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A81145	Culpeper's last legacy left and bequeathed to his dearest wife, for the publicke good, being the choicest and most profitable of those secrets which while he lived were lockt up in his breast, and resolved never to be publisht till after his death. Containing sundry admirable experiences in severall sciences, more especially, in chyrurgery and physick, viz. compounding of medicines, making of waters, syrrups, oyles, electuaries, conserves, salts, pils, purges, and trochischs. With two particular treatises; the one of feavers; the other of pestilence; as also other rare and choice aphorisms, fitted to the understanding of the meanest capacities. Never publisht before in any of his other works. By Nicholas Culpeper, late student in astrology and physick.	Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.	1655 (1655)	Wing C7518; Thomason E1464_2; ESTC R22796	103,545	286

a pultise with bran the which lay between the navils and the privities of one that hath the strangury and it will helpe him 64. If thy nose bleed chew the hearb pervincle in thy mouth and it will cease 65. Vervain boyled and the house sprinkled with the decoction drives flies out of it 66. A suppository made of white sope and put up the fundament is a medicine inferiour to none for one that is costive 67. The roots of flower-deluce bruised and boyled in white wine are an excellent provoker of urine 68. Chamomel and Betony of each an equall quantity boyled in vineger to a pultis and applyed warm to the head helpes the Megrim and the inveterate head-ach called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 69. Rosemary tops boyled in ale in like manner and applied to the temples doth the like 70. If thou be costive 't is a hundred to one if choler be not the cause but if not boyl the hearb Mercury in thy pottage in stead of hearbs and let them be but halfe boyled this pottage so eaten will not only take away the effects by making thy body slippery but also the cause 71. Take of Rew Sage and Cummin seeds bruised of each a handfull beaten pepper halfe an ounce make a strong decoction of them in water the which boyl into a syrrup with honey this syrup will help an inveterate cough by taking one spoonfull of it in the morning and another at evening 72. Three drops of a mans owne water put into his eare every morning warm helps noyse there 73. A strong decoction made with Plantane in White-wine drunk every morning doth the like 74. An oyntment made with Ivy-leaves and hogs-grease is excellent for swelling of the eyes 75. Take three or four great Onnions and having rosted them well in the embers take off the outward pill then bruise them with a few cummin seeds in pouder this applied plaister-wise in a few times using helps the head-ach This I am perswaded the hair being shaven off it is a good remedy for the Lethargy 76. Take wormwood and mallows of each alike quantity boyl them in water till they be soft then by adding-barly meal or malt-flower which is better and a little vineger and sheep suet to them they make an excellent pultis for any swelling whatsoever 77. The liquor wherein neats-feethave been boyl'd is an excellent bath to bath swolle legs in and if you will add chick-weed mallows and smallage to it t will be never the worse 78. Also when you have well bathed your Legs therein you may take out the hearbs and apply them to the soles of your feet 79. The juyce of Vervain or if it be time of year you cannot get it take the decoction of the dryed hearb it mightily encreaseth not barely milke but good milke in Nurses 80. The blood of a Hare dryed and taken inwardly breaks the stone in the bladder 81. The claws of a Goat burnt to powder and a dram of the powder taken in the morning helps such as cannot hold their water 82. To drinke an Allum Posset is a good remedy for overflowing of a Womans Menstruis 83. The juyce of Sorrel mixed with the like quantity of Milke is an excellent remedy being drunke for pissing blood 84. Pigeons dung mixed with Vinegar is excellent to anoint Warts with if you would be rid of them 85. The juyce of Primrose-roots snuffed up into the Nose is an excellent remedy for the Megrim 86. Take an Onion and having cut a round hole in the middle of it fill it full of Oyle then rost it by a gentle fire and having taken off the outward pill stamp it together and apply it warm to the deafe ear to restore hearing 87. An ointment made with Leek-blades and hogs grease is excellent good for burnings 88. A decoction of Earth-worms Sallendine and Ivy-berries in White-wine take equall quantities of each is an excellent remedy for the yellow Jaundice and if towards the latter end of the decoction you adde a little Saffron tyed up in a rag 't will be the better 89. Take the roots of Female Ferne such as in Sussex are called Brakes and having bruised them well mix some raw Cream with them so have you an excellent plaister for a scald He that hath any wit may make an Unguent or plaister of them to keep alwayes by him 90. The powder of burnt Garlicke helps the Hemorrhoids being strewed upon the place 91. The powder of Anniseeds strewed there doth the like 92. A rosted Onion laid to the place workes the same effect 93. An excellent cool ointment for wounds that have inflammations is thus made take of Litharge of Gold very finely powdered as much as you will and with Oyle of Roses and Verjuyce of each equall parts make it into an oinment by stirring it up and downe in a Mortar without the heat of the fire as it cooles so it dries exceedingly 94. For Ach in the Legs or Arms a precious remedy take very stale Ale and with the Gaul of an Oxe boyle it till it be as thicke as Birdlime when it is cold then anoint the grieved member