once vntyll he haue recouered strength If he be a man he must beware of women for that shulde hurte hym Yf y e feblenesse is come of heate or of vapor helpe thesame of thys wyse Kepe him from anger or whote meates and from wyne wythout it be very well alayed and geue hym thys folowyng Take the karnels of the Pomgranate and as muche Barley meel mixe thesame together and make a potage thereof lett hym eate that Thys cooleth the harte and conforteth it it is also good for the stomake that is ouerchafed But yf ye can not haue Pomegranates than take in steade thereof Berberis If the faynenesse commeth by trouble and colde theÌ„ geue him such thinges as warme him and bath him in warme water to warme him naturally and let him drinke good wyne Take also Saffron Cinamon Clowes of eche a quarter of an vnce Suger two vnces Aqua vite half an vnce water of Buglosse an vnce whyte wyne a quarter of an vnce put these together in a glasse and let them stand a day and a nighte After that drinke thre morninges therof fastinge that chafeth and warmeth the stomake and comforteth the patient And in hys meat ought he to put of the forsayd spices and kepe him selfe warme and beware of such thinges as coole ¶ Of all accidentes and diseases of the stomake and howe it maye be healed VVhan the stomake is full and can not digest it is to be marcked whether the matter indigested commeth of superfluous eatinge and drinkinge for that weakeneth the stomake and hys naturall operacion And these are the tokens whereby it is knowen whether the disease commeth therof the vapors come out of the stomake clim vp into the head or els is hys mouth bitter and he is thyrsty hath greate payn in hys eyen Somtyme commeth the disease by vnmeasurable and inordinate eatinge of colde meetes and thereby is the naturall operation of the stomake altered and weakened and in the bottom of the stomacke engendre euill humores causinge that man can not digest And these are y e signes whereby this is knowen the vrine is whyte thick and pale aboue in the midde is it clere and in the bottom is it whyte as whey of milcke synckinge and cleninge to the bottom as it were corrupt matter The patiente hath greate payne in the kidneys and backbone toward the lefte syde He hath also great colde in hys braynes whych commeth thereby that the stomak and braynes be farre asunder and the vapors drawe vp out of the stomake into the heade and thereby is the colde of the braynes augmented If the stomake were full of euell humors that are hote and were engedred of such hote meates as are Garleke Ouyons Mustard Pepper and suche lyke then are these the tokens of it The paciente hath greate payne in the heade he hath greate heate in the leuer whyche is by reason of the hote meates that he hath eaten for they inflamme the leuer and consume hyr moysture And if the paciente is of Sanguine or read Colera complexion and eate suche hote meates then getteth he feruente heate and burneth lyke fyre he consumeth his naturall heate and getteth an vnnaturall heate in al his body and at the last getteth he a feruente ague called stinkinge febres by reason the naturall heate and the natural moystnes which manteyn the body are consumed If the patiente is sycke of the heate then muste he beware of all maner of hote meates and that he eate not muche at ones nor surfet Hypocrates sayeth Lyke to lyke mistempereth the bodye and therefore oughte colde meates be geuen hym that is hote and contrarywyse hoate meates to hym that is colde to sette the bodye agayne in a frame Therefore also is it conueniente to geue the patient lyghte meates of digestion and colde to restrayne the heate of the bloode and the read Colera And if the disease were of flegma or black colera or els of surffeting theÌ„ must he be holpen of thys wyse He ought not to eate nor drinke muche but hys meates ought to be suche as warme comforte the stomak He oughte also to eat coÌ„fectes of quinches made with quinches suger or cheries or w t suger appels thesame augment and restore agayn naturall moysture Item when a man hath hys stomake full of superfluous hote moysture of saâ—guin or reade Colera complexion then must the euill humors be digested and prepared wyth anye of these drinckes whyche ye can best gett Take Barlye halfe a pounde thre quartes of water and seth them to the fourth parte then strayne it and put therein the rootes of Succorye two vnces Fenel rootes an vnce Mayden heyre Endyue of eche an vnce the herbe Buglosse the herbe Borage of eche half an vnce poure ouer thys the foresayde Barly water and seth the fourth parte awaye and then strayne it agayne put an vnce or an vnce and an halfe of suger to it and geue the patient to drinke of it in the mornyng and euenynge And when the matter beginneth to be ready then purge the stomake of thys wyse Take electuarium de succo Rosarum thre quarters of an vnce a quarter of an vnce Diaprunis laxatiui Cassie fistule extracte halfe an vnce Hony of roses half an vnce water of Buglosse Borage and Endiue of eche thre quarters of an vnce Mixe all this together and geue y e patient the one half at euening and the other in the morning in the dawning let him walk vpon this and not lye doune agayne vntill nyne or ten of the clocke for assone as the hote moysture is prepared and digested then is she easy to be caste oute and wyded And if the patient sweat muche then is it to be marked that the bodye is full of superfluous humours and wyth digestyng of the humours according to mans complexion is he cured and made whole and this aforemencioned drinke and purgacion is the digestion and auoydinge of suche fylth After that ought some conserues and Electuaries be ministred to him The stomake doth somtyme waÌ„bel is quasy by reason of a heate that is engendred by vndigested meates or vnwholsom meates and the vapor thereof beateth vp into the head Thesame disease happeneth somtyme of rawe humors in the stomake and if ye take the patient by the body then is it outwardly weake and yet feble Geue to thesame in the morninge halfe an vnce of Diacarthami or els geue him halfe an vnce of Electuarij de succo rosarum thesame clenseth the rough moysture out of the stomak But if the stomak doth wamble of Melancoly then is hys bodye hard and drye when a man grypeth thereon He that hath that disease ought to anoynt the body w t oyle of oliue wherin are sodden Fenkel sede or Kumin If a man had some euell matter vpon the mouth of the stomak whiche he wolde gladly vomite out or els dyd perceyue he had muche slymy fylth
Perches Troutes such like fishes breding in running waters Let him also eschue all water foles both wilde and tame Let him eate the flesh of kiddes potage of great Peasen the rootes of Persely Fenel the herbe or sede of Smalage beaten barly He must also not eat his fill and beware of fruytes He maye also make a bath of the floures of Camomille Water cresses Malowes Betony Cinckfoly of ech a handfull seth these well close bath therin vntill aboue the nauel If ye wil make it yet better theÌ„ put therto the herb of marrish Malow or Holyhoke Cinckfoly Ferne seth of eche a handful and boyle it w t y e firste bath This bath is very good for the StraÌ„guria causeth to pisse well Let him beware of ouermuch heat let him drinke good whyte wine sodden swete wine to bedward in the morning an houre before breakfast temper it a litle with water wherin is sodden a quarter of an vnce of Lettuse sede beaten Licoris halfe an vnce a handful of y e leaues of Hertes tounge seth these in thre pintes of water vntill the thirde part be sodden awaye ¶ Of the stone howe he that hath it maye be healed wyth conuenient medicines SOmtime doth the stone engendre in the bladder somtime in the loynes Somtime doth it engendre of vnclene slymy matter that is gathered in the stomake and is congeled together with an vnclene slymy heate and so waxeth a stone or grauel which causeth great payne and grefe Whan the stone groweth in the loynes then aketh his back and loynes and be somtymes as dead But if the stone is engendred in the bladder theÌ„ hath he payn in y e forpart of hys body he can not wel make hys water Somtyme commeth the stone of heat then is his vrine reade in the bottome of the chambre pott or vrinal lyeth much grauel or sande if it stand an houre still and that grauel or sand is read and hard when it is touched Suche a pacient must beware of all hote medicines But if the stone is engendred of colde then doth the paciente perbreake oft and the sande synkinge in the bottom is whyte His vrine is somtyme clere and somwhat yelowe as the whey of chese and to suche one are hote medicines good This disease is cured somtime by cuttinge Chirurgeons experte in that thinge But that the grauel or sandy stone maye be voyded froÌ„ a man that he maye be ridde of the payne or smarte or yet the perbreakinge ye muste first se that the pacient be purged of the vnclene slymy fylth and y t he haue good sieges geue him this syrop to drinke Take the rootes of Smalage Fenel Persely of ech foure in nombre of their sedes an vnce Grummel two vnces smal Trifle an vnce a quarter y t sedes of Chiches PoÌ„pones of eche an vnce an vnce of y e sede of y e sharp Burres or Clotes the herbe of Pinke nedle or Cranes bill Colonder or Maydens heyre of ech a handfull sixe vnces of y e rotes of Brak of y t wal or Polipody chap al y e rotes herbes smal seth theÌ„ in a quart of wine a quart of water to the halfe after that streyne it through a cloth and deale it in two partes to the one part put a pounde of hony and seth it alwaye to the halfe and to the other parte put a pounde of suger a quarter and a halfe of an vnce of Cantarides withoute heades and winges made to pouder and seth thys the thyrde part awaye Of this geue to the pacient at euery fourth day an vnce and an halfe with thre vnces of water wherein are sodden y e rootes of Smalage Persely of the fyrst syrop made wyth hony geue him euery morning an vnce and an halfe mixt with foure vnces of water made of the rotes afore specified and of the other syrop at euery fourth daye an vnce and an halfe mixt with iiij vnces of the foresayd water then recouereth he And if he can not be healed there with and that the stone were great and hard then were nothing better then to cut it if weakenesse dyd not hinder it He that hath had payne of the stone a gret season or els an vnclene bladder wherof he hath had a payne or shuting in his coddes or els hath a swellinge aboue his preuye membres if ye will helpe thesame then bath him as hote as they be costumed to be bathed which are greued of the stone After that take milke and seeth thesame with egges and drinke thesame bloude warme in the morning and euening ye shall perceyue very vnclene fylth to auoyde from you both in the sieges and vrine Do this a fourten night and it shall auoyde If ye will breake spedelye the stone that he do bruse take the Goates bloude put it into a glasse and set it in the sonne to drye after that braye it small to pouder Take euerye eueninge to beddeward of the same pouder a quarter of an vnce with wine and of this shall the stone be brused that it maye auoyde without hurt And whan it auoydeth now from him then let him eate both in the morning and euening vpon a slyce of bread the sede of Persely and Grummel or Graye mill made to fyne pouder but the breade must be dipped or wet before in wine Herewyth is the stone hindered to growe any more for it driueth it out and bruseth it Lyke operation hath also the bloude of an Hare and specially when he is drouned in vinegre ¶ A confection for the Stone TAke the pouder of an Hare burnt in a pott with skinne and heere so y t nothing be taken from it of this pouder take an vnce and an halâ—e and vi vnces of hony of this make a confection Hereof take euery morning euening as much as a chest nut and ye shall finde y t the stone shall breake auoyde froÌ„ you But if the rubbel or shardes of the stone do put the to payn then vse that bath wherof I haue spoken before Take the rotes of Persely and herbe the herbe of Fenel with the rotes Dyll with the rootes Smalage with the rootes of ech a handfull and of eche sede a handfull chap the rotes and herbes small and put them alltogether into a small fyne linneÌ„ bagge seth theÌ„ well in water y t space of an hour make a bath therof bath therein Then lay the bagge a whyle vpon the backe as warme as ye can suffre it after that vpon the belly likewyse after that sit vpon the bagge also as warme as ye can suffre it And of thys wyse bath in the morning thre houres at after none two houres and at night to bedward Do this thre dayes and vse to eate the rotes of Persely and the sede of Smalage and the sede of Persely of eche an vnce
haue theÌ„ washed then let him dyppe the fete in colde water and lay him doune to rest and not slepe by day time but beware for heate and wyne Howbeit if he will drincke wyne let it be soure and wel mixt let him also drinke water sodden wyth barlye thesame doth coole him let him take otherwhyles sugar candy into his mouth to slake the thyrst or els agayne coÌ„fect of cheries or prunes But he must beware of salt meates and flesh without it were of chycken or els let him eat soure vnrype grapes or els the iuyce of them or sorel Let him vse a litle vinegre in his meat but no spice nor ought y t chafeth take hede he be lose in y e bellye If nede constrayne the take Venice sope or alume make pilles of it vse it for a suppository But if ye haue y e rootes of betes strake theÌ„ a litle w t salte put them vp into the fundament or els seth hony till it be black in an eartheÌ„ vâ—ssel put a litle salt thereto make pilles of it and vse them likewise If ye haue not hony take the iolke of an egge as muche salt seth thesame together and make pillets thereof the bignesse of a haselnut or filberte and put that into the bodye thesame retayneth the sege If it is a man let him beware of women for they are hurtfull for him also of mostarde garleke onyons lekes and suche lyke If the headake coÌ„meth of superfluity of blood then make him thus to bleth at the nose without smarte Take sedes of red nettels and braye them to pouder in a morter blow a littel of the same pouder into his nose with a quill But if ye can not get sedes of nettels put a hole of the herbe called Millesoyl or Yarbe into the nose and rubbe y e nose outwardly softly and then shal it bleth But if it be in winter and canst get nether Chyrurgeon to let blood nor nettels nor nettels sede nor yet no millefoyle and wouldest gladly drawe the blood from the head then take two sack bandes and binde or tye them first about the legges aboue the knye let it so abyde the space of halfe a Pater noster then lose it agayne and tye it agayne Do this the space of a quarter of an houre than tye his armes aboue the elbowe lykewyse thus shalt thou drawe al the blood from y e head But ye must handle thys thing warelye leste ye let the mâ—nbre to longe to be tyed whereby the membre might be asconnyed or choked But if the heade burne to sore take the iuyce of Porceleyne and strake the head and tempels therewyth or where the most heate is If the heade doth ake so sore by reason of a morre or runninge that he can not snoffe hys nose than were it good to vse confectes made of the apothecaries called Nasalia and put them thereinto or els Margerim wrethen together and put into the nose for the same draweth out all euell humors If ye can not haue the same nother theÌ„ take a grene rote of betes as longe as a finger and a halfe sharped a litle and brused put thesame into the nose and let it abide the space of a quarter of an hour thesame draweth out also all euell humors But if ye can not haue thesame nother than take the sede of Cokle that is founde in the corne beate it to pouder put the same into the noyse that draweth sore Or els take a pot and put rapes into it and seth them than holde thy nose ouer it that the vapor or hote breth ascende so into thy head that thou do euen sweat with it Or take water cresses dryed not in the sunne but in the ayer braye the same to pouder in a morter or within your handes syft it through a lynnen cloth Howbeit if it would be to long to drye it in the ayer then drye it in an ouen when the bread is drawen or els in a stoue or hote house But if one hath payne in the head of Melancoly his disease is come by colde and of drye complexion Dicte thesame and gyue him to eat meates y t are hote and moyst to chafe hys nature and moyst hys body If he haue no sieges then geue him the fourth part of an vnce or iij. drames of Diacartha mi before daye breake and let him walke vp and doune vntill he get a siege But when the siege is done then gyue hym some thynge to comfort him or that may restore hys strength as suppinge or broth of chekins or younge beafe and mixe somtime a litle beaten saffron in hys meate After that may ye geue him a fewe pigges fete for the same make hys veynes tender and moyst geue him somtyme in the morning or daye tyme milke to drincke y t is sodden with egges that strengtheneth hym and geueth nature force Also oughte he to bath somtime a litle in a bath made with Fenel or Heysede gathered vpon a heye loft otes straw but ye may not bath to long nor to hote If in bathing the sweat will not in short space issue theÌ„ go out for theÌ„ is not the bath good for thy kepe thy selfe warm after it lest thou do take colde vpon it beware of all meates that may coole dry the as mustard garleke onyons lekes also of harde or olde chese Martinmasse beafe Haringe read haringe Lynge and suche lyke But if the headake commeth of flegma namely of cold and superfluous moysture then is it necessary to purge the heade wyth pilles Cochie and pilles De iera Beware of suche thinges as coole and bringe corrupte moisture as fruyte water fleshe fresh chese new bread and all that is of euel digestion His temples ought to be anoynted wyth oyl of Camomille But if thou hast not oyle of Camomill then take two egges shelles full of floures of Camomil greue or seere and seth them in wine and water together and when it is sodden to the halfe then strayne it through a cloth and put therto butter so much as a gouse egge and then boyle the water and wyne awaye Bath his fete also in a depe tob euen vntill the knees that the hote breth maye thorou warme his body he may sweat Into this water put two handfulles of floures of Camomille and a handful of heysede well sodden If he do sweat well laye hym to slepe couer him warme if he coulde sweat in the bed that should do hym good then gyue hym a litle grene ginger and a litle coriander stiped a night longe in vinegre and dryed agayne thesame doth chafe his head and stomack and consumeth the euel humors that rise out of the stomack into the head and trouble the braynes that same doth it swage Geue him also in the morninge fastinge if he can bear it and let him fast two houres there vpon Take thre
