the decoction mixe the meale of Fenegréeke with like quantitie of the fat of a Gote and halfe as much oyle Oliue Dissolue them at the fire and putting waxe therevnto make an ointment Against colericall impostumations as blytes and blastes and such lyke TAke of the flowers of water Lillies of Roses and of Violets boile them in wine of Pomegranates vntill the wine be consumed and of the herbes being brayed and colde lay vppon the sore To remedie the griefes of the bowels and watry ruptures TAke water Lillie flowers when they are ripe and perfite and distill them in Balneo Mariae and of the water giue the sicke to drinke two ounces thereof morning and euening by the space of ten or twelue dayes and it will heale him Against the griefes of the ioynts TAke of Reysons and mundifie them from the kirnels and braye the polpe with the leaues of gréene Rew and applye it vnto the euill To heale the broken bowels of children TAke of Paritarie of Cinquefoyle of Camomill of Iermaunder of eche one handfull boyle them in water with the which make a bath for the childe and hath him therein thrée houres a day by the space of thrée dayes and let him drink in the bath halfe an ounce of Perfoliaton and being come out of the bath let him be annoynted with this oyntment Take of oyle of Camomill one ounce and a halfe of the séedes of Perfoliaton in pouder two ounces put therevnto of Waxe and make an oyntment of the which annoynting the childe by the space of eight dayes you shall haue good successe To heale the scorchings made with fire and fretting sores TAke Perforata and being brayed put it vppon the burnings and sores and you shall haue your intent To remedie the hurts of the scull TAke of the iuice of Pimpernell and wash therein péeces of linnen cloth and put them oftentimes vpon the hurt and it will be quickly healed To heale corrosiue hurts called commonly the Wolfe TAke of the leaues of Plantine one handfull of Pomegranate flowers of the nuts of Ciperus of the wood and fruite of Balme of Allum Zuccarino of eche one ounce of Mummia halfe an ounce boyle them togither in Plantine water and in the ende of the decoction put vnto it of Camphora one dramme and with the decoction wash the griefe often It helpeth likewise to wash the sore with water of Radishes Against wounds and ruptures of the naturall places of women and to stop the flix of bleeding of the nose DIstill in a Limbecke in Iune the rootes of Léekes and in the water distilled washe péeces of linnen cloth and put them vpon the sore Wash likewise Bombace in it and put it into the nose and it will stop the course of the bloud For to heale one that falleth from some high place TAke of Tansey of wilde Tansey and boyle it in water and Salt and giue vnto the sicke to drinke of the decoction and you shall sée a good successe To stop the bloud of the Matrix and of the vrine and of wounds and to heale the blacke pimples or wheales in the legs IN the midst of Maye distill through a Limbecke the leaues of an Oke and of the water giue sixe ounces vnto the sicke to drinke and he shall be healed of the sayde griefes and if in the said water you wet the Tow of Hempe or peeces of linnen and wash the pimples or red legges inflamed the medicine wil be effectuous To stop the bleeding of wounds TAke of the doung of Pecockes and dissolue it with water of Sage distilled when it hath flowers putting therevnto a little Muske and dipping a little Bombace in the said mixture binde it vpon the wounde Against the flix of the bloud of the Emerodes BRaye Scabious and put it vppon the Hemerodes and it will doe the effect Or else boyle the foresayde herbe with the rootes of Taxus barbatus and let the pacient receyue the fume from beneath Against the Hemerodes and crestie swellings of the fundiment and rednesse of the face TAke of the iuice of blinde Nettles and annoynt the places and you shall haue your intent Bath also the crestie impostumations of the fundiment with péeces of linnen cloth dipped in the iuice or in water distilled of the sayde herbe and they will be healed And so likewise a red face Against spitting of bloud TAke and boyle wilde Time in vinegar and Hony and giue the diseased foure ounces of the decoction to drinke euerye daye or else take the iuice of the sayde herbe and being mixed with vinegar cause the sicke to drinke halfe an ounce thereof and it will heale him Against the ruptures of the feete and of the hands occasioned through the French disease TAke a Squill deuide it and boyle it in olde oyle vntill it be tender then braye it in a Morter vntill it be brought to the forme of an ointment with the which annoint the ruptures Against the burnings of fire BAthe oftentimes in the daye the place of the burning with péeces of linnen cloth dipped in water of Taxus barbatus distilled through a Limbecke or else with Barbers lie and it will be hole The like effect is done by annoynting it presently with Hony which causeth that the member become not full of bladders nor grow to be vlcerous To heale eares that auoyde matter TAke a quantitie of Turpentine with the like of oyle and Hony mixed togither and put therof into the eare and you shall sée a maruellous effect Against scabbes and itch TAke of the leaues and flowers of Taxus barbatus distill them in a Limbecke and in the water that shall be distilled wash peeces of linnen cloth and put them often vppon the infected part Against the Leprosie TAke of Tapsia of Eleborus niger of Mustarde séedes of Nigella of Paritorie of eche one dram of Euphorbium of Scammonie of Sandarack of eche fourtene graynes of Costus of Coloquintida of Rew of Mandrake of Staphisagria of Sal niter of eche halfe a scruple being well mixed braye them into pouder and being dissolued in vinegar washe the infected place and you shall sée a good successe Against itch and swelling of the Hemerodes TAke of the leaues and rootes of Tormentill and béeing brayed boyle them in vinegar and therwith wash and emplaister the infected places To heale Cankers BRay the rootes of Turbit into pouder and being mixed with Hony lay it vpon the sores and you shall haue your intent To heale the sores of the naturall places of women TAke Veruene and distill it in the ende of Iune and with the water that shall be distilled wash those places and kéepe therein a péece of linnen cloth bathed with the same water To heale griefes of the eyes and to make cleare the sight WAsh the eyes with the foresaid water and distill of it into them many times a day and you shall sée a trim successe Against the galdnesse of the feete or other parts of children TAke leaues of Semperuiue
the fire so much that al the things be distilled And taking it out put it once againe to distill in an other Stillitorie causing it to stande in infusion and hauing set the Still in Balneo Mariae you shall distill thrée liquors the first will be a cléere water and will swim vppermost the second liquor will be an oyle through more distillation and putting thereto a sufficient quantitie of fire you shall get out the thirde oyle The sayde oyle with annoynting helpeth sore sinewes and by annointing Cankers and Fistolaes therwith it helpeth them verie much and with touching the sores it causeth them to close vp It helpeth the Leprosie the Carbuncle and drinking a drop or two in broth or in wine it healeth the passions of the Matrix and all inward griefes it draweth out perished bones being put into the wounds it healeth them and annointing the temples it maketh a good memorie Against superfluous winde in the left side called in Italian Melancholia mirachiale and the disease called Sincope TAke of red Roses thrée ounces of Ciperus two drams and a half of Cloues of Mastick of Spikenard of Asarabacca of eche one dramme of Maces of Cardamomes of Nutmegs of eche halfe a dramme bray euerye thing and put thereto of Myrobolanes Emblici halfe a pounde boyle all togither in foure pounds a halfe of water vntill two parts be consumed then straine it and put therevnto of Hony halfe a pounde and boyle it by decoction and in the end put in the spices and make a lectuarie of the which giue vnto the sick two drams at a time To preserue from the pestilence TAke two Egges make a hole vpon the top of ech of them then take out the whites and put into them so much whole Saffron as they may be silled vnto the middle and let them be couered with other halfe shelles of Egges put vpon them then let them boyle vpon the fire vntill they become red then braye them with all the shelles and put therevnto of white Diptamus of Tormentil of eche thrée drammes of vomiting nuts one dramme and a halfe of the séedes of Rocket the quantitie of the beaten Egges Braye them all once agayne and put therevnto of good Triacle the weight of all the receit except the Egges and make a Lectuarie Of the which giue two drams in the morning when the pacient riseth before he go to labor A Ceare cloth for sore and swollen legges TAke of Camphire one ounce of Minium of Litarge of eche two pounds of burnt Lead one pounde of Tutia sixe ounces of oyle Oliue of oyle of Roses of eche fiue pounds of Aqua vitae sixe ounces of waxe as much more Set the oyles vnto the fire and being warme put vnto them the Litarge the Minium and the Lead and worke it with a spatter vntill it be come vnto the heigth of waxe in the ende put in the Aqua vitae and the waxe and boyle them putting in last of all the Camphire and hauing made a Cere cloth vse to kéepe it vppon the sore and you shall sée a maruelous effect To remedie the commotion of the brayne through falling from some high place or through other occasions and cuttes when through the blowes men lose their speach TAke of red Roses of the leaues and fruite of Mirtelles of Pomegranate flowers of Calamus Aromaticus of Gallia Muschata of Lignum Aloes of eche one dramme of Meale of Barlie thrée ounces boyle them in red wine and Rose water as much as sufficeth and in the ende put therevnto one graine of Muske and make a plaister to laye vppon the head cutting first away the heares with a sharpe rasor To remedie the falling sicknesse in children TAke of gréene Smiraldes of red Corall and of the séedes of Pionie of eche thrée drammes of Storax calamite of Rosemarye flowers of Bittonie of Cobwebbes of eche one dramme of Iuie berries halfe a dramme braye them and incorporte them with the gum of an Oke and make a plaister and put it vppon the cloasure of children and cause it to be kept thereon vntill it fall away of it selfe To heale the euill habite and to cure them that haue the splene TAke of the filing of Stéele preperate in vinegar sixe drams of Citrack and of Gum Ammoniack of eche halfe an ounce of sirop of Bisantius as much as sufficeth make a lectuarie of the which take halfe a spoonefull at a time fasting A preseruatiue against the pestilence TAke of Saffron of Setwell of Tormentil of Diptamus of eche one ounce of Triacle of Mitridate of Sugar of Buglosse of eche eight drammes with the sirop of the pilles of Pome Citrons make a lectuarie Of the which giue to preserue the partie according to his age Bicause if he be aboue the age of .xv. yeares giue him two drammes in the morning before meate with white wine and after it gyue him to mastice Coriander séedes If he be of the age of .xiiij. yeares giue him a dramme and a halfe And being vnder the age of .xiiij. yeares giue him a dramme and when he goeth out of the house let him holde in his mouth a little of the sayde lectuarie In curing the plague the foresaid confection must be giuen as soone as he féeleth himselfe to haue the Ague within the space of .xxiiij. howres with the water of Sumack the quantitie aforesaide according vnto age It helpeth also all colde infirmities or griefes ministred with wine or with Aqua vitae hauing first made the vniuersall remedies as purging letting of bloud and such like To remedie the discending of a Catarre through coldnesse of stomack TAke of red Rose leaues one dram of Spikenarde of Spica Celtica of eche halfe a dramme of chosen Cinamonde of Maces of Nutmegs of eche one dram of masticke of verye perfite Turpentine of eche two scruples of clarified Hony as much as sufficeth Bray them and mixe euery thing and make therof a lectuarie To remedie the Kings euill TAke Vitriol and put it vpon the coales and let it boyle and cast spume so long that it become red Then braye it and put it to dissolue in Aqua vitae and being taken out let it drie And thus doe thrée times In the ende put it into a fine péece of linnen cloth and let it hang in a moyst place with a potinger or some other Recipient vnder it for it will cast oile like vnto oyle of Tartar Take as much of the sayde oyle as of Aqua vitae and bathing therein a sponge binde it vppon the sore and in short space it will breake it To heale many infirmities with oyle of Sulphur TAke and giue two drops of oyle of Sulphur to drinke in the decoction of Pionie Bettony the quantity of thrée ounces it will heale the falling sicknesse If there be giuen of the sayd oyle to drinke in a little quantitie of Wormwood water it will cause the appetite to come again They shalbe healed of Agues
of eche halfe a dramme of the meale of Cockell two scruples meddle them and dip therein a suppositorie and put it into the naturall place and if they be difficult to heale with the foresaid medicines then mixe with the pouders Vnguentum Isis or Diapampholigos or Diapalma and put it into the naturall place To heale the scurfe or scalles in the head beard or browes TAke of Ammoniack preperated in vinegar one ounce of Assa fetida one dramme of burnt Lime or made red two scruples make a paste and put it euery day vpon the sore and if it enduceth itche vse pacience and scratch not They vse also to heale them with oile of Sulphur or of Vitriol or else take of Arsenick and worke it vpon a Marble and then poure it into a Basen with vinegar vntill the vinegar remayne vppermost then set it in the sunne to become drie and thus doe thrée times And as many times more infuse it in pure water and let it drie The which vse first washing with spettle a little Bombace and putting thereto a verie little quantitie of the saide pouder touch once the scurfe or scales In like maner preperate Oripigment but take héede that you laye a verie little of the pouder vpon the sore that it maye not fret or consume very much Against knobbes or wheales of the French disease TAke of Plantine water and of Rosewater of eche one pound of Roch Allum of Argentum sublimatum of ech two drammes bray the Allum and the Sublimatum and put it with the waters into a glasse and take a Cirdyron and set it vpon firie coles and let the glasse boyle vppon it vntill halfe the water be consumed then let the pouder settle and kéepe the water which will come forth cléere in a vessell of glasse and when you will vse therof temper a part of it with a tripple portion of Rose water or of Plantine or more and touche therewith the knobbes or wheales and if the wheales or knobbes be in the face first you must vse easie remedies as to annoynt them with the scum of the decoction of Guacum or else wyth Sope by it selfe or else with Precipitate mixed with Vnguentum Rosatum Mesue or with the oyle of Scorpions or with the fat of a Gote and of a Hen. To take away the blacknesse of wounds TAke the gréene rootes of Celendine the greater and braye them with Brimstone and annoint therwith the place and if the cicatrices or scarres be red take of Ceruce of Litarge of Siluer washed and dissolue it with the iuice of wilde Grapes or with the iuice of Limons and at night annoint the place To cause heare to grow TAke of Malmesey of childrens vrine and of Cowes milke of eche one pound of Hony halfe a pound mixe them in a Limbeck and draw out the water with the which washing the head it causeth the heare to grow Against the prefocation of the Matrix TAke of the séedes of Pioney of the séedes of Agnus and of Calamus aromaticus of eche one dramme of Siler Montanus of drie Rew of Commin of ech two scruples of Daucus of Ameos of Annis séedes of Fennell of Carowayes of Ciperus of eche halfe a dramme of Calamint of the séedes of Rocket of eche one scruple Bray them into pouder and with the sirop of Calamint make of euerye dramme seauen pilles of the which the woman must take thrée at one time in the morning one houre before she eate she must vse to doe it euery other day To purge melancholie humors and to remedie the paine of the head and stomack TAke of Polipodie two pounde of the leaues of Sene .xxv. ounces of Tamarindes one pounde of Reysons without kirnelles fiue ounces of Damaske Prunes .xxxv. of Borage flowers and of Violets of eche two handfulles of Mayden heare foure handfulles of Melon séedes foure ounces of chosen Cinamonde one ounce and a halfe of Ginger of Salt Gemma of eche seuen drammes of the iuice of Lupines foure pounde of the iuice of Endiue two pound of raine water thirtie pounde Mixe euerye thing togither and boyle them according vnto Art vntill the fourth part be consumed then strain it and make into the sayd decoction twelue infusions of freshe Roses gathered in the morning and for euery infusion put in seauen pounde of Roses and in the ende put therevnto of fine Sugar eight pounde and make a sirop The vse of which is to giue foure ounces or more or lesse after the disposition of the person that shall vse it dissolued with Cordiall waters or with water of Lupilles and Fumiterrie An excellent remedie for to heale the French disease TAke of Nutmegs of Cardamomes of Masticke of Cubebes of Graines called in Latine Grana Paradysi of Cinamond of Nuts of India of eche one ounce of the thrée sortes of Saunders of red Roses of Fumiterrie and of the flowers of Borage of eche two ounces of the séedes of Buglosse of Endiue of ech one handfull of all the kindes of Myrobolanes of ech one dram of the séedes of Coloquintida of Bdellium of Agarick of chosen Turbit of eche two drammes of chosen Reubarbe halfe an ounce of Manna one ounce and a halfe of Camphire two drammes of Muske and of Amber of eche one dramme Braye those thinges that are to be brayed grossely and put them to dissolue in .viij. pound of Aqua vitae the space of .xxiiij. houres and then distill it with a soft fire by a Limbeck putting therevnto two pounde of Sugar and in the ende put to it the Muske and Amber Of the which water giue vnto the sicke person thrée drammes euery day continually the space of fourtie dayes if he be not weake and you shall sée a maruellous effect To purge one that hath the paine of the French disease TAke of Turbit halfe an ounce of Diagredium one dram and a halfe of Diadragant one ounce of white Ginger two drammes of Hermodactills two drammes of Manna granata one dramme and a halfe of Carthamus séedes halfe an ounce of the iuice of Quinces one ounce of the iuice of preparated Roses one ounce of the iuice of Sage thrée ounces of Iuy water two ounces of fine Sugar eight ounces make a confection in morsels of the which giue the pacient to purge with halfe an ounce in the morning early and you shall sée a verie good effect To cause the feuers Perhiodicae to cease after they be prolonged INfuse the leaues of Wormwoode in water the space of ten houres then take out the said leaues and cast them awaye and set the said water to boyle vntill the halfe be consumed of the which giuing foure ounces vnto the sicke he shall sweate in such sort that all the Feuers wil cease which happen through colde humors To heale those which haue the eye liddes infected of sharpe or salt humors TAke of raine water and fill an earthen pot therewith that conteineth in quantitie sixe pound set it vpon the fire
