them very finely together and so drink halfe a spoonfull of powder or a spoonefull at a time in a draught of good Ale and let it bée luke warme in any wise For the Collicke TAke Parceley Water-cresses Pellatory of the Wall vnset Time of each a handfull a dish of swéete Bâ—tter let the hearbes be cleane washed and séeth them in a quart of running water let your water be taken vp against the streame let them séeth till you may make a Plaister thereof then temper them together with a handfull of Wheate branne and make a Plaister and let it be laid to the Patients belly beneath the Navill and let him put in his pottage Pellatory of the Wall and let the Patient make water strained thorow a faire cloth and thereby yée shall know and peâ—ceine whether it doth him good or not and let him vse this thrée or foure times A Medicine to purge the Head TAke Masticke Peritory of Spaine tame Cressis Séede Cockle-séede Stavisacre both the kindes of néeâ—ing powder white and blacke Ginger Sinamond of each halfe a dram in fine powder and mixed together and put it in a little bagge of fine linnen cloth and let the Patient hold one of these bagges in his mouth a good space but these bagges must first lye in Fuse a pretty while in Vineger and it will draw out Rheums from the head wonderfully and when he hath done he must wash his mouth well with Wine or Ale A Medicine for a scald Head TAke Daysie Rootes and Ale and stampe them with as much May-butter as néeds and annoynt the sore head therewith For the Head-Ache TAke a good handfull of Red-Rose leaues dryed and a good quantity of Cummin grossely bruised and a good handfull of Camomill groâ—sely shred and a quantity of browne leavened Bread then mixe them and put it into a Linnen cloth then quilt it and set it into a hot Dish vpon a Chasing dish and sprinckle the bagge with Rose water and Vineger and turne it in the dish till it be as hot as may be suffered to be laid to the noddle of the Necke and let it lye till it be cold and so vse another and kéepe his head so hot as hée may sweats For paine of the Head TAke Marromand presse out the Iuyce of it and let me Patient take of it in his Nose For deafenesse in the Eares TAke the Iuyce of Coleworts and mixe it with warme water and droppe it into thine Eares and it will help To make Honey of Roses called Mel Rosarum TAke foure pound foure ounces of Honey clarified and two pound of the Iuyce of Red-Roses and let them boyle together till it be like a Sirrope Another making thereof TAke a pottle and halfe a pinte of Honey well clarified with a pottle of white or red Wine two pound of Red-Rose leaues Boyle the Rose Leaues and Wine till halfe be wasted and then put in your Honey and let it boyle till it be somewhat thicke and in colour like a Syrrope For the Pockes TAke the Iuyce of Peny-Roâ—all and young Tausie and giue the sicke party to drinke A true Medicine for the Jaundies TAke a handfull of Chery Leaues séeth them in a pinte of Milke and let them boyle well Then straine it and drinke agood draught thereof to Bedwards and in the morning fasting and the Iaundies shall avoyd from you by siege or else drinke in the morning this following Take the wood Bayberries pill the vpper shell with the leaues from it and take the second shell that is yellow put thereof as much as a Walnut into a cloth and séeth it with a pinte of water let it be well boyled and let it coole and then drinke it this hath béene experimented A Remedy for the Stone TAke the Stones of Medlers and lay them vpon a hot Tâ—â—estone after that you haue rubbed and dryed them in a faire cloth then being dryed vpon the tilâ—stone beate them into powder then take a parcell of Tyme and parsâ—y and place it vpon the fire with Béere and Butter and throw in halfe a spoonefull of the said powder and hereof you must drinke a good draught fasting in the morning and eate nor drinke nothing else for thrée houres after For the Liver that is corrupted and wasted TAke a good quantity of Liverwâ—rt and bruse it a little and then séeth it in good strong Woort with a quantity of Rubeth and vse this medicine and thou shalt be whole For heate in the Liver TAke the Iuyce of sower Apples and swéet Apples of each a pound or more as much as you thinke best and two pounds of Sugar mingle these things together and lettheth boyle on a simple fire till it bée thicke as a Syrrope and vse this course every day fasting with luke warme water For to make haire grow TAke and séeth Mallowes rootes and all and wash the place where Haire lacketh and it shall grow For to take away Haire Take Horsse aches and burne them to powder and mingle it with Eysell and touch the place where the Haire groweth and it shall grow no more there Approved To know whether a woman shall conceive or no. TAke of the ruyne of Hare and having fryed and consumed it in hot water giue it to the woman to drinke in the morning at her breakfast then let her stand in a hot Bath and if there come a griefe or a paine in her belly she may very well conceiue To make a barren woman beare Children TAke of these little Sea fishes called in Latine Pollipodes and roste them vpon the coales with our Oyle and let the woman eate of them and it shall profit and helps very much having in the meane time the company of a man To make a woman have a quicke Birth TAke leaues of Dictarij and stampe them or else make powder of them and giue the woman that laboureth drinke of it with a little water and she shall be delivered incontinent without any great paine or griefe For all manner of Lamenesse or swellings TAke a handfull of Time a handfull of Lavender cotton and a handfull of running Strawberries that be like to a string and so cut them small then beat them in a Morter with foure or fiue young Swallowes taken out of the nest very fligge and quicke 〈◊〉 them together vntill yée sée never a feather of them whole â—hat done take a penny worth of May butter clarified and mingle it in the Morter with Hearbes and so let it stand foure and twenty houres before they séeth when you haue sodden it vse it as before you are taught as well in preserving of it as in vsing of it Eor to stay the Laxe or Fluxe TAke Plantine otherwise called Weybred-leaues and rootes and wash them in faire water and then stampe them and take a good quantity of the Iuyce and put it to old ale and make a Posset therewith and after take the ale Posset and clarifie it vpon the fire perfectly and then
fume thereof It never failed To stop white Menstruum and red TAke the Iuyce of Planten and of Bursa Pastoris and â—wâ— whites of Egges well beaten among the Iuyce and put thereto Bolearmoniac one ounce and of Terra sigillata demi ounce and a portion of Beane flower and make it thicke vpon the fire and draw thereof a Plaister vpon thin cloth and lay it to her Backe and Navill Another for the whiâ—e TAke the inner rinde of the Sloâ—trée Sumatch Balestianes the rinde of the Pomegranate Planten Knot-grasse the inner rinde of the red Bryer and a little French-Bolearmoniac and boyle all these in red Wine till halfe be consumed and let her drinke it fasting Et restringer fluxum Menstruum Another for the same TAke the foote and Legge of Hare and bake it to powder haire and all and drinke it and it restraineth the same Of Fearne THe roote is good to be drunke and laid too Plaister-wise for Wounds that are made with Réedes and in like manner the roote of the Réede drunke and laid Plaister-wise to the â—â—re where Fearne sticketh the powder is good to be strowed vpon moyst 〈◊〉 which are harâ— to be covered with â—â—in and ill to be healed the juyce pressed out of the Fearne roote laid too with rose-Rose-water or other cold water is good for all manner of burning or scalding perfectly and sure To take away heate and inflamation of a Member TAke the waters of Planten and Purslaine of each two ounces and the water of a little hearbe called Vernsenlarie two ounces Liturge and â—eruts in fine powder of â—uch foure drams Camphere thrée 〈…〉 all 〈…〉 A Locion for inflamation of Balam THe waters of Planten and Roses of each two ounces Tuthers prepriat a dram Verdigreace sixe drams Allome halfe a dram Camphere two drams Honey of Roses two ounces burnt Lead sixe drams weight and it is done A Locion for a sore Mouth TAke running water a pinte Vineger halfe a pinte Honey foure ounces Bay leanes one ounce Galingale one dram Let all these be decocted to the forme of a Syrope A preparative TAke Syrope of Violets Endiffe and of Femitory of each two ounces and of common Decoction foure ounces To make Vergent milke TAke Litarge of Leade one pound with Vineger a pinte 〈◊〉 in Fuse thrée dayes and then drawne with woollen shreds and so kéepe it in a Viall by it selfe close then take foure ounces of Conduit-water and one ounce of Allome and one dram of Camphere and melt all over the fire and kéepe the water by it selfe in another Viall and when you will vse it put both these waters together of each like quantity and it will be like milke Another of M. Doctor â—axleys TAke Litarge of Silver halfe a pound with Vineger a quart Boyle these together till halfe be wasted and then draw the Liquor from the Litarge with woollen â—hreds and so kéepe it to your vse in a Viall close take also of Camphere thrée drams Muske foure graines against all these things put one ounce and a halfe of Oyle of Tartary and put all in a pinte of Rose-water and boyle it till the third part be consumed and then draw the rest with woollen â—hreddes and kéepe it to your vse in a Viall close and when you will vse it take a very little bottle-Glasse and fill it halfe full of the first Water and fill it vp with the second Water and it will coagulate together straight wayes marvellously as white as Milke and also it taketh away the spottes and Feeckles in the Face if it be often applyed thereto A Plaister for the Collicke and Stone TAke Peritory Camomill ground Iuy-leaues Cummin stampe them and boyle them in white Wine and make a Plaister thereof and put it about the Reines as hot as may be suffered and sée that it lye close round about behind and before A Plaister for the Headache and for hot Agues TAke red Myntes Leavened Bread of Wheate and white Vineger Make thereof a Plaister and lay it to your Forehead for it helpeth diseases in the Head and also foâ— hot Agues A comfortable Powder for the Heart TAke Synamon Ginger of each thrée ounces graines of Paradice long Pepper of each two drams Saffron one dram Suger foure ounces and so make your Powder Another Remedy that breaketh the stone which being used a certaine time will cause the stone broken never after to harden in the bladder TAke a pound of Gromwell a pound of Saxefrage séede and a pound of Coliander with a quarter of a pound of Soras white and red and grinde all these in a Morter very small and so kéep it vsing to eate thereof in your Pottage every day a spoonefull Another proved Medicine for the Stone TAke Time Damâ—ons Beane Cods Pellitory of the wall Saxefrage like quantities and stéepe them one night in white Wine then distill them and vse to drinke thereof Another remedy for the Stone and to cause the voydance of Urine TAke Pellitorie of the Wall Sothernwood and séeth them in Water or white Wine with a quantity of Shéepes Suet till it be tender then put the hearbes and fallow in a linnen bag and lay it warme to the bottome of the belly vsing this you shall finde remedy A proved Medicine to avoid the Urine that hath beene long stopped also for the Stone TAke Radish rootes one if it be of bignesse and strong is sufficient and scrape it very cleane and lay it in white Wine a night in stéepe then straine the Wine and giue the Patient to drinke and he shall voyd water A very good water for the stone proved THe water of Strawberries with the leaues distilled and so vsed by draughts as other drinke To breake the Stone DRye the stones of a Cock a yeare old and beate them into fine powder and giue the diseased thereof to drinke in white Wine but if he haue the Charward then giue it to drink with good water The Lady Gath her Medicine against the Plague TAke Abaunce Turmintell Sage Spermint and Violet leaues of each one handfull and stampe them in a Morter very small when you haue so done straine them through a strainer with red wine claret or white whether you can most easily get and luke warme giue of this water to the diseased to drink Against the new Ague by D. Langdon TAke Sortell Sowthistill Endiue Dandelion Succorâ—e croppes of Fennell with Mallowes with Violet leaues of each one handfull and séeth them all in a gallon of stale Ale to a pottle with skimming that done straine out the liquor and make thereof an Ale posset and let the Patient drinke thereof as oft as he is a thirst putting into every draught as much Treacle as the bignesse of a Beane and yée shall be healed To kill the Paulsie DRinke the roote of Valerian in powder and it will destroy the Palsey so that ye eate no Hogge flesh A remedy for the Dropsie SCrape an Elder roote very cleane and breake
like quantity stampt and strayned with a little Sugar Rose-wâ—ter put thereunto and dropped with a Feather into the Eyes taketh away all manner of Inflamations spots Webs Itchings smartings or any griefe whatsoever in the Eyes yea though the sight were well nigh gone An excellent Remedy for an old paine or griefe in the Head TAke Bay-salt and Cummin séeds of each a like quantity stampe them well severally by themselues and as much browne Fennellséeds as either of them stampe that with the rest altogether then with pure Vineger of Rose water mixe and stirre them altoghether in a dish over the Chasing-dish with hot Coales then lay some of the same hot vpon a linnen cloth and so apply to the hinder parts of the head at Night when you goe to bed bind it fast on that it fall not off vse this in the same manner 8. or 9. Nights together it will not onely helpe the same perhaps with 3. or 4. times so doing but also it will cleare the sight and draw the Humours cleanâ— away that runs out of the Head into the Eyes and try of the same this is a pretious Medicine An excellent Remedy for heat in the Backe TAke a good handfull of Henbane and so much Towe as will serue to wrap the Henbane in wâ—t the Towe in water and then wrap the Henbane in the Towe and rake it vp in Embers till it be well coasted then take it out and mingle it with a little Vineger of Roses and the white of an Egge mingle them all well together then spread it on a Cloath and lay it warme to your Backe An excellent Remedy for the swelling in the Stomacke TAke of Century and Wormewood of each a quarter of a handfull Sage and red Mints of each a great handfull Séeth them in Béerâ— from a Pottle to a quart drinke thereof Morning and Euening A Remedy for the Tooth-ache TAke Frankensence Onyon séeds and Henbane séeds burne them together in a Chaâ—â—ngdish with Coales let the sâ—â—ake thereof be conveyed through a Tunnell to the aking Tooth An excellent Purgation and very gentle TAke eight or ten Prunes halfe a sawcerfull of Reisons of the Sunne stoned the tops of Rosemary and Bay leaues of each a few a little Mace and thrée Crownes weight of Sena boyle all these in faire water with a good big Chicken vntill it be boyled enough then straine it and take a spoonefull of it and mingle it with an ounce and a halfe of Syrope of Roses Salutine and so drinke it blood-warme the Sena must not be put in till the rest be boyled enough and it may not boyle too much An excellent Remedy for the Lungs that are perished BOyle gréene Broome in Ale and when you meane to drink it put thereto the quantity of a Haste nutshell of Treacle a halfe pennyworth of long Pepper bruised and a spoonefull of Aqua Composita drinke thereof twelue dayes together first and last every Spring time Also Long-wort boyled in new Milke doth well An excellent Remedy to kill and heale a Cankar BOyle the leaues of wild Idle in Wine and lay it on the Cankar is a sure Bemedy An excellent Cure for the biting of a Mad Dogge TAke wild Sage Maifellon otherwise called Knot-â—rasse â—arrow otherwise called Mitteâ—olium night shade which hath the purple flowers and Lilly rootes of each of all these a handfull distill them in May and to euery fiue spoonefuls of water thereof put one spoonfull of Treacle and let the party bitten drinke thereof An excellent Medicine for an Ache or griefe in any Limbe TAke Raisins of the Sunne and the stones being taken out stampe the Raisins and apply them as a Plaister to the grieved parts and it will soone procure ease and if you vse it in the same manner fiue or sixe times it will throughly cure you of that Ache. A very good remedy for an Ache in the bones or any part of the body ANnoint the place with good Aqua Composita by the fire and let it drinke in doe it three or foure times together then at the last time while it is wet cast vpon the wet place the Powder of Olâ—â—anum then lay a linnen cloath vpon it and few it fast and â—o let it â—ye on three or foure dayes and in that time God willing it will be well An excellent cure for the Crampe MAke a King of an Oxes borne or of a Cowes or of a Sea horse tooth or of the pisâ—le of a Sea horse and weare it A Cure for a Scald Head TAke the leaues branches and buds of Brambles boyle them in faire Running water till the halfe be consumed then take it from the fire and wash the sore Head therewith Morning and Evening then dip the cloth in the water and lay to it vse this and in short space it shall heale it with Gods grace An absolute and approved Medicine to Cure the rednesse of the face BOyle the rootes of Lillies in faire water and therewith wash and rub the face Morning and Evening and it will helpe it An excellent Medicine for the Falling sicknesse TAke thrée Nayles made in the Vigill of St. John the Baptist commonly called Midsomer Eve driue them into the ground so déepe that they be not séene in the place where the sicke party fell naming the parties name while it is in doing it will driue away the disease which Misaldus credibly reported An Admirable remedy for benummed Limbes CAuse an Earthen pot of a Gallon to be made with foure Féete thrée ynches long which pot must be full of small holes both bottome and sides like a Garden watering Pot it must be so wide in the Mouth as you may easily put in your hand cause also another pot to be made into the which you may set the pot full of holes in this pot full of holes must be very well nealed and Leaded within for that no Liquor may soake into it then take Cick-wéede in June when she stalke waxeth hard take the leaues flowers and séeds thereof cut them small together so many as will fill the pot full of holes put them therein and in the middest of the Hearbs put three Oxegalls and into every Gall put thrée Cloues then put the same pot with the Hearbes into the other pot without holes and cover them both very close round about that no Ayre get into any of them then bury them in the ground for the space of forty dayes then take them out and you shall haue a perfect oyle distilled from the Hearbes which Oyle preserue to annoynt the benummed Lymbes with it and they shall with Gods helpe recover their former strength approved to be very true To stanch bleeding in any place STampe Primrose-leaues and apply it to the place that bléedeth and it will stanch the bléeding A Remedy for the Bloody Fluxe TAke the floxe that is shorne from Scarlet dry it and make it into Powder drinke halfe a spoonefull thereof in red Wine vse this fiue
thrée dayes one dosse every Morning in Wine Rose-vineger or other appropriate waters And when the Apostumation of the Pestilence commeth forth a Cataplasme of Figges and the fruit of Alkakengie of each a like quantity bruised together shall be applyed thereon and it will breake it presently For Venenum venenum attrahiâ— And this you must remember that if the Botch arise néere vnto the heart before you sweate that then you apply this defensatiue vnto the heart vpon a fine linnen cloath thinly spread as broad as will cover the heart which Medicine is thus prepared Take of good Treacle of Andromachus halfe a dram red Sanders of Terra lemnia halfe a scruple Rose-water and of Vineger of each as much as will suffice to make an Vnguent and let it be applyed as aboue directed When the Apostume first appeareth you may if you please take Walnuts or Filberdnuts Figges and Rue beaten together and apply it thereto Also when the said Apostume breaketh and the venome penetrateth the heart whose signe is perceiued by the lyne from the Center or middest poynt of the Apostume leading to the heart Bruise then some of the gréene plant called Vua inversa or Leopards bane and apply thereto but if it cannot be gotten gréene but withered then macerate it in Wine or Vineger and apply it after the same sort and let it be repeated twice or thrice ouer for this doth extract and draw out the venome mightily the Patient being in an agony and doe revoke and call him back as from the Graue and driveth many into admiration thereof Against the Symptomes of the Pestilence IN Constipations and Costiuenesse of the belly the Patient may vse some Purgative Medicine except it be at such time when the Botch or Carbuncle appeareth or any other Sores of the Pestilence growing towards ripenesse for if it be done then it will contrary to nature proue her intention But the second day after Sweating if no Botch or sore appeareth then may he vse eyther Sena or Rhewbarb or the extract of eyther They that haue any of the Fluxes of the bowels called Diarthea or Disenteria joyned with the Pestilence morning Noone and at night they may take halfe a scruple of Crocus Martis in the extract of Acorus Luteus to the full effecting of the cure They that are vexed with burning heates let them dip linnen cloathes in Rosewater vitriol and with the juyce of Semper vive and apply to the pulses when the same cloathes are dryed let them be wet againe in the same liquor and applyed in like manner And if the Patient be very dry and thirsty giue him of this Iulip thrée or foure spoonfuls at once viz. Take of Rosewater of the waters of Endiue Buglasse Sorrell sharpe Vineger and of the juyce of Lemons of each foure ounces of Sugar one pound boyle them a little with a gentle fire and when it is cold giue thereof to drinke thrée or 4 spoonfuls at once Or else take of the waters of Roses and of Buglasse of each thrée ounces of the Sirrup of Endiue and Lemons of each two ounces of the Oyle of Vitriol one scruple mixe them and take them as aforesaid If the Patient cannot sléepe if after vomitting Bozoardicks and other meanes fit to evacuate grosse humours a man may giue the Patient Laudanum Paracelsi thrée graines thereof in Cardus Benedictus water or for want thereof the Temples of the Patient may be annoynted with this Oyntment Take of Vnguentum Populionis of Vnguentum Rosarum of Vnguentum Alabastrinum of each halfe an ounce of the Oyles of Violets and of water Lillies of eyther two drams of Opinm one scruple or two first dissolved in Rose water and then together mixed annoynting the Temples therewith will both cause sléepe and stay raging Or if you will you may vse this Take of the sirrup of Violets of the Sirrup of Lemons of the sirrup of Poppie of each one ounce of Diascordium thrée drams let them be mingled together and giue thereof sometime to the Patient to drinke for the foresaid purposes If through the heate of the stomack the Mouth Throate and Tongue be hot dry and fuâ—rod Take French Barly Sinckfoyle Violet and Strawberry leaues of each one handfull of Woodbine and Columbine leaues halfe an handfull Boyle all these in a quart of faire water and to the same Liquor strained out put thereto of Diamorâ—â—â— and of Mel rosarum of either two ounces of the Oyle of Sulphur as much as will a little sharpen it and let the Patient with some of the same liquor warmed gargarize and wash his Mouth Tongue and Throat Of Fleubotomie FLeubotomie may be vsed once in a moneth exceptage or any other cause prohibite it as in women with Child or on them that are brought low by sicknesse or on them that are subiect to any fluxe of the Belly or on them which are already infected with the Pestilence and the Botch or Sore groweth towards ripenesse Let Blood-letting be done vpon the veyne Basilica whether it be in the right or left Arme before hée eate or drinke and after the opening of the same let the Patient be jocund merry and chéerefull and to drinke Wine or Béere but alwayes â—emperately Neither is it lawfull nor convenient to sléepe the same day that the Veyne is opened if any féeleth himselfe infected with an Impostume then let him altogether refraine sléepe and prevent it by walking for in sléepe heate inwardly induceth the Venome vnto the Heart and other Spirituall Members in such sort that scarce any Hearbe may revoke the same venome vnto its former estate which thing hapneth not as long as a man is in motion But it may bée some men will aske of whom is sléepe to be avoyded What if he should haue a continuall sléepe To this I briefly answer that in the time of Pestilence if any haue an appetite to sléepe presently after he haue eaten any thing then such desires ought to be vindered for a space eyther in the Garden or Fields for an houre and then with naturall sléepe the body may haue for one houre its naturall refection and rest Therefore Avicen saith That if a man will sléepe he ought to drinke a good draught before his sléeping because in sléepe he attracteth and draweth many humours and those euill humours are repelled by the humour of a good draught But againe if a man shall aske when a man is Infected how hée ought to know it To this I say and answer that a man that is infected the same day he shall not eate much because he is repleat with euill humours and presently after Dinner he hath a desire to sléepe and perceiueth a great heate with coldnesse hée hath great paine with coldnesse and hath great paine in the former part of the head but all these are put away by mooving hither and thither and for to walke hée is not able by reason of ouermuch vnweldinesse and sluggishnesse of body for a
