seth that in water wythout salte and put a litle oyle of nuttes thereto and geue hym it wyth some course meate and let him eate well that the stomake maye be full After y t geue him of the foresayde broth warme a good draught after that let him laboure a litle or els walke vntil he be chafed and then shall he perbreake and cast oute whatsoeur euill corrupcion he hath in hys stomacke ¶ For the cough MAnye wayes getteth a man the cough somtyme of the brestes mistemperinge somtyme of a matter that is inward or outwarde of the body If it be wythin as it happeneth oft that an humor falleth oute of the head into the brest thesame is the worst to be healed If the cough commeth of heat then is the brine rede and this throte is drye and rough To suche one ought be geuen barly potage wyth butter to be eaten and Ptisana or Barly water to be droncken wherâ—in Lycoris is sodden Geue him also to eat potage made wyth Lettis chapped and sodden in water and after that well fryed in butter thys taketh awaye he cough wythout payne The cough that is engendred by colde is knowen by the whytenesse of the brine He that hath a feruent cough let him take Neppe that cattes delite in so much as a Walnut let him cut it smal and stampe it and maâ—e a taunsey thereof wyth two egges beaten therein let him eat this and it shall make him whole Thys taunsey maye he eate when he will and is specially good for hym that hath a cough caused of colde Or els vse thys medicine take wyne and oyle of oliue in like quantitye put thesame into a cruyse and seth it a litle stere it together and geue hym that to drinke when he will go to bed and in the morninge so warm as he can suffer it do thys two dayes one after another and thys breaketh the running or morres and softeneth the cough wythout hurte It is also good for horsenesse caused of colde The cough doth also ouertake a man by reason of an euell humor engendred in the liuer or the lightes and so do fall into the brest the same must be holpen of this wyse as shall folowe Somtyme is the cough caused by foren or outwarde occassions as are smoke euill vapors stinking ayres dust colde drinkes or of drinkinge cold when a man is chafed or els when he drincketh it falleth into the wronge throte The drye cough commeth somtyme that y e patient hath an vnclene pulmen or lightes throte of fylthy matter y t is assembled about y e pulmon the gristels of y e pulmon in the cheste is waxeÌ„ tough wherby it coÌ„meth y t a man can not cast it out getteth somtime a deadly aposteme When it is now groweÌ„ to an aposteme then helpe him with syropes as I shall teache you here after to mollifye it Take also diligent hede whence the apostemacion commeth y t therafter ye maye know how to cure him and let this folowyng be the general cure Take a whit cloth wet y e same in cold water strayn it wel out again thaÌ„ winde it wel about y t patieÌ„tes throte After y t take another warm cloth wind also threfold about y e throte thys do in y e morning middaye at night geue him thys syrop Take a dishfull of brayded or beateÌ„ barlye foure vnces of resâ—nes xij figges wel washeÌ„ in warm water put theÌ„ into a new pot take iiij quartes of water let theÌ„ seth halfe an hour TheÌ„ strayn this put the drinke agayn into the pot cast into it sixe vnces of suger lette it boyle ones then take it of and stande to coole Drinke of this when ye wil specially in y e morning euen to bedward Thys moll fieth very wel causeth to cast out maketh large about the brest also doth it heal y e sorenesse roughnesse of the throte If it waxeth thicke then put more water to it ¶ A drinke for the cough for thyrste and roughnesse of the throte TAke a quarte of water put an vnce of suger therein and seth the thirde part of it awaye strayne it through cloth and let it coole and drinke of it so muche thou listest It is good also to washe thy mouth in the morninge and at none wyth warme water and to rubbe thy teth also to wash the forhead and temples wyth warme water this clenseth and maketh the head lighte ¶ An other syrop for the cough and apostemacion in the breste and harte whiche weakeneth and causeth to caste oute TAke Violettes a handfull sixe leaues of Hartes tounge put them in a clene cloth and in a pot to thys putte a quarte and an halfe of water seth it vntill the thyrde parte be sodden awaye then presse it through a cloth into a clene pot put thereto foure vnces and an halfe of suger steare it well vntiâ—l the finger is all molten Of thys mayest thou drinke when thou wilt If the cough commeth of heat then is the throte sore and very dry and the patient is very costyf The cold ayer doth hym good when he goeth in it for he thynketh that his harte is refreshed and quickened Thissame ought to be let blood in the Epatica or liuer vayne But if it is not conueniente to let the same bloode then marke whether hys cough be caused by a hote humor and to what parte it floweth and on that parte shall ye set boxes for that is good ¶ For the hote cough GEue him to drinke syrope of Violettes to bedwarde at nighte in the morning and els when ye will wyth a litle blood warme water Thesame cooleth mollisieth and causeth to cast out it slaketh thyâ—st breaketh apostemacion minisheth the cough and comforteth the drye and hote harte ¶ But when a man dyd cough and were strayght aboute the brest and harte and had heate therewyth so that it were taken for an apostemacion TAkeÌ„ a dishe full of Hempe sede put thereto a litle warm water braye it well and strayne it wyth warme water so that it become as a thyn parage After that when it is colde geue the patient therof to drinke so muche as he listeth wythout hurte the same doth mollifye coole very well slaketh thyrste and maketh large aboute the harte And it is hood to seth that hempsede milke wyth butter suppe there of wyth a spoune as hote as ye can suffre it and in thre dayes ye shal be whole without hurte or payne It is good also for stich about the hart But he that hath a consuming cough and were greatly trauayled therwyth let hym eate at ones halfe a vnce of suger Benedicti Then let hym take thre hoopes of a vessell the one alwaye greater then the other hang ouer them a couerled or tent cloth tied to the roofe or plancher in the forme
haue theÌ„ washed then let him dyppe the fete in colde water and lay him doune to rest and not slepe by day time but beware for heate and wyne Howbeit if he will drincke wyne let it be soure and wel mixt let him also drinke water sodden wyth barlye thesame doth coole him let him take otherwhyles sugar candy into his mouth to slake the thyrst or els agayne coÌ„fect of cheries or prunes But he must beware of salt meates and flesh without it were of chycken or els let him eat soure vnrype grapes or els the iuyce of them or sorel Let him vse a litle vinegre in his meat but no spice nor ought y t chafeth take hede he be lose in y e bellye If nede constrayne the take Venice sope or alume make pilles of it vse it for a suppository But if ye haue y e rootes of betes strake theÌ„ a litle w t salte put them vp into the fundament or els seth hony till it be black in an eartheÌ„ vâ—ssel put a litle salt thereto make pilles of it and vse them likewise If ye haue not hony take the iolke of an egge as muche salt seth thesame together and make pillets thereof the bignesse of a haselnut or filberte and put that into the bodye thesame retayneth the sege If it is a man let him beware of women for they are hurtfull for him also of mostarde garleke onyons lekes and suche lyke If the headake coÌ„meth of superfluity of blood then make him thus to bleth at the nose without smarte Take sedes of red nettels and braye them to pouder in a morter blow a littel of the same pouder into his nose with a quill But if ye can not get sedes of nettels put a hole of the herbe called Millesoyl or Yarbe into the nose and rubbe y e nose outwardly softly and then shal it bleth But if it be in winter and canst get nether Chyrurgeon to let blood nor nettels nor nettels sede nor yet no millefoyle and wouldest gladly drawe the blood from the head then take two sack bandes and binde or tye them first about the legges aboue the knye let it so abyde the space of halfe a Pater noster then lose it agayne and tye it agayne Do this the space of a quarter of an houre than tye his armes aboue the elbowe lykewyse thus shalt thou drawe al the blood from y e head But ye must handle thys thing warelye leste ye let the mâ—nbre to longe to be tyed whereby the membre might be asconnyed or choked But if the heade burne to sore take the iuyce of Porceleyne and strake the head and tempels therewyth or where the most heate is If the heade doth ake so sore by reason of a morre or runninge that he can not snoffe hys nose than were it good to vse confectes made of the apothecaries called Nasalia and put them thereinto or els Margerim wrethen together and put into the nose for the same draweth out all euell humors If ye can not haue the same nother theÌ„ take a grene rote of betes as longe as a finger and a halfe sharped a litle and brused put thesame into the nose and let it abide the space of a quarter of an hour thesame draweth out also all euell humors But if ye can not haue thesame nother than take the sede of Cokle that is founde in the corne beate it to pouder put the same into the noyse that draweth sore Or els take a pot and put rapes into it and seth them than holde thy nose ouer it that the vapor or hote breth ascende so into thy head that thou