the cure in this place because divers have written largely of it and the maledy being Chronicled it wil require a long time to perfect I will onely give you some cautions to preserve from the infection if you be infected before it be confirmed to expell it The infection of this evill commeth cheifly 4 wayes but seldome or never by eating and drinking with the diseased as many think the most dangerous way of catching this Maledie is by a clean body carnally acting with an unclean body the next way of taking it is man and man or woman and woman lying in bed the one cleane the other uncleane the heate of their bodies do as it were participate of each others Itch Scab Pox or Pestilence The third way of taking this Infection is by approaching so near the diseased party as to draw in its corrupt breath as in the Pestilence The fourth way is Infants sucking an unclean woman Signes how to know this disease if it be newly taken not so easily discerned if of long continuance the face of some will be wan and pale the eies hollow and blew some scabs about the nose sometime Vlcers sometimes no Ulcers a full paine in the head great paines in the joynts especially in the night the Shin bones continually pained the Vvula and neck swoln the Spade bone and sinewes in pain Lazy and Lumpish Gonorrhea swelling in the Arme-pits little Knobs or Ulcers about the privy Members and Fundament sometimes Scabs over all the body with many more 12 For cure hereof newly taken and not confirmed FIrst of all you shal observe a good dyet that is eate Veale Mutton rosted Birds of the Mountaine Hens Chickings Partridges or Phesants and such like All salt meat is hurtful al fish but Cra-fish Garlicke Onyons Salt Pepper Swines-flesh and White-meates and Venus is forbidden sometimes the Patient may use Burrage Lettis White beets in Rice broth when he is wearyed with meat dry rosted The second intention is to digest the corrupt Matter with surrup of Violets surrup of Fumotary of each halfe an ounce water of Endiffe and Maiden haire a spoonfull of Vineger let this be taken over night the next morning give him this potion take a handfull of Burrage Flowers a handfull of Mary-goldes 40 Raysons of the sun stoned boile them in a quart of water to a pinte then take a dram of Rubarh and insuse in it all night in that pinte of liquor dissolve of Diacatholicon and Diaphenicon of each half an ounce in the same liquor and take it fasting and fast two houres in the interim provide some thin Broth to drinke as he Purgeth after purging give some Cordial surrups with Diascordium the second day Purge againe the fourth day Sweat 4 hours the sixth day Sweat 4 houres and the eight day sweat 4 houres in this interim provide this drink take of Lignum vite li. j. of the Barke of the said wood li ss. Raisons of the Sun stoned li. j. Chinaroot â„¥ij Sassafras â„¥vj Salsaperilla â„¥ix Cardus Benedictus and Maiden-haire Mj. of Liquorish and Annyseeds li ss. of each and 16 pintes of water put all these in a pot very close stopped and let it stand upon the coales 24 hours to infuse then let it boyl 24 houres gently in the boiling put in of white wine quart scum it and save the scum to apply to the scabby or soate places strein this liquor and keep it in a vessel close stopped drink this drink and no other 40 dayes except at meate a little small drink may be permitted thus havel cured many at the first before the evil be confirmed also this drink wil cure al diseases of the Liver as the Dropsie c. if rightly used Further if the party be Scabby or Itchy make this Bath following Rec. of the Roots and Leaves of Docks Chick-weed Fumoterry of each a little bundle Lentils and Lupins four handfuls bruised Elicampane Roots Walwort or the roots instead of Walwort Elder li ij Black helibor â„¥iiij. Kneeholme li ij Brimstone li ij boyle all these in so much water as will bath a man when the third part is wasted then let the diseased Bath and sweat in it two or three times in a week after Bathing let the patient go to bed and keepe warme and drinke the aforesaid drinke this hath cured many but if the Scab be more inveterate use this unction Rec. of Quick-silver killed with fasting spittle â„¥j in a readinesse then take the Oyle of Bayes and Masticke of each an ounce and of the liquor of the Bath aforenamed a pinte of fresh Butter and Swines grease â„¥iij. of each seeth all these until the liquor be wasted then adde clear Turpentine â„¥j. of Storax liquidam â„¥ ss. White wax â„¥iiij. iiij Rock Allum burnt â„¥j. Litarge of gold and silver â„¥ij. ij of each of Myrrh and Frankensence ana â„¥ij. juyce of Lemons â„¥iij. commixe all these together with the Quick-silver quenched and annoynt the Scabs this will cure if you annoynt and sweat untill the Flux be moved but if this evill be confirmed and ulcerated it will require a