with it by the fire it will be fluid when t is hot as hot as he can endure it and when it is dryed in once or twice spread some of it upon a peice of white leather and apply to it when it is hard take it off and apply to it another the former will wax soft again thus doing three or four dayes will help you 95. For the Megrim put some Assa foetida into the eare on that side the paine lies and the matter causing the disease will come out at the Nose And yet it may by my Authors leave be some question whether the Megrim lie within the scul or without 96. Take Snails Shels and all and burn them in a crucible till the ashes be white halfe a dram of this taken in White-wine is a great provoker of Urine 97. Take a quantity of water-grasse that part of it that grows above the water and having beaten it presse out the juyce this juyce a little of it being dropped into the contrary ear of one that hath the tooth-ach cures him of that paine for ever saith my Author 98. Take a piece of blew cloth wollen cloth the deeper the blew the better burn it to powder a little of this powder snuffed up the nose stops the bleeding of it 99. It is certain and by dayly experience verified that Elder barke if you slip it upward will provoke vomiting if downward it purgeth by stool 100. It s property is to cleanse the body of crudities and indigestion and they cause three quarters of the diseases in man you need but run to an Elder-tree for the cure and you may find one a great deale on this side Arabia if your stomack trouble you slip it upwards but if the disease afflict not the first digestion then slip it downwards 101. Polipodium stamped and plaistered upon

Teeth sound and free from paine is to keep them clear 2. To make Teeth white Dip a little piece of white cloath in Vinegar of Quinces and rub your Gums with it for it is of a gallant binding quality and not onely makes the Teeth white but also strengthens the Gums fastens the Teeth and also causeth a sweet breath 3. For the Tooth ache Boyle Wheat bran stale Ale together till it be as thick as Mustard let it stand while it is cold then strain what you can out of it and adde to what you have strained the like quantity of juyce of Rew make it into paste which paste tye up into a little bag of fine Linnen cloath lay one of them between your Cheek and your aking Tooth lye down on that side and let the water run out at your mouth this using three or foure times will not onely cure the Tooth-ache but also clense the brain 4. Another Take Hounds-tongue and stamp it and fry it with Butter and make a Plaister of it and binde it to the Cheek on that side the pain is on 5. Another Take a pint of the strongest White-wine Vinegar you can get a handfull of Sage a quarter of a handfull of roots of red Nettles and as much Oaken rind boyle all these together and wash your mouth with it 6. To make teeth fall out of themselves Take the root of a Mulberry-tree lay it in steep in strong Vinegar then take it out and dry it in the Sun beat it into powder doe but touch a tooth with that powder and it will drop out 7. For rotting of the teeth Wash thy mouth often with the water of Mother-wort the water of Vervaine will doe the like 8. For the Tooth-ache Take Ivy-berries and bruise them and when you have done so boyle them in strong White-wine Vinegar wash your mouth with the decoction and lay the Ivy-berries hot to your cheek 9. Another Roast an egge hard and when you have done put to it a spoonfull of Salt and two spoonfuls of White-wine Vinegar beat them all together to a pap very well and now and then put a little into your mouth 10. To make childrens teeth cut Take the brains of a Hare or the brains of a Hen and rub the childs Gums with them once or twice a day and it will make the Teeth cut without pain 11. Another Take the Tooth of a Colt of a yeare old and hang it about the neck of the child and this will doe it if Mizaldus say true And now give me leave to quote an experiment of my own one of my children breeding Teeth extreme hardly having read this in Mizaldus it seemed to me impossible to get a Colts tooth of a yeare old wherefore I bought a Calves head and took one of its teeth and hung about its neck and the very first night three of its Teeth cut which because its very unusuall so many Teeth should cut in one night I cannot but ascribe some virtue to the Medicine Besides all this I am of opinion that the tooth of a dead man hung about the neck of a child will doe it far better than either I am not determined to give my reasons at this time yet will I give you a verisimile for it the Tooth of a dead Man born about a man instantly suppresseth the paines of the Teeth as I have often found my selfe when all other remedies have failed me and if this be true why not the other 12 To fasten Teeth Seeth the Roots of Vervaine in old Wine and wash your Teeth often with them and it will fasten them 13. For the Tooth ache Take the inner rinde of an Elder tree and bruise it and put thereunto a little Pepper and make it into balls and hold them between the Teeth that ake CHAP. VII Of the Gums and their Infirmities 1. For a Scurvy in the Gums TAke Cloves and boyl them in Rosewater then dry them and beat them into powder and rub the Gums with the powder and drink the decoction in the morning fasting an houre after it Use Red-rose water for that is the best 2. For a Canker in the Gums Take halfe a pinte of White wine a quarter of a pinte of water an ounce of burnt Allum a handfull of Cinkfoyle roots bruised boyle all these in an Earthen pot for the sharpnesse of Allum will make vert-de-greese of a Brass vessell over a gentle fire till halfe be consumed scum it well strain it and keep it in a glasse till you have occasion to use it and when you have