Honey two pound Oyle two pound Turpentine foure Ounces Verdigrease and Ceruse foure Ounces and so according to Art worke it To make Vnguentum Dunsinnitive TAke two Ounces of Litarge of Gold two drams of Lapis Calaminaris and foure ounces of Terra sigillata and powder them small then take a pinte of Oyle and put thereto halfe a pound of Waxe and melt it with your Oyle and then take it off the fire and put in your powders and when it is cold almost put in foure drams of Camphere in fine powder To make an Vnguent for the Skerby TAke a Gallon of red Vineger and one pound of the roote of Briony and seeth therein till it bee consumed then take the roote thereof and beate it with Oxsingie and beat it very fine then take one ounce of Arguentum vivum well killed and labour them altogether very fine and so annoint therewith To make an Vnguent for Vlcers in Childrens faces TAke Litarge and Ceruse of each five ounces the leaves of Ashe and Vine leaves of each three ounces oyle of Roses one ounce Waxe halfe an ounce relent your Oyle and Waxe together and beate your Litarge and Ceruse and mingle them with two yolkes of rosted Egges and so use it To make the Sinnitive Oyntment TAke Turpentine foure Ounces Hartsgreace or the Marrow of a Heart two ounces oyle of Roses one ounce white Frankensence halfe an ounce oyle of Spike two drams and halfe a dram of Mynium and so worke it To make an Vnguent for the Itch. TAke three handfuls of Allecompanerootes seethe them in three Gallons of water till they be soft then take the Roots and scrape them and take the white of them to the quantity of a pound and beate them with one pound of Barrow-hogges greace and a quantity of Salt and a little Saffron and so bring them to an Oyntment To make an Oyntment for the Morbus TAke two ounces of Vermillion two ounces of Quick-silver two ounces of Oyle of Bay two ounces of Bores-greace halfe an ounce of Vineger foure yolkes of Egges and let them all be wrought very well together before you use them To make the Dunsymitive Vuguent TAke Oyle Olive one pound Rozen one pound Lapis Calaminaris one pound Waxe halfe a pound Turpentine and Sheepes suet of each a quarter of a pound and 〈◊〉 use it To make Vnguentum Dulsum TAke Sheepes suet five pound Rozen in powder one pound roch Allom in powder one pound and a quart of white Wine boyle them altogether And if you will make it red you may put into it one ounce of Vermilion in powder To make Vngnentum Basilicon TAke Waxe one pound the best Pitch one pound Rozen halfe a pound Colophonie one pound Cowes suet one pound Oyle two pound May-butter halfe a pound Turpentine foure ounces the yolkes of foure Egges make all these in an Unguent and so use it To make a Mundifigitive TAke Smalledge a little bagge full one pouad of Oxingie three pound of Rozen a quarter of a pound of Waxe Stampe your Smalledge and Oxingie together in a stone Morter then put it into a Panne and set them upon the fire till it be hot then straine them through a cloth into a faire panne till they begin to waxe cold then fleete it off with a slice till you come to the water then put in the Rose-water and Waxe all together upon the fire and let them boyle altogether then straine them through a Linnen cloth and so make your Mundifigitive To make Vnguentum Rosine TAke Honey two pound Rozen one pound and a quarter Turpentine two pound Frankensence one ounce Fenecrike Semminis ben of each two ounces Myrrhe and Seacole of each two ounces in fine powder To make Gibsons Incarnative TAke greene Broome two pound Waxe and Rozen of each halfe a pound Deere suet foure ounces Frankensence and Myrrhe of each two ounces Turpentine and the yolkes of Egges as much as neecs To make a yellow Incarnative TAke one pound of Rozen halfe a pound of Frankensence a quarter of a pound of Waxe halfe a pound of sheepes suet halfe a pinte of oyle Olive halfe a pound of Turpentine and so make your Unguent To make another Inearnative TAke oyle of Roses twelve drams Rosen two ounces Turpentine eight ounces Waxe sixe ounces melt the Waxe Rosen and Oyle together and in the boyling put in your Turpentine and the Juyce of Valerian and so let it bee cold and as you occupy it put in oyle of Turpentine and so keepe it To make an Vnguent for the Piles TAke Barrowes grease halfe a pound burnt Allome one ounce and the yolke of an Egge hard rosted put these together and make an oyntment and annoynt your sore as hot as you can abide it Another fumetive Vnguent TAke halfe a poond of Deere suet a pound of Waxe one pound of oyle of Roses halfe a pound of oyle Olive of Lapis Calaminaris and Camphere two ounces and so make your Vnguent according to Art To make Vnguentum Foscovem TAke oyle Olive one pound Saffron foure drams Colophonie Pitch Naviles Gum and Seropine of each two ounces Mastick Olibanon and Turpentine of each one ounce Wax a quarter of a pound melt your Oyle and then your Wax and then put in the Colophonie and after stirre your Pitch Naviles and your Gum and Serapine together and last of all your Turpentine Masticke and Olibanon every thing being bruised except your Pitch and Turpentine when you put in your Powders bee ever stirring it with your spittle till it be full dissolved and so use it An Oyntment for the Stone and Collick to bee made in May. TAke the buds of Broome-flowers neare the shutting half a pound of them picked from the stalkes and beat them in a morter very small that done mingle them with clarified May-butter as much as you shall thinke fit and so keepe it close in a vessell eight dayes then seeth it and straine it and therewith annoynt the Patients griefe very warme Evening and morning OF WATERS PART VII Here followeth the making of divers precious Waters but more especially of tenne and their vertues I. And first of the Philosophers water TAke Hysop Penny-riall Avence and Centurie and breake them in a morter then put them under the cap of a Stillatory and distill them and that water hath many vertues as hath beene proved by experience As first take Pimpernell Rew Valerian Sedwall Alloes and the Stone called Lapis Calaminaris and breake them and lay them in the water of Philosophers and let them be boyled together untill the third part of the Water be wasted and after let the said water be strained thorow a linnen cloath then shutit up close in a Vyoll of glasse the space of nine dayes This is a precious water to drinke foure dayes together with a fasting stomacke for him that hath the Falling sicknesse but let him bee fasting six houres after and this Medicine is in our judgement the truest medicine
of the sand or gravell in the bladder for it will breake the Stone within him Jtem this water being drunke sustaineth and lightneth all the members of man of what Disease soever he be grieved with 10. To make water of Sage the tenth Water TAke Sage and Pollyon of each a like quantity and breake them in a morter and put them in a Stillatorie and distill Water sthereof this waterdrunke fasting eateth away all manner of sicknesse Item this wate r sodden with Castory and drunke fasting of all Medicines in the world it prolongeth most a mans life Item if a man be fore-spoken doe this nine dayes and he shall be whole but it must be taken with warme water Item this water being drunke fasting draweth away all evill in the stomacke or wombe Item it is good against the Scabbes and causeth a man to have good blood and good colour in the face Item this water being drunke hote in the morning or in the day healeth any manner oâ— evill in a man within three dayes if the Patient be in any wise curable To make Aqua Vitae TAke Isope Rosemary Violet Verven Bitony Hearbe-Iohn Mouseare Planten Avence Sage and Fetherfoy of each a handfull and washing them put them in a gallon of white Wine and so let it stand all night cleane covered and then on the morrow distill it and keepe the water well This water is good for the Megrim in the Head and for the Impostume in the head and for the Dropsie in the Head and for the Fever in the head and for all manner of Aches and sicknesse in the Head To make Aqua Magistralis TAke the rootes of Pyonie the rootes of Turpentine the crops of Fennell of Egrimonie Honysuccle Celondine Rewe Chickweed Pimpernell Phillippendula the tender leaves of the Vine Eufraâ—e Sowthistle Red-roses Strawbery leaves and Verven of each alike quantity and bray them in a Morter and put them in good white Wine nine dayes and then put thereto a pinte of womans milke that doth nurse a Man-child and as much Urine of a man-child of a yeare old and as much pured Hony and put them all together and let them stand three dayes so and then distill them in a Stillatorie and keepe well this water in a Glasse vessell that no Ayre come thereto and if you will occupie this water wash thine eyes therewith and use it and if ever man be holpen of the disease of the Eyes this will helpe him in short time A precious Water for Eyes that seeme faire and yet be