therof a plaister whiche you shal laie vpon the stomack of the pacient or vpon his belly and he shalbe greatly eased of his disease To make that Antes or Emettes shall not eate the figges vpon the tree TAke a kinde of Onyons called in latine Cepa Scylliticae stampe them with Barrowes grease or lard and anoint the foote of the plant a haÌ„dfull or two of height and the Antes will not goe vp into the tree and this must you do in Marche To make Hore heares blacke TAke mulberie leaues vine leaues the leaues of a redde figge tree and boile them with raine water and washe your head with it and the heares wilbe blacke For the tooth ache TAke the rootes and leaues of Chickwood and boile them in water with the whiche you shall washe your mouth and hold it in your mouth a certaine space and it will take awaie your paine To destroie Lise and other small beastes that do wast and marre the herbes in gardins LEt a woman that hath her flowers walke three or foure times in the allees and all the vermine will fall doune deade A remedie for Deafnesse IF a man be Deffe by some accident and not by nature take the iuice of Colewortes mixte with warme water and droppe it into his eares and he shal finde a meruelous ease and remedy Against the stinging of Scorpions TAke Penniriall either drie or greene and stampe it with good wine and make thereof a plaister which you shal laie vpon the wounde or stinging of the Scorpion and he shal be safe and healed A remedy that the Sunne shall not hurt you shining vpon your head whan you go any Iornaie IF you put a little branche of Penniriall in eche eare the Sunne shall neuer make your head ake whan it shineth vpon it A remedie for the Horsnesse of the voice IF by colde you be Horse take Penniriall and seeth it in water and take of it at night whan you go to bed a dishefull somewhat hote with a little sugar molten in it and doing this three or foure times you shalbe ridde of your Horesnesse and haue a clere voice A remedie for them that can not pisse TAke fiue or sixe leekes and frie theÌ„ in the oile of ScorpioÌ„s and then stampe them and make of them a plaister and laie it vpon their coddes as hote as they maie endure it Also the beard or heare of Leekes will doe the like if ther bee dried and made in pouder and giuen theÌ„ to drinke in white Wine and will make the grauell and small stones to come out To make a baite to ketch wilde Geese and wilde Duckes and all other sort of foule TAke the seede of Belenge and the rootes also and steepe theim in water the space of a daye and a night with the seedes than seeth the said thinges with the water that thei were steeped in so that the seede maie well drinke and soke vp the saide water than laie the said seede or graine in the places where wilde Duckes and wild Geese are wont to rest and they will eate this graine or seede thus prepared and therupon will sleepe as they were drunke and in the meane time you maie take them with your haÌ„des â–ª but there must be a great quaÌ„tite of this Belenge specially for wilde Geese This maie also serue to take al other maner of foule that go togither in sholes or coÌ„panies Men vse to seeth this graine with brimstone and laie it in the places where birdes and foule are wont to feede and al that eate of it wil fall doune and die but to kepe them that they die not you must giue them to drinke oile oliue and shortly after they will reuiue againe To make that Dogges shall neuer be madde and a remedie for them if they be madde beyng bitten of wilde Dogges or wolues IF you cut of the Dogges taile within thirty or fourty daies after he is whelpt he shall neuer be madde onles he be bitteÌ„ of some madde dogge or wolfe for if he be bitteÌ„ you must giue him to eate the space of thirty daie continually Hennes dunge with breade or other meate laiyng vpoÌ„ the place so bitten a plaister of the rootes of wild Roses and put a collaâ— of it about his necke and in the wound some Garlike or Onyons stampt and if you be nighe vnto the sea caste him into it euery daie twise or thrise so that he maie thorowly washe and continue so the space of twenty daies bicause the sea water hath a vertue against the madnesse of Dogges To make that flies shall not vexe or trouble Dogges TAke the greene outward shale of Walnuttes and stampe them and anoint the dogge with it where the flies vexe him and specially in the eares and the flies shall not tutche him A remedy to keepe Dogges from Flees RUbbe the Dogges ouer with oile oliue and they will die incontinent or els take the roote of Belenge and seeth it water with the which you shall washe the Dogges and if there be any flees they will die or if you take the iuice of the leaues of it and rubbe them with it twise or thrise The like effect will the water of Toruisque worke if you washe the Dogges well with it but true it is that thei muste be washed afterward with cleane water for if the dogge should tutche that water with his tonge it wold hurt him bicause it is very venimous To purge Dogges whan they be sicke IF dogges haue any wounde you must heale theÌ„ with molten pitche mixte with oile oliue and rubbe the wounde euery daie with it If thei be otherwise sicke you must purge them in giâ—ing them drink whey of goates milke This don seeth a shewes head skin and heare and all and put a little Giâ—ger in it and make them eate it hote with the broth and al togither To heale mangy Dogges IF you kill a calf take the blood of him hote and smâ—re it vpon the dogge where he hath the disease and whan that is drie plaster him ouer againe with calues blood warme as it is whan it commeth from the calfe this must be done diuers times And theÌ„ washe him well with lie made with the ashes of the shrubbes or twigges of Vines It shall be also good to caste him some time into the fattes or tubbes wher they die cheuerell and there washe him well for that clenseth meruelously some washe Dogges in the water that mirre hath bene stioped in It shalbe good also to take a little good plaster of Paris with asmuche of the seede of Alegreâ— and stampe them wet togither and mingle them with molten pitche and anoint the Dogge with that whiche is also good for menne To â—ake wartes from the handes TAke earth and kneth it with Dogges pisse and laie it vpon the Wartes and they will drie vp and consume awaie To make the Teeth white TAke Goates horne and burne it and make therof pouder and rubbe your teeth with
ended incorporate all togither â—it will be a very good ointment wherwith you shall anoint the firste morning the head of the pacient and leaue it so anointed vntill the nexte morning thâ—n wash his hedde with lie that is not to strong but somwhat temperate then anoint it againe let iâ— alone so vntill the third morning do thus nine morninges in washing and anointing it and it will be as neete as a perle Also bitter almondes blanched and staÌ„ped and laid as it were a plaister vpon the head of the patient it will easely heale the scurfe changyng and renewyng the plaister certaine daies To kill lise and nittes in the head TAke the pouder or scraping of Hadâ—â—s horne and make the pacient to drinke of it and there will no lise nor nittes breede in his head but â—â— you 〈◊〉 the saide pouder vpon his head all the lise and nittes will die For one that can take nothing at the mouth or els to make him goe to the stoole and to sweate well FIrst the pacient must be well rubbed with hote linen clothes from the head to the foote and must be very warme kept in his bedde theÌ„ giue him this ointment following Take asmuche pepper as will lie vpon a grote and put it into halfe a glasse full of vinaigre and oile asmuche of the one as of the other and let it be very warme and anoint all his body ouer with it let him be well couerid in his bedde and than shall he sweate and go well to the stoole To heale those that haue the disease of the Splene TAke Lignum aloe and make therof a pouder and put it in some maner of brothe or wine asmuch as wil lie vpon a grote and lette him take of it three morninges togither Also the seede of an Ashe tree doth the like and the roote of Palma christi if it be eaten nine morninges fasting For the paine of the side or colike BOile a haÌ„dfull of Rosemary with water wherwith you shall temper the wine of the pacient and let him drinke none other water Also for the like Take a dogge and keepe him xv daies in a chambre and giue him onely lambes or motton bones to gnawe then take of his excremendes and drie it in the sunne and make therof a pouder and giue the patient to drinke of it euery morning halfe an vnce in white wine hote and doyng this three morninges he shall be deliuerid of the paine as it hath bene oftentimes tried Also for the like effect take the dung of a blacke asse as hote as you maie finde it whan it commeth from him and seeth it in white wine that is not sweete wringing well the dunge into the wine Of this make warme glisters for the pacient for it is the best and the aptest remedy that can be found for such a disease as many notable menne worthy of credite haue affirmed Likewise for the same disease it shall profite muche if he eate euery daie or foure times in the weeke foure peche kernels eche daie Thus doing he shall neuer feele paine of the colike This secrete was had first of a Iewe. There is yet another remedy easier then al the rest and that is you must take foure Garlike heades and boile them in a little pot with a pint of good white wine and lette it seeth well Then take a glasse full of this wine asmuche as you maie endure to drinke and so goe to bedde couering your selfe well and you shall feele incontinent great ease If you take also an vnce of the rote of Imperatoria made in pouder with white wine hote fasting the paine will incontinent go awaie For him that can not pisse TAke the stones and kernels of Peches and meddlers asmuche of the one as of the other and make them into pouder very fine and sift it in a sarce this done take fine Sugar the weight of all this and mengle all togither and the pacient drinke of it in good white Wine and incontinent he shall make water For one that is broke by reason of any trauaile either riding poste or by any other accident or chaunce TAke salt Armoniak and Rosen of eche of them two vnces and stiepe it in Vinaigre the space of xxiiij houres and dissolue it by the fire so that it burne not Then mixe with it halfe an vnce of pouder of Cipres and halfe an vnce of Gall and make thereof as it were a Ciraene True it is that these gommes ought not to be thorowly molten And if it be in winter so that the Ciraene be to hard put into it a droppe of mastic and then spreede it abrode vpon the rupture or the place a broke and chaunge it ones in foure daies and you shall see a meruelous operation To take away the paine and to heale the Goate TAke a little whelp of a brake that hath a while begon to see and the fattest that you can finde and skalde him like a Pigge and take out the guttes and garbage at one of his sides This done take Nettles stamped with two vnces of Brimstone foure yelkes of egges four vnces of turpentine and incorporate all togither and put it into the whelpes belly sowyng vp surely the hole for feare lest the composition should runne out then rost him with a temperate fire and receiue the grease that coÌ„meth of him and anoint the place of the Goute with it for it will bring great ease and cease all maner of conuulsions of the sinewes or muskles and paine of crampe that maie be felt in a manne with this remedie many haue not onely eased the paine of the Gout but haue also healed it put it cleane awaie Also for the like effect Take a newe pot and fill it half full with oile the other half with good white wine put some Nettles into it the which you shall seeth and laie them as hote vpon the place as the pacient can endure in twise or thrise vsing this the goute shalbe cleane driueÌ„ away Against the hote Goute FOr asmuche as there is two maner of goutes the one hote and the other cold you shal make this medicine following for the cold one take the iuice of great reisins sugar rosat of eche of theÌ„ an vnce with sugar made with Buglose fiue vnces of Diapruni solutiâ—i an vnce of Reubarbari electi and mingle al these thinges togither with a Iulep of Violettes make therof a composition of the whiche you shall take halfe an vnce euery morning an houre before daie and in short space you shalbe healed A meruelous and very good water for diuers infirmities and diseases TAke an vnce of Frankensens of the male kinde called in latin Olibanum asmuch of Sarcocolla sixe vnces of Aloe epaticum good and cleere hoÌ„ny the iuice of Plantain white Rosen of eche of these three vnces stampe them al wel togither mingle them This don put them into a great vessel of
