of this Poleo and putte it in a vessell with fayre water let it sethe there on the fyre tyll yâ— thyrde parte of the water be soden away and put therto sugre of stone and a curtesye of honny drynke it .vi. dayes fastynge and he shall be hole ¶ For to force the stomacke CapÌ„ xxix ¶ To force the stomacke take canell .iii. poyâ— and .i. poys of mastyke and .i. poys of the parynges of Pomegarnades and halfe a poys of galyngale and stampe all these togyther / and tempre it with honnye that hath ben boyled on the fyre and well scummed and vse of this as moche as a nut euery day durynge .ix. dayes fastynge and he shall be hole ¶ For the stomacke and the bely that aketh CapÌ„ xxx ¶ For the stomacke and the bely that aketh take the floure of an herbe that is named Nemaham that is lyke to mynte and it hath a good sauour take .iiii. poys of Cosmer .vii. poys of water and sethe all togyther to the .iii. poys of water and sethe all togyther to the .iii. parte and with sugre drynke this .v. dayes fastynge in the mornyng and he shall be hole ¶ And a man be Sycke at the stomacke or in the belye or at the herte or heed or were bytten with any euyll venomus beest or poysoned CapÌ„ xxxi ¶ And a man were by the waye trauaylynge or in his house and he had all these syckenes and he had with hym a Lectuarye that is made of .v. thynges and he eate therof or dronke therof in water .iii. poys or .iiii. he shulde be hole and he vse it .xv. dayes fastynge whan he goth to bed last he shulde be hole of all the syckenes in his body he dronke euery tyme two poys and these thynges they be Scorlogio Morre Genciana Grandorer and zaraont as moche of one as another stampe them and strayne them and medle them with honny that hath ben well boyled on the fyre well scummed fayre and clene For this is called the Lecutuarye of lyfe ¶ A good medycyne for rysynge vnder the stomacke CapÌ„ xxxii ¶ Take peper longe peper graynes saffron gynger anneys lycores and sugre sethe all these in good ale tyll it be thycke and gyue it the sycke to drynke and he shall be hole ¶ Also a good playste for the rysynge vnder the stomacke CapÌ„ xxxiii ¶ Take yarowe otherwyse called mylfoyle â—ed fenell red myntes borage rue fetherfoy clote leues perytory egrymonye of eueryche a lyke mothe and the grece of a barowe hogge for a man and for a woman of a yelke hogge that is of a sowe kynde and sethe theym all togyther in good ale make a playster therof laye it to the stomacke as hote as it maye be suffered .ii. or .iii. tymes and he shall be hole ¶ For to dystroye the hete in the stomacke Capit. xxxiiii ¶ Take fayre clere water and boyle it well and scuÌ„me it and put therin sheuers of browne breade and let theym lye therin an houre tyll the water be almoste colde and than drynke therof .ii. or .iii. dayes by dyuers tymes and he shall amende in shorte tyme. ¶ For brennynge in the stomacke Capitu. xxxv ¶ Take and eate grene percely galyngale without any other maner of thynge ¶ For to auoyde flewme out of the stomacke also the heade CapÌ„ xxxvi ¶ Take powder of Pelater of Spayne and powdre of CoÌ„myn powder of longe peper powder of gynger mustarde vynegre and medle them togyther and chaffe theym on the fyre vntyll they waxe thycke and than as hote as ye maye suffre putte parte therof in your mouthe galkyng in your throte vp and downe but lette none entre in to your stomacke and do this dyuers tymes spyttynge out be the space of an houre and this is a gargarysme ¶ For all euylles in the stomacke Capitulum xxxvii ¶ Take asshe sede lynne sede and CoÌ„myn of eueryche a lyke moche and gyue it to the sycke body to drynke with hote worte or els with fayre hote water ¶ For a dysease at yâ— herte CapÌ„ xxxviii ¶ Take Sentuarye and sethe it in stale ale whan it is wel soden stampe it in a morter and sethe it agayne with the same lycoure than clense it through a clothe ê“porcyon the iuce to .ii. sponefull of the iuce put therto .iii. sponefull of claryfyed hoÌ„ny than boyle it well togyther agayne put it in a boxe gyue it to the pacyent euerydaye .iii. sponefull fastynge tyll he be hole this shall do away yâ— glut from his herte make hym to haue talent to meate ¶ For wekenes of the herte CapÌ„ xxxix ¶ Take Rose water and Perles betyn small to powdre and medle it with sugre drynke it .ii. or .iii. dayes and it shall do the good ¶ For fayntnes of the herte CapÌ„ â–ª xl ¶ Take the fylynge of golde and the powdre of the bone of a hartes herte medle with the iuce of borage and sugre made in syrope for that is very good for swonynge ¶ For the brest that is encoÌ„bred CapÌ„ xl◠¶ Take Isope sethe it in a pottell of wyne â—yll that it come to a quarte let the sycke vse therof fyrst in the mornynge and last at euen hote and at morowe colde tyll he be hole ¶ For a man woman or chylde that is broken in the bely CapÌ„ xlii ¶ Take in Maye the tendre croppes of herbe Osmunde and drye theym with the wynde and not in the sonne and make powdre therof and sarce it and kepe it drye in a bladder let the pacyent drynke of that powdre with whyte wyne euen and morowe wynter and soÌ„mer saue in Maye In Maye drynke of the tendrynges of the sayde Osmunde for this drynke wyll make the broken belye grene as it were newe broken and the pacyent muste be well and easeâ—y trussed that he or she maye go with it all daye and lye with it all nyght tyll he be hose and that wyll be within .xiiii. dayes yf he be well ruled for he muste lye vp ryght as moche he maye both daye and nyght and not strayne his belye but as lytell as he can And he muste kepe hym laâ—e as longe as he is sycke and lye in his bedde .ii. houres in the mornyng after he hath dronke this medycyne and must eate no whyte meate tyll he be hole nor walke but easely for straynynge ¶ The playster to knyt hym CapÌ„ xliii ¶ Take Polypody that groweth on an oke the rootes therof and pare them clene and the rootes of Elena caÌ„pona and pare them clene and than beate them in a morter as small as thou caâ—ste and tempre it with oyle of baye and make a thycke playster and laye it on a thycke clothe a good quantyte and lay it there the sycke is greued vnder the trusse from the euyn vntyll the morowe and on the morowe chaunge it agayne this is for all the yeare saue in May than
