here following And ye may know that the headach câ—mâ—th of diseases of the stomack when the patient hath great pain in the stomack of the Mother when the woman feeleth great pain in her belly of the reins when there is a great pain in the back of the Spleen when he feeleth pain and heaviness under the left side of the Liver when the pain is on the right side about the Liver which is beneath the ribs Remedies appropriate to the head of what cause soever the pain is Take a handful of Betony an handful of Camomil and an handful of Vervine leaves picked stamp them and seethe them in black wort or in Ale for lack of it and in the latter end of the seething put to it a little Cummin braid the powder of a Harts-horne and the yelks of two eggs and Saffron a little stir them well about and lay a plaister hot over all his forehead and temples This is an excellent remedy also for the Megrim it shall piâ—rce the better if ye add a little Vinegar Another Make a plaister of Bean flower Lineseed and oyl of Camomile or in lack of it Goosâ— grease or Ducks greâ—se and rub the place with Aqua vitae and after lay the plaister hot upon it Another Take Wormwood brayed well and boyled in water and binde it to his temple upon the grief It will mitigate the pain and cause him to have a pleasant sleep Another Take a spâ—onful of Mâ—stardseed and another of Bay berries make them in powder and stampe them with a handful of earth wormâ— split and scraped from their earth and a little oyle of Roses or of Camomile or Capcâ—s grease and lay it to the grief Also it is good to take the juice of Ivy-leaves mixt with oyl and Vinegar and so rub therewith your temples and your nostrils Pills for aâ—l pain of the head although inveterate Take Aloes epat washed three ounce Bryon Mâ—stic elect ana one ounce Diagrvâ— hâ—ee drams Let it â—e consected with juice of Coleworts The dose from two Scruples even unto four It taketh away all pain of the head and rejoyâ—â—th and comforteth the memory To remedy all manner of Headach and Megrim Camomile Betony Vervine leaves of each an handful stamp them seethe them in white Wine or Ale adding therto pounded Cummin-seed a little three spoonful of Vinegar the yelkes of two Eggs and a little Saffron fiat Emplastrum apponaâ—ur fronti c. sanabis A remedy teaching that one shall never feel Headach Take Pills of Aloes succotrine made in powder and mixt with the juice of Colewortâ— the bigness of a Bean at a time For the Headach Take Wormwood and Camomile of each like much one handful and as much of Maiden-wort and a half penny wâ—rth of Cummin and make it into powder and cast it tâ—gether and put it into a cloth of the breadth of a span and warm it against the fire and then lay it to his head c. For the Headach or Megrim Take Rosemary Lavender flowers winter Savory Camomile Bayes and Lavender with both new and old Mintes and Fennil seethe all these together in runing water and put thereto a good handful of Bay Salt then take some of the same liquor herbs and all and wash your seet twice therewith every morn and even for the sâ—ace of four dayes and in so doing it will take away any pain of the head although it be never so extream or grievous This hath been proved Another Take Majerom-water and hold your nose over it and then draw your winde hard unto â—ou untill such time as the winde hath entred into your â—ose divers times and your head will cease aking speedily For Dizziness in the head Take Pilulae Cochiae one ounceâ— temper it with twenty drops of oyl of Anniseeds and make seven pills of it and swallow them and keep warm in your Chamber till it have done working then eat any warm broth made of Veal Mutton or Chicken and comfortable Herbs After this purge so used this Electuaâ—y following Take Betony-flowers and Rosemary-flowers three ounces powder of Carduus benedictuâ— leaves powder of Marigold leaves one ounce boil them with one pound of beaten Sugar and half a pint of bugles-Bugles-water and Marjerom-water and Betony-water and Balm-water of each two ounce boil together over a gentle fire to the thickness of honey and use thereof as much as a Nut morning and evening till it be spent Probat Chew every morning Cloves fasting or whole Mace and use Coriander Comsits or the seeds prepared and use after meat Marmalade of Quinces to clâ—se the stomack and repress the vapors that fume up thence to the brain For the Headach and â—o stop the rheum Dry Wheat-bran and beaten Henbane seed and put them in a bag and lay them
warm to the nape of the neck To dry up and draw rheum out of the head A quilt made with Bay-salt dry Sage and Cummin is good for the rheum to draw it out and waste the humors and in like case is the leaves and flowers of Mustard-seed bruised and so laid to the crown of the head To purge the head and preserve the sight Drink Beer every morning a good draught fasting wherein the roots of Dog fennel or Motherwort is steeped the roots somewhat bruised and it will presently work in your eyes and head To expel a cold stomack or head and to expel a Consumption or either of them Take a pint of white wine Vinegar and half a pound of the best fine hard Sugar mix them and a head of Garlick trimmed clean bruised to mash then put them altogether into a pipkin and boil them softly till half be wasted and take thereof morning and evening a small quantity It will help the cold and expel a consumption An oyl to cure the cold Palsie