what cause soeuer TAke a handfull of Camomill a handfull of Betonye a handfull of Veruaine leaues cleane picked stampe them and séeth them in Ale woorte and when it hath sodde put therevnto a little Commin séede finely beaten with a little powder of Harts horne thrée spoonefulles of Vineger the yolkes of two Egges and a little Saffron stirre them about and lay a plaister hot ouer all his forehead It is an approued medicine for the Megrim Chestwoormes that are found betwéene the Barke of Trées which will be rounde like a Pease sodden in Oyle it maketh a singuler ointement for the Megrim and the same Oyle dropped into the eares swageth the paine An approued remedye for the Toothache The Rootes of Henbane sodden in Vineger and Rosewater put the decoction in your mouth A woorthy purgation to auoide Choller TAKE halfe an vnce of Cassia newly drawne a dragme of good Rubarbe infused a night with water of Endife with a little Spicknarde and an vnce of Sirrop of Violets mixe all the sayde thinges with thrée ounces of Ptisan or Whay and drinke it warme Against vnkindely heate of the Liuer TAke a good handfull of Liuer woorte that groweth vpon the stones and an other of Fumitorye with as muche of Hartes tunge and séethe them in Whay clarified and drincke them euerye daye twice Also séethe Barberies in Whay and drinke it THe Liuer of a Hare dryed and made in powder is approued for all diseases of the Liuer Mythridates medicine against corrupt ayres TWentye leaues of Rewe two fatte Figges two Walnuts and a little salte whosoeuer eateth of this composition shall be sure from all kinde of venim that day To increace Milke in Womens Brestes PArsney Rootes and Fenell Rootes sodden in broath of Chickens and afterwardes eaten with a little fresh Butter maketh your milke increace RIce sodden in Cowe milke with crummes of white breade Fenell séede in powder and a little Suger is excéeding good CHristall made in fine powder and mixe it with as muche Fenell séede and Suger and vse to drinke it warme with a little Wine An excellent sope for Scabbes and Itche TAke white Sope halfe a di and steepe it in sufficient Rose water til it be wel soked then take two dragmes of Mercury Subblimed disolue it in a little Rose water labour the Sope and the Rose Water well togeather and afterwarde put in it a little Muske or Ciuet and keep it This is singuler to cure a great Scabbe or Itche without perrill An approued medicine to driue away Lyce TAke the Dregges of Oyle or freshe Swines Greace a sufficient quantitye wherin you shall chase an vnce of Quicke Siluer till it be all suricke into the greace then take powder of Staues-acre fearced and mingle all togeather make a Girdle of a woollen list meet for the middle of the pacient and all to annoint it ouer with the said medicine then let him weare it continually next his skinne for it is a singular remedy to chase them away The onely odour of Quick siluer killeth Lyce For to stop the Flixe TAke Sene croppes and stampe it and drinke it with stale ale and it will amend by Gods helpe For the blooddye Flixe TAke an Apple and roste it and put therin as muche Waxe as a Beane and let the Patient eate it and by Gods helpe it will amend For any bruse TAke an Ore Gall and Onyons and fry them with Shéepes Tallow and it will helpe presently An ointment for the backe TAke foure ounces of Vnguentum Frigidum Galeni an ounce of the iuyce of Houslike two dragmes of Mirtâ—e and as much of Lead burned one dragme of Camphier halfe a dragme of red Rose leaues as much red Currall and according to Art make all these an Oyntmente in a Morter of Lead For an Ague TAKE a handfull of Hartes horne that groweth in the féelde and a handfull of baye Salte and lay it to your wristes For the Tooth ache TAKE Bytonye Sage and Allome seethe them in Vineger and let it lye in your Tooth To keepe Venison fresh a long time PResse out the blood cleane and put it into an earthen pot and fill it with clarified Honey two fingers aboue the fleshe and binde a Leather close about the mouth that no ayre enter To keepe it from rotting after it is new flaine COuer it close from the Sunne or Ayre with Fearne and laye it in a colde place then washe it cleane and let it lye in Water halfe a daye and then laye it on the Floore to drye then set the Water and Salte together and let it coole till it be leuke warme and then washe the Venison therin and let it lye in that pickle three dayes and thrée nightes then take it out and powder it with drye Salt and barrell it and stop it fast To keep Peares PVt them in a vesse ll that they touche not each other and make a bed of peares and an other of fine white Salt and couer them close To kill Lyce MAke a fier and put quicke siluer therein and hang the clothes ouer it in the smoke and no vermin will come in them Against drunkennes DRinke the iuyce of Yarowe fasting or els the Marrow of Porke fasting To make Linnen cloth or Yearne white TAke a Herring Barrell and fill it full of Ale dregges and stoppe it fast but first you must haue a good dishefull of parthed Beanes and put them in a Linnen bagge and béeing hotte put them to the Dregges till they coole and shut it fast the space of one quarter of an hower then take a paunde of Allome ground to powder and cast it therein and let it lye so foure dayes well closed then wash it To remedy the feet that are sore with Trauailing TAke Plantaine and stampe it well and annoint your féete with the iuice thereof and the gréef will swage A notable experiment against the Phitiske of the Lunges TAKE of the Pimpernell brought into very fine powder two ounces of newe Pimpernell water and of Suger as much as shall suffise making thereof an Clectuarie of which take dayly two dragmes PArsly with crummes of Breode applyed in the stéede of a plaister dooth heale the Shingles but the decoction of the same drunke dooth breake the Stone Florenti MIntes put into Milke it neither suffereth the same to curde nor to become thicke in so muche that layed into curded milk this would bring the same thinne againe so that by the same vertue and propertie he saith to resist and abate the generation as wel in man as woman Florentinus A good drinke for the pestilence TAke a Lillye roote and washe it cleane and boyle it in white Wine till the one halfe be wasted and then giue it the sicke to drinke and he shall breake out ful of bladders as if he were burnte of scalded which of them selues will drye and waxe whole Pastor CHestnuts eaten with Honnye fasting doo helpe a man of the Cough To make a