blind TAke Smalledge red Fennell Rew Verven Byttony Egrimony Sinck-â—oile Eufrase Sage Pimpernell and Selondine of each a quarterne and wash them cleane and stampe them small and put them in a brasse Pan and powder of Tuttie of Pepper of Ceruse and a pinte of white wine and put it to the Hearbes and two or three spoonfuls of Hony and seven spoonfuls of the water of a Man-child and temper them together and boyle them over the fire a little and straine it thorow a cloth and put it into a Glasse and stop it well till you will occupy it and when you will use it put it into thine eyes with a Feather and if it waxe thicke temper it with white wine and then use it often A Water that will helpe onâ— that is troubled with sore eyes being debarred of sight TAke of Rosemary Smalledge Rewe Verven Mather Eufrase Endive Houseleeke Fulwort red Fennell and Selandine of each a like half a quarterne and wash them cleane and lay them in white Wine a day and a Night and then distill them in a Stillatorie the first water will be like Gold the second like Silver and the third will be like Balme and that is good for all sores of the eyes To make another Aqua Vitae TAke Nutmegs Gallingale Spikenard of Spaine of each two penny-worth and of Cloves Graines Ginger of each one penny-worth two penny worth of Annys take and bray them all in a brasse Morter and then take a handfull of wild Sage and of the other Sage Rosemary Isope Savery puliall royal puliall of the Mountaine Sothernwood Hore-hound Worme-wood and Egrimony Bettony Jvie leaves of each a like handfull and two pennyworth of Quibebes and bruise all these in a Morter then take three Gallons of good red Wine and put it into a brazen pot and then put the Spices and Hearbes therein and set the Stillatory above and close it well and take faire Paste and put it about the brinkes hard with thy hand and make it cleave well and sadly thereto and when it doth begin to waxe hot put cold water above in the Stillatorie and when it doth waxe hot let the water runne out at the Conduite and put in new cold water and so doe as oft as yee shall thinke good but looke that the fire be not too great for if it be then will the water come up and if there come up smoake of the Stillatorie with the Water then is the fire too much and if it be not then it is well tempered The making of Waters in colours and first of greene Waters TAke white Wine a pinte the water of Roses and Planten of each sixe ounces Orpiment one ounce Verdigrease halfe an ounce c. Another greene Water TAke the waters of Honey-suckles Planten and Roses of each halfe a pinte Orpiment Allome Ceruse and Verdigrease of each two drams white Wine Juyce of Planten of each halfe an ounce and it is done Waters for old Vlcers TAke white Wine and running Water of each a pinte Frankensence and Allome of each one ounce Decocted in Balme for three houres space and it is done A good Drinke for the Gummorium Passio TAke Bursa Pastoris Planten of each two handfuls take the Juyce thereof in a pinte of good Ale and drinke it three times in a day for three dayes A Water for old Vlcers in the Armes TAke Smiths water a quart burnt Allome one pound Salarmoniac one ounce Galls two ounces Tartary Copperas of each one ounce distill all these with shreds so keepe the water to your use A Water for a Canker TAke Bugle Fennell and Rosa-Solis of each a like and take as much in quantity of Honey suckle flowers as of all the other hearbes and let them be cleane picked and so distilled in a Stillatorie and keepe it close for it is a precious water A Femitorie Water IS to be drunke in the Morning at Noone and at night it is much worth against Dropsies and Sweating sicknesse it purgeth Fleame and Choller and Melancholy and it bringeth forth heate and dry Sicknesse and it is good for the paine of the Head to wash it and drinke it A Water of Rosemariâ— IT hath more vertues in it then a man can tell one is if a man have an Arrow or Jron within him wet a tent and put into the wound and drinke the same water and it shall avoyd out and it helpeth all Wounds inward and
suffice make thereof a Plaister for the Spleene Another Take the tops of Acornes Rose leaves Coriander seed and Commin seed prepared of each one ounce Strado Arabiae Galanga of each two ounces Salinter I. Saltpeeter one ounce terrified mixe them and put them in a bagge quilted or basted quadrantwise and lay it to the place grieved Another Take Camomill flowers wheat bran and a pint of white Wine boyle them all together and put them in a bag then take oyles of Violets of Linseed and of Lillies of each a penniworth annoynt therewith and put your bagge hot thereto A Drinke for the Spleene TAke the juyce of Licorice one ounce Fennell-seed Anniseed and Juniper of each an ounce pound them all in a Morter together and so drinke it in your drinke Another Take three spoonfuls of the juyce of Ivie leaves in white Wine or else of the Juyce of Egrimony and drinke of it three or foure mornings fasting and it will helpe you To dissolve the hardnesse of the Spleene AMoniacum dissolved in very sharpe Vineger and spred upon leather Plaister-wise and applyed to the Spleene will mollifie the hardnesse thereof and it may lye thereto seven weekes and never be removed A soveraigne Medicine for the Spleene and to clense the body TAke Harts-tongue wilde Hoppes Lettice and Borage with the flowers of Fumitory and Parcely rootes seethe all these in Whay and clarifie it with whites of Egges straine it and drinke it first in the morning and last at night during the space of a Moneth and by Gods helpe it will cure your Spleene and clense your blood and comfort you many wayes for your health For Ache in the Backe TAke a great Onyon or two and roast them in the embers then stampe them and straine them out of the Ju yce and mix it with as much Malmesie as Juyce and drinke thereof blood warme first and last Probatum To stay the Backe and helpe him that consumeth TAke the rootes of Parcely Fennell Camphere and of Borage Planten Bursa Pastoris and Knotgrasse and make broth with them of young Hennes Capon Mutton Rabbets and Veale and put thereto a Date or two and yee may seethe them in posset Ale made of white Wine Another Take white Archangell Cumfrey flowers white Lillies white Roses white Holly hockes Knot-grasse and Clary stampe them and take a pottle of Muskadine and a pint of Ale with the pith of an Oxe backe and three capped Dates the stones taken out and beating them in a morter small then put in some of your Muskadine and grind it with some of your Ale and stirre it and boyle the rest thereof take also the yolkes of three new layd Egges the strings taken out and beat them well together and put thereto of Sinamon two penniworth and of whole Mace one penniworth and seethe all these to a quart and so use it Another Take the pith of an Oxe backe and scald it then straine it out of the skin and shred Nippe and beat it in a Morter very small putting thereto a quart of Milke and straine it and then seethe it with five or sixe Dates and a graine of Amber-greece and the powder of Ginger and let the Patient use it very often It is proved To take away the paine of the Reynes of one that is low brought TAke three quarts of white Wine and boyl therein a red Cocke and put thereto a handfull of red Nip a quantity of Clary and the rootes of red Fennell Harts-tongue a sticke of Synamon bruised Dates great and small Raisins with a few Prunes seeth all these together till the strength of the Cocke be in the broath and put therein one ounce of Manus Christi and use this Morning and Evening luke warme For Ache in the Backe and Legges TAke the marrow of an Oxe and oyle Olive three spoonefuls and the yolkes of Egges and Butter Pepper one ounce then take the milke of a woman and mingle it together and anoynt the sicke therewith For the Bladder and the Reynes TAke the seedes of Planten beaten in a Morter and seeth them in Wine and drinke thereof alone A Plaister for the Reynes TAke Callamint Camomill Wormewood Peritory Holyhockes and bray them in a Morter with Oyle Butter or Deere and Sheeps suet and grease of a Boare or Barrow hogge with a quantity of Commin and lay it on a Plaister both behind and before For all Diseases in the Backe TAke the rootes of Daisies of Planten of Bursa pastoris of Centimodum and the Cups of Acorns a handfull and of Bole-armoniack two ounces and of Harts-horne burnt and also a Bucke Conie that is fat and let all these be sodden together in white Wine and water as much Wine as water till the Cony be consumed from the bones of the flesh then take away the flesh and the bones from the broth and so let the broth stand till it come to a jelly and when you are in your bed cause your Backe to be therewith annoynted by a Chafingdish of coales three nights together and lay thereon a warme linnen cloth and it shall helpe you by Gods grace For paine in the bladder and to make it whole for ever TAke three