a halfe of oyle of roses the yolke of an egge and a quarter of an ounce of barly floure a litle saffron mixe all together put it betwene two linnen clothes and lay it to the peyne An other Take of croÌ„mes of wheaten breade whyte an ounce and seeth it in nyght shade or morel water then myxe with the said bread .ii yolkes of egges oile of roses and camomil of eche an ouÌ„ce and an halfe muscilage of lineseede an ounce and vse it as is aforesayd An other Take syxe leaues of henbane roste them then beate them verye wel in a morter and laye them to the peyne For rednes of the eyes In the begynnyng of the rednes laye vpoÌ„ the eyes towe dypped in y e white of egges but let y e whites be wel beaten fyrste wyth rosewater or with plaÌ„tayne water An other Take redde roses and seeth them and let them be set warme to your eie Thys taketh awaye spottes of bloud that sometyme chaunceth in the eyes Also it is good for al diseases of the eyes And it is good for rednes of the eies that commeth by stryking or any suche vyolence If at any time there happen a spot or blemishe in the eye by a stroke ye muste lay to it by by towe wet in rosewater and in whytes of egges and after that the peine be mitigate ye muste lay a playstre vpon the eye made of a rawe egge barlye floure and the iuyce or muscilage of mallowes and then yf the eye be not holpen of the sayd bloud ye must laye to it a plaster both dissolutiue defensiue and partlye appeysyng the peine which must be made of whete floure y e iuice of mallowes mintes smalach and the yolke of an egge Of hardenesse that hath bene long in the eye Take a scruple of aloes succotrine melt it in water of celydony at y e fyre then receyue the fume of it and afterwarde wash the eie with fenel water An other Take poudre of cumyne myxt wyth waxe lyke a plaistre and laye it vpon the eye An other Take red roses sage rue celedonie of eche a lyke muche with a lytle salte and distill a water and putte therof a drop or two in your eye euenyng and mornynge In steade of that water it is good to take iuyce of verueine rue and a lytle rose-rosewater For all rednesse of the eyes Take the bygnesse of a nut of white copperose and a scruple of yeros and poudre it and mixt it with a glasse ful of well water then putte two or thre droppes in your eyes For the same Water of strawburies made and put in the eye is good A singuler poudre that dryeth and taketh awaye rednesse of the eyes TAke tutie preparat an ouÌ„ce and timonie halfe an ounce perles two drammes red coral a dram and an halfe pouldre al these thinges verye fyne and kepe them in a box of tynne and vse it For to stoppe wateryng of the eyes MAke a plaister of poudre of mastike fyne frankensence boole armoniake and guÌ„me dragagante with whites of egges myxte together layde to the foreheade teÌ„ples Also it is good to set ventoses on the nape of the necke Also it is good to make a coâ—rie to put into the eyes as foloweth Take tutie preparat the stone called lapis hematites of ech a draÌ„me aloes halfe a draÌ„m perles and camphore of eche a scruple pouder them all very fine and myxe them in thre ouÌ„ces of water distilled of the knoppes of rooses and thereof make a collirie Also for to stoppe al humoures descendyng to the eyes these thynges aforesayde are verye good myxte wyth rayne water wherin olibanum or fraÌ„kenscence hath bene sodden ¶ For webbes of the eye IT maye bee casylye holpen in younge folkes but in aged persons it is veraye harde And in the begynnyng ye muste mollifye them with a decoction of the floures of camomyl mellilote cole leaues receiuyng the fume of the said decoction within the eyes and then put therin a litle pouder made with sugercandye sall gemme and egges shelles burnt and afterward distyl into them womans mylke with the decoction of fenugreke ¶ An other singuler receate for webbes in the eyes Take snayles with the shelles on and wash them eyght tymes and distil them iÌ„ a commune stillatory then take hares galles redde corall and sugercandye with the saide water dystylle them agayne and put euery mornyng and euenyng a droppe in your eye ¶ An other water This water is made of white coperose suger candy and rosewater with whites of egges that are sodden hard all streyned through a linnen cloth put into your eye after diner and all nyght to bedwarde Regiment for them that haue any sore eyes Ye must alwaye kepe youre belly lose and abstayne from fyre smoke wynde dust and ouer hote or colde ayre froÌ„ wepyng and longe readyng of a small letter from ouer long watchyng ouer muche drinkyng of wyne and eatinge late for al these are very noisome to y e eyes and syghte Also all euaporatiue thinges as onions lekes garlike mustard pease and beanes are very dauÌ„gerous Ye must kepe your fete cleane and forbeare the daye sleape Beholde grene thynges cleare water precious stones and to kepe you from loÌ„g holdyng downe youre face socoureth the syghte very muche and is verye good for the eyes Likewise vse meates of good quicke digestion as to eat senel often and after meat take coriander comfites prepaâ—ated and drinke not after them But aboue al kepe awai your handes for the rubbing of them maketh them worse and worse ¶ Remedie for dyseases of the eares TAke oyle of roses a litle vineger and put it into the eare theÌ„ make a bagge of camomill and mellilote and laye it thereunto ¶ For noyse and soundyng of the eares Take pullule cochie â–ª or fetide because the sounde procedeth of ventositye or of phlegme and before ye take the sayde pylles it is good to drynke thre ounces of fenell water .ii. houres before meat .iiii. or .v. dayes After the operacion of the sayd pylles ye muste dippe a tente in oyle of rue castor or of salte with the iuice of lekes and often in the mornyng fastynge to holde hys eare ouer the warme decoction of maiorim rue wormewood camomil and mellilote ¶ For peyne in the eares Gose grece wyth a lytle honye swageth the paynes of the eares ¶ Also the chestwormes sodden in oyle of roses vpon hoate asshes in the rynde of a pomegranate and dropped in the eares ¶ Item oyle of almondes specially of the bitter almondes hoate ¶ Item if there be water in the eares it shall bee hadde out with a litle gose grece and the iuyce of onyons ¶ Also earth wormes with gose grece soden is good for payne in the eares Item an adders haine sodden in wine and y e eare bathed in it a litle thereof put into the payne is good to take
pacient a smalle draught .ii or .iii. houres afore meate The fourth Chapiter of the weakenes of the harte WEakenesse or feblenes of harte is caused when the bodye fayleth his vertue vital wythout anye euideÌ„t cause â–ª or wheÌ„ the bodye is consumed waxeth out of coloure and that the operacions vitall are weake wythoute sensible hurtynge of any other meÌ„bre but the harte And it maye chaunce of an aposteme for the whyche there is no maner remedy for al apostemacion â—f the harte is mortal And debilitye â—f the hart may come of heat accedental which one may knowe when there is great heat in the breast vehemeÌ„te thirst is queÌ„ched better in drawing cold ayre theÌ„ in drinking cold water Remedye Geue hym y t hath a feble hert redy to faint ether for feuer or for extreme heate the weyght of a frenche crowne of trosciske of caÌ„phore with wyne of pomegranades laye vpon his breast towarde the lefte syde a sendal or linnen water of roses purcelane succorye sorelle Moreouer the pacieÌ„t ought to smel thynges colde and swete as dryed roses water lilies violettes and vinegre of roses Also it is good to take an infusion or laxe of rubarbe ordeyned of som good phisicion after the whyche it shall be good to applye vpon the lefte pappe a lynnen cloth dipped in plaÌ„taine water roses sorell and a lytle vinegre For tremblyng of the hart wythout a feuer a remedye The paciente muste take .ii. drammes of the electuary of diamargariton calidum and the thyrde part of electuarium de gemmis then drinke .ii. or .iii ounces of water of buglosse bawme mixt togyther An other remedye Take mastyke lignum aloes cloues cinamome nutmigges and cubebes of eche a scruple pilles of citrons halfe a dramme doronici romani and perles of ech .xv. graynes basile seede ten graynes amber grece and muske of ech two graines with coÌ„serued buglosse or colewoorts and sucket of citrons of eche halfe an ounce make an electuarye wyth .iiii. ounces of suger dissolued in white wyne and buglosse water and vse of thesame euery mornyng .ii. drammes and drynke a lytle good wyne after it ¶ Another remedy Take water of buglosse bawme and borage of all three together a pounde of white wine halfe a pounde pouder of cinamome cloues and nutmigges of eche two drammes mingle them al wel together and then heate it a litle and dippe a linnen cloth in it or elles a scarlet and laye it to the left pappe ¶ Another remedye Ye muste make a bagge of sendalle of the sayde swete spices or other cordyall pouders and laye it hoote vpon the left pappe ¶ Another remedye Take pomaunders made of lapdanum lignum atoes and citron pilles maces cloues borage floures storax calamite amber of grece and a lytle waxe and lette the pacient beare that and smell it often ¶ An other medicine The mawe of an olde cocke dried and made in pouder is excedyng good to drinke in red wyne or swete wine with a litle saffron For thesame It is good to drinke euery morning thre ouÌ„ces of water of buglosse wherin hath bene sodden cloues And it is good to drynke in a mornyng .iii. ouÌ„ces of iulep made of halfe a pounde of bawme water and thre ouÌ„ces of suger The confection of diaiacincthi is singuler and excellent for tremblinge of the hearte but it is for noble men not for poore folke ¶ For swownyng SWownyng is a takyng awaye of the feelyng and mouing of the body by weakenes of the heart thorough to much auoidans of y e spirites ¶ Remedye In somer for sownyng sodainelye ye oughte to caste into hys face colde water myngled with rosewater or vinegre And yf ye stoppe hys mouthe and nose and bowe hys face vnto hys knees so long as ye stoppe your wynd your selfe ye shall foorthwith recouer hym But yf the sayde swownynge come of the mother ye muste laye to the nose all stynkyng thynges and abhominable sauours as partriches fethers brente castor and assafetida or the snuffes of candelles Moreouer ye ought to geue the pacient a litle good wyne whiche is the chiefe thyng that quicklyest restoreth hym as sayeth Auerrois in his seuenth colliget Afterwarde rubbe hys armes and legges and bynde them harde then prouoke hym to nese puttynge a litle pouder of longe pepper euphorbium or castor into hys nose And yf by the saide medicines the pacient dothe not amende this disease is vncurable And here ye maye note that yf swowning come by great resolucioÌ„ of spirites as after great euacuacioÌ„ other by swette fluxe of bloud or laxe ye ought not to caste cold water on his face nor to bind his meÌ„bers for y t shoulde do hiÌ„ hurt but kepe him in a place withoute mouing and geue him to drinke a litle good wyne nourishe him with good light metes as pullettes chickins capons partriches veale mutton kid Whereof ye may make him good porrege coleyses or restoratiues distilled or otherwise as ye shal thiÌ„ke coÌ„uenieÌ„t ¶ The .v. Chapter of remedies for dyseases of the stomake THe cheste of the body doth receiue the meate necessarye for all the meÌ„bers in the stomake whiche is situate in the myddes of the bodye for to digeste thesame meat into al y e members to the which chauÌ„ceth debilitie or hiÌ„derauÌ„ce of appetite sometimes by error of y e eater in qualitie or quantitye sometimes by reasoÌ„ of the fleume that descendeth from the heade like a reume ¶ Remedye Keepe abstinence and eate soberlye light meates and drinke good wine and but litle Purge the stomake iÌ„ takynge pylles of symple hyera beefore meate .iii. or foure of the said pilles at foure of the clocke in the mornyng If the repletion be greate slepyng in the nyght he muste laye hys hande on hys stomake or els laye a litle pillowe of fethers on it or a bagge of wormwod margerim Sometimes ther chaunceth suche debilitye not for reume or meate or drinke but by viscouse slymy fleume iÌ„ the mouth of y e stomake which causeth to engender abouÌ„dauÌ„ce of ventositye and maketh the meat to swymme with litle thirste And sometimes with sour belchinges and inflations such debilitye maye not perfectlye bee cured but for a tyme mended wyth the remedies that folowe ¶ Remedyes for weakenes of the stomake Fyrst ye must take pillule stomatice ii or .iii. houres afore meate more or lesse accordyng to y e quantitye of the fulnes of the stomake after geue him euery mornyng .ii. houres afore meat and one houre after supper at euerye tyme a lozenge of a lectuary called diagalaÌ„ga or an other called diaciminoÌ„ whiche lectuaries do consume ventosities and with theyr coÌ„fortable heat driue away the colde and the windye complexion of the stomake ¶ For the same Grene ginger is verye good taken as is sayd afore of electuaries And it is holesome to eate afore your meate anyse sedes and fenel and when ye begin to eate take a tost
