To make Vnguentum Apostolorum TAke Yellow Rozen two pound Verdigrease three ounces Wax one pound Oyle a pint you must set the Oyle Wax and Rozen over the fire then put to your Verdigreace made into fine powder and stirre it till it be cold and so it is finished Vnguentum Basilicum TAke Oyle halfe a pound Waxe Colophonie of each two ounces Turpentine Pitch Perosine and Cowes suet of each two pound and a half Frankensence and Myrrhe of each halfe an ounce and so make your Unguent The golden Vnguent called Vnguentum Aureum TAke yellow Waxe foure ounces Oyle one pound Turpentine Colophonie and Rozen of each one ounce Frankensence and Masticke of each halfe an ounce Saffron a dram and so make an Unguent To make a drying Vnguent called Vnguentum Calaminaris TAke the Stone called Lapis Calaminaris Deeres Suet and Waxe of each foure ounces oyle of Roses halfe a pound Camphere two drams and so make your Unguent according to Art To make the white Oyntment called Vnguentum Album Rasis TAke oyle of Roses halfe a pound Waxe two ounces Ceruse sixe ounces the whites of three Egges and Camphere a dram and after these things be melted and commixed together you must wash it with rose-Rose-water To make Vnguentum Lytargerii TAke oyle of Roses one pound Litarge of Lead one pound Vineger halfe a pound Camphere two drams and so make your Unguent To make Vnguentum Lypeione TAke the juyce of Honey-suckles a quart Honey a pinte white Copperas halfe a pound and so make your Unguent To make the Incarnative Vnguent TAke oyle of greene Balme two pound Waxe and Perosine of each halfe a pound Deeres suet foure ounces Frankensence and Myrrhe of each two ounces of Turpentine foure ounces the yolkes of foure Egges and so make your Unguent Another Incarnative Vnguent TAke Deeres suet oyle of Roses Rozen Pitch Litarge of Gold Frankensence and Myrrhe of each foure ounces and so make your Unguent To make Vnguentum Viride TAke Ossingie Porsine one pound Verdigreace two ounces Sall gemme halfe an ounce and so make your Unguent Another Vnguent TAke burnt Allom and Vineger of each two ounces Ossingie Porsine sixe ounces and so make an Unguent A drying Vnguent TAke oyle of Roses one pound Waxe sixe ounces Litarge of Gold and Silver Bdelium gum Armoniack red Corall Dragons bloud Deeres suet Masticke of each two ounces Camphere halfe an ounce and so make your Unguent An Vnguent against the Morphew TAke quicke Brimstone sixe drams oyle of Tartary foure drams Ceruse Unguentum Cytrium of each two drams oyle of Roses sixe drams the white of an Egge as much Vineger as needs and so make your Unguent An Vnguent called Rosye TAke Rozen Turpentine and Honey of each halfe a pound Linseed and Fenecrick of each one ounce Myrrhe one ounce Sercoll one ounce let them all be made in fine powder and so make an Unguent thereof An Vnguent for Vlcers in the Arme. TAke Litarge of Gold and silver Ceruse of each two ounces Bole-armoniac half an ounce Lapis Calaminaris Dragons blood of each one ounce Frankensence and Mastick of each halfe an ounce Tartarie Sall-gemme and Camphere of each two drams Turpentine washed in rose-Rose-water and Waxe of each two ounces oyle of Elders half an ounce oyle of Bayes two drams oyle of Violets and of Poppie of each foure drams and so make your Unguent it is an excellent oyntment An Vnguent against Cabes TAke Storax liquide two ounces Bay-salt in fine powder and oyle of Roses of each one ounce the juyce of Orenges as much as shall need and so make your Unguent according to Art An Vnguent called the gift of God TAke Orras powder Sall-gemme Sall-Nitrie of each one ounce a Stone called Lapis Magnates two ounces Lapis Calaminaris two ounces Waxe one pound Oyle three pound and so make your Unguent according to Art A precious Vnguent TAke Ceruse washed one ounce in an ounce of Vineger burnt Lead foure ounces Litarge two ounces Myrrhe one ounce Honey of Roses two ounces oyle of Roses sixe ounces the Yolkes of sixe Egges and Waxe as much as needs and so make your Unguent Another Vnguent against Cabes TAke the juyce of Sallendine Femitary Borage Scabious and Dockes of each three ounces Litarge of gold washed Ceruse burnt Brasse Brimstone Bay salt burnt Allom of each halfe an ounce oyle of Roses two ounces Storax liquide Turpentine of each one ounce Vineger foure ounces Ossingie Perosine one pound and a halfe and so make your oyntment To make the greene Oyntment called Vnguentum Viride TAke Waxe one pound Perosine one pound Frankensence halfe a pound gum Arabic halfe a pound Verdigrease two ounces Honey foure ounces oyle Olive two pound and so make your Unguent An Vnguent to increase Flesh TAke the gum Dragagant and dissolve it in Rose-water and make an Unguent An Vnguent to heale the Serpigo TAke Pepper Bay-salt Tartary Verdigreace Allumines ynke of each halfe an ounce Ceruse Litarge and Quicksilver well killed of each two drams of Ossingie Perosine as much as needs An Vnguent for Fistulaes TAke Myrrhe Masticke Alloes and Epatick of each two ounces the juyce of Salendine Planten Honey of Roses and Vineger of each a like quantity and make it an Unguent An oyntment for a greene Wound TAke oyle of Turpentine one ounce the oyle of Vulpinum one ounce oyle of Camomill two ounces and make thereof an Unguent A cold Vnguent TAke oyle of Roses and Waxe of each two ounces the juyce of red Gowrd leaves Night-shade leaves of each two ounces Ceruse washed burnt Lead washed in Rose-water or Planten water of each halfe an ounce Frankensence two drams melt all together and decoct it a little and then take it from the fire and put it into a Leaden Morter wherein you must labour it a good while and so make your Unguent An Vnguent for a sawse-fleame Face TAke May butter one pound Hony-suckle flowers three handfuls stampe the flowers and the Butter together and lay it in fuse for sixe dayes space then melt it and straine it and put thereto quicke Brimstone the weight of twelve pence finely powdered and so reserve it for your use An Vnguent for the Piles TAke Mollene Archangell red Fennell stamped small of each a like quantity and as much Ossingie as of the Hearbes Mixe all these together and lay it â— rotting a weeke space then straine it and keepe it for that use Another Vnguent for the Piles TAke Yarrow and May butter and stampe them together and apply them as hot as may be suffered To make Vnguentum Lipcium TAke a quart of Juyce of Honey suckles and a pinte of Hony and halfe a pound of white Coperas and seethe them on the fire and let them boyle till it waxe blacke then put in your Copperas in fine powder To make Vnguentum Fanscome TAke Waxe one pound Rozen Colophonie of each two pound Pitch one pound Cowes suet one pound May-butter halfe a pound
