stampe thē altogether make thē in forme of aliquid vnguēt with the iuyce of Lemons thē distil it in a cōmon tyn stillytory being luted vntil the matter remaine dry thē kéepe that water in a glasse close stopt whē ye wil occupy this water ye must first purge the body of the crude viscous humors likewise euacuate the stomacke of choller fleme that being done thou shalt take euery morning euening vi ounces warme it wold be necessary for those that take it to vse a dyet to refraine moist cold meats vse only dry things so this water shal help those aforesaid griefs as I haue proued diuers times To make the water of Lignum sanctū most wholsome against the pockes with a new order COmmonly they vse to take the water of Lignum sanctum against the pockes the whiche surely is most wholesome but it must be taken in good order and fourme and must be made with great discretion and not as they vse it now adayes for they giue it some 3. or 4. times neuer the better although the wood be sufficient ynough to helpe themm and therefore I would wish euery one that will vse this water to take it in such order as it ought to be the which I wil shew thée hereafter Rec. Lignun sanctum Rasped small pound 1. the bark being beaten ℥ .3 infuse them in 12. poundes of fayre water one night the next morning put therein li. 1. of hunny the which is put in bicause it is aparatiue warme a helpeth to prouoke sweate and causeth it to haue a good tast then boyle it til halfe be consumed then put ther-to Cardus sanctus ℥ .4 strong wine poūd 3. then boyle it vntill a thirde part bee consumed and than it is made that straine it take forth the Cardus sanctus put ther-on 20. pounds of faire water li. 1. of hunny let it boyle vntil 4. pounds béeconsumed and straine it and kéepe it in a glasse bottle for this is the common drinke to drinke all the day long the order to take it is thus first afore ye wil take this water it wer necessary to take our Siropo Solutiuo .7 or .8 dayes after the take of our Electuario Angelica ℥ s that being done in the name of god take this potion of Lignum sanctum in this order take in the morning at the appering of the day ounce 8. very warme as ye may suffer presently lay clothes on him and cause him to sweate 2. houres then dry him with warme clothes and so let him remaine 2. houres thē giue him to eate his meate shal be Biscote Raysons Almonds sometime a litle rost-meate and no other then in the euening about the 22. houre ye shall giue him the said sirope as ye did in the morning neither more nor lesse and cause him to sweate and about the 24. houre giue him only Biscote and Raysons and the other common drinke that was made last giuing you warning that ye make this drinke fresh euery thirde day bicause it shall not hurt the stomacke and euery wéeke once ye shall take a pil of Marte millitare and that day thou shalt eate byrdes flesh bicause of weakning also ye shal take very great héede to one thing that is this if it happen tha at the beginning of this cure there commeth a feuer or other accydent vnto the patient that in any wise ye leaue not the cure but followe the order for that is a certeine signe of helth for many times I haue giuen this water and vnto some in the fourth or 5. daye the feuer came and taryed many tames x. or xij dayes and thē the feuer went away with the corrupt disease and all for company and so in short time they were cured so that as I haue saide afore when that syne appeareth is delyuered it is a certeine signe of health Also I will aduise thée of another thing and that is this if the patient cannot sweate yée shall annoynt him all ouer with the Oyle of Quinces the which will cause him to sweate a pace For without sweate the cure will not be perfect and this order thou shalt kéepe at the least fortie dayes together within the chamber so that there come no ayre in for it will hinder the cure Our distillation for the Etesia the which is of of meruaylous vertue and with-out comparison with the order to vse it SAuing written sufficiently of the qualytie of the Feuer Etike and his cure in my Caprici medicinalle héere I will write of nothing but the order to make this precious Licore with the order to vse it as well for that disease as for other such lyke and the order to make it is thus Rec. A young Hen that hath not yet layd Egges and pull hir quicke and then take forth hir guttes only and stampe hir in a stone morter and put there-to as much crum of white bread as the flesh doth way stampe them together and putte there-to a handfull of fresh scabious and as many leaues of golde as wayeth a French crowne than put there-to as much water of Mortella as all the afore-sayd matter doth waye so leaue it one night and then distill it in a vrinall of glasse with thrée pound of strong wine in Balneo Marie vntil the feses remaine drye and then it is ended Then for euery pound of this distillation putte thre-vnto one ounce of the water of Honny made according to our order and kéepe it in a glasse vnstopte that the strong sauor may go away the order to vse it in the Feuer Etike I haue written in his chapter this serueth alsofor those inward causes the which are most troublesome a for those that haue a burning feuer also for women that haue a feuer in their childberth Our vigitable Siroppe the which is miraculous and diuine THis Sirop is one of my 7. secréetes with the which I haue done many myracles many times in diuers operations on many infirmities and haue ben so charie of it that I ment neuer to set it foorthe in my lyfe time but yet I considering what great benefit it might be vnto the world I thought good to set it foorth that euery one might be serued according to his pleasure and the lyke I will doe of many other secrets of great importaunce the which shall be dispearced among my bookes and the order to make this Siroppe is thus Rec. Lignum aloes Riopontico Eupatorio Redde Saunders of each ounces .2 Beat them make therof a decoction in good form with foure pound of this decoction make a sirop put therto these things following whiles it is hotte Saffrane one scruple Ginger one dram Muske .2 Carrets The solucion of our Petra Vigitabile ounc 3. Cloues Nutmegs of each one scruple and a halfe that kéepe it in a glasse close shut and this is our vigitable