longer discourse which you may have hereafter if time permit thus briefly I thought good to direct the Souldier and others to prevent the danger thereof I have read that Charles the eighth King of France comming to Rome and Naples with his Souldiers they brought this Disease into France the Spaniard instead of Silver and Gold brought it from the Indies but I hope better of our Country-men and rest c. 13. Of the Flux of bloud in wounds and the remedies thereof IF the Flux be little it is the easier restrained but if it flow out abundantly there must be speedy remedy for bloud is the treasure of life sometimes it chanceth in the inward parts sometimes outwardly inwardly by violent moving and such like may breake a veine outwardly by Swords Guns Pikes and other Instruments also it doth happen by venomous medicines applyed to wounds corrupting the veines which cause a Flux if the Flux happen in the inward parts as in the Liver Lungs Reines and Bladder it is of hard curation yet it must not be neglected for which purpose all stipticke and conglutinating things must be used as Cumfrey roots knot-grasse roots Gum Dragagante Terra Lemnia Bolearmoniacke Rice Quinces Lentils Pomgranats and such other cooling drinkes are best and broths made with the above-named simples may help forward the cure but this Medicine following I have proved Rec. Pomgranat Rindes â„¥j. Pulveris. Bolearmonack â„¥ ss. Terra Sigillata â„¥ij. Knot-grasse and Cumphrey roots pounded and the juyce pressed out Gum Dragagante â„¥ ss. intused in that juyce make the said Powders into Pills like little Bullets with this infusion and give the sick six of them in a day three fasting in the morning and three of them last at night continuing this ten dayes and it will make you whole 14 The Flux in outward wounds ARe chiefly two if it flow from the
Approved Medicines OF Little cost to preserve health and also to cure those that are SICK Provided For the Souldiers Knap-sack and the Country mans Closet Written by RICHARD ELKES Gent. Student in the Art of Physick living at Bagshot in the County of Surry Medicos Chirurgos subinde mutare aegris taedium non levamen est Eccles. 38. 4. The Lord hath created Medicines out of the earth and he that is wise will not abhorre them LONDON Printed for Robert Ibbitson and are to be sold by Tho Vere at the Angel in the Old-Baily 1651. TO THE High and Honourable Court of Parliament Rich. Elkes wisheth health peace and tranquility Right Honourable FOR as much as all men ought in their severall places and callings to endeavour to doe good in that Common-wealth wherein they live your poor Subject hath seen many men both Souldiers and others loose their lives by a carelesse demeanour sometimes ignorantly some times wilfully sometimes for want of a Physitian and Chyrurgeon sometimes neglecting the means when it may be had for the prevention thereof I do here make bold to present unto your view some Defensives and Remedies for all that desire Health In the absence of a Learned Physitian and Chyrurgion these easie Medicines may both cure and preserve health as the learned saith the Physitians duty consisteth in two principall points First To preserve health Secondly To cure the sick which I have and will indeavour to doe according to that Tallent that Almighty God hath bestowed upon me and rest your obedient Servant To Command in all submission and diligence RICHARD ELKES The Directions of an old Souldier in Ireland about forty years since which became a Physitian there AS I travelled through the Countie of Clare I heard of an excellent Physitian which had accomplished manie rare cures but especially the Bloody Flux After some time spent I found the man and conferred with him touching his Art which he seemed willing to impart requesting the like of me and said about fortie years before that time he came out of England a Souldier into that Country which was in Queen Elizabeths daies before a month was expired the Bloodie Flux seized upon him and as he suppofed it came by eating of fresh meat fresh fish lying upon the ground being hot and such like he remembred some directions that was given to him before he came out of England That when you eate give over with an appetite drinke no more but to quench thirst if you drink when you are hot march after it or stirre your body when you rest at your fires sit not upon the cold ground but upon wood straw or such like put off your wet cloathes and especially your Stockings and dry them c. And carrie in your Knap-sacke a peece of steele to heat red hot and quench it in your beer water or milke and as you travel gather the leaves and bark of the Oake and the leaves of the black-Thorn a bagge of Salt and Oatmeale that if the Flux should take you you might helpe your selfe So this old Souldier remembred his directions and observed