Suppository A Suppository for Winde TAke Honey congealed 1. ounce seeds of Fennel Rue Comin Anise Carua of each 1. scruple Colloquintida half a scruple Salt 1. drachm These will make a good Suppository for winde A Suppository to cease Pain TAke Opium Saffron Castor of each half a scruple with boyled Honey or Wax and Oil of water-Lillies make Suppositories with long strings to them to draw them out at pleasure Nourishing Glisters to be given to weak persons or when they cannot swallow by reason of some impediment or when they vomit up all they eat to the hazard of their starving They must be given after another Glister hath washed away the excrements and towards bedtime They are as followeth TAke Capon-broth or distilled Capon-broth 1. pound and half Sugar of Roses 2. ounces Mingle them make a Glister Or take Barly-Creame 1. pound and half Claret or White-wine 4. ounces mingle and inject or take Chicken-broth or thick Barly-water 1. pound and half three yolkes of Eggs Wine 4. ounces Mingle and inject These will nourish weak persons exceedingly An Heating and warming Glister for cold diseases of the Head or Guts TAke Mercury Origan Calamint Rue Penny royall of each a good handfull Flowers of Camomile Mellilot Dill Stecado's of each a good handful of Fenne-greek Carua Comia Anise Fennell of each halfe an ounce Agarick tyed in a clout 2. drachmes Boyl it in Tripe-broth or Sea water dissolve it in a pound and halfe of this Decoction Benedicta Laxativae an ounce Oyle of Dill. 3 ounces Canarâ—-sack make a Glister A Cooling Glister in hot diseases TAke Mallowes Violets Lettice of each a good handfull of the four could seeds great seeds of each half an ounce Prunes 20. Violet and Buglosse Flowers of each a small handfull boyl them to a Pinte and put in Kitchin-sugar 1. ounce and Oyl of Violets 3 ounces or take Barley and Lin-seed of each 2 ounces boyl them and to 1 pound put Sugar 1 ounce and half one yolk of an Egg common Oyle 3 ounces Salt one handfull take Milk warmed one pound Sugar and Syrrop of Violets of each two ounces Make a Glister to cool An Emollient Glister TAke the Common Decoction of Glisters one pound Common Oyl Butter or Barrowes-grease three ounces make c. The Common Decoction for Glisters is this Take of Mallows Violets Pellitary of the wall Beets and Mercury of each a good handfull of Fennel seeds half an ounce boyl all these in a sufficient quantity of water to a Pint. An Emollient purging Glister TAke Lillie and Mallow-roots of each one ounce Mallowes Marsh-Mallowes Orah of each a good handful Lin-seed Fen-greek of each an ounce Flowers of Mellilot Violets of each a little handfull Figs Anise-seeds 2 drachmes Prunes five boyl these in water or fat broth and to a pint put Cassia extracted for Glisters 1 ounce Hieraepicrae half an ounce Butter Oyl of Violets Lillies of each 1 ounce and half inject this Glister three hours before Meat To make this Glister more Stimulating and purging put one ounce of Benedicta Laxative or Diaphenicon with a scruple or halfe a drachm of Salgem and a drachm of common Salt A Carminative or Collick-Glister TAke of the Carminative Decoction 1. pound Canary-wine and Oyl of Dill of each 4 oun inject the same The Carminative Decoction is this Take Anise-seeds Fennel-seeds Caroway-â—eeds Commin-seeds Carrot-seeds of each 2. drachmes Flowers of Camomile halfe a good handfull Raisins an ounce and half boil them in 2. pound of water to a pound Another Glister for the aforesaid purpose TAke Mallow-roots half a pound Branch Vrein Mallowes Penny-royall Hore-hound Calaminâ— Origan Wormwood of each half a good handful Figs 12. Lin seed 1. ounce Com n Anise Fennel Carua seeds of each half an ounce Flowers of Comin Mellilot Lavender Steâ—ado's of each two small handfuls boyl these in water and old wine to a Pint add Benedicta Laxativa 1. oun Electuary of Bay berries half an ounce Oyl of Comin and Rue of each 3. ounces make a Glister A Glister for the Stone in the Kidneys and Bladder TAke the roots of Althea Grasse Sparagus Licorish shaved Pedis Columbini of each 1. ounce Betony Linaria Fennel of each a good handful Malloes with the Roots a good handful Figs Raisins of each 10. a peece Seeds of Parsley Malloes Alhakengi Grummel Smalledge Linseed of each 2. ounces Bay-berries and Juniper-berries of each 2. ounces Flowers of Broom Camomile and St. Johns Wort of each 2. small handfulls boyl them in Water and White-wine and to a pint put Oyl of Lillies bitter Almonds Scorpions and Honey of each 2. ounces Turpentine 1. ounce make a Glister for the Stone A Glister to break the Stone TAke Roots of Grasse Smalledge Parsley Sparagus Althea Licorish of each 2. ounces Leaves of Betony Saxifrage Sea-Fennel of each a good handful Seeds of Grummel Winter-Cherries of each one ounce boyl them in a pint dissolve juice of Raadish or Pellitory of the Wall one ounce Oyl of Scorpions 3. ounces make a Glister A Deterging or washing Glister TAke Barley-water one pound Red Sugar or Honey 2. ounces c. A Consolidating or healing Glister in Dysenteries TAke Barley torrified two small handfulls Plantane Mirtles of each half a good handful Comfery-roots and Mullet of each two ounces Red Roses a small handfull boyle them in Steel-water or Smiths-water to ten ounces then add juice of Plantine and Purslein of each one ounce and a half bole Armoniack Dragons-blood Starch Trochiscarum albarum thasis of each one dr Goats sewet two ounces make a Glister A Glister to kill Wormes TAke Roots of Gentian Torrid Aristolochia a small handfull and halfe Tilochia one ounce Wormwood Fetherfew of each a good handful Peach-leaves half a good handfull Flowers of Centry two smal handfuls Lupines one spoonful boyl them in Conduit-water to a pound and add Oyle of bitter Almonds three ounces make a Glister and inject this twice in one hour for the small Worms in the Guts A Glister for Worms in the Stomach TAke of Barley two small handfuls Figs â—o Anise-seeds 1 drachme boil them thick make a Glister without Oyl or Salt to invite them down-ward An Astringent Glister in a Lientary Diarrhea or Scowring TAke Roots of Bistort Tormentil Mullet of each a good handful St. Johns Wort Myrtles Tops of Brambles of each a good handful sower wild Peares to one Cypress-Nut Red Roses a good handful boyl them in Steel water or smiths-Smiths-water and Red-wine to a pound and Hipocislis or Acathia Ladanum of each half an ounce inject this after a deterging and astringent Medicine given by mouth of Rhubarb and Mirabolans A Glister to purge Choler TAke in any cooling or emollient Glister Cassia one ounce Syrrop of Roses Solutive three dr make a Glister A Glister to purge Fleam TAke one pound of the Common Decoction whereunto put Benedicta Laxativa one ounce Diaphenicon one ounce Honey of the Squil one ounce Salt one