which ye shall draw out al the white thereof and leaue the yolke within the shell which done fyll the same egge with good englysh saffron whole as much as may be stuffed in the shell than drye this egge against the fyer or in an ouen whan the bread is out so longe tyl the shell bee vtterlye blacke and brent and the rest sufficiently brittle and drie make it in pouder in a morter and adde to it asmuch pouder of mustarde sede as shall weye al the hole egge than take thys ingredience at the apothecaries Ditamy turmentille nux vomica of eche a dramme pouder euery one of them by it selfe then put them altogether and put to it rewe pionie roote zedoarye camphere and fyne tryacle of eche equal portion so that the weight of theÌ„ v. be asmuche as al the rest beat them in a morter by the space of .ii. houres tyll all bee incorporated together in a lumpe than put it in a glasse and kepe it couered with a lefe of gold in a cold place for it wyl laste thus .xxx. yeres without corrupcion and is a thing of inestimable value in this case the dose of it to preserue is but one halfe peny weight or lesse yea the weyght of one barlye corne hath in it a marueylouse strength in defendyng the body But yf one were infected alredy than he muste receyue afore lettyng blood ii or .iii. graynes after his bleedynge gyue hym in the name of god an hole scruple or ii or iii. yf his strengthe wyll serue tempered with wine for a hote takynge and in great colde with a litle aqua vite and therupon sweat ¶ I haue knoweÌ„ whan the sicke hath bene vtterlye desperate and could reteine nothing yet by the grace of god thorough y e meanes of two scrupules hereof myxte with a litle aqua vite bothe the vomyte immediatly ceassed and nature recouered escaped the daunger of death AS concerning swete waters to sprinkle vpoÌ„ your clothes and thynges of pleasaunt odoure to be caste vpon the coles when ye aryse on mornynges and also the makynge of good and holsome pomaunders to smel vpon in tyme of pestilence for the contentacion of them that are desyrous I shall here rehearse i. or .ii. of euerye sorte to the entent ye maye whan ye be disposed eyther vse them or deuise other of the same makynge as it shall be requisite accordyng to necessitye Fyrste a swete water that is made thus TAke water of roses violettes or nenuphar or one of them or of al togyther one pound good vinegre two ouÌ„ces maâ—ueseie muscadyne or other pleasauÌ„te wyne three ounces of bothe the saunders of eche one dramme an halfe â—amphore one scruple and yf ye haue any gallia muscata adde thereto halfe a dramme mingle them togither and sprinkle vpon your clothes wheÌ„ ye be disposed The ryghte excellente and famouse doctoure Iohannes Manardus also in the thyrde epistle of hys fyfth boke doeth shewe how to make in tyme of Pestilence two soueraigne perfumes the one for to serue in sommer whyche is made thus A Fumigation for Somer TAke redde ambre .ii. partes the leaues of mirte fâ—oures of nenuphar roses vyolets saffron maces yelowe saunders of eyther of them .i. part camphore ambre beniamin halfe a parte muske the tenth of one part myngle al togyther this is a pleasaunte and comfortable sauour in the tyme of somer ¶ But in winter season ye maye vse this TAke storax calamita yreos mastyke of ech two partes cloues maces nutmigges cinamome saffron of eche one parte aumbre the fyfthe of one parte mushe the tenthe of one parte mingle all togither and make a fumigacion And of these pouders ye may make litle balles or pomauÌ„ders to beare about with you at al times but the last receyte must be wel incorporate with a lytle storax liquida and lapdanum the other with lapdanum gumme dragagant and rose-rosewater ¶ An other goodly pomaunder for gentlewemen and ladyes TAke the rind of an orenge cloues lignum aloes of eche one dramme calamus aromaticus half a dramme alipta muscata one dramme roses myrtylles of euery one half a dramme nutmigge cinamome beniamin of euery one a scruple make it vp in a morter with Storax liquida with sufficiente waxe and maluesey addinge in the ende of camphore halfe a scrupule or more ANd in the tyme of pestilence ye ought to kepe the house euery day til the sonne be vp and if it chaunce that ye go amoÌ„g a great multitude of people wher is any daunger to be feared ye may chew a litle zeddary in your mouth ones in an houre or two but hold it not coÌ„tynuallye for hurtynge of the gummes zedoarie as sayeth Auicenne in hys boke de viribus cordis coÌ„forteth the herte and engendreth good blood it is holsome for the stomake as affyrmeth Plinie maketh good digestyon and prouoketh appetyte ¶ Constantyne in his booke of degrees sayeth it hath a great power agaynste venyme and the stynkyng of the mouth it breaketh wynde and cureth y e bytinges of venemous beastes and serpentes When the sunne shinethe in a cleare day ye maye walke in gardeynes medowes hilles by riuers but beware of lakes standyng pooles and fennes for oftentymes the enfection of the ayre aryseth of the corrupte vapoures boylyng out of suche vnholsome places The seconde parte of the cure of one that is enfected with the pestilence alreadye Howe to knowe a man that is infected the fyrst chapter WE sayd in the beginninge how y e pestilence was engendred of the corrupt and noughtie ayer turning all the humoures of the body quycklye to corrupcion to venyme Wherefore we muste take hede be tymes lest the vital meÌ„bres be infected of the sayd poison for it euer seketh to the hert and yf it come vnto the hert afore the medicine then is there no recouery for not one amoÌ„g an huÌ„dred lyueth For the sayde venyme is so swyfte so fearce and so boystous of it selfe that it wyll not without greate difficultie be put out of possession but dryueth awaye the medicine from the herte agayne But yf the medicine come vnto the hert afore the venym hath the vpperhande then he dryueth it oute by the helpe of the vertue expulsyue of the spyrituall membres and that expulsioÌ„ commonly is by swette And for because somtimes a man is poysoned can not tell him selfe nor none that is about him wherof many dauÌ„gers doth arise for as y e prouerbe is one scabbye shepe enfecteth a hole flocke therfore it shalbe necessary that euery man take hede vnto hym selfe consydre all the signes tokens that shal be sayd herafter for the more care that he hath about that the soner shal he escape out of the daunger And yf a maÌ„ feleth hym selfe infecte aboue all thynge let hym remembre god for it is a sycknesse y t in a twinkliÌ„g of an eie may bring a maÌ„ to death Firste let hym loke whether in hys arme
Melancholye whych humours are called y e sonnes of the Elementes because they be complexioned lyke the four elementes For lyke as the ayre is hote and moyste so is the bloud hote and moyst And as fyer is hote and dry so is choler hote drye And as water is colde and moist so is phlegme colde and moiste And as the yearth is colde and dry so melaÌ„choly is colde and dry Whereby it apereth that there be nyne complexions Whereof .iiii be symple y t is to wete hote colde moyst and dry and .iiii. coÌ„plexions compounde that is hote and moyst which is the complexion of the ayre and of blood Hote dry whiche is the complexion of the fyre and of cholere Colde and moist which is the coÌ„plexcion of the water of phlegme and colde and dry that is the complexion of earth and of melancholie The nynth complexion is temperate neyther to hote nor to colde nor to moyst nor to drye whych yet is a thing very seldome sene amonge men After the phisicions the sayde foure humours gouerne rule euery one in his place and enduce meÌ„ to be of the complexions folowyng ¶ The complexion of the phlegmatyke Phlegme enclyneth a man to be well fourmed a sleper dul of vnderstandyng full of spattle full of coloure ¶ The coÌ„plexcions of the sanguyne Blood causeth one to be full of fleshe liberall amyable curtyse merye inuentyue bolde lecherous of red coloure ¶ The coÌ„plexcions of the cholerike Cholere causeth a maÌ„ to be hastye enuyous couetous subtyle cruell a watcher prodigall leane and of yelowe coloure ¶ The complexions of the melancholyke Melancholy maketh one Solytarye Soft spirited Fearfull Heauye Curyous Enuious Couetous Blacke of coloure ¶ These be the foure humours wherof the bodyes are compounded euery one of them hath a special dominioÌ„ in respect of al the other according to the age that is to say from a mannes natiuitie til he come to .xxv. yeres the bloud hath most power and from that time to the yeare of his age .xxxv. raygneth the Choler for then commethe heate into the vaynes and the choler begynneth to aryse and be strong Then coÌ„meth myddle age and bryngeth forthe melancholye an humoure colde and dry and hath his endurauÌ„ce tyl fyfty yeres or ther about at which tyme all the humours of the body begynne to diminyshe and the naturall heate by lytle and lytle dothe abate And theÌ„ succedeth olde age vnto deth in the which age phlegme hath y e priÌ„cipal power and dominion Wherfore it shalbe necessarye for al that be of y e age to coÌ„fort their bodyes with some natural heate and meates of good noryshyng as yolkes of egges potched good and yonge fleshe wheate bread good wyne and all suche thynges as engendre good bloud and spirites whereof we entende by the sufferaunce of God to declare more aboundauntly hereafter ¶ Here followeth the descripcion of inwarde and outwarde diseases wyth the moste holsome and expert remedies for the cure therof appropriat to euery membre thoroughout the body The fyrste chapter of the sickenesse and remedyes of the heed HEad ache chaunceth often times of diuers and sondry causes as of bloud cholere fleâ—â—e or melancholy or of ventositye and sometimes of heat of the sunne or of to great cold of y e aire Ye maye knowe heade ache when it commeth of bloude for in the face and eyes there appeareth a darke redenes prickyng and heauines with heat Remedye Ye must let hym bloude on the head veine on that side that the peine is on then laye vpon the place oyle of roses vineger and rose water or a bag with roses sprinkeled with rose water And here is to be noted as wel iÌ„ this cause as all other that yf his belly be harde and bounde fyrst ye must geue him an easye glister or elles halfe an ounce of Cassia newly drawen out of the cane or some other easye laxatyue to prouoke the duety of the womb els al applicacions of medicines wyll bee nothyng worth at all One maie know heade ache that procedeth of cholere when in the face ther is a clere rednes enclining somewhat towarde yelowe holownesse of y e iyes the mouth drye and hote And sometymes bytternesse small reste greate heate with sharpe paine chiefâ—y on the ryght syde of the head ¶ Remedye Ye muste geue hym morne and euen to drinke sirupe of violettes or pomegranades with a meane draught of endiue water in a glasse or of comin water sodden and cooled agayne And in stead of these sirupes ye maye drynke water of endiue succorye purcelane nenuphar myngled together or one of them by them self two or .iii. daies at euenyng and morning Then geue a draÌ„me of pillule sine quibus at night to bedwarde or about midnight the day folowing kepe you iÌ„ your chaÌ„ber In stede of those pilles it is good euery morniÌ„g to take an houre afore suÌ„ne a medicine to drynke y t shall be made of halfe an ounce of Succo rosarum mixt with two ounces of water of endiue In steade of the saied succo rosarum ye may take halfe an ounce of diaprunis laxatiue ye must take hede in gyuyng suche purgacions that the pacient be stroÌ„g for if he be weake ye may gyue hym but the halfe of y e sayd pylles or of the other laxatyues And yf in diminishyng the quantitie of the sayde medicines it worketh not with the pacient as it shuld it is conuenieÌ„t to gyue hym a common glister ¶ An other remedy for the same peyne Ye must laye theron a lynnen clothe moysted in rose water plantayne water morel water and vinegre or elles take the iuyce of lettuce and roses a litle vineger and warme it together and dippe therin a linnen clothe and laye it to the payne An other Ye must take the whytes of .ii. egges wyth rose water and beate it well togyther and wyth towe or flaxe lay it to y e greued place Also ye must shaue his heed and mylke thereon womans mylke that nourysheth a wenche or wasshe hys heed wyth warme water wherein haue bene sodde vine leaues sage floures of water lilies roses Also it is necessary to wash his feete legges wyth the sayde water so that the pacient haue no reume for if there be reumatike matters ye oughte nether to shaue his heed wash his legges nor to lay any colde thing or moist to his heed Ye maye knowe that fleume is cause of the peine in the heed when ye fele coldnesse with great heuinesse speciallye in the hyndre parte when one spytteth often and hath his face lyke sunne brent ¶ Remedye Ye must drynke .iii. or .iiii. morninges sirupe of sticados with water of fenel or sirupe of wormewood with a decoction of sauge and maiorym Then ye must pourge the heade from the sayde fleume wyth pillule cochie and wyth pilles of agarici or pillule auree made with one of the sayde sirupes fyue in a dramme and