and shaking Palsie Take a young cub Fox case him and gut him and chop him in peices and boil him in three gallons of water with a great handful of Her be-grace bruised and ever as the first scum ariseth scum it of and cast it away and all the rest of the scum and fat which riseth scum into a fair glass as long as you can get any and cover the glass close and anoint the place with the said ointment where the Palsie beginneth and you shall be cured And to anoint the shaâ—ing Palsie cureth it in a short time For quaking hands Take Fennel Rue and Wheat-bran seethe them in water and wash thâ— hands therewith also to wash thy hands in Claret wine is excellent for the same being often proved For them which aâ—e speechlesâ— with the Palsie Take sharp Mustard and give it to drink in Ale or Beer warm also Primrose roots cut in slices and a slice lâ—id under the tongue will help in the like case A precious water against many sicknesses Take Nutmeg Cloves Cresses-seed Cubebâ— Maces Grains Ginger and Cinnamon of each alike much and beat thâ—m to powder and put them in white wine a Limbeck and distill them with a soft fire This water drunk fasting helpeth all cold sicknesses putteth away all diseases in the eyes and redness and watering It helpeth the Spleen the Liver the Fistuâ—a in the body the Palsie the cold Gouâ— the Palsie with many other diseases and much comforteth the stomack For the falling Sicknessâ— Take a good handful of single Piony stamp them in a pottle of white wine having in it some Saffron within a cloth then give three spoonful of this three dayes before the change of the Moon and three dayes after the change the day of the change being not reckoned for one Take three spoonfuls of this three morâ—ings and three nights press well the juice ouâ— of the roots Hang a Piony root as neer the heart as you can Another Take the weight of half a crown in silver or half an ounce of red Fox Gloves and the like weight of Southernwood let them lie twelve hours a steep in a pint of Ale then strain it and give it blood warm fiâ—st and last do so for three daâ—es together about the time of the Moon your fit comâ—th If it be for a chiâ—de â— pint may be given at four dâ—aughts it maketh the party sick but it cureth For the Falling sickness or disease neer unto it Take one once of Piony root dryed and finely beaten and put it in a pint of Ale â—r Beer or both boil it and drink it morn and evening anâ— it will help you It is proved For the Falling sickness Take three nails made in the Vigil of Saint Iohn Baptist commonly called Midsummer eve drive them in the ground so deep that they be not seen in the place where the sick party fell naming the parties name whiles it is in doing It will drive away the disease which Misaldus credibly reported A powder against the Falling sickness Take of Christal prepared one dram Of red Coral prepared two scrupleâ— Of Pearl prepared one scruple Of Oâ—iental Smaragd prepared half a dram The half part of which is one dose in the water of our Ladies thistle Caeâ—ar accounted this for a great secreâ— and with which men that were somewhat aged as also those which have been long subject to this disease after purgation were cured Zacutus Lufitanus wiâ—nesseth and reporteth de Prax. Med. adm lib. observat 20. that he hath seen many and also of great age having this disease of the Falling sickness having tryed many remedies as well of an hidden as manifest quality which nothing profited or availed them onely with the syrup made of the green leaves of Tobacco and hony to have been cured taking of the same three ounces three hours after supper for fourty dayes if greeâ— Tobacc◠〈◊〉 wanting dry of good note or the best may be used instead thereof Another excellent Remedy for the salling evil Take a good handfuâ— of Piony roots and a handful of Misselto that groweth upon a blackâ—horn and a handful of Polypodium otherwise called in English Oakefearn and two good â—andful of Selendine if it be possible it may â—e had and stamp them very well and then â—et them to steep either in Ale or Beer for the â—pace of two hours or more and then put it inâ—o your earthen pot where it maybe kept close â—rom any air and let the party grieved drink a â—ood draught thereof every morning fasting â—nd last in the evening and let him use it for â—he space of fourteen or fifteen dayes and by Gods help it will cure him in short space Against the Epilepsie of Children Take Coriander prepared Mâ—stard-seed Nutmegs of each half a dram Piony-seed seven â—rams Diptamni two drams make thereof a â—owder and let it be given in the morn with â—ot wine Another expert against the Epiâ—epsie Take red Coâ—al the forepart of the skull of a man of grains of Piony of each one â—ram mix it and make a powder thereof of which powder must be given at three times at morn noon and night with some broth or â—ome water appropriated and if it help not at once then renew it in the same manner and â—ose as before It is found that many things have a natural vertue against the faâ—liâ—g eviâ— not of any quality elemental but by a siâ—gular property or rather an influence from heaven which almighty God hath given unto things here on earth as by these and other Saphiâ—es Smargdes red Coâ—al Piony Misseltoe of the Oak â—aken in the Moneth oâ— March and the Moon dâ—crâ—asing Time Savin Dill and the stone found in tâ—e belly of â— young Swallow and others these or one oâ— them hangâ—d about the neck of the child saveth and prâ—serveth it from the said sickness Take â—he root of Piony and make it inâ—o powder and â—ive it the
