payne profyte lytle or nothynge in thys dysease yea the paynes are rather encreased more more Wherfore ther was neuer no such dysease knowen Howe be it Cornelius Celsus speaketh of a lyke dysease of the cure of a leprye called Elephancia and also Hugo de Senis in the .lv. coūcell semeth to speake of a lyke dysease Suetonius in the boke of the lyues of Emperours sayeth that Augustus had a lyke dysease for he sayeth that the sayde Augustus had greuous sondrye and peryllous dyseases all hys lyfe tyme. And he sayeth more ouer that he hadde spottes dyspersed vppon the breste and bellye in maner order and nomber of the sterres of the sygne called Vrsa maior Wherfore it was nedefull for the curation of thys dysease to serche out newe remedyes And so to saye the truth the medicines lately inuented are better in thys dysease then the medicines of olde wryters as for an exāple of payne Anodyne remedyes whych do swage payne resolue profyte nothynge in thys dysease I affirme the same of anodyne oyntmentes oyles bathes fumigations cerotes plaisters Howbeit it hath chaūced sometyme that I haue healed paynes pustules vlcerations scabbes wythin a weake anoyntynge the armes from the elbowe the legges frō the knee wyth a symple vnction fortifyed wyth a lytle quycksyluer To come to our pryncipal purpose I saye that thys dysease hath two curations accordynge to the tyme accordyng to the matter The fyrst yere we vsed one maner of curation the seconde yeare another In the fyrst curation iij. ententions are requyred The fyrst is ordinaūce of dyete that good humours may be engēdred euyl destroyed The seconde is to digeste the matter antecedēt to purge the same beyng digested the thyrde is to remoue the matter cōioynct As touchynge the first entētion we say that the patient may eate veale kyddes fleshe chyckes̄ hennes pertriches lyke as well rosted as sodden Byrdes also the lyue in woodes hylles may be permytted Cōtrarywyse porke hartes fleshe hares fleshe byrdes of the ryuer muste be forborne for they engendre grosse and troublous bloode Moreouer all kyndes of pulse and of colewortes all rootes are forbydden It shall therfore suffyce that the patient vse to eate borage lettuse whyte beetes spynache wyth a lytle perslye myntes sodden in the brothe of the forsaid meates Also a potage made wyth grated breade and wyth the forsayde brothe is conuenient Egges also wyth a lytle veriuyce may wel be permyttted And sometyme ryse sodden in some brothe Fyshe of all kyndes excepte lytle ones of redde colour and in lytle quātitie broyled vppon a gryderne are to be refused and also lekes onyons garlyke all hote salte and peperye thynges for they burne the bloode All frutes also bycause they be soone corrupted in the stomacke except ripe plommes and peaches muste be refused Sometymes also melons and sower cheries moderatly taken maye be suffered All whytmeate is hurtful But pomegranades and the wyne therof and resyns are conuenientlye permytted The seconde entention whyche is to digeste the matter antecedent and to remoue the same shal be thus accōplyshed Fyrst the strength and the age of the patient consydered yf he be sanguyne it is very good to drawe blood out of the comon veyne or out of the veyne called Basilica in the ryghte arme a clyster presupposed thē let the matter be digested the space of a weke by thys syrupe ℞ of syrupe of fumiterrie the lesse ℥ i. of the iuyce of endiue ʒ vi of water of maydenheere of fumiterrie of euery one ℥ i. then let the paciynt be purged wyth thys purgation ℞ of diacatholicon of a linitiue electuary of euery one ʒ vi of reubarbe steped in water of endiue accordīg to arte ʒ i. myngle them together and make a smal potiō with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes adding of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. ss Howebeit in thys euyll dyspositiō I was wonte in the fyrst dayes to digeste the matter wyth a syrupe magistrale vnderwrytten ℞ of fumiterrie maydenheere buglosse endiue of euery one m̄ i. ss of gallitricū politricū ana of euery one m̄ ss of reysons of sebesten of euery one ℥ i. of damaske prunes nombre .xxv. of sowre apples somwhat broken nombre syxe of the wyne of pomegranades .li. ss of the water of endiue fumiterrie buglosse of euerye one .li. i. ss let them seth all tyll the thyrd parte be consumed then strayne them and put to the straynynge as muche suger as shall suffyce make a syrupe wyth .ij. ℥ of the iuyce of fumiterrie as muche of the iuyce of endyue with an ounce of the iuyce of hoppes wherof let the patient take in the mornyng an ounce and a halfe wyth water of maydenheere endiue and fumiterrie The mater beyng digested wythin .x. or .xij. dayes after the receyt of the said syrupe let the patient be purged with thys purgation ℞ of cassia fystula ℥ ss of diacatholicon ℥ i. of electuarye of roses ʒ ij or in the steade of the electuarye after .vi. monethes put thervnto so muche of the cōfection of Hamech and make a small potion wyth the comon decoction I vsed these two purgations the matter beynge fyrste dygested the space of a yeare and more renewynge the sayde purgations and dygestions euerye seconde moneth And sometyme betwene purgation purgation I gaue the patient the pilles vnderwrytten ℞ of the pylles of mastyke of pylles of hiera de octo rebus of the pylles of fumiterrie of euery one ℈ i. make .v. pilles therof which I was wonte to minister before supper and sometyme after supper accordynge to the necessitie of the mēbers Also I suffered scarifications to be made vpon the shulders thyghes and buttockes wyth application of ventoses chyeflye when the bodye was ful of euyl humours and scabby pustules The thyrde entention whyche is to remoue the matter conioynct is accomplyshed by the administration of locall medecines accordynge to the diuersitie of tymes and of vlceres Fyrste to come to the originall of the dysease that is to saye to pustules whyche are wonte to chaunce in the yarde bycause these pustules chaunce of a primitiue cause there is no better remedy then to vse incontinētlye a sharpe and stronge medicine to mortify theyr malignitie that it spred not thoroughe all the bodye But we ought to do otherwise yf the punules came of a cause antecedente for local medicines are not to be applyed accordynge to the rules of chirurgerie before purgation of the bodye Amonge sharpe mundifycatiue medicines whyche byte awaye fleshe wythout payne our pouder of mercurye is moste principall for besyde other hys vertues it kylleth the malignitie of vlceres and pustules and bringeth the vlcered place to dygestion purgation of the matter wyth mundifycation When the place was mundifyed we were wonte to incarne it wyth an incarnatiue of sarcocolle and myrrhe wrytten in oure antidotarye And thē I
maiorum mynte wormewood mugwort nept of euery one a lytle of oyle of mastik spyke quynces ana ℥ i. ss of odoriferous wyne cyathe one seeth them til the wyne be consumed then strayne them and put to the straynyng of the spyces of aromaticum rosatū of the spyces of diaradon abbatis ℥ iiii of white waxe as mochas shall suffice make a liniment A potion for sharpe feuers and for the breakynge of the skulle it maye be gyuen without tamirindes Take of reysons two ounces of damaske prunes of cleane barly of euery one ℥ ss of tamarindes ʒ ii of the wyne of pomegranades ℥ iiii seeth them all wyth syxe pound of rayne water and syxe ounces of fyne sugre til the third parte be consumed than strayn them A potion for all fystules For fistula ℞ of agrimonye m̄ iii. of plantayne m̄ two of the leaues of a wylde olyue an handfull of ielefloures ℥ ss of honye ℥ iii. seethe them in wyne of good odoure wyth a lytle scabiouse tyll the fourth parte be consumed and gyue it in the breake of the daye in the quantitie of halfe a cyathe An artificiall iuce to mortifye a fistule ℞ of the iuce of agrimonye ℥ iii. of the iuce of affodylles two ounces of the iuce of celidonye ℥ i. of cōmune salte of sal armoniacke ana ʒ iii. of sublymate ʒ ii of verdegrese of roche alume ana ʒ i. ss of aqua vite ʒ x. seeth them tyll halfe the water and iuce be consumed and cast the licoure into the fistule wyth a syrynge After mundification of a fistule this lycoure is conuenyent ℞ of the iuces of agrimonie and plantayne ana ℥ ii of the rootes of paucedinis stamped ℥ ss of alowes myrrhe ana ʒ ii of salte of roche alume ana ʒ ss of honye of roses ℥ ii of aqua vite ℥ i. ss seeth them togyther tylle halfe the water and iuce be consumed and applye this lyquour as is aforesayde For a trociske of minium agaynst fistules resorte to the eyght booke of corrosyues The maner to make the poudre of mercurye is declared in the eyght boke A linimente conuenyente for a spasme procedyng through the hurte of the synnowes is thus made ℞ of the seede of Saynt Iohns worte m̄ ii of anthos m̄ i. of fresshe buttur li. ss of oyle of roses dylle camomyll violettes ypericon of euerye one two ounces of calues suete ℥ iii. of the mary of cowes legges ℥ ii of the oyle of swete almondes ℥ i. ss of goose grese duckes grese hennes grese ana ℥ ii ss of earthe wormes washed with wine thre ounces an halfe of good wyne cyathe one and an halfe seethe them tyl the wyne be consumed thā strayn them and make a liniment wyth suffycient whyte waxe and dyppe cloutes therein in the fourme of a sparadrap and bynde them vpon the sore place A good oyle for prycked synowes ℞ of the oyle of ypericon elders euphorbium ana ℥ i. of brayed brymstone ʒ x. of armoniacke bdelliū serapyne an̄ ʒ i. of whyte vynegre halfe aciath of erthwormes washed with wine ʒ i. ss seeth them togyther tylle the vynegre be consumed than strayne thē and applye the oyle actuallye hote The oyntment folowyng is good for the same purpose and draweth oute the matter that causeth a spasme ℞ of the forsayde oyle ℥ i. of terebentine halfe an ounce of gootes and calues tallowe of euerye one thre ounces of whyte diaquilon gummed ʒ x. of armoniake of bdellium dissolued wyth vynegre ana ʒ ii of rasyne of the pine tree of colophonye shyppytche ana ʒ v. make a cerote with suffyciēt new waxe Here foloweth an oyle of oure description which is good for all goutes caused of colde and myxt humoures and also swageth payne commynge of the crampe ℞ of cōmune oile l. i. ss of oile of roses odoriferous oyle of camomyll ana li. i. of oyle of a foxe spyke ypericon ana ℥ ii of oyle of dylle ℥ i. ss of the iuce of camomyll wormewoode anthos mugwoorte calamynt ana m̄ i. of squinantum m̄ ss of the seede of ipericon an handfull and an halfe of goose grese duckes grese ana ℥ iii. of the marye of a calues and a cowes legges an̄ ʒ x. of the rootes of enula campana and walwoorte somewhat broken ana ℥ iiii eyght quycke frogges of earth wormes wasshed with wyne ℥ iiii mēgle these thynges togyther with a quart of good wyne and so leaue them the space of a daye than seeth them with a softe fyre tyll the wyne be cōsumed than strayne them addynge of cleare terebētine ℥ ii ss of saffrā ℈ ii seeth thē a lytle and reserue this oyle as a treasure And yf ye wyll make it in the fourme of a cerote ye must adde two ounces of newe waxe A playstre agaynst the goute ℞ of husked beanes sodden in the broth of flesshe ℥ iiii stampe them strayne them addynge of oyle of Roses and camomylle of buttyre and swynes grese ana ʒ ii myngle them make a softe playstre with the yolkes of .ii. egges and of saffran ℈ i. Here foloweth the ordynaunce of vnguentum de minio whyche is good to heale vlcers of harde curation ℞ of oyle of roses odoriferous li. i. ss of oyle myrtyne of vnguentum populeon ana ℥ iiii of hennes grese ℥ iii. of cowes and wethers talowe ana li. ss of swynes grese seuen ounces of litarge of golde and syluer an̄ ℥ ii ss of ceruse ℥ iiii of minium thre ounces seeth them tyll they be black and styrre them about increasing the fyre afterwarde halfe an houre and put to of clere terebētine ℥ x. with sufficient quantitie of whyte waxe make a softe cerote and let it seethe agayne a lytle An oyntmente to coole good for chafynge of the yarde and other members and kylleth ytchyng ℞ of oyle of roses odoriferous ℥ iiii of Galenes oyntment of vnguentū albū cāphoratū vnguentū populeon ana ℥ i ss of the iuce of plantayne and nyght shade ana ℥ vi of litarge of gold and syluer ana ℥ ii mengle them make a liniment in a mortare of leade The maner to make the liniment is thys whan ye haue put the myneralles in a mortare ye must put in the oyles the iuces by lytle and lytle one after an other styrrynge them euer about tyll they be well incorporated and so put to the oyntmentes Vnguentū de tucia which is good for cankers and hoote vlcers is thus ordeyned ℞ of oile of roses ōphacine of oyle of roses complet odoriferous ana li. ss of calues and gootes tallow of vnguentū rosarum Galeni of vnguentū populeō ana ℥ ii ss of iuces of plantayne nyghtshade and sorelle ana ℥ i. ss of the wyne of pomegranades ℥ ii ss seeth thē all wyth a soft fyre tyll the iuce and the wyne be cōsumed than strayne them and put to the straynynge of ceruse of litarge of golde and syluer
pilles sine quibus esse nolo and pillule lucis The fourth is water of roses rue celidony eufrage verueyne sodden wyth a lytle suger aloes epatike and a lytle saffran The fyfth is a large lace of lynen or of lether bounde aboute the eye The sixte is an issue made vpon the coronall bone wyth a ruptorie or actual cauterye As concernynge purgation we haue spoken sufficientlye in a proper chapter of the former boke ¶ A chapter of matter reteyned in the skynnes of the eyes through the disease ophtalmia THere be foure remedies for the cure of this disease The fyrste is thys decoction ℞ of cleane barly m̄ i. of the sede of quynces ʒ i. of hole fenugreke ℥ i. of the rootes of buglosse ℥ ss seeth them all together tyll they come to the fourme of a muscilage The seconde is a playster of apples thus ordeyned R. of the meate of rosted apples ℥ iiii the yolke of an egge of womans mylke of the forsayd muscilage ana ℥ ss seeth them wyth a soft fyre tyll they be thycke The thyrde fourme is womans mylke wyth a lytle suger candye The fourth is a colirie in thys sorte R. of whyte sief wyth out opium ʒ i. of sief of frankynsence ℈ i. water of roses ℥ i ss mengle them and make a colliry These remedies cōsume and vapour out humours reteyned betwene the skynnes cornea and coniunctiua And fyrst ye must droppe some of the muscilage in to the eye laye vpon the eye a greate playster of apples And after that the matter is drawen out ye must applye an absterfiue of suger And then to cure the vlceratiō the forsayd collirie is a singuler remedie ¶ A chapter of a fistula in the corners of the eyes IT chaunceth often that in the weping corners of the eyes there groweth a fistula through reumatike matter and subtylle and watrye quytture there reteyned wherby often tymes an aposteme called flegmō is often ingendred For the cure whereof a maturatiue medicine wyth mitigation of peyne inflamation as is thys playster folowyng is cōuenient R. of the meate of rosted apples ℥ iii. of the leaues of mallowes sodden in the broth of fleshe and streyned m̄ ii of barlie flour ℥ ii the yolke of an egge of womans milke ℥ ss mēgle thē and make a styffe playster at the fyre An embrocation of cloutes dipped in thys decoction is good for the same purpose After maturation ye shall vse the foure remedies folowynge of whych the fyrste is oure pouder of mercurye the seconde vnguentum de minio the thyrde water of alume the fourthe a collirie as foloweth R. of water of roses of water of the floures of myrtilles yf they may be gotten ana ℥ i. of aloes epatyke ʒ i. of cloues brayed graynes .ii. of whyte wyne ℥ ss of tutia of whyte sief wythout opium mirabolane citrine ana ʒ ss braye these thynges that are to be brayed mengle them together and so leaue them the space of two houres then seeth them tyll the thyrde parte be cōsumed then streyne them and kepe the licour in a glasse for it is an excellente remedye to drye the moystnes of the corners of the eyes The two other aforesayd remedies maye be applied in stede of the pouder of mercurye puttynge a tente into the concauitie with hony of roses or a mundificatiue of sirupe of roses For cicatrisation ye shal washe the place wyth water of alume and lay vpon the place vnguentum de minio And when the fistule is wyth corruption of the bone ye shal procede as it is sayde in a proper chapter of the former boke ¶ A chapter of virulent and corrosiue vlcers in the inner outwarde parte of the nose HEre folowe remedies for corrosiue vlcers of the nose caused aswel of the pockes as of other diseases both in the inner outwarde partes As touching the vlcers proceding of the frenche pockes there is no thing better then to mundifye them wyth our pouder of mercurie and after mūdification to procede wyth the remidies ordeined in the chap. of the french pockes confirmed And whē they procede not of the french pockes the remedies folowenge are of greate efficacitie wherof the fyrst is vnguentū mixtum the seconde our pouder of mercurie the thyrde the licoure folowynge R. ii hole swete pomegranades half a sower of the leaues of plātayn night shade wyld olyues woodbynd knotgrasse of the croppes of brambles an̄ m̄ i. of synders of yron ℥ i. beate these thynges together so leaue them the space of thre houres then seeth thē with thre ounces of water of plantayne asmuch water of roses tyl the thyrd parte be consumed so streyne them seeth thē agayn tyl they become thick as honye Thys oyntment is good to heale a cankerous polipus all virulent vlcers after the mūdificatiō The fourth is a linimente made as it foloweth R. of oyle of roses omphacine of oyle myrtine of vngm̄ populeon or of roses or in the stede therof of Galiens oyntmente ana ℥ i. of the iuyce of plantayne and nightshade ana ℥ ii of the iuyce of sorel and alleluia ana ℥ ss of roche alume ʒ ss of mirobalane citrine ʒ i. seeth them al tyll the iuyce be consumed and streyne them then put to the streynynge of whyte waxe ʒ v. of tutia preparate ʒ ii of cerusse ʒ vi of titarge of golde and syluer an̄ ʒ iii. of burnt leade ℥ ss of camphore graynes .ii. mengle them and labour them in a mortar of leade the space of sixe houres Thys linimēt maketh a good cicatrise ¶ A chapter of remedies for passions for the throte THe remedies of squinātia are these For squinantia Fyrste is a gargarisiue made of water of barlye wyne of pomegranades and a lytle diameron The seconde is goates shepes or cowes mylke gargarised The thyrde is a lotion of the extreme partes wyth a lotion ordeyned in the cure of ophtalmia The fourth is a decoction of dates after thys sort ℞ of dates iuiubes dry figges an̄ ℥ i. of raysons damaske prunes ℥ i. ss of cleare liquirice ʒ x. of bran and clere barlye ana m̄ ii of redde suger li. i. seeth them all together in water sufficient tyl the barlye breake thē streyne them and let the decoction be gargarised hote The fyfth fourme is a playster of apples after this sort R. holihocke sodden in the decoction of a swallowes neste li. i. of the meate of apples rosted ℥ iiii of the oyle of swete almons and hennes grese an̄ ʒ i. buttyre ℥ iiii stampe these thynges together and seeth them a lytle with a soft fyre and when ye take the iuyce from the fyre take the yolkes of thre egges and mengle them together The sixte is phlebotomye of the veyne called cephalica at the begynnynge and in the state of the veynes vnder the tonge to purge the matter conioyncte These remedies must be administred as it foloweth Fyrst
them agayne a lytle addyng of verdegrese brayed ʒ xiiij of aloes frankēsence myrrhe sarcocolle lytarge of syluer wel brayed of euery one ℥ iij myngle them and styrre them aboute Thys is vnguentū apostolorū maius Item to remoue superfluous fleshe of vlceres it is good to myngle one parte of vnguentū egiptia Vnguentum Egiptiacum ij partes of the sayd oyntmēt Vnguentū egipti after our descriptiō is thus made ℞ of verdegrese of roche alume ana ℥ ij of hony of roses ℥ i. of water of plantayne wyne of granates an̄ ℥ ij ss seeth thē styrre thē about tyll they be thycke as hony Here foloweth a pouder to cause a good cycatrise ℞ of mirabolanes citrines ℥ i. of roche alume burut ʒ ij of terra sigillata of floures of pomgranates ana ℥ i. ss of lyme tenne tymes wasshed ℥ iii. of ceruse of lytarge of syluer ana ʒ ii ss myngle theym and make a fyne pouder This lotion is of lyke effecte ℞ of water of plantaine of odoriferous wyne ana .li. ss of roche alume brent ʒ vi of hony of roses ℥ ii sethe them a lytle A dygestyue of sanguyne apostemes is thus made ℞ of clere terebentyne ℥ ii the yolke of an egge of saffron ℈ ss myngle them This is a digestiue of a choleryke aposteme R. the yolke of an egge oyle of roses omphacyne ℥ ss mingle them and labour them in a morter of leade the space of an houre puttyng in the oyle droppe by droppe A mundificatiue of a sanguyne aposteme is thus made R. of clere terebentyne ℥ ij of honye of roses ℥ ss of sirupe of roses ʒ vi seeth them a litle and putte therevnto the yolke of an egge of barly floure ℥ i. of saffran ℈ ss A mundificatyue of a choleryke aposteme R. of clere terebentyne ℥ ii sirupe of roses ℥ i. ss the iuyce of plantayne ʒ ss seeth them a lytle and adde thervnto the yolke of an egge of barlye floure ʒ x. and if ye adde of frankynsence myrrhe sarcocoll aloes of euerye one ℥ i. ss it shall be a good incarnatyue A digestiue of a flegmatyue aposteme R. of clere terrebentyne ℥ ii of honye of roses ℥ ii of the iuyce of smallage horehounde scabiouse cole woortes wormewood of euery one ℥ ss seeth them all tyll halfe the iuyce be consumed addyng of the floure of wheate ʒ x. of bean floure and lentilles ana ʒ v. of sarcocoll ʒ vi myngle them Here foloweth a cerote to remoue the hardenes of the mylte and lyuer and the stomake ℞ of diaquilō magistrale thre ounces of Galenes cerote of isope ℥ i. ss of armoniake dissolued wyth vinegre an ounce a halfe of the iuyce of ireos thre drammes of the iuyce of smallage and rue of euerye one thre drammes of the rootes of cappares and asparage of euery one sixe drammes of camomylle mellilote wormewood of euerye one m̄ ss of odoriferous wyne and whyte vinaygre ana cyathe halfe seeth them tyll the wyne and vinaygre be consumed then streyne them and putte thereunto of the rootes of Holihocke soden and strayned four ounces a halfe of newe waxe asmuche as shall suffice sethe them agayne and make a styffe cerote addyng in the ende of safron ℈ ii Here foloweth a good fomentacion to resolue the aposteme of the armes and legges called vndimia R. of Camomille Mellilote of the leaues of myrte of euerye one m̄ ii of wormewood squinantum sticados roses mugworte of euerye one m̄ i. of coriander swete fenell of euerye one an ounce of hony halfe a pounde of salt of roch alume of euery one ℥ ii ss seeth them all with barbours lye tylle the thyrde parte be consumed A corrosiue water to mortifie a carbuncle to remoue wartes and superfluouse fleshe in the pockes is thus made ℞ of sal gemme vitrial romayne ana ʒ ii of sublimat arsenike an̄ ʒ i. of verdegrece ʒ ss Seeth them to gyther be sydethe verdegrese with a cyathe of barbours lye and halfe a ciath of water of roses tylle halfe be consumed and whan ye take this ordynaunce from the fyer put in the verdegrese This is a great secrete A mundificatiue of a carbuncle of our inuention R. of honye of roses ℥ iii. of sapa ℥ j. of terrebentyne .li. ss of the iuyce of woormewood smallage and scabious of euery one ʒ vi of the floure of barlye and wheate of euery one ℥ ii seeth them tylle they be thycke addynge of saffron ℈ i. of sarcocolle ʒ iii. An oyntemente to mortyfye a carbuncle and to mundifie cancrena and ascachillos ℞ of honye ℥ ii of roche alume ℥ ii ss of sal gemmae ʒ ii of sublimate ʒ i. ss of the iuyce of scabiouse ʒ vi of verdegrese ʒ xiiii of vynegre of roses ℥ iii. ss seeth them tylle they be thycke An oyntment to incarne woundes of our inuention ℞ of clere terebentyne ℥ iii. of oyle of mastyke and roses ana ℥ i. of calues tallowe ℥ ii of rasine of the pyne of mastyke of euerye one ʒ x. of frankensence of mirrhe of euerye one ʒ iii. of newe waxe ℥ j. ss of anthos yarowe centaurye the greatter of euery one m̄ i. of odoriferous whyte wyne one ciathe stampe the herbes a lytle and seethe them togyther tylle the wyne be consumed then strayne them and malaxe the straynyng with mylke Here foloweth a sparadrap to cure corrosiue maligne and virulente vlcers ℞ of vnguentum populeon .li. ss of an oyntmente of roses or of Galiens oyntment ℥ iii. of oyle of roses .li. j. ss of calues suet ℥ viii of swynes grese ℥ ii ss of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade of euery one ℥ iii. Seeth them all tylle the iuyce be consumed than strayne them and put to the strayning of ceruse ℥ vj. of lytarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ ii of terra ligillata of minium ana ʒ x. seeth all togyther tyll they be blacke in colour addyng sufficient white waxe and of camphore brayed ʒ i. ¶ Of suppositories and clysteres of honye TAke honye ℥ iiii seeth it tyl it be thycke styffe make suppositories lyke a candel labour them betwene your hādes anoynted wyth oyle and yf ye wyl haue them to be of strōger operation adde of salgemme ℥ ii of bn̄dicta simplex ℥ ss of ireos stāped incorporated in the ende ʒ v. Here foloweth another fourme of our descriptiō ℞ of the rotes of flour deluyce stāped li. i. of the leaues of camomyl mellilote dille ana m̄ i. of white sope cut in smal peces ℥ i. of the rotes of holihocke li. ss of garden saffran polipodie swete fenel ana ʒ x. of cumyne ʒ iii. sal gemme ʒ v. of comune salte ʒ vi seeth these thynges with fyue pounde of reyne water tyl halfe be consumed then streyn them and make lytle roūd peces aboute the bygnes of great pilles wyth suger coriander the sayd streynynge and put thre or fyue
the matter conioynct Diete The fyrste intention is accomplysshed in gyuynge to the pacyent meates declynynge to coldenesse and moystnesse lette hym vse therfore a gruell of breade sodde in water or in the brothe of a chycken sodden wyth Laictuce and a lytle cleane barleye And herewyth it is good to vse a fewe Almondes blaunched or commune seede called Semina communia stamped wyth a lytle sugre Also the patient maye vse at the begynnynge the brothe of a Chekyn sodde wyth Borrage Endyue Purselane Betes and Spynnache For drynke he maye vse the wyne of Pomegranattes that is not sharpe but well mengled wyth water The seconde and thyrde intention is accomplysshed by takynge of this syrupe ℞ of syrupe of vyolettes Syrupe of vynagre of the iuyce of Endyue ana ʒ iiii of the water of Endine hoppes and vyolettes Ana ʒ i. mengle them After that the pacyent hathe vsed thys syrupe thre or foure dayes he must take thys purgation in the mornynge ℞ of Electuarye lenitiue Purgation of Cassia Ana ʒ ss of Electuarye of Roses after Mesue ʒ iiii wyth the water of Endyue and hoppes make a small potion addynge in the ende of syrupe of vyolettes ʒ i. ss An other purgation Recipe of the wheye of gootes mylke ʒ iiii of electuarye De psillio ʒ ii and ss of Diacatholicon Diaprunis non solutini Ana ʒ ss mengle them and make a potion Yf it be Formica Corrosiua we muste digeste the matter after thys sorte ℞ of syrupe of Fumiterye of hoppes Ana ℥ ss of water of fumiter hoppes and Buglos Ana ℥ i. After that he hath vsed this syrup as it is sayde of the other he muste take this purgatiō ℞ of Cassia that is newlye drawen out of Diacatholicō an̄ ℥ ss of the cōfectiō of hamech Purgatyon ʒ iii. make a potion of fumiter adding in the ende of it syrupe of violettes ʒ i. 7. The fourth intention which is to take away the matter conioynct shal be accōplysshed with the medycines vnder wrytten of whiche the fyrst is this ℞ one Pomegranade aygre of Lentyles A playstre of cleane barly of plātayn called Arnoglossa or shepes tonge or waybredth ana m̄ i. of the rotes ofred dockes called Lapathiū acutum ℥ iiii of lupines ℥ ii seeth these thynges in suffycient water with a lytle vynegre tyll the barly be broken thā stampe them and strayne them and sette them agayne vpon the fyre the space of a quarter of an houre and putte to these thinges of oyle of Roses omphacine of oyle Mirtine Ana ℥ ii of whytewaxe ℥ x. make a composition whiche shall be betwene the forme of a cerot and of a playstre This plaistre is a present remedy to resolue all kyndes of Formica ambutiua and Corrosiua An other resolutyne for the same intention ℞ of oyle of roses of vnguentū Populeon Ana ℥ ii of oyle Myrtyne ℥ i. and. ss of the iuce of plātayn and nyghtshade Ana ℥ i. of roch alumme ʒ i. of the floures of Pomegranades m̄ ss of the seede of roses ℥ i. of docke rootes ℥ ss of vinegre ℥ ii Lette them boyle all vnto the consumption of the iuces and vynegre than sturre them aboute in a mortar of leade an houre and put therevnto of litharge of golde and syluer Ana ℥ ii of cerusse ℥ i. of Tutia ʒ ii yf nede be of greater exiccation or drying ye maye well adioyne of the refuse of yron called Scoria ferri fynely serced ʒ ii of verdegres ʒ i. and ss and so moche lyme that hath bene ten rymes wasshed This plaistre hathe so greate vertue in hys operation that there is no poynte of Formica but that it maye be resolued by the same And yf it so chaunce that the Formica can not be resolued but that it spreadeth it selfe in sondrye places wyth malignitye and vlceracyon we fynde these two remedyes vnder wrytten present and good to mortifye the sayde Formica bothe Corrosiua and Ambulatiua The fyrste is thys A poudre ℞ of Arsenicke of Auri pigmentū Ana ʒ ii of the iuyce of Plantayne of the iuyce of Nyghtshade of the iuyce of coolewortes an̄ ℥ ii of the rinde of a walnut yf it can be gotten ℥ ss or in the stede of it of Celidonye otherwyse called Salendyne ℥ ss lette them boyle all in a brasen vessell vnto the consumption of the iuyces thā stampe them fynely addynge of Camphore brayed accordynge to arte ʒ ss of Opium ℈ i. The seconde remedye ℞ of Arsenycke of Auripigmente Ana ʒ i. stampe them wel and let them boyle wyth a pynte of lye vnto the consumption of two partes and putte there into of Rose water li. ss and let them seeth one boylynge more In the application of these two remedyes ye must regarde this meane namelye that the place be wasshed wyth lynte made after the maner of a bolster plonged and steped in the decoction aboue wrytten and layde too twyse or thryse Thys water hath infallibly vertue to take awaye the malignite of an vlceratiō cōming of formica The fourme of administration of the poudre The poudre aboue ordeyned hath the same vertue whan it is layde to the place in the fourme folowing The vlcered place must be wasshed wyth a decoction of barley or of rose water incontinently you must putte the poudre in the sayde vlcered place not wypyng the place whyche thyng done ones or twyse yf ye perceyue the malignite of the vlcere to be mortifyed whyche thynge is easely knowen by the swelling of the place than ye must procure to make the eschare to fal away and to appayse the payne To remoue an Eschare inflāmation by thys meane Take of the leaues of mallowes and violettes an̄ M. ii and boyle them tyl they ben perfectly sodden than stāpe them wyth barley floure And with the decoction make a styffe playster addynge of freshe buttyre of swete oyle an̄ ℥ ii and two yolkes of egges put in to the foresaid thinges incontinētly after that they bene taken from the fyer Thys playster is principall to appayse gryefe caused by stronge medicines Ye may also profitably foment or bathe the place wyth thys decoction before ye laye to the sayd playster with cloutes weted in the decoction and it muste be layed too as hote as the patient canne suffre it And afterwarde whan they eschare shall be taken away the sayd vlcere shal be healed wyth the oyntment aboue wrytten which is compouned of the iuyce of herbes and of litarge or wyth vnguētum de Minio written in our antidotarie or wyth the oyntmēt aboue named in this present chapiter in the whych is tutia Item our poudre remouyng superfluous fleshe wythout payne hathe a prerogatyue aboue other to take away the malignite of vlceres and hath lyke effecte in thys aposteme The auncient doctours and also the later haue wrytten sondrye remedies in which I haue founde lytle vtilite and therfore I haue ouerpassed them and
maye chauÌ„ce thorough sondrye causes Some tymes through a cause primitiue and some tymes thorough a cause antecedent It commeth of the cause primitiue thoroughe brusynge or breakyng In brusyng it chauÌ„seth bycause the chirurgieÌ„ procedeth with thynges to colde whyche engrosse the matter and so cause putrefaction Sometymes the pores or passages ben stopped by whych nature sendeth the nourishement and lyfe to the membre And by reason of that stoppynge the vytale spirites can not come to the meÌ„bres So the membres beynge destitute of the vytale spirites do corrupte and rotte It chaunseth moreouer some tymes to them that go in the snowe Some tymes thoroughe to strayte tyenge of the membre For by reason there of the spirites can not come to the membre As we haue sene often thoroughe the strayte tyenge of a broken bone of the thyghe the legges or the armes We haue sene also Esthiomenos to haue chaunsed throughe vndiscrete application of sharpe medicines in whych arsenike realgar lyke entre And lykewyse thorough applicatioÌ„ of thynges stupefactiue and coolynge Of the cause antecedent Esthiomenos chaunseth often as of some venimous pustle not wel cured at the fyrst of the chirurgieÌ„ as we haue ofteÌ„ sene to haue chauÌ„sed in Anthrax carbo We haue sene moreouer thys prohibition of spirites to haue chaunsed through the corruption of some particuler meÌ„bre procedynge of greate Apostemes flegmonike froncles Foruneâ—â— In whiche oftentymes grosse and harde matter is engendred lyke a synnowe halfe rotteÌ„ In whyche apostemes the wayes and pores bene shutte oftentymes and by reason there of nouryshement and lyfe can not come to the membre and so the membre rotteth and dyeth We haue sene thys putrefaction in the handes and fete of them whyche haue ben longe in sharpe fieuers so that theyr bodies beyng destitute of natural heat became leane drye the extremitees of theyr bodyes cheflye theyr legges were reduced to suche colde and congelation or stupefaction cheflye in the wynter that it semed that the membres were altogether depriued of naturall heate Neuertheles though the membres semed colde the patient complayned of great payne and heate and inflammation as yf actuall fyer hadde bene there Also we haue sene it chaunse wythout payne goynge before wythout inflammation wythout inflatioÌ„ wythout liuidite or bleunes wythout blacke coloure of the place as it chauÌ„sed in Cancrena ☞ in a noble woman of the cytie of Genue called Saluagina de Grimaldis whyche fell in to thys corruption after a loÌ„ge dysease Thus it is euidente to euerye bodye what esthiomenos is Of the cause antecedent Estiomenos chaunseth not often but by the corruption and putrefactioÌ„ aboue named And it maye come by one of these thre causes as Auicenne sayeth that is to saye thoroughe the cause that corrupteth the complection of the membre and the spirite animall whyche is in the same membre or by some other cause defendynge the vitall spirite to come to the membre or by some thinge that gathereth together the two intentions as we haue declared in thys present chapitre and as it chauÌ„seth often by applyenge some locall medicine that is not conuenient and lykewyse by some venimous pustle corrumping the naturall complextion of the membre and dystroyenge the animall spirite whyche is in the membre so that the vytall spirites sente of nature to conserue the naturall heate of the meÌ„bre can not come to the membre bycause the place is mortifyed and eschared And thus necessarelye foloweth prohibition of the vytall spirites that they can not come to the places and also there foloweth mortifycation and corruption of the complection of the membres and of the vytall spirite remaygnynge therin Yf Esthiomenos maye come by one of the three causes aforesayde it maye much more come by two knytte together c. ¶ The seuententh chapitre of the cure of Cancrena Ascachilos and Esthiomenos AFter that we haue sufficientlye declared what Cancrena Ascachilos The â—ure of Cancrena and Esthiomenos is and the dyffereÌ„ce of the same in thys presente chapitre we wyll make mention of the cure of them The curation of these three dyseases dyfferre not but in the greater or smaller corruption for the one is a waye to the other We wyl declare after oure power the cure of these three dyseases whych is accomplyshed by three intentions The fyrste is the ordynaunce of lyfe The seconde to purge the mater antecedent The thyrde is to take awaye the matter conioyncte and corrupte and to kepe the hole partes from corruption The fyrste intention that is to saye the dyaete is accomplyshed accordynge to that that is spoken in the chapitre of Herisipelas Thys one thynge I saye that in thys case the brothe of a chekyn wyth herbes as beetes laictuce borage buglosse cicoree is verye good The seconde intention shal be accomplyshed wyth cut tynge a veyne called commune or the lyuer vayne or some part ouer against the hurted place so that the strength and the age of the patient be consydered Digestiue Afterwarde the mater shal be digested wyth this syrupe taken warme in the mornynge â„ž of syrupe of vyneaygre called acetosus symplex of syrupe of the iuyce of endiuiae and of fumiterre ana â„¥ ss of water of fumiterre buglosse and hoppes ana â„¥ i. when the patient hath vsed this syrupe the space of foure dayes Purgation let hym take thys purgation minoratiue â„ž of cassia of diacatholichon ana â„¥ i. make a smale potion wyth a decoction of cordiall floures and frutes and put there vnto syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. and. ss Thys I I saye yf the dysease make truce wyth the patieÌ„t giue time to euacuat the mater After that he hath takeÌ„ the sayd minoratiue two dayes after it shall be good to euacuate the naughtye matter wyth thys potion â„ž of cassia fistula of diacatholicon ana Ê’ vi of an electuarye of roses after Mesue Ê’ ij make a small potion wyth the coÌ„mune decoction adde of tamarindes â„¥ i. ss of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. The thyrde inteÌ„tion whych is to take awaye the matter antecedente and to kepe the place from rottynge is accomplyshed in this maner At the begynnynge when the place waxeth blacke then there is no better remedy then to scarifie the blacke place Leeches wyth sondrye scarifications and depe layenge leeches or bloodsuckers aboute the place corrupted And then to washe the place wyth lye wherin Lupines haue ben soddeÌ„ in good quaÌ„rite For as Galene Auicenne saye the vertue of them taketh away rooteth vp all cancrous vlceres And we haue often proued thys decoction in thys case and haue founde it good for the patientes wyth the application of vngueÌ„tuÌ„ Egyptiacum of our description washynge the vlceres wyth the sayd decoctioÌ„ The descriptioÌ„ of vnguentuÌ„ EgyptiacuÌ„ is after this sort â„ž of verde griece of roche alume of honye ana â„¥ .ij. of whyte vinaygre Vnguentum Egyptiacum of the
