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A01813
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A briefe treatise touching the preservation of the eie sight consisting partly in good order of diet, and partly in vse of medicines.
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Baley, Walter, 1529-1592.
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1602
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STC 1195; ESTC S114835
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head remooveth them from the sight Mirth ioy pleasantnes of the minde is good a little anger doth not huâ—â— iâ—moderat sorow fearfulnes al vehement affectioÌ„s are forbiddeÌ„in al affectes but in this our case chiefly as most hurtful to the sight To preserue the sight by medicines THE order to preserue the sight by medicines doeth consist of things outwardly applied inwardly taken Amongest outward medicines to preserue the sight it is accounted a great secret to smel much to marierum So these things following are found very much to comforte the sight in staying the visible spirits from wasting vidilicet corall pearle the stone called Lapis Armenius spectacles of Christalline or clear pure glasse green skie colours to dip the eies in colde water to vvhich purpose many haue cups made in the forme of an eie called eie cups to wash the eies with the waters or decoctions of eiebright roses veruaine Some other things are put into the eies to clear the sight to remoue impediments which do often grow there to which purpose as approved very good without hurt the iuices waters of eie-bright of fenell of veruaine of marigolds of pearl wort are greatly commended And Montagnana doeth mention a certaine kinde of preparation of the iuice of fenell singular good to preserue the sighte from dimnesse to take the iuice of fenill in the month of Aprill and to put it in a vessell of glasse with a long and narrow necke and let it stand fifteene daies in the sunne that it may bee well dryed then remoue the glasse softly that you do not trouble the residue or groundes and so powre it into another vessell and to every halfe pound of the iuice put an ounce of chosen lignum alaes beaten into fine powder and let it stande other fifteene daies in the sun Then straine it twise through a thick cloth and keepe the clearest in a vessell of glasse to your vse you may drop a little hereof into your eies to cleare the sight And some do distill this wood in a stillatory of glasse and put the vvater thereof into the eies and holde this for a greate secrete as miraculous to preserue the sight And the samâ— Montagnana doeth compounde an othâ—â— medicine more abstersiue to remedie thâ—â— dimnes of the sight dissoluing in an ounâ—â— of the vvater of Rosemarie flowers twâ— scruples of Salgemma very finely powdâ—red and filtered and counselleth to drop the same often into the eies affirming by his experience that it doeth so mightily cleare the sight that suffusions are thereby wonderfully remoued and especially moistures of the eies I am here also in this place for the clensing and strenghtning of the eies especially to commende vnto you the frequent vse of olde and cleare vvhite vvine in which the Calaminar stone hath beene ofrentimes extinguished and likewise the pure liquor of good sugar-candy dissolued in the white of an egge being hard rosted and the yolke taken out Also our authors do coÌ„meÌ„d the washing of the eies with the vrin of a childe and sometimes to drop the same into the eies And for this purpose also they do coÌ„mend â—ie made of the ashes of fenell stalkes We â—oe read in all our writers great commenâ—ations of a liquor of the liuer of a goate â—repared in manner following Take the liuer of a male goat not diseased nor newly â—â—lled and after it is well washed pricke â—â— in many places and fill the same vvith â—raines of pepper and infarce the liuer with the leaues of fenell and of eiebright then rost it with a soft fire cleare not smoaâ—kie vntill it bee reasonably rosted and iâ— the time of rosting receiue the liquoâ— which doth distil in a convenient vessel apply the same to your vse Avâ—cenna in his thirde sen third bookâ— and fourth treatise cap. de debilitate visuâ— abouâ— all other things doth commend thâ— medicine called collyrium de fellybus for thaâ— it cleanseth the pores of the eies clearetâ— and conserueth the spirites muâ— difieth thâ— moystures or vvaters of the sight as yoâ— may reade in Avicenna in the foresaid