To destroy Rheum that it fall not into the eyes Take raw beef a fair slice as broad as your and and lay it in a pewter platter and put to asmuch aqua vitae as will cover the beef and â—t it on a chaffing dish of coles let it boil in â—qua vitae until it be ready as though it should â—e eaten then take it out of the Aqua vitae â—nd lay it to the neck of the grieved partie â—nd there let it remain and use it and it will â—ive the Rheum that doth offend the eyes â—roved Master Davies water for the clearing of the eye sight being much decayed Take two great handfuls of eye bright when is well sprunge up and in full flowring and â—â—e handful of Balm and still them together â—nd scum the water nine dayes then use every morning to wash your eyes and eye-browes therewith and use so quarterly nine dayes tother and it will cause you in short space to read without spectacles if you have used spectacles before time Probat To draw a mote out of the eye Take white sope and scrape a little of it into a Sawcer and dry it by the fire very dry and then put it into a little fair water but make it not too thin put it into the sore eye with a feather and its good for man or beast Probat A cure for the sight decayed Take 3. pintes of barly flower finely boulted make paste thereof with fair water or with distilled water of Tormentil and make your paste stiff and roul it like venison pastie and fill it full of the leaves flowers and Wyers of Tormentil and put thereto one peny of life-hony and close it and bake it with Cakes and when it s baked break it in small pieces and put it in a steane pot of ale of three gallons and drink no other drink neither at meat nor any other times for the space of two moneths and this shall restore the sight if possible Proâ—at A powder to clear â—he sight much decayed and near gone Take of the powder of eye-bright made of the leaves and Flowers stripped together and â—o fine powder four ounces of Mace one â—ince mingle them and take thereof the â—ight of three pence before meat water to preserve the eye-sight which hath been commended to be the best in the world Take Hepatis hircini sani recentis 4. ounces lâ—mi Aromatici melli one half ounce succi a one scrâ—ple Aquae Celidoniae six drams ue feniculi aquae Verbenae aquae Euphragiae of ch 4. drams Piâ—eris longi Nucis Moschat iGarioâ—orum of each grains fifteen Croci grains two â—is Rerismarini aliquantulum contusi Pugillum â—is Sarcocolle Aloes Hepatice one scruple of e gall of a Hen and of a Capon of each â—ee drams hony of roses one dram mingle em and distill them in a glass still first bruiâ—g them and putting to them one quarter of ounce of the best refined Sugar Some three four drops in each eye at a time is thought â—ficient it s also a fine smelling water with a â—tle smell not very easily perceived nor â—elling far off It s not much matter whether 〈◊〉 Liver of the Kid be of a he Kid or a â—e Kid but of the two the he Kid is â—ought to be the better A preservative for the eye sight Make comfits of Turnepseeds and eat a â—re of them after dinner and supper as â—ny immediately after the said meats It was â—ected that nine or ten of the said Comfits â—ould be eaten after meales they are to be â—led in Sugar To purge the head and preserve the sight Drink beer every morning a good draughâ—â—asting wherein the roots of dog fennell oâ— Motherwood is steeped the roots somwhat bruisâ—d and it will presently work in your eyeâ— and head Probat For all Infirmities in the eyes Take ground Jvy called Cill gee by the ground alias Ale-hoof Celendine and Daysies the Flowers leaves and roots of each one oâ— these herbs and a like quantity of theâ— stamped and strained and a little Sugar anâ— red rose water put thereto and dropped witâ— a feather into the eyes it taketh away all â—â—flamation and spots scabs scales Itch smaâ—â—ing or any grief whatsoever in the eyes yâ—â— although the sight were almost gone A gâ—od water for sore eyes Take a pint of running water half an haâ—â—ful of Singrene Leaves and a little of unicoâ—â— horn and boil it all together and pour out â— water and wash the eyes therewith Proved A precious Medicine for the eyes then which no better be for though a man had been ten years within eleven dâ—yes he shall be stored to his sight again of very truth Take smallach brown fennile vervi◠〈◊〉 â—etonie avence pimpernel strawbeâ—â— wisâ— Filago Eufrace Câ—lendine Sage of eâ—â— alike much and lay them all a night to sleep in a childs urine that is a virgin and after put â—t into a morter and put seven corns of pepâ—er and stamp it small and temper it with the sâ—me â—rine aforesaid and then strain it and keep it in boxes and anoint the eyes in the morning and Evening For sight of the eyes lost how to restore the same and to clear the eyes and to help the dimnâ—ss of tâ—em Take Eye-bright water made of all the whole Eye-bright and anoint the eyes ofteâ— and eat often the powder thereof and drink the water use it long sanat To cleanse the eyes and do away the pearl Take the red Roses and Maiden-â—air and Rue Vervine Eusrace Endive and Singâ—eâ—n Hill-worte red Fennel â—f each alike three ounces and wash them clâ—an and lay â—hem in white wine all day and all night and aâ—â—â—r distil them And the first will