that you muste make this prouision before it be vtterly corrupt putrified for if it were wholly corrupt and spilled this would auaile nothing but were â—ime and labour lost To cause that wine shall not be to stronge TAke a piece of Salt lard and tie it with a greate threed at the Bung hole within and let the lard touche onely the vpper parte of the vessell Thus doyng the Wine will neuer be stronge bicause of the â—ard and salt which letteth and hindereth the separation and attenuation which giueth force strength to the wine To make Vinaigre TAke the fruite of the tree called in latine Cornus in frenche Corneillier there be none of them in England and therefore it lacketh an Englishe name the saide fruite is like vnto Oliues but they be redde and somwhat longer take of them whan they be redde take also Blackberies before they be ripe and drie them and make them into pouder and with â— little strong Vinaigre make of them litle balles the which you shal drie in the sunne Then take the wine and heate it and whan it is hote but into it this composition and it wil turne incontinent into strong Vinaigre whiche thing is experimented To make Vinaigre with water TAke xxx or xl pounde of wilde peares and lette them lie three daies on a heape in some vessell and then sprinkle or water theÌ„ euery daye with a little water the space of xxx daies and it shal be as good Vinaigre and as strong as if it were of Wine â–ª â—lso if you take grapes and wring out the wine with your handes and put the cell into some vessell and put water vpon it it will be â—igre and sharpe To make Vinaigre with perished wine or wine that is marred TAke corrupt and rotten wine andboâ—le or seeth it and take of al the froth or skimme that it maketh in boiling and let it remaine on the fire til it be diminishe of the third parte Then put it in a vessell wherin strong Vinaigre hath bene and put to it some serfoile and couer the vessell well that it take no aier at all and in short time it will be good and strong Vinaiger To take awaie the sauour of the mouldines or putrefaction of the wine TAke Medlers well made ripe in strawe and opeÌ„ them in four partes binde them with a threde and hange them within the bunge of the vessel that they maie be all couered with the wine and let them remaine so a moneth than take them out and you shall take awaie also the euil odour of the wine To make wine haue a good odour TAke an orenge or a citron that is not to great and take Cloues orientall and sette them in the orenge or citron vntill it be almoste full and so put it into the vessell of wine but let it not touche the wine then stoppe vp your vessell sure that the odour goe not out To make that Leekes shall be great TAke many seedes togither and set them in Goates donge and let them growe and ripe and you shall see a meruelous thing To make tadstooles or musheroms growe CUt a Popler tree harde to the ground and then take hote water with leuain in it and cast it vpon the roote and within three or foure daies the tadstooles wil growe about the foote of the Popler tree where you did cast the water and they shall be good to eate To make that all maner of Codware shal seeth quickly TAke the seedes that you will sowe as Peason Phasiols Lintelles and suche like and before you sowe them sprinkle them with salte peter and than sowe them whan you will and those that â—rowe of that seede will seeth soner and easelier then â—â— her will do To haue greene Flowres all the yeare TAke yonge plantes of floures in Somer and set them in some place very hote as in stoues or hote houses leaue them so for by the meanes of the greate heate they will growe to their parfite bignes in the middes of winter beare their floures whiche thing is tried and proued To make Corne and podware to growe greater than they are wont to doe TO make Corne and podware as Wheate Rie Mille Ciche peason and all other like to growe greater than ordinarily they do you must sowe â—hem in a fielde where Squilla is planted bicause that this Squilla is hote and consequently giueth heate vnâ—o the seedes and so maketh them growe greater then they comonly doe To make that fruites shall not rotte vpon the tree TAke a Naile and heate it glowing hote in the fire and driâ—e it into the foote of the tree or if you wil not do so make a hole in the same place with a Percer and leaue it so for at that hole all the superfluous sucke or iuyce wil come out which is the 〈◊〉 that the fruites rotte vpon the tree To make letters than can not be reade onles the Paper be put in water TAke Rochealome and make it into pouder thaÌ„ put it into a little water and write what you will with it vpon white Paper and let the letâ—erâ— drie of theÌ„selues and whan you will reade them â–ª put the Paper into cleere water and the letters vpward and you shall reade them as if thei were writen with incke bicause the water maketh the Paper somwhat blacke or rather grey and the Alome shineth by reason of the whitenesse of it whiche is a meruelous thing and proued To make letters that can not be reade but at the fire TAke salt Armoniack and make thereof pouder very smal and put it in water than write what you will with it vpon Paper and lette it drie And whan you will reade it holde it before the fire and you shall reade very wel Also if you take the suck or iuice of a Limon or Dinyon and write withall a man can not reade it but at the fire To make that Aqua vite shall receiue all the vertues and strength of Medecines TAke foure vnces of Aqua vite and putte it in a vessell of Glasse with a streight and narrowe mouth but yet great and thicke of Glasse then take MedicameÌ„tes elect well dried and cut very small put theÌ„ in the same glasse vnto the Aqua vite stoppe well and surely the mouth of the Glasse with the stopple and than with white waxe vpon it finally take what vessell or pot you will and fill it with hote ashes so that there be nâ— fire in it and burie this vessell of Aqua vite in the same Ashes To make that a woman shall eate of nothing that is set vpon the table TAke a little greene Basil and whan men bring the dishes to the table put it vnderneth them that the woman perceiue it not for menne saye that she will eate of none of that whiche is in the dishe wher vnder the Basill lieth To make Oile of Roses or other Odoriferous Herbes TAke a violle of Glasse
if you rubbe your bedsteed with fishe glue sodden Also if you sette vnder the bedde a paile full of water the Pinneses will not trouble you at all For to Kill and destroie Flies TAke white Elebore and steepe it in milke or sodden wine than put to it some Auripigmentum otherwise called Arsenick or orpine sprinkle your house with it and you shall destroie all the flies Also the decoction of Eldern cast about the house worketh the like effect Another waie to Kill and destroie Flees WOrmwoode or wild Cowcomber rootes stieped in sea water destroieth flees so doth the water wherein Mâ—lanthium otherwise called Nigella Romana hath ben stieped casting it about your house Also if you boile or seeth the water with Rose cakes or with hempe seeds and casting it about your house it will do the like For one that hath eaten venimous tadstooles or Musheroms THere is no presenter remedy for him that hath eaten venimous Musheroms or Tadstooles than to make him vomite as sone as maie bee possible in giuing him drinke the rootes of the leaues of Rue well stampt and of Organy and Hony and after that the vse of Triacle which shal be very good and Mithridatum with stroÌ„g vinaigre or with Oximellum scylliticum or els with Aqua vite Also to eate raw Garlike helpeth muche in such a cace which the most parte of the peisantes of the countrey doe vsing it in steede of Triacle For to confite Musheroms or tadstooles so well that a man maie eate them without any danger SEyng that Musheroms or Tadstooles are so pleasant in taste that menne can not abstaine from them lette them learne at the lest waye the meane to assure theÌ„selues from the danger that maie ensue doyng as foloweth Firste of all seeth them with wild peares or with the leaues of the tree that beareth the said peares And if you can finde no wild peares you maie do it with garden peares so that they be naturally sower and sharpe and sucke as can not well be eaten but thei must be rosted and you maie take them either drie or greene and they will take awaie all the danger of the venime or poison A remedy against the stinging of waspes or Bees TAke Oxe dung sprinkled ouer with Vinaigre or els take Mallowe leaues so vsed with Vinaigre or in touching the stinging with an yron it is done also with the milke of Figges To make wemen haue a quicke and speedy deliuery of their Children and without paine or at the lâ—ste very little TAke leaues of Dittany and stampe theÌ„ or els make pouder of them and giue the womaÌ„ that laboreth drinke of it with a little water and she shalbe deliuered incontinent and without any great paine or greefe To take of wartes from the handes TAke as many Ciche peason as there be wartes and tutche eche of them with one of the Ciche peason so that euery pease tutch his wart then wrappe vp the saide peason in a little clout and casâ—e them behinde you and al the wartes will drie vp For the dissenterie or flixe of the Stomacke TAke greene beanes poddes and al and seede them with water and Vinaigre eate theim so poddes and all and that shall stoppe you To fasten the Gommes and lose teeth TAke a little Mirre and temper it with Wine and oile and washe your mouth with all you shall see a wonderfull experience The Mirre also killeth the wormes in a mans body and beyng chewed in the mouth maketh a sweete breath To take awaie the toth ache TAke Ysope and make thereof a decoction with Vinaigre and it being hote washe your mouth withall the paine of the teeth shall go awaie The Ysope also beyng stampt and incorporated with Honie and a little Nitrum killeth the wormes in a mans body Another remedy for to heale the tooth ache BOile frogges with water and vinaigre wash your mouth with the decoction and it will be very profitable for the paine of the teeth To make Heare growe TAke three quicke Frogges burne them aliue in a pot and mingle the ashes that you make of them with hony or with tarre whiche is farre better and rubbe the place with it where you se there groweth no heare and in shorte space it will growe abondantly To make Heare blacke TAke leches or blood suckers and let them rott the space of three skore daies in red wine or vinaigre in some vessell of leade and anoint the heares with it in the sunne and thei will become black To kill the wormes in the teeth and to take awaie the stinking of the teeth TAke a hundred frogges and drie them al night in an ouen so that they maie be made into a pouder and put to it asmuche salt beaten into pouder rubbe your teeth with it it will kill the wormes and take awaie the euill sauour of the teeth To heale pussiue and broken winded Horses TAke molin or longwort and make therof a pouder and giue it the horse to drinke with his water and it shal not onely take awaie the cough but also heale him if he be altogither pussife and broken winded Also Gencian will doe the like whiche thing is sufficiently proued and tried To preserue a man from vomiting on the sea YOu must drinke the iuice of Wormewood and you shalbe quite from such paine and vexation of vomiting A remedy against the biting or stinging of Serpentes TAke Ashe leaues and stampe them and laie them vpoÌ„ the place that is stonge or els get out the iuice of them and giue him drinke of it and you shall see a meruelous effect bicause that the Serpent is so great enemie vnto the Ashe tree that he would rather goe thorow the fire then to passe by an Ashe For them that spitte Bloode TAke fine Rie flower and make thereof a cake and whan it is bake giue it the pacient to eate as hote as he maye endure it and it shal do him great ease A remedy against the wormes in yong Children TAke drie Lupines and make flower of them and kneath it with Hony and laie it vpon the stomacke of the Childeland it will heale him A remedy for the flixe or Laxe TAke greene Acornes and stampe them a little with the skinne and all and with the endes of the yong and tender leaues and make thereof distilled water in a limbeck and giue the pacieÌ„t drink of it and it shalbe a very good remedy For the running of the vrine that is to saie for one that can not holde his water TAke the small endes of Oken leaues and seeth them in Claret wine and then stampe theim and make a plaister of them and laie it hote vpon the yarde of the pacient shortly he shalbe cured For those that can not keepe their meate but vomite it vp againe continually TAke the tender leaues of an ashe tree and seeth them in strong Vinaigre and then stampe theÌ„ and make
