Catharticks and Purgatives The Belly is loosned by Physicks taken at the Mouth or cast in by Clysters or else by Suppositories Those that are taken at the Mouth are of two sorts for some of them do strongly purge the Belly and bring forth the Excrements others work more weakly which are principally to be used to keep the Belly loos that the Natural Excrements of the first Concoction may not too long be retained Strong Purgers in a Chollerick Cause Whey Clarified and so drank from three pound to eight pound within one hour space but it wil be more effectual if in the first Cup you dissolve one dram of common Salt Un-huld Barly Water drank within the time of half an hour from two pound to six pounds especially if it be boyld with Raisons and Prunes The fresh Juyce of the purple Violet from one ounce to two ounces with one cup of Barley or fountain Water The Juyce of Damask Roses drank the same way The Juyce of the Garden Gourd gently boyled with a fourth part of Hoâ—ey and a little common Salt drank from three ounces to five ounces All these must be corrected by steeping of Wormwood in them if a weak stomach chance to abound with choller The Juyce of Succory clarified from Three ounces to five or six ounces Common Oyl that is made of ripe Olives boyld with thrice as much Fountain Water til the moysture be consumed drank alone from four ounces to six ounces especially in the pain of the Heart The fresh Flowers of the Cherry Tree or the Peach Tree one smal handful eaten in a Sallet Musk Roses in number four Eaten in a Sallet especially if they be yet moyst with Dew Twelve sweet Prunes gently boyl'd in Honey Water You may also prepare from Prunes a * What Rob or Sapa is and how to mak several sorts thereof and the several uses of them you may easily learn in my last edition of the London Dispensatory in English Rob like to Sapa of smal Charge and very pleasant such as here followeth Take sweet Prunes one pound sweet Cods sliced three ounces Fountain Water or sweetish white Wine three pound boyl them at a gentle fire til the Matter grow thick then strayn it through a Hair Sive then boyl it again to the consistence of a Sapa of which for a Sufficient Purge give one ounce and half either by it self or with a smal Cup of Water or Broth. you may boyl it thicker like an Electuary for such as wil take it only in a Bolus but you must add a fourth part of Honey that it may last some time uncorrupted and you may give one ounce of it or one ounce and half Purgers in a Flegmatick Cause Take red Sugar one ounce in the broth of a Pullet or Water of Coriander Also take fine Sugar from one ounce and half to two ounces the same way Good Metheglin not boyled taken from eight ounces to about one pound But the windinss of it must be corrected with seeds of Annis Fennel or Coriander Sweet Wine with the third part of raw Honey from four ounces to nine ounces adding also the sweet Seeds that it may not stretch out the Belly The decoction of Fenugreek with a fourth part of Honey or else alone with Salt from four ounces to six ounces The Herb Mercury eaten like Pot-hearbs seasoned with Salt and Oyl So also is the Decoction of it good from four to six ounces adding Salt to it The pouder of both Hysops from two drams to four drams with Oxymel or about one measure of the Decoction of it given alone or else with Oxymel The Pouder of crude Tartar from half a dram to two drams drank in Cock-Broth or Honey and Water or in the Decoction of Hysop or Poley Rosin of the Larch Tree unwashed from three drams to five for those that are in years but give children about one dram in Bolus or Pills For this end may be provided a laxative Oxymel that is very effectual Take eared or femal Mercury two handfuls common Wormwood one handful Honey one pound Fountain Water three pound let them boyl at a gentle fire to the consistence of Honey then ad Hysop and Poley of each one handful the best Vineger half a pound boyl them again to the consistence of Oxymel and then strain them the dose is from three ounces to four ounces alone or in Broth. Also there are Pills easy to get and of smal cost Made of washt Aloes which may be given from one scruple to two drams or thereabouts And Garzias ab horto writes that if the leaves of Aloes are cut and boyled with a little Salt the Decoction drank to about eight ounces wil Loosen the Belly without any harm four or five times Purgers in a Melancholy Cause Take the pouder of Fumitory dryed in the shade about three drams in Water and Honey Or Take the fresh Juyce of the same Herb from two ounces and half to four ounces or there abouts in Clarified Whey or Broth of a Pullet So the Decoction of one handful of it is good especially with Raisons and a little Salt Tartar used as was said before The Cream of Tartar is given from one dram to three drams in Broth or some other Liquor Of Tartar and a little of the Leaves of Senna of Alexandria to stimulate it a very effectual Pouder is made and it is very pleasant It is thus made Take the best crude Tartar one dram or Cream of Tartar one dram half Leaves of Senna one scruple seeds of annis or fennel or cinnamon half a scruple fine Sugar half a dram mingle them and make a Pouder for one Dose Medicaments that Soften the Belly We must use these remedies that do not Purge strongly rather to hinder the retention of the Excrements of the first Concoction than for any other necessary and quick Evacuations and such are these Things that Molify the Belly in a Chollerick Cause These following Herbs boyld as Pot-hearbs and their Decoctions are profitable namely Sorrel Atriplex Blites Lettice al kind of Sorrel Mallows and the stalks thereof Spinach These Herbs soften more if they be boyled with Raisons in fat Broth or seasoned with Oyl and a little Salt Sweet Cherries boyled especially with their broth and sprinckled with Sugar Also Juyce of Cherries thickned with Honey from one spoonful to two spoonfuls either taken alone or with Broth. Peaches byoled and sprinkled with Sugar Sweet Apples byold Corinths without stones and al of that kind either taken alone or steeped in Clarified Whey til they swel or boyled in White Wine or Broth and sprinkled with Sugar taken one ounce or two ounces at a time Sweet Prunes raw their outward skin being pulled off or boyled in Wine and sprinkled with Sugar The Juyce of Ptisan especially made of husked Barley Barley Bread Oyle of ripe Olives eaten largely at Meals The cheif use of al these as of those that follow is at the first
of Lemmons and Citrons Butter chiefly that which is salt Antale Mother of Pearl Bean flowers husks and meal Foenugreek Bran unhulled Barley Flowers and Roots of white Lillies Leaves and Berries of Bays Dock the wild and the sharp especially the Root of it Milk and the whey of it Litharge Mallows Root of Solomons Seal Scabious al Natural Baths moderately hot Of the Herbs are made Decoctions for Lotions and Baths Of the rest are made divers Remedies to beautifie the face and take away the spots as also for Scabs and Itch. To wash the face and to make the hands white these are singular good Bitter Almonds or Peach Kernels bruised and with milk brought to the form of a Cataplasm Also Bean meal wrought with whey or milk to the consistence of a liquid Liniment Bread of Barley meal stamped with milk boyled a little and when it is hot rubbed on gently Also Lac Virginis is much commended which is made of one part of Litharge and two parts of Vineger they are mingled and shaked together and soaked for three hours afterwards the Vineger being filtered Rain water is put in or Fountain water in which a little Salt is dissolved The most excellent to beautifie the Skin is of this kind Take Antalia Mother of Pearls of each equal parts Pound them grosly then lay them bed upon bed with the Juyce of Lemmons and put them in a moist place till they dissolve and then use the Liquor as it is or else distilled through a Filter or Balneo For Itch and Scabs these are the best Unguents Take Litharge of Gold beaten and sifted three ounces Rose Water and common Oyl Oyl of Roses is better of each four ounces Drop in the water first by little and little stirring of it constantly in a Morter with a wooden Pestel till the Pouder have drank up al the water and be wel mingled with it then add the Oyl by little and little stirring them alwaies til they be wel mixed Or Take fresh Butter two drams the Root of the ditch Dock boyled and pulped through a sieve common Oyl and Juyce of Lemmons of each one ounce Bay-berries finely poudered and searced two ounces Mingle them and make a Liniment according to Art The Juyce of Lemmons may be left out and yet the Composition wil be never the worse These do moderately scour for Lotions and Baths Salt water Bath water Sea water Nitrous water Allum water the Urin of a Boy that is sound May-dew the Juyce of sour Grapes white Soap the Decoction of Agarick the Roots of Canes Ivy of the Wals Lupines the black Vine and of Oleander For Oyntments serve al the Rozins chiefly of the Larch and Turpentine Trees Mirrh the inward Rind of the Elder Tree Goats-horn burnt Cuttle-bone burnt new Tobacco the Pouder of common Salt Of these some Remedies are made proved good by Experience both for Scabs and Spots of the Face For the Scab Take the Leaves of Oleander poudred and sifted two drams common Salt one dram fresh Butter one ounce and an half Mix them for a Liniment Or Take the Leaves of Tobacco one handful Oleander and Bays of each half a handful Butter three ounces Beat them in a Mortar til they be al well mixed then Melt it over the Coals and press it out strongly Or Take Bay-berries Ashes Salt of each one dram common Oyl three ounces Wax two drams Mix them for a Liniment Or Take Rosin of the Larch or Turpentine Tree two ounces fresh Butter one ounce Oyl of Bays Juyce of Lemmons of each half a dram burnt Cuttle-bone or Ceruss or Litharge one dram common Salt two scruples Mix them for a Liniment Or Take the middle Rind of the Elder Tree Leaves of Tobacco of each half a handfull common Oyl three ounces Boyl them at a gentle fire until the Moisture be consumed a sign whereof is If the Oyl poured into the fire flame suddenly without Cracking make expression and strain it then add most fine Pouder of Mirrh two drams Yellow Wax one dram and an half Mingle them make a Liniment Also this following Stone if it be dissolved in some convenient Liquor and then wash the place affected with it it takes away both Scabs and Itch. Take Roch-Alum one ounce and an half Litharge of Gold three ounces Borax of the shops Sea Salt and white Lead of each one ounce the best Vineger one pound Rain Water half a pound the Ceruss and the Litharge must be poudered and sifted then Boyl them in an unglazed Pot to the hardness of a Stone