Magisterium of pearl 2 scruples East-Indie-Bezer 6 ounces as much Vnicorns horn Syrop of Baum fresh made 1 ounce Syrop of the rindes of cytrons and good syrop of Gillyflowers of each half an ounce confection of Alkirmis 1 drachm Aqua caelestis one spoonful so make it a Julip very cordial whereof take a spoonfull now and then as occasion requireth Dissolve in this Julip 1 ounce of Manus christi A temperate cordiall Julip TAke of Burrage Sorrel Scabious and rose-Rose-water of each 2 ounces and half of the species of Diamargarater frigidum 1 scruple give it a warm or two over the fire Then turn it in an hipocras bag to which adde Manus christi with pearl 3 ounces or 4 ounces of syrop of Baum and Lemons of each 1 ounce Dissolve the Manus christi on the fire then take it off and adde to it Bezer-stone and Vnicorns-horn of each 4 grains so make it into a Julip A distilled purging water to be used in Dropsies TAke the berries or seeds of Elders of Danewort being ripe in the Autumn a good quantity presse out their juyce then bruise the stones or kirnels and pour on the juyce and distill it This water purgeth plentifully waterish humors in Dropsies given from 1 ounce to 2 ounces being aromatized with Cynamon and Corianders prepared A Vomiting Water TAke of Crocus metallorum 1 ounce of Carduus Benedictus-water 2 li. Cynamon half a ounce infuse them for 3 or 4 days then â—train them and keep it for use The Dose is from 1 ounce to 2 or 3 ounces For provoking the Courses and curing Vapours histericall TAke Pils of Castorium with a little Nutmeg Castor powdered as much as will â—ye upon a Groat taken often in Beer provoâ—eth womens Courses and cureth Vapors histeâ—icall Cordials to be taken after Physick TAke of Alkermes 1 drachm and mingle it with 2 ounces of the Syrop of Gillyflowers or take the Conserve of Gillyflowers 2 drachms and mingle it with Alkermes Or take of Diacodium half an ounce and Alkermes half a drachm dissolved in Strawberry or Lettice or Carduus benedictus or Rosewater Of take of Mitridate or old Conserve of Roses of each the quantity of an hazle Nutt Take it towards bed-time A Purging Ale or Bear to clear Melancholy Fleam Choler and all muddy and terrestriall humors to purifie the Blood and quit the Scurvy and the like TAke the depined juices of Apples Fumitary Agrimony Succory Burrage Baum Scabius Liverwort Scurvy grasse Tops of Hops all stampt together 2 pound Roots of Polipody of the Oak 2 ounces roots of Grass Asparragus Sorrel Buglosse Succory red Dock Elycampany of each half an ounce rindes of Capers Tamarisk the inner rind of young sprouts of Ash of each 3 drachms Licorish and Epithymum of each 1 drachm half Maidenhair Agrimony of each 2 good handful Broom-flowers Violets Burrage and Buglosse of each a good handfull the foure greater and foure lesser cold-Seeds of each 2 drachms Sena 5 ounces or half a li. Rhubarb 1 ounce Mechoican 1 ounce and half Seeds of Fennel Carua Anise of each 6 drachms Ivory Harts horn Yellow Sanders Sassafrasse of each half an ounce Ginger 2 drachms 1 Nutmeg prepare all according to Art and make a Bag to foment and work in foure Gallons of Eight shillings Bear and after it hath wrought put in the juices Let all the Herbs be of equal quantity Also this purgeth a dust burn atrabilarious humors openeth obstructions of the Liver and Spleen Another Purging Ale TAke of Sena 6 ounces Polipody of the Oak 4 ounces Epithymum 2 ounces Agarick Rhubarb of each 6 drams Ginger 1 ounce Anise seeds sweet fennel-seeds of each an ounce and half Sasaparilla sliced half an ounce Dockroots Madder roots Succory and Fennel roots of each 1 ounce and if green Fumitary Agrimony and Succory be come up take 2 good handfuls of each of Harts-horn Ivory of each 2 ounces yellow sanders 1 ounce make it into a Bag of 4 gallons of Ale to which adde one pint and a half of the juyce of Succory scurvy-grasse Let all work 3 days and then drink of it twice a day A Dyet-drink to clear and temper the blood TAke Scurvy grasse half a peck Brooklime Watercresses Agrimrny Maidenhair Liverwort Burrage Buglosse Bettony Sage Sweet marjorum Sea-wormwood tops of green hops Fumitary of each a good handfull Ivory Harts-horn and yellow Sanders of each one ounce Red dock-roots 2. ounces Persly Fennel Asparagus-roots of each 1. ounce Rasins half a pound boil these very well in a gallon of Beer then stamp and strain them and put it into three gallons more of Beer to work together A Cerote for the Splene TAke of Amoniack Bdellium Apapanax of each 1. drachm of the flowers of Mellilot Camomile Scolopend Maidenhair the Rindes of the roots of Tamarick Capers Plantin-seed Lin-seed and Fennegreek of each two scruples Of the oyl of Capers 2 ounces of fresh Butter an ounce and half of Ship-pitch 1 ounce mingle them and make a Cerote to be applyed to the Region of the Spleen A Decoction to be taken against the Inflammations and obstructions of the Liver TAke of Burrage Buglosse Agrimony Succory Violets Endive Fumitory of each a good handfull of the roots of Parsley and Fennel of each 1. ounce of Rasins stoned 4 ounces of Dates 3 ounces of Anis seeds 2 ounces of fountain-Fountain-water and White-wine of each 3 li. of sugar 1 li. of Licorish 1 ounce Mingle all and boil to the consumption of half strain it very well Take hereof every morning six ounces at a time A Syrop to cleanse and temper the Blood TAke of the Juice of Scurvy-grasse Brook-lime Water-cresses Buglosse Pippins or Pear-mains of each half a li. of the Rinds of roots of Capers tamarisk Ash of the roots of Elicampany of red dock-roots of Polipody of the Oke of each half an ounce of Epithymum Baum Agrimony Maidenhair Broom Flowers Burrage of each half a handful of the seeds of Cucumber of Millions bruised of each half an ounce seeth all to a li. and half strain boil it into a Syrop with a sufficient quantity of Sugar A gratefull Potion to purge and cleanse the Spleen TAke of Sena 6 drathms of Strawberry-water made sharp with the Juyce of Lemons half a li. a little stick of Cynamon Infuse it 24 houres then boil it gently and strain it hard to which expression add an ounce and half of the Juice of Pippins or Pearmains of Sugar-candy half an ounce clarifie it with the white of an egge A good Decoction against the Cough and short-breathing TAke of Baum Maidenhair Scabius Hore-hound Hysop of each a good handfull of the flowers of Violets Buglosse Burrage of each a good handfull of the roots of Longdebeef 2 ounces of Damask-Prunes Junibes 1 ounce and half Sebesten Barly Dates dry figs of each 1 ounce of Licorish 10 ounces Penedies 2 ounces and half of Fennel 4 ounces of Honey half a li. Seeth all in
given in substance finely powdered from 1. grain to 2. grains rubbed in a Morter with Oyl of Nutmeg in infusion from 4 grains to 7. grains in White wine Claret or Sack Of Medicines purging Melancholy Sena is the best from Alexandria with green Leaves and thin and a little whitish The Dose in powder is one drachm in infusion or decoction half an ounce or 6. dr It is corrected with Ginger Cloves and a sprig of Time Anise-seeds and sweet Fennel-Seeds Epithymum is given in powder to 2. dr in decoction from half an ounce to 2. ounces It must be but little boyled nor given in the heat of Summer It is corrected with Salgem and purgeth black Choler and Hypocondriacal winds Black Helebore it should have a black root full byting The Dose is in powder from half a scruple to a scruple or more It purgeth black or yellow Choler from all the body and that strongly Fumitary evacuates melancholy humours The juyce is given to 2. ounces in decoction The Hearb is put from 3. ounces to 5. or 6. ounces in Whey you may strengthen his operation with a little Wormwood put to it Mirabolans Indian so called it purgeth black Choler and burnt The Dose is in substance from 2 dr to 4 dr in infusion from 4 dr to 10 drachmes Lapis Aramenus purgeth black Choler and all grosse thick clammy muddy humours It is given from 1 dr to 3 dr Lapis Lazuli astillatus is prepared as Lapis Armenus which must be by washing them 20 times with water in a