anoint the itch therewith Or Take the juyce of Scabious and Fumitorie of each one ounce powder of Elecampane a quarter of and ounce oyl of Roses and white Lillies of each half an ounce boyl them in two or three ounces of Vinegar till it be thick Keep it to use Or Take four ounces of strong Vinegar of Roch-Allom half an ounce of Plantain Sink-foyl Honey-suckle leaves of each half a handful boyl them gently to the wasting of half then add to the strained liquor a quarter of an ounce of white Mercury in fine powder Boyl them a little and keep it to wash the Itch with Or Boyl Dock-roots Scabious Sope-wort Fumitorie and Sorrel in water and Vinegar Bath with it Or Take water-Betonie two good handfuls Daysie-leaves and Ale-hoof or Ground-Ivy of each a handful of red Dock-roots as much bruise them well and mix therewith half a pound or twelve ounces of Hogs-grease let them stand in a crock seven or eight dayes then being boyled gently and strained keep it for your use Or Take one ounce of Salt-Peter half an ounce of Roch-Allom boyl them in a pint of Vinegar till about half be consumed then use it to the place grieved Or Boyl Tobacco stalks in water and Vinegar bath with it warm Or Take one ounce of Tobacco in fine power of Brimstone in powder a quarter of an ounce mix them together with three four or ounces of Hogs-grease and make an oyntment with this anoint the body every night Against Bruises and strains IF the inward parts be bruised give a little Sperma ceti which the vulgar call Parmacitty morning and evening with some Stone-pitch in powder It may be taken in Beer Posset-drink or Sack Or Give twenty grains of Irish-slat powdered in any of the aforesaid liquors Or Pour out the white of an egge and put in some Sperma ceti rost it soft then sup it up in a morning fasting If the party bleed give him a Dram which is half a quartern of an ounce of Bole-armonack powdered in Posset drink wherein St. Johns-wort and Bugle hath been boyled Outward means Take two ounces of oyl of Peter one ounce of oyl of Turpentine half an ounce of oyl of Roses as much of yellow wax melt the wax in the oyles and anoint with it Or Take Solomons-seal being green bruise it and fry it with fresh-Butter Apply it warm Or Take two pound of fresh-Butter put to it of Broom-flowers and Elder-flowers of each a good handful or more of Sage half a handful bruise the herb and flowers mix them with the Butter then put them in a Pipkin or Crock seven or eight hours in a Kettle of hot water cover it and keep the Kettle alwaies full of water when it hath thus boyled take it out and let it stand a while but not till it be cold then strain and reserve it for your use Or Take Ale-hoof Brook-lime and Smallage of each a handfull bruise them and add thereto half a pound of Hogs-grease and sheeps-suet fry them together strain it and when it is almost cold put thereto a little Spermaceti or oyl of Spermaceti mix them together and keep it for your use Or Take Chickweed Wheat-bran and the Grounds of strong Ale or Beer cut the herb small and mix them together then apply them warm to the place strained or bruised Or Take Camomill Worm-word of each one handful Red Rose leaves half a handful of Barly meal one handful Boyl them soft in water or milk then put fresh-Butter or oyl of Roses to it and lay it warm to the bruised part Against Blacknesse or Blewness of the face or eyes TAke of Castle-Sope two ounces of the oyntment called Dialthaeae one ounce of Aquavitae half a quarter of a pint melt them together and anoint therewith morning and evening Or Take the the juyce of Solomons-seal of Unguentum album and the white of an egge mingle them together and apply it morning and evening Or Anoint with the oyntment Dialthaeae mixed with a little Spermaceti Or Take the roots of blew Flower-De-luce beat it with Rose-water then lay it between a linnen cloth and apply it to the eyes Or Take Paper four double wet it well in cold water and lay it to the bruise Against Aches TAke Aqua vitae Neates-foot-oyl oyl of Camomil of each a like quantity mingle them together and use it against cold aches Or Take oyl of Exeter Aqua vitae and Oxe-gall of each two ounces mix them together and use it Or Take four ounces of oyl of Bay two ounces of Aqua vitae mix them together