of the said Clysters A Clyster for the Collicke of the Belly TAke Mallowes Marsh Mallowes Pellitory of the wall Isope Rue Calamint Peneroyall Origan of each a handfull Fenill-seeds and Cumin-seeds of each two drams Bay Berries halfe an ounce Camomill and Mellilote flowers of each halfe a handfull boyle them all in three pints of water or a little more beginning first with the hearbs and then with the seeds being bruised and boyle them untill halfe be consumed and this decoction will serve for three Clysters Take a quantity of this decoction being strained in the which you shall dissolve fixe drammes of Dia phaenicum and asmuch of Benedict Laxat two ounces of honey of Mercury and as much of oyle of Cammomill or of Rue and your clyster is made which you shall give luke-warme and if the griefe continue you shall renew the said Clyster with the Physitians advice A Clister for the Apoplexie FOr those which are troubled with the Apoplexie if the disease lingers you shall take a quantity of the former decoction in the which you shall dissolve sixe drammes of Benedict Laxat and as much of Hiera Diacolocynthidos paschij with two ounces of honey of Mercury and as much of oyle of Cammomill and so make the Clyster But if the disease be forward or dangerous you shall take a quantity of Ptisan common or Laxative and in the said Ptisan you shall dissolve the said medicaments Another Clyster against the Collicke for the poore TAke Isope Sage Cammomill and Mellilote flowers of each a handfull halfe an ounce of Anniseeds bruised boyle them all in three quarters of a pint of good wine being boyled to a little more then a quarter of a pint in the which you shall mixe three ounces of oyle of Nutts and as much of good honey Another for the poore YOu shall infuse upon hot Cinders or boyle in three quarters of a pint of good wine halfe an ounce of good Sene and as much of green Fenil seeds then straine it and mixe with it the said honey and oyle of nuts A natritive Clyster TAke a quantity of broath or porridge made with the fat of a Capon a piece of Veale and the bloody end of a necke of Mutton boyled together in the which you shall dissolve an ounce of fine Sugar and two yolks of Egges Another for the same TAke a quantity of Hen or Pullet Broath and as much Gelle mixed together with two yolks of eggs and make your Clyster Another for the poore TAke a quantity of milke being boyled with two ounces of good Sugar in the which you shall dissolve two yolks of eggs That before you give any of these nutritive Clysters you must purge the excrements of the belly with an Emollient Clyster Also that in making of these Clysters afore mentioned you may make all sorts of Clysters whatsoever That for little children you must lesson the dose and quantity of the decoctions and medicaments with the counsell of the Physitian The manner to make and prepare Suppositories TAke two ounces of common honey boyle it in a little sauce pan upon a cleare fire untill it commeth to the thicknesse of an Electuary solide that done take it from the fire and stirre into it two drammes of common salt or a dramme of sal gemme in powder mixe them very well together with a Spatule then poure it on a paper being anoynted over with oyle and forme suppositories and when you use them you must dip them in oyle Those which you make for children must be but halfe so big as the other and if you will keep them by you you must put them in suet or in fresh butter or otherwise the aire will dissolve them Other Suppositories which are stronger TAke the said honey being boyled and let it coole a little then mixe in it very well a Spatule common salt and sal gemm of each a dramme and make suppositories Another Suppository WIth the said honey being boyled and a little cooled you may mixe twenty graines of Coloquintida in powder and as much sal gem in powder Another Suppository OR with the said honey being boyled you may mixe forty graines of Scammony in powder For little children you may make suppositories with sope or with the hearb Mercury or with a little waxe candle or fresh butter That in the place of Suppositories you may also put three or foure sugar plumbs of Verdum without muske anointed with fresh butter one after another I would not write any more examples of suppositories because they are little in use and of little effect for the former glysters and laxative Ptisans and purging broaths which follow are farre better and of more vertue A Certaine remedy for to loosen the belly of those which are hard bound and will not take neither Clysters nor Suppositories BEcause there are certaine persons that are so cholericke that they will use neither Clysters nor suppositories for any good in the world not so much for a certaine shame as they have as they are afflicted with their Hemerods as well internall as externall and other diseases thereunto belonging therefore let them use this remedy following which is excellent Take a dramme and a halfe or two drammes of good Sene halfe a dramme of greene Anniseeds put them into a porringer and poure upon them seven or eight spoonefulls of water but if the person bee not troubled with a Cough you may put halfe water and halfe and halfe juyce of Lymons and then cover the said porringer and put them to infuse upon hot cinders or in some other warme place the space of halfe an houre or an houre then straine and squeeze it through a white linnen cloath and put it into three or foure times as much of cleare thin broath or pottage and let it be drunk fasting and some two houres after let the party eate some warme thing But if the aforesaid broath or infusion be disagreeable to some delicates because of the taste of the Sene may squeeze into the broath the juyce of another Lymon but if that cannot please them then you shall make the Infusion as followeth in this case you shall not put your Sene and Anniseeds in Infusion upon hot cinders but in another place from the fire the space of three houres then straine and squeeze it as before and mixe it with the other broath putting to it the juyce of a Lymon and there shall be no ill taste at all This said Infusion or broath of Sene thus prepared dischaâ—geth the belly dissolveth and emollifieth the excrements of the belly which are hard and maketh them passe away without any paine or griefe to the Hemerods which is a good secret But if it happen that the party being long time bound this broath doth not discharge the belly which hapneth but seldome you must reiterete it at night about foure or five a clocke or the next morning Also
seeds Roch Allom and common Salt of each a pound boyle them together in eighteene pints of good Vineger untill it commeth to fourteene pints then straine and presse it and use it as is aforesaid If with the said Vineger compounded strained and pressed you will put three pints of Life water or Aqua vitae it will be excellent To make foure sorts of Balmes to powder and put into the parts of the body The Description of the first Balme TAke dry common salt Allom of glasse of each a pound beate them to powder in a morter then take Balme hearb or hoarie Mints Wormwood water Mints Sage Rosemary Origanum Calamint Time Costus Hortensis the greater and lesser Centory and Scordeum of each sixe handfulls all these hearbs ought to be dryed as I shewed before then put into the great morter and beaten to powder and searced so beating and searcing them untill they bee all searced then mixe with them the Allum and Salt and so use it A Description of the second Balme TAke Hysope Time Sage Lavender Rosemary Wormewood Marjoram Rue and Scordeum of each eight handfulls Ireos of Florence Pepper Ginger Pellitory and dry red Roses of each halfe a pound make them into a powder as followeth The Salt being dry shall bee powdered by it selfe then beate the Ireos pepper Ginger Pellitorie and dry Roses with the other simples beating and searcing them all to powder and when they are all searced mixe with them the Salt and the Balme is made the which use as before written A Description of the third Balme TAke Ireos of Florence Gentian Orange and Citron peeles Ginger Iuniper Berries Cyprus Nuts Benjamin Frankincense Aloes Mirrhe Cinnamon Cloves of each halfe a pound Rosemary Sage Lavender Dill Origanum Cyprus Wormewood Balme Time Scordeum of each eight handfulls make the Balme as followeth First beate well together in the morter the Ireos Gentian Orange and Citron peeles Ginger Iuniper Berries Cyprus Nuts Cinnamon and Cloves with the other simples beating them all to powder and searcing them then powder the Aloes Mirrhe Frankincense and Benjamin with a little Oyle anointing the bottome of the morter and mixe them altogether and the Balme is done A Description of the fourth Balme in case of necessitie SOmetimes one hath not the commodity to get the simples aforesaid as in Armies Townes and Castles assieged when some man of quality dyeth and that his parents or friends will have him preserved for some time to carry to some tombe of his Predecessors then one must make necessity a vertue for having emptied the three bellies as is shewed before wash them and the incisions with common vineger if you have not the commodity to make the compounded or if you have not common vineger take salt water that is salt melted in water and fill them up with this Balme following Take ashes of Willow and Lime of each a sufficient quantity fift it through a sieve and use it but if you have no Lime take Chalke and doe as before being thus embalmed rub and anoint the body over with this Linement following and keepe him in a temperate place not to hot nor to cold A Description of the Linement to anoint the body after it is embalmed TAke Oyle of Olives Roses or Spike one part Venice or common Turpentine two parts make thereof a Linement Warme the oyle upon the fire then put to it the Turpentine stirring them well together and anoint the body all over with it being warme The end of this Treatise A Treatise of Oyntments A Balme or Balsome for all wounds that are newly made TAke two ounces of Aqua vitae put it into two Violls equally divided and put into the one two drammes of Mirrhe and a dramme of Aloes in powder and let it stand untill it hath taken the colour Then put two drammes of Turpentine into the other Violl and let it stand untill that the Aqua vitae hath taken the colour of the Turpentine then put them both together to use it Another for an old and new wound O Liban and Masticke of each an ounce two ounces of Verdegrece asmuch Galbanum an ounce of Turpentine and asmuch Rosin oyle of Olives a pound and halfe a pound of oyle of bitter Almonds and asmuch oyle of poppies white waxe an ounce black pitch three ounces melt your gummes and heat your oyle with the Verdegrece and straine them through a strong cloth and keepe it in a pot or boxe An oyntment for new and old wounds BEate three yolks of egges with the bignesse of a nut of washt Turpentine and a little Beane meale it will keepe but a moneth Another for Apostumes and Boyles HAlfe a pound of Turpentine foure ounces of Virgins waxe as much of Mutton suet a little milke from a woman which hath a male child and a little from one that hath a female child boyle them together untill they be thicke For to eate dead flesh THree ounces of honey put into a new pan or pipkin a dramme of greene Coppras and asmuch of Verdegrece and Allom and halfe an ounce of galls being all in powder stirre them into the honey and boyle them untill they become red For a burne VVAter of Nightshade and of Plantaine yolks of Egges oyle of Roses and Virgins waxe as much of one as of another melt them together and anoint the sore For paine in the head BEate Plantaine with the urine of the diseased and make a plaster and bind it upon the Temples For blacke and blue eyes SAlt honey and wine boyled together and the place anointed Against the swelling of the throat LEaven honey and juyce of Smalladge mixed together and made into a plaister For to stay bleeding in what place soever IVyce of Shepheards purse Masticke Oliban Bolâ— Armenic Dragons blood of each two drammes to make a plaister A washing for a Fistula upon womens Brests LOng and round Plantaine Agrimony Câ—â—ntorie and Wormewood of each halfe a handfull cut them small and boyle them in a new pot or pipkin with a quart of wine untill it commeth to a pint then straine it and wash the pipkin and put into it againe that which is strained and put to it two ounces of honey of Roses and as much Syrup of Wormewood then boyle them a little and when you will use it put a little to warme in a saucer and keepe the rest in a glasse Oyntment or unguent Martiatum TAke Baye leaves three pound Rue two pound Marjoram two pound Rosemary a pound and a halfe Mirrhe a pound the tops of Marjoram and water Mints seeds of Ocimum of each sixe ounces Butter sixe drammes Storax Harts grease Beares grease and Cocks grease of each halfe an ounce Masticke three ounces Frankincense two ounces and a halfe oyle of Nard an ounce common oyle sixe pound Waxe foure pound make an oyntment according to art It is good against cold Goutes the Palsie Sciatica and generally against all diseases of the Nerves A Stomachall oyntment TAke