For Spots of the face Take May dew purified by filtring two pound Juyce of Sour Grapes or Lemmons or Oranges one pound Roots of white Lillies and Solomons Seal of each two ounces Make infusion for two days in Hors-dung the Vessel being close stopt then distil them by the heat of the same Dung to make a Lotion for the Face Or Take white Soap dissolved into froth with May-Dew or Vineger two ounces Meal of Lupins half an ounce mingle them and stirr them diligently and with a soft fire Boyl them to a mean consistence after that add to them the Oyl of Peach Kernels three ounces mingle them and Boyl them at a gentle heat to the consistence of an Unguent wherewith anoint the Face and the Hands before you sleep and in the morning wash them with a Decoction of Bran. These do strongly cleanse for Baths Lotions Brim-stone Baths Barley the Decoctions of Briony Root Black-Hellebore Centaury the less Sowe wort Elecampane Root especially if you add a little Salt and Alum For an Epitheme the Water of quick Lime For Oyntments Borax of the shops Nitre Brimstone black Soap Ashes of the Vine Branches Lime washed perfectly the pulp of the Root of Elecampane Oyl of Tartar Of these remedies are compounded that are most profitable and proved by Experience For a crusty Scab and like to the Leprosy Amatus Lusitanus saith that this Unguent removes it like to an Inchantment Take Roots of Elecampane Boyled in Vineger and pulped through a Sieve two ounces Salt Butter Rosin of the Larch Tree or Turpentine Tree of each half an ounce common Salt finely poudred two scruples Brimstone one ounce Mingle them for an Unguent Or Take quick Brimstone two drams Ashes of Vine Branches common Salt poudered of each one dram Bind them in a fine Cloth and let them Boyl in common Oyle four ounces Vineger or Juyce of Lemmons one ounce Boyl them til the moisture be consumed and with this matter being hot anoint the part that is Scabby Or Take quick Brimstone half an ounce common Oyl three ounces Dissolve it then add beaten Salt and Ashes finely sifted of each one dram a little Wax mingle them for a Liniment For a Lotion Take Roch-Alum common Salt and Brimstone poudered of each one ounce Black Soap one ounce and an half Barley one handful white Vineger half a pound common water six pound Boyl them til half be consumed strain
fit for all constitutions Take a whole Pome-Citron sufficiently ripe and ful of Sap weighing one ounce and break it on a Grater the Root of Scorzâ—nera one ounce the Herb Scordium one pugil Seeds of holy Thistle two drams Water distilled out of the Juyce of pleasant Apples and Sorrell of each two pound spirit of Vitriol four scruples or in the place of it Juyce of Lemmons two ounces Bruise what must be bruised and make infusion for thirty hours the Vessel being very well stopped then let them Boyl gently to the consumption of one third part afterwards press them out strongly let the strained Liquor be clarified by degrees at a gentle fire infusing alwaies some flowers of Oranges or Citrons til it be perfectly clarified then add fine Sugar one pound and an half Boyl it at a most soft fire to the consistence of a Liquid Syrup the Dose is half an ounce to two ounces Also an Oxymel that is somthing hotter is excellent Take holy Thistle Goats Rue Scabious Bugloss Sorrel of each one handful Roots of Scorzonera Tormentil and Swallow-wort of each one ounce Fountain Water four pound make infusion for one day then add the best Honey one pound and an half Boyl them at a soft fire til the Honey be well purified having made expression and well strained it add of the best Vineger in which the whol Citron bruised on a grater hath been steeped and Boyled ten ounces Boyl al at a gentle fire to the consistence of an Oxymel Also an effectual Vineger may be prepared of which one or two spoonfuls may be put in Broth that is altered or taken with meats Take a whole Citron Rasped with a Rasper prepared Harts-Horn Bole-Armoniack of a Yellow Colour of each two drams Roots of Bistort Tormentil of each one ounce Seeds of holy Thistle one dram Leaves of Scordium one pugil The best Vineger filtred that it may cover al about four Fingers high bruise al the ingredients grosely and infuse them in the Vineger in a Vial very well stopt and let them stand in the Sun or in some hot stove for some days stirring the matter dayly vntil the Color of the Vineger do not seem to be changed any more then strain it and keep it for use in a Glass Vessel stopt This pouder is profitable for malignant Feavers Take Yellow Bole-Armoniack prepared Harts-Horn Roots of Bistort and Tormentil Seeds of holy Thistle Sorrel Citron Pills of each one dram Camphir and Saffron five grains mingle them for a Pouder The Dose is half an ounce to one ounce in Broth or Bolus made with Juyce of Citrons or Lemmons it may also be put into a panada or Ptisan also the Pouder may be made up with a little Gum-Tragacanth dissolved in Rose Water or Juyce of Citrons made into a hard Ball like to a Bezoar-stone which being dried again will hold its vertue the longer Outwardly the foresaid Vineger wil be profitable altered with a whole Citron to smel to and for Epithems for the heart being added to waters or Decoctions that are convenient Some say that Brimstone held constantly in the mouth doth preserve from the Plague These things taken are good for Poysons besides those we mentioned before amongst things that are hot Ammi the Roots of both Angelicas the Root of Anthora Annis Seed round Aristolochia all spices Seeds of Colewort Root of white Thistle flowers of Clove gelli-flowers Root of Crosswort The flowers and Tops of heath Root of Elecampane Juniper Berries Root and Seed of Lovage Turnep Seed Wallnuts Root of Pulemonia Garden Rue Root of One-leaf The more temperate are Water kept in a vessel of Serpentine stone Jvory digged up Harts-Mushroms The Decoctions of Acorns of the Oke Tree Seed of St. Johns-wort earth of Malta The Pouder of those aforesaid may be given to one ounce in the best Wine or in warm Vineger or both mixt together Compounds may be diversly provided as every man pleaseth It is a famous and Antient Antidote that is made of a Walnut with three Leaves of Rue and a Fig taken every morning Also Theriaca Diatessaron is easily prepared for this purpose Take Roots of Gentian and Juneper berries but against Poyson I should prefer Bay-berries Mirrh Roots of round Aristolochia of each two ounces clarified Honey two pound make an Electuary There are also famous Pouders against Poysons and the Plague that are easily made as that which is called Griseus Caesaris and Saxonicus the descriptions whereof are to be found in Wickerus Lib. 2. Antidot Spec. Sect. 20. This vineger also is good against Poysons and the Plague Take Roots of wild Angelica dried in the shade Juniper Berries of each one ounce mirrh half an ounce Leaves of Rue one pugil Cinnamon one dram bruise all grosely and infuse them and digest them for eight days in the best Vineger Rose Vineger is better one pound and an half then strain it and take every morning one spoonful fasting Outwardly they commend a Radish cut in peices and born under the Arme-pits provoking the Patient to sweat in the mean time These Oyls are famous of the great Duke of Scorpions of Mathiolus in the Room whereof other Oyls not so hard to make and of as much vertue may be compounded As Take Oyl of ripe Olives the riper the better three pound white Wine spiced one pound and an half Roots of Gentian Tormentil Maister-wort Swallow-wort common Angelica of each one ounce tops of St. Johns-wort Leaves of Tobacco and Rue of each one handful grains of Juniper and Bay-berries of each half an ounce make infusion according to art for spur days in a vessel very well stopt then let them Boyl til the moisture be almost spent press them out and strain them Against bitings and wounds that are venemous inward Antidotes are convenient mixt with cordials But outwardly the same are good mingled with attractives that draw the Poyson to the wounded part and keep the wound open til the venom be purged out such are all the hotter Agents and Rubificatives of which we speak else where But properly Antidotes are Ammi Seed long Aristolochia Bdellium both Dictamni the Roots of both sword-flags the brains of Dunghil-Cocks Origanum Pimpernel Saxifrage Root and Seed of the Clot-Bur Goats-Rue Goats-beard and the Leaves of all kinds of Scorzonera and the Juyce of the Roots all those are taken in hot white Wine The Antidotes that I set down against Poysons taken do almost the same thing But this must be generally taken notice of that the flesh of any Venemous Creature layed to the biting or wound that that creature made doth draw out the venom whence it comes to pass that the Pouder of water Serpents but especially of Vipers is so famous against the poyson of al Serpents and if we may beleeve report it is good to cure and to preserve also against al venoms so that if the pouder be once taken to half a dram in spiced Wine some maintain that the body is
are necessary for to help it which are set sown to help the Reins and the Liver only with this caution that to outward Remedies some things must be added that cherish the natural heat of it and foster its peculiar property But when it is over-cooled these principally are convenient amongst common things Mugwort Angelica Calamint the Root of long Cyprus Daucus white Dictamny Nip Leaves and Berries of bays Lavender Fetherfew Marjoram Balm Garden Mints and wild Mints and Greek Mints Origanum Poly Penniroyal Rosemary Rue Savory Sage wild Time French and Italian Spik sweet Tansey Time and all Spices amongst which the best are Cinnamon Saffron Galanga Mirrh Mace and Nutmeg The Pouder of these may be given to one dram in Spiced Wine or Broth or else Electuaries may be made of them adding thrice as much of Clarified Honey To this end serve all kind of Aromatical Spices that may be had at cheap rates of which take one dram in Wine But Decoctions and Physical Wines are preferred before other Medicaments because by reason of their moisture they can more easily be conveyed to the Matrix The best Decoctions are made of Pidgeon Broth the Belly of the Pidgeon being stuft with the said simples as for Example Take Herbs Calamint Penniroyal Balm Mints of each one handful tops of Rosemary and Lavender of each one pugil Bay-berries Nutmeg and Galanga of each one dram Cut the Herbs and bruise the rest grossly and put them together within the belly of a Pidgeon then boyl them in water sufficient at a very soft fire until the flesh be perfectly boyled then press all out strongly and strain it give two ounces of it or thereabouts daily for many daies Physick Wines are made by the Infusion of the said Ingredients or by thrice pouring the