it diligently when he came to their fires to dry his cloathes and sit upon wood or such like and he cast his peece of steele into the fire to warme his drink and when they had fish or flesh boiled he would cast into the boiler a handfull of Oaken leaves or bark of the Oak or a handful of leaves of Black-Thorn Salt and Oatmeale and grated into his beer some of the Oake bark this being observed cured himselfe and many of his fellow Souldiers The Wars being ended he became a Physitian and gained both monie and credit by curing the Flux and some other infirmities Thus may any Souldier observe and do for their healths in England Ireland and Scotland if need require Also the Souldiers may provide in their Knap-sacks three sorts of Earth that is Terra Lemnia it is called in the Apothecaries shops Terra Sigillata Bolarmonicke and Chalke this Terra Lemnia commeth out of the Island of Lemnos in the Turkes Dominion the quantity of a Bullet swallowed whole or beaten topowder and taken in Broth or other liquor fasting it cureth the Flux and preserveth from the Pestilence the best Bolarmonick commeth out of Spaine and may be taken fasting in like quantity or in some broth the quantity of two Bullets to cure a Flux the common Chalke which we have in England may be beaten to powder and boiled in milke or broth and taken fasting it cureth a Flux if it be often taken the quantity of a spoonfull twice in the day Thus much of medicines with little cost 2 To proceed to the cure of the Flux methodically according to Art YOu must consider what kinds of Flux the parties are grieved with and the complexion that doth predominate first whether it be the Flux Diarrhea Lienteria or Dysenteria if it be Dysenteria which is most dangerous I have read of foure kinds but it requires a long discourse concerning al the sorts but I omit that because the cure differeth but little only this if you find the exhulceration to be in the upper smal guts you must minister medicines at the mouth but if it be at the bigger or lower bowells you must cast in glisters often if the party be without a Feavour give him milke newly milked wherein a gad of steele hath been quenched you may make Suppings or Broth with Quinces Knot-grasse Plantain-leaves Willow-leaves Cumfreyroots and such like you may make Rice-Milke or boile white Starch in Milke eate no flesh but Partridges Culvers or Birds of the mountaine Goates and Hares flesh may be permitted a good diet wel observed the cure is halfe accomplished If strength doe permit you may purge down the vicious humors with two drams of Rubarb infused in halfe a pint of white wine with Currans and sweet Fennell seeds and drink it fasting to purge the vicious humors after purging take a dram of Diascordium thus may you purge every other day for in a week after this make a drink with running water of two quarts put seeds of Sorrell Pumgranat rindes Knot-grasse Cumfery roots Bryer roots Plantain leaves Cinamon Bolarmonicke Dragons blood and Sugar drinke this as an ordinary drinke Likewise you may make a drink with red wine Cinamon Sugar Knotgrasse and Cumfery roots to drink three times a day four spoonfuls at a time 2 To make a Glister glutinous REc three pints of water quench steel in it untill one third part be wasted then boile in it Cumfery roots Knotgrasse Bryer leaves red Rose leaves and Plantain leaves of each a little handfull of Acatia hypocischidis ana ℈ij. Bolarmonack Sanguis Dragonis ana ℈j. the juyce of Quinces ʒj Goates Tallow ℥j. if it may be had and yolkes of three eggs commixe this together and make a Glister administer this as often as you shall see cause 3 For an Implaister REc. of the Oyles of Quinces Roses
both cure and defend him from it or you may give this Medicine following Rec Methridatum ℈ j. Theriaca Londinensis ℈ ij Bolearmonack prepared ℈ jss waters of Buglosse and Scabius as much as is sufficient to make it into an Electuary give to the sick the quantity of a dram and lay him in a warme bed and cover him with clothes that he may sweat four hours then let him be cooled gentlely by taking off the clothes one after another this being done use the same the second day and by Gods blessing it may drive the venome from the heart unto the extreame parts which I wil direct for the cure thereof hereafter you may also take Electuarium de ovo the quantity of a dram or a scruple according to the strength of the party it is commended above all by some Physitians but Bolarmonick or Terra lemnia I have proved them the quantity of a nut given in posset-drink or in surrup of Gilloflowers and 3 grains of Saffron powder this will drive out the venome into Botches like Carbunckles when other Medicines be wanting so the party hath recovered it is also good to drive out the Measels and the Pox remember in the time of sweating you must not let