poyson the which is of a meruaylous vertue eod A meruaylous Sope that helpeth those which can-not spit but with great payne fol. 57. To make the Quintaessence of Hunny fol. 58. To make our Elixer vitae or Aqua coelestis eod To make Aqua Reale vel Imperiale the which maketh the teeth white presentlye incarnateth the goumes and causeth a good breath eod A kinde of Pille most conuenient for the eyes and comforteth the stomacke fol. 60. A discourse vpon a composition that preserueth a man or woman in health a long time eod A meruailous Water to bee vsed of all Chirurgians in curing of their pacientes fol. 61. To make our Causticke eod To make oyle of Antimony eod A precious Licour aboue all other fol. 62. A secrete of meruailous vertue eod Our secret of marueilous vertue in act strēgth eod To rectifie preserue the sight of those that are weak sighted eod Of Lac Virginis and the order to make it fol. 63. To calcine Tutia and to bring it into a salte eod To precipitate Mares and to bring it into a red powder called Crocus martis the which serueth for diuers purposes eod A secret of Turpentine of Ciprus fol. 64. FINIS TABVLAE HOW THAT OVR PHISICKE AND Chyrurgerie is better then that the which the Auncients haue commonly vsed THere is no doubt but that our newe Phisicke and Chyrurgerie is better then that the which the Auncients haue vsed bicause it helpeth the sick with more ease and spéede and much more safer and to shew the troth the Aunciēts had neuer knowledge of our Dia Aromatico nor of Electuario Angellica nor of our Pillole Aquilone nor did not make our siropo solutiuo nor yet our magno licore with a number of other medicines found out by me the which are written in the ende of this booke with the which I haue done wonderful cures as thou maist read in my Thesoro de la vita humana and truely most necessary for all professours of this Arte bicause therein thou shalt finde so manye goodly experiences and it would cause the world to wonder thereat But to tourne to our purpose I say that the Auncients the which had not knowledge of our remedies they wanted also knowledge of the true Phisicke and Chyrurgerie as by the experience thou mayst sée I say not this to speak euil of those wise auncient Doctors that were inuentours there-off but I say it to say the troth and many shall be my testimony of this troth Bicause in many countrys wher our worke that are Imprinted are come they begin to practise after our order And this order of curinge I repute it not to my science but a worke that God would reueale vnto the worlde thorow my meanes and to shewe the troth there hath bene none that hath found the medicines for woundes with so much ease and breuitie as I haue done Who hath euer founde the true Remedie for the Goute for the Ouartain for Fluxes and all sorts of Feuers as I haue done or what is he that euer brought the whole Art of Phisicke and Chyrurgerie into .viij. small volumes as I haue done What is he that euer writ of the Pestilence and of his qualytie and remedies and orders to be vsed in the same as I haue done And if there be any that doth not credite me let them make experience of all that I haue sayde and I promise you and sweare as I am a true Knight they shall finde more truth then I will write at this time being as I haue said a worke giuen of God for a vniuersal benefit of all the world and forasmuch I exhort euery one of the professors of Physick Chirurgery to follow this our truthe bicause they are of so great experience that it séemeth miraculous vnto man as I haue séene many yeares agoe to my great honour and satisfaction of the people of the world thus doing working thou shalt come to know that our Physick Chirurgerie is more better wholesome then the which hath bene vsed of the Auncients vntill this present time Certeine remedies for al Capitaines and souldiers that trauell eitherby water or lande THere are .3 infirmities that offend the souldiours in the campe aboue al the rest the which are these Feuers Woundes Fluxes of the body the which thou maist help in this order following with these medicines that is our Quintaessence of wine our Balsamo Magno licore Quintaessencia solutiua Specie Imperiale the order to vse thē is thus When any hath a feuer or a flux then presently when the disease beginneth let him bloud in one of the .2 vaines vnder the tongue cutting it ouerthwart this thou shalt do in the euening thē the next morning take a dose of our imperial powder mixt with wine and this ye may do with-out any dyet or strayght order that being done giue him .3 mornings together halfe an ounce of our Quintaessence solutiue with broth But if it be a flux and that the Patient is not cured let him stand in a colde bath of salt water of the Sea .3 or .4 houres or more and hée shall bée perfectly holpe Then as concerning wounds as wel cuts as thrusts and as wel gallings with arrows as hargabush shot and other sortes thou shalt cure them thus The first thing that ye shall doe to them is to wash them very cleane with vrine and then drye them well then put there-in our Quintaessence of wine presently ioyne