THE Widowes treasure plentifully furnished with sundry precious and approoued secretes in Phisicke and Chirurgery for the health and pleasure of mankinde ⸪ Hereunto are à dioyned sundry pretie practises and conclusions of Cookerie with many profitable and holesome medicines for sundrie diseases in Cattell At London Printed by Edward Alde for Edward White 1588. ⧠To the Curteous Reader THis Pamphlet beeing written not manye yeeres past as it should seeme at the earneste requeste and suite of a Gentle woman in the Cuntrye for her priuate vse which by these singuler practises hath obtained suche fame that her name shalbe remembred for euer to the posteritie The originall Copie by great chaunce was lent me by an especiall freende of mine in the perusing whereof I founde it so furnished with such rare experiments and pritie conceites as tâ—e like are not to my knowledge extant in the Englishe tung I thought it my duty for the health and pleasure of many my freendes to set them forth to the veiwe of the world to be practised especially of those that take delight in such matter or hath any occasion through their defectes to vse them for their healthes sake This I dare presume to reporte of the woorke that there are heerein included very manye secrets that I knowe by the Widowes owne practise to be most singuler and approued and though perhapes they are not orderly set downe as manye of better skill might haue doone I desire you to consider that this was of the collectione of suche a one as neuer once thoughte to haue made theÌ„ common but onely to his good freend M R. This caueat shee also giueth by the waye to reade them aduisedly and practise with discretion and as you finde commende and so wiâ—h all humilitie concluding I dedicate vnto you this her Treasure and cheefe Iewell desiring you to be a defence aswell for her as for mee from all suche as shall in your hearing scorne her or mee for disclosinge such profitable experimentes ⸪ Fareyou well FINIS ¶ The Widowes Treasure To make Sirrop of Roses or Violettes TAKE of Violettes or Roses a pounde stéep them in thrée pints of warm water put it in an earthen pot with a narow mouth the space of vig. houres or more after strain it and warm the water againe put in it a gaine so many Roses or Violets likewise let them lye in stéepe eighte houres thus doo at the least fiue times the oftner the better in especiall the roses and after take to euery pinte halfe a pounde of Suger and stéepe them together til the Suger be molten then séethe them togeather with a softe swéete fier to the heith of a Sirrup If you haue more Roses or Violettes or Fewer let so muche be the proportion of the water according to the proportion before To make Diatreon Piperion the best TAKE white Pepper blacke Pepper and long Pepper of eache sixe dragmes and eightéene graines Time Ginger Anneséedes of eache a dragme beate the longe Pepper Anneséedes Ginger and Time into fine powder bruse the other two Peppers as groce as maye be then take Suger clarified with Hissop water eightéene Ê’ séethe the Suger and take so muche of the water aboue saide as will couer it To knowe when it is enough drop a drop on a saucer and if it will come from the saucer without cleauing it is enough Then after cooling put in your pouder and stirre them altogether and after put all into a Pot. c. Virtutes huius confectionis sequuntur THis decoction is good to eate alwaies before and after meate For it will make digestion good and turne your meate to puer blood Besides all this it dooth excell all windines to expell And all groce humors cold and rawe that are in belly stomack or mawe It will dissolue without paine and keep ill vapors from the braine Besides all this it will restore your memory though lost before Vse it therfore when you please fortherin resteth mighty ease To make Rosa solis TAKE first a quarte of the beste Aqua vitae that you can gette and put it into a Glasse or Pot of earth then put into it fiue handfulles of Rosa Solis cleane picked and the Rootes and dead leaues cleane clipped off a quarterne of Suger beaten to powder nine Dates opened and the white skin within pilled or pluckt off then shred the Dates in small péeces and one Ê’ Ginger di.Ê’. Nutmegges Ê’i Anniseedes Ê’iiii Liquorice beating all these last rehearsed into fine powder Then put them altogeather in the sayde glasse or pot letting them stand very close stopped the space of thrée or fower dayes then take them al straine the foresaide thinges into some cleane vessell as hard as you maye so that you maye haue asmuche of the strengthe as is possible to haue of it then take and put the liquor into the glasse or vessell that you mean to preserue it in and stop it very close that no strength passe out of it in any maner Doctor Hatchers powder against the Stone TAKE the Rootes of Ireos Liquorice calamus aromaticus the haire of the Harts skinne burnt of eche Ê’ s the Rootes of Enula campana Fillependula Ginger longe Pepper Anniséedes Fenell seede Saxifrage séede Ana. Ê’ii Sinamon Maces Ciperus Spicknarde Saffron Betonye AnaÊ’i Suger Ê’ s sene of Alexandria Ê’iii Rhabarke Ê’i Of all these premises make a powder fine and small and take thereof the weight of viii d. in the morning fasting with white Wine twice or thrice a wéeke leuke warme It clenseth the Bladder Backe Reines and Kidneies from the Stone it remedieth belly ache and prouoketh a laxe Maister Stranges plaister against the stone TAKE Plantaine Featherfewe Garden Tansie and Houflike of eache alike quantitye and stampe all these togeather and straine them then take the iuice and put to it Beane flower as muche as shall make it thicke and then take thrée or foure spoonefulles of Honye and clarifie them in the fire which doone put the iuice and the flowre into the Honye and boyle them on the fire togeather vntill they be stiffe like a plaister When you will vse this medicine you muste take a double cloath that shall be a quarter of a yarde broade and as long as will goe rounde about you and as hot as you can sow it round about you and this must you weare two daies and a night or els two nightes and a daye before you take it off To prouoke sleepe TAke a spoonefull of Womans milke a spoonefull of Rosewater and a Spoonefull of the iuice of Lettice boyle them in a dishe then take some fine Flaxe and make your plaister as broade as you will haue it lye on your forehead and then moyste it with the same Liquor ad grate a little Nutmegge to strawe ouer it and lay it to your temples and it will prouoke sléepe A soueraigne medicine for the Collicke MAKE a toste of Housholde breade of cleane Wheate and