of the sand or gravell in the bladder for it will breake the Stone within him Jtem this water being drunke sustaineth and lightneth all the members of man of what Disease soever he be grieved with 10. To make water of Sage the tenth Water TAke Sage and Pollyon of each a like quantity and breake them in a morter and put them in a Stillatorie and distill Water sthereof this waterdrunke fasting eateth away all manner of sicknesse Item this wate r sodden with Castory and drunke fasting of all Medicines in the world it prolongeth most a mans life Item if a man be fore-spoken doe this nine dayes and he shall be whole but it must be taken with warme water Item this water being drunke fasting draweth away all evill in the stomacke or wombe Item it is good against the Scabbes and causeth a man to have good blood and good colour in the face Item this water being drunke hote in the morning or in the day healeth any manner oâ— evill in a man within three dayes if the Patient be in any wise curable To make Aqua Vitae TAke Isope Rosemary Violet Verven Bitony Hearbe-Iohn Mouseare Planten Avence Sage and Fetherfoy of each a handfull and washing them put them in a gallon of white Wine and so let it stand all night cleane covered and then on the morrow distill it and keepe the water well This water is good for the Megrim in the Head and for the Impostume in the head and for the Dropsie in the Head and for the Fever in the head and for all manner of Aches and sicknesse in the Head To make Aqua Magistralis TAke the rootes of Pyonie the rootes of Turpentine the crops of Fennell of Egrimonie Honysuccle Celondine Rewe Chickweed Pimpernell Phillippendula the tender leaves of the Vine Eufraâ—e Sowthistle Red-roses Strawbery leaves and Verven of each alike quantity and bray them in a Morter and put them in good white Wine nine dayes and then put thereto a pinte of womans milke that doth nurse a Man-child and as much Urine of a man-child of a yeare old and as much pured Hony and put them all together and let them stand three dayes so and then distill them in a Stillatorie and keepe well this water in a Glasse vessell that no Ayre come thereto and if you will occupie this water wash thine eyes therewith and use it and if ever man be holpen of the disease of the Eyes this will helpe him in short time A precious Water for Eyes that seeme faire and yet be blind TAke Smalledge red Fennell Rew Verven Byttony Egrimony Sinck-â—oile Eufrase Sage Pimpernell and Selondine of each a quarterne and wash them cleane and stampe them small and put them in a brasse Pan and powder of Tuttie of Pepper of Ceruse and a pinte of white wine and put it to the Hearbes and two or three spoonfuls of Hony and seven spoonfuls of the water of a Man-child and temper them together and boyle them over the fire a little and straine it thorow a cloth and put it into a Glasse and stop it well till you will occupy it and when you will use it put it into thine eyes with a Feather and if it waxe thicke temper it with white wine and then use it often A Water that will helpe onâ— that is troubled with sore eyes being debarred of sight TAke of Rosemary Smalledge Rewe Verven Mather Eufrase Endive Houseleeke Fulwort red Fennell and Selandine of each a like half a quarterne and wash them cleane and lay them in white Wine a day and a Night and then distill them in a Stillatorie the first water will be like Gold the second like Silver and the third will be like Balme and that is good for all sores of the eyes To make another Aqua Vitae TAke Nutmegs Gallingale Spikenard of Spaine of each two penny-worth and of Cloves Graines Ginger of each one penny-worth two penny worth of Annys take and bray them all in a brasse Morter and then take a handfull of wild Sage and of the other Sage Rosemary Isope Savery puliall royal puliall of the Mountaine Sothernwood Hore-hound Worme-wood and Egrimony Bettony Jvie leaves of each a like handfull and two pennyworth of Quibebes and bruise all these in a Morter then take three Gallons of good red Wine and put it into a brazen pot and then put the Spices and Hearbes therein and set the Stillatory above and close it well and take faire Paste and put it about the brinkes hard with thy hand and make it cleave well and sadly thereto and when it doth begin to waxe hot put cold water above in the Stillatorie and when it doth waxe hot let the water runne out at the Conduite and put in new cold water and so doe as oft as yee shall thinke good but looke that the fire be not too great for if it be then will the water come up and if there come up smoake of the Stillatorie with the Water then is the fire too much and if it be not then it is well tempered The making of Waters in colours and first of greene Waters TAke white Wine a pinte the water of Roses and Planten of each sixe ounces Orpiment one ounce Verdigrease halfe an ounce c. Another greene Water TAke the waters of Honey-suckles Planten and Roses of each halfe a pinte Orpiment Allome Ceruse and Verdigrease of each two drams white Wine Juyce of Planten of each halfe an ounce and it is done Waters for old Vlcers TAke white Wine and running Water of each a pinte Frankensence and Allome of each one ounce Decocted in Balme for three houres space and it is done A good Drinke for the Gummorium Passio TAke Bursa Pastoris Planten of each two handfuls take the Juyce thereof in a pinte of good Ale and drinke it three times in a day for three dayes A Water for old Vlcers in the Armes TAke Smiths water a quart burnt Allome one pound Salarmoniac one ounce Galls two ounces Tartary Copperas of each one ounce distill all these with shreds so keepe the water to your use A Water for a Canker TAke Bugle Fennell and Rosa-Solis of each a like and take as much in quantity of Honey suckle flowers as of all the other hearbes and let them be cleane picked and so distilled in a Stillatorie and keepe it close for it is a precious water A Femitorie Water IS to be drunke in the Morning at Noone and at night it is much worth against Dropsies and Sweating sicknesse it purgeth Fleame and Choller and Melancholy and it bringeth forth heate and dry Sicknesse and it is good for the paine of the Head to wash it and drinke it A Water of Rosemariâ— IT hath more vertues in it then a man can tell one is if a man have an Arrow or Jron within him wet a tent and put into the wound and drinke the same water and it shall avoyd out and it helpeth all Wounds inward and
