ounce Nutmegs halfe an ouÌ„ce beaten very fine Suger .iiii. ounces beaten fine searced through a Searcer mingle al these together then take .viii. spoonfuls of whyte Wine and put to it halfe a Walnut she l ful of those mingled poulders and geue the sicke to drinke within twise drinking it shal helpe him But yf the payne be verye sore take an oyntment called Altea and oyle of Roses of eche one ounce annoynte the place most greeued agaynst the sore so hot as is possible to suffer and it will cause the stone to voyde For the collicke in the belly Take a pint of Malmesy and of Saffron one halfe peny worthe two Nutmegges and bray them bothe in a morter then take as much of the Wine warmed as ye may wel drinke at a draught with as muche of the poulder as you thinke meete for the wyne geue it the pacient at such tyme as the feruent pain commeth on hym and it shall in shorte tyme helpe hym An other for the Collicke Take Mustard Fygges and vineger stamped together and lay to the belly of the diseased colde in maner of a playster and it shal helpe Fenel rootes in syrrop be good against the Collicke being made in this maner Wash FeÌ„nel rootes cleane in fayre water slyce them small the whole length of the roote yf ye can and seeth them in fayre water not breakyng them when they be almost soden put to them a pouÌ„d of clarifyed Suger with a quarter of a pound of Hony and so let them boyle together a whyle softly as the Suger ryse not muche in the boylyng You shall perceyue them to be enough by the tendernesse of the rootes Beyng thus sodden reserue them in an earthen pot and eate thereof as oft as ye thinke good and needefull A proued medicine ro auoyde vrine that hath bene long stopped Also for the stone Take Radish roots one if it be of bignesse and strong is sufficient and scrape it very cleane and lay it in white wyne a nyght in steepe then strayne the wine and geue the pacient to drynke he shal voyde water An other to prouoke vrine proued Take of Tyme one handful of Parsely foure handfuls theÌ„ seeth them in whyte wyne tyll they be tender then put to theÌ„ three or foure spoonefuls of Aqua vitae so strayne or drayne the licour from the hearbes and geue the diseased to drinke Also ye must lay the hearbes to the belly of the pacient very warme in a lynnen cloth or bag and he shal make water An other proued medicine for the stone to be vsed once in a moneth at such tyme as is best to take a purgation before the receyt of the medicine Take Gromwell seede Parsely seede Alexander seede the harde rowe of a red Hearyng dryed and beaten into polder the leaues of shee Holly dryed and beateÌ„ into poulder whiche be those that haue no prickes and graines of ech like quantitie beaten into fyne poulder and then myngled together takyng hereof halfe a spoonfull in a draught of Malmesey takyng before an easye Purgation Proued by maistresse Blage. An other to loose and purge the vrine stopped in a man. Take of Englysh Saffron beaten to fyne poulder and of pure blacke Sope equall portions and being well mingled together spreade it vpon a playster of Leâ—â—â—â—â— and that vpon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 side then lay it vpon the Nauell of the sicke and it â—â—…ll helpe the auoydaunce of the vrine â—â—â—hin an houre An other to breake the stone Take a Hare flead and put it into an 〈◊〉 then potte couering the same with â—â—â—…cke paste then vpon the fyre or in an ouen bake it vntill it be both fleshe and bones so dryed as ye may beate it into fyne poulder the best is vpon fyre for it wil of it selfe cast licour and also it wil aske a great fyre and time ere that it be throughly dryed also ye must put it in without washing it when it is thus dryed and beaten to fyne poulder as wel bones as fleesh kepe it as other poulder and as ye nede geue of it to the sycke in drynke and it wyll in fewe tymes drinking breake the stone An other which maye be called a maruelous straunge experience Take the blood of an Vrchin otherwise quart then keepe it vsing to drink a litle therof warme at nyght the space of â—â— dayes and it wyll helpe For a saucy visage Mortifie quicke syluer and myngle it with Brimston viuif of ech half an ouÌ„ce of Rose water an ouÌ„ce of Exungia otherwise swines greace halfe a quarter of an ounce myngle al together theÌ„ preserue it in a boxe as ye occupy it take thereof with a slice or knife spread it vpoÌ„ a litle peece of Scarlet smere thy face therewith at thy going to bed wher it is sore in the mornyng washe thy face with