and take awaye the ache ¶ For the to the ache CapÌ„ x. ¶ Take Betayne and wylde gourdes sethe them in wyne or els in vynegre and than put it in thy mouthe as hote as thou mayest suffre and holde it a good whyle in thy mouthe and it wyll take awaye the payne ¶ For the ache of a holowe to the Ca. xi ¶ Take Assafettda and put it in thy to the that is holowe and it wyll appease and take awaye the ache ¶ Also for the tothe ache Ca. xii ¶ Take Henbane and bruse it and holde it betwene thy tethâ— a good whyle lay it vpon the tothe the aketh it wyll swage the payne anone ¶ Also for the tothe ache Ca. xiii ¶ Take the sede of Henbane and cast it vpon a chaffynge dysshe of charcole fyre holde thy mouthe ouer the fyre that the smoke maye entre in to thy mouth also than hold thy mouth ouer a basen of fayre clene water thou shalte se vpon the water as it were smal wormes that shall come droppynge out of thy mouthe Also take the seed of henbane bete it to small powder and medle it with waxe and make a lyttell pellet that it maye be full of powdre without forthe and put it in the hole of the holowe toth that aketh and it wyll lyghtely slee the ache of the tothe ¶ Also for the toth ache Ca. xiiii ¶ Take the roote of Henbane and sethe it in vynegre to the thyrde partye be sodden awaye and with the same wasshâ— thy mouthe and holde thy mouthe full a good whyle / and it wyl slethe to the ache Also take the roote of Henbane and holde it betwene thy akynge tethe and it wyll do awaye the payne ¶ For the stenche in the mouthe Ca. xv ¶ Take the Ioyce of Veruayne and bruse it put it in thy mouthe and holde it a good whyle close in thy mouthe and it wyll take awaye the stenche ¶ For a stynkynge brethe Ca. xvi ¶ Take oyle Dorret Turpentyne hony oyle olyue vyrgyn waxe as moche of one as of an other and boyle theym all togyther and make an oyntemente therof and vse it euery daye in the pacyentes nosethrylles and lette it be put in to the nose euery daye in the mornyng with two tentes made of lynte scraped of fyne lynnen clothe and he shal be hole ¶ For ache wormes in the eares Ca. xvii ¶ Take the ioyce of Henbane and put it in to thyne eares it wyll take awaye the ache and sle the wormes in them ¶ A precyouse water for poyson and specyally agaynst the pestylence CapÌ„ xviii ¶ Take Turmentyl scabyous goldes detayne and pympernell of eueryche a lyke moche and dystyll therof a water drynke it fastyng euery daye in the mornynge fyrste next your herte for it shall do you moche good ¶ For ronnynge iyen CapÌ„ xix ¶ Take blacke snayles and seeth them in fayre water than take the grece that is on the water and therwith anoynte the iyen that be watery and ronneth ¶ For red blered iyen CapÌ„ xx ¶ Take the ioyce of Rue and powdre of CoÌ„myn medle theym togyther than take cotten and depe it well therin and laye it therto and anoynte the temples the browes and the lyddes of the iyen therwith and they shal be hole ¶ For iyen the be dasuned or dyrke Ca. xxi ¶ Take the rote of red fenell in wynter and in soÌ„mer the leues or elles bothe rotes leues and stampe theym and wrynge out the iuce and tempre thy iuce with fyne claryfyed honny and make therof an oyntment anoynt the iyen therwith and it shall put awaye the derkenes and shall clere the syghte ¶ A precyous water for the syght of the iyen CapÌ„ xxii ¶ Take smaleche red fenell rue veruayne Betayne Egrymonye pympernell eâ—frage â–ª sauge salendyne of eueryche a lyke moche of quantyte and wasshe them well and clene and stampe them and put theym in to a fayre brasen panne and take the powdre of xv peper cornes fayre sarcyd in to a pynt of good whyte wyne and put it vnto the herbes with iii. sponefull of lyfe hoÌ„ny and. v. sponefull of the water of a man chylyde that is an Innocent and medle theym all togyther and boyle them ouer the fyre and whan it is sodde strayne it throughe a clene lynnen clothe and put it in a glasse and stoppe it well and close / tyll you wyll occupye it and whan nede is do therof in to the sore iyen with a fether and yf it be waxen drye tempre it with good whyte wyne for it is very good for the syght of the iyen ¶ For a pynne and the webbe in the iyen CapÌ„ xxiii ¶ Take a curtesye of clene claryfyed hoÌ„nye and as moche of womans mylke that noryssheth a mayde chylde and for the woman the man chylde and sethe them togyther whan it is colde putte it in a glasse and close it from the eyre and thus do ii or iii. dayes ii or iii. tymes euery day and he shall be hole ¶ For all euyls in the iyen CapÌ„ xxiiii ¶ Take clene claryfyed hoÌ„nye one parte and more than of halfe the hoÌ„ny of the gall of an Hare medle them togyther in a vessell ouer the fyre but make it but luke warme and kepe it in a Glasse but beware that thou take