be like gold and the second like silver and the third like Eawm this is for the eyes a worthy water and a good c. To restore their eyes that are as though they did see and yet see not The decoction of Tormentil daily drunk three Moneths and no other dâ—ink and the same Tormentil every night laid plaâ—ster wise on the eyes doth it pro certo To kill the pin or webbe in the eye Take leaves of Celendine and stamp theâ— well and strain them and with a feather 〈◊〉 one drop of the same Juice into the eye of the patient and it will presently help A very good Medicine to kill a pearl or webâ—e the eye Take a good quantity of three leaved graâ—â— that beareth the honey suckles and bruiseâ— well in a Mortar or else in a wooden dish and then strain it let the party grieved put some of the same Juice into his eye and by using this twice or thrice a day for the space of siâ— or seven dayes together it will help him A good Medicine for eyes that be blood-shot and red Take Housleek and stamp it well then take a new laid egg and make a hole in the one end of it and draw out all the meat of it and put
said hereafter in the remedies â—f the stomack The Mouth Remedies for its diseases To destroy a stinking breath TAke three handfuls of Cummiâ— beat them in a mortar to powder then take a pottle 〈◊〉 wine and put the powder into it and let it â—ethe till it come to a quart then drink first â—nd last of this wine by the space of fifteen â—ayes as you may suffer it Probatum est To make a sweet breath Take the juice of Mintes or the wateâ— Rue Cummin Coliander Liquorice Cinâ—â—mon alike four ounces seethe all these 〈◊〉 wine and give them to drâ—nk that hath 〈◊〉 stinking breath and surely it shall be sâ—eet Another for the same Take the powder of Sage one ounce 〈◊〉 mary blossoms three ounces Cloves and Gilâ—â— flowers five drams Cinnamon one dram and half Nutmegs one dram and a half Musâ— little quantity then take as much as is suâ—â—â—cient to make the said Compositions into Corporation like unto Marmelade and eaâ—â— this fasting and at night a little quantity aâ— time so shall your breath be sweet And you go into any suspicious place of the peâ—â—lence or any other corrupt air if you take â— this next your heart it shall defend you froâ— the jeopardy thereof For stench in the mouth Take Pulial Mountain make powder thereof and eat it fasting Another Take Costmary drink it every day fastinâ— wash thy teeth every night when thou goâ— to bed with Vinegar Another Take the juice of Gladin with old wine and wash thy mouth every morning and evening Another Take Mastick and Incense and seethe it in sweet wine and drink thereof early and late Another for the stench in the Nose Take the juice of Mintes and put it into â—hy Nose Another Drink the juice of Rue and five leaved Grass Another Take the juice of Ivy mingled with wine â—nd oyle Olive Probat To take away stinking of the mouth Ye must wash his mouth with water and Viâ—egar and chew Mastick a good while and then â—ash thy mouth with the decoction of Anniâ—eeds Mintes and Cloves sodden in wine Ye must wash your mouth before and after meat â—ith warm water for to cleanse the mouth â—nd to purge the humours from the Gums â—hich descend out of the head it is good evâ—ry morning fasting to wash your mouth and to â—ub the Teeth with a Sage leave pills of Ciâ—ron or with powder made of Cloves and Nutmegs forbear Lettice Raw fruit all tart meats and the chewing of hard things Also â—ll meats of evil digestion and vomiting The Breast Remedies for distempers thereof Remedies for diseases of the breast And first for hâ—arsness of the voice ye 〈◊〉 avoid all eagâ—r salt and sâ—arp things anâ— sleeping by day too much watching greaâ— cold much speaking and too lâ—ud crying 〈◊〉 sweet things are good as apples sodden wiâ—â— Sugar great raisins Figgs Almond milk whiâ—â— pills Sugar candy and the juice of Liqueriâ—â— For a hoarse voice Take the broth of red Coleworte aâ—â— mingle it with sâ—ven or eight Penidies and aâ— ounce of Syrup of Maiden-hair and give unâ—â— the patient whâ—n he goeth to bed Another Take Diairis simple and eat a Lozenge oâ— the same at morning and at night For hoarsness of long continuance Take Raisins Figgs Sugar Cinnamon anâ— Cloves of every one a little seethe them iâ— good wine of the which ye shall give to drinâ— morning and evening two ounces at a tiâ—â— â—xcept he have a fever It is good to take â—orning and evening a fpoonful of the Syrup of Juâ—ubes mixt with a root of Liquerice in â—anner of a Lohoch A Syrup for Cough rheums Catarres and other like diseases Take Althaea leaves seven handfuls stamp them in a mortar then take a pot that will hold seven pints boil in it these â—hings followâ—ng Liquerice two ounces Sage Rosemary Carduâ—s benedictus figgs raisins barly flower of each a handful succory leaves and roots a handful let all these boil one hour and a half then let it cool so that you may strain it then take the water and put in two or three pounds of French Mallowes setting it to boil on the fire again three hours or more then strain it as you did before then take the decoction and set it on the fire with asmuch hony or little less taking off the scum when it hath boiled a good space adâ— to it one ounce or as much as you wilâ— of Cinnamon Then take it immediately from the fire putting it forth and covering it close This secret is so excellent that if a man use it in winter warming