it and they will be white and will also fasten and confirme the Gommes To take awaie the paine of the eyes TAke the Langes or Lightes of a â—idde hote as they be taken out of his belly and laie them vpon the eies of the paâ—ient and it shall take his paine frâ—â— him For him that is stong with a Salamander TAke Rosen prepared and compounde with Honie in maner of an electuarie and let him drink it with the decoction of Nettle leaues But he that by fortune hath eaten of a Salamander must vomite in giuing him drinke diuers times oile and making him sharpe glisteres for to drawe the venim out and to comfort his harte after in giuinge him good triacle and mithridate and that his meate be fat fleshe of yong beastes For one that hath dronke Leches or bloodsuckers GIue him drinke of some brine and the iuice of Beetes with Vinaigre and you shall kill the beast that hurteth so that it choketh the pacient sticking fast at the mouth of his stomacke For one that is stonge with the beast called in latine Psalanx which is a kinde of Lisard called Stellio YOu muste singe and plaie vpon diuers instrumentes and make the pacient to daunce continually vntill he be healed For one that is bitten with a madde Dogge YOu muste vse all diligence to get immediatly the Liuar of the same madde dogge and let the pacient eate it hote rosted and aboue all thinges you must enlarge the wounde with a rasour and cut away al the torne and perished flesh and cause the blood to issue out abondantly because it bringeth the venime with it And to drawe out blood also with little cuppes wel flamed called Cucurbitulae to giue him garlike onyons and other like thinges to eate and to drinke Milke and good sweete wine A remedy for him that is stonge with some Venimous Beast TO get the Venim out of the fleshe the blood of him that is stong venemously in any maner of sorte the beste and the chiefest remedy that can be founde is to sucke out the Venim with a maÌ„s mouth but you must note that he that shall sucke it out maie not be fasting but must haue eaten some thing specially fatte and greasie thinges his belly full Then hauing washed his mouth with good wine let him take into his mouth some oile oliue and let him beginne to suck Then to enlarge the place that was stong with a rasour that the venim may come the better out and set these cuppes called Cucurbitulae vnder with muche stame for to drawe it out This done make him a plaister vpon it with Garlike and Onyons stampt small and washe the place with hote vinaigre The diet of the pacieÌ„t must be the blades or leaues of leekes garlike and Onions with Pepper and salte inough and muche bread good wine with organy and the seedes of Nettles Baie berries and Genuper berries the fleshe of Hedge hogges of the lande and citrous with their seede To preserue a man from Poison TAke drie Figges and eate them with Walnuttes or rawe CitroÌ„s the seedes of nauewes which is a kinde of rape drunke with wine or els the leaues of Calamint and Terra sigillata and ruddle or red chalke in taking of al these thinges a dramme at a time and like wise the leaues of Rue eaten with a walnut two drie figges and a corne of salte vsing daily these simples you shall be preserued from poison As concerninge compoundes the principall of all Antidotes or conterpoisons is mithridate and triacle for in taking euery daie the quantite of a Hasill nut of Triacle there shall neuer Poison hurte you To driue awaie all venimous beastes from your house TAke Iuniper the seede of Agnus castus the shelles of riuer creuices Hartes horne the grease or suet of a Bucke Kerse or toune Cresses Organy and Dittany and make of all these droges a dowe or past and whan you will vse it occupie it burne it for where as the smoke thereof goeth the beastes will voide awaie Against all poison eaten or drunke HAuing knowledge that any man is poisoned the chiefe remedie is to make him vomite the poison in giuing him oile oliue luke warme to drinke alone or mixte with water if you haue no Oile giue him Butter with hote water or with the decoction of line seede or the seede of nettles or of Scinigrecum and all these thinges purge the venim as well dounewarde as vpward after hauinge made him vomite diuers times you muste purge him with sharpe glisters douneward then giue him water mixte with Honie and also olde Wine ynough to drinke But if you can get good Triacle or Mitridate they are the principall against poysons with Terra sigillata Acorne shels and giue him of it in good wine Let his meate be the fatte fleshe of olde beastes and fatte brothes specially of Hennes and fatte fishe and lette him not sleepe in continuyng this meanes he shall be deliuerid by the helpe of God Against all Venim or Poison TAke a quantite of Flies and drie theim and make pouder of them and giue it him that is poisoned to drinke in wine and immediatly he shalbe cured A remedy whiche king Nicomedes vsed that no poison should hurt him TAke Iuniper Berries Terra sigillata or ruddle of eche of them two drammes and make it in to pouder very small the whiche you shall mixe with hony or oile oliue and so kepe it And whan you will occupie it take the biggenesse of a hasell nut of it at a time with water mixt with hony and you shalbe assured not to bee poisoned for in eatinge poisoned meate after it as sone as it is in your stomacke there will come vpon you a vomiting so that you shalbe constrained to cast vp the meate and the poison togither but if there be none in your meate the said preparatiue will not hurt you at all A secret or remedy not to be stonge of Scorpions CArry about you of the roote of Polimonia or Polimonium and you shall neuer be stong of Scorpions and if you be stong with them they shall do you no hurt A remedy not to be stong of wespes or Bees TAke Mallowes stampe them with oile oliue and where as you anointe your selfe with the vnction neuer flies Wespes nor Bees will tutche you To make what quantite of strong Vinaigre you will TAke Squilla which is a kinde of an Onyon and take the leaues of from it tie it vpon a threde and leaue it fiue or sixe daies in the aier Thaâ— plonge it into the vessell of wine that you will make Vinaigre of and there muste be so muche voide space in the vessell that the Squilla maie not tutche the wine beyng tied by the bong and let it hange so fiue or sixe daies and the Wine wil become stronge and sharpe and will turne into good Vinaigre For one that hath eaten venemous musheroms or Tadstooles THe cheefest
Sandrac as you shall that it is sodden This don pluck backe the pot by and by from the fire and let it stande where any flaÌ„be is bicause it draweth vnto it self the heate so the fire wold burne it all theÌ„ empty it out haÌ„dsomely before it be cold into a coople of little bagges pointed at the ende one within another like Ipocras bagges And the mater that is not molten will remaine in the bagges whiche wil be more then the halfe and that will no more bee any thing worth for that purpose and by this meanes you shall haue made your vernishe for to gilte with all whiche will keepe very well and long and the older it is the better operation it hath keepe it therefore well from all maner of duste and lette it not droppe or runne out And note that the Aloe is it that giueth the yellow colour to it and maketh it looke like Gold and the other thinges make it thicke And if you will make it exceding firme and fast whan the oile is soddeÌ„ beyng put in by measure you shall take out of it as much as you thinke good then go foreward in your worke and whan it is sodden there will not be of it aboue three or foure pound and that is the leste you can make at a time and yet neuertheles those that medle with the making of it make xl or lx pound at a time and kepe it for their necessitie And if you wil laie it vpon glasse or tinne either the matter must be hote or els the glas or tinne and it muste be laide abrode vpon it with a pensill and so shal you haue a faire pece of worke An experimented oile against poison TAke three pound of old oile oliue and deuide it into three sondry vessels and to one pound put three handfulles of Hypericon in englishe saint Iohns wort and leaue it in the sunne eight daies theÌ„ boile it in Balneo mariae the space of twelue houres which is made as we wil shewe you afterward This don you shall straine it hard in pouring vpon it some good wine as Maluoisie and after that put also to it three handfuls of the saide herbe and a pound of the said oile and so set it viij daies in the sunne as before in boiling it afterward twelue houres in Balnea mariae and wring and straine it harde again as before wherunto you shal put three handfuls of the seed of the said herbe and a pound of the saide oile This done do as before with straining it in the sunne and in Balneo mariae you shal also after this put into it these drogges following as gentian Crocodilium an herbe after Pliny like the thistle called Camaelion niger Ruellius supposeth it to be that whiche is called comonly Carlina or Cardina Zeduaria Aristolochiarotunda TormeÌ„till white Dittany Sandall of all sortes boile Armenik prepared of eche of them two vnces and putte all the saide thinges in a great glasse the space of ten daies in the sunne Hauing thus done you shal seeth theÌ„ thirtene houres in Balneo mariae straine them afterward very hard then shall you adde to it saffran Aloe Spicinardi Reubarbari electi of eche of them sixe drammes and set them in the sunne again the space of sixe daies boile them a new in Balneo mariae foure twenty houres make the same expression straining that you did before whereunto you shall put an vnce a half of good Mitridatum than it is made and beyng thus made kepe it for your necessite neede for it is a very soueraine thing against poison taken at the mouth hath a secret property against the plage for wormes Mâ—n vse it also in anointing al the poulses the hart that is to saie the left side then couer all his body and lette him alone with the hote linen clothes vntil he fal into a greate sweate And this hath bene proued diuers times Now Balneum mariae is thus made you must set a caudron full of water on the fire in the same water a great glasse suche as men still with all wherin to you must put all your thinges to boile And make your caudron of water so boile that the thinges in the glasse maie also boile and bicause that water in the caudron coÌ„sumeth you must fill it vp again alwaies and lo heere is Balneum mariae For the heate or burning of the vrine TAke the seede of purselane of wilde succory and garden succory of eche of them two drammes the floures of Nenuphar and of Violettes of eche of theim a dramme an vnce of the seede of white Pâ—rpadol two vnces of the seede of Sebestâ—â— half a dramme of Iusquiama alba a dramme of saffran fiue drammes of Lignum dulce ten draÌ„mes of the berrie of a pine apple tree and boile all this in sixe pound of water vntill it be decreased of the third part then straine it and take sixe vnces of this straining with an vnce of Iulep of violettes and drinke it luke warme euery morning at the breake of the daie and you shall see a meruelous effect within foure daies A water of a maruelous and excellent vertue to bring againe the sighte of the eies to him that hath lost it or is diminished by sickenes or any other accident or chaunce TAke three drammes Tutia made in pouder very smal and asmuche Aloe Epaticum in pouder two draÌ„mes of fine sugar sixe vnces of rose water sixe vnces of good white wine rather sweete than other wine but true it is y â— to swete is not coÌ„mendable Mixe al this togither put it in some cleane vessel of glasse beyng wel closed and stopt set it in the sunne a moneth togither continually mixyng stirring togither all the saide thinges at the leste ones a daie to the intent they maie incorporate well togither This don take of the same water put certaine droppes of it vpon your eies morning and euening in continuyng so a certaine space it will cause the sight to come again as clere and as pure as it was before And this was made and ordained by a consultation and counsell assembled of the wisest best phisitions of all Italie to bring the Emperour of Constantinoples sight again the yeare 1438. whan he was at the sinode and concile of Ferrare with pope Eugene the fourth and his sight came againe vnto him as faire as euer it was by the meane of this water To remedy or help bloodshotten eyes comming by any Reume fluxion or suche other like cause TAke the toppes or endes of Wormewood whiche is an herbe well inough knowen and stampe it mixyng it with the white of an egge and rose water make thereof as it were a plaister and spreading it vpon a linen cloth whiche you shall laie vpon the eye where the blood is or els vpon bothe And doe this at night whan you go to bedde and the nexte morning take