not to moch therof in thyne iyen for the quantyte of a small pynnes heade is ynoughe at ones whan thou goste to bedde that is sufficyent for vii yeares yf a man haue a perle or a web in his iye it be not drye put therto some dele more of the gall than of hoÌ„nye ¶ For boylynge in the iye CapÌ„ xxv ¶ Take may butter and powdre of commyn / and stampe them togyther / and laye it on a lynnen clothe to the iyen and often tymes renewe it and whan the boylynge is swaged take saffron and womans myâ—ke grynde them togyther and droppe therof in the sore iyen than thou shalt be hole ¶ For a stynkynge brethe Capi. xxvi ¶ Take .ii. handfull of powdre of coÌ„myn and sythe it in good whyte wyne from a quarte tyll a pynte and drynke this fyrste and laste alwayes hote and he shall be hole within .ix. daaes drynkynge ¶ For the stomacke that is hote and swollen CapÌ„ xxvii ¶ For the stomacke that is hote and swollen take the rote of Smaleche and stampe it / and put it in swete wyne or in other good wyne all a daye and anyghte and than let it be passed throughe a fayre lynnen clothe and put it in a clene vessell and vse to drynke a quantyte therof euery daye fastynge .viii. or .ix. dayes durynge and he shall be hole ¶ For the stomacke that aketh that coÌ„meth of colde CapÌ„ xxviii ¶ For the stomacke that aketh that coÌ„meth of colde take an herbe that is called Poleo and drye benes and an handefull of syngryge and as moche
to let blode CAncer is a sygne mouable colde moyste flumatyke and watery and hathe of mannes body the brest and the stomacke the splen and the tybbes whan the moone is in this sygne it is good to begyn away by water and is metely good to take medycynes but beware to wedde any mayde whan the sygne is in Cancer And yf any man take syckenes in any tyme whyle the moone is in the sygne of Cancer it is great fortune yf he dye not For it is peryllous bothe in the begynnynge and in the ende this sygne is Septemtryonall that is of the Northe partye Also it is euyll to buylde howsynge or to sette trees or to begyn any werke that shall last and endure longe ☞ ☞ ⧠¶ The man that is borne whyle that the moone entreth in this sygne he shall be Femynyne of face melancolyous feynt herted and whyte of skynne and he shall loue a woman whiche shall greue hym his destenye shall be harde in his youthe but whan he is paste .xxx. yere he shall haue a maladye in the raynes and he escape he shall lyue by kynde C. yere The sonne entreth in the sygne of Cancer the .xv. Kalendaâ— of Iune and dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. Kalendar of Iuly ☞ ☞ ⧠¶ And in this monthe of Iune is .ii. daungerous dayes to take syckenesse vpon that is to say thâ—â— iii. and the .vii. ¶ Iuly hathe the sygne of the Lyon And is euyll to take purgacyon And very euyll to let blode _â—Or Leo is a sygne stedfaste Oryentall hote and drye Coloryke nature of fyre and of masculyne kynde and hath of mannes body the sydes the backe senâ—wes bones grystels beware whyle the moone reygneth there of venâ—usyng or cuttynge or harme catchange in tho places for it is very daungerous in the ende of Leo to take syckenes more than in the behynnynge for than he maye releue by good gouernaunce and it is euyll to gyue medycyne to the herte or stomacke and the vaynes to touche with yron ¶ A man that is borne whyle the moone entreth in this sygne of Leo by kynde he shal be holden easye he shall take a wyfe a heady stronge woman he shall be loued as the Lyon amonge beastes and he shall haue great power amonge stronge men The sonne entreth in this sygne the .xv. KalenÌ„ of Iuly and dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. KalenÌ„ of August ¶ And in this monthe of Iuly is ii daungerous dayes to take any syckenes vpon that is to say the. â—â— and the .xx. ¶ August hath the sygne of a Virgyn And is euyll for to take purgacion And is indyfferent to let blode VIrgo is a Sygne dowble bodyed Merydyonall that is of the South partye colde and drye Melancoly of complexion nature of the erthe and of Femynyne kynde hathe of mannes body the wombe medryfe guttes the lyuer galle and mylte But chefelye in the lymÌ„es byneth the medryfe than beware of breakynge or cuttynge on the belye or preuye places withinforth Also it is peryllous for a man to take any syckenes in the begynnyng therof but not so peryllous in the ende but rather token of helthe it is not good to wedde a mayde for she shal be barayne but it is good to wedde a wydowe ¶ The man that is borne vnder this sygne he shal be well loued and a man of great pytie and wyse and lyue moche in ease he shall be of good name amonge all maner of men he shall haue worshyp in his age he shall haue a sygne in the heade The sonÌ„e entreth in the sygne of Virgo the .xv. KalenÌ„ of August and dwelleth therin vnto the .xvi. KalenÌ„ of Septembre ¶ And in this monthe of August is .ii. peryllous dayes to take any maner of syckenes on that is to saye the .xix. and the .xx. ¶ Septembre hath the sygne of the Balaunce And is good for to take purgacyon And is very good to let blode LIbra is a Sygne mouable hote moyste Sanguinariuâ— and hathe the ouerparte of a man and the neder ende of a woman that is to say the nauyll the raynes and the lowe partyes of the wombe the share whan the moone is in Libra it is good to let blode is beste to make medycynes for the nauyll and to do all thynge that thou wolde haue broughte to the ende and this sygne is Occidentall sanguyne of complexion and of masculyne kynde