it when he taketh it it is not possible for him to be vexed with Câ—ugh rhâ—um Catarrhes and like diseases A Medicine for the Cough Take the yelk of an Egg and put it into an emptie Egg shell and put to it five grains weight of the powder oâ— Saffron and roste the same very rear and to bedward sup it off warm being well stirred together it cureth the Cough or giveth much ease Against the Cough Take Anniseeds Licquerice of each an ounceâ— Hysop one handful sugar candy four ounces strong beer three pints boil altogether till half be consuâ—ed then strain forth the simples and give the patient every night when he goeth to bed four ounces warm For an old Cough Take Elicampane roots and boil them tender then pound it in a wooden mortar then rub it in through an hair sieve then take clarifâ—â—d hony and lay a course in the bottom of a stean then a course of sliced wardens then a course of the Elicampane and so again as long as you please And then put the stean into aâ— oven and bake them two or three hours then take it two or three times a day a spoonful at a time Another for a Cough with a rheum Take Brown sugar candy and put it pounded into a calves bladder and lay it in spring water 24 hours then cut the bladder and eat t with a Liquerish stick as the Cough doth trouble you â—preâ—erve Wallnuts for a cough or Consumption â—ake a pound of Walnuts before they be 〈◊〉 and paâ—e them very thin then steep 〈◊〉 in water a night then boil them in runâ—â— or standing water until they be so tender â—ou may put an hard rush through them 〈◊〉 stick in each end of every Walnut a 〈◊〉 Then lay them hot togethâ—r in a â—â—ney Bason then take a pound and a half â—ugar and strew upon them hot and cover 〈◊〉 and let them lie covered all night withâ—he warmth of the fire And the next day 〈◊〉 them up and put them into a pot A good Syrup for an old Cough and it mundiâ—eth the breast and the Lungs and for pain under â—he side coming of cold â—ake Liquerice scraped and bruised two â—ceâ— Maiden hair one ounce of Hysop dried 〈◊〉 an ounce put all this into four pintâ— of â—â—ing water and let them stand in that waâ—â—◠〈◊〉 one day and one night and then seethe 〈◊〉 till
the barrel near the tunning hole see that it touch not the bottom by two inches fasten the thread to the top of the barrel then put barme to your said ale and after purging stop it up close and after three dayes sâ—tling drink continually of this drink and no other so long as it lasteth and â—at to your breakfast and supper pottage made of water Cresses and brooklime made with veal or mutton and eat what good meat you best like see it be rabbeâ— Capon Mutton or Veâ—â—l dâ—y rosted continue this diet twenty dayes or so long as your drink lasteth good and this by Godâ— grace will recover your health and abate the swelling of the â—pâ—een and cure perfectly the scorbutum or Lassitudo in man or woman The signs of this disease which comes of Melancholy are certain sâ—eckles appearing on the hand the armes and legs which will go away suddenly and come again the teeth are as it were eaten with cankers about the gums apt to bleed and impâ—stume they wax loose a weariness of the whole body and werinâ—ss of the Leggs with a swelling in them towards night and the stomack decreaseth by little and little and the patient if he have not help in time falleth into a dropsie or consumption A good drink to cleanse the blood Take water Cresses four hands Is Brooklime two handfuls scurvy gâ—ass half a peck sena two ounces Rubarb an ounce and a halâ— Liquerice an ounce sweet fennel seeds two ounces he miâ—dle baâ—k or â— barbâ—ry tâ—ee an ounce new wort three gaâ—loâ—s Bruisâ— all that is to be bruised Cut the Bubarb in thin slices and cut the Herbs small and put all together into a bag made o bouâ—el Clâ—ath and let it hang in the dâ—ink five dayes before you give it to the party and then cause him to take it every morning fasting and about the clock â—n the afternoon This drink is good against the scurvy whosoever takes this drink spring and fall needs no other Medicine A very good drink against the scurvy Take yellow Dock roots finely sliced Horsradish roots bruised small of each a pound and a half Succory roots their piths taken â—ut four ounces Egrimony and funâ—itory of each four handfuls water cresses six handfuls Scurvy grass a peck ginger bruised one ounce Nutmegs one ounce and half Anniseeds and â—assafras râ—ots of each one ounce wash and pick and dry the herbs with a clothe stamp them altogether in a stone Mortar and wring â—ut the juice and put the Herbs after they are â—trayned with the râ—st of the simples into a â—ag made of bowtel clothe and hang them in â— Vessel of five gallons of new ale and put in the juâ—ce that was strained out of the Herbs â—nd let it stand four or five dayes and then drink every morning fasting and every evenâ—ng half a pinte at a time and if the party please let him make new drink thereof some â—ime in the day To make a laxative beer of scurvy grass taught by Mr. Doctor Butler unto the Lady Finch which takes away the swelling of the egs and stomack ad makes to sleep well Take Fennel and Partly roots wash it scrape â—t and slice it and the piths taken out alike four ounces green asparagus roots whole foâ— ounces steep all this twenty four hours in quart of White wine and mix them with half 〈◊〉 pound of scurvy leaves clean picked wateâ— Cresses brooklime Egrimony each 