the parts together sow or stitch them close then put there-vpon 5. or .6 droppes of our Balsamo and vppon the wound lay a cloth wet in our Magno licore as hot as he may suffer it and this ye shall do the first day Than the next day follow this order First put theron our Quintaessence and a lyttle of our Balsamo then our Magno licore very hot neuer change that medicine and thus doing the wounde shall heale with great spéed and in a quarter of the time that the common Chyrurgians is able to doe it by the grace of God ⧠A short discourse of the most excellent Doctor knight Master Leonardo Phiorauanti Bolognesse vpon Chirurgerie with a declaration of many thinges necessary to be knowne Neuer written before in this order where vnto is added a number of notable secrets founde out by the saide Author The Proheme IT is to be vnderstoode that when the Almightie creator had made the worlde he also created all manner of beasts as well on earth as in the water with other foules after which saith the holy Scripture hée created man after his owne Image and similytude and to him gaue power ouer all things created and with the same grace and reason Through the which he was apte to rule haue knowledge of all through the spirite of God as to haue knowledge of al things where-vnto he gaue his minde vnderstanding as it is at this present to be
them cleane and then laye them on againe and as for the filthy vlcer that I haue shewed off in his Chapter yée shall dresse them onely with our Vngento magno The which without any other helpe will heale them quickelye But yée must euery foure dayes touch them with Aqua fortis drawen from Precipitate the whiche watter draweth forth the offensiue matter and leaueth it purified and cleane and in all other sortes of Vlcers our Balme artificiall our Magno licore Oyle of Waxe and Terpentine the blacke Cerote of Gualtifredo di medi our Cerote Magistrale with Precipitate are able to helpe be they neuer so euell The order to be vsed in curing Impostumes of diuers sortes THere be manye sundrye kindes of Impostumes that commeth to mannes bodye that are caused of dyuers sundrye accidentes and therefore must be cured by dyuers orders and with sundrye medicines according to his kinde bicause some Impostume is caused of a contusion or brused flesh some are certeine grieues that Nature woulde discharge hir selfe off and so sendeth forth that matter some are caused of colde other of melancholike humours and other are caused of corrupsion of the Pockes and these are the kindes of Impostumes that commonly come and hereafter I will shewe the order to cure them one after another And first of those that are caused of a contusion bicause it is brused flesh for euerye contusion must bée putrified and brought to matter therefore make a Maturatiue and bring it to supperacâ—â—â— and when you knowe there is matter presently launce them and dresse them with this medecine as well within as without the whiche without any other helpe will heale any great contusion But you must make the Vnguent freshe euery day and with newe Egges yee shall mixe the youlke of an Egge with our Magno licore and there-with dresse them And as for those Impostumes that come by indisposition of Nature are certeine Sboryne a word so called in Italian by the which nature woulde preuaile it were necessarye to let those haue their cures according to Nature vntill they breake of themselues and when they are brooken dresse them within with this Vnguent Rec. Oyle of Roses ounc 6. Litarge of gold in fine powder ounc 2. Storax liquida ounc 1. Terpentine ounc 2. yellow Waxe ounc 3. mixe them and boyle them on the fire vntill it be blacke and if it be to hard put thereto more oyle of Roses make it in forme of an vnguent and therewith dresse those kindes of Impostumes and lay thereon the Cerote Diapalma and there-with will be wrought myracles Also for those Impostumes caused of colde ye shall vse hot medicines and â—tractiue the Cerote of Oxicrocij is excellent in those kinde of impostumes our Balme artificial or the water such like thinges as are temperate by Nature But those Impostumes that haue their Originall of the french pockes are euil maling bicause their cause is â—â—aâ—ing and euell and therefore their cure is with great purging to let the impostume ripe of himself when ye launce it dresse it within with our vnguento magno mixed thus Rec. vngueÌ„to magno ounc 2. magno licore ounc 1. precipitate ounc s mixe theÌ„ wel together therew t dresse that impostume the which will heale quickly well and lay theron our Cerote Magistrale with this charge that in all the cures aforesaid yée purge the body wel so that the humours runne not vnto the place offended and vse defensiues according to the kinde of Impostume as Oyle of FrankeÌ„sence of Terpentine of wax of hunny Aqua vitae al these are exceleÌ„t defensiues by themselues annoynting them rounde about the Impostume The order to cure all manner of Fistoloes FIstoloes as I haue said before are of diuers kindes and caused of dyuers accidents and so likewise they haue néede of dyuers medicines and first I wil write of those fistoloes that come of woundes euill healed and that haue made a callowe in that order that nature cannot scicatrise and so remaine fistolated and the cure of these kind of fistoloes is to put therin a Rupture that doth cutte and mortifie the callow and causeth it to fall awaye and then with incarnating medicines incarnate them and scicatrise them and this is the true cure of these fistoloes But those kinde of fistoloes that nature causeth to ease hir selfe of some accident commonly doe come in the lower partes about the fundament and they be very perillous and not