scruple of gynger halfe an ounce of suger a lytle whyte wyne mixt all together and drynke it in the mornyng twyse a weeke warme and renewe it euery thre wekes ¶ For an vlcered face through wormes Ye must fyrste mundifie the deade fleshe wyth Vnguentum egyptiacum or the pouder called precipitatus and for the perfecte curacion ye muste dry it well wherfore it is good to wasshe the place often wyth alume water put therin lynte and yf there be great moistnes at the time of desiccation ye must dippe the same lynte in vnguentum apostoloruÌ„ or ceraseos with a litle of the oyntmeÌ„t y t foloweth which ye maye safely applie from the beginning to the ende of y e cure for it hath vertue to clense and incarnate with a gentle mundificacion and dryeng ¶ A singuler oyntment for wormes that matter Take oyle of lyllyes oile of linseed ana ounces .iii. oyle of roses oile of myrtylles ana ounces .ii. litarge of golde and syluer and redde lead ana i. ounce diaquilon white with gummes iiii ounces goates tallowe hogges grece of eche two ouÌ„ces a halfe blacke pytche and colophonye of eche ii ounces of the iuce of houÌ„destonge â–ª iiii ounces Seeth al togyther til they be blacke and the iuyce be cleane consumed then streyne it thorow a thycke canuaâ—e and after seeth it againe til it be exceding blacke in colour and then adde to it cleare turpeÌ„tine .iii. ounces guÌ„me oppoponax .ii. ouÌ„ces an halfe white waxe as much as shal suffice to make a plaister not ouer hard put the turpeÌ„tine oppoponax in when ye take it froÌ„ y e fyre This is an excelleÌ„t plaister also both for wouÌ„des vlcers For the same It is very good to lay vpon them the herbe called houndstong staÌ„ped with a litle hony ¶ Regyment or diete for the same sicknes ¶ The pacient in al diseases of y e face must endure huÌ„ger as much as is possible and eate not much at ones Also he muste holde his head vpryghte and slepe not on his knees nor elbowes nor wyth hys face bowed downe Also he must forbeare much laughynge speakynge and great anger ¶ For the eyes Hereafter foloweth diuers medicines for the eyes whyche are the windowes of the mynde for both ioy and anger and the moost of our affectioÌ„s are seene knowen openlie throughe them and they are ordeined and made to lyghten al the body wher vnto nature hath geuen browes and eye lyddes to defend them and kepe them in safetye and the better to resist thiÌ„ges contrarye and hurtfull vnto them Yet notwythstandyng besyde many other chauÌ„ces there happeneth soÌ„tymes a debilitye in the syght which must be holpen as herafter foloweth Take fenell verueyne celydone rue eyebryght and roses of euery one of them a lyke muche and distylle them as ye wold distille rosewater and vse a litle therof in your eyes both in the mornynge when ye go to bedde ¶ A water proued to clarifye the dymnes of the syght ¶ Take the iuyce of fenell of celydonye rue and eyebryght of eche .ii. ouÌ„ces hony an ounce and a halfe aloes tutye and sarcocolle of eche halfe an ounce the galle of a capon cheken or cocke two drammes nutmygges cloues and safron of eche a dramme suger candy .vi. drammes put al in a leÌ„bike of glasse distille it And of this water put in your eies ones iÌ„ the day And if ye could gette the liuer of a he goate and mixt wyth the said thinges in the distyllacion the water wil be of muche greater vertue and all moste wyth out comparison For the same Ye must vse euery daye to eate nutmygges and to take ones in a weke a mirabolane condyte For the same Take a pie and burne her and beat her to pouder and mingle it with fenel water and put it in your eies Also water of younge pyes stilled is verye good Lykewise water of rotten apples put .ii. or .iii. droppes in y e eies helpeth very muche A singuler water for diseases in the eyes and to clarifye the syght Take the grene walnuttes huskes and al from the tre with a feawe walnut leaues and distylle therof a water to droppe within your eyes Pylles good for the syght The pylles sine quibus assagareth with trosciskes of agaryk and pillule lucis are excellente good to purge the brayne and comfort the syght For payne of the eyes Somtymes payne of the eyes commeth of bloud and then the vaines of the eyes are redde and swollen wherfore it is conuenient to be let bloud of the heade veine on the syde where the payne is For bloodeshoten eyes The bloode of a stockedoue or in lacke of it an other doue or pigeon dropped a litle in the eie and a wete cloute thereof layde vpon the same healeth bloodshoteÌ„ eies whether it be of stroke or any other cause Sometime the said peyne commeth of cholere then the pacieÌ„t feleth great heate sharpe prycking much peine commonly ther appeareth no gumme in the eyes and yf it do it is yelowe Therfore ye ought to giue him a purgacion purgyng cholere as hath bene sayde in the remedye of the head procedyng of the cause of cholere ¶ For swellynge of the eyes Take a quynce and seeth it in water tyl it be softe then pare it and bruse it myxe it wythe the yolke of an egge and the cromes of wheaten or white bread steped in the said water and put therto a litle womans milke and two peny weyght of safron braye them all togyther and lay it ouer the forehead and the eies Sometimes such paines chaunce because of fleume and theÌ„ the pacyente feleth greate heuynes in hys eyes wyth abundaunce of gummye matter or water descendyng into the eyes And in thys case ye must purge the fleume as it hathe bene said in the remedye of the heade greued by the excesse of fleume ¶ To resolue the gumme ye shall vse to washe your eyes often tymes wyth the iuyce of housleke otherwyse called senegrene And some tymes the same peyne coÌ„meth because of ventositye or winde and then the pacient feleth suche peynes as if one beat on his eare with an hammer for whych it is good to make a decoccioÌ„ of camomille floures mellilote fenell seed in water whyte wyne therein wette a foure double lineÌ„ cloth the licour wel pressed out laye it often vpon the eye Otherwhyles there chauÌ„ceth peine of the eyes because of exterior thiÌ„ges as of wynd duste or heate of the suÌ„ne and then it is mete to lay therto womannes mylke wel beaten with the whyte of an egge And sometyme the saide peyne coÌ„meth by percussion or strykynge and then ye muste droppe into the eie of y e bloud of a pigeons winge or of a partryche whyche bloud hath like vertue to take awaye spottes markes and rednes of the eyes For very great payne of the eyes Take an ounce and
folowyng ¶ Remedye for all paynes of the stomake TAke camomil melilote wormwoode mallowes with theyr rootes leaues of bayes parietary and peyryalle of eche a handful lineseed a pounde fenugreke halfe a pound anees and fenel seed of eche halfe an ounce The sayde thynges brused and well sodden in water wet therin ▪ sponges and the licour wel pressed out and applied vnto y e stomake one after an other and warmyng them againe whē they begynne to cole swage all maner paynes of y e stomacke And afterward ye must annoīt the stomake with oyle of dylle and camomylle ¶ An other remedye Take an hogges bladder and fyl it of the sayde decoction and lappe it in a linnen cloth and lay it to the stomake and warme it agayne when it is cold But after ye haue made dyuerse suche applicacions Ye muste annoynte the stomake wyth the oyle aforesayde Yf the payne be remouing from place to place it signifieth it commeth of ventositi Therfore lay vnto it a bagfull of meale salte and commin dried togyther ¶ An other remedye Take a sponeful of hote asshes dewe them wyth good wyne and couer thē wyth a linnen cloth that it goe round aboute the spoone and laye it to the stomake ¶ An other remedye Take a sheue of breed metely thycke toste it and wete it in hote oyle of camomyl as hote as it commeth from y e ouen or in oyle of spyke and wrappe it in a linnen and lay it vpon y e paine ¶ An other remedye Put a great boxyng glasse vpon the nauyll and let it be there .i. houre ¶ An other remedye for payne of the stomake Take two drammes of diaciminon of dianisi of diagalanga drynke it with a litle good wyne an houre or .ii before meat To drinke two oūces of maluesye with a litle of one of y e sayd electuaries is very good for such paines as procede of coldnesse or vētosite ¶ An other remedye Take a drāme of galingale in pouder and giue it to drinke with a litle hote wyne and aboue al thynges for paine of ventositie a singuler remedye is to drinke a litle Castor with good wine ¶ An other Lykewise to drynke two houres before meate thre or foure ounces of the decoction of mītes anneis seedes comyne and fyne frankensence Also it is good to drynke an electuarye called aromaticum whereof ye maye receiue one lozenge euery mornyng fastyng ¶ An other speciall medicyne Take halfe an ounce of iuce of mintes two drāmes of y e iuice of wormwoode lignum aloes and cloues and xilo balsamum of eche in poudre half a scruple all myxt togyther dronke warme .ii. or thre houres before meat are excedyng profytable ¶ The syxt Chapter of remedyes for diseases of the liuer THe liuer is one of y e principall mēbres chefe instrumente of generacion of blood of other mēbres it lyeth on the ryght syde vnder the short rybbes y e whyche is ordeined to digest the meate the secōd tyme and thereof to make humours that nourysheth al y e membres of mānes body by his natural heat cōforted by heat of the hert But somtymes it is greued by blood in to much aboundaūce or by cholerik humours which cause to greate heate or els by fleume that doth diminysh the same ▪ A remedie for an hote lyuer Yf the lyuer be to hote bycause of to moch blood the person hath red vrine hasty pulse his veines great ful and he feleth his spattle mouth and tonge sweter then it was wont to be wherfore it is good to be let blood of the liuer veine on the right arme and to vse letuse sorelle purcelane hoppes in pottage and sometymes to drynke of y e waters of the said herbes fasting or els endiue water to refreshe y e liuer Regiment for disease of the liuer comming of blood YE muste abstaine frō drinkyng wine and eatynge of flesh and yf at meat or drīk ye muste otherwyse y e wine ought to be watred and the fleshe boiled with lettuse and sorel It is better to drinke ptysan or stale cydre eate brothe of peason almon mylke hulled barlye or rosted apples and damaske prunes whiles y e heat be diminysshed And ye ought euery daye to prouoke the duty of y e womb either by meanes of suppositorie or els other wyse Yf the liuer be ouer hote by