¶ The seconde part of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by hym collected out of diuers excellent aucthours and newely translated out of Frenche into Englishe with a generall Table of all the matters conteined in the saied Boke By Willyam Ward ¶ Imprinted at London by Ihon Kyngston for Nicholas Englande Anno domini M.D.lx. The translatour to the Readers IN the edicioÌ„ of the first parte of the worthie secretes of the reuerend Senior Alexis of Piemont it was promised you gentill readers euen of hym self in his Epistle that he would labour in the colleccioÌ„ of others tried and experimented for the vtilitie profite and pleasure of all soche as either delited in theim or would by theim be eased of soche infirmities as thei might casually haue been greeued withall You heard also the cause why he would communicate those secretes with the worlde whiche vndoubtedly sprong of a godlie zeale towarde the common cace of all menne I therefore bicause he hath kept touche performing his promes in collectyng a seconde part could no lesse dooe herein then I did in the firste parte that is to saie no more to spare my labour in translatyng it into our natiue toungue nor hide the commoditie of so excellente thinges from those that haue not the vnderstandyng of the Frenche tongue then I did before And bicause you should not haue onely the hed without the taile that is the biginnyng without the ende you shall haue here no lesse good and profitable matters althoughe not so many then was presented you in the other as by your iudgement in readyng you shall easely perceiue THE Second parte of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by him collected out of diuers and excellent Authors To make whey as clere as well water TAke wheie and heate it on the fier but lette it not boile then sprinkle it with a Sponge weate in strong vinaigre or vergeous or els the iuice or licour of Orenges and so strain it in a piece of clothe made like a little bagge doeyng so diuers times vntill it be clere But note that the bagge must not be made cleaue at euery time but you must powre it alwaies vpon the skomme of it and it will become as clere as Amber To make very good Aqua vite TAke Wine that is not to olde that is to safe of a yeare or somwhat more or lesse and let it be very good hauing a good odour and distille it in a vessel of glasse hauing a long necke about sixe foote long with a very small and slowe fier and take it vp togither whiles it commeth furth fast that is to saye whan one droppe tarrieth not for another and it shalbe very good and pleasant for there shalbe nothing els but onely the parte of the Wine very subtile and fine true it is that it shal not be very hote nor burne so muche as other Aqua vites doe To make Armes or tables of Pictures alwaies bright shining TAke verie stronge Vinaiger and Alome and beate the Alome into pouder and mingle it with the Vinaigre and than rubbe therwith the armes or tables and they will be alwaies bright or els anoint theÌ„ with the marow of a Deere To make blacke Ynk very good TAke a pound and a halfe of raine water with three vnces of the waighttest Galles you can finde bruse them into small peeces and poore them into the said water and let it stande two daies in the sunne Then put to it two vnces of Romaine vitriolle wel colored and beateÌ„ small and mixe all well togither with a sticke of a Figge tree leaue it againe two daies more in the Sunne Finally put to it an vnce of Gomme Arabicke that is eleere and bright and beaten into pouder and an vnce of the pill of Pomegranades and than boile it a little with a slowe fier that doen straine it and kepe it in a vessell of Leade or Glasse and it will be very blacke and perfite good To make Greene Ynke TAke Verdegris elect fayer and make it into past with a little strong Vinagre and distilled water of Grene galle and let it drie and whan you will write with it teÌ„per it with the same water of greene gall putting to it a little gomme Arabike For Oxen that pisse Bloode TAke three vnces of Phasioli that be redde and sixe drammes of Pepper the seede of brome and make thereof â— poulder and giue him drinke of it euery daie with white wine vntill he be hole putting three vnces of the said poulder to two quarteâ— of the said wine and giue it him euerie daie three times To make Oile of Vitriol TAke the Vitriol and make it into Lime than put into Aqua vite and let the water couer it than distille it first with a very small fier augmenting it by little and little vntil al become out Then take out the Aqua vite by Balneum mariae with the water that is skant warme This doen distil againe the Oile and if at the beginning there come any water put the said Oile into some vessell and set it in the Sunne but it were muche better to set two vessels well closed togither one vpon another and the water beyng in the Sunne will come and cleaue vnto the vessell that is vppermost and therfore you shall take awaie the said vessell and set to another and by this meane you shall purge awaie all the said water and the Oile shall remaine not onely pure nete but also more delicat than the comon Oile of Vitriol To make white Teeth TAke Limons and make distilled water of theÌ„ and washe your Teeth with it for it is a soueraine thing or if you will not make the water take the licour of them which is also good for the same purpose but the water is moche better bicause it is finer so that in distilling it lose not his force For the same TAke lees of wine called Tarâ—arum and put it in a vessell of Marble and stop it surely then burie it in the ground and let it remaine there vntill it become water and then take it out and rubbe your teeth with it and thei will waxe very faire Take also the water that falleth at the beginning of the distillacion of salte Peter and Alome and rubbe your teethe therwith If you take also the roote of Mallowes and rub your teeth with it euery daie thei will be bright white and faire without hurting the gommes Or if you take a cruste of wheaten bread and burne it euen to coales and then hauing made it to pouder skower your teeth withall and washe them afterwarde with cleane and faire water either of the Welle or of the Conduite thei will bee white for it is a thing experimented To take awaie spottes from the face TAke twoo vnces of the licour of Limons and twoo vnces of Rose water twoo drammes of siluer sublimed and as moche of Ceruse put al togither and make it like an
also the Figges Snailes and the egges and mingle all these waters togither and put a parte half of the same water and kepe the other halfe and put it into a vessell of glasse and mingle into it all the other thinges and let them bee firste made into pouder and put to also the waxe then set it in the sunne and leaue it there vntill all become like vnto waxe then take it out with a white linen clothe and take fiftene Egges and stille theim in the same water and powre all this coÌ„posicion into the saied water distilled with a pound of rawe Honie and set it again in the Sunne and let it remaine there vntill the water bee dried vp and it will bee parfite good And afterward when you will occupie it take asmoche of it as a Wheate corne and anointe your face with the water that you did sette aparte that is to saie that of the flowers and it will proue a merueilous thing To take out the wrinkles of the face TAke a little of the wood of a white Vine or els a little of Brionie and stampe it with a drie Fig that is faâ—te that is to saie pastie and anointe your face with it and then go walke till you sweate for if you should not sweate the Vine would take of the skin and the Brionie make you blacke To make beare slacke in comming forthe or growing in yong men as well on their beard as in other partes TAke a rasour that is made of copper mixt with Auripigmentum otherwise called Arsnic or Orpine in the melting of it so that it bee incorporated togither and shaue the bearde or heare withall and it shall neuer growe again or if you heate the said rasour of copper in the fire and quenche it in the blod of a Salamander or els in the milke of Sowthistles If also you rubbe the place where you will not that heare shall growe with the bloode of a fishe called a Tony it will done the like Also if you take Beanes and seeth theim in water and washe the place euery daie with that water the heare will not growe or at the least long or thei came forthe To make heare growe in euery place of the body where you will TAke greate greene Lisardes or sea Frogges and cutte of their heddes and their tailes and drie the reste in an Ouen and make pouder of it Then take the yelke of an Egge and make Oile thereof and mengle all togither diligently that is to saie the pouder and the oile and anoint the place with it where you will heare shall growe and thei will come for the shortly To make heares blacke TAke a Combe of Leade and kembe your hedde with it alwaies and the heares will be blacke Take also Crowes egges and make oile of theÌ„ and laie a combe of horne in it and let it remain there till it hath dronke vp all the oile then take it out and kembe your hedde with it and by continuall vsing of it your heare will be blacke To make a water that will make the face redde and glisteryng TAke a pound of Aqua vite of three seethinges an vnce of Brasill that is good ten Cloues orientall and ten graines of Nasturtium otherwise called Cardaâ—â— in English Cresses or toune Kerse and fiue graines of Cubiâ—es and stampe all togither verie small then put it into a vessell of glasse with the Aqua vite and stoppe it sure and boile it a little and then distill it in Balneo Marie or with a verie small fire and it shall be in his perfection To die or colour heere TAke half an vnce of Aqua fortis sixe penie weight of good â—â—luâ—r and sixe vnces of Rose water and washe your hedde with it Take also Litarge and of the ashes of Nettles and mingle them togither and rubbe your heere with it To take awaie the euill sauour of the breath TAke Cheruile Mirre and Cyperus called of the Apoticaries IuÌ„â—us odoratus as moche of one as of the other and make theim into pouder then take Rosen and of all this pilles and drinke theim in your wine To get awaie the heares from the iye browes TAke the galle of a he Gote or of a she Gote but the he Gote is better and dooeth it soner and rub your iye browes and the heare will 〈◊〉 ly fall awaie To die or to colour all kinde of metall or stone into the colour of golde without golde TAke salte Armoniac white Vitrioll stone salt and Verdegris and make all into a verie fine pouder and â—aâ—e of this pouder vpon the metal or stone that you die or colour vntill it hee couered ouer with it then put your stone or metall into the fire and leaue it there a good hoâ—â—â— then take it out and quenche it in vrine or pisse newly made For to make Iron or Steele softe YE shal take the iuyce of Hemlocke and put the yroÌ„ or steele beynge redde hoate into it three or foure tymes and let it remayne in it vntyll it be thorowe colde Take also oile and put into it seuen times some molten Leade and then quenche the yron in it at the ende of foure or fiue times To harden Yron or Steele TAKE the iuice of MelanthiuÌ„ otherwise called Nigella romana or the herbe called Mouse eare and quench your Iron hote therin three or foure times To make Figges ripe quickly LET the Fygges come to theyr parfyte greatnes than pryke theym with a pinne and rubbe thyem wyth a lytle Oyle oliue then bynde theym about wyth Greene Olyue leaues so that they maye be couered round about with them and so let them ripe in what place you will To make Hennes laie Egges all the winter TAKE the toppes of Netles when they beginne to haue seede and drye theym and gyue the Hennes a litle of it with Bren and Hempe seede and they shal laie euery day an Egge To make a Glue or paste that holdeth as fast as a naile TAKE Pixe Greca and Rosen the pouder of burned Brycke whyche is called Ceruse and mengle al togither and heate it when you wil occupie it and whan it is cold it will hold as fast as a naile To take avvaye all maner of spottes TAKe a Tenche and seeth him muche vntill he be dissolued into water almost and wash the spotted clothe therewyth oftentymes Than take Bren and boile it likewise in the same water wash the cloth againe therwith To cause that a womans Brestes waxe not great of swellinge TAKE a Fishe that is called Squatina in Englishe a Soale and cleaue hym in the myddle and laye hym vppon the womans Breastes and they shall not encrease bygger And yf they be greate and bygge they shall aswage and waxe lesse To purge Honnie with out fier TAKE the rawe Honie and put in a veessel of stone well leaded wythin and large and couer it well with a Paper and let it so stande and euery thirde or fourth daye