Morter after being powdered rub the same and wash it 10. times with Rose-water The Dose of Lapis Lazuli washed is from 1 drachm to 2 dr It purgeth Melancholy plentifully but troubles more the body then Lapis Aremenus Polipodie of the Oak fresh gathered moveth the Belly but floweth If the Roots be boyled it purgeth burnt Choler and Fleam This Polipodie is corrected with Anise-seeds Ginger Cloves and Cynamon The Dose is from half an ounce to an ounce An Infusion Purging Fleam TAke of the five opening roots of Polipody of the Oak of each 2. drachmes of Hysop Camphery Flowers of Rosemary Stachadoes of each 2. little handfuls of Anise-seeds Fennel-seeds Carua-seeds of each 1. drachm Licorish 3. drachmes Rasins stoned 2. drachmes boyl them in a Pinte of water to half of this take 4. or 6. ounces Agarick 1. dra and half or 4. scruples of Ginger 1. dr of Salgem 5. grains Infuse it all night warm in the morning strain it out hard and put to it 2. drachmes of Diaphenicon half an ounce of Syrrop of Violets or Syrrop of Roses of which Agarick 1. ounce mingle make a Potion this will purge Fleam plentifully An Infusion purging Choler TAke of Damask Roses 2. ounces of Rhubarb 2. dr and half of Spikenard 1. scruple of Orcyn 1. scruple Cut all small and infuse them in a Quart of Clarified-Whey all night and in the morning strain it gently and put to it 1. oun of the Syrrop of Roses or Violets An Infusion Purging Melancholy TAke Fumetary Epithymum Flowers or Leaves of Burrage and Buglosse of each half a good handfull Polypodie of the Oak 1. ounce Sena half an ounce Fennel seeds 2. d. Whey three Pintes Infuse and boyl it to a Quart whereunto add 2. ounces of the Syrrop of Roses solutive The Dose is half a pound you may quicken a draught with 1. dra of Electuary of Roses An Infusion Purging both Choler and Fleam TAke of Rhubarb 1. dra of Agarick freshly trochiscated 2. scru Cynamon 1. scruple Ginger half a scruple Infuse them all night in 2. ounces of endive-Endive-water and 1. ounce of White wine In the morning strain it out hard and add Cassia or the Lenitive Electuary of Diacatholicon or Diaphenicon half an ounce Syrrop of Violets 2. drachmes mingle them and make a Potion An Infusion Purging all Humors TAke of Sena 3. drachmes Ginger Epithymum of each 1. d. Fennel-seeds 2. scruples Mary-gold-Flowers a small handfull infuse them in 6. ounces of Water after boyl them to 4. ounces and strain them In which infuse Rhubarb Agarick 4. scruples Cynamon and Ginger of each 1. scruple after a gentle Symphering on the fire strain them again and add thereunto Manna half an ounce Syrrop of Roses with Agarick 1. ounce mingle them and make a Potion An Opening and Cooling Julip for Choler and burnt Humors TAke of Barly 2. small handfuls Savory with the Roots Maiden-hair Liverwort Sorrel of each half a good handfull of Roots of Grasse and Fennel of each half an ounce of the Flower cold Seeds of each 2. drachms boyl them in Water unto 16. ounces in which infuse Sena half an ounce Tamarinds Polypodie of each 3. drachmes Mechoaean Jalop and Hermodactils of each 2. drachmes Fennel Anise-seeds and Licorish of each 1. drachm Currents bruised half an ounce of Burrage Buglosse and Rosemary-flowers a small handful infuse these warm then boyl them untill 5. ounces of succory-Succory-water be consumed then strain them and add the expression of 4. scruples of Rhubarb infused in 3. ounces of Manna and Syrrop of Roses of each 1. ounce of the Christalls of Tarter 1. dra mingle them The Dose is 4. or 5. ounces every morning A Cooling Opening Julip TAke 4. ounces of succory-Succory-water 2. ounces of rose-Rose-water of Syrrop of Violets and Syrrop of Roses solutive of each half an ounce Oyl of Vitriol two or three drops to make a Julip of a gratefull tartnesse take hereof two or three spoonfuls at a Time For the Lungs stopt with Soyl. TAke Elycampany Roots well dryed Licorish and Anise-seeds of each an ounce Flowers of Brimstone half an ounce Sugar-Candy 6. ounces make it all into powder and eat half a spoonfull or more thrice a day Also take this direction as followeth Boyl in a Pottle of water of Hysop Maiden-hair Scabeous Foal-foot Horehound of each a good handful of Anise seed bruised Licorish sliced Rasins stoned and Dates of each 3 ounces boyl it to a Quart and sweeten it with Sugar whereof take a little draught warm three or four times a day Another for the same purpose TAke half a Pinte of Hysop-water and asmuch Aquavitae which put in a dish over the fire on a Chafindish of Coles whereunto add 1. ounce of Sugar-Candy beaten and stir it often with a spoon and take thereof a spoonfull in a day warm A Mead for the same BOyl one Gallon of Honey with half a Pinte of Water and skim it then with four Gallons of Water still skiming for two hours gently and with it Rasins stoned 4. oun Elycampany-roots 2. oun Fennel-Roots Althea Polypodie of each 1. ounce Maiden-hair Foal-foot of each a like quantity Sage Betony Scabious Hysop of each a good handful Anise-seeds 1. oun If an Eg fall to the bottom it is strong enough Cool and turn it into wooden vessell A Powder to kill and purge forth Worms TAke of Wormseed 2. ounces of Sena half an ounce of Corianders prepared
and Harts-horn of each 1. dra Rhubarb 2. drachmes dry Rue 3. drachmes mingle them together The Dose is 2. drachmes at a time A very good Powder to be taken Evening and Morning and at Bed-time against the Epilepsies TAke Pyony-seed and Mistletoe of the Oak of each 1. dra of the great beast an ounce and half Red Corall Nutmegs Mustard-seed Clarified and the Root of white Dictamne and Corianders prepared of each 1. drachm mingle them and take a little at a time A Powder or grossely prepared Dredge to be taken in the Morning and after meales to help Concoction to comfort the Brain to break Wind and to make a sweet Breath TAke Licorish cut small Anise-seed-Comfets with one skin of Sugar of each 2. ounces Comfets of sweet Fennel-seeds with one skin of sugar Coryanders prepared and Carua-seeds of each 1. ounce White Ginger Cynamon Calamus Aromaticus Nutmeg of each 1. dra cut very small of the Lozanges of acomaticum rosarum of Manus Christi with Chymical Oyl of Cynamon Cloves and Lozanges of Dyambra of each alike cut into small peeces half an ounce to be taken about a spoonfull at the times aforesaid A Confection for the same TAke Anise-seeds Fennel-seeds Carua-seeds Coriander-seeds White Ginger of each 3. Drachmes and half Calamus aromaticus Nutmeg of each 1. drachm Cynamon Licorish small cut of each 2. drachmes White-sugar dissolved with Rose-water one pound and half Musk 2. grains Make hereof a Confection to take in little morsels A Powder for Bruises and against Congealed blood TAke Mummy and Dragons blood and Terra sigillata or Lemnia of each two drachmes Sperma Caeti 1. dra Rhubarb half a drachm Make hereof a Powder The dose is 1. drachm 4. scruples A good Conserve in hot Pestilent Fevers restoring the spirits consumed with heat TAke the tart flesh of Cytrons quite from the seeds with a wooden Instrument 3. pound Water 1. pound Sugar well refined 3. pound and a half Boyl it in a glazed Pipkin stirring it with a wooden Spatter untill it comes to the consistance of a Conserve A Physicall Bag to dry up and stay Rhumes TAke Milletseed half a pound Anise-seeds Fennel-seeds Carua-seeds Comin-seeds Camomile-flowers Tops of Dill of each 1. oun make them hot in a pot and put them into a Bag and apply