rootes of Smalledge and wash them faire and cleane and cut them small and seethe them in a quart of faire water till three parts of the water be consumed then straine it and take foure drams of the powder of Bittony and put thereto and drinke the said water Against running of the Reynes TAke one pound of Jordaine Almonds and blanch them and parch them and grind them very small and make Almond milke thereof with a pinte of rose-Rose-water and a pinte of Planten water and then seethe it with Suger and Sina mon and when it is cold put thereto a dramme of Masticke in fine powder and use thereof to eate and be whole Probatum est A Syrope for the Backe TAke the rootes of Ennila Compana cleane scraped and slice them thin and lay them in faire running water three dayes and shift them every day then at three dayes end take them out and put them in a gallon of faire running water with a quart of Honey of Lycorice one ounce scraped cleane and sliced and of Anniseeds one ounce cleane rubbed from the dust let all these be boyled with a soft fire and take out the rootes out of the liquour washing them one by one and when they be cut lay them on a faire dish and so let them lye 24. houres and then take the rootes and weigh them and for every pound of your rootes take a pottle of Muskadine or white Bastard and put your rootes therein and put thereto two pound of fine white Suger two or three whole Maces boyle all these to a Syrope with your rootes and then put it into a Pot and when you will use it let the Patient eate of the rootes and drinke a spoonfull of the Syrope with your rootes after it Morning and Evening Probatum
To make Vnguentum Apostolorum TAke Yellow Rozen two pound Verdigrease three ounces Wax one pound Oyle a pint you must set the Oyle Wax and Rozen over the fire then put to your Verdigreace made into fine powder and stirre it till it be cold and so it is finished Vnguentum Basilicum TAke Oyle halfe a pound Waxe Colophonie of each two ounces Turpentine Pitch Perosine and Cowes suet of each two pound and a half Frankensence and Myrrhe of each halfe an ounce and so make your Unguent The golden Vnguent called Vnguentum Aureum TAke yellow Waxe foure ounces Oyle one pound Turpentine Colophonie and Rozen of each one ounce Frankensence and Masticke of each halfe an ounce Saffron a dram and so make an Unguent To make a drying Vnguent called Vnguentum Calaminaris TAke the Stone called Lapis Calaminaris Deeres Suet and Waxe of each foure ounces oyle of Roses halfe a pound Camphere two drams and so make your Unguent according to Art To make the white Oyntment called Vnguentum Album Rasis TAke oyle of Roses halfe a pound Waxe two ounces Ceruse sixe ounces the whites of three Egges and Camphere a dram and after these things be melted and commixed together you must wash it with rose-Rose-water To make Vnguentum Lytargerii TAke oyle of Roses one pound Litarge of Lead one pound Vineger halfe a pound Camphere two drams and so make your Unguent To make Vnguentum Lypeione TAke the juyce of Honey-suckles a quart Honey a pinte white Copperas halfe a pound and so make your Unguent To make the Incarnative Vnguent TAke oyle of greene Balme two pound Waxe and Perosine of each halfe a pound Deeres suet foure ounces Frankensence and Myrrhe of each two ounces of Turpentine foure ounces the yolkes of foure Egges and so make your Unguent Another Incarnative Vnguent TAke Deeres suet oyle of Roses Rozen Pitch Litarge of Gold Frankensence and Myrrhe of each foure ounces and so make your Unguent To make Vnguentum Viride TAke Ossingie Porsine one pound Verdigreace two ounces Sall gemme halfe an ounce and so make your Unguent Another Vnguent TAke burnt Allom and Vineger of each two ounces Ossingie Porsine sixe ounces and so make an Unguent A drying Vnguent TAke oyle of Roses one pound Waxe sixe ounces Litarge of Gold and Silver Bdelium gum Armoniack red Corall Dragons bloud Deeres suet Masticke of each two ounces Camphere halfe an ounce and so make your Unguent An Vnguent against the Morphew TAke quicke Brimstone sixe drams oyle of Tartary foure drams Ceruse Unguentum Cytrium of each two drams oyle of Roses sixe drams the white of an Egge as much Vineger as needs and so make your Unguent An Vnguent called Rosye TAke Rozen Turpentine and Honey of each halfe a pound Linseed and Fenecrick of each one ounce Myrrhe one ounce Sercoll one ounce let them all be made in fine powder and so make an Unguent thereof An Vnguent for Vlcers in the Arme. TAke Litarge of Gold and silver Ceruse of each two ounces Bole-armoniac half an ounce Lapis Calaminaris Dragons blood of each one ounce Frankensence and Mastick of each halfe an ounce Tartarie Sall-gemme and Camphere of each two drams Turpentine washed in rose-Rose-water and Waxe of each two ounces oyle of Elders half an ounce oyle of Bayes two drams oyle of Violets and of Poppie of each foure drams and so make your Unguent it is an excellent oyntment An Vnguent against Cabes TAke Storax liquide two ounces Bay-salt in fine powder and oyle of Roses of each one ounce the juyce of Orenges as much as shall need and so make your Unguent according to Art An Vnguent called the gift of God TAke Orras powder Sall-gemme Sall-Nitrie of each one ounce a Stone called Lapis Magnates two ounces Lapis Calaminaris two ounces Waxe one pound Oyle three pound and so make your Unguent according to Art A precious Vnguent TAke Ceruse washed one ounce in an ounce of Vineger burnt Lead foure ounces Litarge two ounces Myrrhe one ounce Honey of Roses two ounces oyle of Roses sixe ounces the Yolkes of sixe Egges and Waxe as much as needs and so make your Unguent Another Vnguent against Cabes TAke the juyce of Sallendine Femitary Borage Scabious and Dockes of each three ounces Litarge of gold washed Ceruse burnt Brasse Brimstone Bay salt burnt Allom of each halfe an ounce oyle of Roses two ounces Storax liquide Turpentine of each one ounce Vineger foure ounces Ossingie Perosine one pound and a halfe and so make your oyntment To make the greene Oyntment called Vnguentum Viride TAke Waxe one pound Perosine one pound Frankensence halfe a pound gum Arabic halfe a pound Verdigrease two ounces Honey foure ounces oyle Olive two pound and so make your Unguent An Vnguent to increase Flesh TAke the gum Dragagant and dissolve it in Rose-water and make an Unguent An Vnguent to heale the Serpigo TAke Pepper Bay-salt Tartary Verdigreace Allumines ynke of each halfe an ounce Ceruse Litarge and Quicksilver well killed of each two drams of Ossingie Perosine as much as needs An Vnguent for Fistulaes TAke Myrrhe Masticke Alloes and Epatick of each two ounces the juyce of Salendine Planten Honey of Roses and Vineger of each a like quantity and make it an Unguent An oyntment for a greene Wound TAke oyle of Turpentine one ounce the oyle of Vulpinum one ounce oyle of Camomill two ounces and make thereof an Unguent A cold Vnguent TAke oyle of Roses and Waxe of each two ounces the juyce of red Gowrd leaves Night-shade leaves of each two ounces Ceruse washed burnt Lead washed in Rose-water or Planten water of each halfe an ounce Frankensence two drams melt all together and decoct it a little and then take it from the fire and put it into a Leaden Morter wherein you must labour it a good while and so make your Unguent An Vnguent for a sawse-fleame Face TAke May butter one pound Hony-suckle flowers three handfuls stampe the flowers and the Butter together and lay it in fuse for sixe dayes space then melt it and straine it and put thereto quicke Brimstone the weight of twelve pence finely powdered and so reserve it for your use An Vnguent for the Piles TAke Mollene Archangell red Fennell stamped small of each a like quantity and as much Ossingie as of the Hearbes Mixe all these together and lay it â— rotting a weeke space then straine it and keepe it for that use Another Vnguent for the Piles TAke Yarrow and May butter and stampe them together and apply them as hot as may be suffered To make Vnguentum Lipcium TAke a quart of Juyce of Honey suckles and a pinte of Hony and halfe a pound of white Coperas and seethe them on the fire and let them boyle till it waxe blacke then put in your Copperas in fine powder To make Vnguentum Fanscome TAke Waxe one pound Rozen Colophonie of each two pound Pitch one pound Cowes suet one pound May-butter halfe a pound