vpon a mans body or face that shall neuer be rubbed out YOu muste go into the stooues or hote houses whiche be very hote and when you are in a sweate write vpoÌ„ your bodie with what inke you will then cut the skin with a sharpe rasour and fill the cuttes with earth of what colour you will and leaue them so and incontinent by reason of the greate heate the skin will close shut vp togither and the letters or figures that you haue made vpon your fleshe will remaine for euer For the same but somwhat easier TAke Aqua fortis of Golde and the beastes that â—e called Cantharides and putte them toâ—ither xxiiij houres then with a penne very small write what you will vpon the skinne and leaue it so and by and by ther will rise certaine little white bladders or pushes where you touched with the water and that will remaine and abide for euer To make one haue a good memorie TAke a Tooth or the lefte legge of a Badger or Brock as some call it and as other some name it a Grey and binde it about your righte arme nexte vnto the flesh Take also the gall of a Partriâ—â—â— and rubbe your temples with it that it maie soke into the skin and fleshe ones in a moneth and it will make you haue a good memorie To make that no Dogge shall barke at you TAke a blacke Dogge and plucke out one at his eies and holde it in your lefte hande and by reason of the sauour and smell thereof the Dogges will not barke at you To make all thinges sâ—eme Blacke and Greene in the night TAke the blacke inck of a Fishe called a skuttle called Atramentum Sepiae take also Verdegrice and mingle bothe togither and put them in a lampe with the wieke and set it a fier in a chaÌ„bre where there is no other light but that and al that is in the said chambre walles and all shal seeme partly Greene and partly Blacke whiche is a meruelous thing to see To die Heare into a Greene colour TAke freshe Capers and distill them and washe your heare with the water of theÌ„ in the sunne and they will become greene To dresse or to kepe fleshe in Somer TAke the fleshe and seeth it but let it not be to muche soddeÌ„ than take it of from the fire and streine out the water and set it in the shadow the space of an houre for to drie in a place where the winde commeth then take an earthen pot with white Vinaigre that is stronge and take some Geniper seede well stamped and Salt and cast it vpoÌ„ the fleshe and than put it into the Vinaigre and sette the pot in some colde place as a cane or â—ollex and remoue euery daie the fleshe within the pot let it staÌ„d and remaine so as longe as if pleaseth you and whan you will eate of it seeth it a little as if you will 〈◊〉 maie eate it so for it is a thing very sweete delicate To make an instrument called Cauterium wherwith sores are burned whiche shall raise the skin without any greefe or paine TAke softe sope and vnslekt Lime that hath not ben wet asmuche of the one as of the other and mingle them togither and whan you will vse of it if the skin be not broken laie a little piece of lether vpon it with some ointment and leaue a hole in the middes of the greatnesse that you will the wound shal be and put in the same hole asmuch of the instrument as a whete corne let it remaine so and within three or fower houres it wil make a hole without any paine But if the skin be rotten as of a felon or cattes heare it shall suffise to washe the place before you laie to the Cauterium with strong Vinaigre and within an houre it will raise the skinne without anie griefe or paine To make Steele cut Yron as it were Lead TAke the Steele and purge it well than take of these wormes that breede in the grounde and make of them some distilled water in a Lembeck than take the iuice of Radishe rootes asmuch of the one as of the other and quenche the steele in it beyng red hote fower or fiue times than make kniues Swordes or daggers of it and they shall cut Yron as it were leade To make red Ynâ—ke TAke stronglie boiling hote and put it in the riâ—e or barke of Brasill and lette it coole than take eight vnces of the saide lie and an vnce of Brasill skraped with a piece of glasse put it to also a little Alome Than put it in a dishe vpon the hote ashes and let it boile well the space of an houre and occupie it at your pleasure and the incke shalbe very good but note that it is not good but whan it is fresh and recent that is to saie made of a daie or two at the most For the same and easier TAke an vnce of the same wood skraped with a piece of glasse and take ten vnces of water and powre the skraped Brasill into it and let it remaine so the space of seuen houres than seeth it and let it diminish of the fower partes three and it will be redde hauing a good lustre And if you let it deminish of more then three partes it will be red and sanguine To make Bones softe TAke bones that be holowe in the middes as of the legges of beastes and take the iuice of Alexanders of milfoile of radishe rootes of horehounde and Vinaigre asmuche of the one as of the other and fill the bones with these iuices and stoppe them wel y t nothing goe out than buried it in Horse donge as long as you wil and the longer they be in it the softer will they waxe To kepe Grapes freshe all the winter YOu muste gather the Grapes whan it is faier and cleere wether and that it hath not rained a good while before than muste you make them cleane that is to saie take out the rotten graines that be in them than take pitch and set it vpon the fire vntill it boile than take the grape and put the ende that it hangeth by into it let it remaine so a while and then let it drie in the sunne the space of two daies Finally laie theim vpon wheate stray that one touche not another and they will kepe so good and freshe all the yeare To make Melons or Coucombers ripe before their season FOr to haue Melons Coucombers or other like fruite ripe before their season you must plante or set them in pottes or other vessels and euery thirde or fourth daie water theÌ„ at the roote with hote water and whan the wether is cloudy or colde sette them before the fire and whan the sunne shineth and is faire wether set them in the Sunne Thus doynge you shal haue Melons and many other like fruitos ripe before their season To take awaie the holes or markes of the small Pockes TAke
thing is that he be made to vomite in giuing him drinke oile oliue and lie made of the Ashes of the shrubbes of vines or of the braÌ„ches of a wilde peare tree with salt and vinaigre tempred with water Hennes Egges also be good beyng drunke with Vinaigre tempered with water And these remedies be good for any man that hath drunke Plaster or eaten any thinge that choketh or him to whome some manne hath giuen menstruall blood to drinke as wicked wemen some time doe To be assured and safe from all Sorcerie and Enchantement TAke Squilla and tie it vpon the principall gate or doore of your house and you shall assure all the inhabitantes in it from all sorcerie and enchantmentes Also this Squilla assureth and kepeth al plantes and trees that are about the house where it is planted or set from all noisomnesse and infection of the ayer Against lightning and tempest IN the place where there is tied the skinne of a beast called in latine Hyena or of a Cocodrille or of a Hyppopotame or of a sea Calfe or seale the lightening tempest and thonder will neuer fall there nor likewise vpon a haye tree nor figge tree To keepe that fruites shall not fall before they be ripe IF you tie wilde Figges vpon the trees in your Garden from the whiche your fruite falleth it shall not onely not fall doune but also these figges will keepe them safe To keepe that wesels and other like beastes shall not eate nor destroy Poultrie RUbbe your Pultrie with the iuice of Rue or herbe grace and the Wesels shall do them no hurt also if they eate the Lunges or lightes of a Foxe the Foxes will not eate them To make Flaxe as softe as Silke TAke what quantite of Flaxe you will that is good and faire kembe it as ready to be sponne Then take freshe and recent Calues dunge as muche as will suffise to paste ouer the saide flaxe and lette it be well washed after it hath remained fiue or sixe houres so soked and couered with the dunge and it will be as softe as silke maie be sponne as fine as a man will To heale the paine of the Head TAke Maioram and presse out the iuice of it and let the pacient take of it into his Nose To heale lippes that be clefte and full of chinkes by meanes of colde or winde TAke gomme Arabike and Dragant asmuch of the one as of the other and make pouder of it and incorporate it with Oile of Violettes and anoint your lippes therwith To heale handes that be full of Chappes by colde or winde TAke mastike frankences newe waxe and oile of roses make of all this an vnguent or ointmeÌ„t and anoint the chappes or chinkes of your handes and they will immediatly be hole To grinde Golde and Siluer TAke the cutting or paringe of beaten Golde the value of halfe a croune than take some gomme Arabick asmuche as two beanes and stiepe it in so little water that it skant becouered ouer and leaue it so a night than braie it a little vpon a marble stone and put to it the Golde by litlle and little and incorporate it well with the gomme Then braie it slightly the space of two houres in gathering it vp vnder the stone that grindeth it for in spreading it abrode much of it is lost and with a pensill weate the Golde rounde about for seare lesse it should drie for you should lose it bicause of the gomme that maketh it to drie vp Then you shall take half an vnce of salt peter whiche you shall put in a little câ—fer or casket of yron and put to it so muche water that it maie be scant couered and boile it on the fire skimming it well then straine it with a double linen cloth and thicke and let it coole and it will congele and be white Then braie it with the Golde the space of an houre and a halfe and than it is grounde This don take it vp with a fine pensill and putte it in a cuppe or goblet of glasse and resolue all into water Than must you haue ready three or foure cuppes of Glasse for to empty the water in from hand to hand then put the water vpon the Golde and with the ende of your finger washe it well with the Gomme and salt peter and you shall empty the water from hand to hand into the cuppes of glasse Also you muste haue ready some shelles cleane and drie for to put it in and the Golde beyng well washed in the cuppe or goblet let there be a little water in it and sturre the Golde with a pinne and you shall empty by little and little in the dishe all that quantite whiche you thinke you will cut of and make thereof suche measure that you maie haue your money againe And you must knowe that there is alwaies half in half gotten vpon it And in emptiyng it mixe it well togither to the ende that the course maie goe to the bottom and mingle it not with the fine for you should do hurte vnto your worke and your selfe wronge but keepe it for you maie grinde it ones againe and whan it is in the dishe you shall holde it ouer a flambing cole not letting it rest still but remouing it faire and softly and it will waxe drie seeme fayrer to the eye And thaÌ„ kepe it from all filth dust To make faire Verdegrise after the newe facion TAke strong Vinaigre and viij vnces of the siling or skales of Copper well made cleane from all dust foure vnces of Baye salt two vnces of it and than facion what bede stones you will make the hole of them little and lette them drie well in the sunne and if you bake them in an ouen they wil dure longer and will be stronger Than giue them a light colour with hole armenick the white of an egge laie siluer foile very fine vpon them but weate it first with water and then polish theÌ„ with a dogges tooth and make them glister and shine Then take the shearinges or paringes of parchement that be white and not colored or painted and washe them with luke warme water and boile them in a newe potte vntill they be well sodden and somewhat ingrossed waxen to a substance or body then straine them finely and whan you will occupie them about your worke lette them be luke warme Than take your Perle and put it vpon the ende of a needle or some other fine or smal yron to the intent the hole be not stopt and so plonge it into the said parchemeÌ„t glue take it out quickly againe and turne it round that the glue maie not rest in one place of it but that it maie be of like thicknesse rounde about the Perle and if it appeare not thicke inough vnto you dippe it in againe and it will shewe better that is to faie the whitnesse will shine vnder the glue will make a certaine