wine upon the said pouders put into a long bag Women use to provide Wines by Decoction and that presently but they are not so effectual because the thinner parts are evaporated Also to drink the water of Baths from Brimstone seasonably doth wonderfully maintain and correct the heat of the Matrix Outwardly do profit Insessions Bath waters from Brimstone or Baths altered with the said Herbs putting into the Matrix a hollow Pipe that by that the force of the Medicament may come to it The same Liquors as also Physical Wines are conveniently used conveied by injections to the secrets Also Fumigations of Spices and sweet Herbs are good Pessaries are commended such as may be presently provided Thus. Take the Pouder of Bay-berries and Rue of each one dram Mirrh half a dram Juyce of Fetherfew or Peniroyal or Spiced Wine one ounce Mingle them and with carded Wooll or Cotton make a pessary Or Take the best Honey one ounce Juyce of Mugwort half an ounce Boyl them to a fit consistence then add Pouder of Galanga or the Spices of vulgar Aromaticks one dram mingle them for a pessary Also Fomentations must be applyed to the lower part of the Belly with Spounges pressed out with mineral waters or of the Decoctions of the foresaid simples chiefly in strong Wine But no Fomentation is better than the mud of hot Baths applyed to that part for some daies Anoint the same place with Oyl of Spik Bays Rue and other things made of the Decoction of the said simples as for example Take Herbs Calamint Marjoram Fetherfew Mints Lavender of each one handful Bay-berries and Galanga of each two drams Pound what must be pounded and infuse all in one pound and an half of common Oyl and half a pound of Spiced Wine for six hours then Boyl them at a soft fire till the moisture be consumed Some ascribe a peculiar vertue to strengthen the Matrix to Santoline which Mathiolus makes to be Foemale Southernwood And these are the most common and ready Remedies to alter whereby the distemper of every part and of the whole Body may be corrected Remedies of Diseases in ill Conformation Due Conformation convenient Magnitude of the Similary parts of which the Organ consists do make the Constitution of the Organ also convenient and fit number to which apt connexion is referred therefore we shall Recite four chief heads of faulty composition namely a Disease in conformation in Magnitude in number in Scituation There are four ill accidents that befal Conformation namely in figure the insensible passage being open or shut Cavity or sensible passage being enlarged or streightened and the superficies being smooth or rough A Disease in figure hath no Remedies that are proper for it but it is either cured with the help of Chirurgery or with Medicaments that respect other Diseases on which it dependeth For it is made either by faulty Conformation in the Womb or violent motion in the birth or the unskillful swathing by Midwives or walking when the Legs are weak disjoyntings and errours of the Chirurgion in curing Fractures and Luxations which want the help of Chyrurgery but of those we do not speak in this place But the part brought again to its due Conformation is strengthened outwardly with Fomentations and Cerates which are made of Astringents but chiefly those that are hot and shall be described very shortly Now if the figure be spoiled by too great Repletions or extream in any Emptines or by some inclinations of one part toward another by reason of a Palsy or Convulsion as it falls out when the Nerves or the Tendons are cut or from some hard Cicatrice or great swelling it is cured by such Remedies as empty strengthen the Nerves soften hardness of which we spak already also with such as refresh the part that is too empty and such as glew dissolved unity of which afterwards Rarity or the opening of the insensible passages which Men cal Porosities which in great Joy poured forth and Diaphoretical sweatings is often the cause of death it is cured by Coolers Astringents and Emplasticks or such as draw up the pores Such things as are most obvious to be applyed outwardly are the sprinkling with cold water and so much the more if it be cooled with Snow or Ice or first altered with cold astringents of which we will speak afterwards Anointing of the Body with Oyls that are actually cold especially of unripe Olives or altered with cold astringents as Roses Quinces and the like Also the coldest Ayr is best that with the cold of the Ayr the pores may be contracted If these things Suffice not lay on Burnt Gip with cold water as a crust upon the Body If Rarity possess the part as when by reason of rarity of the yard the spirits cannot be conteined in the hollow Nerve to cause strong erection those Astringents that shall be by and by propounded must be applyed to the place affected especially hot because so they strengthen the more For the Density or astriction of those passages if it proceed from any matter that is impacted hot detergents are most convenient and such as attenuate which shall be propounded to take away
of Herbs with sharp wine adding some Allum to them The Juyce of the fruit of Guajacum of Padua when it is half ripe pressed forth through a Linnen Cloth or received by a Spunge stayeth the most desperate flowing of the Hemorrhoids therefore it may be thickned with Allum and be kept for use Also Goats-dung beaten with Vineger and laid on stops all fluxes of Blood The Leaves of common Nettles beaten til the Juyce come forth and put into the Nostrills like a Tent stayeth bleeding at the Nose be it never so Violent But in a hot cause these bind a little Rain water steeled water water of Mineralls of Iron such as is the water of Padua of the Mountain Ortho. Vineger Posca Root of Succory Leaves of the Cypress Tree dried Strawberry Leaves Barley torrefied of which a Ptisan may be made with steeled water steeled Milk Tree Moss Mirtills Purslain the Clot Burr spotted Ars-mart Pear Tree of the Orchards four Prunes the Leaves of Sloes Pond-weed the flowers of Roses especially the red the Seed Down Cups and Root the flowers and Leaves of Willows Housleek Mullen the Leaves and Tendrells of Vines Venus Navil Of these may be provided chiefly Decoctions amonst which against inveterate defluxions the Decoction of the Roots of Roses in some of the foresaid waters is excellent Also this drink by certain experience stayeth in one day every hot excrementitious Bloody Flux of the Belly Take the Juyce of the greater housleek and spotted Ars-mart of each three ounces Boyl them to the Consumption of a third part and give it in drink Outwardly may be prepared Fomentations Baths Emplaisters Epithems and other forms of Medicaments as need requires These bind moderately the Juyce of Oranges Citrons Lemmons not ripe wilding Leaves Leaves of wild Pomegranates Barberries Sheppards purse the inward Rinds of Chestnuts Cistus Dog Tree and the fruit of it the fruit of the Cypress Tree green or not yet ripe flower of the Sun Acorns and their Cups Herb-trinity Hypocistis the flowers of the wild Vine the flowers of the purple water Willow all the Sea Lavenders the common Blood-stone sour Pomegranates Quinces Pomegranate Rinds Nose-Bleed unripe Mulberries Leaves of the Olive Tree Adders Tongue Plantain wild Pear Tree the fruit of the bastard Corinths the Leaves of Brambles unripe Mulberries Sow-wort Iron-wort Yarrow all Medicinal earths the Elm Golden Rod and all these almost may be found in most places The dry Pouders of these may be given to one dram in Bolus or drink or some convenient liquor Decoctions may be made of the Herbs but the Juyces are more effectual the Dose whereof is from one ounce to two ounces These are held for secrets to stop all fluxes of Blood the flowers of purple Loose-strife to one dram given several times in sharp Red Wine Also this Syrup Take the Water of Knot Grassor Yarrow five ounces Let the Blood-stone be so long in this Liquor til the Liquor be of a colour like Blood then add to it the Syrup of Quinces or Pomegranates one ounce mingle them for a drink or in the place of a Syrup put a little Sugar to make it Penetrate and some Juyce of Lemmons or sharp Pears or some other that is of a pleasant tast To stop the Laskes of the Belly and vomiting make a great hollow in a Quince or some sour Garden fruit Apples of an Iron colour are best and fill it with white Wax put it into a Paper and roast it in the Embers give a peice or two of this strewed with the Pouder of unripe Mulberries a little before meat For to stay Pissing of Blood Take the Decoction of Golden-Rod in Rain or steeled water four ounces the water of the whites of Eggs two ounces Juyce of Lemmons two ounces Mingle this to drink For outward Remedies Oyls are made suddenly of the Decoction of Quinces Cypress Nuts and of the Pine-tree and other Herbs adding Posca to it let them be Boyled til the moisture be consumed the use of these is for Oyntments or Unguents with which Litharge Boyled in Vineger may well be mingled Epithems may be made with Posca and whites of Eggs. Fomentations and Insessions of the Decoctions of Herbs Defensatives for wounds are made of Bole-Armoniack or any other Medicinable Earth and the common Blood-stone being mingled and stirred with the whites of Eggs to the consistence of a Liniment the Sediment of a Wâ—â—et-Stone affords matter for a Plaister to stay al fluxes Rulandus doth frequently extol a Plaister of Potters Clay burnt and Boyled with Vineger laid hot to the part to stop Blood that forcibly runs out of any part For the Stomach a Plaister is profitable made of a Quince Boyled in four Red Wine or adding some Crums of bread to it softned in Vineger These bind strongly amongst the most common Remedies Grape stones the Kernells of the Pomegranate dryed the flowers of purple flower-gentle the inward Skin of wood Nuts Chervil and the Root great Comfrey middle Comfrey or the great Daisey Horstail Galls especially unripe Rupture-wort the Root of the Yellow wild Flower-de-Luce the true Blood-stone common Hares-Foot wild Apples unripe Medlars the Rind of the Root of Mulberries money wort Verjuyce Juyce of Sloes Knot-grass the Root and Leaves of the Oak the Bark that is between the Tree and the outward Rind unripe Services Sumach male Sanicle dead Nettles Bloody-rod of Mathiolus or female Dog Tree Of these some are peculiarly commended for some fluxes though all of them may be used generally where there is need of great astriction For the overflowing of the Terms these are accounted approved the shel of the Root of the Mulberry the Root of the dead Nettle Grape stones and Pomegranate Kernells the Pouders of all these are given severally to one dram with Red Wine or some Liquor that is fit for it For Spitting of Blood the Blood-stone taken with Sugar of Roses to one dram or laid in astringent potions til it look like the colour of Blood or put into a Bag and beat into very smal Pouder and so strain Wine often through it or any other ordinary drink Against vomiting and any immoderate and inveterate fluxes of the Belly these two Electuaries are the principle The first Take of the Roots of Yellow wild Flower-de-Luce Boyled in Rain Water and passed through a Hair sive two parts Old Sugar of Roses one part Make an Electuary according to art the Dose is from half an ounce to one ounce In the palce of Sugar of Roses let the Poor take half so much Clarified Honey Boyled in rain water or steeled water wherein the youngest Leaves of the Oak have Boyled some time The other Take the Roots of great Comfrey Boyled in the Decoction of the Root of Garden Dropwort and passed through a Hair sive two parts Old Sugar of Roses one part or parts alike Mingle them make an Electuary the Dose is the same with the former If it be provided for Hepatick fluxes and