cholere the pacient hath hys vryne cleare and yelowe wythout measure great thirst wythout appetyte feleth great burnyng in hys bodye and cōmonly hath his bellye bounde and hath the face yelowe This disease of the liuer chaunceth mooste in somer for it ye muste take twyse a daie an ounce of syrupe of endiue or violettes with a good draught of ptisane drynke it two or thre houres before meate and also at nyght to bedwarde and so continue thre or foure dayes In stede of the sayd syrupes ye may take thre oūces of ptisane or thre oūces of water of endiue cicorye and sorell meddled togyther for eche tyme. Then the fyfth daye in the morninge early it is good to drynke a purgaciō that pourgeth cholere whiche shal be made as foloweth An excellente purgacion for to auoyde cholere and may be gyuen to men of al ages TAke half an oūce of cassia newly drawen a drāme of good rubarbe infused a night in water of endiue wyth a lytle spikenard and an ounce of syrupe of violettes mixe all the sayd thynges with thre ounces of ptisane or whaye and drynke it warme as afore is said in the other Boles for the same In stede of the said medicine which is to costlye for poore folkes ye maye make boles of halfe an ounce of cassia and thre drammes of electuarium de succo rosarum and eate them thre houres after mydnyght and slepe after it but al the day ye must kepe y e chāber yf ye had rather drynke it thā eate it mixt the said boles with whay or endiue water drīke it at v. of the clock in y e mornyng but sleape not after it Other medicines laxatyue Take halfe an ounce of diaprunis laxatyue mixt with .iii. ounces of decocciō of french prunes water of succorie and drinke it warme at fiue of y e clocke in the mornyng or els sixe houres afore meate In steade of the sayde diaprunis ye maye take halfe an oūce of electuarium de succo rosarum and make a laxe as afore is sayde And it is to be noted yf the pacyente be very weake or easye to worke vpō ye maye take away a drāme both of y e diaprunis also of succo rosarū After the sayd purgaciō it is good to refresh the liuer with laying to without on the right side vnder the nether ribbes a playster of cerotum scandalinū spred vpon a linnen clothe of the bygnesse of .iiii. fyngers or bath the sayde place with a lynnen cloth wet ī water of endyue plantayne and roses warmed togyther Moreouer it is
warme water vp to y e hanches yf the peyne come of cold ye must annoiÌ„t his belly with oyle of bayes and gosegrese For the wyndy colyke If it be winde make a glister of new milke wyth a lytle oyle and the yolke of an egge for it is very good Also it is good to lette him drynke a dramme of hiera picra simplex wyth .ii. ounces of water of cardo benedictus or purcelane or wormewood and to make a plaister of leeke leaues fryed in oile vinegre and layed vpon the bellye Lyke warde the backe Also nephretica is paynefuller afore meat the colicke is euer more greuous after And often y e colicke chauÌ„ceth sodenlie but nephretica coÌ„trarie for commonlye it commeth by litle litle for euermore before one shal fele paine of the backe with difficultie of vrine Item there is more difference for the colicke sheweth vrynes as it were coloured but nephretica in the begynning is cleare and whyte like water and after waxeth thycke and then appeareth in the botome of the vessel lyke red sande or grauel Remedie for peyne of the reynes YE muste vse thynges aperitiue to cause you make water but afore ye ought to loce y e belly in taking an ounce of cassia an houre before meate â–ª but yf your bellie he hard bound ye must take a glister made as hereafter foloweth â–ª before ye take thâ— sayde câ—ssiâ— A glister for nephretica passio Take of march mallowe rootes two ounces mallowes violettes beetes march mallowe leaues floures of camomylle and mellilote of eche a haÌ„dfull melon seede and anyse seede of eche halfe an ounce wheat branne an handful and decocte it and take therof halfe a pounde and distemper in it an ounce of cassia an ounce of course suger .ii. ounces of oyle of violettes an ounce of oyle of lilies make a glyster In stede thereof ye maye take cowes mylke wyth two egge yolkes in maner of a glyster And it is to be noted that in suche a disease the glystre muste be greate in quantitie or els ye shulde make wrestynge and roumblyng in the bellye whiche shulde be an occasion of more â—aine After this operacioÌ„ if the paine be not apeased ye must gyue another glister after the operacioÌ„ of which the patieÌ„t ought to go into some bath vpâ— to the nauyl wherein muste be sodden mallowes marche mallowes beetes pellitary lyneseed fenugreke floures of camomil with mellilote al put in a bagge in the sayd water â—ubbe hym wyth it and at hys goyng out of the sayd bath ye must take two ouÌ„ces of sirupe of mayden heare radishe with iii. ounces of the decoccion of lyquirice Moreouer after the sayde bath ye muste â—aye vpon the paine a â—ultes made of herbes and floures with one of almondes being in y e said bagge .ii or iii. morniÌ„ges take â–ª v. or â—i ounces of y e broth of cicers sodden wyth lycorice or els drinke water of â—itory of â—esses or of rotes aperiâ— the which waters are very good for to purge the grauel and the stone â–ª 〈…〉 a verye good electuary for the skins â–ª â—alled electuarium ducis or iustinum philantropos or liontripon yf one take a draÌ„me or two after operaâ—ion of a glister or oâ— cassia or a pille 〈◊〉 ante cibâ— and after to drinke oâ—e of the sayde waters or elles a litle white wyne warmed ¶ Regiment aswel for the colyke as for the reynes of the backe HE muste flye froÌ„ al euil qualities of the ayre as wynde raine great heate and greate colde speciallye to kepe him from warming the râ—nes agaynst the fyre nor to heate it by any other meanes Also he muste abstaine from great repletion at one meale and to long abstinence from meate for all these â—ille the body ful of yl humours Also sleape not on the daye specially after meate nor lye not on the romes when ye are aslepe And ye ought to eate no â—altâ—ysh noâ— no bâ—efe nor other grosse meates Likâ— wise one ought for to beware 〈…〉 â—oâ—les bredde vp in the water spiceâ—â— pastrye and bread not very wel leuenâ—d â–ª specially tartes cakes other pastiâ— made of floure But aboue al ye muste bewar of white meates as milke chese rawe frutes hard egges as moch as is possible kepe your selfe froÌ„ yre enuye melancoly other lyke affeccioÌ„s For the fluxe of the wombe IN al fluxes of the â—elly cause y e excremeÌ„tes to be dulye serched for yf the disease be suche that the meat commeth out euen as it was receiued or not half digested y e sayde fluxe is called lienteria Yf great aboundauÌ„ce of watery humours haue theyr issue by lowe the sayde fluxe is named diarthea which is as moch to saye as fluxe humorall And yf bloode or matter appeare with the excrementes in the syckenesse then they call it dissenteria which is a gret disease and a daungerous for to cure Remedy for the fluxe lienteria â–ª FOorasmuch as this flux commeth for y e most part of great debilitie of vertue reteÌ„tiue of y e stomacke for y e great moistnes of y e same it is good to gyue y e sirupe of wormwood honye of roses takiÌ„g of it with a spone or drynke thâ— wyth the water of betonye fenel and wormewood and yf it so be the paciente doe desyre to vomyte it wold be good for hym or let him take halfe an ounce of hiera simple wyth two ounces of water of wormwood and yf the pacient be strong ynough adde therto two drammes of diafinicon And after thys ye muste comforte the stomake wyth oyle of mastyke spike mynt wormwood or nardine or with a playster called cerotuÌ„ Galeni spred vpon lether and after layed vpon the stomake or make a bagge of wormewood myntes and maiorim dried laye it vpon the stomake In the mornyng take a lozenge of aromaticum rosatum and a lytle rinde of citron coÌ„fit and before euery meale take a morsel of conserua quynces Remedy for the fluxe humoral called diarthea THe sayde fluxe oughte not to be restrayned afore the .xiiii. daie yf nature be not very moch enfebled And somtyme it coÌ„meth of hote causes as of cholere and then one ought to giue vnto the pacient to drynke afore hys meate syrupe of ribes syrupe of roses or syrupe of quinces wyth smythes water and in y e stede of those sirupes â–ª ye maye make a iulep thus A iulep for the fluxe humorall Take rosewater buglosse and plantayne euerye one halfe a pounde of al the saunders two drammes and with a quartroÌ„ and an halfe of sugre make a iulep In the morniÌ„g two houres afore meat it is good to giue the pacieÌ„t olde conserue of roses or a dramme of trociskes of roses after he hath dronke one of the sayde syrupes or of iulep of roses wyth a lytle of smythes water wherof the pacient ought to drynke at euery tyme when he is a thyrst Yf in the
sayd fluxe ther be egre matter and the strength of the pacieÌ„t any thyng constaunt ye maye minister the â—aâ—atorie that hereafter ensueth Take redde roses barly plantayne of euery one a handful seth them and in the streynyng adde .ii. ounces of oyle of roses one ounce of honey of roses and the yolke of an egge and giue it in the maner of a glister Sometyme it is expedient to take a medicine by the mouth and it is made as thus A medicine for the fluxe Take the ryndes of myrabolane citrine bakeÌ„ one dramme reubarbe a litle dryed vpon a tile halfe a dramme syrupe of quinces one ounce water of plantaine .iii. ounces myngle al togyther and lette the pacient drynke theÌ„ foure houres before meate thaÌ„ giue him a glister retentiue made as thus A glyster for the fluxe Take oyle of roses of quinces of mastike of euerye one thre ounces boâ—e armoniak in pouder .ii. draÌ„mes meddle al togither giue it as a glyster Another Take the iuce of plantayne of popye of bursa pastoris and oyle of quinces of euery one .iii. ounces myngle them togyther and giue it for a glister And if the bowels be excoriat ye shal giue thys peculiar remedy Take halfe one pounde of mylke the water wherein gaddes of steale hath ben quenched y e iuce of plantaine and oile of quinces of euery one .ii. ounces bole armenye one draÌ„me goates tallowe one ouÌ„ce and make them in a glister but without vpon the stomake ye muste laye thys oyntmente that here foloweth An oyntment for the fluxe Take oyles of roses quinces mirtilles of eche an ounce oyle of mastik halfe an ounce pouder of coral nuttes of cipresse of euery one a dramme myngle all wyth waxe and make an oyntmeÌ„t Here is to be noted that the glisters that are gyuen for to stoppe a fluxe must be very litle in quantitie Ye maye heale the fluxe of disâ—enteria wyth gyuyng thynges before declared for the fluxe humorall and take afore your repast .ii. drammes of coÌ„serue of quinces or of marmelade of quinces And he ought to drinke water wherin hath bene quenched gaddes of stele ye must auoyde diuersitie of meates and geue your selfe to ease and to quiet and sleape a greate while And it is good to vse grewel clene barlye almon mylke with a litle amidum â–ª and set ventoses vpon the bellye withoute cutting whiche thynge is also good in al fluxes of the body If the saide fluxe humorall procedeth of fleume it shall appeare of the excrementes y t are watry and flegmatike and than ye ought to geue .iii. or .iiii. morninges sirupe of wormewood or of mint after purgacion as is here folowyng A purgacion for the fluxe humoral Take .ii. draÌ„mes of mirabolanes dried on a tile halfe a scrupule of agarike in trociske halfe an ounce of sirupe of mynt or .ii. ouÌ„ces of water of bawme and make a pocion that shal be receyued .iii. or foure dayes afore meate If ye wyll make a iulep take water of mynte and of bawme of euery one halfe a pounde suger a quarterne and make a iulep of the whiche one maye drynke euenynge and mornynge after meat euerye tyme a draughte Euerye mornyng it is good to take a lozenge of the electuary that foloweth ¶ A noble electuary for the fluxe Take pouder of diagalanga a dramme and a halfe of redde coral and mastik of euery one a scruple trociskes of terra sigiliata halfe a dramme the barkes of citrons comfit and quinces of euery one thre drammes suger dissolued in water of mintes .iiii. ounces make an electuarye Oyles of wormewood minte and of