a peece of Scarlet wet in warme water then wype it with a fayre lynnen cloth A proued medicine for a woman that hath her throwes before her tyme. Seeth a good handful of whole Cheruil in a quart of Claret wyne wheÌ„ the hearbes be wel sodden wring them into the wyne and clense it then make therwith an Hypocras with Suger Syâ—◠〈…〉 〈…〉 Gynger of Synomome geue 〈…〉 warme at tymes needful and 〈…〉 the payne For the falling euyll 〈…〉 diseased in a draught of drink 〈…〉 of a Bee he not knowing therof â—nd he shal haue ease To asswage sweatyng 〈◊〉 Line seede and Lettise together and laye it to thy stomacke and it shall helpe For the pockes Take the iuise of Peneryal and yong Tansie and geue the sicke to drinke To increase a womans mylke Geue her the iuise of Veruine Fenel to drinke and it shal increase her mylke FINIS ¶ Imprinted at London nigh vnto the three Cranes in the Vintree by Thomas Dauson and Thomas Gardyner
An other for a bruise or swelling Take the rootes of March Mallows three handfuls and cut them smal one handfull of wylde Mallowes and seeth them in a gallon of fayre water vntyll the rootes be soft and the water almost consumed then take out the rootes and leaues and draine them through a fayre cloth and stampe them Then bath the bruise or swellyng with the same water wherein the rootes were sodden a good while together with a lynnen cloth dipped therein for the more ease to the sore When you haue so bathed the sore take your roots and leaues wel stamped and myngle them with a good handefull of Line seede fynely beaten a good quantitie of Bores grease and make thereof a playster of great thycknesse and heate it very hot and so lay it to the sore within foure or fyue dayes it wyl heale it A proued medicine for a Fellon Take the iuise of Smallage the iuise of Fetherfue of eche lyke quantitie and myngle them with Wheat flowre to the quantitie of a peauter dyshe full and put therto as much blacke sope as the quantitie of a Walnut thē worke it with your hands vntyl the Sope can not be seene then make therof a playster and lay it to the Fellon very warme A medicine for all maner of Goutes Take a lapfull of Rue of Hysope as much of water Mint as much that groweth in the water of Arsmart as much and boyle them together in a gret vessell tyll the colour of the hearbs be changed Then hauyng a baine tub ready with a rounde stoole in it and therein a hole as byg as the palme of an hande and a soft stoole to set his foot vpon and put in the water seethyng hot the bayne beyng close couered that the ayre get not out and let the diseased set hym downe as yf he were at hys stoole of easement wyth hys feet vpon the other so as no parte of hys bodye be touched with the water so let hym sweate an houre yf he can endure it and in sweating let him rub him with hys handes where moste griefe is If he be constrayned by fayntnesse or otherwise to drynke geue hym stale Ale with a toste but it is best to abstaine After thys let hym lye downe in a warne bed and when he is dry geue hym halfe an ounce of Cassia Fistula drawen with a water that longeth to a Laske and after let hym sleepe and by Gods grace it shal helpe hym For to knyt a vayne Take the hearb called Bledith Bustaporus the iuise of Bayes and bray them together geue it the pacient to drynke in warme Posset ale For the Siatica passio Take Deares suet Rosen and stone Tarre somwhat more in quantitie and boyle altogether tyl al be moulten then spreade it on a lynnen cloth in maner of a playster pricke the cloth very thicke with a knyfe and lay it where the paine is as hot as may be suffred It hath ben proued Stubbes medicine for the Goute Take a quart of red wyne lees a quarter of a pounde of Beane flower halfe a quarter of a poūd of Cummyn fyne beaten a sponeful of bole Armianake halfe an ounce of Camphere whiche must be put in at twise and beyle them altogether tyll they be somewhat thicke then make it playster wise and laye it to the payne R. Osbornes medicine for the Goute Take three pyntes of fayre runnyng water from a spryng and put to it three handfuls of red Rose leaues that be new dryed but not distylled seeth them together tyl the leaues be very tender and the water more then halfe wasted then put therto halfe a pynt of good Rose water and let them boyle together a greate whyle after When the leaues be as tender as may be and the water wel consumed put to it of tartest leauened white bread crummes finely grated and styre it with a sticke tyl it be as thicke as may be possible then make