do euen sweat with it Or take water cresses dryed not in the sunne but in the ayer braye the same to pouder in a morter or within your handes syft it through a lynnen cloth Howbeit if it would be to long to drye it in the ayer then drye it in an ouen when the bread is drawen or els in a stoue or hote house But if one hath payne in the head of Melancoly his disease is come by colde and of drye complexion Dicte thesame and gyue him to eat meates y t are hote and moyst to chafe hys nature and moyst hys body If he haue no sieges then geue him the fourth part of an vnce or iij. drames of Diacartha mi before daye breake and let him walke vp and doune vntill he get a siege But when the siege is done then gyue hym some thynge to comfort him or that may restore hys strength as suppinge or broth of chekins or younge beafe and mixe somtime a litle beaten saffron in hys meate After that may ye geue him a fewe pigges fete for the same make hys veynes tender and moyst geue him somtyme in the morning or daye tyme milke to drincke y t is sodden with egges that strengtheneth hym and geueth nature force Also oughte he to bath somtime a litle in a bath made with Fenel or Heysede gathered vpon a heye loft otes straw but ye may not bath to long nor to hote If in bathing the sweat will not in short space issue theÌ„ go out for theÌ„ is not the bath good for thy kepe thy selfe warm after it lest thou do take colde vpon it beware of all meates that may coole dry the as mustard garleke onyons lekes also of harde or olde chese Martinmasse beafe Haringe read haringe Lynge and suche lyke But if the headake commeth of flegma namely of cold and superfluous moysture then is it necessary to purge the heade wyth pilles Cochie and pilles De iera Beware of suche thinges as coole and bringe corrupte moisture as fruyte water fleshe fresh chese new bread and all that is of euel digestion His temples ought to be anoynted wyth oyl of Camomille But if thou hast not oyle of Camomill then take two egges shelles full of floures of Camomil greue or seere and seth them in wine and water together and when it is sodden to the halfe then strayne it through a cloth and put therto butter so much as a gouse egge and then boyle the water and wyne awaye Bath his fete also in a depe tob euen vntill the knees that the hote breth maye thorou warme his body he may sweat Into this water put two handfulles of floures of Camomille and a handful of heysede well sodden If he do sweat well laye hym to slepe couer him warme if he coulde sweat in the bed that should do hym good then gyue hym a litle grene ginger and a litle coriander stiped a night longe in vinegre and dryed agayne thesame doth chafe his head and stomack and consumeth the euel humors that rise out of the stomack into the head and trouble the braynes that same doth it swage Geue him also in the morninge fastinge if he can bear it and let him fast two houres there vpon Take thre
good for them that haue ben longe sycke or whose mary in the bones is corrupt or els their bloode in the veynes is corrupt and become noughte by reason of colde for it is a stronge bath and is the bath of Maister William of Vallis Take Sauge Rue Wormwoode Betonye Reed mynte the rootes of Nettels Wylde Mergerum Mugworte the herbe of Strawberryes the sede of Nettels Louage Iuniper whereon are manye berryes or cornes of eche a hande full Chappe all these small and put them in two bagges put to them halfe a pound of Bayeberyes and a pounde of beaten Brimstone parte them I saye into two bagges and seth them well in water as muche as is conuenient and bath thre dayes therein nether putte anye more water thereto and bath in the morninge fastynge so longe as ye can endure it After that seeth the other bagge also and do as before thesame strengtheth the lymmes and geueth them force ¶ A good drinke that strengtheth the hart and all the membres if a man drinke halfe an egges shale full in the morninge and eueninge wyth as muche good wyne TAke the beste Aqua vite that ye can gette take also a pece of fyne golde make it gloynge whote ix tymes and quenche it agayne the more ye quenche it the stronger waxeth the water and better put into thesame Aqua vite half a quarter of an vnce of saffrō and a quarter of an vnce of Cinamon both beaten let them stand four dayes well stopped and steare it euery daye ones but when thou wilt take it then let it stande still vnstered that it maye be clere Thys water warmeth the colde stomacke geueth strength to all the membres speciallye to aged folke that haue ben ouerlonge sycke whose strength is consumed for it cōforteth and strengtheth the hart out of measur ¶ Another drinke comfortinge the body and purginge TAke two vnces of Aqua vite nisynge pouder a quarter of an vnce let them stande fourten dayes After that presse it out through a fylte and take therof euermore fastinge a quarter of an vnce wyth an vnce of wine But if ye will refreshe the body then take a quarter of an vnce of iera picra and laye it in Aqua vite as before and drinke thereof fasting thre droppes and take a litle in your hande and put and rubbe it into your nose and drawe the sent ther of vp into your heade The water of Buglosse dronken is good for them that be sycke at the harte or els the water stilled wyth an olde henne thesame geue him to drinke that hath lyen long sycke and is feble for it geueth hym good strength and it must be taken in the mornynge and eueninge These meates strengthen well the forsayde diseased namely Hartes fete Does fete Bulles fete or any ruder beastes fete The elder these beastes be the more do they strengthen and they must be sodden so long till the bones fall from the fleshe and strowe beaten Saffron vpon them ¶ Item a good bath and naturall for it draweth furth euil heat and strengtheneth well TAke Heeth or Lynge Penyreal Wormwood Sauge Fenel of eche a handfull put it into a bagge and laye it into a kettel that it maye be thorow hote And whan ye bathe than sit vpon the bagge howbeit ye nede not to put it agayne into the kettel for the water should waxe to stronge ¶ A verye holsome confection to strengthen a diseased of the foresayd sycknesse TAke the best Grapes that ye can get putte them into a kettel stampe them and make wyne of them seth that well aboute an houre steare it and strayne it through a copper strayner after that strayne it through a fyner strayner and seth it agayne that it waxe as thycke as a thyck pappe and steare it tyll it be colde cutte it than to small peces and putte it into a pot that is glased and then is it made redy The staler it is the better is it and maye be eaten what tyme a man will Kowe mylcke and Rice sodden together strengtheneth verye well or els a thycke potage made of grene Persely and fleshe or els wyth Perselye and a good Hennes broth thesame strengthen very well Lykewyse doth the mary of Hertes Roes or rudder beastes drawen out of the bones sodden and eaten If a man were wholy febled and abated and coulde take no maner of sustenaunce it were good for hym to drinke warme woman milke or els to sucke a woman speciallye in the morninge thesame doth strengthen and comforte the harte very sore and all the membres and causeth good blood But if he could eate fleshe dighted wyth the floures of Borage that were a souerayne thynge Or els take an olde Henne let her be dressed as is conuenient putte her into a pottel pot of tynne well closed or stopped put a goblet of wyne thereto and halfe a quarter of an vnce of beaten Saffron well beaten and steared wyth the wyne sette the pottel pot in a kettel wyth water and laye a stone or some weyghte vpon the pottel pottes lydde and let it seth two houres continuallye Then looke whether the henne be fallen a sunder for then is it inough if not lette it seth better Thys sauoureth very wel and geueth great strength If the henne be litle putte so muche the lesse wyne and Saffron to it If anye man hath lyen long sycke whereby he is waxen colde let hym take a hande full of Buglosse and seth it well in a quarte of wyne strayne that iuyce through a cloth and drinke thereof in the mornynge and euenynge thesame geueth naturall warmth and comforteth the harte verye well He that hath hys legges colde by reason of longe sycknesse or age lette hym take halffe a bushel of Ootes and seeth that well wyth two quartes of water and one quarte of wyne tyll it be halffe consumed and waxe browne in the kettel steare it well leste it burne Putte thys into a softe sack or pilow bier halfe an elle longe and broade and wrappe hys legges and fete therein as warme as he can suffre it do thys in the morninge and eueninge and none of thys wyse maye he be chafed agayne in thre dayes and wythout daunger ¶ Of all accidentes of the Lyuer MAny diseases come from the Lyuer as Stopping Rottinge Inflammation the Yalow iaundis the Dropsy commeth also there by that the Lyuer can not digest and that bloode that she should sende into the membres is turned to water the membres are out of theyr frame and haue no due operacion by reason of the Lyuers disease that is that the veynes comminge from the lyuer to the stomacke do geue euell heate Thesame heate dryeth or seereth the stomake so that he getteth luste to drinke colde water and that causeth the stomake to digest euill and causeth dropsey For the lust of colde water weakeneth the digestion wholye and the bloode that the