the party sleep nor in six houres after you may give him Julips made with waters of Scabius Sorrel Endive and Succory surrup of Gilloflowers of Wood sorrel Lemons Violets and such like for his meate you may boile a Chick with Sorrel the juice of Lemons and Burrage-flowers or Marigold-flowers are very good also you may dissolve a little Saffron in his Vineger to dip his meat in it but let the Saffron be very finely poudered or tyed in a linnen cloth as Saffron is a Cordinal so if much be taken it hurteth Many other cordial things may be used wood of Aloes and n grated into his beere is commended 6 The Cure of the swelling or Plague sore in the extream parts IF the swelling wil not break it selfe you may apply that plaister called Diachylon compositum or Galbanum spread upon Leather and applyed to the place or an Onyon cut off the top and dig out the middle and put in London Treacle and three or foure leaves of Rue put this to the fire and roste it when it is wel rosted lay it warm to the Botch or swelling if it break put in a Tent and let it run what it wil when the corruption is out Diachilon wil heale it up againe also you may use this Rec. great Raisons halfe an ounce Bay saltʒj Figs 6 Oyle of Cammomell and hony as much as wil make this into a Playster mahearbs ny other medicines might be set downe but these wil easily be gotten if you desire further repaire to your learned Physitian 7 Of the Calenture and spotted Feavor THese Feavors are very near unto the Pestilence which doth often happen unto Mariners at sea by feeding upon salt Beefe Bacon salt Fish and evil water pulse and worm-eaten bread which cannot be avoided at Sea this Feavor is known by feeling the outward mēbers cold those within as the Pestilence sleepy and heavie the pulse very low This Feavor bringeth death in 24 hours many times if not speedily prevented furthermore you shal perceive the Patient as it were distracted ready to leap into the Sea sometimes vomit the tongue white underneath and black at the top cold sweats cramps with many other accidents like as in the pestilence For the cure thereof if the patient be able to endure Flebothomy open a vein in the arme if he complain most in the head cut the veine called Cephalia if at the chest the Basilicke vein remove the sick into a fresh room make a fire in it first then put out the fire and refresh the room with sweet waters or what else may be had at the Sea if at Land cast Rushes in the Roome and green Boughs if the Aire be hot misty and moist shut the windowes if clear and pure let in the fresh Aire to comfort the heart At the first you must not let the sick sleep overmuch that will draw the venome to the heart until it is defended by giving cordials such as is prescribed before in the chapter of the Pestilence his dyet must be Broth made with cordial Flowers and a little Saffron tyed in a cloth after the third day you may give crums of Bread in his Broth for the cure if time wil permit give him a Glister before letting blood in this manner make your decoction with cordial flowers after boyling dissolve into it Diascordium surrup of Violets Roses and such like after Phlebothomy give him a cordial and lay the party to sweat as is taught in the chapter of the Plague After sweating and Phlebothomy the sick may drinke Barly-water made with coole Raisons of the Sun stoned and a scruple of Saffron tyed in a cloath and boyled in the water Lemons boyld in Milke both rinde and pulpe untill it is turned to Curds and Whay drinke the Whay continually as you thirst I have proved it of good effect And when he hath recovered a little strength and the venome expelled from the heart let him be purged with this Potion Rec. a quart of running water or more a handfull of cordiall Flowers a little Cardus Benedictus a root of Tormentil a legg of a Poultry these being boyled take a pint of that liquor or thereabout dissolve in it of Diaphenicon ʒj Diacatholiconʒj ss. electuary of Roses ʒij give the sick this to purge the dregs of the Feaver as you shal see cause adding some cordial surrups after purging made with Diascordium Amber Beaser surrup of Violets and surrup of Lemmons waters of Buglosse Burrage and Wood Sorrell to drinke at night so by the blessing of God the sick may recover health againe 8. Of the Scurvie THere is the sea Scurvie and the land Scurvie both of these are a putrifaction of bloud which commeth by the neglect of exercising the body and eating rotten meates and corrupt drinke or water as is shewed in the former Chapter the obstructions of the Spleen doe increase this evill and the Morphew and blacke soult the simptoms are these the gums swell the teeth loose the leggs wil swell and have spots about the anckles some will have many tawny spots about their breast other some have complained with a great paine in the head with a sorenesse all over the head I cured a Tanner that laboured with this evill seven yeares chiefly in the Springe and at the fall of the Leafe by his owne relation in his youth he was laborious but after he had gained a competent estate he took ease and eate much but of grosse meat his drinke was made of standing water which as he supposed made the strongest drinke his bread was made with Barme or Yeast but in his youth he eate leavened bread so from this and such other of the same I have observed that evill water and unleavened bread