〈◊〉 drams wrap all these leaves and roots in â— cloath and lay them in a pye of thick rye pastâ— made without butter and bake them twâ— hours in an oven after cut open the pye and leâ— the Herbs and roots cool bruise the roots and Herbs with the inside of the rye pye in a mortar take Saâ—saparilla sliced in the midst câ— short and bruised Polypodium Sena Alex. bruised a little three ounces of Rubarb thin sliceâ— one half ounce of sweet feÌ„nel Carroway seedâ— of each one ounce white fennel seeds bruiseâ— one half ounce Liquerice scraped and thin sliced one ounce mix all these ingredients together and put them into a bag run them 〈◊〉 in two gallons and a half of beer let theâ— work together for the first day and as they work let one squeeze the juce out of the baâ— twice and tâ—ice the second day let the baâ— hang continually in the drink by a thread to the bung then stop the vessel close When 〈◊〉 dayes old drink three quarters of a pint â—â— once two hours before dinner and two hours before supper use to eat the sprigs of Asparagus in a sallet often times or the roots boyled 〈◊〉 aforesaid in white wine and water A Medicine for a surfet Take a handful of Wormwood an handful of Sage an handful of Centory a handful oâ— Mintes and seethe them in a quart of Ale or beer and drink it blood warm in the morning fasting The Bowels Diseases of the Bowelâ— THe Colick and Iliaca passin come oftentimes both from one cause that 's to say of the opilation of the bowels and are diseases very eager and sharp and almost importable of pain whereof many times followeth defection of the strength with variety of medicines ye ought incontinent to help them First when the said pains come by stopping of the belly you must give him a mollificative Clâ—ster made of the decoction of Mallowes Violets beers anniseed and Fenugreek with Cassia and common hony and oil olive and afterward the Herbs of the said Clyster bruised and fryed â—ayed hot betwixt two linnen Clothes and applyed to the belly but if the pain cease not give him a suppository long enough made of hony and Sal gem For the winde Coâ—ick If it come through windiness and then the pain is changeable and moving from place to place and is known also by the rumbling which is a noise in the bowels with griping â—nd great pain A suppository for the winde Colick Take a dram of Rue in fine powder and half a dâ—am of cun min dried and powdred and with hony scummed make a suppository A plaster Take two handfuls of rue in fine powder mirthe and Cummin powdred of each half â— ounce four yelks of Eggs and make two plasters with honey and lay the one at night and the other in the morning upon the belly Water of Camomil or a decoction of the â—ame drunken is good Also a dried Acorn iâ— powder and given to drink in white wine is very good To cure a rupture in the belly Take the root of male comphry ground into powder one dâ—am of Polypodium of the oak asmuch of the root thereof of white daysie morâ—s asmuch And asmuch of the root oâ— Osmund which gâ—oweth in brooks all beaten into fine powder mingle them together and give the same to the patient to drink the space of nine dayes every morning together with four spoonfuls of Malmesey all this while let the patient wear the iron hoop with the â—russe and
a little Nutmeg beat it well together and drink it mornings It s an admirable thing to cool it For feeble reins Take Burre roots and stamp them and boil thâ—m in stale Ale and drink thereof at evening hot and at morning cold To preserve nature from wasting Take acorns and steep them three dayes in wiâ—e vinâ—ger and dry them and let him drink the powder the cup is as good if not better then the Acorn its self so they may be both together For the running of the reins Take an handful of Cumphry a handful of Clary and so much of Mousear boil them in a quart of red wine with powder of Cinnaâ—on Saundâ—rs and Sugar and drink a good â—raught of thiâ— fasting For the running of the Reins Take white wine rose-rosewater Plantain â—ater of each alike much in Quantitie one â—â—arter of a pint two Nutmegs grated two â—enny worth of Cinnamon pounded and asâ—uch of Bolearmony as a Nut beaten â—inal the â—hite of an Egg beaten to oil and put togeâ—â—er and for three dayes use it not but every 〈◊〉 shake it together in a glass and then take â— morning and evening provided that you 〈◊〉 a Syring now and then either with white â—ne or else rose water together or several â—nd this is a special remedy for the running of 〈◊〉 reins often times proved To knit a broken Vein One Master Atkinson having a broken vein his back could not be cured by any Doctor 〈◊〉 home to die having a continued issue of 〈◊〉 The Person of the parish advised him take a spoonful of the juice of Plaâ—tain â—ing which he did three or four times and was cured and is well and verifies this in Jâ—ly 1652. For the help of the disease called the French pox Take two peny worth of white wine and 〈◊〉 peny worth of honey one peny worth oâ— Roâ—h aâ—lame these three sorts to be boiled toâ—â—ther and the same to be placed where 〈◊〉 griâ—f doth lie or most offend A Diet drink â—o cure Lues venerea or any desperâ—â— disease in mans bodie Take seven gallons of spring water in â—rom pâ—t and put into it Sarâ—aparilla flicâ— and bruised three ounceâ— set it on the 〈◊〉 and let it infuse or boil very gently two houâ—â— thâ—n pâ—t into it fâ—ur ounces of chosen 〈◊〉 leaves and cods