occasion wash your Gums with it 3. Another Take herb of Grasse or Rew which you will stamp it and presse out the juyce and mixe it with as much strong Vinegar the best way is to put the Vinegar to it after you have well beaten it and so strain them out hard both together when you have occasion to use it wet a Linnen rag four or five times doubled in the aforesaid juyce and apply it to the Gums if the Canker be very great and eating mixe a little burnt Allum with it 4. For rotting and consuming of the Gums Take Sage water and wash your mouth with it every morning and afterwards rub your mouth with a Sage leaf CHAP. VIII Of the Face and its infirmities 1. The Cause IT is palpable that the cause of rednesse and breaking out of the Face is a venomous matter or filthy vapour ascending from the Stomach towards the Head where meeting with a Rheum or Flegm thence descending mixeth with it and breaketh out in the Face Therefore let the first intention of cure be to cleanse the Stomach 2. Caution Negative Let such as are troubled with red Faces abstaine from salt Meats salt Fish and Herrings drinking of strong Beer strong Waters or Wine Garlick Onions and Mustard yea if it be a Welch Man or Woman he must abstain from toasted Cheese and Leeks and that is a Hell upon Earth to them 3. Caution Affirmative Let them use in their broths and stewed meats Purslane Sorrell Wood-Sorrell Lettice Sparagus tops and roots the tender tops of Hops Endive and Succory let them alwaies keep their bodies laxative and sleep with their heads high 4. For a red Face Take Sow-thistles Borrage Sorrell Purslane French Barley Parsly roots and Liquorish boyl them together in running water and drinke a draught of the decoction first in the morning and last at night 5. To make the Face faire Boyl Rosumary flowers in White wine and drinke a draught of the decoction every morning and wash your face with another part of it yet in my opinion it were a better way by farre to take a pound of Rosemary flours and put them into a rundlet to a Gallon of white-Wine shake them together and let them stand so a Moneth then strain it out and keep the Wine for the aforesaid use 6. Another Wash your Face with Bean floure water yet in my opinion Burnet water is the

let him avoid Milk and all other meats of a dilative quality for they send vapors into the head and are hurtfull for him Let his drink be water in which a little Cinnamon hath been boyled or in which syrrope of the juyce of Succory or the juyce of Pomgranates or Lemons is put Let him eschew carnal copulation exercises and baths all perturbations of the mind especially anger Directions negative Affirmative Perfumes Vnction If ♂ cause the disease you had better use vervain gathered in the houre of ♀ take this as a generall rule all things that are binding all things that cause stupefaction as crude opium Mandrakes Henbane Poppeys Nightshade those things that bind much though they coole must also be avoyded as juyce of Quinces Medlers c. Let the sick smell to rose water mixed with vineger and often snuffe some of it up into his nose Let also his forehead temples and that part of his head where the paine lies most be anoynted with oyle of fleabane Let the fleabane be gathered in the houre of Mars he being if it be possible in Aries in a good aspect to the Moone So will the infirmity be the easier and more speedily cured Have a speciall care that the Patient go to stoole in good order at the least twice a day Stoole if he do not provoke him first with a Clister then with an ownce of lenitive Electuary every night when he goes to bed for the people most incident to this Infirmity are such as are of a Cholerique constitution though the trouble of this disease be no absolute signe of a Cholericke-man which complexion most commonly causeth astringency 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 comming of cold CHAP. III. Of the Headach 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coming of Cold. BY cold I meane simply cold without any Flux of cold humours ☞ for that causeth Lethargies but onely a cold distemper The cause This paine in the head is caused of outward cold as by tarrying long bareheaded in a cold aire also by suddain applying of any wet and cold or very cold thing to the head The signes of this are contrary to the signes of the other that came of a hot distemper for in this though the paine indeed be vehement yet the head when it is felt is not hot their face and eyes do not look red neither are they hollow nor shrunke but on the contrary their face looketh full and pale and their eyes are full and swarthy also they desire not cold things nor find ease but paine by them Cautions Let them sleepe moderately but no more then usually they use to do Sleepe They must remaine in a warme aire if it be cold remedy it with a good fire Aire Let them forbeare all meates cold in operation Meats all fish water-fowles and milke Let them eat rear eggs hennes chickens partridge and phesants For drinke let them use Wine moderately Drinke and generally for the cure thereof you must use things that are hot in operation but in the cure as well of this as other diseases in the head you must diligently consider the natural temperature of the braine ☜ for it is such a thing as cannot endure either violent heat or violent cold Directions Negative Let not their bodies be costive but let them have every day a stool if not by nature give suppositories Let them avoide sadnesse deepe speculations and thoughts studying and other immoderate affections of the mind Let them use moving of their body Affirmative walking and if strength suffer riding Oyle of Vervaine is medicinall for the disease Motion let it be gathered in the day and houre of Venus she ascending