saide water for to washe your handes with you shall haue them softe and cleane from all spottes or frackles This is the parfite waie mealâ—e to make oile of Talchum whiche hath many properties of the whiche the Dutchesse of Sauoye did vse and occupie And who so euer vseth this licour it will take awaie Freckles Spottes Wartes skarres of woundes or cuttes and other markes and in short space you shall see a meruelous experieÌ„ce of it It maketh white teeth and taketh oute the wrinkles of the face And tâ— you drinke of it two or three droppes with Wine or pottage it will make you haue a sweete breath if it coâ—ne bicause of the stomack It comforteth the mother and causeth a good appetite and restoreth into his nature euery euill stomacke that is marred by some accident or occasion of â—â—ckenes And finally muche desired of the Alkemistes for in putting into the saide oile some Mercurie well purified it congeleth incontinent and will endure the hammer and this is very true To make that all mettall shall seeme like Siluer TAke of Aqua fortis separatiua and put into it the value of viij pence or siluer well beaten thinne with a hamer and so cut it in small pieces and set the violle vpon the coles for to heate it a little and it will incontinent melte in the water Then take it from the fire and put into it some Tartare or lees of white wine beaten into pouder smal and put so much into it that it maie suite and drinke by the said water and you shal make a dowe or past wher with you shal rubbe all maner of metall what you will and it shall seeme white as it were fine siluer For to take muche Fishe and to make a light in the night TAke a certaine quantite of these little wormes that shine and flie in the night and distil them in a Lembick of glasse with a slowe fire and put the water that commeth of them in a violl of glasse or some round apple of glasse that is cleere bright and put into it foure vnces of quick siluer purged that is to saie passed thorowe leather or kiddes skinnes and sloppe wel the glasse that no water come into it Then place it handsomely in the middle of the nett so that nothing breake and than cast your nette into the water and it will make a goodly and cleere light and shining and all the fishes that see this light will runne in a shole togither and will fall into the net for all fishe naturally taketh pleasure to runne towarde the light And carriyng also the said round apple of glasse in the night it will giue a great light It will do the like also in a chamber To make a mixte stone whiche beyng weated with spettle maketh fire TAke quicke lime salt peter fined diuers times â—utia alexandrina not prepared calamint asmuch of the one as of the other quicke brimstone and Camfire of eche of them two partes And let all these thinges be beaten or stamped small sifted thorow a sarce or seeue Then put the said pouders in a newe linen cloth and binde them hard This done take two greate goldsmithes crosettes or melting pottes put the said pouders in them set the one vpon the other mouth to mouth and binde them faste with wier and Lutum sapientiae so that it maie sake no maner of ayer drie them in the sunne and whan the saide pouder is dry it will be yelow This done set the croset in a furneise of bricke or lime whan it is cold againe take it out and you shall finde your substance of the colour of bricke and it shal be parfite and good And whan you vse of it for to make a fire or light a candell weate it with a droppe of water or with a little spettle incontinent put to it your matche it wil light and burne And whan you will quench it againe blowe it as you blowe out a candell and you shall blow it out To make a Vernish of Mastick to lay vpon paintinges made with oile TAke two vnces of harde Masticke and an vnce of the oile of a firre tree ThaÌ„ take a little new pot put the mastick into it beaten or stampt and so melte it with a little fire This done put into it the oile and let it boile a little and stirre it still togither and let it boile almoste nothing bicause the Vernishe would be to clammie and to knowe if it bee sodde inough put into it a Hennes fether if it burne by and by it is a signe that it is made keepe it wel froÌ„ dust And whan you will occupie it let it remaine in the sunne vntill it be hote and whan it is drie againe it will giue a very faire glosse or lustre To make that a white skinne shall haue blacke spottes of the colour of a leopard or panther and also to make grey heare blacke TAke Litarge of siluer one vnce ij vnces of quick lime and three basins ful of water and seeth al this in a newe little pot witâ— a small fire vntill it waxe warme Then take it from the fire mixyng it alwaies with a sticke and it will be made Then take a Pensill of Hogges bristels and marke your white skinne with spottes as you shall thinke good one spotte here and another there one nighe vnto an other and some what great according to your skinne Then drie them in the sunne whan the skin is drie beate it with a wande and you shall see the spottes dimme of the colour of Taunie And if it be not well colored to your minde you maie doe it ones againe touching the same places you did before the colour will be liuelier this doyng you shal come to your purpose And this colour keepeth alwaies and giueth a good odour Also laiyng the saide matter vpon the heares of a mans head or berde that is grey it will make them blacke To make good oile of Nutmegges TAke two or three pounde of Nutmegges and cut them small and stampe them well then put them in a pan and heate them mixyng them alwaies togither This done you shall put them into a canuesse or stroÌ„g linen cloth and put them in a presse and presse theim well and gette out all the licour of them whiche wilbe like Manâ—a And then skrape it from the Canues bagge asmuche as you can with a knife then put it in some vessell of glasse and stoppe it well but set it not in the sunne although it seeme euil fauored for it will waxe cleere and faire of it self with in ten or xv daies and is worth thrise as much as the Nutmegge it selfe And this oile hath great vertue for to chafe and heate and in annointing the stomacke warme it swageth the paine of the mother and Sciatikes To make parfite oile of Spike TAke the floures of spicke nete and parfite and in quantite asmuche as
awaie a ringworme tetter or spottes and other markes or els a priuie marke in the body by birth TAke a pound of Salnitrum and asmuche tartre of white wine and staÌ„pe eche of them be it selfe very small and then incorporate theÌ„ togither and sifte them in a fine sarce so that all maie bee well mixte togither then putte the saide pouder in a potte of yearth made pointed like a Sugre lofe and so close and straight togither then sette a hote cole vpon the toppe of it vntill it burne and consume of it selfe and it shal be the salt nitrum bicause that the mostâ— subtill and moist partes and the grosse parte whiche is the tartre will calcine of it and wilbe like a cake the whiche you shall breake in small peces in a dishe and put some warme water vpon it so that all maie turne into water and for to make the thing neter you shall distill the said water in a guttur of felt and then the water wilbe cleere This done you shall put the water into a newe potte setting it vpon the hote coles or ashes that it maie skant seeth vntill almost all the water be dronke vp Then you shall take the pouder whiche remaineth in the bottome for it is the bontie and best of al your work then take a viall of Sirope put in to it foure vnces of distilled vinaigre with an vnce of Aqua vite of three distillinges This done put into it of the said pouder incorporating it well togither leaue it three daies in the sunne well stopt and in the morning whan you rise and at night like wise washe the spottes of your body and they wil go awaie shortly and neuer growe again and it wil make your skin white and faire where you wash it with this water Also for the same effect take white wine â—â—es and set it in some corner of your house vpoÌ„ the pauement and let it there drie well then burne it in a pot shard or fire pan vntill you maie make pouder of it This done put it into a bagge of the fashioÌ„ of a gelley bagge in some moist place that it tutche no wall set vnderneth it a cup of glasse to receiue the oile that wil come out of it within xx or xxx daies and keepe it in some vessell of glasse as a precious thing and anoint your face therwith and the markes or spottes will vanishe awaie in short space so that your flesh skin shall become softe And if you will haue it odoriferous or well sauoring put into it some Cloues And to take awaie lentilles from your face and that quickly take fiue or sixe oxe galles and two pound of Alome sixe vnces of fine sugre and eight limons cut very small distill all this in a limbeck of glasse and put into the said water an vnce of sublime beaten into smal pouder so put it in a vessel of glasse let it stand in the sunne the space of ten daies and than it will be parfite than maie you wash the lentilles with it with a little fast spoÌ„ge rubbing hard the fleshe and they will go of in short time and so your face shal remaine white faire You maie also take the fire pan and hete it hote and laie vpoÌ„ it a dish full of wheate to rost then staÌ„pe it hote as it is and straine it and so get out the licour of it and rubbe the lentilles with it and they will shortly go of To take awaie red rubies that growe in the face by reason of the heate of the Liuer TAke hogges suet wel purified brimstone asmuch of thone as of thother wâ— thother water distilled of a Peche tree and ferne and incorporate all togither with a slowe fire and make therof an ointment wherwith you shall annoint your selfe diuers times and they will go awaie In the meane time abstainâ— from wine and all hote thinges and to take awaie a ringeworme take celydoine early in the morning and stampe it betwene two stones and laie it vpon the place and in vsing this oftentimes you shal shortly be healid To take of from the handes or feete the hardnesse of the fleshe gotten by labour TAke newe waxe Verdegrise and Blanc rasil of eche of them an vnce half an vnce of sublime two drammes of burned Alome two vnces of oile of roses and all this beyng braid very smal make therof an ointmeÌ„t with a slow fire This done weate the wart or hard fleshe in water or hote lie and pare it handsomely with a rasor and so laie of this ointmeÌ„t vpon it with a plaster and continuyng this same it will go awaie You shall take also the flowre of line seede and with strong Vinaigre you shal make a past or dowe somewhat hard and vse to laie it vpon the hard flesh and it wil shortly drie vp You shall take also greene waxe and spreade it vpon a plaister and lay it vpon the place beyng first weated with water then cut the hard flesh as finely as you can in vsing this it will kill the roote so that it shall growe no more Another secret to take away wartes or hard flesh that growe betwene mens toes TAke the greatest Singreene of Walles take of the little outward thin skin that is vpon it and laie the saide herbâ— vpon the wart or harde flesh betwene the toes that it maie lie right vpon it do this fiue or sixe times in the morning and euening and they will go awaie all though they were neuer so old weate them well and pare them asmuche as you can and take of the saide herbe and make iuice of it and put into it a little burned Alome and incorporate it togither and laie vpoÌ„ it a little burned Alome incorporate it togither laie little weate pieces vpon the place that it maie bee alwaies freshe and within ten or twelue daies the wart or hard flesh wilbe gone so that you shall feele it no more A man maie make yet another meanes take the staulkes of Brionia or wilde Gourdes and burne them and make fine ashes of theim Then take the leaues of the saide Brionia or wilde Gourdes and of the leaues of Molin or Longwort and of his floures and stampe theim and so get out the iuice This don take of the said ashes and put asmuche of it into the said iuice as will make it like vnto anoyntment and therwith anoint your wartes and hard fleshe and they will goe awaie and neuer growe againe If you take also the floures of Molin or Longwort and distill them in a Limbeck of glasse and weate them often with the water and than taking the said floures and breaking them betwene two stones and laie them vpoÌ„ the place of the wartes binding them with some linen cloth and doyng it oftentimes they will consume awaie To make letters of Gold and Siluer embossed TAke two or three garlike heades and pille them and make them