it hot to the head or any part that hath a cold Rhume to trouble or Palsey it A Physicall Bag or Quilt for a cold Stomach TAke dry Wormwood Mints Anise-seeds 2. ounces Rynds of Cytrons half an ounce Galange Cipporus Cloves of each alike Mastick Corall Anise-seed-rootes of each 2. drachms make a Quilt for the Stomach For a Pain in the Side TAke one Pint of the Carminative Decoction of Diacatholicon half an ounce of Kitchin Sugar 3. ounces of Oyl of Camomile 2. oun of Salt a small handfull wherewith make a Glister at night take half an ounce of London-Treakle dissolve it in a draught of Camomile or Carduus-Posset so drink it bedward and sweat after it In your sweating now and then drink a little Mace-Ale also anoint the pained side with oyl of Dill hot or make a quilt of Camomile or Mellilot-flowers also the herb of Camomile and Pellitory of the wall of each 3 good handfuls of Dill-seed 4. ounces of the seeds of Anise Fennel Comin of each 2. ounces make a quilt about the bignesse of two Trenchers square Then boyl this quilt in milk for half an hour after presse it very well between two Trenchers so apply it as hot as may be endured to the pained side all night An Excellent Syrrop for a weak Stomach TAke Cynamon grossely bruised Sea-wormwood of each a quarter of a pound Red-Roses 1. ounce the Juyce of Quinces and Sherry Sack one pint and 3. quarters put them into a stone-bottle close stopt and set them to infuse in a pot of warm water four and twenty hours then take them out and give them one boyling or two then strain them after boil the same into a Syrrop with a pound and a quarter of fine Sugar Take hereof every morning two or three spoonfulls so likewise in the Evening either alone or in a little mint-Mint-water This Syrrop is very effectuall to strengthen a weak Stomach Liver to excite a dejected Appetite to make the Bowels hardy and strong and to take away their weak wearish tendernesse and comfort their retentive faculties A comfortable Syrrop to be taken against Melancholy TAke the clear juyce of Burrage Buglosse and Pippins of each half a pound The Juyce of Sorrel Endive and Hops of each 2. ounces Cynamon and yellow Sanders of each 1. drachme clarifie them with the white of an Eg and boyl them into a Syrrop with a pound and half of fine Sugar then hang therein this tied in a Button Saffron half a drachm of Scarlet-Dye one drachm 6. grains of Ambergrease of Lignum Aloes one scruple For the Green-Sickness TAke of Sena half a pound Polipodie 4. ounces Epithymum 2. ounces Agarick Rhubarb of each one ounce sweet Fennel and Anise-seeds of each an ounce half Salsaperilla 5. ounces Sassafras one ounce Make a Bag for three Gallons of new Ale and about 2. or 3. dayes after it hath done working drink of it both evening and morning without intermission the quantity of 5. ounces about 2. or 3. dayes after the ending of this bleed in the Arm then rest one day after take the Steel-wine for a fortnight then rest for 2. or 3. dayes Lastly take the Pills de tribus Farnelii the quantity of half a drachm or somewhat more at a time one hour at least before Supper thrice a week Another for the Green-sicknesse FIrst vomit then for four or five dayes take Worm-wood-beer and Conserve of Worm-wood afterwards purge as before once then take the Steel-Electuary or Steel-wine using after that great exercise after the Electuary use Worm-wood-beer or Wine and once in five or six dayes purge with the Extract Rhudius a Pill so called or otherwise as before and seven or eight dayes before the time of the Courses or towards the new Moon bleed in the foot use the Steel-wine set down in London-dispensitory taking from half an ounce to an ounce or the Steel-wine thus In a quart of White-wine put half an ounce of prepared Steel and 1. drach of Cloves and Mace and more of this take 2. ounces at the first according by degrees unto 6. ounces A Cooling Julip TAke Barly-water sorrel-Sorrel-water of each half a pound Julip and Syrrop of Violets Syrrop of the Juice of Cytrons of each 1. ounce Oyl of Vitriol two or three drops mingle them make a Julip very pleasing to Cool To make the Pills of Rosetta for Quitting the Stomach of soil and for helping Concoction TAke one pound of pure Aloes powdered and searced and put it into an Earthen vessel glazed whereunto put so much Juice of Damask-Roses or Rose-water as to make it of the consistance of Honey Then set it upon
good handfuls Sena 4. ounces boyl all in Water for a Bath to bathe in and give the Patient half a pound of each of Lupine Flower and red Cycers into the Bath to rub himself withall A Receipt to bring out the Small Pox. TAke two Figs sliced a spoonfull of Harts-horn steeped a few Mary-gold-Flowers and Tops one Leaf of Carduus Benedictus and a little Saffron boyl them in Posset-Ale and give the Patient to drink thereof To hinder Dinting TAke Beef-broth and bathe the Scabs therewith after take the Fat of Calves-Feet boyled and beaten white with May-dew and Rose-water anoint the face withall Or take white-wine and Butter of each a quarter of a pound boyl them together and use to bathe the Face often or melt salt-butter put into cold-water so anoint the Face withall A Bath for cold Diseases or Palsies BOyl Juniper-berries Broom-seed 20. good handfuls Penny-royall Origanum Hysop Time Sage Satureia Bayberries Rose-mary Camphery Pellitory of Spain of each 2. good handfuls Guaicum Sassafrass of each 1. pound boyl them in water enough to bathe them A Lotion for the Feet to induce Sleep TAke Malloes and Lettice of each 2. good handfuls Poppy-heads in number ten the rindes of Mandrake-roots Baum of each 1. oun Flowers of Water-Lillies Mellilot of each a good handful Dil-seed half an oun boyl them in water wherein wash and bath the feet bed-ward but do not dry them and wrap them up in a cloth wet in the same A good Restorative for weak Convalescent persons after a long and tedious sicknesse TAke Pine-Apple-Kirnels Pystaches of each 4. ounces fine White-Sugar half a pound Red Corall 1. drachm and half Cynamon 1. drachm species de gemmis Frigide 2. drachmes Nutmegs half a drachm Mace 5. grains Conserve of Burrage Cytron-Pils preserved of each 1. ounce and half Pearl 1. dram and half white Burrage-water make paste and yce it over with Sugar Cynamon To make a Caudle for restoring good Blood TAke white-wine and water of each a like quantity Rose-water one spoonfull two Yelks of Egs sweetened wel with Sugar together with some Cynamon boyl it a while so drink thereof A Powder against the winde in the Womb. TAke Cynamon 1. dra Saffron half a drachm Cassia Lignea 2. scr white Amber 1. scruple mingle them make a Powder and give it in white Lillie-water or Lark Spur. Another for the same TAke Cynamon Saffron of each 1. scruple Borax 4. scr give it in Mugworth-water A Pultes to binde the Belly in Fluxes proceeding from a cold Cause to be applyed to the Belly TAke Tostes of bread steeped in Vineger 6. ou beat it in a morter and add Mace Mastick Mirtle-berries Stones of Rasins Cloves Galany Flowers of Pomgranats of each 1. ounce Oyl of Worm-wood and Mints of each 2. ounces make a Cataplasm A Pultes to soften the hard swelling of the Liver and Splene TAke Marsh-Mallow-roots of each 3. oun Malloes Violets Holy-oaks or each 3 good handfuls Flowers of Camomile Mellilot of each 1. good handfull Figs six Tops of wormwood 2. small handfuls boil them in water untill they be tender and strain them in a course searce