Calamus Aromaticus of Lignum Aloes of Piche of the Gum of a Damsin trée of a Peare trée and of a Cherie trée put all these things into a Still of Glasse and distill the oyle by Alcumistry or else take of Tyrpentine one pound of Incense two drams of Lignum Aloes one dramme of Mastick of Cloues of Galingale of Cinamond of Saffron of Nutmegs of Cubebes of eche one dramme of drie figges sixe drammes meddle all togither after you haue brayed those thinges which are to bée brayed and put them into a Limbeck or Still of glasse and close it well then distill it with a soft fire and then you maye put vnto it of Lignum Balsamum of Carpo Balsamum and of Gum of Iuy of eche one dramme and reserue the oyle that shall be drawen to vse for the foresaid euils To heale the cloutes or spots in the face TAke of Tutia preperated thrée drammes of Camphire sixe drammes of Cloues as much more of Aloes Epatice thrée drammes of Sanguis draconis foure drammes of Verderame one dramme braye those things that are to be brayed and make pouder thereof then meddle them with waters of Bittonie of Roses of Fennell and of Rew of eche sixe ounces of good white wine fiue ounces worke them well togither the space of an houre then set them in the sunne in a glasse vessell the space of one daye and being strained drop thereof into the eyes To make the sight cleare TAke of Siler Montanus of Fennell of Rosemarie of Rew of Celendine of Bittonie of eche halfe an ounce of Eyebright two ounces of Sugar nine ounces Braye euerye thing into pouder and vse morning and euening to take a little therof To heale sore brests TAke of Sage of Wormwood and of Margerome of eche halfe a handfull boyle them in white wine and with that wine wash the sores and vpon it laye the ointment Or else take of blacke Beanes parched and make pouder therof and mixe it with raw Hony and vse it To heale little red speckes in the face TAke of meale of Lupines of bitter Almondes of Baurack of Radish séedes of Cabage séedes of the milke of Figges with the iuice of Fenegréeke and of Linséedes make a liniment first washe the place where the speckes be with a linnen cloth dipped in warme water and rub the place vntill it become red then morning and euening annoynt them with the liniment Speckes are healed by annoynting them with the oyle of the séedes of Bombace A most excellent pouder to comfort the sight and all the defects of the head of the stomack and the disease called Scotomia and Vertigo and the palsie and all inwarde diseases it consumeth the superfluous humiditie of the braine it helpeth the memorie it was vsed of Frederick the Emperour TAke of Carawaye séedes of Annis séedes of Ameos of Perslye seedes of Smallage séedes of Fennell séedes of Bittonie of Comin of Calamint of Pulegium of Isope of Spiknard of Pepper of Ginger of Sage of Rew of Centrum galli of Eyebright of Incense of Mastick of Saffron of all the Myrabolanes but the greater quantitie of the Citrines of Cinamond and of Squinant of ech halfe an ounce of Margerome of Folium of Basill of Cardamomes of Galingale of Liquerice of eche two ounces Bray them into verie fine pouder of the which vse to take in all your meates but more in the winter than in other parts of the yeare To heale the griefe of the reynes of the loynes of the head and the diseases of the Matrix TAke of gréene Sauine fiue ounces of the fruites of Cipres lxv drammes of Rosemarie flowers of Millifollie of Matricaria of Fenegreke of Linséedes of eche sixe ounces infuse the said herbes to become tender by the space of thrée days in water then put there vnto of oyle nine ounces and boyle it vntill the water be cōsumed being taken from the fire strain it thorow a linnen cloth and put it vnto that that is strayned of Waxe of Piche of Spaine of Turpentine of Galbanum of Mastick of eche fiue ounces of Storax Calamite of Spiknard of eche one pounde of Balme foure ounces Bray those things that are to be brayed and mixe euerye thing togither and working it with the spatter make an ointment To heale those that haue the Ptisick TAke of Nigella parched of Grana tinctorum of eche one dramme and a halfe of the rindes of Pomecitrones dried thrée drammes of Cloues two drammes and a halfe of Lignū Aloes two drammes of Balme of dried Margerome of eche one dramme of red Roses two scruples make pouder thereof and lay it vpon the closure of the forepart of the head An odour against the same disease TAke of pure Labdanum two ounces of Storax Calamite of Gallia Muschata of eche halfe an ounce of Lignum Aloes of Cloues of eche one dramme with the Mucillage of Gum Dragagant drawne with Margerome water make as it were a Nastalle and fasten a thred vnto the toppe that you may put it into and drawe it out of the nose A fumigation for the same disease TAke of Aristologia rotunda of Incense of Mastick and of Cloues of eche fiue drammes and a halfe of yelow Arsnick thrée drammes with butter or fat of a Cowe make little Cakes in forme of Lupines of which put into the fire and receiue the fume by the mouth and nose To stop a hote Catarre TAke of Sterche of Gum Dragant of hulled Beanes of the séedes of white Poppie of the rindes of Gum Arabick of Bole Armenick after you haue brayed them make Pilles with the Murillage of Psillium and Quince séedes in maner of Lupines and let the partie holde often therof in his mouth To stay a colde Catarre TAke of Storax Calamite of Cipres nuts of Mastick of Incense of Labdanum of Amber of eche one dramme of scraped Liquerice of Reysons of ech one dram and a halfe make likewise Pilles therof like vnto Lupines and cause the sicke to kéepe therof in his mouth as well by day as by night or else make these more stronger take of Spiknarde one dram of Mastricke two drammes and a halfe of Bole Armenick washed with Rose water two drammes of Gum Dragant of Gum Arabick of eche one dramme of Sugar Candie one ounce with the sirop of Lillies make Pilles in forme of Lupines and vse them in manner as you doe the other aforesaide To heale the same disease TAke of Diadragantum frigidum one ounce and a halfe of Pennets two ounces of Loch de prino foure drammes of Dates two of Reysons without kirnels halfe an ounce of Ireos two drammes of the séedes of Mallowes of the séedes of Bombace of eche one dram with the sirop of Mayden heare make a lectuarie of the which the sicke person shall take often into his mouth and shall from time to time swallow it downe by little and little To heale those that be Melancholick and are in a furie or rage TAke
of Borage flowers of Buglosse of Sorell séedes of Scariola of Endiue of Violets of Mayden heare of Politricon of Gallitricon of eche two drammes of Pistaches foure ounces make an infusion by the space of .xxiiij. houres in the iuice of Borage and put thereto of Pine kernels mundisted thrée ounces of the rinds of the Miriobolanes called Indi one ounce of Iacinctes of Smeraldes and of Saphires of ech one dramme of the boane of a Hartes heart of Doronnoci of Setwall of eche two drammes and a halfe of Lapis armenis of Lapis lazuli preperated of eche two scruples of white Suger one pound and a halfe boyle the Suger at a soft fyre with a pounde of the iuice of Pome ryalls vntill the iuice be consumed And when it beginneth to coole adde vnto it the powders in the ende put vnto it foure graynes of Amber and of Muske two graynes and make a lectuarie of the which cause the sick partie to take morning and euening two houres before meate hauing first made the vniuersall remedies as purging letting of bloud c. An oyntment to remedie the sores of the nose TAke of Ceruce of Lead burned of eche one ounce make powder and washe it and with oyle of Mirtels make an oyntment and vse to annoynt the nose To seperate or deuide a corrupted bone from the sound TAke of gréene Figs two of Rew one handefull bray them togither and make little cakes and reserue them And when it shall be néedefull to vse thereof braye them and put of the sayde pouder into the sore and it will cause the good bone to become whyte and the perished will appeare black To heale one which by scratching with his nailes hath made a sore TAke of Litarge two ounces of Ceruce halfe an ounce of Boale Armenick thrée ounces of burned Lead halfe an ounce of Terra sigillata two ounces of vineger and of oyle of Roses as much as suffyceth to make an oyntment To remedie the burning of vrine TAke of Lettys séedes of Porcellane of eche two scruples of the séedes of white Poppie one ounce and a halfe of the séedes of Scariola of Sorell of Endiue of eche one dram of the pulpe of Damaske Prunes of the pulpe of Sebestians of eche two ounces of Barlie flower thrée ounces of Pennets foure ounces of Spodium one dramme of Gumme Dragant of scraped Liquerice of Gumme Arabick of eche two drammes of Sugar Candie sixe ounces of Sugar Roset viii ounces of Mucillage of Sebestians seuen ounces Make pouder of those things that are to be brayed and mixe them with the Sugar and Pennets and boyle them all in foure ounces of the iuice of swéete Pomegranates vntill the iuice be consumed and make therof a lectuarie Another for the same disease TAke of the iuice of the flowers of water Lillies of Violets and of the iuice of Virga pastoris of eche two ounces of Barly flower fiue ounces of red Saunders of Violet flowers of eche halfe an ounce of Endiue séedes of Lettice of Scariola of Purcelane of eche two drammes of Saffron and of Spike of eche one scruple of whites of Egges two bray them all with the flower and with a little oyle of gréene Oliues in a Morter of Lead and a Pestell of the same medling togither the sayd things to make a liniment to annoint the reynes and vnder the member or else take of Vnguentum Sandalinum of Populeon of eche halfe an ounce of Camphire halfe a dramme mixe them with the iuice of Semperuiue and make an ointment or else take of the yolkes and whites of Egges thrée of oyle of Roses omphacine one ounce and a halfe of the flower of Barlie one ounce of Saffron one scruple of preperated Corianders of Sorell séedes and of Mirtels of ech halfe a dramme braye all the things in a morter with a pestell of Leade adding thereto in the ende of Vnguentum Populeon one ounce and annoint therwith as is aforesaide Another for the same disease TAke the white of a new layde Egge of Camphire halfe a scruple of the milke of a woman which hath brought forth a daughter of the mucillage of Psillium and of white Sief without Opium of eche as much as sufficeth cause to bée squirted therof into the pipe of the mans member And then take of the flowers of water Lillies of Violets and of Mallowes of eche one handfull boyle them in water vntill the thirde part be consumed and warme in the saide decoction the Gether of a Lambe and lay it vpon the lowest part of the bellie and about the nether parts of his yarde vntill the ointment become colde and working thus certaine times you shall sée a maruelous helpe To reuiue one that is fallen thorow the falling sicknesse TAke of the iuice of Rewe halfe an ounce of Castor one dramme mixe them togither and in the liquor bath little lockes of wooll and put them into the nose and you shall sée a present effect A more excellent remedie against empoysments than is common Triacle TAke of Iuniper berries of Cloues of Nutmegges of the rootes of Enula of eche two drammes of the rootes of Aristologia longa and rotunda and of Gentian of eche sixe drammes of Purcelane séedes of Sorell of Doronici of white Ben and red of eche one dram of the bone of an Harts hart of Lignum Aloes of white and red Corall of the shauings of Iuorie of Bay berries of Mastick of eche two scruples of Rew one dramme of drie Figges of Reysons of the pulpe of Dates of eche one ounce of Cinamond of Liquerice of eche halfe an ounce of Tormentill of Cardus sanctus of white Dittanie of eche thrée drammes of swéete Almondes of Pine kirnels and of the common séedes of eche one ounce of Trosses of Agarick sixe drams of Dog Fennell two drams of Terra sigillata and of Terra Militense of Bole Armenick of eche two ounces of common Mummia of Setwall of eche one dramme of Camphire halfe a dram of Dia trion Sandalon and of Diarhodon Abbatis of eche two drams of the rindes of Ceder apples of the fragments of Smiraldes of eche one dramme of Muske one scruple of Mitridate two ounces To heale a thinne Catarre TAke of Plantine water one pounde of Rose water thrée ounces of red and white Saunders and of Cloues of ech one dramme of Camphire halfe a dramme of vinegar of Roses foure ounces Make pouder of those things that are to be brayed and meddle them togither then make hote a plate of Iron and strewe vppon it some of the same pouder in a close Chamber that the sicke person may receyue the fume by his nose and mouth To cause a pellet of a Dagge or Pistolet which is in the flesh to come forth TAke Bittonie and braye it well and meddle it with the fat of an Hare reducing it into the forme of an oyntment and cause it to be kept vpon the wound and in short space you shall sée the pellet issue
Annys séedes of Henbane of Rocket of Saffron of Apium of eche two drammes make a confection with sodden Wyne mixing therewith of Muske and of Saffron two Crowne weight of the which let the diseased take the quantitie of a Beane with Plantine water To heale ruptures within the body FRom the Month of Iulye vnto September the rootes of Enula are to be distilled the leaues are to be distilled in the ende of Maye the water of the rootes being distilled and giuen the sicke to drinke morning and euening two or thrée ounces at a time will doe the effect of the water of the leaues there is not accustomed to be giuen to drinke except onely as much as may be conteyned within an Egges shell To take away the blacknesse of skarres TAke of the iuice of Rocket and of an Oxe Gawle of eche lyke quantitie meddle them togither and annoynt the skarres many times and you shall sée a verie excellent successe To kyll wormes in the body TAke of Ferne rootes and hauing made fine pouder thereof take a dram and beyng dissolued in Wyne giue to drinke thereof and it will kyll them all To preserue one that hath taken poyson TAke Filipendola and distill it in the ende of May that is the herbe and the rootes a little brused and of the water drinke foure or sixe ounces at a time and it will preserue you from daunger It helpeth also against the pestilence A medicine to heale the Quinsey TAke of the iuice of Strawberies and of Plantine water of eche eyght ounces of Hony of Roses two ounces of the iuice of Mulberies one ounce of Dogges dunge that is white of Pomegranat flowers of ech one dram meddle euery thing togither and cause the sicke to gargarize himselfe often therewith To remedie the vnquietnesse of agues and to prouoke sleepe TAke in the beginning of May the plants of Mallowes and bray them with the stalks and rootes and distil them thorow a Limbick and with the water that shall be distilled rub the sick parties féete and it will induce rest and take away drithe To heale the flixe called Disenteria TAke foure ounces of the iuice of Plantine meddle it with water of Taxus Barbatus and being made warme make a glyster Then giue him to eate of old sugar Roset sixe drams of conserue of Quinces made with spices one ounce of red Corrall two drammes of Charabe one dram meddle euery thing and giue the sick person sixe drammes therof fasting and so you shall obtayne your intent perseuering to vse it certayne dayes An other glyster most precious for the same disease TAke of whyte Incense of Sanguis draconis of Terra sigillata of Boale Armenick of eche one dram of Saffron halfe a dramme make fine pouder of the foresayde things and medling them with foure ounces of the iuice of Plantine and a little of the water of parched Barlie make thereof a glyster Another for the same IT helpeth the Disenteria to drinke the iuice of Sorell with wine and the iuice of Marsh Mallowes also being drunke doth the like effect To drinke also in the morning fasting thrée ounces of Borage water helpeth the said disease also it helpeth with more efficacie to drinke the iuice of Bursa pastoris Another for the same of verie great efficacie TAke of Hipoquistidos of Psillium of Terra Samia of vnripe Gawles of Acatia of eche eyght drammes with raine water make little Cakes of the which giue the sicke to take two drammes at a time with the decoction of Rise or else make a glister To cause Hemerodes to open TAke the gall of Gote or of a Cowe and meddle it with the iuice of Anagardus and annoynt the place and the intent will follow or else infuse rawe Onyons in vinegar of Squilles and lay therof vpon the place Against scorchings of fire IN the ende of Iune take Rapes with the rootes and braye them and distill them thorow a Limbeck and with the water wash the scorchings and although it will engender scurfe or scabbes let it not be taken away but with continuance of washing you shall sée a manifest remedie To preserue one from the goute TAke of the rootes of Rosemarie and hauing boyled them verie well in vinegar if with the sayd decoction you washe your féete it will preserue you from the Goute Against the belkings of the stomack TAke Rew leaues and distill them in the middest of Maye and of the water let the pacient drinke morning and Euening two or thrée ounces and you shall sée the successe and also it will expell the ventositie of the bodie To cause a woman to bring forth a dead creature TAke Willow leaues in the middest of May and hauing distilled them thorowe a Limbeck giue the woman to drinke thereof the quantitie of foure ounces and it will cause hir to be deliuered of the dead creature To heale the Dropsey and opilation of the liuer TAke of Elder flowers that are verie ripe and distill them in Balneo Mariae and of the water that shall be distilled cause the diseased to drinke morning and euening thrée ounces at a time and you shall sée an excellent successe An emplaister to heale the rupture of the scull TAke of Plantine séedes thrée ounces of Lapacium acutum foure ounces of the meale of blacke Beanes as much as you please braye them into pouder and boyle them with verie strong wine and lay therof twice a day vpon the wound Another for the same TAke of Gum Elemi thrée drammes of pure Rosen foure ounces of waxe sixe ounces of oyle of Roses two ounces and a halfe of Armoniack two ounces of Tirpentine thrée ounces and fiue drammes of Rye meale as much as sufficeth with wine and waxe make a plaister Against the paine of the Collick TAke of Origanum one scruple and being made into pouder giue it to be drunke in good wine and you shall see the effect It helpeth also to giue to drinke of the wine made of the decoction of Horehounde the quantitie of thrée ounces To heale the itching or scabbes of the fundiment TAke a quantitie of a Bricke that is in the top of a fornace that hath bene burned a long time bray it into pouder but first washe it with common water and then with Plantine water and after meddle it with oile of Mirtels and white wax hauing made therof an oyntment vse it vnto the fundiment To remedie the paines and burnings of the fundiment TAke the yolke of a rosted Egge that is hard being brayed dissolue it with white wine and oyle of Roses of eche as much as shall suffice and laye it vppon the sore It helpeth also to take thrée drammes of the pouder of Rose leaues two yolkes of rosted Egges brayed and incorporate them with white wine and being meddled therein Vnguentum Rosatum therewith to annoint the place To heale the disease called Iliaca passio TAke of Sumack and of Comyn bray them togither and