est Remedies to provoke Menstruum Mulieris TAke powder of Peeter Bittony Yarrowseed in white Wine and drinke it Another Take Mugwort Selondine Marigold Verven Nippe of each nine crops three dayes before the change and three dayes before the full of the Moone Another Take Germander and the rootes of red Madder and seethe it in Ale and give it her to drinke or else take Radishes Et semen pionae red Sanders and Suger and use it as aforesaid Another Take Cotula Fetuda the which is like Camomill but it stinketh and make a fomentation thereof Another Take the Juyce of Mercury and Honey and flower of Cockle as much as will incorporate it and make thereof little balls and give her one or two of them and she shall have Menstruum also it shall after dispose her to conceive for it hath seldome failed and is well proved Another Take the blacke seed of Pionie and bruise them one by one to the number of nine and picke of the blacke huskes and in a Morter breake them to powder eate and drink the said powder at times afore said in the second Medicine Pro eadem Another Take the rootes of Gladion and Arsmart and seethe them in good white Wine or Vineger and when they be well sodden take them from the fire and let the woman sit over it so that the ayre may strike up and none goe away for this is proved Another Take Bittonie Puliall Royall Centory of each a handfull seethe them with Wine or water till the two parts be wasted and then clense it thorow a cloth and drinke it Another Take Balme Margerom Isope and Marigolds a handfull seethe them from a pottle to a quart upon a soft fire and so take it and drinke it every morning fasting and if it be bitter put thereto Suger and use it Remedies to stop Menstruum Mulieris TAke the blackest holly-hocks that yee can get and take the flowers thereof and make them in powder and drinke them and wash the place with the water of Lovage Another Take the water of Oake leaves distilled halfe a pinte of Rose-water and Syrrupe of Quinces sixe ounces and let her drinke thereof first and last Another Take Horse-dung and seethe it in good Vineger and put it into little bagges of linnen cloth and lay the one upon the Reines of the backe and the other betweene the Navill and the privie place as warme as shee may suffer it and let her drinke it every Morning and Evening with a little Synamon till shee be whole Another Take the rootes of Gladium and seeth them well in Wine or water and receive the fume thereof It never failed To stop white Menstruum and red TAke the Juyce of Planten and of Bursa Pastoris and two whites of Egges well beaten among the Juyce and put thereto Bole-armoniack one ounce and of Terra sigillata one ounce and a portion of Beane flower and make it thicke upon the fire and draw thereof a Plaister upon thin cloth and lay it to her Backe and Navill Another for the white TAke the inner rinde of the Sloe tree Sumatch Balestianes the rinde of the Pomegranate Planten Knot-grasse the inner rinde of the red Bryer and a little French-Bolearmoniack and boyle all these in red Wine till halfe be consumed and let her drinke it fasting Et restringet fluxum Menstruum Another Take the foote and Legge of a Hare and bake it to powder haire and all and drinke it and it restraineth the same The vertue of Fearne THe Root is good to be drunke and laid to Plaister-wise for the Wounds that are made with Reedes and in like manner the roote of the Reede drunke and laid Plaister-wise to the sore where Fearne sticketh The Powder is good to be strowed upon moyst Sores which are hard to be covered with skin and ill to be healed the Juyce pressed out of the Fearne roote laid to with Rose-water or other cold water is good for all manner of burning or scalding perfectly and sure To take away heate and inflamation of a Member TAke the waters of Planten and Purslaine of each two ounces and the water of a little hearbe called Verniculaâ—is two ounces Litarge and Ceruse in fine powder of each foure drams and Camphere three graines mixe all these together and so use them A Locion for a sore Mouth TAke running water a pinte Vineger halfe a pinte Honey foure ounces Bay leaves one ounce Galingale one dram Let all these be decocted to the forme of a Syrope A preparative TAke Syrope of Violets Endiffe and of Femitory of each two ounces and of common Decoction foure ounces To make Vergent milke by D. Yaxley TAke Litarge of Leade one pound with Vineger a pinte laid in fuse three dayes and then drawne with woollen shreds and so keepe it in a Viall by it selfe close then take foure ounces of conduit-Conduit-water and one ounce of Allome and one dram of Camphere and melt all over the Fire and keepe the water by it selfe in another Viall and when you will use it put both these waters together of each a like quantity and it will be like milke It taketh away the spottes and Freckles in the Face if it be often applyed thereto A comfortable Powder for the Heart TAke Synamon Ginger of each three ounces graines of Paradice long Pepper of each two drams Saffron one dram Suger foure ounces and so make your Powder A Remedy that breaketh the Stone TAke a pound of Grâ—mmell a pound of Saxifrage seed and a pound of Coriander with a quarter of a pound of Soras white and red and grinde all these in a Morter very small and so keepe it using to eate thereof in your Pottage every day a spoonefull Another Take Time Damsons Beane-Cods Pellitory of the wall Saxifrage a like quantities and sleepe them one night in white Wine then distill them and use to drinke thereof Another remedy for the Stone and to cause the voydance of Vrine TAke Pellitorie of the Wall Sothernwood and seeth them in Water or white Wine with a quantity of Sheepes Suet till it bee tender then put the hearbes and tallow in a linnen bag and lay it warme to the bottome of the belly using this you shall finde remedy A proved Medicine to avoid the Vrine that hath beene long stopped TAke Radish rootes one if it be of bignesse and strong is sufficient and scrape it very cleane and lay it in white Wine a night in steepe then straine the Wine and give the Patient to drinke and he shall voyd water A very good water for the stone proved THe water of Strawberries with the leaves distilled and so used by draughts as other drinke To breake the Stone DRy the stones of a Cock a yeare old and â—eate them into fine powder and give the diseased thereof to drinke in white Wine but if he have the Charward then give it to drink with good water Doctor Argentines Medicine for the Stone TAke the
so you boyle them a good while and so drink the Broth or Milke as you like best they are exceeding strengthning and will do you great good if it please God to give blessing to it A Medicinâ— for one that is broken TAke a quantity of Comfrey a quantity of Knee-home a quantity of Knotted grasse a quantity of Ribervorum and a quantity of Polipody stampe them altogether and straine them in Ale and then give the patient the same to drinke cold and trusse him up with some bolster and let his dyet be but competent eschewing all slippery meats as Butter and such like provided alwayes that the pâ—tient keepe his bed sixe or seven dayes lying upon his Backe and sometimes hold his belly with his hand For the shrinking of the Sineâ—â—s TAke the marrowe of a Horse-bone and the crops of Elders and as much of Sage and chop them together and boyle them in the Marrow and then straine out the Hearbes and put to the liquor one spoonfull of Honey two spoonefuls of Aquâ— Compositâ— and a quantity of Pepper and boyle it againe and keepe it for your use For the staying of the fluxâ— TAke a new layd Egge and take off a little of the top of it and powre out a little of the white and fill up the Egge with Aqua-composita and stirre it together and rost it and sup up the Egge in the morning fasting till you be well use this A Medicine for a sore Thrâ—at TAke a pinte of Milke halfe a handfull of Collumbine leaves halfe a handfull of Gasell a dozen leaves of Sinkefoyle and two Jewes-eares and boyle them and so the partie must use it Evening and morning and gargale it in his throate For weakenesse in the Backâ— TAke Clary and Dates and the pith of an Oxe and put them together and then put to them Creame and Egges and grated bread and fry them together and strew Suger on it and eate it in the Morning fasting and you must put some white Sanders in it also when you temper it together For the Carbunckle or Impostume in the Head TAke Worme-wood Origanum Mayron by even portions and seeth them in sweet Wine and after that wring out the juyce and lay it to the Eares of the sicke with two spunges as hot as hee may suffer it use this two oâ— three times and he shall be whole To take away Pock-holes or any spot in the face TAke white Rose-water and wet a fine cloth therein and set it all night to freeze and then lay it upon your face till it be dry also take three Puppies the reddest you can get and quarter them take out the Garbage then distill them in quart of new milke of a red Cow and with this water wash your face For faintnesse in the Stomacke or the Morphew TAke a quantity of Amber beaten to powder and a quantitie of English Saffron in powder likewise and put it into white Wine and drinke it seaven or eight times A good Fumigation for the French Poxe confirmed TAke Synaper two ounces of Frankensence of Liquid Storax a dram and a halfe and mingle them the manner how to minister this suffumigation is this You must set your Patient naked under a straight Canopie and you must lay upon