Suger if he have no disease in the Sinewes nor in the Ioynts A man that is very weake or accustomed much to sléepe after dinner an hours and a halfe after that he is risen from the Table he may take a reasonable sléepe All the time that a man is in them he must kéepe himselfe chastâ— from all women and so he must doe a moneth after after the counsell of divers learned Physitians and some for the space of forty dayes as Pantheus and Aleardus would namely if they come out of the Chauldron It were méete that in euery foure and twenty houres the Bath should be letten out and fresh water received into the pit againe for so shall you sooner be healed and better abide with lesse jeopardy abiding in the Bath It is most méete for them that haue any disease in the head as a Cathaire or Rhemne comming of moyst cause and not very hot For them that haue Palsies or such like diseases that they cause a bucket to be holden over their heads with an hole in it of the bignesss of a mans little finger about foure foote above their heads so that by the Réede or Pipe made for the nonce the water may come downe with great might vpon the mould of the Head if they haue the Cathaire and vpon the nape of the necke if the Patient be sicke of the Palsie or any such like disease The clay or grounds of the Bath is better for the Dropsie then is the water alone it is also good for shrunken swelled and hard places and for all old and diseased places which cannot well be healed with other medicines The matter is to lay the grounds vpon the place and to hold the same against the hote Sunne or a warme fire vntill it be something haâ—d and then to wash away the foulenesse of the Clay with the water of the Bath this may a man doe as oft as he lift Some Physitians counsell that betwéene the bathings when a man is twice bathed vpon one day in the time that the Patient is out of the bath to vse his plaistering with the Clay but if the person be any thing weake I counsell not to goe twice into the Bath but either once or else to be content with the plaistering of the mudde or grounds of the Bath It were good wisedome for them that cannot tarry long at the Bathes either for heate or for cold to take home with them some of the grounds and there occupie it as is afore-told There are certaine learned men which reckon that the hote breath or vapour that riseth vp from the Bathe is much more mightier then the water of the bath is and it is true therefore it ware well that they which haue any Dropsie and especially a Tympanie should sit over such a place of the Bath that they might receiue into the moyst diseased place the vapour of the bathe either by an holed froole or by some other such like manner of thing well devised for that purpose If any poore man by the heate of the drynesse of the Bathe cannot sléepe enough let him eate Lettice or Purflaine or the féedes of Poppy called Chesbowle in some places of England or let him eate Suger and Poppy séed together let this be done at night He may also if hóe cannot get the aforesaid things séethe Violet leaves and Mallowes and bathe the vtter-most parts with that they are sodden in These are remedies for poore â—olke that are not able to have a Physitian with them to giue them counsell Let the rich vse such remedies as their Physitians shall counsell them If any poore man be vexed with any vnsufferable thirst let him take a little Barley and séethe it long and put a little Suger vnto it or let him take the juyce of Orange or take a little of it with a little Suger If any poore man catch the Head ache let him take a little Wormelade if he can get it or Coriander Comfits or if hée can get none of these let him take the white of an Enge and beate it with Vineger and Rose water or with the broath of Violets or Nightshade or with any of them and a little Vineger and lay them in a cloath vnto the temples of his head and forehead If any poore man be burned soo much let him take a Glitter made with Mallowes Béetes and Violet leaves or let him séethe Prunes with Barley a good while and Raisins putting away the stones and eate of them or let him vse Suppositories sometimes made of rootes either of Béetes of Flower de-Luce or of white Sope or of salt Bacon If any man sweat too much let him vse colder meates than hée vsed before with Vineger or Verjuyce and let them also eate Shéepes-féete and Calves-féete with Verjuyce or Vineger If any man haue the burning of his water when he maketh it let him an houre after he is come out of the Bathe annoynt his Kidneyes with some cold Oyntment as is Infrigidus Galeni or if you cannot come by that let him seethe Violet leaues Poppy-heads Raisins Licorice and Mallowes together straine them and put some Suger in the broath and drinke of it a draught before Supper If any be troubled with the Rheume which he hath caught in the Bath let him parch or briâ—tle at the fire Nigella Romana and hold it in a cloath to his Nose and let him set cups or â—oring glasses to his shoulders without any scorching and let him drinke sodden water with Barley and with a little Suger If any man haue any appetite to eate let him vse the sirrups of Ribles or Barberian or the sirrup of vnripe Graâ—es or vse Verjuyce or Vineger to provoke appetite in due measure and now and then if yée can get it let him take a little Marmalade or of the sirrup of Mâ—â—to or Wormewood Romane These have I written for poore folke Those that are rich by the aduice of the Physitians may haue other Remedies enough against the fore-named accidents that chance in the time of their bathing If thou be rid of thy disease by thy bathing offer vnto Christ in thy pure members such offering of Thankesgiving as thou mayest spare and giue him hearty thankes both in word urinde and déed and sinne no more but walke in all kindnesse of life and honesty as farre as thou shalt be able to doe as long as thou shalt liue hereafter But if thou be not healed the first time be patient and liue vertuously till the next bathing time and then if it be to the glory of God and for thée most profitable thou shalt the next bathing time be healed by the grace of God of whom commeth all health both of body and soule Some if they be not healed whilest they be in the bathing cry out both vpon the Bath which healeth many other of the same Diseases that they are sicke of and of the Physitian also that counselled them to goe to the Bath such men
but take héed that no woman with child drinks of this Water Item this water drunke with Isope putteth away all sorrow from thy heart and causeth man or woman well to sléepe well to digest his meate well to make water and well to doe his sege Item if a man will wash himselfe with this Water it will draw away the haire from any place of man and destroy it that it shall not grow there any more on warrantise The vertue of the fift Water called Aqua Lasta TAke Isope Gladion Avence Sothernwood of each a like quantity and stampe them in a Morter and put them in a Stillatorie and still them to water and this water drunke in a morning fasting is good against all manner of Fevere hote or cold Item this water being drunke fasting is the best medicine against the fluxe of the wombe and clenseth the belly of all ill humours and kéepeth a man in health and helpeth the Palsie but it must be drunke fasting and as hot as may be suffered To make the sixt water called Dealbantiums TAke Mole warpes and make them in a powder with Brimstone and take the Iuyce of Selondine and so let them stand certaine dayes after lay it in a Stillatorie still water of water of it this water will make any black beast white that is washed therewith nine times in nine dayes or any place in him that a man will haue white Also this water medled with Waxe and Aloes it healeth all manner of Gouts if the Patient be annoynted therewith Also this water helpeth the sicknesse called Noli me tangere but a plaister thereof must be laide to the sore Also it helpeth a man of the Strangle if a plaister thereof be laid to the sore Item it healeth scald Heads if they apply a plaister thereof to the sore Item a plaister thereof healeth burning with fire Item this with Lapis Calumniaris helpeth perfectly a sicknesse called the Wolfe but the plaister must be changed two times in a day but let no man nor woman drinke any of this Water The seuenth Water called Aqua Consuitivae TAke Pimpernell and stampe it in a Morter and lay it in a Stillatory and still water thereof Item this Water washeth away all Wounds in a mans body Item this water drunke fasting with Ginger is a good Medicine against the Tysicke and will cleanse the Breast from all euill Humours The eight Water called Aqua Huplaciam the double Water TAke Mustard-séed Pepper and Sinamon of each a like and beate them in a Morter and put thereto Aqua Consuetudo and lay them vnder the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill Water thereof and these be the vertues thereof and if it be drunke fasting it is the best Medicine against the Tysicke and all diseases of the brest and it must be drunke in the morning cold and at Evening hot as yée may suffer it and it will make him to sléepe and have good rest Item this water being drunke with Castorie is good against the Sicknesse called Epilentia viz. the Morbus Caducus Item this water being drunke fasting comforteth all the Members that be strucken with the Palsie and comforteth the sinewes of the Head and the braine Water of Pimpernell the ninth water TAke the séed of Pimpernell and put it in red wine and then after put it in the Sunne and then breake it in a Morter and then presse out the Oyle through a cleane cloth this water or oyle being drunke fasting healeth a man of the sand or gravell in the bladder for it will breake the Stone within him Item this water being drunke sustaineth and lightneth all the members of man of what disease soever he be grieved with To make water of Sage the tenth Water TAke Sage and Pollyon of each a like quantity and breake them in a morter and put them in a Stillatorie and distill water thereof this Water drunke fasting eateth away all manner of sicknesse Item this water sodden with Castory and drunke fasting of all Medicines in the world if prolongeth most a mans life Item if a man before called doe this nine dayes and he shall be whole but it must be taken with warme water Item this water being drunke fasting draweth away all evill in the stomacke or wombe Item it is good against the Scabbes and causeth a man to haue good blood and good colour in the face Item this water being drunke hote in the morning or in the day healeth any manner of evill in a man within thrée dayes if the Patient be in any wise curable The making of Waters and first of greene Waters TAke white Wine a pinte the waters of Roses and Planten of each sixe ounces Orpiment one ounce Verdigreasâ— halfe an ounce c. Another greene Water TAke the waters of Honey suckles Planten and Roses of each halfe a pinte Orpiment Allome Ceruse and Verdigrease of each two drams white Wine Iuyce of Planten of each halfe an ounce and it is done Waters for old Ulcers TAke white Wine and running Water of each a pinte Frankensence and Allome of each one ounce Decoâ—ted in Balmarn for thrée houres space and it is done A good Drinke for the Gummorium Passio TAke Bursa Pastoris Planten of each two handfuls take the Iuyce thereof in a pinte of good Ale and drinke if thrée times in a day for thrée dayes A water for old Vlcers in the Armes TAke Smiths water a quart burnt Allome one pound Salarmoniac one ounce Galls two ounces Tartary Copperas of each one ounce distill all these with â—hreds and so kéepe the water to your vse A Water for a Canker TAke Bugle Fennell and Rosa-Solis of each a like and take as much in quantity of Honey-suckle flowers as also all the other hearbes and let them be cleane picked and so distilled in a Stillatorie and so kéepe it close for it is a precious water A Femicorie Water IS to be drunke in the Morning at Noone and at night it is much worth against Dropsies and Sweating sicknesse it purgeth Fleame and Choller and Melancholy and it bringeth foorth heate and dry Sicknesse and it is good for the paine of the Head to wash it and drinke it A Water of Rosemarie IT hath more vertues in it then a man can tell one is if a man haue an Arrow or Iron within him wet a tent and put into the wound and drinke the same water and it shall avoyd out and it helpeth all Wounds inward and outward the Canker the Fester and it killeth the Wormes in man or Child and all manner of Impostumes inward and outward it helpeth the â—ysicke and Fluxe white or bloody it is a great helpe for a woman with Child to drinke thereof it maketh cleane the Face or any where it yée wash it therewith Water of Verven IF it be distilled in the later end of May it hath vertue to spring Choller and to heale Wounds and to cléere the Eye-sight it is a principall thing to
compound Medicines A Locion for a sore Mouth YOu must take of Honey-suckle-water halfe a pinte Planten and Rose-water of each foure ounces Hony of Roses two ounces Alloes one ounce white Copperas and Vineger of each halfe an ounce A Water for a sore mouth TAke Lapis Calaminaris beaten into fine powder and put in a pinte of white Wine then take a pottle of water and Rosemary boyle it in the water till it be halfe sodden away then straine the water from the Rosemary and put it into the white Wine and so it is done A compound Water TAke first Pimpernell Rew Valerian or Sedwall Alocelipis cap and breake them and lay them in this said water following Take Isop Pelyall Râ—yall Anyséedes and Cenforie and beate them in a morter and after put them in a Stillatory and distill water of them which is vertuous and let them boyle together and after that straine them that the water may goe from them and close this water in Vials of glasse by the space of nine dayes and give to him that hath the Falling evill foure dayes fasting sixe houres and this is the truest medicine for this Disease that wée can finde except the mercy of God and this Water drinking is good for the Palsie if it be drunke fasting also it is good for all Gowtes like wise in the time that they be mortified in the members and limbs of a man it is very helping to Wounds that are festered it they be washed therewith it destroyeth all manner of Fevers Behly Water TAke Water a pottle Suger-Candy foure ounces let them séethe then put in foure ounces of Verdigrease in fine powder and let it séethe A good Barley water for all Diseases of the Lungs or Lights TAke halfe a pound of faire Barley a gallon of Water halfe an ounce of Licorice Fennell séed Violets and Parsly-séed of each a quarter of an ounce red Roses a quarter of an ounce dry Hysop and Sage of each a penny weight sixe leaues of Harts tongue a quarter of an ounce of Figgâ—s and Raysins Séethe all these in a new pot of cold Water and then straine them cleare from it and drinke it the same cooleth the Liver and all the members driveth away all evill heate slaketh thirst causeth to cast out much purgeth the Lights and Spléene the Kidneyes and Bladder and causeth to make water well and especially it is good for all Agues that come of heate A good Drinke for the Poxe TAke Selendine and English Saffron the weight of a halfepeny and a farthing worth of Graines a quart of long Pepper a penny weight of Mace and stale Ale stampe your hearbe and pound your Saffron and mingle them together and then drinke it Doctor Stevens Water TAke a Gallon of Gascoigne wine then take Ginger Galingall Cammomill Cynamon Nutmegs Graynes Cloues Mace Anniséeds Carraway séed of every of them a dram then take Sage Mynts red Roses Tyme Pellitory of the wall wild Margerum Rosemary Peny-mountaine otherwise wilde Tyme Cammomill Lavender of every of them a handfull then beate the Spices small and bruise the hearbes and put all into the Wine and let it stand 12 houres stirring it divers times then distill it in a Limbeck and kéepe the first pinte of the water for it is the best and then will come a second water which is not so good as the first The vertues of this Water be these it comforteth the spirits and preserveth the youth of a man and helpeth the inward diseases comming of cold against the shaking of the Palsie it cureth the contraction of Sinewes and helpeth the conception of women that be barren it killeth the wormes in the belly it helpeth cold Goutes it helpeth the Tooth ach it comforteth the stomack very much it cureth the cold Dropsie it helpeth the Stone in the Bladder and the reines in the back it cureth the Canker it helpeth shortly a stinking breath and whosoeâ—er vseth this said Water it shall preserue him long Take but one spoonefull of it once in seauen dayes for it is very hot in operation it preserued Doctor Steven very long who lived a hundreth yeares lacking but two and tenne of them he lived bed rid A very good drinke for the Cough TAke a quart of white Wyne and boyle it with Lycorice Anniséeds and Sugar-candy of each a like quantity putting therein tenne Figs of the best till it be halfe consumed and so preserue thereof to drinke Evening and morning thrée or foure spoonefuls warmed A restorative made of the Herbe Rosa Solis with other things and gather it in June or Iuly THis herve Rosa Solis groweth in Marish ground and in no other place and it is of a hoary colour and groweth very lows and flat to the ground and it hath a meane long stalke growing in the midst of it and seaven branches springeth out of the roote round about the stalke with leaves coloured and of a meane length and breadth and in no wise when this Hearbe should be gathered touch not the Hearbe it selfe with your hands for then the vertue thereof is gone yée must gather and plucke it out of the ground by the stalke yée must lay it in a cleane basket the Leaves of it is full of strength and nature and gather so much of this hearbe as will fill apostle pot or glasse but wash it not in any wise then take a pottle af Aqua Composita and put them both in a large pot or vessell and let it stand hard and fast stopped thrée dayes and thrée nights and on the fourth day open it and straine it through a faire linnen-cloath into a cleane glasse or pewter pot and put thereto a pound of Sugar small beaten demi pound of Licorice beaten to powder and demi pound of Dates the stones taken out and they cut in small péeces and mingle them altogether and stop the glasse or pewter yot well so that no ayre come into it in any wise Thus done yée may drinke of it at night when yée goe to bed demi spoonefull mixt with Aqua vitae or stale Ale and as much in the morning fasting and there is not the weakest body in the world that is wasted by Consumption or otherwise but it will restore him againe and make him to be strong and lusty and to have a good stomacke and that shortly and hée of shée that vseth this thrée times together shall finde great remedy or comfort thereby and as the patient doth féele himselfe so he may vse it OF VNGVENTS PART IX The making of Oyntments and first of Vnguentum Basilicum TAke Oyle halfe a pound Waxe Colophonie of each two ounces Turpentine Pitch Perosine and Cowes suet of each two pound and a halfe Frankensence Myrrhe of each halfe an ounce and so make your Vnguent The golden Unguent called Vnguentum Aureum TAke yellow Waxe foure ounces Oyle one pound Turpentine Colophonie and Rozen of each one ounce Frankensence and Masticke of each halfe an ounce