for the same 29. To remedie the Litargie 29. To heale the incontinencie and dropping of vrine 29. Against the hardnesse of the splene 30. To heale an olde flix of an womans flowers 30. Against stinging of Bees 30. To heale the inflammation of a mans yarde 30. A remedie against coldnesse and debilitie of the raines the paine of the back and want of appetite vnto a woman 30. To remedie vomiting occasioned of cold humors 31. Against the streynings when a man cannot go to the stoole 31. To rmedie deafnesse or want of hearing 31. To heale bruses about the eyes without launciug or incision 31. To heale watrie or dropping eyes 32. An excellent pouder for the same disease 32. To heale the griefes of the eyes 32. To heale the sores of the eares that offende the hearing 32. Against the griefe of the loynes and of the eyes 33. Against difficultie of taking of breath thorow coldnesse 33. To heale a drie cough 33. Against the hardnesse of the matrix 33. Against the falling of the Vuola and swelling of the pallet 33. Against the comming out of the nauill of children 34. To heale the palsey 34. Against the debilitie of sinewes 34. Against rednesse of the legges 35. To remedy the printes of blowes that remaine 35. Against swellings of the face 35. To keepe heare from growing white 35. To heale the itch of children 35. An other for the same 35. Against trembling or shaking 36. Against stinch of the mouth through rotten teeth 36. To heale the white flixes in women 36. To heale the relapsation of the gummes 36. To heale chaps in the fingars 36. To heale a windie impostumation 37. To heale the euill disposition which commeth before the dropsey and the abstruction of the Mesaraicall vaines 37. Against the flix of vrine 37. To remedy the impotencie of the Genitall member 38. To heale sores of the Bladder 38. To heale the diseases of the raines 38. To heale rupture within the body 39. To take away the blacknesse of skarres 39. To kill wormes in the body 39. To preserue one that hath taken poyson 39. A medicine to heale the Qninsey 39. To remedy the vnquietnesse of agues and to prouoke sleepe 40. To heale the flix called Disenteria 40. An other glyster most precious for the same disease 40. An other for the same 40. An other for the same of very great efficasie 40. To cause Hemerodes to open 41. Against scorchings of fire 41. To preserue one from the gout 41. Against the belkings of the stomack 41. To cause a woman to bring forth a dead creature 41. To heale the dropsey and opilation of the liuer 42. An emplaister to heale the rupture of the scull 42. An other for the same 42. Against the paine of the Collick 42. To heale the itching or scabbes of the fundiment 42. To remedie the paines and burnings of the fundiment 42. To heale the disease called Iliaca passio 43. An other remedie for the same disease 43. To remedie the issuing out of the fundiment 43. To heale one that cannot keepe his vrine 43. To remedie the comming out of the matrix 43. Against the growing of flesh out of the nayles 44. To cause skalie nailes to fall 44. To take away the blacknesse that remayneth in skarres 44. Against bloud that is congealed within one 44. Against the difficultie of taking breath 44. To remedie the congelation of milke within the brests 45. Against the subuersion of the stomack 45. For one that hath lost his voyce 45. To remedie the hardnesse of the splene 45. Against empoysonments 45. To heale the flixes Disentericall or Lientericall 45. To draw out thornes or arrow heads out of the flesh 46. For women that be barren 46. Against the Collick 46. Against the infection of the skinne 46. To cause a woman to bring forth a dead creature 46. Against the crestes of the piles in the fundiment 46. To remedye a tongue aggrauated which through ouermuch moysture pronounceth not well 47. To heale the paine of the Collicke 47. To drie vp milke in the brests 47. To diminish the fleugme of the body and to augment bloud 47. A remedye to cause conception 47. To heale paine in the feete 48. To heale Wheales 48. To heale inwarde ruptures 48. To remedie griefes proceeding through going out of the ioyntes and to heale swellings 48. To heale the paine of the splene and the Ptisick 48. To remedye the puntures of bones or stingings of deade Serpentes 49. To take away wearinesse after great labor griefe of mēbers 49. To heale one that lotheth meate 49. To heale percussions of the eyes 49. To remedie the paine of the splene 49. Against the griefes of the body 49. To heale the plurisey 50. To remedy the stinking at the nose and difficultie of hearing 50. To heale the scorchings of fire 50. To dissolue the crestes of the French disease 50. Against swellinges of womens bellies that make them to seeme with childe 51. To clense the face from spots 51. To heale the torsions and griefes of the belly 51. To remedy the burning or heate of vrine 51. To remedy percussions or falling vpon the ribbes or back 52. Against burning occasioned of colde 52. To heale wheales or blisters in the face 52. To make skarres become fayre of colour 52. To take away the bleachnesse of blowes 53. Against the swellings of Percussions 53. To heale those that haue paine in their liuer 53. To heale the paine of the brestes which happen after the birth of a childe 53. Against the scurfe of the heade 54. To heale a plurisey by spitting 54. Against moyst sores 54. To heale wounds which after they are whole burst out a newe by reason of a putrified bone 54. To heale the crestie swellings of the piles 54. Against euill disposition through coldnesse of the stomacke 55. To heale the losse or diminishing of smelling 55. To cause that heare shall not grow againe 55. To heale cleftes or chappings of the fundiment 55. Against retention of vrine in Agues 56. Here endeth the Table Of the fourth and last part of the Secretes of the Reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemount The first Booke A remedie against mistes or cloudes and other impediments which offend the sight TAke Eyebright water Fennell water red Rose water and Celendine water of eche an ounce of the iuice of Rew and of Rosemarie of eche two drammes of Gum Serapine half a dramme of the gaule of a Partridge or Kite two scruples mingle them and make your medicine according to Arte and vse to put of it many times into the eye To kill wormes that gnaw and eate the heare TAke a quantitie of the séedes or rootes of marshe Mallowes and boyle them a little then let it coole and of the Mucillage which shalbe taken thereof you shall annoynt the heare The like effect is séene by annointing the heare with the Mucillage made of the leaues of Willowes To destroy scurfe or scales in the head
TAke a quantitie of the flower of Cicers and of the séedes of marsh Mallowes brused and dissolued with vinegar then annoynt the head and afterward wash it with the decoction of Béetes and toppes of Mulbery trées Or else take of the berries of Ben and of the flower of beanes of eche like quantitie boyle them in water with the which you shall wash the head Against the falling away of the heare from the bearde or head called in Italian Tigna TAke of the pouder of the rootes of Ireos called Flowerdeluce and of the soote of a chimney of eche like quantitie mixe them with olde oyle and annoynt the heade or else take of Aristologia of Verdegrese of Sal Armenick of Bdellium of mustard séede of Gum Dragant of ech like quantitie braye them and mingle them with the oyle of wheate and vinegar of both as much as sufficeth and adde therevnto a little Honye To heale Ringwormes TAke of yellow brimstone of the berries of Ben of ech a like and being brayed mixe them with Turpentine and so annoint the sore Another for the same TAke of the Ashes of Garlicke burnt and mixed with hony annoynt the place or else take Styrax liquida mingled with vinegar and annoynt the sore It helpeth also to annoynt it with the Gum of brused Almondes If the Ringwormes shal be vlcerous take of Incense of Gum Dragant of Brimstone of Aloes of ech a dramme of Gum Arabicke two drammes mixe them with vineger and so annoint A remedie against the itche BRay the toppes and heades of Poppie and mixe them with vinegar and so annoint the place or else dissolue Aloes being beaten with Endiue water and it will doe the like Another for the same TAke of the leaues of Sene one handfull boyle them with water of Roses and Smallage and a little vinegar and wash the sore It helpeth also to wash it with Sea water warmed or else with the decoction of wilde Cucombers reduced into water Against rubbing or itch which commeth in the night AFter that the euacuation of the bodie is made with purgation or by letting of bloud you shall annoint it with Aloes and Myrrhe dissolued in water of hony It helpeth likewise to take Aloes with the flowres of Lentilles and mixe them with vinegar and honie or else wash the place where y e itche is with water of Smallage or with the lées of vineger by it selfe alone Against the chapping of the lippes TAke dried lées of white wine called Tartar and burne them in the fire and temper them with Rosin and grease of an Hen or Ducke medled with a little hony and so vse it Against the chappings of the feete ANnoint them with the grease of a Goate or of a Cowe or with the oyle of an Hinde and you shalbe healed Another for the same TAke of wax of oyle Sisamine of Turpentine of Stirax liquida of eche like quantitie mixe euery thing togither and laye therof vpon the sore For the same TAke of Gum Dragant poudred thrée drammes of Polipodie rootes one dramme and a halfe of Charabe of Incense of ech halfe an ounce of Turpentine sixe drammes bray euerie thing and with the oyle of an Hart make an oyntment Against sweate which stincketh ANnoynt the bodie with water of Mirtels drawne through a Lembicke or with water in which Allum is dissolued It worketh the like effect to annoint the bodie with the pouder of saunders or with the pouder of Ciperus and Roses Or with the ashes made of the leaues of Lillies and Myrrha Against the stinch of the toes TAke ofred Roses one pound of Galles of Spicknard of Ciperus of Myrrha and of Allum of ech ten drammes make thereof little cakes or Pastelli with rose water And after dissolue them and so annoint when néede requireth Against bruses of or about the eares YOu must marke if it be néedefull to drawe bloud from the bruse then annoint the place with this oyntment Take of Teruce of Smalledge séede of ech like quantitie bray them and with hony make an oyntment Another for the same TAke of quick Brimstone called Sulphur viuum of Myrrha of Incense of ech like quantitie pouder them and being mixed with liquide Pich lay it vpon the sore To heale a West that riseth vpon the eye liddes TAke waxe and being well warmed put thereof oftentimes vpon the griefe Or else take flies the heades of them being plucked of and with the bodies rub the sore To take away blewnesse or blacknesse of the eye liddes TAke of gréene Chéese newly salted and being cut in slyces lay thereof vpon the griefe or else stampe Wormwood and make therof a playster with the iuice of a Radish and then vse it To make nayles which are rotten to fall TAke Sulphur being poudred and mixe it with hogs grease and put it vpon the place Another for the same TAke liquide Pich Waxe Colofonie Rosin of quicke Sulphur and of Salt of eche like quantitie and make thereof a plaister For the same TAke Propolios Waxe Bitume of eche two drammes of quicke Sulphur one dramme and make a plaister Against bruses of the nayles TAke leaues of Mirtels when they are tender and leaues of a Pomegranate trée and being well brayed put of it vpon the nayle and binde it fast A plaister to heale burgeons or pushes TAke of Camomill flowers a handful of the flowers of marsh Mallowes of gréene Rew and of Mallowes of eche two handfulles of Leuen one ounce of Pepper a dramme of common Salt one ounce and a halfe of Figges thrée boyle the aforesaid things then bray them and put therevnto of the oyle of Camomill sixe ounces and being well incorporated make therof a plaister A remedie for such as haue out their fundament TAke of Mumia of Hipoquistidos of Licium of Galles of the shels of Oisters being burnt and make a fine pouder but annoint first the fundament with oile Oliue and afterward you shall put of the aforesaide pouder vpon the gutte To remedie the crampe in children TAke of Marigoldes and boyle them in water vntil they be tender and with the said decoction washe the childe and then annoint him with oyle of Lillies or Ligustrum A remedie against the falling sicknesse TAke of white Incense called Olibanum of Masticke of Spiknarde and of Squinant of ech thrée ounces of Galbanum of Oppopanack of ech half an ounce of Vischus quercinus one ounce of Amber halfe a scruple of Pionie séedes halfe a dramme of the séedes of wilde Rewe one dramme of Labdanum two drammes of Nutmegs of Cubebes of eche halfe an ounce of Castor of Coperous of eche halfe a dramme bray euerie thing verie well then dissolue the Gums with the oyle of Rew and incorporate them with the Vischus working them well with your handes and medling therewith the pouders and in the ende adde therevnto the Amber Of which take as much as shalbe sufficient and spread it vpon Lether or a new linnen cloth and the
heares being shauen away lay the plaister vpon the crowne of the head Against the griefes of the skull TAke of the Rosin of a Pine trée that is white ten drammes of the pouder of Aloes one ounce mixe them togither and boyle them with a soft fier and after adde of Gum Elemi one ounce and make a Cerote which you must laye vpon the place where the griefe is To comfort the hart TAke of white and red Saunders of red Roses of red and white Coral of Spodium of Camphora of ech a dramme of the flowres of Borage of Buglosse of Violets of Mirtels and of Rosemarie of eche halfe a handfull of the parings of Ceder apple of white and red Ben of eche one dramme of Nutmegs of Spicknard of y t bone of a Harts hart of Cloues of Cubebes of Laurell leaues of Setwall of Baulme of Lignum Aloes of Basill séedes of eche halfe a dramme of Muske of Amber and of Saffron of eche halfe a scruple braye euerie thing and make a little bag of Crimosine sarcenet and vse to weare it vnder the left brest For the tooth ache TAke of long Pepper white pepper Cubebes Staphisager of the rindes of y e roots of Mulberie trées of the rindes of the rootes of Mandrake of the rindes of the rootes of Caphers of Pelitorie of Henbane of eche two drammes braye all these togither and boyle them in fiftene ounces of red wyne vntill one halfe of the wine be consumed then straine it and with the said decoction being warme wash the téeth To mitigate euery kinde of griefe TAke of oyle of yellow Violets of oyle of swéete Almonds of oyle of Sisamine fresh butter of ech one ounce and a half of poudred Saffron one ounce of white Waxe one ounce and a halfe of Dill séedes of Camomill flowers and of the fat of a Duck of eche two ounces thrée whites of raw Egges dissolue the oyle and the waxe with the fat and after mixe with them the other ingredience being poudred verie subtilly and so make an oyntment Another for the same TAke of oyle Oliue sixe ounces of Saffron two drammes six yelks of raw Egges mixe them altogither and then take of Barly flower of the flower of Amidum of ech thrée drammes of freshe butter halfe an ounce of Bdellium two drammes of wine that is sodden foure ounces boyle all these saide things in a Leaden vessell vntill they become thicke and applie thereof hote vnto the griefe To heale the disease called Gonorrea TAke of Fenegreke séedes and boyle them in water vnto the consumation of the thirde part And giue vnto the pacient for the space of thrée or foure dayes foure ounces thereof to drinke euery morning and he shall be cured Against the flixe of the bodie TAke of Origanum of Sumack of Mirtels of Corianders of Camomill flowres of eche one handfull of Pomegranate flowres with the ryndes and fruite of the seedes of Roses of eche halfe a handfull of the pilles of Ireos rootes of the rootes of Mulberies and of the rootes of Virga pastoris of eche two handfuls bray euerie thing a littell and cause them to be boyled in red wine so long that the wine be cleane consumed these things being put into a fine little bagge let the diseased person set himselfe thereon and let the bagge be as hote as he may suffer it A medicine to heale the flix of the liuer TAke of Agrimonie one handful of Squinant two handfuls of Spicknard of Liqueris of eche halfe a handfull of Mace of Masticke of eche halfe an ounce of Lignum Aloes thrée drammes of Myrobolani Emblici and Chebuli of ech one dramme and a halfe of Bole Armenia of Lapis hematitis of Terra sigillata of eche sixe drammes of Coriander séedes preperated one ounce and a halfe of Spodium two drammes of drie Roses one ounce of the flower of Barlie two ounces of the filings of Iron preperated one dramme of the compound of the thrée kindes of Saunders made without Camphora halfe an ounce of oyle of Masticke and of Mirtels of eche as much as sufficeth Pouder the aforesaid herbs parch the Myrobolani a little and being finely beaten take the other things being also in pouder and adding therevnto the oyles put them altogither in a vessell on the fier and make therewith a plaister which you shall applie vnto the right side so that it maye reach from the brest vnto the stomacke To stop the flowers of a woman TAke of vnhusked Lentilles one pounde of Bursa pastoris and of Plantine of eche thrée handfuls of Asses dung and of Gotes dung dried of eche one ounce a halfe of Olibanum and of Dragons bloud of eche twelue drammes of drie Mints of Acatia of Hipoquistidos of Licium of eche one ounce of Gessum foure ounces of whites of Egges fiue of Beane flower thrée ounces of the iuice of Plantine as much as sufficeth make a plaister in this maner take the Lentils and the dungs grossely beaten and mixe them with the iuice but let the Gessum remaine infused in vinegar a whole daye and after mixe it with the other ingredience Against the disease Gonorrhea TAke of mundified Liqueris of Alchechengi berries of Iuiubes of the rootes of marsh Mallowes of eche halfe an ounce of Mellon séedes one ounce of the iuice of Liqueris fiue drammes braye them a little and boyle them in foure pintes of water of Mellons and Alchechengi vntill the fourth part of the water be consumed and being streyned kéepe it to giue vnto the sicke to drinke An excellent sirope to heale the French pockes TAke of the wood of Lignum vitae foure ounces and of the barke nine ounces of Reubarbe two drammes of Cardus benedictus two ounces of the water of Bettony of Lupils of Barlie and of old Malmesie of eche foure pounds of Sene of Alexandria foure ounces bruse the foresaide thinges and let them stande infused in the waters and the Malmesie a whole night then let them boyle vnto the consummation of the third part and being taken from the fire let it be strayned of which decoction you must drinke foure ounces morning and Euening foure houres before meate alwayes prouided that the partie which is sicke be purged before he obserue the diet A plaister to heale the dropsie TAke of the Dung of a Goate dried one pounde of Commin two drammes of the rootes of wilde Cucombers of Nightshade shade of ech two ounces of Barlie meale one pounde of Vinegar wherein Iron is quenched as much as sufficeth make a plaister with boyling the rootes in Liée and laye it on the bellie Against red spots in the skinne DIstill water of Cresses in the end of May and being mixed with honie Dip therin pieces of Linnen cloth and lay them vpon the foresaide spottes and as they drie dip them agayne and laye them on the spots and you shall sée the effect If you bray the séede and mixe it with vinegar and