the Coales the first part of your aforesaid Receipt and the Patient must enforce himselfe to receivâ— the smoake keeping the fire betweene hiâ— Legges till he begin to sweate and so doing the space of foure dayes till his Teeth begâ—n to ake Pilles against Morbo TAke of all the Mirabulines three drams of Troskes of Colloquintida of Masticke of Digredium two drams of Nigula of Organy of Cummin two drams of blacke Elibore one dram of Spike of Euphorium of Hâ—rts-horne burnt of Sall-gemme halfe a dram of Mayden haire of the Coddes of Sâ—ney of Pollytricon of Galitricon of the flowers of Rosemary of Harts-horne of Epithiam one dram of Coryanders of Anniseed of Polipodium sixe drams of good Treacle sixe drams of Agaricke in Traskes and of washed Aloes tennâ— drams of the Spices of Hierâ— De octo Râ—bijs of the spices of Diarodam Albatis eight drams Make a paste of Pilles with the juyce of Femitory and honey of Roses one drâ—m To make your Drinke TAkâ— twenty ounces of Pock-wood being turned of a Turner very small which put into an Earthen Pot of two Gallons and put thereto eight pound of Running water the best you can get and let it stand in soake foure and twenty houres the Pot being covered then take and stop the Pot with Paste so close that no ayre may goe out you must keepe the â—treâ—gth in it and that is your chiefest helpe â—nd with the point of your Knife make a hole in the Paste and therein put a peg of wood which is to give it ayre at times in the boyling for breaking of the pot and thus let it boyle on a soft fire of Coales the space of sixe houres in which time it will be consumed to a pottle and that will serve you for your Drinke to take Morning and Evening for foure dayes against which time you must make more After the first seething seeth the same Wood againe with the like quantity of water and time likewise and that is for your common Drinke to serve at all times till you make new To make your Bisket TAke foure and twenty pound of the purest Wheat-flower which you can get and put thereto one pound of fine Sugar and so make your Bisket which will serve for your turne all the time of your Dyet A Receipt and a Soveraigne Dyet for the French Poxâ— Proved FIrst prepare a Chamber which make so close that no ayre â—â—ter into it and defend all ill savours out of it and therein to bee twelve dayes together before you doe begin your Dyet every day forbearing of eating of Flesh and drinking leese On the thirteenth day you must begin your Dyet and then to take a Purgation of Gassia Fistula or of Scamonia to make your Body empty keeping your Bed sweating temperately without any provoking which sweating is your greatest Remedy in the which your Sweate you shall drinke of your second drinke as often and as much as you list and of your first drinke you must drinke every Morning at five a clocke and Evening at eight a clocke eight ounces at a gulpe warme saving on the daye you take your Pugation On which dayes drinke all of your second Drinke desiring alwayes to be merry and light-harted in using often to smell to dryed Orenges hot Bread Vinâ—ger of Roses Mustard and Apples and after this manner you must keepe your Chamber thirty dayes together and never to take Ayre and at fifteene dayes you must take another Purgation like to the first and that day to drinke all of your second Drinke and in like manner another Purgation the thirtieth day on which day you may take Broth of a Chicken or of Mutton and by little and little take the Ayre
and drinke good drinke The order of your Fare EVery day take a quantity of a Chicken and seethe it in water and put thereto Borage leaves or Borage Flowers without other Spices or Salt or any other thing which Chicken eate to thy Dinner and every day eate three ounces of Bisket and no more that which yâ—u leave of your Bisket eate at night with a few Raisins of the Sun and your Dinner must be at tenne a clock before noone and your Supper at five a clock at afternoon and at your Dinner you may dip your Bisket in your Broth if you will and so drinke your Drinke as aforesaid and this is your Fare and Dyet for the space of thirty dayes and no other A marvailous Secret to preserve a man from the Plague and hath bin proved in England of all the Physitians in that great and vehemâ—nt Plague in the yeare 1â—48 which â—rept through all the World and the other in the yeere 1625. and there was never any which used this secret but hee was perserved from the Plague TAke Aloe Epaticum or Sicotrine fine Sinamon and Myrrhe of each of them three drams Cloves Mace Lignum Aloes Masticke Bole-armoniack of each of them halfe a dram let all these things be well stamped in a cleane Morter then mingle them together and after keepe them in some close vessell and take of it every Morning two penny weight in halfe a glasse of white Wine with a little water and drinke it in the Morning at the dawning of the Day and so may you by the grace of God goe boldly into all infection of the ayre and Plague A soveraigne Drinke to preserve one against the Plague or Pestilence TAke the quantity of a Dram and an halfe of Powder Imperiall a dram of Triakle and of Dragon water and Sorrell water of each of them an ounce and drinke it with Ale in the Morning fasting and if one have the Infection within 24. houres before yet by Gods grace he shall escape it This hath beene truely proved in the last great Visitation Another Take a dram of Methridatuâ— and give it the Patient with Dragon water white Wine or some other liquor to drinke when he supposeth himself to be first infected Another Preservative against the Plague TAke seven or eight leaves of Sorrell and wash them in faire Water and Vineger and steepe them in the said Water and Vineger a good while and eate them Fasting The Lady Gath her Medicine against the Plague TAke Abaunce Turmintell Sage Speremint and Violet leaves of each one handfull and stampe them in a Morter very small when you have so done straine them through a strainer with red Wine Claret or white whether you can most easily get and luke-warme and give of this water to the dito drinke seased An excellent Antidote against the Plague or Poyson TAke two Walnuts two Figs twenty leaves of Rew and one graine of Salt stampe them and mixe them all together eate it in the morning fasting and you shall be safe from the Plague or poyson that day An excellent Preservative against the Plaguâ— TAke Sage Hearbe grace Elder leaves and Bramble leaves of each a handfull take also a quart of white Wine and a good race of Ginger beaten small or grated stampe the Hearbs with the Wine and the Ginger then strain it through a cloth take a spoonfull of this Medicine every morning fasting for nine dayes together after the first spoonfull you shall be safe for twenty foure dayes and after the ninth spoonfull you shall be safe for two moneths But if it shall happen that you be stricken ere you drinke of this then take a spoonefull of the water of Bittony with a spoonfull of it mingled altogether and drink it it will expell the venome and if the sore dore appeare then take Bramble leaves and Elder leaves of each a like quantity stampe them and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the sore and it will heale it with Gods helpe A good Drinke to be used to those that are infected with the Plague TAke Berries of Ivie that are ripe gathered on the North side of the Tree and dry them in the shadow then stampe them to powder then take a dram of the same Powder and temper it well with two ounces of planten-Planten-water or white Wine and let the sicke person drinke a good draught thereof and remaine in his Bed and sweate as much and as often as he can after hee hath taken it then warme a cleane shirt for him to put on and if his shirts may be shifted often it will bee the better after his sweating and likewise his sheets and Bed-cloathes if it may be if not at the least his sheets and shirt and in using of this for the space of three dayes together he will dye or mend without all doubt by Gods helpe This hath beene often and truely proved To provoke sleepe to the sicke person Take a good quantity of Womans brest Milke and put thereto a little quantity of Aqua-Vitae stirre them well together and moysten the Temples of the Head of the Patient and the Nostrils well therewith and let it be laid on with some Feather or some â—ine linnen cloth and this will doe much good It hath bin often proved And if it happen that the sicke person find himselfe greatly grieved and that any Swelling begin in any place to grow sore then take Elder leaves red Bramble leaves and Mustard seed and stampe them all together and make a Plaister thereof and lay the same to the Sore and this will both draw and heale Or take two handâ—uls of Scabious and stampe it in a Morter then temper it well with two ounces of Swines greace that is salted and the yolke of an Egge then stampe them all together and laid thereto Plaister-wise will draw exceeding well How to breake a Plague sore TAke blacke Snayles and leavened Bread stampe them very well together make a Plaister thereof and apply it to the Sore and it will brâ—ake sodainly by Gods helpe When Medicines effect give all the glory to GOD. A Prayer O Eternall God and most sure comfort and consolation in all Afflictions which heâ—lest the sicke Soules oppressed with Sin which ministrest mercifull Medicines to the repentant Heart and doest refresh the sinfull sinnâ—rs that thirst after thy precious goodnesse most humbly we beseech thee have respect to our deadly Diseases and purge them with that spilling of thy most precious Blood that we may be made cleane and found in thy sight to receive the healthfull salvation of our Soules â—â—d to rest with thy holy Congregation and heavenly Fellowship in thy glorious and everlâ—sting Kingdome already purchased for us by thy onely Sonne CHRIST JESUS our onely Lord and Saviour Amen