narde and mastike are verye holsome to annoynt withal the bellye and the stomake for the saide fluxe And the thynges declared of the flux lienteria be very good in this case tâ—king euer after meat a morsel of marmalade Redde wyne is verye good in this fluxe to drinke at meate with the water of a smyth and likewyse aâ— spyces are good for thesame purpose ¶ Medicines to restraine the fluxe of whatsoeuer cause it be TAke the peysil of an harte and drie it into pouder drinke it The water of oken buddes or the verye acornes dried and made in pouder and dronken in redde wine is very good Item the mawe of a yonge leuerette with the iuyce of plantaine is excedinge profytable ¶ The tenth chapter of diseases of the matrice FYrst againste superfluous flux of y e mother in the which ye must consyder whether it do come of to greate quantitye of bloud and then it is good for to open the veine saphena abstaine from al thinges that multiplye the bloude as egges wine and fleshe Or whether it commeth of cholere then ye muste receiue a litle sirupe of roses pomegranates or ribes with water of plantain Than purge y e choler y t geueth such sharpnes to y e bloud by .x. drammes of trifera sarracenica wyth two ounces of plantayn water or the medicine of reubarbe wrytten in the treatise of the fluxe humorall After purgacion ye maye geue euery morning a lozenge of triasandaly or a dramme of trosciskes of roses in pouder after drinke twoo ounces of plantayne water And yf suche fluxe of the matrice happen of the watrinesse of bloude geue her to drinke foure or .v. morninges hony of roses with a litle water of wormwod afterward purge her with a dramme and a half of agarike in trosciskes and halfe an ounce of trifera sarasenica myxte with water of minte and of wormewood Ye may know the causes of the sayd fluxe by annointing a threde or cloute in the saide bloud for if it hath the coloure of vermilon it sygnifyeth that the flux commeth of to much bloud If it appere a litle yelowe it sygnyfyeth that the disease commeth of y e subtilytye and sharpenes of the bloude ouercome with choler And if it hath a coloure like the water in whiche newe flesshe is wasshed it betokeneth the bloude is much watrye And after ye haue purged the principal cause of the dysease youre seconde intencion shalbe by and by to staunche the saide issue Wherin also one thyng is to be noted y t yf nature be accustomed to auoid any superfluites by continual course of the saide flux it would perchauÌ„ce be inconuenient for to stop it wherefore yf ye see no ieopardye ye maye restrayne the said flux this wise ¶ Remedy for to stoppe the sayde flux Take trociskes of white amber and make them in pouder geue a draÌ„me euery morning and anon after drinke an ounce or .ii. of water of plantayne In stedde of these trociskes ye maye make a pouder of sanguis draconis bole armeni white amber and red corall drinkynge one dramme thereof with plantaine water as is aforesaid ¶ An other medicine to staunche the sayde fluxe Take two ounces of olde conserue of roses of the seede of plantaine twoo drammes saÌ„guinis draconis bole armeny of euerye one a dramme and
aâ— halfe white corall and redde ana one dramme make a confeccion with syrupe of myrtilles geue it to drinke mornyng and euenyng two houres afore meate at euery tyme the quantity of a meane chesnutte ¶ For thesame Applye ventoses vnder the breastes twyse a daye beefore dinner and supper and vse to beare about your necke or hold alwaies in your hande red coral â—aspis or a stone called hematites which is a singuler remedy for to stop euery kynde of bloudy fluxes yf it bee borne or tempered in wyne dronke or make thereof a pouder and vse of it euery mornyng with a litle wyne ¶ For reteyning of the floures Sometimes ther chaunceth vnto women when they can not haue their due purgacions to fall in greuous kindes of sickenesses for y e auoydaunce wherof it is good to helpe theÌ„ and prouoke the saide purgacions by suche thynges as open whiche must be geuen at such time of the moone as the sayd women were wont to haue thesame And yf ye see the womans bloud to bee to grosse and thicke so that she can not haue any suche purgacion ye must euerye monethe geue her the syrupe of fumetorye with the decoction of borage and buglosse and lette her bathe her selfe with freshe water hoat And when she goeth out of the bath in to the bedde she must receiue the foresayd syrupe and decoction of the herbe called rubea tinctoruÌ„ or madder sodden in cleare water In steade of syrupes ye maye take the verye iuyce or decoction of the herbes And if the womans bloud be slimye colde and flegmatike then she muste drinke sirupe of sticados and of oxyniel diuretike and afterward take the pilles called setide and of agarik And euery mornynge after that she muste take a draÌ„me of trosciskes de mirâ—ha â–ª with two ounces of y e decoction of Iuniper beries or two drammes of trifera magna and thervpon drynke two ounces of water of Mugworte And yf perchaunce ye can not haue these thinges at nede ye maye take .iii ounces of the decoction of alisaunders the roote of smallache cinamome and a litle saffron and let her drinke therof two tymes a daye and eat no meate thereafter duryng foure houres Moreouer it is a proued and expert medicine to geue the first day of y e new mone a dramme of pouder made of borax which the goldsmithes do occupy wyth asmuche cinamome and a lytle water of smallache Also it is verye good to haue the veine opened whych is called saphena that lyeth outwarde betwene the insteppe and the heele And yf case so be that the saide retention come of superfluitye or to muche aboundaunce of fat then the chiefe remedye is to suffer much hunger and to eate verye litle muche exercise and labour to prouoke sweate and to sleape as litle as maye be possible But if it come of great debility and weakenes of the body when the natural strengthe is ouercome by reason of some sickenes or after a longe ague in this case ye maye not go about to prouoke the sayde purgacion but with al your endeuoure seke to restore nature and geue the pacient thynges of much nourishmente as potched egges good fleshe and good wyne with other lyke Sometime the saide retencion commeth of the excessiue heate of nature in some women specially suche as bee valiaunt and strong as men and those that are wont to much labour by reason wherof the heate of theyr bodyes is so strong that they nede none of the sayde purgacions for the superfluities of theyr bodyes are sufficientelye consumed of the heate alone therfore thei haue no nede of the saide remedyes ¶ For chokyng or suffocacion of the matrice THe matrice or mother in a woman oftentimes mounteth vp towarde the midrefe and the stomake with intollerable paines and is called suffocaâ—ion because that it is choked or ouercharged with some euyll and superfluous matter as by stoppyng of the due purgacions or to muche abstinence of Venus whereby is often chaunced shortnes of breath payne of the head swownynge tremblinge of the hearte contraccion of members and otherwhyles death without remedy ¶ A medicine for the sayde dysease Ye must rubbe the legges and wrestes of the armes vehementlye and bynde them with cordes or with garters tyl thei waxe sore then set ventoses vpon the legges and al to chafe the stomakâ— specially beneth round about y e nauill And then ye muste constraine her to smell stinkyng thynges as assa fetida galbanum pertriche fethers brent and the quenchyng out of candels with other suche but beneth ye muste applye thinges of swet odour as gylofloures maiorim lignum aloes amber ciueâ— and a trociske of gallia muscata and let her drinke a draught of this receyt that foloweth ¶ A drynke for payne of the mother Take one dramme of mithridatum and dissolue it in an ounce and an half of water of wormewod and geue it to her to drinke afore she go to meat .iiii houres Diuers goodly medicines for diseases of the mother whatsoeuer be the cause Take the rasing of iuery and the rasing of an hartes horne with the heare of an hare dryed and made in pouder and asmuche of goates clawes brente and poudred yf they may be gotten or in stede of it shepes clawes take all these and vse to eate them in your potage or otherwyse to stoppe the fluxes of the matrice An other to prouoke them Seeth marigoldes nept and sauyne in good ale and drinke it with a good quaintitye of saffron and a lytle honie or suger Item .xv. blacke seedes of pionie dronken in wine with saffron purgeth the matrice of humors and other .xv. of the red seedes stauncheth it agayn or any other fluxe of the mother An other These herbes are good to purge the matrice Rue peony sauyne betonye nept valeâ—ian maidenheere horehounde sauery percely gromel alisaunder marygoldes smallache and tyme. ¶ The .xi. Chapter of the cure of the stone in the reines and in the bladder PAine of y e stone is one of y e most enormous paines that the bodye of man is vexed with for by it many times y e natural vertues are distroied womeÌ„ lose their fruit afore y e time cruel perillous accidentes coÌ„moÌ„ly do encrease yea ofteÌ„times death without remedy Wherfore it shalbe expedient to the comfort of the poore folkes and other that be greued to write some good and holsome medicines for auoydynge of the stone ¶ And seeyng that all authours doe affyrme the stone to bee engendred by reason of the great heat that is about the reines streitnes of the condites aboundaunce of grosse slimy fleume or of brent choler whiche by the sayde excesse of heate is as one woulde saye baken or dryed as claye is in the furneis and so at last becommeth an hard stone therefore it is chiefly to be noted that without amendyng of the forsaid causes all that ye dooe minister for to breake the stone is eyther hurtefull to
nature For yf it bee once settled at the hert I affirme plainely ther is no hope at al. Yet there be some fooles that tarye tyl the twelueth houre or the foure twentye after the infeccion and they boost them selues that they wil heale the pacient but that is a manifest a a shameful errour for yf any by chaūce is so recouered it commeth of God not of any medicine for where as one so escapeth an hundred other perisshe Notwithstandyng yf the case so be that ye be not called or can gette no remedy afore the said time caste not your selfe into dispayre or put not the paciēt in discomfort take or giue your medicine in y e name of God and yf ye can not brooke it take asmuch agayn and do so many tymes til ye maye retayne it thē lay ye downe to sweate and lyft vp your hert to God callinge vpon hym without whom there is no helth and by the grace of Iesu ye nede not to be feareful of death for that y e is impossible to man is easye ynough with God yea many times nature worketh it selfe aboue al natural expectaciō But I counsaill at the firste begynnyng to receyue the medicines when any of the forsayde signes appeareth or when ye fele your selfe diseased for the venyme perceth soner to the herte of the cholerike thē either of the sanguyne or the melancholyke although the sanguynes are apter to infeccion then the other are chefelye yf the sycknesse be in somer They that are of melancholy be not lyghtly taken but in case they be thē the cure is very daūgerouse and hard Therefore I saye take heede at the beginnyng as the prouerbe is Prīcipiis obsta sero medicina paratur Lū mala per longas inualuere moras Take the medicine quickely and let thy selfe bloud and remember god the phisicion of thy soule and withoute doubt thou shalt well inough recouer Nowe we haue declared the signes by whiche ye maye easily know whan a person is infected and wee sayde it was conueniente to take the medicyne as soone as anye of them appeareth without any longer tarying afore the venime commeth to the hearte here wee wyll enfourme you howe ye shall perceiue whether the saide venime bee setled in the hearte or no. Take a dramme of bole armeny made in pouder accordyng to the doctrine of y e last chapter in the first part and if ye can not get it take some other excellēt medicine against y e pestilence namely one of the receites that shall bee sayde hereafter and geue it to y e pacient but there can nothyng be better then the foresaide pouder yf ye haue