Or Take Camomil Sage Dill Rosemary of each a good handful bruise and cut them then add thereto a pint of Lin-seed-oyl Boyl them together for the space of half an hour then put in half a pound of fresh-Butter boyl it again very gently strain it and keep it for your use Or Take half an ounce of oyl of Peter oyl of Spike and Philosophers oyl of each a quarter of an ounce oyl of Exeter half an ounce mingle them together To draw out Thorns and Splinters APply common Turpentine to the place spred upon leather Or Make a plaster of Galbanum or Ammoniacum and lay it to the thorn or splinter Or Take a piece of Spunge or a lock of wool dip it in hot Urine and apply it Or Bray Nettle roots and Salt together lay it on Or Take the roots of Polypodium bruise them with Barrows-grease and apply it Or Take a piece of Foxtongue steeped all night in Vinegar binde it fast and in a day or two it will draw it out Or Take black Sope Tarr Goose-dung or Hens-dung mix them together and apply it Or Take Honey Oxe-gall and chalk in powder mingle them together and lay it to the place where the thorn is Against bleeding of the Nose TAke Olibanum Aloes Dragons-blood Bole-armonack of each half an ounce make them in powder and mix them with the white of an egge and the hair of a Hare that groweth under the belly Apply it to the temples and nod of the neck also put up a tent of the same into that nostril that bleedeth Or Take linnen clothes and wet them well in Vinegar apply it cold to the privy members of him that bleedeth Or Take half a pint of Plantain water as much strong wine Vinegar mingle them together and take linnen clothes and wet therein lay some of them to the soles of the feet and some on the right side where the Liver lieth and some to the palmes of the hands and some to the nape of the neck and to the forehead Or Take an egg-shell and fill it with the party his blood that bleedeth dry it in hot Embers make it into powder and blow up some of it into his nostrils with a quill Or Take four ounces of Plantain water or the juyce thereof two ounces of strong Vinegar one ounce of the juyce of Knotgrass one ounce and a half of
middest and spread each part with Mithridate lay it to the wrists warm and bind it on Or Take Rue and Baysalt bruise them and lay it to the wrists Or Hang Camphor about the neck in a thin rag or piece of silk This hath cured many especially children Against the Collick Stone or Gravel TAke Parsly-seed Gromel-seed of each half an ounce of Bay-berries as much of Licoris one ounce let them be bruised and boyled in Poset drink strain it and drink thereof morning and evening a good draught warm Or Boyl Alexander-seed or the herb in Posset drink strain and drink of it as before Or Boyl one ounce of Juniper-berries in Posset-drink adding thereto half an ounce of Licoris drink morning and evening a good draught warm Or Take of time Parsly-roots Fennel-roots the pith taken out and Alexander-leaves of each a handful boyl them in white wine and water sufficiently strain it and drink thereof morning and evening For the Collick Take of Cow-dung one pound of Cummen-seed and Carraway-seed of each one ounce or more bruise them and mixed with the dung apply it to the belly warm adding a little Hoggs-grease to it Against the Cough TAke of Clarified Honey four ounces and put to it of Elecampane root in fine powder half an ounce or three quarters of an ounce mix them together at the fire and being throughly hot keep it for your use and take often of it Or Take two hanfuls of Hyssope Raisons of the Sun stoned four ounces Figgs cut in slices two ounces Licoris bruised one ounce boyl these in a sufficient quantity of water strain it and take often thereof Or Take two or three handfuls of Horehound two ounces of Licoris bruised boyl them in water and being strained drink of it Or Take as much powder of Brimstone or flower thereof as will lye one a six pence morning and evening in an egge half roasted for the space of a week Against the flux or loosness of the Body BOyl the inward rinde of an Oak in milk strain it and put thereto powder of Rice Cinamon in powder also a little Sugar eat of it often Or Take one Dram which is half a quarter of an ounce of the root of Tormentill in powder mix it with half an ounce of