against all manner of Gouts and against Palsies as long as it is not dead in the limbes or members of a man Item this water drunke in the Morning is much helping to Wounds that is festered so that they be washed therewith Item this water drunke fasting will destroy all manner of Feavers or Aches of what kind soever they come to a man Therefore trust to this medicine verily for it hath been oftentimes approved of for a very good Water for these diseases aforesaid by many who have made experience of it 2. The second Water is called Poetalis et aqua Dulcedimus Occulorum and is made in this manner following TAke Egrimonie Saturion Selendine and Tuttie and the stone called Lapis Calaminaris and beat it all to powder and then put them under the cap of a Stillatorie and distill thereof water by an easie fire and this Water hath many vertues in it for be the Eyes never so sore this water will cure and heale them Item this water drunke with a fasting stomacke destroyeth all manner of Venome or poyson and casteth it out at the mouth Item this water quencheth the holly Fire so that there bee linnen cloathes wet therein and layd on the sore but you must also note that this water in fire is of blacke disposition 3. The vertue of the third Water TAke Mustard-seed Pimpernell Crow-foot and the clote of Masticke and let all these be well bruised and mingled together with the blood of a Goat and put thereto good Vineger a little and so let them stand three dayes and then put them under the cap of a Stillatorie and still it and this water will helpe a man of the Stone if he drinke thereof and if he drinke thereof every day fasting the stone shall voyd from him as it were sand Jtem this water drunke fasting maketh good blood and good colour both in man and woman Jtem this Water drunke with Castorie destroyeth all manner of Palsies if it be not dead in the Sinewes or members Jtem it will heale a Scald-head and make the haire to grow if it be washt therewith Jtem if a man be scalded wash him with this water and in nine dayes he shall be whole and of all other Medicines it comforteth best the Sinewes for the Palsie 4. The vertue of the fourth Water TAke young Pigeons and make them in powder and meddle them well with Castorie in powder and a little Aysell and lay it under the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill water thereof this water drunke with a fasting stomack helpeth the Frensie and the Tysicke within nine dayes it will make them whole Jtem this water drunke fasting is a very good medicine against the falling Evill if the Sicke have had it but few yeares it shall helpe it on warrantise Give it him to drinke three dayes in the morning fasting as is aforesaid and he shall be whole by Gods grace of what manner of kinde soever it come Jtem this water drunke fasting maketh a good colour in the face of man or woman and it clenseth the wombe the stomacke and the breast of all evils that is congealed within them and comforteth all the veynes and draweth the roote of the Palsie out of the sinewes and out of the joynts and nourisheth nature in him Jtem if a man or woman before failed in a sinew or joynt it healeth them againe Jtem this water being drunke fasting healeth any man or woman of the continuall Fever but take heed that no woman with child drinke of this Water Jtem this water drunke with Isope putteth away all sorrow from thy heart and causeth a man or woman well to sleepe well to digest his meate well to make water and well to doe his â—ege Jtem if a man will wash himselfe with this Water it will draw away the haire from any place of man and destroy it 5. The vertue of the fift Water called Aqua Lasta TAke Isope Gladion Avence Sothernwood of each a like quantity and stampe them in a Morter and put them in a Stillatorie and still them to water and this water drunke in morning fasting is good against all manner of Fevers hote or cold Jtem this water being drunke fasting is the best medicine against the Fluxe of the wombe and clenseth the belly of all ill humors and keepeth a man in health and helpeth the Palsie but it must be drunke fasting and as hot as may be suffered 6. To make the sixt water called Dealbantium TAke Molewarpes and make them in a powder with Brimstone and take the Juyce of Selondine and so let them stand certaine dayes and after lay it in a Stillatory and still water of the water of it and this water will make any black Beast white that is washed therewith nine times in nine dayes or any place in him that a man will have white Also this water medled with Waxe and Aloes it healeth all manner of Gouts if the Patient be annoynted therewith Also this water helpeth the sicknesse called Noli me tangere but a plaister thereof must be laide to the sore Also it helpeth a man of the Strangle if a plaister thereof be laid to the sore Jtem it healeth scald Heads if they apply a plaister thereof to the sore Jtem a plaister thereof healeth burning with fire Jtem this with Lapis Calamniaris helpeth perfectly a â—icknesse called the Wolfe but the plaister must be changed two times in a day but let no man nor woman drinke any of this Water 7. This Water is called Aqua Consuitivae TAke Pimpernell and stampe it in a Morter and lay it in a Stillatory and still water thereof Jtem this Water washeth away all Wounds in a mans body Jtem this water drunke fasting with Ginger is a good Medicine against the Tysicke and will cleanse the Breast from all evill Humours 8. The eight Water called Aqua Huplaciam the double Water TAke Mustard-seed Pepper and Sinamon of each a like and beat them in a Morter and put therto Aqua Consuetudo and lay them under the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill Water thereof and these be the vertues therof and if it be drunke fasting it is the best Medicine against the Tysicke and all diseases of the brest and it must be drunke in the morning cold and at Evening hot as yee may suffer it and it will make one to sleepe and take good rest that night Jtem this water being drunke with Castorie is good against the Sicknesse called Epilentiâ— viz. the Morbus Galicus Jtem this water being drunke fasting comforteth all the Members that be strucken with the Palsie and comforteth the sinewes of the Head and the braine 9. Water of Pimpernell the ninth water TAke the seed of Pimpernell and put it in red wine and then after put it in the Sunne and then breake it in a Morter and then presse out the Oyle through a cleane cloth this water or oyle being drunke fasting healeth a man
leaves and Rootes and stampe them very small then mingle them well with old Decres Suet then besmeere or annoynt the grieved place therewith very warme and after rowle it up hard To heale in foure dayes the scalding with water or any other liquor without Plaister or Oyntment TAke an Onyon and cut him overth-wart and wring out the juyce upon the scalded place doing so every day twise it will heale it quickly Probatum est To heale the Itch. TAke of Lapacinum Acutum or of Sorell and boyle it in water and wash therewith the diseased person or else take the rootes of Lawrell and being well brayed with Salt and bread annoynt therewith the body The like effect is done with the decoction of Egrimony and Sage made with Raine water and washing therewith the sicke person To heale Sores or Tetters TAke of Waxe of Ganabrinum in powder and of Oyle of Roses as much as shall be sufficient Make thereof an Oyntment Or else bray Cockle and Brimstone and mixe them with Vineger and make an Oyntment For the hardnesse of Hearing TAke an Onyon and coare it and fill it with the Oyles of Rew and bitter Almonds then rost it soft and drop thereof into the contrary Eare lying still after one houre keeping your selfe warme it will both purge the Head and quicken the Hearing An easie Remedy for the Tooth-ache TAke a slice of the Root Acorus of some called in English Gladen of other Galanga which groweth in waters and marishes this must be laid green