is held hitherto by Physitians to be incurable without Chirurgery yet use that is the best master of things and Judg of Remedies hath taught us not long since that the Ruptures of men of years and that very great ones and of long continuance have grown together by the use of Medicaments only and a convenient course of diet and that within threescore daies at the longest in manly and in Old Age but in forty daies in Yong men and at mans stature by the help of which Remedies Boys are cured within twenty daies unless the falling of the Intestins into the Cods be very great and all most grown Habitual And these Remedies may be Ranked amongst those that are easie to be prepared since they are compounded of a few things and those not fetcht from forrein Countries only one excepted The first is this Take one dram of the Herb Two-blade in half a Cup of red Wine Boyled with the Leaves of the same Plant every morning five hours before dinner And let the place affected be dayly anoynted with Oyl of four Olives wherein a whole land Hedg-Hog that is Old hath been Boyled with his Skin and al til the flesh be consumed The second Take for threescore daies one Cup of strong red Wine altered with one ounce of Rupture-wort the whole Herb with the Roots must be taken and the tendrest can be got first bruised and during the said time a Spunge must be laid to the place affected that is first dipped into the same red Wine and then pressed out The third Take one dram of Pouder of equal portions of Rupture wort Wall-Rue and Asparagus and Horse-Tail in half a Cup of strong Red Wine for the time spoken of before and let the place be anointed twice every day with common Oyl or Oyl of St. Johns-wort wherein live Lizards by long standing of it in the Sun are consumed The fourth Let a Cerate be laid on made of equal parts of Bdellium and poudered Aloes with the white of an Egg and the same time let the sick take one dram of the Pouder following in half a Cup of the best Red Wine five hours before Dinner Take Roots of great Comfrey Herb Bennet common Hedg-Hysop the less Two-Blade Horse-Tayl Coriander prepared Juyce of Roses steel prepared with Rose water of each one ounce and an half Mingle them and make a fine Pouder of them all The preparing of the steel is this That the filings of Steel or Iron be quenched in Rose Water and then dryed in the shade and then again be set on fire and quenched a-fresh in the same Water until it can be poudered very fine But in the use of these Medicaments this rule is generally to be observed that a Truss be constantly worn and the sick must take care he hold not his breath nor use strong exercise nor eat or drink meats or drinks that are windy Remedies for Tumors that proceed from Humors are manifest by what hath been said since they must be directed to the taking away of the cause which must be repulsed at the first but in the augmentation they must partly repel and partly digest in the state they must digest or if it can be bring to suppuration but a Tumor that is very hard must first be acurately softned then digested and dissolved Therefore some few things shall here be only annexed that are found to be proved for some Tumors and are Remedies easie to come by For an Erisipulas of any part whatsoever Take fine Wheat flower so much as you please put it into a bag of thin Weaving and lay it to the part at any time of the Defluxion For kibes that are Ulcerated this is a most excellent Unguent Take Leaves of green Tobacco the inward Rind of the Elder of each one handful Roots of the Male Daffodil sliced one ounce common Oyl one pound Boyl all at a gentle fire til all the moisture be consumed then press all out strongly and add Frankinsence finely poudered half an ounce Yellow Wax six drams Mingle them for a Liniment and anoint the part affected within then for Fingers that are pained let it be rubbed strongly on them til they grow very red and hot This is also good for fowlness of the Skin and for Morphews Against the swelling of the Feet from weariness long Disease or contusion Take the Meal of whole Wheat that is not sifted half a pound pouder of wormwood half an ounce Roses one ounce sharp Red Wine what may be sufficient Make a Cataplasm at a soft fire adding about the end compleat Oyl of Roses one ounce and an half Marke an Unguent Lay it on twice a day For hard swellings not Ulcerated a singular Remedy 〈…〉 purging of the Body give for four daies together one dram of the Pouder of common Gladiol which groweth most frequently amongst Corn and take it in Broth altered with the Root of Pilewort four hours before meat And lay upon the part a Plaister of bruised new Wax not yet purified from the Bees and the Honey but if you cannot have it then lay this Cerate Take the Pouder of Lizards dried in an Oven one dram and an half Juyce of Tobacco Yellow Wax and Burgundy â—itch of each half an ounce Mingle them and make a Cerate in the place of Burgundy Pitch which is rare in Italy take Colophonia For a Cancer not Ulcerated that is not yet come to any notable Magnitude nothing is better than the long using of the Plaister of Aquapendente after a sufficient purging of the Body Take Meal of Millet one pound Oyl of Râ—ses worked in a Morter of Lead with a Leaden Pestle til it become of the colour of Lead sive ounces sweet Wine four ounces Make them to a Plaister with a sufficient quantity of the Decoction of Garden Night-shade Sowthistle and Golden-Rod of each alike made in pure Water For watery and windy Tumors Remedies propounded amongst things that discuss are proper An Impostume with a little bag is not cured by Physical means only but the whole Bag must be drawn forth or if that cannot be done after the Tumor is opened it is to be consumed partly with putrefying Remedies partly with eating Causticks of which we have Spoken already Remedies for Diseases in Number Since that a Disease in number Wanting is made to be according to the defect of something belonging to the complement of the Living a Disease in number Augmented must properly be considered according to the addition of some natural thing that is Redundant in number Yet by use and abuse of names Stones Worms a Pin and Web are referred also to Diseases in number Remedies for Worms and Stones are to be found amongst these things which respect the cause from the whole substance For a Pin and Web these amongst Remedies easie to come by are the most convenient being applyed Warm to the Eye but especially by the help of an Ocular Cupping Glass that the Remedy may work
three drams to six drams Soldanella or Sea Coal is given in Decoction of fat Broth from one handful to two handfuls also the yong shoots are eaten as Pliny saith or the yong Tendrels Boyled like Pot-Herbs They are corrected with stomack Corroboratiues Out of this plant may be made a plain extract to be kept for use and it is very pleasant if the Juyce of the Leaves be pressed out Clarified and thickned and be made into Pills with a fourth part of Mace and Mastick or if it be made thick with a fourth part of Honey and an eight part of the Juyce of wormwood the Dose will be from one dram to two drams or thereabouts The Root of the white Vine which Mathiolus makes to be the third Kind of Clematitis Boyled from about half an ounce in wine mingled with Equal quantity of water it is corrected with temperate Stomachicall things namely with Coriander Seed or Myrtils These Purge Vehemently Ricinus of America it is taken from half a grain to a whole grain or the Seed is steeped all night in wine or else drink the emulsion of the Seed in Broth. Granum Dende of Avicennae which Mountebanks sel up and down for the Seed of Ricinus of America doth the same effect as Ricinus of America doth The Seeds of Cataputia if they be great are given from seven to ten but if smal from eight to fifteen Or else made into Pills or Bolus with Figs or taken in Emulsion with Hydromel they are very troublesome to the Stomach therefore you must drink after them Broth altered with Wormwood and Seeds of Citrons or Orenges Tithymal with broad Leaves given according to all the parts of it in the quantity and manner aforesaid concerning the other Tithymals that Violently Purge fleam Of the foresaid may be prepared a pleasant and profitable Syrup to be kept for use As Take the Roots of ordinary Flower-de-luce fresh six ounces wild Cucumber dried in the shade two ounces Roman wormwood and Origanum of each one handful pleasant white Wine two pound and an half make infusion for five hours then Boyl them at a gentle fire to the Consumption of a third part strain it then add clarified Honey one pound Boyl all again to the consistence of a thin Syrup add about the end Cinnamon or Annis Seed two drams The Dose of this Syrup will be from one ounce to two ounces at the most Presently compositions may be made thus For a Potion Take the Roots of wild Cucumber grossly bruised one dram tops of Roman wormwood one handful Seeds of Annis Fennel or Cinnamon one scruple the best Wine three ounces infuse them all night in the morning strain them to the straind Liquor add Oxymel Simple one ounce mingle them for a drink You may Leave out Oxymel if you please For a Bolus Take the Juyce of Flower-de-luce thickned three drams the tops of wormwood in Pouder half a dram Annis Seed half a scruple Figs half an ounce mingle them for a Bolus Pills Take Seeds of dwarfe Elder two scruples or the Roots of wild Cucumber one scruple Cinnamon half a scruple Pouder them and make Pills of them with Juyce of wormwood what may Suffice Purging Clysters Purgatives that are given in Clysters are used for a two fold end namely either to stirr up the Faculty Expulsive that is very dul as is used to be done in * the Sleepy Diseases are most excellently