to be healed as they before were But they must bée with purging the bodye stomacke and heade the which is to be done thus First purge them x. or xij dayes with our Magistral Syrope then giue them our Aromatico and drinke thereon a little white Wine then purge the heade with a perfume made of Mirra and Cynaber after these thinges bée done yée shall rectifie the Lyuer with some decoccion fitte for that purpose as of Lignum sanctum or Salsa peryllia or such like that worke effecte for this medicine doth also helpe Fistola lacrimosa that coÌ„monly come about the eyes or eares There be other Fistoloes in forme of a sore which must be helpt with purging and laye vpon the sore our Cerote magistrale with Precipitate annoint it with Magno licore for with this Cerote only may all fistolated sores be healed for it doth mundifie and afterwardes cicatrize it there be also diuers suche lyke matters that are cured easely if ye apply therevnto those medicines that are appropriate To helpe all manner of scabbes THe kindes of scabbes be many and caused of diuers causes and their cures are also diuers wayes Those that are caused of replection of the body and of grose bloud the which is caused by eating aboundance of such meates as are of great nourishment the which if thou wilt cure them it were necessary to purge them with our Siruppe Solutiuo .x. or .xij. dayes then giue him or hir one dram of our Aromatico in the morning fasting and drinke ther-on a cup of swéete wine then let him sweat thrée or foure times and after annoint him with our Vnguento magno two or thrée times it will heale him of those kinde of scabbes Now to cure that kinde of scabbe that is red and small and causeth great itching you shall make a decoction of hearbes that coole the lyuer and purifie the bloud as Borage Buglosse Endiue Mayden-haire Liuer-wort Harts-tongue Agrimony Citrach Succory and such lyke hearbs then purge with Aloes the iuyce of Elder rootes Iera pigra solutina and such like as doth coole the liuer and bloud then annoint them with Vnguento di Litargirio therw t you shal helpe all those kinde of scabbes There be also certein great scabbes ouer all the body the which are very thicke those are a kinde of the Pockes the which maye bée helpt with giuing theÌ„ our Pillole contra il mal Francese the quaÌ„titie is according to the
woundes and that do morning and euening euery day without opening of the wound and in that time the wound wil remayne wel and the-veynes wil be in a manner healed so that they will not bléede giuing you charge that the wounded man-kéepe no dyet bicause the vertue being weake â—elaueth the veynes and that causeth the fluxe of bloud An other remedie to stay the slux of blood in a wounde WHen there is a great slux of blood in a wounde the perfectest remedie is to stitch it verye close then take mans bloud being dryed and made in powder and cast it vpon the wounde and binde it somewhat straight and so let it remaine .24 houres when ye vnbinde it take héede that ye remoue nothing and cast on more dryed bloud vppon the wound annoint it rounde about with our Oleum Philosophorum de Terpentina Caera and binde it vp againe other 24. houres then binde it gently and annoynt the wound with Oyle of Frankensence so in shorte time it will be whole giuing thée great charge that ye putte in no tent or such lyke and then thou shalt sée miracles Of our Cerote magno that helpeth against all sorts of sores and woundes THis Cerote is of great vertue and healeth all maÌ„ner of sores and wounds if it be spred on a cloth and layd there-on and the order to make it is thus Rec. Galbanum â„¥ .1 Ammoniacum â„¥ .2 Oppoponax â„¥ .2 Aristolochia longa â„¥ .1 New wax â„¥ 18. Fiue Mirrha Olibanum Verdigrese ana â„¥ .1 Bedellin â„¥ .2 Gum of the Prâ—inâ— trée â„¥ â— Lapichemarites â„¥ .2 Terpentine Frankencense of each â„¥ 4. Oyle of wax â„¥ 3. Beath all those that are to be beaten and searce them finely and kéepe euery one by him-selfe then dissolue the gummes in distilled Vineger according to Arte and then vaper away the Vineger againe strayne the gummes through a cloth then take the wax with as much swéet oyle and melt them on the fire when they are melt put there-vnto ounce .2 of Litarge of gold finely searced and stirre them continually vntill it be boyled the which ye shall know by this token Put a feather there-in if it be boyled inough it wil burne straight wayes or els let it boyle vntill it burn it then take it from the fire and let it coole a lyttle than put in the gunns stir them wel together set it on the fire again it wil rise with a great noyse therfore let it boyle vntil it do fal down againe that take it from the fire put there-vnto all the afore-said powders and stir it vntill it be colde and there-with thou shalt worke meruaylous cures if it be made wel according to Art Of our magistral Vnguent that helpeth diuers sortes of sores THis Vnguent is appropriate for manye kinde of sores bicause it comfortech the sore taketh awaye the payne and draweth the matter from the lower parts or bottome of that sore The which matter is cause of the payne it kéepeth it also from accidents giuing you charge that it be made artificially for other-wise it will not bée of so much vertue and this is the Vnguent Rec. Litarge of golde ounce .4 Oyle of Roses pound 2. Boyle them in a Copper pan so long as if ye put a feather there-in it will burne it then it is sodde then put there-to of newe Waxe ounc 6. Storax liquida ounce 2. common bunny ounce 3. then let it boyle a while vntil they be wel incorporated theÌ„ take it from the fire put ther-to Olibanum Mirra Mercury Precipitate Oyle of Waxe Oyle of Terpentine Oyle of Frankensence