and is good to begyn that yâ— shall longe laste knowe well from the degre of Libra to the degre of Scorpio it is euyll to begyn dyuers thynges for the moone is yâ— tyme in the worste ¶ The man that is borne vnder this sygne he shall be well beloued and good shal neuer fayle hym he shall haue a sygne in the necke or in the shoulder bone he shall be in great peryll tyll yâ— he be .xxx yere olde than shal he come to great worshyp The sonne entreth in the sygne of Libra the .xv. KalenÌ„ of Septembre and dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. KalenÌ„ of Octobre ¶ And in this monthe of Septembre is ii peryllous dayes to take any maner of syckenesse on that is to saye the .vi. and the .vii. ¶ Octobre hath the sygne of a Scorpyon And is good for to take purgacyon And is indyfferent to let blode SCorpio is a sygne of a Serpent colde and moyste Flumatyke nature of water Septemtryonall that is of the Northe partye and hathe of mannes body the preuye meÌ„bres and the bladder and whan the moone is in this sygne it is good to gyue medycynes to the membres of man and woman and to take laxatyues and to make all thynge that shall last longe and it is good make a way by water ¶ The man that is borne vnder this sygne he shall loue well the company of women and haue other mennes herytages he shall be melancolyous his wordes shall turne wel in age he shal be in trauayle and in the heade he shall haue a token or in the face he may lyue by kynde .xl. yeres The sonne entreth in the sygne of Scorpio the .xv. KalenÌ„ of Octobre dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. KalenÌ„ of Nouembre ¶ And in the monthe of Octobre is one peryllous daye that is to say the .vi. daye ¶ Nouembre hath the sygne of the Archer And is good for to take purgacyon And also is good to let blode I Do you to wyt that Sagittarius is a sygne of an Archer is dowble bodyed hote and dry nature of the fyre and is coloryke of complexion of masâ—ulyne kynde Oryentall that is of the Eest partie and this sygne reygneth in the thyes laddoges of a man and beware of cuttyng of tho places and than is good to let blode to treate of peace and to wedde a wyfe and to make all medycynes that is made with fyre ¶ The man that is borne vnder this Sygne shall be hasty and bolde to do folye and he shall haue
a sygne in the cheke or in the shoulders he shall be bytten of a dogge he shall haue troble and sore iyen he shall haue two wyues the laste shal begyle hym he shall wexe sycke at .xl. wynter and he escape he shal lyue by way of kynde C. yeare The sonne entreth in this sygne of Sagittarius the .xv. kalen̄ of Nouembre and dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. kalen̄ of Decēbre ¶ And in the monthe of Nouembre is .ii. peryllous dayes to take any maner of syckenes on that is to saye the .xv. and the .xix. ¶ Decembre hath the sygne of the Gote And is euyll to take purgacyon And is euyll to let blode CApricornus is a sygne mouable and vnstedfast of the South partie endely colde and drye melancoly nature of the erath and of femynyne kynde and hathe of mannes body y◠knees whan the Moone is in this sygne it is good to make medycynes to the knees but beware of cuttynge or hurtynge therof for dreade of towchinge the senowes vaynes for it is peryllous whyle the moone reygneth there and moche more greatter peryll in the ende than is in the begynnynge ☞ ☞ ☞ ⧠¶ The man that is borne vnder this sygne shal be wyse fayre and hasty and he shall haue a token in the heade or in the kne he shall be melancoly he shall lyue by kynde C. yeare as Astronomyers sayth The son̄e entreth in the sygne of Capricornus the .xv. Kalen̄ of Decembre and dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. Kalen̄ of the moneth of Ianuary ☞ ☞ ⧠¶ And in the moneth of Decembre is .vi. peryllous dayes to take syckenes or any dysease on that is the .iii. vi vii ix xv and .xvi. ¶ Ianuarye hath the sygne of a man shedynge water And is good to take purgacyon And is indyfferent to let blode AQuarius is a Sygne stedfast Occydentall that is of the west partye hote and moyste after the kynde of y◠eyre and Sanguyne of complexion hath of mannes body the shankes vnto the ende of the ancles and whan the moone is in that sygne it is good to set trees to buylde to wed is euyl to take sickenes in al the tymes whyle the moone reygneth there ¶ The man that is borne in the sygne of Aquarius shal be worshypped he shal be good true and shal be welbeloued and haue often hedache he shall haue a fall from ryches but he shall be happye in the west conutree and he shall be in peryl of water The sonne entreth in the sygne of Aquarius the .xv. Kalen̄ of Ianuary dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. Kalen̄ of February ¶ And in the moneth of Ianuarye is .viii. peryllous dayes to take syckenes that is to saye the .i. ii iiii v. x. xv xvii and the .xix. ¶ Februarye hath the sygne of thre Fysshes And is good for to take purgacyon And is indyfferent to let blode PIsces is a sygne cōmon dowble bodyed Septemtryonall colde moyste and watery flumatyke of complexion and of femynyne kynde and hath of mānes body the feete than is peryllous to let blode or open any vayne in that place and yf a man take syckenes in any tyme of that sygne it is not of ryghte great peryll but it is good to go to counseyll to accorde and to make all thynge that maye go by water and to make a thynge that shall laste longe ✚ ☞ ☞ ⧠¶ The man that is borne vnder this sygne of Pisces shall be