thereof a playster vpon a lynnen cloth and as hot as may be suffered bynde it to the place greeued with roulers In this maner vse it twise a day Stubbes playster for the Goute Take Occicronū Galbanum and Melitonum of eche i.d. and styl them then take a pound of stone Pitche an other pound of fine Rosen one halfe ounce of Camphere one quarter of Deeres suet halfe a quarter of a pound of Cummyn and boyle them on a softe fyre together therof make a playster vpon a peece of lether vsing it as the other An other for the Goute Take the Gall of an Oxe and Aqua composita of ech lyke quantitie and put therto as much oyle of Exiter as of both the other labour them al together in a pot with a sticke by the space of halfe an houre when you haue so done annoynt your paine therwith then wet a lynnen cloth therein and as hot as ye can suffer it bynd it to the sore A proued water to heale as well newe woundes as olde sores Take of Camphere vi d of white Coporas iiii d and boyle them together in an earthen pot for suche a purpose vpon a chafyn dish of coales tyll they be moulten and also tyll it be hardened agayne When it is hard take it of and beat it in a morter with ii.d of Bole Armoniake into fyne poulder then take a pan with a quart of fayre runnyng water and so set it on the fyre tyl it begyn to seeth and then take it of and put into it two sponfuls of the same poulder and against the fyre let it boyle a litle together When it hath boyled a whyle before the fyre take it of and ere it be cold put it into a stone pot to keepe as your other waters or oyntmentes stoppyng it very close Whē ye neede to occupye thereof take two or three sponfuls of it in a saucer warme it on the fyre and wetting a linnen cloth therin lay it to the wound or sore and so roule it harde with roulers vsyng it on this maner And if it heale ouer fast thē dresse it with the water beyng cold once or twise and it wyl cause that it shal not heale too fast and in this manner vse it as your iudgement and discretion shall seeme best The L. Capels salue for cuts or ranklyngs comming of rubbing It is also a good lyp salue Take a pounde of Maye butter clarifye it then take the purest thereof also take .iii. ounces of English waxe and .ii. ounces of Rosen clarifie them by thē selues then boyle them altogether vpon a soft fyre with styrryng that it burne not and when it is boyled coole it and after keepe it in the cake or otherwise as your other salues To eate out the dead flesh in any wounde Take Henbane eggeshels burne them together then stampe them into fine pouder Put thereof suche quantitie into the wounde as shall seeme needful and it wyll eate oute the deade fleshe To heale
glasse and so drinke it of beyng warmed before then laye you downe and sweate if you can An other for the same Take an handfull of hearbe Grace a quarter of a pounde of Cummyn well brused then take a pottle or a quart of the dregges of good ale boyle all these together puttyng into it crūmes of leauened breade sufficient to make the rest very thicke thē put it into a very strong lynnen bag and so lay it to the griefe yf the paine remoue remoue also your bag euer with the payne refreshing it with warmth and it shall helpe An other for the same proued Annoynt your syde with the Oyle of Melilote then make a playster of the same Melilote vpon a peece of Leather and lay it to your syde and change it not but once in a weeke A proued medicine to cause sleepe Take foure spoonefuls of good vineger and as much Rose water of oyle of Roses two sponfuls and of crummes of coorse leauened breade made of cleane Wheat with an handfull of Rose leaues dryed as you shal thynke wyll make the licour thicke to lay vpon a lynnen cloth these beyng boyled together vpon a chafyndish of coales When it is enough lay it vpon the foreheade and temples from the one eare to the other and so let hym lye vpon a bed making no noyse and by the grace of God he shall sleepe within one quarter of an houre An other for the same Stampe Lettise seed and Smallage seede together in a morter then temper it with the white of an egge and so bynd it to the forehead and he shal sleepe For the head ach and clensing therof Chawe Pellitorye of Spayne in thy mouth and it wyll clense the head also take away the ache or payne An other for the head ache Take the iuise of Byttanie Veruin Wormwood Colodine greene Mallowes and Sage claryfyed Hony and fine Pepper corne beaten in poulder and seth al these wel in fayre water as much as by your indgement shall be