the powder héereof with the juyce Borage is good for the cold Rhume and to comfort the Braine Dragagant is of three kindes and the white is the best in cold Medicines and the red in hot Euphorbium his vertue is to dissolve to draw to alaâ—e to consume to purge Fleame and Melancholly Esula is the rinde of Eleberus Albus or Peritory of Spaine it hath vertue to purge Fleame and Melancholly and it is the best that purgeth next to Scamonie Take Esula five drams Canell Fennell-séedes Anyséedes and vse this with warme Wine or other broth Gum Arabic the white is cold the red is hot in Medicines Gariofiolate is Adeâ—â—â—e his vertue is to open dissolve and consume whilest hée is gréene the Gollicia passie Hermadactilus the whitest is the best it hath vertue to dissolve consume and draw and they principally purge Fleame Jarus Barba Aron Calves féete Cuckoo pintell the leaves and the rootes and the gobbets about the rootes bée of good vertue and the Roote should be cloven and dryed they haue vertue to dissolve and lake Ipaguistidos is Gobbets that are found by the roote of the Dog bryer it hath vertue to straine together Jempus is the fruit thereof it hath vertue to dissolve and consume for the Strangury Illiaco drinke Wine wherein it was sodden Licium is good with the juyce of Fennell for sore Eyes Litarge is good to close together and to clense Lovage séed with Cinamon is good for the Liver and Spléen and wind in the Guts and stomacke Mamia is good to make Bloud cleane Mumia hath vertue to straine together Medeswece gréene or dry bringeth Menstruum and clenseth the Mother Mora is the fruit of the Cicomore Trée it hath vertue to dissolue consume and make cleane it is good for the Ovinffe and for costiuenesse Nitrum the whiter the better it hath vertue to dissolve and wipe away filth Opponax if it be cléere and draw to Cytrin colour it is good it hath vertue to dissolve and consume Oppium that is not hard nor soft is good it hath vertue to make one fléepe Organum flowers is good powdered to make Luxe to dissolue and to consume and the powder put within and without abateth blowne chéekes Oxificentia Phenicon Dactilus Indie Tamarindus they that bée good be neyther too moyst nor too hard and be some what blacke and some what sower the Ryne nor the Séed shall not be vsed in Medicines it hath vertue to purge Choller to make Bloud cleane and to abate vnkind heate Os de corde Cervi is the bone of the Hearts heart on the left sidé it is good to purge Melancholy Bloud and Cardiacle and Sinicapos or Sincapos with the Iuyce of Borage and Os Sexi will make the Téeth white Periatory or Pellatory shall be gathered in Winter and his vertue is to dissolue consume and draw Dog Fennell the roote is good for the Strangury Oissury and stopping of the Liver and Spléene Pineapples the Kernels doe moysten and open and is good for the Disease in the Brest or Cough or Etike or Consumption and to increase good bloud Damsons bée cold and moyst in the third degrée gather them when they bée ripe and cleane them in the Sunne and spring them with Vineger aboue and then yée may kéepe them two yeare in a vessell their vertue is to coole a man and make his Guts light and therefore they be good in Fevers against the costivenesse that commeth of drynesse or of Cholericke humors in the Guts when they be ripe to cut and when they be dry soake them in water and eate the Prune and drinke the water Psilium is cold and moyst in the third degrée his vertue is to make soft and light and to coole a Mans body and to straine together Periatory while it is gréens hath vertue to dissolve and consume the windes in the stomacke Purslene is good both raw and sodden to abate vnkind heate in Chollericke men Pitch liquide hath vertue to dissolue and consume Ponticum is good for the stopping of the Liver and Spléene that commeth of cold Storax hath vertue both to comfort and consume and to fasten Teeth and comfort the Gummes Squilla is a Sea Onion and that is found by himselfe is deadly his vertue is to purge and to dissolue but the outer and Inner parts shall be cast away for they be deadly and that which is in the middest shall be put in Medicines and it hath more vertue rawe than sodden Sedes within the berries of Elder is good to purge Fleame Sravisacre hath vertue to dissolve consume draw and purge Fleame and Lytarge and to put away heavinesse of the heart and if it be put in his nose Seapium is good and hath vertue to dissolve consume draw and laxe and heale it is good for fallins downe of the Mother with suffumigation or supositor and for the tearmes of secondine dead Childe Saracoll if it bée with sad it is good it hath vertue to straine together and to sooder Drinke Calamint sodden in Wine for coldnesse of the stomacke and stopping of the Liver and Spléen Reynes and Bladder and Illaco passie Saterion his root is gréen hath vertue to vnloose mans nature Saligem his vertue is to dissolve and consume Scabiouse while he is gréene hath vertue to dissolve consume and cleanse Dragons take the roote and cleave it and dry it in the Sun yée may kéepe it two yeares meddle the powder of Dragons with Sope and wet a Tent therein and put it déepe into a fester and it will clense and enlarge it and if there bée a bone in it it will draw it out or else loose it that yée may take it out lightly Sene is to purge Melancholy and Epilencie and Fever quartaine and Emerodes for the Spléene Liver and Cardiacle sodden in water and put to Sage and make a Syrope or the Iuyce of Borage and Suger Terra sigillata terra sarasincia trara argenta is all one manner of earth his vertue is to constraine together Turbith if it be hollow small and of an Ash-colour and gummie it is good it hath vertue to dissolve and draw humours from the vttermost part of a mans body and namely Fleame for the Gout and Illiaca and Podegra and Chiragra giue him fours scruples of Turbith mingled with some other Medicine Taplia or faiters Hearbe his vertue is to purge aboue and beneath both gréene and dry for it is never given by himselfe hée that stampeth it let him hide his Face and eyes that hée sée not Also heale or kéepe close his Testacles or else they will swell with this Hearbe beggers doe make them séme on the Dropsie and be nothing like Tartar is the Lées of Wine and hath vertue to dissolve and wipe away filth and to abate away a mans fatnesse Take small powder halfe of foure drams and cast thereto the powder of Masticke to abate his egernesse and give the powder with Dia Penedion or with same
thereto Sinamon two penny-worth and holâ— Mace one penny-worth and séeth all these to a quart For the Bladder and the Reynes TAke the séâ—â—es of Planten beaton in a Morter and séeth them in Wine and drinke thereof alone To stay the Backe TAke the pith of an Oxe backe and scald it and then straine it out of the skin and â—hred Nippe and beate it in a Morter with the said pith very small and then put thereto a quart of Milke and straine it and then séeth it with fiue or sixe Dates and a graine of Amber-gréece and powder of Ginger and let the Patient vse it often For Ache in the Backe and Legge TAke the marrow of an Oxe and oyle Oliue thrée spoonefuls and the yolkes of Egges and Butter ana Pepper one ounce then take the milke of a woman and mingle it together and annoynt the sicke therewith To take away the paine of the Reynes of one that is low brought TAke thrée quarts of white Wine and boyle therein a red Cocke and put thereto a handfull of red Nip a quantity of Clary and the rootes of red Fennell Harts-tongue a sticke of Synamon bruised Dates great and small Raisins with a few Prunes séeth all these together till the strength of the Cocke be in the broth and put therein one ounce of Manus Christi and vse this Morning and Evening luke warme A Plaister for the Reynes TAke Callamint Camomill Wormewood Peritory Hockes and bray them in a Morter with Oyle or Butter or Déeres and Shéepes suet and grease of a Boare or Barrow-hogge with a quantity of Commin and lay it in a Plaister both behind and before For all Diseases in the Backe TAke the rootes of Dasies of Planten of Bursa pastoris of Centimodum and the Cups of Acorns ana a handfull and of Bolearmoniac two ounces and of Harts-horne burnt ana and also a Bucke Conie that is fat and let all these be sodden together in white Wine and water as much Wine as water till the Cony be conâ—umed from the bones of the flesh then take away the flesh and the bones from the broth and so let the broth stand till it come to a Ielly and when you are in your bed cause your Backe to be therewith annoynted by a Chafingdish of coales thrée nights together and lay thereon a warme linnen cloth and it shall helpe you by Gods grace For paine in the bladder and to make it whole for ever TAke thrée rootes of Smalledge and wash them faire and cleane and cut them small and séeth them in a quart of faire water till three parts of the water be consumed then straine it and take foure drams of the powder of Bittony and put thereto and drinke the said water Against running of the Reynes TAke one pound of Iordaine Almonds and blanch them and parch them and grind them right small and make Almond milke thereof with a pinte of rose-Rose-water and a pinte of Planten water and then séethe it with Suger and Sinamond and when it is cold put thereto a dramme of Masticke in fine powder and vse thereof to eate and be whole Probatum est A Syrope for the Backe TAke the rootes of Emila Compana cleane scraped and slice them thin and lay them in faire running water thrée dayes and shift them every day then at thrée dayes and take them out and put them in a gallon of faire running water with a quart of Hony of Lycorice one ounce scraped cleane and sliced and of Anniséed one ounce cleane rubbed from the dust let all these be boyled with a soft fire and take out the rootes out of the liquour washing them one by one and when they be cut lay them on a faire dish and so let them lye 24. houres and then take the rootes and weigh them and for every pound of your rootes take a pottle of Muskadine and white â—aâ—tard and put your roots therein and put thereto two pound of fine white Suger two or thrée whole Maces boyle all these to a Syrope with your roote and then put it into a pot and when you occupy it let the Patient eate of the rootes and drinke a spoonefull of Syrope with your rootes and then put it into a Pot and when you occupy it let the Patient eate of the rootes and drinke a spoonfull of Syrope after if Morning and Evening Probatum est To provoke Menstruum Mulieris TAke powder of Péeter Bittony Yarrow-séed in white Wine and drinke it Another TAke Mâ—gwort Selondine Marigold Vernen Nippe ana nine crops thrée dayes before the change and thrée dayes before the full of the Moone Another TAke Germander and the rootes of red Madder and séethe it in Ale and giue it her to drinke or else take Radices Et femem pionae red Sanders and Suger and vse it as aforesaid Another TAke Cotula Fetuda the which is like Camomill but it â—â—inketh and make a fomentation thereof Another TAke the Iuyce of Mercury and Hony and flower of Cockle as much as will incorporate it and make thereof little balls and giue her one or two of them and she shall haue Menstrum also it shall after dispose her to conceiue for it hath seldome failed and is well proved Another TAke the blacke séed of Pionâ—e and bruise them one by one to the number of nine and picke the blacke buskes and in a Morter breake them to powder eate and drinke the said powder at times aboue said in the second Medicine Pro cadem Another TAke the rootes of Gladion and Arsmart and séethe them in good white Wine or Vineger and when they be well sodden take them from the fire let the woman sit ouer it so that the ayre may strike vy and none got away for this is proved Another TAke Bittonie Puliall Riall Centory ana a handfull séethe them with Wine or water till the two parts be wasted and then clense it thorow a cloth and drinke it Another TAke Balme Margerom Isope Marigolds ana a handfull and séethe them from a pottle to a quart vpon a soft fire and so take it and drinke it every morning fasting and if it be bitter put thereto Suger and vse it To stop Menstruum Mulieris TAke the blackest holly-hocks that yée can get and take the flowers thereof and maâ—e them in powder and drinke them and wash the place with the water of Lovage Another TAke the water of Oake leaue distilled halfe a pinte of Rose water ana and Syrrupe of Quinces sixe ounces and let her drinke thereof first and last Another TAke Horse-dung and séeth it in good Vineger and put it into little bagges of linnen cloth and lay the one vpon the Reines of the backe and the other betwéene the Nauill and the privie place as warme as she may suffer it and let her drinke every Morning and Euening Synamon till shée be whole Another TAke the rootes of Gladâ—â—â—n and séeth them well in Wine or water and receiue the
thinne Cuppe vpon it and lay it vnto the Collicke and it will immediately take away the griefe For Sore Eyes TAke Fennell rootes white Daisie rootes and leaues and lay it in white Wine and wash your Eyes with it To stoppe a great Laske TAke a pottle of faire water and put therein a Cony fleade well washed and quartered let it be well skimmed when it doth séeth then take a good handfull of Almonds vnblanched and the stones of great Raisins and beat them in a Morter with some of the broth in the Pot and vnstrained put them in then take halfe an ounce of whole Cinamon a handfull of Blackberry leaues a handfull of Planten with the rootes thereof the Pot being cleane skimmed put the aforesaid gredience therein and let the Patient drinke thereof Morning and Evening or at other convenient times in the day Analliter if the aforesaid Broth be warmed with a god of Stéele when it is cold it is so much the better To cause one to make Water TAke Parceley and séethe it in white Wine and drinks it Morning and Evening For the Wind Collicke TAke Commin-séede or fine Cod séede and beat them to Powder and put it into Ale Béere or white Wine and drinke it and it will make one Luskatiue For to make Water for the same TAke Broomeséed and beate it to Powder and drinke it with Muskadine â—any other Wine For to bind one from the Laske TAke a penny-worth of Roch Allome and séeth it in a pinte of white Wine and drinke it To kill the Tooth-ache or a Ring-worme or a Tetter TAke Oyle of Broome and annoynt the Gums at the roote of the Tooth where the paine is It must bée vsed after this manner Take a piece of olâ— Broomesticke the older the better and light it and hold it downeward and it will drop that which is yellow and annoynt your Gummes with it or put it in the hollow Tooth For a broken Head TAke vnwrought Waxe and a little Sugar and running Wawater and boyle it in a Sawcer and make a Plaister and be whole For Chilblaines in the Feet or Hands TAke Shéepes Suet and vnwrought Waxe and Rozen and boyle it in a Sawcer and make a Salâ—â— and it will heale them For a Stitch. TAke Ground sill and dry it and put swéet Butter into it and put it where the paine is as hot as may be suffered Or take Oates the blackest that you can get and fry them with red Vineger and lay it as hot as may be suffered where the pain is For an Ache or a Bruise TAke oyle of Péeter it must be vsed after this manner Take a stoole and when that you are Rising or going to Bed sit with your Backe towards the fire you must haue a great fire and where the paine is you must rub it with some of the Oyle all downewards and they that doe dresse you must dry their hands well against the fire and chafe it For to skin a sore Finger or broken Skinne TAke Neruall Oyle or Rose Oyle or Camomill Oyle or Pompilion and annoynt your Finger or shinne with it and it will be whole For a cold Ague TAke a spoonefull of Vineger a spoonefull of Aqua-Vitae and a little Treacle with long Pepper and warme this blood-warme and so let the sicke person drinke it when the cold commeth and let him walke if he be able if not laid downe and made to sweate For a vehement Cough in young Children TAke the Iuyce of Parcely powder of Cummin Womens milke and mixe them together then giue the Child to drinke thereof and afterward make this Oyntment following Take the séed of Heâ—pe or Flaxe and Vennycritâ—e and séethe them in common water then presse out with your hands the substance of the Hearbs which you shall mingle with Butter and so annoynt the Childes brest with it as hot as may be A singular Oyntment which healeth all Burning with Fire not leaving Circratis or Scarre where it hath beene TAke the white of two Egges two ounces of Lucia Alexandrina two ounces of Quicke Lime washed in nine waters one ounce of new Waxe with as much oyle Roset as shall suffice and make-thereof an Oyntment A perfect Remedy against the Collicke and to make a man pisse that hath beene three or foure dayes without making water and that in the space of halfe an houre and it will breake the Stone within tenne or twelve dayes TAke fine powder of Virgo Aurea and put a spoonefull of it in a new laâ—e Egge soft roasted and giue the Patient to drinke thereof in the Morning at his Breakefast and let him not eate at the least in foure houres after and then shall he make water in halfe an houre If he use this continually the space of tenne or twelue dayes as is aforesaid he shall pisse out the Stone without paine or griefe To make white Teeth TAke Lemmons and make stild water of them and wash your Téeth with it for it is a soveraigne thing Or if you will not make the water take the Liquor of them which is also good for the same purpose but the water is better because it is finer so that in the Stilling it lose not his force To make a cleere voyce TAke Elder berries and dry them in the Sunne but take héed they take no moysture then make powder of them and drinke it every Morning Fasting with white Wine To make a Perfume suddenly in a Chamber where a sicke man lyeth TAke a little Earthen Pot and put into it a Nutmeg two scruples of the sticke of Cloues and two of the sticke of Cinamon and foure of storax Calamity rose-Rose-water or water of Spike or some other swéet water and séethe it then put it into a pot-sharâ— with a few hot Ashes and coales vnder it and set it in the Chamber and the smoake thereof shall giue a swéet amiable and hearty savour A very soveraigne Salve for old Sores TAke Waxe foure pound May butter one pound Pitch one pound Rozen a pound Snailes in the shell a quart Pimpernell Chickwéede Smalledge Ragworth Alehouthe Marigolds Red crosse Campians Valerian Tutson Selfe-heale red Archangell Sage and Planten of each of all these two handfuls this Salue is to be made in May when these hearbs are best to be gotten First stampe the Hearbs and the Snailes in a stone Morter then set them ouer the fire and séethe them with the Butter then straine them through a cloth and set it on the fire againe and put in the Râ—zin the Pitch and the Waxe and boyle them and then put it into an Earthen pan and when it is cold take the crust that standeth vpon it and put it vp and vse it when there is néed and the thinnest water beneath you may cast away A Medicine for a swelling in the Cheeke TAke a handfull of wilde Mallowes and séeth them in running water till they be very tender then take it out of the water and swing it in
a cloth vntill it bée dry then shred it vpon a Trencher with a Knife and take a handfull of Camomill flowers and bruise them in a morfer then mixe the flowers and the Mallowes together and put some oyle of Roses to it then make two little bagges of fine linnen cloth and fill them with the geare aforesaid and lay it to the griefe as warmâ— as yée can suffer it and so change the bagge as you shall haue cause and alwayes kéepe it warme and by the grace of God it will helpe you Another for the same TAken pinte of white Wine and halfe a handfull of Camomill flowers and séethe them in the white Wine and wash your chéeke both within and without the same as hot as you can suffer it which is very good also A Medicine for the Mother TAke a pinte of Malmsie a little curâ—ie of Commin-séede and Coliander séed and a Nutmegge beate these together and then séethe them to halfe a pinte with a little white Suger-candie you must take a spoonefull at a time A Medicine for a Stitch or Bruise TAke thrée quarts of small Ale and one penny-worth of Figs and one penny-worth of great Reisons and cut the stones out of them and one penny-worth of Licorice of Isope of Violet leaues and of Lettice of each one handfull and séethe them from thrée quarts to thrée pints and straine it and so let the person drinke it and after make this Plaister following â—aâ—e a quantity of horse-dung and a quantity of Tar fry it and put a little Butter and Vineger into it and make a Plaister and lay it to the side A Remedy for Wartes FIrst with a paire of Sizers cut off the heads of the Warts and then rub them with Garlicke and Bay-salt stamped both together doe this sixe or seven times and lay ouer them a little plate of Leade or rub them with Allome water and Bay-salt nine times this infirmity doth come of grosse and euill humours A Remedy for a wild or running Scabbe TAke Mercury mortified with Fasting spittle thrée ounces incorporate it with oyle of Bayes and annoynt the body or else take Mercury mortified thrée ounces of the powder of Brimstone two ounces of the powder of Enula Campana two ounces confect these together with Barrowes grease and annoynt the body oft A Remedy for a Fellon THis infirmity doth come of a venemous matter and other while it commeth of an inferiall cause or of an exteriall the interiall cause commeth of some euill humour the exteriall cause doth come of some venemous stinging of a Worms if it doe come of an euill humour eate Treacle and make a Plaister of Treacle and lay it vpon the place or take the white of a rawe Egge and put in salt to it and beate it well together and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the same A remedy for Wormes in the belly TAke the juyce of Lauender-Cotton and put to it the powder of Worme-séed and drinke it thrée times euery Morning fasting and drinke not one houre or two after the vsage of eating Garlicke killeth all Wormes in the body A remedy for sore Eyes TAke the white of two Egges and make a Plaister with it put to it a little Honey and after that put to it flaxe or towe and to bedward lay it ouer thine Eyes and let it lye all night and in the Morneing wash thine eyes with cold water and a â—nâ— cloute doe this thrée nights one after another A remedy for Scalding with Water TAke the juyce of House léeke and dip a linnen cloath in it and lay it vpon the place Also boyle Armoniac and Camphere is good when it is dissolued in the Oyle of Roses and lay vpon the place the water of Purslaine and Myrtils Ceruse and the white of rawe Egges and such like be very good for all manner of scalding A remedy for Burning with fire TAke the white of a rawe Egge and beate it with Oyle of Roses one ounce then put to it the juyce of Housléeke one ounce of Night-shade and of Planten of each of them halfe an ounce of the rust that is vnder the Anvile of a Smith two ounces compound all these together and wash the place oft and then take Popilion and noâ—e to it a little of the oyle of Roses as much of Planten juyce and incorporate all together and make Plaisters or else take the oyntment of Ceruse and oyntment of Seracine named in Latine Vnguentum scricinum and Popillion is good and such other like A remedy for the Tooth-ache ANd if it come of any colde cause chewe often in thy mouth the roote of Horeâ—ound and if it come by Wormes make a candle of Waxe with Henbane séeds and light it and let the perfume of the Candle enter into the Tooth and gape ouer a dish of cold water and then may you take Wormes out of the water kill them on your naile the Wormes is little greater then a worme in a mans hand and beware of pulling out any tooth for pull out one and pull out moe to mundisâ—e the Téethe wash them euery morning with cold water and roche Allome A Remedy for the Fluxe TAke of Suger rosset made of drie Roses of Trissindall of each one ounce and a halfe mixe these together and eate it with meate or drinke it with drinkes but the best remedy that I could finde is to take thrée handfuls of Saint Johns Woort as much Planten and as much Creâ—â—is and séeth these in a gallon of Raine water or red Wine to a pottle and straine it and then put to it two ounces of Sinamon beaten and drinke thereof often A remedy for the Cappes TAke the oyle of swéet Almonds one ounce and annoynt the place and any of these things following is good the powder of the rinde of Pomegranets the Marrow of a Calfe or a Hart the fatnesse of a Capon Goose or Ducke and such like A Remedy for the Shingles OF Rose-water and Planten water take of either of them halfe a pinte of white Wine asmuch put these together and wash the place oft or else take of red Wormes that come out of the Earth and bray them in a morter and put to them a little Vineger and make plaisters c. Or else take flowers of Camomill of Rose leaues of Violets the weight of either of them one ounce of Myrtles of Sumake of either of them one ounce and a halfe séethe all these in white Wine and make a Plaister and lay it to the place or else make the oyntment of Ceruse I haue taken House léeke and haue stampt it with a little Camphere and put to it white Wine and haue laid it to the place and haue healed the Patient and the Oyle of Roses or the Oyle of Violets is good for this impediment mixt together with the white of Egges and the juyce of Planten A Remedy for a Tetter TRose de Arsmeg is good and if it come of blood