a great lechour and go ferre in traueylynge he shall haue an euyll hurte in his heade in his youthe he shall haue many maladyes he shall fall in water and escape well he may lyue by kynde C. yeare ye he wyll haue good he must dwell in the North. The sonne entreth in this sygne of Pisces the .xv. Kalen̄ of Februarye and dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. Kalen̄ of the moneth of Marche ¶ And in the moneth of Februarye is .iii. peryllous dayes to take any maner of syckenes on that is to say the .viii. the .x. and the .xvii. ¶ Here foloweth the euyll and peryllous dayes in the yere Cap̄ iiii MAysters of Physycke that this Crafte fyrste founde telleth the fyrste peryllous dayes and the moste daungerous dayes in the yeare In whiche yf any man or woman be let blode of wounde or vayne they shall dye within .xxi. dayes folowynge Or who so falleth in any syckenes in any of these dayes they shal neuer escape tyl they be deed And who so take any great iourney in any of these dayes to go ferre from home he shall be in daūger or dye or he come home agayne And who so weddeth a wyfe in any of these dayes hastely they shall be departed or els they shall lyue togyther with moche sorowe And who so begynneth in any of these dayes any great warke it shall neuer come to good ende And these ben the dayes folowynge that is to saye ¶ In Ianuarye are .vii. dayes that is to saye the fyrste the .ii. the .iiii. the .v. the .x. the .xv. the .xvii. and the .xix. ¶ In Februarye are .iii. dayes the .viii. the .x. and the .xvii. ¶ In Marche are .iii. dayes the .xv. the .xvi. and the .xix. ¶ In Apryll are .ii. dayes the .xvi. and the .xxi. ¶ In May are .iii. dayes the .vii. xv and .xx. ¶ In Iune are .ii. dayes the .iiii. and the .vii. ¶ In Iuly are .ii. dayes the .xv. and the .xx. ¶ In August are .ii. dayes the .xix. and the .xx. ¶ In Septembre are .ii. dayes the .vi. the .vii. ¶ In Octobre is one the .vi. daye ¶ In Nouembre are .ii. daye the .xv. and y◠.xix. ¶ In Decembre are .iii. dayes the .vi. the .vii. and the .ix. Et alii dicunt .xv. and .xvi. ¶ Also there are .iii. dayes in the yere as saynt Bede telleth in the whiche yf any man let hym blode or take any drynke to medycyne within the .vi. day or the .xiii. day of the moneth he shal dye that is for to say the fyrste daye of the moneth of August the laste daye of Decembre the .viii. day of the Kalen̄ of Apryll .. Or who so eate of a goose in any of these .ii. dayes within xl dayes after he shal be sycke in peryl to dy◠¶ Also there is thre peryllous Mondayes that yf any man or woman eate of any gose flesshe on any of these .iii. dayes they shal haue the fallynge euyll and no bodely werke shall come to good ende that is begon in any of these .iii. dayes that is to say the fyrste monday February The seconde the last mondan of May And the thyrde the last monday of Septembre ¶ Who so wyll learne of the .iii. peryllous mondayes as clarkes sayen in the whiche no man shulde be letten blode of wounde nor vayne For who so be lette blode in any of these dayes soone after he shall dye that within .iii. dayes And who so that than taketh any medycyne he
the leues be better ¶ For the playster in Maye CapÌ„ xliiii ¶ Take Polypodye leues and the leues of Elena campana and Daysye leues and bete them small tempre them with oyle of Baye as thou semest best to make a palyster and lay it there the sore is euyn and morowe and he shall by the grace of God be hole ¶ For to breke wynde in â— bely CapÌ„ xlv ¶ Take coÌ„myn fenell sede and anneys sede beatyn to powdre than sethe it in wyne and drynke it fyrste and laste ¶ For a swollen wombe CapÌ„ xlvi ¶ Take the iuce of Kue and let the pacyent drynke it with wyne or ale and he shal be hole on warantyse ¶ For akynge of the wombe CapÌ„ xlvii ¶ Take tansay rue sothernewode and eate them with salte and he shall be hole ¶ For the herte brennynge CapÌ„ xlviii ¶ Take the croppe of Fenell and chewe it in thy mouthe and sucke the iuce therof spette out the other parte and he shall be hole ¶ For sore sydes within forthe CapÌ„ xlix ¶ Take Alysaundres persely louage red feâ—ell smalege burnet and gromell and sethe theym in whyte wyne tyll halfe be consumed than strayne it and let the sycke drynke it fyrste and last at euen hote and at morowe colde ¶ CoÌ„tra telam et maculaÌ„ in oculo CapÌ„ l. ¶ Take fenell vnset goldes veruayne and betayne AnÌ„ and stampe theym tempre them with ale or whyte wyne and strayne it and than stampt .ix. lowpes otherwyse called Chesiockes and put theym in to the sayde lycoure and gyue it to the pacyeunt to drynke ix dayes folowynge and he shall be hole ¶ For a womans pappe yâ— is sore CapÌ„ li. ¶ Take the rote of â—ryan yâ— is to saye wylde Neppe and make bare all the ouer parte of the sayde roote that is to saye the toppe of the roote and make an hole therin and couer it with a tyle stone and put it in the earth and lay earth vpon it and let it stande so .iiii. or .v. dayes than open it and take the iuce that ye fynde in the hole and kepe it in a glasse and therwith anoynte the brest and it shal be hole ¶ For the lyuer that is corrupte and wasted CapÌ„ .lii. ¶ Take a good quantyte of lyuer worte and bruse it a lytell than sethe it in good stronge worte with a quantyte of Rubarbe and vse this medycyne and thou shalt be hole ¶ For the hete in the lyuer CapÌ„ .liii. ¶ Take the iuce of sowre apples and swete apples of eche a pounde or more as moche as you thynke veste and .ii. pounde of sugre and medle