place Inward Medicines MEdicins to be takeÌ„ inwardly are in number many buâ— I thinke best at this time tâ— meÌ„tion a few which are eâ—sie to be had as of greâ—â— efficacy most coÌ„meÌ„ded aâ— of such the powder following is most siâ—ple yet by expeâ—ieÌ„ce aproved of such forâ— that many after their sight hath bin decâ—ed haue by the vse of it receiued againâ— â—he same perfectlye the powder is thus made Take of the powder of eiebright Ê’ iiij of mace Ê’ j. mingle them togither and take thereof the weight of three pence before meate Montanuâ— in his 92 counsel giveth great praise to a sirupe against the decay of the sight through the weakenes and dimnes of the same which he compoundeth thus Take of the iuices of fenel of vervaine of roses of each Ê’ ij â—he leaues of the herbe eiebright of endiue of celendine of each M. S. â—oyle the herbes in two pints of water vnâ—â—ll the halfe be spent then straine it hard â—nd mingle the iuices with the decoction â—nd with sugar according to art make a siâ—p which is to bee kept in a glasse vessell â—ou may take two ounces of this sirup in â—â—ree ounces of the water of eiebright in â—â—e morning fasting In windy bodies hee â—aketh the sirup thus â—ake of fenell seedes of anise seedes of each Ê’ iij. of the herbs of eiebright of vervaine of rose-leaues of each M. iij. of celending M. j. of rhue M. j. S. boile these in water vntill halfe bee consumed straine it harde and with sugar sirup pize the decoction both these sirups arâ— excellent good to defende the sight froâ— dimnesse Mesâ—e in his booke called Grabadin wrâ—ting of the diseases of the eies aboue all other medicines extolleth an electuary vnder the name of Hamaine as having nobâ—â— vertues to preserue the eies and to conâ—â—nue the visible spirites in their clearenessâ— which he compoundeth thus Take the herbe called Adhil that is eiebright Ê’ ij fenill seedes Drams v. mace cubebs cinamom long-peper cloues of eaâ—â— Dra. jâ— beate all into powder sâ—arse it then 〈◊〉 of good hony clarified lib. j. of the iuice of fenill boyled and clarified Ê’ j. of the iuice of rhue of celendine both boiled clarified of each Ê’ S. boyle all to the height of an electuary and then put to it the powders according to art and so reserue it in glasse vessels You may take hereos the quantity of Dra. iij in wine as Mesue writeth If wine seeme too hot you may allay it with fenill water or with eiebright water it must bee taken in the morning fasting and you oughte to forbeare the taking of other thinges by the â—pace of three houâ—es and so at night but then you must makâ— a light supper sup the more timely Where in this little Treatise mention is made of distilled waters I wish the same to be artificially done in stillatories of glasse â—hat the qualities of the herbes may reâ—aine in the distilled waters And therfore do not allow of the common manner of â—istiling in stillatories of lead by the which â—he watery parts only are drawne FINIS Diet Aire Windes Dust Smoke Meates Fish Preparation of meates Intrals Braines Milke Egges Sauces Spices Suger Honie Oile Butter Raw herbs Capers Oliues Rootes The Rape Turnep Fruites Peares Apples Figges Raisons Nuts Dates Confects Drinkes Beere Wine Medicinal drinkes Drinke made with ciebright Arnoldus de villa noua The praise of eie-bright for the sight Eiebright VVine Eiebright taken in an egge Eiebrigh may bee vsed in beere in ale or meade How eie-bright wine may be vsed The vse of eiebright ale and of eiebright beere Ale made with grout How to make eie-bright ale and beere Eiebright meade The quantitie of eie-bright to the drinke Fenell seedes Spices may be added The effect confirmed by examples Drinkes more compounded for the sight The most compound not alwaies best Drinke often smal draughts Not best to begin the meale with drinke When to mingle water with wine Breade Past with fenil seeds EvacuatioÌ„ Fulnesse hurtfull Vse of Venus sleepe and watching The moon shiâ—e hurâ—fuâ—â—o the sight Exercises VVriting after meat Frictions Combing hte heade AffictioÌ„s of the minde Outward medicines The smell of marierum Thinges comfortable to the sight Eie cups Things put into the eies A preparation of the iuice of fenell LignuÌ„ aloes good for the sight Salgemma doth cleare the sight The vrine of a childe A lie of fenel stalkes A preparation of the liuer of a goate for the sight Collyrium de fellibus A powder for the fight A sirup for the sight An excellent electuary to preserue the sight Distilled waters