treated on in Riverius Practice of Physick in English Sleepy Diseases as the Palsey and Dotings and they are therefore called Tart Clysters or else to draw the Excrements from the remote parts that are ordained for Evacuation or for revulsion sake They are prepared the same way and in the same quantity as we sayd already of lenitive Clysters adding only to the Decoction for a common Clyster some purging Herbs as centaury the less or Gratiola in a Cholerick cause the sprouts of wild Saffron broom Leaves the pulp of Coloquintida bound up in a wide Cloth the Roots of Esula or sow Bread in a Flegmatick Cause the Roots of Black Hellebore in case of Melancholy the Leaves of Dwarf-Elder or the Elder Tree in a watery Cause but that they may Purge and supply the place of a Medicament to be taken at the Mouth they must not be cast in beyond the quantity of eight ounces namely the same quantity that may be also taken at the Mouth and a Clyster to Purge the Entralls must go before for so a Purgative Clyster may be held in many Hours and it is fitly actuated by the Heat of the Intestines But the quantity of Medicaments to be taken at the Mouth must be doubled in Clysters because they are not so easely brought to action by the Intestines as they are by the Stomach As for Example to pul back and to Purge Flegm such a Clyster may be made Take Leaves of Mallows Beets Origanum Chamomel of each half an handful pulp of Coloquintida bound in a Skin half a dram Seeds of Carthamus two drams Fountain water one pound Boyl them to the Consumption of half to the straind Liquor add of the dregs of Sugar or Honey two or three ounces make a Clyster Sharp Suppositories Purging Suppositories seem to have no purgative power of themselves that is to have no drawing quality to fetch the Humors from the remote parts to the Intestines but only to stir up the Belly when it is slow to expulsion by which stirring up sometimes by accident it fals out as it doth in purgatives that the excrements that ly in the Veins and distant Parts are thrust out by the Belly but not by the Medicament drawing them but only by the Expulsive Faculty awakened Whereupon sometimes sharp Clysters supply the room of a Purgative Medicine and are more safely given to any that are weak then Clysters are Sharp Suppositories are made of Honey or the reliques of Sugar boyled hard adding for every ounce of them from one grain to ten grains of Coloquintida Scammony or of both Hellebors or of the Milk of Tithymals or Esula and some Sharp Salt as Salt Armoniack or Salt Nitre for Suppositories For Vomiting Medicaments There are two sorts of these also for some only Purge the Stomach being Void of all attractive vertue and these belong to the Rank of gentle Medicaments others again evacuate the superfluities they draw to the Stomach and are Purgatives The former of themselves hardly provoke one to Vomit unless they offend some Stomach that nauseats them very much but they need some outward help to stirr them as by putting the Finger or a Feather into the Throat but the latter provok Vomit without any outward help These move Vomit gently In a hot cause Warm Water or Barley water fat Broth water and Oyl they are all given luke-warm from one pound to two pounds to those that are of ripe years but to Children from eight ounces to one pound In a cold cause that is thin the Decoction
the Radish and gave one ounce of the Juyce in Ptisan or a thin Panatella may be used in the place of it for to moisten the Mouth of the Stomach that it fal not into Convulsions The second is better and more pleasant than the first As take half a scruple of the Root stick it into a piece of a Quince and Boyl it in the same then take out the Roots and give that for a Bolus to eat or the Juyce pressed out of the Quince may be put into Wine or fat Broth altered with the Seeds of Citrons and so drink it White Hellebore is made far more gentle if the Root with the pith pulled out after due infusion be Boyled in Vineger and be then dried and kept for use Where watery Humors are predominant these are accounted gentle the Juyce of the Root of Dwarf-Elder from one dram and an half to three drams in fat Broth altered with tops of Wormwood The Juyce of the Root of the Elder-Tree doth the same taken in the same Dose The Berries of Water-Elder taken to two drams drink fat Broth after them as we taught before Strong Vomiting Medicaments the Leaves of Spurge pulled upwards are given in the same Broth from one dram to one dram and an half Stronger Elaterium by reason of the bitterness taken in Pills or Bolus It is commonly mixed with some Aromatical Pills it may be mixed with the pulp of a Fig with a little Wormwood which is done by expression The fruit oâ— wild Cucumber is given from three grains to ten grains but that which drops out of the fruit only pricked is given from two grains to six Medicaments that Evacuate by Urin by which not only the ways of the reins and the Bladder but also the whole body is purged by the help of the Veins and Arteries They are made of Diuretick Medicaments whereof some are properly so hot and dry and sharp and of thin Parts others improperly so that have but remiss heat or enclining also to cold but yet are of thin parts which are to be used cheifly in Feavers or when the Reins or Liver are over heat unless perhaps there be present some corrupt Venemous matter in the veins that requires speedy Evacuations which is better and sooner performed with proper and hot Diureticks the cheif and the most Obvious in both kinds are these Proper * what Diureticks are see â—â—y Translation of Riverius and the Dictionary at the end thereof Diureticks Asparagus principally the Root Smallage Seed or the common Sesely the Root and the Seed of Carduus the Root of Cucumbers and the seed common Seed the Roots of al sorts of Eringos the Roots and Seeds of Fennel the Seeds of both Rochets the Leaves and berries of the Bay Tree also the Roots and the Rind wild Mints Turnep Seed the Root of Prickly Rest-Harrow Penniroyal all the parts of common Parsley the Roots of both kinds of Radish Madder Roots the yong sprouts of Kneeholme the Tendrells and the Roots Savory wild Time the Seeds are given in Pouder from half a dram to one dram the same must be understood of Medicaments that are Diureticks improperly some are Boyled in Wine or Water but best of all in Broth of Chich Pease yet the pouder of the Roots is given also especially of those that are of a woody substance as of Rest-Harrow and the Bay Tree Of these some may be Compounded presently This Pouder is most effectual Take the Roots of Rest-Harrow two drams the Seeds of Rochet and Bay Berries of each one dram Cinnamon half a dram mingle them make a Pouder give one dram in Wine or warm Broth of Chich Pease It is more pleasant if it be infused all night then give it one Boyl and strain it cast away the Dregs and then drink it It will be made a more effectual remedy yet if you put in some drops of the Liquor which comes from Salt put into a hole in a Radish kept in a moist place til it melt To Anoint the Privities such an Oyl is made presently which help the Voiding of the Urin. Take Bay Leaves Hors-Mints wild Time Pennyroyal of each one handful Chamomel one handful and an half Radish Roots half an ounce Cummin Seed two drams common Oyl one pound and an half white Wine one pound make an infusion for four hours then Boyl all til the moisture be consumed and then press all out and strain it again A Plaister also may be made of a Radish cut and Boyled with Leaves of Parsley and Smallage and Penny-royal then bruise them all and lay them to the Privities Improper Diureticks Seeds of Gourds Cucumbers Citruls and Melones make Emulsions of them of Mallows Gromwel Seed Alkekengi Kernels of Cherries Stones of Medlers Shels of Filbird Nuts the Juyce of ripe Lemmons the Leaves and stalks of Straw-Berries Maiden Hair the Roots of both kinds of Brambles of Grass especially Reed Grass of Liquoris Câ—nkfoyl and Radish the Rind peeled off also the Broth of red Chich Pease is profitably administred with a fourth part of Juyce of Lemmons this drink is held for a secret Take the Juyce of Pellitory of the Wall three ounces the Proth of Chich Pease four ounces mingle them for to drink This also is supposed to be of the same kind Take Liquoris half an ounce common Water half a pound Boyl them at a gentle fire til half be consumed strain it and add to it Juyce of Lemmons one ounce mingle them Also for a speedy remedy may be given with great profit two ounces of the Juyce of Radish in strong Wine that is hot Outwardly may be laid a common and excellent Plaister of the Leaves of Pellitory either alone or pounded with a Radish and so fried in a frying Pan with Butter and Oyl and laid hot to the Privities if you can get Oyl of Dill or Camomel it is better than common Oyl Medicaments that Evacuate by sweat These also are of two sorts some are properly to cause sweat which Melt the matter and turn it into Vapours others are improperly so which make the matter easily convertible and so by accident cause sweat and these are very convenient for the smal Pox at the beginning and for hot affects of the Skin and hot Feavers when the motion of Nature is outwardly inclined toward the Skin Proper for sweat are the Decoction of Garlick of Box Wood with which the French Pox is as easily cured as with Guaiacum of Germander great Celondine Carduus Benedictus Juniper Wood and Bays and of sweet Chervil they are given from four ounces to eight ounces or thereabouts and they are made more effectual being Boyled in Water and Honey and white Wine The same Decoction purified and thickned with a gentle heat afford plain extracts that may be given to one dram or thereabout or els mingled with good Wine or the Decoction of some improper sweating Medicaments or made into Bolus or Pills and to drink after them
