broath in which hath been boyled raisins Cinamon and Spikenard 2 In form of a syrrup if the juyce clarified be boyled up with sugar the Dose of it is â„¥ ii ELATERIUM It is the juyce of the wild Cowcumber thickened and made into troschiscks The Election The oldest is the best which being held neer the candles puts out the light and before it put it ouâ— makes it sparkle upwards and downwards The Qualities 'T is hot and dry in the third degree it purgeth waters or any thing else and as other gentler things purge water out of the veines this draws it forth from the cavity of the belly beyond the veines The Correction 'T is corrected because it is fretting and anastomaticall and hurts the principall parts with milk gum tragant and bdellium and fit strengtheners as Cinamon species diarâ—hodon abbutis and other cordials The Dose Is gr vi ℈ ss to gr xv at most divers will not easily give above gr v. 'T is uâ—ed first in pi's as â„ž of some easy gentle pils such as pils de tribus with Rubarb Aloephanginae of hiera c. Ê’ ss or ℈ ii of Elater um gr v. or x. make pils for thus the unbridled violence of the Elaterium is restrained 2 In form of an extract extracting its essence according to art with spirit of wine that hath had saunders steeped in it or diam argariton frigidum and to every ounce of this essence thus extracted adde of the chymicall oyles of Cinamon and Nutmeg and ℈ i. The Dose Is ℈ ss with some convenient liquor or else it may be made up in the form of Pils ESULA or SPURCE The shops comprehend all the sorts of the tithymals under the name of Esula because it is manifest that all of them purge watrish humours But as there are divers Authors some take one thing some another some use the spurge called Ciparissia others the sweet Spurge of Tragus others that called Platyphyllon or broad leafed Spurge others leafed Spurge called Peplus others the greater Spurge or Pityusa of Dioscorid which is now out of use The Qualities It is hot and dry in the third degree it purgeth phlegme and choler but most especially watrish humours and that from the remote parts 'T is corrected with Cinamon Nutmeg Tragant Muscilage of Fleawort but it is the best way to steep it four and twenty hours in vinegar juyce of Purslane or juyce of Lemons The Dose Of the bark of the root is from gr vi to ℈ ss gr xv of the juyce or milk of it from gr iii. to vi or vii 'T is used all those wayes that any purge hitherto mentioned is or can be used but chiefly there is prepared of it an extract according to art whose dose is to gr xv And thus far of Purgers properly so called now follow the Vomitories VOMITORIES Those Medicaments are so called which do evacuate derive or revell all hurtfull things from the stomack and surfettings of meat and excrementitious humors of other parts and expell them by force and violence at the mouth And this they do either by a manifest quality as relaxing the superiour mouth of the stomach whereby the retentive faculty being weakned the expulsive faculty of the stomack being irritated either by the abundance or acrimony of the humours expels whatsoever is contained within its verge upwards the nether parts contracting themselves to forward that motion and these we use when there is nauseousnesse and desire of vomiting together with a bitternesse of the mouth and a pain or oppression about the short ribs such are sallet oyle faire water warmed butter and all fat and oyly things Or else they do it by an occult quality by which they rather purge upwards then downwards the Matter of all these to be reduced to a practicall use are usually divided into gentle moderate and violent vomitories The Gentle Simples Faire water or Barly water warmed drank plentifully to a quart or more broath of flesh that is fatty drunk in a good quantity oyl Olive warmed given to â„¥ iv or vi butter melted and hot Compounds Meade largely taken water and oyle called Hydraeleon to â„¥ viii or â„¥ x. simple Oxymell with warm water syrrup of Vinegar with warm water new figs eaten drinking after them a draught of warm water The Moderate Rootes of Orach Asarum from Ê’ i. to ℈ iv in infusion from Ê’ i ss to Ê’ iii. and â„¥ ss of Betony made into a potion with Meade as Dioscorid the roots of Garden Cowcumbers Maudlins Avicen Gesner lib. 2. epist 11 fol. 63. of Melons bulbes of Narcissus or Daffodils roots of Pompions powdred from ℈ ii to Ê’ i. in infusion from Ê’ i to Ê’ iii. and radish roots Barkes The middle bark of Wal-nut trees to Ê’ i. in infusion to Ê’ iii. and â„¥ ss but chiefly the catlings of the Tree called Juli dryed in an oven Seeds of Dill Orach garden Cowcumbers Rocket Radish from Ê’ iii. to â„¥ ss of Nettles from Ê’ ss to Ê’ i. in infusion from Ê’ i. to â„¥ ss Flowers of Dill of Walnuts viz. Catlings as is aforesaid in the Barks given to Ê’ i. in wine to them that have the cholick or stone Juyce of Radish to ounce two The shavings of ones own nailes drank in wine E'ectuaryes Diasarum Fernel lib. 7. Meth. whose dose is Ê’ iii. in Barly water honied water or whey The Violent Roots of Spurge Sowbread Danewort hedge hysop to ℈ i. but in infusion from Ê’ i. to Ê’ i ss or Ê’ ii white Hellebore infused in broath chiesly to Ê’ ss Ê’ i. or Ê’ i ss at most adding cordiall things to ℈ i. but it is to be given very warily the roots of Cresses Barkes of the roots of Danewort and Elder Seedes of Spurge Cataputia ten or twelve cleansed from their husks bruised and given in a reare egge these are profitably given to them that have drank poysons or love potions the seeds of broom from Ê’ ii to â„¥ ss of Cresses of Palma Christi Flowres of Danewort Broome Fruites Nux Vomica Juyces of sowbread vinegar distilled with the crumbs of rye bread to â„¥ iii. it is a most strong medicine in agues Chymicall things Vitrum antimonii of any sort infused to ℈ i. rather gr vi or vii c. in a fat liquor Mercurius vitae prepared to gr v. at most with ℈ i. of some fit pils Antimony prepared which if it be rightly used is a famous and safe vomitory Concerning whose preparation and manner of using it because there are divers opinions of the chymicks extant I shall give my opinion for that which they call Crocus Metallorum which is the best of all ℈ i. of which infused in Malmsey fourteen dayes in a warm place stirring the wine every day afterwards keep it for your use The Dose of this wine is from Ê’ i. to Ê’ i ss taken out of a spoon It is a famous remedy both in Feavers and other diseases that have been deeply rooted in the
compleat the whole dose taking the greater quantity of this or that or equal parts as you see fit The USE is for 1 dose only according to the present necessity at any time of the day or the disease And this is the usual FORM of RESCRIBING ℞ c. viz. the Liquor in which dissolve c. so make a potion to be taken at such or such an hour Mark this that because some Cordials are dissolved in the potion they may be prescribed in the said form or else without the straining after dissolution 't is usual to prescribe all the ingredients adding only Make a potion The UTILITY 'T is very effectual against divers affections of the heart as Swooning panting c. malignant affections poysons and when it is to be strengthened being made weak by the violence of diseases as also when the virtues of it and al other principal parts are dejected they are through the continuance of the whole disease to be assisted and restored being weakned to be strengthened and confirmed being exhausted to be recruited An altering Potion THat is to be called an altering Potion which is under a Liquid form not allotted either to purge hurtful humors or comfort the strength of the body oppressed so it be to alter any way or evacuate so it do it not by purging as in expelling the stone of the Reines c. prescribed for one onely dose to be taken by the mouth at one time The COMPOSITION of it is the same as of the corroborating potion viz. of a Liquor fitted for your present intention either a distill'd water only or else some Juyce or decoction being added to it and some convenient powder to be altered according to the variety of your indications and a proper syrup serving to the intention of the Physitian al which are prescribed in the dose after the same manner as the strengthening potion as you may perceive by one or two examples following A somniferous potion restoring and corroborating the strength exhausted by over-watchings ℞ Water of red Poppyes water Lilles and Lettuce of each two ounces syrup of white Poppy one ounce syrup of Violets half an ounce Consectio Alkermes half a dram Make a potion to be taken at the time of going to sleep A Potion for the Worms and also Cordial Take the water of Purslane and grass of each two ounces Confection of Hyacinth half a dram powder of Earthworms dryed one scruple Coralin and the shavings of Hartshorn of each one scruple syrup of Lemons one ounce So make a potion A potion to hasten delivery of a Child Take Hypocras made by the infusion of Cinnamon and Dittany in white Wine four ounces or five ounces Cinnamon water half an ounce Corfectio Alchermes one dram Saffron half a scruple syrup of Mugwort one cunce So make a potion CHAP. IV. Of Syrups DIvers simples there are Herbs Roots Seeds Fruits Flowers and others or the Juyces of them which cannot be had alwayes when need requires them especially in winter and autumn that decoctions infusions or other Medicines may be prepared of them for a present use or else they cannot be preserved sound without loss of their virtues so long a time or if they may yet the urgency of the affection or other inconveniencies do not alwayes allow such leisure as to attend the preparing of Medicines of them in divers forms or til the virtues of them may be sufficiently extracted from hence appears the necessity of syrups for the divers virtues of Plants thus kept and preserved by the benefit of Sugar or Honey in the form of a syrup are alwayes ready for use in every pressing necessity to serve for the various scope of the Physitian and are preserved sound without any depravation having joyned with them a grateful taste so that syrups are as it were a certain preserving of a medicinal Liquor Juyce decoction or infusion in which is retained the efficacy of the Medicines But a syrup is the invention of the Arabians and was scarce known to the antient Greeks we read of only mention made of Oximel and cute in Galen and Hypocrates after whose example the Mauritanians have a lorned their pharmacentick art with a various collection of syrups the modern Greeks as Actuarius cals it Scrapium Some derive this name from the Greek others from the Arabick but this is little considerable Whatsoever it is though at this time it be taken either properly for that which I shal describe and for that which is extant in the shops or improperly for a decoction preparing humors or an Apozem as Rondeletius and Jeubertus have written as an altering Julep for the Italians at this day cal a Julep Serapium perhaps because a syrup is the basis of a Julep yet at Montpelier A SYRUP is a fluid form of a Medicine made of a decoction Juyces or an infusion preserved with Sugar or Honey boyled to such a consistence that a drop on a marble or plate may not spread abroad prepared either to alter or purge It is of two sorts an altering syrup as was the syrup of the Antients and this hath been revived by our latest Physitians and a purging syrup The altering Syrup The definition of an altering syrup is to be sought among those things which we have said before in the altering Apozem as also the differences there set down But for the clearer method use and prescription sake it is two-fold Officinal and Magisterial The officinal or usual is that which is publickly extant 〈…〉 in the Apothecarys shops of which I 〈…〉 in the use of it and in respect of the prescribing of it many things occur necessary to be known hereafter to be rehearsed And this diversly divided as wel in relation to its virtues as its composition The differences taken from the virtues are considered either in general hot cold moist dry temperate Or in special in respect of the humors and other parts of the body In relation to the humors it alters either in the first qualities to which belong according to the diversity of the humor that which alters concocts digests prepares either choler phlegm melancholy or blood or in the second qualities in which number are contained those which cut attenuate incrassat cleanse binde or in the third qualities hither are referd those which cause easy coughing lenifie expectorate provoke Urine break the Stone provoke the courses condense the parts expel poyson and corroborate In regard of the parts which they properly respect some are Cephalical others Cordial c. which you may seek among the store of Physical remedies here I shal only propound the division of the Officinal syrups according to their composition and faculties onely considered generally because other things more appertain to the physical magazeen withal intending to give a Catalogue of the more usual sort because some are here in use which in other places are grown obsolete and so on the contrary neither is there the same number in use every where
The Vtility is great and the virtue of it specifical besides what is afore-said in taking away diseases especially cold ones and those of long continuance as the Palsey c. CHAP. XII Of Sugred Water and Barly Water SUGRED WATER is a more sweet and pleasing drink than Mead and is almost as effectual in those in whom we abstain from the use of Mead for fear of heat and is chiefly convenient for them that are abstemious It is made of Fountain water clarified at the fire 12 parts and sugar one part more or less to your palate You may aromatize it with Cinnamom or in fevers with Saunders to 3 drams or half an ounce so let them use it for their ordinary drink PTISAN was a meat of the Antients which we now call barly Cream Our ptisan is a drink fit broth for the healthy and Feverish and when heat is either present or imminent and where Wine is forbidden And this is made divers wayes according to the desire of them that take it Either it is made simply of whole Barley and fountain-water to one part of Barly ten fifteen or which is better twenty parts of water as 't is generally made in the shops which is to be boyled to the consumption of five parts and til the barly swel much Nicholaus therefore directs ill to boyl it to the consumption of fifteen parts unless it be for meat and such like is vulgarly ealled in the shops Barley water and decoction of Barley Or else Liquorice Raisins of the Sun the roots of Grass or Sorrel and other things according to the palate of him that takes it are boyled in it though in smal quantity but 't is seldom now a dayes prescribed by the Physitian The UTILITY it moistens cools cleanses yeilds little nourishment but such as is fit for cholerick and sanguine people and for them that are in fevers or have hot affections of the Liver Stomack or Reins Note that Barly water or that which we now cal Ptisan consists of whole barly one part of water twenty parts boyled til the barly swel and the cream of Barly til it be bursted but that which we cal Barly cleansed and boyled is boyled til it go into a pulp represents the Ptisan of the Antients and if it be pulped thorow a hair strainer 't is called the juyce of Barly CHAP. XIII Of Dyet-drink BY this name of Diet we do not so much understand the regulating of the six things not natural as divers decoctions made of usual sweating Medicines through the whole use of which because an exact and accurate way of living temperately is to be observed from hence it is that these have been absolutely called by the name of Diet. But that which we understand by the name Diet is a decoction of one of the usual sudorifical Medicines or more made in a fit Liquor prepared either to alter simply or evacuate insensibly by transpiration or sensibly by sweat Therefore a Diet-drink is to be accounted two-fold altering and evacuating The altering Diet-drink ALthough these four usual sweating Medicines seem to be destined only for provoking sweat yet are they often prescribed with very good success in divers affections without sweating hence it is that I cal it an altering Diet-drink In this three things are to be considered the Composition the Vse and Vtility In the COMPOSITION three things also the matter of which 't is made the Liquor and the things to be dissolved in it The MATTER in relation to its quality is two-fold 1. Some of the common Sudorificks as Guaiacum China Sassafras and Salsaparilla 2. Divers alterers as roots leaves seeds flowers c. respecting the affection the humor offending and part affected But in special that matter is chosen diversly according to the variety of the parts in which the affections that are to be removed are inherent For in altering and removing powerfully phlegmatick and inveterate affections we usually take Guaiacum China or Salsaparilla either alone or mixed together with fit alterers as aforesaid But in affections of the breast as the stuffing Ulcer and putrefaction of the Lunâ—s in which now a dayes such an altering diet is usually prescribed and is every where called the pectoral decoction we chuse either China alone or else there is sometimes added to it Salsaparilla or Sassafras together with alterers appropriated to the breast So that from what is said before an altering Diet drink may be reckoned two-fold 1. Not pectoral insensibly consuming the phlegmatick affections of divers parts 2. Pectorel viz. a decoction of China sometimes Salâ—apâ—rilla being added prepared of pectoral seeds and fruits such is only now a dayes prescribed As to the quantity those sudorificks in a diet-drink not pectoral are prescribed either alone or mixed to six ounces more or less according as the time age and region shal further require but alterers as Roots Leaves Seeds Flowers either all or some of them are to be added to half the quantity they are appointed for the Apozem aforesaid But in a pectoral Diet-drink whose basis is China this if alone is added to one ounce if other things aforesaid be joyned to it then to two drams or three drams of these they usually take six drams of China Of alterers pectoral fruits are added to an ounce and a half or two ounces pectoral seeds to an ounce or an ounce and a half and if as sometimes in the Phthysis the flesh of Craw-fish or tortoises be added 't is to an ounce or two ounces The LIQUOR in relation to its quality in an altering Diet drink not pectoral is common water or some other fit liquor as before in the Apozem chiefly Mead because these sorts of decoctions for the most part respect cold affections and humors In a pectoral Diet-drink also either common water or decoction of Barly is taken but with this proviso that the China be infused in this Liquor for some hours then let it be put up together with the pectoral fruits and seeds in the belly of a chick or hen then let them boyl in the aforesaid Liquor til all be boyled to pieces As to its quantity take 10 or 12 pints or q. s as is required to boyl it throughly Things to be dissolved as to their quality in a diet-drink not pectoral are sometimes syrup or sugar and are prescribed to be dissolved together with the aromaticks as in an altering Apozem In a pectoral drink sugar of Roses is generally prescribed yet it may be also some fit syrup As to their quantity they are dissolved to an ounce or an ounce and a half in every dose The USE in it mark three things the manner the quantity and the time The decoction not pectoral as to the manner indrinking is to be taken without sweating As to the united quantity or dose it is to be taken to four ounces or six ounces as to the divided quantity it is to be used ten or fifteen dayes As to the time this