before thys playster be layed to it shall be very good to laye vpon the botche cloutes steped in the decoction of holihocke and lyllyes sodden in a lytle water with a lytle wheate flour swete oyle of oliues buttire This decoctioÌ„ helpeth much to maturatioÌ„ Whan the botche is rype perce it wyth an instrument of yron or a cauterye actuall or potentiall as it shall seme good Afterwarde the vlcer must be ordred concernyng digestion muÌ„dification incarnation and cicatrisation as it is writteÌ„ in the cha before where vnto ye shal resort as necessitie shal requyre Nowe that we haue declared the cure of carbunculus Anthrax and of a pestiferous botche The cure of the pestilential fieuer lette vs come to the fieuer pestilentiall And fyrste we wyll declare the cure of a trewe pestilence whiche cure is acomplyshed by the ministration of the electuarye beneth writen which we haue ofteÌ„ proued with worship profitte Hys vertue operatioÌ„ is right noble it dryueth venomous mattier froÌ„ the principall membres causeth it to be deriued to the emuÌ„ctories or cleÌ„serres And it is of oure inuention Electuarium magistrate in thys fourme that foloweth R. of the graynes of iuniper of cloues of nuttemyges of the rootes of Enula campana anÌ„ â„¥ i. of Aristologia loÌ„ga rotuÌ„da of gentiane anÌ„ â„¥ iii. of the seed of purcelane of the rotes of tuneceis of doronike of the seede of sorell of whyte ben and red anÌ„ â„¥ ss of spodiuÌ„ of the bon of a stagges harte of lignum aloes of al the coralles of the shauing of euory of laurel beryes of mastike ana Ê’.iii of rue Ê’ ss of nuttes of drye figges of dates of raysines anÌ„ â„¥ .iiii. of saffran Ê’.ii and ss of tereben of cardus benedictus of dittanye ana â„¥ .i. ss of the commune seedes of swete almandes of the kernelles of the pyneapple of hasell nuttes ana â„¥ .iiii. ss of sinnamome of liqueritie ana â„¥ ii of agaryke in trocisques â„¥ .ii. and ss of Peucedanum â„¥ .i. of terra sigillata of bole armenye ana Ê’ x. of corianders prepared of mumia anÌ„ Ê’.ii of zedoarie Ê’.vi of caÌ„fore Ê’.i of that thre saunders of the spices of diarodon abbatis â„¥ .i. of the rindes of an orenge and the seed of the same of the fragment of Saphyr anÌ„ Ê’ iii. of muske Ê’.i ss of tamaryndes â„¥ vi of the triacle of Mithridates â„¥ two and ss of the leaues of ermolyne â„¥ .i. ss bray them all fynely and make a magistral electuary with the vndre wrytteÌ„ syrupe R. of vinaigre of roses Syrupe of water of scabiouse of sorel of roses and buglosse ana â„¥ viii of red roses of al the saunders ana â„¥ ss of bole armeny of terra sigillata of terebentyne of dittanye ana Ê’.vi of the leaues of Hermolyne or albyne ana Ê’.x of syrupe of the iuyce of sorell of the iuyce of an orenge of rybes of granades ana li. ss of the iuyce scabiouse of the iuyce of the leaues and rootes of smalage of the iuyce of fenell of rue of purcelane of the iuyce of sower pomegranades of the iuyce of sower apples and limmons ana â„¥ .iii. ss Let them seeth all together wyth sufficient suggre and make a syrupe Thys electuarye made wyth thys syrupe is an excellente medicine And the electuarye alone is sufficiente to heale a man that is infected wyth the pestilence Also these pilles vndre wrytteÌ„ ben of noble operation and muste be taken in the mornynge twyse a weke in the quantitie of a dramme wyth a lytle rose vinaigre and as muche sorell water and in other dayes he muste take but one pille euery morning Pilles for the pestilence and thys is the description of them R. of the foresayde poudre agaynste venym â„¥ .i. ss of aloes he patyke â„¥ iii. of myrre â„¥ .i. ss of saffcaÌ„ â„¥ .i. make pilles of all these wyth asmuche of the foresayde syrupe electuary as shall suffice Here foloweth a description Electuarie laxatiue of an electuarie laxatyue R. of the confection of Hamech of an electuarie of roses after Mesue ana â„¥ .i. of diacatholicon diaprunis non solutiui ana â„¥ .i. ss of an electuarye magistrall a foresayde or againste the peâ—tilence â„¥ iiii mengle them The maner to heale a man infected wyth the pestilence is this As sone as a man feleth hym selfe to be touched wyth the venimme of the pestilence let hym take thys remedie vnder wrytten that is to saye two whyte oynions and make an hole in the toppe put in an once of the electuary afore named than bake them in an ouen tyll they bene sufficientlye bake Than stampe them and straine them and put to the strayning of the electuary laxatyue aboue wrytten of cassia of manna anÌ„ â„¥ ss wyth water of sorel of scabiouse by equal partes asmuche as shal suffice The eâ—fect of this potioÌ„ is to soÌ„drye the venym froÌ„ the principal meÌ„bres and to sende it to the emunctories and to cause it to passe away by swettes by the belly And assone as it is possible the patient must vse this potion without regard of digestion bycause thys syckenesse gyueth no leysure to vse digestion If it shal be necessarye to take the potion agayne ye must alway consydre the streÌ„gth of the patient Also it is a souerayne good ayde to take thre graynes of our poudre aboue wrytteÌ„ washed wyth rose water and incorporated with halfe an once of suggre of roses makynge of it thre morselles wyth whyte suggre to be receaued in the mornynge Puiuis precipitatus Thys poudre prouoketh somtyme swette sometyme vomyte and somtime purgation by the bellye And it is called puluis precipitatus After that the patient hathe taken thys potion the nexte daye it shal be good to vse thys syrupe R. of syrupe of the iuyce of orenge Sirupe of the iuyce of endiue anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the waters of endiue of sorel of buglosse anÌ„ â„¥ .i. meÌ„gle theÌ„ whaÌ„ he hath taken of thys syrupe the space of thre or foure dayes Purgation it shal be good to take thys purgatioÌ„ R. of chosen maÌ„na of diaprunis non solutiui anÌ„ â„¥ .i. of cassâ—a â„¥ ss make a small potion wyth the water of sorell endiue violettes addyng â„¥ .i. ss of syrupe of violettes For the coÌ„fortation of the hert it is good to vse the composition written in the cha goyng before whych is called electuariuÌ„ cordis coÌ„fortatiuuÌ„ Also ye may gyue the patient a lytle triacle with a lytle of the electuary written in this present chap. wyth syrupe of vinaigre or syrupe of the iuyce of orenges in the quaÌ„tite of a chestnut vi houres before dinner Thys medicine preserueth from the pestilence healeth the pestilence Also at the begynnyng it auayleth much to rubbe the extremities of the bodye and lykewyse to minister clysters lenityue As coÌ„cernyng the regiment
of the fleame vaporethe out and the grosse remayneth of that knobbes beÌ„ engeÌ„dred The cause conioyncte is the mattyer gathered and conteyned in the place Note that ye nede not to care gretly for names so that ye haue true curations ¶ The .v. chapitre of the cure of nodes or knobbes The cure of nodes THe cure of nodes hath three intentioÌ„s The fyrst is the ordinauÌ„ce of diete that a good humour maye be engendred and the euyll destroyed The seconde is purgation of the mattier antecedent The thyrde is to take awaye the mattyer conioyncte Diete As touchyng the first they that haue nodes muste eate mutton rosted and veale and hennes pertriche and faysantes euer rather rosted thaÌ„ boylled And in the brothe of the sayde flesshe ye maye seeth persley fenel ryse and grated breade The patyente muste obstayne frome all poulses called in Latyne Legumina Lykewyse al disshes made of paest ought to be auoyded Lette not the wyne be sharpe but of good odour and moderatly delaied The seconde intentyon whyche is to purge the mattier antecedent is thys accomplisshed as it foloweth Fyrste lette the mattier be digeste by vsynge certayne dayes thys digestyue â„ž of Oximellis simplex of Syrupe dede duabus radicibus of honye of Roses Ê’ vj. of the waters of fenel cicoree and Fumiterre Ana â„¥ j. mengle After that he hath vsed thys digestyue thre or foure daies lette him take this purgatyon â„ž of Diacatholicon â„¥ j. of electuary indi maioris of Diafinicon Ana Ê’ ij make a shorte potion wyth the commune decoction addyng of Syrupe of violettes â„¥ j. and. ss It is good also to take euery daye a litle of thys confectyon â„ž of Diacatholicon â„¥ j. of honye of roses Ê’ x. of Diaturbit â„¥ ss of Agarike in Trocisques Ê’ j. of suggre asmuche as shall suffyce make a confectyon addynge a lytle Gynger The thyrde intentyon whych is to take awaye the mattyer conioynte is accomplished by one of the foure meanes vndre wrytten The fyrste is by waye of resolutyon The seconde by pressyng made wyth a place of leade and conuenient byndynge The thyrd is by incisyon The fourthe is by applicatyon of some caustique medicyne vpon the nodes The node Melline is that Mellyne that produceth a quytture lyke honye and ye must mollifye the place and laie vpon it a playstere of Diaquilon magnum Oftentymes it is holy resolued in laiynge vpon the place plates of leade wyth good coÌ„pression and conuenient ligation or byndyng as we haue said before After that the nodes ben mollifyed it is good to assaye to breake the sayd nodes pressyng your thombe vpon them For the resolutyon of nodes Melline folowethe oftentymes the breakynge of the blader called Cistis If the sayde nodes canne not be resolued Incisyon it is necessarye to cutte them after longytude or lengthe and that warely lest the skynne whych is lyke a purse be cutte For yf it be possyble ye muste drawe it out hole wyth the mattyer that is in it For whan anye parte of that remaynethe the node wyll returne Wherfore it is necessarye to fylle the node whan it is opened wyth Vnguentum Egyptiacum of oure descriptyoÌ„ or in the stede of thys oyntment ye shall putte in of a trocisque of Minium the quantyte of a grayne of Pinapple and it shall take awaye the hole node wyth the skynne called Cistis After thys ye muste procure that the eschare falle of wyth buttyre or wyth a digestyue made of Terebentyne Afterwarde the place muste be mundifyed incarned and cicatrised as we haue often sayde in the Chapytre before The same cure maye be vsed in nodes in whyche there is a mattyere lyke a chawed chestnutte and also in them whiche ben fylled with sanious or fylthie mattyer Fleschie node But for fleschie and knottie nodes we haue another curatyon In the curatyon of a fleschie node after a purgatyon and good regiment as we haue shewed we muste comme to the rootynge vp of the same wyth some caustique Medicyne In thys case the descryptyon of the caustyque folowynge is verye good A caustyque Medicyne Take a pounde of Capitell or of lye wherewyth sope is made of that that is called Magistra and droppethe fyrst in to the vessel of Vitriol Romayne or coppresse Ê’ j. of sal Armoniake Ê’ ij of roche alume Ê’ j. and. ss boyle thyes thynges together in a lytle brasen posnette tyll they ben as thycke as salt The maner of appliynge thys caustique we wyll declare hereafter as we haue proued it the yeare of oure Lorde M. CCCCC vj. in the curatyon of suche a fleschie node that Iulye ij had aboute the greatnes of a chestnutte in hys ryght hande betwene the rynge fynger and the lytle fynger That node was harde at the begynnynge and of a rounde fygure and of a duskysche coloure And it contynued .vj. monethes without payne or encresment and wythout the applycatyon of anye medicyne But in the ende whan the Bischoppe toke hys iorney to Bononye in the citie of Castellane the sayde node beganne to vlcer of hym selfe and nothynge issued out but blacke bloode wyth virulente or venymous mattyer The frenche poxe was homelye with the moste holye Father And by reason of iorneyinge we differred and palliated the cure tyll we came to Foroluue nether could we so haÌ„dle the node but that it came to a paynfull vlceratyon and augmentatyon of carnosyte vnto the bygnes of a great chest nut Than we beganne the rootynge vp of the node in thys maner Firste we applyed Vnguentum EgyptiacuÌ„ whyche of hys vertue gnaweth euyll flesche and conseruethe the good as Auicenna testifyeth Howbeit that oyntment coulde not take awaye the superfluous flesche of the node but caused greate payne and asmuche as the oyntment toke away in one day nature restored in another And he feared the application of the oyntmeÌ„t bycause of the payne Whan I perceaued that hys holynes could not endure the medicine I beganne to despeare of the cure and of necessyte souÈt some new remedye to auoyde the daunger of the sinnowie place At the last I ordayned thys remedye whych is of our inuentyon A goodlye lynte ☜ Take of fyne lynte of olde cloth â„¥ ij of the cromes of whyte breade well leuened â„¥ iij. of sublymate brought to a fyne poudre â„¥ ss of water of plantayne of water of Roses of eche a pounde seethe them in a brasen vessel to the consumptyon of two partes of the three Than presse the lynte and lette it drye in an ouem metely hote and toose it agayne and kepe it iÌ„ a boxe of wood wel stopped With this remedie we healed the sayd carnosyte of the node perfectly in the space of a monethe wythout greate payne whyche thynge the chirurgieÌ„s of Iulius merueyled at and cheyfely mayster Archangel which wolde not coÌ„sente to take away the sayd node by incisyon allegynge the texte of Auicenne whyche sayeth that
of a Melon and some tymes to the greatnes of a courde And it hathe sondrye names accordynge to the places in whyche it is engendred as we haue sayde of Testudo but we nede not to passe for the names so that we haue the true intentyon of healynge All thies kyndes of eminences ben engendred of a cause primityue antecedente and conioyncte The cause primityue is euyl regiment in eatyng and drynckynge The cause antecedent is the multytude of fleame hardened and dryed The cause conioyncte is the humoure gathered to the place Scrophiles As concernynge Scrophiles some ben paynful and haue part of an hote humour and ben redde and not verye harde Thies maye be healed by resolutyon or by suppuratyon Sometymes they ben greate and olde and haue coniunctyon wyth synnowes and veynes and are of euyll coloure Take no cure of thē for they comme often to a Canker Ye maye haue the same iudgement of glandules whan they comme to malignitie and cancrosytie Consydre wel theyr sygnes that ye maye knowe whan they ben euyll There chaūce in the emunctories certayne harde emynences called Bubo and fugile and they haue coniunction wyth the synnowes ¶ The seuēth Chapitre of the cure of Scrophiles glandules and lyke emynences THe cure of glandules The cure of glandules c. Scrophiles and excrescences of the same nature is accomplisshed by foure intentyons The fyrste is good regiment of diete The seconde is to take away the mattier cōioyncte by medicines resolutiue The thyrde to purge the mattyer antecedent The fourthe to take away the mattyer cōioyncte by handye operatyon or by the applicatyon of a caustyque medicyne whan they canne not be healed by resolutyon The fyrste intentyon is accomplisshed accordyng to that Diete that is sayde in the Chapitre of the cure of nodes In thys case the patyent must endure hōgre asmuche as is possyble and kepe hym selfe frome eatyng vnto vomite He muste haue hys heade layed hygh nether muste he slepe grouelyng whā he slepeth lykewyse he must not speke muche nor laughe whan he speaketh For the accomplisshement of the seconde intentyon lette the mattyer be thus digested ℞ Oximel compositū Digestiue of Syrupe of Sticados of honye of Roses Ana ℥ ss of the waters of scabiouse Endiuie and Fumiter Ana ℥ j. mengle thē After that he hath vsed this digestife let hī be purged with this purgatiō Purgation ℞ of Diacatholicon of Diaphenicō of electuarij indi maioris ana ʒ ij make a small potion wyth the cōmune decoction addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. and. ss Eyght dayes after that he hath vsed thys medicine to euacuate the matter antecedent it is good to take euery daye in the mornynge one of these pilles Pilles by the space of fourtye dayes excepte the two dayes whē the moone chaungeth ℞ of Euphorbiū of ginger of turbith of the iuice of the rootes of Ireos of Agarike ana ʒ i. make xl pylles wyth the sayd iuyce Also it shal be very good to take euery euenynge a lytle of thys compositiō ℞ of hony of roses of syrupe of sticados ana ℥ iiij of suggre ʒ iij. of agarike in trocisques ʒ ss of salis gemme of spike of cinnamome of galangale ana ℥ ij of cloues of macis ana ʒ i. of polipodie ʒ i. ss of turbith preparate ʒ ij of longe pepper ℈ ij make a confection of al these wyth the wyne of quynces The receyte of thys is ℥ ss It is of excellent operation to take away an euel flegmatyke complexion in any bodye it rectifyeth the euyll qualite and purgeth the grosse humour The thyrde intention whych is to take awaye the matter conioynct is accomplyshed by the administration of locale medicines whych maye resolue thys matter and mollifye it Of whych thys is one of good effecte A cerote resolutiue ℞ of the muscilage of holyhocke of fenugreke linsede of drie fygges .li. i. of cōmune oyle of oyle of lillies and camomille ℥ ij of capons grece gose grece and swynes grece melted of cleare terebentine of wethers tallowe melted ana ℥ ij and ss of lytarge of golde well brayed and cersed ℥ viij Let thē boyle al together to the consumption of the iuyce muscilage thē wyth sufficient newe waxe make a cerote clāmysh and cleauynge addynge of armoniake Iris sygnifyeth a flouredeus of galbane dissolued in vynegre ana ʒ i. of newe ireos well brayed ℥ i. and. ss seeth them altogether and make a cerote after the maner of diaquilon Thys cerote is souerayne to resolue scrophules and all other glandules procedyng of flegmatyke matter Another remedy to thys entētiō Playster ℞ of whyte diaquilon of great diaquilō of the swette of shepes woulle called isopus humida ana ℥ i. of ysope of galenes cerote ʒ x. of the iuyce of flouredelys ℥ ss of the iuyce of affodilles ʒ i. of the muscilage of holihocke ℥ iiij Let them boyle altogether vnto the consumptiō of the muscilage then put to of cleare terebētine ʒ vi of whyt waxe asmuch as shall suffice make a cerote Item to the same intētion ℞ of galbanū of serapine of Opopo armoniake ana ℥ ss of the decoction of flouredelis ℥ ij of whyte vynegre ℥ ij and. ss dissolue thē altogether and boyle them vnto consumption of the iuyce and decoction then adde of oyle of lillies of cleare terebentine of whyte waxe ana ʒ iij. let them boyle agayne one boylyng put to of brayed flouredelis ʒ ij Another ℞ of the rootes of lillies ℥ iij. of the sedes of water cresses of ireos cutte accordynge to breadth ana ʒ i. boyle thē in sufficiēt water tyll the sede of the watercresses be broken then presse them and stampe them Whych thyng done make a plaister in the muscilage of the foresayde thynges wyth branne well brayed and sodden wyne asmuche as the muscilage shal be Thys playster is excellēt to resolue scrophules so that they be not paynful and suspected of a canker A cerote To the same intētiō ℞ of armoniake and galbane dyssolued in vynegre and adde a lytle terebentine and a lytle mastique gūme and a lytle of the rootes of flouredelis wel brayed of oyle of lyllies of hēnes grece ana ʒ iij. reduce these thynges to the forme of a cerote vpon the fyer accordynge to arte It is a good remedye for scrophules Yf it chaunce that the scrophules cā not be resolued by the medicines aforesayde but that they come to the waye of maturation it auayleth muche to helpe the maturation forward Maturatiue The maturatiue of scrophules must be such ℞ of the rootes of holihocke of lillie rootes ana .li. ss when they ben soddē in sufficient water stāped strained put vnto them of garleke headdes rosted vnder the coales ℥ iij. asmuche of whyt oynions rosted after the same maner of oyle of lillies buttyre ana ℥ ij of swynes grece gose grece ana ℥ ij ss whyche
haue founde often thys playster to be of souerayne operation to resolue al harde apostemes wyth some mollifycation Also to the same intention we haue proued thys cerote folowyng to be of lyke efficacitie of whych we haue gotē worshyppe and haue profyted poore patientes ℞ of the decoction of mallowes holihock of the rootes of lāge debuefe of fenugreke and lynsede of the sede of quynces of psillium of drye fygges of dates raysins ana asmuch as shall suffyce of lytarge of golde and syluer of calues tallowe cowes tallowe and bores grese ana ℥ iij. of buttyre ʒ x. of duckes grese gose grese capons grese and hēnes grese ana ʒ x. of oyle of camomille dille and lillies ana ℥ ij of oyle of violettes roses and of swete almandes ana ʒ vi make a softe cerote at the fyer styrre it about wyth sufficiēt quantitie of the forsayd decoctiō and wyth whyte waxe Another good playster ℞ of the fatte called ysope of Galenes cerote ℥ iij. of playster of mellilote ℥ iiij of great diaquilon ℥ iij. and. ss of calues tallowe ℥ i. and. ss of the marye of calues legges of hennes grese and duckes grese ana ʒ x. mengle them and make a softe cerote wyth sufficient whyte waxe Also in thys case a playster of melilote of diaquilon magnum of ysope of Galenes cerote bene ryght good in ministrynge them one after another Lykewyse after application of the foresayd playsters and cerotes it shal be good to make embrocation wyth clouttes weted in the foresayde decoction and to laye them on hote For thys euaporatyon before the applyenge of the playster or cerote it preparethe the matter to resolution and maturation The fourth intention whyche is to correcte the accidentes is accomplyshed by the administration of local medicines whyche remoue accidentes namelye payne inflāmation beatynge griefe and pryckyng and appearaūce of veynes full of melancholyke bloode whyche accidētes as we haue shewed in the former chapitre sygnifye the cōmynge of a cankreous matter Item greate hardenes chaunseth in thys aposteme A mollitiue cerote for the mollification whereof we haue vsed thys cerote ℞ of the rootes of Holihockes .li. i. of fenugreke and lynsede of euery one m̄ ij the heade and the fete of a wether two fete of a calfe and halfe hys head bruse them all a lytle and seeth them in suffycient water tyll the bones ben sondered from the fleshe and let the Holihocke onlye be stamped and strayned to the whyche straynynge adde of oyle of lillyes camomill and dille of ysope of Galenes cerote of cleare terebentine of euery one ℥ i. and. ss of hennes grese duckes grese and gose grese of euery one ℥ i. of diaquilon magnum ℥ ij make a softe cerote of all wyth sufficient whyte waxe wyth the forsayde straynynge The sayde cerote is verye good to mollifye all stonye hardnes ☜ But ye muste alwaye foment the place wyth the decoction that remayneth of the forsayde thynges in the cerote namelye wyth clouttes weted in the sayd decoction And yf it chaunce that the aposteme come to quytture ye muste rype the place wyth a playster of marche mallowes wrytten in oure antidotayrie and make incision after the doctrine declared in the chapitre of incision of apostemes in generall And digeste the aposteme mundifye incarne and cicatrise it as it is wrytten in the same chapitre whan it chaunceth that an Aposteme commeth to a cankerdnesse it must be cured after the curation of a canker which we wyll wryte hereafter by the grace of god whose name be praysed ¶ The .x. Chaptre of a canker A Canker as Auicenne sayeth is an Apostem of adust or burnte melancholye through the adustion or burnynge of cholere and not of pure feculent or dreggysh melancholye as Brunus sayeth The melancholy that causeth a canker commeth to adustion two maner of wayes The one is by adustyon of subtyle cholere For whan pure cholere commeth to adustion the subtile parte is resolued and the thycke and erthye remayneth and receyueth a burnte qualitie Melancholye This melancholye is called maligne melancholye procedyng through adustion of cholere Otherwyse melancholye is called aduste whan it procedeth of naturall Melancholye and so cōmeth to adustion And that melancholy commeth to adustion by the cōmixtion of choler with melancholye and of that melancholye aduste a kynde of a Canker is engendered which hathe lytle payne and lytle vlceration The fourme of a canker A canker is at the begynnynge a litle Aposteme and for the most part rounde and somtyme it begynneth throughe a pustle lyke a beane It is harde and of duskyshe colour rounde aboute wyth the appearaūce of veynes full of melancholyke bloude And there bene two kyndes of cākers Two maners of cankers that is to saye a canker vlcered and not vlcered At the begynnynge as Auicenne sayth it is of an hydde and priuye disposition for the most parte at the begynnynge it is to be doubted what it shulde be but afterwarde the sygnes of a cankered aposteme appeare Auicenne teacheth vs in this place how a cāker begynneth and whan it is confyrmed by signes as by grefe .c. And Galene also sayinge we maye haue a reason and waye to knowe a canker as we haue to knowe herbes growynge oute of the ground For whan herbes growe out of the earth and bene small it is harde to knowe them And as these small herbes can not be knowen at the begynnyng by vnexperte gardyners so a canker at the begynnynge is not knowen of an vnlearned Chirurgyen A canker is deuyded after thre maners It is fyrst deuyded after the dyuersitie of the cause For some canker is caused of melancholye whych is adust by adustion of melancholye naturall And it is of slowe vlceraciō of small payne and of smal increasement That that is called of adustiō of cholere is of vehement malyce of great grefe and corrupteth swyftly wherfore Auicenne sayeth that this melancholye burnte by adustyon of choler is more malicious and vehementer than any other kynde of melancholye And that chaunceth by reson of his sharpnesse and caliditie or heate wherfore this melancholye induceth stronger and vehementer accidentes than thother melancholye aduste procedynge of naturall melancholye Moreouer it is deuyded according to the diuersitie of mēbres For one is ēgēdred in soft mēbres as in the flesh an other in meane as in synnowes and ligamentes some in harde membres as in boones and grystles Thyrdly it is deuyded accordynge to the diuersitie of tyme. For one is newe an other olde It is sone knowen whan it is olde by the tyme coloure for it is blewe and blacke and also by the borders whyche ben grosse and harde and by the greatenesse of the place vlcered A canker after the later doctours is only deuyded acordynge to the dyuersitie of kyndes takynge name of hys place For accordyng as it is engendred in sondrye places it receyueth sondrye names As whan it
chaunceth in the face Noli me tangere it is called noli me tangere If it chaunce in the thyghes or in the legges it is called lupus Lupus in other partes it is called a cāker And they assygne an other dyfference and qualitie of complexion and they saye that a canker called lupus or woulfe is caused of more burnynge choler than Noli me tangere But touchynge the distinction of the later doctours we haue founde nothynge in auncyent wryters A canker taketh hys name for one of the two causes folowynge as Auicenne sayeth namelye bycause it stycketh to the membres of the patient as a creuyce or a crabbe called in latyne cancer in the hande of hym that holdeth it or it is called cancer bycause of the rounde forme and bycause that all aboute there bene sondrye veynes as it were the feete of a crabbe or creuyce This canker as Rasis wryteth to kynge Almansor is a disease in whiche is greate laboure and werynesse Fynallye of the dyfference bytwene a canker and Sephiros we haue playnly wryttē in the Chaptre of Sephiros Note this one thynge that a canker is engendred by the way of cōmencement or begynnynge Sephiros by the way of cōsequution or folowynge Thus endeth this chaptre for which god be praysed ¶ The .xi. Chaptre of the cure of a canker and hys kyndes WE haue shewed in the former Chapter what a canker is The cure of a canker in this chaptre we wyll speake of his cure aswel eradicatyue as palliatyue There ben foure intentions necessarye in this disease The fyrste is accomplysshed by the ordynaunce of diete The seconde by digestyon of the mattier antecedent The thyrde by purgation of the mattier antecedent The fourth by a gentle resolution of the matter conioynct wyth a comfortation of the sore place The fyrst and the seconde intention is accomplysshed after the doctryne wrytten in the Chaptre of the cure of Sephiros The thyrde intention which is to purge the matter antecedent after digestion is accomplysshed by medicynes that purge euyll humours Fyrst let the matter be thus dygested ℞ of syrupe of fumiterye Digestyue of the iuces of sorell of buglosse Ana ℥ ss of the water of fumiterre Buglosse and maydenheere Ana ℥ i. mengle them whan the Pacient hathe vsed thys Syrupe the space of tenne dayes let hym be purged with thys purgation ℞ of electuarie lenitiue of Diacatholicon Ana ʒ vi of the cōfection of Hamech ʒ iii. Make a smal potion with the decoction of cordyal floures and frutes of myrobolanes called Kebuli and emblici Note that ye ought not to be contented wyth one purgation as we haue sayde for the matter is melancholyke Neyther muste ye proceade with a stronge medicyne as Galene testifyeth sayinge whan the matter is melancholyke ye must purge it by lyttle and lyttle wherfore we haue wrytten sondrye remedyes to digest and purge melancholye in the Chapter of Sephiros Haliabas is of the same opynyon touchyng the purgation of this matter sayinge be not content with one purgation in the mattier that causeth a Canker but purge it ofte tyl ye perceyue that the sayde mattier is clene euacuated Flebotomie Galene and Auicenne saye that we may sometime vse Phlebotomie chefely in a yonge and stronge body And in this flebotomie large incision must be made that the grosse melancholy bloude maye easely yssue out Purgation we haue proued the purgation folowyng in this case and afterwarde the purgation aboue named And this is the forme of it ℞ of the coddes of sene of epithimum Ana ʒ i. of the confection of Hamech ʒ ii of iuleb of vyolettes of roses by infusion of Buglose Ana ℥ ss of gootes whey ℥ ii mengle them Gyue this to the patiente in the mornynge and thys small purgation must oft be renued The fourth intention whiche is to take away the matter conioynct shal be accomplysshed by the administration of conuenyent medycynes vpon the canker And those shall be gentle resolutyues resoluynge by lytle and lyttle the mattier conioynct and they are pryncipally good whan the canker is not vlcered Resolutyne The fyrste ordynaunce is this ℞ of the oyle of Roses omphacine of the oyle of vyolets Ana ℥ ii of vnguentum rosarum of Vnguentum Populeon Ana ʒ x. of the iuce of Plantayne and nyghtshade Ana ℥ ss of the decoction of malowes vyolettes and holyhocke of the seede of Quynces of Psillium sodden accordynge to arte li. i. of calues tallowe ℥ iiii of the mary of calues legges and of an oxe legge of duckes grese of oyle of camomylle Ana ℥ i. Let them boyle all vnto the consumption of the iuce and decoctiō and than strayne them and put vnto the straynynge of whyte Diaquilon ℥ iii. of lytarge of golde well brayed ℥ iiii of tutia Alexandrina ʒ x. And make a softe cerote with whyte wax by arte and fyre styrrynge it about This cerote is very good in this case resoluynge matter and comfortyng the place with some mollification Also to the same intention the descryption folowynge is cōmendable An other ℞ of Oyle of Roses ℥ ii of Oyle of Vyolettes ℥ i. of calues grese ʒ x. of the iuce of nyghtshade and plātayne Ana ℥ i. let them boyle vnto the consumption of the iuyce than strayne them and styrre them about in a mortare of leade two houres Yf it chaunce that the canker be engendred in suche a place that it may be roted vp without cuttyng of great veynes and synnowes and if it be in a stronge bodye you maye vse incision or cauterisation and it shall be a true curation Anicenne sayeth that a canker at the begynnynge maye be healed but whan it is confyrmed it receyueth not true curation And it chaunceth often in the inner partes so that hys generacyon is hyd and than it maye be easely rectifyed The rectification is that it be not moued wyth a stronge medycyne For yf it be moued wyth a stronge medicyne it maye brynge the pacient to sodayne death But yf ye procede wyth gentle medicynes it is possyble that the lyfe of the patient maye be prolonged and some health recouered in palliynge the canker It is euydent by the aucthoritie of auntient men that an olde and malygne canker canne not be healed by true cure that is to saye by incision or cauterisation or application of medicynes wherfore Albucazar coūsayleth this whan a canker is olde and confyrmed meddle not wyth it And he sayeth moreouer that he neuer sawe nor hearde that anye bodye was healed of an olde canker Thys it appereth that Hipocrates doctrine is true ☞ whiche sayeth it is best not to take cure of them that haue hydden cankers but to vse a cure palliatyue Yf ye stoppe the canker the humours which were wonte to come to the vlcered place wyll go to the princypall membres Yf it chaunce that ye wyll make incision in this disease ye must do it wysely For as Auicenne
poudre of mercurie or quick syluer which is of excellent operatioÌ„ and byteth away all maligne super fluous and corrosiue flesshe and the lippes or bourders of the vlcer which ben harde and shellye wythout anye payne of the patient That that I saye of this pouldre semeth incredible bycause we fynde in no writers of corrosiue medicines that saye that there is any corrosiue medicyne whyche maye take awaye superfluous flesshe wythout payne Neuerthelesse this pouldre doth so of whyche we wyll speake in our antidotarie by the grace of god in the Chaptre of medicines corrosiues Thus endeth the doctryne of thys Chaptre for which the name of god be blessed ¶ The .xii Chaptre of wyndie Apostemes OF a Flegmaryke melaÌ„cholike humour Wâ—ndye Apostemes there is engendred a grosse ventosite or windinesse which being meÌ„gled with Flegmatike moysture engendreth a wyndye aposteme by eleuatioÌ„ which Aposteme as Auicene sayeth is like a softe Aposteme that is to saye to Vndimia And bycause it is lyke vndimia it is cured after the cure of vndimia and it is knowen by the sygnes of vndimia wrytten in the chaptre of the same Aposteme Amonge other signes this is one that yf ye presse your fynger vpon it ther remayneth an holownesse in the place as in vndimia but not so gret whan any membre commeth to this Aposteme throughe grosse vapours onely Auicenne calleth it a wyndye Aposteme by inflation And the sygnes bene these whan ye presse your fynger vpon thys wyndy Aposteme suche holownesse is not caused as in Vndimia but whan ye touche it it dryueth backe the fynger and the holownesse doth not continue as in the other The reason is that in Vndimia there is no ventositie or wyndinesse And in this the ventositie is gathered into one place which refuseth the pressynge of the fynger as whan a maÌ„ toucheth a blader ful of winde And therfore AuiceÌ„ne sayeth that it goeth and commeth by courses And sometyme bycause of the multitude of the wyndye mattier and by cause of the place in which this mattier maye be easely assembled whan the matter is touched it souneth like a taborette and therefore Auicenne sayeth trewlye that it resysteth the preassynge or strykyng of the hande and chiefly whan thys ventosite fyndeth space in whych it may be gathered in great quantitie it exteÌ„deth the place and souÌ„deth whaÌ„ it is touched wherfore the sayde Auicenne hathe ryght wel declared the nature of this aposteme sayeng this soundynge is caused by some veÌ„tosite gathered together in some place apte to receaue the same Places apte to receaue wyâ—de as in the stomake the guttes and in the place that is betwene the pannicles whych compasse about the bones and betwene bones coÌ„passed aboute wyth lacertes For in all these places there is a certayne vacuitie or eÌ„ptie space in whych veÌ„tositie maye be assembled and moreouer in the roume whych is aboute the chordes Furthermore ther chauÌ„ceth somtymes so greate veÌ„tosite in certayne great ioinctures that often it maketh the ioinct to go out of hys place And thys veÌ„tosite abydeth in the place of the ioincte and it is not easely resolued whych thynge chaunceth by reason of his grossenes and by reason of the thycknes of the membre in which the veÌ„tosity is conteined and bicause the poores ben shutte And Auicenne sayth that it is not lyghtly resolued that it is enclosed betwene the ioinctures and thynneth and deuideth the membres conioyncte or knytte together and puttethe them oute of theyr propre places as we sayd before we haue often sene thys ventositie assembled in some place in so greate quantitie that whan a man thrusteth it downe pressynge one fynger lyftyng vp another he shal perceaue the sayd ventositye to heaue vp betwene hys fyngers as we perceaue the redoundynge of quytture in certayne apostemes we haue sene thys thing to haue chauÌ„ced in cankreous sephiros and in windy apostemes by the inflation of great ioinctes Auicenne declareth the forsayd signes in the cha of a wyndy aposteme and saith moreouer that a man thinketh oftentymes that he hathe an aposteme vpon some membre as vpoÌ„ the knee that nedeth to be persed but whan it is persed nothyng commeth out sauynge wynde wherfore in such case make no insition wtout good coÌ„syderation leste ye be deceaued as other haue bene Thus we ende thys present chapiter for whych the name of God be praysed ¶ The .xiii. chapi of the cure of a wyndye aposteme by inflation WE haue sufficientlye declared in the former chapiter The cause of windie apostemes what wyndye apostemes bene in thys presente Chapiter we wyl speake of the cure therof whyche conteyneth .iiii. intentions The fyrst is to ordre diete that the euyl humoure maye be distroyed and a good engendred The seconde intention is partely to digest the mattier antecedente partly to coÌ„sume the same The third to purge the mattier beyng digested The fourth to correct the accidentes The fyrst whyche is to ordre diete is accomplyshed by the thynges wrytteÌ„ in the cha of vndimia Syrupe The seconde whyche is to digest the mattier is accomplyshed by vsyng thys syrupe the space of a weke R. of syrupe de duabus radicibus of hony of roses anÌ„ Ê’ vi of the water of fenell mayden heare and scabiouse ana â„¥ i. After that he hathe vsed thys syrupe the space of a weke lette him be purged wyth thys purgation R. of diacatholicon â„¥ i. Purgation of diaphenicon â„¥ ss make a small potion wyth the water of fenel fumiterre addyng of diacyminuÌ„ Ê’ ss It is good also to giue the patient a lytle triacle wyth a lytle Diaciminum so that he faste seuen houres after And forasmuche as thys ventosite is engendred by the errour of the vertue digestiue it is good to coÌ„fort the vertue digestyue with aromatyke spices of diacyminuÌ„ and diacalamentuÌ„ or wyth thys dredge whyche takethe awaye ventositie â„ž of Cumine carwaies A dredge pouder Anise fenell of the beryes of laurell ana â„¥ ss of liqueritie of GalaÌ„gale of whyte ginger anÌ„ Ê’ ii of long pepper of cubebes of cloues of the sede of rue ana Ê’ i. of anise of swete fenell of coriandre anÌ„ Ê’ i. ss of sugre tabarzet .li. ii of cynamome Ê’ v. poudre those that maye be poudred and make a dredge of al and take a sponefull at ones with a lytle wyne of good odour we haue found thys dredge to be of good operation in consumynge ventosities chieflye those that ben in the stomake and in the bellie Note also that the purgation aboue wrytten is ryght conuenient in thys case for it purgeth mattier that chauÌ„geth it selfe into veÌ„tositie Or ye may purge the patient wyth some other solutiue as it shal seme good to you after the strength of the patiente and of the place in whyche such ventosite is engendred so that ye coÌ„fort the strength of the membre wherin the ventolite is founde chieflye yf it be