fortunately Also Rew Laurell Unction If ♀ cause the discase use Fleabane an herb of ♂ Orris Dill Chamomel Mother of time Marjoram are Medicinal for the disease For the Oyle anoint the fore-head temples nostrills and holes behind the eares Also to boyle any of these hearbs especially vervaine gathered as beforesaid in water Nasalia and snuffe up the decoction in your nose Also quilt these leaves betweene two caps Cucufa and let the patient weare it upon his head The innermost cap being made of fine silke or Sarsnet Take Laurell Mother of time Marjoram Rosemary flowers of each a handfull Rew halfe so much Penny royall Calaminth two drams Cloves Staechas one-dram beat these into grosse ponder and sew them up in the Cucufa or double cappe before mentioned and having first sprinkled the head with Vineger warme it and apply it Also it is very good for the sick to smell to such a Pomander as this Pomander Take of Storax Calamitis two drams Cloves Mace wood of Aloes of each halfe a Dram Lavender two Drams Gallia mofchata a Dram Muske Amber greece of each two graines beate them into fine pouder searce them and with mussilage made with Gum Tragacanth and Marjoram water make it up into a Pomander 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 comming of driness or moysture CHAP. IV. Of the Headach 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coming of drinesse or moysture BY drinesse here ☞ and moysture also is meant only the baire quality for although of these alone without heate or cold no paine come yet hereby the studious in Physicke may learne and discerne when the Head-ach commeth of heate and driness when of heate and moisture when of cold and drinesse when of cold and moisture The cause Head-ach through drinesse is caused through drinesse of the aire through hunger much watching extreame studying by dry medicines over much exercise excessive use of venery and violent perturbations of the mind Head-ach of moisture is caused through moisture of the aire The fimptomes moist medicines bathes hot waters and other things that moisten over much Drinesse is knowne by these signes there come few or no excrements out of the nose the eyes be hollow the patient cannot sleepe neither before nor in the sicknesse also the skin of the head is dry as though it were scorched dry medicines do not ease the paine but increase it Moistnesse is knowne by the same that lethargies are of which hereafter Those in whome drinesse doth trouble the head let them remaine in a moist aire let them eate meates of good juyce and a moistning nature Diet. as yolks of egges cocks stones and the broth of them phesants partriches and such meates as moisten and nourish much let them drinke wine alwayes with water let them sleepe largely provoke them to it as in the second chapter let them eschew motion of the body and exercise and use quietness and rest let them eschew carnal copulation hunger and thirst and all things that do dry let them use baths of sweet waters that are warme let them be merry and pleasant and avoyd all perturbations of mind For paine comming of moisture See Lethargyes Let such as have head-ach of drinesse use to anoint the

the feet of a Woman labouring with Child causeth the birth of the Child presently either alive or dead 102. Take the grease of a Hog and rub the body of any that is sicke against the heart and the soles of the feet then throw the grease to a dog if he eat it the sick will live if not he will die 103. Take a green Elme or Ashen stick and put it in the fire and save the water that comes out at the ends and mix it with the fat of an Eele the like quantity boyl it a little over the fire and drop a drop or two of it into the ear that is deaf at night when you go to bed let it be lukewarm when you drop it in and in three or four dayes they will hear perfectly 104. Also the juyce of Bay-leaves dropped into the eares Pet Hisp takes away both deafnesse and noise in the eares 105. For ach in the bones anoint the place three or four times with good Aqua composita and let it dry in by a good fire then anoint it again and while it is wet strew the powder of Olibanum upon it then sew a cloth round about it and let it lie there three or four dayes by which time it will be well 106. Bay-leaves a thing knowne well Laid up among your cloaths Dioscorides Will give to them a fragrant smell And keep them safe from Moaths 107. Ants eggs beaten and strained and a little of the juyce of Knotgrasse put to the juyce of them and a little of it dropped into the eare cures deafnesse though of long continuance 108. Drop a drop of good Aqua-composita into the eye that is anoyed with cold and you will find it a present remedy to recover the sight 109. For Legs that are swollen by water this doe and you may heale them seeth Oats in water till they be soft then hold the swoln Legs over the steeme of them covering the Vessel with a Blanket that the steem may not go out and it will draw blisters out of which being cut will come much water and corruption a little fresh butter will quickly heale them againe if the cure be not perfect the first time doe so oftner 110. Dandelion or to write better French Dent-delion for our Country Blades are so nice that they scorn to call it by the plain English name Lions-tooth being boyled in water is a speciall remedy for the knitting of wounds as also for the cure of Ruptures the decoction being drunk and the boyled hearb applyed to the grieved place 111. Put unslaked Lime into a cleane new earthen Vessell till the Vessell be almost halfe full then having heat some water boyling hot in a cleane new Vessell pour it into the lime till the Vessel be full take off the scum from it clean and let it stand till the Lime be setled at the bottome then pour