into a tobbe and poure of thys foresayde wyne vpon them so that euen the very bathynge vessell be warmed wyth it then set the patient in the vessell and take alwaye a stone out and into the tobbe and poure of the wyne vpon it vntill he do sweate But ye must beware lest he do bath to hote that he faynt not or that he bath not to longe Of thys bath are all hys membres chafed and that helpeth hym very well WheÌ„ he goeth furth out of the bath then let him laye himselfe vpon a bedde and if his streÌ„gth is so good that he can sweat in the bed that is very good for him Let him also beware for takynge colde And when he waxeth drye then let hys lamed lymmes be straked wyth water of Lauender If ye haue not the water then take the wyne wherein Lauender hath ben sodden wyth Sage or els Sage alone do thys thre tymes in the daye If he hath streingth sufficient then let him be bathed ix dayes longe euerye daye ones He ought also to be anoynted wyth halfe an vnce of Castoreum made to pouder with ij vnces of oyle of oliue warmed let hys limmes be anoynted therewith threse in the daye if he can suffre it ¶ To restore agayne membres that be lamed or taken TAke Sage and seth it in water put it into a longe pott if the disease is in the handes then putte alwaye one hande into the pott that the exhalacion come to it so hote as ye can suffre it tyll it do sweate After that take halfe a pounde of Aqua vite and a hand full of Sage and as muche Rue cut them small and seth them in the Aqua vite in a pott wyth a narrowe mouth well stopped and so putte into sethynge water If the Aqua vite is dronke in of the herbes than put more therin seth it vntil it boyleth then put a litle therof into a gobblet or other crewyse wel close and chafe it so warme as ye can suffre it stype a softe or fyne cloth therein and strake the patientes lymmes therewyth by a fyre Aâ—ter y t take â—yle of Camomille and put thereto as much Aqua vite and strake thesame wyth a soft linnen cloth about the ioyntes of the paciente The cloth oughte to be made of thys wyse that it be as longe that it maye couer the ioynte holy then winde a black shepes skinne about the ioynture euery euen and morow xiiij dayes continually But if the Palsye hath taken a foote arme or knee then put the herbes out into a tob laye a pece of wood therevpon set the fete ther on and couer the tob close And when it waxeth colde then chafe it agayne wyth a hote bricke and bath the membre as afore But if the disease were in ether of the houkels or shoulders then must the foresayd herbes be putt into a litle sack or bagge beynge brode and longe halfe a yarde and then seth it and laye iâ— hote vpon the taken membre and when it waxeth colde then to laye another strayghte waye in the place and anoynte hym as before and kepe the membre that is taken allwaye warme Lette hys meat and drincke be allwaye seasoned wyth beaten saffron according as he couled Lette him also eate oft yonge hogges or porckes fete sodden wyth rapes the same comfort the synewes Or els let him vse in stede of saffron Cinamon or els the soueraygne Buglosse ¶ For trembling or shakinge of the handes Washe thy handes oute of a Lauor wyth colde water and let them dry by them selues as oft as thou doest wash them but it were better if ye layd Sage there in If a man standeth in feare of the Palsye let the same eate euerye mornynge two or thre mustard sedes and two pepper cornes Thesame is assured for the same disease that daye ¶ Of dronkennesse Dronkennesse commeth oft by superfluous and vndigested vapor braythynge vp and troubling the braynes Lykewise doth also the Son wyth ouerchafynge heade whereof the braynes waxe feble and mans heade aketh which accident dronken folke doth ouertake also Dronkennesse doth also weaken the wytte and body of man wyth the memorye so sore that he knoweth nomore what he doth then an vnreasonable beast It chaunceth otherwhyles to some folâ—e to be dronken and yet do not drinke ouermuche and that happeneth two maner of wayes Fyrste that they haue so great payne or wept so much that thereby their braynes and head are become feble and when they drinke the drinkinge doth so muche the soner strike into theyr braynes Besydes thys are many men that by nature haue a feble head and braynes though they are no great drinkes and therfore doth the drinke runne sone into theyr heades This also happeneth diuerse wayes First because the drinkes are to stronge for them Secondly because the wedder or place where they drinke are to hote for them or els the Sonne hath febled their braynes Thyrdelye if they are in a whote place and much noyse whych they are not accostumed wyth that doth the drinke swetely ouercomme them etc. If the dronkennesse is of hote complexion then anoynte hys head with oyle of roses or oyle of violettes or both mixte together anoynte I saye hys head and temples there wyth after y t geue him to drinke water of Poppy beaten wyth water of roses and mixte together lyke milke After that set his fete into a warme water rub them wyth salt wyth a wollen cloth then anoynte them wyth oyle of violettes that the vapors maye synke doune out of the head After the same cause him sieges with pilles of alume or sope or els wyth the yolke of an egge and salte Let hys drinke be barly water or els syrop of violettes wyth as muche agayne blood warme water to drinke All thys haue I chefelye shewed therefore that if a man douteth he maye knowe how to helpe him selfe I rede that if a man do eat thre carnels of Almondes he doth not lightely waxe dronken He y t knoweth he is greued wyth that impediment the same ought so much the more take hede to him selfe lest that rudenesse and misbehaueour happen to hym for it maketh feble euery mannis body and soule his vnderstandynge witte and honestie etc. If a man is greatly thyrstinge and dare not drinke his fill the same shal slake hys thyrste of thys wyse Lette him take flint stones the bignesse of a Wallnut and laye them in colde water and nowe and than lette him take one of them into his mouth that shall make hym moyste ¶ For the fallinge euell AGaynst the falling euell or syknesse take miscelden of oken tre wyth the barke an vnce miscelden of Pere tre half an vnce the parynge of the toppet of hertes horne a quarter of an vnce make of these thynges a pouder and geue the patient thereof to drincke the more he drinketh therof the better it is and
seth that in water wythout salte and put a litle oyle of nuttes thereto and geue hym it wyth some course meate and let him eate well that the stomake maye be full After y t geue him of the foresayde broth warme a good draught after that let him laboure a litle or els walke vntil he be chafed and then shall he perbreake and cast oute whatsoeur euill corrupcion he hath in hys stomacke ¶ For the cough MAnye wayes getteth a man the cough somtyme of the brestes mistemperinge somtyme of a matter that is inward or outwarde of the body If it be wythin as it happeneth oft that an humor falleth oute of the head into the brest thesame is the worst to be healed If the cough commeth of heat then is the brine rede and this throte is drye and rough To suche one ought be geuen barly potage wyth butter to be eaten and Ptisana or Barly water to be droncken wherâ—in Lycoris is sodden Geue him also to eat potage made wyth Lettis chapped and sodden in water and after that well fryed in butter thys taketh awaye he cough wythout payne The cough that is engendred by colde is knowen by the whytenesse of the brine He that hath a feruent cough let him take Neppe that cattes delite in so much as a Walnut let him cut it smal and stampe it and maâ—e a taunsey thereof wyth two egges beaten therein let him eat this and it shall make him whole Thys taunsey maye he eate when he will and is specially good for hym that hath a cough caused of colde Or els vse thys medicine take wyne and oyle of oliue in like quantitye put thesame into a cruyse and seth it a litle stere it together and geue hym that to drinke when he will go to bed and in the morninge so warm as he can suffer it do thys two dayes one after another and thys breaketh the running or morres and softeneth the cough wythout hurte It is also good for horsenesse caused of colde The cough doth also ouertake a man by reason of an euell humor engendred in the liuer or the lightes and so do fall into the brest the same must be holpen of this wyse as shall folowe Somtyme is the cough caused by foren or outwarde occassions as are smoke euill vapors stinking ayres dust colde drinkes or of drinkinge cold when a man is chafed or els when he drincketh it falleth into the wronge throte The drye cough commeth somtyme that y e patient hath an vnclene pulmen or lightes throte of fylthy matter y t is assembled about y e pulmon the gristels of y e pulmon in the cheste is waxeÌ„ tough wherby it coÌ„meth y t a man can not cast it out getteth somtime a deadly aposteme When it is now groweÌ„ to an aposteme then helpe him with syropes as I shall teache you here after to mollifye it Take also diligent hede whence the apostemacion commeth y t therafter ye maye know how to cure him and let this folowyng be the general cure Take a whit cloth wet y e same in cold water strayn it wel out again thaÌ„ winde it wel about y t patieÌ„tes throte After y t take another warm cloth wind also threfold about y e throte thys do in y e morning middaye at night geue him thys syrop Take a dishfull of brayded or beateÌ„ barlye foure vnces of resâ—nes xij figges wel washeÌ„ in warm water put theÌ„ into a new pot take iiij quartes of water let theÌ„ seth halfe an hour TheÌ„ strayn this put the drinke agayn into the pot cast into it sixe vnces of suger lette it boyle ones then take it of and stande to coole Drinke of this when ye wil specially in y e morning euen to bedward Thys moll fieth very wel causeth to cast out maketh large about the brest also doth it heal y e sorenesse roughnesse of the throte If it waxeth thicke then put more water to it ¶ A drinke for the cough for thyrste and roughnesse of the throte TAke a quarte of water put an vnce of suger therein and seth the thirde part of it awaye strayne it through cloth and let it coole and drinke of it so muche thou listest It is good also to washe thy mouth in the morninge and at none wyth warme water and to rubbe thy teth also to wash the forhead and temples wyth warme water this clenseth and maketh the head lighte ¶ An other syrop for the cough and apostemacion in the breste and harte whiche weakeneth and causeth to caste oute TAke Violettes a handfull sixe leaues of Hartes tounge put them in a clene cloth and in a pot to thys putte a quarte and an halfe of water seth it vntill the thyrde parte be sodden awaye then presse it through a cloth into a clene pot put thereto foure vnces and an halfe of suger steare it well vntiâ—l the finger is all molten Of thys mayest thou drinke when thou wilt If the cough commeth of heat then is the throte sore and very dry and the patient is very costyf The cold ayer doth hym good when he goeth in it for he thynketh that his harte is refreshed and quickened Thissame ought to be let blood in the Epatica or liuer vayne But if it is not conueniente to let the same bloode then marke whether hys cough be caused by a hote humor and to what parte it floweth and on that parte shall ye set boxes for that is good ¶ For the hote cough GEue him to drinke syrope of Violettes to bedwarde at nighte in the morning and els when ye will wyth a litle blood warme water Thesame cooleth mollisieth and causeth to cast out it slaketh thyâ—st breaketh apostemacion minisheth the cough and comforteth the drye and hote harte ¶ But when a man dyd cough and were strayght aboute the brest and harte and had heate therewyth so that it were taken for an apostemacion TAkeÌ„ a dishe full of Hempe sede put thereto a litle warm water braye it well and strayne it wyth warme water so that it become as a thyn parage After that when it is colde geue the patient therof to drinke so muche as he listeth wythout hurte the same doth mollifye coole very well slaketh thyrste and maketh large aboute the harte And it is hood to seth that hempsede milke wyth butter suppe there of wyth a spoune as hote as ye can suffre it and in thre dayes ye shal be whole without hurte or payne It is good also for stich about the hart But he that hath a consuming cough and were greatly trauayled therwyth let hym eate at ones halfe a vnce of suger Benedicti Then let hym take thre hoopes of a vessell the one alwaye greater then the other hang ouer them a couerled or tent cloth tied to the roofe or plancher in the forme
euell sweate is it that commeth towarde the euenynge and is colde and waltereth only about the harte Thesame though it be not good yet is it not so greately to be wythstande But when a man hath a greate disease or feblenesse and a colde sweate breaketh oute onely aboute the nose that is a very deadlye signe specially when the nosethrilles open and close fearcely and the nose waxeth sharpe But when he sweateth onely aboute the harte that is somtyme a token that a man is verye contrarye to hys nature and that the heate is inwarde in hys bodye and nature oute of frame and the pories whyche are the issues of the sweate stopped whereby nature is not stronge inough to dryue oute the sweate through the skynne Besyde thys are those naturall sweates when men sweate muche euerye daye and that cometh thereby that men haue ouermuche moystnesse or humors wythin theÌ„ and that must be abated then and letted These thynges cause to sweate wythoute daunger The floures and herbe of Camomille or els Malowes putte them into a close tobbe and make a bath so that the vapor maye stryke vp into the. And suche a bath is good for them that will not gladlye wet theyr fete Lyke vertue also hath Fenell Penyreal the floures of Hoppes Branck vrsyne the toppets of the floure Saluye or Sage wyth the floure Smalage and wild Clarye called otherwyse Oculus Christi ¶ A good bathe for them that haue taken colde Of thys wyse oughte they be bathed drye whyche haue taken colde before they do bath in water Take Mugworte Sauge Fenel Penyreal of eche a hand full chappe them small and put them into two bagges seth them well also make a sweating therewyth wâ—en ye will bath And when ye will bath then wet a long cloth in colde lye wringe it well oute and tye it about thy head Then put the water that the herbes haue ben sodden in into a toâ— and set thy fete therein as hote as ye can suffre it and lay one of the bagges vnder you and sitte thereon and laye the other vpon youre stomacke retchynge doune tyll youre priuye membres but looke ye bathe not to hote These floures cause sweatinge also The floures of Almondes Cheris Violets Langedbeiff Whyte poppy Whyte lyllyes Benes Cocles great Malowes or Holy hockes Filbertes Blewlyllyes or Appels Of these floures maye ye seth some in water to make a sweatinge bath or els seth them in a bagge and presse it well oute and laye it as hote vpon your body as ye can suffre it and tye an other bagge aboute thy fete for that shall cause you to sweate so muche the soner and wythoute hurte These herbes folowynge are of warme complexion and cause him that is colde of complexion to sweate lightely Take Penyreal Lauender floures Mustarde floures Cousloppes Sauge Mugwort the floures of Elecampane the leaues of Lorel or Baye Selandine or the floures of it and Fitches all these or part of them may ye seth in half water halfe wyne and mayest prouoke sweat therewyth as is sayde These herbes cause to sweate lyghtely Malowes Holyhockes Brankvrsine Houndes tonge the rotes of whyte lillies Longeworte growynge by Okentrees Louage Pelitory of the wall Millefoyle the herbe of Violettes Lettis and the floures of Hathorne Thys folowyng causeth to sweat easely nother nedeth a man to be couered therefore the more Take the leaues and floures of Elder tre the leaues of Lilies of eche two handful put the same vnder the patientes shites and let hym lye vpon hys back vpon the herbes if he fall a slepe there on he shall sweate Thys folowyng causeth to sweate also Seth Nettels in oyle of nuttes anoynt hym well therewyth at night that it maye strike in through y e skin and after hys slepe toward the morning shal he fal in a sweate Also if a maÌ„ taketh Rue or herbe grace Salt and vinegre and rub the patients hands inwardly and the soles of his fete whan he will go to bed in the morninge after his slepe shall he fall to sweatinge Thys also causeth to sweate Take a white and harde dogges dounge braye and syft thesame through a cloth of that take as muche as a Filberts shell can conteyne putte to thesame as muche Oetmeel as two egges can holde and a dish full of Vinegre and foure tymes as much water make of thys a thynne broth and geue it the patient to suppe to bedwarde and he shall sweat continently and that sweating is souerayne good for them that haue feruent heate as in a pestilence or feruent ague If ye will make a good naturall bath that chafeth and warmeth well and warmeth also baren women that they become fruytefull Take thre quartes of the rootes of Sloes or sixe good handfulles cut them smal and seth them vntill the water waxeth reade put thereto a pounde of Alume and halfe a pounde of Brimstone beaten to pouder but lette these be put or tyed in a cloth Ye must knowe also that if a woman were sore colde then take twyse as manye rootes nether must anye other water be putte thereto then the same that is sodden wyth the thre forsayde thynges It is good also to put thre hande full of salte into the kettel where they are boyled And she muste beware of takinge colde and vse meates that warme If the man be colde of complexion then muste he bath therein also for the woman becommeth so muche the more fruytefull for when a man batheth wyth a baren woman they waxe so muche the more abler and she the more fruytefull It were good to take the foresayde rootes of Sloâ—s as muche grene flaxe wyth the rootes chapped small and bounde together in a bagge and than laye that bagge behynde vpon the womannis backe as warme as she can suffre it and whan the bagge waxeth colde to warme it agayne in the forsayde water and laye it agayne to hyr bodye in the bath Thys muste be done ofte for there wyth is hyr matrice or mother chafed and made apte to conceyue and be fruytefull ¶ Howe a man maye be restored agayne that hath lost hys strength by sycknesse IF a man were become verye weake and feable by reason of a longe sycknesse euen that he semeth to be consumed nether can recouer then take twentye olde cockes dresse and dighte them as though they shoulde be eaten seth them in the thyrde parte of a tonne of water stampe them in a morter so that the bones be al to brused and make a bath therewyth and let hym bathe therein When he hath bathed inough laye him to bed and reste Or els bath hym in Ferne or brake for that restoreth y e senowes to their former strength and comforteth the patient The Ferne ought to be chapped small and put into a bagge and to a meane basket ful must ye take the thyrde parte of a tonne of water Thys bath folowynge is
lyuer shoulde sende to the vrines is mixte wyth cold water by reason of the indigestion and so is parted through out al the membres and therof swelleth man and getteth the dropsey Otherwyse commeth thys disease of the Splene that it can not digest the substaunce whyche the Lyuer hath ministred and sent to hym and that is Colera nigra thesame bloode dothe mixe it selfe farther into the other membres and thereof swelleth a man Somtyme is it occasyoned of the Kydneys or that a man bledth to muche at the nose or somtyme that a man is to muche bounde in hys bellye and can haue no sieges Somtyme of superfluous bloode whyche lyeth hardened and vndigested in the lyuer thesame doth mixe it selfe into all the membres and causeth them to swell He that is diseased in the Lyuer helpe hym of thys wyse Let hym beware of all meates chafynge or whote of complexion for chafynge meates to scaulde the lyuer and bringe it oute of hys complexion Wherefore it is requisyte to set the Lyuer agayne into hys former digestiue power wyth medicines competente to it that is that she be purged of Colera Blood and black Colera It is reason and requisyte in all diseases to mollifye the disease wyth thys syrop or confection before a purgation be ministred to hym Take the rootes of Fenel Percelye of eche a handfull the herbe and rootes of Walworte and Valeriane of eche an vnce the sedes of Fenel and Anis of eche halfe an vnce water two or thre quartes Bruse the rootes and let them all stande stypinge a nyghte and geue the pacient to drincke there of in the mornynge and euenynge at euerye tyme thre vnces mixte wyth water of the floures of Eldren or Boure tre and after that purge hym wyth Dia prunis laxatiuo an vnce at ones and that shoulde be ministred to hym after hys fyrste slepe and he maye slepe safely there vpon Item to purge one easely wythout daunger that hath a hoate disease in a chafed Lyuer of a whote ague or other disease geue hym in the mornynge halfe an vnce of Electuarium de succo rosarum thre quarters of an vnce Cassie fistule extracte water of Endiue the water of Colander or Maydens heyre of eche an vnce and an halfe mixe them together and geue hym it in the mornynge but he maye not slepe there vpon Geue hym for a confortatiue Diarrhodon abbatis Walwort dronken refrayneth the waterish moysture in the bellye Nothynge is better in the worlde for the Dropsye then to drincke the iuyce of Blewlillies rootes an vnce or an halfe wyth two vnces of whay or els the roote sodden wyth wyne and droncke in the euenynge and mornynge thesame enlargeth the brest and taketh awaye fetching of the breth wyth payne wherwyth they that haue the dropsy are payned ¶ Of the yalow iaundis ICtericia is the yalow Iaundis and alteracion of y e naturall color of the skinne into a yalow colour Thesame commeth somtyme from the Lyuer somtyme from the Galle somtyme from the Splene The iaundis commynge from the Lyuer is caused two wayes ether by mistemperatnesse of heate or by stoppynge in the lyuer The iaundis caused by mistemperaunce of heate is of two sortes somtyme wyth apostemacion somtyme wythoute apostemacion But if the iaundis commeth by a waysting wyth apostemacion then are the signes in a man strengthynge trembling and a payne in the ryghte syde a