outward the Canker the Fester and it killeth the Wormes in man or Child and all manner of Impostumes inward and outward it helpeth the Tysicke and Fluxe white or bloody it is a great helpe for a woman with Child to drinke thereof also it maketh cleane the Face or any where if yee wash it therewith Water of Verven IF if it be distilled in the later end of May it hath vertue to spring Choller and to heale Wounds and to cleere the Eye-sight it is a principall thing to compound Medicines A Locion for a sore Mouth YOu must take of honey-suckle-Honey-suckle-water halfe a pinte Planten and rose-Rose-water of each foure ounces Honey of Roses two ounces Alloes one ounce white Copperas and Vineger of each halfe an ounce and so use it A Water for a sore mouth TAke Lapis Calaminaris beaten into fine powder and put in a pinte of white Wine then take a pottle of water and Rosemary boyle it in the water till it be halfe sodden away then straine the water from the Rosemary and put it into the white Wine and so it is done A compound Water TAke first Pimpernell Rew Valerian or Sedwall Alocelipis cap and breake them and lay them in this said water following Take Isop Pulyall Royall Anniseedes and Centorie and beate them in a morter and after put them in a Stillatory and distill water of them which is very vertuous and let them boyle together and after that straine them that the water may goe from them and close this water in Vials of glasse the space of nine dayes and give it to him that hath the Falling-evill foure dayes fasting after it six houres and this is the truest medicine for this Disease that wee can sinde except the mercy of God and this Water drinking is good for the Palsie if it be drunke fasting also it is good for all Gowtes likewise in the time that they be mortified in the members and limbes of a man it is very helping to Wounds that are festered if they be washed therewith it destroyeth all manner of Fevers Behly Water TAke Water a pottle Suger-Candy foure ounces let them seethe then put in foure ounces of Verdigrease in fine powder and let it seethe A good Barley water for all Diseases of the Lungs or Lights TAke half a pound of faire Barly a gallon of Water half an ounce of Licorice Fennell-seed Violets and Parsley-seed of each a quarter of an ounce red Roses a quarter of an ounce dry Hysop and Sage of each a penny-weight sixe leaves of Harts-tongue a quarter of an ounce of Figs and Raysins boyle all these in a new pot of cold Water and then straine them cleare from it and drinke it The same cooleth the Liver and all the members driveth away all evill heat slaketh thirst is the cause of much evacuation it purgeth the Lights and Spleene the Kidneyes and Bladder and it causeth to make water well and more especially it is good for all Agues that come of heat A good Drinke for the Pox. TAke Selendine and English Saffron the weight of a halfe-penny and a farthing-worth of Graines a quarterne of long Pepper a penny-weight of Mace and a little stale Ale then stampe your Herbe and pound your Saffron and mingle them well together and so drinke it next your heart A very good Drinke for the Cough TAke a quart of white Wine and boyle it with Lycorice Anniseeds and Suger-candy of each a like quantity putting therein tenne Figs of the best and boyle it untill it be halfe consumed and so preserve thereof to drinke Evening and morning three or foure spoonefuls warmed A restorative made of the Herbe Rosa Solis with other things but they must bee gathered in June or July THis herbe Rosa Solis groweth in Marish ground and in no other place and it is of a hoary colour and groweth very lowe and flat to the ground and it hath a meane long stalke growing in the middest of it and seaven branches springeth out of the roote round about the stalke with leaves coloured and of a meane length and breadth and in no wise when this Hearbe should be gathered touch not the Hearbe it selfe with your hands for then the vertue thereof is gone yee must gather and plucke it out of the ground by the stalke yee must lay it in a cleane basket the Leaves of it is full of strength and nature and gather so much of this hearbe as will fill a pottle pot or glasse but wash it not in any wise then take a pottle of Aqua Composita and put them both in a large pot or vessell and let it stand hard and fast stopped three dayes and three nights and on the fourth day open it and straine it through a faire linnen-cloath into a cleane glasse or pewter pot and put thereto a pound of Sugar small beaten one pound of Licorice beaten to powder and one pound of Dates the stones taken out and they cut in small pieces then mingle them altogether and stop the glasse or pewter pot well so that no ayre come into it in any wise Thus done yee may drinke of it at night when yee goe to bed one spoonefull mixt with Aqua Vitae or stale Ale and as much in the morning fasting and there is not the weakest body in the worlâ— that is wasted by Consumption or otherwise but it will restore him againe and make him to be strong and lusty and to have a good stomacke and that shortly and hee or shee that useth this three times together shall finde great remedy or comfort thereby and as the patient doth feele himselfe so he may use it How to make Doctor Stevens precious Water which Dr. Chambers and others made tryall of and did approve the vertue of it TAke a gallon of Gascoigne wine then take Ginger Galingall Cinamon Nutmegs graines of Paradise Cloves Mace Anniseeds Fennell-seed and Carraway-seed of every of them a dram then take Sage red Mints Rose leaves Tyme Pellitory of Spaine Rosemary Peny-mountaine otherwise wild Tyme Camomill and Lavender of every of them a handfull then beat the Spices small and bruise the hearbes and put all into the Wine and let it stand the space of twelve dayes stirring it divers times then distill it in a Limbeck and keepe the first pinte of the water for it is the best and then will come a second kind of water keepe that close in a violl of glasse and set it in the Sun a certaine space The vertues of this Water be these It comforteth the spirits and preserveth the youth of a man and helpeth the inward Diseases commeth of cold and against the shaking of the Palsie It cureth the contraction of Sinewes and helpeth the Conception of women that be barren It killeth the Wormes in the belly It helpeth cold Gouts It helpeth the Tooth-ache It comforteth the Stomack very much It cureth the cold Dropsie It helpeth the stone in the Bladder and the Reynes in the back It