blâ—dder the seeds boyled with milk and wine are gooâ— to provoke urine and against all diseases of the bladder The leaves beaten with Wine healeth the bitings of dogs Of Oranges ORanges are refreshing and are good in Feavers for to quench thirst the peele is hot and Cordiall Of Lymons LYmons are very good against hot and pestilent Feavers and the Syrup is very good to stay Feavers also the juyce of Lymons killeth wormes in the bowells Of Fruits which refresh the stomacke Of Cherries CHerries are very good to refresh the stomack and against the paine of the belly Olives OLives are also good to comfort and to refresh the stomacke Respases REspases are very good to refresh the stomacke to stay vomitings and are good against the fluxe of the belly Of Fruits which engender seeds FIgges Pine kernells Nutmegs and Pistaches are good to augment and engender seeds Fruits which are good against Poyson IVniper berries common Nuts Pepper Citrons c. are good against venome and Poyson The End of this Treatise To make Preserves dry and liquid Of Preserves which comfort the Heart Preserv'd Oranges CHoose the best Oranges that have the thickest skins cut them in quarters and lay them a soake in water five or sixe dayes then boyle them in honey syrup or sugar to the height Citron peeles preserv'd or Candied TAke Citrons and peele them and cut them into slices and infuse them in water nine or ten dayes then take them out of the water and boyle them in faire water untill they be soft then put them into Iulep or Sugar and boyle them unto the height of Sugar Candie you may Aromatize them with a little Muske or a little Ambergreece In this manner you may Candie Oranges Lymons or any other rind or peeling Of Apples TAe Apples and peele them and cut out the core and the pippins within them and cut them into quarters boyle them in Iulep or Sugar and water well and the next day boyle them againe in Sugar and put them with the Syrup into a pot Of Preserves which comfort the Belly Of Ginger PReserved Ginger or Candied Ginger is very good for the belly and against all hard humors thereof Preserv'd Quinces QVinces preserved and Aromatized as Apples are very good for the paines of the belly and to stay vomiting also against the fluxe of the belly and to strengthen the stomacke and to helpe digestion To make Marmalade TAke eight pound of the flesh of Quinces cleansed from their rinde pippins and stalkes boyle them in water untill they come into a paste then pulpe it through a sieve and boyle it to the height with as much sugar and put it into boxes There are those which boyle it but with halfe so much sugar it is very good for the fluxe of the belly taking it before meales and good against vomitings taken after meales and for the losse of appetite Preserv'd Peares PReserve Peares as the Quinces and Apples and they are very good to strengthen the heart and against the paines of the belly Preserv'd Wallnuts GAther the Wallnuts before they bee hard when they are greene pare them as the Apples and infuse them in water nine dayes changing the water every day then pierce them with a needle or bodkin in three or foure places and boyle them in water untill they be soft then take them from the fire and stick them with Cinnamon and Cloves and boyle them in Sugar and put them into a pot Preserved Cherries GAther Cherries before they be quite ripe put them into Sugar and boyle them and put them into pots or glasses Of Drie Comfits or Candies TAke the Cortex or Rinde of Citrons Oranges Lymons or any other barke or fruit boyle them first in faire water having first infus'd them then boyle them in Sugar to the height and then take them and dry them The end of this Treatise To make all manner of Fumes and Perfumes Of Perfumes and Aromatick smells PErfumes are certaine medicaments simple and compounded the which without putting in the fire will alter the head and hinder all ill smells and corruption of the aire They are also used divers wayes sometimes onely one simple medicament is used and held to the nose as the seed Nigella infused in vineger and wrapped in a cloth or piece of silke and at another time there is mixed many medicaments together and sometimes there are made Pomanders Oyntments and Bullets the ingredients which ordinarily enter into Perfumes are Muske Ambergreece Nigella Marjoram Storax Cloves Ocimum Staechados Spikenard Lavender wood of Aloes Labdanum Roses Violets Saunders water Lillies Camphor and the like You must observe that in making of Pomanders and Bullets you must put the Muske and Ambergreece the last of all the ingredients Perfumes or suffumigations for the head A Suffumigation to stay and dry Catarhes TAke Coriander seeds Roses Nigella infused in Vineger of each an ounce and a halfe Masticke Frankincense of each halfe an ounce gumme of Iuniper two ounces make them into a powder the which strow upon a chasing dish of coales and perfume the cap and clothes for the head you may make them into Trochisques with Rose water and gumme Dragant if you please Another Perfume of the same TAke Frankincense Masticke Labdanum Storax of each halfe a dramme beate them together and make them into Trochisques with gumme Dragant dissolved in Rose water A Suffumigation of a good smell to strengthen the head TAke Trochis of Gallia Muscata a dramme Sage Marjoram and Rosemary of each a dramme and a halfe Cloves and Cinnamon of each a dramme wood of Aloes a scruple foure graines of Muske make them into a powder and use them as before Another Perfume TAke Frankincense Cinnamon and Cloves of each a dramme and a halfe Citron peele a dram wood of Aloes two scruples Mirrhe and Masticke of each a dramme Trochis of Gallia Muscata two drammes Labdanum two drammes and a halfe beate them together with oyle of Mirrhe and forme them into Trochisques Another TAke gumme of Iuniper Masticke Roses of each a dramme Cloves Storax of each three drammes make them into Trochisques with Turpentine Cordiall Perfumes A Perfume against the sincopes or failings of the Heart TAke Frankincense Mastick of each an ounce dry Citron peele halfe an ounce wood of Aloes Storax Cloves Calamint of each three drammes Make a perfume for those that have paines at their heart A Perfume to strengthen the animall and vitall spirits TAke red Roses Staechaedos Rosemary of each a dramme Frankincense two drammes Cloves wood of Aloes of each a dramme and a halfe make them into powder and make a Perfume A Perfume against the corruption of the Aire TAke red Roses Spikenard wood of Aloes Costus Rosemary Masticke red Saunders Bdellium Labdanum Olibanum Saffron of each a dramme and a halfe Dock roots Pepper yellow Sanders of each three drammes Cardamomes Cubebes Camphor of each halfe a dramme five graines of Muske put them into powder and make little
Trochis with Rose water Suffumigations for the Lungs A Perfume against the ulcers of the Lungs TAke Coriander seeds red Roses Mastick Frankincense Mirrhe of each three drammes Benjamin Storax Labdanum Hypocistidos of each two drammes Auripigmentum a dramme powder them and make Trochis with Turpentine and use them being a remedie against the ulcers of the nostrills eares and matrix Another when there is any inflammation TAke Coriander seeds prepared red Roses of each an ounce Labdanum Hypocistidos of each three drammes white and red Sanders of each two drams Poppie heads Cortex Mandragora of each two drammes Storax Benjamin of each a dramme Auripigment halfe a dramme make them into Trochis with gumme dragant dissolved in Rose water A Perfume against the Cough TAke Masticke Frankincense of each three drams all the Sanders of each a dramme Storax Labdanum red Roses of each two drammes make them into powder to perfume night and morning the cap and things for the head Suffumigations for the Matrix A Perfume against the Suffocation THere are made ordinarily perfumes of stinking medicaments against the suffocation of the Matrix as Assafaetida Galbanum Castor and old shooes because of their smell they cause the suffocation to descend A Perfume for to dry the Matrix TAke Aliptae Moschatae or Gallia Moschat halfe an ounce Benzoin Calamus Aromaticus of each two drammes make them into Trochis which put upon a chafing dish and receive the fume into the Matrix with a funnell A Perfume to helpe conception TAke Labdanum Mastick Gall Moschat Cloves Calamus Aromaticus Galingall of each tâ—ree drammes red Roses two ounces Hypocistidos Castor of each two drammes make them into Trochisques with Mucilage of gum dragant Suffumigations for the Ioynts A Perfume against griefe and paine TAke leaves of Wormewood Rosemary Staechados Cammomill of each two ounces Mirrhe Storax Benzoin of each three drammes make them into Trochisques and perfume Cotton and apply the Cotton very warme A Perfume against hard Tumors TAke Cinnabaris two ounces Bdellium Mirrhe Storax of each halfe an ounce make them into Bullets with Turpentine A Perfume to provoke sweat for the Poxe TAke Cinnabaris two ounces Storax Benjamin and Mirthe of each an ounce make them into Trochisques with Turpentine and perfume all the body except the head Another for the same TAke Cinnabaris halfe an ounce Frankincense Mastick of each halfe an ounce Calamus Aromaticus Zedoarie of each three drammes Olibanum Sandarac of each two drammes Ceruse halfe an ounce make them into Trochisques with Turpentine Another Perfume for the Poxe TAke Frankincense two drammes Mastick Iuniper Gumme Hypocistidos of each halfe an ounce Auripigment three drammes Cinnabatis an ounce make Trochis with Turpentine Odoriferent Suffumigations Trochisques of wood of Aloes TAke wood of Aloes Labdanum of each two drammes Benjamin two drammes Storax halfe a dramme Sugar Candie three ounces Muske three graines make them into Trochis with Rose water Trochis of Gallia Moschata TAke wood of Aloes five drammes Ambergreece three drammes Muske a dramme make