is chosen it may also be a Hen and that either alone or else one Partridg may be added or a shank of veal as also if this distilled Liquor be prepared to restore one that is either hectical or phthysical there may be prescribed the flesh of a tortoise that lives in the woods either one or two so the things of froggs are also prescribed This nutritive matter is boyled in s q. of water and according to the medicinal quality required divers parts of plants as they also use to do in altering broths as Roots Leaves Seeds Flowers c. and for the most part those that are the most grateful in smel and taste and which do most respect the affection it self the cause of that dissipation of the strength and that neer the quantity they are prescribed for the altering Apozem or somewhat less by which means you see to the restoring of the strength and the alteration that is to be made both together When all things are boyled to pap so that the flesh fals from the bones the broth is strained and the relicks strongly pressed forth and when 't is cooled the fat that is congealed in the top of it is to be taken away And this broth the neer matter of the future distilled Liquor which is to be prepared of three or four pints of it and eight or tenounces of some fit cordial waters with which afterwards are mixed four five or six ounces of conserves or fit Preserves and sometimes confections are taken as Alchermes in the greatest weakness and also treacle when there is malignity to three drams or half an ounce or the powders of cordial simples or officinal electuaries as Diamargariton frigidum to half an ounce or an ounce where 't is less pretious and this is to be constantly noted that Pearls fragments of pretious hones bole Armoniack terra sigillata and leaves of gold are added in vain because this gentle sort of distillation by Balneo Mariae can draw no virtue or spiritual essence from them seeing they wil scarce part with any for a greater heat and that in a dry stil though they have been diligently prepared for it The aforesaid things mixed are put into your glass body are afterwards distil'd in that manner which they cal Balneo Mariae Note also that if you desire the virtue of Ambergreece or Musk these to gr 5 6 or half a scruple may be tied up in a thin linen ragg and so tyed to the snout of the almebick that the Liquor as it distils may pass thorow them and take their virtues along with it which in this manner are more certainly extracted than if you mixed them with the other things the distilled Liquor is to be kept in a glass bottle in a cool place Things to be DISSOLVED though seldom used are sometimes prescribed and are fit cordial juyces as Juyce of Limons Juyce of sowre Pomgranats and that profitably to three ounces four ounces according to the quantity of distilled liquor although they may also be mixed with the broth and waters before distillation The VSE as to the manner this sort of distilled liquor is either used alone of it self out of a spoon or dissolved with other broths Panadaes As to the quantity one two or three ounces may be taken As to the time when you please and that 3 or 4 times a day or oftner The FORM is â„ž the flesh of one of the best Capons or Hens or with other flesh as is said slit in halves and taken from the bones or onely from the fat put it into a pot glazed with s q. of water boyl them towards the end adding the roots c. i. e. the alterers when all are boyled to a pap strain them and press them hard then having taken off the fat as aforesaid take of this broth four pints or five to which add c. viz. the conserves c. distil all in B. M. let the Liquor distilled be kept in a glass bottle in a cold place of which let him take c. by it self out of a spoon â— The UTILITY is the same with other Analepticks or restoratives viz. suddenly to restore and as it were patch up the strength and spirits exhausted either by the length of the disease famine or over much evacuation to recreate the languishing condition of the principal parts much used in many affections both of the heart and other parts not onely in the hoâ— but also cold epidemical malignant and continual fevers hâ—cticks and consumptions of the Lungs In fine 't is useful when the vigour of the parts extreamly languishing can digest no stronger forme of nourishment and yet ought necessarily to be refected from hence we conclude that these distill'd restoratives are rather to recruit the strength spirits than firmly to nourish the body CHAP. XVII OF Brothes BROTHS are also often prescribed by Physitians to this end that by altering we may also nourish and that the virtue of the Medicinal things might be the more eagerly received by the parts themselves under the form of nourishment and thereby might be the less trouble som to them And these are either altering or restorative Altering broths are made diversly according to the scope of the Physitian most frequently with a chick As at Moutpelier they usually prescribe the broth of a Chick alter'd with heoatical leaves and roots and also with cooling things in fevers 'T is not particularly prescribed by Physitians only commanded let them use the broth of a Chick alter'd with such leaves c. either 2 3 or 4 in the morning or else also in the evening and this is most usual in hot diseases Restorative broths prepared to restore lost strength which are otherwise from this manner of working and from the consumption wherein they are much used called Consumption broths these are made of a fat Hen or Capon the bowels taken out out in pieces boiled in a glazed pot or an alembeck close stopped lest any thing breath forth to a perfect pap these are all strained and the juyce pressed forth Lastly when it is cold the fat taken clear off and this Liquor is kept in a glass bottle for your use in a cold place in this broth sometimes other things are dissolved viz in each pound of it three ounces of white-Wine if your scope require it or other cordial liquor two ounces of Sugar one dram of Cinnamom and confection Alchermes lot them warm til the suuar be dissolved then strain them and keep them for your use They labour in vain which only for vainâ—glory add to these Consumption broths the leaves of gold for they do no good The USE is the same with the distilled restorative And the UTILITY is also the same only these Consumption broths are great nourishers and restore and nourish the solid substance of the body THE SECOND SECTION Of the First Book OF THE SOFT FORMS OF MEDICINES CHAP. I. Of a Bole ABOLE is a form of
Cinamon bay and juniper berries eaten every other day before the time of lying in the after-birth of an Ewe dryed and given in powder Juyce of Scordium given to â„¥ ss with Saffron to provoke the birth Minerals Native Borax is excellent to provoke the birth given to ℈ i. in liquor Waters of the aforesaid herbs which are usuall in the shops Briony water compound Syrups of Mugwort horehound Bettony ¶ Of the juyce of St. Johns wort of Mercury of the juyce of Scordium Distilled oyles of Castor Savin Cinamon myrrh ¶ Ambâ—r Mugwort Rue Turpentine Sulphur Troscâ—iscks of Myrrh to Ê’ i. in the forme of pils ¶ Troschischi Hysterici Externall things Oyles of Lillies Chamomill Wall flowres Stones The stone Aetites tyed to the thigh provokes the birth so doth a Loadstone held in the left hand The Gall of an Oxe pulp or powder of a wild Cowcumber and Coloquintis in Pessaries Animals Thee hoofe of an Asse fumed provokes the birth and afterbirth Stoppers of the Courses BEcause these are very near the same with the binders expounded above in the first Book Part. 1. Sect. 3. therefore the matter for such medicines is to be sought in the Table of Astringents or Binders Strengtheners of the Wombe Rootes of Snakeweed Calamus Aromaticus Costus Cyperus Galingall Leaves of Bettony Marjerome Sage which two are eminent Rosemary Baume Nigella Flowres of Marjerome Rosemary Sage Fruites Juniper Berries Bay Berries Animal excrements Musk Civet Ivory Sea things Amber Corall Ambergreece Mother of pearle Rosins Storax Benzoin Frankincense Mastick Spices Nutmegs Cloves Mace Spikenard lignum Aloes Waters of Bettony Marjerom Baume Sage Syrups of Bettony Baulme Oyles of Amber Cloves Mace Nutmeg Condites Acorus condited Walnuts and Nutmegs preserved Myrobalans and Satirion roots condited Opiates Triphera magna both with and without Opium Treacle Methridate ¶ Diascordium Alchermes Diacinnomomum Tripheia masor Species Aromaticum rosatum Diambra Diamoscum ¶ Species diacurcuma Dialacca Diagalanga Diacalaminth Dianisum Externall things Oyles of Nutmeg by expression of Nard of myrtles ¶ Oyle of Costus Mints Mastick Quinces Castor of St. Johns wort Moschaeleum Oyntments Vnguentum comitissae Martiatum Mastichinum Sumach Plasters Promatrice ad herniam of mastick ¶ Cerecloath of Galbanum Emplast Caesaris de crusta panis Diaphaenicum utrumque Metropropiolicon ¶ Note that to the best of these some adde the more strengthening provokers of the courses THE SECOND BOOK THE FOVRTH SECTION Of the Remedies of the LIMBS Arthriticall things or things appropriated to the joynts Latine and Greeke called Arthritica THey are called Arthriticall medicines which are destined to the strengthning of the sinewey and membranous parts of which the joynts are composed The Vse of which is both to prevent and cure the severall sorts of the Gout They are twofold Internall and Externall the matter of the internall things is the same with the cephalicall things whether you understand this of the hot cephalicks in a cold defluxion or of the cold ones where it proceeds from a hot cause for there is the same reason for the sinews as for the head but particularly these following are appropriated to the joynts Externall or topicall medicines for the joynts are usefull either in the beginning of the Gout as to mitigate both the heat and pain or else in the end to dissipate the reliques of the impacted matter least it turn to a stony indissoluble hardnesse The matter of each particular is this The chief Arthritical internal Medicines Roots Of Achorus Elecampain Ireos Cinquefoil Leaves Of Mullen Cowslips field Cypresse Calamint Gentory the lesse St Johns wort Bettony Sage Woods Sassaphras which is excellent Flowers Of red Roses ¶ Sage Rosemary Stechados Animals Castor ashes of Harts horn a Man's skull Sea things red Coral burnt Spices Indian Spikenard Rosins Of all sorts especially Turpentine Juices Opopanax Conserves Of field Cypresse in a cold Cause of red Roses in a hot Cause External things mitigating the heat pain Leaves Of Nightshade Plantain marsh Mallows Henbane both sorts of Housleek Mallows Pellitory Danewort Elder Ducks meat Flowers Of Roses Juices Vinegar Phlegma or insipid water of Vïtriol whites of Eggs Vinegar with water Sal Prunellae dissolved in red Poppy water Gums Camphier Mucilages Of the seed of Fleawort and Quinces ¶ of marsh Mallow roots Pulp of Cassia Waters Of Roses Nightshade Plantain red Poppy Oyls Of Violets water Lillies Roses Oyl of Man's blood called the Elixar of Man Oyntments Unguent of Roses Populeon External things dissipating the relicts of the Humours and pain Roots Of Elecampain Sowbread Briony Coloquintis Leaves Of Mullen Cowslips field Cypresse Calamint Cresses Centory the lesse Nepe Pennyroial Danewort St Johns wort Rosins Mastick Bdellium Turpentine * Rather Roots Fruits Hermodactils Thickned Juices Ammoniack Opopanax Fuphorbium Animals Castor Fat 's Of a Cat Badger Fox Bear Serpent Oyntments Martiatum Dialthea Oyls Of Tiles Castor Turpentine St Johns wort Hony Wax Ireos Foxes Euphorbium which is to be used warily and of Elder Plaisters Of Frogs of Vigo of the Mucilages Mellilote Oxicrocum To these are numbred those which strengthen the Sinews called by the Latines Nervos Roborantia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Roots Of Acorns Eringo Masterwort Sulpherwort or Hogs Fennel Rhaphontick Costus Woods Sassaphras Misle of the Oak Leaves Of field Cypresse Hysop Lavender Marjoram Cowslips Rosemary Sage the three sorts of Spike viz. Indian nard Celtick and Italian wilde Time Goats marjoram Fruits Anacardines Pine nuts Berries Of Juniper Kermes ¶ Bayes Spices Cinamon all the Peppers Ginger Mace Nutmegs Cloves Cardamomes Rosins and Gums Myrrh Venice Turpentine with the Powder of field Cypresse Opopanax Sagapene Animals The Brain of a Hare roasted Castor given to ℈ i. in Pils Conserves Of Rosemary Cowslips Sage Eringo Bettony Confections Treacle Methridate Confectio Anacardina ¶ Diacorum Powders Diagalanga Pleresarconticon ¶ Dianthos Diamoscum dulce Pulvis Antilyssus Waters Of Lavender Sage Marjoram Treacle water ¶ Sp. of Lavender compound of Matthias Piony water compound Aqua Imperialis Spirit of Castor Syrups Of Bettony compound of Chamepitis or field Cypresse of Staechados External strengthners of the Sinews Fat 's Of Vipers Foxes Stags Men. Oyls Of Tiles Wax Camomile St Johns wort earth Worms Nutmeg by expression Turpentine Foxes Vipers Costus oyl of Peeter Dill Ricininum of Rue ¶ Of Mace by expression oyl of Amber chymical Baths Those which are sulpherous nitrose bituminous aluminous and let the drippings of these fall on the beginning of the Back bone also the mud or slime extracted from them may be applied profitably to the part affected Grease Of a Goose that drips from it whilest it is roasted being filled with Frankincense Myrrh Bdellium Mummy c. Aqua vitae poured on the part helps much Fomentations and Bathings Of Mugwort Fleabane Calamint Rue Camomile Sage Dill field Cypres wild Marjoram St Johns wort salt Peeter common Salt Cataplasms Of the same Cold strengthners of the Sinews They are the same with the
practice from this foundation because every Apozem is likely prescribed for four doses the purgers must be taken in such a quantity as may suffice for these four that is four several doses of them are to be put into the decoction as alwaies these three Senna Polyooâ—y and Carthamus after the usual manner which you must appoint for the basis as for example to purge Phlegme four times together to one ounce or one ounce and a half of Senna and as much Polypody and although you have prescribed also as much Carthamus yet shal you add a fourth as Agarick to half an ounce or six drams and you wil have your aim but if besides Agarick you desire other phlegmagogues as Turbith or Hermodactils then either the dose of this or the others is to be diminished or at least a less proportion of these stronger is to be prescribed and this is a general rule safe every where yet you may prescribe a less quantity in respect of the sex age and time of the Year c. The Montpelier Physitians out of custom do usually prescribe a greater quantity as was before noted in the Composition so that against the common rules of others they take of the gentlest purgers to a sixfold or eight-fold proportion of the more vehement as Turbith to a four-fold quantity but although the Montpeliers do this other circumstances being seen to securely yet is it not to be followed in all places nor the dose so indifferently to be prescribed but rather relie on the common practice before mentioned or else search out the several doses of the simples in the substance by comparing of which you wil readily find out the several doses for the decoctions this only is to be 〈◊〉 ted that though Tamarinds by this rule of proportion might be boiled to eight ounces which is the four-fold proportion because they are given in substance to two ounces yet we seldom in the decoction transcend the dose in which they are given in substance because being viscid they make the decoction clammy and grosâ— hard to be clarified Myroâ—tilans also though they 〈…〉 purge yet are they never to be prescribed in the â—eattr but alwaies in the less dose at most to half an ounce or 6 drams because they make the decoction too much astringent contrary to the intention of the Physitian therefore also are they to be only lightly boiled in an Apozem purely purging but rather to be infused as by the counsel of Mesues is rightly admonished against the vulgar practice 4. But the ingredients of either Apozem are not to be prescribed promiscuously in any order but in a certain manner according to the nature of the things that are to be boiled according to that order which the Apothecary observes in preparing decoctions by the rules of art as first roots 2ly Leaves c. and so they add the rest severally to be boiled as is above set down yet although this be so the root of Liquorice because for its tenuitie of substance it is boiled in the rank with the flowers it may also be prescribed with them so if sweet Woods or Aromatical barks as Cinamom be set down with the number of Roots yet because they ought to be boyled last for their spirits which are easily vanishing therefore ought they to be prescribed last either with or immediatly before the flowers Seeds should be added after the Leaves yet the four greater cold Seeds especially of Melons and Gourds are prescribed just before the leaves so your red soicers are to be prescribed either with or just before the leaves and Barley is seldom set among the seeds but with the leaves for this is chiefly to be boyled but Mucilaginous seeds are to be added but just before the flowers as the seeds of Mallows Marsh Mallows c. lest by too long boyling they make the Decoction too thick and troubled I have before said that Catharticks are to be prescribed before the flowers yet Polypody of the Oak is most usually added amongst the roots but Epithymum usually among the Flowers and often in their quantity viz. by the Pugil correctives are to be placed immediatly after the purgers 5. Concerning the Liquor this is to be noted that Wine is usually added to Apozems or Decoctions in cold affections obstructions when gross humors are to be attenuated or when the force of the Medicine is to be conveyed far into the body but not so conveniently prescribed when they say in equal parts of Wine and Water because t is without commodity for if by a most gentle heat nay warmth the spirit of Wine from whence Wine hath his acuteness and energie and without which Wine is but water without life in distillation doth ascend and be elevated into the air the vessel being opened in the boyling what can we hope for but the whole loss of it by such boiling hence we must conclude that Wine is much more profitably added at the last after boiling Here is to be noted that the opening roots are usually macerated in Vinegar with a good Proviso but they do ill-which after pour out the Vinegar and boyl roots only robbed of their virtue for the virtue of them is passed into it which by this means is pour'd away for any sharp Liquors do effectually draw forth the force and essence of things as we may see in Extracts the Liquor therefore should not be poured away for it serves to dissolve the things decocted 6. It is to be noted that the limits of the decoction is ambiguously defined only in general the ingredients should be boyled til they have left all their virtue in the Liquor which in special some note by the change in the colour and alteration of the appearance of things viz. that the hard things should be softned others wasted Galen appoints to the Thirds sometimes to half Mesue to almost half modern Writers are various but that truth may be found both the faculties and nature of the Medicaments are to be considered for they whose virtues are easily dissolved are to be boyled the less time as to the consumption of the third or fourth part lest the efficacy of the simples consisting in a thin substance should vanish but they whose virtues will hardly exhale may be boyled to the wasting of two thirds they whose virtues are of a middle temper may be boyled to halves And that which is correspondent those things that are boyld in four times their quantity of Water to the thirds they which are boyld in 6 times their quantity til half be wasted as for the most part are all Apozems and Decoctions from whence this may be gathered that simples of a solid close hord substance as Roots Woods and Barks that are without smel should be boyld in eight times their quantity of water those which are of a rare thin soft subtile substance as Flowers Spices Purgers in four times their quantity those of a middle substance between these as Leaves Seeds and
more exactly to be weighed in which two things are chiefly to be considered viz 1. The sugar or sometimes Honey which is only as the subject to receive the essence of the simples and preserve their virtues 2. That virtue or essence consisting in the Juyce Infusion or Decoction from whence the syrup hath his force or energie as the conservation of that essence from the sugar the syrup being composed by the union of both through the evaporation of the superfluous humidity Now every one knows that if you dissolve one pound of Sugar in any quantity of Liquor it may easily be boyled to the consistence of a syrup that is also apparent and approved to them that know the making of extracts that the Liquor in which the essence was diffused and with which it was drawn forth which is correspondent to the Juyces whether it be 2 3 6 or 8 pound c. may be wholly evaporated set in Balneo or over ashes the essence by little and little taking what consistence you wil either of a syrup or some solider form why therefore need they trouble themselves about the proportion of either in vain seeing they may reduce any of the aforesaid proportions to the form of a syrup for if the things compounding the syrup viz Sugar Juyces Decoctions Infusions c. whatsoever be their quantity can be boyled to that ordinary consistence by consuming the watrish parts what matter is it in what quantity they are joyned If Joubertus and Silvius boyl three pound of Liquor with one pound of Sugar to the height of a syrup why may it not be done with the like proportion of your Medicinal liquor whether Juyce Infusion or Decoction and on the contrary if to three pound of Sugar you add only 1 pound of the Liquor as Rondeletius in his Syrup of Limons why may not this be done also therefore in appointing the quantity of sugar for a syrup we must not so much regard the quantity as the force of it and intention or purpose of the Physitian as for example suppose that one pound of simples decocted or infused have imparted three ounces or four ounces of virtuous essence to four pound or five of the Liquor of the decoction or infusion strained if you prescribe of that Liquor and Sugar and one pound as we usally do for a syrup 't wil truly make a syrup but of lâ—â—lâ— efficacy and in a pound of which there withe contained onely a dram of essence so that each ounce wil conâ—â—in but v. gr but if the aforesaid half ounce of essence be diflused only in two pound of Liquor and you prescribe one pound of syrup to be made of that sugar and you wil have a syrup and that effectual in which bound are contained two drams of the essence and in an ounce of which remains half a scruple of essence but if you boyl those two pounds of Liquor in which four drams of essence is contained with one pound of sugar onely you wil have a most effectual syrup in which is contained three drams or half an ounce of essence and in anounce of which is one scruple but if you yet desire it more effectual take to those two pound of Liquor but half a pound of Sugar and you have also in this three drams or half an ounce of essence and in every ounce of it wil be half a dram or two scruples of essence Therefore we must not so much look on the quantity of the Liquor as on the virtue and essence wherewith it is fraught or from what quantity of matter it is extracted Lastly what weight of Liquor soever you boyl it in whether a pound two pound or three c. this is to be chiefly marked that you may be the more certain of the efficacy of your syrup and may prescribe it weaker or stronger as shall be for your purpose that you should see to the virtues and efficacy of it rather then to the quantity of Liquor you prescribe therefore 't is best to follow the common rule where they usually prescribe the Liquor and Sugar in equal parts that you may have some knowledg of its operation CHAP. V. Of Vomitoryes THe excrementitious humors whether natural exceeding in quantity or preternatural in any quantity either mixed with the blood in the veins or residing elsewhere are apt to breed an il habit and therefore require an evacuation chiefly that way they naturally tend by conducing places or veins for their expulsion whether by purging either particular or universal Urine Sweat insensible transpiration or Vomit And although Medicines which perform either of these may in general be called purgers yet particularly they are counted so which draw forth the excrements of the body by stool and vomiting and of these those which by stool evacuate are significantly called purgers those which expel things upwards Vomitories A Vomitory is not so much a name of the liquid form of a Medicine as of the faculty of it taking its name from the operation yet it usually signifies both viz. the Medicine procuring that motion or evacuation of the humors upwards and also the form in which it is prescribed of which my intention is here to write A VOMITORY therefore is a liquid form of a remedy prepared of a simple emetical Medicine boyled infused or dissolved in some Liquor evacuating expelling perforce by the mouth any thing hurtful to the Stomack and superfluitie either of meat or excrementitious humors from it and the adjacent parts This from its effect may be said three-fold evacuating revelling and deriving But from the manner of working one may be termed gentle correspondent to the mollifying and lenitive purger working more by its quantity another moderate which operates by its quality another violent answerable to those purgers properly called Catharticks provoking this motion by a specifical and internal virtue Vomitoryes are simple or compound The more SIMPLE consists of fair water warmed drank suddenly to a pint or better warmed Barley water in a good quantity the fat broth of flesh drank plentifully Mead plentifully taken which Galen prescribed any sore of drink drank suddenly and liberally Hydraeleum i. e. water and oyl to eight ounces or ten common oyl to four ounces or six drank warm and melted butter The which and such like other gentle vomits improperly so called we use chiefly when those things that are to be voided this way whether things taken down or divers sorts of impurities and vitious humours contained in the stomack are so ready for evacuation that upon every little occasion without much trouble they may be expell'd whether nature be inclin'd to it or not or whether she strive to shake off such a burthen nimbly enough or not or be not sufficient of her self then with these gentler sort do we give occasion of such a motion to the excretive faculty if it be dul and as it were shew her the way or else if she moves but unperfectly we render