these thynges togyther and lette them boyle on a symple fyre tyll it be thycke as a syrope and vse this a curtesye therof euery daye fastynge with luke warme water ¶ For the hete in the lyuer of a man that his colour is yelowe CapÌ„ .liiii. ¶ Take the water of Sycore and water of Letuse and the water of the leues and small braunches of a wylde moryer tree or els take the herbes and stampe all these togyther and as moche of one as of another and take the iuce of these thynges and as moche as all this of sugre and boyle all togyther vntyll it be as thycke as syrope and than put therto a poyse and a halfe of Rubarbe and vse a quantyte of this syrope in colde water euery day fastynge and last at nyght and he shall be hole ¶ For the brest that is encoÌ„bred CapÌ„ lvi ¶ Take and drynke .viii. dayes or .ix. of the Fumer the coÌ„meth of sylke wormes euery daye a poys in syrope of Isope and yf a man maye not haue this drynke take the pure hert DoÌ„lignam also in syrope of Isope .x. dayes and he shall be hole ¶ For a man that hath wormes in his bely and his body be lene CapÌ„ .lvi. ¶ Take the galle of a Rowe and floure of Lupius a curtesye and medle theym togyther and make a playsteâ— of wolle and laye it on his help where the grefe is and do this .iiii. or .v. dayes and he shall be hole ¶ For the breste the lunges CapÌ„ .lvii. ¶ Take a quaÌ„tyte of claryfyed hoÌ„ny boyle it and whan it is boled putte therto halfe a pounde of pere wardyns mynsed and boyle theym well togyther and than put therto an ounce of powdre made of the rotes of Elena campana and an ounce of powdre of lycores / and let theym boyle tyll it be somwhat styffe than take it from the fyre whan it is nyghe colde put therto an ounce powdre of gynger styrre it well togyther vse this fyrste last ¶ For to auoyde distroy flume Ca .lviii. ¶ Take percely rotes fenell rotes perytory and Isope and sethe theym in good ale 〈◊〉 lycores and a quantyte of claryfyed honnye and vse to drynke it and thou shalt be hole ¶ For the stone CapÌ„ .lix. ¶ Take the roundes of thornebacke and drye theym fayre and make powdre therof than take therof .ii. d. weyght and put therto two sponefull of water of Ramsyne and drynke it euery daye and euery nyghte and than thou shalte be hole And yf it be a great stone take a sponefull of water of stone croppe .ii. sponefull of water of Ramsyns .ii. peny weyght of the foresayd powdre medled togyther and vse this medycyne .iii. tymes and thou shalte be holpe be the stone neuer so great ¶ Also for the stone CapÌ„ .lx. ¶ Take the blode of a male Kyd and drye it in an ouen and make powdre of it than take gromell sede grounde Iue beryes stanmarche sede the rote or the sede of Saxyfrage rotes of Turmentyll and of phylypendula by euyn poicyon and bete all to smale powdre than take as moche as the powdre of kyddes blode and of the sedes and rotes abouesayde and vse this powdre whan nede is in sauce or in potage a peny weyght at ones no more ¶ For the Collycke strangury and the stone CapÌ„ â—â—◠¶ Take Careawey fenell sede spyckenared annes coÌ„myn cynamum and galyngale of eueryche halfe an ounce gromell sede and lycores of eueryche of them an ounce and se the weyght of all them and bete theÌ„ all to powdre and put halfe a sponefull of the same powdre in ale luke warme and drynke it and walke therafter an houre or thou eate or drynke any maner of thynge ¶ For a man that is lepre and it take in his legges and go vpwarde CapÌ„ .lxii. ¶ For a man that is lepre and it take fyrste in his legges and go vpwarde in to his body he maye be soone hole and yf he wyll take a Charabot that is to saye a Bettyll and bren it to asshes and beate it all to powdre small and than take olde barowes grece and melt it well on the fyre and tempre it togyther and as moche as halfe that of Blanchet and make an oyntement therof and vse
moche CapÌ„ lxxxv ¶ Take Roses and boyle theym well in good stronge vynegre and makt a playster therof lay it to the persones stomacke ¶ For a man that hath disease in his eares CapÌ„ lxxxvi ¶ Take fayre oyle Olyfe and let it be blowen out of a mans mouthe that is clene and fastynge in to the eares of the sycke man and let this be done .iii. or .iiii. tymes and lette that syde of the heed be turned downewarde that the ordure of the heed maye ronne out and vse this .viii. or ix dayes and he shall be amended ¶ For a man that his eares sowne within CapÌ„ lxxxvii ¶ Take Amondes and the Carnelles of Peches and let them be clene pylled in hote water and make oyle of them and let that oyle be put in to the eares of yâ— sycke body with tentes made of fyne lynnen clothe and vse this .viii. or .ix. dayes and he shall be hole ¶ For synewes that shrynke after they haue ben hurte healed Ca. lxxxxviii ¶ Take ensenee calasome mastyke hantit turpentyne galbenon visque the mary of an asse shepes suet olde swynes grece and butter of eueryche of them halfe an ounce than take an ounce and an halfe of waxe and an ounce of oyle olyue and stampe them and boyle all these thynges togyther and make it in maner of an oyntment harde to make playsters than make therof a playster and laye it on the hurte senewes and lette this lye .xv. dayes or more and they shall stretche out well ¶ For to staunche blode CapÌ„ lxxxix ¶ Take an herbe that is called Lune maâ—aâ—â—e and stampe it and laye it on the wounde or take the grene leues therof laye vpon the wounde and it shall staunche and yf a man may not haue this hethe lette hym bren the Fethers of a cockes