exhaust two or thrée ounces of blood or more if néed shall require and that Age time and strength will permit and if it be Lupte cut off the heads of them and rub them with Salt and Garlicke stampt together and lay over them a plate of Lead Another Remedy for a Tetter TAke Oyle of Wheat and mixe it with the Oyle of Egges and with a mans vrine wash and annoynt the skin or else take the water of Burres or séethe Burres in water and leasâ— the body A Remedy for the Kibes FOr the â—ibes beware the Snow doe not come to the héeles and beware of cold and neither pricke nor picke the Kibes but keepe them warme with Woollen clothes and to bedward wash them with Vrine or Neates-foote oyle A Remedy for Hoarsenesse TAke the water of Scabious Fennell Licorice Buglosse of â—â—ch of them a pinte of Sugar-Candy a pound and séethe theâ— together and Morning and Euening drinke nine spoonfuls 〈◊〉 a time A Remedie for the Mother TAke of Bittonie leaues halfe an ounce stampe it small and drinke it with white Wine smell to Galbanum and Sarapine and make perfume of Iuniper or old Leather and sit ouer it Or else take Pyony séeds thrée drams drinke it with Mellicrate If the Mother doe fall out first wash the place twice or thrice with white Wine Or else take of Iuniper cut in pieces thrée ounces of Myrtles thrée ounces Séethe therein Running water and wash the place two or thrée times then take of Galbanum thrée drams drinke it with red wine Euery thing that will helpe the falling out of the Fundâ—ment will helpe this impediment alâ—o A Remedie for the Itche TAke of salt water a gallon and séethe it with thrée handfuls of Wheaten bread crums that is leauened and wash the body with the water twice or thrice Or else wash the Body in the Sea two or thrée times Or else take the bran made of Coâ—cle séeds thrée handfuls of the powder of Brimstone two ounces Séeth these in a pottle of white wine Vineger and wash the body therewith thrée or foure times A Remedy for the Fluxe TAke a Spunge and séethe it in a pinte of Muscadine and wring it out and let the patient sit ouer it as hot as they can suffer it and couer them warme A Remedie for falling out of the Fundament FIrst beware of taking cold in that place and beware of Costiffnesse and kéepe the Arse and Buttocks warme and sit not on the cold Earth nor vpon stone or stones nor vpon any hard thing but take somewhat vnder thy Buttockes not onely for falling out of the Loâ—gation or Arsegut but for all other infirmities that may be in the Longation engendred A Remedy for the same TAke of Myrtles thrée ounces of Iuniper cut in small pieces foure ounces séethe them in water and wash the place and after that make a perfume of Iuniper and â—it ouer it Or else make a Perfume of Bengaâ—in Myrrhe or Frankensence or else take the inward rinde or barke of an Oke séethe it in water with Galles and wash the place and drinke of Galâ—anum with stale Ale and lay the substance of it to the Navill It is good for falling of the Mother Also for these Impediments in a mans Fundament or Arse it is good to annoynt the place with Oyle of Lineséeds A Remedy for the Ache. TAke of Balms Camomill Horehound Pennyriall garden Bittony Mother of Time Marigold leaves and Housetéekes of each of them a handfull stampe them all together in a morter and strainâ— them through a faire cloth and so boyle them with a pinte of Sallet oyâ—e moderately vpon the Embers and when you doe annoynt the Patient put to the salve a little Oye-gall and a little Aqua-vitae A Remedy for the Itch. TAke a quantity of Brimstone and a quantity of Allome and burne them on a fire-shoâ—ell over the â—â—re and beate them very small and boyle them with Bores greâ—se and so annoynt the Itch. A precious Powder for a Web in the Eye TAke two drams of Thâ—ty Neporate and of Sadrangon two drams of Suger one dram and bray them well together till â—hey be very small and cast a little of that Powder into the eye at once and be whole Another for the same TAke ground Ivy beaten for it destroyeth the Web in the Eye well and soberly if it be put in once a day A precious Medicine for sore Eyes TAke Violets Myrrhe and Saffron and make of them a plaister and lay it to the sore Eyes if they be great or swolne it will ease the Ache and swelling A Medicine for the Head-ache TAken spoonefull of the juyce of Bittonis mingled with as much Wine and as much Honey and put nine Pepper cornes in it and drinke foure dayes and it will driue it away for ever A profitable Medicine for Deafenesse of the Eares TAke Bittonie and Hore-hound and stampe them both in a Morter and wring out the juyce and let the Patient lie on his side and powre it into his Eare for this a prooved Medicine A Medicine to staunch bleeding at the Nose TAke Bittonie and Salt mingled together and put it in the Nose and it will staunch the blood A Medicine for the Tooth-ache or for Wormes in the Teeth TAke Pepper and stampe it and temper it with good Wine and suppe thereof warme and hold it in the mouth till it be colde and then spit it out vsâ— this often A Medicine for stinking Teeth or a stinking Breath TAke two â—â—â—â—fuls of Cuâ—â—â—in stampe it small and séeth it it in Wine and drinke if fiftéene dayes together A Medicine to make Teeth white TAke Honey Salt and Riâ—-meale mingle them together 〈◊〉 froth the Téeth therewith A Medicine for the Cough TAke â—age Rew and Pepper and séethe them with Honey and eate thereof a spoonefull first and last A Medicine for diseases in the side TAke little Balls sodden of Redwortes and burne them in a new Earthen pot and then grind them to powder after that gather it together with Honey and mingle them together and plaister it to the sore A Medicine for the Morphew TAke water of Burrage and water of Femitorie mingled together by even portions and let the sicks drinke it at morning and evening and hée shall be whole within fourtéene dayes Another for the Morphew TAke Mustard séed and Salt and stampe them together and temper them with Vineger and annoynt therewith For the heate in the Kidnies TAke Housléeke and Planten and doe not wash them but wipe them with a cloath and beate them and put to juyce 〈…〉 water and Wine-vineger and Womans 〈◊〉 and take the Hearbes and put them into clothes and dye the clothes with thred like a couple of Bals and you must 〈◊〉 when you doe vse it haue one to doe it for you in the morning when you are in your Bed and the party must take the Bals and dip them in this liquor and so bathe your
or sixe times it will certainly and soone helpe you of the bloody Fluxe For paine or swelling in the Throat a very good remedy TAke Iewes-Eares that groweth vpon old Elder and is to be had at the Apothecaries let it lye in stéepe in Ale a whole night drinke thereof once or twice a day till you be amended An excellent Remedy for a Pin or Web in the Eye TAke two Egges rost them blew hard slit them in halfe long-wise take out the yolkes and put as much white Copperis as a hazell nut betwéene the halfes of the whites then close them together againe and lay them in the Embers till the Copperis â—e melted then take them out and wring them betwéene two trenchers let the water that commeth out drop vpon a cleane Whetstone and euer as it drops rub vpon the whetstone a race of Ginger kéepe that water in a Vyall glasse and lying vpon your backe drop some of it into the Eye with a feather this in twice doing will helpe it An excellent Dyet-drinke for the Dropsie TAke Scurbut grasse a pecke of Brooklime and water Cresses of each twelue handfuls Wormewood and horse Radish of each two handfuls Scabious and Hysop of each sixe handfuls Graines and Long Pepper of each an ounce and put them into a boulter bagge and put it into fiue Gallons of Eight shilling Béere and when it is Eight dayes old drinke thereof and of no other An excellent Remedy for a Loosnesse in the body TAke the Gelly of an Egge and mingle it with the water of red Oake buds and Sinamon bake it on a Tile stone and eate that Cake at any time of the day this will stay any loosenesse though it be bred to the bloody fluxe if the party bée so weake that he cannot eate the Cake then let him boyle the Oake buds water in Milke and ever as it riseth vp put in a spoonfull of the Oake buds water and let the party drinke of the same at any time of the day A Remedy for an Impostume TAke Barley dry Beanes and of Liquorice sliced of each a like quantity boyle them in faire water drink a good draught thereof with Sugar every Morning fasting and at night going to bed fiue or sixe dayes together or more It will draw out any Impostume and cause you to avoyd or cast out the same An excellent Cure and Remedy for a sore Breast BOyle two or 3 handfuls of Mallowes in water till they be tender then take them out of the water and put in a quart of thick Ale grounds and a pinte of white Wine let it so boyle a good while then thicken it with Crums of leavened wheaten bread and when it is almost ready put in of Mutton suet the quantity of a Hens Egge and so apply the same very warme to the Breast An excellent remedy for the Feaver or Ague especially in a body of a weake Constitution TAke a pinte of the best Muskadine make a tost of such bread as you doe most affect put your tost into the Muscadine and eate the tost then drinke a little of the Muscadine so as the tost and the Muscadine be eaten and drunke together and take a spoonfull of grosse Pepper take a little in a spoone to swallow downe with the Muscadine till you haue taken all the Pepper and so eate and drinke so long as your stomacke will well receiue it though it be with striving to drinke the whole pinte off this must be done about thrée houres before the fit do come and abstaine the next meale before the fit and after the taking of this Medicine goe to bed and sweat vpon it This may be giuen to any man or woman that hath the Ague yea though a woman with Child or that giues sucke Another for an Ague in one that hath a strong body TAke of the best Venice Treacle or pure Methridate the quantity of a Hazill Nut or for want thereof asmuch of London Treacle as a Wall nut take also 6 or 7 spoonfuls of the best Aqua-vite and according to the age and strength of the partie one spoonfull of grosse Pepper and as much of the powder of red Sage mixe all these together let the party eate this with a spoone by little and little an houre before the fiâ— and sweat vpon it by walking if he be able or else goe to bed and sweat there to dry vp the viseous or â—ymie humour which is the cause of the Diseases let the party abstaine the next meale before to starue the Disease Another for the Ague TAke the juyce of a rosted Orenge with a little burnt Sacke before the fit An excellent Remedy for the Stone in the Bladder to provoke Vrine from one that maketh water but by drops TAke life Hony and Renish wine of each a quart Saxifrage Philapendula and Pellitory of the wall of each a handfull still all these in Balma Maria with a very flow fire kéepe it in a cold place in Pâ—wâ—er or Earthen vessels and drinke thereof the quantity of halfe a pinte euery morning fasting and afterwards eate the quantity of a Walnut of life Hony and use to fast and walke an houre after it Another excellent Remedy for the Stone TAke a pinte of Milke and put into it a pinte of wilde Mallow leaues let them boyle together a quarter of an houre then make Posset-drinke of Ale or Béere take of the Curds and the Mallow leaues then set your Posset to boyle again and put into it a good stick of Liquorish well bruised one spoonfull of Anniféeds and halfe a spoonfull of Parcelyâ—éeds well bruised and so of Sugar Candy the quantity of small Wallnut boyle all these to the quantity of halfe a pinte or lesse then straine it and at your going to bed drinke it bloodwarme putting into it a quarter of a grated Nutmeg An Injection for the Stone TAke a quart of Barley-water and boyle therein a handfull of Mallow-leaues and as much of Violet leaues till halfe the water be consumed then put thereto 3. spoonfuls of Mel-rosarum let the party take it as an Injection with a Searinge An easie yet approved Medicine for the Stone TAke a pottle of Ale and a flint stone taken from the Chalke and beaten to powder and a peny-worth of Reddish rootes boyle all these together to a quart then strain it thrice and drink thereof evening and morning An excellent Remedy for the Cough of the Lungs for the Liver and for a Consumption TAke of Long wort 6 good handfuls with both your hands and of Liver wort 5 handfuls Mayden-haire a pound and a halfe beat theseâ— seuerally and take of each Iuyce a like quantity then mixe them together and then put thereto halfe a pound of white Sugar Candy finely beaten put thereto also a quarter of a pinte of the best Sallet oyle you can get then put all these into a glasse and shake it together every day for the space of a wéeke that it may
Conceâ—t together take 2. spoonfuls of the same every Morning fasting and likewise before dinner and before Supper and also at other times betwéene meales if you will with a stick of Liquorice spunged all the end and so to sucke it from the Liquorice An excellent Cure for a sore Throat TAke Sage Rosemary Woodbine-leaues red Fennell and Peny-royall of each a handfull boyle all these in a pottle of running water till it be halfe wasted then put into it halfe a pinte of Vineger and a good piece of Allome then let all these be boyled together till the Liquor be wasted to a pinte then let the Patient wash his mouth warme and if it be for a sore Throat take a stick of Liquorice and springe the end of it very soft and binde a soft rag about it and therewith being dipped in the abouesaid water wash the â—oâ—e and it shall cleanse it and heale it by the grace of God Another for a swolne or sore Throat a sure remedy BOyle fiue leaued Grasse in Spring water and gargle it warme it is an excellent and an approved remedy An excellent Medicine for an Ache swelling Spraines and for the strengthning of any Sinew in any part of the body TAke Butter vnwasht and vnsalted and Hony of each a like quantity to every quarter of a pound of each of them put so much Saffron finely beaten as will lye vpon a great melt them together and dip therein a piece of white vnshorne Bayse wring it a little and so apply it warme to the place grieved For a stripe in the Eye or an humour falne into the eyes TAke a new laid Egge make a hole in the top of it take out the white and beat it into a water then take a spooufull of the Iuyce of Housâ—éek and put into the Egge-shell as much of the white of the Egge and halfe as much Rose water and a little Sugar set it on the Imbers and let it séeth then strain it through a faire linnen cloth and with a feather drop therof into the eye Another for dimme-sighted eyes TAke a dish over a hot séething pot and there will be a dewye water on the inside of the dish which water kéepe in a glasse and when you haue occasion to vse it drop a little thereof into the Eyes and it will helpe it marvailously Another for watering Eyes of paines in them or distillations that comes from the Head TAke a piece of raw Béefe not too thick nor too thin stéepe it all Night in good Aqua vite apply it to the Temples or forehead till the next day without removing it all night vse this thrée or foure nights For one that vseth to Swound or faint at the heart an excellent remedy TAke Rosemary Sage Bittony and Margerom of each a handfull séethe them in a Gallon or more of faire-water till halfe the water be consumed then take away the Hearbes and put to the said water a good pinte of Hony then scumme it well then put thereto an ounce of Sticado tyed in a faire linnen cloth so let it séeth a little while and then take it out of the said water and put in an ounce of Sinamon thrée quarters of an ounce of Nutmegs and as much Ginger in Powder drinke a good draught thereof warme first and last for the space of sixe or seuen dayes together and then it helpes perfectly To draw out a Splinter of Wood or Iron or other things out of the Flesh DIp a tent in the Iuyce of Valerian and put into the Wound or sore as déepe as you can and tye the Hearbe Valerian being stamped vpon the sore with a lynnen cloth that it remove not off this will not onely draw out the Wood Iron or other things out of the Flesh but will also cure the sore An excellent remedy for one that is Broken bellyed or burst TAke 9 red Snayles put them betwéens two tyles so that they slide not away so dry them in an Oven then make them into Powder then give the quantity of that powder of one of those Snayles in a draught of white Wine to the party grieved every other morning fasting till it be all done and let the party neither eate nor drinke for two houres after if these first nine Snayles doe not throughly helpe let the party begin againe in the same manner An excellent helpe for those that cannot hold their Water TAke the Bladder of a Shéepe dry it throughly and beate it into powder put it into foure or fiue spoonfuls of Vinegeâ— or water giue it the party going to bedward to drinke that cannot hold their waâ—er and it will remedy it Certaine tokens of Death in a sicke Man IF the Fore-head of the sicke party waxe red his Browes fall downe his nose waxe sharpe and cold his left eye become little the corner of his eye runne if he turne to the wall if his Eares be cold if he may suffer no brightnesse if he pull strawes or cloathes of the bed if he picke his Nostrils often with his fingers if he wake much being a young man or sléepe much being an old man these are most certaine tokens of Death An excellent remedy for the removing of a Wenne BInde fast the Wen then take verdigrease Brimstone â—ope Oyle of Egges Allome and Hony of each a like quantity temper them well together and apply it thereto it will both driue away the Wen and heale it For a Timpany TAke a pinte of Broome Ashes eyther of gréene or dry and a quarter of an ounce of Sinamon bruised â—iâ—t the Ashes and let a pinte thereof and the bruised Sinamon lye in stéepe all night in a pottle of White Wine then let it run through a gelly bag twice or thrice till it run cleere put in some Sugar and a tost vnto it drinke thereof thrice a day in the Morning fasting and an houre before Supper and an houre after Supper For one that is in a Consumption TAke foure ounces of Shavings of Harts-horne one ounce of the Shavings of Ivory put in a Pipkin with a Gallon of faire water let it stand on the fixe twelue houres in fusing and boyling softly close covered then take twenty Egges in their Shells crack their Shells and put them in a dish with Salt and let them stand an houre and purge themselues then pull them from their shells washing them till they be cleane then put them in the Pipkin to the Harts-horne and let it boyle two houres then put in a good handfull of Raisons of the Sun stoned halfe an ounce of Liquoriâ—e scraped and sliced and a blade or two of Mace boyle all these till it come to a quart of Liquor then put in halfe a pinte of white-Wine sixe spoonfuls of Rosewater two peny-worth of Saffron powdered boyle all a little while then straine if or run it through a gelly bag if you please you may swéeten it as you like it put a little Salt in it when it is
Infection the Causes and Prognosticks being already declared NOw shall it be directed by what meanes every man ought to preserue himselfe from this infection And according to the spéech of David saying that a man ought Diverteâ—e a malo ad bonum to turne from evill and doe good And most humbly Peecata sui confiteri to confesse his sinnes for in the time of Pestilence Penitency and Confession are to be preferred before all other Medicaments and withall to change the place for a more ayre But if it cannot be done conveniently in as much as possible may be let all causes of corruption be euitated and avoyded and consequently Venerie Also the Wind procéeding from the Meridian or South poynt is contagious and infectiue naturally Therefore in the time of the Pestilence the Windowes on the same side the house ought to be shut vntill one of the clock in the afternoone and let the Windowes bée open towards the North-part For the same cause let there bée no evill sents or smels as from Stables stréets and fields where dead carkasses corrupted and putrified may annoy you and chiefly putrified Waters as from sinckes and houses of Office for Paracelsus saith Omne putrifactum mere est venenum And most commonly we find they dye in greatest number where the ayre is corrupted with those annoyances For Sicut per odorem aromaticam cor spus recreantur ita ex nocivo fetore debilitantur Therefore the house is to be kept that no infectiue ayre enter therein especially that which is humide and moist which naturally causeth putrifaction in the house or places where one sléepeth For prevention thereof the same house or places ought to be ayred with fires of Wood yéelding cleare flame and withall to fumigate the roomes with these Hearbs and séeds subscribed Bayberries Iâ—niper Vbery Organy Wormewood Isope Rue Mug wort and of Lignum Alâ—es let these fumes be inspired and taken at the mouth and Nosthrils so that it may penetrate into the inferior and inward parts Let alll Superfluity and overmuch repletions be refrained for Avicen in 4 Canonis saith Illi qui repletionem semper curant pâ—riodum finem vitae suae abreviam Likewise the common Bath is to be avoyded for Modicum fermentum totam massam corrumpiâ— Finally communities and concourses of people are also to be left off as much as possible may be least the breath of the infected be receiued But in case they cannot be shunned let these Remedies bée vsed which hereafter follow The first Preservative VVHen one ariseth in the Morning by and by let him eate a little Rue washt in cleane water and sprinkled with Salt with one or two Walnuts well clensed If that can not be had let him eate some Bread or a toast intinâ—ted with Vineger especially in a Turbid or cloudy day Also in the time of Pestilence it is better to stay within doores then to goe abroad into any Towne or City and let the house especially in the Summer be sprinkled with Vineger Roses and Vine leaues also it shall be good oftentimes in the day to wash the hands with water and Vineger and afterward to clense the face and to smâ—ll vnto the hands washed as aforesaid It shall be also a wholesome course as well in Summer as Winter to smell vnto sowre things And for those that are visitors of the sicke to take a spunge or piece of bread stéeped in Vineger and to hold to the Nose or Mouth for all Acetosus and sower things doe so close the powers and passages of the humors that no venomous ayre can enter therein as by experience I haue often found Also if you take Rue Wormewood Sage Marigolde of each thrée handfuls infuse them wholly in a gallon of Ale newly â—â—â—â—ed vp and paste it close that no ayre breath out and after that is â—â—â—â—ed for 12 houres take sixe or seaven spoonefuls thereof mixed with the best Venice Trâ—â—â—e in quantity of a Beane and moderately walke thereon and doe thus euery Morning before you goe â—oorth of your house as long as the Sicknesse continueth and renew your Drinke as occasion requireth to prevent the impression of the contagions ayre Another Preservative TAke Aloes cleane washed in rose-Rose-water halfe an ounce of good Myrrhe of Saffron of each two drains of Bole-Armoniack prepared one scruple of Séed-pearle one scruple of the syrrup of Lemons as much as will make it in forme of paste made in Pills and take thereof euery Morning the weight of a groat fasting and within one houre after to take a little thin Broth Ale berry or white Wine and fast thereon thrée houres after and then to vse your accustomed dyet Another BVt if the body be very costive and distempered therewith thâ—n may yée vse these Pils in quantity as aforesaid Euery morning for foure of five dayes together if néed require and prepared as thus Take of Rheubarbe Myrrhe of each one dram Aloes two drams Zeadorie roote Saffron of each one scruple syrrup of Roses solutive as much as will suffice to make it in forme of Pills and to take them in manner as afore directed Another Preservative TAke of Methridate conserve of Roses of each halfe all ounce Bole Armoniack prepared two drams mixe them together and take thereof as much as a Nut at once and fast thereon two or thrée houres after Or else you may take of Treacle of Andromachus and of Methridate of eyther two drams of conserue of Roses thrée drams Bole Armoniack prepared two scruples of the séeds or rootes of Angelica two scruples of the séeds of Citrons halfe a dram of the sirrupe of Lemons halfe an ounce mixe all together and take thereof the quantity of a Hassell nut in the morning or at any time of the day else if you goe into any throng of people and fast a while after it There are also many other preservatiues more costly yet far more powerfull in their effects which may be had at the hands of the Chymists as Potus Pestilentialis Paracelsus whereof one dram being taken in the morning fasting and to sweat thereon is a preservatiue for the Pestilence for sixe dayes The second preseruatiue is Sulphur sublimed with Myrrhe and Aloes halfe a dram with Sugar thereof being taken in the morning preserueth a man all that day from all Astrall impression The third preservatiue is Zenechthon Paracelsi which being hanged about the necke hindereth the attractiue power of the Microcosmus or little World which is Man The fourth against the intuition or venomous aspects of women and men as aforesaid Is Chelidonia gathered in the full of the Moone and carried about one The fift for them which are visitors of the sicke let them hold in their mouth Frankensence and withall let the infected at the same instant hold also in their mouth of the rootes of Imperitoria The sixt is the essence of Harts and Sâ—orkes blood The seaventh which is most potent and powerfull is Alexipharmacum