ana ounce 2. mixe them wel till they be incorporated then put therto pure rectified Aqua vitae ounces 4. and mixe them well and then it is ended this is of my inuention where-with I haue done very straunge cures To make Oyle of Frankensence TAke a retort of glasse wel luted and fill it halfe full of Frankensence for euery pounde of Frankensence put there-vnto ounces 3. of common Ashes finely serced then distill it in sande and the first that commeth forth will be water the which wil be cleare then increase the fire and there will come foorth an Oyle of the coulour of a Rubye the which kéepe close in a glasse the first water is of merueilous vertue in diuers operations but one myraculous experiment I will not leaue to write off bicause it is a thing verye necessary is this For those that haue chilblanes or kibes or chophes in the handes or féete that commeth through colde ye shall first perfume the parts that are sore ouer the fume of hot water so that they may sweate then drie them and wash them with the aforesaide water and put on a paire of gloues and in short time they shall be whole it helpeth also the white scall and scabbes and such like thinges The Oyle serueth in many operations and specially in all colde diseases if they be inwardly giue thereof euerye morning one scruple to drinke and if they be outward annoynt Also it helpeth all manner of wounds be they neuer so great If ye annoynt them therwith and kéepe them close from the ayre And in any wise vse no tenting to kéepe them open but wette a cloth therein and lay it theron and in short space they will be healed also it dissolueth a broose in short space if ye annoynt it often therwith this oyle serueth also for painters to make vernish Of Oyle of Waxe and his effect THis Oyle of Waxe is merueilous excellent for so much as it serueth for the most part against all diseases which Oyle Raymond Lulli doth approue to be a more heauenly and deuine medecine then humaine and is most rare for woundes but it is not good for commoÌ„ Chirurgions bicause it helpeth a great wounde in x. or xij dayes at the most but as for small wounds it healeth them in 3. or 4. dayes annoynting onely the wounde therewith and lay there on clothes wette in the same Also this oyle worketh myracles against diuers diseases inwardly if ye giue theroff one drame with white wine as for those whose heaire heard do fal away it is a rare thing and of great profite and the order to make it is thus Rec. A retort of glasse well luted and put therein what quantitie of Waxe you will so that it bee not halfe full and for euery pounde of Waxe put thervnto 4. ounces of the powder of bricks then set it in a forneyes and giue it gentle fire vntill all the substance be come forth the which oyle will be congealed hard the which is his perfection for if you will distill it so many times that it congeale no more it will be too hot sharpe and not to be vsed within the body in any wise but the first distillation you may vse safely inwardlye and make Vncions for any kinde of disease where néede
couered the fourth part of the heade than presently this signor Diego went abroade shewing what was taken from his head as diuers can testifie The cure of a wound in the head and in the hande THere was a certeine Gentleman called Gionan Iacopo Veniciane the which had a great wound on the heade and in one of this handes the which béeing taken in hande of diuers Chyrurgians was brought to a very euil case by reason of great alteration in the woundes and the Phisition that had hm in hande was one called Realdo polumbo cremense the which dressed his heade with Wine and Oyle and the hand with Turpentine and Oyle of Roses Than I being in company tolde him that it were good to chaunge those medicines bicause in woūds of the head those medicines were not conuenient for the oyle being crud putrifieth and the wine is repercussiue and will not suffer the putrifaction to come forth that the oyle ingendereth and for that reason the sayd medicine woulde not bée vsed And as for the medicine for his hand I say that the Turpentine is not conuenient for where there is offence of skinne veynes sinewes and bones Turpentine is not good bicause it is hot and putrifactiue by meanes of the Oyle and causeth inflamation and therefore it ought not to be vsed But if thou wilt helpe the head and hande both ye shal vse a kinde of medicine that comforteth the place offended and that doth assuttiliate the matter and incarnate to the which the sayde Realdo aunswered and sayd my reason was good if I coulde finde remedies that will doe that effecte the which I sent for to my house and vsed them in this order First I did put our Quintaessence into his wound in the head being colde and then a lyttle of our Balsamo colde the which séemed straunge to Realdo and then I layd there-on our Magno licore and vpon the cloth I layd a lyttle of our secret Powder and the lyke I did to the hande and so in .14 dayes the wounds were whole to the great meruayle of a number A great secret particular for the flux and dissenteria THe fluxes of the body are no other but a distemperaunce of Nature and are of two kindes the one is caused of an euill qualytie and distemperaunce of the lyuer and that is called Flusso epatico The other is caused of great heat Feuer and distemperment of Nature and this is called Disenteria that is a distemperment of the guts both these sorts are harde to be holpe of the auncient doctours as it is well séene by experience of those that practise for they will helpe them with repression and restrictiues but that is not the way if wée shall beléeue Galen the which writeth Fluxus Fluxus curat the which is most true for I haue