them into Trochis with gum dragant dissolved in Rose water An Odoriferent Bag. TAke Cubebs halfe a dramme Cloves Nigella of each a dramme and a halfe beate them together and sow them in a little bag Powder of Violets TAke Ireos Root of Florence halfe a pound Roses foure ounces Ciprus roots Marjoram Cloves of each an ounce yellow Sanders Benjamin of each foure ounces Storax an oâ—nce beate them into powder Another powder of Violets TAke Ireos root of Florence foure pound dry Marjoram foure ounces Calamus Aromaticus three ounces Roses and Violets of each five ounces Cloves halfe a dramme Muske a dramme make them into a very fine powder A Pomander TAke Storax an ounce Cloves two drammes Benjamin halfe an ounce Ambergreece halfe a dram Muske fifteene graines powder of Violets a little incorporate them all together with Rose water A Pomander against pestilentiall aire TAke Labdanum Storax of each a dram Cloves halfe a dram Camphor Spikenard Nutmeg of each seven graines beate them into fine powder and make them into bullets with gum dragant dissolved in Rose water A Pomander which looseneth the belly by the smell TAke Scammonie Mirrhe Aloes of each a dram Esula Coloquintida of each a dramme and a halfe beate them well together with the juyce of Coriander and make two Balls Candles to perfume the aire TAke Benjamin Storax of each foure ounces Frankincense Olibanum of each twelve ounces Labdanum eighteene ounces Nigella an ounce Coriander seeds Iuniper berries of each halfe an ounce liquid Storax fixe ounces Turpentine halfe an ounce forme them into Candles with gum dragant and Rose water Odoriferent Candles against Venome and the plague TAke Labdanum three ounces Storax ten drams Benjamin sixe drammes Frankincense an ounce and a halfe Staechados two ounces red Roses Cloves of each three ounces Citron peele yellow Sanders of each three drammes Iuniper berries halfe an ounce Muske and Ambergreece of each halfe a scruple forme them into Candles with gum dragant dissolved in Rose water Musked Sope. TAke foure pound of Castle Sope cut it into small pieces then take powder of Cloves and white Sanders of each two ounces Benjamin an ounce Muske twenty graines incorporate them all together and put to them two or three drops of Oyle of Cloves or Nutmegs FINIS A Table of that which is contained in the first Booke THe manner to make Clysters pag. 1 The manner to prepare suppositories pag. 8 A certaine remedie to loosen the belly of those which are bound and will not use Clysters nor suppositories pag. 9 The manner to make Injections pag. 11 To make Pessaries pag. 12 To make Ptisan simple ibid. To make Barly water pag. 13 The manner to take Bezoar ibid. To make Hydromell pag. 14 To make Ptisan Laxative pag. 15 To make Laxative medicines of divers fashions ibid. To make water of Rubarbe pag. 17 To make a purging broath pag. 18 To make a Bolus of Cassia pag. 22 The manner to make Vomits pag. 24 To make Gargarismes pag. 25 To make Emulcions pag. 26 To make Almond milke pag. 27 To make a Hordeat pag. 28 To make tablets of Sugar of Roses ibid. To make Frontalls pag. 29 To make Oxicrat pag. 30 To make Oxirrhodin ibid. To make Hydrelium pag. 31 To make Epithemes ibid. To make Sternatutories pag. 33 To make Fumes or Perfumes ibid. To make Fomentations ibid. To make Cataplasmes pag. 34 To make Linements pag. 36 An excellent oyntment for a burne pag. 37 To make a refreshing Cerat ibid. To make Colyriums pag. 38 To make Vessicatories ibid. To make washings for the feet and legs pag. 40 Of Baths ibid. A Catalogue of those Instruments whith the rich ought to have in their houses pag. 41 A Catalogue of those medicaments which the rich ought to have in their houses ibid. A Charitable and notable advertisement to the publicke pag. 44 The end of the Table A Table of Treatises and Chapters in
times and then let it settle and so use it If you would take this in a morning it were better to let it infuse all night and the said Ptisan would be better You may also inclose a dramme of Rubarbe cut in small slices with a little Cinnamon or as much of Agaricke with a little Ginger to infuse with it but let it be with the counsell of your Physitian A Laxative Ptisan with Sene Rubarbe and Agaricke TAke three quarters of a pint of good water in the which boyle and scum as is aforesaid an ounce of Licorish then take it from the fire and infuse in it all night a little bag with halfe an ounce of Sene and Anniseeds in the which inclose also the weight of a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe with a little Cinnamon and as much Agaricke with a little Ginger bruised the morning following straine it and presse it through a linnen cloath and this shall be for twice taking Another Laxative Ptisan with Cassia and Sene. TAke an ounce of Licorish prepared the which being boyled in a pint and a halfe of water and well scummed untill there riseth no more scum then you shall put into it the Cassia with the seeds being drawne out of two ounces of Cassia in the Cane then take it from the fire and infuse in it all night the bag with halfe an ounce of Sene and Fenill seeds the morrow morning straine it and take a good glasse full at a time That it was spoken of before concerning this who could not take neither Clysters nor Suppositories and if their bodies be very solid and that they take a good glasse of this Ptisan and it doth not cause them to goe to stoole which hapneth but seldome they may take another glasse at night about foure or five a clocke and another the next morning taking two houres after some thin warme broath Also with the advice of a Physitian one might take this Ptisan three dayes together morning and evening take two houres after some warme broath The excellency of these Ptisans MOreover I certifie you that these Ptisans are of most excellent vertue as well for the rich as for the poore for they cost but little as you see and they are of great effect serving for purging medicines and for Clysters being easie to take because of the Licorish which taketh away the ill taste of the medicaments without hindring their operation therefore you ought to pray for those that invented them and for those that gives you the knowledge of making them in your owne house with ease and yet you ought not to make them without the advice of a Physitian To make water of Cassia TAke halfe a quartern of Cassia in the Cane the which you shall open and put it with the seeds into a pipkin with a pint of faire water and put to it a dramme and a halfe of Cinnamon bruised boyle them a little then straine them and let it coole and take a good glasse full at a time you may also boyle with the said Cassia and ounce of Tamarinds and a dram or two of Rubarbe cut in small pieces One might easily by this methode make the decoctions of Guaicum Sursaparillae and others for those diseases which ought not to be divulged in the curing the which for the honour and health of the diseased needeth not so many testifyings the Physitian Chyrurgion are onely those necessaries keeping silence in their mouths The difference of these things are only for the preparation of the medicaments and the time they ought to be in infusion and in boyling which is a small matter and little paine and easily prepared To make water of Rubarbe TAke halfe a pint of water put it into a pipkin or some other cleane vessell and put into it a dram of Rubarbe cut into small pieces with a little Cinnamon bruised boyle them two or three walmes and straine them and use it You may also boyle in the said water the roots of China and Licorish raspd Harts horne and Ivory and being a little boyled take them from the fire and put into it the Rubarbe and Cinnamon to infuse Also if you will after the said ingredients are boyled and strained you may put in the Rubarbe and Cinnamon to infuse and take it not out untill the water be very faire and well coloured To make the said water of Rubarbe more purging you may put into the cloath with the Rubarbe a dram or two of good Sene. To make a decoction of Sene purgative TAke halfe an ounce of good Sene a dramme of Anniseeds infuse them all night in a quarter of a pint of water in a porringer neere the fire and in the morning straine it through a cloath and put into it the juyce of a Lymon and then put it into as much more pottage or broath and take it fasting There are those that infuses their Sene in verjuyce but it is better to infuse it in juyce of Lymons for the verjuyce is astringent and hinders the working of the Physicke but the juyce of Lymons is Laxative A purging decoction of Sene for the poore THe poore which hath not the commodity to prepare it of this fashion shall take halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of Fenill seed and infuse it all night in a little hot water or Ptisan and in the morning straine it and with some pottage drink it The manner to make and prepare Laxative and purging medicines of divers fashions and with little trouble TAke halfe an ounce of good Sene a dramme of Fenill seeds put them into a porringer and poure upon them a quarter of a pint of water and let them infuse all night neere the fire and in the morning straine and presse them and when it is strained mixe with it an ounce of syrup of Damask Roses and take it luke-warme fasting in the morning and two houres after take a porringer of warme broath and keep your chamber all that day Another Laxative medicine TAke halfe an ounce of Sene with the Fenill seeds being infused all night then straine it and mixe with it an ounce and a halfe of syrup of Damask Roses you may also infuse the Sene and Anniseeds in Ptisan ordinary Another medicine Laxative compounded with Syrup of Roses Sene Rubarbe and Agaricke TAke halfe an ounce of Sene a dramme of Fenill seeds infuse them and boyle them a little in a quarter of a pint of Ptisan or Barly water then straine it and presse it hard in the which being strained you shall infuse in it two drammes of Agaricke rasped with a little Ginger and a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe cut in small pieces and in the morning boyle it a little and straine it and in the decoction which is strained dissolve an ounce of good Syrup of Damaske Roses the which you shall take in the morning and two houres after take a porringer of warme