consumpcion of the whole bodye and minishynge of the strengthe and the digestion the water is as reade as bloode The iaundis wythoute apostemacion hath no consumpcion streyngthynge nor tremblynge and they haue also the commune token of yalownesse in theyr eyes the face yalowe pale or grene the water reade and bloodye Fyrste ought medicine to be geuen for the apostemacion if the iaundis is wyth an apostemacion that it be fyrste taken awaye after that shal be taken awaye the waystinge comming by the heate ¶ A true medicine for the Iaundis TAke a handfull of Cherye leaues seeth them in a pinte of milcke that it boyle well strayne it and drincke a good draught thereof to beddewarde and in the mornynge fastynge and the iaundis shall auoyde from you by siege Or els drinke in the morninge and euenyng thys folowyng Take the wood of Berberis pyll the vpper shell wyth the leaues from it and take the seconde shell that is yelowe putte thereof as muche as a walnut in a cloth and seth it wyth a pinte of water that it be well boyled and let it coole and then drinke it This hath ben experimented put thereof also in thy drinke ¶ Agaynste the desperate iaundis TAke two handfull of the roote of blewe Lilies cutte them small and seeth them in thre quartes of water foure houres longe and when he will go to bed wett a fyne shete therein that it be well wett folde it together and wynde it all ouer and ouer the pacientes body euen the head also when he goeth to bed If he sweate then draweth the iaundis into the shete and waxeth yalowe Hym that the yalow iaundis taketh is wel perceyued by hys eyes handes soles of the fete and the yalow colour of the whole body ¶ Agaynst the iaundis that is rooted TAke Celidony both the herbe and roote chappe it smal and when ye haue a pottel thereof seeth it in water and let it be well couered that no vapor maye go oute and make therewyth a sweatynge bath and if ye sweate well the iaundis shall auoyde by it ¶ Another true and hurtlesse science for the iaundis TAke the sede of Ancolie or Accolie beaten to pouder a quarter of an vnce put thereto beaten saffron a peny weyght and an vnce of vinegre and two vnces of water of Celidony steare them well together thesame shoulde be dronken fastynge or to bedwarde and drinke not after it The same driueth out the iaundis by the vrine harmelesse In the mornynge draughte putte suger that maketh it good It maye also be mixte wyth as muche Southisteen water as maye be droncke at ones or take the floure of Cichore and rootes and seth them in half wyne halfe water and drinke therof fastynge and at euen ¶ Yet another medicine for the iaundis that is rooted or els hath infect the eyes and skinne TAke the herbe of holes burne it to ashes and of them make a lye and wash thy therewyth wet also a cloth therein and winde it warme about thy heade to bedwarde do this eight dayes continually and the iaundis shal be drawen into the cloth through the heade ¶ Another true medicine for the iaundis BEat the carnels of Peaches small put vinegre thereto so muche that it waxe a thynne broth drinke that what tyme ye will specially fasting or to bedwarde but ye maye not drinke after it that breaketh the iaundis lykewyse do the carnels of wild Almondes If one had the iaundis and were so bounde in hys belly that he coulde haue
no sieges then make him thys solutorye Marke whether he haue a heate then geue hym to bedwarde halfe an vnce of Viol syrop wyth as muche colde water and geue hym in the mornynge halfe an vnce of Electuarium de succo rosarum tempered wyth a warme Hennes broth or a broth of Calues fleshe or els a broth of whyte Peasen and let him drinke a good draught after that But if the heate nor bitternesse wold go awaye then geue hym fasting a quarter of an vnce of Rebarbara wyth an vnce and an halfe of water of Moulberryes and the next daye let hym blood in the Lyuer veyne and let hym beware of all meates that warme Geue hym somtyme warme water into hys mouth to washe it there wyth and afterward cold water to rensche it do thys in the morninge and let hym wesh his handes lykewyse Or els let him drincke distilled water of Hertes tounge or the herbe sodden in water thesame is good dronken agaynst the iaundes for the heat of the lyuer Or els take the pouder of Ancolye sede and beaten saffron of eche a peny weight and halfe an egges shale full of wyne and as much water and as muche vinegre mixe these v. together and drinke that to bedward and in the morning fastinge thys helpeth very well and is experimented ¶ A good pouder for the iaundis TAke the skinne of a Hennes mawe washe it fayre wyth wyne drye it and make it to pouder And when thou wilt ryse from the borde or supper then suppe a pece of bread in wyne and put of that pouder theron and eate it to bedwarde and in the morninge fasting thys is a souerayne thing for the iaundis in the stomak Or els take earth wormes so much as halfe a walnutt cut them small and braye them wyth a litle wine or water so that ye may swalow it drinke the same fasting and hold a slyce of bread tosted with salt warme before thy mouth and drinke Endiue water therevpon mixe wine also and water of Endiue together and drinke that to bedward He that hath the iaundis vpon the tonge or that his toung were drye or hote let him take Psyllium that is to saye Fleewort as great as a Filbert let him put it in a fyne cloth and laye it in warme water thre houres long after that let him strake hys tounge therwyth otherwhyles thesame draweth out the euill heate cooleth the tounge and taketh awaye the bitternesse Lykewyse doth Sauge layde in colde water and layeth alwaye a freshe leafe thereof on it A Plantayne leafe layd in colde water and so laid wett vpon the tounge do lykewyse for it cooleth the mouth and taketh awaye the bitternesse But if it were winter and ye could not haue the herbes then take litle flynte stones laye them in water and do as is sayde before He that hath the iaundis so feruently and sore that he can nether tayste nor drinke wyne or good drinke let thesame drinke Barley water at all tymes for that alayeth the heate of the iaundis and gall and nourisheth wel And if he can eate no meate yet let him eate a pappe of Barly sodden wyth water and butter and let hym vse that vntill he can eate other meate and let hym drinke also water of Lillies or Isop or Buglosse There is an herbe called Herbe of iaundis it is so right grene as grasse and hath a longe stalke and longe leaues fashioned lyke Esula saue that it hath no milcke as Esula doth Of thys herbe take a hand full and a quart of water seth them well of thys water let the patient drink in the morning and eueninge and temper hys drinke therewyth thesame breaketh and driueth awaye the iaundis sore wythout grefe so that it is perceyued in the vrine Or els take the sede of Ancolye or Accolye the weight of twinty wheaten cornes mixt wyth two egges shalesfull wyne drinke thesame fastinge in the morninge and as muche to bedwarde thesame driueth the iaundis strayghtwaye from you in the vrine If the iaundis were rotted in a man and had therewyth heat thyrste a stiche then take his shyrte or smoke and wett it in his oune vrine or chamberlye wringe it well out put it on hym agayne laye him agayne to bedde and couer him warme then draweth the iaundis out into his shyrt or smoke and his skin and smoke shal be as yelowe as a quenche and this must he do thryse Thys maye be done also if the lyuer were inflamed It is good also for the iaundis to strake the weast of the handes verye well wyth warme wyne in the morning at none and eueninge for it draweth the iaundis from the stomake ¶ Of the diseases of the Lyuer ¶ Of inflamacion of the Liuer SOmtyme is the Lyuer diseased of hys oune faute or vice somtyme also by other membres When it is diseased of it selfe that is somtyme of heat or colde somtyme of superfluous moysture or els of dryenesse or droughte where of the lyuer and bladder get great hurte When it is so diseased then let the patiente at the lyuer veyne in the arme or els lette hym bloode in the small toe of the ryghte foote But if he hath eaten then lette hym blood by the litle finger vpon the hande and geue hym to drinke barley water Let hym eate no fleshe nor chafynge or inflamynge meate no salte meate none olde baken breade no egges nor none vndigestible meates ¶ A good pouder for the hote lyuer hote stomake and for the hote ague TAke fyue vnces of beaten or grounde barlye mixte wyth Endiue water put thereto an vnce and an halfe beaten Coriander stiped before in Vinegre and a quarter of an vnce of Anis sede beaten foure vnces of suger the same must be eaten wyth breade dipped in wyne in the morninge fastinge after meate and to bedwarde it causeth also an appetite Ye maye geue him also â—onfect of Cheries in the morninge and let him fast thereon sixe houres Geue him Sorel iuyce to drincke thesame cooleth and alayeth the heat of the lyuer and thyrste or els geue hym water distelled of Sorell thesame cooleth and alayeth the thyrste wythoute daunger ¶ When the Lyuer is inflamed VVhen the lyuer is inflammed take Oken leaues make thereof square pyllous as greate as a heade and laye one to the ryghte syde and when thesame waxeth hote take it awaye and laye an other that is freshe thereon Thys maye ye do day and nyght and that draweth the euell heate out cooleth the lyuer naturally Or els wett a cannefas in Endiue water wringe it out and laye it vpon the lyuer Eate also the Lyuerworte that groweth in moystye marishes or standinge waters and drincke of it Ye muste beware of anger and sorowe and when ye will eate or take of refection then rubbe youre tounge and tethe and after that washe them well wyth cold water In the mornynge none and euenynge set youre fete in warme water and
thre vnces Terpentine two vnces Anise two vnces Cumine thre vnces Hony foure vnces all these seth in whyte wyne let them seth vntill the wyne is neare hand sodden awaye make a playster hereof and laye it vpon his poulmon as warme as he can suffre it and the payne shal be swaged Thesame playster is good also layde vpon other grefes and it is good also for the breth If the disease of the lyghtes were come vpon one of a stinkinge or venemous ayer then must ye geue him within thre dayes a purgation namelye thre morninges the one after the other a penyweyght of fyne Tyriakle in a draught of warme wyne After y t anoynte him wyth thys salue Take Terpentine Aqua vite of ech an vnce Dialthea thre quarters of an vnce mixe these together and strake it vpon his brest He that hath this disease it is necessary that he be continently holpen for he might lightely dye of the infection Thys drinke folowyng is a speciall medicine for hym euery morninge and euenynge taken two vnces Take Licoris an vnce and an halfe Brake of the wall an vnce the middest pyll or shell of Ground pyne called in Latine Chamepitis thre quarters of an vnce Figges Raysins sede of Malowes of eche thre quarters of an vnce Mayden heyre Isope of eche a handful Barly an vnce water a pottel Braye them that are to be brayed seth them with the water that the water be sodden awaye two finger bredth then let it stand so al night and in the morninge strayne it and then drinke therof as is sayde before Item they y t consume sore whose eyes waxe depe in their heades they cough much and haue payne in the left syde and about the brest them may ye helpe of this wyse Geue them Diapenidion or Diagragantum make them thys drinke Take thre vnces of Licorise Anis sede and Isope of eche a handfull seth these all in a quarte of water strayne it through a cloth and put thereto at the lest halfe an vnce or thre quarters of an vnce of Suger Marke also whether they haue any heate for then geue them mylk to drinke Make them also suppositories of honye and salte If they cough theyr blood be euill then let them bloode vpon the hande or in the arme Theyr meates maye be hogges fete chykins motton newe baken breade and stale drinkes Item when a man can not well drawe hys breth then help him of this wyse Take Syropum de Sticados foure vnces Syropum de Calamenta and Syropum de Hyssopo of eche two vnces mixe them together and vse it ¶ A good barlye water for all diseases of the Poulmon or Lyghtes TAke halfe a pounde of fayre Barly a galon of water halfe an vnce of Licorise Fenel sede Violettes Persely sede of eche a quarter of an vnce Read roses a quarter of an vnce drye Isop and Sauge of eche a penyweyghte syxe leaues of Hartes tounge a quarter of an vnce of Figges or Raysins seeth all these in a newe potte that the water be sodden awaye two finger bredth and sette the potte in colde water and then strayne the clere from it and drincke it Thesame cooleth the lyuer and all the membres driueth awaye all euill heate slaketh thyrste causeth to caste out muche purgeth the lightes the spleine and the kidneys the bladder and causeth to make well water is specially good for all agues that come of heate ¶ Howe to helpe a man that hath a disease or a stiche in hys syde or an euell splene or an aposteme wyth in vpon hys rybbes PAyne in the syde commeth of euill stinkinge moystnesse whych causeth an imposteme in the left syde vpon the ribbes If the aposteme commeth vpon the ribbes then dyeth a man lyghtely wythin thre dayes of the stenche of the aposteme strikinge to the harte wythout a spedy remedy be sought Fyrst ought he to be well letten blood in the Median in the right arme and if the aposteme is in the ryght syde thē ought he to be letten bloode in the left arme And before all is it to be knowen sayeth Galen whereby the aposteme is occasioned afore ye ministre ought to hym and also in whych syde the disease is If it is in the ryght syde then commeth it of the lyuer If it is in the left syde then cometh it of the splene and therfore haue Hipocrates and Auicenna sayd that he that hath this disease shoulde be letten blood in great quantitye after that hys strength is If the disease is in the left syde than doth hys harte shake and beat and hath great payne in hys left syde handes and fete are colde payne in the reynes strong and feruent agues and great stichynge when the ague commeth vpon hym the disease is come of Flegma and black Colera But if the disease is in the right syde then commeth it of the lyuer and of superfluous bloode and therefore is it requisite to minishe a greate deale of the patientes blood at the begynnynge after that he hath strength And he that hath thys disease the same hath febres acutas and great payne in the forheade and all his membres do ake He hath also in hys slepe many imaginacions and dreames and thyrsteth all swete meates are contrarye to hym and listeth after soure meates and eger he hath also great heate in the lyuer His face and eyes also are reade hys nose continuallye sharpe and seere or drye the second daye after that the disease leaueth hym than chaungeth hys face and the nayles of hys fingers become whyte These foresayde tokens are not good for they signifye the death of the patiente wythin thre dayes If the patient in the beginning of thys disease doth list to drinke wine then ought the Physicion to beware how to counsel hym When a man hath a stich in hys syde then geue hym to drynke water of Morsus diaboli that is an herbe whose roote is as it were bitten of ether distilled or sodden Lykewise also doth Saffron dronke Or els take hony milke of a Cowe of eche halfe a pinte let thē be wel warmed together wet a linnen cloth of halfe an elle longe and broade therein and laye it so warm therevpon and the stiche will strayght waye be alayed Howbeit I haue alwaye put thereto wheaten meel thre quarters of an vnce and two penny weyght of beaten saffron straked vpon the cloth and layd warme vpon it lyke a playster But in sommer did I laye the leaues of whyte Horehunde chapped small and put in a bagge sodden in milke pressed out and layed warme vpon the syde thesame swaged it I haue somtyme also vsed it seere Or els take a fyne lynnen cloth and folde it so that it be a spanne long wet it in the pacients vrine whyle she is yet warme presse it oute a litle for droppinge and laye it where the stiche is And when it is drye then wett
of bread before his mouth and fast two houres vpon it Thys purgeth Colera an Flegma whereof come the ague and the iaundis or els wydeth it the stomake aboue whereby the stomake is clensed of slyme and the iaundis But if he could not do it or that it dyd yrke hym to take the Rebarbara then geue hym halfe an vnce of Diasene the one halfe at nighte the other halfe in the morninge and let thys be beateÌ„ wyth a Peasebroth or els swalowed in wyth a rosted apple or soure thynge thesame purgeth also But if hys head dyd ake of colde then anoynte hys heade forheade and tempels wyth oyle of Camomille and put into his nose oleum benedictum and a litle into hys eares also and make him a fote bath with floures of Camomille thesame chafeth the bloude and heade very well But if he hath a moyst heade then cause him to nise and let hym take the roote of Piretrum that is Walworte in hys mouth and chawe it the same draweth out the moystnesse out of the heade and geue hym CinamoÌ„ Coriander Zeduaria or Nutmegges to eate It is good also that he that hath a colde ague which hath lasted longe wherewith a man is greatly cooled that he I saye be well anoynted the back the loynes and the belly wyth oyle of Bayes and oyle of Iuniper of eche lyke muche agaynste a good fyre that it be well rubbed in Do this in the morninge and eueninge for it chafeth the veines and wythstandeth the ague ¶ Another true science agaynst the ague TAke the grene braunches of Elder and pill the vpper shell of and take the nexte grene shell braye it well put halfe so muche good vinegre thereto mixe that together then strayne it through a cloth and drinke halfe an egges shell full thereof fastinge thre mornings thesame dryueth awaye the ague wythout hurt ¶ An other proued science for the ague that hath lasted longe speciallye when a man hath gotten it of an euell stomake TAke also the braunches of Elder the former parte pyll the vppermost shell sofftely of after that shaue of the grene cut that small and braye it well in a morter put as muche vinegre thereto and braye it there with streyne it through a cloth in a glasse and geue a patient thereof thre morninges fastynge at euery tyme a spounful to drinke and let him faste sixe houres vpon it Thys voyded the stomacke well of the agues occasions He that hath the disease that commeth of hote bloude hys heade doth ake he is hote and heauye hys temples are swollen and hys eyen stande forwarde He is not thyrstye and in the night appeare before hys eyen read thynges hys pulse is swyft and in hys slepe do all his veynes beate sore He that is so diseased ought to be let bloud in the lyuer veyne in the arme and the next in the right hande vpon the thombe in the veyne of the head and the sixt daye betwene the litle finger on the right hande in the harte veyne and the nynth daye in both the fete without aboue the ankles nother must he let to muche bloud in any of the veynes But it must be consydered whether he hath strength inough whether the age is coÌ„uenient for it and whether the season doth agre to it If anye thynge shoulde hinder the letting of bloud then must his bloud be cooled wyth these thynges namely wyth water wherein is sodden Psylium that is Flewurt and wyth a litle milke of Poppy sede this oughte to be geuen him to drincke Geue him also a syrope of Violettes and water where in are sodden black Cheries But if his belly were to harde then ought it to be mollifyed herewyth Take Barly a good handfull brayed and seth it in a pint of water put ther to a litle butter and a litle salte and a litle Saunder mixte wyth a litle suger and geue him otherwhiles a slyce of bread that hath ben stiped in that water thesame mollifyeth his body and bloud nother oughte he to drincke any other wyne then that be sower and well mixte with barly water Lay otherwhyles vpon his nauel butter as bigge as a beane and laye a thinne dishe vpon thesame tyll the butter be saked in And if strength can beare it and that it doth not greue him then geue him a purgacion with a confecte de succo rosarum and geue him the night before syropes of Violettes that he maye be mollifyed before and he shall haue easy sieges But if he hath heade ake then anoynt his heade herewyth Take halfe an vnce of oyle of roses a quarter of an vnce of vinegre halfe a drame of Bolus armeny made to pouder mixe them well together and anoynt his forhead therewyth and his temples and throte Then take a dish full of colde water and put therein as muche vinegre and wette a cloth therein lyke a bande of thre fingers wringe it out and binde it about hys forhead temples And take two clothes eche as bigge as a fyt and wette them therein also and geue hym alwayes one in hys hande tyll it waxe drye Wette yet two clothes therein and binde them about his fete and wheÌ„ they are drye then wet them agayne This cooleth the bloud draweth out the euell heat whereof commeth the headake But if the headake will not go awaye nor aswage then marke by hys vrine and all hys beaucoure whereof it commeth him and vse theselfe toward hym as is taught seuerally before of the head ake It is to be noted that if the head ake commeth of the stomake then is he more disquiet after meate then before Him maye ye helpe of this wyse Purge hys stomacke wyth a laxatiue after y t muste he be measurable with eating and drinkinge accordinge to his complexion But if the headake be because the pacientes braynes are to moyst then is he more vnquiet fasting then after meat If the moystnesse of the braynes is of colde then geue him somthynge that warmeth the stomacke measurablye and the pacient must beware of all thinges that coole and must kepe hys head warme ¶ An experimented science for the feuer quotidiane or dayly feuer TAke the best Aqua vite that ye can get halfe a pounde put therein the whytest maâ—y of Walwurt that ye can get two vnces leste it stepe there in thre dayes and geue the paciente thereof to drinke But marke well if it woulde chafe hym to muche then temper him the drincke wyth a litle other wyne or drinke and geue hym somtime Manus Christi ¶ A medecine for many kindes of feuers or agues FIrste prepare suche a draught Take clensed and washen Barlye two vnces black Ciche peasen an vnce Licorice pared small an vnce grene or seer Fenell a handfull thre or foure leaues of Hertes tonge two or thre leaues of Wormwood two or thre rotes of Pimpernell let al this be sodden in thre quartes of water tyl the barly doth swell and if the