put it vpon the said disease it doth the like To stay heare that it fall not away TAke the iuice of Cresses and annoynt the roots of the heares and they will not fal The like effect shall you sée if you wash them with the decoction of the rootes of Nightshade and of Mustard séede boyled in wine or else the washing of them with the iuice of the stalkes of Phillirea which also causeth where it is fallen to grow againe A remedie against pimples or spottes in the face TAke a quantitie of the séedes of Nigella well brayed and mixe them with flower and hony and make thereof a liniment wherewith you must annoynt the spots at night when you go to bed in the morning wash them with Persly water To remedie a fretting itch and rough or scalie spots TAke a quantitie of Nigella séedes a little brused and boyle them in vinegar vntill the decoction come to a substance of thicknesse then adde therevnto of oyle of Nuts and make it in manner of an oyntment with the which annoynt the place at night when you go to bed The like effect is séene by vsing the meale of Orobo mixed with the iuice of the rootes of Pionie To make heare to grow againe TAke of the Kernels of Hasill nuts and being well stamped mixe them with the grease of a Swine and of a Beare and annoynt the bare place A remedie against the falling away of heare called in Italian Aree TAke of the meate of Walnuts and chewe it well in your mouth then take it out and presently lay it on the place A remedie to heale Chilblaines which are properly in the ioynts of the fingars through colde called in Italian Bugunze or the itch BOile in water the séedes of Orobo a little brused and if with the decoction you bath the Chilblaines they shall be healed but if you wash the whole body it will take away the itche The like effect to remedie the Chilblaines is made with the leaues of Verbene brayed with the sewet or grease of a Swine To heale beatings or brusings TAke of Paritorie of Mallowes of Wormwood of Motherwort of Percelie of hulled Beanes and boyle them in water and then being taken out frie them in a Frying pan and in the ende boyle them in newe wine sodden and make thereof a plaister The like effect doth the water of wilde Time distilled through a Limbeck in the which you must wet péeces of Linnen cloth and then applie them vnto the griefe or sore To purge the fleume of the Matrix TAke the leaues and stalkes of Paritorie in the ende of May and being brayed distill them through a Limbeck and you shall giue of the water vnto the woman to drinke fasting thrée ounces morning and Euening continually by the space of eight or ten dayes it is an opener also of the opilations or stoppings of the liuor and milte and purgeth the reynes and bladder A remedy against the pestilence TAke of the rootes of Dog Fennell and make them in pouder and giue thereof vnto the sicke person the quantitie of a crowne to drinke being dissolued in vinegar if he féele a great heate but if he féele rigor or coldnesse giue it him with Wine and it will driue away the poyson which is supposed also to be done by Pympernel if the rootes be boyled in wine and giuen vnto the sicke person to drinke To heale the Ptisicke TAke of Pimpernel brayed in pouder two ounces of the water of gréene Pimpernell newlye distilled and of sugar as much as shalbe sufficient and make a Lectuarie which the sicke person shal vse by taking two drammes at a time Vnto the like effect is giuen the water of Veruene and for the difficultie of taking breath To remedie the diseases called Dissinteria and Diarrhea and the bloudie flixe of women TAke of the stone called Hematitis of Boale Armenia of eche a dramme let them be finely poudred and grinded vppon a Marble stone and being well medled with two ounces of Plantine water you shall giue it vnto the sicke to drinke Against the rednesse of the face and nose DIstill in Balneo Mariae the floures of Applegrefts which you must gather when they are well opened and with the water which shall be distilled therof you shall Morning and Euening wash the places To heale the Pleurisey and putrifaction of the matrix TAke and distill in the ende of May the herbe called Burnet and of the water which you shall make cause the sicke person to drinke Morning and Euening foure ounces and within short space he shalbe healed Against the difficultie of taking breath and opilation of the liuer and lunges and a vehement cough TAke of the herbe called Liuerwort or Lungwort and drie it and put therevnto of Anise séedes of the lunges of a Foxe dried in the aire and of Fennell séedes of Liqueris of Enula of Gynger of eche like quantitie the aforesaide thinges being well brayed you must searce them finely and put therevnto of sugar the weyght of them all and make thereof a Lectuarie whereof the pacient must drinke morning and Euening To make heare grow againe where it is fallen away TAke of the leaues of Radishes and boyle them in water with asmuch more of the rootes of Dog Fennell vntill they be well sodden and with the decoction you shall washe the places from whence they be fallen To prouoke sweate and to heale the plague TAke of the herbe called Rape with the roots of Plantine the lesser and knot grasse of eche halfe a handfull braye them wel and boyle them in vinegar straine them thorow a linnen cloth wherof being giuen vnto the sicke person to drinke when he goeth to bed causeth him to sweate out all euill humors Against the paine of the liuer stomacke and milt TAke of the oyle of Roses foure ounces of Raponticum in pouder halfe an ounce of Waxe as much as sufficeth and make thereof a playster which you must applye hote vnto the place of the griefe To heale Ringwormes or the Morphew TAke of the leaues of Elders of Eleborus niger of Wine tempered with vinegar and honye and adding therevnto a little of a squill boyle them and then annoint the griefe Against the disease called Nausea TAke of the herbe called Sauorie being finely beaten and let it be supped fasting with a new layd egge rearely rosted and it will doe the effect To cause the naturall places of women to purge DRie of the herbe called Tansey and being very finely brayed giue therof to drinke in Wine the quantitie of halfe an ounce To heale the hoarcenesse and streightnesse of the brest occasioned of euill humors TAke of Taxus barbatus of Fennell and of Liquerice of ech like quantitie and boyle them in water or wine vntyll they be tenderlye sodden then straine them thorowe a Linnen cloth and mixe them with sugar and giue thereof vnto the sicke person to drinke A remedie to cause
the pulpe of Coloquintida bounde in a péece of Linnen cloth two drammes of sault Gemma one dramme and a halfe boyle all those aforesaide things in as much water as shall suffice then take of the decoction being strayned one pounde of oyle of Rew thrée ounces and of oyle Benedictum one ounce and make thereof a Glister It helpeth also to take fasting one dramme of this confection following Take of dried Rew ten drammes of Ameos of Commin of Origanum of Perseley of bitter Almonds of Pepper of Calamint of Daucus of long pepper of Calamus Aromaticus of eche two drammes of Bay berries of Castor of gum Serapine of Opoponacke of eche thrée drammes make a lectuary with hony the which hath not his like to dissolue windinesse or ventositie To remedie the Flixe of the bodie TAke a quantitie of the middle red barke or rynde of a Chestnut trée and boile it in water vntill two partes of the trée be consumed and giue that which remayneth vnto the sicke person to drinke Another for the same TAke of Myrtle berries finely beaten twelue drammes of Rose leaues of Spodium of Sumacke of the thrée kindes of Saunders of Balaustie of gum Arabick of eche one dram and a halfe of the ryndes of Pomgranats burned seuen drammes of Coriander séedes infused in Vineger and burned foure drammes of Sorell séedes of Plantin of Roses of eche two drammes bray them and wash them with the iuyce of Agresta or of Quinces and Vineger then drie it and after mixe the powders with the â—…iua of Quinces and Vineger and make thereof a Lectuarie To remedie the strayninges called in Italian Pondera TAke Coleworts and boile them in water then take them out and frie them in oyle and cause the sicke person to sit ouer it Another TAke and put vpon coales in a hole a Bason in the which is Colophonie Frankincense and Tyrpentyne of eche lyke quantitie and let him sit ouer it to receiue the fume which procéedeth from vnder him To prouoke the flowers and the Secunda vnto women TAke the heades of Garlick and boyle them in water and cause the woman to sit ouer it to receyue the fume from beneath Another for the same TAke Cassia Lignea and Rubea Tinctorum and the black rynde of Cassia Fistula beaten into verie fine powder and giue the quantitie of a dramme thereof to drinke at once The flowers of Policaria brayed and dissolued in white wine being giuen to drinke worke the like effect An other most excellent remedie for the same TAke of Gentiana of Pulegium of eche two drammes of Nigella one dramme of drie Figges as much as sufficeth make a suppositorie and put it into the place of nature and it will prouoke the flowers without griefe To remedie the paine of the Matrix appostumated through grosse humors TAke and boyle the rootes of Aristologia Longa in water and with the decoction bath the place of the griefe It helpeth also to doe the lyke the rootes or fruite of Ieneper To heale the paine of the matrix happened through winde ANnoynt the place with oyle of Cinamond myxed with oyle and common waxe or else giue vnto the woman to drinke of the rootes of Doronici or of Ciperus with good white wine the quantitie of a dramme at a tyme. To heale the prefocation of the matrix ANnoynt the necke within the matrix with oyle of Margerum or with Olium Mustellinum or with the oyle of white Lillies in the which is dissolued a little Muske To remedie the comming out of the matrix EMplayster the matrix with the leaues of Netles and it will bring it vnto his place or else take of Bitumen that is of Aspaltum two partes of Oxe dung one parte bray them and make a fumigation vnder it To remedie the itche of the purse of the testicles ANnoynt the place first with the iuyce of Walwort which is warme and when it shall be drie of it selfe vpon it annoynt with oyle of Roses wrought a long space vpon a plate of leade with a pestell of lead Or else take of gum Dragant of Sulfur Citrine of Litarge of eche like quantitie bray them well and mixe them with Vinegar putting therevnto a little Opium and therewith annoynt the diseased place To heale the paine of the Hemerhodes ANnoynt the place with Liquide Vernice and presently it will helpe or else take the yolke of an egge and of the fat of an Henne which is made liquide with a little oyle of Roses and Saffron and mixe them all in a Potinger which must stand in colde water and therewith annoynt the place To remedie the hardnesse or stifnesse of the ioyntes TAke of the dregges of Olium Irinum and of the oyle of Lynseades of the Muscillage of Fenegreke of the fat of a Ducke of the marrow of the shankes of a Calfe of the rootes of wilde Cucombers of the grease of a blacke Henne of Armoniacke of eche like quantitie dissolue the Armoniacke wyth oyle and waxe and putting thervnto the other things make an oyntment It helpeth also to annoynt the diseased with the oyle of Trifolie when it is rype To heale the Sciatica AFter the purging of the bodie it is very good to draw bloud from the foote of the diseased side by the vaine Malleole which is vpon the instep and then to put vpon the Sciatica a péece of linnen cloth bathed in Aqua vitae It helpeth also to annoynt the place with oyle of Iuie drawne out by Alchemistri The disease is also cured by eating fryed Iuie in Frytters the space of nine dayes fasting The like effect is séene by taking the rootes of Tormentill being finely brayed and ministred in the Winter with Iuie water and in the Sommer with conserue of Roses It is in vse also to take two partes of sea water and one part of good white Wine and a dramme of the pouder of the rynds of sowre Pomegranates and being mixed to make thereof a glister and it will heale the griefe To remedie the griefes and inueterated swellinges of the knees TAke of Goates dung and mix it with the meale of barly and make a playster with Vinegar and water and put it vpon the swelling To take away swellings after the Goute ceaseth TAke of the ashes of burned Oyster shelles and of the ashes of Spongies and of Dodder as muche as you thinke good boyle them in sharpe wine with a little water and therewith wash the féete but first you must fomentate them with a péece of a milstone burned and quenched in vineger It helpeth also to fomentate the place with the decoction of stichwoorte and to emplaister the same To driue away venimous Beastes TAke Bdelium Serapine Piche Hartes horne or the hoofe of a Goate or Brimstone Incense and perfume the place the like effect is done by smoking the place with the hoofe of an Asse To take away spottes out of the skinne ANnoynt them with the warme blood of a
to be well couered in his bed that he may sweat you shal sée a maruellous good effect To remedie the griefes and bloude retayned in the Matrix BOyle the foresayde herbe in white Wine and taking the fume therof from beneath assoone as the woman shalbe taken from the fire you shall sée an expedite proofe To heale the burnings or inflammations of the goute TAke a quantitie of the meale of Barlie of the séedes of Quinces halfe as much bray them and mixe them with vinegar and lay it vpon the griefe To heale the Ptisicke or an olde Catarre the cough and other defectes of the lunges TAke of Isope one handfull of drie figges foure of Rewe a little boyle them togither in water and a little honie and of the decoction being warme giue a glasse full vnto the sicke person to drinke fasting To procure the birth of dead Creatures and to remedie the stingings of venemous beasts IN the beginning of September gather the berries of Iuniper when they be rype and being a little brused distill them thorow a Limbeck and giue the woman foure ounces to drinke therof and you shall sée the effect To remedie all the passions of the sinewes TAke Lauander and cut it verie small with his flowres and being distilled through a Limbecke giue two ounces at a time to drinke of the water that shall be gotten therof washing the head also with the sayd water then drie it and it will helpe verie much the sinewes To heale the itch TAke of Lapacium acutum or of Sorell and boyle it in water and wash therwith the diseased person or else take of the rootes of Laurell and being wel brayed with Salt and bread annoint therwith the bodie The like effect is done with the decoction of Agrimonie and Sage made with raine water and washing therwith the sicke person To remedie the paines of the stomacke and of the milt and the windinesse of the body TAke of the séedes of Louage of Cinnamond of Rapontici of Galangale of eche like quantitie and with Sugar make a confection into little tablets and giue therof vnto the sicke person making him to drinke a little wine after it and it will worke a verie good effect To heale the griefes and hardnesse of the milt TAke of the rootes of white Lyllies of Beare foote of marshe Mallowes of eche thrée ounces braye them and boyle them in halfe a pynt of oyle Oliue vntill it become thick then straine it thorowe a linnen cloth and putting therevnto Wax make an Oyntment wyth the which you shall annoynt the place of the griefe or swelling warming it morning and euening To comfort the brayne or to heale the Apoplexia and the Collick TAke of the flowers of Lyllies that grow in the playnes such quantitie as you will and infuse them to become tender in Wine by the space of foure wéekes then casting away the flowers distill the Wine fiue times of the which you must drinke a little with sixe graynes of Pepper and a little Lauander water and you shall be safe from the Apoplexia And washing therewith your forehead and the hynder partes of your head it comforteth the brayne and causeth a good memorie and the quantitie of a sponefull thereof being dronke healeth the paynes of the Collick To remedie the whyte flixes and coldnesse of the Matrix TAke Margerom and distill it in the ende of May by a Limbeck and cause the woman to drinke of the water that shall be gotten therof thrée ounces at a tyme and shée shall be whole To heale the Collick and difficultie of pyssing TAke of the leaues of Hoarehound of the flowers of Rosemarie of Liquerice of Persely séedes of eche halfe a handfull of Reysons of Prunes and of Iuiubes of eche one ounce of the foure common hote séedes fiue drammes of Radishes foure ounces boyle them with water and a little wine of Pomegranates vntill halfe be consumed then strayne it and with Sugar make it pleasaunt of the which cause the sicke partie to drinke two ounces at a time To heale the comming out and prefocation of the Matrix TAke a quantitie of Balme leaues and drye them and cause the woman to drinke thereof in broth or wine she shall be healed It helpeth also the prefocation of the Matrix to take the water that is distilled of the said herbe and to drinke therof To driue away the heauinesse of the minde to accuate the senses and to make a good memorie TAke Balme and braye it stipe it till it become soft in good wine in an earthen vessell well couered and stopped then distill it by a Limbeck and euery morning giue vnto the sicke person a spoonefull to drinke To remedie the congelation of the milke within the brests TAke of the leaues of Mintes boile them in as much wine and oyle as shall be sufficient and being taken out braye them and laye them vpon the hardnesse in maner of a plaister To heale the falling of the Vuula TAke of Rew and of Coriander séedes in pouder and boyle them in water of Mintes and with the sayde water being colde cause the sicke person to gargarise and he shall be hole Against fulnesse of the stomack and Ptisick TAke and boyle a Capon and with it a handfull of the herbe Mercurie and take a potinger of the broth and put therein some sugar and giue it the sicke partie to drinke and it will heale the griefe To remedie the retention of the skin called Secunda and to cause the auoyding therof TAke a quantity of the herbe Mercurie and bray it and with oyle of Roses or white Lillies mixe it well and make a Pessarie with a peece of fine Linnen cloth and applie it vnto the necke of the Matrix To heale Warts RVb the Warts with the herbe Mercurie or with the iuice therof and they shalbe healed or else with the herbe Purcelane To stop the flix of bloud in women TAke a quantity of the herbe Milfollie and bray it and being put into the place of nature you shall sée a present remedie or else put hote Millium into a litle bag and cause the woman to holde it vnto hir hippes and the paine will cease To stop the white flix of the Matrix TAke of the flowers of the herbe Eruca and beate them into pouder and mixe therewith the like quantitie of the herbe called Mouse eare or Chickwéede and of Origanum and with halfe the quantitie of Sugar make a lectuarie in little rowles and cause the sicke to eate thereof or else boyle the leaues of Trifolie in wine and giue thereof to drinke or else of the water of the said herbe distilled in Maye The water of deade Nettles the quantitie of thrée ounces being dronke doth heale the like infirmitie The like also is done by a fomentation made vnto the lower parts with the decoction of the mosse of trées To heale a quarterne Ague TAke of Asarabacca one dramme and make pouder therof