each halfe a pound Cloves and Mace foure ounces Saffron to the weight of twelve pence red Wine and water of each two pintes boyle all these things together till the liquor be wasted away and so make a Plaister thereof it is very good for to breake an Impostume The white Musilage Plaister TAke pure good Oyle eight pound Litarge of Lead five pound and a halfe Musilage of March mallow rootes of Fennicrick and Linseed two pound boyle all these together to the forme of a Plaister with a soft fire ever stirring it well then take and wash it in three or foure waters and it will be very white it is good to ripen and draw A Spiced Plaister for the same TAke Wax and Perosine of each one pound Cressine halfe a pound Colophonie two ounces Frankinsence and Goats suet of each foure ounces Cloves and Mace Oyle of Turpentine and Oyle of Spike of each one ounce Saffron halfe an ounce red Wine two pound dissolve them over a soft fire and so make your Plaister An excellent Plaister for old Sores TAke Litarge of Gold one pound Oyle of Roses two pound white Wine a pint Urine a pint Vineger half a pint Waxe Frankensence and Myrrhe of each two drams set them on the fire to boyle and so make your Plaister according to art A Sparadrope for the same TAke oyle of Roses a pound white Waxe three ounces Litarge of Gold foure ounces boyle all these in forme of a Plaister A very good drying Plaister TAke of Jacobs Plaister halfe a pound of Vnguentum Lapis Caluminaris one pound mixe them and so make a Plaister Oliver Wilsons Plaister TAke a pottle of Oyle Wax two pound and a quarter white Lead in powder 2. pound of Storax callamitick one ounce Bengawin one ounce Labdanum one ounce Mastick one ounce of Camphere foure drams dissolve them and so make a Plaister To make another Sparadrope TAke Oyle a quart white Lead one pound the grounds of Urine foure ounces of white Copperas two ounces white Wax three ounces Vineger a pint Camphere three penny-worth boyle all these together and so make a plaister To make the Mellilote Plaister TAke Rozin eight pound Wax two pound Sheepes suet one pound the juyce of Mellilote a gallon cleane strained let your Rozen and Sheepes suet be molten and cleane strained into a faire panne and then put to your juyce of Mellilote and set it over the fire and stirre it well together till it be like a plaister then take it off the fire and put unto it a pottle of red Wine by a little and a little ever stirring it till it bee almost cold and then labour it well in your â—ands for feare of heaving out the Wine and so make it up in rolles and keepe it for your use To make a Seare-cloath TAke Waxe one ounce and a dram of Euforbium and temper it with oyle Olive at the fire and make thereof a Seare-cloath to comfort the Sinewes To make a Plaister called Flowesse TAke Rozen and Perosine of each halfe â— pound Virgin-wax and Frankensence of each a quarter of a pound Mastick one ounce Harts-tallow a quarter of a pound Camphere two drams beat all these to a powder and boyle them together and straine it thorow a faire cloth into a pottle of white Wine and boyle them all againe together and letting it coole a little then put to it foure ounces of Turpentine and stirre them all together till it be cold and so make it in rowles according to Art Another Plaister for the same TAke two pound of Waxe two pound of Rozen foure pound of Perosine a quarter of a pound of Deeres suet two ounces of Cloves two ounces of Mace a quarter of an ounce of Saffron one pound and a halfe of Olibanon and a Gallon of red Wine and put all these into a faire Panne and set it over the fire foure or five houres till yee suppose that the Wine be sodden away and then take it off the fire and stirre it till it be cold and rowle it in balls and keepe itto use To make the Playster Occinicione TAke a quarter of a pound of Comin as much Waxe as much Pitch as much Rozen and of Saffron one ounce and a halfe of Masticke one quarterne Galbanum halfe a quarterne Turpentine one ounce Incense halfe an ounce Myrrhe but a quarter Sal-armoniac a little first take the Salt and let it lye in good Vineger and stamped in a Morter till it be well moystned all Night and more then take the Vineger and the Gums therein and set it on the fire till the Gummes be well melted then straine it and set it on the fire againe and let it seeth untill the Vineger the second part thereof be wasted and so that there be but the third part left then melt the Pitch and scumme it and put thereto the liquour that is left then melt the Waxe and put it to the Rozen and the Turpentine and then take the Masticke Incense and Myrrhe but looke that all the Gums be beaten into powder before that you cast it in and see that you stirre it apace when that they be well molten and medled looke that you have a faire Bason of hot water and sodainely cast it in then wring it out of the water then chafe it against the fire as if it were Waxe and annoynt your hands with oyle of Bay and looke yee have the Saffron in fine powder and the other that was not put in before and when you have put in all the eight Powders make it up in Rowles this is an excellent Plaister for divers occasions To make a Plaister Inplumhie TAke Oyle one pound Litarge halfe a pound and looke that the Litarge bee fine then set it on the fire and let it boyle untill it waxe browne but not so long that it waxe blacke then take it from the fire and make it in Balles and so keepe it A Plaister of Camphere TAke Camomill oyle halfe a pound white Waxe foure ounces Ceruse one pound Camphere halfe an ounce and so make your Plaister To make a noble Plaister that as soone as thâ— Plaister is warme and laid to the place thâ— paine will be gone and it is called a Spicâ— Plaister TAke Waxe two pound Deere Suet one pound Perosine foure pound Cloves and Mace two Ounces Saffron one ounce Rozen two pound Pitch foure ounces now melt that which is to be molten and powder and serse that which is to be powdered and sersed and melted altogether over a soft fire except your Cloves and Saffron and then take a quart of red Wine and by a little and a little poure it to the salve stirring it well together and when it is cleane molton straine it into a cleane Pan and then put to it your powder of Cloves Mace and Saffron casting it abroad upon the said Ingredience and stirring it well till it be cold then make it into rolles This is a very comfortable Plaister To