the very true purging and purifiyng of it mary it diminisheth it of an vnce or a little more in the pounde Also another maner is that you muste cut the sope very small or els grate it and drie it in the sunne or in an ouen and make thereof pouder passing it thorowe a fine sarce This don weate it with Rose water or water of Spicke and lette it drie in the shadow or in the winde or els for to make it soner cutte your sope and stampe it and nothing els and put vnto it some pouder of Irios Storax and a little Camfire and beate it all togither and then make your Bals and so you maie incontinent after distribute them True it is that thei be not of any great value But for to incorporate the odours in the sope for Barbers balles you must take sixe vnces of the said sope and stampe it wel in a morter and put into it all these thinges folowing made into fine pouder for in this lieth the honour and perfection of your worke An vnce of Labdanum foure vnces of Macaleb an vnce of Anise three Nutmegges Maioram drie Roses Cipres pouder of eche of them halfe an vnce three vnces of cloues sixe vnces of Irios eight vnces of the flower of Amylum with asmuche of Storax liquida as will lie vpon a peny three graines of Muske or foure at the moste sixe scruples of Camfire with a little of the finest Sugre that you can get And lette all these thinges be well stamped and incorporated with in the Sope you shall make a past or dowe some what fast or ferme of the whiche you shal forme and make greate or small balles as you shall thinke best and let them drie in the shadowe and they will be parfite For to make also of another sorte take two pound of the foresaid sope and stampe it wel then put into it the iuice of Macaleb about two vnces and for to knowe it note that it is like a corne of whete and of the same colour but somewhat round a little greater And for to get out the iuice of it stiepe it in Rose water or other sweete water let it remaine in it vntill it swell Then stampe it and put it in a linen cloth and straine it hard and the white iuice that commeth out of it is the iuice of Macaleb and of the sauour of Macaleb and the rest that remaineth you shal drie and make of it pouder the which you maie also occupie bicause it hath the like vertue the sauour of violettes with that you shall take two vnces of Cloues three vnces of Irios an vnce and a halfe of Ladanum an vnce of Storax all this beyng made into very fine pouder let it be incorporated into the Sope you shal make a past or dowe ferme fast whereof you shall forme and facion your balles setting them to drie in the shadow To make also balles of white sope take fiue pound of the saide sope and put into it foure vnces of Irios two vnces of white Sandale three vnces of the floure of Amylum an vnce of Storax make al this into pouder and stampe well altogither stiepe it a little in Rose water or muskt water and you shal make of it a good past wherof you shal forme make your balles euē as you will Also for to make thē simple good take iiij pound of the said white sope ▪ with v. vnces of the pouder of Irios two vnces of cloues iij. vnces of the pouder of Macaleb incorporate them well togither in a morter with the water of Trefle or of spike and you shall make a forme and fast dowe whereof you maie make your balles and they will be very soone drie To counterfeite all maner of greene leaues which shall seeme naturall TAke greene leaues of what sort you will and skrape or bruse the biggest strekes that be like ribbes vpon the leafe the cōtrarie waie with a knife Then make this colour folowing Take comon oile or the oile of line or other licours that make smoke and burne them in a lampe and sette ouer them a pot for all the smoke will stick and cleaue round about it This done gather togither the same smoke and temper it in a dishe with a little oile or Vernishe and incorporate it well togither Then with the saide colour you shall blacke the leafe on the side where you haue brused and skraped the great ribbes with a linē clothe or cotton and turne the leafe vpon the Paper double and with your hande or with a piece of Clothe presse doune somewhat lightly the saide leafe vntill you be assured that it hath leaft the colour vpon the Paper Then take it of handsomely and you shall finde all the print and deuise of the saide leafe to bee as it were naturall yea euē vnto the least vaine or ribbe so that you shall thinke it faire and with all the naturall signes and markes and if you will make it greene according to his nature take Vinaigre very strong verdegrise gomme arabick bladder past called in Frēch paste de vessre and put all togither and seeth it and it will be greene as we haue before saide and with the said water you maie make al these leaues greene and it will bee faire to see for to make a painting frysed or rough about your chamber ye specially in winter time To make a Paper burde of beaten and stampt Paper for mouldes and hollow thinges TAke the shearinges of white paper and see that it be nete and cleane and specially with parchemēt and stiepe it in cleere water the space of sixe or eight daies Then putte theim againe into a pot that is not greasie with other cleere water seeth them the space of two houres This done take thē out of the pot with as little moysture as you cā possible so stampe thē i◠a morter as small as you can for they will make your worke so muche the finer Then putte them in a little bagge whiche you shall steepe in cleere water and if you should leaue them there a yeare they would continue stil in changing the water ones a weake This done haue ready mouldes of leade or earth for they be both good so that thei be cleane with in then you shal take this chopt paper and in wringing it a little and casting out the water you shall put it on the moulde and presse it doune diligētly hauing a sponge in your hande for to presse it the better aboue and to drinke or soke vp the water Then sette it in the Sunne or in a hote house and whan they be drie they will come of easely of them selues from the moulde And by this meanes you shall make your picture faire and nete and liuely as is your moulde And if the paper be beaten small inough they will be like plastre as white as paper and if you will paint theim or
will make them black you shal make the water with gall and vitrioll as menne doe make incke and if you doe water the earth with it as you doe the other the white floure will growe black but leaue it not abrode in the night time for feare of the dewe True it is that all the whole floure will not be of that colour but partly so that it will take parte of twoo colours If you will make them of three colours water them in the morning with one colour on one side and at night with the same colour on the other side then in the morning on one side with another colour and at night with the same colour on the other side so that it be watred in the morning and euening with two maner of colours in changing the sides for there as you haue watred in the morninge with one colour put nothing at night but on the other side and in doyng thus you shall haue your floure of three colours and of this plante you maie make as many as you will for this hath bene proued To make trees of all sortes to growe whiche shall bring furthe fruite farre greatter then comonly they doe TAke the halfe of a plate of yron that is olde and rustie and specially thinne for if it were thick you could do no good with it and trimme the said iron plate after the maner of a cornet and weate it within with brine to the intent it maie soone rust and let it haue a little hole on the pointed side This done put into it your seede or kernell that you wil set be it Peche Apple Pere Plumme or other fruite and laie them all with the yong spring turned toward the point of the cornet Then put to his bottome made of the same plate of iron and let it be well closed and sodred without and within so that it maie haue no aier but at the side of the point wher by you shall water and sprinkle it with brine And so plant it in the grounde the point vpward in the moneth of September or Octobre to the intent that the grounde maye rott the cornet for whan the seedes or kernels so enclosed in do feele the moisture and be swollen inough thei begin to cast out the yong springes and the roote and wreeth and turne somuche a boyt the said plate of iron that they perce it thorow vnderneth bicause that the rootes are sharpe pointed and harde and turne so muche about that with the helpe of the earth whiche rotteth the iron thei make little holes and so enlarge theÌ„ selues by little and little the buddes or springes turne also and taketh the sauour of this brine and colour of the yron and whan the saide spring or budde will come furth it is by force and so they come all out at one time and waxe great incomming out cleaue faste and ioyne all togither so that all thei make but one plant and growe great meruelously whiche will be faire to see To soften and mollifie Oliues with lie in lesse then eight houres TAke greene Oliues and lately gathered and that thei be not brused in any wise bicause thaÌ„ they will perish shortly after and will not continue aboue eight or ten daies but the soâ—ter you put them in the lie the better they will bee in fast and sauour and the softer also Wherfore do it quickly and make the lie out of hand And for to make a bushell of it take a bushell of the ashes of Oke very strong and the third parte of a bushell of freshe vnsleckt lime and incorporate them bothe well togither sprinkling it with a little fresh water so that there may rise no dust of the ashes or lime and that it be well closed together and be hote and chafed the space of two houres This done putte it into some vessell of earth or woode that hath a hole vnderneth and sturre it as muche as you maie Then caste vpon it three or foure pailes full of hote water and lette it droppe out by little and little and whan you haue gotte out of it about twoo pailes full you shal cast vpon it two other pailes full of colde water And so vse the matter that you maie haue two pailes full of the saide lie and so putte your Oliues into it and leaue them in it vntill you see that they go to the bottome where you shall proue them after this maner Take one of them and breake him with your Teeth and if you see that he come from the kernell and that he bee somewhat yellow Then take theim by and by out of the water and putte them into fresh water and chaunge it three or foure times one after another and straight waie pille them and take them out of one water to putte them in another and leaue theim not vncouered with water bicause then they will be soone blacke and lose the faire colour that giueth them so goodly a shewe beside the good sauour that thei haue whiche seemeth a thing almost against nature to see an Oliue with the leafe to be of the same colour that it was vpon the tree Leaue them in freshe water three or foure daies changing the water twise a daie and if you change it foure or fiue times in the daie they wil bee softe and sweete in two daies and you maie eate of them with Salt and Vinaigre and after you haue made the brine and is colde put them into it and within two daies you maie eate of them for they wil be good But note that if the Oliue haue tutched no water it will haue alwaies a tendre skin and wilbe softe to eate but if it haue tutched the water it must be stieped the more and would neuer be so delicate to eate bicause he would haue the rine tough and harde although it be faire and greene You maie also dresse them another maie take theim drie and that they haue tutched no water and stiepe them in brine the space of a moneth then change them into another kewe brine the space of fiueten or tweÌ„tie daies then make vnto them a thirde brine good and strong and they wilbe softe but of this men vse not To make a water that will die or colour althinges be it bone or woode TAke strong white Vinaigre and put it into a vessell of Glasse and put into it of the filing of Copper with some blewe vitrioll rock Alom and Verdegrise and leaue it seauen daies in infusion then boile it in some vessell and boile what thing you will in it as wood or bone and it shall take what colour you willâ— But note that in steade of Verdegrise you maie putte in what colour you will that is to saie redde yellowe or other with a little rocke Alome A water to make Teeth white TAke a pounde of comon Salte eight vnces of rocke Alome halfe an vnce of salt peter And all this beyng made into a fine pouder with a haÌ„dfull