sufficient for to drink the other compounds before which must be in equal quantities vse this drinke fasting as you fynd paine it shall helpe An other medicine to cause sleepe Take a spoonfull of oyle of Roses a sponful of Rose water and halfe a sponful of red Vyneger and temper them all together then with a fine lynnen clothe annoynt the pacients head To purge and clense the head Take a pint of white vineger .i. d. of the poulder of Spemial and .i. d. of the polder of Pellitorye which is lyke to small styckes .ii. d. of good stone Honnye then seeth them altogether and whē it hath soden something take it of the fyre and put to it a sponful of good Mustard styrring it wel together and in that maner preserue it as before ye be taught in the others Vse one or two houres after dinner to put of thys water or medicine into your mouth roulyng it vp and down with your tongue keepyng close your lippes and beware that none go downe your throate In lyke maner vse therof to the number of .ix. spoonefuls one after an other alwayes puttyng them out into a peauter bason or such lyke vessel the better to peruse that whiche wyll come out of your head by the operation therof And in vsyng thys medicine three dayes together you shal fynd remedy An other for al maner diseases in the head Take .iiii. peny worth of the roote of Pellitory of Spayne which is the same in the other before mentioned with half a peny worth of Spilonard beat them into poulder then boyle them as the other with good red vineger if you haue not whyte and beyng boyled and colde put to it a sauser full of clarifyed hony an other of good mustard with styrryng as you dyd the other Also let hym vse it in iyke maner quantitie as the other eyther after dynner or supper whether he lyst and in few tymes vsyng thys you shal perceyue the disease to weare a way mary he must vse euery spoonfull a good whyle in hys mouth though some what to hys payne A proued medicine for paine in the head Seeth Alehofe in fayre water and beyng sodden bind the hearbes to the noddle of the head hot and it shal helpe A prooued medicine for the coughe and ach in the brest by reason thereof Boyle Stabies in fayre water with the water bathe or washe the brest then laye the hearbes thereto in manner of a playster as hot as you can suffer it This must be done at your goyng to bed in once or twise so doyng you shal recouer For payne in the stomacke Take Woormewoode Fetherfewe Mynts crummes of browne bread and Frankinsence or Cummyn beatē to fine poulder by equal portions and boile thē al in Malmesey very thicke as you are taught before puttyng it when it is sodden into a thicke lynnen bag and verye warme lay it to thy stomacke An other for the cough Take a handfull of good Fygges and seeth them in Ale or Beere tyll they be somewhat tender then slyt them a sunder and in a lynnen bag for the purpose laye them as hot as ye can suffer vpō the stomake when it is cold warme them with the bag in the licor that before they were boyled in and thus doyng you shal by Gods helpe be healed An other for the same Take like quantitie of great Raysons as you dyd of the Figges or twise as many and boyle them in Claret wyne the stones beyng fyrst taken out of them whē they be tender vse them as you dyd the Fygges to your brest warmyng thē as they coole in theyr hot licour A very good drinke for the said cough Take a quart of white wyne boyle it with Licoras Anise seedes and Suger Candy of ech like quantitie putting therin ten Fygs of the best tyl it be halfe consumed so preserue it to drink therof euenyng and mornyng three or foure spoonefuls warme For the Murre or pose Take Sticcadose or for wante hereof halfe a handful of Spyke of Nigella Romana halfe a handefull of Rose leaues halfe an handful of Masticke as much with a quarter of an handful of Cloues these beyng beaten into fyne poulder make a fyne quilte of Syndale and puttyng them into it lay it to the moulde of your head For the Migrue Take halfe a pint of Knit Maddē an ounce of Cummyn seede a handfull of Sengrue then braye them all together smal in a morter then boyle them in the mylke of a cowe of one colour thicknyng it with Wheate meale and being very thicke lay it playster wise to your forehead and temples An other medicine for the headache Take the iuise of Walworte Salt Hony Waxe and Incense of as equall portions as you can gesse them boyle them together being boyled preserue it as you doe other oyntments and as you fynde paine annoynte your head therwith it shal help you also