euer as you toste it cast Malmesie on it then take dryed Lauender Flowers and caste it on the Toste then laye it on a thinne cloth and as hotte as you can suffer it lay it to your Nauel as close as you can To make Aqua composita TAKE a handfull of Rosemary a good roote of Enula-campana a handfull of Hissop di handfull of Tyme di handfull of sage sixe croppes of mints as many of Peniriall as manye of Marierum di handfull of Horehound two vnces of Liquorice two vnces of Anniséedes brused then take thrée Gallons of good Ale and put therein all these thinges aforesayd and couer the pot close til it boyle and then set on your Limbecke and kéepe vnder it but a softe easie fire And if a man haue the Stone these Hearbes be good to put into the saide water viz. di handfull of Sarifrage one handfull of Parcelye di handfull of Philependula and di handfull of Fennell For Cough and Flew me in the stomacke TAKE a quarte of stale Ale and a handfull of Goosemeate whiche is named Hayrefe and a quantitye of pared Liquorice and a quatity of small Raisons and boyle altogeather vnto a pinte and drinke thereof first and last For the Sciatica TAKE Sauery and mixe the iuice therof with Wheate Flower and make a plaister thereof and laye it where you féele the paine A soueraigne Oyntment for weaknesse in the backe TAKE a handfull of Dasse rootes and as much of Planten Bursa pastoâ—…s centumnodi and the croppes of Acrons Ana i handfull of Bole Armoniacke and the powder of Hartes horne then take a Bucke Conye that is fat and boyle all these together in white Wine and water as muche water as Wine till the saide Cony be consumed the fleshe from the bones and after take the Conye and the other géere foorth of the broath and straine the broth into a cleane vessell and let it stand till it turne into a Iellye and when you be in bed cause the backe therewith to be annointed by a chasingdishe of Coales thrée nightes togeather and laye theron a Linnen cloth warm and softelye laye it on and in no wise chase your back For Flewme or stopping in the Stomack TAKE two handefulles of Honisuckle leaues and an ounce of Anniséedes and thrée Stickes of Liquorice boyle all these togeather in a quart of water til they be boiled from a quart to a pint then drink therof in the morning fasting For Strangury or Stone in the Reynes of the backe TAKE Water of Camomill Stilled and drincke thereof when you feele paine one ounce fasting vntill the paine be alaid and eate a little Suger after because the water is bitter To make Oyle of Camomill TAKE Oyle a pinte and a half and thrée ounces of Camomill flowers dryed one daye after they be gathered in the shadowe then put the vile and the flowres in a glasse and stop the mouth close and set it into the Sunne by the space of forty dayes To make oyle of Roses TAKE Oyle washed eighteene ounces the buddes of Roses the white endes of them cut away thrée ounces lay the Roses abroad in the shadow foure and twenty howres then put them in a Glasse to the Oyle and stop the glasse close and set it in the Sunne at least forty dayes The maner how to washe the Oyle TAKE and put it into a Bason of faire Water and beate it well with your hande that the drosse may fall downe then take of that parte which remaineth aboue on the Water with a Spoone and put the same Oyle into an other bason of faire water and wash it as you did before and so purifie it thrée or foure times To make the Oyntment of Roses TAKE Oyle of Roses foure ounces white Waxe one ounce melte them together ouer séething Water then chase them together with Rosewater and a little white Vineger To make a Tysande TAKE Borage Langdebéefe Sorrell Endife Cinquefoyle two or thrée handfulles of Barlye well picked and bothe the endes taken off then take halfe a handfull of red Fennell Rootes and a quantitye of Liquorice suger Candie Figges Dates great Raisons boyle all togeather from a gallon to thrée pintes For the strangurye TAKE a pounde of Guiacum otherwise called Lignum vitae and let it be beaten to pouder as the Apothicary informeth you then put the substaunce therof in a pot with thrée quartes of pure water and close the mouth of the pot surely that in no wise the ayre thereof goe out then make but a soft fire vnder the Pot that it dooth not séethe or boyle and to remaine so hotte but not boyling the space of foure and twenty howres and at the end of foure and twenty howres open the head of the pot and take the whole substance and liquor and put it in a stillitorye and put thereto a Pottle of white Wine and when you haue stilled the same drinke thereof in the Morning fasting or any time els when you féele paine and if you will haue but halfe a pounde of Guiacum then according to the proportion of that quantity vse the ingredience as is aboue written and because many can not come by white Wine if you haue a pounde of Guiacum after the rate put to the pounde a gallon of cleare water to be ordered the space of foure and twentye howers as is aforesayde then straine it through a Cloath and drincke of it at your pleasure but the vertue therof wil not last past thrée or foure dayes A Clister for the Strangury TAKE Camomill Flowres and Mellons of eache one handfull séethe them in a quarte of water to a pinte then straine the liquor and put thereto thrée ounces of oyle of Camomill the waighte of two grotes or lesse of salâ—â—â—d so prepare the Clister For the swelling of the Yearde or Coddes TAKE Egrimonye of the Water thereof stilled and put thereto a quantity of Allome and set them ouer the fier till they almoste boyle then with a ragge of Linnen cloath annoynt the Yeard vnder the skinne with the water well and warme and it wil abate the payne of the Yearde and of the Cods also if they be washed with the same Also to incarnate the skinne of the Yearde within take the water of Fumitary lay Liquorice pared therin one night and put of the same water into the Yearde with a spunge or els with a tent of linnen cloth ¶ Doctor Bartlets Medicine for Aches with swelling TAKE flowers of Camomill and Rose leaues séethe them in white Wine making a plaister thereof laye it to the place where any paine ache or swelling is To make one to pisse TAke the powder of the berries of Iuie and drinke it with white Wine or els with stale Ale hot THe woorthy Doctor and excellent practicioner Rasis writeth that whosoeuer oftentimes snuffeth vp into his nostrelles the iuice of great Margerum shal neuer be diseased in the head A singuler remedy for all diseases in the head of