a swolne Face that is hurt by reason of some strange Scorching TAke the Juyce of Barba Jovis in English Singreene and rub your face with it twice or thrice a day You may doe the like with â—he Juyce of Purflaine but if your Face 〈…〉 â—oo much marred or hurt take forty or 〈◊〉 yolks of Egges and put them in a frying 〈…〉 upon a great fire and get some Oyle out of them wherewith you shall annoynt your â—â—â—e To make an aking Tooth fall out of himselfe TAke wheate flower and mixe it with the milke of the hearb called in Latine Herba Lactaria in French Tintamaille or Herbe Alerte in English Spurge that hath milke in it in Greeke Tithimales which is an Hearbe well enough knowne and thereof make as it were a paste or dow with the which you shall fill the hole of the Tooth and leave it in a certaine time and the tooth will fall out of it selfe And if you wash your mouth every moneth once with Wine wherein the roote of the said hearbe hath beene sodden you shall never have paine in your Teeth Also the decoction or powder of the flowers of a Pomegranate Tree being put in your mouth and betweene your Gums fasteneth Teeth To kill Lice and Nits in the Head TAke the powder or scraping of Harts horne and make the Patient to drinke it and there will no Lice nor Nits breed in his head but if you will straw the said powder upon his head all the Lice and Nits will dye To remedy or to helpe Blood-shotten eyes comming by any Rheume Fluxion or such other like cause TAke the tops or ends of Worme-wood which is an hearb well enough knowne and stampe it mixing it with the wâ—ite of an Egge and Rose-water and make thereof as it were a Plaister and spred it upon a linnen cloth which you may lay upon the eye wâ—ere the blood is or else upon both and doe this at night when you goe to bed and the next morning take it off and you shall see that tâ—is Plaister shall have drawne to it selfe all the bloud and all the rednesse that was in your Eyes and so you shall be quit of it For the Tooth-ache TAke the Rootes and Leaves of Chickweede and boyle them in water with the which you shall wash your mouth well and hold it in your mouth a certaine space and it will take away your paine To take away the Tooth-ache TAke Hysope and make thereof a decoction with Vineger and it being hot wash your mouth withall and the paine of the Teeth shall goe away The Hysope also being stampt and incorporated with Honey and a little Nitrina killeth the Wormes in a mans body Against the Crampe TAke and beat Brimstone and Vervine together and so binde it to your Arme or other place grieved and it shall helpe it for having the paine againe A Medicine to purge the Head TAke Masticke Peritory of Spaine tame Cressis Seede Cockle-seede Stavisacre both the kindes of neesing powder white and blacke Ginger Sinamond of each halfe a dram in fine-powder and mixed together and put it in a little bagge of fine linnen cloth and let the Patient hold one of these bagges in his mouth a good space but these bagges must first lye in Fuse a pretty while in Vineger and it will draw out Rheumes from the head wonderfully and when he hath done he must wash his mouth well with Wine or Ale A Medicine for a scald Head TAke Daysie Rootes and Ale and stampe them with as much May-butter as needs and annoynt the sore head therewith For the Head-Ache TAke a good handfull of Red-Rose leaves dryed and a good quantity of Cummin grossely bruised and a good handfull of Camomill grossely shred and a quantity of browne leavened Bread then mixe them and put it into a Linnen cloth then quilt it and set it into a hot Dish upon a Chafingdish and sprinckle the bagge with Rose-water and Vineger and turne it in the dish till it be as hot as may be suffered to be laid to the noddle of the Necke and let it be cold and so use another and keepe his head so hot as he may sweate For paine of the Head TAke Marjorom and presse out the Juyce of it and let the Patient take of it in his Nose For deafenesse in the Eares TAke the Juyce of Coleworts and mixe it with warme water and droppe it into thine Eares and it will helpe To make Honey of Roses called Mel Rosarum TAke foure pound foure ounces of Honey clarified and two pound of the Juyce of Red Roses and let them boyle together till it be like a Sirrope Another making thereof TAke a pottle and halfe a pinte of Honey well clarified with a pottle of white or red Wine two pound of Red-Rose leaves Boyle the Rose Leaves and Wine till halfe be wasted and then put in your Hony and let it boyle till it bee somewhat thicke and in colour like a Syrrope For the Pockes TAke the Juyce of Peny-Roiall and young Tansie and give the sicke party to drinke A true Medicine for the Jaundies TAke a handfull of Chery Leaves seeth them in a pinte of Milke and let them boyle well Then straine it and drinke a good draught thereof to Bedwards and in the morning fasting and the Jandies shall avoyd from you by siege or else drinke in the morning this following Take the wood of Bayberries pill the upper shell with the leaves from it and take the second shell that is yellow put thereof as much as a Walnut into a cloth and seeth it with a pinte of water let it be well boyled and let it coole and then driuke it this hath beene experimented For the Liver that is corrupted and wasted TAke a good quantity of Liverwort and bruise it a little and then seethe it in good strong Wort with a quantity of Ruberb and use this medicine and thou shalt be whole For heate in the Liver TAke the Juyce of sower Apples and sweet Apples of each a pound or more as much as you thinke best and two pounds of Sugar mingle these things together and let them boyle on a simple fire till it be thicke as a Syrrope and vse this course every day fasting with luke-warme water Remedies for the Collicke TAke Parcely Water-cresses Pellitory of the Wall unset Time of each a handfull a dish of sweet Butter let the Herbes be cleane washed and seethe them in a quart of running water let your water bee taken up against the streame and let them seethe till you make a Plaister thereof then temper them together with a handfull of Wheat branne and let the plaister bee layd to the Patients belly beneath the Navill and let him put in his pottage some Pellatory of the wall and when the Patient makes water straine it thorow a faire cloath and thereby ye shall know and perceive whether it doth him good or not and let him use this three or