the simple are of small importance if they keepe them cleane and close shut Nature will heale them without any kind of medecine but those where veynes are cut had néede of some Art or Practise with the which they must stop the blood and in any wise not to suffer the wound to remaine open but to sow it vp very close so that the veyne may heale and those where sinewes are hurt are of great importance and would be healed with great spéed so the Sinewes may joyne with more ease But those where bones are hurt are of great importance for if the Bone be seperated from the other of necessity it must be taken foorth before the Wound be healed So that by this meanes euery one may know what Wounds are and their kinds In the Curing of greene Wounds consists a five-fold scope or intention THe first is to draw out that which is sent into the Body whether by Bullet Wood Bone or Stone or Arrowes Darts and such like The second is a Conjunction and vniting of parts divided The third is a retaining of those parts vnited in their proper seate The fourth is a Conservation of the parts of the substance The fifth is a Prohibition and mitigation of accidents For the first intention it is performed eyther with fit and convenient Instruments or with attractive Medicines whereby things that are infixed are drawne out Which Medicines are these Radix Aristolochiae Arundis Anagallis Thapsia Ammoniacum Saga Poenum Dictamnum Ranae combustae Or Emplastrum Avicâ—â—nae so much commended by Gâ—ydo The second and third intention is performed by binding and Ligature if the Wound be simple and small and in a place where it may fitly be performed yea although it be laâ—â—â— so it may be easily bound as in the Muscles of the Arme and such like but if it happen that Ligature will not serue then must be added the helpe of the Needle being very carefull to handle the party gently and to place it in his due seate The fourth intention is performed and accomplished by appointing of a fit and conuenient Dyet according to the strength of the Patient and greatnesse of the affect and disposition of the whole body for a thin Dyet and cold doth very much auaile in resisting of Symptoms we also adde Blood-letting and Purging of humors to avoide accidents also the part is to be contained in his due place and a Cataplasme fraâ—ed with the whites of Egges and other cooling things are to be applyed and sometimes to be fomented with astringed Wine The fift intention is in the correcting of accidents which is Flâ—x of blood Dolor Tumâ—r Paralysis Convulsion Feuer Syncope Delerium and Itching But this is to be obserued in the Flure of blood whether it hath flowne sufficiently or no if otherwise the Fluxe is to be suffered for after a sufficient Fluxe the wound doth remaine dry and is so much the nseacute erer cured and the lesse Symptomes follow as Phlegmon and such like and if the wound bleed not sufficient we must open a veyne for revulsion according to the greatnesse of the affect and the nature of the wound especially when through paine or other cause we feare inflamation or a Feauer How a sicke man should Dyet himselfe being Wounded A Wounded man or a man sore beaten being sicke must be kept from Milke Butter Chéese Hearbes Fruites Fish except fresh water Fish Women Garlicke Onions Leekes Peason c. also diuers sorts of meate must hee not eate as Béefe water Fowles Goose or Ducke nor drinke to much strong Wine But may eate Porke Mutton Chicken Henne or Capon REMEDIES FOR all Captaines and Souldiers that Travell eyther by Water or by Land PART IIII. THere are thée Infirmities that offend the Souldiers in the Campe above all the rest the which are these Fevers Wounds and Fluxes of the body the which thou mayest helpe in this order following with these Medicines That Quintessence of Wine our Balsamo Magno Licore Quintessentia and Spice Imperiall And the order to vse them is thus When any hath a Fever or Fluxe then presently when the Disease beginneth let him Blood in one of the two Veynes vnder the Tongue cuffing it ouerthwart and this thou shalt doe in the Evening then the next morning take a Doze of your Imperiall powder mixt with Wine and this you may doe without any Dyet or straigth order that being done giue him thrée mornings together halfe an ounce of our Quintessence solutive with Broath but if it bée a Fluxe and that the Pattent is not cured let him stand in a cold Bath of Salt water of the Sea thrée or foure houres or more and he shall be perfectly holpe Than as concerning Wounds as well as Cuts as thrusts and as well Galling with Arrowes as Harquebush-shot and other sorts thou shalt cure them thus The first thing that thou shalt doe to them is to wash them very cleane with Wine and then dry them well then put therein our Quintessence of Wine and presently joyne the parts together and sowe or stitch them close then put thereupon fiue or sixe drops of our Balsamo and vpon the wound lay a cloth wet in our Magno Licore as hote as yée may suffer it and this yee shall do the first day then the next day follow this order First put thereon our Quintessence and a little of our Balsamo and then our Magno Licore very hote and neuer change that medicine And this done the wound shall be whole with great spéed and in a quarter of the time that the common Chirurgions is able to doe it by the grace of God A rare secret the which this Author did send to a very friend of his being in the Warres the which helpeth all wounds eyther by Cut Thrust galling with Arrowes or Hargubush-shot or otherwise THe first thing that yée shall doe is to wash the Wounds very cleane with Vrine and then dry it very well then put therein Quintessence of Wine and presently joyne the parts close together and stitch or sow them well but in any wise sowe nothing but the Skinne for otherwise it will cause great paine Then put thereon five or sixe drops of our Balsamo and vpon the Wound lay a cloth wet in our Magno Licore as hote as they can suffer it and this doe the first day Then the next day follow this order First put thereon our Quintessence and then a little of our Balsamo and then annoint it very well with our Magno Licore as hot as it may be suffered Never changing this Medicine vntill it be whole Of Wounds in the Head with fracture of the Bone VVOunds at the Head with fracture of the Bone of the common Physitians and Chirurgions are counted â—iâ—â—icile to be healed because thereunto belongeth great Art or Cunning For they open the Flesh and raise the Bone with many other things of which I count it superfluous to entreat of because that many be holpen without them For
This were also necessary that in one of the Bathes should be builded ouer the hottest place that there is a little house after the manner of a Seaffold very néere vnto the Water after such a manner that the hote Vapor might strike hote vpon certain places of mans body For this manner of reseruing of the hote vapors is much better for some kind of Dropsies or Govets then the water it selfe is therefore these things is not to be forgotten This were also necessary that not onely certaine seuerall bathing places should be appointed for women alone but also that others should be appointed for such persons seuerally as are sicke in smitting infectious or horrible diseases Furthermore because Almighty GOD hath shapen and made Hearbs Stones Gummes Mettals and Medicines of diuers other things principally for Man It is to be thought that his Will is that the same should sometime serue such Creatures of his as man cannot well want wherefore as it is well done that Hearbs and Medicines made of divers other things should be giuen to the Beasts that serue us so that I thinke it were not amisse if that we made the Bathes after they haue served man for whom they were principally made serue also to helpe Horses for performing whereof I would wish that one or two Bathes in some convenient place might be drawne out from one or two of the hottest Bathes and then would I haue so deuised that the Horses that haue diseases in the Legs and Ioynts might stand in the Bath almost vnto the belly and that other that haue other diseases might stand higher in the water which thing may easily be brought to passe â—f that two holes be made with stopples the one higher and the other lower that a man may set the Horses as déepe or as shallow as he list the water increasing or decreasing according to the holding in or letting out of the water I thinke verily that the Bathe of Brimstone within the space of a Moneth healeth Splents Spaâ—eâ—â—s and all 〈◊〉 hard lumps and swellings if they be not very old 〈◊〉 and Foundâ—ing farces or Fashions or all such like diseases that are without If the Horses by the advice of a cunning Horse-leache haue giuen the in a convenient drinke before they come to the Bathes and ordaine for them such Emplasters and Powders as are méet for them to use in the Bathing time but whilest they stand resting themselues out of the Bathe my aduise is that they that have not much money to bestow vpon Horse-leaches that they lay in good quantity the Slyme and Grounds of the Bath vpon the sore places of the Horses all that time that they are out of the Bath resting them in the stable betweene oâ—e Bathing time and another But I would not that the Horse should be exercised in the Bathing time for that is not my meaning For I would that a Horse should be as well exercised as a man and so much more as hée is stronger then a Man except the diseases be in his Féet and then are they more measurably to be exercised And for the Dyet that men should kéepe at this Bath of Bathe hereafter ensueth with divers other necessary Rules néedfull to be obserued of all those that enter the said Bath CHAP. II. Certaine Rules to be obserued of all them that will enter into any Bath or drinke the water of any Bathe THe Counsell of learned and wise Physitians is that they should not at any time goe into any Bath to séeke remedy for any sicknesse except it be such a one that almost the learned Physitians dispaire of the healing of it if God haue smitten you with any disease before you goe to any Bath for the healing of it call to your remembrance â—o 〈◊〉 â—â—â—en and wherein you haue displeased GOD and if any of your sinnes come to your remembrance occupy the same no more but be earnestly sorie for it and aske GOD mercy for it intending and promising by his mercy and grace neuer to â—all into the same againe This Counsell is agréeing with that which is written in the 38. Chapter of Ecclesiasticus in this manner My Sonne in the time of thy sickenesse faile not but that thou pray to Almighty GOD for he will helpe thée Leaue off all sinning and shew out thy straight Hands and cleanse thy Heart from all sinne and deale Almes and then giue place to the Physitian and let him come vnto thée as one that God hath sent vnto thée And a little after he doth plainely declare that Sicknesse commeth from the punishment of sinne where he sayth Hée that will sinne against his Maker vseth to fall into the hands of the Physitian As Christ in the fift of John doth also meane when he said unto the blind man he had healed Goe and sinne no more least worse things chance vnto thee Howbeit wée may judge no man to be a greater sinner then another because he is oftner sick then common sort be for God sendeth vnto good men oftentimes sicknesse not for the sinnes they haue done more then other men but to kéepe them in good order that the flesh rebell not against the spirit For if that many infirmities had béene a sure token that a man were a great sinner then should Tâ—â—othie which had many infirmities and sicknesses as Paul writeth béene a very great sinner but he was not so therefore that argument is not true But whether Sicknesse come for to punish sinne or to hold a man in good nature and obedience all Sicknesse commeth of God Wherefore for whatsoever cause it commeth of before yée aske any helpe of any worldly Physitian yée must make your Prayers to Almighty GOD as the good King Ezechias did and if it be méet for you to be healed you shall be healed as he was Then after yée haue confessed your selfe vnto Almighty GOD and to such as yée haue offended in the Name of God Aske counsell of some learned Physitian who is sent of God and not of some selfe-made Idoll who is onely of himselfe if hée can vsing all the lawful meanes commonly wâ—nt to heale such diseases as yée are sicke on and if yée féele your griefe no better then it shall be high time to goe to the Bathes as to the shot Anker Before yée goe to the Bathes in any wise yée must goe to some learned Physitian and learne of him by the helpe of the telling what Complexion you be of and what Humour or other thing is the cause of your disease and there after his Counsell vse such Dyet as shall be most fit for your Complexion and sicknesse Let no man enter into any bath before his body be purged or cleansed after the aduice of some learned Physitian for if any man goe into the bath â—â—purged he may fortune neuer come home againe or if hée come home againe he commeth home most commonly with worse diseases then hée brought to the bath with him Yée may
not goe into the bath the first day that you are câ—me to it but you must rest a day or two and then goe into the bathe There is no time of the yeare that is more fit to goe into the most part of all the bathes then are the Moneths of May and September but the Spring time is better then any other time is The best time of the day is an houre after the rising of the Sinne or halfe an houre but before yée goe into the bathe if your disease will suffer you yée must walke an houre or at the least halfe an houre before you goe into the bath But you must at no time goe into the bath except yée haue béene at the stoole either by nature or by 〈◊〉 yée may take a Suppository or a Glister and for a grâ—â—â— néed Savanorolla suffereth Pits but he will not suffer that he that is so purged enter into the bath for the space of 〈◊〉 houres The same also would at the least every Bather should haue a stoole once in thrée dayes wherefore if any man be hard of nature and cannot abide Suppositories and Glisters he pardoneth the Patient if he be once purged or goe to the stoole once in thrée daies which thing scarcely any other writer that I haue read will doe neither would I counsell to deferre the going to stoole so long if there be any meanes possible to make a man goe to the stoole without his great paine If that he be counselled to goe twice on a day in the bathe he must sée hée goe not into it till seauen houres be past after your dinner and tarry not so long in it in the afternoone as you did before The common time of tarrying in the bath is commonly allowed to be an houre or more or lesse according to the nature both of the Bath as also of the Patient Let no man tarry so long in the Bath that he be faint or weak but let him come out before that time Yée must alwaies goe into the bath with an empty stomack and as long as you are in it you must neither eate nor drinke saving that for a great néed require the contrary Some grant that a weake person may eate a little bread stéeped in the juyce of Pomegranats Barberries or Rilts or in the Syâ—â—â—s made of the same Some Physitians suffer a man that cannot abide hunger so long to take ere he goe in two spoonfuls of raisons well washed oftentimes with two parts of water one of wine or so much of delaied or â—atred wine as much as 〈◊〉 holden in a spoon or a few Prunes â—odden and stéeped in water 〈◊〉 two spoonfuls of â—rummes of breas washed oftentimes with water or wine tempered as I told before or a toâ—â—e put into such water but let no man drinke in the bath except he swâ—â—â— in the bath or bée in danger of founding or else yée must all 〈◊〉 time that yée be in the bath abstain from all 〈◊〉 and drinke As long as you 〈◊〉 in the bath you must 〈◊〉 your head well that you take no cold for it is very perilous to take cold in the head in the Bath as divers reasons may be laid to prove the same When you come out of the Bath sée that yée cover your self well that yée take no cold and dry off the Water on your bode with warme cloathes and goe by and by into a warme bed and sweat there if you can and wipe off the sweat diligently and afterwards sléepe but yée must not drinke any thing vntill dinner time except yée be very faint then yée may take a little Suger-candy or a few Raisins or any such thing in a small quantity that will slake thirst for Galen in the 14 De Methodo medendi commandeth that a man shall not eate nor drinke by and by after the Bathe vntill he hath slept after his bathing After that yée haue sweat and slept enough and be clearely delivered from the heate that you had in the Bathe and afterwards in the Bed then may you rest and walke a little and then goe to dinner for by measurable walking the vapours and windinesse that is come in the Bath is driven away If the Patient cannot walke then let him be rubd quickly and if he can suffer no rubbing then at some time it were good to take a Suppositorie either of roote or of a béete with a little Salt vpon it or a Suppository of Honey or a Suppositorie of a Flower deluce or of salt Bacon or white Sope. After all these things then shall you goe to dinner but you must neither eate very much good meate nor any evill meate at all Wherefore you must rise from the Table with some good appetite so that you could eate more if you would The meates that are commonly of all Physitians allowed that write of Dyet that belongeth to Bathes are Bread of one dayes baking or two at the most well leavened and throughly baked small Birds and other birds of the fields and mountaines that are of easie digestion but Waterechanters yée must not touch Kids flesh Veale and Mutton of a Lambe of a yeare old new laid Egges Pheasants Partriges Capons Chickens and young Géese The meates that are forbidden are salt Béefe and Bacon Pidgeons Quailes Pyes and Pasties and such like meates Cherries and all such fruits Garlicke Onions and all hot spices and all cold meates as are the most part of Fishes howbeit divers may be well allowed so they be well dressed Milke is not to be allowed much but if that the Patient be so greedy of it that in a manner he long for it then let him take it two houres or thereabout before hée take any other meate and he must drinke after it White wine that is small is allowable or Wine being delayed with the third or fourth part of sodden water according to the Complexion of the Patient Some vse to stéepe bread in strong Wine when as they can get no other Wine Beware that in no wise yée drinke any water and especially cold water and so should yée forbeare from all things that are presently cold namely when yée begin first to eate and drinke Let therefore both your meate and drinke be in such temper that they be not cold but warme lest when as yée are hot within by your bathing and sweating the cold strike suddenly into some principall member and hurt it They that are of a hote Complexion and of an open nature and not well fastened together ought not to tarry so long in the bath as other ought that are of colder and faster complexion If that any man betwéene meale times be vexed with thirst he may not drinke any thing saving for a great néed he take a little Barley water or Water sodden with the fourth part of the juyce either of sowre or milde swéet Pomgranates with a little Suger a man may vse for a néed a little Vineger with Water and
spitting heauy head and fluggy and slombry and cold hands and féet and namely in the Night Sanguine is moyst and hot swéet and ruddy coloured alway his Body is full of heate namely in the Veynes and they bée swelling and of face he is ruddy and in fléepe bée séemeth fiery Medicine for him is bloud let vpon the Currall or Liver Veyne and simple dyet as Tyson Water-Grewell and sower bread Choller is hot and dry yellow gréene and bitter his Vrine is discoloured and thinne his Pulse is long and straight much watch heauy head-ache and thirst bitter mouth ane dry singing eares and much gnawing in the Wombe and other while coffiffenesse and burned Sege and vomit both yellow and gréene as is that colour Each Humour may cause a Fever or an Impostume and then the Vrine is more coloured and the liquour thinner and ever as that sicknesse deâ—â—eth the Vrine waxeth thicker and the colour lower till it come to Cytrin or subrufe Melancholy causeth a Quartaine and Fleame a Quotidian Sinec and Causon haue ever Continewes the other thrée may be so and other while Interpolate continue ever holdeth on and Interpolate resteth other while continue is with the Veynes and Interpolate is without the Veynes both two wayes may bée simple and also compound simple of one matter and one place or compound of divers places The Tertians of these Fevers be such as the same humors bée of and also Vrine and Pulse All saving they bée stronger in Fevers and Impostumes then they be without and therefore their Medicine must bée more discréet but generally Dyet thus Sower bread and Water grewell and Tyson and fleyed Fish and Wine and Almond milkeâ— and all white meate saving whay generall digestiue in Summer and in hot time as in Orizacia and generall digestiue in Winter and all cold time as Oxcineile And generall expulsiue is desuccarosarum a cut with Turbit and Scamony ana Scruple two and generall doemâ—ary is insquiamany and double-medled with Populions and fament him with Rose ana double Sugar slaketh thirst Signes of Sicknesse by Egestion IF the meate come from a man in manner as hée did eate it the Stomacke is weake and the Bowels bée lubricated and it is an evill signe If the Egestion looke like Earth it is a signe of death If the Egestion doe not stinke it is an evill signe If the Egestion doe looke like lead it is an evill signe If the Egestion bée blacke as Inke it is an evill signe If the Egestion bée blacke and looke like Shéepes trickles there is aboundance of adust Choller and paine in the Spléene If the Egestion be yellâ—â—â— and no Saffron eaten before the body is repleaf with Choller and Eâ—â—en water If the Egestion haue straines of bloud there is impediment in the Liuer and the Bowels If the Egestion bée bloudish there is viceration in the 〈◊〉 If the Egestion looke like shaving of Gutâ— beware then of 〈…〉 Fluxe and â—chiliry of the Body If a man bée 〈◊〉 Laxatius it is not good for in such persons can be no strength but much weaknesse If a man be costiue and cannot haue a naturall gestion once a day he cannot be long without Sicknesse Signes of Life or Death by the Pulses SPigmos is named the Pulses and there be twelue Pulses the which doe take their Originall at the Vitall spirits Thrée of which belong to the Heart the one is vnder the left Pap the other two doe lye in the Wrests of the armes directly against the Thumbs The Braine hath respect to seaven Pulses foure be principall and thrée be Minors the foure principall are thus scituate in the Temples two and one going vnder the Bone called the right Furkcle and the other doth lye in the corner of the right side of the Nose one of the thrée Minor Pulses in the corner of the left side of the Nose And the other two lye vpon the Mandibles of the two Iawes the Liver hath respect to the two Pulses which lye vpon the Féet By these Pulses expert Physitions and Chyrurgions by their knocking and clapping doe judge what principall member is diseased or whether the Patient be in danger If any of the principall pulses doe not beate truely kéeping an equall course as the minute of a clocke then there is no perill in the Patient so be it they kéepe a true course or puise without any pause or stopping which is to say if the Pulse giue fiue knockes and cease at the sixth knocke or else seuen and pause at eight or else knocke tenne and leape ouer the eleuenth and begin and the twelfth the Patient is in perill else not for it is not in the agility as tâ—â— swift or tardie beating of the Pulse but in the pausing of the same contrary to its course that the Patient is in perill In such causes let the Physitian be circumspect and carefull for Sincopies in the Patient let him sit vpright in his Bed with Pillowes and let one fit at his backe to giue him drinke and let the Patient smell to Amber gréece or Rose water and Vineger or else rub the Pulse with Aqua Vitae Also when you touch the Pulse marke vnder which finger it strikes most strongest as thus If the Pulse vnder the little finger be féeble and weake and vnder the rest more weake it is a token of Death But contrariwise if vnder the little finger strong and vnder every finger stronger it is a good signe Also if the féele the Pulse vnder the fore finger vntill the eleventh stroke and it faile in it is a good signe but if he beate swift and vnorderly an evill OF WATERS Here followeth niâ— precious Waters and first to make Water of Philosophers PART VIII TAke Isope Pennyriall Avence Century and breake them in a Morter and put them vnder the cap of a Stillatorie and distill them and that water hath many vertues which may be proved by assayes Take Pimpernell Rew Valerian Sedwall Aloes and of the Stone called Lapis Calumniaris and breake them and lay them in the water of Philosphers and let them be boyled together vntill the third part be wasted of the said Waters and after the said water shall be strained thorow a linnen cloth and then close all in a Viall of glasse nine dayes This is a precious water to drinke foure dayes together with a fasting stomacke for him that hath the Falling sicknesse and let him be fasting sixe houres after and this Madicine is in our judgement the truest medicine against all manner of Goutes and against Palsies as long as it is not dead in the limbes or member of a man Item this water drunke in the morning is most helping to Wounds fettered so that it be washed therewith Item this water drunke fasting will destroy all manner of Fevers or Aches of what manner soever they come to a man And trust to this Medicine verily for it is the best Water for these diseases aforesaid that may be