perfect black Inke to write or limme withall TAke one pound of Galles one pound of Gumme Arabick of Vitrioll an ounce bruse your Galles and Vitriall and put them into a vessell fit for your purpose fil it with white Wine that all your stuffe may be couered aboue a hand bredth then set it in the Sunne and stirre it dayly A very good Greene. TAke the iuice of Rewe Verdegres and Saffron bray them and when you will vse it mingle it with Gumme water An other Greene. TAke greene Baize stéepe it alone in vineger then straine it through a Linnen cloth and grinde it with a little Hony and Gumme water An Emeralde Greene. TAke Verdegres Litarge Quicke Siluer brayed to powder and ground with the pisse of a yong childe For to make a colour like Golde TAke an vnce of Orpiment one vnce of fine Christall bray them seuerally and mingle with them the white of an Egge TAke Saffron dryed beaten into powder and put to it as muche glistering Orpiment that is scalye not earthy then with the gall of an Hare or a Pyke braye them togeather put them in some violl vnder a dong-hill fiue dayes then take it out and kéep it for it is the colour of Gold ¶ A notable receite to make Ipocras TAke of Ginger two dragmes of Sinamon i. ʒ of Cloues Nutmegges Galanga of eache a quarter of an vnce stampe them and put them in a Bagge or Strainer Then take a pinte of the best red or white Wine that you can get or a pinte of good Malmesie and mixe them all together then take a pounde of Suger fined and hauing stamped it put it into the other Wine and so poure it vpon the strainer wherein you did put the saide Wine with Spices then hauing taken it out you must powre it on againe so often vntill it becomme as cleare as it was before stirring it sometime in the strayner or bagge with this speciall note that that is but to make a Flaggon ful therfore as you wil haue it in quantitye take the more store of the saide thinges you maye binde a little Muske in a fine Linnen cloath at the ende of a Strayner so that all the substāce may runne ouer it so that it shall haue the odour of Muske A proper deuice to make lightes of an excellent sauour TAke two ounces of white Encence of Camphire an vnce beate it in powder and make thereof little round pellets adding there vnto some white Waxe then put them in a platter full of swéet Water and fire the pellettes with a Candle and you shall haue an excellent light and sweet sauour To destroy Lyce TAke Frankensence beaten to powder and a quantitye of Bores Greace and boyle them togeather in an earthen panne and héerewith annoynte the places where the Lice are To make red Incke TAke two vnces of Brasill and a pinte of Water and put the Brasill into it and let it remaine there sixe or seuen howres then séeth it vntill the thirde part be deminished and it is a perfect red Whether the Wine be mingled with Water or no. TAke ripe Mulberies and put them into your Wine if they swim the Wine is pure but if they sinke there is water mingled Also a Peare clean pared causeth the same effect To heale lippes that are chapt with winde or colde NEw Waxe Masticke and Frankensence with oyle of Roses al this made in an ointment and there with annoint the chappes and they wil heale presently For kybed heeles TAke Gumme Dragant and galbanum of each a like and make thereof a powder then take Oxe Tallowe and a little Oyle of Violets and melt them on the fire and therin put the saide powders and make héereof an oyntement and héerwith dresse your heeles For scabbes in Children OYle of Roses the waight of sixe pence in common salt and a little fresh Butter stirred altogeather vntill it become an ointment healeth them To destroy Crablice AShes laide in Oyle or take of Aloes Olibanum and Ceruse of eache foure ounces beating them all into powder and mingled with Oyle of Roses or fresh barrownes greace An order to make Wormewood water of the best sort as followeth TAke sixe gallons of olde and strong Ale and take a voyder full of Woormewood cleane picked and washed the Water wel wrong out of it or shaken halfe an vnce of large Mace halfe an vnce of Cinamon two vnces of Nutmegges a quarter of a pound of Anniséedes and as much Liquorice and bruse all those Spices togeather but not too small and cut the Woormewood betwixt your handes and then set all these together in the pot and stil them as you stil Aqua vitae togeather and so you shall haue two quartes of the best besides the smaller or weaker To make a good Posset Curde FIrste take the Milke and séethe it on the fire and before it séeth put in your Egges according to the quantitye of your Milke but sée that your Egges be tempered with some of your Milke that standeth on the fier and you must stirre it still vntill it séethe and beginneth to rise then take it from the fire and haue your drinke ready in a faire Bason on a chasingdishe of coales and put your Milk into the bason as it standeth and couer it and let it stande a while then take it vp and cast on ginger and sinamon A medicine for the mother TAke nep royall and stampe it then take two spoonefulls of the same iuice and a spoonefull of sallet oyle and let it séeth away two partes thest vnto that remaineth but the quantitye of the Oyle onelye and annoynte the place where the Mother riseth To make sirrope of Roses or flowers FIrste haue a glasse with faire Water and make it warme in a Potte of séething Water and when your water in the glasse is warme then put to it rose leaues and let it stand till it be colde then wring out your Roses make the foresaid water warme againe as before and then put in other Roses and so doo nine dayes and then put in Ginger and séethe it vntil it be sirrop To take away the Cough or Stitche TAke a pinte or a quarte of Malmesie one handefull of Annyséede one handefull of vnset Hissoppe one Licorice sticke brused halfe a dishe of swéete Butter séeth all these thinges togeather till they be thicke and after spreade it vpon a toste of wheate bread and lay them within a linnen Cloath as warme as you maye suffer it to your Stomacke But if you will take this for a Stitche leaue out the Butter The Head annointed with the iuice of Léekes preserueth the haire from falling To make Iellye FOR a Pottle of Iellye take of Sinamon a quarter of a pounde of Ginger two ounces and di of Graines two Peniwoorthe of longe Pepper two Peniwoorthe Cloues halfe an ounce of Suger two poundes di of Turnesoles two ounces and di and ten Nutmegges looke that the Spice be good