broath and keep the house all day A Laxative medicine made with a decoction of Roots Hearbs Sene Cassia Rubarb and Syrup of Damask Roses TAke two or three roots of wilde Succory scrape them and take out the pith take also three or foure roots of Fenill and Parsley and prepare them in the said fashion three drammes of Licorish prepared Take also Agrimony Betony Scolopendry Buglosse Burrage and Purslaine and Lettice of each halfe a handfull You may put away the seeds and flowers and wash them all very well then boyle them very well in a pipkin or earthen pot in sufficient quantity of water boyling first the roots then put in the hearbs and then the flowers and seeds with the Licorish then take a sufficient quantity of this decoction strained to make this medicine following Take halfe an ounce of good Sene and a dramme of Anniseeds puâ— them into a porringer and put with it the Cassia which is taken out of halfe a quartern of the Cane a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe cut in small pieces then poure a quantity of the decoction seething hot upon them and cover the porringer and let it stand all night in the chimney corner in the morning you shall boyle them a little upon a chaffing dish of coales and then straine it through a white linnen cloath and in that which is strained mixe an ounce of Syrup of Damask Roses and so take it in the morning fasting keeping your chamber as is aforesaid An easier manner to make the said medicine TAke the said Sene and Fenill seeds boyle them in the said decoction or infuse them in the decoction three or foure houres in some warme place then straine and squeeze it and then put in the Rubarbe and Cassia and let them infuse all night and then straine it and mixe with it the Syrup of Damaske Roses You may keepe these medicaments to boyle in a decoction for a Clyster and then straine it and mixe with it red Sugar Honey Butter or other things proper for the same which is very good This medicine above written is better then if there were Diacatholicon double or Syrup of Succorie with Rubarbe That if you cannot get the roots and hearbs before mentioned you may take Barly water or ordinary Ptisan Another Laxative medicine TAke a dramme of Anniseeds and halfe an ounce of Sene boyle them in a quantity of Ptisan then straine it and mixe with it halfe an ounce of Diacatholicon doubled with Rubarbe a dramme and a halfe of Diaphaeniâ—um and an ounce of Syrup of Damask Roses and take it as is before written A medicine for those which are strong bodies and rusticke TAke halfe an ounce of Sene a dramme of Fenill seeds infuse them all night in a quantity of Ptisan or Barly water then straine it and mixe with it three drammes or halfe an ounce of Electuarium Diacarthum with an ounce of Syrup of Roses A Laxative medicine for those that are soluble TAke halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of Fenill seeds infuse them a in sufficient quantity of water then straine it and infuse in that which is strained all night a dramme of Rubarbe cut in small pieces then straine it and mixe with it two ounces of fine Sugar to make it pleasing and take it A Laxative medicine for little children at nurse TAke halfe an ounce of Syrup of Succory with Rubarb and let it take it with twice as much Ptisan Also you may infuse all night a dramme of Sene in a little Ptisan and Sugar it a little and so let him take it Otherwise you may infuse all night in a little Ptisan or water sugred then straine it in the morning and let them take it as aforesaid To make a Bolus of Cassia TAke sixe ounces of Cassia in the Cane draw it and extract it with the decoction of Fenill seeds as followeth Take halfe an ounce of Fenill seeds boyle them a little and poure them into a porringer then lay a searce over the porringer and so pulpe your Cassia through which being done you may take out with a spoone and then you may wrap them up in bits with Sugar and so put them in wafers soaked in water or wine and some two houres after take some warme broath or the decoction of Sene which followeth The night before you take the Bolus put in infusion halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of Fenill seeds in sufficient quantity of water and juyce of Lymons The morrow morning two houres after you have taken your Bolus you shall straine this decoction and mixe with your broath and so take it keeping your chamber all day Also you may mixe with the extracted Cassia a dram of good Rubarbe in powder That when one mundifieth the Cassia upon the breath of the decoction of Anniseeds or Fenill seeds it hinders the fuming of the Cassia into the head which many times causeth sicknesse A Bolus of Cassia to purge the reines and refreshing EXtract as much Cassia as is aforesaid mixing with it a dramme of powder of Licorish and then take it in bits in a spoone and two houres after take some warme broath in the which you shall put the juyce of a Lymon A Bolus of Cassia with Turpentine for the Gonorrhaea TAke as much Cassia extracted as is aforesaid and mixe with it with a knife or Spatule of wood two drammes of Venice Turpentine not washt and wrap it up into bits and so put it into wafers and swallow it downe and take some broath as is aforesaid Another Bolus of Cassiae TAke an ounce of extracted Cassia which being extracted mixe with it two drammes of diaprunes and make it into bits and take it as is aforesaid Another Bolus for children at nurse TAke three drammes of extracted Cassia newly extracted and dissolve it in a little broath and then let them swallow it A Bolus for the poore TAke an ounce and a halfe of Electuar Lenetiv and swallow it two houres before you take broath Another TAke an ounce of Catholicon doubled with Rubarbe two drammes of Diâ— prun Laxatâ— mixe them together and take them as afore mentioned Another Bolus for the poore TAke an ounce of Electuar Lenetiv two drams of Dia pran Laxat or as much of Dia phenic mixe them together with the point of a knife and then swallow it down two houres before you take broath To make Vomits THat the best time to take vomits is when the stomack is full that is two say after you have eaten for that will cause you to vomit with more case and to void the excrements from the bottome of the stomacke A common Vomit TAke twelve spoonfulls of warme water and three or foure spoonefulls of oyle of Olives or two ounces of fresh Butter melted drinke them and now and then put your finger in your mouth that the vomit shall not stay
it stick not to the ground it is enough then poure it all upon a Marble stone or upon a table well rubd strowing upon the table or stone a little starch in powder through a bolter or linnen cloath and so forme your Lozinges to make them red you may stirre very well in it two drammes of red Rose leaves in powder To make a frontall or binding for the paines of the head caused of cold TAke leaves of Sage Rosemary Betony and Balme of each halfe a handfull boyle them very well in white wine or halfe wine and halfe water then beate them in a morter and put them betwixt two linnen cloaths and bind them hot upon the temples A frontall or binding to cause rest TAke Betony red Roses white Lillies and Violets of each a Pugill white Poppie and Lettice seeds of each two drams beate them all in a morter to powder beginning with the Poppie and Lettice seeds and then with the hearbs and flowers and this powder you may incorporate with oxirrhodin and apply it hot betwixt two cloaths as is aforesaid you may also incorporate them with oyntment of Roses Another refreshing to cause rest TAke a handfull of new dry Roses or of those of Rose Cakes if they be not burnt beate them very well in a morter and incorporate them with oxicrat warme that it may bee something thin then bind it betweene two cloaths warme upon the forehead and temples as before if there be any new fresh Lettices or Purslaine you may beate halfe a handfull with them Another TAke a piece of Rose Cake which is not burnt and cut it with a paire of Scissers just the length and breadth of the forehead then soake it in a platter upon the fire with oxicrat and bind it hot as is aforesaid Another ANnoint the forehead and temples with oyntment of Populeon being well anointed take a cloath and dip it three or foure times in oxicrat hot and then squeeze and bind it upon the temples the oxicrat is made as followeth To make Oxicrat OXicrat is composed of vineger and water but because the vineger hath not alwayes the same property for sometimes it is weake and sometimes to strong it is hard to write of the quantity but you may take upon sixe parts of water one of vineger but the ordinary use is to take as much vineger as water which is best To make Oxirrhodinum TAke foure spoonfulls of good oyle of Roses two spoonfulls of good Rose water and a spoonfull of vineger mixe them well together and your oxirrhod is done which when you goe to use warme it well in a porringer and rub the party with it tying upon it a dry cloath or soake in the said oxirrhod or oxicrat Another TAke three ounces of oyle of Roses and an ounce of vineger mixe them together and use them as before written To make Hydreleum THe said Hydreleum is made mixing sixe parts of water and one of oyle together To make Epithemes An Epitheme refreshing the parts which are temper'd with heat TAke halfe a pint of oxicrat before written put it in a basen and set it upon a chasing dish of coales being hot dip a linnen cloath into three or foure times and squeeze it and clap it hot upon the place affected and lay another dry cloath upon it and when that begins to be cold be ready with another and so do halfe a dozen times This Epitheme is of great virtue and better then those which are made with distilled water or powders for they are hot of themselves A Corroborant and refreshing Epitheme for hot bellies in lingring Feavers TAke Suckory Sage and their roots Agrimony Purslaine Plantaine and Endive of each a handfull red Rose leaves halfe an handfull boyle them all very well according to order in a pint and a halfe of water being first washed and made cleane boyle them to three quarters of a pint of water then straine it and mixe with it sixe or seven spoonfulls of vineger of Roses or common vineger applying it hot with cloaths upon all the belly as is aforesaid An Epitheme to lay upon the region of the heart in malignant and pestilent Feavers TAke a Citron or Lymon peele cut it in small pieces and infuse it an houre or two in a quarter of a pint of good Rose water then straine it and mixe with it the juyce of a Citron or Lymon and it is done which you shall apply three or foure times a day with linnen cloaths as is aforesaid if you mixe with the said Epitheme a dramme or two of Venice Treacle it will be very excellent Another for the same TAke two handfulls of Medowsweet and as much of Scabios and Divells bit seeds of Citron Carduus Benedict and Alkekeng of each halfe an ounce wash and cleanse the hearbs and boyle them in a pint and a halfe of water and a little after put in the seeds being bruised then boyle them to halfe a pint being strained dissolve in it the juyce of a Lymon and two or three spoonefulls of vineger of Roses and the said Treacle the which you shall use as before An Epitheme against the coldnesse of the heart TAke a quarter of a pint of strong wine that is to say Claret or White wine warme it very well upon the fire and use it with linnen cloaths as before You may also instead of Wine use good Aqua-vitae with the councell of a Physitian To make Sternatutories or sneesing powder TAke a little white Hellibor or Euphorbium in in powder snuffe it up into your nostrills out of a piece of a pen or quill To make Fumes and Perfumes An excellent perfume to cast a sent in a chamber and against the ill aire TAke seven or eight spoonefulls of good Rose water tenne or twelve cloves bruised foure or five little pieces of Lymon or Orange peele put them all together upon a chafing dish of coales in a porringer and put them in the middle of the chamber or in any other place and the vapour will rise and give a good sent and throwe out the evill aire Another Perfume TAke seven or eight spoonefulls of vineger foure or five bits of Lymon or Orange peele fourteene or fifteen Cloves bruised put them together in a platter upon a Chasing-dish of coales as before This last perfume is not so odoriferous as the former but it is very good That you must not boyle the said medicament but put them upon so much fire as will raise the vapour There are made divers perfumes for divers diseases with roots hearbs seeds c. the which the Physitian will shew you To make Fomentations and baggs A Fomentation against the Pleurisie TAke Mallowes Marsh Mallowes Pellitory Sage Isope March Violets Cammomill and Mellilote flowers of each a handfull cleanse the said hearbs and wash them and boyle them in sufficient quantity of water and