lyuer shoulde sende to the vrines is mixte wyth cold water by reason of the indigestion and so is parted through out al the membres and therof swelleth man and getteth the dropsey Otherwyse commeth thys disease of the Splene that it can not digest the substaunce whyche the Lyuer hath ministred and sent to hym and that is Colera nigra thesame bloode dothe mixe it selfe farther into the other membres and thereof swelleth a man Somtyme is it occasyoned of the Kydneys or that a man bledth to muche at the nose or somtyme that a man is to muche bounde in hys bellye and can haue no sieges Somtyme of superfluous bloode whyche lyeth hardened and vndigested in the lyuer thesame doth mixe it selfe into all the membres and causeth them to swell He that is diseased in the Lyuer helpe hym of thys wyse Let hym beware of all meates chafynge or whote of complexion for chafynge meates to scaulde the lyuer and bringe it oute of hys complexion Wherefore it is requisyte to set the Lyuer agayne into hys former digestiue power wyth medicines competente to it that is that she be purged of Colera Blood and black Colera It is reason and requisyte in all diseases to mollifye the disease wyth thys syrop or confection before a purgation be ministred to hym Take the rootes of Fenel Percelye of eche a handfull the herbe and rootes of Walworte and Valeriane of eche an vnce the sedes of Fenel and Anis of eche halfe an vnce water two or thre quartes Bruse the rootes and let them all stande stypinge a nyghte and geue the pacient to drincke there of in the mornynge and euenynge at euerye tyme thre vnces mixte wyth water of the floures of Eldren or Boure tre and after that purge hym wyth Dia prunis laxatiuo an vnce at ones and that shoulde be ministred to hym after hys fyrste slepe and he maye slepe safely there vpon Item to purge one easely wythout daunger that hath a hoate disease in a chafed Lyuer of a whote ague or other disease geue hym in the mornynge halfe an vnce of Electuarium de succo rosarum thre quarters of an vnce Cassie fistule extracte water of Endiue the water of Colander or Maydens heyre of eche an vnce and an halfe mixe them together and geue hym it in the mornynge but he maye not slepe there vpon Geue hym for a confortatiue Diarrhodon abbatis Walwort dronken refrayneth the waterish moysture in the bellye Nothynge is better in the worlde for the Dropsye then to drincke the iuyce of Blewlillies rootes an vnce or an halfe wyth two vnces of whay or els the roote sodden wyth wyne and droncke in the euenynge and mornynge thesame enlargeth the brest and taketh awaye fetching of the breth wyth payne wherwyth they that haue the dropsy are payned ¶ Of the yalow iaundis ICtericia is the yalow Iaundis and alteracion of y e naturall color of the skinne into a yalow colour Thesame commeth somtyme from the Lyuer somtyme from the Galle somtyme from the Splene The iaundis commynge from the Lyuer is caused two wayes ether by mistemperatnesse of heate or by stoppynge in the lyuer The iaundis caused by mistemperaunce of heate is of two sortes somtyme wyth apostemacion somtyme wythoute apostemacion But if the iaundis commeth by a waysting wyth apostemacion then are the signes in a man strengthynge trembling and a payne in the ryghte syde a consumpcion of the whole bodye and minishynge of the strengthe and the digestion the water is as reade as bloode The iaundis wythoute apostemacion hath no consumpcion streyngthynge nor tremblynge and they haue also the commune token of yalownesse in theyr eyes the face yalowe pale or grene the water reade and bloodye Fyrste ought medicine to be geuen for the apostemacion if the iaundis is wyth an apostemacion that it be fyrste taken awaye after that shal be taken awaye the waystinge comming by the heate ¶ A true medicine for the Iaundis TAke a handfull of Cherye leaues seeth them in a pinte of milcke that it boyle well strayne it and drincke a good draught thereof to beddewarde and in the mornynge fastynge and the iaundis shall auoyde from you by siege Or els drinke in the morninge and euenyng thys folowyng Take the wood of Berberis pyll the vpper shell wyth the leaues from it and take the seconde shell that is yelowe putte thereof as muche as a walnut in a cloth and seth it wyth a pinte of water that it be well boyled and let it coole and then drinke it This hath ben experimented put thereof also in thy drinke ¶ Agaynste the desperate iaundis TAke two handfull of the roote of blewe Lilies cutte them small and seeth them in thre quartes of water foure houres longe and when he will go to bed wett a fyne shete therein that it be well wett folde it together and wynde it all ouer and ouer the pacientes body euen the head also when he goeth to bed If he sweate then draweth the iaundis into the shete and waxeth yalowe Hym that the yalow iaundis taketh is wel perceyued by hys eyes handes soles of the fete and the yalow colour of the whole body ¶ Agaynst the iaundis that is rooted TAke Celidony both the herbe and roote chappe it smal and when ye haue a pottel thereof seeth it in water and let it be well couered that no vapor maye go oute and make therewyth a sweatynge bath and if ye sweate well the iaundis shall auoyde by it ¶ Another true and hurtlesse science for the iaundis TAke the sede of Ancolie or Accolie beaten to pouder a quarter of an vnce put thereto beaten saffron a peny weyght and an vnce of vinegre and two vnces of water of Celidony steare them well together thesame shoulde be dronken fastynge or to bedwarde and drinke not after it The same driueth out the iaundis by the vrine harmelesse In the mornynge draughte putte suger that maketh it good It maye also be mixte wyth as muche Southisteen water as maye be droncke at ones or take the floure of Cichore and rootes and seth them in half wyne halfe water and drinke therof fastynge and at euen ¶ Yet another medicine for the iaundis that is rooted or els hath infect the eyes and skinne TAke the herbe of holes burne it to ashes and of them make a lye and wash thy therewyth wet also a cloth therein and winde it warme about thy heade to bedwarde do this eight dayes continually and the iaundis shal be drawen into the cloth through the heade ¶ Another true medicine for the iaundis BEat the carnels of Peaches small put vinegre thereto so muche that it waxe a thynne broth drinke that what tyme ye will specially fasting or to bedwarde but ye maye not drinke after it that breaketh the iaundis lykewyse do the carnels of wild Almondes If one had the iaundis and were so bounde in hys belly that he coulde haue
thys must he do fastinge Putte also of the pouder into a cloth and laye it vnder hys head wythoute hys knoweledge and lette hym slepe there vpon Thys pouder must he vse in the morning fastynge and to bedwarde at euen and lette the pouder be refreshed euerye night Lette also the pouder to be layde vnder hys head and the pouder that he drinketh be of like weighte Thys doth helpe hym Macer writeth that the rootes of Peony be verye good for the fallinge syknesse if they be hanged aboute the necke Galene dothe also write of a chylde whych had the roote of Peonye hanging about hys neck and was fre all that whyle of the fallinge sicknesse that it was about it and when it was fallen of by chaunce than gat it his former disease agayne Hipocrates sayth also that he dyd tye a chylde of fyue yeares the rote of Peony aboute the necke and it rose continentlye agayne from the fallinge sycknesse and was hole and thus is it twyse proued If it be a man y t is greued wyth thys disease let thesame take a he Wolues harte and make it to pouder and let him vse that agaynste the disease but if it is a woman let her take a she Wolues harte c. ¶ A wounderfull pouder for the falling sycnesse TAke a liuinge or quick molle open him and take out the entrailes and cast them awaye After that put the Molle wyth skinne and alltogether into an earthen or stone pott stoppe the same wel and close wyth clay set it then by the fyre and let it stande vntill the moll is consumed holye to pouder After that laye the same pouder vpon a marbel stone that is clene washed take the iuyce of Cousloppe leaues or rotes two vnces grinde the same wyth the pouder in the Sonne The nexte daye grinde it agayne wyth the iuyce agayne the thyrd daye and let it alway drye in the Son After that take the rotes of Basil and stampe them and take an vnce of y e same iuyce and mixe them together wyth the forsayd pouder as is sayde of the Cousloppes but no more saue ones After take the rotes of Gentian dried make a pouder thereof of thissame pouder mixe a quarter of an vnce with the forsayd pouder After that take an vnce and an halfe of the rote of Peony made to pouder and mixe it wyth y t pouder specifyed before Hange also a root of Peony about the neck Drinke of the forsayd pouders a quarter of an vnce wyth bloode warme wyne lye doune to bed and couer thy selfe warme After that in thy meate to beddewarde put the other quarter of the pouder and do so whyle the pouder lasteth Eate litle at nighte no entrayles of beastes as harte lyuer c. nor sucker and kepe good diet and thou shalt be hole ¶ To knowe whether a man be possessed wyth an euill sprit and how he maye be holpen INsania in Latin signifyeth Madnesse thesame commeth somtyme of euill meates somtyme of ouermuche drinckinge or if a man beynge hote drinketh colde drinke somtyme of superfluous slyme that lyeth in the stomacke of meates that be not well digested somtyme of meates that be hote of complexion as are garleke pepper and suche lyke Somtyme doth it come of the bytynge