Conserve of red-Roses and eat it or let it be given in red wine or plantain-Plantain-water Or Give fourty grains of Acorn-cups powdered in Rise milk morning and evening Or Give a Dram of Acorn-cups powdered in Posset-drink for two or three mornings together Or Take a pint of red wine and put to it a quarter of an ounce of Cinamom and as much Plantainseed bruised boyl them gently together strain it and give often thereof Or Take Plantain Knot-grass and Shepheards-purse of each a handful boyl them in new milk strain it and being thickned with crums of stale white bread eat thereof Or Give a Dram of old Venice Treacle morning and evening for four or five dayes together in Plantain water Against the Gout TAke Milk boyl it and turn it with Vinegar take off the curd and lay it to the part affected Or Take ground-worms and put them into Vinegar that they may be purged from filth then take half a pound of them and a pound of Hoggs-grease beat them together and lay it on Or Take a pickle-Herring and pul away the bone stamp it very small then put to it one ounce of Unguentum Populeon and a little Bole-armonack in powder as also some red Rose-water Apply it cold to the grieved place Or Take red Rose-leaves Camomill and Melilot of each on handful of Linseed bruised or powdered one ounce of the crums of white Bread half a pound boyl them in milk to a Poultess adding therefore six penny-worth of Saffron and the yolks of two eggs Lay it on to the grief Or Take oyl of Roses and wax of each four ounces Saffron a quarter of an ounce melt the wax in the oyl and put in the Saffron in powder then add the yolks of two eggs make an oyntment and keep it for your use Or Take a pound of Raisons of the Sun stoned bruise them and apply it to the affected part Or Beat a Sheeps-head all to pieces boyl it with two handfuls of Mallowes and as much Balm till the bones fall out bath the member with the liquor morning and evening Or Bath the member in Sea-water Or Take dregs of strong Ale or Beer and put therein crums of Rie Bread boyl them to a poultess and apply it Or Take Wormwood Walwort and Bran of Wheat of each two handfuls bruise the herbs and add two handfuls of Cow dung or Horse-dung let them be boyled in Vinegar till the Vinegar be almost consumed then apply it warm Or Take a handfull of red Rose leaves and a pinteâ— new milke boil them with crums of bread to a Poultis and apply it warm Or Take a spoonful of Bay-salt as much gray Sope and the quantity of Wallnut of Boares grease Rue and Sage of each half a handful Beat them altogether and lay it on a cloth to the place affected renew it once a day Against the yellow Jandise TAke a handful of Angelica-leaves bruise it and add Sheeps-dung and Goose-dung of each half a handful steep them all in a pint and a half of Ale or Beer for one night strain it and drink thereof a good draught morning and evening Or Take of Sheeps dung half a handful of Goose-dung as much steep them in a pint of white wine or Ale one night strain it and drink thereof morning and evening Or Take a good handful of red Nettle crops boyl them in a pint of Ale or Beer strain it and drink a good draught morning and evening warm Or Take of Broom-flowers bruised a handful of Saffron the weight of six pence of the juyce of Celandine two or three spoonfuls of Earth-worms washed clean a small handful steep them in a pint and a half of white wine one night then boyl them gently strain it and drink thereof first and last Or Let a live Tench be applyed both to the right side where liver is and to the soles of the feet Or Take the yellow bark or rinde of the Barberie-tree and bruise it then let it be boyled in white wine or Posset-drink when it is neer boyled put in some Saffron and boyl it gently a while strain it and drink thereof morning and evening Against the Small Pox or Measels GIve a little Saffron powdered in in milk morning and evening Or Give some London Treacle to bring them out It may be given in dragon-Dragon-water or carduus-Carduus-water Or Take of the herb Scabious half a handful or a handful of Figs sliced six in number of Licoris bruised half an ounce of Harts-horn as much boyl them in a pint of spring-Spring-water or Posset-drink to about half a pint strain it and put thereto three or four penny-worth of Saffron in powder Give four or five spoonfuls thereof morning