Vesicatories TAke a dramme of the flies called Cancharides beate them in a morter to powder and mixe with it the double quantity of Vnguent Basilicon and use it take a little of the said confection and spread it upon a linnen cloath or Taffetie and so apply it Another TAke halfe a dramme of the said Flies in powder and beate with it three drams of good Leven and put to it a spoonfull or two of good vineger and use it as before Another TAke a dramme of good Mustard and halfe a dram of the said Flies in powder beate them together in a morter with halfe an ounce of leaven and a spoonfull of vineger and use it as before Be sure that after you have made these things in in the morter that you wash the morter and pestle with hot water An excellent preservative against the Plague TAke a good Citron or Lymon weighing foure ounces cut it in small slices round then put it into a skillet or other cleane vessell with halfe a pint of Medow-sweet water or Cardus or Scabios water boyle it untill all the water be almost consumed stirring of it still with a spoone for feare of burning then take it and beate it very well in a Marble morter with a wodden pestle beating and adding unto it foure ounces of conserves of red Roses two drams of good Venice Treacle and as much of confection of Hyacinth all being well mixed together put them into a galley-pot and take every morning the quantity of a dramme upon the point of a knife fasting two houres after and let children take the quantity of halfe a dramme as soone as you have swallowed it drinke a good glasse of oxicrat or three parts of water and one of Wine And when you feare you have caught some evill infection dissolve twenty graines of the said Treacle in oxicrat or in wine and water and keep your selfe warme Washings for the leggs and feete to provoke sleepe TAke tenne or twelve Lettices five or sixe handfulls of Vine leaves five or sixe Poppie heads being broken and cut boyle them all together in a sufficient quantity of water being boyled take it from the fire and poure them into a large vessell where let the party wash and bathe his leggs and feete the space of halfe an houre beginning above and so bathing downwards with the said ingredients then let there be warme linnen cloaths bound about the parties legs and feet and so put in bed Of Bathes EVery one knoweth now adayes to make and prepare Bathes and halfe Bathes of hot water therfore I will not speake of this much but only this many times according to divers diseases the Physitians prescribe many sorts of Bathes made with roots seeds hearbs c. which being well boyled are poured into a large vessell for the party to bathe with Touching the Hot-houses or dry Baths any Physitian will direct you to them A Treatise or Catalogue of those Instruments which the rich ought to have in their houses FIrst two syringes or bladders fitted with pipes to give Clysters the one for great folks and the other for children A little brasse pot to keepe a Clyster in and to warme it in Another bladder and boxe pipe to lend charitably to the poore Two sieves one very fine to straine medicines and the other to straine decoctions But in stead of the said sieves you may use white linnen cloaths fitting Two pulping sieves the one to pulp Cassia Prunes Tamarinds c. And the other to pulpt roots hearbs c. for Cataplasmes A set of weights of sixteene ounces in the pound and a paire of scales to weigh the medicaments Two Spatuls of iron one bigger then another One woodden Spatule A Marble morter with a pestle of wood A brasse morter with an iron pestle or a pestle of the same A lesser morter with a pestle as before Pots Pipkins Skillets Basons c. To make Ptisans decoctions c. A Catalogue of those Medicaments which the rich ought to have in their houses A Pound of good Sene of Levant Foure ounces of good Rubarbe Foure ounces of good Agaricke Two pound of good Cassia Halfe a pound of good Tamarinds A pound of Electuar Lenetiv A pound of good Catholicon Foure ounces of Diaphaenicum Foure ounces of Benedict Laxat Foure ounces of Hiera Diacolocynthid Foure ounces of Diaprun Laxat Halfe a pound of Lozinges of Diacarthami A quantity of Pills of three or foure sorts Foure pound of good common honey A pound of honey of Roses A pound of honey of Violets A pound of honey of Mercury Two pound of red Sugar Three or foure pound of fine Sugar Halfe a pound of Syrup of Poppies A pound of Syrup of Violets A pot of Syrup of Maidenhaire Halfe a pound of Syrup of Quinces Halfe a pound of Syrup of Mulberries A pound of Syrup of Damask Roses Halfe a pound of Syrup of Succory with Rubarbe A pecke of French Barly Foure ounces of Anniseeds Foure ounces of Fenill seeds A pound of Linseeds A pound of Faenugrecke Foure ounces of each of the greater cold seeds Foure ounces of Lettice seeds Foure ounces of white Poppie seeds Foure ounces of Cardus seeds An ounce of common Pepper Nutmegs and Cloves of each an ounce Foure ounces of Cinnamon A pound of sweet Almonds An ounce of Pellitorie Foure ounces of Azarum root Foure ounces of Masticke Halfe an ounce of Vitriole or Copperas Foure ounces of Sal gem Three or foure pound of good Licorish Halfe a pound of red Rose leaves and as many Violets Cammomill and Mellilote flowers of each a sufficient quantity Foure ounces of raspt Harts-horne A pint of Rose water A pint of Plantaine water A pint of Carduus water A pint of vineger of Roses Two ounces of confect Hyacinth Two or three ounces of good Treacle An ounce of confection Alkermes A dramme of good Bezoar Foure ounces of yellow waxe Foure ounces of white waxe Three ounces of unquen Populeon Three ounces of unguen Rosat Foure ounces of Venice Turpentine Two pound of oyle of Olives A pound of oyle of Roses A pound of oyle of Violets A pound of oyle of Quinces Oyle of Cammomill Lillies Rue and Walnuts of each a pound A Charitable and notable advertisement to the publike IT is necessary for all sorts of people to keepe by them a syringe or bladder and pipe to give Clysters and to make or cause to bee made the said Clysters in their houses for what disease soever hapneth or ariveth there is nothing so proper at the first as a Clyster but if your servant or any other unto you belonging should give a Clyster to any one sicke of the Plague Poxe Measells Purples Dissentery small Poxe Vlcers Sores Boyles or any other pestiferous disease or should lend it to any that should doe the like and come and give you a Clyster with the same pipe without washing and cleansing any of the said dicases would be upon
Betony and Rosemary flowers each of them two shillings eight pence a pound or two pence an ounce Electuaries Electuar Diacassia amounteth to sixe pence the ounce or eight shillings the pound Electuar Lenitive amounteth to five shillings and a groat a pound that is a groat an ounce Diacatholicon as the Electuar Lenetive Diaprunes amounteth to foure shillings the pound or three pence an ounce Electuar Diaphaenicon amounteth to foure shillings the pound Benedict Laxat amounteth to foure shillings the pound or three pence an ounce Confect Hamech amounteth to five shillings foure pence the pound that is a groat an ounce Hiera Picra amounteth to sixe pence an ounce Hiera Diacolocynthidos pachij amounteth to three pence an ounce Of Electuaries solid Diacarthami amounteth to foure pence an ounce Electuar de succo rosar or of juyce of roses amounteth to foure pence an ounce Electuar de Citro solutiv amounteth to two pence the dramme that is sixteene pence an ounce Of Pills Stomacke pills amounteth to tenne pence the dramme Pillul Ruffi amounteth to sixteene pence the dramme Masticke pills amounteth to eighteene pence a dramme Pillul Imperiales amounteth to tenne pence a dramme Pillul sine quibus amount to fourteene pence a dramme Pillul Aureae amount to three pence a dram Pillul Cochiae amount to ten pence a dram Pillul Agregativae amounteth to three pence a dramme Pillul Alephanginae amounteth to three pence a dramme Pillul de Cinoglosso amounteth to two pence a dramme Of Powders and Lozinges Powder of Diamargarit frigid amounts to three pence the dramme Lozinges of Diamargarit frigid amounts to foure pence an ounce That to make Lozinges you must put an ounce of powder for a pound of Sugar Manus Christi amounteth to three pence the ounce Powder of Elect Dianthos amounteth to three pence an ounce Powder of Elect pleres Archontic amounteth to two ponce a dramme Powder of Diatragagant frig amounteth to sixe pence a dramme Powder of Elect Diacalamint amounteth to foure pence a dramme Powder of Elect Diambra amounts to six pence the dramme Powder of Elect de gemmis amounteth to eight pence a dramme Powder of Electu Aromat Rosat amouth to three pence a dramme Powder of Elect Diarrhodon abbatis the dramme amounteth to a penny Powder of the three Sanders amounteth to tenne pence a dramme Powder of Electuar Diamoschum amounteth to three pence the dramme Antidotes Philonium magnum amounteth to sixe pence an ounce Requies Nicolai amounteth to foure pence an ounce Treacle and Mythridat eight pence an ounce Confect de Alkermes and Hyacinth each of them two shillings sixe pence an ounce Trochisques Trochisque of Vipers amounteth to two shillings eight pence the ounce Trochisque Hedicroi amounteth to sixteene pence a dramme Trochisques of Squills amounteth to three pence an ounce Trochisches of Cipheos the ounce amounteth to five pence Trochisques of Capers amounteth to sixe pence a dramme Trochisques of Agrimony amounts to a penny a dramme Trochisque of Diarrhod abbat amounteth to two pence a dramme Trochisque of Alkekengi amounteth to two pence a dramme The Trochisq of Myrrhe amounteth to a penny a dramme Trochis of terra Lemnia amounteth to a penny an ounce Trochis of Campher amounteth to a penny a dramme Trochis of Gallia Moschat amounteth to a groat a dramme Trochis of Alipt Moschat amounteth to three pence a dramme Of Distilled Waters Rose water sixteene pence a pint Treacle water an ounce sixe pence Cynamom water an ounce foure pence Of Roses Oyle of Roses a penny an ounce Oyle of Violets two pence an ounce Oyle of white Lillies dill Rue Marjoram each of them two pence or a penny an ounce Of Oyntments and Plaisters Oyntments and plaisters are of divers prices as sixteene or eighteene pence a pound and two shillings and three pence or foure shillings the pound FINIS THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE SHEVVING TO make Medicaments compounded with great ease and in little time VVritten in French by Philbert Guibert Doctor Regent in the faculty of Physick in Paris Translated out of French into English By I. W. LONDON Printed by Thomas Harper 1639. THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE The first Treatise CHAP. I. A Catalogue of all Instruments necessary to furnish an Apothecary FIrst of all a great Morter of Brasse weighing fifty or sixty pound or more with a pestle of iron A little Morter weighing five or sixe pound with a pestle of the same matter A middle sizd morter of Marble with a pestle of wood and a stone morter with the same pestle A great Bistort with a lesser A Rouler to roule Tablets and Lozinges Two great Spatules of iron two middle sizd and two little ones A square of wood with a naile at each corner to hold the strainers Two great Copper pannes one to boyle decoctions Syrups c. and the other for oyntments and plaisters Two little Possnets of Copper A great Raspe of