it at hand Take I saye thereof one dramme an ounce of white wyne and odoriferous with two ounces of water of roses mingle them and geue them to the pacient The blacke receit declared in the Chapter of preseruatiues maye be wel vsed in stede of the bole And yf he maye retayne the drynke within his stomake it is a good signe that the venime was not at the hearte afore he toke the medicine and therefore he may be let bloude wel inough But yf the pacient cannot broke the saide drinke but cast it vp and vomite then ye maye be sure that the venyme hath bene at y e heart afore y e medicine Therfore by and by wash his mouth with wine or with water of scabious of sorel or of roses and it ought to be very wel mundified and clensed Then geue hym an other dose of the said drinke and heat a cruste of bread and holde it to his nose that he maye the better kepe the foresayd pocion ▪ And if the seconde tyme he caste it vp againe and is not able to reteine it wash his mouth as is saide before and geue it him the thyrde tyme with a litle vineger that it may perce the better and so .vi. or .vii. times if he do not holde it geue it hym agayne and then whether he retayneth it or retayneth it not by and by ye ought to lette hym bloude But in case the paciente were infected xxiiii houres afore ye geue the drinke neuer let him bloud for y e can nothing helpe him but rather make him feble but administer a medicine ordeyned for the pestilence as is sayde afore or such as shalbe spoken of hereafter and that done prouoke hym to sweate Nowe to oure purpose as concernyng dyet ¶ The seconde Chapter of the cure of pestilence by the waye of dyet FYrst as soone as euer the paciēt feleth himselfe infected it is verye good to auoid y e corruptaire by chaunginge into some other place or els if he can not so let him rectifye the ayre of his own house or of his chamber with water of roses and vineger or els with fumigacions as is spoken of before according to the quality of y e time the cōplexion of his own body Moreouer it is good for him to shiften his bedde out of one chamber into another and from that to the fyrste agayne the nexte daye euer rectifying the ayre of them both as is aforesaid And as touchynge meat and drinke he ought not to abstaine or yet to take anye superfluities for to eate good meates measurablye thoughe it be against his stomake yet in this disease it shall doe him muche good Let him eate the brothe of chickens capons or coleyses of rabbettes and suche lyke meates with a litle sorell sauce or vyneger rosewater or wine of pomegranades yf they maye be gotten or wyne of barberyes and suche other If ye wyl haue other kynde of sauces or a pouder to strowe vpon youre meate ye may make it after this sort Take graynes of paradise whyte dyptanye of eche an ounce fine poudre of cinamome and cloues of eche halfe an ounce make them al in pouder and mingle it with suger In this disease ye maye eate no quesye meates as eles gese duckes and other suche as bee euyll I call them euyll meates whych accordyng vnto Galene De differentiis febrium are eyther euil of theyr owne nature or els if thei be naturallye good yet by reason of some putrefaction are as muche or more vnholsome as the other are partelye so because of longe kepynge vncleane and naughty dressyng or when thei be laied vp in a filthye or stinking place and partly by some yl infeccion when thei were aliue for he that vseth such kind of meates is oftentimes accoumbred with manye naughtye sycknesses as corrupte pestilencial feuers scabbes pustles lepries and other euyll infirmytyes All fyshe in this case are to be auoided Brothe or gruell made with borage buglosse endiue succorye sorell purcelane and other like herbes with a litle saffron and cleane wheat floure or the crommes of breade in a broth of chickyns or without a broth maye be wel administred Potched egges also with sorell sauce and cinamome vineger rosewater are meruelous good in this case And yf the heate be very
take .iiii. or .v. at nyght to bedwardes or about midnight Or in stead of those pylles ye maye take a pocion in the morning .v houres afore meat made of half an ounce of diacartami dissolued i. ii or iii. ounces of betonye After that ye ought to comfort the head by wering of a coife made of double linnen cloth and sowed lyke a cotten quilt wherin ye must put floures of camomil maiorim cloues nutmygges maces graines of Paradyse and synamome in pouder for suche thinges digest y e fleume so that a purgacion be geuen of the sayde pilles or of pilles assagareth or pilles of hierapicra which are not so laxatyue as the other are After the saide purgacion ye muste put in the nose of the paciente pouder of pellitorye of Spayne or other to make hiÌ„ to nese Also it is good to gargarise his mouthe with water wherein sage hathe bene sodden and then to annoynte his head with oyle of lilies camomil or of rue Beside this it is good to geue the pacient euerye morning to drinke sage-wine with water to coÌ„sume y e fleume and to coumfort the braine and the synowes The sayd wine is thus made Put a litle bagge full of good sage brused in a quart of newe wyne let it stande so a nyght then wring it out and vse it Suche wyne of sage the inhabiters of Parise and Fraunce vse to drinke after harueste all the winter longe When peine of the head procedeth of melancholie the pacieÌ„t feleth heuines of y e heed and hath terrible dreames with great care thoughte or feare his peine is specially vpon y e left side ¶ Remedye Take sirupe of borage heartes touÌ„ge or fumytorye with water of buglosse and hartestonge or with the decoccioÌ„ of sage or time for by these sirupes ye shal digest and correct the said melancholyke humours and within a while the peyne wyll be released And yf it ceasse not for these medicines after ye haue vsed .ii. or .iii. dayes one of y e said sirupes or two or thre of theÌ„ togither take a dramme of pylles halfe auree halfe sine quibus or elles halfe of hiera halfe of pilles of fumytory or in stede of pylles ye may take in y e morning fyue houres afore meate .iii drammes and an half of diasene tempered in water of borage or hoppes or in the decoccion of sage licorice great reysins and cordiall floures frutes Heed ache coÌ„meth of winde or ventositie when the paciente thinketh that he heareth sound or noyse in his heed and the peyne is flytteryng from one place to an other wythout heuynesse or descendyng humoure ¶ Remedye Lay vnto his head hote lynnen clothes make a bagge of Gromel sedes bay salte dryed togyther in a panne so procede wyth stronger thynges yf nede require as is bagges made of maiorym rosemarye rue barberies iuniper beries laid to y e pained place or wyth the decoccion of the foresayd thinges make fomentacioÌ„ or embrocacion vpon his heed ¶ An other remedy Ye must take oile of Camomil oyle of Dyll or Lylies and annoynte the hed wyth one of theÌ„ or wyth .ii. or .iii. or all togyther Yf that helpe not take oile of Rue Spike and of Castor anoynt it therwyth and adde therto alytle Pepper and mustard seede yf ye would haue it sore chafed or hette Also it is good to drawe vp by the nose water of Hony the iuice of Maiorim and of Fenell aromatised wyth a Nutmygge and lignum aloes Rasis a great practicioner among phisicions saythe y t whosoeuer often tymes putteth into hys nose the iuice of maiorim shal neuer be diseased in y e head I thinke he meaneth of the great maiorim Yf peyne of the heade come of heat of the sunne ye must applie to the places diseased as it is saide in the remedyes of cholere But yf the saide paine procede of coldenesse of the ayre then vse as it is said afore in the remedies of fleume ¶ Here foloweth a regimente againste all dyseases of the head THe pacient that is diseased iÌ„ y e head whether it be of bloud or of cholere may not driÌ„ke wine nor eat much flesh whitmetes nor thinges that geue anye great nourishement But must bee contented to drinke pâ—isane barly water or iulep oâ— roses to eate rosted apples damaske prunes almon mylke hulled barely and pottage made with lettuse sorell purcelane in broth of peason or with a chicken or veale yf the paciente bee feble When payne procedeth of a colde humour the pacient ought to drynke no wyne in thre of the fyrst dayes but to drinke onelye peniale or suche smale drinke for although the wyne bee very comfortable as concerning natural heate yet it is contrarye and hurteful vnto the spirites animal of the brain and also of the sinnowes And the paciente ought what payne soeuer it be of the head to forbeare all vaporous meates as garlyke onions leekes pease beanes nuttes milke-meates spyces mustard greate colewortes salt meates and meates of yll dygestion Also he must abstayne from slepe of the daye and after supper by the space of two houres Trauayle of the minde is very coÌ„trary because of y e coÌ„mocion that happeneth vnto y e liuely spirites whiche are instrumeÌ„tes of vnderstaÌ„ding as AuiceÌ„ that noble phisicien sayth in the chapiter de soda temporali Nihil est adeo conuenieÌ„s sode temporali sicut tranquilitas et dimissio totius quod commouet sicut suÌ„t fortes cogitatioÌ„es c. Ther is nothyng that is so conuenieÌ„t for the meygrym as tranquillitie and rest let all thynges passe that moue the vertue animal as great musinges and all laboure of the spyrites And chefely one ought after dinner to kepe him from al thynges that trouble the memorie as studyinge readyng wrytyng and other lyke And for the better vnderstanding of the sicknesse chauncing in the heed ye shall knowe that sometyme it chaunceth because of other diseased meÌ„bres as of the stomacke or of the mother of the reines of the liuer or of the splene not of any cause in the heed it selfe Therefore ye ought to cure such sicknesse by helpyng of thesame meÌ„bres as it shall be shewed in the chapiters folowynge And ye maye knowe that the head ache coÌ„meth of diseases of y e stomake when the pacient hath greate paine at the stomake Of the mother when the woman feleth great payne in her belly Of the reynes wheÌ„ their is a great paine in the backe Of the splene wheÌ„ he feleth paine heuinesse therabout vnder the lyfte syde Of the liuer wheÌ„ the payne is in the ryght syde aboute the lyuer which is beneth the rybbes â–ª ¶ Remedies appropriate to the head of what cause soeuer the payne be TAke an handfull of Betony an handfull of Camomyle and a handful of veruayne leaues piked stampe them and seeth them in blacke worte or in ale for lacke of it and in the later ende of