Hog Fennel Primroses For the Breast Figs Liquoris lungwort Colts-foot Scabious For the Heart Root of Angelica holy Thistle Caltrops Herb Bennet Ground-Ivy Lavender Pimpernel Scordium the Root of Swallow wort For the Stomach Wormwood of all kinds cheifly the common wormwood pills of Oranges and Citrons Seeds or Mints For the Liver wormwood Agrimony For the Spleen Ceterach Epithime Fumitory the rind and Root of Capparis and Tamarisk For the Matrix Mug-wort Maiden-Hair Calamint Feaverfew Pennyroyall Savin For the Reins and Bladder Smallage Sparagus Fennel Parsley Knee-holm For the whole Body Cinquefoil Tormentil Oxymel rich Metheglin Of these Syrups may be made or Decoctions in the Broth of a Pullet or sweet Wine to which it were good to add Oxymel from one ounce to two ounces Decoctions are unprofitable for the Stomach and Intestines because they pass so soon from the affected part Therefore Oxymel only is good to two ounces or a Syrup made of the foresaid Herbs To which may be added to discuss winds an Emulsion of the Seeds of Citrons or Oranges to two ounces or thereabouts in fresh Broth. Or after the Custom of the Antients Oxymel may be given wherein the tops of Wormwood have been soaked all night If Flegm be too thick and clammy we must never leave out Oxymel which must be added to Decoctions convenient wherein must be boyled some of these cutting Herbs and scouring namely Hysop Horehound Poley Savory wild Time Time Goats Marjoram If you would make an Oxymel suddenly which may be like Oxymel of Squils for its cutting and scouring Faculties it may be such a one to free the Obstructions of the Bowels Take Leaves of Bettony Agrimony Wormwood Fumitory Cink foyl of each one handfull Hysop Horehound and Time of each one handful and an half Roots of Sparagus Fennel Parsley of each one ounce Fountain Water four pound Honey two pound Let them boyl at a very soft fire til the Honey be clarified perfectly then strain them and add of the best Vineger one pound Annis Seeds two drams Cinnamon and Ginger of each one dram Boyl al at a gentle fire to a Syrup then strain al again through a wide Cloth Preparatives for Melancholly If Melancholly be not adust Borrage Bugloss Dodder stone fern Maiden-hair Liquoris Hops Balm Fumitory Harts tongue sweet Prunes are convenient and to their Decoctions Oxymel is profitably added by reason of the Vineger that cuts the thickness of the Humors If the Humor be adust things that prepare thick Choller are to be used and moreover the Juyce of sweet Apples which hath a peculiar prerogative here Also it may be mixed from one to two ounces with the Decoctions of the said Herbs Also a Syrup may be made of it taking one part of clarified Honey and two parts of Juyce of good Apples clarified and so boyl them to the consistence of a Liquid Syrup to the consumption of one third part Medicaments that allay Acrimony Those things allay Acrimony which either temper it with a pleasant moisture and water the matter or else do anoint it with an Oyly clammy substance whereof there is excellent use in cutting the pains of the heart and bloody-flux These water and temper it Fountain Water or River Water sweet Almonds Emulsions of the four great cold Seeds husked Barley Water and the Cream of Ptisan made thereof Jujubes Lettice all Milk especially of Heifers and Cows Whey Liquoris sweet Prunes and Apples Water Lillies Purslain Sow-thistles the Fruit of Winter Cherries Nightshade both Housleeks Venus Navil Of the Herbs Decoctions or Syrups are made which are made more sweet and fit to temper the Humor if you take Wine in place of Honey and boyl it with an equal part of the Juyce of the Herbs to a due consistence Of these also are compounded Medicaments that are proper for some parts For pain of the Eyes from sharp Defluxions a Cataplasm of a sweet Apple boyled in Milk is good and laid warm to the Eye For the heat of Urine the Decoction of Liquoris is singular either alone or with the Fruit of Winter Cherries taken dayly six ounces in the first repast when the Stomach is empty For the Gripings of the Guts the Decoction of great Housleek in Rain Water or two ounces of the Juyce of it in the Broth of a Chicken To these add Lead only for outward uses to anoint with Oyls being beaten in a Mortar of Lead till they become thick The white and water also of an Egg are very unctious so is white Starch in meats new Butter the fat Broth of the Entrals and the head of a Kid Calf also of the feet of Hogs and Calves old Oyl chiefly boyled with Fountain Water till the moisture be consumed Amongst Herbs are Mallows Marsh-mallows Roots of Borrage and great Consound for the Decoctions of these herbs are mucilagenous It is held for a Secret for the heat of the Urine to drink the white of an Eg with the like quantity of Juyce of Lemmons For the bloody flux the Decoction of Marsh-mallows altogether Hitherto appertains the feet of Partridg broyled the Pouder whereof given to one dram in Water of Coriander if a feaver be present or if there be no feaver in black Wine will cure an old Dysentery in three daies For painful Ulcers and Clouds that are joyned with Ophthalmia or redness of the Eyes the Balsom of Sugar dissolved in the white of an Eg that is hard boyled and it is made excellent after this fashion Put poudered Sugar into a glass that is first wel washed with strong Vineger then boyl it upon the Embers to a perfect redness after that dissolve it by Deliquium in an Egg boyled hard and the yolk taken out For outward Remedies are profitably added Goats and Deers Suet fresh Hogs Grease Kids fat whereof with Apples is made the common Pomatum the Marrow of four-footed Beasts Wax especially white Wax and the Mucilages of Lin-seed Foenugreek Flea-seed Quinces the Roots of Marsh mallows Mallows of all which there is a peculiar use in healing the choppings of the skin yet the Mucilage of flea-seeds and Quinces is given inwardly with inward Medicaments for pains of the Heart Scouring Medicaments Scouring Remedies seem to be contrary to such as allay and temper because they wipe away the clamminess and what is fast to the Parts they scour off of which kind are all salt nitrous sharp bitter things which are good for al foulness of the Skin foul Ulcers and Obstructions But because the matter of these is manifold to avoid all confusion in so great variety we shal principally lay down here such scouring Medicaments as are proper for the foulness of the Skin and others that take away Obstructions and purge Ulcers may be sought for in the Title of things that open obstructions and breed flesh in Wounds of which afterwards in the mustering up of Medicaments that respect Diseases These clense the Skin weakly Bitter Almonds Peach Kernels Juyce
Oyl inseparably and in that being warm dip in a Linnen Clout to lay to the Forehead and anoint the Sutures For pain of the Teeth The Oyl of Box distilled by desent is extolled For the pain of the Chollick a sure remedy is one dram of a Mans Skull prepared and taken with one scruple of Armis Seeds in a cold cause but with Coriander Seed if the cause be hot Also the pouder of the Testicles of a gelded Horse taken to one dram after the same fashion This Oyl is exceeding good for the pain of the Hemorroids Take Fig-wort four ounces great Celondine two ounces the Sponges that grow on the sweet Eglantine in number four Seed of Agnus Castus two drams common Oyl two pound Cut the Roots bruise the rest grossly set them in the Sun for a month and keep them for use Or infuse them for eight days in a hot place then Boyl them til the moisture be consumed and make expression and after that strain them For pain of the Breast the Oyl of Lin-seed drank two or three ounces is singular For pain of the Joynts this Fomentation is approved Take Leaves of Mallows Dwarf-Elder and Plantain of each one handful Smiths Water two pound Boyl them to the Consumption of a third part press them out and strain them and dissolve in the Liquor Salt-peeter purged with Brimstone which they cal Salt of Prunella half an ounce and dip a Linnen Cloth in it and lay it hot to the part Narcoticks indeed laid to the part do stupefie but being taken or smelt to or applyed to the head they cause sleep They differ in the intension of their quality from properly called sleeping Medicaments because these by their moderate coldness and moisture procure sleep but those by the excess of both qualities bring out deep sleep and if they be used too largely they cause Carus and Apoplexy Yet there is some degrees of these Narcoticks for some are more gentle the use thereof is not so dangerous some are more violent which must not be used but upon very urgent pains and watchings The more gentle to be used inwardly are white Poppy Seed to about one dram but outwardly in Lotions the Leaves of Garden Night-shade and Poppy The more violent are Hemlock white Henbane Mandragora Opium round Stramonium Black Henbane and long Stramonium are best to be let alone by reason of the great hurt they do to the Bowels Of others are made fit sents and Lotious for the Feet and the Head but inwardly only Opium and round Stramonium may be used The Seed of Stramonium is given in substance from half a scruple to one scruple or thereabouts but infused from one scruple to two scruples it is corrected with good Wine Opium is given from two grains to five corrected with Saffron or Popper and so made into a Pill or infused in the best Wine Oriental Opium is somthing stronger than Opium of our Country but because outlandish Opium is often brought to us Sophisticated and sometimes is sold very deer it were better to make it pure of our own Country Poppy after the way that Quercitanus hath taught us Take what quantity you please of Garden Poppy Heads that carrieth a red flower so soon as the first flowers appear displaied bruise them in a Stone Morter with a woodden Pestle put the matter into a spacious Glass and pour on so much of the best white Wine Vineger til the matter be very wel wet the Vineger swim above al two fingers breadth let them digest for about fifteen daies and when the Vineger grows red intensively put the matter into a Linnen Bag and press it out strongly what is expressed let it Evaporate at a gentle fire to the consistence of Honey and whilst it is yet hot cast it into cold water that it may Coagulate then take it out and wipe off the moisture But of compounds there are two that are the best and easiest to be provided of all that are found in shops The first is of Guajnerus for outward use Take Opium Juyce of Henbane Juyce of Mandragora of unripe Mulberries Lettice and of Ivy Tree of each one ounce Dissolve the Opium in the Juyces when that is dissolved wet a Sponge in it and dry it again at the Sun for fifteen daies when you would use it dip your Sponge in warm water and put it to the Nose of the Patient this Sponge will keep its vertue for some years The other serves for internal uses namely Laudanum which in two daies time may be made Thus Take the extract of Saffron one scruple the extract of the species of Diamoschu two scruples extract of Opium prepared four scruples Mingle them and with three drops of distilled Oyl of Cloves soften it The Saffron and species are extracted with Aqua vitae but the Opium with distilled Vineger Opium also is prepared if it be cut thin and dried at a gentle heat so long until it will fume no longer and being rubbed between the Fingers will crumble to Pouder the Dose of this is from about one grain and an half to five grains it easeth pains stops long Watchings and staies immoderate and sharp Fluxes Also Narcoticks provoke sleep but far more vehemently