water doth consume in sething then poure more water in to it so that there remayne about two quartes and an halfe of water After that streyne the water through a cloth and kepe it Of that water must the pacient drinke both daye and night when he is thyrstye saue onely whaÌ„ he looketh for the shakinge for then muste he nether eate nor drinke withoute great necessitie constrayne him And when the water is fayled then make more ¶ Howe a man shall behaue himselfe that is thus diseased OF thys wyse must he guide himselfe that is diseased of thys sycknesse he must beware of chese milke porke and freshe befe of all fruyt new or olde Let him eat potages made wyth Bethes Spinage Oetmeel Barly and alwaye put a fewe Almondes beaten thereto on flesh dayes a quarter of an Henne or Chikens sodden in water with Percely and foure leaues of Lettis He must beware also for moyst meates and surffettinge On fishe dayes let him eate Crabbes or Perches somtime an egge potched in water Let him drinke no wine without it be at meale tymes and that soberly and mixte with y e aforesayd Barly water or clene water if the made water were agaynst his stomake but out of meal tyme let him drinke none other water nor wine then the aforesayd When a man knoweth that he shall haue the ague if it is at after none then maye he eate somwhat in the morninge about sixe of the clocke and tary so tyll the heat hath forsaken him If it shall come before breakfast then let him not eat tyll the heat be past Some agues there be in the which it were good to let bloude after the third daye accordinge to the pacientes strength and the season This is now spokeÌ„ of the commune agues and of the Tertiane or third dayes feuer though there be many kindes of it If a man hath vsed suche water as is spoken of before then let him beware of excesse of meate and take fastinge the herbe or the herbe made to pouder called Centaurea in English Centory the bignesse of a walnutt or chest nut tempered wyth wine and he maye drinke a litle wyne vpon it to tempere hys mouth of the bitternesse And thus maye he remayne that day In the morninge and the two dayes folowyng let him take thereof in the morning the bicknesse of halfe a Walnutt wyth thre leaues of Rue or herbe grace and as much Triacle as a pease and muste drinke vpon it water of Celendine mixte with the water of whyte thystle called in Latin Carduus Marie or els water of Celendine alone two vnces After the thyrd daye let him take of the foresayd pouder agayne whether he be amended or not and vse it foure dayes continuallye and behaue him selfe in dietinge as is sayd before and it is to be hoped that he shall recouer or els shall the agus turne to another kinde of feuer ¶ Of the Quartane that is fourth dayes Feuer which can scarsely be healed THe dietinge and ordering in eating and drinkinge specified before must be consydered and then marke what tyme the colde shall come for the Quartane commeth not equaly and vexeth a man somtyme more somtyme lesse and then doth it rest two dayes When ye knowe the houre of the assaultinge then take of thys drinke folowynge Take Fenel a handfull thre or foure leaues of Wormwod seth these in half a pint of wyne vpon a soft fyre tyll the thyrd part be sodden awaye Then take it from the fyre but let it remayne warme And when a man perceyueth the assaultinge of the ague then let him not reste but ether walke or cause him be led wyth the armes In the forsayd wyne ought to be put half an vnce of hony of Roses and then drinke a litle glasse full thereof walke and steare him selfe without ceasynge so long he can ye if nede is wyth the staye of other so long tyll the colde minisheth Then let him lye doune and be well warme couered that he do euen sweat and slepe if he can whiche he might happely do with werrinesse and faintnesse When y e heate is gone then let him rise and take meate if he listeth if not and that he thyrsteth let him drinke of the forsayd water in the morning and he shall amende get a stomake Communely when men haue dronke the foresaid drinke then haue they the ague more feruently then before but let no man be afrayed therfore nor desist before he hath taken it fyue tymes For he falleth to an amendement and lightening saue the first daye withoute he do misguide himselfe as is sayd before ¶ A drinke for the Quartane Take clensed Barly halfe a pounde reed Chick peasen half an vnce the herbe of Fenel and Mayden heyre of eche a dram y e leaues of Hertes tounge Rue and Wormwood of eche a dram Licoris a quarter of an vnce or a drame seth all these in a pottel of water so longe tyll a pint is soddeÌ„ awaye Then strayne that water through a cloth and kepe it Secondely put thre pintes of water to the forsayde thinges and seth them tyll the Barlye waxe grosse and then streyne it agayne Thyrdly take agayne thre pintes of water and seth it agayne tyll the barly do burste strayne it agayne as before then putte all the waters together and geue the paciente thereof to drinke when or howe muche he will Item thre dayes oughte he to drinke euerye morninge a litle glasse full of the forsayd water and a litle Triakle ether with or without the water as he can besâ—â—ake it If that will not helpe the pacient then take thys folowynge and make him a drinke of it Take the herbe of Fenel halfe a handfull wormwod half so muche seth them in stronge whyte wine tyll the wyne be halfe sodden awaye Then streyne it through a cloth and put it into thesame so much honye of Roses as ye will Of this wyne ought the pacient drinke a litle glasse full before the ague commeth vpon him and walke vpon it as long he can After that let him lye doune and couer him warme that he maye sweate But he muste beware that he eate not foure or fyue houres before the sicknesse do ouertake hym Auicenna in the fourth boke de cura Fabrium sayeth generallye that him that hath the ague comming of the gall maye be ministred cold water for it doth helpe to digest an consume the gall But suche water ought to be ministred in due season when he is in good temper that is nether to hote nor to colde Galen sayth that a dramme of Centory made to pouder and taken with whyte wine thre morninges fasting causeth good digestion It is good also for costyffnesse and olde cougâ—es as sayth Platearius The ende of the Homish Apotekary or Homely Physick Fallynge of heyre Drye skaldes Scelfferinge of the head Vncurable sores For lyse and nittes Life of priuye meÌ„bres Of payn in the heade
slepe by reason of the heat of y e braynes mouing somtyme by reason of the read colera whiche is hote and drye somtyme by reason of the black colera which is colde drye when melancoly is risen into the head somtime commeth it by reason of exceding heate that is risen into the head of swete moystinesse If the waking come of melancolia or sorowfulnesse then becommeth a man strayght about the cheste or stomake his heat is dry y e colour also of his skin is altered But if y e waking come of y e rede colera then waxeth hys skin rede colored also then gyue him barly water to drinke But if the waking come of the black colera then becommeth the skin of the patient pale and he hath muche carefulnesse anguish and pensisnesse But if it commeth of phlegma then becommeth the patient heuy and slouggish It is to be considered that if a man watche much it maketh him heauy of courage and that commeth by reason hys membres drye wherein lieth the power of the bodye and it hindreth also the digestion of the stomacke whereof are engendred euill moystures in the bodye If the weaking is caused by colera then washe hys head wyth water wherein are sodden leaues of violettes or els Lettis or the sede of it strake the heade wyth women milcke Alume the bignes of a great bean kept in the mouth draweth the moistnesse out of the heade after that washe the mouth with water and beware of all thynges that are hote of complexion If the waking be caused by reason of heate take whyte or black poppy sede braye thesame in a morter poure water therin and make a milke of it which geue him to drinke Or els seth the toppes of black poppye in milke and let him drinke it Take a dish of black poppy sede beate it well temper it wyth water blood warme that it waxe as a thick milke moysten therein a fyne linnen cloth a hand broade and as longe that it maye go aboute hys heade thesame doeth coole hys heade and if he awake aboute mydnighte do it agayne Howbeit ye must take hede that if he haue no sieges then geue hym to bedwarde halfe an vnce of syrope of Violettes wyth an vnce of warme water mixte together but let it be colde when ye wyll ministre hym thesame geue hym also to drinke creame or potage of peasen sodden wythout anye salte or fatnesse onlye peasen and let hym drincke thesame blood warme in the mornynge lett hym after thys lye hygh wyth the head well couered and let him fast herevpon sixe houres Neuerthelesse if he waxe faynte and hath had a siege then maye he eate and drinke a litle but beware of excesse The crounes vpon the poppy heades sodden in milke make of the same a pappe and thereof at night the same maye be geuen a yonge childe and it causeth to slepe fast and restlye Or els take Betony and laye it vpon hys heade If one slepeth vnrestly let him eat lettice but is it a chylde let the Lettice be well sodden in water and geue him the same to drinke Of one that hath the palsye THe palsey taketh men sundery wyse for somtime commeth the disease by anger somtyme by colde somtyme by superfluous eatinge and drinkinge whereof is engendred in man ouermuche slyme whereby the veynes are stopped or els that the blood encreaseth excessiuely and ouercommeth the harte or els strayth in the membres of the which is caused the palseye It taketh men also that be lecherous whose mary in the bones waysteth cooleth so that vnwares all his sorce fayleth and he finally doth dye Somtyme doth it take anye of the membres that haue ben maymed and not well healed whereof they waxe somtyme sere and can not suffre the heate of the harte whiche is cause of theyr death and destruction and the membre becommeth lame and wrye This disease taketh somtyme the one membre as hand or fote somtyme the halfe body or the tonge so that a man can not speake somtyme coÌ„meth it of ouermuche ioye heuinesse meate or drincke ouermuche laboure reste slouthfulnesse feare swounynge hartequake and of supersâ—uitye of bloode flegma colera or melancoly Somtyme is the cause that the two strynges comminge doune from the brayne through the backbone into the fete through the one goeth the naturall heate and through the other the colde that the same stringes I saye are stopped ether the one or both Wherfore in whatsoeuer membre is stopped thys stringe that the naturall spirit can not come into the same it waxeth lame Let euery Physicion or Chirurgeon therfore rule him after this and well and exactly knowe and serche the cause of the disease that he may the more certaynly knowe how to heale the patient If moysture is cause of the disease then muste the same be minished by suche thynges as consume it warme and comforte the bodye of thys wyse Take Lauender Sage Cousloppe called herba Paraliâ—is Ren Iuniper berryes of eche a handfull a pint of Aqua vite a quarte of stronge whyte wine putt all these into a greate potte and set it into a kettel wyth water and let it seth well Wyth thys wyne streke the lymmes greued twyse in the daye and let them drye agayne by them selues and drinke twyse in the day of this wyne at euery tyme so much as an egges shell conteyneth But if the disease is comme by reason of supersluitye of blood then must he be letten bloode incontinentlye And if the disease is in the righte syde then let him bloode in the lefte syde If it is in the lefte syde then lette him bloode in the ryght syde in the arme and geue hym halfe a dragme or triakle in a bath wyth warme wyne wherein Castoreum hath ben sodden But if thou haste not Castoreum then take Lauender or Sage water drinke that the same helpeth But if thou haste not the water also seeth the herbe ether of them in good wyne and drincke it Or els take fyne Sage Lauender of eche thre handfull let them stepe in thre pintes of wyne xiiij dayes after that styll and drinke it If ye can not stylle it then seth the wine wyth the herbes and geue hym to drinke of it If the palsey hath taken a man and his membres were so holyâ— taken that he doth not feale when he is touched vpon the same then let him be bathed drye of this wise COuer a bathynge vessell well and close laye brickestones in the fyre that they waxe glowynge hote Take also Iuniper berries Mullen called Tapsus barbatus and reade Organ of eche foure hand full seth the same well in a kettel well couered or els in a pot and putte sixe quartes of good wyne thereto put hote water in the bathynge vessell that it be well warmed And before thou entrest into the vessel take two tyles that be hoted put them
thys must he do fastinge Putte also of the pouder into a cloth and laye it vnder hys head wythoute hys knoweledge and lette hym slepe there vpon Thys pouder must he vse in the morning fastynge and to bedwarde at euen and lette the pouder be refreshed euerye night Lette also the pouder to be layde vnder hys head and the pouder that he drinketh be of like weighte Thys doth helpe hym Macer writeth that the rootes of Peony be verye good for the fallinge syknesse if they be hanged aboute the necke Galene dothe also write of a chylde whych had the roote of Peonye hanging about hys neck and was fre all that whyle of the fallinge sicknesse that it was about it and when it was fallen of by chaunce than gat it his former disease agayne Hipocrates sayth also that he dyd tye a chylde of fyue yeares the rote of Peony aboute the necke and it rose continentlye agayne from the fallinge sycknesse and was hole and thus is it twyse proued If it be a man y t is greued wyth thys disease let thesame take a he Wolues harte and make it to pouder and let him vse that agaynste the disease but if it is a woman let her take a she Wolues harte c. ¶ A wounderfull pouder for the falling sycnesse TAke a liuinge or quick molle open him and take out the entrailes and cast them awaye After that put the Molle wyth skinne and alltogether into an earthen or stone pott stoppe the same wel and close wyth clay set it then by the fyre and let it stande vntill the moll is consumed holye to pouder After that laye the same pouder vpon a marbel stone that is clene washed take the iuyce of Cousloppe leaues or rotes two vnces grinde the same wyth the pouder in the Sonne The nexte daye grinde it agayne wyth the iuyce agayne the thyrd daye and let it alway drye in the Son After that take the rotes of Basil and stampe them and take an vnce of y e same iuyce and mixe them together wyth the forsayd pouder as is sayde of the Cousloppes but no more saue ones After take the rotes of Gentian dried make a pouder thereof of thissame pouder mixe a quarter of an vnce with the forsayd pouder After that take an vnce and an halfe of the rote of Peony made to pouder and mixe it wyth y t pouder specifyed before Hange also a root of Peony about the neck Drinke of the forsayd pouders a quarter of an vnce wyth bloode warme wyne lye doune to bed and couer thy selfe warme After that in thy meate to beddewarde put the other quarter of the pouder and do so whyle the pouder lasteth Eate litle at nighte no entrayles of beastes as harte lyuer c. nor sucker and kepe good diet and thou shalt be hole ¶ To knowe whether a man be possessed wyth an euill sprit and how he maye be holpen INsania in Latin signifyeth Madnesse thesame commeth somtyme of euill meates somtyme of ouermuche drinckinge or if a man beynge hote drinketh colde drinke somtyme of superfluous slyme that lyeth in the stomacke of meates that be not well digested somtyme of meates that be hote of complexion as are garleke pepper and suche lyke Somtyme doth it come of the bytynge of a mad beast or of an infecte ayer or anger or ouermuche sorowe somtyme also of euyll moysture or that a man hath had no naturall siege a great season and the corruption is rotten within him and the vapors are risen vp into his head and the braynes are perfumed and corrupte therewyth whyche causeth a man then to be wytlesse and ragious If the madnesse commeth of the blood then doth man singe and is merye somtyme thynketh he that he is in heauen or els that some bodye talketh to hym saynge he is God or an angel somtyme that he is ryche and welthy But if the madnesse commeth of congeled or burnt bloode the same are somtyme a litle mery after that waxe they angrye crye and beate themselues and another If it commeth of colde and drought then doth he alwaye gloome wepe and feare hym that is not to be feared Somtyme thincketh he that the stickes and strawes he seeth are serpētes todes or such venemous beastes he crepeth into the darcke bendeth his handes together wening some body will take ought out of them somtyme croweth he like a cocke somtyme barketh he like a dogge and many such folish toyes vseth he But if it commeth of Flegma then are hys braynes corrupt and slymed wyth colde and thereof becommeth he madde to suche one doth the deuill gladly accompany and so is he possessed He that is becomme madde wyth sadnesse and heuinesse to him oughte fayre ▪ be spoken and made merye manye thinges shoulde be promised him and some be geuen If it is a man thesame ought to be refreshed wyth weomen thesame auoydeth anger But if it is a woman thesame ought to be refreshed wyth men and to their company admitted thesame bringeth them to their right minde agayne It is good also to geue them meates of good digestion as mutton chykens new layd egges whyte breade and drinkes not to stronge If they haue no sieges then gyue thē pillulas cochie to bedward thesame purge the heade It is to be considered also that if he haue muche blood then ought he to be letten in the middelmost veyne of the forhead sixe dayes after ought he to be letten blood vpon both the handes by the thombe in the Cephalica Let him vse meates and drinkes cold of complexion let him not drinke wine ¶ Thys drinke were good for suche one TAke a dishe full of barly Licoris an vnce and an halfe cut y e same smal and take an handfull of Waybred and seth all this in a quarte of fayre water strayne it than through a cloth and let him drinke of it It is good also to wash his head in lye where in floures of Camomille are sodden Veruine of eche a hand full in a quarte of water thesame comforteth the head If the madnesse were of Flegma or of superfluous colde whereby the braynes were cooled then let him eat meates that maye warme him let him kepe hym selfe warme but first ought he be purged of thys wyse Take the leaues of Sena made to pouder a quarte of an vnce fyne sucker halfe an vnce and an egges shale full of aqua vite as muche of Buglosse water as muche of good whyte wyne and so muche broth of Peasen as alltogether lette the same be warme and put all these thinges together and beate them well of this geue him to drinke in the dawninge or when the daye breaketh If he will not take it by him selfe then open his mouth by force and poure it into thesame The thyrde daye after geue hym to bedward iij. pilles of cochia and let no ayer come to him If