then add Flower of the Flowers of Camomile Anise-seeds of each 1. ounce Flowers of Lin-seed Fenny-greeke Goose-grease and Oyl of Camomile Lillies Fresh-butter Marrow of a Calf Oyl of Flowers de Luce of each 1. ounce mingle them make a Pultes whereunto add a little Vineger A Pultes to ripen and supporate Biles and Tumors TAke Marsh-Mallowes and Mallow-Roots half a pound Mallowes 1. good handful Bread 1. pound Boyl them in water and strain them through a searcer and with 4. oun of Barrowes-grease make a Pultes A Pultes for Bruises TAke of both the Camphery-roots of each 3. ounces Camomile and Mellilot of each 2. good handfuls Saffron 1. scruple Beanâ—-flowers 2. ounces Fennegreek 1. ounce boyl them in water and add Worm-wood and Comin-seed of each half an ounce make a Pultes A Pultes to allay heat and Inflammation in any part TAke Marsh Mallow-roots 3. ounces Malâ—lowes with the roots Violets Blank Vâ—sâ—â— Chick-weed of each a good handfull Flowers of Camomile Violets powdered and Boâ—â— 1. small handfull boyl â—hem in fat Mutter-broth or water and add Hoggs-grease half a pound make a Pultes A Gargle for inflammation in the Throat c. TAke Plantine Cinque-foil Bramble-Leaves Columbine Straw-berry-Leaves Honey-suckles Red-Rose-leaves Jewsears Sage of each half a good handful Barley one ounce Licorish half an ounce boyl them in water and to one pound ad Melcosatum four ounces Allom one dr make a Gargle to be used luke-warm And for sore throats you may put to the aforesaid one dr of Salpruneliae to cool cleanse and dry more This Salpruneliae in Ale with Honey will cure Sore-throats very well If the sore in the Mouth or Throat be foul and Sordid to this Gargle you may add Aegyptiacum allayed first with Vineger and Honey of Roses or take Plantine water half a pound Syrrop of Mulberries 3 ounces and a little Oyl of Vitriol to make it a little tart For foul and Eating Sores TAke Sublimate 4 grains Plantine Rose-water of each 3 ounces dissolve it and touch the place and Gargle sometimes luke-warm A Gargle to draw Fleam TAke Sage Rose-mary Time Origan of each one good handfull boyl them very well and to half a pound put Oxmiel three ounces Mustard one or two good spoonfuls or else boyl Sage in Vineger and put to it Mustard and Honey A Gargle for Sore Throats called in the shops Mouth-water made but once for all the year in the spring TAke Woodbine-leaves and Flowers halfe a peck Salendine Lawrell or Spurge Sage Rue Mary gold-tops Cytron Rose-mary-tops Cinquefoile Valerian Agrimony Perry-winkle St. Johns-wort Veronica or Speed-well white Collumbine leaves Scabious Scrophulania of each a good handfull Boyl them in a Galon of running water to the East into two parts standing first one night in infusion then being boyled strain them hard and adde one ounce of Alom of the Cork and four ounces of Honey Then boyl it again and skim it as long as any that riseth afterward let it settle one night In the morning pour out the clearest which keep for use putting thereunto about 4 ounces of Vineger A Gargle for an unsavory breath TAke Rose-water Mirtle water Orenge-Flower-water of each 2. oun Musk 3. gra Amber-grease 6. grains Salt a little more Musk and Amber-grease you may put in for greater persons A Moderate suppository to loosen the Body TAke Honey thickned 1. ounce hieriae species Hierae picrae aloes or Agarick 1. scruple Salt half a scruple or add Salgem or Mustard 2. scruples make a Suppository A stronger Suppository TAke Honey thickned half an ounce Scamony Salt of each 1. scruple or take Honey concrete 2. ounces Euphorbium half a scruple powder of Colloquintida 5. gra powder of white Hellebore 2. ounces Salt 1. ounce Hierae picrae half an ounce make a
dr make a Glisters Also the Corminative Decoction hath the same effect A Glister to purge Melancholy TAke one pint of the Common Decoction wherein boyl Burrage Buglosse Fumitary flowers of Camomil Mellilot and Dill to the which put Diacatholicon 1. ounce Hamech half an ounce Oyl of Dill Violets and Lillies of each 1. ounce make a Glister To stay bleeding at Nose PUt up Tents of Towe in powdered colcated Vitreol burnt red with the white of an Egg which doth presently cauterize the vein and sear it up A Powder outwardly applyed to bind astringe in Bleeding TAke of Frankincense 1. dr Aloes half a dr make them into powder which temper with the white of an Egg to the consistance of Honey Then put thereunto the soft hairs of a Hare and apply it to the bleeding wound Sore or vein plentifully and tie it on To take away red Spots Freckles and Pimples in the Face TAke of Mercury Sublimate powdered 1. dr the which dissolve in half a pound of fair water upon hot embers in a Pot put to it the â—uice of Lemmon so use it Of Nasalls deterging these are used to purge the Head by the Nose and are of excellent use in Apoplexical Diseases Lethargies or dead sleep TAke Barley-water a pound Honey Roses or Syrrop of Stecados 4. ounces mingle them and snuf into the Nose a moderate quantity at a time Liquid Nasalls for Fleam TAke the distilled water of Hysop Sage Marjoram Betony Piony half a pound White-wine 2. ounces Juice of Mercury Anagalis of each 1. ounce Honey or Oxmiel Scilitium an ounce and half for a Nasall to be snuffed up warm will bring down Fleam in abundance and to increase more the drawing down of Fleam you may boyl in the waters 1. drachme and half of Agarick trochiscated A Nasall to draw down Choler TAke Barley-water wherein you may put 1 dr of Diagredium and 2. ounces of the Syrrop of Roses A Nasall to draw down Melancholy USe the Nasall for the Fleam wherein you may boyl Sena or black Hellebor or Polipody or Epithymum A Nasall against an ill smell proceeding from the Nose TAke the juice of Marjoram Rose water of each 2 ounces of the flowers of Orenges one ounce Honey of Roses strained half a dram Musk 1 grain Amber-grease two grains mingle these together and snuf them up into the Nose Directions how to Govern a Woman in her first conception before in and after the great work of labour that she may know how to foster it and hold it fast till time of Maturity then how with ease and good speed to bring it into the world and after how to reduce her selfe to her wonted state of health THerefore to preserve her Infant and prevent Abort or miscarrying this ensuing Remedy is commended to be taken Take of Coriander seed prepared 2 drachms of the root of Bistort the shavings of Ivory and red Corrall of each a drachm of White Amber Christal or each a scruple Alkermes half a scruple Sugar dissolved in 4 ounces of Rose-water make Tabelets each of them weighing a drachm Let the patient take one every other day in the morning and in the Evening between whiles Let her sup up a rear new Egg thickned a little with Magisterium of Pearl or fine Powder or red Corral But if her Brests after their filling should begin to lessen and fall it is a presage of future Abort she must then apply these sear-clothes hereafter following Take the Root of Bistort of Corianders of each t o dr of unripened Gales of red Sanders and Hipecistidos of each one dr of Ladanum a Gum Mastick of each half an ounce of choice Frankincense of Bdellium the Gum of a Tree in Arabia of each two dr of Coral Amber of each one dr powder these which are to be powdered and with Oyl of Mastick Turpentine and Wax make two or three Searclothes Apply them sometimes to her Loyns and sides and sometimes too under the Navil she must