quantity 't is taken to a spoonful or a spoonful and an half or two As to the time if it be for strengthening the animal faculty 't is best after meat or at going to sleep if for the vital at any time when need requires for the natural either before with or after meat The Vtility is to preserve the vigor of the principal parts to restore the strength wasted by diseases Hence it is that the use of these candied confections is wholly restorative rather helping nature and the strength than regarding the disease which neverthelesse is not to be neglected therefore these candied confections are made heating cooling binding c. the use of them is frequent in the hypochondriacal affection panting of the heart consumption of the lungs weaknesse of the stomack and liver c. THE THIRD SECTION Of the First Book OF THE SOLID FORMES OF MEDICINES CHAP. I. Of Paste-royal and morsels THere is also an invention of modern Writers which in consistence resembles Pineolates or Paste of Pine kernels made of divers things wrought together like paste from whence its name and of sugar dissolved in some convenient liquor and boiled to the height of Tabulets this is made into boles or morsels like Conserves of Roses dried hence it is called morsels which being leisurely dried are kept for use and are somtimes gilded and this is called Paste-Royal for the Soveraign virtues it hath in affections of the brest lungs and in extenuated bodies In this also three things are to be noted Composition Vse and Vtility As to the Composition 't is made two wayes 1. Either without the flesh of living creatures as shall be said of bechical fruits and seeds only and sugar These fruits are for the most part blanched Almonds washed soaked and bruised the kernels of Pistaches and pine nuts washed also in a fit water as of violets or roses They are usually prescribed to the quantity of four ounces The seeds are the four greater cold seeds usually huld and bruised to which when sleep is to be provoked the seeds of white poppy and lettice are added Let these be prescribed to the quantity of two ounces or two ounces and an half The sugar is to be chosen white dissolved in a fit liquor the quantity of it is usually set down q s yet it should usually be double the proportion of the rest 2. Or else this paste is made restorative with the flesh of the tortoses of the wood washed and boyl'd in barley water the head and tail being left out and this is afterwards called Testudinate paste or paste of Tortoses or with the flesh of Crawfish Capons and Partridges or else to these are added the fruits aforesaid seeds and powders mentioned in the Candies and sugar dissolved in Rosewater usually in this proportion Of flesh three or four ounces Fruits three ounces Seeds one ounce an ounce and half And let one dram of powders answer to every ounce of the rest and of those that are precious a lesse quantity Sugar is mentioned q. s Somtimes Ambergreece and Musk are added in small quantity to some few grains somtimes also the paste is covered over with leaf gold The VSE the manner is either by it self or in broth The Dose or united quantity is to half an ounce or an ounce the morsels in numb one or two The divided quantity 't is to be taken often with meat and in your meals The time is expressed The FORME â„ž c. make a confection in morsels and somtimes 't is added like pineolate so let it be used The VTILITY the paste that is not nourishing is good for divers affections of the lungs and brest to incrassate lenifie cleanse or expectorate c but the restorative paste both in the same and the consumption for them that are extenuated and weakened by the ulcer of the lungs it nourisheth drieth and thickneth rheumes therefore the use is wholly restorative regarding also the affections from whence that lack of nourishment and dejection of the strength proceeds CHAP. II. Of a Pandaleon THis invention of the Arabians and latter Physitians is a medicine dedicated to the brest and lungs made of pleasant ingredients agreeing with the Lohoch to the same purpose differing only in form in which it resembles Tablets From them also it differs in this because they are made up in a certain shape but this when the sugar is sufficiently boiled and the ingredients mixed with it is poured into a box and there suffered to harden and at the time of using it a bit is taken out with a knife or spoon c. Therefore it is a medicine solid like Tablets kept in a box like a cake made of powders bechical conserves and sugar dissolved and made into a Tablet consistence appointed for the same uses as Lohochs are And in it three things are to be noted Composition Vse and Vtility The COMPOSITION is two wayes 1. Either of bechical powders simple or compound several or mixed and sugar dissolved in a fit liquor boiled in or neer this proportion that to half an ounce of the powder there may be four ounces of sugar dissolved or else q. s 2. Or of thoracical fruits and seeds powders of electuaries sugar dissolved after these proportions Of fruits two drams seeds an ounce powders three drams sugar q. s Note that conserves may somtimes be added to three drams or half an ounce The VSE the manner is to contain it in the mouth that it may leisurely melt and may gently be swallowed down and used frequently The quantity let a bit of this be taken from a spoon or the point of a knife The time is the same with that of the Lohochs The FORM â„ž c. make a Pandalcon in a convenient box of which c. The VTILITY is the same with that of the Lohochs from which this differs only in form and that this for the most part consists of the pleasantest things CHAP. III. Of Marchpane and Pineolates MArchpane is a most pleasant confection of latter writers nourishing much convenient for people that are leane and for affections of the lungs instead of sweet meats 'T is compounded of blanched Almonds three ounces Pistaches cleansed one ounce stamped in a marble mortar with a little rose-water adding half a pound of white sugar make a paste which make into little cakes to be baked gently in an oven till they begin to be coloured yellow and are a little hardened other pleasant things may also be added as Cinamom c. A PINEOLATE is made to the same end of equal parts of pinekernels and sugar dissolved of which are made morsels adding musk for the better grace if you will but this is to be injoyned by the Physitian not else to be usually prescribed CHAP. IV. Of Tablets THat which they were wont to call the solid electuary is otherwise called from its flat shape a Tablet and because the sugar of which they are made when it is boiled and flatted
til they leisurely dissolve and are dedicated to the cough and affections of the windpipe and breast These are COMPOVNDED of a powder of lenifying thoracical simples as powder and juyce of Liquorice gum dragant Arabick Starch Penidies Sugar White Poppy-seeds c. to one ounce or two ounces as need requireth or the time you use them be long or short And that powder is taken with a sufficient quantity of muscilage of gum dragant drawn with Roserwater or with the muscilage of Quince-kernels c. or with a pectoral syrup and made into Troschischs or pills The VSE and FORM â„ž c. with the muscilage c. make a masse out of which make pils to be dissolved on the tongue of which let him frequently hold one under his tongue til it dissolve of it self and be leisurely swallowed The VTILITY is as above to ease the cough the roughness of the Wind-pipe and Jaws help hoarsness of the voice and facilitate spitting Hither belong the Lupine fashioned Troschiscks which are held in the mouth to stay rheums But those Pills that strengthen or alter any way are commodiously swallowed down in the affections of the stomack proceeding from its crude flatuousness and those which communicate with it as the head especially or those that are neerly adjacent as the Liver c. those made of appropriate strengtheners are convenient in the affections of the head by the continuance of them in the stomack especially if they be taken after meat for so the fuming quality of them ascends and so they conduce to the affections of the eyes against the dimness of sight made of eye medicines or ophthalmicks Or else they are given at going to bed such are the sleeping officinal Pills as those of Cynoglosse which are every where prescribed to stay and dry up rheumes and to provoke sleep and hither Laudanum may be referred as most used to gr IV. or V. they are prescribed also for fluxes of the belly of strengtheners and binders to be taken both before and with meat as also against the imbecility of the Liver Gonorrhea Vlcers of the Reins and Bladder Stone and divers affections of the womb But they are COMPOVNDED of a convenient powder serving to the scope of the Physitian as the affections shall suggest and that prescribed to half an ounce five or six drams which is to be made up with a convenient syrup The VSE as to the quantity of one dram of the mass are made six Pills of which two are taken once or twice a day As to the Time they may be taken morning and evening before after or with meat as aforesaid in the Candies As to the Manner they are swallowed down and if it be for affections of the lower parts as affections of the Liver Bowels Reins Bladder Womb a little of some convenient Liquor should be drank after them that thereby the Medicinal virtue might be conveyed to those parts the sooner to good purpose The VTILITY is enough spoken of before CHAP. VI. Of Troschiscks THey are otherwise called Circulets and little Cakes by the Greeks and Pastils by the Latines and of some Orbicles It is a solid and hard form of Medicine in the forms of Lupines made of divers powders into a paste with some convenient liquor which made into little round Cakes are dried and kept And these are either officinal or magisterial And both of them either internal or external The officinal internal ones are either Purgative as Agaricus troschisatus trosch of Alhandal trosch de violis Or altering either without Opium as trosch of Vipers of Squils Cipheos Hidecroy or with Opium as trosch de alkekengi for the reins and bladder of Amber for the Womh Or Cordial as gallia Moscat alipta matosc Or pectoral as Bechici albi nigri Or opening as trosc Diarrhodon and of Rheubarb for the Liver trosc de Lupatorio of Wormwood and de lacca for the Liver and Spleen trosc of myrrh for the Womb. Magisterial as they were formerly most usual so are they now scarcely at all prescribed unlesse for fumings for which they are frequent as shall be said or for coughs and defluxions as the pils Sublinguales before mentioned they are also made usually for the ulcers of the bladder and reins sharpness of the water and to stop fluxes of blood seed and the belly both to binde and open and they may also be made to strengthen â—n summ they are prescribed instead of powders as more effectual because in this form the medicinal quality doth not so easily vanish but is preserved by this means commodiously They are COMPOVNDED of a convenient powder of divers things taken in a convenient Liquor and mixed til they come to the form of pills or a paste out of which they make little round cakes which being marked with your mark are to be dryed in the shadow and to be laid up for use and these are made to the weight of 1 dram 1 dram and a half 2 drams 3 drams at most according to the virtue and efficacy of the ingedients but the powder of which they are made is to be chosen out of divers parts of vegetables especially such as are easily powdered as also of gums that are powderable as Cherry gum Styrax gum Tragants and also juyces thickened as Acacia Hypocistis and generally out of all things eâ—sie to be powdered As to the quantity this sort of powder may be prescribed from an ounce to an ounce and half and two ounces according as your use of them shall continue but most commonly an ounce and a half wil suffice That which these are made up withal is either thin as wine water distilled water the juyce of herbs or clammy as the muscilage of gum dragant or Arabick drawn with a convenient water As to the quantity they are prescribed q. s The VSE and form â„ž c. Make Troschischs as bigg as Lupines of the weight of c. let them be dryed in the shadow when you use them break one or two according to their efficacy and weight dissolve it in a fit Liquor let it be used either inward or outwards for they are prescribed as is said for both internal and external uses yet note that those which are for fumings are not to be dissolved as neither are those called Hypoglottides The VTILITY is sufficiently expressed for in this form may be kept both Alterers strengtheners For Troschischs are rather invented to preserve the virtue of the powders entire than that it should be any otherwise a useful form of a medicine for we do not use them whole but dissolved first in a convenient Liquor except the Hypoglottides and these for Suffumigaâ—ions But this form is most profitable because powders especially the cordials and others that consist of a thin essence easily exhalable by this means retain their virtues against the injury of the ayre nor wil suffer them to be diffused and as it were centers them and so produceth a more
effectual united faculty To the Troschischs are to be referred the Muscardines WHich are little pastils so called from the musk they contain cheifly composed for the perfuming the breath and to exalt venereall moriscoes such are these of Gallia moschata that are most effectual They are compounded either simply of ambergreese musk-grains three four c as you wil and q. s sugar dissolved in rose-water with a little starch Or else more compounded of the powder of some aromatical things of sweet savor as cinnamom Saunders one dram musk Ambergreese gr three or four as you list and sugar q. s make troschischs of which let him hold one often in his mouth CHAP. VII Of Powders THe USE of POWDERS is extream necessary both that solid medicines may come in use of themselves as also that they may the easilier be mixed with other formes of medicines but that which the Latines cal a powder the Arabians call by 3. names Suffuff any gross powder Alcohol the finest powders and Seiff the grinding of any sort of troschischs which is done on a stone with a fit water for affections of the eyes but a powder is either officinal or magisterial of which this discourse is The magisterial is either internal or external The internall is either purging strengthening or altering Purging Powder The definition and differences may be sought out of what is aforesaid It is compounded of Catharticks and for the most part those that are the pleasantest with their proper correctors in a proportion often before mentioned As to the quantity to an ounce an ounce and half is the most is prescribed and note that sugar for the more delicate may be added but in a smal quantity or equal to the powder and that exactly defined The VSE as to the manner 't is to betaken in broth or some convenient liquor As to the quantity the doses of the purgers are to be computed As to the time in the morning with custody The FORM â„ž c. Make a powder of which c. The VTILITY is to purge see afore The strengthening powder Although it may be prescribed to strengthen divers parts according to the scope of the Physitian yet 't is either to confirm the stomack and is called a Digestive or the heart and is called a Cordial and an Alexiterial it may be also made for other uses as to strengthen the Liver Intrals c. The COMPOSITION 1 of the digestive powder is in general of stomachical things that help concoction dissolvers of wind and binder But in special Coriander-seed prepared is usually the basis prescribed to an ounce to which are added things that discuss wind as Anniseed to half an ounce or 6 drams then strengtheners of the stomack either simple or compound to 2 or 3 drams at most with sugar of Roses in tablets s q. 2. The Cordial powder or that which strengthens other parts which is compounded both of simple and compound powders of Electuaries proper and specifical to half an ounce 6 drams or 1 ounce according as the use of it shal continue long or short yet so that the more pretious Cordial powders be joyned but in a smal quantity either to a fourth or sixth part these are prescribed either alone or for the better taste sake sugar rosat is mixed with them to three or four times their weight The VSE and form of the Digestive powder â„ž c. Make a powder of which let him take a spoonful neither eating nor drinking after it But of a Cordial or other strengthening powder as hepatical c. this is the form â„ž c. Make a powder of which let him take 1 2 or 3 drams with water broath or other convenient liquor and that in the morning the stomack being empty or else when necessity requires especially if it be Alexiterial The VTILITY is for the strengthening of the principal parts and others also and consists for the most part of hot things yet with the same intention of strengthening they may be prepared of cooling things Hither appertains the altering powder altering divers wayes according to the scope in first second and third qualities as that which is generally prescribed of steel against obstructions with other openers to one ounce or two ounces with an equal quantity of sugar of which a spoonful is taken every morning drinking after it a little wine or other convenient Liquor so against the stone or gravel of stone-breaking medicines to an ounce an ounce and a half and Sugar s q. of which take one dram or a dram and a half with a diuretical Liquor so to provoke the birth and courses as also to bind the fluxes of blood both by stool and from the Womb and bladder against all kindes of fluxes and to alter divers wayes when moysture is one cause offending Thus much of an internal powder The external powder is also sometimes prescribed and is either physical or chirurgical The physical or medicinal is for the most part strengthening as is usually prescribed for comforting and drying the brain of proper cephalical things as Roots Leaves c. prescribed to two ounces adding to it also and that frequently the violet or cypris powder to one ounce or one ounce and a half more or less but for the most part they take of roots two ounces seeds six drams flowers three drams spices two drams The VSE and FORM â„ž c. Make a gross powder with which let the head be dryed in the morning which is most usual lafter the washing of it The VTILITY is to strengthen the brain and dry the phlegmatick and to waste the excrementitious moysture of the hairs of the head The Chyrurgical powder is various to be prescribed only by a Chyrurgeon to cleanse fil and heal Ulcers stop the bleeding of wounds c. the quantity of prescribing it varies according to the various occasion of its use THE SECOND BOOK OF EXTERNAL REMEDIES The First SECTION Of Remedies common to many parts CHAP. I. Of Epithemes or liquors to be applyed to any part IF you regard the signification of the name every external medicine that is applyable to any part may be so called but now it claims a peculiar kinde of right in designing only those remedies that are externally applyed to the Heart and Liver and the nobler parts of the body to alter strengthen and is two-fold liquid and solid The liquid Epitheme The name is apparent and it is fluid like water or a Julep chiefly composed of a convenient liquor and cordial powders In it three things are to be considered the Composition Vse and Vtility In the Composition we must regard the matter of which 't is made whether liquid or dry as powder or mean between both and in either of these the quality and quantity The Liquor as to its quality is for the most part a distilled water as the basis such as is proper both for the affection and part affected and that either alone or else