off the cleer water and keepe it in a glasse close stopped This is a marvelous water for the cure of Ulcers and chiefly such as spring from the French Pox by dipping a linnen cloth in it and laying it as a Plaister over the sore it draws the corruption out of Ulcers and putrified sores cleanseth them and takes away the inflammation of them this water Mizaldus extols to the skies 112. A dram of Mirrh given to drink in warm wine brings forth the Child Pet. Hisp alive or dead 113. A peice of the root of Crowfoot either put into the tooth if it be hollow or otherwise applyed to it instantly easeth the pains of it 114. Centaury taken either the juyce or powder of it cleers the voyce and cleanseth the breast marvelously 115. Pigeons dung boyled in wine till the wine be consumed and then applyed plaister-wise to the gout takes it away being used morning and evening in four or five dayes 116. Nettle-seed beaten into powder and taken with syrrup of Violets cleanseth the stomack of tough and hard flegm and helps the Plurifie 117. If the paine of the Gout be very outragious take a dram of Opium two drams of Saffron mix them with four or five Yolks of eggs and plaister the same upon the griefe it will not only asswage the paine but also dissolve the corruption 118. Heat two or three Bricks red hot then put them in a Pan under a close-stoole and pour a little Vinegar upon them and let him that is troubled with the Hemorhoids commonly called the Piles fit over them and receive the vapours up his fundament 119. The juyce of broom flowers of Scala Coeli commonly called Solomons Seale and of Honey of each a like quantity boyled to the thicknesse of Honey maketh a soveraigne ointment for the Gout 120. A little Gun-powder tyed up in a rag and held so in the mouth that it may touch the aking tooth instantly easeth the pains of the eeth 121. Tie Saffron up in a little rag and bind it to the Navil of one that hath the yellow Jaundice it gives present help 122. Take the roots of Beets and pare off the outer barke then stamp them and having pressed out the juyce snuffe some of it up your nose and you shall find it wonderfully purgeth the head and helps the Headach Vertigo or dissines in the head and Megrim 123. The feet of a great living Toad being cut off when the Moon is void of course and hastens to the conjunction of the Sun Cardanus cures one of the Kings-evill being hung about their necke 124. Tie up a Spider in a Linnen cloath and there bruise her a little and hold her near the nose that bleedeth but touch not the nose with the cloth and the bleeding will cease the reason is because a spider is so extreamly contrary to the blood of man that it flies back from its Enemy Oh Campanella how acute was thy judgement how is the world beholding to thee The truth of this Aphorisme appeares in that a Cobweb which is but the excrement of a spider will stop the bleeding of a wound 125. An approved remedy to stop bleeding which I have proved my selfe is this Dry some of the parties blood in a fire-shovel to powder which is quickly done and apply it to the place viz. if the nose bleed snuffe it up in it if by wound apply it to it 126. The blood of a Hare dryed and taken inwardly helps the bloody-flux 127. So doth the bones of a man or woman taken in powder the sex considered 128. Also one experience of mine own invention give me leave to quote for a bloody-flux Take new Tobacco-pipes that were never used beat them into powder and give a dram of them at a time in any convenient liquor morning and evening but so soon as the flux is stopped leave off This I found out in this manner when I was a Prentise a Gentleman in Tower-street gave a poor boy money as I remember five shillings to eate four grosse of Tobacco-pipes which is twelve dozen

men up in an infected and mortall Aire But I shall prove by sollid arguments The Plague not infectious Arg. 1. that the Pestilence is not infectious My first Argument I frame thus That disease that infecteth one man that commeth neere it infecteth all men that come neere it But the Plague infecteth not all Therefore it infecteth none The minor is cleer as the Sunne My Major I prove from the universal course of nature The fire warmeth one man it warmeth all the water wetteth one man it wetteth all because their nature is so to do a sword woundeth one man it woundeth all that are strooke with it the universall current of nature runneth so therefore the Plague if it infect one man must infect all But some will say all mens bodies are not full of humours Object if they were all would be infected I answer then by my Opposites argument the fault lies in the humours that are within Answ the body not in the infection which is without if he fly will these putrified humours continue in his body and he remain in health if so how then come diseases Or will an infected Aire change a disease which would be but bad at the best if so shew a Rule in Physick and I am satisfied * You may find some notable proofes to the contrary in my Astrologicall experiences But clense the body of these humours let all men do so and then come to a visited person and then by my Opposites own confession they will not be infected and how then can the disease be infections and infect no body My second Argument I frame thus That disease Arg. 2 the raining of which may be fore-seene by more secret causes in nature long before it come can not be increased by visiting the sick nor diminished by abstaining from them But the Pestilence may and always is foreseene long before it comes Therefore you will have it never the soonner by visiting those that are sick of it nor escape ever a whit the longer by abstaining from it The Major is cleere for if the cause come the effect must needes follow Signs of a Plague to come For the proofe of the minor I shall produce twelve signes of a Plague to come which appeare some of them above a yeare yea some of them above two yeares before it come The first is Phanomena in the Aire great meetings of superiour Planets whereby not only the time but also the place where the Pestilence will most rage may be gathered as this Autumnall Pestilence in London 1645. was by Mr Booker in his Almanack for that yeare which was penned at Midsomer 1644. also by Mr William Lilly his Anglicus peace or no peace left at the Printers Decemb. 