avoid all sudden and violent motions both of the mind and body as Coughs Sneesings Frights also Spices and strong Wines and thus much before labour In Labour to procure ease and speed take of the Powder as followeth Take of the root of white Dictamne of the Stones of Dates of Borax of each 2. scruples of Cynamon Cassia Lignea Amber Fine Pearl of each 1. scruple of Saffron half a scruple make a small powder which divide into two equall parts and let her take one part in a draught of the Water of white Lillies or Posset-Ale made with Renish Wine and the other part let her take about six hours after if need require if she should be subject to fainting or swouning before or after Labor take now and then a spoonfull of this excellent Cordiall as followeth Take of borage-Borage-water rose-Rose-water strawberry-Strawberry-water and Renish-wine of each 2. ounces of the Species of Diamargaricum Frigidum 1. scruple make a warm infusion for the space of an hour then strain and adde thereunto Manus Christi made with Pearl 4. ounces of the Syrrop of Baum 1. ou of the Syrrop of Lemons and the Syrrop of Gilley-flowers of each 2. ounces of Oriental Besar Vnicorns-horn and amber-grease of each 6. grains make a Cordial Julip After Labour Many times great pains and panges do follow women newly delivered for which this plain simple Remedy is very good Drink a good draught of bear boyled with a spoonfull of Camomile-flowers and in greater pains let her drink 6. ounces of the Oyl of sweet Almonds fresh drawn To dry up Milk a quick and safe Remedie is neu sponges wet in vineger wherein a handfull of comin-seed bruised is boiled tyed close to the Brests also anointing them with Vnguentum populeum To procure store of Milk use Posset-drink made and boiled with Fennel and the sweet seeds of Anise seeds and Fennel Also to cause speedy Labour take 3 or 4 drops of the distilled Oyl of Nutmegs in a spoonfull of white-wine These Remedies are approved to be safe sure and forceable to effect what is desired A Restorative-broth for weak persons TAke an ounce and half of very good Salsaperilla and half an ounce of China sliced a spoonful of Hartshorn scraped and a spoonfull of Ivory Infuse them 3 or 4 houres in 3 pints of chickin-broth upon hot embers and close stopt then boil it to a pint and a half with a few Rasins stoned and two or three Dates whereof drink every morning a glassefull Adde towards the end of the boiling half a spoonfull of Marigold-flowers A Cordial against Melancholy vapors c. TAke of Baum-water half a pound of Burrage and Rose-water of each 2 ounces make it a little tart with a few drops of the oyl of brimstone in which infuse cold 1 scruple of Saffron for 4 houres then put to it half an ounce of Burrage and Buglosse which let stand for 4 or 5 houres more then let it run thorow an hipocras bag whereunto put dulcified
sufficient quantitie of water till half be consumed so use it A very good Syrrop to be taken against cold diseases of the Brain and Sinews as the Palsey Falling-sicknes the Cramp and water distilling out of the head lying TAke of the Flowers of Stechados 4 ounces of Time Calamint Origanum of each 1. ounce and half of Sage Bettony-flowers and Rosemary of each half an ounce of the Seeds of Rue Pyony Fennel of each 3 drachms Boil them in 10 pound of water till half be consumed When the decoction is strained boil it again to a syrrop with sugar and honey of each 2 li. and candie it with Cynamon Ginger Calamus aromaticus or Nutmeg of each two drachms which being bound up in a course cloth with open threeds must be hanged in the syrope To binde in Fluxes of the Belly and to comfort withall the Stomack TAke a quarter of an ounce of Ising-glasse which lay to steep in water 12. houres after boil the same in a quart of milk wherunto put a slack or two of Mace two Dates sliced in the middle with the stones keep it stirring till the one half be consumed take hereof 7. or 8. spoonfuls morning and evening use to take the same for a week or ten days together if occasion so require you may therefore provide a better quantitie of the aforesaid things as 1. ounce of Ising-glasse half an ounce of Dates 3. or 4. penyworth of Mace So long as you may use hereof take withall these Waters mixt together as followeth Of Baum-water half a li. and a like quantity of Hysop-water dissolve therein a quartern of Sugar over the fire strain and take thereof five spoonfuls one houre after dinner wherunto put 4. or 5. drops of Cynamon-water If the aforesaid do not sufficiently binde put a little Cynamon or the cups of Akhorns powdered therein Against Winde in the Body TAke of Ginger half a ounce Anise-seeds 2 drachms Coriander prepared 1. ounce and half Mace Galingale Cabebes of each a drachm make all into fine powder well searced adding as much sugar as you please Take 1 dram of this powder in four ounces of sweet wine either Muscadine or Malmsie in the morning fasting and afterwards walk awhile Against Pain in the Back TAke the slimie substance of the Camphery root in posset drink and take the same 4. or 5. days together Or take Knotgrasse shread it and mix it with butter make a tansey with all It much profiteth for the said Cure For the Stone in the Kidneys TAke the distilled water of Parseley what quantity you please for one draught whereunto add half a spoonful of the whitest Snail-shels finely powdered with 4. or 5. drops of the Oyl of Turpentine drink it fasting and walk after it for an houre or more For cleansing the Blood TAke the leaves of Sena Polypody of each 3 ounces seeds of Fennel and Anise of each 1. ounce Hermodactils 2. ounces and half Salsaparilla 3 ounces Sassafrasse thin sliced 2 ounces Agarick sliced 1 ounce Rhuberb half an ounce Ginger a quarter of an ounce Scurvy-grasse Brooklime Watercresses of each 3 good handfuls Red dock-roots 2 ounces put these into a Boultering-bag and boil it in 4. gallons of Ale or Bear and let the bag hang in the vessel Take every morning the quantitie of 4 ounces or more according to the nature and condition of the body A Julip for a Tertian Fever TAke Endive Succory Sorrel Strawberry-leaves violet-leaves of each a good handfull French barley a good handfull Rasins stoned half a pound Aniseseeds 1 ounce one stick of Licorish decoct these in a pottle of faire water to the consumption of half Take hereof 7 or 8 ounces in the morning at a time A Purge for the same TAke the Pills of Cochi aureae of each half an ounce mix these together and make a Masse and take the weight of nine pence for the Dose A Dyet Drink to open and temper the Liver TAke the Roots of Fennel Parsly Dock Coroch Knee-holm of each half a good handfull the leaves of Endive Buglosse Fumitary Harts-tongue Agrimony Garden wormewood Cetrach of each a good handfull the back of the roots of Capers half an ounce Boyl these in a convenient quantity of Whey till a third part be spent then clarifie the same whereof drink in the morning fasting at the least half a pound at a time A Receipt to make purging Prunes Rasins and Currents TAke of Prunes half a li. of Sena 1 ounce Mechoacon 3 drachms Turbeth 3 dr of borage-Borage-water Baum water and rose-Rose-water of each 4 ounces boyl them a little then strain them whereunto add Manna 2 ounces and Sugar a sufficient quantity to make the Liquor into a Syrope A Restorative Broth for weak and consuming Bodies TAke half an ounce of the best China thin sliced infuse the same the space of