other things are joyned with it either chiefly to make it penetrate or give it the more efficacy and this is most commonly white wine for the heart Vinegar for the Liver so also for its greater virtues there are usually added the juyces of Fruits as of Limons or else of Leaves proper for the affection Sometimes the Liquor is a very liquid decoction of appropriate things but seldom As to the quantity 't is usually prescribed to one pint or 15 ounces therefore if water be prescribed it should be to such a quantity but if other liquid things be added let this be the proportion of water 8 ounces of Juyces from two ounces to three of Wine or Vinegar from half an ounce to an ounce The Powder as to its quality is either simple of Cordial or Hepatical woods barks chiefly also of flowers seeds c. or compound of strengthening electuaries and sometimes aromatical troschischs As to the quantity to every ounce of liquor one scruple or half a dram of powder wil suffice so that to the whole proportion half an ounce or 6 drams may be prescribed so that not above a dram or two of the species of Electuaries may be taken The things of mean consistence in relation to their quality there is sometimes besides the liquor and powder of which an Epithe me alwayes consists a strengthening Opiate or cordial confection as Alchermes prescribed to one dram or two drams The VSE as to the manner it is applyed with a scarlet cloth or some soft linnen dipped in it gently pressed forth and applyed warm and when it either grows cold or dry 't is to be renewed several times and continued thus a quarter or half an hour twice a day No quantity for each time is set down The time is in the morning and evening if the affection be cold or it be in winter otherwise it is to be used 4 times a day if hot or it be summer and note this diligently that if the strength be extream weak after the use of a liquid one the solid one should be prescribed The FORM of prescribing â„ž c. Make a liquid Epitheme to be kept in a glass at the time of using it take a scarlet cloth c. The VTILITY 't is generally used to corroborate and also to cool seldom to heat for this purpose the solid form is more effectual it is prescribed against the hot distempers of the heart and Liver as also to strengthen and resist malignity if there be any suspition of it their use is chiefest in Fevers in the Summer time Note that liquid Epithemes may be applyed to the whole breast profitably in burning and hectick severs composed of moyst and cooling waters or decoctions prescribed in a greater quantity as also in the burnings of the head Phrensie c. see Rose-vinegar They are also sometimes applyed to the testicles in extream heats for by their communication with the whole body the very habit of the body and the blood is cooled therefore it is most profitable in the bleeding at nose or otherwise and to this purpose they use a mixture of vinegar and water to the same end sometimes cooling things are applyed to the hand-wrists against the heat and fervency of the heart so also to the fieriness of the face c. in summ every thing comprehended under the name of an Epitheme may be used to any part inflamed or beset with a hot affection though the word Epitheme be properly understood of a thing in relation to the heart or Liver The solid Epitheme That is called so that is not fluid like water though they are prescribed of a diverse consistence as wel a soft as otherwise In it note three things Composition the Vse and Vtility As to the COMPOSITION 't is made divers wayes 1. Either and this is most usual in the form of an Opiate made of conserves of flowers powders of electuaries but seldom of a simple powder and of Confections as aforesaid with a fit Liquor distilled water simple or compound an appropriate juyce c. As to the quantity in general it scarce exceeds four ounces but in special let there be of conserves three ounces confections three drams powders one dram or two at most 2. Or else in form of a liniment especially in hot affections of the heart as also in cold they may also be used in affections of the Liver of oyntment of Roses ceratum santalinum c. two ounces fit conserves half an ounce six drams to cordial powders half a dram or two scruples 3. Or of See what Pipio signifies for it is not a Pippin a Pippin cut in two in the middle and is most usual which let bestrewed with one dram of the powder of some cordial Electuary or two drams of the powder of ordinary Epithemes Hither may be referred Puppies and Kittens cut in halves to be applyed to the head chiefly in the declination of Phrensies sprinkled with a digesting and strengthening powder of the flowers of Roses Chamomil berries of kermes and such like to half an ounce The VSE as to the manner let the solid one in the form of an Opiate be extended on a scarlet cloth wet in a convenient Liquor and gently pressed and then be applyed warm to the region of the heart and that either after the use of the liquid one or otherwise also The time is indifferent it may be renewed twice or thrice a day The FORM appears out of the composition â„ž c. make an Epitheme c. The utility of a solid form like an Opiate is chiefly to strengthen and heat as also that in form of a Liniment and that made with a Pipio see before they may also be made to cool of Conserves in the form of a Liniment but that form is chiefly used and most profitable for the Liver In general they are made to alter strengthen where the strength is much wasted CHAP. II. Of Lotions THe reason and definition of the name is clear for it is as it were a particular kinde of Bathe dedicated chiefly to the head and feet hence I account it two-fold Cephalical and for the feet The Cephalical Lotion Is COMPOVNDED of a decoction of Cephalical simples in which two things are to be considered the matter and the Liquor in these the quality and quantity The MATTER in relation both to quality and quantity there is taken of roots to two ounces or three ounces of Leaves from four handfuls to eight seeds from one ounce to two flowers pug 4. Note that sometimes spices are added to half an ounce or six drams and when you would dry powerfully unmelted brimstone half an ounce and when the head is to be particularly purged after general means you may add Senna leaves to one ounce white Agarick half an ounce The Liquor as to the quality is either a Lye made of Vine ashes or the ordinary Lye of Barbers adding white wine if you wil or to the wine
things as the finest flower and binding things as bole Sanguis Draconis Acacia mixed with Vinegar and the white of an Egge and applyed to the forehead against bleeding at nose or to stop the course of humours flowing to the eyes In our usual Frontal we consider three things Composition Vse and Vtility 'T is COMPOUNDED 1. in a dry form which is properly a Frontal as to its quality 't is usually of the flowers of Violets Roses water Lillies white Poppy seed and Lettice seed As to their quantity the flowers use to be prescribed to 3 or 4 pug the seeds to half an ounce Note that sometimes to these are added to strengthen and discuss flowers of Cammomil and Melilot ana p. half the seeds of Coriander and Dil ana half a dram Note also that sometimes these Frontals are made onely of the leaves of Lettice and Henbane to 2 or 3 handfuls bruised and sprinkled with oyl of Violets and Vinegar or sometimes one handful of these are added to the former 2. Or else in a moister form and that 1. in the form of a Liniment of Vnguentum Populeon or of Roses to 6 drams oyls of Violets c. half an ounce or of Unguentum Populeon only 2. In the form of a Cataplasm of Leaves Flowers Seeds as aforesaid adding a little oyl and Vinegar to it The USE and Form of the dryer sort is â„ž c. bruise them and fold them up in a thin linnen cloth make a Frontal which either moistened with the vapor of Vinegar and sprinkled with it is to be applyed to the forehead and temples at the hour of sleep That of the Liniment is â„ž c. Let them be anointed on the forehead and temples at the houre of sleep and after four or five hours let it be wiped off and renewed That of the Cataplasm â„ž c. Make it like a Cataplasm which foulded between a doubled Linnen cloth let it be applyed to the forehead and temples The UTILITY is chiefly to cool against the burnings of the head as in Fevers and the Frensie to procure sleep in long wakefulness which in those affections do much prey on the strength and trouble the minde also to repress vapours in Fevers sometimes to repel and for paines of the head c. CHAP. II. Of an Oxirrhodine SOme refer this to the Epithemes some to the Embrocations taking its name from Vinegar and Oyl of Roses yet seeing 't is a form of Medicine which seems wholly dedicated to the head I wil adjoyn it for the liquid Frontall 'T is Compounded 1. Either more simply of four parts of Oyl of Roses and one of Vinegar beaten wel together so that the whole composition do not exceed 8 ounces or lib 1. at most 2. Or more compound of oyl of Roses and other cephalical oyls with Rose vinegar and cooling cephalical waters to this proportion of oyls 4 or 6 ounces Vinegar 2 or 3 ounces Waters 4 ounces let them be beaten wel together 3. Or instead of waters with Juyces of the same things prescribed in the same quantity The Vse and Form c. beat all wel together let Linnen clothes dipped and wet with this mixture be applyed to the head forehead and temples changing them often The VTILITY 'T is excellent in the frensie and diliniums or ilness of head to repel thin humours and vapours from the head and in burning Fevers where you fear an alienation of the mind CHAP. III. Of a quilt Cap. THis is dedicated to the cold and moist affections of the head 'T is Compounded in relation to its quality of cephalical simples wel sented either roots dryed leaves flowers woods spices as Cloves and Cinnamon c. seldom of seeds and of gums as Benzoin and sometimes Styrax because easily powdered Musk and Ambergreese may be added for the richer sort And this is their usual proportion of roots one ounce dryed Leaves two or three handfuls which may also be prescribed by weight to half an ounce 6 drams flowers to p. 2 3 which may also be appointed by weight to two or three drams or half an ounce gums to one or two drams Musk half a scruple or a scruple c. so that the whole composition do not exceed three or four ounces Note that some wil add those sweet powders which we cal Violet powder and Cyprus powder to half an ounce The USE and FORM â„ž c. Make a powder which mix with fine cotton or sleivesilk so bast it and quilt it between two silks and make a quilt to be worn on the head or sewed to the inside of the Cap sometimes two are prescribed and then the quantity of the powder is to be doubled and 't is said make two Caps of which let him wear one in the night and the other sowed to his cap for the day and when they grow fatty with sweat c. let them be left off and new ones made The VTILITY is famous in cold affections of the brain moist ones also from whence spring divers diseases of the nether parts but they are chiefly prescribed after general purgings to draw a way the relicks of the morbifical matter for cold and lasting affections of the head it self for Catarrhs to retain consume and stop all defluxions to cherish the animal spirits and to strengthen the head and brain therefore they ought to be medicaments of thin parts that they may the easier penetrate the skul least it should either receive or ingender new impurities c. CHAP. IV. Of a Collyrium IT is a topical eye-Medicine addicted particularly to the affections of the eyes called a Collyrium by the Greeks from its virtue to stop rhewmes And it is two-fold the moist which is now onely called a Collyrium and the dry properly called Seife by the Arabians The moyst Collyrium This is twofold the Liquid which in form of a Liquor is dropped into the eyes and the grosser which is anointed on of the consistency of honey or a Liniment But vapors are not said to be any of the sorts of a Collyrium which seeing they are nevertheless prescribed in affections of the eyes I will first speak of them so that I shall aecount a moist Collyrium threefold one like vapors another as liquor the last like honey The vaporous is not so much a form of a Collyrium as of a Medicine preparing the humors and eyes that the vertues of other things may be received to the better purpose as in suffusions spots c. It is also prescribed by it self to discuss which is altogether the best way as also when the sight is to be cleared c. T is COMPOSED or made 1. of the breath of ones self or another as of a boy having washed his mouth and chewed fennel seed c. breathed into the eyes which is often to be done and continued sometime as need requires 2 Or else may be prescribed a decoction to the quantity of a Clister made of leaves seeds flowers sharpening
the sight discussing and rarifying and that in white wine often in water sometimes the urine of a boy Childe being added to two ounces The VSE and FORM of the decoction â„ž c. make a decoction in c. for a suffumigation let him receive the vapor or fume of this to his eye either through a narrow-mouthed Pot or a Tunnel other vents being closed morning and night long from meat for so many days as there is need afterwards let the eyes be fomented with a spunge dipped in the decoction or with little bags filled with the ingredients which let be applied warm by turns for a quarter or half an hour The VTILITY is expressed it may also be made to binde as in the dilation of the apple or pupil of the eye of convenient things and in the running of the tears but the first use is most frequent These for a vaporous Collyrium The LIQVID one is absolutely called a Collyrium though antiently Collyriums were properly dry in the forms of Troschischs which they dissolved in a fit liquor at the time of using them But t is COMPOVNDED diversly 1. Either of a distilled water alone simple or compound The simple may be prescribed either one two or more to four ounces make a Collyrium The Compound which is magisterial and chiefly addicted to digest discuss cleanse sharpen the sight and take away suffusions and is to be prescribed by the Physitians and is made in relation to its quality of things that sharpen the sight leaves seeds as also Cephalical heating things as leaves seeds spices as Ginger Pepper sometimes adding Gall the Vrine of a Young Boy White Wine Honey c. As to the quantity let there be of sight sharpning leaves M. six or M. eight seeds one ounce a half or 2. ounc Cephalical leaves M. 2. spices half an ounce six drams Gall two ounces Urine lib. half or lib. 1 2. Honey lib. half Wine lib. 2. The FORM â„ž c. Let them steep eight days in a glass vessel in a warm place or horse dung afterwards distil them in Balneo Mariae put the distilled water in a glass bottle and keep it for your use which is as that of others 2. Of Juices onely and chiefly of Leaves clarified and infused into the eyes or applyed with linnen raggs wet in them 3. Or of a Decoction onely of Leaves Seeds Flowers fit for the purpose to be prescribed in the quantity of a potion for four ounces wil suffice for a Collyrium 4 Or of an infusion onely of metalline things as of Antimony 1 dram in 4 ounces of water which is admirable to clarifie the sight so also gr 1.2.3 of Vitriol in Rose or Fennel water is admirable against the redness and pain of the eyes Or else made of proper vegetables infused either in a distilled water Juices or a decoction c. to 4. or 6 ounces the Liquor afterwards being strained and filtrated is to be kept in a glass for use 5. Or of a distilled water Juice Infusion Decoction 2 3 or all of these together mixed according to your intention to 3 or 4 ounces 6. Or other liquors are used alone according to your scope as VVine VVater whites of Egges in paines c. 7. Or some convenient powder made of proper eye medicines added to the aforesaid Liquor several or mixed As to the quantity of the powder 1.2 or 3 drams is to be the most those that are strong should not exceed 1 dram so with 4 5 or 6 oun of Liquor make a Collyr um Note also 't is best to strain a Collyrium for the roughness of the powders unless it be to scoure The VSE and FORM â„ž c. make a Collyrium a few drops of which 2 or 3 is to be dropped into the greater corner of the eye or and besides which seems best to me apply a Linnen cloth dipped in the same Liquor to the eyes and change them often so let it be as it were a fomentation or an Epitheme Or when the Liquors are gentler let the Patient lie forward and apply the Collyrium in a cup fitted to the eye so that it may as it were bath the whole eye The VTILITY of the liquid moist one chiefly is to cool and quench the burnings of the eyes to drive away paines and inflammations in the beginning afterwards to discuss them also to repel and stay rhewms to dry and consume teares to cleanse off any filth from them to sharpen the sight and discuss gross humors Thus much for the liquid Collyrium Here follows The COLLYRIUM like Honey 't is so called because 't is of the consistence of Honey and that three-fold in the form of a Liniment a Pultis and a Cataplasme The Liniment fashion Collyrium is made 1. Either of the powder of some fit things made into an Alcohol and a fit thing to embody it withal which is various according to the scope as a fit Muscilage honey butter oyntment of Roses c. according to your indications As to the quantity let the whole composition be an ounce viz. of powders 2 or 3 drams and half a ounce or six drams of that with which they are imbodied 2. Or without a powder of the muscilage of fit seeds as of Quinces c. but the former way is the more usual The Cataplasm and Pultis is for the most part made onely to ease paines and that of two ounces of the crumbs of white bread soaked in q. s of milk to which is added sometimes the muscilage of Fleawort to half an ounce Opium gr 2 c. 2. Or of onely the pulp of a Pippin softened at the fire or boyled in Milk to two ounces 3. Or of both together 4. Or to repel of the pulp of Quinces boyled to two ounces 5. Orchiefly to discuss after the manner of cataplasmes of the muscilage made of the residence of the sight-sharpening decoction bruised and driven through the strainer see the vaporous Collyrium The VSE and FORM of the Liniment â„ž c. Make it like a Liniment with which anoint the corners of the eyes that it may leisurely penetrate to the inward parts Or else it may be applied with a pencil to the eye-lids at the place affected Of the Cataplasm â„ž make it like a Pultis or a Cataplasme lay it on a fit linnen cloth wet in a fit liquor and apply it The VTILITY of the Liniment is special where we would help the affection of the eye-lids or cleanse to which purpose t is most usefull and also to dry it may profitably be used to discusse and for pains but then it is better in the form of a Pultis Collyriums are made in this form that by this means the powders sticking the longer may work more effectually on the part and if there be any sharp medicines they are thus allayd The Cataplasm and Pultis are used only to ease pain they may nevertheless be applied to discuss and repel as aforesaid Thus far of