1644. The learned in Astrology may satisfie themselves without me also blazing starres and other strange meteors and supernaturall sights and apparitions in the Aire The second is the changing of the seasons hot weather out of its season and cold out of its season hot and dry weather a long time upon south winds and many raines upon North-windes The third is when the small pockes and measels vex not only children but men and women of perfect age especially in the Spring The fourth is the winds holding along-time in the south or west The fifth is a darke and troubled Aire a long time without either raine or cleere weather or if after a long drought it raine without thunder The sixt is when women conceived with child do suffer abortion for every light and slight cause The seventh is when in summer time after raine abundance of frogs of diverse colours gather together The eight is a great number more then ordinary of flies spiders and creeping things are seene in the spring The ninth is death of four-footed beastes and fishes The tenth is birds forsaking their nests and leaving their egges there The eleventh is dearth of corne and grain The twelft is a hot and moyst temperature of the yeare But say some Object if the Plague be not infectious what is the reason when it comes into a house sometimes all the house are sick of it and sometimes dye of it This might be sufficiently answered by a retortive Answ All diseases come by Ill directions therefore not by infection Else no nativity can safely be verified by accidents Prevention If so be the Plague be infectious what 's the reason many times but one in a house hath it and all the rest though perhaps they kept a worse diet yet escape any that hath any judgement in nativities can give a reason of it easily Well be it infectious or not infectious prevented it may be as may other demonstrations of the Planets if discretion be used and therefore now to the purpose And in the first place let such as would avoyd this disease avoyd the feare of it for feare changeth the blood into the nature of the thing feared the imagination ruling the spirits natural as is manifest in womens conceptions Secondly let your body be kept soluble if it be not so naturally take a scruple of Pillutae Ruffi Pestilentiales at night when you go to bed Thirdly if your body be full of blood bleed so much as strength and age permit Take a spoonfull of Vinegar of Squils * three or foure times a day viz. Fewer times will serve the turne at ten of the clocke after dinner at foure in the afternoon and after Supper Take the quantity of a Hazle nut of this Electuary invented by Mithridates that renowned King of Pontus and the first Author also of that Electuary that beares his name to this day Mithridate every morning often also used by the Emperour Charles the fift of the vertues of which I have had large experience it is thus made Take of greene Rew gathered in the houre of Sol halfe a handfull blew Figgs six and as many Walnuts with forty Juniper berries and a little Bay-salt beat into an Electuary Let all passions and perturbations of mind be ☞ avoyded together with all violent motions for these inflame the blood so also doth drinking much Wine Let the house be kept clean and pure and alwayes a good fire in it Let the diet be of good juyce quicke of digestion and let him eat sharpe things with his meats such as Vinegar Verjuyce Oranges juyce of Lemmons and Citrons or Pomegranates and let all fruits be avoyded except such as are sowre Let not the stomack be charged with excesse either of meat or drink In Summer-time let the blood be cooled with coole hearbs as Endive Lettuce Purslain Succory and let the drinke be Whey clarified with them Let him use the smels of Ladanum Styrax Calamitis Camphyre Cinnamon Nutmegs wood of Aloes liquid Storax c. Lastly these things are preventionall being taken inwardly and resist the Disease consideratis considerandis viz. Angeliica roots Zedoary Bole Armenicke Terra Lemnia Mithridate Treacle Tormentill and Petasitis roots and Citron pils with

in strong Vinegar till they be soft then beat them in a Morter and make them into a Poltice with a little Mustard-seed and Cloves beaten into pouder spread this upon a cloth and apply it warm to the Region of the Stomach This in three or foure times doing will cure 9. To stay vomiting Take a toast and bake it very well then dip it in Vinegar chew a little of it in your mouth whilst it is hot and hold the rest to your nose and it will close the mouth of your stomach 10. For a weak stomach Take an ounce of Cinamon halfe an ounce of Galanga and as much Ginger beat them into powder and with syrrup of Hysop make them up into an Electuary of which take the quantity of a Nutmeg every morning fasting an houre or two after it if you cannot get syrrup of Hysop put halfe an ounce of Hysop in powder in it and make it up with clarified honey 11. For a stinking breath caused by the stomach Take the tops of Rosemary boyl them in wine and drink a draught of the decoction first at morning and last at night 12. For a watry Stomach Take an Oaken leafe and lay it upon your Tongue with the rough side downward shut your mouth close and