somewhat swete For Hypocrates sayeth that the drynkyng of good wyne swageth the grefe of the eyes The secōde thyrd intētion whych ben to digest the matter to purge the same beynge digested are accōplyshed as it foloweth that is to saye when the matter is cholerike it must be digested with a syrupe of roses by infusion Digestiues of Choler and of violettes with syrupe of buglosse cōpoūde with water of buglosse violettes endiuie Yf the matter be sanguine let it be thus digested Digesti of sanguine ℞ of syrupe of fumiter of buglosse of roses by infusion ana ℥ ss of the water of fumitterre buglosse endiuie ana ℥ i. Yf the optalmia be engendred of a flegmatyke humour or melancholyke let it be digested after thys sorte Of flegme melancholyke namely yf the humour be flegmatyke ℞ of syrupe de duabus radicibus of honye of roses of syrupe called acetosus simplex ana ℥ ss of the water of fenell buglosse endiue ana ℥ i. Yf the humour be melancholyke let it be digested thus Melancholy ℞ of syrupe of epithymū of fumiterre violets ana ℥ ss of water of fumiterre of violettes and buglosse ana ℥ i. let hym vse thys syrupe a weke Yf the matter be choleryke let hym be purged wyth thys purgation Purgation of choler ℞ of chosen manna ℥ i. of diapru non solutiui ʒ vi wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes make a smal potiō addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. and ss Another purgation for the same intention ℞ of electua lenitiue Another of cassia ana ʒ vi of an electuarye of roses after Mesue ʒ ij make a small potion wyth water of endiuie and fumiterre addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. ss Yf the matter be sanguine Purgation of sanguine let the patient be purged wyth thys purgation ℞ of diacatholicon of cassia ana ʒ vi of an electuarye of roses after Mesue ʒ i. and. ss The pilles of Iera wyth the pilles of Assagerette ben good in these two dyspositions Yf the matter be melancholyke let it be purged thus Melancholy ℞ of diacholicon ℥ ss of the confection of hamech ʒ ij of chosen manna or in the stede therof of an electuarie lenitiue ℥ ss make a small potion wyth the decoction of mayden heere sene epithymū hertes tonge polytrichum polipodie prunes sodden wyth the water of buglosse addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. and. ss Yf the matter be flegmatyke let it be thus purged ℞ of diaphenicō Flegme of cassia ana ʒ vi make a small potion with the cōmune decoctiō adding of syru of violets ℥ i. ss In these two kyndes pilles of iera cū agarico pilles aggregatiue ben good Here it is to be noted that for the moste parte optalmia is not engēdred of one onely humour wherfore when the humours be mēgled together dygestion purgation muste be done accordynge to the qualite of the mengled humours dyuerse medicines muste be administred after the diuersite of the same The .iiij. intētion which is to turne away the catarrhous matter to kepe it frō flowynge to the eyes is accōplyshed Fyrst whē the matter is hote let it be diuerted or turned awaye Diuertion of the humour by cuttynge the veyne called cephalica in the contrary syde of the sore eye And the nexte daye ye may make a flebotomie in the same syde and veyne consyderynge the age and the strength of the patient Thus ye muste do from the begynnynge vnto the augmentation In the state and declination ye may open the veyne of the forehead to purge the matter conioyncte but vniuersall purgation must go before the flebotomie lykewyse to turne away the same matter conioincte it is very good to applie leches or bloodsuckers vnder the eares Furthermore by the authorite of olde and newe doctours and chefly of Galene whē the matter commeth frō the brayne it is good to open the veynes of the temples Mesue sheweth the maner of cuttyng them vnto whō ye muste resorte Neuerthelesse I haue founde lytle profyte in it Note thys that when the matter is choleryke and lytle in the stede of flebotomie Ventoses we haue foūde succoure in applyeng ventoses vpon the shulders or els in layenge bloode suckers vndre the eares And albeit that the doctours say and cheflye Mesue that flebotomie is cōuenient in euery kynde of optalmia yet yf the matter be choleryke or melācholyke the dysease maye be cured wythout flebotomie as Gentilis and sondrye other doctours testifye treatynge of thys matter Yea it is the part of a wyse chirurgien to make scarifycation in thys case in the stede of flebotomie lest the patient fall into another dysease But yf the bodye be full of euell humours after the doctours the cōmune veyne or the veyne of the lyuer muste be cutte in the opposite syde of the sore eye Phlebotomie or els the vayne called Saphena in the same side The nexte daye the veyne Cephalica muste be cutte in the contrarie syde Thus flebotomie must be made by lytle lytle that the strēgth of the patient be not to muche weakened Afterwarde the matter muste be turned awaye by rubbynge and tyeng the extreame partes before dinner and supper two houres wyth application of ventoses Lykewyse the decoction folowyng is good to washe the extreame partes wythall ℞ of the water of ashes li. x. of odoriferous wyne Decoction rayne water of eche pyntes .vi. of camomille melilote dille sage rosemarye ana m̄ i. of coriandres of sticados of wormemoode of squinantum of euerye one a lytle of honye .li. ss Let them be sodden all vnto the consumption of halfe After thys the application of ventoses wythout scarification is good vpō the shulders or vpon the buttockes Also thys vesicatorie folowynge layed vpon the necke is conueniēt Vesicatorie ℞ of rawe breade well leuenned ℥ ij of cantarydes ʒ ij of vynaygre ℥ i. fyrste take awaye the wynges and heades of cantarides and thē stampe them altogether in a mortare make a vesicatorie Laye thys vesicatorie vpon the necke faste tyed for it turneth awaye humours marueylouslye and purgeth watrines commynge from the brayne to the eyes After the forsayd vniuersall purgation it is good to applye these thre descriptions folowyng vpō the forehead of the patient The fyrst is thys which is very gentle Playster ℞ the whyte of thre egges of the water of roses the floure of beanes ana ℥ ij of the oyle of roses omphacine ℥ iij. of terra sigillata of bole armenie of euerye one ʒ iij. beate them al together and laye them vpon the foreheade of the patient after the maner of a playster The secōd is thys Another ℞ of the oyle of roses ompha of oyle mirtine ana ℥ iij. of whyte vinegre ℥ ij let them boyle al together vnto the consumption of the vynegre then adde
vehement payne yea the same doctour sayeth that yf the begynnyng be with vehement payne we muste be content to euapore the matter wyth colde water Howbeit Gentilis expounyng the text of Auicenne vnderstode hote water not colde And I saye that yf the foresayde water be a decoction of mallowes vyolettes barlye melilote it shall be more conuenyent than symple water and of greater operation in swaging grefe In this case a flebotomie diuersyue is conuenyent at the begynnynge Flebotomie as Auicenne teacheth sayinge ye must diminisshe the matter by cuttynge a veyne if it be nedefull wherfore as we haue sayde befor the vnlearned chirurgiens do very euyl in this case applying in all tymes attractyue medicines For by great attraction somtymes the matter is multiplyed in the place into so greate quantitie that nature can not rectifye it neyther by waye of maturation neyther by the way of suppuration and so we haue often sene the matter in the place to be corrupted or come to stonye hardenesse whan this aposteme is brought to maturation by the forsayde maturatyues ye shall open it and after that ye haue opened it and suppressed the bloude you must procede thre or four dayes with medicines which are cōuenyent to make matter fluide or flowyng Afterwarde for the mundifycation incarnation and cicatrisatiō ye shall procede after the doctryne declared in the Chapitre of the Cure of Flegmon in generall Thus by the ayde of god we haue ended this chaptre whose name be praysed ¶ The .xiiii. Chaptre ¶ Of an hote aposteme of the gummes and palate or rouffe yf the mouth Hote apostemes in the gūmes c. AN aposteme of the gūmes and of the palate is engendred often of hote and catarrhous matter It cōmeth also sometymes of the payne and putrefaction of the teeth But of whatsoeuer matter it come presupposed that the antecedēt matter be purged after as the humours shall requyre there is nothynge better than to admynistre this remedy vnder wrytten whiche is of thys effect that it procureth quyckly the yssue of the matter and swageth payn ℞ of fat drye fygges of dates an̄ in nōbre .iiii. of raisines ℥ i. of iuiubes in nombre .xx. of cleane barly somwhat broken A decoction of branne ana m̄ i. of the rootes of langdebefe ℥ ii Seethe these thynges togyther wyth suffyciente quantitie of the brothe of an henne wythout salte vnto the consumptiō of two partes of the thre and let the patient vse often thereof holdynge it hote in hys mouth Also ye maye dyp cotton in the decoction and laye it vpon the aposteme for it ripeth gretly and appayseth the payne whan the aposteme is come to maturation ye shall open the place with a lancette Afterwarde for mundifycation and incarnation it shal suffice to laye often vpon the Aposteme honye of roses Yf the place can not be mundifyed therebye ye maye applye vnguentum Egiptiacum whiche is of suche effect that it mundifyeth the place from corrupt fleshe and conserueth the good And afterwarde ye maye well applye honye of Roses with litiū and with a litle sarcocolle Thus we ende this cha c. ¶ The .xv. Chaptre Of the fallyng of Vuula and of the corruption and inflāmation of the same VVula as the Anatomystes say is a spongyous membre Of the fallyng of Vuula whiche nature hath produced for .ii. causes Fyrste that it myght gyue modulation or tunynge to the voice Secondly that it might receyue the superfluities of the heed The Vuula is oftentymes loosed depressed by flegmatike matter And oftentymes it is inflamed corupted and loosed by hote matter For the curation of the losynge of Vuula by flegmatyke matter a conuenient purgatiō presupposed Cure of flegmatike cause of pilles of Iera wyth agaryke there is nothynge more conueniēt than to draw backe the vuula with a poudre made of one parte of pepper and two partes of myrobalanes citrins applyinge it twyse a daye Furthermore it is conuenient before dynner and supper to washe the feete and the armes in a decoction of thynges confortatyue with wyne water equallye mengled Also it is good to apply ventoses vpon the shulders with scarification Item towe somewhat kyndled and suffumigated with frankencense maye well be layed actuallye hote vpon the heed Immediatly after purgation or cuttyng of the veyne called cephalica yf the strength of the patient wyl suffre it the place muste be epithemed and gargarised with this gargarisme folowynge ℞ of cleane barleye m̄ i. of lentyles m̄ ss of mirtiles of the graynes and leaues of the same A gargarisme of wylde olyues of eche a lytle Let them boile all togyther with suffycient quantitie of water vnto the consumption of two partes of the thre than strayne them and adde to the straynynge of whyte vynegre ℥ iiii of syrupe of roses ℥ ii ss Let them seeth agayne a litle This gargarisme taketh away the euyl hote complexion of vuula comforteth it and is somewhat resolutyue bycause of the barly To this intention wyne of the two kyndes of pomgranades with rose water plātayne water and syrrupe of roses mēgled togyther is very good Afterwarde yf ye perceyue that it can not be restored into his place by the foresayde remedyes but that it commeth to the waye of corruption it is very conuenient to rubbe it of with vnguentum Egiptiacū after the descryption of Auicenne vsyng alway the forsayde gargarysme And yf ye perceyue that by the application of vnguentum Egiptiacum and of the remedyes aboue wrytten the corruption wyll not be taken awaye you must cutte it vnto the roote and laye an hote yron vpō the corrupted place or cauterize it with some potentiall cauterie For this is the curation of auncient and later doctours chefelye of Albucasis Note that whā the matter is hote Purgation for a purgation it is good to vse pilles of assagereth or an electuarye of the iuce of roses with diacatholicon and tamarindes in conuenient quantitie Also Cassia with the forerehersed solutyues is expedient and lykewyse this descryption folowyng ℞ of cassia of diacatholicon ana ℥ ss of an electuarie of the iuce of roses ʒ ii and. ss with water of endyue and sorel make a small potion addynge of syrupe of vyolettes ℥ i. It is very necessary at the begynnynge to kepe a good diete Diete Let the diete be suche as is declared in the Chapitre of Herisipelas whan the mattier is hote whan the mattier is colde lette the patient kepe the diete wrytten in the chaptre of Vndimia we iudge this doctryne declared to be sufficient for the curation of Vuula For the which the name of God be blessed ¶ The .xvi. Chaptre Of the apostemes of the iawes and of the two almandes and of the cure of the same AMigdales bene two flesshie particles or peces situated in the .ii. Of the apostemes of the lawes and amigdales sydes of the vuula after the facyon of two almandes and
Incision If it can not be remedied thereby it is necessarie to cut the skyn vnto the place from whence the bloode issueth And though thys way be harde neuerthelesse Galene sayth yf there be but one way to helth be it neuer so harde we muste vse it After incision you must laye some conuenient medicine vpon the veyne And yf thys fluxe of blood be caused by some putrefaction you shal not applye thynges incarnatyue but ye shal mundifye the rotten place wyth vnguentum egyptiacum or with fyre or wyth our poudre of mercurie And yf you wyll haue a stronge mundificatiue you maye vse a trociske of miniuÌ„ in a litle quantitie But yf thys abundauÌ„ce of blood came not by putrefaction but by remouyng of the eschare bycause the place coulde not be well bounde thaÌ„ thynges incarnatyue ben verie profitable as thys ordinaunce that foloweth whych is good for the fluxe of bloode comynge of incision of veynes R. of alloes he patyke An incâ—â—atiue of frankencense of sarcocolle ana Ê’ ii of terra sigillata of bole armenye of lytarge both of gold and syluer anÌ„ ℈ ii of myrre ℈ i. of hares heares cutte as small as can be Ê’ i. ss of mylduste of floure of beanes barley and lentyles anÌ„ Ê’ i. mengle them together springle them vpon the pustles Also beate the whyte of an egge apply a good quantitie therof with thys poudre vpon the veyne and bynde it well thervnto whan the bloode is staunched purifie the place agayne with a mundificatyue of smallage MuÌ„dificatiue whych is compounde after thys sorte R. of cleare terebentine Ê’ x. of hony of roses strayned of syrupe of roses by infution anÌ„ Ê’ vi of the iuyce of smalage plaÌ„tayne anÌ„ Ê’ ii Let them boyle a lytle and thaÌ„ put to of floure of barley wel boulted Ê’ vi strayne them all adde of sarcocolle Ê’ i. of saffran ℈ i. After thys muÌ„dification for an incarnatyue putte to the sayd mundificatyue of fraÌ„kencense Ê’ i. of aloes Ê’ ii of myrre ℈ i. Finally for cicatrisation vse this poudre R. of litarge of gold Poudre and syluer anÌ„ Ê’ i. of rutia Ê’ ss of bolearmenye of terra sigillata anÌ„ Ê’ i. ss of Myrobalanes citrines of roche alume conbust or burnt anÌ„ ℈ ii MeÌ„gle them and brynge them to a poudre This poudre is of good operation in thys case and also in apostemes of the necke and other places full of synnowes and veynes Moreouer besydes these two accidentes there chaunceth in the sayde place a great inflaÌ„mation so that about the pustle venomous mattier is retayned whych thorow hys poysoÌ„ned nature chauseth awaye the skin and perceth vnto the outwarde part in so much that the heede of the yarde semeth to come out of the hole For the curation of thys inflaÌ„mation you must cutte al the skynne circle wyse And yf ther rest any cankerrous corruption ye shall remoue it with an hote yron or wyth vnguentuÌ„ egiptiacum After the incision of the skyn laye vpon the place a digestiue made with the yolke of an egge and oyle of roses or wyth terebeÌ„tine Afterward for the mundification other intentions ye shall procede as we haue declared in thys present chapiter Thus endeth c. ¶ The .ix. cha of chaufynges and vlcerations called caroles whiche chauÌ„ce to yonge men betwene the skynne and the heade of the yarde Of caroles betwene the skinne and the heade of the yarde THe chaufynges and vlcerations called in latine caroli procede for the moost parte by hauynge company wyth a fylthye woman or that hath had lately the floures For the cure wherof Liniment ye shal vse thys linimeÌ„t thre or four dayes R. of the oyle of roses â„¥ ii of the iuyce of plantayne Ê’ vi of litarge of golde and syluer anÌ„ Ê’ v. of tutia Ê’ iii. of cerusse Ê’ ii of burnte lead Ê’ i. make of al a linimeÌ„t in a mortar of leade If they can not be quenched by thys meane thaÌ„ mortify theÌ„ wyth our poudre of mercury or with vnguentum mixtinn After mortificatioÌ„ ye shal procede wyth the linimente afore written or with vngueÌ„tuÌ„ de minio wythout guÌ„mes A lotion washyng the place alway wyth this lotion R. of the water of plaÌ„tayne roses anÌ„ â„¥ ii of white sief wythout opiuÌ„ Ê’ ii mengle them make a collyry for it is of good operatioÌ„ Lykewise the linimente written in the cha before made of the whyte of an egge water of roses the iuyce of herbes is a preseÌ„t remedy layeng it vpon all the yarde with cloutes Thus we ende c. ¶ The sixt treatise of apostemes of the stones ¶ The first cha of hote apostemes of the stones of osseuÌ„ or the purse of the same called hernia humoralis THe cure of thys Aposteme is accoÌ„plyshed by cuttyng a veyne in the arme called hepatica in the coÌ„trary syde Of hote apostemes of the stones Some doctours commauÌ„de to make a flebotomy minoratyne in the same syde the nexte day in the coÌ„trary side so that ye considre the coÌ„plection repletion strength of the patient In the state they cut the veyne Saphena in the same syde to purge the mattier conioyncte Semblably ye may gyue the patient purgation by the bellye after thys sorte R. of cassia diacatholicon Purgation anÌ„ â„¥ ss of an electuarye de succo rosarum Ê’ ii wyth these thinges and water of endyue make a potion Likewise for the accoÌ„plishment of thys aposteme it is nedeful to applye sondry remedies vpoÌ„ the same At the begynnyng whan the place is enflamed ye maye apply conueniently the white of an egge beateÌ„ with the yolke with oyle of roses and a lytle iuyce of plantayne by the space of thre or foure dayes Resolutiue Item to thys intentioÌ„ the plaister that foloweth is profitable which quencheth heate with resolution R. of roses camomil melilote mallowes anÌ„ mÌ„ i. Let theÌ„ boyle with sufficient water vntyll halfe be consumed in the decoctioÌ„ with beane flour make a styffe playster at the fyre addyng of oyle of roses camomille dylle anÌ„ â„¥ i. Another playster to the same intention Another R. of the leaues of hennebane of the leaues of mallowes anÌ„ mÌ„ i. Seeth them al in water stampe them and in the decoction with the flour of barley beanes make a playster addyng of oyle of roses â„¥ ii of oyle of camomil â„¥ i. Mengle theÌ„ wyth the foresayd stamped thynges This plaister resolueth al hardnes in the stones that cometh of hote mattier it queÌ„cheth inflamatioÌ„ with mittigatoÌ„ of payne as we haue often proued and as Auicenne wytnesseth Item to the same intention wyth greater resolution Another thys playster folowyng is conuenient R. of the leaues of blacke colewortes of the rootes of holihocke of camomille anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of corianders â„¥ ss Seeth all in fatte broth eyther of hennes or of other flesh
afterwarde in the decoction of beanes or Cicers make a styffe playster adding of oyle of camomil of dylle anÌ„ â„¥ ii of oyle of roses â„¥ i. of saffran ℈ i. of cumine if the place be not much inflamed Ê’ i. ss This plaister is a singuler remedy to resolue and to remoue the ventositie of thys aposteme Matâ—â—atiue But sometimes it can not be resolued but cometh to maturation than ye shall procede wyth a mollificatiue playster as thys is R. of the leaues of mallowes mÌ„ ii of the rootes of holyhocke of the rootes of whyte lyllies anÌ„ â„¥ ii Seeth them all in water stampe them and strayne them and in the decoctioÌ„ with barley flour make a styffe playster adding of buttyre â„¥ iii. the yolkes of two egges of the oyle of swete olyues â„¥ i. ss Mengle them and make a playster wyth the foresayd strayninge If nede be of greater maturation adde to the fore named thynges the floure of linsede whan the sayde aposteme is come to maturation open the place discretly for touchyng sinnowes or the stones For digestion mundification incarnation sigillation ye shall procede according as it is written in the aposteme of the yarde ☜ Note that the remedies whych ben good in hote apostemes of the dugges maye safely be applyed vpon thys aposteme wherfore it is good to ê‘use these two cha one after another Sharpe suppositories in thys case ben profitable For they turne asyde the mattier Thus by the grace of god c. ¶ The .ii. cha of a colde aposteme in the stones A Colde aposteme engeÌ„dred in the sayd place must be cured as it foloweth Of colde apostemes of the stones a purgatioÌ„ of the yl mattier presupposed after this ordinaunce Digestiue First let it be digested with this digestiue R. of syrupe of the iuyce of endiuie of syrupe de duabus radicibus of honye of roses strayned of syrupe of vinegre called acetosus simplex anÌ„ Ê’ iii. of the waters of fumiter buglosse maideÌ„ heare anÌ„ â„¥ i. Purgation After that the patient hath takeÌ„ this sirupe thre or four daies let him be purged wyth this purgatioÌ„ R. of cassia diacatholicon of euerye one Ê’ vi of diafinicon Ê’ iij. make a smale potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. After purgation the cure shal be accomplyshed by the administration of sondrye medicynes vpon the place Fyrste let the place be anoynted wyth oyle of camomill dille roses mengled wyth hennes grese and then applye thys playster Resolutiue â„ž of beane floure .li. ss of the crommes of breade â„¥ iij. Seeth them wyth a resolutiue decoction namelye of melilote dille camomill and a lytle cumine and make a styffe playster at the fyer addynge of oyle of camomill and dille of duckes grese of euery one Ê’ i. and. ss of cumine Ê’ i and. ss Yf ye perceaue that thys aposteme can not be resolued by the forsayde remedyes and that it enclyneth to maturation ye shall applye a maturatiue playster in thys sorte Maturatiue â„ž of whyte lillye rootes â„¥ iij. of the rootes of Holihocke â„¥ iiij of the leaues of blacke colewurtes mÌ„ i. of mallowes as muche Seeth them all in water and stampe them and in the decoctioÌ„ wyth equal portion of the floure of whete lynsede and fenugreke make a styffe playster addynge of buttyre â„¥ iiij When the sayde aposteme is rype open it accordynge to the doctrine written in the former chapitre Lykewyse let it be dygested mundifyed incarned and sealed vp acordynge to the same doctrine Thus endeth thys chapitre c. ¶ The thyrde chapitre of the hardnes that chaunceth in the purse of the stones Of hardnes 〈◊〉 the purse of the stones THere chauÌ„ceth oft in the purse of the stones and in the stones theÌ„selues an hardnes after the curatioÌ„ of an hote aposteme of the place For the mollifycation and resolution wherof it is ryght conuenient to administer the remedyes ordeyned in the chapitre of the hardnes of the mamilles Lykewyse the cerote wrytten in the chapitre of an aposteme in the necke called Cerotum de maluauisco or matche mallowes is conuenientlye administred We iudge those remedyes to be suffycient for the accomplyshement of thys present chapitre For whych the name of god be praysed ¶ The fourth chapitre of Hernia ventosa or wyndye HErnia ventosa the obseruation of an vniuersall purgation presupposed is accomplyshed accordynge to the doctrine wrytten in the chapitre of a wynoie aposteme Of hernia Ventosa and in the chapitre of vndimia Neuerthelesse that we passe not thys chapitre wythout declaration of some remedye we wyll procede as it foloweth Fyrste at the begynnynge ye muste vse oyle of camomil and oyle of dylie And yf they ben not sufficient ye shall adde oyle of Rue and oyle of cherui To thys intention wyth more resolution and breakynge of wynde the playster folowyng is conuenient â„ž of the floure of beanes cicers orobus Resolutiue braÌ„ne wel grounde of euery one mÌ„ i. Seeth them all wyth Sapa and a lytle barbers lye vntyl they be thycke theÌ„ adde of oyle of camomil and dylle ana â„¥ ij of cumine â„¥ ss of oyle of laurell Ê’ vi mengle them together Another â„ž of camomil melilote dille branne well grounde of euerye one mÌ„ i. of beane floure .li. i. of cumine of coriandres of fenell of euery one â„¥ ss of gotes dunge well dryed and beaten to poudre â„¥ iij. make a styffe playster of all wyth suffycient sodden newe wyne called sapa and redde wyne addynge of oyle of camomill of dille of euery one â„¥ ij of oyle of laurell Ê’ vi Thys recepte folowynge is of the same vertue Cerote and it is in the forme of a cerote â„ž of oyle of camomill and dille of euerye one â„¥ iiij of oyle of rue â„¥ i. of camomill melilote dille well brayed of euerye one a lytle of minium of coriandres of euery one Ê’ i. and ss of the floure of beanes asmuche as shall suffyce make a cerote wyth whyt waxe Hernia in suckynge childreÌ„ Yf thys hernia ventosa chaunce to yonge suckynge chyldren then it shall be conuenient to vse thys playster â„ž of beane floure â„¥ iiij of redde wyne as muche as shall suffyce and make a styffe playster of them all at the fyer addynge of oyle of camomill and dille of euerye one â„¥ i. and. ss and a lytle cumine let them boyle agayne one boylynge Item you maye make an vnction onelye of oyle of camomill and dille wyth a lytle whyte waxe Note that in euerye dysease of the stones it is requysyte that the stones hange not but that the patientlye wyth hys thyghes hygher then hys heade that the matter beynge heuie fal not downe Thus muche shall suffyce for thys chapitre c. ¶ The .v. chapitre of hernia aquosa or watrye IT chaunceth often that the purse of the stones
Hernia aquosa is apostemed with a flegmatyke and watrie aposteme whych is sent from the liuer to that place wherfore the principal remedy is to rectifye the membre that sendeth the matter to the sayd place namely the lyuer touchyng hys vertue digestiue For vndimia hidropisis The cause of vndimia hidropisis hernia aquosa hernia aquosa for the moste parte as the doctours say procede through the errour of the vertue dygestiue of the lyuer Wherfore it is necessarie to comforte the lyuer that it maye make good dygestion sequestration of the humours And to begynne Syrupe the patient muste vse thys syrupe the space of a weke ℞ of syrupe of the iuyce of endiue ℥ i. of syrupe of cicoree ℥ ss of water of endiuie ℥ ij of buglosse ℥ i. mengle them when he hath vsed thys syrupe lette hym be purged wyth thys purgation ℞ of manna ℥ i. Purgation of diacatholicon ℥ ss of reubarbe steeped in water of endiue ℈ ij make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes Also ye may gyue the patient pilles of reubarbe and assagereth After purgation ye shall vse locall medecines for it may be healed at the begynnyng Playster Fyrst apply thys playster folowynge ℞ of the floure of lentyles beanes barley of euery one .li. ss Let them boyle all wyth barbers lye and sufficient sodden wyne called sapa tylit be thycke Item to the same intētion this playster folowynge is conuenient An other beynge of greater efficacite then the other ℞ of roses balausties or floures of granades nuttes of cypresse of euery one m̄ i. of the floure of beanes and orobus ℥ iiij of gotes dunge ℥ iij. make a styffe playster at the fyer wyth sodden newe wyne and lye Also to thys intention it is profitable to vse a sponge dypped in a decoction of roses of floures of pomegranades of nuttes of Cypresse of roche alume of calamus aromaticus boyled wyth lye and stiptyke wyne whyche you muste bynde conuenientlye vpon the stone Yf the hernia be full of water and olde Incision then there is nothynge more expediente then to drawe oute that water twyse a yeare namelye in the sprynge tyme and in harueste by cuttynge a veyne wyth a lancette in the syde where the aposteme is or towarde the myddest of the purse or a lytell hygher Signes of hernia aquosa The sygnes where by ye may know that the hernia is full of water bene these The place swelleth by lytle and lytle and is heuie when ye beholde it wyth a candell ye shall perceyue it to shyne as a blowen bladder full of water Lykewyse when ye presse the place ye shall fele a certayne rysynge swellynge and redoundynge betwene youre fynger and it Thus by the grace of God c. ¶ The .vj. chapitre of Hernia carnosa or fleshie HErnia carnosa is alwayes engendred by an aposteme in the purse of the stones Hernia carnosa by waye of termination or by an humorall aposteme of the same stones And it commeth bycause the matter taryeth longe in the purse and the subtyll parte is resolued and the grosse remayneth and becommeth clammyshe cleaueth to the stone and corrupteth it And nature resystynge it bryngeth it at lengthe to a carnositie or fleshynes and to an harde dysposition called of the doctours hernia carnosa The causes of thys hernia ben declared in the chapitre of an hote aposteme in the purse and in the stones The signes of thys hernia maye be knowen Signes by the longe tyme of the disease For by way of incision a true hernia carnosa is very seldone and scarcelye healed Also ye maye knowe the sayde hernia by touchinge For ye shal fele an harde thynge vpon the stone hauynge some softnesse wythin and mouynge of the stone Also ye maye knowe it by the heuynesse and aggrauatyue payne of the place And whan ye laye anye thyng vpon it it profiteth nothynge Some call it herniam neruosam or synnowye some verrucosam or warty bicause ther cleaueth a piece of harde flesh to the stone like a wart It is called synnowye bycause it cleaueth to the stone and to the lytle conduyctes called didymes The cure of hernia confirmed the cure chieflye whan it is wyth vlceration of the purse vnto the stone is impossible by the waye of resolution as al doctours teache After the obseruation of the vniuersall rules touchynge diete and purgation declared in the chapiter of an harde Aposteme in the fyrste treatyse ye shall make incision after the doctrine of the excellente physition wyllyā of Plaisance or after the doctrine of Albucrases in the chapiter of hernia carnosa Incision The custome of these doctours is to make incision of the purse called osseum vnto the stone wyth a rasoure or some other sharpe instrument After that ye haue opened it you must loke whether the stone be corupted or not If it be not corrupted ye shall diuide all the carnosite wyth a conuenient and sharpe instrument and then reduce the stone into hys propre place Then ye muste sewe vp the place of incision and cure it as woundes ben cured chyefly wyth thynges incarnatiue and desiccatiue Yf ye perceaue that the stone is corrupted thē ye muste bynde the cōduyct called dydimus and cut it in the nether parte of the place that is boūde take awaye the stone wyth the carnosite then cauterize the dydime The reste of the curation shall be accomplyshed accordynge as it shall be sayd in the cure of relaxation or burstynge caused by incisyon in the nexte chapitre Note that thys kynde of hernia is not cured by the waye of resolution nor by the waye of incisyon without greate diffycultie and daunger of death Wherfore a wyse chirurgien muste admonishe the patiētes frendes of the daunger vi kyndes of hernia There bene syxe kyndes of hernia namelye Humoralis Aquosa Carnosa Verrucosa zirbalis and intestinalis And thoughe hernia zirbalis and intestinalis be not in the nombre of apostemes neuerthelesse that ye maye easelye fynde the chapiters of all the kyndes of hernia we wyll wryte a chapitre of the cure of hernia zirbalis and intestinalis whyche is communelye called Crepatura or els burstynge ¶ The seuenth chapitre of rupture or burstynge Of rupture THere are three kyndes of ruptures or burstyng after the opinion of doctours The fyrst is called relaxation loosynge or mollification This relaxation commeth when the pannicle called Siphac is mollifyed wyth certayne relaxation or losyng by some wyndenes or some other cause that induceth rupture or breakynge And thys kynde is called a lytle rupture bycause it shewethe a lytle swellynge aboute the flankes Yf thys relexation be encreased so that it becommeth so grosse that it cause the payne and a swellynge aboute the flanckes lyke an Egge it is called a rupture not complete Yf the swellynge waxe bygger and the guttes fall into the
the outwarde wherfore we wyll ordre the purgation accordynge to the euyl humours Fyrste after that we perceaued what mattier it was Digestiue of hote cause we were wonte to vse thys digestyue whan the mattier was hotte R. of syrupe of roses by infution syrupe of Violettes syrupe of hoppes ana ℥ ss of the water of buglosse of hoppes ℥ i. and ss mengle them whan the patiente hathe vsed this syrupe the space of thre dayes Purgation twyse a daye he shal take thys purgation R. of chosen manna of Diacatholicon an̄ ʒ v. make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of Violettes ℥ i. and. ss If the Aposteme be colde that is to saye Digestiue of a colde cause yf it be engendredde of colde mattier lette the sayd mattier be digested wythe thys syrupe Take syrupe de duabus radicibus syrupe of the iuyce of endyue of honye of roses an̄ ʒ iiii of the water of maidē heare of buglosse of worwood an̄ ℥ i. mengle them whan the patient hathe vsed thys syrupe a weke Purgation lette him be purged with thys purgation R. of cassia of diacatholicō ana ʒ vi of Diafinicō ʒ i. ss Make a small potion wyth decoctiō of cordiall floures frutes addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. It is expedient to applie vpon the outwarde part vnctions and linimētes confortinge the place Oyntment as these folowyng R. of oyle of camomille and dylle ana ℥ i. of spike oyle of oyle of quinces of laudanum an̄ ʒ iii. of oyle of terebentyne ʒ i. make a Linimente wyth sufficient whyte waxe addyng of saffran ℈ i. of frankencense of mastyke an̄ ʒ i. Item to the same intention thys linimente folowynge is good wyth more resolutiō A nother more resolutiue and mollification R. of oyle of camomyll of oyle of wormwoode of oyle of nardus or spike an̄ ʒ x. of oyle of quynces and roses ana ʒ vi of hennes grese of duckes grese of oyle of lillyes ana ℥ ss of muggewurt m̄ ss of the floures of rosmarie of squinātum of eche a lytle Of calamus aromaticus of cinnamome an̄ ʒ i. of romayne myntes a litle Let thē seeth all wyth a cyathe of odoryferous wyne vnto the consumption of the wyne than strayne them wyth sufficient white waxe make a cerote addynge of saffran ʒ ss Annoynte the stomake wyth thys oyntmente for it conforteth and resolueth colde mattier of the stomake swageth payne But for asmuche as these Apostemes for the most parte haue not their termination by the waye of resolution Maturatiue and wyl come to maturation ye shall further the maturation wyth thys plaister R. of the rootes of holihocke of whyte Lyllyes ana li. ss of cleane raisines ℥ iiii of muggewurt of wormwoode ana m̄ ss of squinantum a lytle Seeth them all in the brothe of fatte flesshe stampe them and strayne them and than in the decoction wyth wheate floure make a styffe playster addynge of buttyre ℥ ii of hennes grese ℥ i. the yolkes of two egges of saffran ℈ i. Thys plaister is maturatiue and confortatiue bycause of squynantum wurmwood and mugworte whan the sayde Aposteme is come to maturation Incision ye shall make incision accordynge to that that is sayde afore in the chapiter of hotte Apostemes And for the other intentions namely digestion mundification c. Ye shall vse the remedyes of the alleged cha Thus. c. ¶ The .vi. cha of Apostemes of the liuer bothe hote and colde and of the hardnesse therof THe liuer is a principal mēbre whiche nature hathe produced Of the liuer hote and colde for the necessity of al the bodie wherfore the diseases therof muste be diligently and discretlye cured For euery disease of the lyuer is to be feared bycause of hys necessarye office of digestion The sygnes of apostemes of the lyuer bene knowen to be hotte or colde as the sygnes of other Apostemes in the vniuersall chap. Howbeit somtymes there chaūceth in the liuer a singuler aposteme that is to say an aposteme engendred of one onlye humour but for the most part they are all engendred of mengled humours The cure of this Aposteme differeth not from the cure of other declared in the former Chaptre of apostemes in the stomake wherfore let it be cured after the same Neuertheles I wyll speake somewhat of purgation and diete Flebotomie Lette the veyne of the liuer be cutte in the contrarye syde yf the strengthe and age of the patient wyll suffre it and let the patient be purged with conuenyent purgatiōs accordyng to the qualitie of humoures Diete As touchynge diete yf the patient haue a fieuer he muste forbeare wyne and flesshe and must eate a sup or shewe made with grated breed almandes and a lytle sugre and cōmune seedes Yf he be weake he must eate of a broth of a chickyn sodden with laictuce and confyte raysines with cleane barlye Also ye may gyue hym a brothe of redde cicers sodden wyth raisines and mengled with the brothe of a chyckyn hauyng added suffyciēt quantitie of sugre The sayde brothe boyled with laicture spynache and hoppes is verye profytable in thys case As concernynge locall medicines we wyll make no longe oration bycause the remedies declared in the former Chaptres be conuenient in this present cure Some doctours saye that this composition folowynge is very good whiche we also haue proued to be true Oyntment ℞ of oyle of roses omphacin◠of oyle of camomyll of quinces mirtilles wormewod ana ℥ i. let them all boyle with the iuce of nightshade alkekengi and laictuce tyll the iuyce be consumed than adde of red saunders and white ℥ i. a lytle saffrā and with suffyciēt whyte wax make a liniment And bycause the liuer and the milt oftentymes weaxe verye harde we wyll declare conuenyent remedyes for the mollification and resolution of the same Fyrst to mollifye and resolue the hardnesse of the liuer it is a synguler remedye to apply this cerot vpon the place ℞ of the rootes of holyhocke sodden in water and strayned li. ss of raisines sodden in the broth of a chyckyn and strayned A cerote for the natiues of the liuer ℥ iii. of the substaunce of quynces rosted or in the stede therof of wardens and peres ℥ iiii of oyle of camomyll and dyll ℥ ii of oyle of wormewood of quynces of swete almādes ana ʒ vi of oyle of roses of vyolettes of duckes grese of hennes grese ana ℥ i. Lette them boyle all togyther in a decoction of camomylle melilote mugworte holyhocke vnto the consumption of the decoction than strayne them adde to the straynyng of diaquilon gummed ℥ iii. and ss of Galenes cerote of ysope ℥ i. ss mengle them togyther and make a cerote wyth suffycyente whyte waxe addynge of saffran ℈ i. of white and red Saunders ana ʒ i. This cerote mollifyeth and resolueth the hardenesse of