doe breed this and many other dangerous diseases for drink made of such water the venome doth purge by the Barme and is in it of which bread is made and he that eateth such bread especially in Cities and Townes may have the Scurvie and Feavers of all sorts for if there be any venome in the drinke it will be in the Barme therefore I wish all men to eate leavened bread if he can have it and drinke made of cleare water ten dayes old at least 9 For the Cure of the Scurvie THe first intention is to keep a good dyet and exercise the body moderately his meat must be meates of the best nourishment as Birds of the Field Mutton or Veale Rabbets and Chickings broath made with Agremony Avins Scabius or Bitony and such like all salt meats must be avoyded the first three dayes let him take a draught of Oximell in the morning fasting and last at night which is to be made in this manner Rec. a quart of cleane water a root or two of Fennell three or foure roots of Parsley a sprigge of Rosemary a little Fumotery if it be to be had Fennell-seeds and Parsley-seeds of each a Dram three spoonfuls of the best Honey let this boyle gently and scum it and in the boyling put into it two spoonfuls of Vinegar after this hath been taken three dayes take of Rubarbe 3ij of Sena 3j 40 Raysons of the Sun stoned a race of Ginger sliced sweet Fennel-seeds Annis-seeds of each 3j let these be infused all night upon Coales the next morning take halfe a pint of this and dissolve in it a Dram of Diacatholicon take this three mornings after this let Bloud if need require the body being thus prepared make your Scurvye-grasse Drinke in this manner Take a peck of Scurviegrasse and a gallon of Water-cresses and a gallon of Brook-limes one handfull of Egremony one handfull of Tamariske or the buds or barke of the Ashe Raysons of the Sunne stoned a pound of Licorish halfe a pound concused Fennell roots peethed and Parsley roots Annis-seeds and Fennell seeds a quarter of a pound put all these into a thin Bagge in five gallons of Beere or Ale put the Bagge into the Barrell when the drinke is ready to be tunned with a stone in the bottome of the Bagge let it hang within three or foure inches of the bottome of the Barrell let this drinke worke with these ingredients in it then stop it close and at eight or ten dayes drinke of it and none other except a little at meate untill the Party be well most especially in the morning drinke a pint and exercise untill the party is ready to sweat and keep him warme after it the spoon-wort is good for the land Scurvie used as before is directed and taken forty dayes together 10 Of the Flux called the Plague in the Guts THis Flux in England which is called by many the Plague in the Guts is contagious as I conceive a venomous matter cleaving to the neather or great Guts for the most part some seeme to have no Feavor other some have a Feavour and complaine most in the middle Ventricle in briefe I suppose the Cure is accomplished by giving Cordials and sweating and by Glisters if the Flux appeare to be bloudy or like scraping of Guts without a Feavour you may proceed as I directed before in the Chapter of the Flux Dysenteria at the first comming of this Flux take a quart of Milke boyle in it a handfull of Marigold Flowers Sage and Rosemary Bryer leaves and knot grasse this being boyled take one pint of this put into it surrup of Slowes surrup of Gilly-flowers anna ℥j. the yolke of an egge and a dram of Diascordium give this bloud warme the next day if strength permit give the other pint of Milke in a Glister as before is directed but after the first Glister hath done working give a Cordiall thus prepared take of the water fo Burrage Scabius and Marygolds ana ℥j. Diascordium ℥j. Confectio Alcermis ℈j. Mithridates ℈ ss. surrup of Violets surrup of Gillo-flowers ana ℥j. commix all this together and drinke it warme presently after let the sick be covered warme to sweat two houres if strength permit in sweating drinke Posset wherein Saffron is boyled this being used three times may cure it for it hath recovered many of the above named Flux keeping a good dyet without flesh thus briefly of the Pestilence which destroyeth many if meanes be not used to prevent it in time 11. The cure of the Itch and Lice FOr cure thereof Methodically