as proved by the Philosophers for it is one of the nine Waters The second Water is called Poetalis aqua Dulcedimus Occulorum and it is made in this manner as hereafter followeth TAke Egrimony Saturion Celendine and the stone called Lapis Calumniaris and beate it all to powder and Tutty and then put them vnder the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill thereof water by an eaâ—â—e fire and this water hath many vertues in it for be the Eyes never so sore they shall be cured and healed with this water Item this water drunke with a fasting stomacke destroyeth all manner of Venome or poyson eateâ— and drunke and causeth it to be cast out of the mouth Item this water quencheth the holly fire so that there be linnen cloathes wet therein and layd on the sore but you must also note that this water in fire is of blacke disposition To make Aqua Vitae TAke Isope Rosemary Violet Verven Bitony Hearbe-Iohn Mouseare Planten Avence Sage and Fetherfoy of each a handfull and wash them and put them in a Gallon of white Wine and so let it stand all night cleane covered and then on the morrow distill it and kéepe the water well This water is good for the Megrim in the Head and for the Impostume in the head and for the Dropsie in the Head and for the Fever in the head and for all manner of Aches and sicknesse in the Head To make Aqua Magistralis TAke the rootes Pyonie the rootes of Turpentine the crops of Fennell of Egrimonie Honysuccle Celondine Rewe Chickwéed Pimpernell Phillippendula the tender leaues of the Vine Eufrase Sowthistle Redroses Strawbery leaues and Verven of each alike quantity and bray them in a Morter and put therein good white Wine 9. dayes and then put thereto a pinte of womans milke that doth nurse a Man-child and as much Vrine of a manchild of a yeare old and as much pured Honey and put them all together and let them stand thrée dayes so and then distill as ye will in a Stillatorie and kéepe well this water in a Glasse vessell that no Ayre come thereto and if you will occupie this water wash thine eyes therewith and vse it and if euer man be holpen of the disease of Eyes this will helpe him in short time A precious Water for Eyes that seeme faire and yet be blind TAke Smalledge red Fennell Rew Verven Byttony Egrimony Sinckfoile Eufrase Sage Pimpernell and Selondine of each a quarterne and wash them cleane and stampe them small and put them in a brasse Pan and powder of Tuttie of Pepper of Ceruse and a pinte of white wine and put it to the Hearbs and two or thrée spoonefuls of Hony and seuen spoonefuls of the Man-child and temper them together and boyle them ouer the fire a little and straine it thorow a cloth and put it into a Glasse and stop it well till you will occupy it and when you will vse it put it into thine eyes with a Feather and if it waxe thicke temper it with white wine and then vse it often A Water that will make one to see that did never see TAke Rosemary Smalledge Rewe Verven Mather Eufrase Endiue Houseléeke Fulwort red Fennell Selantine of each a like halfe quarterne and wash them cleane and lay them in white Wine a day and a Night and then distill them in a Stillatorie the first water will be like Gold the second like Siluer and the third will be like Balme and that is good for all sores of the eyes To make another Aqua Vitae TAke Nutmegs Gallingale Spikenard of Spaine of each two penny-worth and of Cloues Graines Ginger of each one penny worth two penny worth of Annys take and bray them all in a brasse Morter and then take a handfull of wild Sage and of the other Sage Rosemary Isope Sauery puliall royall puliall of the Mountaine Sothernwood Horehound Wormewood Egrimony Bettony Iuy leaues of each a like handfull and two penny worth of Quibebes and bruse all these in a Morter and then take thrée Gallons of good red Wine and put it into a brazen pot and then put the Spices and Hearbes therein and set the Stillatory aboue and close it well and take faire Paste and put it about the brinkes hard with thy hand and make it cleane well and sadly thereto and when it doth begin to waxe hot put cold water aboue in the Stillatorie and when it doth waxe bâ—te let the water runne out at the Conduite and put in new cold water and so doe as oft as yée shall thinke good but looke that the fire be not too great for if it be then will the water come vp and if there come vp smoake of the Stillatorie with the Water then is the fire too much and if it be not then it is well tempered The vertue of the third Water TAke Mustard séed Pimpernell Crowâ—oof and the clote of Masticke and all these well bruised and medled together with the blood of a Goate and put thereto good Alleger a little and so let them stand thrée dayes and then put them vnder the cap of a Stillatorie and still it and this water will helpe a man of the Stone if he drinke thereof and if he drinke thereof euery day fasting the stone shall voyd from him as it were sand Item this water drunke fasting maketh good blood good colour both in man and woman Item this Water drunke with Castorie destroyeth all manner of palsie if it be not dead in the Sinewes or members Item it will heale ascald head and make the haire to grow if it be washt therewith Item if a man be scalded wash him with this water and in 9. dayes he shall be whole and of all other Medicines it comforteth best the Sinewes for the Palsie The vertue of the fourth Water TAke young Pigeons and make them in powder and meddle them well with Castorie in powder and a little Aysell and lay it vnder the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill water thereof this water drunke with a fasting stomack helpeth the Frensie and the Tysicke within 9. dayes it will make them whole Item this water drunke fasting is a good true medicine against the falling Euill if the Sicke haue had it but few yeares it shall helpe in on warrantise giue it him to drinke thrée dayes in the morning fasting as is aforesaid and he shall be whole by Gods grace of what manner of kinde soever it come Item this water drunke fasting maketh good colour in the face of man or woman and it cleanseth the wombe the stomacke and the breast of all euils that is congealed within them and comforteth all the veynes and draweth the roote of the palsie out of the sinewes and out of the joynts and nourisheth nature in him Item if a man or woman before called in a sinew or joynt it healeth them againâ— Item this water being drunke fasting healeth any man or woman of the continuall Fever
other delicate electuary Terbentine a fugimation thereof is good for the subfumigation of the Mother Virga Pastoris or Shéepeheards rod hath vertue to straine together to coole and to fill that is empty and is good for the Fluxe Bryona or wild Neppe is hot and dry the roote thereof maketh a woman to haue her tearmes and delivereth a dead Child or secondine Ginger comforteth the heart and make good digestion Sugar is temperate hot and moyst his vertue is to moysten and nourish and to loose if it be mingled with cold things to coole The excellent vertues of Cardus Benedictus IT is very good for the Headach and the Megrim For the vse of the juyce of the powder of the Leaues preserveth and kéepeth a man from the Head-ach and healeth it being present it quickneth the sight if the Iuyce of it be laid on the Eyes The Powder staâ—ches blood that flowes out of the Nose or commeth out of the Lungs the breath of it taken with Wine maketh an appetyte It is good for any Ache in the body it strengtheneth the members of the body and fasteneth loose sinewes and weak It is also good for the Dropsie it breaketh also the Stone and breaketh an Impostume it preserveth one from the Pestilence if the powder be taken in water foure and twenty houres before a man come to the infected place It is good for the dizzinesse of the Head It helpeth the memory It helpeth thicke hearing It is good for short winds and the diseases of the Lungs Some write that it strengtheneth the Téeth others write that it bringeth down Flowers and provoketh sléepe and helpeth the Falling sicknesse It is also good for falls and bruises the Leaves provoke sléepe the powder is good against all poyson the same put into the Guts by a Glyster It helpeth the Collicke and other diseases of the Guts and the wounds of the same They write also that the water of Cardus Benedictus helpeth rednesse and the â—â—ching of the Eyes and the Iuyce doth the same the Leaves bruised are good for the byting of Serpents for Burnings and for Carbunckles There is nothing better for the Canker and old festering sores the Leaves are good for Fomentations and to be sitten over being sodden in water that the Vapour may come to the diseased places against the stones and stopping of flowers A discourse as concerning Cornes in the feete or elsewhere with their remedies THis Callowes matter is a certaine hot humour the which nature would discharge her selfe of and when that humour is driven forth of nature it goeth into the lower parts into the end of the Toes for in that part of the Toes that skin is called Epidarma is hard and will not suffer if to passe or exalars and there many times it engendreth a Tumor in the skin with great hardnesse and many times that Tumor doth increase and cause such paine that it doth not onely hinder their going but hinder them from their sléepe in the Night and this kind of Tumor is called commonly Callo or Cornes in English and I thought it good to call them crest because they are alwayes growing and is of great importance among Chirurgions for an infinite number of persons are troubled therewith and therefore I will shew thée our secret to helpe them quickly and with great ease which secret was never knowne of any First yée shall pare them with a sharpe Knife vnto the bottome and there yée shall find a certaine thing like matter but if yee find no matter yée shall pare it vntill bloud doth appeare then touch it with the Oyle of Sulphure and then dresse it without Balsamo Artificiato once a day vntill it be whole Képe this as a secret An experimented Science for hoarsenesse though it hath long lasted TAke a soft Nightkerchiffe and warme it take also a Head-pillow warme the same also and bind it with the Kerchiffe about the Head all Night doe this thrée Nights oâ— after the other and kéepe thy selfe warme and beware of Cold Drinks and Ayre and it shall furely goe from thée without hurt this same is also good for the Flixe and Cough give the Patient also Lycorice in his mouth Against Hoarsenesse goe into the Hot-houss and when thou hast halfe Bathed drinke a good draught of warme water this is oft proved Garlicke sodden and eaten maketh a cleare voyce and driveth away Hoarsenesse and the old Cough If a man stand in feare of the Palsie LEt him eat every Morning two or thrée graines of Mustar séedes and two Pepper cornes the same is assured for the same disease Of the cause of our Sciatica and how yee may helpe it THE Sciatica is a Disease so called because it commeth in that place of the Body called Scio and it is caused of an evill quality and grosse Humors that are strayed in that place because they cannot passe downe And this is séene by experience dayly for where that paine is there is alteration and the cure thereof is with Glysters Vomits Purgations and Vnctions because the Glysters doth evacuate those places next vnto it and so easeth the Humour the Vomit cleanseth the stomacke the Purgation doth evacuate the body downwards the Vnctions dissolve the winde and by these meanes thou mayest helpe the Sciatica as I have done many times to my great credit and satisfaction of my Patient A Medicine for the Gowte TAke a pinte of white Wine a quart of running water a quantity of Barley flower and let them boyle together then put thereâ—o halfe a pound of blacke Soape and let all séethe till it be thicke then put thereto the yolkes of foure Egges and when yée will vse it driue it on a cloth Plaister-wise hot A speciall Remedy against the Gowt TAke Turbit chosen a groate weight Ginger chosen and pared two penny weight Setwall Hermodaâ—till of each thrée penny-weight Powder Benedicta foure penny weight and make it in powder and vse it when you begin to waxe constipaty or bound Vse these Hearbes dayly in your Pottage or Broath take Herbon two handfuls Scabious Mectfellen Borage of each one handfull Aven Planten Langdebéefe of each a quarter of a handfull wash them and bind them and cast them into the Pot. A Plaister for the same TAke Vnguentum Merciatum Agrippe Dialâ—ée Olâ—i Genesti Lauxi an ounce Emplaistrum Oxi croxiâ— one ounce Tero pariter Râ—â—inâ— pim parissimi pariter sed resolvenda dissoluentur Et fac magdalione take your powder in dayes and times convenient at the first time two penny-weight and after as you thinke expedient Stubbes Medicine for the Gowte TAke a quart of red Wine Lées a quarter of a pound of beane flower halfe a quarter of a pound of Commine fine beaten a spoonefull of Bole Armoniacke halfe an ounce of Camphere which must be put in at twice and boyle them all together till they be somewhat thicke then make it Plaister-wise and lay it to the paine Another Plaister for the Goute TAke
Occycronium Galbanum and Melitonum of each one a penny-worth and still them take a pound of stone Pitch and another pound of fine Rozen one halfe ounce of Camphere one quarterne of Déeres Suet halfe a quarter of a pound of Commin and boyle them on a soft fire together and thereof make a Plaister vpon a péece of Leather vsing it as the other Another for the same TAke the Gall of an Oxe and Aqua Compositia of each a like quantity as much of Oyle of Exeter as of both the other and labour them all together in a pot with a sticke the space of halfe an houre When you haue so done annoynt your palme therewith then wet a linnen cloth therein and as hot as you can suffer it bind it to the sore For apricke of a Thorne or any other thing TAke Honey and a good quantity of Chalke and of the Gall of a Beast into it and boyle them together and make a Plaister of it and as hot as you can suffer it lay it thereunto Let the Chalke be scraped very small Approved A Remedy for burning and Scalding TAke the white Wooll of the belly of an Hare and if it be raw lay it thereto and it will never away till such time it bée whole Another for the same TAke a Thistle called S. Mary Thistle stampe it and strain it and take thereof two spoonefuls and put to this thrée spoonefuls of Creame and mixe them together and annoynt the Patient therewith To kill a Tetter or Ring-worme TAke the root of a red Dock the roote is very red and slice it and lay it in Vineger a Night and after lay it vpon the Tetter and tye it with a cloth hard and it will kill the Tetter Approved For a winde or a Collicke in the belly TAke a Rose Cake and toast it at the fire with Vineger throwen vpon it and lay it as hot to your belly as you may suffer it For the Collicke TAke Mustard Figges and Vineger stamped together and lay it to the belly of the diseased cold in manner of a Plaister and it shall helpe Against the Shingles ANnoynt the Shingles with the juyce of Mynts and it will heale them To heale a wound in ten dayes as by proofe hath beene seene STampe Camphere with Barrowes greace and put it into the wound and it will heale it Approved For ache in the Backe TAke Egremont and Mugwort both Leaues and Rootes and stampe them small then mingle them well with old Déeres Sewet then sméere or annoynt the grieved place therewith very warme and after rowle it by hard For to heale in foure dayes the scalding with water or any other thing without Plaister or Oyntment it hath beene tryed and found true TAke an Onyon and cut him overthwart and wring out the juyce vpon the scalded place doing so every day â—â—â—ise it will heale it quickly To heale the Itch. TAke of Lapacinum Acutum or of Sorell and boyle it in water and wash therewith the diseased person or else take the rootes of Lawrell and being well brayed with Salt and bread annoynt therewith the body The like effect is done with the decoction of Egrimony and Sage made with Raine water and washing therewith the sicke person To heale Sores or Tetters TAke of Waxe of Ganabrinum in powder and of Oyle of Roses as much as shall be sufficient Make thereof an Oyntment Or else bray Cockle and Brimstone and mixe them with Vineger and make an Oyntment To remedy the swelling of the Legges TAke the Iuyce of Walwort of Waxe of Vineger of Barley Meale of each a like quantity Boyle it and make a Plaister and bind it vpon the sore A good Drinke to strengthen the heart and all the members if a man drinke halfe an Egge shell full of it morning and evening with as much good wine TAke the best Aqua Vitae that you can get and take a piece of fine Gold and make it glowing hot ten times and squench it againe the more you squench it the stronger waxeth the water and better Then put it into the same Aqua Vitae and halfe a quarter of an ounce of Saffron and a quarter of an ounce of Cynamon both beaten let them stand foure dayes well â—opped and stirre it every day once but when you will take it then let it stand 〈◊〉 â—nsâ—irted that it may be cleare This water warmeth the cold stomacke giveth strength to all the members specially to agee folkes that haue béene over long sicke whose strength is consumed 〈◊〉 for it comforteth and strengthneth the heart out of measure A speciall Medicine to cause sleepe TAke a spoonefull of Oyle of Roses spoonefull of Rose water and halfe a spoonefull of red Vineger and temper them all together then with a fine linnen cloth annoynt the Patients head An â—â—sie Remedy for the Tooth-ache TAke a sâ—ice of the Roote Acorus of some called in English Gladen of other Galanga which groweth in waters and marishes this must be laid gréene vpon the Tooth A piece of the gréene roote of Tormâ—ntill doth it likewise For swelling in the Throate TAke white Frankensence and cast a piece of it vpon hot coales then put a Thimble over it and let the smoake thereof goe into the Throate that helpeth and is oft times experimented and proved For the Canker in the mouth TAke halfe a pinte of Ale and a sprig of Rosemary and séeth them together and skim your Ale And then put in a piece of Allom as much as a Nut and a spoonefull of Honey and two spoonefuls of Honey suckle water To make the Face faire and the Breath sweet TAke the Flowers of Rose-mary and boyle them in white Wine then wash your face with it and vse it for â—o drinke and so shall you make your Face faire and your breath swéet A Remedy for a red face or a red nose TAke Litarge of Silver and Brimstone of each like much and seeth them in Rose water and Vineger and then with a linnen cloath wet in the said Vineger lay it to the sore A Remedy to qualifie the Coppered Face that is uâ—curable MAke a Bath with the flowers of Cammomell Violets Roses and Flowers of water Lillies then annoynt the place with Anguentum Album Campherarius and mixe that oyntment with a little yellow Brimstone and Quicksilver killed with fasting spittle and annoynt the Face withall A speciall good dyet for all copperous Faces ABstaine from all salt things spiced fryed meates and rosted meates also from drinking of Wine for it is very evill also Onyons Mustard and Garlicke are very naught in stâ—â—d of which you mâ—st take Pursâ—aine Sorrell Lettice Hops of Borrage with Succorâ— or endiue in Portage or otherwise Also it is necessary to be laxatiue and in sléeping to lay your head hye An easie Remedy to make the Teeth white TAke Vineger of Squiles and dip a little piece of Cloth in it and rub the Téeth or Gummes withall the said
Vineger fastneth the Gummes comforteth rootes of the Téeth and maketh a swéet breath To take away the stinking of the mouth YEe must wash your mouth with Water and Vineger and chew Masticke a good while and then wash thy mouth with the decoction of Annis-séeds Mints and Cloues sodden in Wine If the stincking of thy mouth commeth of a rotten tooth the best is 〈◊〉 haue it drawne out A Remedy for sore Eyes TAke the Iuyce of Fennell and drop thereof into the Eyes Evening and Morning and it shall heale the griefe and paine A proved Medicine for the bleeding at the Nose called the Ladie Maries Medicine TAke the shell of an Egge the meate being very cleane out and put it into the fire till it be burnt very blacke and ready to breake then take it out and make thereof fine Powder whereof yée shall blow through a Quill part thereof into the Nose that bléedeth and it shall stanch Against a stinking Breath MElt Hony Salt and Rye flower well together and therewith rubbe the Gummes twice or thrice then wash it with faire water and it will helpe thée Eor an evill breath SEeth two ounces of Commin in fine Powder in a pottle of white Wine vnto a quart Then kéepe it vsing to drinke a little thereof warme at Night the space of fiftéene dayes and it will helpe For the Head-ache and clensing of the same CHew Pellitory of Spaine in thy mouth it will cleanse the Head and also take away the Ache or paine To heale a swolne Face that is hurt or marred by reason of some strange Scorching which onely chanceth when the Sublime is not good TAke the Iuyce of Barba Iovis in English Singréene and rub your face with it twice or thrice a day You may doe the like with the Iuyce of Pursâ—ains but if your Face were too much marred or hurt take forty or fifty yolkes of Egges and put them in a frying Pan vpon a great fire and get sâ—â—e Oyle out of them wherewith you shall annoynt your Face To make an aking Tooth fall out of himselfe without any Instrument or Iron Tooles TAke wheate flower and mixe it with the milke of the hearb called in Latine Herba Lactaria in French Tintemaille or Herbe Alerte in English Spurge that hath milke in it in Gréeke Tithimales which is an Hearbe well enough knowne and thereof make as it were a paste or dow with the which you shall fill the hole of the Tooth and leaue it in a certaine time and the tooth will fall out of it selfe Also if you wash your mouth every moneth once with Wine wherein the roote oâ— the said hearbe hath béene sodden you shall never haue paine in your Téeth Also the decoction or powder of the flowers of a Pomegranate Trée being put in your mouth and betwéene your Gums fasteneth Téeth To kill Lice and Nits in the Head TAke the powder or scraping of Harts horne and make the Patient to drinke it and there will not Lice nor Nits bréed in his head but if you will straw the said power vpon his head all the Lice and Nits will dye To remedy or to helpe Blood-shotten eyes comming by any Rheume Fluxion or such other like cause TAke the tops or ends of Wormewood which is an heaâ—â— well enough knowne and stampe it mixing it with the white of an Egge and Rose water and make thereof as it were a Plaister and syred it vpon a linnen cloth which you may lay vpon the eye where the blood is or else vpon both and doe this at night when you goe to bed and the next morning take it off and you shall sée that this Plaister shall haue drawne to it selfe all the bloud and all the redâ—â—sse that was in your Eyes and so you shall be quit of it For the Tooth-ache TAke the Rootes and Leaues of Chickwéede and boyle them in water with the which you shall wash your mouth well and hold it in your mouth a certaine space and it will take away your paine To fasten the Gummes and loose Teeth TAke a little Myrthe and temper it with Wine and Oyle and wash your mouth withall and you shall see a wonderfull experience The Myrthe also killeth the wormes in mans body and being chewed in the mouth maketh a swéete breath To take away the Tooth-ache TAke Hysope and make thereof a decoction with Vineger and it being hot wash your mouth withall and the paine of the Téeth shall goe away The Hysope also being stampt and incorporated with Honey and a little Niâ—â—ina killeth the Wormes in a mane body Against the Crampe TAke and beat Brimstone and Vervine together and so binde it to your Arme or other place grieved and it shall kill it for having the paine againe A Remedy for the Collicke TAke Siuet and rubbe your Navill therewith and champe Rosemary in your mouth and it easeth the Collicke straight way A Powder for the Collicke and Stone TAke Parcely-séed Saxifrage Alisander Coryander the Kernels of Cherry-stones Smalledge séedes Lovage the rootes of Phillipendula of each a dram Bay-berries Iuy-berries of each a dram put to all these as much Ginger as they all weigh and adde thereto halfe an ounce of Commin this Powder is to be taken in Ale halfe a dram of once thrice a day A Remedy for the Collicke TAke a quantity of Brâ—me-séed Grouncell-séde Parcely-séed Alisander séed Asâ—en-keyâ—séed Lepthorne séed or Berries Phillipendula dryed Saxifrage dryed Mouscare dryed Growobicke dried mixe them together in drinke and drinke it Morning and Evening fasting A Medicine for the Collicke TAke Pimpernell Musterd Croweâ—oote Gaurâ—opâ—re Masticke and bruise them together well and mingle them together with the blood of a Goate and put thereto good Alligre a little and let them stand certaine dayes after your discretion and put them under a stiâ—latory and distill a water thereof this water is good for the Stone whether that it be red or white plaine or sharpe or if it bée hardened If the Patient doe drinke thereof every day fasting the stone shall breake and goe out like sand Also if scald Heads be washed therewith it will heale them and there shall grow new haireâ— and if the scabbes â—e washt therewith of what manner soâ—â—er it 〈◊〉 he shall be whole within thrâ—â— dayes or nine at the furthest Also 〈◊〉 water drunke fasting makes a man to haue a good colour and good blood aboue all other Medicines Also this water drunke with Caâ—forieâ— twice in one day destroyeth all Palsies which is not dead in the sinewes and members for it comforteth sinewes principally For the Collicke and Stone TAke halfe a pinte of white Wine and a good quantity of white Sope scrape it and put it into the white Wine and make it luke warme and drinke it once twice or thrice as the Patient néeds prooved A Powder for the Stone TAke the Séede of Gromell Broome Saxifrage Alisander Parceley and Fennell of all these séedes like quantity beate