the whyte of an egge of rose water â„¥ ss mengle theÌ„ all togyther bring them to the maner of a paste vse them as aforesayde This done renue agayne the cloutes and lay theÌ„ vpon the wounde being moysted in the foresayde whyte of an egge and oyle of roses and lay it vpoÌ„ with fethers Note that by the menes of this seame made as it is here figured the cicatrice is moch fayrer Yf ye doubt whether there be any humiditie in the botom of the wouÌ„d ye may loose accordiÌ„g to necessitie the sayde seame and drawe the blood out of the wounde dayly After fyue dayes ye may conueniently applye vpon the wounde vngueÌ„tum de minio wrytten in the cha of a broken sculle or els thys cerote Aterate R. of the oyle of roses oyle myrtyne anÌ„ â„¥ i. of cleare terebentyne â„¥ ii talues sewet melted Ê’ x. mastyke â„¥ i. ss of odoriferous wyne one cyath yarrow cosmary plaÌ„tayn consoliâ—a the lesse reÌ„taurye the greater anÌ„ mÌ„ ss Seeth them together vntyl the wyne be coÌ„sumed ThaÌ„ strayn them and make a cerote wyth whyte waxe Diete and malaxe it in cowes mylke The thyrde intention whiche consisteth in the ordinaunce of dietie is thus accomplished Fyrst at the beginnynge vnto the fourth daye the patient must be coÌ„rent with grated bread sodden in water with almandes and a litle sugre or he shal haue a supping made wyth barley floure water suger and he shal vse sugre of violettes and roses wyth water in the stede of a syrupe For the purgation of the patientes bodye Syrupe ye shal procede as it foloweth First let the patient take this syrupe the space of foure dayes R. syrupe of roses by inâ—uâ—ion â„¥ i. syrupe endyue â„¥ ss mengle them and with water of endyue and vnglosse make a syrupe Afterwarde let hym be purged with this purgation Purgation R. of choseÌ„ maÌ„na â„¥ i. electuary lenitiue Ê’ vi with the comune decoction make a potion addynge of syrupe violettes â„¥ i. ss for his driÌ„ke he may vse water alone sodden with fyne sugee or a iâ—â—eâ— of violettes Item you may vse scarification ventoâ—es applyed vpon the shulders at the begynnyng to turne awaye the maâ—tier And whan the bodye is sangaine ful of humours ye may cuâ—â—e the beyne called caphatica in the opposite syde For it is good to turne aside euacuate the mattier which myght cause apostemation The wouÌ„des of the nostrilles The cure of the woundes of the nose and eares and eares ben duely cured by the foresayd remedies except only that the seame must not so lyghtly be taken awaye as in other partes For by reason of the gristles those partes receaue not a seame so lyghtly The woundes of the eyeliddes ben cured semblably If the wouÌ„de be in the substaunce of the eye A wound in the eye ye shal apply vnto the coueth daye a collyry made wyth the whyte of an egge water of roses and white sief wythout opium After the fourth day vnto the .vii. it is expedient to vse rose water wyth the whyte of an egge and whyte sief wythout opiuÌ„ and a litle aloes he patike washed with rose water and a lytle sarcocolle After the .vii. Collirye incarnatiue day you must incarne the wounde by the administration of this colliry R. of rose water â„¥ ii of odoriferous wyne Ê’ ii of Sief of frankencense Ê’ i. of sarcocolle of aloes hepatike of sugre candy anÌ„ Ê’ ii mengle them together and make a colliry accordyng to arte Finally ye shall seale vp the place wyth thys collirye R. of rose water â„¥ ii ss of Sief of lead Collirye sâ—gillatiue ℈ ii of tutia preparate Ê’ ss of Myrobalane citrine Ê’ i. the whyte of an egge somwhat sodden Braye these foresayde thynges and leaue them together the space of a day Than strayne them and put therof into the eye only a droppe at ones it shall sone make a good cicatrisation If ther chaunce great paine with the wouÌ„de ye shal put in to the eye womans mylke To the same intention the white collirye dissolued in the muscilage of quyncesede made with rose water may wel be vsed Thus we ende c. ¶ The .vii. cha of the woundes of the nother throte of the cure of the same THe wouÌ„des of the necke of the throte are very dauÌ„gerous bycause of the great issuiÌ„g of blood whan some veyne is cutte Of woundes of the necke and throte and also by reason of the concatenation or linckynge together of the synnowes chordes other partes and also by reasoÌ„ of the nuke and trachea arteria wherfore I wyll breifly declare the cure of theÌ„ The foresaid places are ofteÌ„ hurte by a bruse as with a stone a staffe c. And somtimes by cuttyng thiÌ„ges as with a swerd a knife c. Somtimes by poiÌ„ted thiÌ„ges as by a dart an arow c. The curatioÌ„ of the wouÌ„d caused of a cutte is accoÌ„plyshed as it foloweth Fyrst you must considre whether the wounde of the necke be with the hurt of the nuke or not If the nuke be not hurte ye shall make a seame incontinently leauing an orifice in the lower part of the seame And whaÌ„ the wouÌ„de is depe it is conuenient to procede with a degestyue made wyth terebentyne and the yolke of an egge and a lytle saffran putting in to the sayd mouth a tent rolled in the sayd digestiue Defensiue with oyle of roses hote or oyle of hypericoÌ„ vnto the fourth day layeng also rouÌ„d aboute a defensiue made with oyle of roses bole armenie and white waxe And whan quytture is engendred in the sayd place you may in no wyse apply thinges digestiue But in stede therof you muste administer thys muÌ„dificatyue R. of cleare Terebentyne â„¥ ii of hony of roses â„¥ i. of the iuyce of plantayne MuÌ„dificatiue and smalage ana â„¥ ss Let them boyle all together one boylyng and whaÌ„ ye take it from the fire adde thervnto the yolke of an egge and of barley floure well cersed Ê’ vi of saffraÌ„ ℈ i. And if you dyd putte to thys mundificatyue of myrrhe â„¥ ss of frankencense Ê’ i. and as muche sarcocolle after mundification it wolde be a good incarnatyue For sigillation cicatrisation you may coÌ„ueniently administer vnguentuÌ„ de minio after our descriptioÌ„ written in the chapi of the breache of the sculle To the same intention it is good to vse stoupes dypped in wyne as it is declared in the rehersed cha But yf the nuke be hurte the synnowyes and chordes of the necke it is necessarye to defende a spasme and to study for the mitigation of the payn The accidentes that happen by the hurte of the nuke bene lyke vnto them which come by the hurt of the braine A spasme is prohibited by the vnction of oyle of Camomylle Prohibition of a spasme and dylle wyth hennes grese wyth a decoction of earth
the begynnynge ye shall retayne the bloode and the quytture whyche thynge myghte encrease difficultie of breathynge a daungerous thynge in thys case wherfore at the begynnyng ye shal not applye stiptike and clammyshe thynges nether wythin nor wythout Furthermore you maye vse flebotomie in the contrarye parte and scarifycation vpon the botockes and rubbynges and byndynges of the extreme partes to kepe of apostemation at the begynnynge Item it is commendable to vse a clyster hauynge vertue to dyssolue wyndynes and bloode The thyrde intention whych consysteth in purgation of bloode in the inner parte by the mouth of the wouÌ„de shal be accomplyshed as it foloweth Fyrste when the chirurgien commeth to the patiente he muste consyder the sygnes And when he is certayne he muste diligeÌ„tly serche meanes to cause the blood whych is in the inner parte to issue out by the orifyce of the wouÌ„d whych thyng may be brought to passe by conuenient situation of the bodye that is to saye that the heade be layed downewarde the feete beynge raysed vp or that the patientlye vpon a bedde hys heade hangynge downeward leanynge vpon some fourme or stoole lower then the bedde that the blood wyth in maye easely issue out He muste lye thus the fyrst daye For it is good for two causes Fyrst to purge the bloode that is wythin Secondly that bloode other humours the communly chauÌ„ce in woundes fall not into the bodye And the patient muste lye grouelynge asmuche as he can vpon the wounde Some gyue certayne thynges by the mouth to cause the blood to come forth whyche thinge is very commendable so that the medicines be not to sharpe and to stronge Furthermore it is to be noted that if the wouÌ„de be very large so that the spirites come forthe aboundauntly then you muste sewe the sondred partes leauynge an hole beneth that the bloode and quytture maye easelye issue out And after that the bloode is issued and the wounde mundifyed you must begynne to applye tentes of lynte dypped in the whyte of an egge or in wyne And lette the sayde tentes be greate in the outwarde parte that they fall not in or els tye them to a threde that yf they fall in they maye be drawen out agayne Here it is to be noted that ye must not in any wyse laye vpon the wouÌ„de poudre restrictiue as Albucasis sayeth ☜ for it wolde dryue matter towarde the herte or deriue bloode whyche myghte sone choke the patient Item yf ye be sure that there is no bloode entred in by the waye of the wounde then it shall be conuenient that ye sewe the wounde and procede wyth thynges incarnatiue in the fyrst dayes But bycause a man can not haue trewe knowlege at the begynnynge whether the bloode be entred or no it is the surest waye to kepe the orifyce of the wounde open at the begynnynge howe be it the seconde daye ye shall putte in a tente dypped in oyle of roses hote and in a digestiue of terebentyne and a yolke of an egge and a lytle saffran vnto the seuenth daye layenge aboute the wounde a defensiue of oyle of roses of bole armenie and a lytle whyte waxe And for as muche as in the fyrste dayes there happen euell accidentes as payne in the syde Accidentes dyfficultie of breathynge and a greate coughe it is good to applye thys playster folowynge vpoÌ„ the sore syde â„ž of camon il Plâ—yster melilote dille wormewoode ana mÌ„ i. of dryed branne and cersed mÌ„ ij ss of the floure of barley beanes and leÌ„tiles ana .li. ss of roses mÌ„ ss stampe them all and wyth sufficient sodden wyne and a lytle odoriferous wyne by arte and fyer make a styffe playster addynge of oyle of roses â„¥ iiij of camomill dille of euery one â„¥ ij of whyte waxe â„¥ ij and. ss Set the foresayd thynges agayne on the fyer wyth the oyles and the waxe melted and put to in the ende of saffran Ê’ ss This playster as ye may knowe by the symples hath vertue to swage payne and is resolutiue and coÌ„fortatiue and prepareth the bloode the matter to yssue out WheÌ„ the patient is come to the thyrd or fourth daye no euel accident happenynge vnto hym as a spasme tremblynge of the herte and difficultie of breathynge and other lyke and when the patient fyndeth hym selfe in good dysposition a maÌ„ may iudge knowe that the wounde is not mortal Wherfore at the begynnynge vnto the seuenth daye for resolution and purgation of bloode thys poudre wyth hys waters hereafter prepared Poudre maye well be gyuen to the patient â„ž of reubarbe Ê’ ss of madder of mumie of euery one ℈ .i. of terra sigillata ℈ ss of the water of stabious the water of buglosse of the wyne of granades of euery one â„¥ i. Some doctours gyue at the begynnynge potions or drynkes made wyth wyne and hote thinges as cloues and madder whyche thynges maye greatlye hurte the patientes For they cause fieuers and dyfficultie of breathynge Wherfore at the begynnynge pectoral decoctions are better as diadragantum and diapenidium or as thys description A pectoral decoction â„ž of penidies of suggre candye of syrupe of violettes of euerye one â„¥ i. of the nuttes of pyne apples of swete almandes of coÌ„mune seedes of euery one â„¥ iij. of diagragantum â„¥ ss meÌ„gle them and wyth syrupe of violettes make a loch addyng of the iuyce of lyquerice â„¥ ss After that the wounde is come to manyfeste quyture for the mundification and purgatioÌ„ of the same we say that ye muste often washe the wouÌ„de wyth conuenient lotions And though sondrye lotions ben wrytten of the doctours as of Guilhelmus placentinus and other whych are composed wyth wyne and with the decoction of floure delice lupines myrrhe and other hote simples myne opinion is that suche medicines are not coÌ„uenieÌ„t as I haue ofteÌ„ proued for two causes The fyrst is the inflammation of the foresayde thynges The seconde is bycause that when bloode putrefyeth greate heate alwaye happeneth Wherfore to muÌ„difie the quytture and to take awaye the euell complexioÌ„ of the place it is a more sure waye to procede wyth thys lotion A lotion â„ž of cleane barley of lentyles ana â„¥ ij of roses mÌ„ ss of the herbe called horsetayle mÌ„ i. let them boyle wyth water of plantayne and rayne water and a lytle wyne of granades vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte and adde of redde suggre â„¥ ij of syrupe of roses by infusion â„¥ iij. of saffran ℈ ss The quantitie of water muste be fyue pounde whyche muste boyle tyll it come to thre Ye shal wash the wounde here wyth all and bynde it coÌ„ueniently so procede vntyl there issue out matter lyke cleare water when the patient hath vsed the sayd lotion and hath no fieuer and when the wounde is rectifyed and the quytture mundifyed then ye maye adde to the former decoction of honye of roses â„¥ iij. And when the quytture
is altogether mundifyed then ye maye conuenientlye administer stiptike lotions A stiptike lotion as thys that foloweth ℞ of roses of the floures of pomegranades called balaustie of the croppes of brambles called cyme rubi of myrtilles of sumach of euery one m̄ i. of hypoquistidos of myrobalane cytrine ana ʒ ij of hony of roses ℥ ij let them boyle wyth water of plantayne wyne of pomegranades in sufficient quantitie vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte Let thys decoction be spouted into the wounde that perseth wyth a syrynge For so Auicenne teacheth Item in the same tyme yf the patient be not troubled wyth the coughe and the quytture dryed or mundifyed consoundyng and stiptike thynges are permitted to be receaued by the mouth in a liquide forme or in meates as terra sigillata wyth the iuyce of quinces sumach hypoquistidos roses floures of granades c. Galene affyrmeth the same wyth lyke wordes Furthermore we wyll descrybe a playster abstersiue and mundifycatiue whyche shal serue for those intentions when nede shall requyre ℞ of hony of roses strayned Playster ℥ ij of cleare terebentyne ℥ iiij of the iuyce of smalage ℥ i. Let them boyle altogether a lytle and take them from the fyer and forthwith adde the yolkes of two egges of wheate floure well cersed ℥ ij of the floure of fenugreke and barley of euery one ʒ ij of saffran ℈ .i. For the same intention ye maye applye our cerote wrytten in the chapitre of the cure of the sculle beynge brused It is more attractiue thē this plaister When the intention is to consoūde and to drye you may vse a cerote of minium descrybed in the foresayde chapitre Item yf the sayde wounde resyst greatlye true curation and endureth longe tyme ye maye knowe that the sayde wounde is turned to a fistula whyche receaueth seldome trewe curation howe be it we haue healed many whyche hadde fistules and dydde caste out quytture longe tyme by the orifyce of the wounde after thys sorte The cure of a fystle in the breste Fyrst we washed the wounde with thys decoction Decoction ℞ of honye of roses strayned ℥ iiij of the croppes of brambles of the leaues of wylde olyues of euery one m̄ i. of balausties of the ryndes of granades of euery one m̄ ss of lentyles asmuche of the herbe called horsetayle in latine cauda equina m̄ i. of saffran ℈ .i. Let these forsayd thynges be boyled in the lye of vynebraunches and fygge tre braunches and a lytle wyne of granades vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte then strayne the sayde decoction and applye it often wythin the wounde After the sayde lotion I vsed vnguentum de minio and I caused the patiente to vse drynkes that drye and purge quytture as is the potion descrybed by Mesue destinctione eleuen where he makethe mention of playsters and oyntmentes and the sayd potiō is called a mixture to heale woūdes The forme there of is thys A potion of Mesue hys description ℞ of cloues of the rootes of motherwurte of pimpernell of camomill of synckfoyle of the herbe of violettes of the herbe of redde coalewurtes of hempe of euerye one m̄ i. of madder to the quantitie of all Let these forsayde thynges be boyled in sufficient quantitie of wyne tyl halfe be consumed then strayne them and adde vnto them as muche of cleare and cleane honye as the thyrde parte of the sayde decoction shall be The dose of it is in the mornynge ℥ iiij wyth water of mayden heere and scabiouse Here ye shall note that yf in the stede of wyne the sayde potion were made wyth water of maydē heere and scabiouse and wyne of granades it myght conueniently be gyuē to the patient in a fieuer And briefely to fynyshe thys chapitre we wyll gyue two doctrines profytable in thys case The fyrste is that when the chirurgien is called he must dresse it as quyckelye as maye be And the chāber muste be very warme and manye hote clothes aboute the wounde lest the ayre enter in and yf it enter that it be hote and not colde The seconde is the chirurgien muste pronosticate accordynge to the signes that he shal see that he maye saue his name Neuertheles the Chirurgien shall not refuse to cure anye hurte of the membres contayned in the inner parte excepte the harte For nature by the Chirurgiens ayde workethe so well that oftentymes it bryngethe that to passe that semed impossyble Thus. c. ¶ The .xj. chapytre of penetraunt or persynge woundes of the bellie Of woundes persyng thorow the bellie THe woundes of the bellie as the Doctours affyrme ben daungerous cheyfely those that persewyth the hurte of the membres cōteyned The woundes of the bellie communely are caused of cuttynge thynges as by a swerde or poynted thynges as wyth a darte c. Whan the Chirurgien is called to the cure he must consyder the place of the wounde and whether the conteyned membres ben hurte or no which thynge maye be knowen by the sygnes that folowe signes of stomake hurte The sygnes that declare the stomake to be hurt are thies the patient spettethe bloode and hys meate commethe out by the wounde That the guttes ben hurte it is knowen by the great payne Of the guttes and torsyon or grypynge of the bellie and whan the superfluites of the meate commeforthe by the mouthe of the wounde Of the small guttes The sygnes that the small guttes ben hurte are knowen by the place where the wounde is namelye whan the wounde is aboue the nauell If the wounde be benethe the nauel it is in greate guttes we haue declared in oure Anatomie howe that there ben three greate guttes and three small of whyche the three greate are vndre the nauell the three smalle aboue the nauell Wherefore by the place of the wounde ye maye knowe what guttes are hurte You maye knowe whan the lyuer is hurte by thys Of the lyuer that the wounde is aboute the false rybbes of the ryght syde and the bloode that issuethe out of the wounde is redde and the patient hathe greate payne frome the sayd rybbes vnto the flanke by cause the bloode is deryued frome the liuer all a longe vnto the grynde Whan the mylte is hurte it is knowen by thys Of the milte that the wounde is betwene the false rybbes of the lyfte syde and the bloode that issuethe out of the wounde is grosse Of kydnes and verye blacke The hurte of the kydnees is knowen by the place whan the wounde is somewhat lower than the nauell and the bloode also that issuethe oute is cleare and watrishe It is to be noted that sometymes the woundes of the bellie not penetrant or persynge ben not wythout daunger of deathe namelye whan they are aboute the nauell wythin three or foure fyngers bycause of the great muscles that are knytte to the nauell Furtheremore the woundes whiche are in the hyndre
sores and they are made of hurdes or of cotton A canulate tente Itē some purge the matter that lyeth in some depe place and therfore they be called purgatiue and they are holowe lyke pypes and bene made some tyme of leed sometyme of quylles and sometyme of syluer and sometyme of leaues of colewurte dryed in the shadowe they are called canulares they be of greate efficacitie in holowe woūdes vlceres chiefly in womās brestes Also a tente of dytanie may be cōueniently administred but aboue all other tentes made of gourdes dryed in the sunne are excellent Some vse tentes of dytanie of the pyth of myllones to kepe the mouth of the woundes open thus we ende thys chapter ¶ The .xxiij. chapter of the maner to sowe woundes Of sowynge of woundes THe chirurgiens vse dyuers maners of seames to ioyne sondrye places together of whych one is called the skynners seame whyche is good in the woūdes of the guttes Ther is an other kynde to ioine together the lyppes of the mouth for other parts in which we feare that they can not be cōserued by reason of the tendernes of the same The threde must be woūde about the nedle as taylours semsters sticke ther nedles in theyr cotes There is moreouer an other kynde whych is cōmen to all other is muche vsed it is after thys sorte Ye muste take the .ij. sydes of the wounde depely or superficially after the qualitie of the woūde dysposition of the mēbres for in fleshy mēbers the woūde beyng depe a depe seame must be made but whē the wounde is in synowy places the seame muste not be depe lest the synowe be prycked And when the seame is made ye must tye the thredes or make a knot cut the sayde threade wythin a fynger breade of the knotte leauynge also the space of a fynger breade betwene poynt poynt so procede sowyng tyl it come to the end of the wounde leaue a mouth in the nether parte of the seame that the matter may be purged therby By the grace of god we wyl speake of thys last seame of the fyrst more playnly in the chap. of woūdes of symple instrumentall membres There be moreouer sondrye kyndes of seames whyche be not vsed at thys tyme bycause they be of smal profyte we wyll ouerpasse them and make an ende of thys chap. for whyche the name of god be praysed ¶ The seconde treatyse of the thyrde boke ¶ The fyrst chap. of brusynge through a fal of the brusyng of the muscyls and attrition of lacertes AFter the doctrine of aūcient later doctours Of cōfusion attrition there is difference betwene fallynge stomblynge lykewyse cōtusion attritiō We wyl speake bryefly of thys differēce Fyrst a fall is to be vnderstande from an hye place and then attrition of many partes is caused in the body Offēsion or stōblyng is whē one hurteth him selfe by occasion of some thynge lyenge in hys way Now I wil declare the differēce of contution attrition whyche is onely in the place A contusion is when hurt happeneth in a fleshie place atrition is in the heades of the lacertes As for the cure of them we wyl speake therof in the next chap. In thys present chap. we wyl make mention of the hurte of inwarde membres also wyll speake somethynge concernynge the cure of cōtusion attrition in the outward part Yf ye perceaue that some bone be broke besyde the attrition ye shall resorte to the chap. whych treat peculiarly therof To come to a certayne doctrine we say that a fal stomblynge are more daūgerous then contusion attrition bycause of the priuie hurt of the inwarde membres as of the guttes of the pannicles of the belly of the ligamētes of the great veynes the small cōteyned in noble mēbers And therfore it chaūseth often that the patiētes dye through fallynge or stomblynge The signes of death in this case are these vometynge bledyng at the nose for then it is a sygne that some veyne is brokē in the heade Sometyme ther chaunseth vomytynge wyth bloode that is a sygne that some veyne is broken in the stomake the lyuer or the mylte And when fluxe of the bely shortenes of breath diminution of the voyce wyth grypynge in the bely and soundynge chaunce the patiēt is nye death And therfore Auicenne sayeth when the patient hath lost hys speche hangeth downe hys heade wyth swete of hys foreheade not beynge able to lyfte it vp then he dyeth forthwyth chiefly when the swete is colde whych thyng is generall as well in stomblynge as in attrition and contusion The same auctour sayeth moreouer that somtimes the lacert of the hart is brokē therfore the patiēt dieth incontinently Furthermore when the vryne is reteyned the excremētes of the bely issue out agaynst the wyl of the patiēt it is sygne of deth The cure of a fal shall be accōplyshed by .iiij. The cure intentions The fyrst is ordinaunce of dyete the .ij. euacuatiō of matters antecedēt turnyng away of the same that it maye not be deryued to the sore place The .iij. is administratiō of local medecines the .iiij. is correction of accidentes The fyrst Dyete that is to say ordinaūce of diete must be slēder at the begynnyng for Auicēne sayeth that we muste gyue but lytle to the patient at the begynnyng or rather nothynge at al the fyrst day wherfore vntil the tyme that we be sure wtout feare of apostemation the patient muste absteyne frō wyue fleshe so that he be not to weake And he muste eate almande mylke with sugger with cōmune sedes or gruell of soddē grated bred And whē .vij. dayes be passed ye shal permyt to the patient a grosser dyete as the broth of cycers rybes that the nutritiue mēbres maye be strēgthned successiuely ye may gyue hī flesh wyne other meates of good nouryshmēt The .ij. ententiō which cōsysteth in euacuatiō of the matter antecedent shal be accōplyshed by .ij. thynges namely by phlebotomy dyuersiue yf it be nedful that is to say by cutting a veine to turne away the matter Purgation by lousynge the belly Fyrst ye may louse the belly with cassia māna diacatholicon or with this potion ℞ of chosen māna of diacassia diacatholicon ana ℥ ss of water of endiue buglosse sorel ana ℥ i. mēgle thē together put to it of syrupe of roses ℥ i. or make it thus R. diacatholicon māna ana ʒ vi of reubarbe ʒ i. with the water of endiue nyghtshade sorell make a small potion Rasis Mesue saye in the chap. of reubarbe that it healeth inwarde breakynges therfore it is a souerayne medecyne in thys case The thyrde intention whych consisteth in the administratiō of local medecines shal be accōplyshed as it foloweth Fyrst yf ye perceaue that
we sawe to haue happened in florēce to a caryer of triacle whiche wolde proue the vertue of s Paule and was stonge of an aspe in the great fynger wherof he dyed wtin the space of .iiii. houres And fyrste he lost his sight his speche and the colour of his face became blewe and palyshe souning ensued with tremblyng of the hert and colde swete so that he shortly dyed wherfore as sone as it is possible we must cōfort the hert and socour the styngyng as we haue sayde we wyll describe certen remedyes and so ende this present cha Fyrst this poudre folowyng is very cōmendable Poudre ℞ of castoreū of cassialignia of aristologia rotūda an̄ ℥ ss of anise seed of peper an̄ ʒ ii bray thē The receyt is ʒ i. with wyne of good odour Itē to the same intention and also agaynst the pestilence this potion folowinge may be cōueniently vsed Galenes potion as I haue oftē proued ℞ of terebēti of diptany of cardus būdictus an̄ ℈ i. of Galenes triacle ʒ ss of saffrā graines .ii. of cytrō seedes ℈ i. of the stone called smaragd one grayne of dorenik ʒ i. of the syrupe of the iuce of sorel of water of buglos an̄ ʒ vi of the wyne of pōgranades of odoriferous wyne of meane strēgth an̄ ʒ ss mengle thē togyther Take this potion fastynge and may be receyued tyl ye perceyue that the venym is quenched whyche thyng is knowen by the ceassynge of the accidentes and whan the patient feleth hym selfe to be eased A digestiue After that the venynime is remoued the patient muste be purged and must vse this digestyue ℞ sirupi rosati of infusion syrupe of the iuce of endiue and of sorell ana ℥ ss of the water of endiue Purgation of buglose baume called melissa ana ℥ i. And whan the patient hathe vsed this syrupe by the space of .iii. dayes he muste take thys purgation ℞ of diacatholicon ℥ ss of chosen māna ℥ i. dissolue them wyth water of buglosse and endyue and addynge of a syrupe of violettes ℥ i. Furthermore ye shall knowe that at the begynning it is not good to gyue a laxatiue medicine except it be a clistre linitiue Also ye muste beware that ye cutte no veyne in this case as Auicenne teacheth For the ende of this chaptre we saye that a wounde caused aswell by styngyng or bytyng as by the sayde cauterisation and burnynge must be healed with onyons and triacle And yf the patient be in a place where he maye not haue the sayde remedyes he shal take garlyke nuttes rue and shall lay vpon the bytynge galbanū and scabiose and al other attractyue thynges Thus we ende oure thyrde boke for the which the name of god be praysed ¶ The fourthe booke which treateth of vlcers sores generally and perticulerly from the heed to the fote ¶ The fyrst Chapter wherin the cōtentes of this boke are declared CHirurgerye after cornelius celsus is the moste aunciente parte of phisycke whyche hath sondry partes as we often haue sayd by the auctoritie of Iohānetius Amōg the which is the curatiō of outwarde vlcers of which by the grace of god we wyll treate in this present boke and also of the definition of the same And fyrst we say that the cure of vlcers cōsisteth in .ii. thīges principally The fyrst is the knowledge of those thynges that hyndre the cōsoūdyng of the same The seconde is remouīg of the sayde thynges Touchyng the fyrst it is cōueniēt to procede after the waye of speculation in consydrynge what thinges they bene that hyndre the very consoundyng and how many causes hyndre the same in what maner they ben contrarye and howe they may be knowen As touchyng the second we wyl procede by practise declaryng the maner of admynystryng sōdry remedyes aswel simple as cōpound accordyng to the diuersitie of the tyme and nature of the vlcers which .ii. thinges be sufficient for the cure of the sayde vlcers But before we come to the curation we wyl make a cha that shal entreat of the diffinition of vlcers that through the knowlege of the signes a man may attayne the true curation for whiche euerye man ought to call vpon the grace of God from whom all knowlege procedeth ¶ The .ii. Chaptre Of the definition of vlcers and of the cure of the same in generall AN vlcere after the auncient later doctours is a solution of cōtinuitie Vlcere wyth putrefactiō differeth frō a woūd for a wounde is bloody wtout putrefaction And Auicenne sayeth that an vlcere is engendred through thre thynges The fyrste is by apostemation the seconde by pustles Causes of vlceres the thirde by woundes yl cured In an vlcere there ben comunely sondrye dispositions whyche engendre such corruption and putrefaction as hynder consoundynge And therfore Auicenne saith that corruption is engendred in sores of the nouryshment that is sent to the membres whyche membres whē they be weakened cā not turne the sayd nouryshment in to good blood and so it cometh to putrefaction And bicause the vlcered membre is weakened the superfluities of other mēbres are drawē to the weake place wherfore it is right profitable to conforte the vlcered membre And the best thynge that is to confort the vlcered place is to purge the mattier that hindreth consoundyng Further more we say that an vlcere is alway a compounde disease but a wound is simple Howbeit sometime it is foūd to be compounde also for payne quitture rottēnes and apostematiō euyl fleshe and other are wonte to be ioyned wyth an vlcere and make the same a compounde disease wherefore the kindes of vlceres as Halyabas witnesseth taketh their difference of thre thynges chieflye whereby they are made and compounde that is to say of causes of membres and of accidentes And forasmuch as the difference whych is taken of membres is soone knowen we wyl saye wyth Auicēne that the kindes of vlcers are comprehended in two thynges that is to say in causes and accidētes The kyndes taken of causes are these venomous corruption cancrositie corosion putrefaction fistules c. Kyndes also are taken of accidentes Kyndes of vlceres for somtime there is founde a distēpered vlcere paynful apostemous brused altered by the ayre wyth superfluous fleshe wyth hardnesse and corruption of the bone c. Lykewyse there bene vlcers of vneasy consoundynge wyth a proprietie vnknowen to vs. And there be holowe vlcers with one or two holes and of those holow vlceres some be rotten and some full of fylth sōtime fistulous hauyng a straite mouth with āple depenes hardnes rounde aboute Of vlceres also some be ambulatyue or walkynge some corosiue or gnawing some maligne and some virulēt And of those corosiue vlceres some ben rottē with styngynges as it were of antes Maligne and virulente or venomous vlceres differ but lytle but accordynge to the quantitie in greatnes and
solide playster Thys oyntment is maruelous good to rectifie all vlcers and to take awaye the corrosyon of the same And that the Chirurgiens may be more certen touchyng the administration of the forsayd thynges we wyll declare the maner of applieng the same whych is very profytable in this case And fyrst ye must applie our poudre of mercurye leauyng it a day or more vpon the vlcere tyll ye perceaue that the venemenes is vtterlye remoued whyche thynge maye be knowen by chaungynge of the quytture and generation of good flesshe and mytigation of payne and malignytie Also whan ye touche or washe the vlceres the pacient fealeth not so great payne as before for we haue often proued that euyl fleshe causeth greater payne than good as we haue declared afore After that the vlcers be mundifyed ye shall procede wyth vnguentum de Minio and wyth the forsayd poudre mengled therwyth After two dayes ye shall procede wyth vnguentum de Minio and wyth lynte put into the vlcere and than ye shall washe the vlceres wyth the forsayd waters twyse a daye puttynge in the lynte and the sayd oyntment vntyll ye attayne to a perfyt cure The maner of washynge the vlceres is that incontinent after ye haue washed them ye wype them wyth a softe clouth and forthewyth putte in the lynte and ley the oyntmēt therupon Wyth thes forsayde thynges we haue healed many And thys present chapytre for hys excellency maye be called the golden chapytre And yf perchaūce the vlcers through their malignitie and corrosyon be ambulatiue ye shall resorte to the chapytre of formica corrosiua et ambulatiua yf ther be anye escare in the sayde vlceres ye shal procure the fal therof wyth vnguentum Egyptiacum after the description of Auicenne whose proprietie is to conserue good flesshe and to consume euyll And moreouer wyth freshe butter and swynes grese Other remedyes I passe ouer for I thynke no profyt to be in them Thus we ende thys present chapytre ¶ The fyfthe chapytre of rotten and fylthie vlceres and of the curation thereof Of rotten fylthie vlcere AS auncient doctours saye rotten and fylthie vlceres dyffer not but in quantytie and therfore whan grosse and stynkyng corruptions be multiplyed in vlcers they be called sordida or fylthie but yf the mater encrease in malyce so that it corrupteth and mortifyeth the membre it is named putridum or rotten and it is knowen cheyfelye whan stynckynge fumes and greate venemenes ascende therfrome and therfore the sayde rotten vlceres as Auicenne sayth for the most parte are wyth feuers And herin rotten and fylthie vlceres differ for rotten vlceres are wyth feuers fylthie are wythout feuers Item yf wyth maliciousnes they ben ambulatiue they ben of the kynde of the Aposteme called estiomenos and muste be cured wyth the cure of estiomenos or of a canker The cause of thes vlceres are corrupte and venemouse humours whyche sone receaue inflamation and venemenes and therfore ben of harde curation Cure The cure of them consysteth in the obseruation of three intentions the fyrst is ordinaunce of diete the second to purge the euyll matter the thyrde to rote out the vlceres wyth local medicynes The fyrste is accomplysshed by the administratiō of meates whiche gender good bloude as it is wrytten in the chapytre of colde Apostemes and bryefly he must vse meates inclynynge to heate as mutton hennes byrdes of the woode rather rosted than boyled Also he may vse borage percely nepte sodden wyth the forsayde thynges Item ye maye gyue the pacient potage made of strayned whyte breade wyth the brothe of the forsayde flesshe or made wyth ryce Also in thys case a potage is conuenient made of borage buglosse and other good herbes wyth the brothe of a henne or of mutton And whan the pacient is wythout feners ye maye gyue hym wyne of good odoure moderatlye delayed wyth sodden water for it engendrethe good bleede whyche is nedefull in the cure of vlceres The seconde intention whych consysteth in euacuation of the bodye is accomplysshed by digestyon of the humours and in purgyng them whan they be digested with conuenient medicyne Rotten and fylthie vlceres are caused of grosse and rotten humours whyche muste be dygested with thys dygestiue folowynge whyche puryfiethe and thynneth grosse bloode ℞ of syrupe of fumiterre of the iuyce of endiue or in the stede thereof of lupulles or hoppes Digestiue of syrupe of vynegre symple Ana ℥ j. of the waters of fumyterre hoppes and endiue Ana ℥ j. after that the pacient hathe vsed thys dygestion by the space of seuen dayes he shal be purged wyth thys purgation ℞ of diacatholicon ʒ vj. Purgation of caffia ℥ ss of diafinicon ʒ iij. make a lytle potion wyth the comen decoction and whan the vlcere is ambulatiue and rotten ye must gyue the patient purgation ℞ diacatholicon ʒ vj. of the confection of hameth ʒ ij diafinicon ʒ iij. wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes make a short potion addyng of syrupe of violettes ℥ j. ss Item the patient muste sometymes take pylles of fumiterre and the pylles called aggregatiue One purgation sufficeth not in thys case bycause the matter is grosse and resystethe the medicyne but ye muste renewe it often The thyrde intention whyche consysteth in the administration of locall medicynes is thus accomplysshed Fyrste whan the vlceres ben fylthie there is nothynge better than to mundifye them from fylthe and from corrupted flesshe wyth vnguentum Egyptiacum mengled wyth vnguentum Apostolorum or wyth the oyntment called cerasyon or symply with vnguentum Egyptiacum And yf the sayde vlcere be hollowe for the mundification thereof ye shall washe it wyth lye in whyche is put a lytle of Vnguentum Egyptiacum melted And yf the patient be of a tender complexion or yf the vlceres ben in synnowye places lette them be wasshed wyth thys collyrie ℞ of barbours lye ℥ liij poudre of mercury ʒ ij of honye of Roses ℥ ss mengle them together and styrre them about Ye shal put thys collyrie in to the holowe vlceres wyth a syrynge for it is of the same operation as vnguentū Egyptiacum is and that wythout payne And yf the vlcere be rotten ye shal remoue the putrefaction wyth vnguentum Egyptiacum and if ye put to the sayde oyntment lye made wyth the decoction of lupynes it shal be the better in effecte for Auicenne saythe that it rotethe oute all cancreuse vlcers And yf the sayde putrefaction can not be taken awaye wyth the foresayd remedyes than resort to the chapytre of a cancrena and of askakyllos and yf the vlcere be ambulatiue wyth great putrefaction ye shall resorte to the chapytre of Estiomenos After that the place is mundifyed frome the fylte and euyll fleshe whyche maye be knowen by good quytture and by the growyng of good flesshe ye shall procede a certayne space wyth thys mūdificatiue ℞ of oyle of roses
ordynaunce of dyete is taught in the same place Also we haue proued that the application of leches vpoÌ„ the veynes called emorroidall and vpon the eares is profytable in thys case and cuttynge of the veyne cephalita and basilica is to be coÌ„mended Item this purgation folowynge a digestion of humours presupposed is expedyeut in this case Purgation â„ž of polipodye Ê’ ss epithimuÌ„ of the cods of senye ana ℈ i. of the confection of hamech Ê’ i. ss of diacatholicon Ê’ iii. of anise ℈ i. of a syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. ss mengle them and gyue them in the mornynge This medicyne purgeth fleame that is grosse and melancholye burned The regyment perticuler is accomplysshed by the administration of locall medicynes Perticuler regimeÌ„t Fyrste after an vniuersall purgation ye shall annoynt the pustle with thys liniment â„ž oyle of Lauryne â„¥ ii of swynes grese â„¥ i. of litarge of golde Ê’ v. of auripigmentuÌ„ of roche alume burned of lyme wasshed ana Ê’ i. ss of quyckesyluer Ê’ iii. ss of oyle of roses omphacine Ê’ x. as moche whyte waxe as shall suffyce make a liniment Item this decoction folowynge is good for the same intent â„ž of sublimate Ê’ i. of salgemme of sal armoniake of alume zuccatrine A good water ana Ê’ i. ss of water of roses and plantayne ana â„¥ iiii of barbours lye â„¥ ii Seeth these foresayde thynges tygyther tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and put in the ende a lytle verdigrese and apply it with cotten moysted in the sayde decoction An other liniment â„ž the whyte of .ii. egges of water of roses â„¥ iii. of sublymate Ê’ ss mengle them togither and sturre them about a good whyle Note here that the remedyes wrytten of skalles and alopecia and of gutta rosacea may be adminynistred in this case Lykewyse ye shall fynde many remedyes for this purpose in the treatise of the frenche pockes c. ¶ The seconde treatise of the fourth boke which speaketh of the diseases of the eyes ¶ The fyrst Chapter Of vlcers of the eyes called macule and pani Of vlcers in the eyes spotus webbes THe vlcers called macule or spottes and pani or webbes of the eyes are engendred of causes prymytyues after the doctryne of Gordon proceding of an hote aposteme called flegmon and also of the disease called ophthalmia For as Galene saith yf the disease ophthalmia be not wel cured it wyll leaue many euyll accidentes in the eyes as vlceration of the apple of the eye and of the pannicle called cornea The cure of the greues of the eyes macule or spottes and pani of harde curation The cure of these vlcers spottes and webâ—es is accomplysshed by the obseruacyon of double regiment vniuersall and perticuler The vniuersall regyment consysteth in the ordinaunce of an vniuersall purgation and a dyete Touchynge vniuersall purgation yf the bodye be full of humours ye shal cut the veyne called cephalica on the contrarye syde And yf ye wyll so cut the veyne that it maye purge the patient ye shall cut the sayd veyne in the same syde Item ye maye profytably applye bloodsuckers vnder the eares to drawe out the grosse blood Also ye may applye ventoses vpon the shulders after scarification and lyke wyse a bladderynge medycyne vpon the necke to turne awaye the matter Touchyng purgation by laxatyue medicines it must be done according to the qualitie of the euyl humours And yf the matter be hote whyche thinge maye be knowen by the rednesse and inflammation of the place ye shall gyue the patient this purgation â„ž of chosen manna Ê’ i. of diacatholicon of an electuary of roses deuysed by Mesue of the iuce of roses ana Ê’ ii make a small potion with the decoction of cordyal floures and frutes addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. An other soluble medycyne â„ž of a lectuary lenitiue or in stede thereof diaprunis not solutiue Ê’ x. of an electuary of roses deuysed by Mesue Ê’ ii of rubarbe steped in the water of endiue Ê’ ss make a small potion with the coÌ„mune decoction addyng of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. ss An other â„ž of pilles asageret pilles of fumiterry the lesse pylles of rubarbe ana ℈ i. Mengle them togyther and make iii pylles with syrupe of roses These pylles must be gyuen .ii. houres afore supper and the more grosse they be the better they are in operation bycause they tarye longer in the stomake Yf the matter be colde grosse these medicines folowynge are conuenyente Fyrste â„ž of diacatholicon Ê’ vi of diafinicon of electuary of roses ana Ê’ ii make a smal potion with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes An other â„ž of pylles of fumiterrie the greater of pylles aggregatiue of hiera with agarike ana ℈ i mengle them togyther and make .iii. pylles with water of fenel An other â„ž of pylles called cochie et sine quibus esse nolo ana Ê’ ss make pylles as is aforesade But for as moche as laxatiue medicines are not of good operation exept digestioÌ„ goeth before ye must ordeine digestiues according to the matter wherof ye may haue a specyall doctryne in the chap. of ophthalmia and lykewyse of the diete Perticuler regiment is accomplisshed by the administration of remedyes vnderwrytten Fyrst whan the matter is hote and the eye not verye paynfull ye shall applye this colerye within the eye â„ž of rose water of the water of the floures of mirtill of the water of horsetayle ana â„¥ iiii of suger candye of syrupe of Roses â„¥ ii of whyte sieffe wythoute opium of syef of leade ana Ê’ i. of syef of frankeÌ„sente Ê’ ss of aloes epatik ℈ ss of myrobalane citrine Ê’ i. ss the whytes of iii. egges braye the thynges that are to be brayed and shake them togyther and distyll them in a glassen vessell well luted This colerye is of our description and is of good operacyon in all wouÌ„des and vlcers of the eyes For it mundifyeth all other vlceracioÌ„s caused of hote matter And moreouer it hath vertue incarnatiue and sigillatiue colde matter Yf ye perceyue that the vlceration is caused of colde matter ye shal apply this colirie within the eye â„ž water of roses â„¥ ii of water of horstayle â„¥ i. ss of syef of frankensence Ê’ ss of tutia preparate ℈ ii of sugre candye of syrupe of roses Ê’ iii. of aloes epatike Ê’ ss seethe these thynges togyther a lytle excepte the syef and make a colyrie accordynge to arte addynge of odoriferous wyne â„¥ ss Item the syef of frankensence ordeyned as it foloweth healeth the vlcers of the eyes â„ž of the syef of frankensence â„¥ i. of the syef of leade Ê’ i. ss of myrobalane cytrine Ê’ ii of tutia of antimoniuÌ„ ana Ê’ i. ss of water of roses and plaÌ„tayne anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss of myrhe ℈ ss of sarcocolle of aloes epatik ana Ê’ i. braye the thynges that are to be brayed and let theÌ„ be distylled in a