halfe a pound Carab one ounce mixe all these in an Earthen dish on the fire with Oyle of Roses in forme of a Liquid Unguent and that yee shall lay upon the place grieved as hot as yee may suffer it and change it Morning and Evening and yee shall see it worke a marvailous effect Moreover when the Pelichie commeth forth a diseased let him bee folded in the same remedy very hot and in foure and twenty houres yee shall be holpe if yee be first well purged for this is a great secret which J have revealed This word Pelichy is as it were certaine spots like those which we call Gods tokens the which commonly come to those that have the Pestilent Feaver To make a maturative Plaister of great vertue This maturative doth open an Impostume without Instrument and paine And the order to make it is this TAke the yolkes of Egges two ounces white Salt finely ground one ounce Hens dung that is liquid and red like Honey one ounce Mixe all these well together without fire and when you will bring an Impostume to seperation and breake it lay on this Plaister Morning and Evening a little and in short time it will draw forth the Impostume and breake it and heale it without any other helpe Keepe this as a great secret for J have oftentimes made proofe thereof and it never failed A Plaister called Bessilicon TAke white Waxe Rozen Pine Cowes suet Stone-pitch Turpentine Olibany of each of these one ounce and of good Oyle as much as will serve the turne and make it into a Plaister Another Plaister for the same TAke Balme Bittony Pimpernell of each of them a handfull lay them in a Fuse in a pottle of white-wine Vinegar two dayes then let them be boyled strongly till the third part be consumed put thereto Rozen one pound white Waxe foure ounces Masticke one ounce Turpentine one pound and so make your Plaister The Mellilote Plaister TAke Mellilote tenne handfuls let it be small stamped and laid in Fuse foure dayes in a pottle of white Wine and then boyl it strongly till the third part bee consumed then let it coole and put thereto Rozen two pound Perosine one pound and Waxe one pound Deere suet one pound Masticke one ounce Frankensence foure ounces and so make your Plaister according to Art The Musilage Plaister TAke March Mallow rootes Fenecricke and Linseed of each one pound lay them in fuse in three quarts of water three dayes then boyle it over the fire a little and so straine it to a Musilage and then take thereof one pound and of Lytarge of Lead foure pound of good Oyle sixe pound put all over the fire in a great vessell and so let it boyle with a soft fire ever stirring it till it come to the forme of a Plaister accordingly Another Plaister for the same TAke the Juyce of Bittony Planten and Smalledge of each one pound Waxe Rozen and Turpentine of each one pound Pitch foure ounces and so make your worke and dissolve it to a Plaister A Plaister of Camphere TAke common Oyle one pound Waxe foure ounces Seruse one ounce Camphere one ounce and so make it into a Plaister it is a very soveraigne thing A Spiced Plaster TAke white Waxe one pound Perosine one pound Colophony foure ounces Rozen one pound Deere suet one pound Cloves and Mace foure ounces Saffron one ounce red Wine and water of each a quart boyle these altogether till they come to a Plaister A Plaister called Apostolicum TAke white Lead and red of each one pound Oyle foure pound stirre them altogether and boyle them with a soft fire to the forme of a Plaister according to Art A Drying Plaister TAke Oyle of Roses Deeres suet of each one pound Terra Sigillata Lapis Calaminaris Seruse of each one pound Sanguis Draconis three ounces and Incense of each one ounce Turpentine foure ounces Camphere halfe an ounce and so by Art make a Plaister A Plaister for the Gowt Arteticke TAke Oxium and Saffron of each one dram in fine powder tempered in the yolkes of three Egges hard boyled and oyle of Violets or Roses Plaister-wise applyed to the painfull place upon a little sheeps leather and let it lye on till it come off of it selfe Probatum est A Plaister to stake paine TAke crummes of white Bread foure ounces temper them with sweet Milke and the yolkes of foure Egges hard boyled and take of oyle of Roses three drams and in the making put thereto a little Turpentine and Saffron two drams in fine powder and so use it A Plaister against the coldnesse of the Nerves TAke Waxe two ounces Euforbium Castoris of each halfe an ounce Sheepes suet and Pitch of each one ounce Turpentine a dram and so make your worke according to Art A good cold drying Plaister TAke Oyle one pound Waxe ten ounces Seruse and Lytarge of Gold of each foure ounces boyled with a soft fire in a Furnace will turne to a Plaister A red Plaister TAke Waxe Deeres suet of each one ounce Lapis Calaminaris Bole-armony of each one dram Turpentine one ounce Camphere a dram mixe all these together and so make a Plaister A blacke Plaister TAke of Waxe and Oyle of each a pound Ceruse and Litarge of each five ounces Terra Sigillata one ounce boyle altogether till it be blacke and like a Plaister A blacke Plaister for old Sores TAke Litarge of Gold and Ceruse of each one ounce the Cinders of Jron Quilled story Fererie fixe drams Oyle of Roses foure ounces new Waxe one ounce strong Vineger two drams mixe them well together and so make it according to Art A Plaister to dissolve hard things TAke Gum Armoniack Serapine Bdelium Oppoponacie of each one ounce oyle of Spike five drams Turpentine two drams the mell of Fennicrick and Linseed of each one ounce the mell of Lupianes as much as needs and so make your Plaister Another blacke Plaister for the same TAke Oyle one pound Waxe and Ceruse of each halfe a pound and so make a Plaister according to Art A Plaister against old Sores TAke Oyle twelve ounces Litarge of Gold halfe a pound Vineger sixe ounces Ceruse Colophonie Perosine Pitch Goates Suet of each two ounces Dragons bloud Terra sigillata of each one ounce Waxe two ounces and a halfe and so with a soft fire make a Plaister it is an approved Remedy A cooling Plaister TAke Litarge of Lead one pound Oyle foure pound wine Vineger two pound and so boyle them to a Plaister and apply it A Plaister to draw an Impostume TAke Galbanum and Gum Armoniack of each one pound dissolved in Vineger and foure pound of Suger for foure dayes together and then boyled untill the Vineger bee consumed with a soft fire and so make your plaister A Plaister made for the Lord Marke de Wise TAke Virgin-wax two pound of Perosine so much Galbanum and Gum-armoniack of each halfe a pound Pitch foure ounces Deeres suet and Ceruse of