white Iron to raspe Apples Quinces c. Two spoones with holes in them one great and the other little Two presses irond with their pins of iron A Refrigetory to distill waters of Coperas two or three platters of Iron or Pewter Seales and Weights Three or foure strainers of a quarter broad hemmed Three or foure blanchets of Cotton hemmed One or two Hipocras baggs Halfe a dozen of strong towells to straine decoctions Iuices c. A haire sieve covered Two common pulping sieves to pulpe Tamarinds Cassia prunes c. Two other searses or sieves to passe bitter things An iron Furnace Gally pots or earthen pots to keepe Conserves Electuaries Syrups Oyles Oyntments c. Two great Gally pots and two great earthen pots Three pipkins one bigger then another Two vessels of earth or of brasse to make infusions A Porphyre stone with a Mule or rubbing stone Sufficient quantity of Boxes to put in Medicaments where one may put divers in one boxe A square piece of wood the thicknesse of one thumb a foot square A Shoomakers knife Vessells of glasse to keepe Cordiall powders in A great iron spoone to prepare Lead and other things Of any thing else that the Apothecary shall want the Physitian will give him advice Of Clarification CHAP. II. The manner to clarifie Sugar and Honey GOod Sugar which is white hard solid and cleare and of a good smell ought not to be clarified for it will yeeld little or no scumme But for sugar which is not cleare nor hard shall be clarified as followeth Take for example two pound of Sugar break it and cut it into small pieces put it into a pan and poure upon it a pint of water decoction or infusion to melt it and while it is a melting take two whites of egges with the shells and beate them very well together in another pan or bason pouring by little and little into it another pint of water or decoction which being well beaten together with a whiske or little rod then take the sugar being melted from the fire and beate them all together then put them upon
halfe an ounce pulpe of Cassia foure ounces pulpes of Prunes and Tamarinds of each sixe ounces Sene in powder with his Anniseeds two ounces and two drammes Rubarbe in powder two ounces sugar a pound and a halfe make it into an Electuary as followeth First put in infusion the Sene and the Anniseeds as before The Rubarbe must be put in powder as is showne in the twenty five Chapter of the first Treatise â—nd is mixed with the powder of Sene and Anniseeds The pulpes of Cassia Tamarinds and Prunes being prepared are put asunder and when the sugar is boyled with the infusion as is shewed before then when it is halfe cold mixe the Pulpes in and after that the powders as before and so make it into an Electuary CHAP. IIII. To make Diaprunes simple and compounded TAke a pint of the said decoction strained of the said simples to infuse with the Sene and Anniseeds Sene cleansed two ounces Anniseeds halfe an ounce pulpe of Prunes halfe a pound pulpe of Tamarinds foure ounces red Roses three drammes Sugar a pound make it into an Electuary This Electuary is made according to the former and is called Diaprunes Simple Which if you will make compounded while this said Electuary is hot mixe very well with it nine drammes of good Scammonie put in powder as is shewed in the twenty sixe Chapter of the first Treatise and then it is Diaprunes compounded That I have not written heere the Catholicon for Clysters because you may use for the same any of these former Electuaries which are farre better CHAP. V. To make Electuary of Dates or Diaphaenicon TAke sixe ounces of the pulpe of Dates two ounces of Turbith a few sweet Almonds peeled Ginger scraped with a knife Mace Fenill seeds of each two drammes Scammonie fixe drammes with tenne ounces of despumd Honey as is written in the seventeene Chapter of the first Treatise make an Electuary The pulpe of Dates being prepared as is shewed in the twenty one Chapter of the first Treatise and put by it selfe you shall make the following powder First put the Turbith and the Ginger in the morter with the Almonds too hinder their exhalation and beate them together and when they are halfe beaten put in the Mace Fenill and Anniseeds beating them into powder and searcing them in a coverd scarce as is written in the twenty three Chapter of the first Treatise speaking of Sene having drawne three ounces of powder put it by it selfe in a paper the Scammonie also must be put in powder as is written before Then take the pulpe of Dates put it into a bason and put some despumd honey to it stirring them well together and then mixe the powders and the rest of the honey and the last of all stirre in the Scammony stirring them altogether very well and your Electuary is done CHAP. VI. To make Benedict Laxative TAke Turbith Hermodactills sliced of each sixe drammes a few sweet Almonds peeled red Roses three drammes Ginger sliced Mace of each a dramme Anniseeds Grummell seeds Saxifrage and Smallage feeds of each two drammes Scammonie five drammes despumd honey fifteene ounces make it into an Electuary First put in the morter the Turbith Ginger and Hermodacts and the Almonds which being halfe powdred you shall put in the seeds and at the last the red Roses and the Mace beating them all to powder as before and searcing them in the scarce then put your powder in the bason being stirred about with some of the honey then put in all the honey and then put in the Scammony stirring them all very well together and the Electuary is made CHAP. VII To make Tablets or Lozinges of Mechoacan TAke Mechoacan Hermodacts sliced and Turbith of each two drammes red Roses a dramme Ginger halfe a dramme Scammonie two drammes with halfe a pound of Sugar dissolved and boyled in common water make Tablets the weight of halfe an ounce each of them The Mechoacan bruised in the morter put in the Turbith Hermodacts and red Roses being all powdred and scarced with two or three Almonds to hinder their exhalation then powder the Scammonie and mixe the other powders with it Then boyle the Sugar as is shewed in the fifteene Chapter of the first Treatise and when it is boyled take it from the fire and let stand untill it be halfe cold stirring of it together then mixe your powders into it and forme Tablets as is shewed before CHAP. VIII To make Trochisques of Agaricke RAspe two ounces of good white Agaricke or what quantity you please with the great Raspe of iron put it into a morter of Marble and beate it very well pouring by little and little some Aqua vitae upon it and beate it into a paste then forme Trochisques and dry them in the shade and when they are dry beate them againe powring more Aqua vitae upon them and dry them againe and then beate them the third time doing as before and dry them and use them you may also in the place of Aqua vitae take white wine in which Ginger hath beene all night infused CHAP. IX To make Trochisques of Athandal FIrst put into infusion for the space of foure or five dayes three drames of gum dragant in Rose water in a little pipkin well covered in which time take Coloquintida purged from the seeds the which cut into small pieces and put it into the morter having first anointed the bottome of the morter with a little oyle of Olives which being well powdred forme it into Trochisques with the gum dragant dissolved then dry them and powder them the second time and make them into Trochisques with the said gum CHAP. X. To make Trochisques of Mirrhe TAke Cinnamon seeds of Nigella Aloes Mirrhe of each two drammes with the juyce of Rue despumd make them into Trochisques The said medicaments being powdered beginning with the Cinnamon as is shewed in the thirty Chapter of the first Treatise then the Nigella and then the Mirrhe and afterwards the Aloes which being all well powdred and searced then stirring them together in the morter powre upon them the juyce beating and malaxing them well together and forme them into Trochisques the which dry in the shade and use them CHAP. XI Of Pills To make stomack Pills or ante Cibum TAke Aloes sixe drammes Masticke and red Roses of each two drammes with the Syrup of Damaske Roses beate and malaxe them into a masse First powder the Mastick wetting the bottome of the morter wtih a little Rose water then powder the Roses and after that the Aloes then mixe them together and poure the Syrup upon them and make a masse beating and malaxing them very well then wrap it in a paper being anoynted with oyle and keep it in a Gally-pot CHAP. XII To make Pills without the which or sine quibus TAke Aloes halfe an ounce Rubarbe Trochisques of Agaricke Sene in powder of each a dramme and a halfe Scammonie two drammes and a halfe with Syrup of Damaske
THE CHARITABLE PHYSITIAN Shewing the manner to make and prepare in the house with ease and little paines all those remedies which are proper to all sorts of diseases according to the advice of the best and ordinariest Physitians Serving as well for the rich as the poor Together with a Table of all those medicaments as well simple as compounded which one ought to have by them both in City and Country With a notable and Charitable advertisement to the publicke By Philbert Guibert Esquire and Physitian Regent in Paris Translated into English by I. W. LONDON Printed by THOMAS HARPER 1639. THE CHARITABLE PHISITIAN The manner to make Clysters A Clyster to purge the Belly which you may make at all times TAke a handfull of French Barly and boyle it very well in a pint and a halfe of water then straine this decoction being about three quarters of a pint then boyle in it halfe an ounce of good Sene and two drams of greene Anni-seeds or Fenill-seeds then straine it through a linnen cloath or sieve the decoction being wel strained in which you shall dissolve the honey butter and red sugar as followeth Having a bason or platter ready within which you shall put two or three ounces of good honey and an ounce of red Sugar then poure upon them seven or eight spoonefulls of the decoction being very hot with the which dissolve the said Honey and Sugar after that adde unto them the rest of the decoction stirring them together a little longer that being done straine it again through a white linnen cloath or sieve in the which you shall mixe five or sixe spoonefulls of oyle of Olives or half a quartern of fresh butter your clister is done the which you shall poure into a bladder or syringe to be given luke warme or something warmer if you have no Barly in the house you may take a quantity of porridge or broath or laxative Ptisan or whey or common milk as shall be written hereafter and if you will not use the said clyster you may make it as followeth In the said decoction being strained you shall dissolve the said honey red sugar and oyle adding to the same a dramme of salt or a little more being common white salt Note that when you have dissolved your honey and all other medicaments in any clisters whatsoever you must passe or straine them through a sieve or white cloath for feare there bee some durt or uncleannesse left that would stop the pipe and so hinder the injecting of the clyster To make another Clister for the same Take French Barly mallowes Marsh mallowes Pellitory March Violets Mercury Camomill flowers and Mellilote flowers of each a handfull Fenugreeke and Linseeds of each two ounces bruised cut the said hearbs and flowers with a knife after that wash them and make them cleane then take a little kettle or an earthen pot in the which you shall put three pints of water or a little more then you shall boyle in it three or foure walmes