whan he will go to bed then laye them cloth vpon hys eyen and strake of thys confection wyth a fedder into hys eyen thesame taketh awaye the smarte also But it were verye good to laye firste the whyte of an egge and rose water to his nape of the necke Also if the head and eyes do ake then make a foote bath and lette hym sitte there in vntill aboue the calfe of the legge couer hym well that the vapor maye stryke vp to hys body and chafe him also rubbe him his legges whyle he sitteth in the bath After that take the whyte of egges water of Roses and vinegre of eche a lyke and beat them together then take a fyne linnen cloth a span long and a hand brode dippe the same into it and laye that vpon his necke when the same waxeth drye then lette him washe his fete in cold water so that they be wet no farther then the ankles then lette him drawe them out agayne strayght waye and let him lye doune vpon a bedde and let the fete be vncouered and then lay the collyrium vpon y e eye and this must he do in the morning at none and at euen thesame draweth out the euill heate and alayeth te payne and is oft tymes proued The rote of Pilletory taken in the mouth in the morninge and at euen knawed but not eaten and then the mouth washed wyth halfe vinegre halfe water thesame draweth doune the heate through the mouth and minisheth the heat in the head and eyes But if the eyes remayne read then take of that water that standeth in the leaues of wilde Tasill and put that into the eyes or els the water that droppeth out of the veynes in marche when they be most communlye cutte and bound vp put thereto the thyrde parte as muche whyte of an egge beaten Also if a read spott or a bloody marke dyd remayne in the eyes thē take the whyte bladder hauing at the yolke of an egge called the chycken put that in the eye in the morning and euen If a pore body hath weake eyen or sight wilt thou kepe them that they waxe no worse take the tounge of a foxe hange the same about his neck and so longe it hangeth there shall not the sight waxe feable nor weake as sayth Pliny Lykewyse doth it also to him that eateth or knaweth euerye morninge fastinge fyue or sixe sedes of Iuniper and holdeth the nethermost lippe aboue the vpper and holdinge his hande before his mouth bloweth and receyueth the breth into his eyen For spottes in the eyen take the herbe Veruayne wyth his rote hole the substance tye the same about thy throte and weare it vntill the spottes perishe and fayde the herbe maye be sowed with a linnen cloth aboute the necke If one were spurre blinde which also is caused by superfluous humiditye of the head when the veynes of the syght are stopped wyth payne yet are the eyes fayre and clere so that a mā can not perceyue he is spurr blind wythout one do take good hede At the last getteth he many syckely weke veynes or spottes about the forhead The appel or ball of the eye of some men doth breake so that the innermost of them doth rotte and the sighte of the eye perisheth the same also haue oft payne in the heade But this disease do lightely gret women whose floures fayle before it be tyme and specially women that haue colde heades If thys were loked to otherwhyles a man might well be holpen wyth geuing a quarter of an vnce of Iera pirra that he were purged he muste beware also of thynges that cause euell humores and of inordinate meatinge or drinkinge If a mans eyen do runne of superfluous humiditye then laye Walnut leaues in colde water and to bedwarde shake the leaues that the water auoyde from the leaues and laye one of them vpon the one eye and when it waxeth drye laye an other vpon it the same draweth the euill moysture and heate out of it and clenseth the eyen He that hath a dymme syght let hym take the water of Dandelion or of Cicory and put thesame into his eyen and they shall waxe clere He that hath read or running eyen let him take the water that stādeth in the wilde Tasill leaues or els water of the vynestock the weyght of half an vnce the weight of ten cornes or greynes of whyte Amber put y e same into a glasse and let it stande viij dayes before ye occupy it shake or stere it euery daye thre or foure tymes in the daye the elder it is the better is it The rote of Veruin or cut Malow called in Latin Alcea hāged about the neck driueth awaye spottes and blemishes of the eyen whether it be in a man or horse as I Ierome of Brunsweig autor of this treatise haue sen my selfe I haue also myself done it to a blind horse y t was first bought for x. crounes was sold agayn for xl crounes the which was hanged the roote about the neck gaue him the herbe chapped wyth his meat or prouander He that hath gotten dust or such other thynge into hys eyen let him lye vpon his back let him put into his eyē iij. or iiij sedes of Clary let him clese his eyen than do they rolle about into the eyen and drawe y e dust with them This is proued by the wild clary called communly Oculus Christies sede that it doth so The stones also founde in the mawe of swalowes and specially yonge ones do lykewyse ¶ To heale all maner disease of the eares SOmtyme is the hearing lost clene so that a man heareth nothinge at al or a litle He that is so diseased must be layd in the sunne in summer and loke into hys eares whether ought be fallen into them or els whether an apostemacion or bluster or any other thinge be in it whereby his hearinge might fayle But if nothing is found nor sene in therein then is it sure y t the grefe commeth from within y e head of some vapor y t is gathered ther wher by the hearing is stopped or els of some apostemacion in y e head wher y e organes of hearing are And he y t is so diseased speaketh so softly y t he can scarsely be vnderstand is troubled with slepe To thesame ought be geuen iij. pilles de iera picra Galeni the same draw the humors from y e eares head cause him to nyse After y t set boxes vpon the one eare to draw the fylt out of y e head But if a man is lettē blood in the head out of scason thesame hurteth him sore and causeth hym to become deafe If a man haue a sounding or piping in his eares the same cometh somtyme of a hote slymy fylthynesse or of a hote slymy moystnesse He that is so diseased ought to take pilles
de iera picra then put oyle of Hempsede warme into his eares mixt w t a litle vinegre after y t let him leape vpon hys one legge vpon that syde where the disease is than let hym bowe doune y e eare of that syde if happely any moysture or fylth would issue out This disease commeth somtyme of the Summer heate he that is diseased therof hath great heat in hys heade Put woman milke and Hemsede oyle mixte together into his eare on that syde where he is diseased that alayeth the heat Let him that is deafe take a handful of Rue or Herbe grace chappe or cut the same small and put it into a new pot wyth a pounde of good vinegre couer it close and put it to the fyre and let it seth that it runne ouer Then let him go into the hote house and when he doth sweat well take a thonnel wyth a longe pype y t he maye couer the pot holy therewyth make hote the pot and let the vapor go thorow the thonnel into the eare If it be in winter and canst haue no Rue then seth beanes of one yeare in water and do lykewyse If ye haue no beanes nother than take Heysede vpon a heyelift sotten in water and vse thesame as is sayd of the Rue so hote as ye can suffer it Agaynst the soundynge and whysperinge in the head put warme water into a lauer and let it droppe softely vpon the hindermost of the patientes heade by thys droppinge is the soundynge and noyse in the head taken awaye And when the lauer is emptye then fyll it agayne vntill the payne is awaye He that heareth euell let him seth Iuniper berryes and Sauin of lyke quantitie in good wyne put into a new pot well dressed and stopped then let him bore a hole thorough the lidde of it and laye his eares vpō the hole to receyue thesame vapor ¶ Agaynst soundyng and ringinge in the eares IN Maye bore a hole in an Ashe tre about the middes put a rede or suche lyke thinge into the same hole and set a vessel or pot by the tre vnder the rede let it so stande fyue or sixe dayes then shall runne clere water oute of the tre This water put into some vessell and make it warme holde the ear ouer the vapor of it and make as it were a tente of a sponge wett thesame in the water and clense the eare therewyth in the morninge and euen and the soundinge or whyspering in the eare shall go awaye ¶ Of blethynge at the nose and staunchynge of the same BLething at the nose is somtime good somtyme euill He that hath a Catharre that is a rewme or stillinge doune of humores in the head or an apostemacion blethinge at the nose is good for him It is also a good token if the blood waxeth to hote in the bodye and runneth vp into the head and fylleth the veynes so sore that they do breste If the blood then come furth at the ryght nose trill thē let him blood at the Cephalica vpon the same syde vpon the hande by the thombe But if the blood commeth furth at the left nosetrill then tye his legge aboue y t kne wyth a strong list or swadeling band then remayneth the blood in y t legge after that beat egges shales to pouder and syft then through a linnen cloth and blewe them into his nose if the shales were of egges whereout yonge chickens are hatched it were so much the better Or els take the dounge of an asse mixe the same wyth vinegre and holde the same at his nose Lykewyse doth the dounge of a Sowe or Swyne that hath eaten grasse He that bletheth so sore that nothynge can staunche hym it is good to tye his fourth finger or finger nexte the litle finger of the same syde so fast do he do so euen swell for that stauncheth the bloode and speciallye on the left hande It is good also to tye y e herbe called Shepherdes burse about his neck or els geue it hym to holde in his hande vntill it waxeth warme and dight it in hys meate Or els take a soft linnen cloth the length bredth about of half a yarde wett the same in cold water but if ye haue vinegre take of lyke quantitie and tye it about hys preuy membre If it is a woman then let her holde it to her priuities And if ye haue no vinegre then binde hym the cloth about hys necke dipped in water only and when it waxeth warme than wett it agayne It is to be consydered that thou do lose hys gyrdel set him vpryght lest he do hange forward It is to be noted that blethyng is caused somtime in y t time of a disease or in the amendinge this last is good wherfore it oughte not to be staunched without he dyd bleth to sore wherof the patient might be the more feble and therfore ought he to be holpen lest he waxe to weake If the blood come out from the head so that a man hath gotten a risinge of the blood into the head that shalt thou know thereby he hath payne in the forhead the same must be letten blood in the Cephalica that is y e vrine of the head But if the superfluity of blood or blething cōmeth of y e liuer then hath he payn in y e right syde wyth a stiche thesame ought to be lettē blood on the right hād by y e litle finger in y e veine of y e liuer But if the blood cōmeth of y e splene thā hath he payne in y e left syde wyth a stich thesame ought to be lettē blood on the left hand by the litle finger in y e veyne of the splene the same also oughte not be gyrded nor yet weare any weyght about hys body nether deck him warme he must beware also of all that might warme him and be quiet It is to be marked that when he that hath the pestilence bledeth and can not be staunched nor cease it is an euident and sure token of death ¶ Of spottes and blemishes of the face IF a man hath spottes or blemishes in the face or vnder the eyes or wher they be take the rote of Couckoupintel or Wake robin stampe thesame and strake the iuyce there of in the morninge and euening vpon them and they go awaye Or els take the stone growynge of wyne life beat the same very smal hang it wyth a cloth in a moyst sellar set somthing vnder it for out of it shall drop water wyth the same anoynt the spottes vnder the eyes oft tymes but beware it come not into the eyes Or els anoynt thy selfes w t the water y t standeth in the wild Tasill leaues or els with the water y t droppeth out of the Vine when he is cutte and bounde vp in Marche thesame do oft Or els anoynt the spottes oft wyth the iuyce
lyghtely choke a man It is therefore diligently to be marked what occasion of y e disease hath Yf it coÌ„meth of reed Colera whiche is hoâ—e drye than hath y e pacient greate payn anguyshe wyth y e greate heaâ—e thyrste Make hym a playster outwardely about hys neck of Popular leaues sede seeth it well temper it wyth oyle of violets Camomille and strake y t vpon a clothe and laye it warme aboute the necke But yf ye can not haue y t oyle take the leaues of Elder leaues of reed kole of eche a handefull chapped smal brayed seeth them wyth hony and butter of eche a spounfull Laye thys warme about hys necke Thyssame hath holpen and healed many or els make hym any of the playsters of the swalowes nest folowynge But yf the Squynce is of superfluous blode and heate than must he be lett bloude incontinent in the ryght hande vpon y e thombe in y e Cephalica vnder y e tunge In y e hand vpon foure vnces vnder y e tunge vpon two vnces And as soone he is letten bloude must be made thys drynke for hym to gargelle take about fyue vnces of Diamoron take one vnce thereof mixte wyth warme water holde y t in the mouth gargell therewyâ—h spytt it out cause hym to do thys fyue tymes The next daye let boxes be set vpon hys necke wythout scrapynge these shulde drawe y e bloude from thence Or els bynde about hys necke as I haue taught before and let thys byndynge be thre tymes wythin daye nyght at euery tyme a quarter of an houre Make hym thys plaster Take the nest of a swalowe or pye but y e swalowes nest is the beste wyth all the substaunce as claye grauell styckes or fethers nothynge excepte beate it and syft it through a course syffe so tâ—at it maye be fined put thereto hony greace and make a playster there of strake it vpon a cloth and laye it about hys necke Of thys wyse haue I holpen one in iij. houres space Item make hym thys drynke Take Licorys Anis Fygges and greate Raysons of eche an vnce seeth them in a pottel of water and geue hym euery tyme thereof to drynke But yf thou canst not haue these thynges arte farre from y e Phisicion hast a swellinge in thy throte than is nothynge better than to take warme Mylla gargel thesame as hote thou canst suffre it thys done ofte taketh awaye y e sycknesse and mollifyeth y e apostemacion Lykewyse maye be done w t mylcke or water wherein is sodden knapwede otherwyse called Deuels bit And wheÌ„ y e apostemacion is brokeÌ„ geue him warme yolkes of egges that be soft and barly gruel and geue hym to drinke water wherein Barly is sodden that purgeth and healeth hym ¶ For the hoorsnesse HE y t is waxen hoorse by reason of an humor descending or coughinge of a cold ayer or drinke of creyng or weping let the same drinke in the morninge warme water as hote he can suffer it and wet a linnen cloth in half water and half vinegre wringe it well oute and winde it aboute the necke and another that is warmed vpon the same do thys in the morning at middaye and to bedwarde lette hym kepe hym warme and beware of colde ayer If he coulde sweate in the bedde that were very good Let him also beware of cold drinkes fruytes grapes and such lyke He maye also drinke warme milke in the morning and euening the same doth auoyde horsenesse also Or els take Aqua vite when thou wilt go to bed stipe a pece of bread therin and eate the same at euen and morning but if he is of hote complexion then is Aqua vite not good for him He that is so hoorse that the lightes seme to ascende into his throte and he is of cold and moyst complexion thesame should drinke fasting a quarter of an vnce of oyle Benedicti mixt wyth a litle water though it be vnpleasant to drinke yet is it good and without daunger But if ye can not haue the oyle then eat Anis sede thesame is holesome and good for the horsenes Or els sede the karnels of Quinches and drinke that water warme to bedwarde Or els take thre vnces an halfe of flint stones put to them a quart of springing water and seth it to the halfe drinke thereof blood warme in y t morning at euen and it shall go awaye Or els geue hym this drinke folowyng Take wyne oyle of oliue of lyke quantitie seth them in some thing drinke therof so hote thou canst at night and in the morning a good draught thesame taketh the horsenesse away without danger But if thou canst not haue oyle of olyue then take halfe so much butter as the wyne is and do as is sayd before ¶ A confection to holde in the mouth agaynste hoorsenesse TAke fyne mustard sede mele put thereto foure tymes the weight of hony make therof a confection put it vpon a trenscher and cut in peces but set in a coole place for meltinge holde one of these slyces in thy mouth in the morning and eueninge and let them melte by them selues Or els geue him this drinke Take Penyreal a hand ful cut it smal and seth it with a pint of vinegre tyll the thyrde parte is sodden in then strayne it through a cloth and geue the patient to drinke therof in the morning and euening alwaye a spounfull Or els take a great appel roste the same well slice it and laye it hote in a dishe wyth water and eat it This oughte to be done to bedwarde and couer thy selfe wel and warme put thy head vnder the couering as far thou canst or els couer thy head and face that no ayer come into thy mouth thesame is good and driueth awaye horsenesse He that is become hoorse lately let him roste a rape in ashes or vpon the fyre y t she be all black then pare her clene eate her as warm thou canst drinke a draught of water as warm thou canst suffer it Then wett a cloth in colde water strayne it well out and winde it so about thy neck vpoÌ„ the same binde another cloth well warmed and do thys when thou goest to bedde in the morninge for it driueth hoorsenesse awaye without danger ¶ An experimented science for horsenesse though it hath longe lasted TAke a soft night kerchyf and warme it take also a heade pelow warme thesame also and bind it wyth the kerchyf about the head neck when thou wilt go to bed and let it be so about thy head all night Do this thrâ— nightes one after the other and kepe thy selfe warme and beware of colde drinkes and ayer and it shall surely go from thy wythout hurte This same is good also for the flixe and cough Geue the patient also Lycoris in hys mouth Agaynst horsenesse go into the hote