and to restore the appetite that is lost GAther Centorie the lesser at such tyme as it beginneth to flower that is in the end of Iune being minced smal togither with the flowers distill it through a Limbecke and of the water which shall be distilled giue thrée ounces vnto the sicke person to drinke thereof morning and euening fasting and it will heale him It healeth also the Collick and causeth the procreation of deade creatures Against the bitings of all venemous beasts TAke an Onyon and braye it with freshe Rewe Salt and Hony of ech like quantitie put it vpon the biting And it is maruelous Against the mistes droppings and rednesse of the eyes TAke of the flowers of Cherie trées at their time distill them in Balneo Mariae and put of the water into the eyes of the diseased morning and euening colde and it will worke the intent Against the hardnesse and swelling of the liuer or milt TAke Iuie and make it tender by infusing it ten dayes in wine vntill it become rotten Then boyle it vntill the wyne be consumed strayne the iuice mixe it with oyle Oliue and waxe make an oyntment wherewith annoint the swellings To purge the Matrix of a woman TAke of Gum Serapine of Myrrha of Cithorie of eche like quantitie braye them and with oyle of Camomill and hony dissolue them and make therof a plaister and hauing made a suppositorie put it into the place of nature Against the Ptisick TAke of Saffron one scruple of Muske halfe a graine mixe them and dissolue them in good wine and giue it vnto the sicke partie to drinke To remedie olde inueterate griefes of the head TAke of Gum Arabick of Myrrha of Saffron of Euphorbium of eche thrée graynes braye them all togither and mixe them with the white of an Egge well beaten then applye therof vnto the temples and forehead and presently you shall haue helpe Against Hemerodes that appeare not TAke of the herbe Cinoglossa and distill it by a Limbecke and of the water that shall be taken thereof giue vnto the diseased to drinke the quantitie of thrée ounces in the morning and he shalbe hole but if they shall be apparant and come forth wash them often with péeces of cloth bathed in the same water and they will be healed Against drie choughes TAke wilde Daucus and boyle it in wine with the rootes also vntill they be thorowly sodden putting therevnto a little quantitie of drie figges then straine it and giue the sicke person to drinke of the wine oftentimes and he shalbe healed To remedie the griefe of the Hemerodes and the chappings of the fundiment TAke of Bole Armenick of Gum Arabicke of Masticke of Sanguis draconis of Myrrha of drie Roses of the flowers of Pomegranates of eche thrée drammes make of all these a pouder then take of fresh butter one ounce of oyle of Roses thrée ounces of the iuice of the leaues of Léekes thrée drammes of the iuice of Filopendola foure ounces set the iuices butter and oyle vnto the fire and boyle them vntill the iuices be consumed then put therevnto the other things being beaten into fine pouder and make therewith an oyntment to annoynt the griefe An other for the same TAke of the grease of a Ducke and of a Hen of eche one ounce of oyle of Roses two ounces of waxe thrée drammes of the yelkes of rawe egges one of Opium in pouder one dramme of Saffron halfe a dramme mixe them all togither and make therof an oyntment To heale the windinesse and other passions of the Matrix TAke of Gallia muschata of Labdanum of Nutmegs of Castor called in Englishe a Beuer of the rennet of an Hare of Bdelium of eche two drammes of Baye leaues of Spikenard of Masticke and of Mirtell beries of eche two ounces of Oleum Nardinum sixe ounces of oyle of Nutmegs one ounce of white waxe thrée ounces dissolue the waxe with the oyle and put therevnto the other things being finely brayed and in the ende put vnto it the Nutmegs and make an oyntment without fire and making rolles of Piche annoynt them with this oyntment and put them into the conceyuing place of the woman To remedie the disease of the pleurisey TAke of the flowers of red Poppie which grow amongst Wheate and drie them in the Sunne and hauing made them into pouder giue a little therof vnto the sicke in his meats and drinkes Then annoint the place of the griefe with oyle of Lisartes being warme and you shall sée the effect To heale the disease called Tigna TAke Nuts with their shels drie them vppon a Hearth and make them into pouder then mixe it with olde Larde of a swine without salt and therewith annoint the griefe and presently it will be healed To remedie the griefe of the brestes and to cause milke to discende TAke of Percely rootes and of the rennet of an Hare of ech halfe an ounce of Storax calamite thrée drams of new oile of swéete Almonds thrée ounces of Barly meale one ounce and a half make therwith a plaister and lay it vpon the brests Against water and windinesse in the testicles of children TAke foure rootes of white Lillies of Line séedes of Beane flowres of eche one ounce of Comin of Daucus of eche foure drammes of Brimstone one dramme of the fruite of Ciperus halfe an ounce of Bdellium dissolued in vinegar two drammes of oyle of Camomill sixe ounces boyle the roots and bray them and with the water of the decoction boyle the meale and mixing all togither make a playster and applie it colde vnto the griefe To heale scabbed hands occasioned through the French disease TAke of the leaues of Nettles one handfull of Cinamonde and of Cloues of eche two drammes boyle them in water and bathing the handes in the fume therof they will be hole To stop the superfluous bloud of the flowers TAke of the herbe called Virga pastoris and make it in pouder and giue two drammes therof to drinke in a potinger of the broth made with Peason and it will stoppe or else boyle it in vinegar and being brayed applie it vnder the nauill in maner of a plaister and it will worke the like effect To heale shronken and stiffe sinewes TAke of Ceruce of Rosin of olde oyle of eche one ounce of Gum Amoniack of Galbanum of the confection Ciphodea of eche one ounce of waxe foure ounces Make an ointment and vse it To remedie the euill countenance which proceedeth of the Dropsey AFter the body is well purged the sicke must take morning and euening before meate one of these morsels folowing Take of the pouder of Dia lacca of the pouder of Dia curcuma of eche one dramme of the séedes of Southistle two drammes of Lignum Aloes of Cloues and of Saffron of ech halfe a scruple of Sugar fiue ounces dissolue the Sugar with water of Agrimonie and make the confection into rolles euery one conteyning one dramme and a halfe To
a wood Doue mixed with Meale of Cockle and boyled with wine being layd vpon an Impostume doth open the same Against festred cankers TAke of Inke of Auripigmentum of quicke Brimstone and of Salt Gemma of eche like quantitie dissolue the foresayde thinges in vinegar and put them into an earthen possenet that is not glased and close it well that the fume maye not go forth and boyle it vntill it become ashes then make pouder of it and wash it with vinegar that is warme and put of the sayd pouder vppon the sore presently at the quenching And after lay of this ointment vpon the sore Take of red Hony clarified of the fat of a Gote of the filings of Copper mixed therwith and so make an oyntment To heale sores that are moyst and hard to close TAke of the tops of Figtrées burne them make ashes therof or infuse them in water certayne howres And being strained put vnto it freshe ashes renuing it in such sort diuers times And with the said water washe the sayd sore oftentimes a daye and put of this pouder following vpon it Take of the ashes of Oyster shelles two drammes of Aloes Sicotrine brayed one dramme and put therevnto of the ashes of Sea Vrchins and medle it togither with Swines grease and you shall sée a good successe or else put into the wounde the flowers or séedes of Dill burned and they will doe the like Also it helpeth to take the herbe Virga pastoris and bray it and then to put therof into the wound Against fretting sores TAke of oyle of Radishe rootes and of Salt bray them togither and lay them plaister wise vpon the sore To heale sore tetters TAke of waxe of Cinabrium in pouder and of oyle of Roses as much as shalbe sufficient Make therof an ointment Or else bray Cockle and Brimstone and mixe them with Vinegar and make an oyntment A verie excellent water for tetters TAke of Roche Allum of Sal niter of eche one ounce bray them into pouder then strayne them thorowe a linnen cloth of quicke siluer one ounce working it verie much with a pestell Then put it into a Still of glasse with a long necke and heate it at the fire vntill it begin to boyle then close well the mouth of the Still and let it boyle vntill it cease of it selfe Then take it from the fire and let it coole sprinkling it wyth strong vinegar after set it vnto the fire againe to boyle and breaking the vessell take out the pouder within it and take of the iuice of Celendine purified at the fire and of strong vinegar of eche halfe a pounde Medle all togither and being boyled distill them through a Felt. And reserue the water to kyll testers The like effect is done to washe the place of the Ringwormes or tetters in the euening when you go to bed with water of Turpentine distilled with holding at his face a verie fine cloth In the morning wash it with warme Persly water and then with Rose water and the effect will be maruellous Against burnings or scurfes in the face which appeare like vnto a Leprosie TAke of quick Brimstone one ounce of Camphire one dram of the bones of a Cuttle one ounce of the marrow of a Calfe two drammes braye them all seperately by themselues and meddle them in a pounde of Rose water and halfe a pounde of the water of Lillies and set it in the Sunne stirring it euerye day with a sticke and therwith annoint the sore An other TAke of Litarge one ounce of Camphire and of Ceruce of eche one once and a halfe of quicke Brimstone one ounce of Camphire one scruple of Swines grease that is freshe and strained two ounces of the iuice of Quinces one ounce braye those things that are to be brayed by themselues and then meddle them all in a Morter and kéepe it in a vessell of glasse vntill you will occupie it To heale sore legges TAke of Coltes foote braye it and lay it vppon the sores or else take the iuice of Agrimonie and washe therein péeces of linnen cloth and put them vpon the sores and presently you shall sée the experience To heale legges that are hard swollen and sore WHen by the vsing of other medicaments the griefe is not healed make a fumigation vnto the legge with Vermilion and Incense as they vse to doe vnto the French disease filling your mouth with Wine and kéeping the leg couered that it maye receyue the perfume and by vsing it to twyce or thrice at the most it will be hole To heale the burnings of fire before they bladder WAsh the burnt place often with colde lye or else annoynt it presently with Hony but if it be sore annoint it with Inke and it will be hole or else take ashes of the dung of Pigeons burned and mixed with oyle of Roses and waxe as much as is sufficient make thereof an oyntment and laye it vpon the sores To heale one that is fallen from some high place TAke colde water and drinke therof presently or else take a dramme of the pouder of Bittonie and drinke it with water It helpeth also to take of Lacca of Myrrha of Saffron of eche two drammes of Fenegréeke of Castor of eche halfe a dramme of Bole Armenick thrée drammes bray them into pouder and giue thereof to drinke oftentimes with wine well mixt with water To heale one that with a fall hath hurt one of his members TAke of Branne and of Salt well brayed and with Honye make a playster and put it vpon the sore or else make pouder of the barke of a Pine trée and with oyle of Mirtels and waxe make an oyntment To preserue a member that is striken from impostumation LAy vpon it Terra sigillata or else emplaister it with the leaues of Sumack and you shall haue your intent To take away the signes that remaine of blowes or stripes ANnoynt the place with the iuice of Radishes or else with Hony in which is dissolued the séedes of Radishes brayed It helpeth also to annoynt the place with Honye and Salt medled togither To heale brusings of the nayles TAke Onyons and mixe them with the iuice of Barlie boyled and lay therof vpon the sore or else bray the séedes of wilde Mintes and with Hony make a liniment and if there be put vnto it Linséedes well brayed and layd vpon the nailes that be brused they will be hole To heale sores proceeding of itch in the naturall places of women TAke of the tender leaues of an Oliue trée and of Iuie and of a Bremble and of swéete Pomegranates braye them well and dissolue them with olde wine then take a péece of fresh rawe flesh and couer it with the foresayde leaues being brayed and so let hir kéepe it in hir naturall place one night In the morning let it be taken out and wash the place within with the decoction of Mirtels made with wine and doing thus within few dayes she
of white Waxe fiue ounces of Mastick two ounces of Vernice of Sarcacoll of Rosen of eche one ounce bray those things that are to be brayed and hauing made pouder dissolue the Turpentine with the waxe and put thereto the pouders and make an oyntment To heale the hardnesse of the feete TAke of the Mucillage of marsh Mallow séedes of the Mucillage of Colewort séedes or Cabishes of eche one ounce of the fat of a man of the fat of a Beare and of a Greye and of freshe Butter of eche halfe an ounce of Waxe as much as sufficeth make a soft oyntment and annoynt the knobbes To remedie dolorous sores happened through colde distemperature TAke of Turpentine two pound of Brickes or boyled stones sixe ounces of Mastick of Storax of ech one ounce Burne the Brickes and quench them in oyle and being brayed mixe them with the other things and distill them by a Limbecke the first liquor that commeth forth will be water the seconde and thirde will be oyle apt to heale such sores or else vse in this case oyle of Turpentine by it selfe and it will make a very happie operation To take away superfluous flesh which groweth in woundes THe intent of the Phisition is to drie it vp with medicines which doe not fret as with Tutia Antimonie Galles or barke of Incense these sayd mettals being washed and decocted bathe first the flesh with this decoction and then you may applie them vnto it Take of Incense of Masticke of eche one dramme of Rose leaues of Mirtils of Rew of eche half an ounce of Sage halfe a handfull of Roche Allum one dram boyle them in water and wash the flesh therwith and then put on the pouder aboue written and if you can not drie it with the said remedies take of water of Plantine of Roses and of Nightshade of eche foure ounces of Opium one scruple of crummes of breade two ounces of Argentum Solimatum foure scruples worke the Sublimate well vppon a marble then mixe all togither and boyle them vntill halfe the water be consumed then straine it thorow a grosse linnen cloth and put the thred or bagges and lockes into the said water boyling them a little and then expresse it somwhat and reserue it to put vpon superfluous fleshe that groweth vntill it be consumed To heale sores that happen thorow wormes TAke of Ceruce of Polij montani of eche halfe an ounce of liquide ship Piche as much as sufficeth mixe altogither in a morter and make a liniment considering that if the wormes be generate through the euill habite of the bodye you must vse vniuersall medicines to consume the superfluous humiditie as by letting of bloud and by drinking water of Guacum and vppon the sore put Vnguentum Rosatum with Precipitate or Vnguentum Apostolorum To heale sores happened of broken bones TAke and braye the rootes of Dog Fennell dried and making pouder thereof put it into the sore Likewise the rootes of Ireos of Aristologia rotunda made in pouder doth helpe them or else take Oppoponack with water of Sulphur and touch the broken bone therewith and it will sequestrate it and cause the bone to come forth To remedie the gummes of the French disease TAke of the rootes of wilde Cucumbers of the rootes of Ireos boyle them vntill they be tender of the which take one pounde Then take of Ammoniack of Serapine and of Galbanum of eche two ounces of Storax liquida one ounce and a halfe of the fat of a Beare of Butter of eche one ounce of quicke siluer not extinct two ounces make a plaister and put it vpon the gummes To kill wormes in children TAke of red Corall of the meale of Lupines of the horne of an Hartburned of Nigella of eche one seruple of oyle of Roses of oyle of Wormwood of eche one ounce Put them all into an Orenge being made hollow at the top and boyle them in hote embers then expresse it with the which expression annoynt the stomack and nauill of the childe and put vpon it the rinde of the Orenge rosted and you shall sée the effect Another for the same disease TAke of Aloes Cicotrine of the rootes of white Diptamus of Gentian of Worme séede of the séedes of Purcelane of eche halfe a dramme of the gall of a Bull halfe an ounce of Scammoney one scruple Bray them and mixe therwith Butter with the which fill the shelles of two Nuttes and binde one vpon the stomack and an other vppon the nauill It will kill the wormes and cause them to auoyde beneath A verie precious water for diuers infirmities TAke of Cloues of Nutmegs of Ginger of Maces of Setwell of Galingale of long Pepper and of rounde of the sprigges of Iuniper of the rindes of Ceder apples and of Orenges of Sage of Basill of Rosemarie of Margerome of Mintes of Bay berries of Pulegium of Gentian of Calamint of Elder flowers of white Roses and red of Spike of Lignum Aloes of Cubebes of Cardemomes of Cinamond of Camepitios of graines of Calamus Aromaticus of Mastick of Olibanum of Aloes Epatici of drie figges of Reysons of the séedes and leaues of Dyll of the séedes of Artemesia of Dates without stones of swéete Almondes of Pine kirnels of ech one ounce of Hony the weight of them al. Bray them and mire them with Aqua vitae thrice the quantitie of all the residue and put them into a Still well luted and let them infuse the space of two dayes and put vnto it the Recipient and lute it well putting it vnto the fire then chaunge the Recipient after ye haue drawen the first and second water which haue one selfe vertue that is to heale the wounds being applied vnto them with péeces of linnen cloth they heale also the Cankers the Fistolaes Carbuncles the disease called Noli me tangere And putting a drop thereof into sore eyes within the space of nine dayes it healeth them And a drop being dronke with white wine healeth the disease of the reines It helpeth also the Hemerodes washing them with the sayd water It helpeth the griefes of the Matrix by drinking two drammes in broth washing with the sayd water all the places that are sore through any colde cause and contraction of the sinewes and it healeth all colde infirmities The thirde water that shall be drawen will be of a red colour and thereof must be ministred continually the space of halfe a spoonefull at a time It helpeth Leprosies Dropsies Ptisickes and the colde Goute An oyle like vnto Balme very profitable for diuers sores TAke of cléere Turpentine .iij. pound of Incense of Lignum Aloes of ech thrée drammes of Mastick of Cloues of Galingale of Cinamond of Nutmegs of Cubebes of Gum Elemi of eche two drammes braye those thinges that are to be brayed and put them into a Still of Glasse and let it settle the space of fiue or sixe dayes Then distill it vpon the embers first with a soft fire then encrease