the barly then put in the hearbs and at the last the flowers and seeds being all boyled to a pint and a halfe or a little more which will serve for three clisters Then take halfe a pint of the said decoction being strained in the which being warme you shall infuse for the space of an houre the weight of three Crowns or halfe an ounce of good Sene with two dramms of greene Anniseeds and after the infusion boile them a little then passe it straine it as before in that which is strained dissolve that which the Physitian shall appoint An other Clyster TAke a quantity of the said decoction strained and put it into a pipkin with halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of green Anniseeds then having boild it a walme or two you shall stirre into it foure ounces of good common honey then letting it have a walme or two you shall passe or straine it through a cloath and dissolve in it two ounces of fresh butter and then it shall be ready to give being luke-warme An other Clyster TAke a quantity of milke boyle it a little then straine it and dissolve in it two ounces of red sugar and your clyster is done you may also take Barly water halfe a pint dissolve the red sugar in it or a quarterne of good honey or in the place of the milke you may take whay To make a detersive Clyster TAke a handfull of common Barly and two drams of greene Fenill boile them in a good quantity of water till halfe be consumed and at the end put into it a quarterne of good common honey and then let it boyle a walme or two to dissolve the said honey and then straine them and dissolve in them two ounces of fresh Butter and your Clyster shall be finished A Clyster against the beginning of the Dissentery TAke a quantity of good milke being boyled in the which dissolve three or foure ounces of good common honey and the yolke of an egge and your clyster is done A Refreshing and detersive Clyster TAke a pint of new milk and boile it with three or foure Lettices and a handfull or two of purslaine take a quantity of this decoction strained in the which dissolve foure ounces of honey and your Clyster is made An Emollient Clyster TAke a pint of new milke in the which being a little boyled you shall dissolve the yolke of an egge and then straine it and in that which is strained you shall mixe two ounces of oyle of roses or an ounce and a halfe of fresh Butter A Clyster with Turpentine against the Stone-Collicke TAke two ounces of oyle of Olives or fresh Butter warme them upon a chafing dish or upon hot Cinders then take them from the fire and poure upon them halfe an ounce of good venice Turpentine stirring it together with the oyle or fresh Butter which is an easie thing to doe being stirred well together you shall dissolve them with any of the aforesaid Clysters according to the advice of the Physitian An Astringent Clyster TAke Plantaine leaves Shepheards purse of each two handfulls wash them cleanse them and cut them a handfull of red rose leaves boyle them all in Smiths water in the beginning the leaves and towards the end cast in the rose leaves for to take a walme or two untill the decoction commeth to a sufficient quantity then straine it and mixe with it two ounces of oyle of quinces one or two yolks of eggs and your Clyster is done Another Clyster for the same TAke a quantity of good milke which boyling you shall quench a red hot Iron in it three or foure times then straine it through a white cloath or searce in the which you shall mixe your oyle of Quinces and yolkes of eggs you may also dissolve in it an ounce of sugar of roses Note That to little children you must give halfe the quantity
if the party refuse to take the broath of Sene hee may in stead thereof take one good glasse full of laxative Ptisan of which I have written hereafter taking two houres after some thin warme broath For the poore which are solid and hard bound THose poore people which have not the Commodity to take Clysters nor broaths made with Sene as is before written let them use this remedy following Take two pennyworth of Sene that is two or three drammes with a little Anniseeds which they may have at the Apothecaries or drouguists which they shall infuse in a porringer with nine or tenne spoonefulls of water upon hot cinders the space of an houre or two then straine and squeeze it through a linnen cloath and put it into three or foure times as much broath or pottage and take it as aforesaid The manner to make Iniections INjections are made for divers diseases as Vlcers wounds in divers parts of the body as also for the diseases of the yard and matrix which are used with syringes proper for the same in the which are put waters decoctions oyles or other liquors according to the advice of the Physitian to be administred to the sioke The which Injections in composing there is great difference for the remedies of divers diseases which the Physitian ought to appoint according to the discase But I shall write of some few to content the curiosity of some persons An Iniection for the Gonorrhea YOu shall make an Iniection for the beginning with cleare milke or with Barly water warme and afterwards you shall mixe with it syrup of dryed Roses that is to say to foure ounces of liquor you you shall mixe an ounce and a halfe or two ounces Syrup Or if there be at the beginning any Inflammation you shall make an Injection in Summer with a decoction of French Barly Plantaine Betony and water Lillies and in winter with their waters also against the paine of the said part you shall make an Injection with new milk from the Cow To make Pessaries A Pessiry is bigger then a Suppositorie and is very proper for the matrix the which are made of Cotton silke or Linnen cloath in the which there are put medicaments being wrapped in Taffata silke or Linnen cloath and well tyed then being infus'd in wine water juyce or other liquor convenient is put into the neck of the matrix They are made also with hearbs flowers seeds c. bruised in a morter and wrapped in a cloath fast tyed which hath a great vertue That you must tye a little ribban at the end of the said Pessarie to tie round the thigh for feare it goeth into the matrix A pessary to provoke the monethly courses TAke the leaves of 2 or 3 handfulls of the hearb Mercury bruise them in a morter with a pestle then wrap it in a cloath and bind it fast and make a pessary the which you shall infuse a little in the juyce of the said hearb being warme and use it A Pessary to stay the monethly courses TAke the leaves of these hearbs following that is Centorie Mirth Plantain Cinquefoyle or five leaved grasse of each halfe a handfull after you have washt them and made them cleane beate them together in a morter and make Pessaries as aforesaid which you shall soake in warme juyce of Plantaine To make Ptisan Simplex to drinke ordinarily TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared that is to say washed and cleansed a dramme of Anniseeds boyle them in a pottle of river water or other good water in a pipkin or other vessell being very cleane being pretty well boyled you shall put into it halfe an ounce of good liquorish well scraped and sliced then you shall scum it and when there riseth no more scumme take it from the fire and let it coole and drinke it ordinarily Thâ—e are certaine persons which love the taste of Licorish and others that love it not therefore you may augment or diminish the said licorish or in the place of the Licorish you may put rasped Harts-horn or Ivory or other medicaments according to the advice of the Physitian To make Barly water TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared as aforesaid and boyle it in a pint of faire water untill a quarter be consumed then straine it through a white cloath and use it If it be to drinke you may boyle with it a few Anniseeds or a little Cinnamon The manner to take Bezoar stone and what it is worth a graine FOrasmuch as we treat of Ptisans simple wee may also shew the manner to take the Bezoar stone Take foure sixe eight or tenne graines or more of good Bezoar in powder the which put in a spoone and powre upon it a little Ptisan or juyce of Lymons and mixe it together and so take it Also I give you to know that the best Bezoar will cost but two pence the graine and I councell those that hold the vulgar opinion that it is good against small Pocks Measells Feavers Purples and many other diseases to buy it at the druguists two drams or halfe anounce you may have a dram for seven shillings it will serve for your family and to give to the poor seeing it costes so little The manner to make Hydromell Simplex TAke a pottle of River water or other good water sixe ounces of good honey put them into a pipkiâ— or other cleane vessell and boyle them and scum iâ— alwayes untill there riseth no more scum then take it from the fire and let it coole and take a quarter of a pint at a time To make compounded Hydromell FIrst boyle the medicaments appointed by the Physitian then straine them and boyle with them as much honey as shall be needfull To make Laxative Ptisan TAke an ounce of good Licorish prepared boyle it in a quart of water and scum it very cleane and when there riseth no more scum take it from the fire and infuse in it all night halfe an ounce of good Sene and a dramme of Fenill seeds inclosed and tyed in a linnen cloath the morning following you shall straine it and drinke a good glasse full taking two houres after a potringer of cleare thin broath If you will have the Ptisan stronger instead of a quart of water put a pint Another Laxative Ptisan TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared Rasped Harts horne and Ivory of each a pugill tie the said rasping in a linnen cloath put them in a pint and a halle of good water and boyle them and in the end put to them an ounce of good Licorish prepared then being well scummed put to infuse the Sene and Fenill seeds as aforesaid In summer you shall take a quantity of River water and put it into a pot or boule with halfe an ounce of prepared Liquorish and two drammes of good Sene and a dramme of Fenill seeds then poure it out of one pot or boule into another many