foure and twenty houres in four Pintes of fair Spring-water in a Pipkin close stoped standing upon hot Embers Then put therein a small Chickin or a little peece of the Rack of Veal and so set it over the fire made of Charcoals to boyl gently and put therein a Succory-root the pith taken out of the Leaves of Agrimony Buglosse Cetrach and Edive of each a good handfull of Hartshorn a quarter of an ounce at the least scraped and a crust of White bread the which boyl till half the Liquor be consumed then strain it and with a convenient quantity of fine Sugar make the same fit for the taste Hereof let the party take in the morning early and in the afternoon about four of the clock at every time the third part of a pinte warm and so every day for the space of three weeks Remedies for the Hemorrhoids TAke the third part of a pinte of Milk and so much of Smiths-water wherein quench Gads of Steel Oftentimes put into the same 2 ounces of the juice of Clary so inject luke warme Take a pinte of Milk and boyl it in boyling slack it often when it riseth with Plantine-water so continue doing till a pinte of Plantine-water be put in about the slacking of the Milk Then take it off the fire and put thereunto 3 ounces of Mel rosarum wherof drink at your pleasure Take the white of an Egge 4 ounces of Fresh Butter out of a Chirne well washed and of Saffron a scruple work these together whereof at times put up a little into the fundament for ceasing paine but if the pain continue to the aforesaid add 2 good handfulls of Night-shade and then it will be much more effectuall for the said purpose Also take Mastick and Frankincense of each a good handfull powder and straw it upon coals of fire in a Chafindish put it into a close stool so fit over it to take the fume thereof and apply an Hagtaper-Leaf to the place Also take the Roots of Pilewort and Mutton-suet and shred them both together small then boyl the same and strain them so keep them for use to
for a good while together and by using this means by the blessing of God upon it have recovered the same again and seen as clearly and as perfectly as ever they did before Another approved Medicine to clear the Eye-sight MAke a Powder of Fennel Anise and Elicampany and temper them with Aquavitae and then dry them again and eat hereof every morning and evening a pretty quantitie and it will not onely clear your Sight but also purge Winde and make one that is old seem young a long time after Another excellent Remedie for the Eyes TAke pure new White-wine and infuse therein the herb called Eye-bright and Wood betony of each a small handfull and so let it remain for the space of 3 days together then seeth it with a little Rosemary in it and drink hereof a good draught both morning and evening and it will help you and cause you to have your sight both perfect and good Accustome your self also to eat every morning a new laid Egg rear rosted and put therein some of the powder of Eye-bright and that will likewise do you much good to the clearing and perfecting of your sight An excellent Medicine to preserve the sight and to clear the Eyes TAke a handful of Eye-bright bound together put it into a gallon of Beer when it is newly cleansed let it hang in the midst of the drink and let all work together until the drink be clear and ripe to be drunk according to the common use and then drink as oft as you will It were not amiss to every handfull of the herb to avoid windiness to add 2 drachms of Fenel-seed well dusted and a little bruised This hath been truly proved For a Web or Pearl in the Eye TAke the White of a new laid Egg beaten to an oil and the juice of Dasie-roots and leaves and of the juice of the roots leaves of brown Fennel and of the juice of the leaves and roots of the white Honey-suckle with the 3 leaves take of these joices two good spoonfuls and put it to the White of the Egg and a little spoonfull of pure honey and a spoonful of womans milk and one spoonful of Rosewater and a half penyworth of Spermacaeti and as much White-sugar-candy beaten and as much white Coporas as a good Nutmeg made into fine Powder labour them all well together with a silver spoon and scum off the foam and put it into a glass and keep it close stopt and lying on your back with a feather drop 2 or 3 drops at a time into your Eye use it 3 times a day till it be well For the Rheum in the Eyes and to cure the Redness of them ANoint the Eyes 3 nights together with thin Cream and then anoint them other three nights with live Honey and it helpeth A marvellous good Remedie for the Tooth Ach. TAke a little Honey and set it on the fire and put there into some of the bark of a tree called a White Bullace-tree or else the bark of the Elder-tree either of them will serve being cut into very small pieces take also a little quantitie of Ginger and some Bay-Salt Mingle these together and apply it warm to your Tooth and you will finde present Remedie A marvellous good Medicine to drive away the Itch. TAke something to make you sweat 2 nights one after another viz Mithridate with water of Carduus Benedictus Afterwards purge your self with this Purgation following viz half an ounce of Diaphenicum and Hamech mingled with Honey or Syrop of Roses also with a little Flesh broth as the Broth of a Chickin or knuckle of Veal or the like taken in onely in the morning and so continue your going to stool by often taking in some warm broth or caudle Afterwards use this cooling Drink viz Take 2 good handfuls of Sorrel of the herb called in the shops Fumus terrae Agrimonie Scabius Cinquefoil Endive Succory Harts horn of each a good handfull boil them all in some quantitie of Buttermilk or Whey and when it hath well boiled take it off from the fire and to make you purge wel take a pinte thereof add to it half an ounce of Sena Take hereof every morning a good draught and it will give you every day a small purge and by this means with the blessing of God thereupon you shall in a very short time be cured A present Remedie for the Itch. BOil the Roots of Elicampany boil them very soft and mix them in a Mortar with fresh butter and with the powder of Ginger of these make an excellent Ointment against the Itch Scabs c. To take out a Burning TAke Lambs-blood if you have it or Chickins-blood warm from the Lamb or chickin if you can if not warm it and so bathe the place burnt therewith Another excellent Remedie for a Burning TAke Cassel-sope and stir it on the fire untill it be as thick as Salve and make plaisters thereof and lay them on the place that is burnt or anoint the same therewith and it will take away the heat or burning For the Bloody Flux STill Frogs as you do Herbs or Flowers or any thing else but you must put nothing unto them but the Frogs take 2 or 3 spoonfuls of this Water in any thing that you will drink and you shall finde present case An excellent Medicine for the Stone or Gravel TAke some quantitie of White wine Nutmegs a smal quantitie of Oil and sugar also Limons if they may be had mingle these together and take it in It is also exceeding good for the Collick An excellent Meath to cleanse the Stomack preserve the Liver and very good against the Stone TAke fair Spring-water and put as much honey to it that when it 's warm and well stirred together it will bear an egg the bredth of a groat above the water let it stand so all night close covered the next day set it on a clear fire and boil it still scumming it as long as any will rise then put into it 3 handfuls of Agrimony and 2 handfuls of Pellitory of the wall Cynamon 3 ounces Ginger 2 ounces and 4 or 5 Nutmegs grosly bruised put the Spice into a little bag with a bullet of lead or a stone to make it stick put the herbs and spice in a kettle together and let them seeth about half an hour then take out the herbs when you take off the Meath from the fire let the bag of Spice be put into the barrel with it but it must stand till it be quite cold before you tun it This quantity of herbs and spice will serve 10 or 12 Gallons of Meath which is an excellent thing to cleanse the Stomack preserve the Liver and wonderfull good against the Stone A soveraign Remedie for the Mother and Winde about the Heart TAke Licorish Fennel-seed Anise seed Alexander-seed of each a like quantitie beat them together then take Cynamon and Saffron and beat them to powder and temper