is first to observe a good dyet that is to say you must eate and drinke such things that breed good bloud and to avoyd all things that breeds evill and rotten humours as you may see in the Chapters before going then purge the body with pilule de fumo terrae or pilule Inde haly which you may have at any Apothecaries the second day let bloud in the Basiliske veine then make this water following Rec. A gallon of running water or the water that Smiths use and quench in it a gad of steele red hot untill halfe the water be wasted then boyle in it a quarter of a pound of leafe Tobacco of Dock roots Willow leaves and leaves of the Birch of each a handfull of Brimstone tyed in a Cloath 3 ij wash the sore places twice in the day and you shall be cured except the Itch be incorrigible which with long continuance doth bring it to passe also if you make so much of this water as will wet your shirt twice in the weeke the shirt being cleane washed and dryed then dipped in this liquor and dry it againe it will both kill the Itch and destroy the Lyce that are about you I have read a story of some Souldiers that would boyle Saffron Pepper and Graines in running water and in that liquor dip their shirts twice in the weeke it will make the shirt yellow but it destroyed Lice and Itch others of the inferiour sort would boyle Staveacre and Tobacco in water and dip their shirts in it and cure both Itch and Lice Many more Medicines for the Itch have been used as Brimstone pounded to Powder with Ginger and tyed in a cloath and infused in fallet Oyle nine dayes in the Sun annoynt the sore places with this oyle and be whole but this will smell also Mercury sublimate ℥ ss. beaten to powder and put into a quart of Running water three or four dayes then with a little cloth wet the sore places it may cure the Itch but it is dangerous and must not be used unto raw places for it may poyson the blood therefore I wish that none would use it without the advice of his Chyrurgion So I come to speake of the incorrigible Scab called by some the Naopolitan disease which happen and hardly found out the first cure as Vigo saith of this foul disease is called Morbus Gallicus I wil speak little of
meale adding some Hoglard apply this warme until the Impostume be removed for no wound can heale until the Impostume be cured Likewise a Member may Cancern if not speedily removed that Member must be taken off to prevent this you must observe whether the Member about the wound do alter in coulour glissen and of a blew colour the member doth not quite rot but the spirits being hindred from comming to that place it doth mortifie which commeth by applying venomous Medicines sometimes by overtying of a member when a bone is broken sometimes by applying things that are cold stipticke and sharpe these and such others may cause Cancerna now to preserve the Member wounded from cancerna Rec. oyle of Roses Umphacin oyle of Mirtive ana ℥ iij the juice of Plantaine and Nightshad ana ℥ ij ss. let them seeth all together until the juice be wasted then put to white Wax ℥ j. ss. Flower of Beanes Lintiles and Barley ana ℥ ij ss. of all the n pulverised ana ℥ j. ss. Bolarmenacke ℥ j. graines and mirtiles a Dram make this into a Plaister with oyle of Elder labour it in a morter into a plaister besides all these there happneth Feavors Cramps Convulsions and many other by applying evil Medicines to a wound which must be removed before the cure wil be ended if there be a Feavor you must give cooling Glisters and purge with Potions following make a decoction with Cordiall flowers in a ciate ful of that decoction dissolve of Diacatholicon of Diaprunis ana ℥ ss. surrup of Roses ℥ ss. take this fasting as a potion if pained in the head take Pilule chochie or Pilule aure and such like if the Crampe assaile the body rub the member with warm clothes or oyle of Hedghog if a Convulsion rub the pole and the member with oyle of Castoreum and Sage These impediments being removed I proceed with the Cure as followeth If the wound be large or dangerous let his dyet be good Broths and meats of easie digestion as Birds of the Hils Mutton Veale Chickins and Rabbits he must avoid salt meates Beefe Poulse Cabbig and windy meates as fruits nor drink no inflaming drink The next intention is to keep the body soluble with potions Pils or Glisters then you must wash the wound with this lotion take Plantain water Buglosse or Burrage water odoriserous Wine Pomgranet flowers Plantain leaves the flowers of St. Johns wort boyle this together and wash the wound then make Tents and roule them in oyle of Hipericon and fill the hollow places with them then make Plaisters to mundisie Rec. of clear Turpentine ℥ ij Hony of Roses ℥ j. Smallege ℥ j. let them boyle together a little time adde thereto the yolke of an egge Saffron a little Myrrh ℥ ij