necke and take the asshes of theym and laye the asshes on the wounde and the blode shall soone be staunched ¶ Also to staunche blode CapÌ„ lxxxx ¶ Take a pease of salte beefe that is well salted or els a pease of salte beefe that hangeth in the rofe couer it in hote embres tyll it be through hote and take asmoche as wyll stoppe the hole and bynde it fast to as hote as the pacyeÌ„â— may suffre it and it â—â—all staunche anone but let the beefe be fatte and lene togyther ¶ For an empostume CapÌ„ lxxxxi ¶ Take barlye drye beanes and lycores and let boyle them with fayre water al togyther of eueryche a lyke moche and drynke therof with sugre euery daye fastynge and at nyght whan he goeth to bed and vse this .vi. dayes or more and he shall cast out the postume ¶ For spettynge of blode CapÌ„ lxxxxii ¶ Take ache myntes rue and betayne sethe them togyther well in good mylke and gyue it hym to drynke fyrste in the morenynge laste at nyght and he shall be hole ¶ For wylde fyre that is called the fyre of hell CapÌ„ lxxxxiii ¶ Take red wormes of the earthe and the rote of valeryon and stampe them togyther laye it therto and take valeryon the rote and the leues and stampe it and tempre it with water gyue hym to drynke and he shall be hole ¶ For the bytynge of a mad dogge Capitulum lxxxxiiii ¶ Take the sede of boxe stampe it tempre it with holy water gyue it hym to drynke c. ¶ For to do away a wenne CapÌ„ lxxxxv ¶ Take bynde fast the wenne than take verdygrece sulphur sope oyle of egges alom and honny and tempre theym togyther and laye it therto and it shall do away the wenne and heale it without any doubte ¶ For to breke a felon iÌ„ a nyght Ca. lxxxxvi ¶ Take powdre made of Cantarydes tempre it with clene shepes â—alowe make a playster therof laye it therto and it shall breke ¶ For the mygrym CapÌ„ lxxxxvii ¶ Take .iiii. handefull of redde Rose flowres fresshe in soÌ„mer in wynter welked .iii. handefull of camamell and as moche of veruayne and breke them small with thy handes boyle them in a pottell of whyte wyne of gascoyne yf it maye be had or elles in tochell wyne vntyll it come to a quarte and put them in .iii. bagges broched flat lyke a playster and lay there the ache is as hote as the sycke may suffre and chaunge them hote and hote durynge a day and a nyght and lenger yf nede be ¶ For the morfewe CapÌ„ lxxxxviii ¶ Take water of elder drynke it .iii. sponefull in the mornynge .ii. or .iii. tymes whan ye reccyue it walke after and catche a good hete And than take a pynte of whyte vynegre and .ix. oke aples and cut theym and layne theym iii. dayes and .iii. nyghtes in the same vynegre and after take a fayre lynnen clothe and put the aples in the same cloth strayne them and with the lycoure therof anoynt thy body .iiii. dayes it wyll do away the morfewe ¶ For to stop the flyxe CapÌ„ lxxxxix ¶ Sake an onyon and roste it tyll it be tender than bruse it and lappe it in a lynen clothe and put it betwyxt the clyfte of the buttockes euyn ioynynge to the foundement and set hym downe therupon as hote as he maye suffre a longe tyme and take an other onyon and plucke out the core and fyll the hole full of frankensence and englysshe saffron and take the couerynge of the onyon and couer the hole and put it in the embres and lette it boyle tyll it be somwhat tender and than put away the couerynge and lay yâ— onyon as hote as it may be suffred vpon his nauell hole and bynde it fast that it fall not awaye and he shall be hole ¶ For the Canker wylde fyre ignis sancti Aathonii CapÌ„ C. ¶ Take roste Sorell in a wete lynnen clothe the space of halfe an houre vnder the hote embres and than stampe it with fyne claryfyed honnye and laye that to the sore and without doubte it wyll do awaye the brennynge blackenes and styncke and heale it perfytely ¶ For to make heere to growe CapÌ„ C .i. ¶ Take and sethe malowes rotes and all and wasshe the place there as the heere lacketh and it shall growe c. ⧠⧠⧠⧠¶ For to do awaye heere CapÌ„ C .ii. ¶ Take horse leches and bren them to powdre and mynge it with eysell and towche the place there the heere groweth and it shall growe no more there c. ☞ ⧠⧠¶ For a scalde heede CapÌ„ C .iii. ¶ Take a peny worth of lampe oyle and halfe a pynte of fayre water and boyle it well togyther and whan it is colde put therto an halfe peny worthe of quycke syluer and tempre it well togyther and anoynte the heede ¶ For the yelowe Iaundes CapÌ„ C .iiii. ¶ Take a quantite of turmeryke and asmoche of yuorye beten to powdre and asmoche of the inner barke of
of the Clockes be egall alwayes of .lx. mynutes but they of the planettes whan the day and the nyght ben egall that the SoÌ„ne is in one of the Equinocces they be egall but as soone the dayes longeth or shorteth so doth the naturall houres by this it is conuenyent alwaye for the day to haue .xii. temporall houres and the nyght .xii. temporal houres And whan the dayes ben longe and the houres longe and the dayes shorte and the houres shorte in lyke wyse is the nyght And neuerthelesse an houre of the daye and an houre of the nyght bothe togyther haue .xl. mynutes as for two houres Artyfycyales that the one leuyth the other taketh And than take we our Planettes from the Sonne rysyng and not before vnto the sonne goynge downe and than all the remenaunt is nyghte And so aboute the moneth of Decembre the dayes haue but .viii. houres Artyfycyales of the Clockes and they haue .xii. temporales than lette the .viii. houres Artyfycyalles be deuyded in egall