of a mad beast or of an infecte ayer or anger or ouermuche sorowe somtyme also of euyll moysture or that a man hath had no naturall siege a great season and the corruption is rotten within him and the vapors are risen vp into his head and the braynes are perfumed and corrupte therewyth whyche causeth a man then to be wytlesse and ragious If the madnesse commeth of the blood then doth man singe and is merye somtyme thynketh he that he is in heauen or els that some bodye talketh to hym saynge he is God or an angel somtyme that he is ryche and welthy But if the madnesse commeth of congeled or burnt bloode the same are somtyme a litle mery after that waxe they angrye crye and beate themselues and another If it commeth of colde and drought then doth he alwaye gloome wepe and feare hym that is not to be feared Somtyme thincketh he that the stickes and strawes he seeth are serpētes todes or such venemous beastes he crepeth into the darcke bendeth his handes together wening some body will take ought out of them somtyme croweth he like a cocke somtyme barketh he like a dogge and many such folish toyes vseth he But if it commeth of Flegma then are hys braynes corrupt and slymed wyth colde and thereof becommeth he madde to suche one doth the deuill gladly accompany and so is he possessed He that is becomme madde wyth sadnesse and heuinesse to him oughte fayre ▪ be spoken and made merye manye thinges shoulde be promised him and some be geuen If it is a man thesame ought to be refreshed wyth weomen thesame auoydeth anger But if it is a woman thesame ought to be refreshed wyth men and to their company admitted thesame bringeth them to their right minde agayne It is good also to geue them meates of good digestion as mutton chykens new layd egges whyte breade and drinkes not to stronge If they haue no sieges then gyue thē pillulas cochie to bedward thesame purge the heade It is to be considered also that if he haue muche blood then ought he to be letten in the middelmost veyne of the forhead sixe dayes after ought he to be letten blood vpon both the handes by the thombe in the Cephalica Let him vse meates and drinkes cold of complexion let him not drinke wine ¶ Thys drinke were good for suche one TAke a dishe full of barly Licoris an vnce and an halfe cut y e same smal and take an handfull of Waybred and seth all this in a quarte of fayre water strayne it than through a cloth and let him drinke of it It is good also to wash his head in lye where in floures of Camomille are sodden Veruine of eche a hand full in a quarte of water thesame comforteth the head If the madnesse were of Flegma or of superfluous colde whereby the braynes were cooled then let him eat meates that maye warme him let him kepe hym selfe warme but first ought he be purged of thys wyse Take the leaues of Sena made to pouder a quarte of an vnce fyne sucker halfe an vnce and an egges shale full of aqua vite as muche of Buglosse water as muche of good whyte wyne and so muche broth of Peasen as alltogether lette the same be warme and put all these thinges together and beate them well of this geue him to drinke in the dawninge or when the daye breaketh If he will not take it by him selfe then open his mouth by force and poure it into thesame The thyrde daye after geue hym to bedward iij. pilles of cochia and let no ayer come to him If
lyghtely choke a man It is therefore diligently to be marked what occasion of y e disease hath Yf it coÌ„meth of reed Colera whiche is hoâ—e drye than hath y e pacient greate payn anguyshe wyth y e greate heaâ—e thyrste Make hym a playster outwardely about hys neck of Popular leaues sede seeth it well temper it wyth oyle of violets Camomille and strake y t vpon a clothe and laye it warme aboute the necke But yf ye can not haue y t oyle take the leaues of Elder leaues of reed kole of eche a handefull chapped smal brayed seeth them wyth hony and butter of eche a spounfull Laye thys warme about hys necke Thyssame hath holpen and healed many or els make hym any of the playsters of the swalowes nest folowynge But yf the Squynce is of superfluous blode and heate than must he be lett bloude incontinent in the ryght hande vpon y e thombe in y e Cephalica vnder y e tunge In y e hand vpon foure vnces vnder y e tunge vpon two vnces And as soone he is letten bloude must be made thys drynke for hym to gargelle take about fyue vnces of Diamoron take one vnce thereof mixte wyth warme water holde y t in the mouth gargell therewyâ—h spytt it out cause hym to do thys fyue tymes The next daye let boxes be set vpon hys necke wythout scrapynge these shulde drawe y e bloude from thence Or els bynde about hys necke as I haue taught before and let thys byndynge be thre tymes wythin daye nyght at euery tyme a quarter of an houre Make hym thys plaster Take the nest of a swalowe or pye but y e swalowes nest is the beste wyth all the substaunce as claye grauell styckes or fethers nothynge excepte beate it and syft it through a course syffe so tâ—at it maye be fined put thereto hony greace and make a playster there of strake it vpon a cloth and laye it about hys necke Of thys wyse haue I holpen one in iij. houres space Item make hym thys drynke Take Licorys Anis Fygges and greate Raysons of eche an vnce seeth them in a pottel of water and geue hym euery tyme thereof to drynke But yf thou canst not haue these thynges arte farre from y e Phisicion hast a swellinge in thy throte than is nothynge better than to take warme Mylla gargel thesame as hote thou canst suffre it thys done ofte taketh awaye y e sycknesse and mollifyeth y e apostemacion Lykewyse maye be done w t mylcke or water wherein is sodden knapwede otherwyse called Deuels bit And wheÌ„ y e apostemacion is brokeÌ„ geue him warme yolkes of egges that be soft and barly gruel and geue hym to drinke water wherein Barly is sodden that purgeth and healeth hym ¶ For the hoorsnesse HE y t is waxen hoorse by reason of an humor descending or coughinge of a cold ayer or drinke of creyng or weping let the same drinke in the morninge warme water as hote he can suffer it and wet a linnen cloth in half water and half vinegre wringe it well oute and winde it aboute the necke and another that is warmed vpon the same do thys in the morning at middaye and to bedwarde lette hym kepe hym warme and beware of colde ayer If he coulde sweate in the bedde that were very good Let him also beware of cold drinkes fruytes grapes and such lyke He maye also drinke warme milke in the morning and euening the same doth auoyde horsenesse also Or els take Aqua vite when thou wilt go to bed stipe a pece of bread therin and eate the same at euen and morning but if he is of hote complexion then is Aqua vite not good for him He that is so hoorse that the lightes seme to ascende into his throte and he is of cold and moyst complexion thesame should drinke fasting a quarter of an vnce of oyle Benedicti mixt wyth a litle water though it be vnpleasant to drinke yet is it good and without daunger But if ye can not haue the oyle then eat Anis sede thesame is holesome and good for the horsenes Or els sede the karnels of Quinches and drinke that water warme to bedwarde Or els take thre vnces an halfe of flint stones put to them a quart of springing water and seth it to the halfe drinke thereof blood warme in y t morning at euen and it shall go awaye Or els geue hym this drinke folowyng Take wyne oyle of oliue of lyke quantitie seth them in some thing drinke therof so hote thou canst at night and in the morning a good draught thesame taketh the horsenesse away without danger But if thou canst not haue oyle of olyue then take halfe so much butter as the wyne is and do as is sayd before ¶ A confection to holde in the mouth agaynste hoorsenesse TAke fyne mustard sede mele put thereto foure tymes the weight of hony make therof a confection put it vpon a trenscher and cut in peces but set in a coole place for meltinge holde one of these slyces in thy mouth in the morning and eueninge and let them melte by them selues Or els geue him this drinke Take Penyreal a hand ful cut it smal and seth it with a pint of vinegre tyll the thyrde parte is sodden in then strayne it through a cloth and geue the patient to drinke therof in the morning and euening alwaye a spounfull Or els take a great appel roste the same well slice it and laye it hote in a dishe wyth water and eat it This oughte to be done to bedwarde and couer thy selfe wel and warme put thy head vnder the couering as far thou canst or els couer thy head and face that no ayer come into thy mouth thesame is good and driueth awaye horsenesse He that is become hoorse lately let him roste a rape in ashes or vpon the fyre y t she be all black then pare her clene eate her as warm thou canst drinke a draught of water as warm thou canst suffer it Then wett a cloth in colde water strayne it well out and winde it so about thy neck vpoÌ„ the same binde another cloth well warmed and do thys when thou goest to bedde in the morninge for it driueth hoorsenesse awaye without danger ¶ An experimented science for horsenesse though it hath longe lasted TAke a soft night kerchyf and warme it take also a heade pelow warme thesame also and bind it wyth the kerchyf about the head neck when thou wilt go to bed and let it be so about thy head all night Do this thrâ— nightes one after the other and kepe thy selfe warme and beware of colde drinkes and ayer and it shall surely go from thy wythout hurte This same is good also for the flixe and cough Geue the patient also Lycoris in hys mouth Agaynst horsenesse go into the hote