to long upon the stomack Another Vomit TAke three or foure Radishes wash them and bruise them halfe an ounce of Mallow seeds being bruised also boyle them in a porringer or two of water untill three quarters be consumed then straine it and mixe with it a little oyle or fresh Butter and so take it A Vomit which is stronger TAke seven or eight greene leaves of Cabaret beate them and juyce them and mixe with the juyce two or three times as much white wine and drinke it warme To make Chewings or Masticatories THe ordinariest and easiest of all is to take onely Masticke and chew it in your mouth and you shall feele the rheume fall from your head into your mouth which you must spit out and use this fasting Another INcorporate the said Masticks with a little waxe melted and never so little oyle with a little powder of pepper Pellitorie and Stafes-acre and make pills the which take one fasting as is aforesaid to draw better the humidities from the head Another TAke Pepper and Pellitory of each a dramme and a halfe put them in powder and mixe them with honey and cut them in pieces about the bignesse of a Beane and let them dry in the shade and then use them as above To make Gargarismes TAke ordinary Ptisan as before written wash and Gargarize the mouth and throat luke-warme and if you will you may mixe with it an ounce of honey Another Gargarisme TAke a quantity of Barly water and mixe with it three or foure spoonefulls of Vineger and use it Another TAke a handfull of Barly well pickt and washt Agrimony Plaintaine dry Roses wash the hearbs and cleanse them then boyle them in a pint and a halfe of water first boyle the Barly a little and then the hearbs untill halfe be consumed then dissolve in it two or three spoonfulls of honey and as much of syrup of Mulberries and use it A Gargarisme to mollifie the heart and mouth TAke thirty sweet Almonds peele them and beate them in a morter pouring upon them by little and little as you beate them a quarter of a pint of warme water then presse them through a cloath and put that which is pressed into a porringer and let it infuse all night in the chimney corner and then use it if you will have it more agreeable you may dissolve some sugar in it An Anodine Gargarisme for the poore GArgarize your mouth and throat very well with milk hot from the Cow A Gargarisme Astringent and Repereussive TAke a handfull of French Barly Plaintaine Pencroyall and bramble tops of each a handfull boyle them in a sufficient quantity of water untill it commeth to halfe a pint straine it and mixe with it two or three ounces of Surup of Mulberries and use it To make and prepare Emulcions An Emulcion for to refresh the reines and for the sharpnesse of Vrine TAke two ounces of sweet Almonds peele them and put them into a marble morter and beate them with a wooden pestle pouring by a little and a little upon them some warme Barly water then put to them two drammes of each of the foure greater cold seeds beate them all very well powring still upon them a little warme Barly water untill it come to a pint then straine and presse it very hard through a linnen cloath and in that which is strained dissolve two or three ounces of fine Sugar and two ounces of juyce of Lymons and take it at three times two houres after you have eaten and if the paine of the reines continue you shall beate with the Almonds two drams of white Popie seeds or a dram of Lettice seeds and as much of Poppies That when you make your Emulcion you must beat your seeds very well with a little warme Barly water before you put in your Almonds An easier way to make an Emulcion which is ordinary TAke halfe an ounce of Gourd seeds and as many of Cowcumber seeds put them into a marble morter being very well picked and beate them very well with a wooden pestle pouring by little and little some warme Barly water then beate two ounces of sweet Almonds peeled powring more water as is aforesaid beating of them very well and straine and presse them very hard that there may be strained the quantity of a pint strained To make Almond Milke TAke two ounces of sweet Almonds peele them and beat them in a Marble morter as is aforesaid powring now and then upon them a little and a little warme water untill there bee a about halfe a pint then straine and presse it very hard through a cleane white cloath then take that which is strained and put it into a little pipkin and boyle it upon a fier without smoake that it be neither to thick nor to thin then dissolve in it two ounces of fine Sugar and a graine or two of salt for to give it a taste and take it at night at the houre of sleepe about nine or ten a clock There are those that put Ptisan and Barly water in the place of common water but it maketh the Almonds more rough so that it will not be pleasing to some delicates There are those also that doe beate with the Almonds the crumme of a new white loase to make it more white and nourishing which you may doe if you please Also in great heat of the reines we use to put and beate with the Almonds a dramme of white Poppie seeds but you must beate them well before you put in your Almonds To make a Hordest or mundified Barly TAke two ounces of French Barly boyle it upon a cleare fire in three quarters of a pint of water three or foure houres untill that there bee but a porringer of liquor left then straine it without pressing the Barly then peele and beate in the morter two ounces of sweet Almonds pouring this liquor upon them as aforesaid then straine and presse them very hard and boyle it a little and dissolve in it two ounces of fine Sugar and take it when you goe to bed There are those also that beats their Barly in the morter with the Almonds and presse it hard which you may doe if you please To make Tablets or Lozinges of Sugar of Roses TAke halfe a pound of fine white Sugar and foure ounces of good Damask Rose water put them together into a skillet and boyle it very well upon a soft cleare fire untill it come to the consistance which you shall know by taking a little upon the end of the Spatule and let it fall downe into the skillet againe and there will be a long thred or put a little upon the handle of the skillet and it will grow hard Secondly take a trencher and put a little upon it and when it is cold if it bee hard it is enough Thirdly drop three or foure drops upon the ground and if you can take it up that
Roses make them into pills powder all the medicaments severally then mixe them altogether and poure to them the Syrup and beate and malaxe them into a masse and put them up as the former CHAP. XIII To make Pills of Agaricke TAke Aloes and Trochisques of Agaricke of each three drammes Sene in powder two drammes Marmalade a dramme Scammonie two drammes and a halfe with Syrup of Damaske Roses make them into a masse The powders being all powdered and mixed together put the Marmalade into a porringer and poure a little Syrup upon it and dissolve it and poure it upon the powders and with as much Syrup as shall be fitting forme them into a masse keeping it as the former CHAP. XIIII To make Pills of Rubarbe TAke Rubarbe an ounce Cinnamon and Licorish in powder of each halfe a dramme with Syrup make them into a masse The Rubarbe being in powder is mixed with the other powders and with Syrup of Damaske Roses made into a masse as the others CHAP. XV. To make Somniferous Pills TAke Myrrhe three drams Olibanum two drams and a halfe Henbane seeds and Opium of each two drammes Saffron and Castor of each halfe a dramme and eighteene graines with Syrup of dryed Roses make them into a masse The powders being powdered put the Opium in the morter and poure a little Syrup into it beating them together then mixe in the powders as before CHAP. XVI Of Powders Powder of three Saunders the which one may use in the place of Diarrhodon abbatis Diamargarit frigid and de Triasuntali TAke white red and yellow Saunders wood of Aloes of each two drammes seeds of Succory Endive Purslaine and Câ—rduus sealed earth of each a dram of these medicaments make a powder as followeth Cut all the Saunders in small bits or pieces and beate them in the morter with halfe the seeds and the wood of Aloes and when they are well beaten put in the other halfe of the seeds and powder them very well and scarce them through the scarce and that which cannot passe beate it againe in the morter and scarce it untill you have scarced all as is shewed before then powder the seald earth by itselfe and mixe them all together and keepe them in a glasse CHAP. XVII To make the powder called Diambra the which you may use in the place of Diambra Arematicum Rosatum and the Trochisques of Gallia Moschata TAke good Cinnamon Mace red white and yellow Saunders wood of Aloes red Roses of each a dramme Ambergreece and Muske of each twelve graines make them into a powder First put in the morter the Saunders and the wood of Aloes with the Cinnamon and Mace to hinder their exhalation or if you please you may sprinkle upon them a little Rose water being all well powdered and searced as before put the Muske and Ambergreece into the morter and with a little of the powder powder it and mixe the rest of the powder CHAP. XVIII To make the powder Diatragagant TAke gum dragant and gum Arabicke of each three drammes roots of Iris of Florence Liccorish seeds of white Poppie Purslaine and Endive of each two drammes of these medicaments make the powder When you have pickt the white and the best of the gum Arabicke and gum dragant you must make a cleare fire in the bottome of the morter and make the morter so hot that you can scarce touch it with your hand then heat the bottom of the pestle almost red hot then wipe it with a cleane cloth and put in your gummes and cover it with a cleane cloth with a hole in the midst to put in the pestle and so beat them to powder and if the morter coole before you have powdered and scarced your gummes warme and heate it againe in the same manner as you did before then when your gummes are powdered and scarced beate the Iris roots and the seeds mixing them all together and cover them close as before CHAP. XIX The manner to make powder of Licorish BEcause the Physitians often appoint the powder of Licorish to be used I have heere set downe the manner of making it Take two ounces or what quantity of Licorish you please being dry scrape it and make it very cleane then cut it into very small pieces and beate it in the morter and searce it into fine powder and keepe it in a glasse as you doe the other powders CHAP. XX. The manner to make Tablets or Lozinges with the aforesaid Cordiall powders FOr an example take two drammes of the said powders and mixe it with foure ounces of Sugar boyled as is shewed in the sixteene Chapter of the first Treatise Your Sugar being boyled take it from the fire and let it stand till it be halfe cold and then mixe in your powder and forme Lozinges as is shewed in the seventh Chapter of this same Treatise speaking of the Tablets of Mechoacan your Sugar being dissolved first in Rose water or Cordiall water and boyled to the height CHAP. XXI Of Confection Alkermes and Hyacinth with Venice Treacle YOu may find of these Confections at a reasonable rate at the Druguists and Venice Treacle at the Apothecaries which is made and shewed to the principallest Physicians of the City THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE The fourth Treatise of Oyles CHAP. I. To make Oyle of Roses three wayes THE first way is take a pound of red Rose buds beate them in a Marble morter with a woodden pestle then put them into an carthen pot and poure upon them foure pound of oyle of Olives letting them infuse the space of a moneth in the Sunne of in the chimney corner stirring of them sometimes then heate it and presse it and straine it and put it into the same pot or other vessell to keepe The second is take halfe a pound of red Roses and halfe a pound of Damaske beate them together in a marble morter and put them into a pot and poure upon them foure pound of oyle and let them infuse the space of twelve houres then poure them all into a pan and boyle them two or three boylings and straine them and presse them in a strong to well in the presse and in the meane time put in the pot as many more Roses and poure the oyle upon them and so heate them and presse them and put Roses to the oyle three times and then boyle it untill all the humidity bee consumed which is shewed in the thirty two and thirty three Chapters of the first Treatise The third is to take all Damaske Roses and no red and make three infusions as before CHAP. II. To make Oyle of Violets THe said oyle of Violets is made but with one infusion as the first oyle of Roses putting to a pound of the flowers and that part that encloseth them foure pound of oyle of Olives CHAP. III. To make Oyle of water Lillies TAke a pound of water Lillie flowers and make two infusions in foure pound of oyle as is shewed before CHAP. IIII.