than true sleeping remedies do by so much as deep sleep requires stronger means than sleep doth whence it is that when true sleeping Medicaments will not prevail we are forced to use Narcoticks or heavy sleeping remedies now mentioned True sleeping Remedies are sweet Almonds and the Emulsions of them all sorts of Milk Garden Lettice fresh Moss of Trees Water Lillies great Housleek Blew Violets Venus Navel and smal Wine mixed well with pure Water the Exhibition of these is several Flesh Broths are altered with Lettice and Violets An Emulsion of sweet Almonds is made with the Decoction of Lettice Lettice is eaten Boyled seasoned with the Juyce of Oranges or Pome-citrons or Lemmons Decoctions are made of Herbs for Lotions of the Head and Feet Also an unguent may be made to anoint the Nostrils and the temples suddenly with Oyl thus Take these Herbs Lettice Water Lillies great Housleek Garden Night-shade of each one handful common Oyl eight ounces Boyl them at a gentle fire til the moisture be consumed press them out and strain them The Oyl of Violets and Water Lillies of the shops serve for the same use All those things serve to stop Fluxes which stay the matter that is moved with an ill motion by repelling it pulling it back intercepting it and binds up the passages therefore they belong not to this place Those things that are most proper to stay Fluxes shall be mentioned in the Catalogue of astringents There remains therefore to number up those Medicaments that drive away Diseases the use whereof is most fit after the causes that are urgent are taken away now of Diseases there are three general Heads Distemper ill Conformation and Unity dissolved Medicaments that alter a Sick distemper of the whole
hot Vapours and that have a drying force Or lay Cataplasms to the breast of Meal of Fenugreek Melilot Pouder of Hysop Calamint and some Brimstone mingled with Honey and with white Wine and Lin-seed Oyl in a just quantity To a Breast that is over-heat these do good besides what was set down before to expectorate Salt flegm to drink Mineral Waters that proceed from Copper and Vitriol as also from Iron and Steel Use of Milk unless some Distillation hinder and the Decoction either of Red Sanders or Rose Wood especially of the Root to be drank for many daies with a thin Diet enchning to cold chiefly of Barley and the four great cold Seeds The Decoction may be of this fashion Take REd Sanders or Rose Wood cut smal five ounces Roots of Succory and Barley of each half an ounce Fountain Water Steeled two pound Make infusion fifteen hours then let them Boyl til half be consumed strain them to drink at twice By the use of this Decoction hot bodies that are subject to a Consumption may be preserved from it as also from Spitting of Blood that is like to follow Also the frequent use of Conserve of Roses at going to bed is commended as also taken in the morning on an empty Stomach especially if some drops of tart spirits of Brimstone be put to it For outward cooling it is sufficient to anoint with Oyl or Unguent made of Violets Cordials There are many Cordialls to be made of the Antidotes that are prescribed against poysons that are taken but all that I propounded were only preservatives against Malignant Feavers and the Plague but besides these there are some that are convenient for the heart that is over cooled as Spices of al sorts Pills of Oranges sweet Angelica Mary-golds Mountain Calamint Clove-gelli-flowers the Herb Cardiaca Herb Bennet Lillies of the Valleys Ground Ivy Lavender Balm Mints all sorts of Bazil Root of Butter Burr Rosemary Spik of France and Italy Mead sweet Of these Syrups may be made Decoctions Electuaries also Pouders and Spices to be strewd on meats The best for this purpose are the Compounds set down before for Poysons taken and such as are bred in the Body and bring a Malignant Feaver Also hot Remedies to refresh the spirits that I also propounded So there may be a Physical Wine provided which is of it self a great friend to the Heart for example Take Herbs Mount Calamint Carduus Sanctus Scordium Goats Rue Lavender Balm Rosemary of each one handful Roots of Avens white Dictamni Maister-wort Orange Pills of each one ounce Mirrh Cinnamon Cloves of each half an ounce Saffron one dram Beat them a part into Pouder then put them into an Hippocras bag and poure on the Pouder the most pleasant white Wine six pound five or six times of this Wine you may give about two ounces at once if you poure on Aqua vitae so the Remedy will be more effectual and the Dose will be to one spoonful For outward Remedies prepare bags of the said Herbs and Spices to be worn on the Region of the Heart Also Fomentations of Spiced Wines altered with the same things alwaies adding some Saffron to make them penetrate the more Lastly Unctions may be made with Oyls made of the Decoctions of the same simples or Spiced Oyls made the same way and you shall find this in the Title of those things that refresh the spirits For the Heart over heat those things are convenient that are more temperate that were set down against Malignant Feavers and besides those Ivory flowers of Willows Mother of Pearl prepared Mirtils Water Lillies the Bone of a Stags Heart sweet Apples Roses Sanders Violets Of these you have some Compounds amongst the Antidotes against Pestilent Feavers Also the use of Conserves of Violets or Roses will be most profitable with one scruple of the Salt of the Mother of Pearls for one Dose The Salt is thus made dissolve the Mother of Pearl Burnt in hot Water of Borrage adding a part of Rose Vineger then distill them by filtring and lastly Coagulate them making away al the moisture by Evaporating it Externally Epithems are made of the water of flowers of Willows Roses water Lillies adding the Juyce of Citrons or Lemmons or Rose Vineger to make them penetrate and if Camphire can be had readily put in four or five grains of it Instead of Water you may take the Decoctions of Borrage Bistort Blew bottles Water Lillies and Violets with the same Juyce with Rose Vineger Stomach Remedies The chief heating Stomach Remedies and easiest to be got are all sorts of Wormwood but especially the common and the Sea wormwood the Pills of Oranges and Citrons and the Seeds bitter Almonds Gentian the less Mints Origanum Rosemary and all Spices amongst which the best are Zedoary Ginger Galangal and Pepper Of Compounds easie to procure wormwood Wine and Oxymel of wormwood are approved Aqua vitae altered by steeping wormwood in it that was dried in the shade adding some Spices if you please The best Wine such as may be made being poured through Spices sweet Seeds or the foresaid simples bruised to be taken the quantity of two drams for many daies fasting with one or two grains of Pepper grosely beaten Also it is good to drink the Water of hot Baths that come from Brimstone such an Oxymel is most profitable if you give every day one spoonful or some other Take Herbs Wormwood Calamint Rosemary Mints of each one handful Pills of Oranges or Citrons one ounce Seeds of Annis and Cinnamon of each one dram Honey one pound the best white Wine half a pound Boyl all at a soft fire til the Honey be wel clarified to the strained Liquor add the best Vineger half a pound Boyl them to a Syrup when it is cold cast in Ginger finely poudered two drams Also it it singular good to take every day in a rear Egg about one dram of Mastich in Pouder with a little Ginger of Zedoary Outwardly it is profitable to drop down the Water of Baths of Brimstone which when those waters are wanting may be prepared of Wine especially the best red Wine that is altered with the said Herbs of which also may be made Fomentations The common people use to make excellent Fomentations of common wormwood Mints Origanum Calamint Lavender of each one handful tops of Rosemary half a handful common Oyl and Spiced Wine of each one pound let them Boyl at a soft fire til the moisture be consumed press them out and strain them so keep them for use For the Stomach over heat these are good the Juyce of Oranges soure Grapes Barberies sharp Cherries the fruit of Cornus Quinses the Juyce of soure Pomegranates the flowers of the wild Vine Hypocistis sharp Apples unripe Mulberries sharp Pears wild Plums and the Juyce of them bastard Corinths Roses Services the Juyce of Rhus or Sumach Sorrel Trifoly Gooseberries sharp Wine well mingled with water You may give the Juyce or
Decoctions of the said fruit and Herbs with an Emulsion of the four great cold Seeds Also it is very convenient to give Asses or Goats Milk tempered with about a fixt part of some of the said Juyces least it change into a burnt smel Moreover to drink of Bath waters that proceed from Copper or Vitriol or Iron is wel approved such waters as are in Italy are called Chalderianae Lucenses Niceranae and the Blessed Virgin in Mount Ortho. Outwardly Fomentations may be used and Epithems or the Decoction of Roses Myrtles flowers of wild Pomegranates Quinces Pomegranate Rinds Hypocistis the wild Vine adding to them some Rose vineger A most profitable Plaister may be made of the pulp of a Quince boyled in Rainwater or steeled water sprinkled with a little pouder of mastich and red Roses Instead of Quinces you may take sharp Apples Oyntments may be made of Oyl boyled with the said Herbs til the moisture be consumed alwaies adding a little wax washed somtimes in Posca that the force of the Remedy may stick the longer to the place affected For a dried Stomach where there is want of inbred heat nothing is better than milk taken for many daies about five or six hours before meat You must take it by degrees from four ounces to six ounces or thereabouts new milked and with about a fourth part of Honey that it Wax not soure Outwardly Fomentations are good made chiefly of Oyls that are not very hot or else received into moist Wool Also Pications are useful made with Pitch melted with a little Oyl of Wormwood and laid upon the part until it wax a little red in the mean time the Stomach must be cherished with a yong Puppy or your own hand or a yong Maid lying upon it all the night Remedies that alter the Intestines The same Remedies almost are good for the Intrals as are for the Stomach by reason of the Affinity of Parts and Propriety of their Substance But for the Intestines over cooled as it fals out often in the Collick especially these do profit Cummin Seed Bay-berries Rue and the Pils of Oranges the Pouder of them may be given to one dram in spiced Wine or an Emulsion of the Seed of Citrons or Oranges The most commendable is Wine that is made Physical with the long steeping of Orange Pils both to cure the pains of the Collick and to preserve one from it if it be dayly used Theriaca Diatessaron is excellent for the same