house and when thou hast half bathed drinke a good draught of warme water This is oft proued Garlâ—k sodden and eaten maketh a cleare voyce and driueth away horsenesse and the olde cough ¶ Of the yexe or yexinge THe yexe commeth somtyme by reason of the superfluous emptynesse of the body somtyme of superfluous fyll of the stomak If it commeth by reason of the emptinesse that signifyeth the sick or patient sufficiently whether he hath a long season not eaten or dronken or els whether he hath had outragious sieges Him shalt thou hâ—lpe of this wise Seth an old hen with a quarter of an vnce of Cinamome a quarter of an vnce of Mastix geue hym that broth to drinke and the hen to eat Geue him also Hogges fete and whyte wyne If he be not hote geue hym confect of Quinches but if he hath great heat then geue hym sukar of Roses But if it is of superfluous eatinge and drinkinge then make him to perbreake wyth Oken leaues or els as I shall teach you hereafter in the chapter of vomiting Or els take a cake of roses and Wormwod of lyke quantitie of eche a handfull and seth that in read wyne and laye it waâ—me vpon the stomack Or els let him saye ought wherewyth he may be sore astonied and he shal be ridde of the yexinge But if a man doth yexe sore in a sycknes it signifyeth most communely death ¶ Of suppuration or matteringe in the breste HE that hath a mattering in y e brest caused of cold ought to beware for colde and eschue the ayer let him lye hygh or sitt vpright let him not slepe much in his slepe ought he be waked otherwhiles y t he may himme Make hym a butter suppe of halfe water and halfe butter let that be well sodden and putte not muche breade therein and eate that broth as hote as he can Thesame broth let hym drinke to bedwarde that weakeneth the corrupcion very well and maketh it apt to be cast out Also ought litle meat be geuen hym at ones and lytle drinke for the corruption groweth y e more of muche eatinge and drinkingâ— Let him alwaye be hungery and thyrstye nether eat any fishes nor speces nether drinke any soure drinke A syrop of Violettes were good for him but if ye haue not that syrop thaÌ„ make a milk of Hempsede of water and hempsede or els in stede therof take creme and eat that thesame cooleth and softeneth the harte wythoute hurte or daunger After meate ought he to walke a litle hauinge alwaye a warme cloth before hys mouth that the ayer do not hurte him for of the walkinge doth the corruption louse Ye must also take diligent hede that he haue good sieges Also were it good he dyd sweate in the bedde if he be so stronge or els to cause him to sweat wyth a bath made in a kettel and so to lay him to bed to sweat This bath ought to be made wyth Valerian and Ootstrawe and couered wyth warme shetes for these thynges weaken the corruption Item rost onyons and eate them a litle butter therin were very good He that hath a drye cough and doth not caste out it is an euident tokeÌ„ that thesame hath an euell stomack that doth not well digest whereby are caused many greueous diseases But if he voideth spatle that is whyt mixt wyth bloode and that wyth payne thesame is a signe of a priuy digestion and of a disease of the pulino or lightes and that is deadly But if he casteth out afterward wythout smarte whyche neuerthelesse is a litle redish thesame is a signe of apparance of digestion and nature beginneth to clense and is perfecte He that hath a cough wyth payne in y e brest the same ought not to bath in water nother eate nuttes nor oyle of nuttes nor poppye sede oyle but lette hym drinke water sodden If hys cough commeth by colde then lette hym drinke good wyne A man that hath great disease in the brest and also in the heade if thou wilt helpe hym and purge the head and breste wounderfullye of all slymye fleumes and fylth without any cost Take two or thre rotes of Betâ— wash them clene and drye them well then braye them small strayne theÌ„ through a cloth and a very blewe iuyce shall come out of them vpon that shall ye se a whyte fome blowe the same awaye and take of that iuyce thre or foure droppes in a quill and drawe it into thy head through the noses or els fyll a fylberts shell full of it and draw it so in through the nose Then clise thyne eyen and nose wyth both thy handes and wythin a quarter of an houre issueth a great deale of slymye moystnesse oute of thy mouth whereof a man maye maruayle I haue ones sene sixe vnces runne out of a mans mouth at one tyme. And out of myne oune mouth is of this wyse four vnces run out where I thought I shoulde haue had none at all ¶ Of an imposteme in the breste The cause of an imposteme is of superfluous euill flegma in the head or stomake wherefore when the head and stomake are purged of the flegma then go the apostemes awaye also by themselues Let the patient eate litle or nothinge and that meates of good digestion Make him this drinke Take Mayden heyre called also ColaÌ„der whyt Endiue Scabiose Morsus diaboli y t is Deuels bit of ech a handfull Barly pilled or puched an egges shel ful waters so much as is coÌ„uenient or els ij quartes seth these ij fynger bredth awaye After that streyne theÌ„ through a cloth of y t make a heÌ„psede milke with a good porenger ful of washeÌ„ heÌ„psede of y e same geue him half a good cruys ful to drinke blood warme in the morning at night But if ye haue not y e herbes then make a heÌ„psede milke wyth barly only and drinke that half a cruys of goblet full After that make him this salue and anoynte him therewyth aboute the brest Take fresh butter or creme or els both in like quantitie seth therin leaues the sede of Malowes streyne it than through a cloth and anoint his brest therwith If ye put capons grece therto y t were very good After that were it good to make him a clister or a suppository as is perteyning hereto And this oughte euery Physicion know serche of what coÌ„plexion y e patieÌ„t is whence y e disease commeth what medicine is conuenient for it For if the Physicion doth it not and ministreth to him that whych is contrary to hys nature or complexion than doth he misorder the patieÌ„t is gilty of hys payne or happely death For this cause ought no Physicion to truste to hys scieÌ„ce nor wysdome only but aske enquire of y e patieÌ„t or other al circuÌ„stances to what fashion y e disease doth encline He ought
But if the perbreakinge is of the reade Colera by reason of a hote stomake then geue hym soure bitter Pears to eate or els geue hym Sorell to drynke or els geue hym syrop of Violettes to drinke with water in the mornynge and euenynge Item medlers eaten fastyng wythstande perbreakinge caused by heat Lykewyse doth Minte eaten fastinge and Anis eaten mornynges and eueninges Or els take a colde flynt stone and holde it to the necke of the patient the perbreakinge ceaseth Or els take a hand full of fethers and put them in to a pot and put to them glowynge hote coles and holde thy mouth ouer it wyde open that the vapor or smoke may go into it and then shal the wamblinge cease But if the perbreakinge commeth of the black Colera then set boxes of eche syde of hys necke But if it is caused of Flegma then take Wormwod Mugworte Hirse or Millot vnstamped of eche foure vnces Put all these into a litle sacke or bagge and quilte them so that they cluster not and seth them in halfe wine and half water wringe it then out that it droppe no more and laye it then warme vpon hys brest the same warmeth hys body and colde stomak and alayeth the wambling and perkreakinge It helpeth also a woman wyth chylde that hath ouermuche wamblinge Also doth it helpe them that haue the stone engendred of colde and must bowe themselues much it doth also alaye grepinges If the perbreaking commeth of colde or els of cold and moyst humors ether in a man or woman then take Cumin and make foure bagges eche a span long and broade put in eche of the bagges an vnce of Cumin quilt the same bagges croswyse that the Cumin do not cluster seth the same in a quart of vinegre bind one of theÌ„ vpon eche wrest of the hande as warm as it may be suffred likewise vpon the wrast or ioynture of the fete And wheÌ„ they waxe cold warme theÌ„ agayn in y e same liquor wherin they were sodden lay theÌ„ vp agayn as before of this wyse ceaseth the perbreaking continently wythout daunger And geue the patient a broth of gray peasen wherein Cumin is sodden let him drinke good strong drink let him put at euery breakfast a peny weight of beaten saffron therein y e same coÌ„forteth y e braynes stomak refrayneth y e wambling or perbreakinge but he must bewar of such thinges as coole him Howbeit some coÌ„plexions caÌ„ not away wyth saffron abhorre it for it causeth a lothsomnesse let the same drincke water of Buglosse and Porcelene thesame comforte the head also But if the perbreaking would not holde vp then make him a bagge of halfe an elle in length and bredth and put therein Cumin and dresse thesame as is sayd before seth it in vinegre and laye it warme vpon the nauell as warm as thou canst suffer it and when it waxeth cold warm it agayn wyth thys is alayed the perbreakinge and also doth thys wythstande the grepinge But if one had a wamblinge and did perbreake and wist not for what cause or whereby it commeth let the same take the leaues of Quenches binde them vpon the wrast of the haÌ„des that alayeth it the grener y t leaues be the better be they Yet if one would kepe theÌ„ in store for winter let him pluck them of from the trees before our Ladyes day the xv day of August and let them drye out of the Sonne Agaynst perbreakinge take halfe an vnce of Betonye pouder and two vnces of hony make a confection therewyth and geue the patiente thereof euerye daye fastinge Medlers eaten do wythstande perbreakinge comfort the stomak and refrayne wamblinge I myselfe haue had a woman whych was accustumed euery morning to voyde at the mouth about two egges shelles full of vnclene slyme of clammy flegmatish matter thesame was taught to take a certayne space euerye morninge a warme slyce of breade rosted wyth salte and that alayeth the perbreakinge But if a man had eateÌ„ ought or had slymy matter within him would fayne be ridde of it to cast the same out by perbreaking let hym take white nisynge pouder called Lingworte aboute the thyrde parte of a dramme and vse it in a broth of peasen and it shall continently breake from him But if thou canst not haue Lingwort or Nising pouder then take the roote of Elder and pyll the vppermost shell of it when it is crene washe it and bâ—ay it in a morter and geue hym it in a warme peasebroth As for nising pouder belonged to strong complexioned folke to vse and not ouer the weight that I haue aboue specifyed For I was called by a man that had taken nisinge pouder or Lingwort a litle bag full as is commenly sold and had eateÌ„ the same supposinge therewyth to driue awaye from hym such fylth and slime as he had in his stomak And as sone as he had taken it furthwyth had he suche a rage and grepyng wythin hym that easely was sene the stomacke ryse vp and doune euen to the necke and a colde sweat brake out so that he wened to dye straght waye yea I my selfe iudged him dead also But as sone as I toke an vnce of wyne and a dramme or the fourth part of an vnce of Castoreum warmed and mixte together and gaue him it by and by was the wamblinge alayed Of lyke wyse haue I sene a boye of eight yeares eate the paringes of whyte â—isinge pouder that were pilled from the roote by a Potekary and when the chylde was brought to me not knowynge what had happened I aduised by my selfe that the chylde had eaten Lingwort For the sweate brake fearcely out and it waxed pale as if it wolde dye Wherefore I gaue hym Castoreum the bignesse of a filbert wyth a litle warme wyne and continently was it hole whych was euen at the poynt of death A straunge Apotekary bad my seruaunt smell in a sagge wherein was beaten Lingworte or nising pouder and when he smelled therein he thrust hys head into it so that hys mouth and nose were full of it Then ranne he vp and doune in the house as though he should haue dyed Wherfore I gaue him strâ—ight waye fresh butter and after that Castoreum wyth wyne as is sayd before and he was healed incontinently This haue I written that simple folke maye beware of Lingworte or whyte nising pouder with out it were proued before wherfore the commune people knoweth not Lyke I my selfe haue sene a strange peddelapotecary minister to the commun people that two or thre dyed of it Therfore when one will vse them he ought not to take aboue the weyght of twintye wheate cornes wyth a whyt peasâ—lbroth Howbeit for the Lingworte maye be taken the rootes of Elder pilled as is specifyed before Wilt thou cause one to perbreake lightely wythout smarte or payn take the sede of Orenge
good for them that haue ben longe sycke or whose mary in the bones is corrupt or els their bloode in the veynes is corrupt and become noughte by reason of colde for it is a stronge bath and is the bath of Maister William of Vallis Take Sauge Rue Wormwoode Betonye Reed mynte the rootes of Nettels Wylde Mergerum Mugworte the herbe of Strawberryes the sede of Nettels Louage Iuniper whereon are manye berryes or cornes of eche a hande full Chappe all these small and put them in two bagges put to them halfe a pound of Bayeberyes and a pounde of beaten Brimstone parte them I saye into two bagges and seth them well in water as muche as is conuenient and bath thre dayes therein nether putte anye more water thereto and bath in the morninge fastynge so longe as ye can endure it After that seeth the other bagge also and do as before thesame strengtheth the lymmes and geueth them force ¶ A good drinke that strengtheth the hart and all the membres if a man drinke halfe an egges shale full in the morninge and eueninge wyth as muche good wyne TAke the beste Aqua vite that ye can gette take also a pece of fyne golde make it gloynge whote ix tymes and quenche it agayne the more ye quenche it the stronger waxeth the water and better put into thesame Aqua vite half a quarter of an vnce of saffrō and a quarter of an vnce of Cinamon both beaten let them stand four dayes well stopped and steare it euery daye ones but when thou wilt take it then let it stande still vnstered that it maye be clere Thys water warmeth the colde stomacke geueth strength to all the membres speciallye to aged folke that haue ben ouerlonge sycke whose strength is consumed for it cōforteth and strengtheth the hart out of measur ¶ Another drinke comfortinge the body and purginge TAke two vnces of Aqua vite nisynge pouder a quarter of an vnce let them stande fourten dayes After that presse it out through a fylte and take therof euermore fastinge a quarter of an vnce wyth an vnce of wine But if ye will refreshe the body then take a quarter of an vnce of iera picra and laye it in Aqua vite as before and drinke thereof fasting thre droppes and take a litle in your hande and put and rubbe it into your nose and drawe the sent ther of vp into your heade The water of Buglosse dronken is good for them that be sycke at the harte or els the water stilled wyth an olde henne thesame geue him to drinke that hath lyen long sycke and is feble for it geueth hym good strength and it must be taken in the mornynge and eueninge These meates strengthen well the forsayde diseased namely Hartes fete Does fete Bulles fete or any ruder beastes fete The elder these beastes be the more do they strengthen and they must be sodden so long till the bones fall from the fleshe and strowe beaten Saffron vpon them ¶ Item a good bath and naturall for it draweth furth euil heat and strengtheneth well TAke Heeth or Lynge Penyreal Wormwood Sauge Fenel of eche a handfull put it into a bagge and laye it into a kettel that it maye be thorow hote And whan ye bathe than sit vpon the bagge howbeit ye nede not to put it agayne into the kettel for the water should waxe to stronge ¶ A verye holsome confection to strengthen a diseased of the foresayd sycknesse TAke the best Grapes that ye can get putte them into a kettel stampe them and make wyne of them seth that well aboute an houre steare it and strayne it through a copper strayner after that strayne it through a fyner strayner and seth it agayne that it waxe as thycke as a thyck pappe and steare it tyll it be colde cutte it than to small peces and putte it into a pot that is glased and then is it made redy The staler it is the better is it and maye be eaten what tyme a man will Kowe mylcke and Rice sodden together strengtheneth verye well or els a thycke potage made of grene Persely and fleshe or els wyth Perselye and a good Hennes broth thesame strengthen very well Lykewyse doth the mary of Hertes Roes or rudder beastes drawen out of the bones sodden and eaten If a man were wholy febled and abated and coulde take no maner of sustenaunce it were good for hym to drinke warme woman milke or els to sucke a woman speciallye in the morninge thesame doth strengthen and comforte the harte very sore and all the membres and causeth good blood But if he could eate fleshe dighted wyth the floures of Borage that were a souerayne thynge Or els take an olde Henne let her be dressed as is conuenient putte her into a pottel pot of tynne well closed or stopped put a goblet of wyne thereto and halfe a quarter of an vnce of beaten Saffron well beaten and steared wyth the wyne sette the pottel pot in a kettel wyth water and laye a stone or some weyghte vpon the pottel pottes lydde and let it seth two houres continuallye Then looke whether the henne be fallen a sunder for then is it inough if not lette it seth better Thys sauoureth very wel and geueth great strength If the henne be litle putte so muche the lesse wyne and Saffron to it If anye man hath lyen long sycke whereby he is waxen colde let hym take a hande full of Buglosse and seth it well in a quarte of wyne strayne that iuyce through a cloth and drinke thereof in the mornynge and euenynge thesame geueth naturall warmth and comforteth the harte verye well He that hath hys legges colde by reason of longe sycknesse or age lette hym take halffe a bushel of Ootes and seeth that well wyth two quartes of water and one quarte of wyne tyll it be halffe consumed and waxe browne in the kettel steare it well leste it burne Putte thys into a softe sack or pilow bier halfe an elle longe and broade and wrappe hys legges and fete therein as warme as he can suffre it do thys in the morninge and eueninge and none of thys wyse maye he be chafed agayne in thre dayes and wythout daunger ¶ Of all accidentes of the Lyuer MAny diseases come from the Lyuer as Stopping Rottinge Inflammation the Yalow iaundis the Dropsy commeth also there by that the Lyuer can not digest and that bloode that she should sende into the membres is turned to water the membres are out of theyr frame and haue no due operacion by reason of the Lyuers disease that is that the veynes comminge from the lyuer to the stomacke do geue euell heate Thesame heate dryeth or seereth the stomake so that he getteth luste to drinke colde water and that causeth the stomake to digest euill and causeth dropsey For the lust of colde water weakeneth the digestion wholye and the bloode that the