a waye the gryefe and it helpeth also to the eares that are rennynge with stinking matter and corrupciō but in that case ye muste haue boyled in the wine a lytle myrre ¶ Regiment The pacjent muste eate and drinke litle and sweate in bathes or whote houses and sometimes to prouoke nesynge He muste forbeare garlicke onions leekes pease beanes and nuttes nor drinke wyne wythout water ¶ For deafenes Sometime there chaunceth deafnes by wynde whyche is in the eare the whiche causeth tinklynge in the head and then one muste put a litle aloes in hote water or in white wine and distyll into the eare Then put a litle euphorbium in pouder into his nose to make hym to nese and auoyd asmuche humours as ye can Sometyme deaffenesse commeth of fleume which when it is old is vncurable But when it beginneth it must be purged as hath bene said ī y e remedy of y e sounde of the eares Thē take pouder of bay beries seeth it in oile of lilies and put it warme into youre eare and a litle blacke wolle to stoppe the eare with that no aire entre ¶ Remedye for stinkyng of the nose TAke cloues ginger and calamynte of eche a lyke seeth thē in white wyne and therewith wash thy nose After put in pouder of piretrum to prouoke you to nese if ther be repleciō of fleume in the head first ye must purge it with pilles of cochie or of hirea picra Also yf the cause of stinkyng come frō the stomake firste helpe the stomake as shalbe saide hereafter in the remedies of the stomake ¶ Medicines for bledynge of the nose Take a dramme of boole armoniake washed and myxe it in rose water or plantayne water and drynke it Then binde the extreme partes as harde as ye maye after make a tente of greke nettels and put into his nose Moreouer it is good for the paciente to holde in his hande egremony with the roote and all and drinke the iuyce of knotgrasse and withoute doubt the bloud shall staunche anon ¶ For the same Set a boxyng glasse vpon his liuer yf the bloud come from the right side or on the splene yf he blede on the left syde and laye vnto the stones a good quantitye of towe or linnen dipped in vinegre and for a woman laye it vpon her brestes ¶ An other singuler medicine for to staunche bloude and it is a thing expert of al the good practicioners Take swynes dounge euen as hote as ye can haue it from the swyne and when yee haue cleansed the congeled bloud out of y e nose wring it through a cloute and let the iuyce perce into the syde from whence the bloud commeth and by the grace of God ye shal see it stanche anone Moreouer it is good to bynde the fete and armes as hard as can be suffered with a cord or a lace the stronger they be bounde the better ¶ Remedy for the tothe ache PAyne of the tethe as Galene sayth amongeste other paines that are not mortall is y e most cruel and grieuous of them al. It maye come diuers wayes of a cold or hote cause If it come of a hote cause hys gomes are redde and verye hote wherfore it is very good to hold in his mouthe water of camphore or to seeth a lytle camphore in vinegre and holde it in his mouth ¶ An other synguler remedye that taketh awaye al kyndes of tothe ache specially yf it come of a hote cause Take henbane rootes and seeth them in venegre and rosewater and put the decoction in your mouth Remedie for the toth ache that commeth of colde causes Forasmuch as in suche cases oftentimes there distelleth aboundaunce of water into the mouth pourge it with pillule cochie and afterwardes kepe ī your mouth warme wine wherī hath bene sodden pellitorie mintes rew ✚ An other remedye for thesame Take sage pellitorye and seth them in vineger and kepe it in your mouth as hoate as ye maye suffer ✚ An other for thesame Take pellitorie staue sacre and the thre kindes of pepper of eche one part macis galingale halfe part of y e other make a pouder and with a litle whyte wyne rub the teeth and then laie on y e foresayde pouder where the payne is ¶ An other Take the middle barke of an elder salte and pepper of eche a like muche and stampe them together and laye it to the sore teeth ¶ An other remedye Take a litle cotten and dyp it in oyle of spike then put it on the sore tothe If the tothe bee hollowe it is good to drawe it oute for it wyll eueryedaye waste whatsoeuer ye doe vnto it ¶ To make the teeth white Take white marble cuttle bone white coral sal gemme bay salt mastike and pilles of a citron of eche like much make them in very fine pouder and rub the teth therwith euery mornynge ▪ And afterwarde wasshe youre mouth with white wyne wherin hath bene sodden a litle camomil and dyll ¶ For the same Take vineger of squilles and dippe a litle pece of cloth in it and rub the teeth and gummes withall The saide vineger fasteneth the gummes coumforteth the rotes of the teeth and maketh a swete breath An other remedye to make the teeth white Distille a water in a lembik of two partes of sal gemme and y e third part of alume and rub the teth with a linnen cloute dipped in thesame To take awaye stinking of the mouth Ye must washe his mouth with water and vineger and chewe mastike a good while and then wash thy mouth wyth the decoction of anysesedes mintes and cloues sodden in wine If the stinking of the mouth commeth of a rotten tooth the beste is to haue it drawen out Regyment for toth ache and stinkyng of the mouth Ye muste washe your mouth before and after meat with warme water for to clense the mouthe and to purge the humours from y e gummes which discend out of the head It is good euerye morning fasting to washe your mouth and to rub the teeth wyth a sage lefe pilles of citron or wyth pouder made of cloues and nutmigges Ye must forbere lettuce raw fruit al tarte meates and the chewing of hard thinges Also al meates of euyll digestion and vomityng ✚ The thyrde chapter treateth of remedyes for dyseases of the breaste FYrst for hoarcenesse of the voyce that maketh a manne to speake lowe with great paine ye must auoyde al egre salt and sharpe thinges sleping by daye to much watching great cold much speakinge and to loude cryinge All swete thinges are very good as apples soddē wyth suger greate raysins figges almond mylke hulled barlye pignolate penedies white pilles suger candye and the iuice of licorice Remedy for a hoarce voyce Take the broth of redde colewrote and mingle with it .vii. or .viii. penidies and an ounce of sirupe of maiden heare and geue vnto the pacient whē he goeth to bedde An other medicine
the skyn Ye maye knowe him that hath a pthisicke for from day to day he waxeth euer leaner and drier and his hear falleth and hath euer a cough and spitteth somtime matter and bloody striÌ„ges wythall And yf y e whych he spytteth be put into a basiÌ„ of water it falleth to the bottome for it is so heauye Galene speaking of thys disease sayeth it is vncurable But when he was in Rome he gaue couÌ„saile to theÌ„ that had the pthisickes to dwel in the mountaynes and hye places far from waters watry grouÌ„des and so theyr life shulde be prolonged but at the last they dyed of the same disease Neuerthelesse it is good to release the paine and to helpe theÌ„ as much as it is possible And the thyng that is most holsome for the same is to drynke euerye mornyng a draught of asses milke iiiâ— houres afore meat in the place wheâ— of one maie take the milke of a goate newlye milked and mixe them euery tyme wyth a sponeful of poudre made of sugre of roses And it is good euery tyme to vse coÌ„serue of roses pignolat diadragagantum and annoiÌ„t the brest before and behind wyth oile of swete almondes maye butter and salte An other remedy proued by a religious man Take two ounces of pimpernell in poudre and therof make an electuary with sugre vse it euery morning .ii. drammes with pimpernell water .iii. ounces Water of snailes distilled is proued good to them that be pthisike euerye morning in drinke for all theÌ„ that are drye and leane An other Take the .iiii. colde seedes seede of â—uinces of eche .iii. draÌ„mes a halfe â–ª whyte popye seed .v. draÌ„mes the iuce of liquirise ysope amidum guÌ„me arabike and dragante of eche a dramme and an halfe penidies the weyghte of them all make a poudre and vse euery morninge .ii. drammes and after take two sponefulles of syrupe of iuiubes or iÌ„ stede of it drinke y e ptisan of water of vngula caballina otherwise called horsehofe The poudre wherof is good for y e pthisike wherwith Haly saith y t he healed a moÌ„ke of y e same sicknesse Regiment for pthisyke Ye oughte to doe as hath ben sayde in regimente of Asthma and to abstayne from all spices saue saffron Ye muste likewise abstayne from al sowre thinges sharpe thinges tarte nor be not hungry nor drye but cherysh you wel with meates of easie digestion good norishment suche as is coleys of capons hulled barlye almon mylke egges yolkes veale kidde lambe shepes fete and small birdes liuing in wodes and bushes creauises fyshe of swete runnyng water hauing scales Snayles in the shelles sodde with fenel and ysope is very good Ye must lyue merilie playe at some pastime for pleasure wythout labouringe He oughte to abstayne from laxatiue medicines bycause that it is sayd Cum â—uor excedit mors intrat vita recedit whiche is contrarye to asthma for therin it is good euer to be lose bellyed ¶ For the pleuresye Hereafter shalbe spoken of medicynes for diseases of the ribbes And for plainer knowledge of the same ye shal vnderstande that somtime in the skinnes that couer the rybbes ther gathereth to gether bloud and cholerike humours which engeÌ„dre apostemes called pleuresie it maye be knowen by iiii maner of signes Fyrst the pacient hath a great burnyng feuer Secondly the ribbes are so sore within as if thei wer pricked coÌ„tinually with nedilles Thyrdly the pacient hath a short breathe The .iiii. signe is a strong cough wherewyth the sycke is vexed and by these sygnes maye ye surelye knowe a right pleuresie that is iÌ„ the skin vnder the rybbes within the bodye But there is an other kynde of pleuresie wythout vpon the rybbes aposteined but in that is nothyng so greatte daunger nor the fyeuer is not so stroÌ„g as is the other afore rehearsed Remedye The pacient oughte to be let bloud on the liuer veyne in y e contrary arme from y e syde that is diseased After the begynnyng of the sore tyll the thyrde daye and after that if the pacyente be not feble let hym bloud agayne vpoÌ„ y e same syde that the sore is Moreouer the pacient ought to laye vpon y e sore syde euery daye an earthen bottel ful of warme water and to annoynte his ribbes with oile of camomyl warme And he ought to take a glister of chickynes brothe milke cassia oile of violettes and hony of roses yf his bellye be harde And in stede of that glister it is good to take an ounce of cassia .i. houre before diner in a lozenge or destempered with a ptisane or els wyth water of scabiouse An other remedy Take of brome floures of scabiouse and the great thistle called cardo benedictus of euery one a like porcioÌ„ meddle them togyther and let him euerye morning and euening receyue a good draught and annoynt the ribbes with oile of bromfloures it shal be good An other singuler remedye Take .iii. ounces of water of our ladye thystle one sponefull of whyte wyne and sixe inner whytes of egges well brayed myngle all togither and laye them playsterwyse vpon the ribbes as hote as ye maye suffre An other experte remedye Take .ii. good haÌ„dfulles of horsedong two racis of ginger in pouder and theÌ„ wrappe wel the donge the ginger togither in a clene linnen cloth theÌ„ putte them in a newe potte to boyle with iâ— pintes of whyte wyne vntyl y e thyrde parte be consumed drinke a draught of the sayde drynke euery mornyng after ye haue dronke the said wine couer ye aswel as is possible and sweate Regyment for the pleuresy The pacieÌ„t ought not to drinke wyne â–ª nor eate flesshe but muste be coÌ„tent to drinke ptisane barly water weake drynke to eate barly hulled milke of almons clarified rosted apples and great raisins as long as y e feuer dothe last And for to helpe hym to spit it is good to vse often white pilles diadragagantuÌ„ suger candye and other thinges sayde in the remedy of the cough For diseases in the ribbes whiche is not pleuresie There chaunceth often tymes a dysease in the rybbes whyche they call a bunch whych commeth of ventositie wherefore it is good to apply thereto hote thiÌ„ges as a tost of bread very hot a litle bagge of otes baye salt fried togyther or of hony whyche is better Also it shall be good to put there a sponeful of hote asshes and herbes of horehounde rue wormewode margerym ysope bayes and camomylle Another remedy for the same Take the rotes of colewort hoppes of eche an ounce verueyne mugworte sage myntes wormewood taÌ„say and motherworte of eche a handful put al in a commen styll and distiâ— them Kepe that water to drinke eueryâ— morninge .ii. or .iii. ounces whyle thâ— peyne doth laste Another remedye Take the sayd herbes and rootes beate theÌ„ wyth whyte wyne strâ—ine them thorow a linnen clothe and giue vnto the