thereof a gallon of Lye and put thereto a gallon of Tanners wooâ—e and powder of Roch Allome and Madder a pound and séeth all these and let your panne be so great that it be little more then halfe full and when it riseth in the séething stirre it downe with a ladle that it runne not over and let it stand thrée or foure houres till it bée cléere and all that is cléere straine it thorow a good thick Canvas and then wet therein a ragged cloath and long lint and lay it on the sore and this is good for all the diseases aforesaid A good Medicine for the Canker and Sores TAke a pottle of cleane running water or white wine Sage Rosemary and Sink foyle of each a handfull Allome one ounce boyle all together till halfe a quarter be consumed and for the Canker put in a little white Coperas and Camphere For the Canker in the mouth TAke Plantine Bittony Egrimony Violets and Wood-bind and boyle them in Wine or Water with Isope Pyony Pimpernell and gréene Walnuts and therewith wash foure times in a day and hold it in your mouth hot and therewith wash For Canker old or new or Marmole TAke Smalledge Wormewood-gréene Walnuts Lillies Broome Crappes white Hazell red Nettle Sage Selfe-â—eale Pimpernell the roote of Floure-deluce Planten ground Ivie Wallwoort Mouse-eare Celondine Mintes Bittony Egrimony Violets Charvell Colwortes Avence stampe all these and rot them and fry them in Barrowes grease Shéepes tallow and Honey and make thereof an oyntment with Turpentine Waxe Rozen Pitch Gum Frankensence burnt Allome and powder of Tanners barke For the Canker TAke the powder of Saden Hony and creame and white wine and mixe them altogether and melt them over the fire and when it is hot with a linnen cloath wash therewith thy mouth and when the Sore is well washed put thereof into the griefe with Lint as hot as may bée suffered two times a day and bée whole For a Canker in a mans body and save the man TAke the rootes of Dragons and cut them and dry them in gobbets and make powder of them and take a 9. d. weight of that powder and séeth it in white Wine and let the sicke drink thereof warme fasting and in thrée dayes he shall be whole For the Head-ache TAke Hemlockes and séeth them till they be as thicke as Pappe and lay them where the paine is Let them lye all Night and on the morrow lay another of the same heat and doe so thrée or foure times and it is done Another for the same ALso take and make Lye of Veruen or Bytton or Worme-wood and therewith wash thy Head thrice a wéeke and it shall doe thée much good and take away the Ache. Another for the same TAke the Hearbe called Bursa Pactoris and bruise it and lay it to the hart of thy Foote and it helpeth both the Head-ache and the Toothache Another for the same TAke Bitton Veruen Selâ—ndine Waphroade Rewe Wall-woort and Sage and a quantity of Pepper and Hony and séeth them all together in water and straine it through a cloath and drinke it Fasting Another for the same STampe Bittony and lay it on thy Head vnder the Cappe or bind it to thy head Another for the same TAke Sage Bittony and Rewe with Wormewood ana séeth these in faire water and then put out the same water into a vessell and then grind the same Hearbs in a Morter small aâ—â— then take of them and of the liquor and â—eâ—per them with Wheate Branne and with the rest of the liquor wâ—sh thy head and then lay a Plaister thereof vpon the Mould and let it lye there a day and a night and do so thrée or foure times Item yée may take rootes and leaues of Primroses fresh Butter and Tarre boyled together Another for the ssame TAke Avence Pigeons dung and Wheate flower ana one ounce and temper them with the white of an Egge and bind to thy griefe Another for the same TAke Bittonic and Camomill ana a handfull and séeth it in a pottle of Wine to a quart and wash thy head with the liquor and if it be the Megrim it shall helpe thée Another for the same TAke Frankensence Doues dung and flower of Wheate ana one ounce and temper them together with the white of an Egge and lay a Plaister thereof where the griefe is Another for the same TAke the white of an Egge and beate it well and take away the froth and put thereto Rose-water and the powder of Alablaster then take Flaxe and wet therein and lay it to the Temples and when it is dry wet it againe vse it thrée or foure times Another for the same TAke Verven Bittony Wormewood séeth them well and wash the Patients head and after that make a Plaister and lay on the over part of the Head on this manner take the same Hearbes bâ—foresaid when they are sodden and wring out the Iuyce 〈◊〉 them then take the Hearbes and stampe them in a Morter and temper them with the water they were sodden in and put thereto Wheate branne to cover the Iuyce of the hearbes that it goe not out then take a garland of Linnen cloth that will goe about thy head and bind the Plaisters in it as hot as the Patient may abide it and then put on a cappe over that Another for the same IF the paine come of hot humours take a quantity of House-léeke and distill it as much as you please and with the same water wash thy Temples and the Forehead and then dippe a linnen cloth therein and lay it on thy Forehead or thy temples Another for the same TAke Margerom and gréene Iuy leaues Bittony and Verven of every one two handfuls cut them small and beate them in a Morter and séeth it in two penny worth of fresh Butter and stirre it till it waxe very gréene and so let it stand nine dayes in an earthen pot then séeth it againe and stirre it well and straine it and kéepe it in a faire vessell and when you néed warme a little thereof in a Sawcer and annoynt your Temples therewith Another for the same TAke a quart of white Wine and Horehound two handfuls and Camomill one handfull and boyle them together and therewith wash thy Head then take Wheate bran and put to the hearbes and boyle it and make a Plaister and lay it to thy head Another for the same TAke the Iuyce of Salondine and good Vineger mingled and made hot and with a spunge or a linnen cloth lay it to thy forehead it quencheth great heate and purgeth it that it come no more Another for the same TAke the Iuyce of Pimpernell and put thereto May butter and frye them together with a soft fire and keepe it and therewith annoynt the Head and Temples To cleanse the Head TAke Alloes one ounce Myrrhe halfe an ounce Garlicke foure drams Saffron in powder halfe a penny worth and mingle them together in fine powder then take
it in many pieces or shred it into white Wine and let it stéepe therein then drinke the Wine and it will heale your Disease Against stopping of the Pipes TAke Hisope Mintes Rose-mary Daisies and Consond of each like quantity and séeth them with Ale in Lycorice and vse it Morning and Evening Against Hoarsenesse TAke a good quantity of a Verveine and séeth it with Lycorice in faire water then straine the water and vse no other drink with your meate vntill you find remedy To cause good fasting of meate DRinke wine sodden with Sentory and Plantins Euening and Morning and it shall helpe you For the yellow Jaundise TAke the reddeft Docke rootes that ye can get and being washed cleane put them into a vessell of good Ale and when it is stale let the diseased drinke no other drinke to his meate but ale and it shall helpe Doctor Argentines Medicine for the Stone TAke the red barke of an Ivie trée dryed and beaten into fine powder and after searse it through a fine Searse also take a like quantity of blacke Ieat beaten and searsed in like manner and being mingled together drinke thereof with Wine or Ale blood warme fiue or sixe times For Wormes in the Bellie AGainst the Wormes in the Bellie take Onyons and pill them cut or slice them small powre spring-Spring-water over them Let it stand all Night and in the morning drinke that water and it driveth away all wormes powre the same water vpon the Earth where the Wormes are and within halfe an houre they will all créepe out of the Earth Another for the same LIkewise if one eate Garlicke Fasting it killeth and driveth out Wormes out of the Body Or else drinke distilled water of Knot-grasse or Shanie-grasse The same killeth wormes also how beit it worketh more in young then in old folkes An approved Remedy for a Woman that hath her Throwes before her time SEeth a good handfull of whole Cheruill in a quart of Claret Wine and when the Hearbes be well sodden wring them into the Wine and clense it and make thereof an Hypocras with Sugar Cynamon and Ginger of Smouane and give her thereof warme at times néedfull And it shall expulse the paine Approved A Drying Powder for old Sores TAke the round Astrologia Frankensence and Allome of each two drams in fine Powder A Powder for the Strangury TAke Ivie Berries dryed ouer the Fire betwéen two stones and Alisander séedes of each a like quantity and make a Powder thereof to be vsed in a draught of good Ale For Gomora Passie R. Cassia extracted halfe an ounce Venice Turpentine thrée drams washed in Rose-water oftentimes the powder of Rubarbe one dram and a halfe and with sufficient of Sugar make it in round Balâ—es For a sore Legge that is swolne with the Axis or Ague TAke Bâ—are leaues and binde them vpon your Legges and it will make them water For the Collicke and Stone TAke vnset Léekes vnset Time and Parcely and make pottage of it with Mutton it is also good for the Mother Eor a Megrim in the Head TAke a cloath and warme it very hot and chaâ—e the nape of your necke and your temples a mornings For the Ague or Axis TAke a quart of Red wine and a quart of Milke and still them and giue it to the Patient to drinke when the Axis come vpon him but the milke must be taken as it commeth from the Cowe For the Tooth-ache TAke nine Pepper cornes and fiue Cornes of Bay-salt and some English honey and breake your Pepper cornes and beate them â—ll in an Oyster shell then make little balls of lint and dippe them in the Honey and lay it vnto your tooth or rub your teeth with Allome heaten For a sore Brest TAke a Red rose cake and white Wine in a dish and set it on a Chaâ—â—ngdish of coales and turne the cake vp and downe in the dish and lay it to the brest as hot as may bée suffered and vse this thrée or foure times till it be whole For a sore eye that burneth and is watrie TAke Hemâ—ockes and distill them and take the water and lay it to your eyes and take a little Lint and dippe it in the water and so lay it vnto your eyes as you lye vpright in your bed For to stoppe the Bloody Fluxe TAke a pinte of Milke and a pinte of water and let them boyle together ouer the Fire vntill it come all to a pinte and let the Patient drinke it Morning and Evening For the Strangulion TAke Reddish leaues and séethe them in Ale and giue it to the Patient to drinke and it will cause him to make water For a Fellon TAke Rew and Soape Salt Sooâ—e and Boares greace and stampe them together and lay it to the Fellon For the Stone BEate the stones of Medlers into powder and drinke it with stild Milke or with white Wine A Medicine well proved for the Megrim TAke the Iuyâ—e of Night-shade and as much Vineger with crummes of leavened Bread and the white of two Egges a quantity of Bolearmoniac a quantity of Sage and Dragons tayle All these are to be made Plaister-wise vpon Flaxe and lay it vpon your griefe also Village to be stilled is very good A Medicine for the Ague TAke a quart of good Ale and a quantity of Bay leaues and séethe them from a quart vnto a pinte and giue the Patient to drinke halfe an houre before the Fit come vpon him For to heale a sore Eye that is hurt with a small Pocke TAke the Marrow of the pinions of a Gâ—â—se-â—ing cold a quantity of Honey new taken out of the Combe in the blue and mingle it together and lay it on the Patients Eye-â—idde and it will heale it For a sore Eye with a Pinne and a Web. TAke white Allome and Running-water and boyle it together in an Egge-shell till it be halfe consumed For a sore Eye that Itcheth and pricketh TAke Running water a quart and put in white Copperas a Rosemary sprigge and a spoonefull of Hony and let it boyle to a pinte and then drop a little into the Eye and kéepe it after him Rubbing or touching For a Ciatica or Ache in the Bones TAke Rew and of red Nettles of each a handfull Commin blacke Sope and Frankensence of each a quantity boyle all these together and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the griefe Another for the same TAke a laâ—full of Nettles another of Neppe séethe them in Chamber-lye and put therein a handfull of Bay-salt and a quantity of blacke Soape and let them boyle well together and lay it to the griefe For the Stone TAke Turpentine of Ieane make it in little balls and rowle it in fine Suger and swallow it downe whole For the Collicke TAke a thinne Ashencuppe and lay therein a laine of Rew in the bottome and powre a few hot â—mbers vpon that and so laine vpon laine vntill the Cuppe be full and then clappe another
and drinke it with white Wine or any other drinke luke-warme For the Coughâ— TAke Brimstone beaten in powder halfe an ounce and put it in a new layd Egge soft rested mingle it well together then put to it Bengawin the bignesse of a Pease lightly stamped and drinke it in the morning at your break-fast make as much againe at night when you goe to bed and you shall be whole at the second or third time if it hâ—â—e holden you long take it the oftner For the Coughâ— TAke two or thrée Garlicke heads well made cleane stampe them well then put to them Hogges sâ—â—t and stampe them well anew and at night when you goe to bed-wâ—â—me well the â—oales of your féet and annoynt them well with the sâ—id confeâ—tion and then warme them againe as hote as you may endure rubbing them well a pretty space and being a bed let your féet be bound with a waâ—â—e Linnen cloth and rubbe also the â—malâ— of your Legâ—es with the said Oyntment By this meanes you shall be healed in thrée Nights be it never so great An Oyntment for the Collicke and Stone IN May when Broome-flowers bee néere the shooting foorth then take halfe a pound of them and picke them cleane from the stalkes and beate them in a Morter very small and mingle them with May butter and so kéepe it close eight dayes in a Vessell and then sée â—he 〈◊〉 and straine it and annoynt the place gréeved where it is and so rest with thy Oyntment warmed Another for the same TAke two handfuls of Time and pownd it and straine it together with a pinte of Maâ—â—â—ey and a little of an Egge and a little new Butter two penyweight of English Saffron and let it be Milke warme and drinke the one halfe in the Morning and the other in the Euening and kéepe you warme A Medicine for the Stone and Strangulion TAke red Bramble berries before they be blacke and Iuice berries and Acornes and put them in a Pot and dry them vntill they be ready to be beaten to powder and take Câ—â—â—aâ—-â—erséed and Pâ—â—â—â—lyséed and â—roâ—â—eâ—séed and Corâ—â—nderséed Broomeseed and the séed of the Nut-trée and the inner pith of Ash-keyed and take of all these a like portion and beate them to powder and mingle them together with Liâ—our of double quâ—ntity and so vse to drinke it Euening and Morning sodden in Posset-Ale made with white Wine and put of the powder often in your Pottage when you eate them and so vse it continually till you finds ease Take not this water following till the Stone breake away by Shivers TAke Rosemary and wilde Time and séethe them with running water and Sugar from a quart to a pinte and so drink it till your water be cléere For the Stone TAke Saâ—â—frage and Rosemary of each a like quantity and séethe it in white Wine till all the hearbes bee throughly sodden then straine it and drinke it cold Euening and Morning Another for the same TAke â—â—oâ—â—ell Parcly red Nettle Violets and put them into a Morter and bray them and take the Kernels of Cherrystones and bray it by it selfe and séethe all together in white Wine and drinke it Morning and Euening A Salve for any Wound TAke Snailes with shels and sprinkle a little salt on them and let them soowre themselues in the salt all night and in the Morning beat them small to powder and a handfull of House-léeke and beate it by it selfe and put the Iuyce into the powder and then take a spoonfull of fine Hony and a little fresh Butter and boyle them moderately vpon the Iâ—â—bers and annâ—ynt with it and make a Plaister of it and if the flesh waxe proud you must wash it with a little white Wine or with Allome fresh Butter and Béere boyled together A Drinke for the Head which is out of course TAke a pottle of strong Ale â—éeth it and skimme it then put in Lauender Cotten Sothernwood Scuruigrasse Scabbiarse of each one handfull Boyle all these from a pottle to a quart and strain it put in two ounces of the sirrope of Roses and drinke euery morning a dozen spoonfuls and if you haue any Ache in your Necke take Oyle of Dyll oyle of Veruen and oyle of bitter Almonds of each one ounce and mingle them altogether and annoint your selfe euening and morning To stop a Laske or the Flixe TAke thrée or foure new layd Egges and roste them hard and take out the yolkes and lay them in a Dish and strew them ouer with beaten Cinamon as much as the partie can abide to eate and put thereto a little red Wine vineger and so let the Patient eate it If you cannot get red vineger take Claret To make Oyle of Elder flowers good for a fall or a Bruise TAke Sallet oyle and put therein a good sort of â—lder flowers and set them in the Sunne in the Summer time and so kéepe it To heale the Dimnesse of the Eyes TAke Rosewater and Sugar tempered with it and let it fall by drops into the Eyes and it will helpe the Dimnesse of them For a stroake in the Eye TAke the juyce of Smalledge and of Fennell and the white of an Egge and mingle them together and put them in the Eye For a Bruise TAke a handfull of Mallowes and séeth them in fresh Greâ—â—e and strains them and put thereto after they bée strained a quantity of Aqua-â—ite and annoynt the bruised place before the fire therewith For a â—ore Mouth Take a Cuttle-bone and Masticke and make powder thereof and put it in Vineger and white Wine and séethe it and wash thy mouth therewith For the watering of the Eyes and Darknesse thereof TAke May butter Honey by euen portions and séethe them together and after put in the white of an Egge and put it cold into the Eye For an olde Sore TAke white leauened Bread and Hearbe-grace and stampe them alone fine and then stampe them both together and so make a Plaister For a Fellon TAke Honey and the yolke of an Egge and Wheate flower and mixe all together and then stamp Rew and put the juyce thereto For an Itche Take Planten and Sorrell as much of the one as the other make Iuyce thereof and put thereto as much Vineger as the quantity of the said Iuyce and so annoynt the place Another for the same TAke Quick-siluer two peny-worth and kill it with fasting-spittle in a dish beating it well together and put thereto foure penny-worth of Oyle of Bayes and to annoynt the place this Receipt will also kill Lice in the Head or body A Medicine for a sore Leqqe TAke vnwrought Waxe and as much Shéepe â—allow and séethe them together with a little quantity of white Copperas and so make a plaister thereof Master Arthur Edwards Receipt for the precious Oyntment which came from Persia and Muscovia which is bood for all Aches INprimis Baâ—-leaues young â—â—ps Rosemary tops Spikene Knotgrasse Râ—bworth Planten young Elder tops