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Latine Detergentia IN general they are so called which by their joyning with humours that are either tough and clammy sticking to the body or fixed as it were in it do scour them away and in their passage take them with them they may be in nature hot or else cold in the actives but the hot are the most effectual in the passives they are dry and something of thick parts by which meanes they make some stay and consequently by tugging and as it were shaving off the tough humors til they yeild they afterwards take them with them and carry them forth But in special according to Galen 5 Simpl. 12 these cleansers are two-fold cleansers or scoures and unstoppers the first cleanse the parts of the skin and are of a certain kinde of nitrous and thin substance the last free the internal cavities from stoppages and as shal be said in its proper place do not differ from the preparers of humours in which place also they are to be sought for Here therefore I wil onely propound the matter of the cleansers the use of which is to purge and cleanse the superficies both of the skin and cavities and also Ulcers from filth that is apt to grow in them Roots of Smallage both sorts of Birthworts Cuckoopits wild Cowcumbers Dragons Ireos Gentian Plantain Solomons seal Leaves Of Wormwood Smallage Pimpernel male and female Agrimony Germander Centaury the lesse Celandine Beets Horehound Plantaine Seeds Of Nettle Plantane Smalage Orach Flower Of Linseed Fenugreek seed red Vetches Lupines Barly bitter Vetches Beanes hither also may be referd Bran. Juices Sugar Aloes Wine Tartar all Lyes and Lac Virginis Excrements of Animals Urine Gal whey of Milk Honey Rosins Turpentine Frankinsence Myrrh Minerals Alom Vitriol Verdegrease white Vitriol Tutty salt Peter Orpment brass burnt Spodium of the Greeks Borax both natural and factitious Oyls Of bitter Almonds Turpentine Tartar Oyntments Ung. Apostolorum Egyptiacum sope especially the black Of Allayers of Acrimony Grae. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Latine acrimoniam retundentia These are those which abate the acrimony of the humours and the exasperated sense of the part either by their emplastick quality or by their temperate moisture of the Emplasticks in their proper place the Epicerasticks or Allayers simply spoken are these Roots Of Marsh-mallows Mallows Licorice Leaves Of Mallows water Lillies Housleek Purslane Lettice Seeds Of Barley huld white Henbane Lettice Flax white Poppy Rice Fruits Jujubes Raistns sweet Apples sweet Prunes Sebestens sweet Almonds Pine nuts Juices and Liquors Almond milk Starch Barly water fat broth Milk of Sowthistles Creame of Barley juices of the leaves of Nightshade and winter Cherries Excrements of Animals Whites of Eggs Butter all Milk whey of Milk Parts of Animals Calves head and foot also Lambs head and the broth Muscilages Of the seed of Fleawort Quince kernels of the seeds and roots of Marshmallows of Linseed Mallows seed and of the roots of Borage Oyls Of Olives violets sweet Almonds of the seeds of gourds by expression of white Henbane and white Poppy seed oyl of Lead Oyntments of Roses Album camphoratum Syrups Of Violets of Apples of Marshmallows according to Fernel Syr. of Liquorice Jujubes Poppyes Purslane Divers officinal things Pulp of Cassia Diacodium Diapenidium sugar-candy of Violets Julep of Violets Honey of Violets Of Alexipharmacal Medicaments Grae. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lat. Venenis Resistentia Of these some are common which resist all poysons generally others proper which onely oppose some peculiar sort of poyson of the common sort in this place to which for the most part we have recourse especially if the sort of poyson taken be unknown of which in respect of the diversity of the poyson not of their use some are internal which have a peculiar use in the plague malignant Fevers and poysons taken inwardly Others external which cure the bitings and stingings of venemous creatures Internal Roots Angelica Anthora Snakeweed Cresswort or Gentian the less white Dittany Elecampane both sorts of Eringoes viz. common and sea greater Gentian Masterwort Lovage Burnet Saxifrage Vipers grass Sentinel or Tormentil Swallow-wort Barks and woods Lignum aloes all the Saunders Barks of Citrons Leaves Of Wormwood Dittany Cinquefoil viz. the greater creeping Cinquefoil garden Rue Goats rue Scabious Scordium or water Germander greater Valerian Mede sweet Pauls bettony Seeds Of Annise Sorrel Carduus Benedictus Citrons Corianders Juniper berries Grains of Chermes seeds of St. Johnswort Turneps Basil Pimpernel Saxifrage Purslane Flowers Of Borage Bugloss Clove-July flowers the flowers and tufts of heath Diascorid flowers of Marigolds Cetaury the less St. Johns wort water Lillies Rosemary red Roses Violets Fruits Oak Acorns Walnuts Citrons Oranges Spices Cinnamon Cloves Mace Nutmeggs Cardomomes all sorts of Pepper especially the long Zedoary Juices Citrons Oranges Rosins and Gums Myrrh Camphire Benzoin Parts and excrements of Animals Flesh of Pheasants Castor curd in the read of a young Hare Mummy Musk Unicorns horn Ivory bone of a Staggs heart new budding Harts-horns Bezar-stone Earths True bole Armonack true terra sigillata Precious stones Corals Pearls Rubies Emeralds Jacinths Saphires Topaz Things of the sea Ambergreese Amber Confections Treacle Mithridate Confect de Hyacintho Alchermes Elect. de ovo Lon. Treacle Compound waters VVater of Angelica the greater composition Bezoar water cold cordial water of Saxony Gilberts water water of Petasitis compound aq Protheriacalis water of Scordium compound Treacle water both that distild and that by infusion Condited things Barks of Citrons Myrobalans Insuper the roots and stalks of Angelica the roots of Burnet and Zedoary walnuts green Nutmeggs Eringo-roots Conserves Of the flowers of Borage Bugloss Violets red Roses water Lillies Rosemary Marigolds of the flowers of Oranges Clovegilly flowers Sage flowers Scabious flowers of the tops of Carduus benedicius Balm leaves of Rue c. Species or powders Aromaticum Rosatum de Gemmis Diambrae Triasentalinum Dianthos Diamoscum Diascordium red Pannonick powder of Saxony Powder of Crabs claws compound Magisterial cordial powder Magisterial Bezar powder Species of Confectio liberantis temperate cordial powder Troschischs Trosch alexiterii c. Out of which may be prepared divers magisterial antidotes waters extracts candied Confections Tablets powders c. READER TAke notice that these additions where you see these two Commaes at the head of the line were not in the Latine wherefore seeing it defective most in this head where it should have been most large I added them but shal not exceed the limit of the Latine book hereafter External As those which are used for venemous bitings c. and are either given inwardly 1. The aforesaid Alexipharmacal things mixed with Cordials 2. The powder of Vipers which is prepared of the flesh of the Viper the heart and liver being left out washed in white wine and dryed gently in an oven til it may be powdered then mixing it with other alexiterial things the dose is half a dram or thereabouts in
fragrant wine 3. For the biting of a mad dogg the Antidote of Galen of one part of Frankinsense 5 parts of Gentian and 10 parts of the ashes ofa Crawfish the dosefs from half a dram to a dram or two drams in wine Or else outwardly 1. The Alexipharmacal things mixed with things that draw to the skin 2. The flesh of any venemous creature applyed to the sting or the bite The Second SECTION OF THE FIRST PART OF The First Book OF MEDICINES respecting the Causes offending in quantity A Type of this Section Medicaments respecting the morbifical cause offending in quantity are either Preparers Of the humors otherwise called Digestives Of the body called otherwise Openers Or Universal Evacuaters as Purgers viz. those thaâ— are properly so called Vomitories Diureticks Sudorificks Preparers of the Humors or Digestives THese are those digestives that correct the fulness of the humors either in first or second qualities that any way hinder concoction by contrary qualities and by this meanes do as it were prepare them partly to help nature in the concoction partly to procure the more commodious evacuation by the succeeding purge and of this preparation is meant that Aphorisme 22. Sect. 1. These are threefold for some prepare Choler some Phlegme others Melancholy Preparers of Choler CHoler in respect of the first qualities because it is hot and dry requires those things that are cold and moist but in relation to the second qualities because some is very thin as that which is yellow other of it thick and gross either by adustion or by mixing with gross humours as the Vitelline Leek-colourd Aeruginous and azure colourd the first sort is to be thickned this last to be attenuated therefore alterers of Choler are two-fold some thickeners others attenuaters Concerning which note this that although all of them are not moist yet because they are cooling they abate the heat and prevent any farther driness and so by accident do moisten Thickners of Choler The Roots of Bugloss Plantain Leaves of Purslane Plantain Lettice Garden Nightshade great Housleek Seeds of Quinces Lettice Mallows white Poppies Plantain Fleawort Flowers of water Lillies Violets red Poppies Roses Mallows Fruits Jujubes Quinces Pomgranates Peares sweet Apples Sebestens Gums Tragant Arabick Juices of the leaves and fruits before rehearsed in this table starch Waters of the leaves and flowers aforesaid Syrups of the leaves flowers and fruits aforesaid usual in the shops as also the syrup of white Poppy seed Conserves of the flowers of water Lillies violets red Roses Mallows Species or Powders of Diatragacanthum Frigidum Diamargaritum Frigidum Diapenidium Pulvis Haly. Elect. Diacidonium without spices Rob. As of English Corans Cherries Sloes c. Attenuators of Choler Roots of Sparagus Sorrel Succory Grass Leaves of Sorrel all the capillary herbs viz. black or common Maydeehair yellow Maydenhaire wall Rue or white Maydenhair Cetrach Endive Succory Sowthistle wild Endive Dandelion gum Succory Liverwort wood Sorrel Harts-tongue Seeds Of Sorrel Endive Barley the four great cold seeds Flowers Of Succory Endive Fruits Oranges Limons Citrons Melons Pompions soure Prunes soure Cherries Corans Barberries Gums Camphere Clarified juyces of the Leaves and fruits before rehearsed also verjuyce Waters Of the Herbs aforesaid whatsoever you can have Syrups Also of the Leaves and Fruits aforesaid which are extant in the shops Conserves Of Succory Sorrel Citron Species Diatrion-Santalon Preparers of Phlegm PHlegm in relation to its first qualities is either cold and moist as the insipid sour and glassie and these are to be corrected with heaters and dryers or is heating and drying as the salt phlegme and that is prepared as choler mixing with the others those things also which respect phlegme but in relation to the second qualities all phlegme is gross rough and glutinous therefore to be corrected by attenuaters cutters and cleansers Roots The five opening roots viz. the roots of Sparagus Parsley Fennel Smallage Kneeholm Acorus Angelica Birthwort Ciperas or English Galangale Calamus Aromaticus Elecampane China Galingale blew Flower de luce Masterwort Liquorice Piony Salsaparilla Valerian Zedoary Leaves of Wormwood Agrimony Betony Calamint Germander field Cipres Fennel Hysop St. Johnswort Bayes Marjoram white Horehound Mints Balm wild Marjoram Penniroyal Rosemary Rue Sage Savory mother of Time Time Seeds the four greater and lesser hot seeds and of Carduus benedictus Corianders Citrons Lovage Pyony Silver-mountain Nettles Mustard Fruits Barberies Juniper berries Nutmeggs Figgs Flowers of Rosemary Lavender Centaury the lesse St. Johnswort Lavender Lilly of the vallies Sage French Lavender Barks and woods of Guajacum Sassafras barks of Citrons Oranges Spices all in general Rosins Myrrh Mastick Storax Frankinsense Things taken from animals Hony Musk Castor Things of the sea Ambergreese Amber Waters of the aforesaid things which you can find ready at the shops Aqua vitae Aqua coelestis Imperialis Theriacalis or Treacle-water Syrups of Wormwood Byzantinus Maydenhair syrup of the preserving of the roots Acorus and Citron peels condited and of Condite Ginger syrup of Hysop Mints Hony of Roses Oxymel simple and of Squils syrup of Horehound of the two or five opening roots syrup of Lavender cotton Preserves and Condites the Roots of Acorus Elecampane Ginger Emblick Myrobolanes Nutmeggs Walnuts barks of Citrons Oranges Olives pickled Conserves of the flowers of Rosemary Lavender cotton Sage Wormwood Powders Aromaticum Rosatum Caryophillatum Dianthos Diambrae Diamoscam dulce Diarrhodon abbatis Confections Aurea Alexandrina Treacle Mithridate Troschischs of Wormwood Gallia and Alipta moschata of Maudlim Distill'd oyls of Anniseed Cinnamon Cummins Cloves Orange peels Fennel-seed Nutmeggs Rosemary Marjoram Amber Preparers of Melancholy MElancholy is two-fold either adust which because 't is very hot dry and gross requires coolers moisteners and attenuaters therefore we must here have recourse to the table of the attenuaters of choler but chiefly the juice of fragrant apples as Pippins and Pearmains c. incommended of which may be made a syrup or else not adust and is called the melancholy juice which by nature is cold dry and grosse and therefore is to be prepared with things that moderately heat moisten and attenuate The matter of these follows where note that if any among them be dryer then is fitting such things are to be temper'd with moisteners Roots of Coocoo-pits prepard Bugloss Elecampane Ferne Polipody of the Oak Satyrions the 5 opening roots Liquorish which is always to be prescribed to temper the drinesse of others Barks of Citrons the roots of Capers the middle barks of Ash Tamarisk Elder Leaves of Borage Bugloss Brooklime Dodder Centaury the less Maydenhair Fumitory Hops Balm Cresses Harts tongue Time Seeds the four greater hot seeds of Smallage Agnus Castus Basil Carduus Benedictus Citrons Dodder Cresses Parsley Flowers the four Cordial Flowers see the premonitions flowers of water Lillies to temper the dryer medicines of Marigolds Broom Walflowers Tamarisk Elder Saffron Fruits Capers Raisins of the Sun Corans Gums Ammoniack Lack. From Animals the shel
and those which are new weighty and full which if it be shaken doth not rattle or sound shining without and ful of fat pulp within Neither is it to be drawn til to be used for after 't is kept in it groweth sowr The Qualities As to the first qualities Cassia is very near temperate for Avicen lib. 2. ch 197. writes that it is temperate in the active qualities but that in the passive it doth somewhat moisten Serapio lib. Simp. ch 12. makes it altogether temperate Mesues cap. 6. Simpl. writes that it a little inclines to heat Ant. Musa in exam simpl says it is hot and moist in the first or beginning of the second degree As to the second qualities it lenifies mollifies and loosens purgeth choler and phlegme and makes the blood pure As to the parts and affections 't is dedicated to the Brest Lungs Liver Reins and bladder and is therefore profitably used in the Pleurisie burning Fevers hot distemper of the Liver heat of the Reins and bladder and also in the stone in the running of the Reins or Gonorrhea proceeding from a sharp matter or cholerick sperme As to the age and Sex 't is safe for all ages and very profitable for Women with child Correction of it Besides the aforesaid commodities Cassia hath this discommodity that 't is very windy maketh so slippery and is of slow operation hence it is hurtful for them that are troubled with windinesse and that have a weak moist stomack and less commodious for them that are of a loose belly and is hurtful for the Ulcers of the Reins and bladder and little helps them that are of a costive nature unless these defects of it be correrected But it is corrected as to its windiness with halfadram or a dram of the seeds of Annise Fennel Citrons as it over-moistens or relaxeth wth the powder of the bark of Myrobolanes Reubarb Ciâ—amon Mastick but chiefly Coriander seed prepared and as to its sloth in working 't is to be quickened with two drams or half an ounce of some purging Electuaries or Tablets The Dose 'T is given for the most part to children from three drams to half an ounce to those of ripe age an ounce an ounce and a half two ounces to those that are with child or weak one ounce if Cassia with the cane be taken the dose is the same But the most usual dose of Cassia is from half an ounce to an ounce The manner of giving it Cassia is taken either in the form of a bole or a potion if it it be taken in the form of a bole the basis is Cassia to an ounce or an ounce and a half as need requires correctors being added or things respecting the part affected to half a dram or a dram or things that quicken it to two or three drams more or lesse and so with q. s of Sugar is made a bole as for example in affections of the breast â„ž of Cassia newly drawn one ounce more or lesse Flower of brimstone or some other pectoral powder to a scruple or half an dram the seed of Annise or some other corrector two scruples with sugar make a bole In burning Fevers â„ž c. of Cassia one ounce the seeds of Citrons powdered one dram with sugar make a bole In affections of the Reins and Bladder 't is prescribed of Cassia six drams Turpentine washed in pellitory-Pellitory-water two drams with powder of Liquorish sugar q. s make a bole so according to the indication may be adjoyned those things that suppresse the effluvium of the seed as Coral Mastick Oriental bole Troschisch of Amber to half a dram or two scruples and so with sugar make a bole 't is a most excellent Medicine if the faculty of Cassia is to be acuated â„ž of Cassia six drams or half an ounce some purging Tablets or Electuaries as Diaprun solutive or Electuar de succco Rosar two or three drams Coriander seed prepared 2 scruples with sugar make a a bole In those that are of a loose constitution other purgers are added that are indued with a strengthening binding faculty as to 1 ounce of Cassia take an ounce of Reubarb or the barks of Myrobolanes and half a dram of some of the correctors so with Sugar make a bole But if it be taken in the form of a potion some Liquor is to betaken in which the Cassia is to be dissolved This Liquor is either a distilled water as of Sorrel Endive Succory or some decoction of fit plants as for example take of Cassia an ounce a half which dissolve in q. s of Liquor make a potion Of late at Paris they have began to use Cassia in infusion which way is of all the best because Cassia in the form of a bole is ungrateful through its extream quantity and if it be dissolved in a fit Liquor it renders the potions too gross therefore 't is much better if Cassia be infused in some conveniet Liquor in some hot place and a q. s of the in fusion strained be dissolved in other things c. or if need be some other may be joyned and so given as for example in burning Fevers â„ž Sorrel water as much as you wil in which infuse of Cassia newly drawn an ounce and a half or lesse in q. s of the strained Liquor dissolve two drams of Electuary of the juice of Roses more or lesse make a potion MANNA The Kinde THe word Manna is a doubtful word for somtimes 't is taken for the Manna of Frank-insence which is nothing else then the smal corns of frankinsence broken off in carriage or else 't is meant of a dew condensed in this latter sense I here understand it Of this there are diverse differences taken from the Provinces but that which is usual in the shops is that which is brought out of Calabria which is gathered in Calabria by the Inhabitants about the dogg-dayes upon the leaves of the Ash and the wild Ash which is two-fold Manna in grains which is as it were in smal grains and the Masticine Manna which consists of the greater grains like Mastick The first is called Manna of the leaves because 't is gathered from the leaves the other is called Manna of the body because 't is taken off from the greater boughes And this Manna is altogether celestial i. e. falling from the very region doth settle on the leaves and doth not proceed like Gum out of the tree as Altimarus and the Monks that have commented on Mesues have written for it fals not onely on the leaves of trees but also on the Meadows so that the mowers cannot untangle easily their sickles from the grasse by reason of the Manna dissolved on them with the heat of the Sun but the reason why 't is onely gathered from the Ash and wild ash called Ornus is because the Ash hath some occult quality whereby it doth thicken and coagulate the Manna which from other trees drops off like Honey on
using it It is used either in Pils as â„ž of Euphorbium gr vi mitigaters as of the seeds of Lettice Purslane Endive flowers of Roses ana gr iij with juyce of Lemons make Pils Or else it may be dissolved in the juyce or water of Endive like a potion Or made into the form of a bole with Cassia as â„ž of Cassia Ê’ iij. Euphorbium prepared gr iij. with sugar make a bole THE THIRD CLASSIS OF PURGERS WHEREIN ARE TREATED THE MELANAGOGVES OR PURGERS OF MELANCHOLY SENA The Kind IT is a codded Plant first brought to us out of the Easterne Countryes very like to Collutea which we call bastard Senna we use chiefly the leaves though Mesues sayes the cods are the more effectuall which is to be understood of the cods that are gathered whilst they be green and juycy and suddainly dryed but not of those that are fading and dryed on the Plant. The Election But seeing the cods are seldome brought to us we are to take those leaves of Senna which are green throughly dryed not spotted or worm-eaten but cleansed from their stalkes The Qualities The leaves are hot and dry in the first degree they purge melancholy burnt choler and phlegm from the brain lungs liver spleen stomack and mesentery and therefore heal diseases of the aforesaid parts arising from such like humours safely to be given to all ages and to them which are with child a most profitable purge The Correction It is corrected for its windinesse and the offending of the stomack that is imputed to it with Ginger Cinamon Anniseed Cloves The Dose In substance is from Ê’ i to Ê’ i s Ê’ ii some will give Ê’ iii. but in infusion or decoction from Ê’ iii. to â„¥ s Ê’ vi and in the stronger sort to â„¥ i. if there be no other purgers The manner It is given either in substance or infusion or decoction In substance it is given diversly 1 In the form of Pils as â„ž of the powder of Sena Ê’ i. Ginger Cinamon ana ℈ s salt peter gr v. make them into pils with some convenient syrup which may either be taken all at once or else some only as the usuall pils 2 In form of a potion dissolving the powder of Senna with the correctors in some fit liquor especially whey 3 In the form of Lozonges for children as is said in Rubarb The infusion The infusion of Senna is also diversly used 1 The leaves of Senna are infused to a double proportion to that they may be given in substance in s q. of white wine afterwards the liquor is strained forth which may either be given of it selfe or other things may over and above be dissolved in it as is said in Rubarb 2 In form of an extract prepared according to art with the water of hops harts-tongue borrage fumitory adding to it a proportion of Cloves Ginger fennel-Fennel-seed c. 3 In form of a sennated spirit as â„ž of the leaves of Senna cleansed â„¥ iii. creme of Tartar â„¥ ii Cinamon â„¥ i. Mace â„¥ s spices of Diagalangal â„¥ i s Ginger â„¥ s infuse them three dayes in spirit of wine either common or of Malmsey afterwards filtrate it and keep for your use The Dose is from â„¥ s to Ê’ vi in phlegmatick fat people only for its heat The Decoction of Senna is made after the same manner as the decoction of Rubarb only changing Rubarb for Senna POLIPODY The Kind 'T is a herb like Ferne growing on mossy wals and the old bark of Trees whose root which is only in use hath many knots and tufts of sprigs like the fish Polipus from whence the name 't is also called tree-Ferne The Election That is to be elected that growes on the Oake and is new and knotty for that which is old binds The Qualities As to the Qualities it purgeth burnt choler and phlegme helps the collick and is peculiarly appropriated to the Spleen and is most effectual in hypochondriacall affections The Correction But because it dryeth very much it is to be corrected with liquorish and to quicken it in the working add a third part of Anniseed Fennel or Ginger c. The Dose Is from Ê’ ii to Ê’ iii. and â„¥ s The manner It is given either in decoction or infusion made in some fit liquor i. e. that is appropriated both to the part and affection as whey for scabbinesse and burnt choler in Barly water for Quartane Agues adding fit correctors to a third part EPITHIMUM The Kind It is a herb that grows upon thin hyssop savory mother of Time and other Plants like Dâ—dder from which it differs in figure native place and qualities although some use Epithimum and Dodder promiscuously But these medicines should rather be referred to the openers then purgers and it is better to use them with others then them alone and therefore they should have been referred to the alterers for which place also I reserve them Though this purgeth but gently yet it doth move the belly and might claime a place among the purgers as Polipody which also more openeth then purgeth but the best use of Epithimum is with others purgers of melancholy for it doth specifically direct their faculties to the humor opens obstructions and makes that humour yeild and be obedient 'T is hot and dry in the end of the second degree and of thin parts it is best corrected with liquorish and raisins of the sun stoned and is most used in infusions or decoctions Ê’ i or Ê’ ii of this at most will be enough to put into any other purging potion it is chiefly used for them that have stiches in their sides through obstructions coming of grosse cold humors and after Quartane agues Black HELLEBORE The Kind Black Hellebore is of two sorts the false and the true The false is either the Garden false Hellebore which Fuchsius cals Eristwarken or the wild which is called Helleboraster The true black Hellebore is by some thought to be that which Mathiolus cals the purple flowred by others to be the Sanicula femina of Fuâ—hsius by others to be that which Mathiolus cals Psendohellebor which hath flowres like them of Oxe eye The Election For use we must choose the true black hellebor viz. that with the purple flower or for want of it the false or adulterine Garden black hellebore The roots only are in use the small pith being cast away which is to be steeped in wine of Quinces in a warme place and after dryed and laid up for use The Qualities As to the Qualities it is hot and dry in the third degree it purgeth the dry sort of me lancholy and other burnt humors that are hardly loosned therefore it is profitable for all melancholy diseases as madnesse melancholy leprofie quartane agues c. Where note that black hellebore rightly used is a hurtlesse medicine and may safely be given to children have a care of women with child and other weak bodies The Correction It is corrected with cordiall and