it a Poultess made with Turpentine Honey and Onions or Garlick buised therewith The liver of the mad Dog is commended if it be given the party in powder to drink in Posset-drink If Bees or Wasps sting any presently pull out the sting if it be left behinde and lay Honey to it or Mithridate or Cow-dung with Sallet-oyl If the eye be stung pull out the sting presently and apply Carduus brused with the white of an egge and so renew it two or three times if need require Against Deafness TAke one ounce of oyl of Castor oyl of Roses and oyl of bitter Almonds of each half an ounce Aqua vitae one ounce boyl them together till the Aqua vitae be consumed Put four or five drops of it into the ear a little warm every night and stop the ear with black wooll Or Take the powder of Bayberries and boyl it in oyl of Lillies or Sallet-oyl then drop some of it into the ear every night and stop it as before Or Boyl Bayberries being first well bruised in white wine and hold your ear over the hot fume thereof two or three times in a day Or Take Marjerom Rue Camomill and Rose-mary of each a like quantity boyl them in Vinegar take the fume thereof into the ear or ears with a Tunnel or Funnel after this is done put some oyl of bitter Almonds into the ear and stop it with wool Or Take the juyce of Ground-Ivie and put it warm into the ear stop it as before Or Take two ounces of the juyce of Rue as much womans milk boyl it together till it be curdled then strain it dip wood in the juyce warm and put it into the ear Or Take an Onion and cut a hole therein then put into it oyl of bitter Almonds and fresh Butter without salt boyl them together gently drop of the liquor into the ears warm Against dim and sore eyes TAke Fennel Vervein Celandine Rue Eye-bright and red Roses of each two handfuls distill them and wash the eyes therewith Or Distil green Wallnuts huskes and all in a Still and wash your eyes with the water Or Take half an ounce of Tutiastone or Tuttie make it into fine powder and put it into four ounces of white wine as also two ounces of red Rose-water shake it often together and wash the eyes therewith Or Take of the juyce of Ground-Ivy Celandine and Daisies of each one ounce put to them a little rose-Rose-water and white Sugar Candy in fine powder Against watering and itching of the eyes TAke one ounce of Lapis Calaminaris make it hot in the fire then quench it in half a pint of white wine seven or eight times when this is done make it in fine powder and put it to the wine wash your eyes therewith Or Make a plaster of Gumelemnie and lay it to the Temples This will stop the Rehume Or Take one ounce of Tuttie in fine powder four ounces of fresh Butter without salt one ounce of oyl of Roses mix them together and make an oyntment with which anoynt the eyes at night Or Take half an ounce of Lapis Calaminaris and of white Candy as much of white wine one ounce or more make the stone red hot in the fire let it cool then make it into fine powder mix it with the wine and put in the white Candy in power keep it in a glass for your use Or Take a good handful of young red Fennel as much of Eye-bright one ounce of white Sugar-Candy a quarter of an ounce of white Coperas boyl them all in a pint of running water till about half be consumed then strain it and drop of the clearest into your eyes Or Take half an ounce of white Coperas in powder and fourty grains of Orris root in powder add to them two or three ounces of red Rose-water and wash your eyes therewith or drop some into your eyes Against spots in the eyes DRop the juyce of Celandine into the eyes Or Take the juyce of Ground-Ivie and put into the eyes Or Take half an ounce of burnt Cocle-shels as much of Olibanum and a quarter of an ounce of Sarcocolla make them all in fine powder and blow some of it into the eye with a quill Against Bloodshotten and red eyes TAke Wormwood bruise and mix it with the white of an egge and a little red Rose-water apply it to the eyes Or Put into the eye white Sugar-Candy in fine powder Or Take new Cheese often washed in fair water beat it with the white of an egge and apply it to the eye or eyes Against the Tooth-ach VVAsh your Teeth with a decoction made with