after lye downe on that side and binde a cloth fast about the head and it will come out For a Legge that is swolne with a fall TAke Hemlockes and heate them hotte betweene Tyles and laye them to it and it will aswage the paine For a wenne when it beginneth TAke an old ladle and hold it against the fire vntill it dooth frye and annoynt the Wenne with that that fryeth out of the Ladle thrée or foure times in a daye and it will help it For the Collicke TAke a quarte of white Wine and make a Posset then take the Posset drink and put therein a handfull of Mother of Tyme and a handfull of yung Parslye and séeth it in the Posset drinke and take halfe a penywoorth of long Peper and put in the posset and giue it to the patient to drink For the canker in the mouth or throte or to wash your teeth that be hollow and stinketh TAke a quantitye of Red Sage and xij croppes of Rosemarye and Honysuccles and wilde Daysies and Sinckfoyle boyle them all in a pinte of faire water till it be sodden the halfe pinte and then take a little Roch Allome and burne it to powder and then take halfe a spoonefull of Honey then put them into a faire cloth and straine it and when it is colde put it into little glasses For the Gowt TAke Camomill Balme Hollyhockes Lettice Mallowes Grounsell Chickwéede of eache a handfull boyle them in faire Water till it be tender then take a quantitye of great Otemeale and beate it small then put it into those Hearbes that you haue boyled with two spoonefulles of Capons greace and then boyle them all together vntill it be so thicke as it maye be spread vpon a Cloth and as you séethe it stirre it that it burne not too then beeing sodde spreade it on a cloth that it maye be layed to the gréeued place as hotte as may be and it shall helpe in twice dressing IF you haue any payne in the soale of your foote take halfe a dossen of the leaues of ground Iuye and pricke them and wrappe them to the soale of your foote and so continue vntill you finde ease To preserue Quinces FIrst pare your Quinces and core them then take to euery pounde of Quinces a pinte of Rose water and a pounde of Suger then take the Rose water and Sugar boyle them togeather with some of the cores of the Quinces then clarifie the Liquor with the whites of Egges and set it ouer the fire againe and when it séetheth put in the Quinces and cast in a sticke or two of Sinamon and if they cast not colour quicklye couer them and let it séethe vntill you maye put a rushe through them then let it stande vntill it be colde and so set it vp Marmalade of Quinces TAKE your Quinces and coare them and pare them then put to them so much Water as shall suffice to boyle them so tender that they may be strayned when they be sodden put out as muche of the Liquor as you leaue when that you haue sufficient to straine it and let it stande vntill the next daye morning then measure with a pounde dishe how many poundes of substaunce you haue then take to euery eight pounde of Quinces sixe pounde of Sugar then put it to the Liquor that you kept before that your Quinces were first sodden in and then set it on the fire and let it séethe a while and clarifie it with white of Eggs then strayne the sayde liquor and put it to the substaunce of the Quinces aforesayde and so set it on the fire and let it boyle vntil it haue a faire colour that it maye cut at the sides of a dish then put it into boxes If you will put in any Muske take Rose water in a Saucer and put in your Musk and when you haue taken your Marmelade from the fier immediatlye put in the same Rosewater and Muske and stirre it togeather and boxe it A Borage Tart or Spinage PArboyle your Spinage then stampe it and straine it with halfe a dossen yolkes of Egges season it as your Cream Tart. A medicine for the Plague VVHen you suspecte your selfe to be infected goe to bed and cause a pinte of Malmesie to be put in a Potte and halfe a Penywoorthe of Graines beaten small to put in the same Potte boyle them together and drinke therof as hotte as you can and sweat A Whaye for Itche or breaking out CLarifie Whaye with the Leaues of Succorye Endiue Borage of eache an ounce of Fumitorye flowres of Hoppes an ounce one Fennell and Succorye Roote brused of great Raisons an ounce let these be clarified with a quantitye of Whaye drinke thereof euerye Morning a draught Warme fiue or sixe Morninges then take a handefull of Sene sodden in a Pot closelye stopped from a Pinte to a quarter of a Pinte with a few Anniseedes brused then straine it and drincke it in the morning fasting and by and by a little Aleburye and some thinne broth Against the fellon and Vncomes TAKE an ounce of Sage of Rewe the waighte of the Sage in Senegreene washe these together and shake out the water drye them cleane with a cloth and chop them very small then take sower Leauen the bignesse of a Tennis ball blacke Sope a spoonefull two spoonefulles of Tarre stampe it in a woodden dishe with a pestell of Wood laye the same morning and Euening vnto it an inche thicke SIrrope of Fumitorye openeth and taketh awaye all obstructions of the Lyuer and stomacke and fortifieth all the members it cureth all the sores about the in warde partes which come of Salte and burnte water as Scabbes Leper and French paxe Sirrop of Rosa solis good for sowning or any other diseases in the stomack TAke a quarte of the best Aqua Composita Aqua vitae a quarte a quantitye of the Roses of Solis cleane picked and some what dryed in the Sunne put all these in a glasse set it in the Sun foure or fiue dayes then take di ʒ of case Ginger di ʒ of Nutmegges di ʒ of Cloues white Pepper of Graines Anniséedes Colianderséede Ana a quarter of an ounce of Sene a Sticke of Licorice foure cornes of longe Pepper di ʒ of Sinamonne then put all these Spices beeing well chosen finely fried somewhat brused into the pot then take a quarter of a pounde of Redde Currans di a quarter of a pounde of dates a quarter of a pounde of Raisons at the Sunne eighte Figges of Algarye viii graines of Muske as muche of Ambergrice white and redde Corrall Ana. of Pearles ʒ all these infused togeather in the saide Liquor and set in the Sunne forty dayes and closely couered that no ayre may come vnto it Aqua Rosa Solis TAKE a pinte of Aqua vitae a Gallon of the flowres of Rosa Solis well picked a péece of Angell Golde of Rosemary flowers or the hearbe it selfe and a quantitye of fine Suger styll them in a
Stillatorye and kéepe the Water close and occupye it by a spoonefull at once To make fine Cakes TAke a quantitye of fine wheate flower and put it in an Earthen Pot stoppe it close and set it in an Ouen and bake it as longe as you woulde a Pastye of Venison and when it is baked it will be ful of clods then serce your flower through a fine Serser then take Clouted Creame or swéete Butter but Creame is best then take Suger Cloues Mace Saffron and yolkes of Egges so muche as will seeme to season your Flower then put these thinges into the Creame temper all together then put thereto your flower so make your Cakes the paste will be very short therfore make them very little lay paper vnder them To make an excellent Pomander TAke of Storax Calamitaʒ ss of Beniemin two ounces of Labdanum ʒ ss of Cloues white Saunders of eache thrée dragmes Margerum two dragmes mingle with these powders Musk and Ambergrice of eache a scruple make your ball with the infusion of Rosewater and Ciuet in a morter somwhat warme A precious oyntment for all manner of Aches TAke a pound waight of Sage as muche of Rew halfe a pound of Woormewood and as muche of Croppes of Bayes