body You may safely give of that infusion ℥ ss or ʒ vi nay in a strong body you may give the whole ounce prescribed so the liquor be cleared from the powder Compounds are stibiated tablets eaten to ʒ i. or dissolved in a fit liquor as baume water c. also this following infusion ℞ the roots of Briony and Sowbread ana ℥ iii. of white Hellebore ℥ vi diligently cleansed powdred and dryed in the aire pour to them aq vitae to the eminency of two fingers breadth above the powder let them infuse some few dayes in B.M. then distill them and let that which remaines in the bottome be again dryed and powdred pouring to it again the former water do this three times dip the tip of a feather in this liquor and then slice it about in a glass of wine and give it to drink it provokes vomit suddainely DIURETICKS Those are called Diureticks which evacuate the watrish humours of the body by Urines and they are two fold some properly so called others improperly Those which are properly Diureticks are for the most part hot and dry in the third degree of thin parts and which easily penetrate to the veines and there melt and dissolve the blood and seperate the watrish part from the thicker much like the turning of milk when it curdleth from whence that which is grosser returneth to it selfe with the rest of the blood but that which is serous is drawn by the proper faculty of the reines Such are Rootes of Smallage Asarum Calamus aromaticus all the thistles of Ciperus or English Galangal of Dancus of town cress sennel cammock parsly radish madder kneeholm saxifrage valerian Leaves of Wormwood Smallage Betony Mountain Calamint Dittany of Creet Bayes Cresses Parsly Penny royall Savory mother of Time Flowres of Chamomill and broome Barkes the middle bark of broom bayes radishes Seedes of Anise Smallage Cardamomes Chervill red Cicers or Italian pease Cubebs Daucus Fennel Juniper berryes of Lovage Groomwell Parsly Paliurus of some called Christs thorne silver mountain seed and nettle seed Fruites bitter almonds figs. Spices Cassia Lignea Cinamon Rozins Turpentine both of Firre and Larch that is both Venice Turpentine and common Liquors White Wine Animals Cantharides to gr ii or iii. but with these conditions that they be given 1 after all other things have been tryed 2 they are to be given whole ex 11 simplic 3 never to be given alone but with some fat broath altered with mallowes Marsh-mallowes Locusts or Grashoppers given to ℈ ii Goatesblood Officinall waters as of fennel smallage and the herbs aforesaid Syrrups of the five roots of the two roots of radishes compound Species as Lithontribon of Nicolaus Conserves of the flowres of broome bettony wormwood Those are called improperly Diureticks not which melt the blood but those which by a certain tenuity of parts drive the wheyish part of it to the wayes of the Urine and so provoke it and have either a remisse temperate heat or else incline to cooling and these we use in hot affections where we may feare least the hot Diureticks by too much drying the blood should rather stay the Urine or else are such as only lenify the passages of the Urine as Marsh mallows mallowes liquerish and such like lenifiers which are very improperly called Diureticks Of the former sort are the Roots of Sparagus Sorrell Eringo strawberries grasse narrow docks Leaves of Sorrell tops of Sparagus Maidenhaire Rupturewort Pellitory of the wall Seedes The four greater cold seedes seedes of sorrell Alkekengie or winter cherries barly Fruites Strawberries Cherry kernels Medler stones Lemons Pompions Cowcumbers Goards Juyces Of Lemons Pellitory Gums Camphere This may better be referred to those properly called Diureticks before Officinall things as Waters Of Sorrell grass barly pellitory Syrups Of the juyce of Sorrell Maiden haire Lemons Troschiscks Of Camphere of Alkekengie of Saunders Chymicall things Sal prunellae from ʒ ss to ʒ i. with water adding some pleasant syrrup as of violets Out of those Diureticks divers formes of remedies both inward and outward may be composed SUDORIFICKS They are so called which evacuate the whole body by sweating of the Greeks they are called Hydroticks the nature of these is very agreeable with the Diureticks for heat being thin and subtle insinuates it selfe far into the body and humours which it attenuates and dissolves into evaporations but they also open the pores of the body from whence the vapours of their owne accord breath out and are condensed into a sweat The same matter doth after move both sweat and Urine Urine if the raines be hot and the skin thick sweat if the raines be cold and the skin thin such are these Rootes Of Smallage Angelica Burdock China Fennel Hops Parsley Burnet Cinquefoyle Salsa parilla Tormentill or Setwell Zedoary Woodes Box Guaicum Ginger Sasafras Leaves Carduus benedictus Maiden haire Germander Celandine the greater Chervill Fumitary Burnet Scabiosse Damesviolet Flowres Of Camomell Seedes Barly Millet Lentiles Juyces Rob. of Elder berryes and Danewort Earths Terra sigillata especially in the plague and infectious diseases Parts of animals Harts horn Bezar stone Chymicall things Salt of Wormwood Ash Scabiosse to gr x. xii rather to ℈ i. with water of Carduus benedictus and Scabiosse Antimonium diaphoreticum to gr iv or vi with a fit conserve Compounds Out of those divers things may be composed but potions especially those made of decoctions are preferred before all or else of infusions or of sudorificall things dissolved in a fit liquor and although they should be taken in a bole or other forme yet it is best to drink downe a potion after it hither is referred the syrrup called of St. Ambrose which consists of millet boyled in two parts of water and one of wine Officinall things are the waters of Carduus benedictus Chervill Fumitory Elder flowres also Treacle Mithridate and others as electuary de ovo and such like THE FIRST BOOK THE FIRST PART THE THIRD SECTION Of Medicaments respecting the cause that offends in motion The Type of the Section Medicaments respecting the morbificall cause offending in motion are in regard of the matter that is flowing Thickeners of the part receiving Repellers to which you may add Emplasticks of the wayes by which it flows Intercepters of the wayes by which it flows Binders Thickeners by the Latines Incrassantia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are so called which render thin and fluxible humours thicker and so less apt to flow such as are those which in the active qualities are cooling or temperate without any acrimony of a grosse and earthy substance by the commixture of which the thinner sort of humours acquire a thicker substance by much as water by the mixture of durt becomes clay as to the matter of Thickners because they agree in quality with the Repellers Binders Emplasticks gluing and scar breeding or wound closing medicines and with the thickeners of choller before mentioned therefore they
rehearsed as Sarcoticks are not to be thought so simply but are withall either glutinative or closing or else cleansing or procuring suppuration and therefore are to be temperd by the mixture of others But these following are properly called such of which note that the dryer sort are to be used to dry bodies and those that are least drying are to be applyed to moyst bodies Rootes of Cumfrey Ireos Birthwort Leaves of St. Johns wort Juyces Aloes Flowrye parts of barly vetches orobus and ervus and of senugreek â—osins Frankinsense Burgundy pitch Mastick rosin of the pine and of the sir tree pitch turpentine myrrhe Gums Tragant Sanguis draconis Sacrocall Minera's As Cadmia Cerusse Tutty both white and gray called Pompholix Lytharge lead burnt and washed Vnguents Aureum rubrum desuccativum Emplasters de betonica de gratia dei Epuloticks or skinning medicines but more properly Cicatrizers by the Latines Cicatrizantia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are so called that skin an Ulcer or wound after it is filled with flesh they should be in the passive qualities very drying that they may not only consume the moysture that flowes to the part but also that that remaines in the flesh of the Ulcer they are also of a grosse substance that they may bind and contract or draw together In the active qualities they should rather be cooling then heating and altogether without biting though there be many things numbred amongst the Cicafrizers that dry with biting yet such are convenient only for the hardest sort of bodies The Vse is plain The Matter followes Rootes of round Birthwort Tormentill Leaves of Plantaine Myrtle Pomegranates horse taile mony wort Barkes of Pomegranates Acorne cups Ashes and things burnt as wool linnen or cotten burnt spunges burnt a hares haire burnt tiles burnt to dust Gums and juyces Sanguis draconis Acacia Fruites of the Cipresse tree unripe gals Flowres Balaustines red roses Earths Terra Iemnia bole armenack chalke Stones Blood stone calaminaris plaster of Paris Metalline things Scalings of Iron burnt Alum lead burnt and washed powder of lead of which see Fernelius lib. 6. M.M. cap. 16. brasse burnt ceruse litharge Calcitis or white vitrioll Cadmia washed pompholix or white tutty brimstone aurpment vitriol pompholix and spodia are both sorts of tutty why he sets tutty here by it selfe I know not see Screderus in his pharmacopia lib. 3. cap. xix tutty burnt and washed antimony burnt lime washed spodium or grey tutty Animals Hearts horne burnt scutle bone Ivory burnt oyster shels burnt Sea things Corall Oyntments Ung. album Rhazis Nutritum or oyntment of Litharge oyntment of Cerusse of tutty or red lead and rubrum desiccativum Things that take away Sears which for brevity sake may be called Scar Curers Fat 's and marrowes of men asses harts the fat of the fish Thymallus Oyles of Myrrh yeolkes of egges campher orientall balsame Flowre of beanes Juyce of Ivy. Seedes of rocket mustard Minerals borax salt peeter Waters of Lilly flowres beane flowres out of which things are made divers compositions oyntments and liniments Things breeding a Calleus or hardnesse in joyning broken bones may properly be called Call-breeders by the Latines callum generantia be the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are so called not because they properly breed a Calleus for that is the work of nature but because they assist nature in that work such are in the active qualities moderatly hot lest they should dissolve and consume that juyce of which the Calleus is ingendred in the passives they should be drying as to the second qualities they thicken harden and bind and are either Internall as the juyce of primroses the rootes juyce or powder of Agrimony and especially the stone Osteocalla or bone glew given to Ê’ i. in cumfrey water Externall things as Aloes Acacia bole armenack Mill dust Osteocalla or bone glew nuts of Cipresse Frank in sence Gum tragant THE THIRD PART OF THE FIRST BOOK Of Medicaments respecting the most common and most urgent Symptomes The Type Symptomes that are the most frequent are these following together with their opposite remedies Paine to which are opposite anodine things and Narcoticks watching Hypnoticks flux of blood stenchers of blood swounding refreshers of the spirits Anodynes by the Latines dolorem mitigantia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are so called which ease paine without stupisying the senses though the cause of it remain such medicines should be temperate in the active qualities much agreeable to our naturall heat but in the passives moyst either watrish or ayery of thin substance voyd of all astriction for these by their mild and gentle heat foster the heat of the part and by their tenuity of substance penetrate into the parts and by their gentle moysture relax them by which meanes the cause contained in the part by transpiration may be the easier discussed and evacuated The Matter is this which is for the most parâ— externall and topicall or applyable to the very place Rootes of Marsh-mallowes mallowes lillyes Leaves of Elder mallowes violets dill Seedes of Flax fenugreek wheat barly and the meale Flowres of Chamomill mellilot mullen saffron Animals their parts and excrements Warm milke new butter unsalted Oesipus yeolkes of egges flesh of animals whilest it is warme lungs of animals new killed the kell of animals also Marrowes All that are kept in the shops Fat 's and greases Hogs fat gooses hens man's Oyles Sweet oyle Olive of earthworms chamon ill sweet almonds sillies linseed yeolks of egges of dill jasimine wall flowres of sesamus water and oyle mixt together Wheat bread new baked whilst it is yet hot Crumbs of white bread Mucilages of the seeds of Mallowes fleawort marsh-mallowes fenugreek Suets of a Hart of Goates Oyntments Pectoral oyntments Dialthea unguent anodynum resumptivum oyntment of the opening juyces Narcoticks by the Latines Stupefacientia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are Medicines which take away or stupifie the sense of the part that it cannot be sensible of that which manes the paine The Vse of these is in the most vehement paines and they are all extreamly cold but do not stupifie so much by their coldnesse as by an occult quality they possesse Roots of Mandrake Henbane Leaves of Henbane Mandrake Poppies sleepy nightshade Tobacco Hemlock Flowres of Henbane Poppy Seedes of white and black Poppy Henbane Darnell Thickned juyces of Mandrake Henbane Opium Syrups of white and red poppy diacodium Oyles of Mandrake white poppy seed Opiates New Treacle requies Nicholai Philonium romanum persicum Philon Magistrale Pils of Cynoglosse of Styrax Laudanum and nepenthes opiatum to gr iii. iv v. Sleeping Medicines by the Latines Somnifera by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are so called that procure sleep by sending mild vapors up to the head to temper the hot dry and sharp fumes that are in the brain whose Vse is chiefly when overwatchings are caused by sharp fumes such are
against forgetfulnesse Mastick Styrax Benzoin Animal things Castor which is famous Muske ashes of Swallowes dung of Peacocks in the falling sicknesse Sea things Amber Ambergreece Distilled waters of the aforesaid leaves aq vitae with Castor treacle water with the juyce of Betony imperial water aq caelestis cinamon water water of Piony compound spirit and water of lavender compound of Dr. Matthias spirit of castor Oyles Chymicall of Nutmegs Cloves Cinamon marjerome amber rosemary Syrups of slaechados of bettony chamepitios of Piony compound syrup of the infusion of Piony flowres of the juyce of sage Conserves of the slowres of rosemary betony sage french lavender and of the lintree flowres Candied things and preserved things Citron peels roots of Acorus Myrobalanes Nutmegs Walnuts Coriander candyed Confections Treacle old Methridate the confection aurea alexandrina and of anacardines but warily diacorum diacinnamomum Powders Those mentioned in the preparers of phlegme Treschiscks de carabe gallia moscata Externall heating things The Seedes of Nigella or Gith of Cummins torrified put in a bag and applyed to the mould of the head Oyles of * these are rather cooling mirtles * these are rather cooling roses bayes spikenard nutmeg by expression Plaisters de betonica de baccis lauri and in the long lasting pains Emplaister de Ranis or Plaister of Frogs of Vigo with Mercury Rue and wild Time for pains idle headednesse disturbance of mind and over-watchings and Vervain the same way Cold things internal Hearbs Sorrel Lettuce Purslain Violets Cowcumbers twinings of Vines called Capreoli Woods All the Saunders Flowers Roses Violets for sleep water Lillies Seeds The four greater cold seeds of Lettuce Fleawort white Poppy Juices Of Citrons Pomegranats Currans Vinegar Verjuice Opium have a care Gums Camphier Distilled Waters Of the Flowers and Leaves aforesaid black Cherry water Conserves Of the Flowers aforesaid Candied and Preserved things Lettuce stalks and the flesh of Gourds preserved Powders or Species Diamargariton frigidum Diatrium santalon Diatragacanthi frigidi Troschischs of Camphier of Saunders Cooling external things The aforesaid simples to which add the Leaves of Henbane Nightshade great Housleek Mandrake Willow Vine branches Oyls Of the the aforesaid Flowers and the seed of white Poppy Oyl of unripe Olives Oyl of the flowers of Willow for anointing of the Nostrils and Temples Vnguents As Oyntment of Roses Refrigerans Galeni Populeon Searcloth of Saunders Opposite to these Cephalical things are those which hurt the Head such are these following taken from Galen lib. 2. compos med sec loc cap. 1. neer the end The seed of Agnus castus juice of Wormwood Olives that are black and ripe the fruit of Arbutus or Strawberry tree Myrrh or Frankincense if it be drank when one is healthy as Diascorides will have it For according to Avicen they are good for the Memory the tops of Ivie also the berries of it Saffron Sulpherwort Sowbread dried and drank in Wine much Storax makes troublesom dreams but a little drives away sadnesse Lastly all things that are oderiserous induce troublesom sleeps and the Hag-riding or Night-mare because they fill the Head with vapors especially in those that are plethorick ¶ To these he might have numbred Coleworts Beans and all sort of pulse which cause troublesem heavy sleepinesse and fearfull Dreams Erthines or Snifting Medicines by the Latines Nasalia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are Medicines that are to be snifted up into the Nose to draw forth the Flegm that lurks about the Brain and tunicles of it either without any agitation of the Brain when the excrements come down of themselves or else with sneezing and then they are properly called Sternutatories they should be hot thin sharp and cleansing Among which some are to be chosen that are also Cephalical the Matter of these is either Simple or Compound The simple ones are either dry or moist Dry Ones Powder of Acorns Castor Saffron Cloves Elaterium but warily and dissolved with other liquid things Hellebore white and black Nutmeg white Pepper Pellitory of Spain Ginger Roots of Sow-bread and Beets cut like tents and put up into the Nose Leaves of Tobacco dried and put into the Nose this is the best Errhine Fumes of Marjoram Hysop Time Tobacco all taken through a pipe Moist Ones Juices of purple-flowred Pimpernel Beets Coleworts Bettony Celendine the greater Sowbread wild Cowcumber roots of Ireos of Tree-Ivie Hysop Marjoram Horehound Tobacco Nigella wild Marjoram Pennyryal Sage Savory Elder Ground-Ivie or Alehoof New Butter put up in the Nostrils Compounds Hony of Roses of Rosemary Oximel simple and Oximel of squils Syrup of Hysop Confections as Mustard Aurea Alexandrina Anacardina old Treacle and Methridate Oyls of Pepper Ireos Sternutatories or Sneezing things by the Latines Sternutatoria by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THese are the stronger thinner sharper sort of Errhines or snifting Medicines which stimulate the Expulsive faculty very strongly of which these following are the most usuall The Roots of Ireos white Hellebore Euphorbium then which nothing is quicker if you mix a little Castor with it Pellitory of Spain powder of Tobacco blown up out of which with other sharp Errhines finely powdered are made sneezing Powders to ʒ i. s or ʒ ii mixing Cephalical things with it in equal proportion with the rest of which gr i. or ii blown up into the Nostrils with a quill or if they be vehement let them be put in a brazen box and the box only held to the Nose or let a Nodulus or Knot be prepared of Pellitory of Spain ℈ s of black Hellebore ʒ i. Cresses ʒ s all powdered and tied up in a Lawn rag for a Nodulus which being steeped in Rose-water and held to the Nose provokes sneezing without trouble To these add Ptarmica or Sneeswort and Stavesacre Apophlegmatisms or Spitting Medicines by the Latines Pitissantia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THose Medicines are so called which either chewed gargarized or daubed on the Pallat like a liniment procure much spetting by drawing out a great deal of phlegm from the Head either by their heat or acrimony whereby they attenuate the matter contained in the Head and melt it as it were and withall irritate the Expulsive faculty of the Brain to cast it forth Such are these following Roots Of Acorns Angelica Ireos Costus English Galingale Gentian Galingale Masterwort Pellitory of Spain Valerian Ginger Barks Of the roots of Capers Oranges Spices Cubebs Nutmegs Cloves Pepper grains of Paradise Leaves Of Hysop Bayes Pepperwort Arsmart Marjoram Cresses Tobacco para The Leaves of Tobacho the stalks taken out being tied up as it were in a round pellet as big as a Nutmeg is an excellent one held in the mouth in the morning once or twice a moneth and is before all other It should be held half an hour let not the juice go down and if you can be early enough take a sleep after it Seeds Anniseed Fennel Mustard-seed of