upon the Tooth Or a piece of the greene roote of Tormentill doth it likewise For the swelling in the Throat TAke white Frankensence and cast a piece of it upon hot coales then put a Funnell over it and let the smoake thereof goe into the Throate that helpeth and is oft times experimented and proved To cause a Womans speedy deliverance TAke whites of Egges and Castle sope and make Pills adding to every pill one drop of the oyle of Savin and in time of need give her five Pilles of it To make a womans Milke increase TAke Fennell-seed and seethe it in Barly-water and give the woman of it to drinke and her milke will increase abundantly For the Rickets and weaknesse of the limbes in Children TAke a little quantity of the best English Honey mix it with Beere and let them use no other drinke till they recover their strength This hath bin tryed and approved To fasten the Gums or loose Teeth TAke a little Myrrhe temper it with Wine and Oyle and wash your mouth therewith and you shall see a rare experience Myrrhe also killeth the Wormes in a mans body and chew it in the mouth ma kes the breath sweet For one that cannot hold his Water TAke the clawes of a Goates feet burne them to powder and take a spoonfull of it in Pottage or broath wherein a little Knotgrasse and Hypoquistidos may bee put and take of it twice a day For the Dropsie made for the Queenâ— by D. D. Adryan TAke Polipodium Spikenard Calamus odoratus Marjerum Galingall Selwall ana vj. d. weight Anniseeds Saxafrage Plantane vij d. weight Cynamon xij d. weight Seenie so much as of all the rest put them into a bagge hanging in two gallons of Ale cover it with new Yest every fourth day and drink no other drinke for a weeke and be whole For the stinging of Waspes and Bees TAke Mallowes and rub them on the place where it is stung or else take Flyes stamped with a little durt For the falling downe of the Tuell SIt over the fumes of Ginger and Frankensence For the swelling of the Legges TAke the Juyce of Walwort of Waxe of Vineger and of Barley Meale of each a like quantity Boyle it and make a Plaister and bind it upon the sore For the Canker in the mouth TAke halfe a pinte of Ale and a sprig of Rosemary and seeth them together and skim your Ale And then put in a piece of Allom as much as a Nut and a spoonefull of Honey and two spoonefuls of Honey suckle water and wash the mouth with it To make the Face faire and the Breath sweet TAke the Flowers of Rose-mary and boyle them in white Wine then wash your face with it and use it for to drinke and so shall you make your Face faire and your breath sweetâ— A Remedy for a red face or a red nose TAke Litarge of Silver and Brimstone of each like much and seeth them in Rose-water and Vineger and then with a linnen cloath wet in the said Vineger lay it to the sore A Remedy to qualifie the Coppered Face MAke a Bath with the flowers of Cammomell Violets Roses and Flowers of water Lillies then annoynt the place with Vnguentum Album Champherarius and mixe that oyntment with a little yellow Brimstone and Quicksilver killed with fasting spittle and annoynt the Face withall A speciall good dyet for all fiery Faces ABstaine from all salt things spiced fryed meates and rosted meates also from drinking of Wine for it is very evill also Onyons Mustard and Garlicke are very naught in steed of which you must take Purslaine Sorrell Lettice Hops of Borrage with Succory or endive in Pottage or otherwise Also it is necessary to be laxative and in sleeping to lay your head high An easie Remedy to make the Teeth white TAke Vinger of Squiles and dip a little piece of Cloth in it and rub the Teeth or Gummes withall the said Vineger fastneth the Gummes comforteth the rootes of the Teeth and maketh a sweet breathe To take away the stinking of the mouth YEe must wash your mouth with Water and Vineger and chew Masticke a good while and then wash thy mouth with the decoction of Annis-seeds Mints and Cloves sodden in Wine If the stincking of thy mouth commeth of a rotten tooth the best is to have it drawne out A Remedy for sore Eyes TAke the Juyce of Fennell and drop thereof into the Eyes Evening and Morning and it shall heale the griefe and paine A proved Medicine for the bleeding at the Nose called the Ladie Maries Medicine TAke the shell of an Egge the meate being very cleane out and put it into the fire till it be burnt very blacke and ready to breake then take it out and make thereof fine Powder whereof yee shall blow through a Quill part thereof into the Nose that bleedeth and it shall stanch Against a stinking Breath MElt Hony Salt and Rye flower well together and therewith rub the Gumâ— twice or thrice then wash it with faire water and it will helpe thee For an evill breath SEeth two ounces of Commin in fine Powder in a pottle of white Wine unto a quart Then keepe it using to drinke a little thereof warme at Night the space of fifteene dayes and it will helpe For the Head-ache and clensing of the same CHew Pellitory of Spaine in thy mouth it will cleanse the Head and also take away the Ache or paine To heale
them and take a 9. d. weight of that powder and seeth it in white Wine and let the sicke drink thereof warme fasting and in three dayes he shall be whole For the Head-ache TAke Hemlockes and seeth them till they be as thicke as Pappe and lay them where the paine is Let them lye all Night and on the morrow lay another of the same heat and doe so three or foure times and it is done Another Also take and make Lye of Verven or Bytton or Wormewood and therewith wash thy Head thrice a weeke and it shall doe the much good and take away the Ache. For the Head-ache and Tooth-ache TAke the Hearbe called Bursa Pastoris and bruise it and lay it to the hart of thy Foote and it helpeth both the Head-ache and the Tooth-ache A Drinke for the Head-ache TAke Bitton Verven Selondine Waybroad Rewe Wall-woort and Sage and a quantity of Pepper and Hony and seeth them all together in water and straine it through a cloath and drinke it Fasting Another Stampe Bittony and lay it on thy Head under thy Cap or bind it last to thy head For the Head-ache TAke Sage Bittony and Rewe with Worme wood seeth these in faire water then put out the same water into a vessell and beat the same Hearbs in a Morter very small and then take of them and of the liquor and temper them with Wheat Branne and with the rest of the liquor wash thy head and then lay a Plaister thereof upon the Mould and let it lye there a day and a night and do so three or foure times Also ye may take rootes and leaves of Primroses fresh Butter and Tarre boyled together is very good Another Take Avence Pigeons dung and Wheate flower one ounce and temper them with the white of an Egge and bind to thy griefe Another Take Bittonie and Camomill a handfull and seeth it in a pottle of Wine to a quart and wash thy head with the liquor and if it be the Megrim it shall helpe the. Another Take Frankensence Doves dung and flower of Wheat one ounce and remper them together with the white of an Egge and lay a Plaister thereof where the griefe is Another Take the white of an Egge and beate it well and take away the froth and put thereto Rose-water and the powder of Alablaster then take Flaxe and wet therein and lay it to the Temples and when it is dry wet it againe use it thus three or foure times For the Head-ache TAke Verven Bittony Worme-wood seeth them well and wash the Patients head and after that make a Plaister and lay on the upper part of thy Head on this manner take the same Hearbes beforesaid when they are sodden and wring out the Juyce of them then take the Hearbes and stampe them in a Morter and temper them with the water they were sodden in and put thereto Wheate branne to cover the Juyce of the hearbes that it goe not out then take a garland of Linnen cloth that will goe about thy head and bind the Plaister in it as hot as the Patient may abide it and then put on a cap over that Another If the paine come of hot humours take a quantity of Houseleeke and distill it as much as you please and with the same water wash thy Temples and thy Forehead and then dip a linnen cloth therein and lay it on thy Fore-head or thy temples Another Take Margerom and greene Juy leaves Bittony and Verven of every one two handfuls cut them small and beate them in a Morter and seeth it in two penny-worth of fresh Butter and stirre it till it waxe very greene and so let it stand nine dayes in an earthen pot then seeth it againe and stirre it well and straine it and keepe it in a faire vessell and when you need warme a little thereof in a Sawcer and annoynt your Temples therewith Another Take a quart of white Wine and Horehound two handfuls and Camomill one handfull and boyle them together and therewith wash thy Head then take Wheate-bran and put to the hearbes and boyle it and make a Plaister and lay it to thy head Another Take the Juyce of Selondine and good Vineger mingled and made hot and with a