no sieges then make him thys solutorye Marke whether he haue a heate then geue hym to bedwarde halfe an vnce of Viol syrop wyth as muche colde water and geue hym in the mornynge halfe an vnce of Electuarium de succo rosarum tempered wyth a warme Hennes broth or a broth of Calues fleshe or els a broth of whyte Peasen and let him drinke a good draught after that But if the heate nor bitternesse wold go awaye then geue hym fasting a quarter of an vnce of Rebarbara wyth an vnce and an halfe of water of Moulberryes and the next daye let hym blood in the Lyuer veyne and let hym beware of all meates that warme Geue hym somtyme warme water into hys mouth to washe it there wyth and afterward cold water to rensche it do thys in the morninge and let hym wesh his handes lykewyse Or els let him drincke distilled water of Hertes tounge or the herbe sodden in water thesame is good dronken agaynst the iaundes for the heat of the lyuer Or els take the pouder of Ancolye sede and beaten saffron of eche a peny weight and halfe an egges shale full of wyne and as much water and as muche vinegre mixe these v. together and drinke that to bedward and in the morning fastinge thys helpeth very well and is experimented ¶ A good pouder for the iaundis TAke the skinne of a Hennes mawe washe it fayre wyth wyne drye it and make it to pouder And when thou wilt ryse from the borde or supper then suppe a pece of bread in wyne and put of that pouder theron and eate it to bedwarde and in the morninge fasting thys is a souerayne thing for the iaundis in the stomak Or els take earth wormes so much as halfe a walnutt cut them small and braye them wyth a litle wine or water so that ye may swalow it drinke the same fasting and hold a slyce of bread tosted with salt warme before thy mouth and drinke Endiue water therevpon mixe wine also and water of Endiue together and drinke that to bedward He that hath the iaundis vpon the tonge or that his toung were drye or hote let him take Psyllium that is to saye Fleewort as great as a Filbert let him put it in a fyne cloth and laye it in warme water thre houres long after that let him strake hys tounge therwyth otherwhyles thesame draweth out the euill heate cooleth the tounge and taketh awaye the bitternesse Lykewyse doth Sauge layde in colde water and layeth alwaye a freshe leafe thereof on it A Plantayne leafe layd in colde water and so laid wett vpon the tounge do lykewyse for it cooleth the mouth and taketh awaye the bitternesse But if it were winter and ye could not haue the herbes then take litle flynte stones laye them in water and do as is sayde before He that hath the iaundis so feruently and sore that he can nether tayste nor drinke wyne or good drinke let thesame drinke Barley water at all tymes for that alayeth the heate of the iaundis and gall and nourisheth wel And if he can eate no meate yet let him eate a pappe of Barly sodden wyth water and butter and let hym vse that vntill he can eate other meate and let hym drinke also water of Lillies or Isop or Buglosse There is an herbe called Herbe of iaundis it is so right grene as grasse and hath a longe stalke and longe leaues fashioned lyke Esula saue that it hath no milcke as Esula doth Of thys herbe take a hand full and a quart of water seth them well of thys water let the patient drink in the morning and eueninge and temper hys drinke therewyth thesame breaketh and driueth awaye the iaundis sore wythout grefe so that it is perceyued in the vrine Or els take the sede of Ancolye or Accolye the weight of twinty wheaten cornes mixt wyth two egges shalesfull wyne drinke thesame fastinge in the morninge and as muche to bedwarde thesame driueth the iaundis strayghtwaye from you in the vrine If the iaundis were rotted in a man and had therewyth heat thyrste a stiche then take his shyrte or smoke and wett it in his oune vrine or chamberlye wringe it well out put it on hym agayne laye him agayne to bedde and couer him warme then draweth the iaundis out into his shyrt or smoke and his skin and smoke shal be as yelowe as a quenche and this must he do thryse Thys maye be done also if the lyuer were inflamed It is good also for the iaundis to strake the weast of the handes verye well wyth warme wyne in the morning at none and eueninge for it draweth the iaundis from the stomake ¶ Of the diseases of the Lyuer ¶ Of inflamacion of the Liuer SOmtyme is the Lyuer diseased of hys oune faute or vice somtyme also by other membres When it is diseased of it selfe that is somtyme of heat or colde somtyme of superfluous moysture or els of dryenesse or droughte where of the lyuer and bladder get great hurte When it is so diseased then let the patiente at the lyuer veyne in the arme or els lette hym bloode in the small toe of the ryghte foote But if he hath eaten then lette hym blood by the litle finger vpon the hande and geue hym to drinke barley water Let hym eate no fleshe nor chafynge or inflamynge meate no salte meate none olde baken breade no egges nor none vndigestible meates ¶ A good pouder for the hote lyuer hote stomake and for the hote ague TAke fyue vnces of beaten or grounde barlye mixte wyth Endiue water put thereto an vnce and an halfe beaten Coriander stiped before in Vinegre and a quarter of an vnce of Anis sede beaten foure vnces of suger the same must be eaten wyth breade dipped in wyne in the morninge fastinge after meate and to bedwarde it causeth also an appetite Ye maye geue him also â—onfect of Cheries in the morninge and let him fast thereon sixe houres Geue him Sorel iuyce to drincke thesame cooleth and alayeth the heat of the lyuer and thyrste or els geue hym water distelled of Sorell thesame cooleth and alayeth the thyrste wythoute daunger ¶ When the Lyuer is inflamed VVhen the lyuer is inflammed take Oken leaues make thereof square pyllous as greate as a heade and laye one to the ryghte syde and when thesame waxeth hote take it awaye and laye an other that is freshe thereon Thys maye ye do day and nyght and that draweth the euell heate out cooleth the lyuer naturally Or els wett a cannefas in Endiue water wringe it out and laye it vpon the lyuer Eate also the Lyuerworte that groweth in moystye marishes or standinge waters and drincke of it Ye muste beware of anger and sorowe and when ye will eate or take of refection then rubbe youre tounge and tethe and after that washe them well wyth cold water In the mornynge none and euenynge set youre fete in warme water and
it agayne therein thesame draweth the humours oute and alayeth the stiche furth wyth Though thys science doth not so wholye ayde yet doth it not hurte though it were a woman in chyldes bedde Or els take a colde flinte stone or pauing stone and holde it vpon the sore place and the blood draweth back and the paciente is healed The barkes of an Ashe tree sodden in wyne and droncken of hym that hath a harde splene thesame doth weaken it wythout doute Thys may ye proue of thys wyse Geue a swyne thesame barckes to eate nyne dayes one after the other and when it is slayne loke after the splene and ye shall not fynde it halfe He that hath payne in hys syde let him take a kake of beaten Linesede seth it in water and wet a linnen cloth therein and laye it warm vpon the syde and it shall fayde strayghtwaye When a man hath a payne in hys syde and speciallye in the left syde then take a quarte of whyte wyne the sixte parte of a quarte of honye a hande full of Percely or els two vnces of the sede thereof seeth thesame in a newe pott the sixte parte awaye geue hym the same to drincke when it waxeth colde both in the morninge and eueninge and he shall waxe whole doutlesse Or els if a man hath greate stiches and payne in hys syde I toke halfe a pounde of milcke two vnces of honye an vnce of wheaten meel a penyworth of Saffron and layde it warme thereon ¶ Of all diseases of the bellye and hys partes annexed ANis sede howsoeuer it is vsed driueth out windes that be strayenge in the guttes and combre the stomake and chafe the lyuer it maketh also good digestion and is good agaynst belkinge or breakinge vp of soure windes of a colde and vndigested stomacke If any person ether man or woman had a grepinge in hys guttes specially the frettinge in the great guttes and he or she were poore let him take a litle waxe candle and make therof a crosse vpright vpon a pece of papir the bignes of a groate festened or clyued vpon the belly and lightened and a litle glasse set thereon thesame draweth the payne to it Or els take a bondel of rawe hempe threde and seth it in water where are manye ashes and laye it so warme vpon the belly If ye haue no hempe threde then do as I did when I was called by a woman that was at the poynt of trauaylinge and had so greate payne in her bellye that the chylde lept vp and doune so that all they that were aboute her were astonnyed nether durst anye man minister oughte to her I bande both her legges aboue the kne hard and faste wyth a bande and let it so alwaye an Aue Maria and then losed it agayne a litle space and band it agayne so oft tyll the payne was holy taken awaye Auicenna sayth that a man maye well drinke hote water in Colica passide that is grepinge in the great guttes and also when the splene ryseth and swelleth If any man were mistempered and hard in hys body nother could make water then take two hand full of Wormwood cut it small and put it in a bagge a quarter