Stavesacre Treacle-mustard Sesely Silvermontan Fruits Figs Raisins bitter Almonds Juniper berries Bay-berries Gums Mastick Ammoniack Myrrh Animal things Castor These Simples as to their use are either chewed as is usually the roots of Pellitory of Spain steeped all night in Vinegar to ℥ i. or else a powder made of the aforesaid things to ʒ iii. or ℥ s is taken with s q. of wax and made up into Troschischs as big as Lupines one of which is chewed in the mouth and so rolled up and down a reasonable while Opthalmicks or Eye-Medicines called by by the Latines and Greeks Opthalmica THey are called so in general which are used to heal diverse affections of the Eyes and are divided chiefly into three Classes The first contains the Oxidorcicks or Medicines that sharpen the sight The second contains those Medicaments that are for the inflāmation of them either in the beginning as Repellers and Anodynes or easers of pain or else in the state and declination as Digesters or Discussers the third includes the Cleansers that are used in the Ulcers Spots Suffusions and such like affections of the Eyes Oxidorcicks or Sharpners of the Sight Internal Roots Of Fennel Celendine the greater Avens Valerian Leaves Of Eye-bright Celendine Fumitory Fennel Vervain Rue Clary Seeds Silvermountain seed Rape seed Radish seed Fennel Carraway seed Clarified Juices Of Fennel Vervain Eyebright Marjoram Rue Distilled Waters Of Eyebright Vervain Celandine Fennel Rue Wine Of Eyebright On the contrary these hurt the Sight Radishes Garlick Onions Mustard and Cresses Externall Oxidorcicks or Quickeners of Sight Water of Hony if the dimnesse proceed from the thicknesse of the tunicles distilled Waters of the aforesaid sight-sharpning simples mixt together adding Gall and the Urine of a Boy under age white Wine and Hony Antimony to ʒ i. infused in ℥ iv of Water The Juices aforesaid dropped into the Eye the Juice of Rocket and of flowring Willow that which drops out at a cut in the Bark Anodynes or Easers of Pain Mucilages Of the seed of Fleawort of white Poppy seeds where you would also Lenifie of Quince seed where you would also bind Waters Of Roses of pickings of Roses of Plantain Nightshade Housleek Purslain Womens milk white of an Egg beaten with water Sweet Apples roasted under the Embers or boiled in Milk juice of Apples Crums of Bread steeped and boiled in Milk adding a little Saffron to gr iv or v. White Troschises of Rhazis where there is great pain And in vehement pain Opium to gr ii in liquid Colliriums Repellers Waters Of Roses Mirtles Plantains Violets Purslain Nightshade Juices O◠Quinces sowr Apples Pomegranates white of an Egg. Muscilage Of Quince seed pulp of Quinces boiled in some binding Water as in the Water of stalks or pickings of Roses Discussers Decoctions Of Fenngreek Camomile Melilot Fomentations and Vapors Of the same things together with the Oxidorcicks before named Waters Of Eyebright Aqua vitae ¶ Of Fennel Celendine Rue with a little white Vitriol or salt peeter in it Animals their parts and Excrements Womans milk the blood of Pigeons and turtle Doves the feathers of young Pigeons that are full of blood drawn forth and pressed into the Eyes the gall of Fishes Gums Sarcocal fed with milk Rosins Myrrh and Frankincense Juices Aloes Verjuice where there is also a burning joined with the others And lastly Saffron Cleansers Some are gentle without biting the use of which is in the declination of Inflammations as Sugar-candy Hony juice of red Roses Antimony washed Cadmia Pompholix or white Tutty gray Tutty Skuttle-bone Pumice-stone Lead burnt and washt Others are stronger and joined with a biting the Vse of which is chiefly in Suffusions Skins and sometimes in Ulcers as gals of Fishes which are the gentler of four-footed Beasts which are moderate and of Birds which are the strongest to which add the gall of Vipers and Serpents Note that the gall of Partridges is the strongest of all and that of Hens is the gentlest Juices Of Fennel Quinces Celendine blew flowred Pimpernel Urine water of Hony compounded with the Oxidorcicks Others are the strongest of all as Vitriol burnt Verdigrease white Vitriol a liquor of which made with the whites of Eggs is excellent in the inflammation Itch and rednesse of the Eyes crude Antimony Oticks or Ear-Medicines by the Latines Auricularia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THese are Remedies that help the Hearing and are two-fold Internal and External The Internal are the Cephalical Medicines before rehearsed which alter consume or discusse the Humor contained in the inward cavity of the Ear whether they be hot if the Malady come from cold and grosse Humors or cold if the cause of the Deafnesse proceeds from hot Humors which useth to happen in acute Diseases after the Crisis the matter of the Disease being sent to the Ears External also are two-fold Hot and Cold. The Hot are these following Waters Aqua vitae simple or compounded with some of the other Cephalical things made in white Wine this cuts cleanseth digests any slimy Humor And to this purpose there are infused the roots of Radish Leeks Onions Sowbread white Hellebore Castor Saffron salt Peeter Cows gall besides the Cephalical things ¶ Crato commends Carduus benedictus infused in Spirit of Wine and then distilled for a singular Experiment See Crato Ep. 59. Decoctions made of the same things in Aqua vitae simple Vinegar or Vinegar of squils Juices Of Onions Leeks Radishes Rue Ash Common Oyls As of bitter Almonds Spikenard Distilled Oyls These following besides the Cephalical Oyls aforesaid of Sage Rue Cummin seed Carraways Fennel seed Bay berries Spike Animols The fat of an Eele that drops from it whilest it is roasting dropped into the Ear for is mollifies and relaxeth by reason of its fat substance attenuates and discusseth partly by the quality it obtains from the fire but chiefly by that it gets from Bay leaves wherewith it should be stuck full when it is laid down ¶ To these may be added the fat of an Hedgehog prepared after the same manner and Woodlice which some call Monks pease others Cheeslogs powdered and mixed with somu auricular Oyl and dropped into the Ear. Suffumigations made of the like things as are before spoken of Musk wrapped up in wool or cotten and put into the Ear. ¶ Civet is much more forcible especially if you add to it a drop or two of Oyl of Cinamon or Cloves The Cold are these Oyls Of Water-lillies Roses Violets Womens milk warm from the brest Juice or liquor of Vines which distils from the branches cut in the Spring Decoctions of Cooling things as Roses Mallows Violets Willow Lettuce Water-lillies ¶ Plantain Endive Straw-berries Purslain Odonticks or Teeth-Medicines THey are so called that strengthen the Teeth and by cleansing them from the filth whiten them these are a fit matter for Dentifrices and they are these following Of Plants the stalks of Burnet Pellitory of the wall
Beets Maidenhair Leaves of Mirtles Mastick tree wild Olives Penniryall wild Marjoram Hysop Mints Sage Rosemary either several or many of them mixt burnt and reduced to ashes Of Animals Skuttle bone Crabs eyes all sorts of shels and the shels of Land snails Harts horn Of Stones Pumice stone Sponge stone Alablaster Chalk all of these most exactly powdered or if that cannot hand somly be let them be first burnt and then powdered Stones of Dates Mirobalanes Olives Cypres nuts Medlars burnt Sea things Coral Sea froth Amber Earthy juices Common salt salt Gemme Alum salt Peeter melted on a Tile-shard and burnt sal Alkali or the salt they make Glasse of and the fattinesse that swimmeth on the top when it is dissolved in water called Glasse grease Tartar of white Wine crusts of Bread burnt To these are to be added the powders of Spices as of Lignum aloes and other odoriferous Plants the root of Ireos Musk Amber greece and for the strengthning of the Gums Mastick Frankincense Mirrh ¶ And to those that will resolve to endure the taste there is no better thing then Aloes dissolved in Claret wine THE SECOND BOOK SECTION II. Of Remedies of the BREST The type of the Section Remedies of the Brest respect either the Heart as Cordials Lungs as Bechical or Expectorating Medicines Pneumonical or Medicines that alter the distemper of the Lungs Brest as Breeders of Milk Driers of Milk Cordials by the Latines Cordialia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are so called that are either proper for strengthning the Heart resisting malignity or encreasing the Spirits such are all the Alexipharmacal internal medicines before rehearsed except that there the hot are confusedly mixed with the cold which in the use of them are to be distinguished but besides those these following are profitable which are not there cited The Hot Cordials Roots Of Doronicum or wholsom Wolfs-bane Zedoary Cinquefoil Avens Butterbur Barks Of Oranges and Citrons Leaves Of Carduus benedictus Sage mountain Calamint Motherworts ground Ivie Mints Bazil Rosemary Flowers Of Sage Lilly of the vally Spikenard Rozins Frankincense Storax Benzoin Animals Mummy Silk Sea things Amber Waters Of Carduus benedictus Balm scabiosse Sage Cinamon Treacle water ¶ Angelica water the greater composition Aqua Petasitis or water of Butterbur compound Bezoar water Gilberts water Scordium water compound Aqua Imperialis Aqua Mariae Oyls Of Cloves Cinamon Saffron Condited things Citron barks roots of Scorzonera or Spanish Vipers grasse Troschischs Of Gallia Moscata Alipta Moscara Trosch Alexiterii Species or Powders ¶ Bezoardicus Magistralis Cardiacus Magistralis temperate cordial Species Powder of Crabs claws compound Diamoscum Species of the Electuary Rosatae Novellae See the Alexipharmacal Medicines before Cooling Cordials Roots Of Sorrel Buglosse Leaves Of Sorrel wood Sorrel Borage Buglosse water Lillies Mirtles Seeds Of Quinces Plantain Fruits Sowr Cherries fragrant Apples Quinces sowr Pomegranats Flowers Of Willow ¶ The four cordial Flowers Clove Gilly flowers Juices Of Sorrel Roses and the Fruits aforesaid Stones Garnets Rubies Minerals and Sea things Gold Silver Coral Pearls mother of Pearls prepared Waters Of Roses Violets Buglosse water Lillies Sorrel Cheries Syrups Of Vinegar Pomegranats Limons Verjuice of the juice of Sorrel Violets Roses Quinces water Lillies Apples Currans Oxisaccarum Conserves Of Roses ¶ Borage and Buglosse flowers Clove Gilly flowers of wood Sorrel Condites Lemons preserved Barbaries Currans sowr Cherries preserved ¶ Quinces Pippins Oranges without the peels Borage roots Species Diamargariton frigidum Treschischs Of Spodium Camphier Vnguents Of Roses of Sanders Expectoraters by the Latines Expectorantia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are such Medicines as render those things or Excrements contained in the Lungs fit to be purged out by coughing and are called Bechicks from their manner of evacuating by coughing for the Greek word Bex signifies a Cough from whence comes Bechicus They are otherwise called procurers of spetting and Anacatharticks as also from the part that is to be evacuated they are called Thoracicals and Expectoraters and they are of two sorts according to the variety of Excrements viz. attenuaters and thickeners the first expectorate by attenuating cutting and cleansing the grosse Humors the others by thickening and also lenifying Where is to be noted that if any thing among the attenuaters seems too sharp it is to be tempered with the lenifiers least the Cough be too much irritated or least the grosse Humor by too much using them be hardned The matter of the Attenuaters Roots Of both the Birthworts marsh Mallows Angelica Cuckoo-pits Enulacampain Ireos Squils Onions Ginger Leaves Of Maidenhair Calamint ground Ivie Hysop Tobacco both for a Syrup and suffumigation wild Marjoram Penniryal Jerusalem Cowslips Horehound Catsfoot or mountain Cudweed Scabiosse Sundew or Ros folis Coltsfoot Seeds Of Annise Coleworts Carthamus Fennel Cresses Massilian Seseli Silvermountain of Nettles Berries Of Bays Juniper Flowers Of Rosemary Camomile Scabiosse Saffron from ℈ s to * Never exceed ℈ s for it causeth faintnesse by over mollifying ℈ i. Fruits Bitter Almonds dried Figs Capers Rosins Myrrh Turpentine Animals Hony Fox-lungs prepared to ʒ s ʒ i. Chymical things Flowers of Brimstone made either into a Loach or Tablets oyl of Brimstone a few drops of which use to be mixed with the Lohochs Waters Of Carduus benedictus Hysop Coltsfoot Scabiosse Syrup of Maidenhair Hysop Horehound Coltsfoot of Catsfoot simple Oximel Oximel of squils ¶ Syrup de Erisimo botruos Conserves Of Enulacampain Maidenhair Rosemary Flowers of Coltsfoot Flowers Powders Dia Ireos Solomonis and simple Diacalamintha Lohochs Of Fox lungs ¶ Sanum expert Lohoch de Farfara or Coltsfoot de Passulis External things Oyls Of bitter Almonds Ireos Camomile Oyntments Resumtivum Dialthea Pectoral Plaisters Filii Zachariae The matter of the thickning lenifying things Roots Of Liquorice Holihocks Seeds The four greater cold feeds white Poppy Lettuce Mallows Barly Rice Flowers Of water Lillies Violets red Poppy Fruits Sweet Almonds Dates Jujubes Pine kernels Phistick nuts sweet Prunes Raisins Sebestens Juices Of Liquorice Starch Penidies Opium with caution Animals Butter Marrows new drawn Waters Of Violets red Poppy water Lillies Syrups Of Liquorice Jujubes water Lillies red Poppies Violets white Poppies Hony of Violets ¶ Diacodium simple and compound Syrup of the Muscilages Conserves Of Violets water Lillies Powders Of Diatragacanthum frigidum and Diapenidium Pneumonicks or altering Medicines for the Lungs THey are those that are used to correct the distemper of the Lungs the matter of which is the same with that of the Expectoraters among which to heat the Brest the most excellent is flower of Brimstone given to * Rather to ℈ i. ʒ i. in a soft dressed Egg also ʒ ii of Turpentine dissolved in ℥ ii of Oximel Outwardly the Sulpherous natural Baths But to cool the Brest the use of sowr things of Milk red Saunders in the beginning of a Consumption and to prevent the spetting of Blood will suffice Also Conserves of
Roses made sowr with a little oyl of Vitriol used often morning and evening at going to bed See for others amongst the Expectoraters Encreasers or Breeders of Milk THey are so called properly or unproperly they properly breed Milk that cause much and good Blood such are Meats of much and good nourishment and temperate Medicines for of such things Milk is the material effect They improperly breed Milk which are endued with a moderate cutting quality whereby they render the Blood fluid and move it to the Dugs that it may there be converted into Milk of which this present Discourse is Where note that some certain of them do force the Blood as it were to the Dugs Some are external some internal The Internal The Leaves of the true Macedonian Parsley of Dill Smallage water Parsnips Polley all of them must be green Poligalaor Milkwort Lettuce in hot tempers for in cold ones it diminisheth milk Green Seeds Of Annise Fennel Rocket Nigella Juices Of Gourd Dandelion blew Goats-beard Ptisane or thick Barley broth Powder Of Christal made very fine and given to Ê’ i. in a fit Liquor Lac Lunae given to the weight of Ê’ i. External things Mollifying simples as the Roots of marsh mallows the Leaves of Dill mallows Seed of Flax flowers of Camomile mixed with the aforesaid Leaves and Seeds for a Fomentation Also Rubifiers if other things will not avail See Rubifiers Things drying Milk THose things diminish Milk that either by their vehement coldnesse thicken the Blood or by their too much heat discusse and dry it up or else by a propriety of substance hinder the breeding it Such are either Internal and those either Hot as Bazil Rue Calamint Sage Agnus Castus or cold as Purslain Housleek Gourds * This should rather have been referred to the heaters for it resists Milk by drying and consuming and is withall hot as appears by its aerimony and small Camphier or external as a Cataplasm of the hot things aforesaid boiled in Oyl 2. Linnens dipped in Verjuice and applyed 3. Smallage stamped with Vinegar and applyed 4. A sponge dipped in the Decoction of Cummin or Coriander seed made with sharp Vinegar and applyed 't is the secret of some people ¶ I have seen this very succesfully and speedily done by a Midwife only first fomenting the Dug with Vinegar and afterwards applying a Plaister of Diachilon simple which was suffered to lye on two or three dayes this prevented any hardnesse that otherwise might have happened THE SECOND BOOK SECTION III. Of Remedies of the inferior Cavity viz. The BELLY The Type of the Section Remedies of the inferior Cavity or Belly are properly these viz. for the Stomack Stomachical things Intrals chiefly above other parts are used Discussers of windinesse Killers of Worms Liver Hepatical things Spleen Splenetical things Kidneys or reins Nephritical-things and those either lenifiers cleansers brekers of the Stone Bladder cistical things Testicles encreasers of Seed diminishers of Seed Womb Histerical things and those either strengthning the Womb. or moving staying the courses Stomachical Medicines THey are called Stomachicals which by a peculiar faculty alter those humors that are contained in the stomack and also help together with it the Concoction and other functions of the stomack and strengthen it of which some are hot some cold and both these must not be too much opening or diuretical but somewhat astringent The Hot. Roots Of Calamus aromaticus Cvpresse Galingale greater Gentian or Felwort Zedoary Barks Of Oranges Citrons Woods As Lignum Aloes Leaves Wormwood Betony Mint wild Marjoram Rosemary Sage Seeds Of Annise Citrons Cummin Fennel seeds of Chermes Flowers Of Bettony Sage Fruits Bitter Almonds Peach kernels Gums Mastick Ê’ s given with a little Ginger or Zedoary in a rear Egg. All Spices especially Ginger and Pepper swallowed whole Sea things Ambergreece Amber Waters Of the Leaves aforesaid of Cinamon Aqua vitae spirit of Anniseed ¶ Spirit and water of Wormwood the greater composition Aqua Mirabilis Imperialis Mint water distilled with Wine D. Steevens his Water Distilled Oyls Of Cloves Nutmegs Cinamon mace Cummin seed Amber ¶ Especially Oyl of citron and Orange Barks Syrups Of Wormwood mint Bettony ¶ Of citron peels of cinamon Conserves of the Flowers of Wormwood Bettony sage ¶ Of the tops of Mint and Balm of Roses with Mithridate Condites Citron peels Acorus Condite Nutmegs Walnuts Ginger condited Confections Alcherms mithridate Treacle ¶ Diacorum Diacinnamomum Electuary of Bayberries Electuary of Sasafras Species or Powders Aromaticum Rosatum Diagalanga Diacidonii cum speciebus ¶ This last had been fit among the confections not here To these add Aromat cariophillatum Species Elect. Rosatae novellae Diatrion Piperion Diaspoliticum Dianisum powder of the roots of Cuckoopits compound Troschischs Of Wormwood Rubarb Gallia moscata External are Oyls Of Wormwood mint mastick Nutmegs by expression of Nard ¶ Distilled Oyls of Wormwood Amber Nutmegs Mace Emplasters Of Bay berries stomachale Galeni stomachicum magistrale Cold things for the stomack Roots Of sorrel sâ—ccâ—ry Plantain Leavâ—s Of sorrel Endive sowthistle succory the five capillary Herbs Dandelion and the Leaves of mirtles Seeds The four greater and the four lesser cold seeds mirtleberries Barley Flowers Of succory red Roses Cytines or flowers of Pomegranats Woods All the saunders Fruits Barberries Quinces Pomegranats Cherries medlars services strawberries Citrons all the mirabolans especially ¶ Prunelles currans Raspes Juices Of the Leaves and Fruits aforesaid also Acacia Hypocistis Gums Camphier adding Binders with it ¶ Camphier taken in any considerable quantity offends the Stomack and Head especially if nothing be joyned with it Faculties of Camphier to allay that fumous acrimony wherewith it is fraught which is so searching and fiery that it rather dissolves Nature with the heat then cools otherwise then by accident being outwardly applyed Sea things Coral Waters Of Roses Plantain ¶ Of Quinces Brambleberries Succory Syrups Of Verjuice of the juice of sorrel of Quinces Pomegâ—anats mirtles rob of Quinces juice of Oâ—anges Preserves Cherries Quinces Currans Barberries sowr Grapes preserved ¶ Oranges and Lemons preserved without their peels Goos-berries Raspes Species Diatrion sanralon Diarrhodon abbatis Diamargariton frigidum Troschischs Of Camphier Spodium Maudlins ¶ Trosch of Saunders Barbaries External Coolers Oyl of Mastick wood of Quinces of Mirtles of Roses omphacine Oyntments Unguentum Rosatum Orange flower oyntment Unguentum sumach KILLERS of WORMS Called by the Latines Vermes necantia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THose are called Killers of Worms which the Worms abhor either for some manifest quality as sharpnesse bitternesse sowrnesse which tasts are loathsom to them or else such as by an occult quality are destructive to them Where note that without a Feaver we may use the hotter sort but in a Feaver them that are lesse hot i. e. sowr ones or else things mixed with such Roots Of Birthwort Swallow-wort Alkanet Snakeweed white Dittany Gentian the greater Crosswort Fearn male and female Carline Thistle