and beate them verry small in a Morter then take two pound and a halfe of shéepes Tallow and temper it with the Hearbes that be beaten and beate them againe together newe and then put them in a panne and set them vpon hotte Embers and put therto a pottle of Oyle of Olife and let it stand vpon the hot Embers two howres and a halfe at the least then straine it through a course cloth and put it in an earthen Pot and so occupye it This would be made in May or in Iune For the canker in the mouth TAke white Vineger a quantitye with as much Honye and then set them on the fire to boyle with a little Allom and washe your mouth therwith as oft as shall neede TAke the iuice of Plantaine and Vineger and Water of Roses and washe your mouth TAke the iuice of Woodbin and the iuice of Solseque that is Marigoldes and Hony and powder of Canell and pouder of Copporis and the powder of wilde Sage burnt and medled all togeather and laye it theron where the Canker is and it shall dry it But to slay the Canker take a Red Onyon and lay it theron CArduus eaten or drunke in powder prouoketh sweate A Mouce rosted and giuen to Children to eate remedieth pissing a bed A precious drinke for the Pestilence approued TAKE Fetherfew Matfelon Mogwort Solsequi Scabions and Mallowes washe them and stampe them and temper them with Ale and giue the sicke to drinke sixe spoonefulles at once if he haue it betimes it wil destroy the corruption and saue the sicke patient A singuler medicine to resiste the pestilence TAke pouder of Saffron tenne graines Wallnutes twentye graines Figges ʒ ij and sixe Sage Leaues stamped togeather with ʒ i. of Pimpernell water and iij. Graines of Mithridatum kéepe this in a close Glasse and eate thereof in the Morning twelue Graines and this will defend the receiuer from the Pestilence THe greate Garden Docke druncke in Wine purgeth Flegme Cholour and water downwardes The vertue of Motherwoorte IT groweth by the high wayes and Stony Walles bushing with many stalkes leaued like a Nettle but more ragged and towards the bottome like Crow foote It is of wonderfull force against any sickenes of the hart whereof the chéefe name is deriued it helpeth Crampes and Palsies it killeth Woormes in the body it clenseth the breste from Flegme it dooth open colde obstructions it prouoketh Vrine Moueth Womens flowres the iuice drunke or the hearbe in decoction and a spoonefull of the powder of this hearbe giuen in Wine helpeth the hard labours of Women An excellent medicine againste Impostumes Plurifie Coughes and all diseases in the Brest TAKE a handfull of Scabions the herb◠dryed of Liquorice cut small an ounce twelue Figges Fenell séede an ounce Anniséede as muche Erius halfe an ounce lay these in water or white Wine a night the next daye boyle them til it be consumed to y t third part then swéeten it with suger A medicine for the Collick TAKE Otes and bren them in a pan as yée doo parched Peason and as hot as yée may suffer it lay them to the Nauel in a Linnen cloth For the same TAke a faire flatte stone and make it red in the fire and then take it out and let it coole till the rednesse be passed and then take a halfpeniwoorth of Saffron and lay it vpon the stone and turne it thither and hether vntill it be turned almoste to powder and take a spoonefull of Malmesie and put the Saffron there vnto and so drinke it wil soone passe away A present remedy against the plague TAke a great redde Onyon and make a hole in the middest and put a spoonful of Triacle roste him in the fire take a spoonefull of Vineger a spoonefull of Aqua composita bruse them all togeather strayne them through a cloth and giue it to drinke For the cough TAke thrée Figges and roste them and put them in a Cup of Béere and a little Liquorice and Anniséedes beaten then let it stande by the fire till it be warme then take out the Figges and eate them then drinke vp the drinke and goe to bed warme and in iiij nightes it breaketh the Cough To delay heate TAke of Vineger one parte fine Suger two partes running water foure parts boyle them all togeather to the one halfe or more and when you shall occupie it take a spoonfull and a halfe of the said sirrop and eight or nine sponefulles of Barlye water drinke it To breake Flegme TAke a quarte of Muskadel a pint of Hisoppe water thrée good Rases of cased Ginger and as muche of Liquorice cleane pared then take two peniwoorth of Suger candie brused put all these in a glasse shake them together couer your glasse foure and twentye howres drinke thereof Morning and Euening A preparatiue before you purge the Stomacke TAKE Sene three ounces of Polipodye thrée ounces of Anniséedes thrée ounces séethe all these in a quart of water to a pinte and strain them through a faire cloth put in Suger to make them plesant To purge the stomacke TAke a handfull of Mercurye as muche of yong Mallowes an ounce of Sene thrée spoonfulles of Anniséedes put them in a pinte of white Wine and as much Ale all night the next daye séeth them together till halfe be consumed then drincke a good draughte thereof in the Morning sléepe vpon it An excellent purger from all partes of the body TAKE an ounce or two of perfecte Turpentine of the chéefest bruse it and disolue it in a Morter with a Pestell with halfe the yolke of an Egge put thereto thrée ounces of smalledge water beat them together till it be like milke and sup it vp but firste wash your
through a two fold linnen cloth it is good for a surred mouth or throate To heale the Canker vpon the Yarde TAke an vnce of Roche Allom and half an vnce of Verdegres with Smithes water and put all in some vessell of glasse and séethe it two houres straine it and vse it as you thinke good PIllute Aeliphauge helpeth the stinkinge of the mouth béeing taken euerye daye nipped betwixt your teeth For a Stitche or winde Collicke TAKE Capillus veneris Parslye rootes Fennell rootes of eache a quarter of an vnce bruse these hearbes and drinke that iuice with white Wine Haire to grow A Cornes burnte and mixt with Beares greace Against Spottes and Pimples in the Face NIgella brayed and mixed with Flowre and Honey and make thereof an ointment and annoynt here-with the spots at night and in the morning wash them with Parslie water For a hot burning in the stomacke growen of Choller which causeth the Feuer TAKE Borrage Mallowes Fumitorye Violet leaues Béetes greate Raisins the Stones taken out Prunes Polipody with a little Dill seethe these in pottage and eate héerof For a saustem face TAKE the iuice of houslike and the iuice of Tansye and seethe them in a pinte of white Wine to halfe a pinte and when it is colde laye it to the face with a Flaxen cloth dipped in the same and so let it lye al night and when it is drye then you may