of sage and asmuche of Lentiscus cut very small and halfe a dishfull of blacke Berries and so distill all this in a limbeck of glasse and whan the water is come out change the recipient and sette vnder another giuing it a sharper fire and the finer parte of it will come out And if you thinke good to mingle it at your discretion bee it but it shalbe the stronger Then keppe it in some vessel of thicke glasse and welstopt whan you wil make your teeth while make them firste cleane from meate or other thinges that maie sticke in them and specially the white filthe that is about them with a point of a knife Then you shall haue a tooth pikoâ— of the wood called Lentiscâ—s or of some other little sticke and weate iâ— in the saide water and so rubbe your Teeth with it and they will incontinent be as white as Iuorie and will continue so a long time without hurting them at all but rather will make you haue good gommes and fasten the teeth in the saide gommes If you will also make another sorte for to make cleane your teeth take the sharpe huske of a chestnut whan it is ripe and drie it and make therof a pouder then take asmuche more of the seede of nettles made also into a fine pouder and incorporate them well togither And whan you will make your teeth cleane rubbe theim with the saide pouder and that will sette suche a beate in the gommes that skant you shal be able to shut your mouthe by reason of so greate abondance of water that will come out of your mouth but it will doe you nâ— hurt for in taking a little Rose water into your mouthe and a little Sugre candy so refreshing it ther with the paine will passe awaie incontinent The true secret and maner howe to maâ—â— beyond sea Azure or els for all tutches or paragon Also for to make strong paste for to incorporate the Azure stone in it called Lapis lasuli and to take it out againe in his time and whan you thinke good HAue first some cleere nete Turpentine foure vnces with sixe vnces of faire Rosine and asmuch of faire Pix greca three vnces of faire Mastick and asmuch of cleere newe ware an vnce and a half of Line seede purified or an vnce of oile of bitter Almondes But you shall take firste a newe pot of earth well leaded and wette and putte into it the Turpentine vpon a fire of embers somewhat slowe vntil it be molten sturring it alwaies with a wooden spoone made after the facion of an Apoticaries slise and whan it is well molten putte into it by little and little the Rosine cut as small as is possible then putte into it by the same meanes the Pix greca the mastick beaten and stampt three or foure times and then the waxe beyng cut very small mingle it well with the said slise or spoone vntill all be well incorporated togither and aboue all thinges see that there bee but a little fire for otherwise it would burne and the fire would take it bicause they be all hote thinges ready and apt to be kindlid This done put the oile into it true it is that the oile of line seede is muche better thaÌ„ the oile of Almondes not withstanding you maie put in of that whiche is most comodious and let your pot so stande on the fire that the saide composition maie wawme and bubble a litle the space of a quarter of an houre or more if neede be and whan the saide past is sodden you shall knowe it by this experience Take a spoone of woode and sturre it wel about with it then take it out and make two or three droppes of it into a dishe of freshe water and if the droppe ren a brode in the water it is a signe that it is not sodden inoughe and therefore seeth it more vntill the droppe keepe togither in the water Also you maie proue it this waie weate your fingars in the water and wring the saide droppe if it stretche out a long in drawing it out vnlouse it self thaÌ„ it is a signe that it is soddeÌ„ inough and than take it from the fire empty it so hote as it is into a bagge sharpe pointed at the bottome like a gelley bagge beyng first weate in hote water and let the past droppe into a basin beyng sette in a paile full of freshe water and do it diligently and circumspectly to the intent that all maie come out and wringe the bagge betwene two stickes and it wil the soner come out And whan it's cold againe take it out of the water and tosse it vp and downe betwene your handes vntill you be sure there is no more water in it And if by reason of the heate it did cleaue to your handes anoint your handes with oile of line seede well purified as we will declare after in the chapter of purified oile After that you haue well rubbed it betwene your handes and well cleansed from the water than keepe it alwaies in freshe water and note that if it bee in somer you must change the water euery day or euery two daies ones And in thus doyng it will keepe viij yeare beyng alwaies good and strong To make the second paste softer for beyond sea Azure TAke foure vnces of faire Turpentine sixe vnces of faire Rosin sixe vnces of clere Pix greca an vnce of faire Waxe three quarters of oile of line seede and seeth it like as the other was in the chapter before true it is that it is soner sodden bicause it is softer that is to saie it will make you soner Azure than the firste whiche is muche stronger but if you woulde labour for Azure with bothe these pastes lette the softer bee alwaies the firste and if the stone be not of perfitest hauing veine of Gold giue it neuer bothe the pastes But note that in these two pastes consisteth the true arte to knowe well the parfite beyond sea Azure for therein lieth the gaine and the losse and therefore do it diligently and wisely To purifie the oile of line seede for the Azure TAke what quantite of oile of line seede you shall thinke good so that it bee faire and cleere of a yellowe colour like Gold and put it in a horne of Glasse or in an Oxe horne that hath a hole in the bottome and putte vpon it some freshe water and sturre it well with a sticke than â—ette it stande still a little while and open the hole vnderneth and lette out the water doyng so seauen or eight times or vntill the water come out as cleere as whan you did put it in and in this maner men purifie the said oile then keepe it in some vessell of Glasse againste you haue neede of it And if paraduenture you can not gette of of the saide Oile take the oile of bitter Almondes for you maie vse and occupie it without and more purifiyng
you maie make of theim what you will And whan you wil harden them againe laie theÌ„ in strong white Vinaigre To take out the markes that are comonly made in the faces of Sclaues for to knowe them and also suche as many men carrie vpon their bodies for diuers causes FOr to make suche caracters or markes thei first drawe the forme or figure of them vpoÌ„ the flesh then with a sharpe rasour thei lance the fleshe vpon the saide marke muche like vnto cupping that Surgeons do vse whan the blood is come out they take of the pouder of the smoke that Printers do vse or els of coales beateÌ„ very fine so rubbe the cut well with it and then are thei wel surely marked Nowe for to take out these markes you muste cut open the flesh again in steede of the foresaid pouder or coales you shal put into the place some Blanc rasil well puluerised or els some floure of wheate well bluâ—ted or sifted and let it so drie by this meanes all the markes well go awaie be the blewe or black and the place al nete and as faire as euer it was For one that is stong with a Scorpion IF you can get the Scorpion that did stinge you in cutting of his feete and his taile and letting him die vpon the place where he prickt you he will drawe all the venim vnto him Any other ScorpioÌ„ wil do the same being brused betwene two stones and putting to it a little Sage and salt Also for the like let three or foure droppes of a greene figge fal in or vpon the wounde and the venim will not abide For one that is stong with waspes or Bees STampe Mallowes and laie theim vpon the place where he is stong or els take flies stamped with a little durt VVhan a man is tutched or poisoned of a spider TAke the Ashes of the woode of a figge tree with salt stamped and laie it vpoÌ„ the place Also take Mallowes and seeth it and with the decoction of them weate the place or els with sea water For one that hath eaten toodes or the spetile that commeth from them whiche is a deadly thing MAke the patieÌ„t vomite in giuing him to drink some oile oliue with vinaigre tempered with water This done giue him to drinke often times after his vomiting the best claret wine that can be gotten and two drammes of the rootes of reedes causing him to runne excessiuely for to take away the heauines or vnlustines that the venim causeth him to haue To heale cleft or kibed heeles TAke Dragant and Galbanâ—â— asmuch of the one as of the other and make therof a pouder then take newe Waxe oile of Violettes and a little Goates suet or Oxe tallowe and melt it on the fire then put in the saide pouders and make of all this an ointment wherewith you shall anoint your heeles and the will be hole incontinent To heale the cankre that happeneth vpon the yard of a man or in the nature of women TAke an vnce of rocke alome and halfe an vnce of verdegrise with smithes water and put it in some vessell of glasse and seeth it two houres then straine the said water and kepe it in some kinde of vessell for to occupie at your neede To heale a foundred Horse TAke an Onion and stampe him then stiepe him a good while in strong Vinaigre then take the said Onion thus stampt and imbibed with the Vinaigre and make the Horse swallowe it doâ—â—â— this done cast the Vinaigre wherin the said Onion laied into the nosetrels of the horse and â—e shall forthwith be cured To kill the bottes in horses TAke a good handfull of Agrimonie and make the horse eate it earely in the mornyng and then let hym tarie fastyng and without meat vntill noone doe this fower or fiue daies and he shall be healed For a horse that cannot stale GIue hym to drinke hote water that is more then luke warmâ— and he shall stale For a horse that is cloied or prickte with an naile TAke out the naile and when his foote is well made cleane make a little hole euen vnto the quicke fleshe where the naile touched then fill it vp againe with Rosen and with a hotte yron melte some Pitche vpon it This doen laie some Cotten vpon it and shooe hym well and then feare not to ride hym after where you will To make a horse to haue a good hoofe TAke Oxe dung and temper it with Vinâ—gre and at night laie it hotte vpon his feete and wrappe them vp in some cloutes to the intentâ— that the heate maie kepe in whiles it maketh his operacion and by and by it will be a good hoofe FINIS The Table TO make wheie as clere as well water Folio 1. TO make verie good Aqua vite Idem To make armes or Tables of pictures alwaies bright shinyng Idem To make blacke ynke verie good Idem pag. 2. To make grene ynke Idem pag. 2. For Oxen that pisse blood Idem pag. 2. To make oile of Vitrioll Fol. 3. To make white tethe Idem For the same idem To take awaie spottes from the face idem pag. 2. For the same idem For the same idem For the same idem To take awaie little redde pimples from a mannes face Fol. 5. To make a water that teketh awaie the spottes of the face and maketh it faire and brighte and keepeth the handes and mouthe that thei chappe not or waxe full of chinkes Idem To make the face faire Idem A water to make the face faire Idem To make a water that maketh the face white and shinyng Idem pag. 2. A water to make the face redde idem To make a kinde of white to make the face faire called in Frenche Blanchet idem To make an other better whiche maketh the face white and glisteryng idem A water to make the face redde and glisteryng â–ª Fo. 7. To make an other maner of the same whiche the Frenche men call Blanchet idem To make an other Blanchet that maketh the face white and of a ruddie colour and hurteth not as the other aforesaied doeth idem To make an other Blanchet whiche is called roiall that is the best and the excellentest of al other idem To take out the wrinkles of the face idem pag. 2. To make heare flacke in commyng foorthe or growyng in a yong manne as well on their beard as in other partes Fol. 9. To make heare grows in euery place of y e body wher you will idem To make heares blacke idem To make a water that will make the face redde and glisteryng idem To die or colour heare idem pag. 2. To take awaie the euill sauour of the breath idem To get awaie the heares from the iye browes idem To die or colour all kinde of metall or stonâ— into the colour of golde without golde idem For to make yron or steele soft Fol. 11. To harden yron or steele idem To