doe seuen times then with sirop of Violets make a paste of Pilles of the which take a scruple in the euening one houre before meate and you shall sée a verie great ease To cause heare to grow againe and to keepe them from falling away TAke of chosen Mirrhe of Aloes of Labdanum of eche two ounces of Folium of Mirtell berries of Capillus Veneris of the flowers of Ligustrum of eche two handfulles braye them well and mixe them and take of oyle of bitter Almonds of oyle of Sisamine and of Alchanna of ech two ounces mixe euery thing togither and being put into an earthen vessell glased with a straite mouth and closed well with Lutum sapientiae burie it in horse dung .xv. dayes then distill it and kéepe the water and the oyle that shall be drawne to annoynt the rootes of the heare and it will make a verie spéedye and happie effect Another remedie for the same disease TAke of Efftes fiue of Piche sixe ounces of Propolios or Virgines waxe foure ounces of Capillus Veneris of Mirtell berries of eche sixe handfulles of Sothernwood eight ounces put the Efftes into a vessell to drie in an ouen then braye the thinges that are to bée brayed and dissolue those that are to be dissolued then take of the grease of a Beare one pound and put all the receite into a Still of Glasse and being well closed set it in the Sunne or else in horse dung thirtene dayes then distill it according vnto Arte and the water and oyle that shall be drawen reserue to occupie as you doe the other aforesaide Another of like vertue TAke of Saffron two ounces of Aloes of Mirrhe of eche thrée ounces of Labdanum foure ounces of oyle of bitter Almonds and of the fat of a Beare of eche sixe ounces of the heads of flies made in pouder eight ounces mixe them all togither and doe with them as is already sayd of the other and of euery of them you shall sée a maruellous effect To take away the spots and scurfe happened through the French disease TAke of white and blacke Elleborus of eche one handfull of the leaues of Lapatium acutum two pounde of wilde Cucumbers thrée ounces of the pulpe of Melons with the séedes thrée pound of the pulpe of Limons and of the iuice of them foure pound Put them into a Limbeck of glasse and let it stande to settle thrée dayes and being distilled washe with the water the scurfe or spots and it will heale them Another pleasant remedie for the same disease TAke of gréene Lupines one pounde of the rootes of white Lillies sixe ounces of bitter Almondes two pounde of the iuice of Paritorie thrée pounde put them all into a Still and presently distill them before they putrifie and the water and the oyle that shalbe drawen vse it as is sayd of the other before Another against the same disease TAke of Sal niter thrée ounces of oyle of bitter Almondes two pounde of Squilla halfe a pounde of the meate of Limons one pound distill them as is aforesaide of the other and worke the oyle with good successe Against the dilatation of the sight of the eye TAke of Celendine water of Fennell of Eyebright and of Roses of eche foure ounces of Sarcacolla of Rew of ech one dramme of Gum Serapine halfe a scruple of the gall of an Ore one dramme and a halfe boyle them all togither and being distilled put therof twice a day into the eye To preserue the teeth from putrifaction TAke of the shelles of burnt Oysters made in pouder thrée drammes of Sandarack foure drammes of the rootes of Ireos two drammes of the rootes of Aristologia of Gentian of Centaurie the greater of eche two drammes Braye euery thing seperately then mixe them togither and with Oximel squilliticum as much as shalbe sufficient make little pastils with the which you may rub the téeth and wash them with water of Squilles dissoluing the little cakes in wine and you shall sée a maruelous effect To fasten the teeth which are redie to fall through the French disease TAke Plantine water and mixe it with oyle of Brimstone and touch therwith the gummes and after they be mundified take of Plantine leaues of the tender leaues of wylde Oliue trées of Sage leaues of eche halfe a handefull boyle them in olde white wine and wash therewith the gummes of the sicke many times Against the fluxes dissentericall in the French disease TAke a potinger that may containe a pound of Gotes milke and quenche therein two or thrée stones of the Sea being burned and with that milke make glisters or else take of the iuice of Plantine of oyle of Mirtels or of Roses Omphacine as much as sufficeth and make thereof a glister To remedie the paines of the throte happened through the French disease TAke of the leaues of Ligustrum of Plantin of the tops and stalkes of Mulberies of the tender leaues of the wilde Oliue of eche one handfull of Roche Allum one ounce boyle them in as much water as shall be sufficient vnto the decoction of the herbes then with that which is strained being colde let the pacient wash his mouth oftentimes and he will be hole neuerthelesse if the disease cease not at these medicines Thē take of Verderame the quantitie of a Beane of Roch Allum like quantitie and braye them well in a Morter of Brasse so long with Rosewater or Plantine water that the water take the colour of Verderame with the which touching the sore with a little Bombace dipped therein you shall sée a present remedie To remedie the pushes in the French disease TAke of the pouder of Dill séedes and of the scales of Brasse preperated of ech like quantitie and lay thereof vppon the sore or else take a dram of Precipitate preperated and mixe it with an ounce of Vnguentum Rosatum of Mesue and lay it vpon them if they be malicious and giue not place vnto such medicines Take of the grease of an Hog two ounces of Incense of Aloes of ech one dram of quick siluer two drammes mortifie the quick siluer and bray it in a morter making therof an oyntment and worke it And for a finall remedie for those that are verie malignant vse the oyntment Egiptiacum with Sublimate medled therwith To heale knobbes in the naturall places of women TAke of the pouder of Scabiose of Tormentill of eche one dramme of Iuorie in pouder and burned of red Corall of eche two scruples of Bole Armenick one dramme of Incense one scruple of Mel Rosarum of sirop of Mirtels and of wine of Pomegranates of eche halfe an ounce meddle them in a Morter and with Bombace dipped in the sayd oyntment touche the diseased place or else take of Turpentine washed with Scabiose water of Mel Rosarum of eche one ounce of pouder of Scabiose and of Tormentill of eche one dramme of Bole Armenick of Iuorie burned and of Marts horne burned of Aloes
and putting thereto the filthe braye it agayne and set it to boyle in an earthen vessell laboring it often with a spatter and when it doth not cleaue to the fingers take it from the fyre and bray the Galbanum with a pestell of wood and meddle and dissolue them togither and being wrought vpon Marble kéepe it to vse when néede shall require it will be verye maruellous Against trembling through some melancholy humor TAke of Pine kernels two drammes washed with warme water of swéete Almondes of Reysons of Pistaches of eche one dramme of Gynger of Saffron of whyte and red Ben of Setwall of the ryndes of Pomecitrones of Balme of eche one dram of Margarites of red Corrall of Cloues of Maces of Cardamomes of eche halfe a dramme of yelowe Saunders of Gum Dragant of Eum Arabick of eche two scruples of Sugar sixtene drammes dissolue the Suger with Balme water and make a confection in morsels of the which the sicke must take euery euening the quantitie of a Chestnut two houres before supper A confection to heale mistes or dimnesse of the sight TAke of the iuice of Fennell halfe a pounde of the iuice of Rew of the iuice of Selendine and of Margerom of eche halfe an ounce mundifie them all and take of clarified Hony one pound boyle them togither vnto a iust heigth put therto of Eyebright one ounce and a halfe of Fennell so doe halfe an ounce of Maces of Cubebes of Cinamond of long Pepper and of Cloues of eche two drammes make them into pouder and meddle them and make a lectuarie of the which cause the Patient to take at night when he goeth to bed halfe a sponeful notwithstanding let him leaue to take it in the sommer when the weather is hote or else temper it with y e greater part of Sugar Roset Then take of Fennell waters distylled through a Limbeck of Margerom of Celendine of Rew of eche two ounces in the which waters dissolue of Saffron one dramme and of Antimonie two drammes distill it thorowe a Felt and of the water that shall be drawne drop into the eyes twice a daye Against the weakenesse of the sight AFter the purging of the bodye take of the leaues of Bettonie of Rewe of Eyebright of Annys séedes of Cinamonde of Gynger of Cardamomes of Fennell séedes of Percely of â—ilermontanus of Origanum of Hissope of Cubebes of Liqueris of eche one dramme of Sugar vnto the quantitie of the other things then make them all into pouder and being mixed together make a lectuarie of the which let the patient take halfe a sponefull two houres after supper An other for the same purpose TAke the Eyebright two ounce of Fenegreke fiue drams of Mace of Cubebes of Cinamond of long Pepper of Cloues of eche one dram then searce them and make a lectuarie with a pound of clarified Hony and of the iuice of Fennel and of boiled Celendine clarified of ech half an ounce boyle the iuices with the Hony vntill they become thick and in the ende adding thereto the pouders make a confection To keepe the belly sollible in the infirmitie of the eyes ACcustome to take dyuers times or often that is to saye euery day fasting a dramme and a halfe of this confection take of Mirabolanes emblici and Citrini of ech two drams of good Turbith one dram of Gynger two drammes and a halfe of Cinamond one dram of Nutmegs two drammes of Annys séedes of Fennell séedes of eche thrée drammes of Sugar the weyght of them all make a pouder thereof and with Sugar dissolued in Fennell or Eyebright water make a lectuarie Against the inflamation of the eyes HAuing first thorowly purged the bodye take of mundified Barlie of Quince séedes and of Camomill flowers of eche halfe an ounce of Fennell séedes two drammes boyle them in water vntill the fourth part be consumed then straine it and therewith washe the eyes and if with this you obtayne not your intent put ther vnto of whyte Sief without Opium and vse it To heale the griefe of the eyes TAke of the Buddes of Vines and taking out the iuice meddle therewith the yolke of a rawe Egge and being well tempered washe the Temples and laye it vpon the eye This also helpeth Take of Tutia of Alexandria halfe an ounce of Mastick of Incense of Aloes Epatici of eche one dramme of Camphire one scruple of the iuice of sower Grapes one pound hauing made pouder of those things that are to be brayed meddle them togither and make a Collirion and applie it vnto the eye An other for the same effect TAke of Boale Armenick halfe a dramme of Sanguis Draconis of Gum Dragant of Gum Arabick of eche two drammes bray them finely and searce them and meddle them with halfe a pound of Rose water and being put into a Viall of Glasse boyle it in Balneo Mariae that it touch not the bottome of the vessell the space of an houre then take it from the fyre and letting it stande so the space of a daye straine it and put thereof into the eyes washing them also often with water of Fenegréeke distilled through a Limbecke and it will be of a maruellous effect To heale stripes of the eyes and extention of the nuck TAke of Tutia of Saffron of Mirrhe of eche one dramme with the iuice of Rewe and of Margerom make a Collirion and put thereof into the eyes Another for the same TAke of Boale Armenick one ounce of Tutia of Sanguis draconis of Gum Arabick of eche halfe an ounce bray them and searce them and meddle them with a pound of Rose water and put it into a Vyall of Glasse and suspend it in Balneo Mariae that it touch not the bottome of the vessell nor the sides about the bottome and cause it to boyle by the space of halfe an houre and being taken from the fyre put thereto two drammes of the Wine of Pomegranates that is cleare and letting it stande so a whole daye put thereof afterwarde into the eyes To remedie the Litargie TAke of the séedes of Agnus castus of Smallage séedes and of Sage leaues of eche one handfull of Salt water as much as sufficeth boyle them and fomentate the hinder part of the head with the decoction To heale the incontinencie and dropping of vrine TAke of Balme and of water Mintes and boyle them in good wine and being giuen to drinke it remedieth the making of water by drops and if of the saide herbes boyled you make a plaister and laye therof betwéene the nauill and the bottome of the belly it is vnto those that cannot kéepe their water an excellent remedie Against the hardnesse of the splene CAuse the sicke to drinke often in good white wine of the séedes of Ben called Ghianda vnguentaria and you shal sée a verie good successe To heale an olde flix of a womans flowers THe iuice of Barberies giuen to drinke purgeth a womans Matrix and stoppeth olde
eche halfe an ounce meddle euery thing and fill the bodye of the Goose putting thereto of Sage of Rosemarie of eche one handefull of Castor one dramme and a halfe of Geneper berries halfe an ounce and if a Goose be not able to conteyne such a quantitie fill two and sowe them well and roste them with fyre made of the wood of Bayes or of Geneper or of Vines let the first that droppeth be cast away but that dropping which afterward foloweth kéepe to annoynt the partes that haue sinewes and also the vppermost part of the head Against rednesse of the legges IN the Moneth of May take of the leaues and stalkes of Lonage and braye them and distill them thorowe a Limbeck and bathe péeces of linnen clothe in the water that shall be distilled and laye it vpon the legges and you shall sée a present successe To remedie the printes of blowes that remaine TAke a quantitie of drie leaues of Margerom and making pouder thereof meddle therewith Hony and annoynt the swollen or rankled place The lyke effect is done with the iuice of the same if the place be annointed for it will dissolue the dead bloud vnder the skinne Against swellings of the face TAke wylde apples or crabbes in the ende of Iune and distill them thorow a Limbeck and with the water that shall be distilled washe often the face and the intent will follow To keepe heare from growing white IN the ende of May take of the herbe called Balme and distill it thorow a Limbeck and of the water that shall be distilled drinke twice a daye two ounces at a time and likewise wash the heare and you shall sée the effect To heale the itch of children TAke and braye a handfull of gréene Myntes and laye it in Lie one whole day to become tender and with the sayde Lie washing the children and you shall heale their itch Another for the same TAke of oyle of Roses one ounce of Storax liquida halfe an ounce of common Salt one scruple and a little of the iuice of Limons meddle them all well togither with a spatter and annoint therewith Against trembling or shaking TAke of the oyle of Gum Iuy of the oyle of Cherua of eche one ounce of oyle of Roses of Bdellium of Serapine of Oppoponack of Masticke of eche halfe an ounce of oyle of Foxes and of Bayes of ech one ounce and a half of the fat of a Ram and of a Goose of eche two ounces dissolue the fat with Rose water and Vinegar as much as sufficeth and mixing therwith the other things make an ointment with the which annoint the vppermost part of the head and the other weake members Against stinch of the mouth through rotten teeth DIstill thorow a Limbeck in the middest of Maye the toppes of wilde Mintes and with the water that shall be distilled wash often the mouth of the diseased To heale the white flixes in women TAke of the flowers of Rocket and of Mouse eare and of Origanum vnto a iust quantitie beate them into pouder and adde thereto of Sugar halfe the quantitie of them all and make thereof morsels of the which let the woman eate and it will worke a maruellous effect To heale the relapsation of the gummes TAke of Mirrhe as much as you please and being dissolued in wine and oyle Oliue wash therwith the gummes and you shall sée a most true experience if you vse it oftentimes It helpeth also to take the water of wilde Mintes distilled through a Limbeck and often therwith to wash the gummes To heale chappes in the fingars TAke of the rootes of Pollipodie and bray them verie well and meddle them with Hony and annoint the sore and you shall sée the effect To heale a windie impostumation TAke of gréene Rew of Fennell of Comin of Annis séedes of Ameos of Carawayes of Smallage séedes of eche fiue drammes of olde oyle fiue pounds put them all into a Viall of Glasse and boyle them verie well in Balneo Mariae and with that oyle annoynt often the place To heale the euill disposition which commeth before the Dropsey and the obstruction of the Mesaraicall veynes TAke of the iuice of Wormwood halfe a pound of Spiknard one dramme of Cinamond two drammes of Sugar halfe a pound make pouder of those thinges that are to be poudred and being well meddled togither giue two ounces therof vnto the sicke person at a time with Wine or broth Against the flix of vrine TAke of Prunes fiue of Corianders of Mirtels of eche two drammes of Roses of water Lillie flowers of eche foure drammes boyle them in water and take of the sayd decoction and of the iuice of the buddes of Vines of eche foure ounces of Sugar sixe ounces make a sirop of the which take two ounces or else make this other which is of a maruellous effect Take of the rootes of Vngula Cabalina of Vmbelicus Veneris of Virga pastoris of Plantine of Burfa pastoris of Liuerwort of Rew of Scariola of eche one handfull of Violet flowers and of Nenuphar flowers of Lettis séedes and of Purcelane séedes of eche one ounce of white Poppie séedes halfe an ounce of Ieiubes and Sebastians tenne of red Roses of red Saunders of eche halfe an ounce of hulled Barlye two ounces of Sugar two pounde Make a sirop according to Arte of the which giue vnto the diseased person euerye morning the quantitie of one ounce before meate at least by two houres To remedie the impotencie of the Genitall member TAke of the séedes of whyte Onyons of Satirion of Date flowers of Olibanum of the braynes of Sparrowes of eche two ounces make pilles therof with hote water vnto the quantitie of a Cyche pease of the which giue the patient to take fiue or sixe at a time and no more and you shall sée a verie good effect To heale sores of the Bladder TAke of mundified Pine kernels dryed one ounce of mundified Pistaches halfe an ounce of the pouder of Liqueris two drammes of the séedes of whyte Poppie halfe an ounce of the common séedes mundified as much more of Lettis and Endiue séedes of eche one ounce and a halfe of Reysons thrée ounces of Cinamond two drammes of Sugar the weight of them all make losenges or morselles the weight of halfe an ounce a péece of the which let the sick person take one at a time before meat and let him drinke after it a little wine To heale the diseases of the reynes TAke of Fylberds of Pine kernels mundified of Gum Dragant of Gum Arabick of the iuice of Liqueris and of Pennyts of eche ten drammes of the séedes of Mercurie of bitter Almondes of the foure greater colde séedes of eche fiue drammes of the séedes of Quinces of Mallowes séedes of Porcellane séedes of the séedes of whyte Poppie of red Roses and of the séedes of Plantine of ech thrée drams of the séedes of wyld Fennell of Smallage of the Garden and of the Mountaine of