of Alloes ℥ j. make this into a stiffe Plaister with oyle of Roses and flower of Barley this wil mundifie and clear a wound in two daies if not very foule after the wound is clear you may proceed again with healing Medicines if not mundified you may use Unguentum Egiptiacum or unguentum Basilicum and for a healing-Plaister the wound being mundified take of Clownes all-heale falilly Archangell ana one handful pound them and boile it in Hoglard then straine it let it stand to be cold take the top of it poure away the bottome and boile it with wax and Rosen so much as is sufficient to make a Plaister this or one of these Hearbs made in a Salve will heale a green wound or you may have this Implaister made at any Apothecaries Rec. Salet oyle ℥ iiij white Wax ℥ j. Turpentine ℥ ss. Greek Pitch ℥ j. Frankinsence and Mastick ana ℥ j Saffron ℈ j. mingle these and boile them upon a gentle fire and make Plaisters So I end for old Ulcers you may mundifie the Soare with White wine and Aquavitae or with the Mundificatives before written as Egiptiacum or unguentum apostolorum and finish the Cure with the above named Medicines 16 To cure a Gun-shot THe Chyrurgeons first intention must be to stop the Flux of blood next to search diligently whether the bullet do remain in the member wounded or whether the bullet have carryed any thing before it into the wound as Paper cloath or such like if so the next intention is with a Terra-bellum or other Instrument to take it out Make this Digestive Rec Turpentine washed in Aquaviter ℥ iv Vitelorum ovorum number ij oyle of Roses ℥ ss. Precipitat twice calcined ʒj Saffron ℈ j. commix this and make a Plaister after this you may wash the wound with Plantain water red Rose water with oyle of Roses and oyle of Elder after mundific the wound with this Rec Venice Turpentine washed in Aquaviter ℥ iij oyle of Egges ℥ j. or Yolkes of Egges number ij Hony of Roses and surrup of Roses ana ℥ ij the bran of Fetches Frankinsence Mastick of each ℥ ss. cover your Tents and make Plaisters until the wound bee cleane then you may proceed to end the cure with the forcnamed oyle of Hipericon and healing Salves 17 To cure Burning with Gun-Powder or burning with fire and scalding IF it happen that any part of the body be burned with Gunpowder or fire take the Juyce of Onyons ℥ iv and common salt ℥ ss. beat them well together and if the burn blistered anoint it three or four times in a day for three dayes then you shall proceed as followeth but if the skin be burnt and made raw you must cover it all over with the finest Lawn and anoynt it with the Juice of Onyons and Salt letting the Lawn lye upon the wound untill it is whole but if deeply burned use this following Rec. the finest Hoglard livre. iv Linseed oyle li ij oyle of Roses li. ss. of Mallow-Leaves Violet leaves the Brood of Bees Plantain leaves Burnet Peny-wort Tulson Live-ever ana Mj. infuse these 6 dayes upon a gentle fire adde thereto white Wax li ss white Niter ℥ vj also you may put to Shoomakers peece-greace this being used will cure it chipping off the Lawne as it health if there be Blisters you must not cut them it wil be painefull you may make part of this Medicine if you need not the whole Receipt Also if the burn or scald be not much you may pound Onyons and a little Salt or Leeks with a little Salt so much as will cover the soare and let it lye 24 houres in the interim take a handfull of House-Leek and the inner bark of the Elder bruise it and boyle it in a quart of Creame into an oyle scum off the cleare oyle as it ariseth keep it and anoynt the soare place twice or thrice in the day and it wil be whole this I have often proved You may beate into the Cream the white of an Egge if your eyes or eye-lids should be burned Rec Rose water ℥ iij Womans Milke ℥ ij the oyle of whites of two Eggs Sugar Candy halfe a quartern mingle these and make an oyntment and annoynt about the eye-lids and about the eyes or you may make this Rec oyle of Roses ℥ vj white Lead washed in Red Rose water ℥ ij white Wax oyle of the Whites of four Egges the Gum called Campher make this into an Unguent to take away the spots and scarres take oyle of Egges and oyle of Almonds and wash the face it cleareth the skin Courteous Reader Seeing many people as wel Souldiers as others have neglected the means in time of danger to preserve their health I thought good to show you briefly some easie medicines which may be had most of them with little cost other Medicines may be made for you at the Apothecarys to keep in your Closets or Knap-sacks untill time of need to make use of them in the absence of your Physitian or Chyrurgion which I wish you to hasten unto for advice FINIS A Table of the Weights used by Physitians A Scruple ℈ A Dram. ʒ An Ounce ℥ A Pound li A Quarter q. A Halfe ss. A Handfull M. Of every one ana