and half an ounce of 〈◊〉 beaten to powder and half an ounce Stychadâ—s and asmuch of Epithymum of choâ—â—â— liquâ—rice scraped sliced and bruised flat tâ— ouâ—ces of Camomile flowers one oâ—nce 〈◊〉 them into a pot and let them boil all together one hour or more then take it from the 〈◊〉 â—â—d strain it into an earthen pot and 〈◊〉 and till it be cold then pure it and 〈◊〉 bottles and drink thereof morning and eâ—â—ing a reasonable good draught Aâ— morbum Gallihidropicum cetera Acci e vini albi pounds 96 alias gallons 〈◊〉 lib. ss gyâ—yrrhiz iib. 2. Sea◠〈◊〉 â—ib â— Certâ—ciâ— guiaci lib. 2. Coloâ—â—â— one ounce coque in balneo Mariae per 24. horas iâ— non â—â—aporet exprime Colaturae ad Mitâ—ridatum optimum one ounce per duâ—s dies bibat â—â—antum potest nihil comedat per quatuâ—r 〈◊〉 postea comedat semel in die postea comedat 〈◊〉 in die Perficitur cura in duodecem diebus Pain of the reins is called Nephretica passio And cometh of some stone or gravel and it is most like unto the Colick in cuâ—e but in â—ourses they be clean contrary â—or the Colick beginneth of the lower paâ—ts on the right sâ—de and goeth up to the higher parts on the 〈◊〉 side oâ— the belly and it lieth rather more â—â—rward then backward but Neâ—hâ—etica Passio beginneth contrariwise above descending downward and ever lieth more toward the back Aâ—so Nephretica is painâ—uller a sore meat and the Colick is more grievous after And ofteâ— the Colick chanceth suddenly but Nephâ—â—tica contrary for commonly it cometh by little and little and evermore before one shall feâ—l pain of the back with difficultie of urine Item there is more difference for the Colick sheweth dryâ—ess as it were coloured but Nephretica is clear and white like water afterward waxeth thick and then appeareth in the bottom of the vâ—ssel like red sand or gravel Remedy â—or pain of the reins You must use things aperitive to cause you to make water but afore ye ought to loose the belly in taking an ounce of Cassia an hour before meat but if your belly be hard or bouâ—d you must take a Clyster before you take the said Cassia In stead thereof you may take Cowes milk with two yelks of Eggs in manner of a Clyster the Clyster must be great in quantitie Drink water of Pellitory of Cresses or of roots aperitive the which waters are good to purge the gravel and stone Likewise a very good Electuary for the â—â—me Philantropos or Lithontripon if one take â— dram or two after operation of a Clyster of Caâ—sia or a pill of ante Cibum and after to drink one of the sâ—id waters or else a little white wine warmed If ye will make a Julep take water oâ—â—intes and of Baâ—m of each half a pound Sugar a quartern and make a Julep of the which one may drink evening and morning after meaâ— a draâ—ght Every morning is good to take a Lozenge of the Elect. that followeth A nobâ—e Eâ—ectuary for the fluxe Take powder of Diagalanga a dram and a half of red corall and Masticke of each a scruple Trâ—chiskes of Terra sâ—gillata half a dâ—am the barkes of Citrons confite and quinces of each one three drames sugar dissolved in water of Mintes four ounces make an Electuary Oâ—ls of Wormewood Mint and of Narde and Masticke are very holsom to anoynt withall the belly and the stomack for the said flux And the things declared of the flux Lienteria be very good in this case taking ever after meat a morsel of Marmalade Red wine is very good in this flux to drink at meat with the water of a smith and likewise all spices are good in this case Medicines to restrain the flux of what cause sâ—ever it be Take the Peisel of an hart and dry it into powder and drink it the water of Oakbuds or the very acorns dryed and made in powder and drunk in â—ed wine is very good Remedie fâ—r the flux humoral called Diarhaea The said flux ought not to be restrained a sore the fourteenth day iâ— nature be not vâ—ry much infeâ—â—led And sometime it cometh of hot causes as of color and then the patient must drink beâ—ore his meat Syrup of Ribes Syrup of roses or syrup of Quinces and very smithes water After ye have purged the principal matter oâ— the disease the second Intention shall be by and by to stop the said Issue To stop the said flux Take trochiskes of white Amber and make them in powder and give a dram every morning and anon after drink an ounce or two oâ— plantain water Instead of
it up also four or five drops thereof poured into a great quantity of warm water will make it have a pleasant smell to wash hands or other things To make a special Aqua composita to drink for a cold or suâ—fet in the stomack well proved Take a handful of Rosemary and a good root of Elecampana and an handful of Hyssoâ— half an handful of time half a handful of Sagâ— six good crops of red Mints and as many 〈◊〉 penyrial half a handful of Horeâ—ound six crop of Marjerom two ounces of Liquerice weâ—â— bruised asmuch Anniseed and take three galons of good strong Ale and take all the saiâ— Herbs wringing asunder and put them into thâ— Ale in a brasse pot well covered and close anâ— let them stand till they begin to boil theâ— take them from the fire and set upon it you Limbeck and stop it just with paste that therâ— cometh no air out and so keep it forth with soft fire as Aqua vitae is made put more therâ—to half an handful of red Fennel half handful of Hartstongue and half an ounce 〈◊〉 Maces A marvellous Ba'm made by art most laudable Take fine turpentine one pound of oil of