of an houre before his fit take him then couer him well in his bed and you shall sée a maruellous effect or else giue him to drinke thrée ounces of the water of the same herbe distilled in Maye it will cause him to sweate abundantly and cease his paine Against the Pestilence TAke of the rootes of Tormentill finely poudred one dram of Triacle halfe a dramme dissolue it in Sorrell water and giue it vnto the diseased to drinke To heale the flix called Dissinteria GIue vnto the sick person one dramme of the pouder of Tormentill rootes to drinke with good red wyne and in taking it oftentimes he shall be healed To restore the appetite that is lost TAke of the séeds of Spire Trifolie boile them in wine and giue the sicke person to drinke therof thrée dayes continually morning and euening and presently after giue him to drinke a dramme of pouder of Ginger dissolued with vinegar then cause him to be well couered in his bed he shalbe whole To take spots away that grow in the eyes BOyle in wine the flowres and rootes of Valerian and distill of that wine being cold into the eyes and you shall sée a present successe Against the pleurisey DIstill in the midst of August through a Limbeck the rootes of Valerian and bathe in the water péeces of Linnen cloth and put them hote vpon the euill also if you giue the pacient therof to drinke it will heale him A medicine for women which through fatnesse can not conceyue TAke of the herbe Bettonye and make it into pouder and giue vnto the woman one dramme to drinke thereof in halfe an ounce of the water which is distilled of the same herbe and it will doe the effect Against the Hemerodes TAke of the wood of Vines and make ashes thereof and being dissolued in vineger annoynt the place oftentimes and it will heale them or else take of the stope or caulking which they take out of olde shippes with the Piche and being put into a hole with coales make thereof a smoke and cause the sicke person to sit thereon and he shall be whole It helpeth also to boyle the leaues of Colewortes with water and butter and let the pacient sit ouer it to receyue the fume and he shal be healed To take away Warts TAke of the water which distilleth from the Vines at suche time as they be cut and with that mixe the water which is wont to remayne in the leaues of Okes and washe them often therewith To remedie the infection of the skinne TAke of the rootes of Vines and boyle them in water wyth the séedes of Fetches and Fenegreke and therewith wash the place To accelerat the birth TAke out the iuyce of Vine leaues or else boyle them in good whyte Wine and giue foure ounces thereof vnto the woman to drinke eyther of the one or other To remedie the Quinsey TAke out the meate of an Orenge and fill it with Hennes dounge then put therevnto oyle of Roses and a little Saffron and boyle it vpon a fyre of coales and when you haue taken it from the fyre bray it and make thereof a playster and binde it vnder the throte hauing first well purged the bodye To heale the Cough ▪ TAke of Tyrpentine and of clarified Hony of eche like quantitie and being mixed with an Egge somewhat sodden giue it vnto the pacient to drinke To make a leane person to become fat TAke of the séedes of Orobo and after you haue dryed them at the fyre braye them and mixe them with Hony and of the mixture you shall giue vnto the sicke person euery morning the quantitie of a Nut fasting or else take of the meale of Amidum and of Sarcocolla of eche fiue ounces mixe them with Butter and make thereof a paste the which you shall bake vntyll you can make pouder thereof of the which pouder for the space of many dayes giue ten drams at a time vnto the person to drinke To make a fat person become leane TAke foure ounces of warme Vineger and put therein a quantitie of the pouder of Pepper and giue it vnto the partie to drinke many mornings fasting and he will become leane or else giue him to drinke euerie morning of the Wine of sower Pomegranates two scruples with Oximell or water To heale Wartes or harde knobbes TAke of the ashes made of the wood of a Wyllowe and mixe it with the sower pulpe of a Ceder apple and make thereof a playster and laye it vppon them and they will bée healed It helpeth lykewise to annoynt them with the bloud or dounge of a Ratte dissolued in vineger or else with water of the wood of Vines that commeth of them when they are burnt in the fyre or else rub them oftentimes with the leaues of Porcelane To heale the Cough TAke of Lyneséedes and put them into a warme Cup that they may drie of Reysons the stones being taken out of ech foure ounces of swéete and bitter Almondes of Pine kernels mundified with two ounces of rosted Nuttes of the rootes of Ireos of Rosyn of eche two drammes of Incense of Mastick of Myrrha of Saffron of eche one dramme braye them all and with the milke of an asse make little rounde cakes or rolles and being dried make pouder therof and with hony make a lectuarie of the which you shal giue vnto the pacient a dramme at a time with a littell small wine morning and euening and let him kéepe a little therof continually vnder his tongue To remedie the cough of children TAke of swéete Almonds blaunched as many as you please braye them well and dissolue them with Fennell water distilled through a Limbecke and putting Sugar therevnto boyle it vntill it become thick and giue it vnto children to eate To take white spots from the nayles TAke of quicke Sulphur and being brayed mixe it with Turpentine and Pitch and put it vpon the nayles or else put thereon of Myrrha beaten with liquide Piche and it will doe the effect To remedie the flegmaticke humor in the bladder and reines TAke of the herbe called Linarea the rootes and flowers and boyle them in water and giue the sicke person to drinke of the decoction foure ounces morning and euening and it wyll consume the fleume in those partes considering notwithstanding that such a remedie helpeth when the discending of the humors in those places happen through a colde cause and not of a whote To remedie the flix of vrine TAke the rootes of the herbe aforesaide and bray them well and put them in maner of a plaister betwéene the nauill and the lower place of the belly and it will heale it To remedie the Dropsey TAke the rootes of the herbe called Hirundinaria of some it is called Asclepiade and being brayed infuse them a whole night in wine then boyle them vntill the thirde part be consumed giue vnto the diseased partie euerie morning foure ounces thereof to drinke and causing him
childes heade and the next day following wash the head with Sope in the which shall be mixed the foresayd herbe and vsing it thus certaine times he shalbe healed To heale the itch TAke of oyle of Nuts of the iuice of Fumiterre of ech thrée ounces with Waxe make an oyntment with the which after he is washed if the diseased be annoynted he will be hole To remedie olde sores of the legges TAke of Aristologia longa and of Aloes Epatice of eche one ounce make them into pouder and with Hony of Roses worke it into a paste and put therof vpon the sores but before it be applied therevnto mundifie them with oyle of Tartar or with the decoction of Myrrha and within fewe dayes he wyll be hole Against the hardnesse and stiffnesse of sinewes occasioned through woundes TAke twelue Frogges of Swines grease one pounde of oyle of Bayes two pounde of Bay berries made in pouder two ounces of white incense in pouder one ounce boile all these togither vntill the bones of the Frogges be seperated from the flesh then straine them thorow a linnen cloth make an oyntment Wherwith annoynt the diseased member at night when the partie goeth to bed and then wrap it with the skin of a dog And in the morning washe it with this decoction following Take of the rootes and leaues of Agrimonie of the rootes of Mallowes boile them in water vntil they be tender and wash the member oftentimes therewith and you shall haue good successe To take out thornes or any other thing fastned in the flesh TAke of the rootes of the herbe Narcissus and of the meale of Cockell as much as you will braye them and mixe them with Hony and put them on the euill To dissolue dead bloud happened through stripes or falling from some high place TAke of Commin and Salt of eche one ounce of Hony foure ounces make your pouder and put it into a possenet or earthen boyling pot with the Hony and let it boile a little then annoynt the griefe therwith and you shall sée a good successe Another which worketh the same effect TAke of Wormewood that is gréene thrée handfulles of the gréene leaues and rootes of Consolida two handfulles of Camomill of Mellilote of eche one handfull of the meale of Fenegreke and of Linséedes of eche thrée drammes of the meale of Beanes foure ounces of the meale of Barlie and of grosse Branne of eche one ounce and a halfe of Daucus of Annis séedes of eche one dramme and a halfe of oyle of Camomill of white Lillies of Roses and of Butter of eche sixe drammes of Saffron one scruple make a plaister and applie it vnto the griefe and you shall sée a verie excellent experience Against impostumes and griefes of the Hemerodes TAke a white onyon well rosted in the embers make it very cleane and being brayed mixe it with the meale of Fenegréeke of Linséedes and of Camomill flowers as much as sufficeth and put therevnto a little Butter and foure graynes of Saffron and lay it vpon the griefe It helpeth also the paynes of the eares caused of colde or grosse humors To stop the bleeding of woundes TAke of the herbe called Alchimilla and of Sanicola of eche one handfull boyle them in raine water then take of earth wormes brayed and strained thorow a linnen cloth into the decoction Of the which the partie drinking foure ounces at a time morning and euening you shall sée a good successe To dissolue the bloud congealed in the body caused through wounds or other accidents TAke of Alchimilla of Fennell of Sage of Persly of ech one handfull of Annis séedes of Fennell of Isope and of Euula Campana of eche two ounces boyle all these in two pintes of water vntill the thirde part bée consumed and drinking oftentimes of the saide decoction you shall sée a maruellous experience To remedie festered and inflamed woundes TAke of the iuice of the herbe called Pimpernell and of Semperuiue of eche halfe a pounde of oyle Oliue one pounde put them all into a vessell to boyle vntill halfe be consumed then put therevnto of Butter foure ounces of Verderame halfe an ounce make therof a verie perfite oyntment To heale woundes wherein were fastened thornes or other such like things TAke of the iuice of Pimpernell that beareth red flowers and mixe therwith of Diptamus and of the stone Calamitis and make a plaister with Swines grease and applie it vnto the wounds and you shall haue your intent To remedie cankers in wounds TAke of the rootes of Brusci and make pouder therof which being put into the wounds will heale them Or else put vpon them the iuice of Marygoldes the greater Or the herbe Taxus barbatus burned and made in pouder and so layde vpon the Cankers To remedie the Kings euill WAshe the sore and wartes with the decoction of the rindes of Caphers then take a Serpent and hauing cut away his head and tayle put the other part into an earthen pot that hath holes in the bottome and being well luted both aboue and beneath put vnto it an other pot as a receiuer which you shall cause to stand vpon a pot filled with water which shall boyle so long vntill the Serpent be dissolued into oyle vnto the which adding the pouder of the rootes of Capers annoynt the griefe eight dayes therwith and it shall be healed Against the Kings euill in children TAke of the iuice of Sothernwood and of marsh Mallowes and of the Mucillage of the kernels of vnripe grapes of ech like quantitie lay them being all mixed togither vpon the sore But if it be hard dissolue in the sayde iuices of Gum Armoniack or of Bdelium and vse it as a plaister vpon the euil and you shall sée a happie successe Against all sores and angrie pushes as the Canker or the disease Phadagena TAke of the decoction of the rootes of Liquerice and in that boyle the leaues séedes and rootes of Matrisilua vntill the decoction become as thicke as Honye then laye it vppon the wounds and it will drie them maruelously it is a verie approoned medicine To wash away spots and red pimples or wheales in the face DIstill with a Limbecke of glasse in Balneo Mariae the flowers of Matrisilua in the beginning of Iune And with the water that shall be distilled wash the face often and he shall haue his intent To heale ruptures within one happened through falling from an high place or of some other cause and to dissolue the congealed bloud TAke of Cinquefoyle in the middest of May with the rootes and being brayed distill in a Limbeck of which water giue foure ounces to be drunke at one time in the morning fasting and also in the euening and it is maruellous Against sores of the nose and of the mouth and also of the French pockes TAke of the iuice of common Houndes tongue and of the iuice of Plantine of eche thrée ounces of Lyée two drammes Make first your
and being well brayed with the larde of a Swine and oile of Roses being made liquide straine it thorow a linnen cloth and the iuice which shalbe gotten thereof boyle with white wine and in the ende put thervnto of Mastick and of Incense of eche one dramme and therewith annoint the places To mundifie putrified wounds TAke of dead Nettles beaten into fine pouder and of Aristologia of eche like quantitie and the thirde part of one of these of Verderame mixe them togither with the iuice of the herbe Sanicola and oyle Oliue and make a plaister and vse it with good lucke Against griefes of the necke through stripes or other occasions TAke of Masticke two ounces and thrée drammes of oyle of Roses and of waxe of eche one pounde of the marrowe of an Hart one pound of the fat of Chickens one pound of the fat of a Goose one pound of the grease of a Sow two poundes of the Mucillage of Fenegreke nine ounces of Linséedes and of the iuice of marsh Mallowes as much more as of them all of Camomill a little bundell of Dill seuen little braunches Bray the Masticke and being mixed with oyle of Roses boyle it with a soft fire and mixe the iuices with the waxe in an other vessel then straine them all and put therevnto the Masticke with the oyle of Roses and mixe them at the fire putting therevnto the wxxe And being taken from the fire put the ointment into a vessel of glasse Which you must apply in maner of a plaister To remedie the disease Panaritio TAke of the leaues of an Oke and braye them well with Sope and laye them on the griefe or else bray marsh Mallowes with Barrowes grease and crummes of bread and lay therof vpon the euill It helpeth also to annoint the place wyth the filth of the eares Also it healeth to take Reysons the kernels taken out and brayed with Incense laid vpon the griefe Against the chappes of the fundiment and spots in the face TAke of the oyle drawen out of the séedes of Bombace and bath often the place of the fissures therwith It helpeth likewise the blackenesse and spots of the face Also the pouder of a dogges head burned and layd thereon healeth the said griefe Against the swellings and sores of the Hemerodes TAke of Terebinthe one ounce and a halfe of Birdelime two scruples of Tutia of Alexandria thrée ounces of Litarge of Siluer of Ceruse of Coperous of eche two ounces of Plantin sixe drammes of olde oyle one pounde braye those things which are to be brayed and then mixe them togither and with the saide mixture annoint the place vntill it be healed To remedie the flix of the bloud of the Hemerodes TAke the iuice of Léekes and giue thereof vnto the sicke to drinke or else annoynt the Hemerodes with the fat of a Swan It helpeth also to burne a spunge not washed and being made into pouder to giue thereof vnto the sicke to drinke or else to cause him to drinke of the rennet of an Hare or of an Hart in strictiue water To heale the swellings of a mans yarde TAke the fat of the reynes of a shéepe and put therevnto the pouder of a Pummace stone burned and of salt finely beaten in pouder and put thereof vpon the swolne sore member To heale deepe sores in the legges TAke the gall of a Swan of Turpentine and of Ceruse as much as you please and being well medled annoynt the place often therwith or else take the bones of the Iawes of a Swanne or of an Hog burne them and lay of the ashes vpon the sore Against the griefes sores putrifaction and stinch of the eares TAke of the iuice of Rew and boile it in the rinde of a Pomegranate and distill thereof into the eares or else mixe the gall of an Oxe or of a Gote in a vessell of earth and being made hote vpon the embers put therof into the eares It helpeth also to take the gall of a Gote mixed with the milke of a Cowe and put warme into the eares To heale chappes in the heades of the brests or teates TAke of the shell called Blatte Bizantie and burne it and mixe the ashes with Butter washed with Rose water and put therof vpon the sore and in short space it will heale them To heale sores of the legs happened through scaldings TAke of olde oile thrée ounces of white waxe and of Ceruce of eche two ounces of the fat of a Wether halfe an ounce of Minium of Lye of eche halfe an ounce of Sanguis draconis and of Camphora of ech thrée drammes Mixe them all togither and make a Cerote according to Arte. To heale a west growing on the eye liddes TAke drie figges and boyle them in wine and Hony then braye them well and put therevnto a little Galbanum and lay therof vpon the euill or else put theron of Castor dissolued with Hony or of the ashes of a burnt Swallowe mixed wyth Hony and he shall haue his intent To take away the griefe of the eyes which happeneth of a stripe TAke the yolke of an Egge and mixe therwith ynke and oyle of Roses and closing the eye laye vpon it a péece of lynnen cloth dipped in the same mixture and it will be hole or else washe the eye with the water that procéedeth from gréene Willowes when they be cut and it will worke the like effect Against chappings of the lippes and of the heads of womens brests TAke the braine of a Goose and meddle it with the braynes of an Hart and annoynt the lippes or else take of Litarge of Siluer of Myrrha of Ginger of eche as you please and make thereof pouder and with Virgin waxe Hony and oyle Oliue as much as sufficeth make an oyntment which will be maruelous But before you lay on the ointment wash the lips with spettle and then with a little péece of linnen cloth lay the oyntment vpon the griefe Against chappes vnder the tongue TAke Inke and mixe it with the pouder of Hermodactiles and laye it vpon them And in the beginning take Sal Armoniack and beate it finelye and laye of the pouder vppon the griefe Against a Fistola growing in a womans brest FIrst wash it dailye with warme wine wherein hath bene boyled Myrrha then take of Sarcacolla and of Aloes of ech as you please and being brayed mixe them with Honye and hauing made therwith a little bag put it into the Fistola Taking héede that if it heale not you put vnto it the gall of an Hen or of some other creature and leyes of olde wine and with this most certainly you shall haue your purpose To remedie the impostumation of a mans yarde and windinesse of the bottome of the bellie AFter you haue done the vniuersall regiment of letting of bloud annoynt the member with Aloes dissolued in wine And to driue away y e ventositie of the belly vse to fomentate the place with the water of the