it agayne therein thesame draweth the humours oute and alayeth the stiche furth wyth Though thys science doth not so wholye ayde yet doth it not hurte though it were a woman in chyldes bedde Or els take a colde flinte stone or pauing stone and holde it vpon the sore place and the blood draweth back and the paciente is healed The barkes of an Ashe tree sodden in wyne and droncken of hym that hath a harde splene thesame doth weaken it wythout doute Thys may ye proue of thys wyse Geue a swyne thesame barckes to eate nyne dayes one after the other and when it is slayne loke after the splene and ye shall not fynde it halfe He that hath payne in hys syde let him take a kake of beaten Linesede seth it in water and wet a linnen cloth therein and laye it warm vpon the syde and it shall fayde strayghtwaye When a man hath a payne in hys syde and speciallye in the left syde then take a quarte of whyte wyne the sixte parte of a quarte of honye a hande full of Percely or els two vnces of the sede thereof seeth thesame in a newe pott the sixte parte awaye geue hym the same to drincke when it waxeth colde both in the morninge and eueninge and he shall waxe whole doutlesse Or els if a man hath greate stiches and payne in hys syde I toke halfe a pounde of milcke two vnces of honye an vnce of wheaten meel a penyworth of Saffron and layde it warme thereon ¶ Of all diseases of the bellye and hys partes annexed ANis sede howsoeuer it is vsed driueth out windes that be strayenge in the guttes and combre the stomake and chafe the lyuer it maketh also good digestion and is good agaynst belkinge or breakinge vp of soure windes of a colde and vndigested stomacke If any person ether man or woman had a grepinge in hys guttes specially the frettinge in the great guttes and he or she were poore let him take a litle waxe candle and make therof a crosse vpright vpon a pece of papir the bignes of a groate festened or clyued vpon the belly and lightened and a litle glasse set thereon thesame draweth the payne to it Or els take a bondel of rawe hempe threde and seth it in water where are manye ashes and laye it so warme vpon the belly If ye haue no hempe threde then do as I did when I was called by a woman that was at the poynt of trauaylinge and had so greate payne in her bellye that the chylde lept vp and doune so that all they that were aboute her were astonnyed nether durst anye man minister oughte to her I bande both her legges aboue the kne hard and faste wyth a bande and let it so alwaye an Aue Maria and then losed it agayne a litle space and band it agayne so oft tyll the payne was holy taken awaye Auicenna sayth that a man maye well drinke hote water in Colica passide that is grepinge in the great guttes and also when the splene ryseth and swelleth If any man were mistempered and hard in hys body nother could make water then take two hand full of Wormwood cut it small and put it in a bagge a quarter of an elle longe and brode seth the same in halfe water halfe wyne strayne it out a litle that it droppe not laye it vpon his body as warme as he can suffre it halfe an houre longe and let hym eat twelue carnels of Peaches And when the bagge waxeth colde then let him warme it agayne in the former water and wyne and thys shal he do in the morning at none and in the eueninge of thys wyse shall the mistemperaunce of the bodye and hardnesse be alayed and he shall well make water Or els take branne and water Cresses of eche alyke aboute two quartes chappe the water cresses very small make a bagge large a quarter of an elle and as longe that it maye well reche about your loynes then putte the water cresses and branne therein steare them wel lest they cluster seth it well in a kettel wyth water anoynte the loynes wyth Meye butter or other butter so bigge as an egge and it that is left of the butter laye vpon the nauel and couer it wyth a litle dishe then presse the backe a litle out lest it droppe and winde it about the patient as warme as he can suffre it do thys in the morninge at none and to bedwarde let it lye an houre or more at euery tyme after that he is stronge and can suffre it Lette hym lye vpon hys backe for the most parte for that mollifieth the body well taketh away the mistempering and the payne and causeth to make well water but before any thynge loke he haue sieges Somtyme doth it fortune also nature to become so drye and seere that the meate can not voyde for greate drought wherof he hath so great payn that he euen swelleth If the disease is of a swellinge that shall ye knowe thereby that he is swollen and hath payne so that he can nether nighte nor daye haue anye rest but crieth continually Thesame maye ye helpe of thys wyse Take Cotton olde or stale butter vinegre salt of eche thre vnces put thesame in a panne stere them together seth them without burninge vntill they waxe a litle thicke then take a fylt or thyck wollen cloth vpon the same sowe a pece of sustein or other linnen cloth and theron strake this forsayd confection And when the pacient doth demande it or hath nede of it then warme it by the fyre and anoynte hym well wyth oyle of Camomille and oyle of â—ilye well warmed wher he hath the greatest payne and then laye the playster thereon as warme as he can suffre it This shall ye do in y e morninge at none and eueninge and it shall ease him both of the swellynge and payne Marke also that if there be to litle salue vpon the playster then strake more thereon or els if it fall of wyth the warmth for she oughte to be a finger thicke at the least It were good also he dyd bath in water wherein a basket ful of Malowes are sodden as warm as he can suffre it and ye muste take hede that he haue good sieges and geue him to eate meates of light digestion as are shepe or calues heades chekins and such lyke But if he can haue no sieges then geue him a quarter of an vnce of ElectuariuÌ„ rosarum wyth the weyght of fyue barly cornes of Diagridion mixe theÌ„ well together with warme wyne geue him it before daye if he will lette hym drinke agayne therevpon and if he can let him walke vpon his drinke for that is good if not let him beware of slepe And if he caÌ„ haue no sieges therof then be sure that he is bounde and swollen wythin and therefore muste he be holpen strayghtwaye with suppositories of Alume but if they wil not
helpe then set him a clister therwith Take milke and halfe an vnce of FraÌ„kincense put thesame into a new pot wherein are put hote koles put thesame vnder a stole wyth a hole and set the pacient thereon that the vapoure maye go vp into hym as hote as he can suffre it But before ye set the potte wyth the coles vnder the stoole laye an houre or twayne thys playster vpoÌ„ the pacientes bodye Take Malowes wyth the rootes washe them clene chap them small seth them in water vntill they waxe weake then presse theÌ„ well and frye them in a pan in a pint of butter or fat till it waxe a litle dry and then let it coole And when it is so dressed than put it into a fyne linnen bagge lyke a cussin And the sack must be a quarter of an elle broad and sowed together and laced lyke a pillowe And when ye haue nede of this kussin then put it into a kettel wyth water and seth it tyll it waxeth hote theÌ„ presse it oute that it do not droppe and laye it about the pacientes body as warme as he can suffre it and set hym there wyth vpon a stoole and sette the potte there vnder as is sayde before this weakeneth the swelling with in and wythout and causeth an easy siege wythoute hurt This were good for them that haue harde sieges and haue the matter burnte within them whereby they voyde it wyth payne To suche oughte to be ministred in a draught a syrope of Violettes and in the morninge halfe an vnce of succus Rosarum If thesame doth not worke within a houre then laye the forsayd playster thereon and set hym vpon the stoole wyth the pott vnder it as is specifyed before and then shall he haue sieges wythout any smarte ¶ To clense the guttes TAke halfe an vnce of meel of Fenugrecum seth that with a pint of water and poure of the clere mixe to thesame an vnce of hony and drinke thereof in the morning and eueninge ¶ For them whose guttes are gnawen or wounded THesame shal be marked thereby in his sieges issueth bloude also and that happeneth by two causes the one is outwarde the oâ—her inward The inwarde cause is by reason of an vnclene and pearsynge moystnesse caused by a salte Flegma and thesame wouÌ„deth or fretteth the guttes But the outwarde cause is some greate laboure which a man doth and strayneth hym sore so that the guttes are thereof so fretted that the bloude foloweth thereafter If ye will knowe whereof it is then take hede to the matter that issueth from him wyth the bloude If it be reede then is it of Colera but if it is as the vnclennesse of the nose then is it of Flegma After that must ye take hede whether the bloude commeth of the vpper guttes or of the nethermost guttes or els the middelmost guttes If it commeth from the vppermost guttes then hath he payne aboue the nauel if it issueth from the nethermost guttes then hath he payne beneth the nauel When now the bloud commeth from the vpyermoste guttes then geue the pacient his medicine into his mouth Is it of the reed Colera then geue him gumme Arabick wyth the iuyce of Porcelen wyth a syrop of Mirtill and geue him syrop of Roses and geue him bread styped in Almondes beaten and geue him to drinke water sodden wyth small rasins But when the bloud commeth from the nethermost or middelmost guttes and that of the reed Colera then geue him a clister wyth these thinges Take Roses yolkes of Egges Porcelene and pilled Barly sodden in water and make a clister hereof Somtyme happeneth a restraynt in the small guttes by reason the slimye matter strayeth because she can not voyde beneth and then riseth it vp toward the throte wyth perbreakinge This disease happeneth somtyme of an hote aposteme in the stomake It commeth also of a colde humor that is gathered in the stomake The restraynte caused by an aposteme is knowen thereby that the belly is swollen and he draweth winde or breth vneasely he getteth also an ague and great thyrst But if the restraynt were of a cold humor thesame is not swollen in the bellye and he is withoute an ague or thyrste his handes and fete are colde he is heuy and waketh much nother can rest in one place somtyme will he haue thys somtyme that He that is thus diseased dyeth lightely the third daye and he is paynfull to heale If ye will take in hand to heale such a disease then take hede first wher of such restraynte is caused If it is caused by an aposteme then geue hym Cassia fistula with Iera picra tempered w t oyle of Violettes If the siknesse is strong theÌ„ let him bloud in the liuer veyne and make hym a clister wyth Malowes Barly Lentils and oyle of Violettes But if the restrainte is come by cold humors theÌ„ clense the pacient Benedicta wyth Iera picra thesame do expel and make him a clister of Dill Fenegreke Oyle of Camomille and oyle of Holder Or els take the floure of Fenegreke halfe an vnce and hony a quarter of an vnce mixe thesame together with warme water so much as nede is and geue him thesame to drinke fasting to bedwarde thesame purgeth the guttes of the superfluous slyme wherof is caused somtyme greate payne and grepinges But for the greping as in the great guttes take y e bladder of a Swine and put it full of warme wyne laye it vpon the nauel as hote as ye can suffre it do it oft and it shall take awaye the payne thesame hath oft ben experimented and proued Or els take a black Henne and laye her warm vpon the nauel cut it in two peces or sliced quicke Agaynste anye maner of other grepinge take the harte of a Wolffe and the guttes drye them make pouder of them put thesame into a boxe In that pouder growe litle wormes let thesame therin when ye will vse theÌ„ take theÌ„ one after the other bray or breake theÌ„ wyth wyne and geue it him to drinke Or els take half an vnce of oyle of Benedicta oyle of Camomil oyle of Melissa or Baume of eche a quarter of an vnce mixe them together bid the pacient lye vpon hys backe and put foure or sixe droppes of the oyles in to the pacientes nose as warme as he can suffre it wyth a fether or other thynge laye a whot cloth vpon it and let it lye stil Do thys oft and let him beware of cold thynges in his meates or drinkes Or els take whyte cattes dounge brayed and made fyne to pouder stere that wyth whyt wyne and geue it him to drinke thre tymes Or els take reed nettels that haue reed floures wyth the rootes a good handfull seth them well wyth a pint of good wyne coole it and geue him it to drinke ¶ Howe to dryue awaye the wormes in the bellye THe wormes called Lumbriciin Latin growyng in
the bodye shall ye know of thys wyse the pacient hath payne about the nauel y e guttes somtyme do they voyd beneth or aboue When they are found howsoeuer they are engendred ye shal help the pacient of this wyse Take a quarter of an vnce of Herteshorne as much salt seth it with foure spounfuls of water and geue him thesame to drinke do this oft and they shall all dye This is also a noble medicine and oft proued Take yolkes of egges a litle chalke four spounfull of strong vinegre geue thesame the paciente to drinke in the morninge fasting and do this thre morninges one after the other and they shall drye without dout After that geue hym a quarter of an vnce of Esula and thesame dryueth awaye from hym all the wormes and fylthynesse This is also a sure and proued medicin He that hath wormes in his belly thesame shal drinke water sodden wyth hony that shal he do twyse or thre tymes fastinge that the wormes maye be drouned therewyth After y t shall he drincke the iuyce of Wormwood Fumiterre Peaches leaues of Beanes hereof must they all dye Or els take ij vnces of the iuyce of Wormwood an vnce of Oxes gall mixte together straked vpon the belly And if ye put half an vnce of Aleopaticum Euphorbium then helpeth it so muche the better howbeit the gall of an Hare were better then of an Oxe Agaynst the wormes in the belly take onyons and pyll them cut or slyse them small powre springinge water ouer them let it stande so all nighte in the morninge drinke that water and it driueth away al wormes Poure thesame water vpon the earth where wormes are within halfe an houre shall they crepe out of the earth Lykewyse if one eate garlike fastinge it killeth driueth out wormes out of the bodye Or els drinke distilled water of knotgrasse or shauegrasse thesame killeth wormes also howbeit it worketh more in yonge then olde folke ¶ If a man had no sieges and were stopped ARe they of middel age than geue thē thre quarters of an vnce of Diacarthami But if it is a man of a great stronge bodye then geue him halfe an vnce of it halfe an houre before daye and walke well vpon it if he can nother eat nor drinke before he haue had sieges But if he can not walke for sycknes then let him be caried or sit vpright in his bed and let his back body and legges be softely rubbed and if he is so strong let him turne him selfe from the one syde to the other Let him fast iij. or iiij houres at the least after that he hath taken it But if it were to hard then let him drink a good draught of warme water the night before that helpeth very well that it may worke so muche the better in the morninge And if the pacient were of a very hote and drye cōplexion and that his sieges were harde then geue him two nightes two morninges before euerye mornyng a good draught of syrop of Violettes to drinke specially the night before he will take the comfecte But if ye haue no syrop of Violettes then drinke a good draught of whaye of milke bloud warme and anoynt the nauell wyth creme thesame soffteneth wel But I haue somtyme taken for poore people only the Gall of an oxe and swynes fat or grece of lyke quantitie molten together and straked their nauel well therewyth and layed thereon of it as bigge as a walnut couered a dishe vpon it But if he was colde then toke I butter in steade of swynes grece and did as is specified before thesame mollifyeth very well Geue him also in the morning halfe an vnce of Electuarium de succo Rosarum mixt with a broth of fresh Byfe that is not to fatt geue him a good draught of y e same to drinke as hote as he can brouke it thesame driueth y e matter out and maketh her apte to voyde But if he can haue no whaye then geue him a good broth of whyte vnsalted Peasen in the euening in steade of the whaye and in steade of the flesh broth take an vnsalted broth of whyt Peasen without anye fatnesse If ye will haue it to mollifye yet more put thereto the thyrde parte so much of rootes of Malowes as is of the Pease broth this shal ye vse in stead of the syrop of Violettes When he hath taken the purgacion in the morning if he is stronge then let him walke well therevpon if not let hym slepe therevpon but it were better not Some men ther are whych whan they take y e Electuaries or cōfectiōs do perbreake by reason of their swetenesse wherefore ye maye geue them halfe an vnce of Diaprunis laxatiui thesame is soure and hath thesame operation and dryueth out very easely But if such a siege dyd tarye vntill the euening before it did worke then seth hym a water with a litle Licoris and a litle Hony and when he goeth to bedde let hym drinke a good draught of thys water blood warme thesame mollifyeth verye well that it maye voyde and he maye haue a siege wythout any harme and vncase and after that geue hym nyne Pyllulas communes But if it were a fishe day when he would take it then geue him a pease broth in stede of a fleshbroth as is specified before He also that hath a wambling in hys stomake or doth lightely perbreake when he hath taken ought let thesame holde a pece of tosted breade before hys mouth as warme as he can suffre it For assone as the stomake perceyueth the sauoure of the bread then doth the wamblinge alaye If a man had taken oughte to cause hym to haue sieges and it woulde not wyde neuerthelesse and hym thought he should do hys easemente and yet coulde not then take Brenne Malowes both the herbe and rootes of lyke quantitie chappe the herbes small and seth these wel in water ◠and set the pacient in that water vntill the nauel as warme as he can suffre it and it shall weaken in a man that he shall haue sieges But if he will not bath then put the Branne and herbes together and put them in two small bagges lyke in kussins or pylowbeers and laye the one of them before vpon his belly and nauel and the other behynde vpon hys loynes as warme as he can suffer them Thesame mollifyeth hym well that he maye haue sieges wythout hurt If a man had taken a medicine laxatiue and it were to stronge for him so that he must do his easement to often wherof he might get a grepinge or other inconuenience then make a litle shete warme and laye it vpon hys bellye and loynes as warme as he can suffre it and let hym lye vpon hys backe and couer him warme and lye still a good whyle and the grepynge shall go awaye wythout hurte ¶ Whan the gutte where
vpon hys back and loynes as warme as he can suffre it Take Fenel and Smalage alyke muche chapped small and beaten in a morter take of eche as much as mans heade and put therto Dyll sede oyle of Mastix Befe suet of eche two vnces and an halfe put these into a panne and whan it waxeth hote then cast the herbes in also frye them well together and laye it betwene two fyne clothes and laye it about hys loynes as warme as he can suffre it and wheÌ„ it is colde warme it agayne in the panne and laye it vp agayne Let him do thys thre dayes and it shall auoyde wythout any harme or payne and doth sone helpe If thys disease ouertaketh yong folke that be betwene twenty and fyfty yeares they may well be holpen They must be let blood before all medicines But if thys diseas taketh aged folke that be aboue thre score yeares thesame can scarsely be holpen or not their vrine is somtyme yalow dimme coloured and when it hath stande a whyle then hath it a cloude as it were a cobbe weble or whyte cloude thesame are pale vnder their syghte and leane ¶ A true medicine for payne in the loynes caused of colde TAke a quarte of floures of Camomille seeth them in halfe wyne halfe water and poure out the licour or water and braye y e floures in a morter tyll they be all to brused Then put them again into the water and seth them tyll the water be clene sodden away After that put them into a clene linnen cloth a quarter of an elle longe and halfe a quarter of an elle broad and laye it as warme vpon the pacientes loynes as he can suffre it And when the loynes be well chafed therewyth then take it awaye and drye them wyth a cloth and anoynt them wyth thys oyntment Take a quarter of an vnce of Oleum benedictum oyle of Camomill oyle of Spicanardi of eche a quarter of an vnce oyle of Baye halfe an vnce Dialthea Aqua vite of eche a quarter of an vnce Put all these into a vessell and set it by the fyre that it waxe warme then anoynte the loynes therewith after that lay the floures thereon warme as before when they be warmed agayne in the forsayd wyne and water Do thys in the morning and eueninge But if a woman were payned in hyr loynes of a cold when she is with chylde it were good she were gyrded in hyr flankes that the vapor did not stryke vp into her to the harte and let her then sit vpon the pott wherin the bath is that the vapour maye sticke vp into her backe as whote as she can suffre it and let her set hyr fete in the tobbe wher in the same water is and so couer her selfe wyth a mantel or longe goune that were good for her Take Garleke Coriander of eche two vnces seth them wyth a quarte of wyne tyll the thyrde parte be sodden in drincke that in the morning and euenynge If a man hath payne in his loynes of heate then seth Fenel râ—oâ—eâ— with water and drinke that in the morninge and eueninge Or els take Cheruel chapped small as muche as a gouse egge seth that in a pounde of clarifyed wyne Drinke that to bedwarde and eate the herbe also fastinge ¶ Agaynste payne in the loynes TAke Veruayne Sauie Lauender Wild minte of eche two handfull seth them well in a great pot with thre quartes of whyte wine wel couered and stopped put that into a tob and sit vpon it let the vapor go vp into thy back vntill ye be well warmed Then cause the sweate be wyped from your back till ye be drye After that a ioynt your back with Befe suet molten when ye will go to bed do thys thre nightes together This taketh awaye payne in the loynes and specially caused of colde Or els take honye and milke of lyke quantitie put thesame into a newe pot set it by the fyre vpon a treuet seth it well and laye it as warme vpon thy loynes as ye can suffre it thesame draweth out the payne And when it waxeth colde then warme it agayne ¶ Another science for payne in the loynes that helpeth verye well without harme TAke Mullen called Tapsus barbatus distilled strake thesame well in to his loynes by a fyre in the morninge at none and to bedwarde and do that nyne dayes continuallye Somtyme growe apostemes in y e loynes of humors that are waltering and strayeng in the body wherwyth doth come somtime a sore ague the pacient hath hys membres so heuy that he thinketh they do hange and the apostem in the loynes doth lightely become soft and so ripe that iâ— runneth If the aposteme is in the right syde then let the pacient lye vpon y e lefte syde But if it is in the left syde then let him lye vpon the ryght syde After that marke whether it be of a hote humor for then hath the pacient greate thyrste hys vrine is reed and happely a great moysture wythall But if it is of a colde humor then is the ague easyer and hys vrine coloured lyke water If it is of a hote humor then is hys vrine reed and he hath a duselynge Geue him this medicine Take the iuyce of Nightshade or Morel the iuyce of Fenel seth and strayne them and put vnder them Cassia fistula and oyle of Almondes and geue him this But if he hath a restraynt that he can haue no sieges then make him a clister and thereto take oyle of Violettes Barly Malowes oyle of Roses of eche like quaÌ„titie geue him meates y t be moyst good of digestion cooling He must beware of all meates y t warm of women be very stil and quiet withoute mouinge Take also Coleworts and Fenigreke of eche like much make theÌ„ to smal pouder mixe them together laye it vpon his loynes where the payne is But if y e aposteme doth breake then bid him drinke of an Asse Take also Barlye meel thre vnces Figges two vnces sixe vnces of Malowes mixe them well together and wett a sponge therein and binde it vpon the aposteme and make hym this clister Take halfe a pound of Kowe milke foure vnces oyle of Roses beat them well together and set him a clister wyth it The seconde daye after make him a bath wherein are sodden a pecke of barly brayed thre bushels of the leaues of Malowes let thesame be well sodden and bath therein that mollifieth the aposteme wel that it maye breake oute and runne But if the aposteme or matter were to thycke that it coulde not well runne out than take y e iuyce of Fenel Smalage and Wormwood of eche lyke muche these oughte to be sodden strayned and geue hym halfe an vnce of them wyth an vnce of mylke of Asses beate them well together and let hym drinke it fastinge thesame mollifyeth the aposteme that it maye runne