bay four ounces oâ— galbanum four ounces of guâ—â— arabick four ounces of pure Frankincense 〈◊〉 Miâ—rh of gum Jvy and of Lignum aloes 〈◊〉 each four ounces of Galâ—â—gale zedoary oâ— Gingeâ— of the white Dittany of leaves of Conjoliâ—â— minor of Nutmeggs of Cinnamon of each on dram of Musk and Ambergrease of each onâ— dram all these bâ—at together pour upon 〈◊〉 pints of the best Aqua vitae distill it secunduâ— arâ—em The vertues are thâ—se it breaketh and diâ—solve â—n the stâ—ne in the kidneys causeth thâ— patient to pisse which otherwise is letted 〈◊〉 a piece of flesh it helpeth consumption sciâ—tica or ach in the head fowl scurse wounds iâ— the head It helpeth the plurifie Give on dram with water at a time helpeth any swelâ—ng in any part of the body the coldness in â—â—e head it helpeth hot sickness aswell as cold Take a Borrage more and boil him in half pinte of wine and half a pint of rose-rosewater 〈◊〉 drunk fasting in the morning It com 〈◊〉 the heart and brain it healeth the â—emorie and wit it purgeth the evil blood â—â—covereth Phrensiness 〈◊〉 making of Venice Balsam and the vertues thereof Take a handful of the flowers of Dogsâ—â—ngue of St. Iohn Worâ—t the flowers a handâ—â—l white wine somewhat more then a quarter 〈◊〉 a pint of gum Elemie one ounce five penyâ—orth of saffron one penyworth of venice â—urpâ—ntine one ounce of Candied oil or 〈◊〉 oil half a pinte If the flowers of the Herbs are not infused 〈◊〉 the oil then boil it in the white wine by â—â—emselves and then boil the gum Elemie in â—â—e oil by it self and then clarifie it and cast â—way the dreggs and then boil it again all toâ—ether and last of all put in the saffron and 〈◊〉 Turpentine when you are ready to take 〈◊〉 boiling a little and so clarifie it again â—nd when it is almost cold put it into a glass to â—â—e The best way is to infuse the flowers of the Herbs with red roses or Damask in sallet â—â—il for a year or less The gum Elemie will â—â—il in the oil a quarter of an hour and after 〈◊〉 boiling it together it will be a quarter of a 〈◊〉 hour the flowers are to be strained out â—odden in wine or the oil The vertues of it are as followeth It will cure all diseases coming of cold eiâ— pains or achs in the head or the deaâ—ness iâ— the eare the same Ballam 〈◊〉 waâ—med and anointing the place gâ—ieved and a warm cloath applied thereunto And for tâ—e ears to lip â— little black wool in the same Balsom and 〈◊〉 then thâ—rewith This is good for the gâ—avâ— and pain in making of 〈◊〉 and the Coâ— lick to take the same in a little Mutâ—oâ— broath to the quantity of a great bâ—an and drink it every morâ—ing fasting and anâ— in thâ— place grieved Moreover for all cold Ague drink but half an ounce in broath before the fit comes Again for pain or swelling of the Spleen or Milt and for the mother Anoinâ— the leâ—t side therewith well warâ—â—d and iâ— will dissolve all hardness cast out all slime and sand and open the stopping in the Kidneyeâ— and bladder It câ—reth all aches in what parâ— of the body soever rubbing the place grieveâ— with a Cloath first well warmed and then anoint it with the same Balsam being made warm and binde the place with a warm Cloath afterward It cureth all Lameness and shrinking of the sinews and all green wounds suddenly It hath more vertues then I have here written To make the most eâ—dellent water of Treacle or Mithridate which is a most precious remedie against all outward and inward poysons or pestilence Take of excellent venice Triacle or Mithridate one pound which put into three pounds of Ardent water rectified to be there digested in a furnace of Circulaâ—ion And in a circulating vâ—ssâ—l the fire all that while be verâ— soft and slender which done pour it into a Cucurbite and put on the Alembick and distill the same so long in a balneo Mariae as ye may see the Liquor issue out clear and bright but when ye see the colour thereof become clear and yellowish then take away the receiver and keep that clear water by it self to be drank in such times of need as is asoresaid To draw out another Liquor from the sâ—â—is whence this Liquor was distilled superâ—â—ctum Take the Cucurbite with the saecis from whence this liquor was distilled and lute the said still over then set it upon Ashes and make a hot fire and draw from it such liquor as will distill And receive the said liquor into a bladder which set under the nose oâ— the Aleâ—bick and keep it and therewith anoint the skin or outward parts and they shall be preserved from the Contagion as aforesaid To make Cinnamon milk or liquor after another sort most precious for a restorative Take the waters of Bugloss Borrage Balme and of the lesser Cenâ—aury of each a pound and an half into the which put of Cinnamon welâ— choyce of the best sort two pound well beaten to powder first which then steep in the said waters together in one glass vessel 15. dayes And after that distill it upon hot ashes first with a lent fire so long as any Liquor will issue clear and fair which clear liquor keep apart but when ye see certain drops issue like unto whey or milk then change the receiver and reserve therewith all that milk liquor by it selâ— for it is most excellent of which if ye give unto any aged or weak person or to a woman in childbed thereof a spoonful or a spoonful and a half it doth wonderfully strengthen them A ba'm for a wound Take good white wine one pinte oil olive half a pinte St. Iohns