cured a thousande of the fluxe with giuing them our Aromatico and thrée or foure dosses of our Siropo Solutiuo therefore Galen saith true But the Disenteria is cured with giuinge them our Electuario Angelica and then euery day after dynner stande in a bathe of water of the sea colde two houres at the leaste and so in this order thou shalt helpe any crud kind of Disenteria in short time and with greate ease vse this as a secreate The cure of one that was poysoned with Arsenycke THere was a certeyne man poysoned with Arsenycke giuen him in a messe of Ryce pottage in an euyning at supper and as soone as it was in his stomacke hée beganne to grone and sweate and vomyte in such order as it was straunge to sée and it happened that at the saide time there was a learned man in the house who séeing this man in that case susspected him to bée poysoned and so sent for me and when I came the poore man was all-most deade then presentlye I called the wife of the house and tolde hir that hir husbande woulde dye and that shée shoulde haue the Lawe for poysoninge of him but if that shée woulde tell him what poyson shée had giuen him perhappes hée might recouer hym againe with many wordes more so to conclude shée tolde him that shée had giuen him two graynes of Arsenycke in Rise pottage then presentlye I called for a cuppe of Sacke and caused him to drinke and then he vomyted and went to the stoole and then I annoynted hym wyth our Oyle of Hiperecone and Scorpiones all the body ouer and styll caused him to drinke that hée might euacuate that poyson but all his mouth and throate remained swollen and he did spite greate aboundaunce and I caused him to vse that vngnent and euery morning gaue him Theriacle with wine euery thrée dayes I gaue him a quantitie of Pillule Aggregatiue and last of all I caused him to vse Aqua vitae compounde and so ere fortie dayes hée was perfectlye whole and rydde of a terryble disease the which he had a fore he was poysoned The cure of an Vlcerated legge THere was a certaine man of the age of sixe and thirtie yeares of complexion cholerike and sanguine the which had his lefte legge all vlcerated in such order that the Phisitions and Chirurgions of the citie woulde haue cutte it off but in any wise I woulde not consent there-vnto but tooke it in hande and gaue him fyrst our Magistrall Sirope in the morning eight or nyne dayes together and in the meane time I washed the legge with Wine where-in was boyled Mallowes Consolida maiore Cardus benedictus and Hunny and then wette cloathes therein and layed them on twise a day than I caused hym to vse a decoccion of Lignum vitae and the barke with Iua artetica Cardus benedictus Pollipodi Ripontico Wine and Sugar and his common drinke was wine and water boyled on the festes of the same and this he vsed foure and twentie dayes than I perfumed him with Cinaber thrée times and ere thrée monethes were past he was perfect whole for his disease came of the Pockes and those sores are commonly called Mal di formica The cure of the goute on a certeine Gentle-man IN the aforesaide yeare in the moneth of August I was called to visite a noble Gentle-man called Ill seignor Don Christofalo della roca a man of fiue and thirtie yeares of complexion chollerike and sanguine the whiche was sore troubled with the goute and bicause it was in the beginning of August our auncyent Doctours haue for bodden to take any solibell medicine in that time In respecte of the Caniculare dayes Neuerthelesse I called Armellio and Leonardo Testa two excellent Phisitians the which gaue their counsaile to take no medicine neuer the lesse I proued that the goute was extreame whote and for that I ordayned a colde Sirope to mittigate the superfluous heate the whiche was made of Lyuerworte Hartes tongue Dates Raysons Figges Sugar and Succorye water and Aromatised it with Muske and Rose water of the which hée tooke euerye day foure ounces and for the alteration of the
goute for if they take it euery thirde day once in ten dayes they shal be hope it is also good against the cough Cattar and for the Mylte and for those that haue the pocks or the running gout and such like influences and the order to make it is thus Rec. Safran Lignum alleos Sinamon redde Coral ana thrée drames Elleborus niger without preparation two ounces Electuario de succo rosarum Mesue that is not too much boyled vi ounces Sugar rosate viii ounces Muske of Leuant one drame Petraphilosophalle thrée ounces our Quintaessence of wine two ounces purified hunny as much as wil suffise to make it in forme of a Lectuary mixe them on a small fire in an earthen pan and when it is made kéepe it in a vessell of glasse for any other vessell wil not be good This Electuary yée may mixe with any sollible medicine but ye must take it fasting the quantitie is from two drames to foure drames Ye shall vnderstand that this in manner reuiueth the dead by his great vertue as hath bene séene many thousand times in Venice in Rome most worthy of memory and therfore if any Phisition desire to get fame in the world let them vse our Electuario Angellica the which worketh miracles on the earth Of the vigitable stone of our Inuention to transemute a body of one complexion into another and to make him sounde for euer THe way to make the vigitable stone is rare and his vertues are infinite and without comparison the cures that are done therewith are so myraculous that the worlde will not beléeue them although it bée the méere troth and the order to make it is thus Rec. Tartar of white Wine that is thicke and shining Turpentine that is cleare and pure The herbe called Alloes that hath leaues as long as an arme and dented on both sides and some