spunge or a linnen cloth lay it to thy fore-head it quencheth great heate and purgeth it that it will come no more Another Take the Juyce of Pimpernell and put thereto May-butter and frye them together with a soft fire and keepe it and therewith annoynt thy Head and Temples To cleanse the Head TAke Alloes one ounce Myrthe halfe an ounce Garlicke foure drams Saffron in powder halfe a penny worth and mingle them together in fine powder then take the Juyce of Coleworts and put them to your powder and make it as thicke as pappe and somewhat more stiffer and make Pills thereof as bigge as small Pease and when you goe to Bed take foure of them and roll them in fine powder of Lycorice and put them into your mouth and swallow them downe For the Head-ache comming of the stomacke TAke Fumitory Camomill and Roses and seethe them in white Wine and make a Plaister and lay it hot to the stomack For Ache in the hinder part of the Head STampe Sage with the white of an Egge and temper it with Vineger and lay it thereto A principall Medicine for the Head TAke Commin a quantity and lay in Vineger one night and on the morrow put out all the Vineger saving a little to keepe it moyst and fry it in a pan and bind it in a linnen cloth about thy head and by the grace of God yee shall be whole For a man that is diseased in the Liver and Spleene TAke Barrowes greace and ashes made of Ashen wood one pound and running water a Gallon and seethe them till they bee halfe wasted then straine them thorow a cloth into a vessell and let it stand so all night and then on the morrow scum off the greace and cast away the water and melt the greace and stirre it oft and put it into Boxes and when ye have need annoint the Spleene therewith A Drinke to be used after this Oyntment TAke the roots of young Ashen plants clean washed one handfull and Wormewood as much seeth them in Wine from a gallon to a pottle and let the Patient drinke thereof in the Morning cold and Evening hot A Plaister for the Spleene TAke dry Lillies March Mallow rootes and Alexander seed of each an ounce of the barke of an Elme tree the barke of an Ash and Broome seed of each two ounces all these being beaten to powder let them be sodden in strong Vineger and so let them seethe till they be sodden dry then put thereto the powder of Commin one dram powder of the barke of Capers one ounce powder of Rew three drams then afterward put thereto Gum Armoniacke one ounce or thre drams dissolved in Vineger then with Waxe and Turpentine as much as shall
the space of sixe or seven houres Probatum est Another Take a pinte of Ale and put therein one penny-worth of long Pepper and foure or five field Daysie rootes and then seeth the same well together and then let the Patient drinke the same as hote as he may â—uffer it and walke till he sweat if he be able or else layd downe and covered very warme that he may sweat well Also Burre-leaves and Baysalt beaten together and bound about the wrist of the Patient is good for the same Another Take a quart of Red-wine and a quart of Milke and still them and give it to the Patient to drinke when the Axis come upon him but the milke must be taken as it commeth from the Cow For a cold Ague TAke a spoonefull of Vineger a spoonefull of Aqua Vitae and a little Treacle with long Pepper and warme this blood-warme and so let the sick person drinke it when the fit commeth and let him walke if he be able if not laid downe and made to sweate A Plaister to take the Ague or any other ache out of a Womans Brest in the time of her Child-bearing if it come TAke the yolke of an Egge and a little quantity of Wheate flower and a quantity of Honey as much as the yolke of the Egge and beat these together till it be like a Salve then make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the Brest that is grieved and it will heale it without doubt Probatum est To kill the Paulsie DRinke the roote of Valerian in powder and it will destroy the Palsey so that ye eate no Hogge flesh A remedy for the Dropsie SCrape an Elder roote very cleane and breake it in many pieces or shred it into white Wine and let it steepe therein then drinke the Wine and it will heale your Disease whole Against stopping of the Pipes TAke Hisope Mintes Rose-mary Daiâ—ies and Consond of each like quantity and seeth them with Ale in Lycorice and use it Morning and Evening Against Hoarsenesse TAke a good quantity of Verven and seeth it with Lycorice in faire water then straine the water and use no other drink with yonr meate untill you find remedy For the yellow Jaundise TAke the reddest Docke rootes that ye can get and being washed cleane put them into a vessell of good Ale and when it is stale let the diseased drinke no other drink to his meate but Ale and it shall helpe For Wormes in the Bellie AGainst the Wormes in the Bellie take Onyons and pill them cut or slice them small powre Spring-water over them Let it stand all Night and in the Morning drinke that water and it driveth away all wormes powre the same water upon the Earth where the Wormes are and within halfe an houre they will all creepe out of the Earth Another Likewise if one eate Garlicke Fasting it killeth and driveth out Wormes out of the Body Or else drinke distilled water of Knot-grasse or Shanie-grasse the same killeth wormes also how beit it worketh more in young then in old folkes Another Take Mares-milke and drinke it as hote as you can have it from the Mare in the morning fasting An approved Remedy for a Woman that hath her Throwes before her time SEeth a good handfull of whole Chervill in a quart of Claret Wine and when the Hearbes bee well sodden wring them into the Wine and clense it and make thereof an Hypocras with Sugar Cynamon and Ginger and give her thereof to drinke warme at times needfull And it shall expulse the paine Approved A Powder for the Strangury TAke Ivie Berries dryed over the Fire between two stones and Alisander seedes of each a like quantity and make a Powder thereof to be used in a draught of good Ale For the Collicke and Stone TAke unset Leekes unset Time and Parcely and make pottage of it with Mutton it is also good for the Mother For a Megrim in the Head TAke a cloath and warme it very hot and chase the nape of your necke and your temples a mornings For the Tooth-ache TAke nine Pepper-cornes and five Cornes of Bay-salt and some English honey and breake your Pepper-cornes and beate them all in an Oyster shell then make little balls of lint and dippe them in the Honey and lay it unto your tooth or rub your teeth with Allome beaten For a sore Brest TAke a Red-rose cake and white Wine in a dish and set it on a Chafingdish of coales and turne the cake up and downe in the dish and lay it to the brest as hot as may bee suffered and use this three or foure times till it be whole For a sore eye that burneth and is watrie TAke Hemlockes and distill them and take the watet and lay it to your eyes and take a little Lint and dippe it in the water and so lay it unto your eyes as you lye upright in your bed Another Take ground Ivie beaten câ—reth the Web in the Eye putting it in once a day For to stoppe the Bloody Fluxe TAke a pinte of Milke and a pinte of water and let them boyle together over the Fire untill it come all to a pinte and let the Patient drinke it Morning and Evening A Remedy for a Fellon THis infirmity doth come of a venemous matter and other while it commeth of an interiall cause or of an exteriall the interiall cause commeth of some evill humour the exteriall cause doth come of some venemous stinging of an evill humour eate Treacle and make a Plaister of Treacle and lay it upon the place or take the white of a rawe Egge and put in salt to it and beate it well together and make a Plaister thereof Another Take Rew and Soape Soote and Boares greace and stampe them together and lay it to the Fellon A Medicine well proved for the Megrim TAke the Juyce of Night-shade and as much Vineger with crummes of leavened Bread and the white of two Egges a quantity of Bolearmoniac a quantity of Sage and Dragons tayle All these are to be made Plaister-wise upon Flaxe and lay it upon your griefe also Village to be stilled is very good For to heale a sors Eye hurt with the small Pockes TAke the Marrow of the pinions of a Goose-wing cold a quantity of Honey new taken out of the Combe in the hive and mingle it together and lay it on the Patients Eye-lidde and it will heale it For a sore Eye with a Pinne or a Web. TAke white Allom and Running-water and boyle it together in an Egge-shell till it be halfe consumed For a sore Eye that â—tcheth and pricketh TAke Running water a quart and put in white Copperas a Rose-mary sprigge and a spoonefull of Hony and let it boyle to a pinte and then drop a little into the Eye and keepe it after from Rubbing or touching For a Sciatica or Ache in the Bones TAke of Rew and red Nettles of each a a handfull Commin blacke Sope and Frankensence of each a