of an elle longe and brode seth the same in halfe water halfe wyne strayne it out a litle that it droppe not laye it vpon his body as warme as he can suffre it halfe an houre longe and let hym eat twelue carnels of Peaches And when the bagge waxeth colde then let him warme it agayne in the former water and wyne and thys shal he do in the morning at none and in the eueninge of thys wyse shall the mistemperaunce of the bodye and hardnesse be alayed and he shall well make water Or els take branne and water Cresses of eche alyke aboute two quartes chappe the water cresses very small make a bagge large a quarter of an elle and as longe that it maye well reche about your loynes then putte the water cresses and branne therein steare them wel lest they cluster seth it well in a kettel wyth water anoynte the loynes wyth Meye butter or other butter so bigge as an egge and it that is left of the butter laye vpon the nauel and couer it wyth a litle dishe then presse the backe a litle out lest it droppe and winde it about the patient as warme as he can suffre it do thys in the morninge at none and to bedwarde let it lye an houre or more at euery tyme after that he is stronge and can suffre it Lette hym lye vpon hys backe for the most parte for that mollifieth the body well taketh away the mistempering and the payne and causeth to make well water but before any thynge loke he haue sieges Somtyme doth it fortune also nature to become so drye and seere that the meate can not voyde for greate drought wherof he hath so great payn that he euen swelleth If the disease is of a swellinge that shall ye knowe thereby that he is swollen and hath payne so that he can nether nighte nor daye haue anye rest but crieth continually Thesame maye ye helpe of thys wyse Take Cotton olde or stale butter vinegre salt of eche thre vnces put thesame in a panne stere them together seth them without burninge vntill they waxe a litle thicke then take a fylt or thyck wollen cloth vpon the same sowe a pece of sustein or other linnen cloth and theron strake this forsayd confection And when the pacient doth demande it or hath nede of it then warme it by the fyre and anoynte hym well wyth oyle of Camomille and oyle of â—ilye well warmed wher he hath the greatest payne and then laye the playster thereon as warme as he can suffre it This shall ye do in y e morninge at none and eueninge and it shall ease him both of the swellynge and payne Marke also that if there be to litle salue vpon the playster then strake more thereon or els if it fall of wyth the warmth for she oughte to be a finger thicke at the least It were good also he dyd bath in water wherein a basket ful of Malowes are sodden as warm as he can suffre it and ye muste take hede that he haue good sieges and geue him to eate meates of light digestion as are shepe or calues heades chekins and such lyke But if he can haue no sieges then geue him a quarter of an vnce of ElectuariuÌ„ rosarum wyth the weyght of fyue barly cornes of Diagridion mixe theÌ„ well together with warme wyne geue him it before daye if he will lette hym drinke agayne therevpon and if he can let him walke vpon his drinke for that is good if not let him beware of slepe And if he caÌ„ haue no sieges therof then be sure that he is bounde and swollen wythin and therefore muste he be holpen strayghtwaye with suppositories of Alume but if they wil not
vpon hys back and loynes as warme as he can suffre it Take Fenel and Smalage alyke muche chapped small and beaten in a morter take of eche as much as mans heade and put therto Dyll sede oyle of Mastix Befe suet of eche two vnces and an halfe put these into a panne and whan it waxeth hote then cast the herbes in also frye them well together and laye it betwene two fyne clothes and laye it about hys loynes as warme as he can suffre it and wheÌ„ it is colde warme it agayne in the panne and laye it vp agayne Let him do thys thre dayes and it shall auoyde wythout any harme or payne and doth sone helpe If thys disease ouertaketh yong folke that be betwene twenty and fyfty yeares they may well be holpen They must be let blood before all medicines But if thys diseas taketh aged folke that be aboue thre score yeares thesame can scarsely be holpen or not their vrine is somtyme yalow dimme coloured and when it hath stande a whyle then hath it a cloude as it were a cobbe weble or whyte cloude thesame are pale vnder their syghte and leane ¶ A true medicine for payne in the loynes caused of colde TAke a quarte of floures of Camomille seeth them in halfe wyne halfe water and poure out the licour or water and braye y e floures in a morter tyll they be all to brused Then put them again into the water and seth them tyll the water be clene sodden away After that put them into a clene linnen cloth a quarter of an elle longe and halfe a quarter of an elle broad and laye it as warme vpon the pacientes loynes as he can suffre it And when the loynes be well chafed therewyth then take it awaye and drye them wyth a cloth and anoynt them wyth thys oyntment Take a quarter of an vnce of Oleum benedictum oyle of Camomill oyle of Spicanardi of eche a quarter of an vnce oyle of Baye halfe an vnce Dialthea Aqua vite of eche a quarter of an vnce Put all these into a vessell and set it by the fyre that it waxe warme then anoynte the loynes therewith after that lay the floures thereon warme as before when they be warmed agayne in the forsayd wyne and water Do thys in the morning and eueninge But if a woman were payned in hyr loynes of a cold when she is with chylde it were good she were gyrded in hyr flankes that the vapor did not stryke vp into her to the harte and let her then sit vpon the pott wherin the bath is that the vapour maye sticke vp into her backe as whote as she can suffre it and let her set hyr fete in the tobbe wher in the same water is and so couer her selfe wyth a mantel or longe goune that were good for her Take Garleke Coriander of eche two vnces seth them wyth a quarte of wyne tyll the thyrde parte be sodden in drincke that in the morning and euenynge If a man hath payne in his loynes of heate then seth Fenel râ—oâ—eâ— with water and drinke that in the morninge and eueninge Or els take Cheruel chapped small as muche as a gouse egge seth that in a pounde of clarifyed wyne Drinke that to bedwarde and eate the herbe also fastinge ¶ Agaynste payne in the loynes TAke Veruayne Sauie Lauender Wild minte of eche two handfull seth them well in a great pot with thre quartes of whyte wine wel couered and stopped put that into a tob and sit vpon it let the vapor go vp into thy back vntill ye be well warmed Then cause the sweate be wyped from your back till ye be drye After that a ioynt your back with Befe suet molten when ye will go to bed do thys thre nightes together This taketh awaye payne in the loynes and specially caused of colde Or els take honye and milke of lyke quantitie put thesame into a newe pot set it by the fyre vpon a treuet seth it well and laye it as warme vpon thy loynes as ye can suffre it thesame draweth out the payne And when it waxeth colde then warme it agayne ¶ Another science for payne in the loynes that helpeth verye well without harme TAke Mullen called Tapsus barbatus distilled strake thesame well in to his loynes by a fyre in the morninge at none and to bedwarde and do that nyne dayes continuallye Somtyme growe apostemes in y e loynes of humors that are waltering and strayeng in the body wherwyth doth come somtime a sore ague the pacient hath hys membres so heuy that he thinketh they do hange and the apostem in the loynes doth lightely become soft and so ripe that iâ— runneth If the aposteme is in the right syde then let the pacient lye vpon y e lefte syde But if it is in the left syde then let him lye vpon the ryght syde After that marke whether it be of a hote humor for then hath the pacient greate thyrste hys vrine is reed and happely a great moysture wythall But if it is of a colde humor then is the ague easyer and hys vrine coloured lyke water If it is of a hote humor then is hys vrine reed and he hath a duselynge Geue him this medicine Take the iuyce of Nightshade or Morel the iuyce of Fenel seth and strayne them and put vnder them Cassia fistula and oyle of Almondes and geue him this But if he hath a restraynt that he can haue no sieges then make him a clister and thereto take oyle of Violettes Barly Malowes oyle of Roses of eche like quaÌ„titie geue him meates y t be moyst good of digestion cooling He must beware of all meates y t warm of women be very stil and quiet withoute mouinge Take also Coleworts and Fenigreke of eche like much make theÌ„ to smal pouder mixe them together laye it vpon his loynes where the payne is But if y e aposteme doth breake then bid him drinke of an Asse Take also Barlye meel thre vnces Figges two vnces sixe vnces of Malowes mixe them well together and wett a sponge therein and binde it vpon the aposteme and make hym this clister Take halfe a pound of Kowe milke foure vnces oyle of Roses beat them well together and set him a clister wyth it The seconde daye after make him a bath wherein are sodden a pecke of barly brayed thre bushels of the leaues of Malowes let thesame be well sodden and bath therein that mollifieth the aposteme wel that it maye breake oute and runne But if the aposteme or matter were to thycke that it coulde not well runne out than take y e iuyce of Fenel Smalage and Wormwood of eche lyke muche these oughte to be sodden strayned and geue hym halfe an vnce of them wyth an vnce of mylke of Asses beate them well together and let hym drinke it fastinge thesame mollifyeth the aposteme that it maye runne