Enulacampain Devilsbit Tormentil Zedoary Rubarb Madder Burdock Butterbur Barks Of the roots of Mulberries Capers Leaves Of Wormwood Pontic and sea wormwood Time Mints Rue Dandelion Polly Asarina of Matthiolus Savine Horehound Calamint Tansie Arsmart Peach leaves Carduus benedictus Goats rue Flowers Of Century the lesse Hops Hysop Seeds Wormseed Lupines of Coleworts Corianders prepared Purslane Citrons Oranges Grach Dill Hedisarum or French Honysuckle Pseudomelanthium or St Katherine flower Nigella or Fennel flower Cresses garden and wild Rocket of Turnips Lovage Hops Sorrel Hemp Leeks Barberries Gums Of Juniper or Vernish Myrrh which is a Rosin Animals Shavings of Harts horn and Ivory powder of earth Worms the cochal bone of an Ox Unicorns horn Earths Bole armoniack Terra sigillata Minerals Brimstone salt Peeter Quicksilver given to ℈ s ¶ Pewter filed small Sea things Coralline red Coral ¶ Amber Juices Of the aforesaid things of Limons Purslane Verjuice Waters Of Wormwood Gentian Grasse Purslane sea Radish Perwinkle Rue Mints of the flowers of Sloe tree Endive Succory Condites Orange and Citron peels Syrups Of Wormwood Endive Succory of the juices of Citrons Oranges Barberries Currans Sorrel Bizantinus ¶ Syrup of Succory with Rubarb Syrup of Peach flowers of the juice of St. Johns wort of wood Sorrel Syrup of Rubarb augustan Syrup of Reses solutive with Hellebore Syrup of the juice of Scordium Conserves Of Peach flowers Clovegilly flowers Orange and Citron flowers Oyls Of Olives bitter Almonds Peach kernels of Vitriol one two or three drops Confections Treacle Mithridate ¶ Treaclediatessaron London Treacle Diascordium confect de Hyacinth Elect. Amarum Magistrale utrumque Powders Diaspoliticum Diacalaminth compound Dialacca Purging powders Diaturbith cum Rhabarbaro Warwick powder Mercurius dulcis Salts of Wormwood Centory Broom c. External things Oyls Of Wormwood Rue Coloquintis i. e. of Coloquitis infused in Oyl and boyled Oyl of Bayberries ¶ Oyl of Myrrh Savine Sicionium Oyntments Unguentum de Arthanita Oyntment for the Worms of the Augustan Physicians Gall applyed to the Navil or anointed on the Belly ¶ The Oyntment called in the London shops Vnguentum amarum or the bitter Oyntment is worth them all Note that the chymical Oyls of any of the aforesaid simples are used both inward and outward if there be no Feaver DISCUSSERS of WIND Called by the Latines Dicutientia and Sarminativa by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THose simples are so called which are of the like nature with the Diaphoreticks before mentioned they differ not in faculty but in the intention and use The Vse of these is in pains of the Chollick and griefs of the Womb. Roots Of Angelica Galingale Masterwort Indian spikenard Barks Of Oranges speciall in curing and preserving from the Chollick Leaves Of Bayes Calamint wilde Marjoram Dill Majoram savory Rue Pennyrial Hysop mint Bazil Time wild Time Seeds Of Annise Fennel Carraways Cunimin Daucus Bishopsweed Parsley Agnus castus Angelica Oranges Citrons Flowers Of Camomile Centory the lesse for Wind in the short Ribs Region Fruits Bayberries appropriated to pains of the Cholick and Womb Junipeâ— berries Spices Mace saffron Cloves Ginger Cinamon Pepper Animals Castor ¶ Wolf guts dryed Waters Of Cinamon Aqua vitae and Waters of the Leaves aforesaid Distilled Oyls Of Anniseed Fâ—nnel seed Carraways and Camomile which is the best Electuaries Of Bayberries Treacle Treaclediatessaron to Ê’ i. in white Wine Species Diacumini Diagalingal of Rosata novella External things Oyls Of Wormwood Dill Rue Mints Bays oyl made by infusion of the seeds and flowers of Agnus castus this is admirable in the Collick Plaister of Mellilate Cataplasms and Bags made of the aforesaid Leaves seeds flowers are most profitable in the Collick A great Cupping glasse with much flame set upon the tumisied place and in the Collick applied to the Navil it easeth pain as it were an inchantment as Galen affirms Hepaticks or Medicines for the Liver called by the Latines and Greeks Hepatica THey are so called which correct the distemper of the Liver and hinder its obstructions to which 't is very apt or else which help it when 't is come to passe and withall do a little binde its substance that the spirit and heat of the Liver as of a principal part may be preserved Such are those that cut and cleanse without vehement heat and that are withall somewhat binding ¶ These also are either hot or cold internal or external The hot internal Roots Of Cypresse Enulacampain Calamus aromaticus Rubarb sulpherwort ¶ Sharpdock Roots Leaves Of Wormwood Agrimony Germander field Cypresse Fumitory Hops white Horehound Mints Bettony squinant Rosemary Seeds The four greater hot seeds Flowers Of Rosemary Century the lesse Spikenard Spices Cloves Ginger Nutmegs Fruits Fistick nuts Raisins Waters distilled of the aforesaid-Leaves and flowers Syrups Of Wormwood Agrimony Bettony Byzantinus of Fumitory Mints of the 2. and 5. Roots Condites Acorus Walnuts Nutmegs ¶ Eringo Roots stalks of Burdocks Confections Treacle Methridate Diacrocuma Conserves Of the flowers of Rosemary Sage Wormwood Enulacampain Species and Powders Aromaticum rosatum Diarrhodon abbatis Laetificans Galeni ¶ Dialacca Troschischs Of Wormwood Maudlins Dialacca rubarb External hot things Oyls Of Wormwood Spikenard Mastick Mints Nutmegs by expression ¶ Of Myrrh per deliquium of bitter Almonds Oyntments Dialthea Martiatum and of Mostick Cataplasms of the aforesaid Herbs and Seeds with Wine Cooling Hepatical Medicines All those things that are contained in the Table of the cooling stomachical things may also be reckoned of this number amongst the coolers of the Liver to which adde these following which are lesse agreeable to the stomack but very profitable for the Liver Roots Of Kneeholm Sparagrasse Leaves Of Agrimony Strawberries Ducks meat Grasse Seeds Of winter Cherries Flowers Violets Waters Of Agrimony Syrups Byzantinus of the 2. and 5. opening Roots where there be lasting Obstructions Externall Oyls Of Roses Omphacine or of unripe Olives of water Lillies Oyntments Unguentum Rosatum Refrigerans Galeni Ceratum santalinum Epithemes of the distilled Waters and Spices is most usual Splenetick things by the Latines Splenetica by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THese are of the same kind as the hepaticall medicines according to Galen only they are more powerfully attenuating and opening and lesse binding by reason of the grosenesse of the excrements of the spleen They are two fold hot for naturall melancholly and cold for the correcting of burnt choler The Hot. See the Table of the preparers of naturall melancholly to which adde these following Rootes of a both one thing see Seroderus Calamus Aromaticus Birthwort asarum bryony radishes the true a both one thing see Seroderus Acorus * these are two severall plants or * these are two severall plants galangall the greater Ireos squils hops Leaves of betony calamint St. John's wort Germander Rue Pennyroyall Seedes of Madder Ash keyes Fruites Ivv berrynes Spices Saffron Cinamon Minerals Steele prepared ¶ Chymicals Tartar vitriolated creame of Tartar Tartarus
chalibeatus Crocus martis ¶ Liquors Vinegar of squils ¶ spirit of wine tartarisated lye of the ashes of tamariske and broome ¶ Syrups Oxymel simple and of squils ¶ syrup of ammoniack of epithimum ¶ Conserves of the flowres of tamarisk of broom Condites The roots of Acorus condited Species Diacurcuma Dialacca Distilled oyles of Cummin Cinamon Vitriol ¶ of the barkes of citrons of tartar by deliquium The Externall are Oyles of Capers tamarisk wall flowres rue bitter almons Vnguents de Althea ¶ Vng splanchnicum and Vng splanchnicum magistrale oyntment of the juyces commonly called vng è succis Emplasters de mucilaginibus Diachilon cum gummis ¶ de ammoniaco and the compound plaster of Melilot ¶ And other magisteriall oyntments wherin gum ammoniack bdellium and the powders of Ireos Asarabeck and sowbread should be prescribed and divers other formes made for present use of the aforesaid things especially rue cresses nettles mustard centaury the lesse asarum and sowbread Cold splenetick things These are to be sought out of the Table of the attenuaters of choller which also are convenient for burnt choller gathered in the spleen to which add narrow leaved docks and these external topicall things Oyles of violets water lillies Vnguents refrigerans Galeni oyntment of roses cerecloath of saunders sharp vinegar ¶ juyce of hemlock vinegar of hemlock Animadversion Sweet things by themselves are hurtfull to the spleen but added with other things are good conveighers Pythagoras when he was scandald by a certain fellow recited this metaphorically sharp and bitter things help them that are splenetick but sweet things hurt them And this is now become a practicall rule Nephriticall things i. e. Medicines appropriated to the reines or kidneys by the Latines Nephritica id in etiam Greâ—è ut etiam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 NEphriticall medicines are three fold divided according to the structure office and peculiar affections of the reines to which they are subject 1 Lenifiers the use of which in the scalinesse and roughnesse of the reines as also in the heat and sharpnesse of the Urine 2 Cleansers the use of which is in the obstruction or suppression of the Urine either by the stone mucilaginons matter or sand these are comprehended under the Diureticks 3 Lithontripticks or breakers of the stone the use of which is in crumbling and diminishing the stone that it may the more easily be expelled The cleansers are to be sought in the Table of the Diureticks with which they agree only there they have a more generall use here a particular one wherefore I shall here only recite the lenifiers and the Lithontripticks The Lenifiers Rootes of marsh-mallows liquerish grasse sparagus eringoes Leaves of Plantain common maiden hair Pellitory sorrel lettice mallowes water lillies purslain sowthistle Seedes of marsh-mallowes cotton mallowes flax fenugreek four greater and four lesser cold seeds of plantain fleawort white poppy â—lowers of violets chamomill water lillies red poppyes Fruites Sweet almons jujubes sebestens fistick nuts raysins sweet prunes dry figs apples Gums Tragant of the bitter almon tree cherry tree camphere Animals Butter Milk Whey Juyces of Licorice almon milk barly creame Chymicall things * Sure these are not lenifiers spirit of vitriol sal * Sure these are not lenifiers prunellae Waters of the leaves in the table aforesaid Syrups of violets jujubes water lillies apples of marsh-mallowes by Fernelius ¶ syr de mucilaginibus of water lillies compound Conserves of violets water lillies ¶ mallow flowers ¶ Condited things Lettice stalkes condited the flesh of goards and melons condited Species of diatragacanthum frigidum dia penidiâ—m ¶ pulvis hali troschisch gordonii trosch of saunders trosch of camphere bechicinigri alkekengy Electuaries somewhat purging Diacatholicon Lenitive elect passularum pulp of Cassia altering Electuaries Diaspermaton antidotus analeptica ¶ Oyles of sweet almons camphere ¶ Vnguentum potabile Externall Lenifiers Oyles Violets water lillies ¶ of poplars oyle of wall flowres chamomill â—asmine ¶ Vnguents Oyntment of roses refrigerans Galeni ¶ of orange flowres anodynum dialthea resumptivum ¶ Lython tripticks oâ— breakers of the stone SOme medicines that break the stone doe it by a manifest quality of cutting and cleansing without any extraordinary heat as Galen lib. 5. simpl c. 13. doth affirme for such medicines doe easily passe through narrow exile passages very far and so by insinuating it selfe and peircing all the parts dissolve its continuity but too much beat doth the more concoct and harden the stone that is already gathered together Others doe by their asperity as it were shave and scale the superficies and by that meanes diminish the stone Others are thought to do the same by an occult property to which the Author of that treatise of the knowing and curing the affections of the reines gives little confidence but be they as they will I will here propound the matter of them all that are used by authors in breaking the stone except only those that are to be found among the Diureticks which are to be joyned with these following as the use of them shall require where note that those that are marked with a star are the most excellent Roots of Birthwort a By Pliny's description it is teasels by others it is englished corne marigold or chrysanthemum damasonium elecampain dropwort galingale acorus bastard rubard Ireos lovage saxifrage burnet pyony sea radish brambles nettles squils Leaves of southernwood hares eare the capillary herbs germander field cipres coleworts celtick hard Roman chamomil ground Ivy wild marjerome polly hyssop fluellen oake and willow leaves scordium all seed teasel golden rod dead nettle of Fuchsius for the stone in the bladder Barkes of Acorns the middle bark of hazell Flowres of larkespare Seedes of dill caâ—away cummins silver montan bishops weed macedonian parsly corianders sampier I think he meanes that by tretamarina kneeholm bazill radish St. John's wort ladyes thistle ash nigella cresses burnet lupines broome small burdock Fruites bay berryes peach kernels Ivy berries the spongy dog or wild rose ¶ Juniper berries Spices Ginger lignum aloes red saunders nutmegs mace cloves pâ—â—pe carpobalsamum or balsam berries cubebs spike squinant saffron which also add a gracefull relish to the medicines Gums of cherry-trees plum-trees wallnuts vinces arabick tragant elemi Olibanum bdellium Rosins of the Larch Tree Firre Tree true Turpentine Animals blood of a Goat prepared taken to Ê’ i. in wine hares blood Ashes of earthworms of hedge hogs of an asses liver feathers of wild pigeons of a whole hare burnt with the skin flesh and haire or else the skin of it daubed with its blood burnt reed sparrowes burnt ashes of scorpions cheese logges or wood-lice or monkes pease beetles hares kidnyes powders of a Man's skull of the warts and hoofes of horses of the cocall bones of a hare Ivory pikes jaw craw fish the stoppings of snailes shels in the winter egge shels crabs eyes mouse dung stones voyded by Urine from a man
kings fishers burnt 3 Dioscorid the stones found in the gall of an Ox. Stones Lincis Nephriticus of sponges judaicus cristall prepared ¶ Irish clat Sea things Amber Earths Ochre Minerals the ashes of glasse burnt Juyces Vinegar allayed with water naturall vitriolated waters juyce of sowr oranges ¶ and lemons winter cherryes of yarrow of fennell Distilled waters Pellitory Mallowes marsh-mallowes broom flowres bean stalks restharrow or chammock saxifrage sparagus parsly fennel toad flax then which these following are more effectuall water parsnep of Cratena sampier radishes Ivy berries winter cherries chamomill vervain peach kernels larch turpentine Oyles of â—eech kernels cherry kernels of bitter almons by expression given to â„¥ i. oyl of vitriol Alimentary things Radishes eaten with vinegar sea radish bruised with almons for a confection roots of parsly boyled the tops of sparowgusse and hops water parsnep ladismocks and water-cresses eaten in a sallet with vinegar sampler pickled lemons hips boyled with wine and made into a confection or conserve haires flesh red sparrowes especially the wagging rump Cystick medicines called by the Latines vesicae appropriata by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THese are such medicines as are appropriated to the bladder now the same things that are good in the affections of the reines are also profitable for the bladder only the situation of the blader as being more distant requires the stronger sort of them least their vertues should be dissipated before they could penetrate so far But more especially in its hot distemper or the heat of the urine see for those things which cool the liver and lenifie the reines because the Urine is made sharp either by the hot distemper of the liver or the reines INCREASERS of SEED called by the Latines Semen generantia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THose things increase seed properly that are either nourishments of good juyce or medicines temperate in heat and moysture and those improperly which affect it by stimulating the seed or exciting venerall thoughts of which in its place such are those things that are sharp and flatulent Rootes of Eringoes slatirions turneps all eatable bulbous rootes of sparagus rocket potatoes galingall green ginger navew ¶ Parsneps Skirrets Leaves of rocket clary cresses crowgarlick ¶ The sprouts of Sparagus ¶ Seedes of red vetches beanes rocket navew nettles kidney beane ash seed linseed Fruites Pine nuts fistick nuts kernels of Indian or Coconuts Artichoakes both the bottom and stalkes Animals The pisle of a bull or red deere scincis musk civâ—t cocks stones sparrows bâ—ines oysters ¶ Egges especially those of the goose pheasant and partridg emets or pismires especially made into aqua magnanimitatis distilled with honey spice and wine Spices Saffron pepper nutmeg cloves Sea things Amber greece taken in a rear egge Condites the roots of satirions eringoeâ— meates condited the confection diasatirion taken to Ê’ i. or Ê’ ii in muskadine after supper Note that many things that are hot may be referred to this Classis as also salt things which provoke lust by making the seed the thinner not by increasing it hither may be referred the use of cantharides which provoke it even to decoction of blood and exulceration Extinguishers of seed or allayers of blood called by the Latines Semen extinguentia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are either very cooling or discussing of the first sort are water Lillies Lettice Camphere but this may better be referred to the latter as hath been before hinted at for it heats dryes attenuates rarifies and discusseth ¶ purslane hemlock c. the latter sort are agnus castus rue mints dill-dill-seed and the seed of agnus castus frankincense syrrup of Nimphea ¶ of agnus castus the troschisck of agnus castus externally oyle of rue water lillies anointed outwardly on perineum allay the too much turgency of the instrument Histericall medicines called by the Latines Histerica by the Greekes idem usually Womb medicines THese Medicines so called from the intention or end they are directed to some are emptiers of the womb viz. those which move the courses expell the birth and afterbith and cleanse the womb from all dreggy humours Others are binders staying the immoderate flux of the courses and lastly others are strengthners which preserve its own proper temper and naturall heat The use of which is in helping the actions of the womb viz. conception or the child from whence they are called helpers of conception and preservers of the child hither also are reduced those which bind or else in curing the symptomes which disturb the actions of the womb or of the whole body viz. in appeasing fits of the mother Movers of the Courses called by the Latines Menses moventia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are called Movers of the Courses either properly or improperly they are properly movers of the courses which open the obstruction of the veines of the womb and bring blood to it they are hot either in the second or third degree and dry in the first or second almost 〈…〉 height not absolutely of a thin substance but moderatly grosse least their vertue should be dissipated in the passage among which sort those are the most effectuall which have a bitternesse mixed with sharpnesse Those that improperly move the courses are the Diureticks which attenuate and melt a grosse blood that at the time of the courses it may flow the more plentifully but these ought not to be used alone because by the drawing away of the watrishnesse of the blood the blood afterwards becomes grosser by which meanes the courses stop but used with the appropriated things This following discourse shall be only of them that properly move the courses the stronger of which do a so expell the birth and after birth the matter of them is this following Roots of Cocco pits Birthwort Asarum Briony Bilinguis Ciperus Sowbread Centanry the lesse Dittany Gentian of yellow flags Ireos Bayes Lillies Pionies siivermontan Valeri Leaves of Mugwort Souchernwood I fear it rather stayes them Garden Daysies Maiden haire Motherwort a spoonfull of the powder provokes the birth Lillies Feaverfew Wood bine Marjerome baume Wild mints Mercury Bazill wild Marjerome mountan polly horehound yellow Maiden haire Savin Clary Scordium water-parsnep for the birth Sage Rue sweet trefoile Seeds of Agnus Castus Amomum Bishopsweed Bazill Nigella Pyony Rue Flowers of Southernwood Marygolds Centaury the lesse St. John's wort wall flowres dryed Saffron for the after-birth Cadings of a walnut-Tree viz the long flowry tassels of the wallnut-Tree given in powder to Ê’ i. is a famous remedy for the fits of the mother of Feaverfew Spikenard ¶ Chamomill Gums Assa fetida Bdellium Galbanum myrh Opopanax Sagapene Storax calamita All Spices Especially Saffron and Cinamon Animals Hawkes or Faulkons dung given to Ê’ i. with wine powder of horse stones cut in slices washed in wine and dryed given to Ê’ i. in hippocrasse a turtle dove rosted the belly stuffed with