against the stone and stopping of the flowers A good Drinke to strengthen the heart and all the members if a man drinke halfe an Egge shell full of it morning and evening with as much good wine TAke the best Aqua Vitae that you can get and take a piece of fine Gold and make it glowing hot ten times and squench it again the more you squench it the stronger waxeth the water and better Then put it into the same Aqua Vitae and halfe a quarter of an ounce of Saffron and a quarter of an ounce of Cynamon both beaten let them stand foure dayes well stopped and stirre it every day once but when you will take it then let it stand still unstirred that it may be cleare This water warmeth a cold stomacke giveth strength to all the members specially to aged folkes that have beene over long sicke whose strength is consumed for it comforteth and strengthneth the heart out of measure A speciall Medicine to cause sleepe TAke a spoonefull of Oyle of Roses a spoonefull of Rose-water and halfe a spoonefull of red Vineger and temper them all together then with a fine linnen cloth annoynt the Patients head A discourse as concerning Cornes in the feet or else-where with their remedies THis Callowes matter is a certaine hot humour the which nature would discharge her selfe of and when that humour is driven forth of nature it goeth into the lower parts into the end of the Toes for in that part of the Toes that skin is called Epidarma is hard and will not suffer it to passe or exalate and there many times it engendreth a Tumor in the skin with great hardnesse and many times that Tumor doth increase and cause such paine that it doth not onely hinder their going but hinder them from their sleepe in the Night and this kind of Tumor is called commonly Callo or Cornes in English and J thought it good to call them Crest because they are alwayes growing and is of great importance among Chirurgions for an infinite number of persons are troubled therewith and therefore J will shew thee our secret to helpe them quickly and with great ease which secret was never knowne of any First ye shall pare them with a sharpe Knife unto the bottome and there ye shall find a certaine thing like matter ye shall pare it untill bloud doth appeare then touch it with the Oyle of Sulphure and then dresse it with Balsamo Artificio once a day untill it be whole Keepe this as a secret Of Medicines Remedies and Cures of divers Diseases of severall kinds As also the making of Powders and Plaisters c. PART X. The cause of our Sciatica and how yee helpe it SCiatica is a Disease so called because it commeth in that place of the Body called Scio and it is caused of an evill quality and grosse Humors that are strayed in that place because they cannot passe downe And this is seene by experience dayly for where that paine is there is alteration and the cure thereof is with Glysters Vomits Purgations and Unctions because the Glysters doth evacuate those places next unto it and so easeth the Humour the Vomit cleanseth the stomacke the Purgation doth evacuate the body downwards the Unctions dissolve the winde and by these meanes thou mayest helpe the Sciatica as J have done many times to my great credit and satisfaction of my Patient For Hoarsnesse AGainst Hoarsnesse goe into the Hot-house and when thou hast halfe Bathed drinke a good draught of warme water this is often proved Another Garlick sodden and eaten maketh a cleare voyce and driveth away Hoarsenesse and the old Cough If a man stand in feare of the Palsie LEt him eat every Morning two or three graines of Mustar-seedes and two Pepper cornes the same is assured for the same disâ—ase by many A Medicine for the Goute TAke a pinte of white Wine a quart of running water a quantity of Barley flower and let them boyle together then put thereto halfe a pound of blacke Soape and let all seethe till it be thicke then put thereto the yolkes of foure Egges and when yee will use it spred it on a cloth Plaister-wise hot Stubbes Medicine for the Goute TAke a quart of red Wine Lees a quarter of a pound of Beane flower half aquarter of a pound of Commine fine beaten a spoonefull of Bole-Armoniacke halfe an ounce of Camphere which must be put in at twice and boyle them all together till they be somewhat thicke then make it Plaister-wise and lay it to the paine Another Plaister for the Goute TAke Occy cronium Galbanum and Melitonum of each one a penny-worth and distill them take a pound of stone Pitch and another pound of fine Rozen one halfe ounce of Camphere one quarterne of Deeres Suet halfe a quater of a pound of Commin and boyle them on a soft fire together and thereof make a Plaister upon a piece of Leather using it as the other Another for the same TAke the Gall of an Oxe and Aqua Composita of each a like quantity as much of Oyle of Exeter as of both the other and labour them all together in a pot with a sticke the space of halfe an houre When you have so done annoynt your palme therewith then wet a linnen cloth therein and as hot as you can suffer it bind it to the sore For a pricke of a Thorne or any other thing TAke Honey and a good quantity of Chalke and of the Gall of a Beast and boyle them together and make a Plaister of it and as hot as you can suffer it lay it thereunto Let the Chalke be scraped very small Approved A Remedy for burning and Scalding TAke the white Wooll of the belly of an Hare and if it be raw lay it thereto and it will never away till such time it be whole Another Take a Thistle called St. Mary Thistle stampe it and strain it and take thereof two spoonfuls and put to this three spoonfuls of Creame mixe them together and annoynt the Patient therewith To kill a Tetter or Ring-worme TAke the root of a red Dock the roote is very red and slice it and lay it in Vineger a Night and after lay it upon the Tetter and tye it with a cloth hard and it will kill the Tetter Approved For a winde or a Collicke in the belly TAke a Rose Cake and toast it at the fire with Vineger throwen upon it and lay it as hot to your belly as you may suffer it Another Take Mustard Figges and Vineger stamped together and lay it to the belly of the diseased cold in manner of a Plaister and it shall helpe Against the Shingles ANnoynt the Shingles with the juyce of Mynts and it will heale them To heale a wound in ten dayes as by proofe hath beene seene STampe Camphere with Barrowes greace and put it into the wound and it will heale it Approved For ache in the Backe TAke Egremont and Mugwort both