vessel of glasse Thys colyrye is of a maruelous operation for it mūdifyeth vlcers causeth good incarnation and perfyte curation in shorte tyme. This we ende this present Chapter ¶ The .ii. Chapter Of the spottes or blemysh in the eyes called macule THe spotte of the eyes of spottes in the eyes is engendred of a reumatik matter hote or colde and chaunceth oftē of the aposteme called Ophthalmia when it is not well cured and when the pacyent hath not obeyed the counsayle of the chirurgyen Note here that euerye spotte is with vlceration according to his quātitie for yf the spotte be lytle the vlceration is lytle yf it be great the vlceracion is also greate A spotte called macula macula is a pustle raysed somewhat wythin the eye cheefely in the kyrtyll of the eye and in the skynne called cornea and at the begynnyng it is of a whytish colour and the nerer it is to maturation the whyter it is And when it is come to suppuration it chaungeth his colour and waxeth redde The cure of spottes is accomplysshed by the admynistracyon of sondry locall remedyes obseruacion of dyet and generall purgation presupposed Fyrste ye muste applye maturatiue lenytyue thinges and afterward thinges mundyfycatyue and towarde the end thynges disiccatiue and cicatrizatyue For maturacyon ye shal procede wyth thys maturatyue folowynge chefelye in that spotte that procedeth of ophthalmia ℞ of the substaunce of apples rosted vnder cooles ℥ iij. of womans mylke ℥ ss the yolkes of two egges stampe these foresayde thynges together and seth them a lytle and afterwarde applye them vpon the eye in the fourme of a plaister Another ℞ of clene barlye A good water m̄ ss of the seed of quinces ʒ i. of fenugreke washed with water of rooses ℥ ss of reisyns ℥ j. ss of me lylote m̄ ss seeth these forsayde thynges in the broth of a leane chyckē with oute salte tyll the thyrde parte be consumed then streine them and put ther of into thyne eye warme euerye halfe houre When the maturacion is fynyshed whyche is knowne by the whitenes of the pustle and by the seasynge of the inflamacyon and payne ye shal applye thys mundyfycatiue wythin the eye ℞ of syrupe of rooses ℥ i. of the water of roses ℥ iij. of sarcocole ʒ i Ye muste styll these thynges in a lembecke of glasse and after ward ye shall adde to the sayd water dystylled of suger candye of a syrupe of rooses ʒ iii. put thereof into the eye for it mundyfyeth the place shortlye For cicatrysation ye may vse thys collyrie ℞ of the foresayde water ℥ ij myrobalane citrine ℈ j. of the syef of lead ʒ j. of tucia preparat ʒ ss make a collyrie and putte it into the eye ⸫ The thyrd chapyter which treateth of the dyseases of the eyes called pani THe deseases of the eyes called pani Pani and cycatrices in the eyes cicatrises are alwaye wyth an aposteme or vlceracion spottes and bē engēdred of corrosiue matter The cure ther of shal be accomplyshed by the admynystration of local medecynes the obseruatiō of dyete and purgacion as it is declared in the chapyter of the vlceres of the eyes presupposed Fyrst whā the eye is not enflamed thys water folowinge is conuenyente whych thynneth euerye pannycle euery spot and cicatrise and reducith the eye to a good dysposition ℞ of water of plantayne of water of rooses ana ℥ ij of odoryferous whyte wyne of meane strength ℥ j. ss let them seeth to gether a lytle and then take them frome the fyre and put therto of verdegrece wel poudred ʒ i. of tucia ʒ i. ss of suger candye ʒ i. of myrobalan cytrine ℈ j. myngle them together and pounde these foresayde thynges together and so leaue them the space of two daies and afterwarde strayne and claryfy them put of the liquoure in the eye warme tyll the sore skynne be consumed Item to thys purpose ye maye vse of the stylled water written in the former chapter ℥ j. and of the water written in thys chapter ʒ x. myngle them well together thys myxture is of sure operation and of lytle bytynge The fourth chapter of the ytchynge hardnes and scabbes of the eye lyddes and of the cure therof Of scabbe of the eye lyddes THe scabbes of the eye lyddes commen in the fygure of lytle spottes somewhat raised vp as lytle pymples whych are sometyme wyth greate ytchyng and sometyme yt hath the skynne skalded of wyth inflammacyon and they are engendred of reumatycke matter burned or sharpe and for the mooste parte they happen with the aposteme ophthalmia Kyndes And because there be sondrye kyndes of them sondry remedies are requyred for the cure of the same For some are whote and some cold some moyste some drye some vlcered and some not vlcered but crustye That that is drye for the moost parte comethe of matter hote and burned and lykewyse the crustye and the moyst scabbe is engendred of flegmatike grosse and sharpe matter For the cure therof ye shall ordaine the dyet for the euel matter lykwyse purgation Yf the scabbe be moyste with ytchynge or wythoute ytchynge ye shall fomente the place wyth thys fomentacyon turnynge the eye lydde in warde softelye whyche fomentacyon ye shall vse the space of .viii. dayes ℞ of the rootes of dockes of fumytery of clene barlye ana m̄ ss of lentylles of roses ana m̄ j. of lupines ℥ j. seethe these thinges wyth sufficiente quantitie of barbours lye tyll the thyrd part be consumed and let the place be fomented the space of halfe a quarter of an houre afterwarde incontinentelye ye shall putte into the eye thys collyrye folowynge ℞ of whyte syef with out opium ʒ ij of water of plantaine of water of rooses ana ℥ j. ss of tucia of antymonium ana ʒ j. of burned leade of ceruse of litarge of golde ana ʒ ij of lyme x tymes washed wyth water of plantayne ʒ x. roche alume ℈ ss let the waters seth wyth the alume one boiling then put in the other thinges one after another and make a collyrie and applye it vpon the soore And the sayde collyrie must remayne vpon the eye lyddes the space of a quarter of an houre and afterward washe the place with water of plantayne water of roses and with the decoccion of barlye whyche thynge muste be doone twyse a daye After that ye haue proceded with the foresayde thynges the space of a weke yf greater exiccaciō be requisite ye shall rubbe the place wyth vnguentum egyptiacum of the descryption of mesue layed vpon cotton or of the descryption of Auicenne But ye must be ware that it touche not the eye but onlye the sore place and it muste remaine ther but a pater noster whyle or a litle more and afterward ye must washe the place wyth water of barly tyll the oyntemente be remoued than ye shall apply a lytle of womās mylke warme to
is in the ouer part engendred of grosse and reumatike matter discending froÌ„ the heade The definition of Auicenne agreth here wythall Sebell is a pannicle lyfted vp vpon the paÌ„nicles coniunctiua and cornea through the swellynge of the vaynes of the pannicle coniunctiua caused of grosse flegmatik mater Thys dysease causeth a smoky myst in the paÌ„nicles coÌ„iunctiua and cornea and it is with aboundaunce of teares and ytchynge and rednesse enclynynge to a duskyshe coloure and some time the eye ledes bene hard and scabbye with vlceration and troublynge of the sight The cure of Sebell The cure of thys dysease hath two entencyons of whych one concerneth the admynistracion of vnyuersal thynges the other of particuler As touchynge the fyrste we saye that the remedies written in the chapter of ophtalmia are conuenient in this case The seconde ententyon shal be accomplyshed as foloweth Fyrste ye muste shewe afore hande that when thys dysease is confyrmed it can neuer or verye seldome be healed And thoughe it be newe yet it is of harde curatyon AuyceÌ„ne nombreth thys disease amonge them that come by enherytaunce for often tymes it passeth frome one eye to another Here foloweth a collyrye of ryght excellente operacion An excellent collerie â„ž of the iuce of ashtree leaues of the iuce of celedonie ana Ê’ iij. of the shelles of newe layde egges dissolued in vynegre the space of a weke nomber iiij of myrobalaÌ„s citryne Ê’ j. of tucia preparat of antimony ana Ê’ i. ss of water of rooses Ê’ vi of sarcocolle ℈ ij stampe al these thynges together and afterwarde seethe them in a lytle posnet of brasse till the halfe of the iuces and all the waters be consumed and putte thereunto of the sayd grene water â„¥ ij sethe them agayne vntyll the water be coÌ„sumed and afterward adde thereunto of the syef of sarcocol of whyte syef without opium ana ℈ ij make a fyne poudre to be putte into the eye Thys poudre is desiccatiue mundyfycatyue and resolutyue wyth a lytle bytynge Item for the same entencyon thys water folowynge is conuenyente â„ž of the foresayde grene water â„¥ i. ss of the syrupe of rooses Ê’ ij of the foresayde poudre Ê’ iii. of aloes epatike wel poudred Ê’ i. mingle them and puryfye them and applye them ofte in the eye wyth a lytle cotton for it is a synguler remedye And moreouer it is good for the scabbes of the eye liddes for vngula c. thus we ende thys presente chapiter The .vii. chapter of cataractes and of thynges whereof catarattes shulde come OFten tymes Of the cataractes in the eyes ther descende frome the heade certayne grosse and flegmatyke humoures coueringe the apple of the eye and there remaynynge are ingrossed and made thycke whyche is named of the doctours cataract Thys dysease is caused through the communion of the stomacke replenyshed wyth euell slymy humours wherof certayne vapoures ascende to the head cause colde slimy matter to droppe downe and taryeth longe vpon the pannycles of the eyes and semeth to couer the apple of the eye Item thys cataracte is sometyme engendred by the qualitie of the eye that is to saye whan the eyes ben very moyste and fylled wyth bloode and whan the white of the eye is to aboundaunt At the begynnyng of this dysease the pacyente semeth to see before him lytle flyes flying and he thinketh one thynge to be two the lyghte semeth smaller to hym than it was wonte for because the vysyble vertue is diminished thinges seme to be smaler Therefore the doctours saye that a cataracte hyndreth the vertue of seeinge as cloudes darckene the lyghte of the sunne The sygnes of the confyrmacyon and perfecte maturacion of a cataract is when it suffereth it selfe to be remoued by manuall operacion and when the sight is dyminished and the apple of the eye dilated and yf ye laye youre fynger vpon the apple of the eye it dilateth it selfe and returneth incontinently afterwarde into hys owne colour the colour is whyte or whytish A blacke or duskyshe cataracte enclynynge to grenesse or redenesse and that whyche dylateth not it selfe whan it is touched is incurable that which is not coÌ„fyrmed can not be healed by handy operacyon wherfore ye must procure the confyrmacyon therof geuyng the pacieÌ„te meates that engrosse the blood as are chessenuttes beef and porke and other grosse flesh and thys thynge must be doone whaÌ„ ye fere not that the cataract wyl come frome one eye to another Cure The cure of a cataract not coÌ„fyrmed is accomplysshed by .iiij. entencyons The fyrste is ordinaunce of diete the second is partly to purge and partly to turne asyde the matter antecedent the thyrde is confortacyon of the meÌ„bre frome whence the matter is deryued the fourthe is remotion of the mater conioynt by euaporation and confortacion of the vertue visiue As touchynge the fyrste entencyon ye muste geue the pacyente good meates that engendre good bloode and thynne and whyche are of easye dygestion as are veale lambe kydde capons chyckens partryches wood byrdes and hylle byrdes hys wyne must be of good odoure and of meane strength Item ye maye geue wyth the foresayde flesshe maiorum mynte nepte penyriall parcelye borage bawme whyte betes fenell absteynynge from lettuse for of theyr property they hurt the syghte In lyke maner ye maye gâ—ue the pacient rape rotes and naâ—â—ewes and percely rootes soden wyâ—â— the foresayde fleshe Also ye muste avoyde all thynges that gender grosse troublous and vaporous bloode as are radyshe rootes garlyke oynyons mustard colewortes lettuse beanes c. And also al maner of pulse excepte redde cycers Item ye shall avoyde all falte and hote thynges as peper and other stronge spyces The bread must be of pure wheate well leuened and well baken and if the sayde breade be made wyth fenell it shal be the more conuenyente in thys case as Democritus wytnesseth saiynge Crepynge wormes beinge blynded in theyr holes in wynter come forthe in the springe time and seke for fenel which they eate and rubbe theyr eyes therewith so recouer theyr sight Wherfore fenel is ryght conuenyent in this case for of hys nature it clarifieth the syghte and remoueth the vapours whyche wolde ascende to the brayne and do muche harme The seconde entencyon whych concerneth partly purgacion partly puttyng a syde of the matter antecedente is accomplyshed as foloweth Fyrste the matter muste be degested with syrupe de duabus radicibus wythoute vynegre and wyth syrupe of stycados and honye of rooses wyth waters of buglosse mayden heere and fumiterre or make it thus â„ž of oximel squillitike Digestiue of a syrupe of the iuce of endyue of honye of roses ana â„¥ ss of the waters of fenel betony fumitere anÌ„ â„¥ j. let the pacyente vse thys the space of a weke twyse a daye purgacion and then let hym take this purgacion two houres before daye â„ž of pylles cochye Ê’
â„¥ i. of chosen manna â„¥ ss make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordiall frutes and floures but in the somer yf nede be the purgation and digestioÌ„ noted in the former chapter may conuenyently be mynistred IteÌ„ it is very good to take the space of a weke a sponefull of the forsayde syrupe fastynge without waters and also to receyue .vii. houres before dyner as moche triacle as the quaÌ„titie of a chesnutte Lykewyse the pylles vnderwrytten are good to be gyuen before the application of the vnctioÌ„s and other remedyes and ye muste gyue therof at ones but Ê’ ss at mydnyght or in the mornyng Piâ—â—es for the pockes â„ž of black elebore of good turbyth ana Ê’ ii of Galenes tryacle â„¥ ss of tormentylle of genciane of dytanye ana Ê’ ss of diagridium â„¥ ss of reubarbe â„¥ i. ss of the spyces of hiera with agarik Ê’ ii mengle them togyther and make pylles with a syrupe of sticados after the maner of peason the receyte of them is froÌ„ ℈ ii to Ê’ i. Somtyme one is receiued somtyme ii and somtyme .iii. IteÌ„ let the patient receyue pylles ordeyned agaynst the frenche pockes and the accidentes therof after our description wherwith we haue healed many with this cerote Special puÌ„les for the pâ—â—kes forsayde remedyes The forme of them is this â„ž of myrobalanes embli belli indi anÌ„ Ê’ ii ss of the spices of mastik pilles â„¥ ss of sticados of the coddes of sene of epithymi of saffran ana Ê’ ss of gentiane of anise ana Ê’ i. of polipodie of blacke elebore an Ê’ ii fyne turbith Ê’ i ss of diagridiuÌ„ ℈ iiii of gynger of serapyne of cynamuÌ„ of nutmygges of lignuÌ„ aloes of tormentil of dytanye of carduus benedictus coloquintida ana ℈ ii of agaricke in trociskes of fyne reubarbe of washen aloes ana â„¥ ss of Galenes triacle Ê’ vi make pylles after the maner of peason with a syrupe of vynegre The dose is Ê’ i. SoÌ„tyme .v. pilles are receyued somtyme iii. soÌ„time one Note also that they haue great strength agaynst the pestileÌ„ce Also ye shall obserue that whan this disease is coÌ„firmed it is very seldome healed but with a cure palliatiue And as concernyng his confirmatioÌ„ it hathe no determyned tyme but by signes for in some bodyes it is coÌ„firmed in .vi. monethes which seldome chaunceth in some within a yeare in some wtin a yere an halfe And we call this desease confirmed when in processe of tyme these accidentes are founde therein namelye swellynges hardnesse pryckyng virulent and corrosyue vlcerations with corruption of the bones payne of the ioyntes and foreheed c. Thus we ende c. ¶ The .iii. Chapter Of the deed euyll or mortmale THe deed euyl as the doctoures of this tyme testify is a maligne fylthy and corrupt scabbe which begynneth for the most part in the armes thyghes legges chefly in the legges it causeth crusty pustles ful of fylthy matter This disease coÌ„meth by the way of coÌ„tagion as wytnesseth rosa anglicana soÌ„tyme of a leprous woman somtyme of a scabby somtyme of a woman which had lately the floures After that this disease is confyrmed as some men saye it is not healed but by a cure palliatiue And this disease is confirmed after a yere and an halfe or there about and therfore it is lyke to the frenche pockes in sygnes causes and cure Concernynge the forsayd medicines as well locall as vniuersall for the cure of the french pockes we toke them of theodorik in the Chapiter of mortmale and in the chapter of the cure of scabbes wherfore before the curation of thys disease we thought it coÌ„uenieÌ„t to wryte a chapter of the frenche pockes for the remedyes of the one agreeth with the other The cause antecedente of this disease for the most parte consysteth in euyll meates and drynkes whiche engendre corrupt humours and ther fore we haue seene sometymes that the forsayde pustles haue become maligne and haue bene turned into cancrenositie whereby also the pustles are somewhat raysed aboue the fleshe wyth the coloure of a mulberye halfe rype And than I scarifyed the place depely vnto the bone and the patient semed to fele nothyng wherfore this disease passeth from cancrena to aschachillos and esthiomenos This disease is engendred of grosse melancholyke and corrupte bloode a signe wherof is blaknesse of pustles Somtyme also it chaunceth that gros and salt steme is mengled with melancholie of which large pustles or scabbes are engeÌ„dred of whyte colour with some blewnesse and moche itchynge The curation of this disease hath two regimentes namely vniuersal perticuler The vniuersall is accomplysshed by losyng of the belly accordynge to the euyll humoure by cuttynge the veyne and by application of bloodesuckers vpon the veynes emorroydall Yf the pustles bene blacke whiche is a sygne of melancholye it must be digested with this syrupe folowing â„ž of the lesse syrupe of fumiterry of the syrupe of the iuce of endyue ana Ê’ v. of oximel symple Ê’ ii of the water of fumiterrye of maydenheere of endiue ana â„¥ i. when the patient hath vsed this syrupe the space of a weke let him take the purgation folowing â„ž of diacatholicon â„¥ i of the confection of hamech Ê’ x. ss make a smal potion wyth the decoction of cordyall floures and frutes addyng of polypodye of hartestonge of maydenheere coddes of sene and epithimi ana a litle and of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. ss ☞ Here ye shal note that bicause melancholye is erthye therfore it is conuenyent to renewe the digestion and to purge it being digested wyth the forsayde purgation which purgation also ye shall vse often But yf the matter be melancolycke wyth salte fleame let it be thus digested â„ž of syrupe of fumiterrye of oxisaccaruÌ„ of oximel ana â„¥ ss of the water of fumiterrye and maydenheere ana â„¥ i. ss mengle them togyther and lette the patien vse therof the space of a weke when the matter is digested whiche is knowen by the good coloure multitude and some grosnesse of the vryne then let the patient be purged with the purgation folowyng â„ž of diacatholicon and diafinicon ana Ê’ iiii of the confection of hamech â„¥ ss make a small potion with the forsayde decoction addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. Item pylles of fumiterry and pilles aggregatiue may be somtyme conuenyentlye admynystred in stede of the forsayde purgation Also the incision of the veyne basilica is very good in this case for it purgeth gros blood Morouer bloodsuckers layed vpon the veynes emoroidall ventoses applyed in any place of the bodye hath broughte greate ease in this sycknesse The perticuler remedyes shal be accomplyshed by the admynistratioÌ„ of local medicines I wyl recite certayn remedyes whiche I haue vsed after purgation wyth worshyp and profyte Fyrst I ordeyned the bathe vnderwrytten wherew t I wasshed the scabby places twise a day â„ž dockes fumiterry anÌ„ mÌ„ ii of
those are the waies and condittes by whyche the mattier cometh to the ioynctes The thyrde cause is the partes receyuyng namely the ioynctes weakned by nature or by some other chaunce Naturally wheÌ„ they ben prepared by enheritauÌ„ce to the ioyncte accidentally bycause the patient hathe suffred a strocke in the ioynctes or an aposteme or hathe vsed the euyl diete aforesayd we haue declared sufficientlye the causes and signes Cure of goutes now we wil come to the cure The cure of thys disease hath thre intentions The fyrst is diete the seconde purgation of the mattier antecedent the thirde is local medicines and remouing of the accidentes For the fyrst intention it is necessary to vse meates that engeÌ„der good bloode as flesh of byrdes chyckyns veale byrdes of the mountaynes as pertriches fesauntes c. Hys wyne muste be claret delayed wyth sodden water yf he the hath the disease wolde vse soddeÌ„ water with hony it shulde be very profitable and might kepe of the goute from comynge to hym In the declaration of the disease the patient maye vse wyne with the sayd water or with the decoction of cinamome All herbes rootes and all kyndes of poulse that engender troublous and grosse blood are to be forborne whith all diligence in this sicknes And likewise all kindes of flesh that engender grosse blood and melaÌ„cholike as bief porke byrdes of the ryuers c. But although herbes be forbiden yet spynache betes lettuse parcelye soden with conuenient fleshe maye be permitted And also the patient maye vse Rice almondes cleane barlye in the broth of the foresayd kyndes of fleshe A notable phisicion Hugo de Senis couÌ„celeth in thys disease procedynge of a colde mattier to vse sage rosemarye spike wyth a lytle cynamome nutmeges for it digesteth grosse mattier and comforteth the sinnowes But al pepered thynges and salte and hote thynges as garlyke oynyons radysh rocket and all sharpe and tarte thynges muste be auoyded and lykewyse all kyndes of Colewortes and rapes wheÌ„ the matter the causeth the gout is hote the wyne must be more delayed wyth water than wheÌ„ the mattier is cold and the diete must be more cold in herbes and fleshe and a lytle more subtyle And the patient must absteyn from eles and such fyshes Howbeit he maye eate sometymes carpes roches perches Furthermore he must absteyne froÌ„ al see fysh except those that haue redde fleshe and small bodyes The seconde entention is accoÌ„plyshed by the administration of purgations and digestions accordynge to the disposition of the humours for yf the mattier be hote and chieflye coleryke thys digestiue folowyng is conuenient R. of a syrupe of roses by infusion ana Ê’ vi of water of buglosse hoppes endyue ana â„¥ i. geue it the patient twyse a daye Yf the mattier be sanguine and the goute in the haÌ„des ye shal cutte the veyne basilica If the goute be in the feete ye shall cutte the veyne called hepatica or the comune veyne of the arme on the same side If it be a sciatica the comune veyne of the contrary arme shal be cutte In the state of the disease for the euacuation of the mattier conioynct ye maye open the veyne called saphena on the same side For Celsus saith that the cuttynge of a veyne in the begynnynge of thys disease kepeth the patient that he be not vexed wyth the goute for euer or at the leste the space of a yere When the mattier is sanguine digest it wyth thys syrupe R. of a syrupe of the iuyce of endyue of syrupe of roses made by infusion of the lesse syrupe of fumiterre anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the waters of endyue hoppes and fumitery anÌ„ â„¥ i. or make it thus Recipe of syrupe de besantiis of syrupe of roses by infusion and of syrupe of endyue anÌ„ â„¥ ss of waters of endyue buglosse and fumiterry anÌ„ â„¥ i. But yf the mattier be mengled with fleume then the digestiue shal be after thys sorte R. of syrupe of the iuyce of endyue of sirupe de duabus radicibus without vinayger of the lesse syrupe of fumiterry anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the waters of endyue fumiterry and fenell ana â„¥ i. But yf the mattier be vtterly colde and grosse than thys digestion folowynge is moost conuenient R. of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythout vinaygre of hony of â—â—ses streyned of oximel ana â„¥ ss of the waters of fenell sage rosemary ana â„¥ i. and let it be spiced wyth a lytle cynamome nutmegges in the winter After the coleryke mattier is digested by the space of sixe dayes at the leste then ye shall vse this purgation R. of chosen manna â„¥ i. of an electuary of the iuyce of Roses â„¥ ss make a smal potion with the decoction of cordial floures frutes or make it thus R. of diaprunis noÌ„ solutiui â„¥ i. of the electuary of iuyce of roses of electuary of roses after the description of Mesue anÌ„ Ê’ ii make a small potion wyth the foresaid decoction An other way R. of the pylles of harmodactiles the lesse after Mesue ℈ ii of pilles assagereth Ê’ ss make .v. pylles wyth the water of endyue and let the patient take them an houre before daye and lette hym fast sixe houres after an hour after dynner he may slepe a litle hour yf he haue great lyste to slepe If the mattier be saÌ„guine the purgation folowyng is very conuenient R. of diacatholicon of cassia ana â„¥ ss of an electuarie of roses after Mesue Ê’ iii. make a small potion wyth the comon decoction or thus R. of an electuary of roses after Mesue ℈ iiii make a lozenge wyth sugre and let the patitient take it an houre before day with the foresayd prouiso But yf the mattier be meÌ„gled that is to saye yf it be hote and colde for the purgation therof we muste vse medicynes that haue mengled vertues of whyche thys maye be one R. of diafinicon of cassia ana â„¥ ss of electuary of roses Ê’ ii make a small potion wyth the foresayd decoctioÌ„ or ye may make it thus R. of diacatholicon diafinicoÌ„ ana â„¥ ss of an electuarie of roses after Mesue Ê’ i. ss make a smal potioÌ„ with the water of fenel buglosse and smaâ—ge addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ â—orthus R. of the pilles of hermodac tiles the greater and the lesse ana Ê’ ss of agaryke made in trosciskes ℈ i. make .v. pilles wyth the water of endyue and fenel which the patient shal receyue an houre before daye as is aforesayd Furthermore yf the mattier be vtterly colde and grosse it shall be thus purged R. diafinicon Ê’ vi diacatholicon â„¥ ss of agaryke in trociskes Ê’ ss make a smal potion wyth the decoction of damaske prunes mayden heare pollitricuÌ„ gallitricuÌ„ cordiall floures addyng syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. or make it thus R. pilles of hermodactiles the greater Ê’ i. make .v. pilles with water of sage and rosemary whych the patient shal vse as is aforesayd The thyrde
intention whych is to remoue the mattier conioynct and to correcte the accidentes shal be accomplished by the application of medicines vpon the ioynctes accordynge to necessitie and the tyme therof At the begynnyng yf the mattier be hote thys ordinaunce folowynge is conuenient R. of oyle of roses omphacine of oyle of roses complete odoriferous anÌ„ â„¥ ii of oyle of violettes Ê’ vi newelayed egges wyth their whites and yolkes of the iuyce of plantayne â„¥ i. of womans mylke â„¥ ii of barlye floure fynely bulted â„¥ iii. meÌ„gle them and beate them all together and then seeth them at the fyre a lytle and vse the medicine vpon the paynfull place after the maner of a playster for it is of good operation agaynste all hote goutes from the begynnynge to the tyme of augmentation it swageth payne comforteth the part and resolueth gentilly But yf ye wolde put to the said medicine of oyle of camomil â„¥ iii. of beane floure â„¥ i. ss of camomyl and mellilote wel stamped ana mÌ„ ss it wolde be a verye conuenient medicine both in the state and in the declination of thys disease Item to thys intention the ordinaunce folowinge is to be approued Take the myddle of breade and lythe it in cowes mylke or goates milke or in the brothe of freshe veale or of an heÌ„ne and afterwarde presse it beate it wyth the yolkes of four egges and of oyle of Roses odoriferous â„¥ iii. of oyle of violets â„¥ i. of saffran Ê’ ss seeth these thynges a lytle at the fyre styrrynge them aboute and vse therof as is aforesayde Another ordinaunce Take thre egges of the iuyce of plantayne lettuse nyghtshade and of the herbe called lingua passerina or knotgrasse ana â„¥ ss of oyle of roses omphacine of oyle of roses complete and odoriferous of oyle nenufar or in the stede of it of oyle of violettes ana â„¥ i. of womans mylke Ê’ x. meÌ„gle al these thynges together laye theÌ„ warme vpon the membre after the maner of a liniment Or thus R. of the meate of rosted apples â„¥ iiii of the leaues of malowes violettes and heÌ„bane anÌ„ mÌ„ ii wrappe them all in cloutes dypped in rose water and in the wyne of pomegranades and roste them all vnder hote ymbres afterward stampe them all together and streyne them addynge to the streynynge of oyle of violets â„¥ i. of oyle of roses oÌ„phacine of oyle of roses complete odoriferous ana â„¥ ss the yolkes of two egges of womans mylke Ê’ x. of saffran ℈ ii ye shall vse thys playster as it is aforesayde for it helpeth al the peyne of all goutes resolueth the mattier and coÌ„forteth the place Or make it thus Take two egges and of the iuyce of plaÌ„tayne Ê’ vi of oyle of roses omphacine â„¥ ii of oyle myrtyne â„¥ ss mengle them al together and make a linimeÌ„t whyche ye shal vse the fyrst seconde and thyrde daye Lykewyse in the same time and in the same mattier the ioyncte beynge fyrst auoynted with oyle of roses omphacine with the whyte of an egge a lytle iuyce of plaÌ„tayne to laye vpon the sayde paynfull place the leaues of henbane Fyrste ye must laye the sayd leaues vpon a plate of yron or vpon a hote tyle and sprincle them wyth the wyne of pomegranades drie them a lytle before ye vse them Item the leaues of Lettuse or arrage or Violettes vsed as is aforesayde bene of good effecte Moreouer the floure of beanes lentiles and barlye sodden wyth the wyne of pomegranades vntyll they be thycke hauing afterward added to the same sufficient quantitie of hennes grese and oyle of roses omphacine and violettes and a lytle saffran and laied vpoÌ„ the paynful place is a singuler remedy agaynst all grefes of the goute Item to the same intentioÌ„ Ceâ—ote for the gowt ye may coÌ„uenieÌ„tly vse thys cerote folowing R. of oyle of roses omphacine â„¥ ii of oyle myrtyne of calues suet ana â„¥ i. of the iuyce of plantayne of wyne of pomegranades ana â„¥ ss of all the sauÌ„ders ana Ê’ i. of redde roses of the floures of an almonde tree yf they may begoten ana mÌ„ ss of oyle of violettes â„¥ x. lette them seeth all together tyll the iuyce be consumed then streyne them and adde to the streynynge of whyte waxe â„¥ i. ss make a soft cerote this cerote is coÌ„uenient from the begynning to the ende of the augmentation in al hote goutes And if ye wolde putte to the same of oyle of camomylle â„¥ ii ss of the floures of rosemary mÌ„ ss of saffran ℈ i. of odoriferous wyne li. ss sethynge them agayne tyll the wyne be consumed ye may conueniently vse it in all tymes Item in the state and declination it is verye profitable to vse the suffumigation of the decoction fâ—lowyng layenge on the sayd decoction wyth warme cloutes R. of roses camomyl mellilote anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of worme wood of squinantum of eche a lytle of the rootes of enula campana somewhat brused li. ss lette them seeth all together wyth water sufficient and a lytle odoriferous wyne tyl the thyrd parte be coÌ„sumed when ye haue vsed thys suffumigatioÌ„ A liniment annoynt the paynfull place wyth thys linimente R. of oyle of camomille of dylle of roses coÌ„plete odoriferous ana â„¥ ii of rosemarye floures of the sede of S. Iohns worte of roses of wormewood of camomille of euery one a litle of oyle of spike â„¥ i. lette them seeth all together with foure ounces of odoriferous wine tyl the wyne be consumed then streyn them and make a softe liniment wyth sufficiente whyte waxe wherewyth ye shal rubbe the ioynctes an hour before dynner and supper Or make it thus R. of the muscilage of psilium and of quynces made in the brothe of a chyckyn li. ss of the wyne of pomegranades Ê’ vi of oile of roses omphacine â„¥ ii the yolke and the whyte of an egge beate them all together and vse them as is aforesayd Another R. of the muscilage of psilium and quynces made in the water of roses wine of pomegranades li. ss of cassia fistula streyned â„¥ i. mengle them together and vse them wyth a dramme a halfe of womans mylke vse thys ordinaunce for it apeaseth grefe incoÌ„tinentlye Another R. of the leaues of malowes and violettes ana mÌ„ ii of roses mÌ„ ss of cleane barlye mÌ„ i. seeth them all in water stampe them streyn them and put to the streyning of oyle of roses complete of oyle omphacine an â„¥ ii of oyle of violettes of oyle of nenufar yf it may be goteÌ„ anÌ„ â„¥ i. of whyte waxe â„¥ ij ss set theÌ„ on yeâ—re agayn make a meane betwene a cerote and a playster for it is a sure medicyne agaynst vehement payne Here ye shall note touchyng the application of the sayde medicines that ye oughte to vse no stronge repercussyues or medicines compounde with greate quantitie of opium for the vse therof engeÌ„dreth euyl mattier and reteyneth the mattier in
ss a hedde of a wether somewhat chopped and brused lette them seeth all tyl halfe be consumed then streyne them and take of the forsayd decoction li. ss of oyle of camomylle dyl and lillies ana ℥ i. ss of honye of roses ʒ ii of benedicta simplex ℥ ss of the yolkes of two egges a lytle and with a lytle salte make a clyster Marchasita is hote and drye in the thyrde it hathe vertue to consounde woundes and to staunche bloode Melissa is hote and drye in the seconde and it hath vertue to scoure to consume to glewe vlcers together and the wyne of the decoction of melissa of Citron pillis wyth a lytle cynomome conserua roses and buglosse made with the water of buglosse and wine of pomegranades and so streyned swetened wyth suger is a singuler remedye for the passions of the herte and swonyng Mellilote is hote and drye in the fyrste is of the nature of camomyll and it hath vertue to resolue swage the peynes of hote apostemes Moreouer it consoundeth freshe woundes The iuyce of it mengled wyth the iuyce of yarowe mengled wyth clere terebentine and oyle of ipericon and sodden in sufficient quantitie of erthwormes tyll the iuyce be consumed is of maruelous operation agaynst greate vlcers of synnowes and muscles For it swageth peyne and resolueth humours without attraction and mundifieth pleasauntly Malowes bene colde in the fyrst moyste in the seconde and when they ben sodden in the brothe of a henne or a chyckyn with barlye floure and thē stamped wyth yolkes of two egges wyth sufficient quantitie of oyle of violettes and a lytle saffran they heale cholerike and hote apostemes as wel in resoluyng as in rypyng c. Myntes are hote and drie in the seconde and they dissolue confort mēbers throughe theyr aromatyke nature They haue also vertue to confort the stomake when it hathe lost appetyte through colde moyste and grosse mattier ordeyned after thys sorte ℞ of myntes of serpillū of percelye an̄ m̄ ss of peper cynamome galangale cubebes saffran an̄ a lytle of the wine of pomgranades ʒ x. of veriuce of cromes of breade somewhat dryed at the fyre ℥ i. ss comune sedes ʒ vi of blanched almondes of raysons an̄ ʒ v. of whyte suger a lytle braye them all in a mortar of marble and make a sauce Item a liniment made of myntes conforteth the stomake styrreth vp appetyte and it muste be layed vpon the stomake R. of freshe myntes of mugworte wormewood and rue ana m̄ ss of cinamome galingale nutmiges clowes ana ʒ i. ss of calamus aromaticus of sweete fenel an̄ ʒ i. of the oyle of wormewood of the oile of mastike ana ℥ ii let thē seeth al together with a lytle odoriferous wyne tyl the wine be consumed Mumia is the fleshe of a deade bodye that is enbawmed and it is hote and drye in the seconde and therfore it hath vertue to incarne woūdes and to staunche bloode Wherfore it is conuenientlye administred to a bruse caused by a fall wyth mader Reubarbe terra sigillata water of roses and water of plantayne Inward ruptures or breakynges are healed wyth thys medicine bloode also is staunched therwyth Minium is colde and drye and is made of cerusse by adustion or burnyng and it is vsed in cerotes oyntmentes for maligne vlcers Merdasengi is colde and drye it cōsoundeth and is stiptike Millefoliū or yarow is of a temperate qualitie enclinyng to drines and hath vertue to cōsound woundes and to kepe the places lyenge about from swelling Moreouer mengled wyth a litle buttire layed to the teeth it healeth the toeth ache Item the iuyce of it dronken wyth a lytle vinaygre prouoketh vryne chiefly beinge mengled with the wyne of ayger pomgranades Also dronken wyth cassia it is good for thē that are vexed wyth the stone Maiorum is hoote and drye in the thyrde it hathe vertue to conforte by reason of hys aromatyke nature and it resolueth consumeth dryeth with greate heatyng and therfore it is pleasaunte to them that haue Epilepsia and the crampe whā they smel it And the decoction of it receyued at the nose conforteth the brayne and purgeth it from colde humours yf it be made after the maner folowynge R. of maioram of whyte beetes ana m̄ i. of rosemarye of mugworte ana a lytle of cleane licorice ℥ vi of hony ʒ x. of gynger of piretrum ana ℈ i. of raysons ʒ v. lette them seeth all wyth sufficient water tyll halfe the water be consumed thā presse them and vse them as is aforesayd Marrubium prassium or horehoūde is hote and drye in the thyrd by reason of hys bytternes it prouoketh vryne and is abstersiue and hath nature to cōforte and to dissolue and the wyne of the decoction of it ordeyned as it foloweth is good for the strangury and the cholike R. of the leaues of horehounde of the floures of rosemarye ana m̄ i. of swete fenell of the rootes of percelye ana m̄ ss of clene licorice ʒ x. of raysons prunes iuiubes an̄ ℥ i. of comune sedes ʒ v. of syrupe de duabus radicibus ℥ iiii Let them seeth al together wyth water wyne of pomegranades tyll the halfe be cōsumed then streyne them putte therunto sufficient suger let the patient take therof the quantitie of half a cyath Mora celsi or mulberyes are hote and moyst yf they be swete yf they be harrishe they are colde moyste The iuyce of them when they be half rype soddē wyth wyne of pomegranades and a lytle rose water is a good remedy for the quynce and the fal of the vuula for the apostemes of the throte and the two amigdales or almons I affirme the same thynge of wylde mulberyes called morobaci therfore diamorō is good for the same intention Mandragora is cold and moyst as some saye in the seconde and as some thinke in the third His vertue is to depriue a member of felynge wherefore when we wyl cut of a mēber without feling of the patient we playster the sayd mēber a certeyne space with the decoction thereof or wyth the oyle of the boylyng of the same Howebeit thys practise is not without great daūger Mary is hote and moyst it souppleth swageth and rypeth Mel or hony is hote dry in the second it is abstersiue mūdificatiue Memythe is cold dry in the first and it is an herbe lyke popy and of the iuyce thereof there is a laudable syef made verye good for the eyes Plinie sayeth that celidonye the lesse is memythe and there is a controuersie amonge the doctours concernynge his qualitie For Galene sayeth that celidonye is hote in the fourth Howebeit it is very good to clarifie the eyes And therefore some saye that swalowes when theyr byrdes bene blynde brynge thys herbe and geue them to eate and so recouer theyr fyght Mala or apples when they be vnrype are styptyke and