it will draw the water from your Stomach CHAP. XIV Of the Liver and its Infirmities 1. A Caution IF the Liver be too hot it usually proceedeth from too much blood and is known by rednesse of Urine the Pulce is swift the Veines great and full his Spittle Mouth and Tongue seem sweeter than they use to be the cure is letting blood in the right Arme. 2. To cause the Liver well to digest Take Oyle of Worm-wood and so much Mastick in powder as will make it into a Poltice lay it warme to your right side 3. For heat of the Liver Take Liver-wort Cinkfoyle Endive Succory Borrage and Buglosse of each equall quantities boyl them in Clarified Whey and drinke no other drinke 4. Another Take of Sow-thistles Dandelion and Ribwort of equall quantities either boyl them in clarified Whey or else in faire water or if you will you may tunne them up in small Beer and drinke no other drinke 5. Stoppages for the Liver Take Ivie-berries Agrimony Harts-tongue Liver-wort and the bark of Ash Tree of all these a like quantity Pollypodium the double quantity of any one of them bruise them well and either tunne them up in small Beer or else make a decoction of them in water then make the decoction into a Syrup with Sugar to be kept for your use 6. A Caution If the Liver be stopped the Face will swell and you shall be as fure to have a paine in your right side as though you had it there already 6. For Stoppage of the Liver Use garden-thime in all your drinks broaths it will prevent stoppages before they come and cure them after they are come 8. For the Liver The Liver of a Hare dried and beaten into powder cures all the Diseases of the Liver of Man 9. Gently to clense and cool the Liver Take of Liver-wort Fumitory and Harts-tongue of each equall quantities clarifie them in Whey and drinke a pinte of it every morning fasting two or three houres after CHAP. XV. Of the sides and their infirmities 1. A Caution IF you have a paine in your side and question whether it be a Plurisie or not take Wormwood and heat it hot against the fire between two Tile-stones and when it is very hot sprinkle it with a little Muskadell then put it in a Linnen cloath and lay it hot to your side if it be only winde it will take it away in two houres but if it be the Plurifie it will increase the pain and then you must seek other remedies 2. For winde in the side Take the leaves of holly and dry them well and beat them to powder take two drachms of it in Wine and it will give thee ease immediately 3. For a Stich in the side Take the Urine of him that is ill and boyl Worm-wood and Cummin seeds bruised very well in it and anoynt the sides going to bed with the Liquor 4. Another Anoynt thy side going to bed with Oyle of Bayes 5. For a Stich in the left side Take a quantity of Cummin seed and bruise them very well infuse them in Malmsey or Muskadell three or four houres then fry them in a pan till they be pretty thick put it in a Linnen bag and lay it to your side CHAP. XVI Of the Heart and its Infirmities 1. For a trembling of the Heart without a Feaver TAke the Maw of an old Cock dry it and beat it into powder and take a drachm of the powder of it in the morning in Wine 1. Another Take red Corrall and beat it into very fine powder and take a scruple of it first in the morning and last at night in Borrage water 3. For fatnesse about the Heart Take the juyce of Fennell and clarifie it and make a Syrup of it with Honey and take an ounce of it morning and evening 4. For knawing about the Heart Take Sage leaves and Yarrow beat them and presse out the juyce clarifie it and drink a spoonfull of it in every draught of Beer you drink 5. A Caution Things which strengthen the Heart are Saffron Rue Borrage Buglosse Harts-horne Mustard red Roses Violets Mace good Wine and Spirit of Wine moderately taken 6. For Heart Qualmes Take halfe a Drachme of Piony roots in powder every morning or a spoonfull of Syrup of Pionyes and to be sure you shall be free from it all that day CHAP. XVII Of the Belly and its Infirmities 1. For a hard Belly without pain TAke Mallows and Mercury and stamp them together the hearb Mercury I mean not Quicksilver and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the Navill 2. Another Take Rew and presse the juyce out clarifie it dri●k a spoonfull of it in all the drink you drink 3. For a hard Belly that is sore Beat Penyroyall and mixe a little Ginger with it in powder and apply it Plaister-wise to the Belly 4. For a Bastard Chollick Take Worm-wood Rew Motherwort Lavender-cotton stamp them then mixe the Gall of an Ox with it warmed and apply it plaister wise to the Belly CHAP. XVIII Of the Navill and its Infirmities 1. For the swelling of the Navill TAke Cows dung and dry it to powder Barly flower and Bean flower of each a like quantity a little Cummin-seeds beaten into powder make it up into a Plaister with juyce of Knot-grasse and apply it to the Navill if it happen at such a time of the yeare when juyce of Knot-grasse canot be gotten add the leaves of Knot-grasse in powder in equall proportion to the rest and make it up into a Plaister with Ale boyled to the height 2. Another Take Cows dung and boyl it in the Milk of the same Cow into a Plaister and apply it to the