pestilence yf ye haue none other impedimēt to let you to receiue it ye may correct it accordyng to the nature of y e cause in suche wyse as may be cōfortable to the vital sprites of the harte Borage and buglosse are very good preseruatyues in this case and so is a lytle quantitie of saffron orenges lymons pomgranades citrons prunes of damaske other such in good conueniente quantitie addyng to them a lytle suger and cynamone for correccion A nutte is called the triacle of fishe shaled sugered with a lytle rose water and as sayth Isaac a nut a figge drye taken afore dynner preserueth a man from al maner of poisons The thyrde Chapter of slepynge and watchyng TO moche slepe engendreth many humoures in the body specially yf it be in the daye tyme it dulleth the memorye and maketh a man vnlusty and apte to receiue the pestilence Therefore ▪ created almighty god y e night wherin we shulde rest the daye for to kepe vs waking that we fal not into synne and slouth Surely to slepe on the day time is exceadyng hurtfull for when the sunne ryseth he openeth y e poores of the body and bryngeth the humors and spirites from within to the outwarde partyes whiche prouoketh a man to watching and excercyse or workes And contrary wise when the sunne goeth downe al thinges are closed coacted whiche naturally prouoketh a man to reste Moreouer the stomake by the vehemēt heat of the day is naturally dilated and spredde abrode so euer against ¶ The .v. Chapter of emptinesse and fulnes IT is holsome for you euery day once to procure the duety of the womb yf ye can not naturally yet at y e least waies seke some other meanes as by a glister or suppository for the long witholding of anye superfluities is in this tyme very daungerous and hurtfull And all the time the sayde disease endureth they that haue any fistules ought not to be cured And they that haue anye yssues by theyr hemoroides may not be restrained without the fluxe be sore excessiue they that had y e foresayd hemoroides and wer cured afore let them open thē agayne for feare of further daunger Also thei that are disposed to be scabbye hauyng great ytche and such dyseases of the skinne ought to bring the matter out by rubbyng and vehement clawing with their nales Excesse of women is exceadyng perillous but yf ye can not rule youre selfe take good hede ye do nothinge afore the firste digestion and tyl nature doeth prouoke you for euery such excesse weakeneth more y e body thē if ye should be let bloud .xl. times somuche as witnesseth Auicenna and is cause many times of pestilence of death ¶ The .vi. Chapter of accidentes of the minde YE must beware of a◠thinges that should make you to be pensife heauy thoughtful angry or melancholike for all suche thinges are inoughe to enfecte a manne alone Passe the time ioyfully ī good thinges honest and decent euery manne according to his owne heart and the estate that God hath called hym vnto ¶ The .vii. Chapter of medicines preseruatiues ALl they that are of good complexiō and of holesome dyete neede not to be purged For an hole bodye and voyde of all humours is not lyghtly taken of the pestilence as the other are But yf it be a bodye ful of humors or a greate eater without any exercise or trauayle suche ought to lette themselues be purged and thei that haue to much quantity of bloud or if y e bloude be anye thing corrupte they oughte to aske counsayle of some good experte phisicions and not to put theyr truste in any vayne bosters that detracte other which in al cases and at al times geue them mercury precipitant and other medicines corrosiue whiche for y e moste parte are venime of themselues and vnder coulor of an other medicine do disceyue the pacient a wōder to beholde how craftely they couer it some time in sirupe sometimes in suger otherwhiles in figges lozenges or raisins leste it should appeare as it is in dede that thei geue the pacientes very quickesiluer Some other affirme that the mercury is quenched or throughly mortified worketh none otherwyse but by secrete quality againste all dyseases in the bodie of manne for the excesse of elementes saye they is clerely corrected in precipitacion and adustiō of the fier How commeth it to passe if this be true that when a litle of it is set vpon a cole and a pece of fine gold adioyned to it we maie se plainely the verie quicksiluer cleuing to the golde and wil make it as brittle as if it had lien in verye raw mercurye Yea how chaunceth it that when it is mingled with hote creame it will bee crude agayne as it was afore And to saye the trueth the quicke siluer raw is better to be dronken then suche as is sublymed for y t hath bene permitted bothe of Dioscorides of diuers other But we neuer read of anye good phisicion y t euer gaue counsell to take the precipitate because of the copporose other venimous ingredience being with it And although that for the time peraduenture some escape fele not their effect in dede as mani other do that is to saye debility of the vertue radycall of the stomake other membres principal purging of the good humors and leauynge the euyll wythin the bodye wherof ensueth many times death yet they leaue a certaine euill qualitye or impression of the bodyes in al that do receiue them and so they make worke for good phisicions to the great hurte of them that haue beleued them Such galauntes should go proue their pouder made of quicksiluer amonge y e Turkes and Sarisins and not vpon theyr euen christen and theyr neyghbours But nowe to our entente The pylles called pylluse communes aboue other pylles preseruatiues are allowed to bee of hyest operacion by reason of a certayne propertye that they haue within them as Rufus the composer of them sayeth that he neuer sawe any manne that vsed them but he was preserued from the pestilence There goeth into their composicion ▪ myrre aloes whiche haue great vertue to kepe the bodye from putrefaction and are made thus Take of aloes epatik wel washed ▪ it drammes myrre washed and saffron of eche a dramme make them vp with white wine or the iuyce of lymons or of orenges and suger Some take them euery third day the weight of halfe a dramme in the mornyng .iii. pylles and euery daye one afore supper Let eueri mā do according to his nede and as his body is replete with humors but it is good to drinke after thē a good draught of wine tempered in a litle water of roses or of wormewoode and yf they be to hard let them be resolued in the sirupe of limons or a litle wine Some doctours ioyne vnto them other spyces after the complexion of y e person and the humour that they
vehement as well after meat as afore he maye wel drinke a draughte of sodden water with the iuyce of orenges limons citrons or of sowre apples wel miÌ„gled together to queÌ„ch y e venimous fumes that might ryse vp to the brayne And yf the paciente be younge and stronge hauyng a good stomake hole winded hoate of complexion and in tyme of heate not subiecte to the colike nor to none hydropsye nor apostomes in the bowelles he maye drynke a good draughte or twoo of cleare and colde water commynge out of a rocke or of a runnynge water or of a faire spring For when nothynge elles can mytygate the thyrste yet wyll cleare water by lytle and lytle dymynishe all the heate But ye must beware ye take no greate excesse Aptisane with suger of roses is verye good to drinke betwene meales The pacient oughte not for to sleape duringe the fyrste .xxiiii. houres and in the time y t he receiueth his medicines Afterward he mai slepe a litle at once to comforte the weakenesse of the spirites and he ought euery daye to go to syege once And aboue al other thynges let him not dispayre but bidde him be of good comfort and doubt not of his health so he take no thought but as much as is possible make him to reioise as wel by communicacion as by musike and bringyng in vnto hym good and holesome herbes fruites boughes and other thynges of coumforte but yet notwithstanding see that he remember God and notforget his own coÌ„science for in this sickenesse the worst is euer to be feared ¶ The thyrde Chapter of the cure of pestilence by the waye of medicine AS soone as euer ye fele your self infect take of y e poudre of bole armoniake in maner and forme afore declared or of y e blacke receite the weyghte of halfe a crown more or lesse according to the vertue of the pacient myngled with the water of roses and a litle vineger as is sayde afore and drinke it all at one draught And if ye can not get the foresaid pouder or paraduenture ye wil abhorre to take it theÌ„ drink a litle pocion of y e receit folowing which is very excelleÌ„t ¶ A receit against the pestilence TAke y e rote of turmeÌ„tile dryed in the shadowe of saffron and of mustarde sede asmuch of one as of an other make of them a pouder and incorporate it with the thyrde part of mithridatum or of fyne triacle wyth a lytle stronge venyger iÌ„ maner of an opiate kepe it in an earthen vessell close and in tyme of nede vse it The weighte of it at once is froÌ„ halfe a dramme vpwarde â–ª This receite woorketh more vpon the venime then it doth vpoÌ„ the feuer And euery daye folowing it is good to take a litle sirupe of limons with water of sorell or of matfeloâ— or of oure lady thistle And he that hathe none of the sayde sirupes let hym vse the waters of the same herbes or the good water that I haue discribed in the chapter of medicines preseruatiues Auicenne sayeth that whosoeuer taketh an onyon drynketh it in mylke fastyng in a mornyng he shal bee safe that daye from all infeccyons of the pestilence Therfore some are wont to rost two or thre onions and to eat theÌ„ with vineger and browne bread nexte their heart afore they enter into anye suspecte ayre And haue founde health in their so doinge IOhannes Manardus â— man of hye knowlage in the arte of medicine and of greate auctorytye amonges al learned men describeth in his boke of Epistles a very good receit aswel preseruatiue as curatiue deuised by himself for lacke of good triacle and is of merueilous operacion as well in this disease as in healing all maner venymous wouÌ„des both of adders snakes and other kinde of serpentes The receit of this noble medicine is this ¶ Manardus medicine for the pestilence TAke the dried bloud of a drake and of a ducke of a gose and of a kid rue fenell seede the seede of cumine dylle and of wylde nepes or gardeÌ„ nepes or rapes of euery one .iii. drammes the roote of geÌ„tiane trifoile squinantum frankeÌ„sence roses dried of ech .iiii drammes White pepper and long cost valerian anyse cinamome of eche .ii. drammes myrrhe nard of eche .vi. draÌ„mes beniamin assarum gumme armoniake of eche thre drammes aloes agarike of eche two drammes carpobalsami .xx. graynes ireos saffron reubarbe and reupontike gynger mastike of ech one dramme sticados fiue drammes Make a fyne pouder of these and with foure times asmuche of claryfied honye mingle all together and kepe it in a siluer vestel or a glasse stopped for it is an hie treasure iÌ„ such a case The dose of it is two drammes in wine or water of sorel ¶ Here foloweth an electuarye of a wonderful vertue in the tyme of pestilence THis electuarye is of so great vertue in theÌ„ that do receiue it once in .xxiiii. houres that they maye be sure from all euil infeccions of corrupte ayres and contagious all the daye after But in them that are infecte alreadye and are taken with the pestilence yf they drynke of it but one sponefull as shal bee sayde hereafter speciallye after letting bloude yf it bee conuenyent to the pacient and laye him down and sweat vpon thesame yf the venim hath not vtterly ouercome the hearte he shal vndoubtedly recouer It hath bene lately proued that after drinkynge of thesame medicine whan y e pacient made his water in an vrinal the glasse hath bruste in pieces by reason of the venime that it purged out ¶ This is the makyng of the sayde electuarye Take cinamome electe one ounce terra sigillata .vi. draÌ„mes fine mirrhe iii. draÌ„mes vnicornes horne .i draÌ„me the sede and rinde of citron rootes of diptany burnet turmentille zedoary redde corall and drammes .ii. yelowe saunders .iiii. scrupules red saunders ii scruples white ben and red floures of marigoldes ana one dramme iuerye raced scabiouse beronici tunici anyse cinamome of eche .ii. drammes myrrhe nard of eche .vi. draÌ„mes beniamin assarum gumme armoniake of eche thre drammes aloes agarike of eche two drammes carpobaâ—sami .xx. graynes ireos saffron reubarbe and reupontike gynger mastike of ech one dramme sticados fiue drammes Make a fyne pouder of these and with foure times asmuche of claryfied honye mingle all together and kepe it in a siluer vestel or a glasse stopped for it is an hie treasure i such a case The dose of it is two drammes in wine or water of sorel ¶ Here foloweth an electuarye of a wonderful vertue in the tyme of pestilence THis electuarye is of so great vertue in theÌ„ that do receiue it once in .xxiiii. houres that they maye be sure from all euil infeccions of corrupte ayres and contagious all the daye after But in them that are infecte alreadye and are taken with the pestilence yf they drynke of it but one sponefull as shal bee sayde hereafter speciallye after letting bloude yf it bee