make pouder of thē put thereto two vnces of suger when thou wilt depart frō the table then dippe a slice of bread in wine strowe as much of this pouder theron as a chest nutte Eat this also in the morning fasting to bedward thus shall the stone auoyde frō thy without any smart or payne ye shall make water easely But beware of all thinges that engendre the stone ¶ A good commune bath for the stone TAke a bushel of Walwurt chapped small put it into a bagge and seth it in water bath in the same water nyne dayes and the stone shal sone breake But if the stone is in the bladder then let him laye the bagge before him vnder his nauel if it is in y e loynes then laye the bagge behind at his backe or els where the stone greueth him this doth ease without hurte ¶ A bath to breake the stone TAke sixe buckettes of water put thereto two pounde of Wild or Horse radish rotes sliced small beaten put thē into a bagge seth thē wel in water in a kettel or pot then put altogether to the other water but ye may not bath to hote nother let the water passe your hart or els should ye waxe faynte It were good also he dyd drinke water of Horse radice when he bateth and also before and after the bath for that also driueth out the stone ¶ Thys folowyng is also good for the stone Take a kidney of an Hare burne it to pouder braye it small and drinke therof in the morninge and euening at eche tyme half a quarter of an vnce with Persely water or els water of Horse radice rote Or els take the rotes of Horse radice cut checkerwyse like to dice the weight of foure vnces poure ouer them a good quarte of the best wine y t ye can get and let it stande a daye and a night after that drinke thereof in the morning and eueninge at eche tyme foure vnces Thesame driueth out the stone in the bladder raynes preserueth a man from payne of the bladder and raynes withstandeth perbreaking Some do digge a pott in the grounde with the Horse radice roote the depth of a kne Or els take commun radice rotes let them stande in the earth but pare of the vttermost croune next to the herbe and make it holowe then laye the croune agayne vpon the roote If a water be gathered therein take and vse thesame for it is very good for the Stranguria for them that do make their water wyth difficultye and droppinge but specially for the stone in the bladder ¶ A good true medecine for the stone whiche is good and approued for commune people TAke the berries of Iuy beate them to pouder and drinke therof in the morninge and eueninge at eche tyme a quarter of an vnce with an vnce and an halfe of wine This hath driuen from women stones as bigge some as a dowes egge some as Walnuttes some as chastnuttes some as fylberts or smaler and that with payn and trauayl ¶ Another true science for the grauel when one drinketh therof in the morninge and euenynge at eche time an vnce or an vnce and an halfe TAke the huskes wherein Beanes haue growen and burne them to asshes of thesame ashes make a lie and drinke it as is sayd before Planteyne sodden in wine and dronke draweth out the stone and auoydeth the disease of pissinge called Dysuria beyng soddē in a litle bagge and layd warme vpon the belly ¶ Of Agues and fyrst howe he maye be cured that is ouertaken wyth Ephemera Ephemera is a feuer so called because it is apte to be cured in one daye but if it is not regarded turneth to sundery kindes of agues or feuers This disease happeneth somtyme of the Sonne heate whereby the head waxeth hoter then anye other membres Somtime commeth it of excesse of colde and then becommeth a man redish vnder hys eyen his body waxeth cold outwardly the head heuy Somtime commeth it with surfettinge wyth meates or drinkes that be hote or colde and thereof waxeth hys vrine reed Somtime happeneth it of anger then waxeth his face reed and his eyen drawe forwarde and turne very swyftlye in his heade Also doth it happen by heauinesse and greate perplexitye and aduersitye and then do his eyen syncke in his head and loketh grimly and hys body waxeth feble and hys pulse beateth fayntly When the ague commeth by the Sonne heate then set the pacient a litle in a bloud warme bath the second or at the last the thyrd daye that he do sweat therein After that set him in a coole place and there strowe leaues braunches of Wylowes and stype Myrte beries in oyle of Violettes and strake thesame oyle into hys nose thrilles and take oyle of Roses and vinegre of lyke quantitie beate them well together anoynte his temples for head therwith the wrestes of his handes fete Geue him to drinke milk of Poppy sede made of this wise Put water to y e sede then beat it mixe it with water y t it become like an almond milke strayn it through a cloth into a glasse geue him it to drinke when he wil go to bed in the morning in the day tyme a good draught Ye must also coole him first and whē he is otherwhyles thyrsty geue him bread stiped in colde water to eat and he must beware of all such thinges as maye chafe him if he drinketh wine let him alaye it well or let it be soure If the ague commeth or is caused by colde that the pacient beginneth to consume then set him aboue a tobbe with hote water wherin are soddē Camomille floures Dyll Basil put also of that water into a pot let the pacient receiue the vapour of it into his body beneth at the mouth Or els set him in a tobbe with the forsayd herbes that were better for him Or els make him a bath with the forsaid herbes and let him warme himselfe wel after that anoint him well with oyle of Dyll for thesame is good and conuenient for him If the ague commeth by heuynesse or mourninge or a drye occasiō then set his fete in warme water vntill his knees wherein is sodden Camomill and Dyll of eche two handfull and couer the tobbe well that the vapoure maye stryke well into his body as is sayde before and through the mouth Let his legges also be rubbed dounwarde for that doth him much good after that let him walke or vse some other conuenient exercise he must also beware for taking cold eat meates y t warme him moderatly be good of digestion he must also beware of eating and drinking vnmeasurably If the ague is caused of hote meates or drinkes then geue hym Oxizacra with milke of Poppysede or Sorell When the ague beginneth to fayle then geue him the seconde or thyrde daye to drinke
water distilled out of y e rootes of broade Planteyn thre morninges one after another at eche tyme an vnce and an halfe or two vnces and make him an Epithema that is a medicine vpon the liuer of thys wise take two vnces of Endiue water an vnce of water Cicory and halfe an vnce of water of Roses mixe these together and dippe towe of Hempe therin and laye it vpon the liuer Let him also eate meates of good digestiō as are yonge Mottons Lambes Chyckens Hogges fete and such like Let him eschue salt meates and be sobre in eating and drinking and after meate let him vse moderate walkinge or stearing where good ayer is and so shall he recouer easely and well If the ague is caused of heauinesse or greate aduersitye or distresse then must the grefe be taken awaye with frendlinesse good conuersacion with mirth and such pastimes and recreations as maye reioyce him and not longe remayne in one place but let him abyde wher good ayer is vse to bath somtyme After y t he hath rested will cloth him then anointe him with oyle of Roses or oyle of Violettes Let him washe somtime in warme water when he wil cloth him then anoynt him as before Let him also be chast his meates drinkes of good digestion that do also mollify coole him He maye not vse stronge drinkes but Barly water to bedward thesame mollifieth and cooleth him hote meates do hurte him ¶ Of the hote and feruent ague called Causon FEbris caustica is when the Colera perisheth in the veines that are neare the harte and them that are aboue in the stomake liuer and lightes or poulmon It is caused of a feruent heate and the pacient hath exceding heate and thyrste This disease is of two sortes y e one is of a single Colera the other ouertaketh moste chefelye ionge folke when their body is drye When their vrine is scommy then be sure that they are costiffe and bounde about the hart and get a great disease and payne in the head The vrine of them both is reed and they waxe feble Ye muste purge and clense them with pilles or laxatine but they must be mollified before w t syropes of Violettes or syropus acetosus and with Electuariū de succo Rosarum or Diaprunis laxatinus so y t they be strong inough or y t y e age do not hinder thē if he hath much vnclene matter in him If he be greatly thyrsty thē geue him otherwhyles Pōgranates or sorel to suck to bedward geue him to drinke syropes of Violettes or Roses with as much cold water like wise do at none in y e morning he must beware of such thinges as chafe him he must also be let bloud in y e liuer veyne Let him drinke wine alaye it well wyth water His meate muste be meates of good digestion and cooling nother eate more then nede requireth If his belly is bounde then lose it with Cassia fistula syropes of Violettes Endiue water make him a clister with y e iuice of Branke vrsine Trifle herbe of Violettes Malowes without the age the time the strength or the region or countrey do hinder the. If he hath payn in y e head thē make him this sointment anoint his tēples forhead therewith take oyle of roses the iuice of Porcelain vinegre of eche an vnce beat thē well together when ye will vse it beat it agayn and make him a plaister therof vpon the forhead and temples Take read Saunders Roses Barly meel of lyke quantitie put thereto as much Rose water that ye may mixe the other thinges therwith make a past thereof put the iuyce of Gourd therto if ye can get it This alayeth the payne sone and well Or els take Poppye sede and beate it verye well temper it wyth water and geue hym alwaye a litle thereof to drinke and specially in the night and wett a linnen cloth therin and binde it vpon hys forheade But if he can not slepe thē take Lettice sede beatē Almondes beaten y e iuice of Lettice of ech an vnce water of Roses oyle of Roses of eche halfe an vnce mixe these very well together like a playster binde it aboute hys head and when it is drye then wett it agayne and he shall fal to slepe And if the payne go away then geue him to eat Gourdes Porceleyne when he will go to bed then let him washe his fete in warme water and rub hys legges well beneth dounwarde and afterward renche them in cold water After that let him lye doune and leaue his fete vncouered and so draweth the heat out dounwarde Let him do to his handes lykewise If he waxeth faynt in the night for heat then take water of Roses and halfe so much vinegre in thesame wet two clothes eche so muche as a fyst and geue him thē in his hande tyll they waxe hote thesame draweth out al the heate Rub the soles of his fete therwith also his wrestes for it geueth him good strength Geue him confecte of suger in his mouth or els confecte of Cheris or of soure Plummes thesame slake his thyrst If a woman were diseased hereof were bigge wyth chyld the forsaid medecine might be geuen her wel inough without danger But if one were thus diseased and a yexing toke him or a goute and it lasted foure twenty houres or more that is a sure token of death ¶ Of chylderen diseases MOrbilli and Variole is a disease that noyeth childrē greatly called Pockes and Masers They that haue the Pockes if ye geue them water wherein Rew or Herbe grace is sodden with Fumitorye to drinke it doth helpe them without dout Great inconuenience get chyldren with these diseases and specially the Pockes for they straye ouer all the bodye and the eyes also and when theyr eyen do itche they waxe lightely blind therof If ye will saue them that they ware not blinde hange the rootes of Rew and Scabiose at their necke and they shal be safe ¶ Of the dayly ague or feuer quotidiant THe ague or feuer that taketh a man euerye daye is caused of Flegma when it falleth into the bloud and veines thē doth the ague shake one and the colde is great But when it is without the veines then hath the pacient colde euery day and the shakinge nor frost is not so great This ague haue most communly aged folke and such as are colde or moyst of complexion It taketh them also chefely that are ydle and vse excesse and specially them that eat or drinke out of season wherewyth engendre wythin them many colde humors When the pacient is very thyrsty and his body is drye then is his ague caused of salt flegma wherfore geue him such thinges as drawe out moystnes and set his fete in warme water wherein are sodden Dill and Camomille and when hys fete are dried agayn by themselues then take salt
and oyle of Violettes of like quantitie and rub the soles of his fete therewyth He must be purged also w t such medecines as purge flegma for if the paciēt is diseased by the flegma then is the disease more durable He that hath the dayly feuor or ague nother can be quit of it thesame is a token that he hath corrupte bloude in his backe To ease thesame were it good to set horseleches to his backe his legges armes neare to his hādes ¶ A good drinke for the dayly feuer TAke the barkes of Miscelden growyng vpon okes half a quarter of an vnce geue him y t beaten to pouder to drinke w t a quarter of an vnce of Aqua vite while the shaking is vpon him thesame driueth away y e iaundis frō him also the whirling in the head Wherfore saith Hipocrates he y t maketh Misceldē to pouder taketh it w t Aqua vite thesame driueth awaye y e dayly feuer or els y e iaundis y e whirling in y e heade the feuer Hectica that is asatled feuer or ague wherewith men do whyrle and be dismade The Tertiane or third dayes feuer commeth of the heat of the liuer the Quartane or fourth dayes feuer cōmeth of Melancoly y e colour of his vrine is like water and clere But the colour of the Quotidiane or daylye feuer is most parte reed and clere The colour of the Tertiane vrine is reed thyck These vrines haue most part a litle some in the circle lyke Percely But the some of the Tertiane y t cōmeth of y e liuer is somthing yalowe because it commeth of the heat of the gall His mouth is bitter and his face reed colored his vrine is thinne Anoynte his heade wyth oyle of Roses and vinegre mixte together This folowyng is also very good agaynst y e dayly feuer Take Euphorbium made to pouder the sixtenth part of an vnce tempered with an egges shell full of Aqua vite geue the pacient this thre dayes together to drinke in the morning fasting thesame purgeth the slyme wherby the ague hath hys nourture This slyme may be voyded of this wyse also Take the rote of an Elder tre wash it well clene then pare the vpper shell softly from it after y e shaue of y t other shell vntil y e wood or hardnes a quarter of an vnce bray y t small beat it w t an egges shell full of Aqua vite geue it y e paciēt Or els seth of the inner shell or barcke of Elder tre a hand full in a quarte of ale or bier till the halfe be sodden awaye and drinke that this is experimented He that hangeth the roote of Valeriane grene at his necke if she waxe sere then goeth the ague from him He that feareth he shall get the ague let him swalowe in thre cornes of Coriander fastinge and it shall go awaye and let this be done before the ague fall vpon him If he shall haue colde wyth it then is it good also to take thre rootes of Veruayne and thre leaues of it sodden in wine and dronke before the cold do ouertake him and he shal be quit of it He whose feuer cōmeth of Melācoly his vrine is first whyt afterward black when nature beginneth to digest He y t hath this disease let him eate freshe meates and purge him selfe twyse euery weke wyth leaues of Sena tre made to pouder and taken in the morninge and eueninge at eche tyme a quarter of an vnce wyth a peasebroth Geue him also to drinke of thys syroppe folowynge as ofte he will Take a handfull of Cicory rootes and a hande full of Cicorye floures and two leaues of Hartes tounge seth them w t a quarte of water tyll the third part be sodden away thē streyne it through a cloth into a pot and put an vnce of suger thereto Thys syrop is very good in sommer for it clenseth the bloude and slaketh thyrste and cooleth wel it mollifieth also the harde matter that is gathered about the hart of congeled bloud wherof do somtyme grow apostemes or consuming coughes it driueth awaye iaundis also and mollifyeth sieges that a man maye the easyer haue thē But if hys heade woulde ake then geue him pilles that purge the heade as pillule de iera picra or pillule Cochie ¶ An approued science for the ague it riddeth a man oft in thre dayes TAke the rotes of Celendine chappe them small and braye them whyle they be grene Take as muche thereof as a walnut steare them wyth a dishe full of warme mylke or wyne or wyth a dishe full of warme pease broth thys oughte to be done in the morninge fastinge and refrayne from eatynge and drinkinge foure houres after and if he can go let hym walke vpon it The nexte daye geue hym Diacartami halfe an vnce or more but if he hath greate heate then geue hym Diaprunis laxatiui halfe an vnce or more and if hys strength can beare it geue hym halfe an vnce Electuarij de succo rosarum If the feuer is come of Flegma and the pacient is aged and the season drye or yet colde and moyst and hys pulse in hys arme beateth slackly and hys vrine is muche and whyte he also is greately thyrstye these are signes of the ague that commeth of Flegma Geue to that pacient the iuyce of Clarye the iuyce of Smalache the iuyce of Fenell made lyke an Electuary Let not the paciente eate nor drincke whyle he hath colde or heate After that geue hym a litle meat that warmeth measurably the nexte daye geue hym som meat good of digestion as small byrdes and suche lyke lette hys drinke be clene wyne Or els geue hym Diacartami halfe an vnce or thre quarters Item suppinges of Amilum made with cow milke a litle saffron comforte nature geue a good coloure and strengthen the pacient Likewyse maye ye make him Rice potage If he is sore cooled and febled thē seth him a dish full of Cumin wyth a yolke of an egge thesame maye he drinke colde or warme that strengtheneth hym very well ¶ For the Iaundis HE that hath the iaundis muste beware of all meates or drinckes that coole him for they hurte him But if the iaundis doth greue him then make hym thys drinke Take a peny weight of beaten Saffron and a penny weight of Ancolye beaten also put them into a porenger or wyth vinegre and steare them wel together put also a litle wine and water to them that it maye be thynne inough then let it be dronke fasting and it breaketh the iaundis withoute hurte But if the disease woulde differre and the iaundis woulde not voyde wherby the paciēt could haue no stomake if he be stronge inough geue him Rebarbara made to pouder temper it with a fresh Peasebroth and let him drinke it agaynst the daye breake If he hath strength then let him walke after it and holde a tosted pece