Vinegar and Hysope Or Take Henbane root bruise it and boyl it in wine Vinegar hold the decoction in your mouth Or If Rheume be the cause thereof chew a piece of Pellitorie of Spain in your mouth and that will draw much Rheume Or Take Salt Pepper and Garlike beat them together and being put into a clout hold it in your mouth Or Take Sage and Pellitorie boyl them in Vinegar and hold thereof in your mouth as hot as may be If it be a hollow tooth put a little Mithridate therein Or Take lint and wet it in oyl of Spike oyl of Origanum or oyl of Cloves put it into the hollow tooth But the best remedy for a hollow tooth is to pull him out Against an Ague Inward means TAke Carduus Centory the roots of Butter-bur of each a quarter of an ounce make them into powder of which take as much as will lye on a six pence in Posset-drink wherein Marigold flowers have been boyled Give it before the fit commeth and let them sweat Or Take a dram which is half a quarter of an ounce of Carduus or Butter-bur root in powder give it in Posset-drink before the fit and sweat after it Or Take a spoonful or two of the juyce of Germander and give it the party warm before the fit cometh In the hot fit Orreng posset is very good or Lemon posset Against the cold shakings of Agues Take Camomill and Wormwood of each a handful boyl them in Posset drink and give thereof in the cold fit Against Agues Outward means Take a Pickl'd Herring slit him in the middest and apply to the soles of each foot one part warm let it ly on six or eight hours do this before the fit commeth Or Take Celandine Rue of each one handful bruise them small and add four ounces of black Sope the whites of three or four eggs mix them well together binde it to the wrists and soles of the feet Or Take Venice Turpentine spread it on Leather strow thereon Nutmeg and Olibanum in powder lay it to the wrests Or Make a plaster of Venice Turpentine and strow on it the Powder of Rue Apply it to the wrists Or Take a good handful of Feverfew bruise it and add a little bay-Salt and Glass in powder lay it to the wrists Or Cut an Orange in the
an evening warm Or Take of Lentils the huskes taken off or Tares four ounces of Figgs in number ten of Raisons of the Sun stoned two ounces of Fennel-seed bruised a quarter of an ounce boyl them in three pints of water till the third part be consumed when it is neer boyled put in twenty grains of Saffron and let it boyl gently strain it and give three or four ounces hereof to drink warm morning and evening To preserve the eyes Take of red Rose-water four spoonfuls of womans milk two spoonfuls of white Candy in fine powder half a quarter of an ounce mingle them together and drop some of it into the eyes warm Or Take red Rose-water and put a little Saffron in powder therein wash the eyes therewith warm To preserve the Throat Let them hold often in their mouth white or broun Sugar-Candy or the juyce of Licoris Or Give them Honey of Roses or Syrup of Mulberies warm To preserve the Lungs Make them Barly-water with Figgs Anisseed Raisons and Licoris Let them drink often of it warm Let them that have the Pox be kept warm but not too hot give them broth and beer warm Let their broth be made with Harts-horn Sorrel and Mary-gold flowers They must not eat any meat till the Fever be gone let them avoid wine strong beer and hot Spices When the Fever is past they may eat meat of light digestion poched eggs and Bread and Butter They may drink with a Tost and a little Sugar and after they have drank let them eat the Tost for this will cleanse their mouth and Throat If the Pox strik in give them Mithridate Diascordium or Bezarstone from two grains to five or six grains After eight or ten dayes you may anoynt the face with these following means Take fat Bacon roast it and let it drop in fair water then take the droppings and wash it often in red Rose-water or Plantain-water with this let the face be often anoynted Or Take of oyl of Roses half an ounce of Sperma ceti half a quarter of an ounce mix them together by melting at the fire stirring them till it be cold then anoint with it Or Anoint the face with oyl of bitter Almonds and a little Sperma ceti mixed together Or Take Elder-leaves one handful Marigols two handfuls of French Mallowes or ordinary