héede that if the paine doe happen through a hote cause hauing first purged the bodie or let it bloud by the veine annoynt the griefe with this liuiment folowing Take of the iuice of sower Grapes two ounces of the dregges of ynek halfe an ounce of Saffron fiue graynes meddle them together and make a liniment To remedie the griefes of the head and neck TAke of the oile of swéete Almonds thrée ounces of the meale of marshe Mallowes halfe an ounce of Waxe as muche as sufficeth make an oyntment at the fyre with the which being warme annoynt the sicke morning and euening To remedie the dimnesse of sight TAke of the rootes of Radishes in the euening taken at that present out of the earth being made cleane cut them in the middle with a knife and put them into a verie cleane dishe and let the rootes lye with their cuttes downewarde then let them stande a whole night in the ayre and of the water that shall distill from them into the dishe drop into the eyes and you shal haue great ease or else making water of Gum Cerapine drawne by Alcumistrie and distilling thereof into the eyes it will make a maruellous effect in taking awaye the dimnesse and other defectes of the eyes To heale the paine of the flanke TAke of the lyuer of an olde sea Vrchen and drie it and being made in pouder giue the sicke to drinke thereof in warme broth the quantitie of a dram fasting and you shall sée a maruellous effect and boyle with oyle Oliue nettle leaues and putting thereto a little Saffron laye it vpon the place of the griefe in maner of a playster To heale a burning canker called in Italian Fuoco saluatico TAke of whole Beanes one handful of the Branne of Barly as much more of the leaues of Mallowes two handfuls boyle them in as much water as sufficeth vntill the halfe be consumed and with the sayde decoction washe the sore twice a daye that is morning and euening and then annoynt it with thys oyntment Take of Lytarge in pouder one ounce of oyle Oliue seuen ounces mixe the Lytarge with the oyle in a Potynger and put therto of whyte Wine alway stirring it with a spatter vntill it come to the forme of a liquide oyntment with which annoynt the sore To purge the matrix of women TAke of the leaues of Tansey and drie them and bray them into pouder of the which cause the woman to drinke halfe an ounce in good whyte wine and it will purge the matrix commodiously the lyke effect doth the iuice of Paritorie giuen do drinke To stop the flixe of the bloud of the Hemerods TAke of the flowers of Taxus barbatus of the séedes of Bombace and of Plantine séedes and boyle them in sharp Wine and wash often those partes and you shall sée the effect To heale the coldnesse of the matrix TAke of Pulegium in the time when it hath flowers and hauing distilled it by a Limbeck giue to drinke of the water that shall be drawne two ounces for euery time in the morning fasting and last at night and you shall haue your intent it will also prouoke the termes To drie vp the superfluous humiditie of the Vuola and of the gummes TAke Pulegium and boyle it with drie figges in vinegar and with the said decoction gargarize and wash often your mouth and you shall sée a happie successe To take spottes from the face TAke of Allum Succarine thrée ounces of fresh butter two ounces of oyle of Tartar one ounce meddle euerye thing togither and make it in forme of an oyntment With the which the space of eyght dayes at night when you go to bed annoynt the cloutes or spots and in the morning washe them with warme water wherein hath bene boiled Bran of wheate It helpeth likewise to bray the rootes of white Lillies and with Hony and white Waxe to make an ointment and therwith to annoint the place or else take a Bottel of glasse and fill it with Rosemarie flowers and close it with new Waxe and burye it halfe in sande and couer the vpper part with a cup and let it stande so the space of one moneth and you shall sée the flowers turned into water the which straine and kéepe in a vessell well closed as a precious thing to worke the effect aforesaid To heale a Ringworme AFter you haue purged the bodie of colericke humors put into the wound of the iuice of the tender leaues of a wilde Oliue trée or the leaues themselues well brayed or else take two or thrée nestes of Waspes and a handfull of the combes of Bées with all the yong in them and braye them well and putting thereto a little Hony make a liniment to put into the fore And this of his owne nature doth heale any such euill To heale the flixe of the bellie TAke and drinke the bloude of a Ducke and it will doe the effect or else take the flowers of Filberds and drie them in an ouen then braye them into pouder and giue the sicke a dramme therof to drinke in good wine And the liuers of rosted Pullets giuen vnto the sicke to eate doe very much helpe To heale the paine of the loynes TAke of the séedes of Asparagus and of Commin of eche one dramme bray them and with good wine giue the sicke to drinke The like effect worke the séedes of Perseneps giuen to drinke or else two drammes of Enula Campana rootes giuen in wine It helpeth likewise to make fomentation vnto the place with liquide Piche Sulphur viuum and Salt boyled togither and dip therein newe shorne wooll vnwashed and as hote as you can suffer it laye therof twice a daye vppon the sore or else lay onely vppon it quick Brimstone brayed mingled with grease and made warme To heale those that pisse in their beddes TAke of the hoofes of a Bore or tame Hogge and giue the pacient to drinke therof in red wine or in broth It helpeth also so take the tongues of thrée Géese and being rosted to eate them As also to giue to drinke being made in pouder of Snayles founde out of their shelles in wine and you shall finde that they will worke a maruelous experience To heale the sores of the feete TAke a quantitie of the Ashes made of Hennes dunge and being medled with Hony make thereof an oyntment and it will heale those sores or else take the harde shell of a Tortys burned and laye the ashes dissolued with Wine and oyle vpon the sayde sores and it healeth them As also doth the lyke effect to take the oyntment made of Shéepes sewet dissolued with Waxe adding thereto a little roche Allum To kyll wormes in the eares TAke of the séedes and gréene leaues of Hempe taking out the iuice put thereof warme into the eares and you shall sée the effect Or else take the Gawle of a Bull of clarified Hony of eche lyke quantitie and boyling it in an earthen vessell meddle
flixes but if the Farberies be giuen a woman to drinke they will doe the like effect and also helpe all the other flixes of the bodye Against stinging of Bees TAke a péece of linnen cloth and wash it in distilled Borage water and lay therof often vpon the stinging and it will take away the paine To heale the inflammation of a mans yarde TAke of the leaues of Bruscie braye them and boyle them with Rose water and a little wine then take them out and make a playster laying it vppon the member and you shall sée the effect A remedie against coldnesse and debilitie of the reines the paine of the backe and want of appetite vnto a woman TAke of Persenep rootes as many as you please let them be faire and great and cut away the tops and take double as much of Sugar and put them into an earthen pot of water and boyle them with a slow fire vntill they begin to waxe tender then lay them vpon a Gyrdion that they maye coole then pare them and take out their pithes and after put them into a new carthen pot glased and put thereto as much good clarified Hony as will couer them then boyle them vntill the Hony doe thorowly penetrate euery part of them Then take them from the fire and put into them of Cloues two parts of Cinamond and of Ginger one part bray them and meddle them with the rootes of the which the sicke partie eating fasting one ounce at a time shall finde a maruelous effect To remedie vomiting occasioned of colde humors TAke of swéete Pome rials and boile them wel in two parts of water and one of Hony and being taken out boile them once againe in Hony only and then put them into a vessell of glasse and poure vppon them as much clarified Hony that they may be couered and adde vnto them these Spices Take of Cloues of Cinamond of Ginger of Cardamomes of Pepper of eche a like such quantitie as you thinke conuenient for the quantitie of the apples and vse to eate of them and they will be verie effectuall Against the streynings when a man cannot go to the stoole TAke of Maudlen wortes and boyle them in tart wine and make fomentation from beneath It helpeth also to stop the bloud of the Hemerodes To remedie deafnesse or want of hearing TAke of ground Iuy bray it and take out the iuice and being a little warmed distill thereof at diuers times into the eares To heale bruses about the eyes without launcing or incision TAke of Saffron halfe a dramme of oile of Roses one ounce one yolke of an Egge bray the Saffron and meddle them and lay therof vpon the eye To heale watrie or dropping eyes AFter the bodye is thorowly purged take of the rindes of Incense of Tutia well preperated with Margerome water of Mirrhe of eche one dram of red Corall as much more with Fennell water as much as sufficeth braye those things that are to be brayed and make a Collirion with the which wash the eyes An excellent pouder for the same disease TAke of burnt Antimonie fiue drams of Tutia of Alexandria preperated three drammes of Lignum Aloes burned halfe a dramme of the stones of Dates burned into coles thrée drammes bray all these things into verie fine pouder and hauing tempered them with Rose water drie them in the sunne then take of Muske one graine of Amber as much more temper them with Rose water and being dried beate them with the foresaide things and braye them into a verie fine pouder which you shall vse after vnto the eyes To heale the griefes of the eyes TAke of Incense well brayed halfe an ounce washe it in warme water and let it stande so the space of two houres then with Fennell water make a Collirion and vse it It helpeth maruelouslye to take a dramme of the vitriature or glasing of vessels made in pouder and being medled with oyle of the séedes of Bombace to put it into the eye To heale sores of the eares that offend the hearing HAuing purged the bodie thorowly take of small wine somewhat swéete of childrens vrine of eche one ounce boyle them with one ounce of Hony medled therwith and put therof into the eares After the sore is mundified take of Incense of Sarcacoll of Mirrhe and of Aloes of eche one dramme dissolue them in wine and dip therein tentes and put them into the eares or else vse this remedie Take of the drosse of tried Iron often washed with vinegar and made into pouder of Bole Armenick of the barke of Incense of Sarcacoll of Mirrhe of Aloes of eche one dramme dissolue them in wyne and vse them Against the griefe of the loynes and of the eyes TAke of the oyle made of Nuts of India that is old and with that annoint the sicke person and it will doe the effect Against difficultie of taking of breath through coldnesse TAke drie Figges and boyle them in wine and meddle therwith of the pouder of Nuttes of India and giue to drinke thereof euery daye and it will worke maruelously Also the water of Origanum being drunke by thrée ounces at a time helpeth To heale a drie cough TAke a quantitie of Béetes and boyle them and put thereto of swéete Almondes and of the iuice of swéete Pomegranates of eche lyke quantitie and giue thereof to eate and you shall finde a maruellous helpe Against the hardnesse of the matrix TAke of the herbe called Origanum and boyle it in Wine and meddle therewith of oyle Oliue and bathe therein péeces of linnen cloth and put of them often into the natural place of the woman Against the falling of the Vuola and swelling of the Pallate TAke of Origanum in the month of Iune and braye it and dystill it through a Limbeck and with the water let the patient Cargarize and washe hys mouth thrée or foure tymes a day Against the comming out of the nauill of children TAke of the herbe called saint Iohns wort and make a playster braying it verie well and binde it vpon the Nauill and you shall sée helth ensue To heale the palsey TAke of Calamus aromaticus two ounces of Stecados Arabice one scruplé of Calamint of Origanum of Annys séedes of Fennell séedes of Cinamond of ech thrée drams of Hissope one ounce of Fennell rootes of Persely rootes and of Sparagus of eche halfe an ounce of Sage of Balme of Bettoney and of Auens of eche one handefull of Sugar one pound make a sirop according vnto Art of the which cause the diseased to take one ounce and a halfe at a time with water made of the infusion of Nutmegs Against the debilitie of sinewes TAke a Goose and pull it and hauing taken out the guttes washe it within then take halfe a Fox and halfe a Catte that are fat and breake the bones of them both and bray them well and put therto of Tyrpentine of Serapine of Bdellium of Rosyn of earth wormes dried of
decoction of Aristologia rotunda Against hot impostumations of the testicles TAke of the meale of Beanes of the meale of Barlye the leaues of Henbane of eche as you please braye them and mixe them with the sayde meales and oyle of Roses and laye them vpon the sore Against colde impostumations of the testicles TAke of the pulpe of Reysons of the meale of Beanes and of the pouder of Commin meddle them with Honye and make a plaister or else take wilde Calamint brayed with Leuen Salt and Butter and make therof a plaister It helpeth also to emplayster the place with the meale of white Cicers mixed with Hony Against the discending of the intrales into the purse of the testicles TAke of Acatia of the nuts of Cipres of Marferon of drie Rew of Bay berries of Galles of Gum Arabick of eche twentie drammes bray them and searce them finely And if he be of a ripe age make a plaister with the glew of a fishe dissolued in vinegar If it be a childe make the plaister with the Mucillage of Psillium And let him drinke wine tempered with the decoction of Cipres nuttes To remedie a rupture or breaking TAke of the filing of Iron of the heares of an Hare of eche one ounce and a halfe of Cipres nuts thrée drammes of Mummia of Sanguis draconis of Incense of ech one dram Make Pilles therof with the iuice of Millifollie of the which giue vnto the sicke person a dramme or somewhat lesse at a time after his age And at night when he shall take them lay vpon the rupture a plaine péece of Lapis calamitis To draw bloud from the Hemerodes TAke a locke of wooll and dip it in the iuice of Ciclaminus and lay it vpon the Hemerodes It helpeth also to put thereon the iuice of Onyons with the gall of an Oxe To stop the flix of the bloud of the Hemerodes TAke an Ele and hauing taken out the guts cut of the head and tayle and reserue only the middle part and being wel washed bray it and put it into a possenet well leaded and let it boyle pressing it often downe with a spatter and gather the fat which shall come thereof with which annoynt the Hemerodes and cast vppon them the pouder of Filopendola rootes but if the Hemerodes doe not appeare dip a locke into the sayd fat and sprinkle it with the sayde pouder and put it into the fundiment Against rupture of the hands and feete caused through colde TAke of the fat of a Beare and annoint the griefe therewith or else take sea Crabs and burne them into ashes and mixe therwith Hony and annoint the sore It helpeth also to annoint with Hony mixed with the hoofe of an Asse burned into ashes Sandarack dried is verie good to remedie the same griefe or else Charabe brayed and dissolued with oyle of Roses To close vp wounds LAye vpon the woundes pouder made of the leaues of an Oke and presentlye they will be hole or else take the flowers of Taxus barbatus brayde and layde vpon the sore It helpeth also to boyle the tender toppes of Iuye in wine and being brayed to laye them vppon the woundes in maner of a plaister Also the leaues of Willowes brayed and layde vppon the woundes doe heale them To generate flesh in wounds TAke drie Piche and make thereof fine pouder and put it vpon the sore The like effect doth the pouder of Incense or Iuie giuen by themselues or the pouder of Polley of the mountaine or the leaues of the Pinetrée or of an Elme Against brusings within the flesh and armes TAke and boyle Vecches or Orobo in wine wherein first hath bene decocted Saffron and being brayed vse it as a plaister vppon the stripe or bruse It auayleth also to annoynt the place with oyle of Reubarbe Or else to laye the leaues and rootes of Enula vpon it in maner of a plaister Against the shrinking of sinewes TAke Salt and Brimstone brayed and being medled wyth Hony laye therof vpon the griefe It auaileth also to drinke a dramme of the iuice of Gentian tempered with water or else to make an Imbrocation vpon the place with the decoction of Sumack It remedieth also to make a plaister of meale and Hony and to laye vpon the griefe or else the pouder of the stones of Reysons mixed with vinegar and therewith to annoint the place The like effect is done to emplaister the diseased place with Rewe well brayed Against the hurts of the sinewes and arteries TAke Oysters with their shelles and braye them and adde thereto of Myrrhe of Incense and of Fig dust medled togither and laye therof vpon the sore It helpeth also to take and braye the flesh of ground Snayles and being medled with fig dust to lay it vpon the hurt To heale the prickings or cuttings of sinewes TAke Salt and boyle it in oyle putting therevnto of Turpentine and so laye it vpon the punture and it will prohibit shrinking or else laye vpon it this plaister following Take of Diaquilon one pound of Gum Ammoniack half a pound of Masticke and of Incense of eche one dramme of yelow waxe halfe a pounde and therwith make a plaister It remedieth also the swellings of the sinewes to take the fleshe of a Ducke or the gall of a Wolfe layd vpon them in maner of a plaister Against paine of the sinewes BAthe the place with warme lye and giue the partie thereof to drinke and the paine will cease To ease the paine of wounds TAke of the meale of Lupines and of Barlie of eche lyke quantitie and with warme water or lye if it be in a place of sinewes make a plaister and laye it thereon Against the superfluous flesh of wounds and wormes of the same LAye vpon it the pouder of Assa fetida and it will take it awaye or else take the ashes of burned wooll and lay it theron It helpeth also to take the pouder of wilde Calamint or of Scordeon which will consume the flesh and cause the wormes to die To take away the blacknesse of wounds TAke of the iuice of Rew and mixe it with Hony therewith annoint the place putting therevnto of the gall of an Oxe The like effect is done by taking the fat of an Asse and annointing the place therwith or else boyle in Hony a péece of freshe Chéese without Salt and put it vpon the wound To remedie the disease Panaritio TAke the blossomes of wylde Vmes with Nigella and therwith emplayster the place It helpeth also to laye vpon it the iuice of Liquerice To open ripe impostumes TAke gréene Nettle séedes and Salt and being brayed togither put it vpon the Impostume The like is done by taking the yelowe part of the dung of a Cocke mixed with the yolke of an Egge and a little Saffron and layd vpon the Impostume or else take the roote of Narcissus and being brayed with Hony and Meale of Orobo make a plaister and vse it Also the dung of