wet it so often as you list For an Ache. TAke Oyle de Baye and Aqua vitae a spoonefull and mixe them together and anoynt it For heate in the face TAke a pounde of Almondes a pinte of warme Water straine them then put thereto halfe an ounce of white Campher a pinte of white Wine beat them together and straine it with a pinte of Margerame water and put it in a glasse and wash therwith For the same TAke Vineger halfe a pinte Deares suet as muche as you can holde in your hand Brimstone so muche as will goe into an Egge béeing finely brused séethe them altogeather till they be almoste drye béeing made in a ball take a litle thereof and put it into a Saucer and melte it with a fewe Coales then take a fine cloth and dip therin and rub softlye the place where the corruption is vntill it be taken away If this helpe not within a moneth then drinke euerye morning a Cuppe of Béere put into it fine English Madder finely picked brused and searsed and drink it For the same TAke Capons Greace melt it and strain it through a cloth and let it stande to coole a a quarter of an howre then put in Brimstone finelye brused and mingle it with the Capons greace and annoint the face therewith when you goe to bed where the pimples be or rednes and in the Morning wash it with Rosewater luke warme Remember you pick not your Nose if you will haue it stronger put in Ginger finely beaten a peniwoorth of eche will serue but of Capons greace y.d. To vomit vp Cholor TAke sixe Docke Rootes cleane washed and the pithe taken out a fewe toppes of Redde Mintes and a little Woormwood béeing stéeped in a quarte of Ale or white Wine all night and drinke thereof half a pinte at one drafte It is good to clense the bodye in all partes as before is said perhappes with a froole or two this is approued béeing taken betwéene Marche and Iune For a Fellon TAke twelue Snailes in the garden and beate them shelles and all vntil that it come to a salue and applye it and when it waxeth drye take freshe stil and it wil kill heale and drawe To stop the whites in women POmegranet Flowres the kirnelles of Pine apples brused together with two or thrée braunches of S. Iohns woorte being boyled in a quarte of red Wine from a quarte to a pint and a half and drink morning and euening For the stuffing of the Lightes and Lunges TAKE Arthemesia Epithimum redde Sage Rosemarye toppes redde Fenell of eache a handfull a Galingale roote halfe Ê’ of gréene Ginger halfe Ê’ of Manus Christi a sticke of Liquorice séethe it from a quarte to a pinte For the heate in the back approued D. Huicke TAKE the water of Plantaine distilled or the iuice therof put to the leaues the leaues of red Roses distilled and the Water of red roses and the water of red Rose Vineger then put all these togeather in an earthen pot put it into the water as Linnen cloath and the same stéepe there then after a while take it out and with a fewe leaues of red Rose cake lay it to the backe and when it waxeth â—ot vse another cloath dipped therin To drye vp the Rewme TAke Nutmegs Cloues and Mace beaten to powder with the powder of Rosemary boyle these togeather in swéete Sallet Oyle vntill it be somwhat thick spread it vpon a cloth and laye it to the crowne of the head this is approued to help it To keepe the eyes cleere coole and from rednes and to kill the Itche TAke of Pâ—aâ—â—â—ne two handfull Housléek one handfull stampe them and straine them and let it settle then powre out the cleare iuice from the drosie put thereto halfe as muche red Rosewater and a quarter of a Spoonefull of white Suger Candy in powder then take Lapis Caluminaris a péece as bigge as your thumb and slake it 12 times in the same water and héereof put 4 droppes morning and euening lying vpon your backe Approued Against the Collick and Stone in maner of a plaister TAKE Parslye and Smalage Ana. two spooneful of Capons Greace put this in an earthen vessell putting the one spoonful in the bottome and the other in the top vpon the hearbes set these on the Embers to boyle from Morne to night then stampe them and straine them and spread the ointment vpon a linnen cloth and lay it hot to the Nauell and bottome of the belly A Clister to be giuen to a Childe or woman in childe bed TAke a pinte of newe Milke thrée vnces of redde Suger candied boyle your Milke well then take it of and let it stand till it be no warmer then you can abide it on your chéeke and with a Clister pipe put it vp A Clister TAKE a Hen pullet drawe it very clean and breake all the bones thereof then séethe it with a quarte of licour vntill that it come to a pinte then take a handfull of Spinage one handefull of Marche Mallowes or other Mallowes and a handful of Violet leaues seethe these hearbes in the licour of the pullet very well with as muche salte as wil season an Egge then put therto a Saucer full of pure Sallet Oyle and warme it To breake the Stone TAke a Cocke of a yéere olde and open him and you shall finde in his Mawe small white stones take them and beate them in a brason Morter very fine and put it in good white Wine and drink it and it wil breake the stone Against toothache
with your hande féele for soft places which beeing founde slit it a long and binde it vp againe with soote and Garlicke mingled togeather and it helpeth presentlye BVT the most perfecteste medicine that maye be giuen is to haue this speciall care that they want no water An excellent drenche for cattell to be giuen them either at the spring time or fall of the Leafe TAKE hard soote that commonlye is vpon the post of a house or roofe where the smoake hath his issue which being beaten into powder with Baye salte séeth the same in running water and giue it them to drinke Rancke Iuie with the soote and salt and when the iuie is softe wringe out the iuice and strain it through a Strayner and let your Cattell drinke thereof blood warme Often prooued IF they be hidebounde take the leaues of Flowredeluce straine them and let them drink the iuice therof It is approued IF they be swolne of the Taint giue them to drinke presently mans Vrine mingled with Salte and Treacle Approued IF your Cattell viz. Horses Milchekine or Oxen happen to be brused or wounded by any misfortune presently giue them to drinke the iuice of Sanicle and also applye the hearbe to the outwarde parte where the gréefe maye happen Comphrye is of the same vertue especially for a fall squat or bruse SNailes stamped with sowre Leauen and Comphrye and applied to any part of the Beaste that is pricked with thorne it will draw it foorth soone For Cattes that are sick or hurt THe blood of a Graye mixed with Salte and instilled into the hornes of Beastes is approued for to preserue them from the Murren IF you suspect them to be infected applye to