cal it semper viue take of ech of these one pounde and stampe them together and put them into a vrynal with a heade and receiuer and distyll them in a wyne furnes vntyll all the substance be come forth then take the fesses out of the glasse and grinde them with the saide water and then distill them as thou diddest afore and alwayes at the last giue it a stronge fire that the fesses may remaine well burnt then take out the fesses againe and grinde them with the water as thou diddest first and distill it againe and this thou shalt do 15. or twentie times vntill all that water be consumed that the fesses remaine white like salte then lay that fesses on a smoth stone in a moyst place and it wil turne into water the which kéepe in a glasse close shutte and that is the water of the vigitable stone the which water is of so much vertue that one scruppell there-of being put into ij ounces of Iulepe of Violettes and giuen to drinke to any that is infirmed or euil complexcionated in lesse then foure and twentie dayes he shal be holpe of anye griuous discase and this must be taken in the morning fasting when the stomacke is emptie for than it worketh better his operation This is also an excellent remedy against the worms giuing it in the a fore-saide manner it mundifieth the Lyuer and dryeth the humiditie of that Mylte it dissolueth the cough and Cattares it prouoketh vryne where it is lette with dyuers other vertues the which I wyll let passe vntill another time for if I shoulde write them all they woulde not be credited and there-fore we Phisitians shoulde not rest to practise in all things that séemeth to vs conuenient and I promise thée truely that hée which shall occupie this thing shall worke myracles on the earth and winne greate fame and honour Yée shal vnderstande that this is the stone that the Philosophers haue long sought to fixe their medicine mynerall so that making the proiection they ioyne the medicine with metalling bodyes and not to go away in sume bicause this stone resisteth all great fires with-out consuming and sixeth Sulfure and Orpiment so that they shall abide the fire maketh them white if ye make proiection there-with on Copper or on Lattine it will turne it into the whitenesse of pure siluer that I haue séene with my eyes so that ye may sée of what importaunce this vigitable stone is the which worketh such goodly transmutations as well in mettallyng bodyes as in humain bodyes and therefore it is to be accounted off bicause it may saue the lyfe of manye that vse it in their medicines Our solyble siroppe with the order to vse it SOlyble siropes made in decoction are very wholsome and of great facultie specially in the crudite of humours and the reason is this bicause it disperseth the matter and euacuateth it with great ease and without daunger or trouble of the Patient and the order to make it is thus Rec. Sage Rosemary Worme-wood Cicory Cardus sanctus Nettels Organy of each a handfull Figs Raisons Dates swéet Almonds Sal gem ana ounc 4. Coloquintida Aloes hepatica Cinamon Mirabolani citrini ana ounc 2. Common hunny two pound Stampe them all grosely and put them to infuse in eightéene pounds of faire water then boyle it till halfe be consumed then strayne it and distill it by a filter and aromatise it with two caretes of Muske and a pint of Rose-water and then it is made the which ye shall kéepe in a bottell of glasse close stopte the quantitie is from foure ounces to sixe ounces In Winter you shall take it very warme And in the Spring and Autumne ye shall take it but warm In Summer ye shall take it colde for this purgeth the grose humors of the body and hurteth not the stomacke ye may vse it in a feuer .4 or 5. dayes together and it will helpe it In cruditie of humours as the French Pockes Goutes Cattares Doglie Artetiche and such lyke matters where there is no accident of Feuer ye may take it .x. or .xv. dayes together cannot hurt by any meanes for it purgeth most excellent it is giuen against the Cough against fluxe of the vrine paynes in the head and carnositie in the yard for the Hemerhodes and in summe it is good against al diseases caused of corrupt humors for it hath such vertue that it draweth from al parts and euacuateth the humours intestinall for of this Siroppe I haue had great experience in such persons as were in manner banished and had lost their taste and presently vsing this they came to good temperature and I haue vsed it an infinite number of times in persons that were vlcerated and full of sores euil bandeled of Fortune and of the infirmitie and finding no meanes to cure them as they should be I gaue them this Sirop fourtéene or fiftéene dayes and then they were cured with a number of other things the which would be too long to write and therefore I would wish euery one to vse this not onely
so that euery one shal be satisfied Yée shal vnderstande that the first ingredience being the Sope is made with the Lye of Soda and Calkes the which thinges doe drye and mundifie al sorts of Vlcere Sordide and cooleth them Also there in is Oyle Olyfe the which is one of the most excellentest licours in the worlde for this of it selfe is able to cut that matter from the stomacke and to mundifie it than in this compounde there is Masticke the whiche is most excellent for the stomacke and draweth downe from the head than the lycoures and Sinamon are aparatiue comforteth the stomacke so that all these being mixed together of force it must helpe against these infirmities of the breast and the quantitie therof is from .2 drams to halfe ounce To make the Quintaessence of Hunny THis Quintaessence hath all the vertues of the Quintaessence of wine and is made in this