leaves and Rootes and stampe them very small then mingle them well with old Decres Suet then besmeere or annoynt the grieved place therewith very warme and after rowle it up hard To heale in foure dayes the scalding with water or any other liquor without Plaister or Oyntment TAke an Onyon and cut him overth-wart and wring out the juyce upon the scalded place doing so every day twise it will heale it quickly Probatum est To heale the Itch. TAke of Lapacinum Acutum or of Sorell and boyle it in water and wash therewith the diseased person or else take the rootes of Lawrell and being well brayed with Salt and bread annoynt therewith the body The like effect is done with the decoction of Egrimony and Sage made with Raine water and washing therewith the sicke person To heale Sores or Tetters TAke of Waxe of Ganabrinum in powder and of Oyle of Roses as much as shall be sufficient Make thereof an Oyntment Or else bray Cockle and Brimstone and mixe them with Vineger and make an Oyntment For the hardnesse of Hearing TAke an Onyon and coare it and fill it with the Oyles of Rew and bitter Almonds then rost it soft and drop thereof into the contrary Eare lying still after one houre keeping your selfe warme it will both purge the Head and quicken the Hearing An easie Remedy for the Tooth-ache TAke a slice of the Root Acorus of some called in English Gladen of other Galanga which groweth in waters and marishes this must be laid green upon the Tooth Or a piece of the greene roote of Tormentill doth it likewise For the swelling in the Throat TAke white Frankensence and cast a piece of it upon hot coales then put a Funnell over it and let the smoake thereof goe into the Throate that helpeth and is oft times experimented and proved To cause a Womans speedy deliverance TAke whites of Egges and Castle sope and make Pills adding to every pill one drop of the oyle of Savin and in time of need give her five Pilles of it To make a womans Milke increase TAke Fennell-seed and seethe it in Barly-water and give the woman of it to drinke and her milke will increase abundantly For the Rickets and weaknesse of the limbes in Children TAke a little quantity of the best English Honey mix it with Beere and let them use no other drinke till they recover their strength This hath bin tryed and approved To fasten the Gums or loose Teeth TAke a little Myrrhe temper it with Wine and Oyle and wash your mouth therewith and you shall see a rare experience Myrrhe also killeth the Wormes in a mans body and chew it in the mouth ma kes the breath sweet For one that cannot hold his Water TAke the clawes of a Goates feet burne them to powder and take a spoonfull of it in Pottage or broath wherein a little Knotgrasse and Hypoquistidos may bee put and take of it twice a day For the Dropsie made for the Queenâ— by D. D. Adryan TAke Polipodium Spikenard Calamus odoratus Marjerum Galingall Selwall ana vj. d. weight Anniseeds Saxafrage Plantane vij d. weight Cynamon xij d. weight Seenie so much as of all the rest put them into a bagge hanging in two gallons of Ale cover it with new Yest every fourth day and drink no other drinke for a weeke and be whole For the stinging of Waspes and Bees TAke Mallowes and rub them on the place where it is stung or else take Flyes stamped with a little durt For the falling downe of the Tuell SIt over the fumes of Ginger and Frankensence For the swelling of the Legges TAke the Juyce of Walwort of Waxe of Vineger and of Barley Meale of each a like quantity Boyle it and make a Plaister and bind it upon the sore For the Canker in the mouth TAke halfe a pinte of Ale and a sprig of Rosemary and seeth them together and skim your Ale And then put in a piece of Allom as much as a Nut and a spoonefull of Honey and two spoonefuls of Honey suckle water and wash the mouth with it To make the Face faire and the Breath sweet TAke the Flowers of Rose-mary and boyle them in white Wine then wash your face with it and use it for to drinke and so shall you make your Face faire and your breath sweetâ— A Remedy for a red face or a red nose TAke Litarge of Silver and Brimstone of each like much and seeth them in rose-Rose-water and Vineger and then with a linnen cloath wet in the said Vineger lay it to the sore A Remedy to qualifie the Coppered Face MAke a Bath with the flowers of Cammomell Violets Roses and Flowers of water Lillies then annoynt the place with Vnguentum Album Champherarius and mixe that oyntment with a little yellow Brimstone and Quicksilver killed with fasting spittle and annoynt the Face withall A speciall good dyet for all fiery Faces ABstaine from all salt things spiced fryed meates and rosted meates also from drinking of Wine for it is very evill also Onyons Mustard and Garlicke are very naught in steed of which you must take Purslaine Sorrell Lettice Hops of Borrage with Succory or endive in Pottage or otherwise Also it is necessary to be laxative and in sleeping to lay your head high An easie Remedy to make the Teeth white TAke Vinger of Squiles and dip a little piece of Cloth in it and rub the Teeth or Gummes withall the said Vineger fastneth the Gummes comforteth the rootes of the Teeth and maketh a sweet breathe To take away the stinking of the mouth YEe must wash your mouth with Water and Vineger and chew Masticke a good while and then wash thy mouth with the decoction of Annis-seeds Mints and Cloves sodden in Wine If the stincking of thy mouth commeth of a rotten tooth the best is to have it drawne out A Remedy for sore Eyes TAke the Juyce of Fennell and drop thereof into the Eyes Evening and Morning and it shall heale the griefe and paine A proved Medicine for the bleeding at the Nose called the Ladie Maries Medicine TAke the shell of an Egge the meate being very cleane out and put it into the fire till it be burnt very blacke and ready to breake then take it out and make thereof fine Powder whereof yee shall blow through a Quill part thereof into the Nose that bleedeth and it shall stanch Against a stinking Breath MElt Hony Salt and Rye flower well together and therewith rub the Gumâ— twice or thrice then wash it with faire water and it will helpe thee For an evill breath SEeth two ounces of Commin in fine Powder in a pottle of white Wine unto a quart Then keepe it using to drinke a little thereof warme at Night the space of fifteene dayes and it will helpe For the Head-ache and clensing of the same CHew Pellitory of Spaine in thy mouth it will cleanse the Head and also take away the Ache or paine To heale