and voyde well after that heale hym wyth playsters and salues and clense hym well But if hys aposteme is come of colde then geue hym meate of good digestion and warme moderately bydde hym rest alwaye and kepe hym as is sayde before ¶ Howe a man shall be holpen that pisseth bloude SOmtyme doth passe a hote humor through the loynes and lyeth there so longe till it waxeth slimye and raseth or scrapeth them y t the vrine becommeth reade or bloudy When that happeneth thē laye thys bathynge sponge vpon the loynes Take oyle of nuttes and warme water lyke much of eche halfe a pounde beate them well together then wet the sponge well therein and laye it vpon the place wher the payne is After that make him a playster hereof vpon hys loynes that be halfe an elle longe and a quarter of an elle broad Take the leaues of Roses well brayed the meel of Lentils mixe them well together that it become like a playster laye that vpon hys loynes When it is drye then put more of the foresayde oyle thereto and moystē it inough therewyth and laye it vp agayne thesame taketh awaye y e payne well and geue hym thys drinke fastinge the weyght of a quarter of an vnce Take the sedes of a Gourde made to pouder Cumin beaten and the sedes of Malowes of eche lyke muche so that they be together a quarter of an vnce seth them in two vnces of milke of Asses in a newe pott If ye can haue no milke of Asses then take in stede thereof milke of a Kowe or Neet thesame is good also It is to be knowen that milke is holsome for all them that haue thys disease dronke in the morninge and eaten in the daye Geue hym also to eate suppes of Almonde and the yolkes of soft egges potched in hote water ¶ Whan a man pisseth bloude THesame commeth somtyme from the bladder somtyme of the lyuer or els of the veynes that are in the backe If it commeth of the bladder then stinketh the vrine and is troubled and the bloud is coloured lyke matter and a man hath payne aboute hys preuye membres But if it commeth from the lyuer then is the bloud very thynne he hath payne in his right syde But if it commeth frō his loynes or reynes then hath he payne in the back and reines And if it commeth of superfluous bloude then are hys eyen greate and then let him bloude in the liuer veyne in the righte arme But if it commeth from the loynes then let him bloude by the ankle aboue y e foote if it is a woman but if it is a man let him bloud vnder the foote Somtyme fortuneth it that the veynes that passe betwene the flankes bladder do breake or remoue out of their place so y t a man pisseth bloude therof thesame may ye helpe of this wise Ye must first let him bloud in the liuer veyne vpon y e right hand the pacient must beware of womē for it is not good might bringe him to farther inconuenience let him beware of all chafing meates but eat cooling meates that are good of digestion It happeneth somtyme also that a man pisseth bloude when he hath taken stronge medicines for the stone speciallye when he hath taken the wynges and head of Cantarides whiche are grene wormes sheninge with a glosse lyke golde and a scale lyke a bittel To thesame geue freshe Akornes made to pouder to drinke wyth wine ¶ When a man pisseth matter IF ye will knowe whether it be of the grauel or stone then gather a deal of the vrine in a vessel let it satle sixe houres After y t streyne it through a linnen cloth and that remayneth in the cloth take with thy finger and if ye find ether stone or grauel then is the matter also of the grauel or stone Suche a diseased must ye helpe of thys wyse Take y t lesse Shauing girss called also Cattes tayle and Earth yuy of eche two handfull and two vnces of Akornes beaten to pouder halfe an vnce of the huske whereby they hange at the tre and as much of egges shales burnt tyll they be whyle seth these with thre pintes of wine and a pint of water tyll the fourth parte is sodden away Drinke therof in the morninge after diner and at nighte at eche tyme two egges shales full and do it so longe tyll the paciēt be whole And if ye haue not inough then make more And if he hath ought or is diseased with the freting or briseling stone withall then geue him at euery tyme as much of Ciche peasebroth withall and let him drinke them together ¶ When a man can not pisse how the bladder ought be purged of her superfluous slimishnesse When a man is diseased in hys bladder then hath he these signes He thinketh he is satisfyed of meat or drinke nother hath lust to eate and the meate bullketh vp agayne somtime is he ouer hote somtime ouer colde nether hath any quiet slepe the vrine strayneth him in his belly is he also as though he were swollen Helpe thesame of this wise Take Fenel sede karnels of Persely Radice Louage the rootes of Cariottes seth them verye well in water strayne thē through a cloth then put whyt wyne therto seth thesame wyth pepper put thys to the fyrst broth and seth it agayn and put it into a pot and drinke thereof fastinge seuen morninges one after y e other and ye shal be whole without hurte ¶ Thys folowyng causeth to pisse easely TAke Horse radice as muche as two egges slice it small and seth it in a pint of water very well strayne it through a cloth into a pott and put as much hony therto as is the rote this may he drinke when he wil. Or els take Horse radice as much as two fystes slice it small stampe it put therto thre tymes as much course branne then put two quartes of water to it and seth it till the water be sodden in Then laye the pacient vpon this with his belly dounward as warme as he can suffre it then warme it agayn w t the water and of this shall he be caused lightely to make water If a childe had the grauel or stone might not therefore make his water then take a handfull of Akornes and braye them a litle seth them wyth a quarte of water tyll the thirde part be consumed then strayne it through a cloth and when that waxeth colde geue it the chylde to drinke as much it will and it shall helpe him This doth also make lightely pisse and easely Take the rotes of Persely the herbe of Dasye and seth them in water and geue him thereof to drinke in the mornynge and eueninge Or els put therto distilled water of Radice that maye he drinke when he will Or els geue him the eyes of Crabbes made to pouder to drinke with wine And if it is
a chylde that it can not pisse for the stone then geue hym it wyth milke to drinke Another to make easelye pisse Take Persely Smalage Fenel of lyke quantitie chap them and bray them small and seth them a litle put butter thereto lay it vpon his preuy membre and loynes as warme as he can suffre it of that shall he make his water easely Or els take Smalage chapped small as much as two fystes with ones as much course branne and seth that with water till it waxe drye laye the same vpon the bladder Thesame is good for him y t maketh his water payn fully and thynketh that hys belly be swollen and is specially good for them that are grosly stopped in the bladder for thereby do they pisse ¶ For to pisse easelye and for the stiche and smartynge and for the Brisynge stone TAke two slices of a Garlyke heade pill them and braye them well theÌ„ take a good handfull of Malowes wyth the rootes wash them fayre chappe them small put them together into a newe pot put a quart of wine thereto seth it well halfe an houre scomme it well and beware that it do not runne ouer strayne it through a cloth into a pot and put therto two vnces of suger and when it is colde then drinke therof when nede requireth specially in y e morning euening at eche tyme a good draught holde a pece of tosted bread before hys mouth lest he perbreake This forsayd drinke is specially good for theÌ„ whose bladder is vncleane or stopped ether of the grauel stone or vncleane slimye matter wherefore he can not make his water for thys drincke mollifieth it openeth the condute and maketh sone to pisse But if a man were sore vnclene that he had ben long without makinge of his water thereof had he gotten a greping or sore or were febled or els had a wambling and perbreaking thesame helpe thus without payne Make him a bagge of soft linnen cloth a quarter of an elle broade that it maye reache about his body from the nauell tyll the priuy membres and take ij quartes of brann water cresses chapped small as much put the together in to a bagge laye them in water but let the back be quilted lest the branne cluster and seth it well After that take the bagge out and let it drop well and laye it as warme vpon his loynes as he can suffre it â–ª y t taketh awaye y e griping and payne anone If ye can get no water cresse then take the bran alone Or els take ij ryles full of yarme seth theÌ„ well with water ashes lay the yarme as warme about him as he can suffre it Or els take a shert seth it in ashes holde it before him and winde it about his body loynes that is good and helpeth him well yet is the firste y t best After that set him vpon a stole wyth a hole and take a pot and put two stones gloynge hote as bigge as a fyst sett the pott vnder in the stole sit thereon so y t the vapour maye go no where out poure alwaye a dish ful of water theron let that vapour stryke vp into the as warme as ye can suffre it And if the stones be not hote inough then take more stones y t they maye cast heate inough y t ye maye sweat therof If it is a man then