or els bycause the member is depriued of naturall heate other bycause it is weake For these causes I saye it is necessarye to put to the maturatiue medicine an oynyon the roote of cyclamyn garlyke rosted vnder cooles Maturatiue medicines are these that folowe whyte lyllie rootes the rotes and leues of marche malowes branca vrsina the rootes of bryony passenep rootes drye fygges barlye floure resyns dates rosted apples fenugreke lynseede crommes of bread wheate floure beane floure the rotes of langdebeefe c. wherof .iij. kyndes of playsters shal be ordeyned hereafter The fyrst shal be of weake operation and it shal be to rype hote matter The seconde shal be also of moderate maturation and it shal be to rype myxte matter The last shal be of stronge maturation Here foloweth an example of the fyrst ℞ of the leaues of malowes and violettes ana m̄ i. of the rotes of langdebeefe ℥ iiij sethe them all in water stampe them straine them and make a styffe playster in the decoction wyth barlye floure and the foresayd straynynge addynge of oyle of violettes ℥ iij. of butter ℥ i. the yolkes of .iij. egges myngle them ℞ of the leaues of malowes and violettes ana m̄ i. ss of the leaues of lettuse m̄ i. of the seede of quynces ʒ ij of cleane barlye m̄ ij sethe them all together wyth the brothe of fleshe tyll the barlye breake then stampe them and strayne them and put to the straynynge sufficient quantitie of barlye floure and make a styffe playster wyth the forsayd straynynge and adde of oyle of violetes ℥ iiij of cumyn oyle of swete freshe butter ana ℥ i. and the yolkes of .ij. egges Another ℞ of the meate of rosted apples of the leaues of malowes violettes ana m̄ ij of barly floure of crōmes of whyte bread steped in the broth of a henne a chycken or of veale .li. ss roste the leaues of malowes and violettes in weted cloutes vnder hote ymbers then stampe them all together wyth the forsayd thynges and make a styffe playster wyth butter and oyle of violettes addyng the yolkes of .iiij. egges in the ende of the decoction Maturatiue medicines of the secōd order are these ℞ of the rootes of holihockes of whyte lillies ana .li. ss of the leaues of malowes and violettes an̄ m̄ i. sethe them altogether in fleshe brothe stampe them and streine them and make a styffe playster addynge of butter ℥ ij of swynes grese ℥ iij. the yolkes of two egges Another ℞ of the rootes of whyte lyllies and holihock ana ℥ viij of drye fatte fygges in nōbre ten seeth them al in sufficient water and make a styffe playster at the fyer wyth the floure of wheate lynseed and fenugreke stamped wyth the reste of the ingredience addynge of freshe swynes grese .li. ss of butter ℥ ii the yolkes of two egges myngle them and yf ye wyll haue it stronger wyth subtiliation and attraction put to the forsayd playster of newe leuen ℥ iiij of snayles stamped wyth theyr shelles ℥ i. ss Maturatiue medicines of the thyrde order ben these ℞ of the rootes of holihock of lillies of beres breche ana one parte of the rootes of cyclamyne of passeneppes of rapes yf they maye be gotten ana part halfe of drye fygges in nombre ten seeth them al in sufficient watter stampe them strayne them and make a sufficient playster in the decoction with the floure of wheate fenugreke and lynseede addyng of swynes grese .li. ss of butter ℥ iij. Another ℞ of rosted oyniōs and garlyke nombre .iiij. stampe and make a styffe playster wyth the floure of fenugreke and lynseede and wyth the decoction of holihocke addynge of swynes grese .li. ss Yf ye wyll that the playster shal be more mollifycatiue put thervnto of the rootes of holihock ℥ viij and yf ye wyll that it shall haue more attraction maturation and subtiliation adde of drye fygges nombre .viij. of leuen ℥ ij of snayles nombre .x. and thys is the last maturatiue ¶ The .vij. Chapter of embrocations to rype apostemes FYrste for hote apostemes ℞ of the decoction of malowes violettes barlye of the seede of quynces of langdebiefe li. iij. of barly floure ℥ i. ss of oyle of violettes ℥ iii. of butter ʒ i. ss let thē seeth together make a iuyce lyke the brothe of an henne addynge in the ende the yolkes of .iij. egges and leye the lycour vpon the apostemes wyth hote cloutes chaungyng them often for thys embrocation helpeth resolution and maturatiō of hote apostemes swagynge payne and bryngynge the matter to the skynne Afterwarde ye muste applye a maturatiue in the fyrst order of hote matters Another embrocation to rype myxte matter ℞ of the rootes of holihocke and lillies of euery one .li. i. of drye fygges in nombre ten of malowes of violettes of euerye one m̄ i. of hole fenugreke and lynseed of euery one ℥ i. seth them in sufficient water and make a iuyce at the fyer in the decoction wyth a lytle wheate floure and butter and oyle of swete almandes whyche ye shall laye on as is aforesayde wyth cloutes and afterwarde vse a playster ordeyned for thys purpose ¶ The .viij. Chapter of medicines that mollifye all hardnes of synowes and hard apostemes fractures of bones and ioyntes euell restored ALbeit that we haue sufficiētlye spoken of mollifycatiue medicines in the chapter of harde apostemes neuerthelesse for a more ample doctrine we wyll speake some what of them in thys place for a mollifycatiue medicyne is necessarye for sondrye causes Fyrste to mollifye the hardnes whyche remayne ofte in apostemes after the vse of resolutiues Secondlye to mollifye a ioynt whych hath taryed long wythout restauration Thyrdlye to mollifye a dyslocation or fracture euyl restored that afterwarde it maye be brought into his place more easely by handye operation Fynally to mollifye the hardenes of synowes and ioyntes whych is caused by a wounde or by bruse Fyrste we wyll declare a fomentacion to mollifye al hardnes A bathe ℞ the heade of a wether somewhat cutte and brused and the feete of the same and the rootes of holihocke .li. ij of camomille mellilote and dille of euery one m̄ ij of hole fenugreke and lynseede of euery one .li. ss sethe them altogether wyth sufficiēt water tyll the fleshe be separate from the bones then remoue the bones and bathe and suffumygate the place greued and washe and rubbe it therwyth Afterwarde laye the playster folowyng vppon the harde place the space of a weeke ℞ of the floure of fenugreke lynseede of euerye one .li. ss of wheate floure ℥ iiii make a styffe playster in the foresayd decoction and wyth a roote of holihock stamped and strained addynge of butter of swynes grese melted of euerye one ℥ iiij of hēnes grese duckes grese and gose grese of euerye one ℥ i. ss myngle them When the ioynt and broken bones bene mollifyed the mayster muste reduce the same into theyr
eyght boke of Iohn Vigo And begynneth the .ix. boke of additions ¶ The .ix. boke of additions ¶ The fyrst Chapter Of the regiment of health FOrasmoche as moderate eatyng and drynkyng and temperat exercyse helpe moche to preserue health and to auoyde diseases Therfore my sonne Aluisius I haue thought good to wryte somewhat of that matter Fyrst thou shalt abstayne froÌ„ superfluous replecyon and imoderat exercise of laboure whiche maye corrupt the meate and hynder digestioÌ„ For when a man eateth or drynketh to moche he stretcheth oute hys stomake which thing weakeneth it and sometyme causeth solution of continuitie and so the vertues of the stomacke are destroyed and digestyon corrupted The corrupt digestion of the stomake is deuyded .iii. Corrupt digestion maner of wayes that is to saye after the diuersitie of the meate after the diuersitie of the complexions and tymes and after the preparation of the meÌ„bres to receyue diseases As touchynge the fyrste some meates are of lyght some of meane and some of harde digestion And therefore sondrye meates at one repast are reproued of wyse phisiciens For when one meate is dygested an other begynneth to be digested and so vndigested meate is layed vpon digested whiche is verye noysome to the health of mannes body And therfore Hugo de senis commaundeth that we receyue not the seconde meate whyle the fyrst is felt in the stomake wherfore he that wyll preserue hys health let hym receyue hys meate in temperate houres of the daye in such quantitie and nature that hys stomacke is delyted in wythoute ouerchargynge of the same And lette hys meates be of lyght digestion good noryshmente for Pontane semeth to haue spoken wysely whyche beynge asked why he was contented wyth one kynde of meate answered that I nede not a physicyon wherefore it is playne that yf the meates be euyl and corruptlye digested fyrste in the stomacke there can be no good digestyon in the lyuer and all the other membres The gouernours of coursers and iustynge horses teache vs howe we maye guyde oure selues in mayntaynynge our health for they gyue theyr horses at certayne houres a certayne measure that is to saye suche quantitie of meate as they maye conuenyentlye beare and digeste For it is playne that yf they shoulde be fedde immoderatelye and inordynatelye they wolde soone be tyred whyche thynge some men do not obserue in ordrynge of them selues As touchyng exercyse we must behaue oure selues wyselye in it for moderate exercyse is a greate conseruacyon of healthe for it kepeth naturall heate in the bodye whyche consumeth and dryeth vp superfluouse humours Contrarye wyse immoderate labour corrupteth digestion and dryeth vp the radicall moysture of the body and prepareth the humours to corruption and causeth sundry diseases Furthermore corrupte digestion is deuyded after the complexion of bodyes and of tymes of the yere for colerycke bodyes vse an other quantitie and qualitie of meate then sanguyne bodyes and sanguyne then flegmatyke c. Lykewyse we must vse one porcion or qualitie of meates in the somer and an other in the wynter for in the somer ye must vse meates of lyght digestion in small quantytie for than naturall heate is spredde abrode and dryuen to the outwarde membres whereby the digestiue vertue of the stomacke and of the lyuer is weakened But in the wynter natural heate is strengthened bycause the pores be drawen togyther and naturall heate is gathered into the inwarde partes And therfore than we maye vse stroÌ„ger meates and in greater quantitie The thyrde distinction is accordynge to the dyuersitye of membres readye to receyue diseases for whan the stomacke or the lyuer is discrased it is impossyble that there shoulde be good digestion wherfore my sonne Aluisius to come to good digestyon it is moost profytable to preserue the healthe of the sayde membres and to remoue theyr diseases by the benefite of medycynes Excercyse also as we haue sayde is a good meane to preserue health yf it be vsed moderately after the fyrst and seconde digestion and after the expulsyon of the superfluyties of the body namely ordure and vryne Item it muste be vsed in a tyme neyther to hoote nor to colde Nowe we wyll brefelye declare the meates and drynkes which are coÌ„uenyent to preserue health Fyrste let the wyne be whyte of good odoure delayed with good water of the welle or of a ryuer neyther maye you eate before ye haue appetyte nor drynke afore ye be a thurste For there is nothynge more hurtfull to the ioyntes than wyne dronken out of tyme for it perceth the ioyntes and weakeneth them Thy meate must be of good digestion as veale mutton of one yere capoÌ„s chyckyns pertryches byrdes of wooddes and mountaynes Lette thy breed be of pure wheate well leuened and well baked of two or thre dayes olde And ye must beware that ye eate it not hoote for throughe hys heate it marreth the stomake and corrupteth digestion Herbes that be holesome and in commune vsage are these borage lettuse spynnache whyte beetes perrelye sorelle myntes buglosse which muste be sodden in the brothe of the sayde flesshes for they loose the bellye and engendre good bloode Ye must abstayne from all poulse except cicers and lentilles Of rootes these bene holesome nauywes rapes sodden in the brothe of good fleshe with a lytle saffran and fenelle and a lycle pepper in the wynter Item parsnepe rotes though they bene of harde digegion yet yf ye roste them in ymbres or sethe them and eate them wyth vynegre swete oyle and a lytle salt and pepper they are conuenyent in stede of a sallet in wynter Item the leaues and rootes of cicorie drassed as is aforesayd may be welle suffered Cappares also well dressed are good in the begynnynge of dynner and supper Sometyme to styrre vp appetite ye maye eate a lytle of thys sallet folowynge A sallet to prouoke appetite â„ž of the leaues of tender lettuse of endyue of pympernelle of baume of prymrose of hareworte of tender cicorie of euery one an handeful an halfe of the floures of borage yf they maye be gotten of rosemarye or of the croppes therof of cynkfoyle of Romayne myntes of percelye of rue ana a lytle washe them all togyther and make a sallet with vynegre swete oyle and a lytle salte wylde pasneppes sodden in water and after rolled in floure and a lytle sugre and than fryed with oyle maye well be permytted in the stede of fysshe Item gourdes dryed and sodden wyth a lytle saffran and pepper ben delectable and hurteth not the stomacke Newe gourdes sodden in the broth of flesshe wyth fenelle and verâ—uyce is lykewyse permitted in the somer for the fenelle taketh awaye hys wyndynesse Ye must auoyde all kyndes of colewortes for they engendre melancholyke humours and hurte the syght wherfore yf ye eate them let it be seldome and in smal quantitie and let them be soddeÌ„ wyth myntes and percelye Fenell though it be of harde digestion yet
he maye gyue hym meate or some cōfortable thynge as a lytle wyne or the brothe of a capon The practicioners are wonte after the exhibition of some lenitiue medicine as ℥ i. ss of cassia to gyue the pacient some good meate sufficiently for it forthereth the operation of the medicine The .xix. canon is that in one daye purgation vpon purgacion be not multiplyed chyeflye yf the purgacion be eradicatiue Howbeit the practiciens somtymes ayde the operation of the medicine wyth clysters And yf the pacient be stronge and the medicine worke not ye maye gyue hym ℥ i. of manna wyth the broth of a capon but vpon the fyrste medicine ye maye not gyue another stronge medicine for nature can not rule them Howe be it the phisicions are constrayned some tyme to vse .ij. eradicatiue medicines whē they feare the maliciousnes of the disease as in the pestilence but yf the medecyne purge beyonde measure and cause a flyxe than ye maye gyue the pacient some styptyke medecyne as reubarbe dryed at the fyer syrupe of myrte the meate of quynces The .xx. Canon is that yf in the houre of the ministracion of the medecyne ye feare perbrakynge ye must leye to the nose of the pacient a hote toste dypped in vynegre And ye must cause hym to chewe some eger or tart thyng byndyng hys extreme partes and layeng a ventose vpon his nauel Item an oynyon wyth vynegre leyd to hys nose and smelled vnto shall resyste perbrakynge The .xxi. Canon is that after the operacion of a solutyue medecyne ye gyue the pacient the broth of a chekyn wyth suger that yf any thynge of the medecyne remayne in the stomake it maye be skowred awaye And the nexte daye ye muste gyue hym a lenytyne clyster to purge that that remayneth in the guttes The .xxij. Canon is that whan ye gyue a purgacion ye marke the reuolucion of the mone and the tyme of the yeare and course of the disease For we must vse other remedies in the somer than in the wynter Item it is not good to gyue a purgation whan the mone is new or about the chaūg for euyll accidentes maye happen therby The .xxiij. Canon is that digestiō and purgation muste be done wyth thynges conuenient that maye direct the strengthe of the medecyne to the membres whyche we wolde purge And the medecynes must be corrected chosen and prepared and they muste not purge exquisytlye excepte greate necessitie requyre For by greate purgacion good thynges issue out wyth the badde and so the body is made redy to receaue cotydian feuers and the members are defrauded of theyr naturall heate For the last Canon we wyll declare medecines to purge euery humour Fyrste we wyll speake of medecynes that purge cholere amonge whiche scamonye is pryncipall in stronge bodyes the weyght thereof is frome .v. graynes vnto .vij. howebeit it is not wont to be gyuen alone but to be corrected and compound Lykewyse reubarbe is of the same vertue and the weyght thereof is ʒ ij or theraboute The receyt of myrobalane citryne is from .iij. ʒ vnto ℥ j. but yf ye adde to the sayde receyt of reubarbe of māna ʒ vi it shal be more conuenient than reubarbe alone Medicynes compounde to purge Cholere are these that folowe ℞ of cassia newelye drawen out ℥ j. of electuary of roses after Mesue ʒ iij. mengle them make a small potion with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addyng of syrupe of violettes ℥ j. Item ℞ of chosen manna ℥ j. of electuary de Psillio of electuarye of rooses after Mesue ana ʒ ij mengle them and make a potion with the sayd decoction or make it thus ℞ of an electuary lenytyue or in siede thereof Diaprunis non solutiui or diamāna or diacassia ℥ j. of chosen reubarbe steped accordynge to arte with water of endiue and a lytle spyke of an electuarye of roses after Mesue or in stede of that of diaprunis solutiue ʒ ij make a small potion wyth the sayde decoction Digestiues of cholerike matter are ordeyned as it foloweth Digestiues of cholere ℞ of syrupe of violettes of syrupe of vynegre called acetosus symplex ana ʒ vi of the waters of violettes sorell hoppes ana ℥ i. or make it thus ℞ of the syrupe acetosus symplex of the syrupe of the iuyce of endiue ana ʒ vi make a syrupe with the other thinges aforsayde or thus ℞ of the syrupe of nenufar of syrupe of roses by infusion of syrupe of the iuyce of sorell ana ℥ ss of water of endiue hoppes and sorel ana ℥ j. All these syrupes are good in the begynnyng and augmentation of terciane feuers comynge of subtyle Cholere But yf cholere be mengled wyth grosse fleume as it chaunceth in a tercian not pure the digestiues folowing maye conueniently be admynistred ℞ of syrupe of the iuyce of endiue of honye of roses strayned of syrupe of vynegre called acetosus symplex ana ℥ ss of the waters of endyue hoppes and fumyterry ana ℥ j. or thus ℞ of syrupe de bisantijs of syrupe de duabus radicibus wyth vynegre of syrupe of the iuyce of endyue ana ℥ ij ss of the waters of fumyterry fenel and wormewoode ana ℥ i. These two digestiues are good in the state and declination of tercian feuers in whiche grosse matter aboundethe The ordinaunces folowynge purge myxt matter that is to saye choleryke and flegmatyke in tercian feuers ℞ of cassia of diacatholicon ana ʒ iij. of diafinicon ʒ ij of electuarye of roses after Mesue ʒ i. ss make a small potiō with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addyng of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. or thus ℞ of diafinicon ʒ ij of cassia ʒ vi of reubarbe steped accordyng to art of electuary of roses after Mesne or in stede thereof of Diaprunis solutyue ana ʒ j. make a small potion wyth the foresayde decoction and syrupe Symples hauyng vertue to purge fleume are these turbyth agaryke garden saffran coloquintida mirabolanes kebuli Compoundes are these pillule cochie Benedicta Hierapicra Galeni Diacartamus pylles of agaryke after the description of Mesue Item the magistrall electuary wrytten in the Chapter of scrophules is good for the same Symple medicines that purge me lācholye are these Tyme Epithimū coddes of sene dodder mirobalanes called indi polipodye volubilis hoppes Lapis lazuli Compoundes are these Diaseny Hiera ruffini catarticum imperiale hierologodion and other thynges wrytten in the chapter of a canker Medecynes that purge watry humours are these floure de luyce or Yreos the iuyce of wylde cucumer called cnomis asininus sardonella tartar panis lacticiniorum wherof platearius maketh mention in hys booke Circa instans Some for thys intention gyue the shauynge of the sayde panis wyth wyne in the quantitie of halfe an ounce and it worketh meruelouslye Furthermore medecynes that purge all matter indifferētly are such as folowe ℞ of Diafinicon of Diacatholicon ana ʒ iij. of cassia ʒ
before digestion and some wythout digestion Aueroys commaundeth to purge all the humours indifferently in thys case Wherfore whā ye shal perceaue that thys feuer cometh thorough the dominiō of hote matter ye shal purge the pacient wythout digestion wyth the medecyne folowynge ℞ diacatholicon ʒ vj. of an electuary of rooses after Mesue of electuary of Psillium ana ʒ j. ss of diafinicon ʒ j. make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of dytany well stamped of tormentyll of Cardus benedictus of the rotes of Tunici ana ℈ j. of Galenes triacle ʒ ss of syrupe of the iuyce of sorel or in the stede of it de acetositate citri ℥ j. If the foresayde feuer came of grosse mattier lette it be purged wyth thys purgation folowynge ℞ of diafinicon ʒ iij. of diacatholicon ℥ ss of an electuary of rooses after Mesue ʒ ij make a potion wyth the comune decoction and the foresayde thynges ordeyned agaynst venyme Digestiue If that ye perceaue the feuer wyll gyue any respyt to digest the matter ye shall vse thys digestyue ℞ of syrupe de acetositate citri of syrupe of the iuyce of sorell syrupe of rooses by infusyon of water of buglosse sorell and baume called Melissa ana ℥ j. myngle them or make it thus ℞ of syrupe de Ribes of syrupe de Acetositate citri of euerye one ℥ ss of Syrupe of the iuyce of endyue ʒ vi of waters of endyue buglosse sorell ana ℥ j. whan the matter is digested lette the bodye be purged wyth one of the forsayde purgacions For the thyrde intention ye shall note that ye ought to be diligent about the comfortaciō of the hart both wythin wythout wyth epithymes cōfortatiue syrupes wherof this ordinaūce folowyng may be for an exāple ℞ of the waters of sorel buglosse and Mellissa or bawme ana .li. ss of wyne of pomegranades ℥ iiij water of roses ℥ iij. of syrupe of roses by infusyon ℥ v. of syrupe of the iuyce of sorell or of ribes or of the sower iuyce of a citron orenge or of lymous ℥ ij of whyte saunders ʒ ij ss of camphore graynes .ij. make a longe syrupe with sufficient whyte sugger wherof lette the pacient take two sponefulles for it quencheth heate and cōforteth the hart Item a conserua of roses borage and buglosse with cordiall pouder and saūders and a lytle syrupe of the iuyce of sorell or of roses is very conuenient in thys case For the confortation of the harte ye maye applye in that place a cerote wryttē in the chapter of carbuncle bubo wherunto ye shall resort ¶ The fourth chapter treatynge the cure of a pure tercian feuer THe sygnes of a tercian feuer caused by a coleryke humour are these great peyne of the head contynuall watchyng aboundaunte sweate yelowe or fyrye vryne greate thurste and dryenes of the tongue dimynution of apetite vnquietnes harde excrementes swyfte pulses Fynallye the paciente is vexed euerye thyrde daye ¶ Here foloweth the cure of the same FIrste obseruacion of diete presupposed as we haue declared in the cure of herisipelas ye shal demaunde of the pacient whether he be costyfe and yf he be ye shall administre this clystre folowyng ℞ marcurie malowes violettes betes clene barley ana m̄ j. make a decoction wherof ye shall take .li. j. ss the yolkes of two Egges a lytle salt of redde sugre hony of violettes ana ʒ v. of oyle of violettes ʒ v. mengle thē and make a clyster After the clyster ye shall ministre thys digestyue ℞ of syrupe of vynegre called acetosus symplex ʒ i. of syrupe of endyue ℥ ss of waters of buglosse and endyue of euery one ℥ j. ss or make it thus ℞ of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythout vynegre of occizaccarum of euery one ʒ vj. of waters of endyue hoppes nenuphar of euery one ℥ j. myngle them make a syrupe or thus ℞ syrupe of nenuphar or in the steede of it of syrupe of violettes of syrupe of endyue of syrupe acetosus symplex of euery one ℥ ss of waters of violettes endyue and buglosse of euery one ℥ i. myngle thē Whan ye haue vsed these syrupes or digestiues the space of foure dayes ye shal mynistre these medecines folowynge ℞ of good Reubarbe ʒ j. of spyke graynes thre make an infusion wyth water of endiue vi houres thā strayne them strongly and put therunto of electuary lenityue or manna ʒ vi of electuarye of the iuyce of roses ʒ ij dissolue them all wyth the decoctiō of cordiall floures and frutes and make a potion as it is sayd in the former receyt addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ j. But in stronge bodyes ye shall vse thys medecyne ℞ of cassia newelye drawen out of diacatholicon of euery one ℥ ss of diaprunis solutiue of electuarye of the iuyce of rooses of euery one ʒ ij dissolue them all wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes and make a potion addynge of syrupe of Violettes ℥ j. As concernynge comune digestiues we haue spoken sufficiently about the ende of the chapter of purgacion wherunto ye shall resort ¶ Of the peyne of the heade FOrasmuch as peyne of the head is wonte to acompany thys feuer I wyll describe some remedies for the cure of the same whereof the fyrst is thys ℞ of oyle of roses ℥ iij. of vynegre of roses ʒ iij. of saffran ℈ j. mengle them or thus ℞ the whytes of two egges of oyle of rooses of water of rooses of euerye one ℥ j. ss of the wyne of Pomegranates of vynegre of roses of euery one ʒ iij. make a confection or thus R. oyle of roses ℥ ij of redde saunders ʒ j. of vynegre of rooses ʒ vi of saffran ʒ ss mengle thē and make an oxirundinū But yf the peyne canne not beswaged wyth the foresayde remedies than ye shall applie ventoses vpon the shulders with scarifications or wythout Also rubbynge and byndynge of the extreme partes an houre before dyner supper helpeth very much and to washe the extreme partes with thynges anodyne is of lyke effect Fynallye leches or bloodsouckers set vpon the veynes emorroidal swage payne of the heade maruelouslye ¶ Of the peyne of the reynes WHan the paciente is vexed with peyne and heate in the reynes ye shall procede with the remedies folowyng ℞ of galenes oyntment called infrigidātis or colyng ʒ vi of oyntment of roses ℥ j. ss myngle them and anoint the reynes therwyth or thus ℞ of Vnguentum populeon ℥ j. of Galienes oyntment ʒ vi mengle them anoynt the reynes or thus ℞ the whyte of two egges the iuyce of plantayne ʒ j. oyle of violettes nenuphar of oyntment of roses ana ʒ ss myngle thē or thus ℞ water of endyue violettes sorell and nyghtshade of euery one ℥ viij of all the saunders of euery one ʒ j. of roses violettes nenuphar of euery one m̄ ss let them boyle all together a lytle and foment
the paynfull place therewith wyth sindalle or lynnen clothe ¶ Of thyrst THe patient in this feuer is often vexed wyth greate thyrste for the mitigation whereof we wyll declare certayne remedyes Fyrst yf the body be stronge and haue no impediment in the stomacke nor in the lyâ—er ye maye gyue hym colde well water in great quantitie and not in small for so it might be turned into fumes in to choler this must be done in the somer and to yonge persons but yf colyke or other euyll accidentes let you to vse water ye shall vse thys potion folowynge â„ž the waters of vyolettes sorell endiue nenuphar ana li. ss of wyne of pomegranades â„¥ iiii of fyne sugre â„¥ viii of syrupe of roses by infusion of syrupe of vyolettes ana â„¥ ii mengle them and make a longe iulep accordynge to arte whereof let the patient drynke ofte Or let hym holde in his mouth a pece of a cucumer a prune stone or barlye sodden or the roote of langdebefe somewhat sodden in water of barlye or the muscilage of psilliuÌ„ or the seede of quynces or thus â„ž of the water of violettes li. i. of endiue li. i. ss of sorel of buglosse ana â„¥ vi of fyne sugre â„¥ viii of wyne of pomegranades â„¥ vi make a longe iulep whereof lette the patient take wyth water of barlye or welle water or thus Take of Tamarindes â„¥ i. ss of fyne sugre â„¥ ss of iulep of vyolettes â„¥ i. of roses by infusyon of syrupe called acetosus simplex ana â„¥ ii mengle them and make an electuarye whych the patient must holde in his mouth ¶ Of slept IF the patient canne not slepe ye shall annoynte his temples wyth thys oyntment R. of vngueÌ„tum populeon â„¥ i. ss of oyle of popie of oyle of nenuphar anÌ„ â„¥ ss mengle theÌ„ or make it thus R. of the leaues of wyllowes of lettuse of the ryndes of whyte poppye of the floures of nenuphar camomylle vyolettes ana mÌ„ ss make a decoction wyth the water of vyolettes nyghtshade and sorelle and embroke the teÌ„ples with sponges ¶ A Chapter of the sygnes of a tertian not pure THe sygnes of a tertian not pure bene these The pulse is not so swyfte nor so thycke as in a pure tertian the vryne is not coloured the excrementes are not so harde nor so brent The patient is payned wyth heauye grefe of the heed hys appetyte is not vtterly lost slepe drynesse of the tonge and sweate are moderate Howebeit sweate maye be more plentifull by reason of the multitude of matter and the patient is wonte to be verye colde in the begynnynge of peroxismes ¶ The cure of a tertian not pure THe cure of a tertian not pure consysteth in thre intentions In dyete in digestion of the euyll mattier and purgation of the same and fynally in correction of the accidentes As touchynge the fyrste intention the dyete at the begynnynge must be sklendre but not so sklendre as a pure tertian wherfore let the patient eate grated breed almande mylke and the brothe of a capon sodden with good herbes and commune seedes sodden wyth a lytle brothe of a chyckyn are good in the declination Let his wine be well delayed and not very sharpe Item he maye eate lettuse and cicorye rootes with vinegre and a lytle oyle The seconde intention is thus accomplyshed Fyrst for digestioÌ„ let the patient take this digestiue â„ž of syrupe of the iuce of endiue â„¥ i. of sirupe called acetosus simplex â„¥ ss of waters of endiue borage and sorell ana â„¥ i. mengle them An other â„ž of syrupe acetosus simplex of hony of roses of the syrupe of endiue ana â„¥ ss of waters of endiue hoppes borage anÌ„ â„¥ i. when the matter is digested lette the patient be purged as it is declared in the Chapter of purgation vniuersally or thus â„ž of cassia diacatholicon ana Ê’ v. of electuarye of the iuce of roses Ê’ ii make a small potion with the coÌ„mune decoction addynge of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. or thus â„ž of cassia diafinicon ana Ê’ iii. of diaprunis solutyue of electuarye of the iuce of roses ana Ê’ i. mengle theÌ„ and make a potion with the coÌ„mune decoction addyng of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. ss But bycause a tertian feuer not pure is not wont to obey the forsayd digestions and purgations therfore for the eradication of the same we must vse stronger medicynes fyrste let the matter be digested after thys sorte â„ž of syrupe of vynegre of syrupe de duabus radicibus de bisantiis of syrupe of the iuce of endiue anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the waters of buglosse endiue and wormewood ana â„¥ i. mengle theÌ„ After digestion let them be purged with this purgation â„ž of diacatholicon Ê’ iiii of diafinicon Ê’ ii of electurium indum maius of diaprunis solutiue or in steade thereof of the electuarye of psillium ana â„¥ i. Make a smaâ—ll potion wyth the commune decoction addynge of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. or make it thus â„ž of cassia â„¥ ss of diafinicon Ê’ ii of electuarye of roses after Mesue of good reubarbe steped and strayned accordynge to arte ana Ê’ i. make a smalle potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of violettes one ounce This is for ryche men The thyrde intention whych is to correct the accidentes is thus accomplyshed Sometymes great payne of the stomake accompanyeth thys fieuer for the remotion wherof ye shall vse thys vnction â„ž of oyle of wormwoode of oyle of roses omphacyne of oyle of quynces ana â„¥ i. of oyle of mastyke â„¥ ss of cynamome nutmygges cloues saffran ana Ê’ i. of worme woode Romayne myntes of eche a lytle of the spyces of the thre saunders of the spyces of diarodon abbatis of all the coralles ana Ê’ i. ss let theÌ„ seeth all togyther with a cyath of odoriferous wyne tyll the wyne be consumed then strayne theÌ„ and anoynt the stomake therewithall And bycause these feuers ar wont to be prolonged vnto the fourth moneth and more therfore we muste renewe digestion and purgation This maye be the ordynaunce of digestion R. of sirupe of the iuce of endiue of honye of roses strayned of syrupe de duabus radicibus wyth vynegre ana â„¥ ss of water of maydenheere and wormewoode ana â„¥ i. ss or of thus R. of honye of Roses of syrupe de v. radicibus of syrupe of cicory anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss of water of endyue wormewoode and maydenheere ana â„¥ i. meÌ„gle theÌ„ These digestiues are connenyent in quartayne and inordynate fieuers Equiualente purgations after the sayde digestion are in fourme of pylles as it foloweth â„ž of pylles aggregatiue of pilles of hiera with agarik anÌ„ Ê’ ss of pilles of reubarbe ℈ i. make v. pylles wyth water of wormwood and lette them be taken in the mornynge or thus â„ž of pylles aggregatiue pylles of mastycke of cleane reubarbe ana ℈ i. make fyue pylles wyth honye of roses The Phisicions
of the courte of Rome vse onely pylles aggregatiue in these fieuers the receite wherof is Ê’ i. Item pilles of mastycke receyued ones a weke are good and also symple pylles of reubarbe for they comforte the stomake and purge it by lytle and lytle ¶ Of the weakenesse of the stomacke THe stomacke is often weakened in this fieuer for the amendement whereof ye shall vse this confection fastynge wyth a lytle odoriferous wyne â„ž of the spyces of thre saunders of the spyces of Aromaticum rosatum ana Ê’ i. of the spices of diarodon abbatis of the spyces of diamuscuÌ„ ana ℈ ss make round trociskes with suffycyent whyte sugre and water of melissa Item aromaticum rosatum and diagalanga are good in thys case Fynallye clysters and rubbynges must also be vsed And thus we ende this present c. ¶ Of a sanguyne feuer THe sygnes of a sanguyne feuer are these red â—â—loure aboute the face and eyes and other partes of the bodye fulnesse of veynes The patient hath great payne in the heed and can not slepe his excrementes are not so harde nor so blacke as in coleryke feuers the poulse is great and ful and sometymes swyft and dyuers the vryne is sanguine and grosse They that haue this feuer are men whyche vse excesse in meates and drinkes and therfore there happeneth often to theÌ„ perbrakynge payne in the backe and in the reynes deepe slepe sweate and difficultie of speakynge ¶ The cure of a sanguyne feuer THe cure of this feuer coÌ„systeth in thre intentioÌ„s The first is ordinaunce of dyete The seconde digestion and purgation of the euyll matter The thyrd correction of the accidentes For the fyrst ye shall procede as it is declared in the former Chapiter The seconde is thus accomplysshed Fyrste whan the vryne is grosse and redde ye shall vse flebothomye yf no accident lette you in the veyne called mediana or basilica a clystre euer goinge before Then let the water be digested as it foloweth â„ž of syrupe of the iuyce of endiue of syrupe of violetttes and hoppes ana â„¥ ss of waters of endiue hoppes buglosse anÌ„ â„¥ i. meÌ„gle theÌ„ or thus â„ž of the syrupe called acetosus simplex of sirupe of the iuce of endiue anÌ„ Ê’ vi of the waters of buglosse endiue and sorelle of euery one an ounce After digestion lette the patient be purged as it foloweth â„ž of cassia newly drawen out of diacatholicon ana â„¥ ss of electuary of roses after Mesue of electuarye of the iuses after Mesue of electuarye of the iuce 〈◊〉 roses ana Ê’ i. ss mengle them and make a smalle potion wyth the commune decoction addynge of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. or thys â„ž of chosen manna Ê’ vi of cassa halfe an ounce of good reubarbe steped accordynge to arte of electuary of psillium ana Ê’ i. mengle them and make a potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. The thyrde intention whiche is to remoue the accidentes is accomplysshed by the remedyes noted in the former Chapiter Howebeit it is to be obserued that the rubbynges before dynner are verye good to swage the paynes of the heed Item ventoses applyed vpon the shulders wyth scarification or with oute scarification are good for the same purpose and supplye all the rowme of flebothomye in delycate bodyes and so by bloodsuckers applyed vpon the emoroydall veynes Neuerthelesse in stronge bodyes it is coÌ„mendable to kepe the bellye loose wyth clysters ¶ Of a flegmatycke fieuer THe sygnes of a flegmatyke feuer ar these Fyrste it begynneth wyth lytle colde and encreaseth by litle and lytle tyll the bodye become as cold as yse and therfore his perorisme is wont to dure eyghtene houres and the patient hathe heauye payne in the heed depe slepe and somtymes sowneth bycause of the corrupte vapours whiche assaulte the harte The pulse at the begynnynge is small and secrete and busye in the ende The vryne in the fyrste dayes is thynne and whyte by reason of the oppilacyon of the veynes and therfore the patiente feleth payne in hys sydes and consequentlye the coloure of his face and all hys bodye becommeth whyte and pale ¶ The cure of a flegmatyke fieuer THe cure thereof hathe thre intentions The fyrste is ordynaunce of dyete the seconde digestyon and purgation of the matter antecedent the thyrde is correction of the accidentes The fyrst intention is accomplysshed as is declared in the Chapiter of a softe aposteme The seconde shal be perfourmed by admynistration of this digestiue â„ž of syrupe de duabus radicibus with vynegre of hony of roses strayned of syrupe of vyolettes ana â„¥ ss of waters of endyue buglosse and sorell ana â„¥ i. mengle theÌ„ This syrupe is good at the begynnynge An other â„ž of syrupe de bisaÌ„tiis syrupe de duabus radicibus with vynegre of honye of roses streyned ana â„¥ ss of waters of buglosse wormwoode and endyue ana â„¥ i. mengle them This syrupe is good in the state of the fieuer An other in the declinacion of the feuer â„ž of sirupe de tribus radicibus of oximell simplex de bisanciis ana â„¥ ss of waters of maydenheere wormwood and fenell ana â„¥ i. mengle theÌ„ when the matter is digested let it be purged as it foloweth â„ž of diacatholicon of cassia ana â„¥ ss of diafinicon Ê’ iii. ss make a small potion wyth the coÌ„men decoction addynge of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythoute vynegre or in stede thereof honye of Roses i. draÌ„me and an halfe or thus â„ž of Diacatholicon Ê’ vi of diafinicon of electuarii indi maioris ana Ê’ ii make a potion as is aforesayde These purgations are good in the fyrst dayes After certayne dayes digestion of the matter presupposed by receyuyng of the fyrste or seconde dygestyue gyue the patient this purgation â„ž of diasinicon electuarii indi maioris ana â„¥ i. ss of diacatholicon â„¥ ss of agaryke in trosiskes ℈ ii make a small potion with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes of maydenheere of gallitricum politricum polipodye wyth water of Endyue maidenheere buglose and scabious addynge of honye of roses strayned â„¥ i. or in the steade of thys medycyne ye maye vse the pylles folowynge â„ž of pylles aggregatiue ℈ ii of pylles of reubarbe ℈ i. make fyue pylles wyth water of wormwoode or thus â„ž of pylles de hiera cum agarico of pylles aggregatiue ana Ê’ ss make fyue pylles wyth honye of Roses strayned whiche the patiente muste take in the mornynge Phisicyons that practyse in Rome gyue after certayne dayes in this fieuer of pylles aggregatiue Ê’ i. and afterwarde of pylles of mastyke of pylles of reubarbe ana Ê’ ss It is verye profytable to purge the patiente from grosse and slymye humours with clysters wherof this maye be one â„ž of the leaues of beetes mercurye holyhocke camomyll of branne ana mÌ„ i. of the seedes of swete fenelle and coriander ana Ê’