much pleasure in wounds For sucking Children having the Morbogallico REcipe Elecompane the rootes of red Docke Epithemie the leaues and flowers of the Violets boyle all these in water till the strength of the Hearbs be in the water then take a Spâ—nge and wet it in this decoction and wash the Childes body especially the sore places and giue to the Nurse this following Take Epitime Polipodie Violet flowers Borage Langdebéefe and then boyle all these hearbs in a perfect oyle and let her drinke this all day and no other and this shall discharge as it hath done thankes be to God c. A Sâ—are-cloth for Aches REcipe oyle two pound white Leaâ—e and red Leaâ—e tenne ounces Waxe sixe ounces Goose grease and Capons grease halfe an ounce séethe all till it be blacke To make a Poultis TAke Mallowes and stampe them and séeth them in Fennell and Camomill and oyle of Roses and crums of Bread An oyle for the Gowte and for the Sinewes that be shrunke vp TAke me thrée ounces of Turpentine and two ounces of Yeltate Brimstone and foure new-laid Egges the yolkes of them A quantity of red Nettles of the tops of the séeds of them take me a young Whelpe of an ebrage Hound the fattest you can get take and scald him and draw out of his Guts as much of the Fat as you can and rost him and the oyle is good for the disease aforesaid Approved very good â—â—vers times To take away Warâ—s TAke Sauen and Orpiment and Corks vevie and powder them together and this shall take away the Warts To make a cold Oyntment TAke Litarge of Lead one pound and a halfe and a pinte of oyle Oliffe and a quart of Vineger Another cold Oyntment TAke a little Salt and Verdigrease and the white of an Egge and grindâ— them together in a morter of Brasse For the Ague P. Bucke TAke Sentorie flowers two spoonfuls Camâ—mill Tansie and red Coleworts of each two handfuls two peny-worth of Treacle a little Saffron in powder and foure or fiue spoonfuls of English Honâ—e Boyle all these in thrée pintes of white Wine and a pottle of Running Water till the third part be consumed then straine it hard and Drinke none other all the while the heate holdeth you thrée or foure times very warme if néed require For the Ague TAke vnset Isope and Camomill of each two handfuls Violets Strawberies Sinkefoyle Endiffe and Planten rootâ— and all of each a handfull a penyworth of French barley and so much Currans Boyle these in thrée quarts of running water to thrée pintes straine it make Almond milke with it put in Sugar let the Child drinke while it lasteth warme For the Collicke and gripings in the Belly TAke and giue the Patient Ieane Treakle and powder of Cloues well sodden in good Wine and let them drinke it warme Another for the same TAke the roote of Lilly and Horehound and séeth it in Wine and giue the Patient to drinke thereof warme for Probatum est A plaister for the same TAke Lynséed and stampe them and Docke leâ—â—es and séeth them well in water and make a Plaister and lay it to the griefe very warme Probatum est For the Stone in the Reines or in the Bladder TAke and make a Bath with Parcely and Alysanders Politorie Fennell Saxâ—frage and let the Patient sit therein vp to the Nâ—â—â—ll and let them drinke the Powder of these séeds and the Hearbs with warme white Wine for this is a principall practise for this disease Probatum est Another for a grosse or a strong Person TAke and séethe seuen heads of Garlicke in faire water a good while and let the Patient drinke thereof thrée or foure dayes together Probatum est For the Stone TAke and drinke the Iuyce of Saxifrage vse it in the Morning fasting thrée or foure dayes and it shall away For evill in the Bladder TAke Aâ—â—â— Parcely and Fennell of all alike put them and temper them with water and drinke it and it shall help thée well to Pisse and it shall â—ast out the Stone and heate well thy stomacke Powder to breake the Stone TAke the blood of the heart of a Kid and of a Foxe the blood of the heart of both a like quantity take the bladder of a Boare and all that is therein and put this blood thereto take the juyce of Saxifrage and juyce of Parcely of each like quantity and put these in the Bladder also and hâ—ng vp the Bladder in the smoake over the fire vntill such time it be congealed together as hard as a stone and make power thereof and drink it with hote Licour when thou wilt first and last and this shall breake the stone to powder For the Stone TAke Perstone vnset Léekes and Ramsoâ—s of all a like quantity Boyle them and clarifie them with the â—â—â—tes of Egges and then take the juyce and drinke it with Wine or Ale in double so much in Wine or Ale as she juyce is Another for the same Disease TAke a handfull of Bay-berries and the shell of an Egge when the Chicken is new hatcht out of it and bray them together then take the powder and put it into Ale or Wine and giue sicke to drinke and with the grace of God it shall make him whole For to make a man pisse that cannot TAke a quart of Renish wine and a piece of Venice soape as much as a Walnut and séethe them well together from a quart to a pinte and drinke it and it shall make thée pisse lustily by Gods grace A Medicine for to keepe Teeth from stinking and to make them white TAke Salmitâ—io Roch-Allome distill them together and with a cloth or Cotton wet in this water rub your Téeth For the Tooth-ache TAke a little long Pepper and beate it small and take a little Hony and a little Ale or Béere and boyle them together and put a little Allâ—â—â— vnto it and when it is boyled put it in a cloth and lay it to your Gâ—â—mes A Medicine that the Tooth-ache shall never vexe you more TAke twenty leaues of Iuie a little long Pepper and boyle them with a handfull of Salt in old Wine and then put the Licour when it is well boyled into your mouth on that 〈◊〉 that is vexed with the Ache and you shall proue that the Ache shall be destroyed in Sempiterna Secula To make a Powder to whiten Teeth and fasten them and to heale the Tooth-ache TAke the fourth part of a red Corall and that which the French-men doe call Pyrote and cut it small and dry it on the Harth with small heate then make powder of it putting thereto one part of Masticke and a little fine Sugar All which things being beaten into powder you must mingle them together and kéepe it for your vsage and rub thy Téeth therewith when it pleaseth thée Also when your Téeth doe ake or waxe loose rub it with the same powder and kéepe it a while in your mouth
purge steame and to confort a cold stomacke and for rising and swelling at the heart and especially it is a helping and relieving against the Palsie if it be drunke ere yée wash and chafe the limmes therewith of him or her that is vexed with the Palsie and it will ease them For the Palsie TAke Rosemary Sage hearbe Magdalen of either of them a handfull of Camomill flowers thrée handfuls and make white Sallet oyle as yée make Oyle of Roses For the dry Coughe TAke Herselue and Comfrey and eate therof thrée dayes or foure with Hony A good Fumigation forth French Poxe confirmed TAke Synaper two ounces of Frankensence of Liquid Stâ—rax ana a dram and a halfe and mingle them the manner how to minister this suffumigation is this You must set your Patient naked vnder a straight Canopie and you must lay vpon the Coales the first part of your foresaid Receipt and the Patient must enforce himselfe to receiue the smoake kéeping the fire betwéene his Legges till be begin to sweate and so doing the space of foure dayes till his Téeth begin to ake Pilles against Morbo TAke of all the Mirabulines ana threée drams of Troskes of Colloquintida of Masticke of Digredium ana two drams of Nigula of Organy of Cummin ana two drams of blacke Elibore one dram of Spike of Euphorium of Harts-horne burnt of Sall-gemme ana halfe a dram of Mayden haire of the Coddes of Seney of Pollytricon of Galitricon of the flowers of Rosemary of Harts-horne of Epithiam ana one dram of Coryanders of Annâ—séed of Polipodium ana sixe drams of good Triacle sixe drams of Agaricke in Traskes and of washed Aloes ana tenne drams of the Spices of Hieta De octo Rubijs of the spices of Diarodam Albatis ana eight drams Make a pasâ—e of Pilles with the juyce of Femitory and honey of Roses one dram To make your Drinke TAke twenty ounces of Pockwood being turned of a Turner very small which put into an Earthen Pot of two Gallons and put thereto eight pound of Running water the best you can get and let it stand in soake foure and twenty houres the Pot being covered then take and stop the Pot with Paste so close that no ayre may goe out you must kéepe the strength in it and that is your chiefest helpe and with the point of your Knife make a hole in the Paste and therein put a peg of wood which is to giue it ayre at times in the boyling for breaking of the pot and thus lâ—t it boyle on a soft fire of Coales the space of sixe houres in which time it will be consumed to a pottle and that will serue you for your Drinke to take Morning and Evening for foure dayes against which time you must make more After the firâ—t séething séeth the same wood againe with the like quantity of water and time likewise and that is for your common Drinke to serue at all times till you make new To make your Bisket TAke foure and twenty pound of the purest Wheat-flower which you can get and put thereto one pound of fine Sugar and so make your Bisket which will serue for your turne all the time of your Dyet A Receipt and a Soveraigne Dyet for the French Poxe Proved FIrst prepare a Chamber which make so close that no ayre come into it and defend all ill savours out of it and therein to bée twelue dayes together before you doe begin your Dyet every day forbearing of eating and drinking Flesh and lese on the thirtéenth day you must begin your Dyet then to take a Purgation of Cassia Fisâ—ula or of Scamonia to make your Body empty kéeping your Bed sweating temperately without any provâ—king which sweating is your greatest remedy in the which your Sweate you shall drinke of your second drinke as often and as much as you lift and of your first drinke you must drinke every Morning at fiue a clocke and Evening at eight a clocke eight ounces at a gulpe warme saving on the dayes you take your Purgation On which dayes drinke all of your second Drinke desiring alwayes to be merry and light-harted in occuping to smell to dryed Orenges hot Bread Vineger of Roses Mustard and Apples and after this manner you must kéepe your Chamber thirty dayes together and never to take Ayre and at fiftéene dayes you must take another Purgation like to the first and that day to drinke all of your second Drinke and in like manner another Purgation the thirtieth day on which day you may take Broth of a Chicken or of Mutton and by little and little take the Ayre and drinke good drinke The order of your Fare EVery day take a quantity of a Chicken and séethe it in water and put thereto Borage leaues or Borage Flowers without other Spices or Salt or any other thing which Chicken eate to thy Dinner and every day eate thrée ounces of Bisket and no more that which you leaue of your Bisket eate at night with a few Raisins of the Sunne and your Dinner must bée at tenne a clocke before noone and your Supper at fiue a clocke at after noone and at your Dinner you may dippe your Bisket in your Broth if you will and so drinke your Drinke as aforesaid and this is your Fare and Dyet for the space of thirty dayes and no other A marvailous secret to preserve a man from the Plague and hath beene proved in England of all the physitians in that great and vehement Plague in the yeare 1348. which crept through all the VVorld and there was never any which used this secret but hee was preserved from the Plague TAke Aloe Epaticum or Sicotrine fine Sinamon and Myrrhe of each of them thrée Drams Cloues Mace Lignum Aloes Masticke Bole-armoniack of each of them halfe a dram let all these things be well stamped in a cleane Morter then mingle them together and after kéepe them in some close vessell and take of it every Morning two penny-weight in halfe a glasse of white Wine with a little water and drinke it in the Morning at the dawning of the day and so may you by the grace of God goe holdly into all infection of the ayre and Plague A soveraigne Drinke to preserve one against the Plague or Pestilence TAke the quantity of a Dram and an halfe of Powder Imperiall a dram of Triakle and of Dragon water and Sorrell water of each of them an ounce and drinke it with Ale in the Morning Fasting and if one haue taken the Infection within 24. houres before yet by Gods grace he shall escape it This hath béene truely proved in the last great Visitatiâ—n Another for the same TAke a dram of Methridatum and giue it the Patient with Dragon water white Wine or some other liquor to drinke when he supposeth himselfe infected first Another Preservative against the Plague TAke seven or eight leaues of Sorrell and wash them in faire Water and Vineger and stéepe them in
and infuse them in a gallon of Spring water 24 houres The first Boyling THen boyle the Sassafrase and Salsaperilla and Polipodum first alone an houre and a halfe in an Earthen Pipkin close covered The second Boyling THen put in the Hearbs and the Lycorice and the Hermodaâ—tile and boyle them with the Woods an houre The third Boyling THen restore the Water to her first quantity including in quantity a pint of white Wine or Muskadine if you will haue it purge more and so let it boyle an houre longer Then put in the Sena Sticados Epithinium Maydenhaiâ—s Ceterach and swéet Fennell Séeds and boyle them with all therein a quarter of an houre Then take it from the fire and let it settle thrée or foure houres Then strayne it out and put the Drinke into a Bottle or other close Vessell and drinke thereof halfe a pinte at a time in the Morning In the Summer time it will not kéepe good aboue 4. dayes and in the Winter not past sixe dayes Another excellent good Dyet Drinke TAke a pecke and halfe of Seascurbut grasse picke it and wash it and dry it well take also Scabias Bittany and water Crosses of each a good handfull stampe them and straine them and let the Iuyce thereof stand in a Glasse all Night then take two good handfuls of yellow Dock rootes two ounces of China rootes sliced one ounce and a halfe of swéet Fennell séeds bruised and a stickâ— of Lycorice sliced Put all these Ingredients in a Boulter Bag and bind a flint stone to the Bag to make it sincke Then take a Rundlet of sixe gallons and put the Bag into it then put the juyce of those Hearbs aforesaid into the Rundlet with sixe gallons of new Béere and let it worke and when it worketh ouer let that which is wrought ouer be put into the Vessell againe Another excellent Physicke Drinke TAke Cardus Benedictus Wormewood and Scabias of each foure handfuls Succory Scabias Marigold flowers and the leaues of Angelica tops and rootes Turmentile and Pimpernell of each thrée handfuls Sage 6. handfuls Iuniper berries bruised 8. ounces all these to be brued with 36. Gallons of Béere and when it is a wéeke old drinke a draught thereof in the Morning An excellent Medicine for the Iaundise TAke sixe Earth-wormes â—â—it them and scoure them from their filth and â—limy matter cut them in pieces or chop them make pottage of them with water and Datmeale eate the same for 12. dayes together and it will perfectly cure the Iaundize A rare Medicine for the sharpnesse of the Vrine TAke a quart of new Milke from the Cow and the whites of 18. Egges beaten very thinne mingle those Whites and the Milke together distill them with a â—oâ—t fire but let it not be too néerly stilled but that it may have a good deale of moysture in it when you haue done stilling it then put into it as much Sugar-Candy as you shall thinke good to swéten it and a sticke of Lycorice scraped and bruised then drinke thereof the quantity of a wine pinte in the Morning Fasting and if it be in the heate of Summer drinke as much also about foure of the Clocke in the Afternoone An excellent Fomentation for the Stone TAke a Platter full of Pigeons Dung of the newest you can get and a good handfull of Feather few bruised in your hands fry them together in a Frying Pan putting thereto a little Honey let that be last let it Fry a good while then put it in a Canvas bagge about halfe an Ell long and a handfull broad and lay it as hot as you can suffer if along your side from the Backe to the priuy parts and if it helpe not at the first take it againe and it shall by Gods grace make you well An excellent and approved Remedy for the Cough of the Lungs TAke two Gallons of faire running water to which quantity take two handfuls of cleane Barley well picked 24. Reâ—sons of the Sunne stoned and of Currans of each a quarter oâ— a pound Lycorish shred Ginger shred and Sugar-Candy of each two ounces Anniséeds Fennell-seeds Coriander-séeds and Cummin-séeds of all together a quarter of a pound beaten in a Morter Isope rootes Parcely rootes and red Fennell roots of each a handfull boyle all thâ—se together in the gallon of water abouesaid till halfe the water be wasted then straine it well and drinke thereof a good draught first and last An excellent and sure Remedy for a swelling or sore Throate NOte the place of the Trée or poast Hogs Trough or any thing where a Swine rubs it selfe rub your hand thereon and presently rub your throate with that hand twice or thrice or rub your hand vpon the bare ground and then presently rub your Throate with that hand doe it thrée times together and it will helpe you or if you can get a piece of that part of the Trée hogge Trough or stone where the Hog hath rubbed and rubbe your Throate with it An excellent Salve to cleanse and to heale Wounds TAke Smalledge Petty-morrell and Whay bread of the Iuyce of each of them a like quantity take also of life Honey and of the whites of Egges of each a like quantity of the Iuyce of the Hearbs then take fine Wheate flower and mingle them well till they be as thicke as Pappe these will swage the burning or ranckning of Sores or Wounds in any case But let not this Medicine or the Sore come neare the fire An excellent Remedy to stanch vomiting Incorporated TAke the Leaven of white past a good quantity of Speare Mints and the quantity of a Nutmegge of the Oyls of Mace beate them in a Morter and when you haue incorporated or made it into Passe spread it on a cloath and heat it hot at the fire and lay it to the mouth of the stomacke An excellent Remedy for the Head-ache or Megram TAke Frankensence put it in a Chafingdish with coales take also a handfull of fine Towe or Flaxe and tost it in the smoake of the Frankensence and as the smoake ceaseth put in more Frankensence and open the Towe in the Smoake till it be warme then lay the Towe to the Temples of the head and on the Browes bind a Kerchiefe over it and so goe to Bed vse this and it will helpe you Another for the Head-ache A Medicine worth Gold TAke the Iuyce of Ground Ivie and out of a spoone or sawcer snuffe it vp into your Nose with a Quill An excellent Medicine for the Spleene TAke Wormewood Mallowes Camomill and Melitots of each a handfull boyle them in faire water till halfe the Liquour be wasted then put thereto a good â—â—â—dfull of wheaten Braâ— and boyle it to the thicknesse of a Plaister quilt it on a linnen cloath and apply it to the side as hot as you can suffer it and removing it often An excellent helpe for sore Eyes TAke Ground Ivie otherwise called Alehoose Celadine and â—aisies of each a
cold it will be a Ielly you may take it cold or warme thrée or foure spoonfuls at a time in the Morning fasting at foure of the clock in the afternoone and when you goe to bed If you doe thing this too troublesome you may boyle the Egges in Broth or Milke so you boyle them a good while and so drink the Broth or Milke as you like best they are excéeding strengthning and will doe you great good if it please God to giue blessing to it To make a womans Dugs little round and hard LEt a woman that hath her Dugs or Pays over great flaging or hanging downe annoynt them often with the Iuyce of Savory it will draw them vp and make them little round and hard and séeme as the Dugs of a Maid For Lamenesse in the Ioynts TAke of good Aqua Composita and Oyle of Roses of each a like quantity and mixe them well together and annoynt the grieved therewith Morning and Euening vntill he be well which will be within a little after but rub the place with warme clothes well before An excellent Antidote against the Plague or Poyson TAke two Walnuts two Figs twenty leaves of Rew and one graine of Salt stampe them and mixe them all together eate it in the morning fasting and you shall be safe from the Plague or poyson that day An excellent Preservative against the Plague TAke Sage Hearbe grace Elder leaues and Bramble leaues of each a handfull take also a quart of white Wine and a good race of Ginger beaten small or grated stampe the Hearbs with the Wine and the Ginger then strain it through a cloth take a spoonfull of this Medicine every morning fasting for nine dayes together after the first spoonfull you shall be safe for twenty foure dayes and after the nynth spoonfull you shall be safe for two moneths But if it shall happen that you be stricken ere you drinke of this then take a spoonfull of the water of Bittony with a spoonfull mingled altogether and drink it it will expell the venome and if the sore doe appeare then take Bramble leaues and Elder leaues of each a like quantity stampe them and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the sore and it will heale it with Gods helpe How to breake a Plague sore TAke black Snayles and leauened Bread stampe them together make a plaister thereof and apply it to the sore and it will breake For a paine or swelling in the Privy parts TAke or white Wine Vineger and Cow-â—ung boyle them to a Poultis and when it is ready put thereto a little oyle of Roses and if the griefe doe procéed of a cold cause put thereto some Camomile flowers and apply it hote Another for the Cods that are swolne BEate Comminséeds into Powder Barley Meale and Hony of each a like quantity fry them together with a little Shéepes suet heate it and binde it as a plaister about the Cods For the paine of the Mother BEate Nettleséeds into Powder and drinke a spoonefull thereof or some what more in good Wine asswageth all pain of the Matrix and griefe of the Mother For an Ache in the Ioynts a Plaister TAke a good quantity of the Inner barke of Elder boyle it in your owne Vrine make a plaister thereof and apply it to the place grieved as hote as you can suffer it For the Ache in the Backe TAke Camomill and Mallowes of each a handfull séethe them in running water till they be soft then chop them small and put thereto a handfull of Damaske Rose leaues then boyle all in a pinte of the Oyle of Roses and being warmed annoynt the Back therewith Morning and Euening then make a plaister of the Hearbs and apply it to the Backe Another speciall good Medicine for the same TAke a pound of new Waxe vnwrought Stone pitch and Rosen of each a quarter of a pound Venice Turpetine or other ordinary Turpetine two spoonfuls white Lead halfe a pound Shéepes suet and Déere suet of each halfe an ounce finely chopt boyle all these together with a pinte of Oyle Oliue till it come to a Salue then spread it on the fleshy side of white leather and so apply it very warme For a Burning or Scalding TAke fiue or sixe spoonefuls of Sallet-oyle and as much of Running water beate them together till they be well incorporated then annoynt the place therewith and then lay thereon a Wort lease it will both â—â—ake it and heale it Another being a most excellent Medicine for the same TAke of the hearbe Periwiâ—â—kle fry it in a panne with fresh Butter or fresh Grease and Shéepes dung newly made when it is well fryed straine it through a cloath and it will bée like Salve then spread it on a Linnen cloath as broad as the sore is and apply it thereto It will cure it though it were scalded or burnt to the guts if it be taken in time and renew the plaister Morning and Evening An excellent helpe for the Piles BVrne two or thrée Brickes red hote and put them into a Panne in a close Stove sprinkle Vineger vpon them and let the party sit vpon the Stove that he may receive the fume thereof into his fundament vse this thrée or foure times if néed require Where Medicines effect give God the glory A necessary and briefe Relation of the Contagious disease of the Pestilence with the Causes Signes and Cures of the same By W. BORASTON of Salop Practitioner in Physicke and Chyrurgerie PART XII Wherein is shewed the Causes with most certaine Preservatives against the Infection thereof THis contagious Sicknesse called the Pestilence is no other thing then a pressure Contagion and Whip which GOD out of his indignation vseth to chastise men for their Transgressions as it is written in the 28 of Deut. saying If thou wilt not obey the voyce of the Lord thy GOD and keepe and doe his Commandements the Lord shall make the Pestilence to cleave unto thee For God the Creator of all things is the chiefe and principall moouer of all things created and vseth them as secondary meanes to execute Punishment against the offenders So that the Pestilence is either Supernaturall and immediately commeth from God to Man or Naturall as when God punisheth Man he performeth it by his Creatures Also the Pestilence supernaturall is to be vnderstood two manner of wayes that is to say either when God doth it wholly from himselfe or else permissiuely hée suffereth Sathan to punish Man for the reasons aforesayd Hée being the most cruell Enemy both of God and Man who grieveth and repineth at mans felicity and enviously séeketh to extirpate and roote out all Mankind Euen as the Historie of Job testifieth So that his power is also two-fold viz. Hée eyther doth this office of himselfe or else by Inchanters or Witches Exodus 7 Chap. and 8 of whom Christ spake Act. 8. Math. 7. The Pestilence naturall is also taken two manner of wayes Then one generated from an