maye he take y t forsayd drinke made wyth the garlyke before the bath and bind the bagge about his loynes for that helpeth very well This maye also be well vsed alone for it doth helpe alone also and lightely to pisse without hurt But if a man can not make his water or els pisseth very litle then take a newe brickstone that neuer was wett and make it gloyng hote and seth Cumin in good wyne and poure the wyne and Cumin vpon the hote stone and set it vnder the and let the vapour stryke vp into the the warmth and pissinge shall come agayne to the. Or els take water Cresses sodden in wyne in a newe pott sitte vpon it as warme as ye can sâ—â—fre it thesame causeth to make water well and is also experimented Or els take a good handfull of the rootes of the herbe called Ononis or Resta bouis in Latine and seth them in a good quarte of wine and geue him thereof to drinke in the morning at none and to bedward But if it is winter that ye can not haue the rootes then take the toppet of an onyon and put thesame into the mans yarde or els take the innermoste heades of onyons and gather them together and put him then into the yarde But if ye haue not that nother then take two or thre lyce so great as ye can gett and put them into the yarde into the innermost hole that goeth into the boâ—ye and put a litle cloth therein that they maye crepe in and he shall make water verye well ¶ When a man hath the Stranguria that is difficultye to make water or when one pisseth in hys bedde in the nighte AGaynst the Stranguria take Malowes Garlyke of eche a handful bruse them seth them in a quarte of wine tyll the thyrde yart be sodden away drinke therof thre tymes in a daye Or els eate y t kernels of Pâ—aches and Akornes made to pouder of eche a like mixe that with wine and drinke it if he be not healed therewyth then hath he the stone When a yonge body doth pisse in his bedde ether oft ether seldom if ye will helpe him take the bladder of a Goate drye it that it maye be made to pouder thesame pouder ought to be geueÌ„ to drinke with wine Or els take y e beanes or hinderfallinges of Goates braye theÌ„ to pouder geue him of y e pouder in his meate in y e morning euening a quarter of an vnce at euerye tyme Or els geue him a quarter of an vnce or more of Agrimonye wyth a litle wine or broth sayth Bartholomeus de Montagnana Or els geue him Hedghogges or Orchens made to pouder at eueÌ„ to bedward in a draughte of wine this flesh is also wounderfully good eaten agaynst that Or els take the pouder that Montagnana setteth in his Antidotarius namely Take halfe an vnce of the inner skinne of a hennes mawe y t ashes of a burnt Hedghogge thre quarters of an vnce an vnce of Agrimony stear them together and geue the pacient therof a quarter of an vnce wyth a litle wine or broth when he goeth to bedde When a man getteth the Stranguria or difficultye to make water theÌ„ anoynt him his nauel w t suet warmed no more it auoydeth very shortly Such diseased must beware of salt meates smoked as Hering Ling Coddes grene Places smouth fishes as Iles LaÌ„priles Barbels TeÌ„ches also must he beware of fat meates as bacoÌ„ pasteys or pyes fatt chese raw milke But they may wel eate Pykes
make pouder of thē put thereto two vnces of suger when thou wilt depart frō the table then dippe a slice of bread in wine strowe as much of this pouder theron as a chest nutte Eat this also in the morning fasting to bedward thus shall the stone auoyde frō thy without any smart or payne ye shall make water easely But beware of all thinges that engendre the stone ¶ A good commune bath for the stone TAke a bushel of Walwurt chapped small put it into a bagge and seth it in water bath in the same water nyne dayes and the stone shal sone breake But if the stone is in the bladder then let him laye the bagge before him vnder his nauel if it is in y e loynes then laye the bagge behind at his backe or els where the stone greueth him this doth ease without hurte ¶ A bath to breake the stone TAke sixe buckettes of water put thereto two pounde of Wild or Horse radish rotes sliced small beaten put thē into a bagge seth thē wel in water in a kettel or pot then put altogether to the other water but ye may not bath to hote nother let the water passe your hart or els should ye waxe faynte It were good also he dyd drinke water of Horse radice when he bateth and also before and after the bath for that also driueth out the stone ¶ Thys folowyng is also good for the stone Take a kidney of an Hare burne it to pouder braye it small and drinke therof in the morninge and euening at eche tyme half a quarter of an vnce with Persely water or els water of Horse radice rote Or els take the rotes of Horse radice cut checkerwyse like to dice the weight of foure vnces poure ouer them a good quarte of the best wine y t ye can get and let it stande a daye and a night after that drinke thereof in the morning and eueninge at eche tyme foure vnces Thesame driueth out the stone in the bladder raynes preserueth a man from payne of the bladder and raynes withstandeth perbreaking Some do digge a pott in the grounde with the Horse radice roote the depth of a kne Or els take commun radice rotes let them stande in the earth but pare of the vttermost croune next to the herbe and make it holowe then laye the croune agayne vpon the roote If a water be gathered therein take and vse thesame for it is very good for the Stranguria for them that do make their water wyth difficultye and droppinge but specially for the stone in the bladder ¶ A good true medecine for the stone whiche is good and approued for commune people TAke the berries of Iuy beate them to pouder and drinke therof in the morninge and eueninge at eche tyme a quarter of an vnce with an vnce and an halfe of wine This hath driuen from women stones as bigge some as a dowes egge some as Walnuttes some as chastnuttes some as fylberts or smaler and that with payn and trauayl ¶ Another true science for the grauel when one drinketh therof in the morninge and euenynge at eche time an vnce or an vnce and an halfe TAke the huskes wherein Beanes haue growen and burne them to asshes of thesame ashes make a lie and drinke it as is sayd before Planteyne sodden in wine and dronke draweth out the stone and auoydeth the disease of pissinge called Dysuria beyng soddē in a litle bagge and layd warme vpon the belly ¶ Of Agues and fyrst howe he maye be cured that is ouertaken wyth Ephemera Ephemera is a feuer so called because it is apte to be cured in one daye but if it is not regarded turneth to sundery kindes of agues or feuers This disease happeneth somtyme of the Sonne heate whereby the head waxeth hoter then anye other membres Somtime commeth it of excesse of colde and then becommeth a man redish vnder hys eyen his body waxeth cold outwardly the head heuy Somtime commeth it with surfettinge wyth meates or drinkes that be hote or colde and thereof waxeth hys vrine reed Somtime happeneth it of anger then waxeth his face reed and his eyen drawe forwarde and turne very swyftlye in his heade Also doth it happen by heauinesse and greate perplexitye and aduersitye and then do his eyen syncke in his head and loketh grimly and hys body waxeth feble and hys pulse beateth fayntly When the ague commeth by the Sonne heate then set the pacient a litle in a bloud warme bath the second or at the last the thyrd daye that he do sweat therein After that set him in a coole place and there strowe leaues braunches of Wylowes and stype Myrte beries in oyle of Violettes and strake thesame oyle into hys nose thrilles and take oyle of Roses and vinegre of lyke quantitie beate them well together anoynte his temples for head therwith the wrestes of his handes fete Geue him to drinke milk of Poppy sede made of this wise Put water to y e sede then beat it mixe it with water y t it become like an almond milke strayn it through a cloth into a glasse geue him it to drinke when he wil go to bed in the morning in the day tyme a good draught Ye must also coole him first and whē he is otherwhyles thyrsty geue him bread stiped in colde water to eat and he must beware of all such thinges as maye chafe him if he drinketh wine let him alaye it well or let it be soure If the ague commeth or is caused by colde that the pacient beginneth to consume then set him aboue a tobbe with hote water wherin are soddē Camomille floures Dyll Basil put also of that water into a pot let the pacient receiue the vapour of it into his body beneth at the mouth Or els set him in a tobbe with the forsayd herbes that were better for him Or els make him a bath with the forsaid herbes and let him warme himselfe wel after that anoint him well with oyle of Dyll for thesame is good and conuenient for him If the ague commeth by heuynesse or mourninge or a drye occasiō then set his fete in warme water vntill his knees wherein is sodden Camomill and Dyll of eche two handfull and couer the tobbe well that the vapoure maye stryke well into his body as is sayde before and through the mouth Let his legges also be rubbed dounwarde for that doth him much good after that let him walke or vse some other conuenient exercise he must also beware for taking cold eat meates y t warme him moderatly be good of digestion he must also beware of eating and drinking vnmeasurably If the ague is caused of hote meates or drinkes then geue hym Oxizacra with milke of Poppysede or Sorell When the ague beginneth to fayle then geue him the seconde or thyrde daye to drinke