Rooses is conuenient in thys case A suppositorie also wherin sall gemma entrethe prouoketh vryne ¶ A Chapter howe a man maye drawe out vryne wyth instrumentes AVicenne Rasis Cornelius Celsus teache that deteyned vryne maye be drawen out wyth instrumentes of brasse or syluer made holowe lyke pipes Howebeit the sayd instrumentes must be sondrye accordynge to the diuersitie of bodyes and ages Of those instrumentes whyche are conuenient for men the longeste muste be of xv ynches the meane of twelue ynches the leest of ix ynches For women the longest instrumente shal be of ix ynches and the leest of vj. And the instrumentes made for men muste be more croked than the other for women bycause the conduyte of women is shorter than in men Ye muste laye the patient vpon a bedde vp ryght and lette the ministre take in to hys ryght hande anoynted wyth oyle of rooses a croked syrynge made of Syluer and lette hym guyde it by the hole of the yarde tyll he towche the ende of the necke of the bladder and whan he is come to the sayde place lette hym cause the patient to bowe towarde hys knee and than lette hym thrust the syrynge into the concauitie of the bladder and thaÌ„ he shal se the vryne come rennyng out at the ende of the syrynge whyche done we were wont to wasshe the bladder and to clense it frome grosse humours by an other syrynge put into the ende of the sayde syryng with a decoction folowynge â„ž of cleane barley mÌ„ j. of reysons â„¥ j. of liquyrice of the seede of alcakengi of the comune seedes of the thre lesse seedes somewhat broken of euery one â„¥ iij. of fygges Ê’ xiiij of syrupe de duabus radicibus â„¥ iij. suger â„¥ j. ss let them seth all together wyth sufficient quaÌ„titie of rayne water tylle they ben brought to halfe a pounde thaÌ„ streyne them all and washe the bladder with the streynynge beynge warme and thus ye muste procede tylle the vryne come to hys naturall course by thys meane we healed two noble men Ancelyne and Moruell c. ¶ A chapter of brusynge of the nayles and to drawe out bloode vnder the sayde nayles SOmetymes thorough brusyng of the nayles there remaynethe some bloode vnder theÌ„ which causeth the said nailes to falle greatly payneth the patient chieflye whan the sayde bloode comethe to putrefaction The cure is that incontinentlye ye anoynt the place wyth oyle of roses and the iuyce of plantayne beaten wyth the whyte of an egge leyng it ouer all the hole fynger The next day yf the bloode vnder the nayle be of great quantitie that putrefaction is to be feared ye shall open the nayle wyth a rasor or bore it thorough wyth some coÌ„uenieÌ„t instrument so that ye touche not the quycke fleshe Afterwarde ye shall anoynt the place with oyle omphacyne hote laye thys medecyne thervpon â„ž of oyle of roses omphacyne of oyle myrtyne ana â„¥ j. of newe waxe Ê’ x. of odoriferous wyne â„¥ ij of cleare terebentyne Ê’ iij. of the leaues of wormewood brused â„¥ ss of cumyn brused Ê’ i. let them sethe besyde the waxe tyll the wyne be consumed than streyne them and putt to the straynyng the waxe let them seeth agayne and adde to it beane floure a lytle and make a playster Sometyme the pacient wyll not suffer the nayle to be opened therefore the matter cometh to putrefactioÌ„ then ye shall procede with thynges that maye cause the nayle to falle as are digestiues and mollificatyue playsters and after the remotion of the nayle ye shall seale vp the place wyth vnguentuÌ„ de Minio washyng it with wyne sodden wyth rooses myrtilles and a lytle alume ¶ A chapter of the swellynge of the necke and of the throte called Bocium BOcium is a gret swellynge in the throte The cure of a wâ—nne or in the necke caused of humours and turned to harde matter vnfyt to be resolued wherof there ben two kyndes namelye naturall and accidentall The naturall receaueth not curation in aged bodyes by locall medicynes but the accidentall maye be cured vnto xxiiij yere by purgyng the matter clysterynge and resolutyue medicynes Arnold sayth that thys passion is hereditarye and regional for in some regious it chauÌ„ceth more than in other and he saythe that thys passion procedeth of the nature of the ayre or euyll qualitie of the water And he sheweth moreouer that there is a contree called garfignana wherin lyghtlye all men and women haue this disease And therefore he councelethe to chaunge the ayre the water and the regyon at the begynnynge before it be increased Towchynge the cure of thys disease whan it is olde and knytte to the veynes and Arteries ye shall not remoue it by handy operation nor by cautery for great and daungerous accidentes myght ensue but ye shall rather forsake the cure The cure of that that may be healed hathe thre intentions diete purgatioÌ„ of the matter antecedent remotion of the matter conioynt As towchynge the fyrst intention the paciente muste absteyne frome all meates that engender grosse troublous and wyndy bloode as beefe porke hartes fleshe leuerettes kiddes and byrdes of ryuers c. Also he must auoyde al kyndes of pulses as beanes peason c. and fyshe except soules gurnardes perches c. Item he must absteyne from all baken meates and oynyons leekes garlyke turnepes rapes c. And aboue all thynge lette hym absteyne frome the companye of women and let hym eate meates that ingender good bloode as capoÌ„s veale and rear egges with percelye nept cinamome a lytle sugger These herbes are conuenient to be sodden in the brothe of good fleshe borage lettuse parcelie whyte beetes nept myntes langdebeef c. Hys wyne must be claret of good odour delaied with swete water For the seconde intentioÌ„ let the pacient vse thys syrupe folowynge the space of seuen dayes â„ž of syrupe de duabus radicibus wyth vynegre of oximell symplex ana Ê’.iij of syrupe of Epithimum Ê’ vi of water of fenell buglos and scabious ana â„¥ .i. myngle them After thys syrupe let the pacieÌ„t be purged as foloweth â„ž of diacatholicon â„¥ ss diafinicon Ê’ iij. electuarij indi Ê’.ij make a small potion wyth the comune decoction In thys disease ye muste vse sondrye purgations and therefore the confection of turbyth is verye conuenient whyche we haue described in oure Antidotarye in the chapters of electuaries and confections It is good sometymes to take fastynge two sponefulles of honye of rooses aromatized wyth a lytle nutmygges cloues and Cinamome and aqua vite and it muste be vsed vpon that daye that the patient taketh not a laxatiue medicyne twyse or thryse a weeke Arnolde prayseth thys pouder folowyng â„ž of a sponge of the see of palea marina of the bone of the fishe called Sepie or a cuttle bone of long and blacke peper of gynger cynamome salgemine Piretrum galles of the pryckes of rooses ana
cephalica in the contrary side afterwarde to geue the patient a digestiue made of syrupe of violets roses waters of borage hoppes vnto the fyft day cōsequentlye to administer this medicine folowynge R. of cassia diacatholicō an̄ ʒ vi make morcelles with suger Or for rich men ye maye vse this medicine R. of chosē māna of diaprunis not solutiue or diacassia an̄ ʒ vi of good reubarbe infused according to art ℈ ii make a smal potion with the water of endyue hoppes addinge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. The reason why phlebotomy is more conuenient at the beginning then a solutiue medicine is this The humours which are redy to rūne to the wounded mēber brynge it to an aposteme are bloode cholere wherfore the cuttynge of the veyne cephalica on the contrary part is necessary to turne awaye to purge the sayd humours As touchyng thys purgation ye shall note that ye muste not geue the patient a medicine wher into scamonye entreth for as Auerroes sayth Scamonye troubleth and inflameth the humours and can not be so corrected but it wyll hurte the principall members And Galene sayeth that the aposteme vpon the ryme Dura mater is a sharpe disease and in sharpe diseases stronge medicines must not be geuen but such as purge easely wythout violence HOwe we wyll describe the instrumentes wherof we made mention afore The first instrumēt called instrumentū masculum must be made of fyne stele about the length of .viii. fyngers in the ende wherof there must be an handel like the handel of a wymble or percer in the other ende it must haue small teeth lyke a sawe and must be holow the length of fyue ynches hauynge a quadrate and sharpe pricke in the middes therof standing out a litle farther then the saw whych shal serue onely to make a cercle vpon the skulle The seconde instrument shal be made as the fyrste wythout any pricke in the myddest Neuertheles a nespula is set in the toppe of the saw dented or tothed to cutte two maner of wayes for one part of the nespula must cut the bone towarde the ryght syde when the instrument is turned to the same syde the other parte of the nespula muste cut towarde the lyft side when the instrumente is turned to the same side The effecte of thys instrumente is to perce the skulle vnto the second table and is called nespula femina The thyrde instrument whyche is called instrumentum securitatis shal be holowe and dented and shall haue a handle also shal be holowe dented without a nespula and without a pricke in the middes but it shall haue entring in the ende of the saw a peece of yron or of siluer .iii. ynches longe after the facion of a wrethed vyne and in the maner of a vice whiche when it is turned aboue by litle and lytle shal perce the second table without daunger of hurtyng the ryme dura mater The fourth instrumēt is called lenticula it must be made with the said wrethed vine or vice as it is sayd in the thyrd instrument and it must haue no saw and in the ende it shal haue a lenticula an ynche aboue it must haue a lineal rounde instrument to reteyne or holde the sayde instrument For the lēticula shal helpe to remoue the roughnes or prickes of the boone Also a file shall take awaye the sayd peces of bones and thus the skulle may be perced wythout daunger ¶ A chapter of the cure of woundes of mariners soulders Forasmuch as the bodies of mariners and souldiours ar customed to labour the cure of theyr woundes must differ from them that are of delicate cōplexion lyue idelly Fyrste yf they be hurt in the head ye shal procede with the remedies declared in the chapter of the cure of woūdes that is to say with a capital cerote aqua vite and Auicennes pouder And if they be hurt vpon the ioynctes wyth a great wounde ye shall cauterise the same wounde with a lyght cauterie of terebētyne oyle of roses and afterward ye shall sewe vp the same leauyng in the lowest part a hole that the water may issue out ye shall put a tent in the hole moysted wyth oyle of the yolkes of egges or wyth oyle of ipericō with as much terebentyne And vpon the wounde ye shall laye vnguentum basilicon magistrale of our description and whan quytture is ingendered in the wound in stede of oyle of ipericō ye shal apply a mūdificatiue of sirupe of roses Item a playster of beanes whyche we ordeyned for the goute is conueniente in thys case And yf the wounde be in a fleshye place ye shall make a seame and washe the place wyth aqua vite with a pouder made of aloes and myrrhe And ye must lay therupon vng basilicum of oure description If the wounde be wyth losse of substaūce by an instrumēt called a scopette then after cauterisatiō of the place ye shall finishe the cure as we haue declared in a proper chapter therof when the wounde perceth into the stomake or into the belly ye shall likewyse procede wyth aqua vite aloes myrrhe and with a cerote of minium wrytten in a chapter of additions Finallye ye maye also vse conueniently thys playster folowynge ℞ of beane floure li. ii of branne fynely poudred li. i. seeth them wyth sufficient sapa whyte wyne a lytle water tyll they be thycke addynge of oyle of roses camomylle and dylle ana ℥ i. ss As touchynge diete and conuenient potions ye shall resorte to the chapter of woūdes that perce into the brest c. ¶ The maner of cuttynge veynes from the heade to the fete ALbeit that in a proper cha of flebotomy in the nynth boke we haue spokē largelye of the cōmodities incōmodities therof yet that the doctrine of the sayd chapter may be more playne we wyll here declare howe ye may vse phlebotomy as well diuersiue as euacuatiue in apostemes woundes and breakynges of bones Fyrst it is a general rule that phlebotomye be made in the contrary parte by one diameter complete excepte the mattier be venomouse and thys must be done in the begynnyng to augmentation but in the state ye must cutte a veyne in the same syde for then there is no intention to turne awaye the mattier whyche floweth no longer Yea it is ryghte conuenient to purge the bodye by phlebotomye euacuatiue for then the mattier anticedente is found vnder the fourme of the mattier conioyncte The order of phlebothomy As concernynge the order of phlebotomye all the auncient and later doctours kepe this that foloweth that is to saye yf the mattier be in the ryght the bodye and the heade not beyng ful of humours then a clister premised it is mooste conuenient to open the veyne called cephalica whyche is betwene the forefinger and the thombe of the contrary hande but in the state the practicioners
this ℞ of oyle of roses omphacine oyle of violettes oyle of roses odoriferous ana ℥ ii myngle them labour them in a morter of leade the space of .ii. houres anoynte the place with fethers moysted in this oyle The third forme is after this sort ℞ of malowes violettes barlye and lettuse ana m̄ i. ss of branne m̄ ii of husked beanes ana m̄ ii ss seth them al with sufficient brothe of vnsalted flesshe tyll the barly breake and then epitheme the place with hote cloutes The remedies which swage peyne caused of hote moyst matter are after iiii sortes wherof the first is in the forme of a linimēt ℞ of oyle of roses odoriferous oyle of camomyll ana ℥ ii of the iuice of plantane ℥ ss the yolkes whytes of .iij. egges of saffron ℈ i. mingle them laboure them in a morter of leade the space of an houre and an halfe The seconde fourme is this ℞ of the cromes of bread steped in the broth of flesshe .li. j. ss of oyle of roses odoriferous oyle of camomylle ana ℥ ii the yolkes of ii egges of saffran ℈ i. make a stiffe playster The third forme is thus ordeyned ℞ of the leaues of mallowes of husked benes ana m̄ ii of the leues of violettes of clene barly ana m̄ i. of the crōmes of broune bred .li. i. of camomil melilote ana m̄ ss seeth them al with broth or sufficient rayne water til the barly breake then stampe them streyn them put to the streining of oyle of roses and camomyl of barlye floure ana ℥ ii seth them all agayne tyll they be thicke The fourth fourme is a fomentation in a hote and drye cause Wherevnto there is added of camomyl and mellylote ana m̄ i. Furthermore remedies ordeyned to swage peyne caused of coolde mattier are in fyue fourmes whereof the fyrste is a playster of sapa thus ordeyned ℞ of beane floure .li. i. of camomylle mellylote stamped ana m̄ i. of brayde branne m̄ ii seethe theym all togyther with suffycient sapa a lytle barboures lye and a lytell odoriferouse wyne tylle they bene thycke addyng of oyle of camomylle roses and myrte ana ℥ i. The seconde is this ℞ of husked beanes of the cromes of broune bread ana .li. ii seeth them with the broth of a wethers head tylle the beanes be sodden then make a styffe playster with oyle of roses camomylle and dille The .iii. fourme is cromes of bread steeped in mylke and after made in a playster with oyle of roses camomyl yolkes of egges and a lytle saffron The fourth is a fomentation administred with a sponge or with vnwasshen wolle after this description ℞ of cammomyl mellilote wormwod roses sticados ana m̄ i. of the sede of fenugreke of lynsede ana ℥ i. ss of hony ℥ iii. of rosemary floures m̄ i. of sapa .li. ii seeth them all with sufficiente water and a lytle odoriferous wyne tyll the thyrde part be consumed The fifte is an oyle magistral whiche is excellent to swage peyne caused in woundes thorough the coldnes of the ayer and is thus ordeyned ℞ of oyle of ipericon camomyll dylle and spike ana ℥ ss of agrippa and dialthea ana ℥ i. of foxe oyle ʒ x. of anthos iuamuscata mugworte maioram sticados ana m̄ ss of earth wormes wasshed with wyne ℥ ii of the rotes of enula campana of the rootes of wallwoorte ana ʒ i. seth theym all togyther with a pint of odoryferouse wine one ciath of water of camomil sage tyl halfe the wyne the water be consumed then strayne them and presse them strongly and let them seth agayne tyll the wyne and waters be vtterly consumed then adde of most clere terebentyne ℥ i. ss let them sethe agayne a lytle and vse thys decoction actually hote wyth hote cloutes boūd vpon the member when ye shall perceyue that the aposteme cometh to maturation ye shall resorte to the former boke to the peculier chapters ¶ A chapter of venemous woūdes of the styngynge of venemous beastes and of a wounde by a gonne and remotion of the .vi. fynger IN our former boke we haue declared that the clawes and teeth of beastes are venemous and that a wounde caused by a gōne hath parte of venymenes by reason of the pouder The cure of the sayd woundes dyffer not from other woundes but in as muche as they be more or lesse venymous To come to the cure yf the woūde be caused by an horse an ape a madde dogge c. ye shal bynde the mēber streytlye in the ouer part cauterise it with an hote yron afterward with hote oyle of elders whervnto a lytle of Galienes triacle is added And then ye shall laye vpon the place after the maner of a playster with the lefe of a black colewort scabiouse stāped with butter yolkes of egges onyons boyled in an ouē anointynge the partes lyeng about with triacle vynegre terra sigillata thus ye must do vnto the .vij. daye And after the vij daye let the place be dygested with thys dygestiue ℞ of clere terebentyne ℥ ij of the iuyce of scabious ℥ i. seth them al together tyl the iuyce be consumed and then put thervnto the yolke of an egge After dygestion let the place be mundifyed wyth this mūdifycatiue ℞ of terebentyne ℥ iij. of the iuyce of smallage scabiouse and wormewood ana ℥ ss seeth them all together tyll halfe be consumed and then put thervnto of the floure of lupynes lentilles well bulted ana ʒ vi of sarcocolle ʒ v. of saffran ℈ i. When the place is mundifyed for incarnation ye shall adde to the sayd mundificatiue of myrrhe aloes ana ʒ v. Finally for cicatrisation ye shall procede wyth an oyntment of minium water of alume our pouder cicatrisatiue wrytten in the additions But yf the woūde be venemose large caused of an horse or dogge or some lyke thynge it shall be sufficient to cauterise the place wyth the forsayd oyle and triacle But yf the wounde be caused of a gonne then ye shall only cauterise it wyth oyle of elders or oyle of lynseed And successiuelye ye shall fyl the wounde .iij. dayes wyth vnguentū egiptiacū made with out arsenike leynge vpon the hole mēber to auoyde cancrenositie thys playster folowynge that many dayes ℞ of the floures of beanes barlye and lupynes ana .li. ij of the iuyce of wormewood smallage and scabious ana ℥ ij seeth them all together wyth sufficiēt sapa barbours lye tyl they be thyck and vse thys ordinaunce vnto the .xiiij. daye or more and vse the sayd vnguentum egiptiacum vnto the fourth daye And afterwarde let the place be mundified incarned and cicatrised as it is aforesayd Item it is very good to vse the potion wrytten in the additions agaynst the styngynge of aspys and bytynge of a madde dogge Concernynge the remouyng of the vi fynger and cure of a hande
lye or water of baurach whyche done ye shall anoynte the places adioynynge wyth a defensiue of bole armeny ye shal lay vnguētū egyptiacū vpō the rottē place till the malignitie be remoued And than ye shall mundifie the place wyth a mundificatiue of smallage incarne it wyth sarcocolle and perfourme vp the rest wyth vnguentum de Minio and water of alume If the membre be growen to further putrefaction the forsayd remedyes are not sufficient but ye must cutte the membre betwene the hole and corrupte part wyth a sawe And afterwarde cauterise the place and procure the escare to falle wyth thynges mollificatiue And whan there chaunceth superfluous fleshe ye shall remoue it wyth vnguentum myxtum or wyth our pouder of mercurye Here endeth the seconde booke of Apostemes and begynneth the thyrde boke of vlceres The thyrde boke of vlceres in generall ¶ The fyrst Chapter of maligne virulent formicose and corrosiue vlceres THere is no greate differens in the foresayde vlcers as Auicenne testifieth sayeng the cure of malygne corrosiue and virulent vlceres is accomplysshed by the administration of thinges that drye bynde and coole Wherefore we wyll comprehende their cure in one Chapter Fyrst whan ye haue remoued their malignitie by the administracion of oure pouder or vnguētum Egyptiacum or mixtum made wyth wyne of pomegranates ye shall mundifie the place wyth a mundificatiue of syrupe of roses leyng vpō the place vnguentum de Minio or vnguentum de cerusa or our sparadrap whereof we spake in the additions Item it is good in thys case to wasshe the vlcers with water of plantaine sodden with a lytle alume leynge vpon the place plates of leade or the oyntmēt of dogges turdes which vseth to eat bones And bycause it is necessarye to rectifie the membre from whence the matter is deryued and to purge the matter antecedent we wyll declare two purgations conuenient to purge choleryke and sharpe humours Fyrste let the matter be digested wyth thys syrupe ℞ of syrupe of the iuyce of endiue and of the iuyce of sorell of syrupe of roses ana ℥ ss of waters of endiue hoppes and fumytorye of euery one ℥ j. myngle them The purgation is thus made ℞ of diacatholicō manna ana ʒ vj. of electuarie de psillio ʒ ij of good reubarb ℈ ij myngle them and make a potion wyth cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ j. Thys purgation is for delicate persones riche men Here foloweth another for poore ℞ of diacatholicon of cassia ana ℥ ss of electuary of Psillio and roses after Mesue ana ʒ j. ss make a potion wyth the comune decoction addynge of syrupe of rooses ℥ j. Note that yf the vlceres be in the armes or legges they must be bounde from the insteppe to the knee from the hande to the elbowe and lykewyse the sayd membres muste be kept in reste and quiete ¶ A Chapter of rotten and fylthie vlceres THe cure of rotten vlcers is accōplyshed by regiment vniuersal and perticuler Regiment vniuersall is diete and purgatiō ordeyned in a proper chapter of the former boke Perticuler regiment is accomplyshed by application of local medicynes And fyrst to take away the putrefaction there is no better remedie than vnguentū Egiptiacum the application of bloodsuckers and of thynges deficcatiue and resolutiue And therfore the lotions playsters regimentes declared in the former chapter are cōuenient in thys case If the putrefaction be greate so that the synnowes and bones are corrupt ye shall cut the membre wyth a sawe betwene the hole and the corrupt parte and afterwarde ye shall cauterize it vnto the hole parte procedyng for the reste as in other brent woundes And whan the vlcers ben holowe ye shall procede accordyng to that that shal be spoken in the next Chapter Fylthie vlceres differ not much frō rotten and therfore theyr remedyes agre together howebeit the remedye of fylthie vlcers muste not be so bytynge as the other Wherefore in the stede of vnguentum Egyptiacum ye shall applye Vnguentum Mixtum or oure poudere of Mercurye or Vnguentum Apostolorum Here ye shall note that as rotten vlceres requyre greater mordication so fylthie vlceres requyre greater abstersion Wherfore whan the corruption is remoued ye shal applie thynges of greater abstersiō as an abstersiue of smallage And yf the vlceres ben verye holowe it is expediēt to remoue the holownes by vnguentū Egyptiacum To kyll wormes in vlcers And for as muche as wormes be ingendred in these vlceres we wyll destribe two remedies to kylle them The fyrste is thys ℞ of vnguentum Apostolorum vnguentū Egiptiacū of the iuyce of wormewoode ana ʒ ij of the floure of lupynes ʒ j. ss myngle them The seconde is thus ordeyned ℞ of vnguentū apostolorū of vnguētum ceraseos ana ℥ ss of vnguentū Egyptiacū ʒ ij of aloes Hepatyke of alume zuccatrine ana ʒ ij ss of the floure of lupines ʒ iij. of aqua vite ʒ j. of terebentyne ʒ vi of quycksyluer quenched with spyttle ʒ iij of the iuyce of salendyne ʒ j. ss myngle them ¶ A Chapter of holowe vlceres THe cure of depe and holowe vlcers must be accōplished with thynges desiccatiue with strōg lotiōs cast in with a syrynge for Arnoldus de villa noua saythe that vlceres and fistules are not cured but wyth sharpe licours exquisite cuttynge Lotions that cure holowe vlceres without incision are of thre kyndes of which the fyrst is sharpe and is thus made ℞ of barbours lye .li. ss of vnguentū Egyptiacum ℥ j. ss of hony of rooses ℥ j. The seconde is to purifie the place after the operation of the other wasshynge the sayde place twyse a daye ℞ of cleane barley and lentilles ana m̄ j. of licorice ℥ j. of redde sugger ʒ x. of hony of rooses ℥ j. ss of barbours lie and reyne water ana .li. ij let thē seth al together tyll halfe be cōsumed thā strayne thē The thyrd kynde is to incarne the place beynge purified ℞ of plantayne .li. ij of odoriferous wyne .li. j. ss of frankencense of myrrhe ana ʒ j. ss of sarcocolle ℥ j. of suggre of hony of roses ana ℥ j. of verueyne agrymonye of consolida the greater the lesse of centaurye of yarowe ana m̄ ss seth thē al together to the thyrde parte be consumed than strayne them This lotiō must be cast into the hollowe place with a siryng after the application of the .ii. other remedyes And incontinētly ye must vse the maners of byndynge called incarnatiue expulsiue And if ye can not attayne to the cure by this meane ye shall come to incisiō of the corrupt flesh And afterwarde ye shal come to digestiues mundificatiues incarnatiues and cicatrisatiues whereof we haue spoken in the boke of additions ¶ A Chapter of a fistula A Fistula an hollowe vlcer dyffer not but in two thynges that is to say in hardenesse
of the borders of the fistula in space of tyme for there must nedes be manye dayes afore a fistula be confyrmed but an hollowe vlcer maye soone chaunce through a wounde euyll handeled The remedyes which are conuenyēt for the one are good for the other and therfore the lotions aforewryttē are mete for fistules The remedyes whiche take awaye the hardenesse of the borders of a fistule are iii. The fyrst is a trociske of miniū the second is vnguentūegiptiacum made with arsenicke and sublimate the thyrd is after this sorte ℞ of oure poudre of mercurye ʒ iii. of arsenycke and sublymate ana ℈ i. of ceruse antimony an̄ ʒ i. of the iuce of celidonye plātayne and agrimonie ana ʒ vi of water of roses and lye ana ℥ iii. seeth them all togyther tyll the lye water and iuyces be consumed than poudre them fynelye and vse them wyth a tente fyrst moystened with spyttle whan the Fistula is mortifyed which thing is knowen by remotion of the hardenesse and appearaunce of good flesh and quyture than ye shall procede with this lotion abstersiue ℞ of barly lentilles lupines beanes ana m̄ ss of honye ℥ ii of redde sugre ℥ i. of barbours lye two pounde seeth them all togyther tyll halfe be consumed than strayne them or make it thus ℞ of wyne one cyathe of lye ii pounde of water of fumyterrye and endiue ana l. ss of honye of roses thre ounces of sarcocolle halfe an ounce seeth them all tyll halfe be consumed and so strayne them whan incarnation shal be requyred ye shall vse this lotion ℞ of honye of roses ℥ iii. of aqua vite of odoriferous wyne ana ℥ ii paucedinis sarcocolle ana ʒ ii of myrre aloes ana ʒ i. ss seeth them all togyther tyll halfe the wyne and water be consumed These remedies are excellent after the mortificatiō of the fistula or hollowe vlcers For cicatrisation ye shall vse vnguentum de minio wyth a lotion of water of alume ¶ A Chapter of paynefull vlcers IN paynefull Vlcers ye must be diligent in swagynge the payne Fyrste ye muste consydre whether the paine procede of an euyll complexion hote or colde of sharpe corrosiue matter or of some aposteme Yf it procede of an euyl hot complexion than ye shall vse onelye thynges that altere as are water of Roses of plantayne of nyghtshade mēgled with a whyte sief without opiū Yf the payne procede of hote matter ye shall vse a decoction of vyolettes mallowes barly quynce seedes lettuse in the fourme of a fomentation or playsters ordeyned agaynste the payne of herisipelas and phlegmon whan the payne is caused of matter reteyned in the botome of the vlcer It is good to mynistre a playstre of barlye floure made in the decoction of malowes and vyolettes with butter and oyle of roses for it prepareth the matter to yssue out and swageth payne A playster of the crommes of breed with mylke is of lyke effecte whan the payne procedeth throughe the sharpnesse of the matter and thoroughe malignitie and corrosion of the same there is no better remedye than oure poudre of mercurye or to wasshe the place with the decoction of roses water of barlye floures of pomegranades lentilles Snmache plantayne knotgrasse sorelle or with vnguentum album camphoratum Yf the payne procede of some apostemation colleryke or sanguine ye shal resorte to the propre Chapiters of the former boke ¶ A Chapter of vlcers wyth the bone corrupte AS touchynge vlcers which are with corruption of the bone they maye be cured by two meanes that is to say by stronge medicines and actuall cauteries The curation by sharpe medicines is conuenyent when the bone is corrupte in the ouer parte but when the corruptiō is depe and caused of colde matter good practiciens open the vlcered place wyth an hote yron or with a sponge so lōg vntyll the bone and corrupte parte be vtterly consumed for a litle cautterisation shulde be of none effecte in this case wherfore it is better that the cauterye be to great than to small After this ye muste procure the fall of the escare as we haue often sayde Yf the corruption of the bone be small ye maye remoue it with oyle of vitrioll or with vnguentum Egiptiacum or with brent vitriolle myngled wyth aqua vite or with water wherewyth siluer is deuyded from golde And for asmoche as sometymes litle peces of bones are found through a prmitiue cause ye shall procede wyth medicynes attractiue for nature casteth thē out easely by the helpe of thynges attractiue And thus at Rome I cured Pomponius whose legge was broken by the stroke of a ferce horse oute of the which legge I toke more than .xii. litle peces of bones with oure poudre and a cerote of minium and so healed the patient Yf the corruption be in some spongious done than ye shall deuyde the whole parte from the corrupte wyth some conuenyent instrument and afterwarde ye shall digeste mundifye and incarne as is sayde in other vlcers And thus endeth this thyrde boke of vlcers and begynneth the fourth booke of remedyes appropriate to euerye membre ✚ The fourthe booke of remedyes appropriated to euerye membre ¶ The fyrst Chapter Of remedyes for the diseases of the heed THere are engendred in the heed sondrye dieases as scalles baldnesse talpa and topinaria Fyrste we wyll declare the remedyes to cure the scalles and they be .ix. The fyrst is a lotion in this fourme The cure of scalles ℞ of the leaues of mallowes vyolettes fumiterrie dockes of branne husked beanes and lupynes ana m̄ i. seeth them in the brothe of a wethers heed tyll the third parte be consumed The seconde is butter and larde ana equall partes beaten and sodden with a cyath of the foresayde lotion The thyrde is to take lynnen cloutes and dyppe them in shyppe pytche and a lytle terebentin The fourthe is vnguentum egiptiacum wythout arsenycke The fyfth is vnguentum mixtum The syxte oure poudre of mercury The .vii. an oyntment of litarge and of the iuce of herbes made in a mortare of leade The eyght vnguentum de minio The .ix. water of alume The maner to applye these remedyes is this Fyrste ye must shaue away the heere and wasshe the heed with the forsayde decoction three or foure dayes twyse a daye and than ye must anoynte the sore places with butter and larde layinge on a leafe of blacke colewortes and afterward to plucke vp the rootes of the corrupte heere 's ye must applye peces of fustian in the fourme of the herbe called houndestonge couered with pytche and terebentine And to remoue the corrupte flesshe ye shall apply vnguētum Egiptiacum And yf the body be delicate it shal suffice to vse our pouder of mercurye or vnguentum mixtum And forasmoch as through the application of sharpe medicines gret inflammation ensueth to ease the same ye shall applye the foresayde oyntment of litarge After that the
a dramme an halfe of roche alume ʒ ii seeth thē all togyther tylle the thyrde parte be consumed than strayne them The eyght is a poudre cicatrisatiue whose ordinaunce is this ℞ of terre sigillata the flours of pomgranades of mirabolane citryne of lytarge of syluer ana ʒ iii of alume of roche burnt ʒ i. The nynth is a sponge dypped in this decoction ℞ a pynte of redde wyne and a quarte of lye made with asshes of vyne braunches of wormewood roses myrtyles woodbynde of the rootes of madder ana m̄ ss of the nuttes of cypresse brayed nombreten of roche alume ℥ i. of honye ʒ x. of fyne grayne ℥ iiii seeth them all togyther tylle the halfe be consumed and then strayne them For diete and purgation ye shall resorte to the chapter of Vndimia takynge this waye that the patiēt be purged with hiera cumagarico and that he vse in the mornynge fastynge honye of roses and after meate corianders or of the confection of quinces ¶ A Chapter of crusty scalles in chyldernes heedes or of apostemes in the neckes of the same FOr the cure of these scalles yf the chylde be yet suckynge it is good to purge the norice with cassia or māna and to wasshe the chyldes heed with a decoction of malowes violettes fumiterrye branne rubbyng afore it the scalde heed with the yolke of an egge and if nede be ye shall remoue the heere 's which done ye shall annoynte the heed with butter wasshed with the foresayde decoction and laboured in a mortare of leade leyinge vpon the heed the leaues of blacke coole wortes beetes or lettuse And when the crustes shall be mundifyed ye shall onelye laye fayre lynnen cloutes thereupon and annoynt the heed with the foresayde butter and fynallye for perfyte curation and desiccation ye shall admynister thys linyment folowynge ℞ of buttyre wasshed as is aforesayde of vnguentum album camphoratum an ounce and an halfe mengle them and laboure them in a mortar of lede the space of two houres Yf the chylde be not suckynge it maye be purged with cassia or manna As touchynge apostemes in the neckes of chyldren procedynge of the sayde crustes they are for the mooste parte of the nature of phlegmon and ende by suppuration And therfore ye must procede with maturatiues as is this that foloweth R. the leaues of mallowes sodden in the broth of flesshe or in swete water two handefull of crommes of breed halfe a pounde stampe thē and incorporate them togyther and make a styffe playster in the decoction of the sayde mallowes with wheate floure addynge of buttyre of cōmune oyle of euery one two ounces the yolkes of an egge Item it is good to embroke the place wyth hoote cloutes dypped in thys decoction And for as moche as communelye these apostemes breake by theyr owne accorde ye maye procede wyth the sayde maturatiue vnto perfyte maturation whan it is broken ye shall vse digestiues the space of thre dayes mūdifyinge it afterwarde wyth syrupe of Roses or with vnguentum basilicum or diaquilon wythout gūmes of our description For cicatrisation ye shalle applye vnguentum de minio and yf anye superfluous flesshe growe there ye may easely remoue it wyth our pouder of mercurie Remedies whych are conuenient for the diseases of the eares are these And first to swage the payne of them oyle of yolkes of egges and buttire laboured in a mortar of leade with oyle of swete almondes is a singuler remedye Lykewise womans mylke or cowes mylke is good in thys case And so is thys suffumigation folowyng R. of barly branne malowes violettes ana m̄ ii of camomylle mellilote ana m̄ ss of the sede of quynces ʒ iii. of spelta m̄ i. the head of a wether somwhat broken seeth these thynges tyll halfe be consumed For the same intention we vse the oyle of chestwormes whyche is thus made ℞ of oyle of roses odoriferous oile of violettes an̄ ℥ i. of vinaygre of roses ʒ i. ss of saffranne graynes .ii. of water of roses ℥ ii of womans mylke of chestwormes whyche are founde vnder wood in moyst places The oyle of chest wormes and drawe them selues arounde together an̄ ʒ x. of earth-wormes of snayles ana ʒ ii of freshe buttyre ℥ vi seeth them al together tyl the vinaygre and water be cōsumed then streyne them vse this oyle hote And yf ye wolde labour it in a mortar of leade the space of an houre it shuld the better swage peyne and inflāmation These forsaid remedies ar good when the mattier is hote but yf the matter be colde it is good to vse oyle of bytter almondes mengled wyth oyle of the yolkes of egges or buttyre boyled wyth an apple or in an oynyon puttynge the buttyre into the eare actuallie hote and layenge the apple rape or oynyon vpon the eare in the fourme of a playster Thys fumigation is also conuenient for the same purpose ℞ of fenugreke of lynsede ana m̄ i. of camomil mellilote dylle ana m̄ i. ss of swete fenell of licorice ana ʒ vi seeth them all together wyth sufficient broth of a wethers heade tyll halfe be consumed And yf ye wolde seeth herwythall of cumyne ʒ vi of corianders ʒ iiii of maiorum ʒ ii of honye ℥ ii it shulde be a singuler remedye agaynst wyndynes and soundyng of the eares The remedyes conueniente to rype hote apostemes of the eares bene of thre sortes of whyche the first is this R. of oyle of violettes oyle of sweete almons of the marye of a calues legge ana ʒ iii. of freshe buttyre or hennes grese ana ℥ ss of the decoction of malowes violettes quynces psilium fenugreke one cyathe seeth them all together tyll the decoction be consumed put therof into the eare actually hote The seconde is thys R. of the meat of rosted apples ℥ iiii or in stede therof of cromes of breade of the leaues of malowes sodden in water and stāped ℥ iii. of womans mylke ℥ i. of buttyre ℥ ii of barlye floure ʒ x. of oyle of violettes ʒ vi mengle them and seeth them alytle styrryng them about and adde in the ende the yolkes of two egges The thyrde is after thys sort R. of the leaues of malowes violettes and lettuce ana m̄ i. of barlye and branne ana m̄ i. ss of camomyll mellilote an̄ m̄ ss of the rotes of holihocke ʒ ii seeth them al together wyth sufficient rayn water tyll halfe be consumed streyn them minister thys decoction vpon the eare wyth hote cloutes Remedies to heale the vlcers of the eares are of thre sortes also whereof the fyrst is made of one parte of honye of roses and halfe a part of the oyle of yolkes of egges and the thyrde parte of terebentyne and the fourth of sarcocolle And it is a singuler remedy for newe vlcers of the eares The seconde is good for olde vlcers of eares and is in thys fourme R. vnguentum apostolorum ʒ iii. of vnguētum