partyes and it shall be .xii. tymes .lx. mynutes and euery partye shall be a temporall houre that shall be of .xl. mynutes and no mo Thus in Decembre the temporall houres of the daye haue but .xl. mynutes but the houres of the nyghte haue .lxxx. mynutes For in that tyme the nyghtes haue .xvi. houres Artyâ—ycyalles yf they ben deuyded in .xii. partyes ben .lxxx. mynutes For euery temporall houre of the nyght in Decembre haue .lxxx. mynutes .xl. For an houre of the day ben .vi. score mynutes in two temporall houres as many in two houres Artyfycyalles that ben eche of .xl. mynutes In the moneth of Iune is the contrarye In Marche and in Septembre all houres ben egall as is the dayes in other monethes by egall porcyon ☞ ☞ ⧠¶ Thus endeth the .vii. Planettes vpon the .vii. dayes in the weke ¶ And hereafter foloweth the natures and exposycions of the .xii. sygnes deuyded by the .xii. Monthes of the yere Capitulo .iii. ¶ Marche hath the sygne of the Raâ— And is indyfferent for takynge of purgacyon And is very good to let blode ARies is a sygne mouable hote and drye coleryke nature of the fyre and hathe lordshyp in mannes heade the face and the partyes longynge to the heade whan the Moone is in that sygne beware of cuttynge in the heade or in the face or in any vayne that longeth to the heade Also it is peryllous in the begynnyng of Aries to take any heade ache or any hurtynge in the heade for it were token of longe durynge or els of death but it is not so peryllous in the ende of it and this sygne is mouable oryentall and of masculyne kynde than is good to worke all thynges that is wroughte with fyre and it is good to take vyages towarde the Eest and it is good to let blode on the arme and to bathe the and to sowe sedes and to make matrymonyes and to begyn all good werkes that thou wolde soone ende and is euyll to do thynges whiche thou woldest haue longe laste for asmoche as the Ram is a beest that roungeth and casteth vp agayne the meate that he eateth tofore Therfore than there shulde no medycyne nor no passyon be taken inwarde whyle the moone is in that sygne for all naturall medycynes and passyons receyued in that tyme men shulde caste them vp agayne and so it falleth in all the sygnes that ben roungynge as Aryes and Taurus and Caprycorne and the laste parte of Sagittarye In all these there shulde no passyone be gyuen for drede of castynge vp agayne for this sygne aryseth oute of the Oryent and causeth the tyme to be hote and drye ¶ The man that is borne vnder the sygue of Aries by kynde of complexyon is Coleryke and shall be wytty and wylye slye and dysceyuable small of bones yelowe of coloure and kynde of herte The sonne entreth in the sygne of Aries the .xv. KalenÌ„ of Marche and dwelleth therin vnto the .xvi. kalendas of Apryll ¶ And in this moneth of Marche iâ— .iii. peryllous dayes to take any syckenesse vpon that is to saye the .xv. xvi and .xix. ¶ Apryll hath the sygne of the Bulle And is euyll for to take purgacyon And also is euyll to let blode THe Moone beynge in Taurus that is the sygne of the Bulle the whiche Sygne reygneth in the necke and the throte it is than peryllous to be ventused in the necke or to catche or take syckenes in the throte and moche more peryllous in the begynnynge than is in the ende this sygne is stedfast Meridyonall is of the Southe partie he is colde drye erthly and of femynyne kynde / and melancoly of complexion it is than good to sowe sedes to plante trees vynes for they shal redeâ—y growe and it is good to buylde howsonge and to wâ—d a wyfe and euery thynge to do that thou woldest haue longe to endure and stably to abyde It is euyll to begyn batayle or to fyght For it causeth the tyme to be colde dry and the wynde to haue his course nyghâ— the erthe and the skyes to flye abrode by the erthe ✚ ☞ ¶ The man that is borne vnder this sygne is by kynde of complexion Melancoly vnstable vnttewe whyte lyuered scarce of his purse The sonne entreth in the sygne of Taurus the .xv. KalenÌ„ of Apryll and dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. KalenÌ„ of May. ¶ And in this monthe of Apryll is .ii. peryllous dayes to take any maner of syckenes on that is to saye the .xvi. and the .xxi. ¶ May hath the sygne of two Twynnes And is indyfferent to take purgacyon And is euyll to let blode WHan the moone is in Gemyny that is the sygne of .ii. Twynnes / or .ii. Chyldren of one byrthe the whiche sygne reygneth in the armes and handes of man This sygne is dowble bodyed and Occidentall that is of the west partie and is Sanguyne of complexion hote and moyste after the eyre In that tyme beware of cuttynge in the shulders armes and handes nor in that tyme open no vayne in tho places It is good that tyme to treate of frendshyp whan the moone is in the sygne of Gemyny beware of lettyng of blode for it is euyl and specyally in the blumes for Gemyny gouerneth them And yf one take the syckenes in a howse and dye all the other be in great daunger to dye of the same ☞ ⧠⧠¶ The man thaâ— is borne whyle the moone is vnder the lordshyp of this sygne he shal by way of kynde be very wyse preuy and true he shall haue thre wyues he shal trauayle myghty fast to purchase worshype The sonÌ„e entreth in the sygne of Gemyny the .xv. kalenÌ„ of May and dwelleth therin tyll the .xvi. kalenÌ„ of Iune ¶ And in the monthe of May is .iii. daungerous dayes that is to say the .vii. the .xv. the .xx. ¶ Iune hath the sygne of the Creuyâ— And is good for to take purgacyon And is indyfferent