their nostrelles the hearbe Peniroyall somewhat brused OR cut the beaste in some parte and put into the wound powder of black Helebor whiche is of this singuler vertue to drawe vnto it any poysoned humour and it yeeldeth present remedy A souerain drink for all maner of Cattell that you suspect to be Lung sicke TAKE me the Hearbe that is called Cowslippe or Lungwoort it groweth vnder euery hedge and stamp it and put therto Fenegréeke and madder with good Ale and with a Horne or prittye Tunnell drenche either your horsse Oxe Cowe or Swine and it shall yeelde present remedye if there be any disease in the Lunges DVarfe Gentian of some called Mock Gillofer small chopte and giuen to Swine and all other Cattell it preserueth them wonderfully from the Murren and all such contagious diseases as happen to Cattell in corrupt times THE bitter Vetche is moste profitable to be giuen to oxen or other Kine that you are desirous to haue soone fatted THe water whiche standeth in the hollowes of Béeches dooth perfectly cure the naughty scurfe and wilde Tetters or scabbes of men horses Kine and shéepe if they be washed therewithall THE leaues of blacke Elder are very good Fodder and féeding for Kine and causeth them to yéeld store of Milke PRicktimber or Spindletrée is hurtfull for all Cattell especiallye Gotes for it killeth them if they purge not presentlye vpwardes and downwards HOgges and Swine are verye quicke of hearing and are giuen muche to sléepe and will eate their owne Pigges and féede vpon vile Carrion which causeth them many diseases as Botche Bile and sore throate But the best remedye that I know is to let them blood vnder the tunge and giue them Madder with Pances called hearbe Trinitie sod in Whaye and it shall heale them presently Most precious and approued drinches for all cattell but specially Kine and Oxen. TAKE two handfulles of Lungewoorte of bothe kindes of Rewe of the inner rinde of Elder these being small chopte let it be put in a gallon of good Ale which béeing set ouer the Fier in a Skillet let it séeth till a quarte be consumed then stirring it put thereto of long pepper of graines of Licorice of Anisséedes of Cominséedes of turmericke of eache an vnce of Madder a quarter of a pounde and while these séeth take me a greate Boule dishe and put therein a handfull of Baye Salte halfe a handful of Garlicke thrée or foure newe laied Egges shelles al two balles of Orlament grind all these things with a Pestel in the boule then take the liquor aforesayde from the fier till it be halfe colde and put the warme liquor into the boule with the garlick salt Egges and Orlament brewe them together well and let beastes drink of this blood warme OFten times by many occasions Oxen will pisse blood which maye be holpen thus Take two ounces of Broomeseeds two ounces of Pepper thrée vnces of redde Phasioli made all in powder and mingle it with a pottle of white wine and when you giue it them stirre it well together and drenche them twice or thrice a day An other excellent drench TAke Baye beries a handfull of Cominséedes two ounces a handfull of Madder a boule of Orlamente of Fenegréeke Turmericke and Triacle of each an vnce of Anniséedes and Graines of eache two vnces these béeing well pouned put them into a gallon of good Ale and set them ouer the fier till they be blood warme and suffer not your beastes to drinke till noone in the Sommer and in the Winter not till night The vertue of Angelica or Healeall IF any person be sodenlye infected with y e Pestilence feuer or immoderat sweat let him take this Roote in powder the waighte of a groat and put there a dram of Treacle and then compound them with four spoonefulles of the water of the sayde Roote and then after he hath drunke let him lye and sweate fasting for the space of foure howres It is approued THE Rootte stéeped in Vineger and smelt vnto and the same Vineger sometimes drunke fasting is an excellente preseruatiue THE Roote and water thereof is excellent againste all inwarde diseases it scoureth the gatheringes of a Plurisie when it beginneth it helpeth corrupted Lunges good againste the Collicke Strangurie and prouoketh tearmes menstruall in women helpeth inflamations and swellinges The iuice of the Roote asswageth the paine of the téeth béeing put into it and woorketh excellentlye against the paine in the eyes the iuice of the Roote dropped into the eye quickneth the sight and purgeth it from all filth and the water or pouder of leafe or roote hath an excellent vertue or healing of rotten Vlcers and Cankrous Sores for it cleanseth them and couereth the bone with good fleshe THE Hearbe Carduus Benedictus or blessed Thistell is moste excellente againste the headache béeing eaten or drunk it is good againste the giddines of the head and comforteth the memory and restoreth hearing the leafe iuice seede and water healeth all kinde of poysons for the water hath healed a woman whose breaste was eaten with a Canker in the very ribbes BAlme sodden in white wine and drunk◠thrée or fower morninges togeather purgeth the breaste healpes the short winded comforteth the hart driueth awaye dumpishe heauinesse helpeth the falling sickenesse and all other diseases If you wil distill Balme chop the hearbe small and stéepe it in white Wine a night it is of soueraine vertue for it deliuereth Women from their panges and gréefe of the Mother also it cureth the paines of the harte it restoreth the memorye and causeth swéet and pleasant sléepe BEtonye hath the like vertues it is of Soueraine vertue to breake winde and comforteth a weake Stomacke either the hearbe or Flowre boyled or the water distilled the drye hearb in powder woorketh all the effectes and then alone or with Hony women that are troubled with the Mother let them vse it to be short the leafe flowre or roote of Betonye sodden or drinke in Conserue Electuarye Sirrop potion or powder is singuler for all diseases of the Stomacke Liuer Splene Kidneyes and Bladder It fretteth the Matrix from obstruction and draweth from thence all hurtfull moystures for consumption of the Lunges Coughes Dropstes continuall Feauers comming from the stomack boile the leaues and flowers of Betony in Homed water and you shal haue presēt remedy To drye and heale vp all sores TAke of common Sallet Oyle a pounde of Ceruce 4. ounces of Litarge thrée ounces Mirrhe halfe an ounce make these like a Sere cloth which is made of Waxe Approued against the Plague TAke Aqua vitae thrée ounces Rosewater an ounce and a halfe wherin laye in stéepe thrée dragmes of Sinamon yellowe Saunders one dragme straine it through a hearen strainer and swéeten it with conserue of Roses then take an ounce thereof euery morning either in a spoone or vpon a Toste of bread FINIS