frō the begynning to augmentation ye shal vse the fyrst the seconde and the thyrde But the fourthe and the fyfth are cōuenient in the state and declination whether the mattier be in way of resolution or maturatiō The remedies for vlceration of the mouth porcedynge of the frenche pockes are foure The fyrste is vnguentū egiptiacum made with wyne of pomgranades The second is litium mengled equally with vnguentum egiptiacum The thyrd is the licour of pomgranades ordeyned in the chapter of the vlcers of the nose The fourthe is the gargarisme folowynge R. of lentilles barlye of the leaues of plātayn and sorel of croppes of brambles an̄ m̄ ii of water wherein yron hath ben quenched li. viii of sumach m̄ i. of granades number two of whyche one must be swete another sower of roche alume ℥ i. of honie of roses ℥ iiii beate these thynges together and seeth thē tyll halfe be consumed then streyne them and let the decoction be oftē gargarised For it stoppeth deriuation of matter dryeth vlcerations after they be mundified as well in the tonge as in the throte gummes and roffe of the mouth And bycause that the teeth become blacke in thys disease ye shall rubbe them wyth thys pouder folowynge R. of roche alume brent ℥ ss of tartare ofredde coralles ana ʒ ii of the stone called pomesse ʒ ii ss of coles made of the braūches of rosemary and cipresse of al the saunders of sarcocoll an̄ ʒ i. mengle and pouder them all Thys pouder maketh the teeth whyte and geueth good odour to the mouth and lyfteth vp the vuula being loosed thorowe flegmatyke matter for whyche purpose in the disease of vuula thys pouder is of good operation R. of pepper of floures of pomegranades ana ʒ i. of frankynsence ℈ ss mengle them And when the vuula is loosed thorowe hoote matter ye maye reduce it wyth thys pouder folowynge ℞ of the floures of pomgranades saūders mirobalane citrine an̄ ℈ i. of cāphore graynes thre or of roses ʒ ss Ye maye redresse the sayd vuula wyth stoupes layed vpon the heade suffumigate with ensence somewhat brente for it represseth the catarre whych causeth relaxtion and loosyng of the vuula ¶ A chapter of apostemes of the gummes of the palate and other partes of the mouth OFten tymes thorowe catarrous matter or the frēch pockes there are engendred apostemes in the sayd places whyche come to maturatiō therfore ye shal set thē forwarde wyth these two remedies folowyng First wyth thys decoction whyche must be holden in the mouth actually hote or wyth cotton dipped therin R. of raysons dates drye figges an̄ ʒ i. of cleane barlye of branne ana m̄ i. of iuiubes damaske prunes an̄ in numbre .x. of quinces ℥ i. of redde suger ℥ iii. seeth them tyll halfe be consumed and streyne them The seconde is thys playster R. of the meate of rosted apples of the rootes of holihocke sodden streyned an̄ ℥ iii. of calues suet of oyle of violettes an̄ ℥ i. of oyle of swete almons of hēnes grese of fresh butter ʒ iii. whē the aposteme is rype through these remedies ye shall open it and mūdify it wyth honye of Roses And when there is anye superfluouse fleshe ye shall remoue it wyth vnguentum egiptiacum or wyth oure pouder of mercurie For incarnation the patient must holde in hys mouth thys incarnatiue ℞ of hony of roses ℥ j. of sarcocolle ʒ j. of aqua vite ℥ ss sethe them all together tyll halfe the water be consumed than strayne thē For cicatrisation ye maye washe the mouthe wyth water of alume made as it foloweth ℞ of water of plantayne of whyte wyne of euerye one ℥ ij of roche alume ʒ i. honye of roses ʒ vi sethe them alytle Here folowe the remedyes of the diseases of the backe And fyrste for bunchynes thys cerote is good ℞ of oyle of spyke and lillies ana ℥ ij of oyle of rooses omphacyne Camomyl and dylle ana ʒ j. of the floures of rosemarye of mugwort wormewoode sauery maiorum sticados squinantum ana a lytle of calamus aromaticus laudanum anyse ana ʒ j. of erthe wormes ℥ j. of cleare terebentyne ℥ iij. sethe thē all together wyth a ciath of good wyne and make a stiffe cerote wyth sufficient newe waxe Item for the payne of the backe for a spasme thys Epithime is conuenient ℞ of oyle of lillies Camomylle dylle spike Agrippa and Dialthea ana ℥ j. ss of the rootes of Enula campana ℥ ij ss of Camomylle and squinantum of euery one a lytle sethe them all together with syxe ounces of good whyte wyne and streyne them and epithime the backe therwyth ¶ A chapter of the remedyes of the rybbes brest and belly THys lyniment is profytable for them that haue straytnes of the breste ℞ of oyle of swete almons hēnes grese fresh butter an̄ ℥ j. of the marye of a calues legge ʒ vi of whyte waxe ʒ v. myngle them and anoynt all the brest wyth thys liniment Whan the patient hath great cough let hym take a glasse of the decoction folowynge in the mornynge and in the euenynge ℞ of clene barley scabious of branne of euery one m̄ j. of damaske prunes of sebesten of euery one nombre eyght of raisons iuiubes fygges dates of euery one ℥ j. of liquyrice ʒ x. of penidies of white suggre of euery one ℥ iij. of sugger candie of a syrupe of violettes of hony of violettes of euery one ℥ j. ss seth them all together wyth foure pounde of water tyll the fourthe part be consumed Item oyle of fresshe swete almōs is good for thys purpose wherof the pacient muste take in the mornynge the quantitie of thre sponefulles The remedyes conuenient for peynes of the rybbes caused thoroughe wyndynes are these that folow The fyrst is a bagge made after thys sort ℞ of Camomylle wormewood mellilote dylle branne millium dryed at the fyer ana m̄ j. ss of nept of wylde myntes ana m̄ j. of corianders anyse cumyne ana ℥ ss braye them all together and make a bagge The meane to apply thys bagge is thys Ye must heate a brode tyle and sprynckle it wyth good wyne and laye the bagge vpon the tyle tyll it be hote or ye must putte it in hote water sodden wyth wyne and afterward pressyng it and applie it hote The seconde is a cerote made wyth oyle of Camomylle and newe waxe The thyrde is a sponge or rawe threde dypped in a decoction that breaketh wynde wryttē agaynst the colyke The remedyes of a true pleuresye A purgatiō wyth manna cassia and diacatholicon and phlebotomye presupposed ben foure Fyrst ye must beate foure egges with the oyles and grese folowyng ℞ oyle of violettes rooses and Camomylle ana ʒ vj. of hennes grese of oyle of swete almons ana ʒ iij. applie thys ordinaunce with stoupes layde hote vpon the paynful place for it swageth payne and ripeth the Aposteme Secondlye ye shal vse leaues of colewortes fryed in
a styffe plaister addyng of butter of swines grese anÌ„ â„¥ iii. the yolke of an egge seeth them agayne a lytle The seconde is thys R. ii whyte oynyons and two whyte garlyke heades rosted in an ouen of the rotes of holihocke and whyte lillie rotes soddeÌ„ in water ana â„¥ iiii stampe them and make a playster wyth lynsede fenugreke sede and the decoctioÌ„ addinge of the floure of newe leuen â„¥ iii. of swynes grese â„¥ iiii of butter â„¥ i. ss the yolke of an egge incorporate theÌ„ and set them on the fyre agayne put vnto them of snayles broken in number xviii of figges sodden stamped in number .vi. The thyrde is thys fomeÌ„tation R. of the rootes of holihocke â„¥ iiii of fenugreke lynsede anÌ„ â„¥ ii of dry figges in nuÌ„ber .iiii. of branne mÌ„ ii of mellilote mÌ„ i. seeth these thynges in sufficient quaÌ„titie of the broth of a shepes heade foment the place with cloutes and after the fomeÌ„tation applye one of the two forsayd playsters Here foloweth a coÌ„uenient purgation for maryners Fyrst yf they haue tercian fieners the matter must thus be digested R. of sirupe of vynaygre called acetosus simplex of syrupe of violets of the iuce of endyue ana â„¥ ss of waters of endyue violets buglosse â„¥ i. mengle them when the fieuer is choleryke mengled with grosse fleume thys is more coÌ„uenieÌ„t â„ž of the sayd syrupe of vinegre or deduabus radicibus wyth vinegre of syrupe of the iuice of endyue of honye of roses streyned ana Ê’ ss of the waters of endyne buglosse and hoppes ana â„¥ i. A digestyue of a saÌ„guine fieuer R. of syrupe of the iuce of sorel of the iuce of endiue of violets ana â„¥ ss of the waters of borrage endiue and buglosse ana â„¥ i. A digestiue against a maligne kind of feuers called la fieuer mata amoÌ„g the mariners â„ž of the sirupe of iuce of sorell of the sower iuce of a citron or orenge of the iuce of endiue anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the water of buglosse sorell and endyue anÌ„ â„¥ i. Here foloweth a minoratiue purgation of colerike fieuers which is coÌ„uenient at the begynning R. of good cassia â„¥ ss diaprunis noÌ„ solutiui Ê’ vi make morcels with suger or with water of endiue make a small potion addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. A purgation for delicate ê‘sons R. of choseÌ„ maÌ„na of cassia anÌ„ Ê’ ss mengle theÌ„ make a smal potion with water of endyue violettes and buglosse For pore men this is coÌ„uenient R. of cassia diacatholi anÌ„ â„¥ ss of electuarye of roses after Mesue Ê’ ii ss make a smal potion wyth the comune decoctioÌ„ Another solutiue for riche meÌ„ R. of cassia of chosen maÌ„na anÌ„ â„¥ ss of good reubarbe steped accordynge to art Ê’ ss mengle them and make a smal potion with the comune decoction addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. WheÌ„ fleume is mixte with choler thys solutiue muste be vsed R. of cassia diacatholicon anÌ„ â„¥ i. of diafinicoÌ„ Ê’ ii ss of an electuary of roses after Mesue Ê’ i. meÌ„gle theÌ„ make a smal potioÌ„ with the comune decoction For the same inteÌ„tion these pilles are coÌ„uenient R. of pilles aggregatiue of pilles of reubarbe anÌ„ Ê’ ss mak v. pilles with syrupe of roses Geue theÌ„ in the morning or .ii. houres after supper A minoratiue purgation of saÌ„guine fieuers is thus ordeyned R. of chosen manna of cassia ana â„¥ ss of diacatholicoÌ„ of tamarindes anÌ„ Ê’ ii ss make a small potion wyth water of buglosse melissa and sorell Another R. of cassia diacatholicon ana â„¥ ss of trifera persica of tamaryndes ana Ê’ ii make a potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes After seuen dayes ye shall purge the patient with a purgation that emptieth al humours indifferentlye whych maye be after thys sorte â„ž of diacatholicon Ê’ vi of electuarye of diacassia â„¥ ss of electuarie of roses Ê’ i. of trifera persica of diafinicon anÌ„ Ê’ ii make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordial floures and frutes For the same intention ye maye minister thys clyster folowynge foure tymes a weke R. of the brothe of vnsalted flesh or of the decoction of malowes branne and violettes li. i. ss of honye of violettes â„¥ i. ss the yolkes of two egges of oyle of violettes â„¥ ii ss or of comune oyle asmuch and a lytle salte And in the stede of a clyster ye may vse the suppositories afore written To conforte the harte ye maye applye thys epithemye R. of water of roses melissa and buglosse ana â„¥ vi of wyne of pomegranades and odoriferous wyne ana â„¥ ii of all the sauÌ„ders ana Ê’ ii of saffranne ℈ i. of camphore graynes ii seeth them all together a lytle Item to swage peyne of the heade after vniuersall purgation ye shall laye vpon the forheade thys epithemye folowynge R. of water of roses oyle of roses wyne of pomgranades ana â„¥ i. the whyte of an egge applyed hote wyth a lynen cloute Here foloweth a long syrupe which they muste vse that haue the sayde fieuer to quenche straunge heate and to swage thyrst R. of the water of barly li. iii. water of buglosse endyue sorell anÌ„ li. i. of the wyne of pomegranades â„¥ x. make a iuleb wyth whyte suger To recouer appetite the patient may vse a syrupe of cicorie of thys coÌ„fectioÌ„ R. of diarodoÌ„ abbatis of ye. iii. sauÌ„ders anÌ„ â„¥ i. of sirupe of cicorie roses anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss mengle theÌ„ Or thus R. of aromaticuÌ„ rosatuÌ„ Ê’ ii ss of diamuscuÌ„ sirupe of cicorie anÌ„ â„¥ i. mengle them make trociskes with suger An vnction for the weaknes of the stomake â„ž of oyle of wormwood roses mastike anÌ„ â„¥ i. of wormwood maioruÌ„ mintes rosemary squinaÌ„tuÌ„ anÌ„ a litle of saffran graynes .ii. nutmigges cloues cynamome anÌ„ Ê’ i. of odoriferous wine one cyath of white waxe Ê’ vi seeth theÌ„ al beside the waxe tyl the wyne be coÌ„sumed and make a soft cerote wyth the waxe mastike and a lytle terebentyne Here foloweth a potioÌ„ for the freÌ„ch pockes R. of the rotes of enula caÌ„pana yuy â„¥ iiii of the iuce of anthos maideÌ„ heere wyld mint penyrial gallitricuÌ„ politricuÌ„ mugwort anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of the rotes of cicorie â„¥ iii. of the rotes of fenell smallage anÌ„ â„¥ ii of the coddes of sene Ê’ ss of polipodie Ê’ x. of saffranne graynes iii. of agarike in trociskes â„¥ i. ss seeth theÌ„ al in ten pound of rayne water a pound of hony and a pounde half of suger tyl .ii. ê‘tes of .iii. be consumed whereof the pacient must take in the mornynge one cyath and muste sweate in hys bedde afterwarde This cerote folowinge is good for the freÌ„ch pockes coÌ„firmed R. of swynes grese oile of roses anÌ„ â„¥ xi of wethers suet â„¥ iiii of cerusse litarge of gold anÌ„ â„¥ iii. of clere terebentine â„¥ i. ss seeth theÌ„ with a soft fyre the
space of .ii. houres and make a soft cerote with whyte waxe theÌ„ take theÌ„ froÌ„ the fyre styrre theÌ„ about til they be luke warme theÌ„ put therunto of quickesiluer queÌ„ched â„¥ vi of liquide storax Ê’ vi incorporate theÌ„ and styrre them wel together Here foloweth a purgation which is good after the patient hathe vsed the last potion .xii. dayes R. of diacatholicoÌ„ of cassia ana â„¥ ss of electuarii indimaioris Ê’ ii of trifera ê‘sica Ê’ i. ss make a smal potion wyth the comune decoction addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. Here ye shall note that the sayde diseases is not contagious but at the begynnynge when it is the fourme of scabbes Item it is verey good at the begynning that the patient take soÌ„time the purgation folowynge Digestion wyth the lesse syrupe of fumiterrie and the iuyce of endyue wyth waters of endyue fumiterry hoppes presupposed R. of diacatholicon cassia anÌ„ â„¥ ss of an electuary of roses after Mesue Ê’ ii of the confection of hamech Ê’ i. of good reubarbe Ê’ ss make a small potion with the comune decoction adding of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. or make it thus R. of diacatholicon Ê’ vi of electuary of psilium of trifera persica diafinicon ana Ê’ ii of the coÌ„fection of hamech Ê’ ss make a smal potion adding of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. A playster for apostemous woundes of the synnowes R. of husked beanes li. ii seeth them in the broth of a shepes heade or in barbours lye tyl they be wel soddeÌ„ Then stampe them and put vnto theÌ„ of oyle of roses odoriferous and camomylle ana â„¥ ii seeth them agayne tyll they bene thycke addynge the yolkes of two egges of saffran ℈ i. Here foloweth the ordinaunce of pilles of master Nicholas de Furnariis whych ben good agaynst the migryme ophtalmia and swimmyng of the heade R. of myrrhe Ê’ iii. of aloes epatyke Ê’ vi ss of saffran Ê’ ii of all the mirobalanes ana Ê’ ss of agaryke in trociskes Ê’ iii. ss mengle them make pilles wyth water of fenell the receit is Ê’ i. Ê’ i. ss If ye adde to these thinges of trifera perfica Ê’ v. electuarii indi electuarii rosarum Mesue ana Ê’ iii. of triacle Ê’ i. of carduus bnÌ„dictus tormeÌ„tylle Doronike ana ℈ ii they shall be good in the frenche pockes agaynste the pestilence A potion agaynst the styngynge of serpentes bytynge of wood dogges the pestilence R. of tormentylle ditany cardus benedictus ana Ê’ i. of Galenes triacle Ê’ ss of saffran graynes i. of Citron seed ℈ i. of a smaragde one grayn of doronike Ê’ i. of syrupe of the iuce of sorell water of buglosse ana Ê’ vi of the wyne of pomegranades of doriferous wyne anÌ„ Ê’ ss mengle theÌ„ Here foloweth the ordinauÌ„ce of vnguentum basilicum the greater Vug. basilicum R. of oyle of roses odoriferous li. ii of cowes tallowe and calues talowe ana li. ss of swynes grese â„¥ iii. of oyle of camomylle lynseede swete almons of hennes grese and goose grese ana â„¥ ii of anthos yarrow centaury the greater woodbynde saynt Iohns worte ana mÌ„ i. of rootes of madder â„¥ iii. of fyne grayne â„¥ i. ss of the leaues of plaÌ„tayn and ribworte anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of comune oyle li. i. ss stampe these thynges and leaue theÌ„ together the space of a weeke then seeth them wyth a cyath of good wyne and thre ounces of earthe wormes tyll the wyne be consumed so streyne them and put to the streynyng of rosyn of the pyne tre Ê’ iii. of colophony of mastyke anÌ„ â„¥ i. of shyppe pytch Ê’ x. of litarge of golde and syluer ana â„¥ iii. of minium asmuch seeth them tyl they be verye blacke euer styrryng theÌ„ about addyng in the ende of terebeÌ„tyne â„¥ xiiii a sufficient quaÌ„titie of whyte waxe seeth them agayne a lytle and make a softe cerote Thys is the ordinaunce of vngueÌ„tum basilicum the lesse whyche swageth peyne more then the other and is conuenient in woundes of the synnowes R. of oyle of roses â„¥ iiii of comun oyle li. i. of freshe buttyre li. ss of swynes grese calues suet and cowes suet anÌ„ â„¥ v. of yarrowe plaÌ„tayne wood bynde verueyne ana mÌ„ i. of the rotes of madder of earth wormes ana â„¥ ii of shyppe pytche of rasyn of the pyne anÌ„ â„¥ ii ss stampe the herbes and incorporate them wyth the oyles fattes so leaue theÌ„ the space of a weke then seeth them with a cyathe of odoriferous wyne tyll the wyne be consumed so streyne them put to the straynyng of miniuÌ„ â„¥ iiii of litarge of syluer â„¥ iii. seeth them agayne tyll they be black and put to them of clere terebentyne â„¥ vi suffycieÌ„t whyte waxe and make a softe oyntment Here foloweth a liniment good to remoue corrupt flesshe of formica procedyng of the frenche pockes and to drye vp redde buddes in the foreheed or in the necke coÌ„mynge in the sayde disease and to remoue wartes â„ž of the iuce of lettuse and plaÌ„tayne of euery one two ounces of Galenes oyntment â„¥ i. The whytes of .ii. egges of sublimate well brayed Ê’ one beate them togyther and labour theÌ„ a good whyle in a mortare of leade This water is good for the same purpose â„ž of roche alume .iii. draÌ„mes of sublimate Ê’ i of sall armoniacke Ê’ ii of barbours lye a pounde of water of roses â„¥ iiii sethe them all tylle the thyrde parte be consumed And yf ye wyll haue it of greater desiccation adde a lytle verdegrese when y take it from the fyre The iuce of the herbe verucaria whereof we spake in the boke of symples is good for the same purpose Auicenne sayeth that the thyrde parte of a dramme of Squinantum with a lytle pepper comforteth the synowes and muscles And yf ye put thereunto of water of camomylle â„¥ v and make a potion it shal be more coÌ„fortatiue it shall take awaye youxynge commynge of replecyon and werynesse of the membres and wyndynesse of the guttes And therfore the decoction folowynge is good for the same intention And moreouer it swageth paynes of the pockes and breaketh wyndynesse of the matrice â„ž of squinantum Ê’ i. of anthos Ê’ ii of swete fenelle of anyse ana Ê’ ss of lyqueryce Ê’ v. of mugworte nepte ana halfe an handfull of cinamome nuttemigges cloues cubebes ana ℈ i. of good honye â„¥ iiii of syrupe de duabus radicibus without vynegre of sugre taberzet of euery one fyue ounces of water of camomylle wormewoode of euerye one two pounde of water of endiue and fenelle ana l. ss seeth them togyther tylle the fourthe parte be consumed then strayne them and gyue halfe a cyathe of the straynynge actuallye hoote The roote of squinantum comforteth a weake stomacke and the lytle leues that grow aboute the rote are good agaynst venemous bytynges An vnction for a weake stomacke â„ž of Squinantum Ê’ i. of
cerote called Isope it oughte to be thus redde of Galenes cerote of fat called Isope or of Galenes cerote of Isope Ireos The Apothecaries vse the genitiue case for the nominatiue Iris is the roote of the flouredeluyce when it is put in receites Iua Iua muscata is thought to be a kinde of chamaepitys Loke for chamepitys The Germaines calle Iua or Ibiga vergessemeinit that is forgette me not Iuleb Iuleb is made of â—uâ—ed waters or of iuyces and sugâ—â— Iuiubae Iuiubae are frutes whiche the latines calle zizipha Howbeit Brasâ—â—olê° saieth that they 〈◊〉 rather thaÌ„ frutes The phisicions vse them in decoctions for the breste Lacea LAcha is a gumme or liquor of a tree in Arabie hauing a pleasaunt odour some calle it cancamum Lacertes Braunie synnowes Lanciola Vigo sayeth that Lanciola is hote and drye in the fourth degre therfore I thinke he meaneth speare worte LaÌ„ciolata signifieth the lesse plantaine Lapis lazuli Is a stone of blewe colour whiche as Dioscorides sayeth is digged out of brasse mynes in Cypres The french men calle it pierre dazur that is the stone of azure Laudanum Resorte to Hypoquystidos Lethargus Lethargê° is a disease which bringeth a merueilouse necessitye of sleeping and forgetfulnes of al thynges Lethe in Greke signifieth forgetfulnes argia ydlenes slouthfulnes Leuitiue That that soupleth is called lenitiue Ligamentes Ligamenta come of ligando whiche signifieth to bynde Lingua passerina Lingua passerina is the female of wylde tasell Peruse Vigon in virga pastoris Lignum aloes Lignum aloes otherwise called agal lochon is a wood brought out of India and Arabia spottie of stronge sauoure and somewhat bytter in taste Liniment Liniment is an oyntmeÌ„t linire signifieth to smere to annoynte Litarge Litargyrion spuma argenti that is to saye the fome of syluer is made partlye of burnte syluer and partly of burnt leade That whych is of yelow coloure is called litargyrion auri litarge of golde Local They cal that local that perteyneth to a place that muste be applyed vpon some outwarde parte of the bodye Loch Loch is vsed for an electuarie in a liquide fourme wyth some slymines that it may tariesome whyle before it synke in to the stomake Lotions Lotions washynges Lunaria The dutch men cal lunaria moone-kraute that is moone worte bycause the leafe therof resembleth the halfe moone Some thynke it to be a kynde of nyghtshade as we haue shewed in Manicon Lupines Lupinus is a kynde of pulse soÌ„what bytter excepte it be steeped in water The floure of lupines hathe vertue to discusse to drye to open c. Lutum sapientiae LutuÌ„ sapientiae is made of wheate floure and moyste paper small toosed and wyth the whytes of egges beaten Licium Licium is a tree ful of pryckes and it beareth frute lyke pepper of blacke coloure and bytter in taste A iuyce is gathered out of the rootes stamped wyth the other partes of the tre which is much vsed in confections Maculae MMaculae ben wheÌ„ throughe a strype bloode is gathered betwene the skynnes of the eye litle spottes appearing in the outwarde parte Malaxe Malasso in greke signifieth to soften to mollifie MalabathruÌ„ There bene two kindes of malabathrum One is the leafe of a tree in Siria whereout an oyle is strayned The other swymmethe vppon marysshes in India without a roote The apothecaries calle malabathrum folium Indie Malum mule I thynke that malum mule is the kybe called in greke cheimallon bycause it commeth in the wynter Manicon There bene foure kyndes of nyghtshade The fyrst groweth in gardens and is called morrell The seconde is that that is called Alkakengi The thyrde is called lunaria The fourthe manicon bycause it bryngeth maddenes For mania in greke is madnes Malignitie Though malignus be properlye illiberall yet they take it comunelye for wycked mischeuous c. Manna Manna is a dewe thicked and fallynge in certayne places vpon trees so gathered and vsed for purgations It is brought from the mount libane Some cal it mel aerium that is honye of the ayre Maturatiue That that hathe strength to rype is called in latine maturatiuum Maturation Maturation rypynge Mesenterion That parte whych is sette in the myddeste of the entrayles and is tied to the backe is called Mesenterion or Mesaraeon To whych mesareon ther descende veynes from the gate of the lyuer whyche veynes the lyuer vseth as handes to brynge hym iuyce from the stomake Mediastine From the skynne that gyrdeth and enuironeth the ribbes there growe out two thinne skinnes one froÌ„ the right and the other froÌ„ the lyfte syde which as it were make an hedge and deuide the middle of the bodye And thys is it that they cal Mediastinum Marchasita Marchasita is a stone wherwyth brasse is tryed out It is lyke brasse wheÌ„ it is strycken sparkes of fyre flye out therfore it is called pyrites in greke For pyr signifieth fyre Thys stone hath vertue to scour awaye such thinges as darken the syght Merdasengi Merdasengi is vsed for litarge or burnte leade resorte to lithargyrion Minerals are thynges digged out of mynes Memithe Some thynketh that memithe is the iuyce of the great salendine or celidony But Leo. Fuchsius other lerned meÌ„ affirme that they are deceiued say that it is rather glauciuÌ„ which as Dioscorides sayeth is the iuyce of an herbe growynge about the citie hierapolis in Syria hauynge leaues lyke vnto poppie and a iuyce of yelowe coloure which cooleth and is ministred in me dicines for the eyes Melissa Melissa in greke signifieth a bee It is taken for an herbe wherein the bees delite Some call it baume Mercurie Mercurie is vsed somtyme for an herbe of that name and somtimes for quyckesyluer MiliuÌ„ solis Lithospermon for it is iudged to be milium solis hath leaues like oliue leaues but they bene longer and broder The brauÌ„ches ben streyght smal and woody The seedes are smal and stonie and beynge dronken with whyte wyne they breake the stone Milium Milium is a kind of corne It hath vertue to coole and to drye to make thynne as some thynke Minium Dioscorides sayth that minium is made in Spayne of a certayne stone mengled wyth syluersande The paynters call vermillon whych is made of brimstone and quyckesyluer minium whiche is in dede cenabriuÌ„ or cinober Vigon sayth that it is made of cerusse through burnynge Antonius Musa sayeth that in the veynes of quycksyluer there is dygged out a clotte of red coloure whych hath redde dust about it that duste is minium after the sayde auctours opinion Minoratiue That the diminisheth or maketh lesse they call minoratiuuÌ„ Mirtilles The seedes of myrte are comunelye called myrtilli Howebeit Iohn VigoÌ„ often tymes byddeth to take the leaues and graynes of myrtilles vsyng myrtilles for myrte Mirach Vnder the vpper skynne of the bellie there is another skynne whych the Arabians call Myrach the latine abdomen and sumen the grecians epigastrion After the muscles of
oyle of camomyl and Roses ana ℥ ii and the yolkes of two egges Thys composition made in the forme of a plaistre and layed vpō the paynefull place swageth the payne and prepareth the matter to suppuration mūdificatiue After digestyon let the place be mundifyed with thys mundificatiue vnder wrytten chefely whan the Aposteme is aboute the nauyll ℞ of cleare terebentyne ʒ x. of Syrupe of roses ℥ ss the thyrde part of the yolke of a newe layed egge Let the syrupe of roses boyle wyth the terebentyne one boylyng and than adde the part of the foresayde egge a lytle barleye floure and a lytle saffran And for incarnation it is good to adde to the foresayde mundificatiue of sarcole ʒ ii of myr ℈ i. of frankensence ʒ ss whan incarnation is fynyshed seale vp the place wyth vnguentum de minio and wyth the water of decoction of alume spryncklynge often vpō it this stiptyke poudre A poudre ℞ of bole armenie of terra sigillata ana ʒ ss of roche alume burnt ʒ ss of floures of Pomegranades of Myrobalanes citrines fynely brayed ana ℈ ii mengle them and make a poudre Yf the Aposteme of the bellye becaused of a cold matter or mengled for the resolution and maturation ye shall procede after as it is declared in the Chapitre of Apostemes in the necke The rest of this curation shall be accomplysshed accordynge to that that is wrytten afore in this present Chapitre For whyche the name of God be praysed ¶ The .v. Chaptre Of the Apostemes of the flankes THe apostemes of the pryuye membres Apostemes of the flankes procede of one of these thre causes namelye of euyll complexion of vlceracyon of the yarde or vlceration of the extremities we wyll speake in the nexte Chapitre of an Aposteme caused in the sayde place after some longe fyeuer or by bloude of a wounde in the bellye dryuen of Nature to the flankes The foresayde Apostemes which waye so euer they come for the most parte they be caused of hote mattier which we haue euer healed as it foloweth Fyrst the obseruacion of the rules prescrybed in the Chapitre of flegmon touchynge Flebotomie and Purgation by the bellye presupposed we dyd annoynt the place with oyle of Camomyll hote with a lytle of oyle of Roses omphacine layeng vpon the place vnwasshed wolle taken from betwene the legges of a shepe To this intention and for greater resolution a playster made wyth the cromes of breade wyth oyle of camomille and a litle oyle of roses wyth a decoction of mallowes holihocke camomille and melilote Thys playster must be made at the fyre in a styffe forme It is of good operation in resoluynge A cerote mollificatiue Item to the same intention thys cerote mollificatyue and resolutyue that foloweth is of great efficacitie For bisydes the sayde properties it swageth payne R. of the rootes of holihocke li. ss of lillie rootes ℥ ii Lette thē be boyled together wyth the broth of fleshe vnsalted vnto perfecte decoction than stampe them and strayne them and set them on the fyre agayn addynge of oyle of camomille ℥ iiii of oyle of roses ℥ i. of hennes grese ʒ vi of vnttyre ℥ ss of calues grese of white diaquilon an̄ ℥ ii sette them agayne on the fyre and make a cerote in good forme Thys cerote mollifyeth and resolueth and swageth the payne and resisteth not maturation yf nature hath brought the aposteme to the waye of maturation A plaister Item to this intention the plaister folowyng is cōuenient Take wheat floure and barley floure and put thē in the foresayde decoction and boyle them tyll they be thycke addynge of oyle of camomill ℥ ii of oyle of roses ℥ i. of saffrā ℈ i. and the yolkes of two egges If the aposteme cānot be resolued but cometh to the waye of maturation than ye shall applye maturatyue thynges as the playster folowynge R. of the leaues of mallowes Maturatiue and violettes an̄ m̄ ii of the rootes of holihocke being cut according to breadth li. i. ss of white lillie rotes ℥ iiii thā let them boyle wyth water vntyl they be perfectly soddē afterwarde stampe thē all and in the decoction wyth the floure of wheate or barley if the mattier be very hote make a styffe playster at the fyre addyng of oyle of swete olyues of buttyre an̄ ℥ iii. of swynes grese ℥ ii ss the yolkes of two egges mengle them and incorporate them wyth the sayd decoction Note that ye must often make euaporation dippyng cloutes in the sayd decoction beynge hote For it appaiseth griefe and prepareth the mattier to maturation lykewyse ye maye vse the maturatyues wrytten in the cha of flegmon And whan the sayde aposteme is come to maturation ye shal make incision in the rypest and lowest place after the figure of a mone Incision accordinge to the breadth of the bellie After the incision putte in a tente rolled in the whyte and yolke of an egge mengled together Lette not that tente be to longe After thys make a digestyue wyth the oyle of roses and oyle omphacine the yolke of an egge chiefly whan the patient is of a choleryke cōplection whā the mattier is sharp But whan the place is not paynfull procede wyth terebentine the yolkes of egges and a lytle saffran After digestion whych is knowen by good quytture mundifye the place wyth a mundificatyue of syrupe of roses after our description whā the bodye is choleryke or with a mundificatyue of honie of roses yf the body be flegmatyke Note that a playster swaging payne may conueniently be applyed after the daye of incision tyl the thyrde or fourth daye folowyng whyche also hath vertue to resolue to molifye In this case we haue alwayes vsed thys playster A plaister swaging paine R. of the floure of barley and beanes an̄ ℥ iiii with a decoction of mallowes or violettes or els wyth fatte broth vnsalted Let them seeth tyll they be thycke than adde thervnto of oyle of camomill ℥ i. ss of oyle of roses ℥ i. the yolkes of two egges of saffran ℈ i. Thys playster is of good operation For it resolueth the mattier cōioyncte and appayseth griefe and prepareth the mattier to suppuration whan the payn after incision hath bene great and hath vexed sore the patiente by reason of the great sensibilitie of the place and bycause the mattier is sharpe so that it scorcheth the lippes or borders of the vlcere we haue bene constrayned in thys case to take awaye the tent and in stede therof to wasshe the place oftentymes in a daye wyth this lotion R. of cleane barley A lotion of roses an̄ m̄ i. of plantayne leaues m̄ ii of sumach of lentiles an̄ m̄ ss of the sede of quinces ʒ ss Let them boyle in sufficiente water vnto the cōsumption of halfe washe the place wyth this decoction for it taketh awaye the sharpnesse of the mattier and swageth the
payne A signe that the matier is sharpe thys shall be also Signes of â—â—â—â—pe mattier namelye it wyll be lyke water wherin fleshe hathe bene washed To returne to the remedy it is good to laye vpon the aposteme a cerote of minium wythout guÌ„me after our description If thys remedy be not sufficient to correcte the malignitie of the vlcered borders of the corrosion and inflammation than ye shall applye oure corrosiue poudre and put it in to the vlcere vpon the borders so that they be couered therwyth This poudre so applied thre or foure dayes is of merueylous operation to take away the malignitie of the borders being harde and hollowe Ye shall vse it so longe tyll all the superfluous flesh be taken awaye layenge alwaye vpon the vlcered place a playster of vnguentum de minio vntyl the cure be finished If the borders be so hardened that they can not be amended wyth thys poudre than ye maye applye a cauterie of capitell written in oure antidotarie which is of such efficacitie that it taketh awaye in halfe an houre superfluous fleshe and the malignitie that is in the borders of the vlcers After that the malignitie is remoued mundifye the place wyth a mundificatiue of smallage muÌ„dificatiue or of honye of roses whyche is after thys forme R. of clere terebentyne â„¥ i. ss of hony of roses Ê’ vi Let them boyle a lytle and adde asmuche barley floure as shall suffice to make it thycke After thys mundificatioÌ„ for the incarnation ye may adde to thys last mundificatiue of sarcocolle Ê’ i. ss of frankencense of myrre anÌ„ Ê’ ss whan the incarnation is finished seale vp the place wyth the water of decoction of alume and wyth linte and vngueÌ„tum de minio Thus endeth c. ¶ The .vi. chap. of an aposteme of the flanckes whiche cometh by termination of longe fieuers mattier beynge deriued froÌ„ the liuer to the said place It treateth also of an aposteme that porcedeth of coÌ„geled bloode in the bellie caused of a percynge wounde which blood nature sendeth thyther AN aposteme of the flanckes whiche procedeth by termination Aposteme of the flankes or by coÌ„geled blood cometh to suppuration wherfore the Chyrurgien ought to procede to the cure with thynges maturatiue actractiue Somtymes the mattier of thys aposteme is in the inner parte of the bellie and appeareth not in the outward Than a wise chirurgien must make depe incision Incision wyth some croked instrument vntyll he come to the place where the matter is and there he muste open it wyth an actuall cauterye well poynted and afterwarde wyth another sharpe instrument takinge hede that he touche not the sinnowes After the cauterization it is conuenient to fyll the place wyth the whyte and yolke of an egge mengled wyth oyle of roses The next day buttyre must be layed to mengled wyth the yolke of an egge to cause the eschare to fall After that the eschare is remoued he shall procede wyth a digestiue of terebentyne and the yolke of an egge yf the place were opened with a colde yron The other intentions namely mundification incarnation and sigillation shal be accomplyshed after the doctrine gyuen in the former chap. Thus endeth c. ¶ The .vii. cha of the aposteme of the yarde THe apostemes of the yarde Aposteme of the yarde for the mooste part ar caused of hote mattier whyche apostemes by reason of the continuall flowing of humours to the sayde place and bycause of the heate and exercitation of the same they come quyckly to maturation Liâ—â—â—enâ— wherfore at the begynnynge the vniuersall rules obserued it is good to apply to the yarde thys liniment folowynge Take an egge and beate it well wyth the oyle of roses and iuyce of plantayne and laictuce A defeÌ„satiue And laye vpon the place called pecten which is the nethermoste parte of the bellie aboue the yarde thys defensiue R. of the oyle of roses â„¥ ii of white waxe Ê’ vi of bole armenie â„¥ i. mengle them And two or thre dayes after yf ye perceaue that it cometh to maturation than rype it wyth thys playster Maturatiue R. of the leaues of mallowes and violettes soddeÌ„ in water anÌ„ mÌ„ ii presse out the water and stampe them and in the decoction wyth barley floure make a styffe playster addyng of oyle of violettes of buttyre anÌ„ â„¥ ii the yolkes of two egges MeÌ„gle them wyth the foresayde thynges Thys oyntment rypeth and swageth payne whan the aposteme is rype open it in the ripest place according to leÌ„gth The reste of the curation shal be done after as it is wrytten in the chapi of the cure of flegmon If the aposteme be colde ye shall procede after the doctrine gyuen in the chapi of colde apostemes Thus we ende c. ¶ The viii cha of carbunculous pustles which be engendred betwene the fore skynne and toppe of the yarde THese Apostemes procede for the moost parte by hauynge company with an vncleane woman Of carbuncles and pustles in the yarde that hath her secrete place vlcered wyth some maligne vlcer or that hath had the floures lately For the curation wherof the vniuersal canons of purgatioÌ„ presupposed ther is no surer remedy thaÌ„ to cauterize the place of the pustles with an actual cautery in the fourme of an olyue or to scarifye the place wyth a depe scarification in the middeste of the eschare makynge in euerye pustle one hole Afterwarde ye muste put in to the hole a trociske of minium after our description and a lytle of vngueÌ„tuÌ„ egyptiacuÌ„ of oure inuention wyth an addition of arsenyke made in an hard forme These two remedies kyll the pustles merueylously A signe that the pustles ben mortified A signe of mortification of pustles is thys there appeareth about them a rounde circle To remoue the eschare ye shal vse the foresaid remedies Neuerthelesse I wyl not passeouer this one thing that it is a preseÌ„t remedy to anoynte al the yarde with the whyte of an egge mengled wyth the oyle of roses and the iuyce of plaÌ„tayne and nyghtshade in a litle quantitie Lykewyse the defensyue wrytten in the former cha layed vpon the place called pecten with a cloute dipped in vinaygre rose water is good in thys case kepeth the mattier froÌ„ arriuynge to the sayd place And bicause we haue sene two euil and daungerous accideÌ„tes to happeÌ„ in thys disease The accidentes a diligent cure therof must be had The accideÌ„tes ben these fluxe of bloode and corruption of the ligameÌ„t so that the corruption of the ligament cometh ofteÌ„ vnto the place called pecteÌ„ in so much that I haue ben constrayned to cutte the yarde accordynge to length vnto the pecten and haue taken awaye the rotten ligameÌ„t wyth a sharpe actual cautery haue gotten worshyp therby SeÌ„blably ye shall restrayn the fluxe of bloode after the doctrine declared in the cha of the fluxe of bloode