15. For Eyes that are swelled Take two spoonfulls of Womans milke one spoonfull of Rosewater the Pap of a roasted Apple and the Yolk of a new said Egge boyl all these in a Pewter vessell over a Chasing dish of coals till it be thick then spread it upon a cloath and lay it to your Eyes luke warm when you goe to bed in the morning wash your Eyes with womans Milk and in twice or thrice it will cure you CHAP. III. For the Eares and their impediments 1. For Deafnesse with noyse in the Eare. TAke a little black Wool and dip it in strong spirit of Wine wring it pretty hard out and stop you Eares with it dip it and wring it out againe once in a day 2. For pain in the Eares Drop a little Oyl of sweet Almonds into the Eare and it easeth the pain instantly and yet Oyl of bitter Almonds is our Doctors common remedy 3. For an Imposthume in the Eare. Boyl some milk and put it into a stone Pot with a narrow mouth and hold the sore eare over the Pot whilst the Milke is very hot that the vapour of the Milk may ascend into the Eare this is an often approved remedy to take away the pain and break the Imposthume 4. To take an Earewig out of the Eare. Take an old Apple and cut it in two pieces and lay one piece to the Eare and lie down upon that side and the Earewig will come out to the Apple it seems they love Apples better than Eares 't is a wonder they are not called Applewigs Another was cured by the first remedy mentioned in this Chapter CHAP. IV. For the Nose and its Infirmities 1. For Polypus or a fleshy substance growing in the Nose TAke the juyce of Ivie and make a Tent with a little Cotten the which dip in the juyce and put it up in the Nostrill 2. For bleeding at Nose Let them that bleed at Nose smell to a Hoggs Turd 3. Another for the same If it be a Man that bleeds wrap a cloath moistned in strong white wine Vinegar about his privities if it be a Woman wrap it about her breasts 4. To cleanse the Nose Snuffe up the juyce of red Beet-roots it will cleanse not onely the Nose but also the Head this is a singular remedy for such as are troubled with a hard congealed stuffe in their Nostrills 5. For bleeding at the Nose Put a piece of hot Hoggs-turd as it comes from the Hogge up the Nose 6. Another Binde the Armes and Legs as hard as you can with a piece of Tape ribbening that perhaps may call back the blood 7. Another Hold a living Toad near the Nose it stops the blood instantly because the blood flies from its enemy 8. Another They say Smallage born about one stops bleeding both by the nose and by wounds 9. For a Canker in the Nose Boyl strong Ale till it be thick if the Canker be in the outside of the Nose spread it as a plaister and apply it if in the inside make a Tent of a Linnen Rag and put it up the nostrill 10. Another for the Polypus The water of Adders tongue snuffed up the Nose is very good but it were better in my opinion to keep a Rag continually moistned with it in the Nose 11. For an Impost hume in the Nose Keep a Rag continually in your Nose moistned with the water of yellow flower-de-luce such as grow by River sides the juyce of Carduus Benedictus will doe the like 12. For bleeding at the Nose Take Amber and bruise into grosse powder put it upon a Chasing dish of coals and receive the smoak up into the Nose with a Funnell 13. Another A certaine man that had bled four and twenty houres was thus cured he took a scaine of black thread and put one end of it in his nostrill and set fire to the other end and so soon as the smoke came to his nosttill the blood presently stopped 14. Another When no other meanes will stop the bleeding at the Nose it hath been known that it hath been stopped by opening a veine in the eare CHAP. V. Of the Mouth and its Diseases 1. A Caution WHosoever would keep their Mouth or Tongue or Nose or Eyes or Ears or Teeth from paine or infirmities let them often use sneezing and such Gargarismes as they were instructed in in the first Chapter for indeed most of the infirmities if not all which infest those parts proceed from Rheum 2. For spitting Blood Drink a spoonfull of juyce of Betony mixed with Milk every morning My Author sayes it must be Goats milk but I know not his reason 3. For a stinking breath Take the juice of Rue and black Mints I think he means Horse-mints and snuffe it up the Nostrils 4. To recover lost speech Take the juyce of Sage and Primroses and hold it in the mouth and it will cause thee to speak presently 5. For extream heat of the mouth Take Rib-wort and boyle it in red Wine and hold the decoction as warm in your mouth as you can endure it 6. For a Canker in the mouth Wash the mouth often with Verjuyce 7. Another Wash the mouth with water of Perwinkle or Lavender or Fumitory or Burnet but in my opinion the decoction of either is better 8. Another If the Canker be very inveterate and eating take old rusty Bacon and Vine roots of each an ounce of Wheat bran a handfull of Brine wherein Flesh hath been salted two or three pints boyl them together and when you take them off from the fire receive the steem up into your mouth with the Funnell afterwards wash your mouth with any of the foregoing waters 9. Of the falling down of the Pallat. There is a mad fantasticall opinion to this day in the brains of the Vulgar that there is such a thing in the Mouth which they call the pallat which will fall downe and be put up againe especially by an old woman which hath no more Teeth in her head than Eyes and all of them naught whereas indeed the truth is the Uvula is a spungy piece of flesh in the mouth and therefore very subject to receive either Inflammations or Humours which any hot thing dissipates from thence came the fashion of putting it up againe with Pepper and Honey 10. Another I adde this onely for the conceits sake it may be true enough though I can give no reason for it it is this Take a handfull of Featherfew rub it well between your hands and lay it to the top of your head and it will draw the Uvula up CHAP. VI. Of the Teeth and their Medicines 1. A Caution IF you will keep your Teeth from rotting or aking wash your mouth continually every morning with juyce of Lemmons and afterwards rub your Teeth either with a Sage leafe or else with a little Nutmeg in powder also wash your mouth with a little faire water after meats for the onely way to keep the