order is rather to be counted a diuine remedy than humaine Rec. The purest Hunny that ye can gette the which is not mixt with any thing 2. pound and put it into a gowrd of glasse with his head and receuer close luted and giue it first a gentle fire vntill there appeare certeine white feumes in the heade the which will turne into a red water by laying of clothes wet in cold water vppon the head and receiuer than kéepe in thy fire according vnto art vntil al the substance be come forth the which thou shalt keepe in a glasse close shutte and in short time it wil turne into the cooler of a Rubyne than distill it vii times in Balneo marye and it will léese his red couler and be of a very plesant smell and remaine in the cooler of golde and this Quintaessence dissolueth golde maketh it potable and also all manner of Iewels that is put therein also if yée giue two or 3. drams to any that lye a dying presently it will recouer him againe as the Quintaessence of Wyne doth If yée wash any wound or sore therwith it will heale it quickly It is good against the cough cattar and paynes of the Mylt and many other sortes of diseases the which I wil not write at this time for few or none will beléeue his great aparation or vertue If ye distill it 20. times with fine Siluer it will restore the sight vnto those that are almost blinde Moreouer I haue giuen this 46. dayes vnto one that had the Palsie and he was holpe quickly It helpeth also the falling sicknesse and preserueth the body from putrifaction so that by these meanes we may sée that it is a celestial remedy giuen vnto vs by the almyghtie God and therefore I woulde wysh some vertuous men to take a little paynes in making of this precious liquore and they shall sée such wonders thereof that the worlde will meruaile there at as I haue proued many times to my great honour and profite of the pacient For many times I haue giuen it the sicke that no man dyd sée me and presently they thought I had wrought by inchantment by reason of his great vertue and therefore all men that professe Phisicke and Chirurgery ought to be prouided of this licour and such like for their commoditie and profite of the patient To make our Elixer vitae or Aqua Caelistis THis Elixer vitae is a medicine of such vertue and strength that it helpeth in manner against all diseases that commeth to mans body for those that are hot it coleth and those that are cold it warmeth and that it doth by his proper qualitie and vertue for this I haue proued a thousand times and haue vsed it against sundry diseases and alwayes haue had good successe and the order to make it is thus Rec. Ginger Zedoaria Gallingal Long Pepper round Pepper Iunipyr berries Citron péeles Orāge péeles Sage Basill Rose-mary Minte Margerome Bay berries Penyrial Gentian Callamint the flowers of Elders red Roses and white Spica nardi Cubebe Lignum aloes Cardamomū Cinamon Calamus aromaticus Germāder Sticados Camepitcos Meligette Mace Olibanum Aloes hepatica the séede of Mugwort of each two drams Figs Raysons Dates Almonds Graynes of the Pine of each .6 ounces Pure white Honny pound .1 Muske of Leuant one dram Fine sugar pound .4 Mixe them altogether and infuse them in fiue pound of pure Aqua vitae with-out fleame and so let it stand .8 dayes than distil it in Balneo Mariae vntil the fesses remaine dry then take that and sercolate it in a Pellicane in horse dounge .40 dayes thē take the glasse with the fesses and distill it in sande vntill all the substaunce become foorth the which will bée red lyke bloud and stinketh of the fire and is thicke the which must bée sercolated as the first and this is the firie part the which is of meruaylous vertue insomuch that it reuiueth those that are at the poynt of death therefore I will write of some of his vertues that which I haue proued The first water distilled by Balneo béeing taken euery third day one dram preserueth the body in prosperous state and defendeth from many sorts of diseases It helpeth all sorts of wounds if ye wash them therewith .3 or .4 times and is most excellent against all impediments in the eyes if ye put there-in one droppe and preserueth the sight a long time so that ye shal not néede to weare spectacles If a young woman doeth wash hir face there-with oftentimes it preserueth hir a long time in that state If ye vse to drinke this Elixer it prouoketh Venerous ades and disposeth women to be delyued with diuers other vertues that which I leaue to the experimenter The last water the which is red is excellent good against the paines of the mother if it be dronke It dissolueth also the Plurissie if ye giue ther-off two drams and annoynt the parts grieued there-with It helpeth the paynes of the Collyke and hardnesse of the Milte It is also good against paynes in the téethe and stinking breath and many such lyke things It helpeth all manner of Feuers and the reason is bicause it dryeth vp all the euil humours that offendeth Nature as well with-in as with-out so by this reason it is apt to helpe all sort of diseases If any were sicke could not speake let him take one dram of this with one dram of the first and presently he shall speake most miraculous to sée for this I haue proued a thousād times to my great honour and content of the Patient and therefore I would wish all those that professe Phisicke or Chyrurgery to be prepared of this liquor and such lyke for their owne profite and health of their neighbour To make Aqua Reale vel Imperiale the which maketh the teeth white presentlye incarnateth the goumbes and causeth a good breath THe téeth being blacke rustie and ful of filth and the goumes putrified or corrupte are the w 〈…〉 things that may be séene in man or woman