112 127. For the Tisick p. 140 For a hollow Tooth p. 112 To fasten he Teeth p. 101. V. TO put away Venome from the Heart p. 123 For an Ulcer p. 88 How to make Unguentum-Nutritum p. 122 Receipts for Vomits p. 24 A Vomiting-Water p. 51 W. WArming Medicines for cold Diseases p. 26 38. To take away Warts p. 107 For those that cannot hold their Water p. 125 For those that cannot void Water p. 97. 98 125. For weak convalescent persons p. 30 37 49 61 For young Children that are Weak in their Limbs c. p. 124 To heal a Whitflaw p. 108. See Biles Fellon For Wind p. 14 15 21 31 36 58 76 77. For the Wind-Collick p. 76. 88 How to govern a Woman with Child before in and after the great work or Travel and to cause an easie and quick Deliverance p. 46 For the Wormes p. 13 42 88 100 For a Green-wound p. 85 87 To oure all manner of Sores and Wounds p. 105 21 Y. FOr the swelling of the Yard or Cods p. 103 For the Canker upon the Yard p. 100 To incarnats the skin of the Yard within p. 104. Most Excellent and approved MEDICINES AND REMEDIES For divers Diseases and Maladies Of Medicines that purge Choler ALoes is the Juice of an Herb The Dose is from one dr to two dr in Substance but in Infusion from one dr to three dr It purgeth Choler and Fleam and helps the Diseases of the Stomach and Head but hurts the Hemorrhoides and Fundament Cassia is a long black fistulous round fruit having a black substance within it must by freshly extracted when it is used and it is given to all Ages to the weaker in one ounce and a half to the stronger in 2. ounces or 10. drachmes in the morning and before Supper in Bolus or Potion It purgeth gently without any offence Choler and Fleam from the stomach in the first waies and is good in hot Fevers Manna is a dew falling on Herbs Trees Stones the best is of Calabria The Dose is from 6. drachmes to 2. ounces or 3. ounces It purgeth very gently fleam and yellow Choler Cytrine Mirabolins is a Fruit of the Arabians the Dose is from 2. drachmes to half an ounce in substance but in infusion from half an ounce to 2. ounces They purge Choler from the Stomach and are good in Fluxes when moderate Astriction after purging is required They are naught in obstructions and their obstruction is let if they be rubbed with Oyl of sweet Almonds Scammony is the Juice of an Hearb the Dose is from 5. grains to 12. grains It worketh upon all humors strongly but especially upon Choler and water It hurteth the Heart Liver Stomach out of his innate property but is corrected with Anise-seeds Dragant Mastick the juice or infusion of Damask Roses and the Conserve of it is given from 1. ounce to 2. or 3. ounces It purgeth Choler Rhubarb is a thick Root from the Indies dying like Saffron It is corrected with the sixth part of Spica Indica or Cynamon and is safely given without any Corrective The Dose is in substance from 2. drachmes to 3. and 4. drachmes It purgeth gently Choler from the Stomach and the Liver and taketh away Obstructions Tamarindes are tart Dates the Fruit of a wild Palm-Tree in the Indies the newest are the best The Dose in infusion or decoction in Whey is from 2. ounces to 5. ounces It purgeth yellow Choler quencheth Thirst cures acute Fevers Whey is a Lenient and Laxative Medicine The Dose is 4. ounces to half a pound and a pound Of Medicines that purge Fleam AGarick is growing on the Trunks or Bodies of Trees as Toadstooles It is averse to the Stomach by reason of his lightnes It swims uppermost and so will provoke to vomit But this ill quality is bridled by adding a third part of Ginger or Salgem It is taken either in substance or in infusion In substance it is taken from 1. drachme to 2. dr And in infusion from 2. drachmes to 3. dr It purgeth grosse roping Slyme and tough Fleam as also yellow Choler Mechoacan an Indian Root a kind of Bryony Root which some call White Rhubarb It is taken in powder or grated from one drachm and a half to 2 drachmes It purgeth Fleam and watry humours without griping It is good in old Head-aches Feavers intermitment Cholicks and Astinatical dispositions Jalap is a kind of Mechoacan and hath the same vertues The Dose is from one scruple to 2. scruples in strong bodies If one scruple or half a drachm be finely searced it purgeth very pleasanty without griping hath no taste When any other purge worketh slowly give 1. scruple of this after it and it will forward the other plentifully and safely Turbit is a Gum and white Root given in substance and in infusion as Agaricks His Correction is a third part of Ginger It purgeth tough and thick Fleam and cures long Flegmatick Diseases as Apoplexies Epilepsies Madness c. The Seeds of Carthamus or Lincus is given from 2. drachmes to 5. drachmes It purgeth Fleam and Water It is a friend to the Stomach Colocynthis is the Fruit of a wild Gourd his Pulp which is in use must be white and fresh It is corrected with Ginger Cynamon Cloves Mastick Dragant It is seldom given alone but in infusion with other purging decoctions or added to Pills It purgeth Fleam Choler mucous humours It is good in great and inveterate Head-aches Megrims Epilepsies Apoplexies Vertigoes or Giddiness Gout Sciatica Asthyma Flegmatick Cough and difficulties of breathing Harmodactils is a known Root The Dose is one drachm or one dr and a half his Corrections are Cynamon or Ginger It is more used with Decoctions with other Purges then alone It purgeth grosse Fleam from the Joynts Elacerium is the Juice of Wild Cowcumber The Dose is from one grain to one grain and a half or 2. grains or 3. grains in robust bodies It purgeth Water Fleam and Choler strongly but churlishly It is corrected with Tragacanth Mastick Cynamon Euphorbium is a Gum the Dose is from one grain to a drachm and in mixtures with Pills to 10. grains This is rarely used alone but in Pills called Pills of Euphorbium The Dose is one dr It helps Cholicks and very cold Diseases of the Belly Head and Joynts Mirabolana Chebula drawes away Fleam The Dose in substance is from 2. drachmes to 4 drachmes in infusion from 1. dr to 6. dr They purge Fleam are good for the Sinews and against Viturnas and sleep-Diseases they whet the Wit and comfort the Stomach Mirabola Bellerica must be used as Emblica Apopanas is a Liquor ferule the best is white within and yellow without It is given from 1. drachm to 2. drachmes It is corrected with Mastick and Spike It purgeth rough Fleam from the Brain Sinews and Brest Vitrum Antimonii the Glasse of Antimony purgeth and vomiteth and avoideth Water and Fleam very much besides other humors It is