Mallowes one handful Hoggs grease half a pound bruise and boyl them till the herbs be dry strain it and anoint therewith Or Take a quarter of an ounce of Cerusse or Chalk often washed in fine powder add to it two ounces of thin Cream mix them together and anoint therewith To take away the spots in the face after they are well Take the juyce of Lemons and mix with it a little bay-Salt in powder wash the face gently with it or dip clouts in the juyce of Lemons and wash the face therewith Against the Dropsie TAke green Broom and burn it in some clean place that you may save the ashes of it Take nine or ten spoonfuls of the same ashes and boyl them in a pint of white wine till the strength thereof be out then strain it make three draughts of the wine Drink one fasting another at three of the clock in the afternoon and the other last at night Or Take a good handful of the herb called Bitter-sweet bruise it and boyl it in a pint of white wine strain it and drink thereof morning and evening Or Take half a pound of Cow-dung Anisseed and Cuminseed in powder of each two ounces mix them together and lay it on warm to the swollen belly or legs An Appendix concerning Phlebotomie in the Small Pox. Because the vulgar do so much cry out of letting-blood in the Small Pox yea count it such a piacle or mortiferous errour I thought it necessary to satisfie them if it may be that there no such danger as they suppose Whether letting blood be safe in the small Pox. Whether Phlebotomie or letting blood may safely be used in the Small Pox Sol. TO answer this question we must consider the small Pox ante eruptionem before any spots appear and post eruptionem after the spots appear In the beginning before any spots appear especially in a full body on the second day Phlebotomie may safely be done That this may not seem my own I shall cite my authority and first I will begin with Duncanus Liddelius who saith Incipiente morbo Liddelius de seb l. 3. cap. 9. fol. 273. ubi adest sanguinis redundantia si vires aetas permittant nil melius putatur quà m à venae sectione initium facere In the beginning of the small Pox where blood doth much abound if strength and age permit no remedy so safe as letting-blood And again Tutissimum est in variolis morbillis sanguinem de trahere intra quartum diem si sit plenitudo magna aut febris arduus It is most safe in the small Pox and Measels to draw blood before the fourth day if there be any great fulness or burning Fever Hollerius saith thus Primo aut secundo die sanguis detrahendus est Hollerius de morbis internis fol. 827. on the first or second day blood is to be drawn away And he goes farther and gives a reason Sic enim melius transpirat corpus Putredinis causa intercipitur levatur natura si quid vitii eliquum est celerius in superficiem corporis repurgatur c. For by letting blood respiration is much helped and the cause of putrefaction is intercepted nature is eased and the corrupt humours are more speedily sent from the Center to the Circumference otherwise there is great danger least by too much putrifaction the Fever be increased and Nature too much oppressed with a multitude of humours that at last it bring a suffocation to the Patient So that we see Phlebotomie is so far from hindering the coming forth of the Pox that it is a great help to their more speedy comming forth Fuchsius hath these words concerning letting-blood in the smal pox Fuchsius de med mor. lib. 5. cap. 8. fol. 581. Si adulti corripiuntur exanthematis initio curationis si corpus plenum fuerit sanguis mitendus idque faciendum antequam appareant exanthemata If adult or grown persons be taken with the small Pox in the beginning if they have full bodies blood is to be taken away but let it be done before the spots appear Of this opinion are most of the Learned Physitians Mercurialis edict 1623. Faventinus venetiis 1554. Pet. Paschalis Ludgduni 1631. Mercuriales de morb puer lib. 1. fol. 24. Farentin empiric fol. 390. Pet. Pascalis de feb fol. 117. Pet. Paulus de cur morb lib. 2. c. 10. fol. 209. Pet. Bayrus tract de Peste fol. 820. Heurnius de feb fol. 139. Pet. Paulus Lugdunj 1587. Pet. Bayrus Lugdun 1578. Rondeletius method curand fol. 626. Gordonius de feb fol. 52. River prax med fol. 157. Sennert de feb fol. 480. I