as it is described amongst the Antidotes one dram of it given alone or with spiced Wine The same things may be given in Clysters in any of these forms to which you may very wel add Oyl of Nuts the Decoction of Coloquintida and Turpentine or Rozin of the Fir-tree or Larch-tree dissolved in Oyl As for Example Take the Decoction of Chamomel Bay-Leaves Colequintida bound up in a skin one pound Oyl of Bays or Oyl of Nuts three ounces Crude Honey and Turpentine of each two drams Common Salt two drams mingle them for a Clyster Outwardly Unctions of Oyl of Bays and Rue are principal good as also the mud of Baths from Brimstone For the Intestines over heat these things are profitable All things that cool the Stomach and the Liver but the chief are Bath-waters proceeding of Copper and Vitriol and Iron drank with an empty Stomach Milk added to Clysters and often bathing the middle Abdomen with Posca that is somthing cold with which Remedies the pains of the Intestines proceeding from thin and most sharp choller are easily and soon abated For the Liver over cooled these are convenient Wormwood Agrimony Germander al the Gentians Lavender the wood and berries of Juniper Poley French Spike and Italian Spike to which ad Spices and the hotter Diureticks Amongst Compounds strong Wines are most approved made Physical with wormwood and Spices such as were set down for the Stomach Also the Decoction of Juniper wood is excellent adding the tops of wormwood which wil be more pleasant if you add a quantity of clarified Honey chiefly if it be boyled with the best wine to the consistence of a Syrup for by this means divers Decoctions may be made of hot Diureticks and Spices alwaies adding wormwood to them Outwardly Fomentations will be good made of spiced wine altered with the foresaid Ingredients Also the mud of Baths that come from Brimstone Oyntments are made with Oyls compounded of the same Simples by Decoction such as were described for the Stomach Lastly Little bags made of the same things put into a fine cloth and worn upon the Region of the Liver But for the Liver over heat these are the best amongst Simples Sorrel Succory the pulp and seeds of Gourds Citruls Endive Liver-wort Hawk-weed Barley al sorts of Docks Lettice Milk if there be no obstructions nor a Feaver chiefly that which is four pulp and seeds of Apples Purslain wild Endive Sow-thistle Dandelyon Sorrel Trefoyl whey of milk alone or with an Emulsion of the four great cold Seeds Decoctions are made of Herbs in water or broth or the Juyces are pressed out which are kept til winter both clarified and thickened they are mingled from one ounce to two with broth in winter time but these from one or two drams are either mingled or made up into Bolus or else are dissolved in some Liquor Also Herbs are eaten boyled after the manner of Pot herbs in water or flesh-broth A Prisan is made of Barley which is made the more pleasant made white with the Seed of Melones or Gourds the use whereof is good also in a Panatella To al these Natural Mineral waters may be added that proceed from Copper Vitriol or Iron that were mentioned to temper the heat of the Stomach for there is nothing better to cool the Liver than the orderly drinking of these waters Outwardly Epithems are convenient of Juyces and the Decoctions especially of Cichory and Sow-thistle with an eight part of Rose Vineger or common Vineger in which a little wormwood and Roses have boyled Also an Oyl to anoint with may be prepared of Violets and Roses which would be more effectual made with the Decoction of the Herbs mentioned with common Oyl til the moisture be consumed But a bath of sweet water is better than any Remedy used for the whol body after due Evacuations unless a Feaver hinder For the Spleen over cooled these are proper Remedies Seed of Agnus Castus borrage bugloss roots and rinds of Cappars stone-fern Dodder root of Fern seed and bark of Ash-tree Fumitory the ripe berries of Ivy of the wal Harts-tongue the flower and root of Hops root of water fern Tamarisk Time Teucrium The Pouder of these may be drank to one dram for forty dayes in wormwood wine or steeled wine or Smiths water Of these may be made Decoctions suddenly Physick wines and Electuaries The Decoctions of Ash wood are excellent and Tamarisk Mountain Teucrium and Germander especially made with water wherein new steel hath been
quenched or with Smiths water elâ—rified Some make these Decoctions with Vineger but chiefly wherein Raisins have been steeped to diminish the Spleen that is grown too great if Vineger of Squils be at hand it were good to mix it with the Decoctions to half a spoonful Wines are prepared by the infusion of the same Herbs and they wil be better if you add steel that is prepared with Brimstone which preparation may be made suddenly as for example Take Leaves of Germander Dodder wall Ferne Fumitory Buglos of each one handful Seeds of Ash berries of Ivy of the Wall of each two drams Time and Wormwood of each one pugil Steel prepared one ounce the best white Wine three pound Make infusion in the Sun or some hot place for eight daies stirring the matter alwaies once and again then strain the Wine and take every day four ounces four hours before meat and before ordinary exercise Electuaries may be made of the same herbs adding prepared Steel to them or Ammoniacum and four times so much Clarified Honey Some there are that ascribe a wonderful effect to Ivy berries poudered and mingled with honey to an Electuary or drank in Wine or Broth of Chich Pease to one dram for forty daies Outwardly are convenient Fomentations of the Decoctions of Emollient Herbs adding thereto the Roots of Briony and Sowbread Ivy Leaves and Tobacco dwarf Elder and wormwood to corroborate the parts with some quantity of white wine and vineger in the end of the Decoction to make the better penetration The Fume of this Decoction received is good by quenching in it a piece of a sire-stone or a mil-stone Also Fomentations made of Hemp Yarn boyled in a strong Lixivium and being laid hot and moist to the part are exceeding profitable Also the mud of â—itumenous Baths used for fifteen or twenty daies is commended After Fomentations let the parts be anointed with Oyls made suddenly by boyling together or else apart Sowbread Priony Cappars flowers of Broom Tobacco Ivy Leaves Coloquintida in common Oyl with white wine and vineger til the moisture be consumed adding some wormwood or bitter Almonds to preserve the strength of the part After convenient use of Fomentations and Oyntments apply a Cerate to the part as that which is usual made of Ammoniacum dissolved in Vineger of Squils or provide somthing of the same faculty of the pouders of the said Simples adding some little of the foresaid Oyl to a sufficient quantity of the Pine-tree Rozin or white Pitch and new Wax Also Bee-glew is commended that is yet swelling with Honey bruised by it self to the form of a Plaister adding a little Mastich to help the strength of the part To this place appertains a little bag that is stuffed with equal parts of wild Cucumer pulp of Coloquintida and wormwood laid to the Spleen These cool the Spleen that is over-hot the same that were propounded for the Liver but there must be some temperate Attenuatives added to them by reason of the thick Juyce the Spleen is nourished with Such are Strawberries Maidenhair Hops Sparagus Trichomanes vineger Smiths water clarified with which Decoctions are altered Fomentations and Epithems not forgeting to add some wormwood to outward Remedies to strengthen the part The same things belong to the Reins and the Bladder by reason of the community of their office and nearness of the parts Therefore for these overcooled all those hot Diureticks laid down in their proper place are profitable Also Betony Chamomel the Root of long Cyperus added to the Decoctions and Electuaries But these are judged to be better to heat the Urinary passages water Baths that proceed from Brimstone drank for many days together fasting to some pound weights putting in some smal quantity of Annis Seed or Fennel or the like Diuretick in Pouder for the first Cupp or some Rosin of the Larch or Firr Tree to about two drams taken in Bolus either by it self or with some little Pouder of some of the hotter Diureticks Also white Wine of the best altered with some of the hotter Diureticks is most convenient for this business Outwardly to sit in waters of Baths that proceed from sulphur is an approved Remedy Fomentations of the Decoction of hot Diureticks with hot white Wine Oyntments with Oyl of Bays or some such like prepared presently you have an example of it amongst the Diureticks Cataplasms are commended made of Onions and Garlick Boyled with white Wine and bruised and laid on by themselves or sprinkled with the Pouder of Cummin Seed or the like Clysters made with the foresaid Oyl are often to be given hot and with Wine altered with Chamomel Bay Leaves Penniroyal wild Time and such like heaters that cause Urin. Add to all these strong Motion by riding running Walking whereby the Region of the Loyns is heated But for the Reins over-heat these things profit inwardly Decoctions of the fruit of Alkekengi Marsh-mallows Sorrel Barley Lettice Mallows water Lillies Purslain Grass Roots of Sowthistles with the Emulsions of the four great cold Seeds or the Juyce of Lemmons Moreover Clarified Whey with the Emulsion of the four cold Seeds Also steeled Milk unless some obstruction of the Reins hinder it Drinking of sharp Mineral waters of Copper Vitriol or Iron such are in Italy the Lucenses Noceranae Chalderianae and at Padua of the blessed Virgin Also to eat Strawberries Lemmons Melons Citruls Gourds Barley Lettice Outwardly doth profit a Bath to sit in of sweet waters chiefly altered with Violets Pellitory of the wal-Lettice Mallows the Decoctions whereof are also profitably given in Clysters In the place of Baths Epithems are good of warm Milk either alone or with the Decoction of Mallows or of the foresaid Herbs adding Juyce of Lemmons to them to make them penetrate When heat is urgent add the Leaves of Housleek Garden night-shade and Alkekengi and sometime of white Henbane to the Decoction The most effectual is the Juyce pressed out of the inward scrapings of the gourd either alone or laid on with other things Also sudden Oyntments may be prepared of Oyls wherein are Boyled the slowers or Leaves of water Lillies Blew Violets Damask Roses green Frogs Upon urgent necessity which falls out in an exquisite Diabetes the Seeds of white Poppy and white Henbane out of which also Oyls are made by expression very effectual for the purpose Apply to the Reins and the parts about fresh Leaves of water Lillies when the party goeth to bed and let him wear in the day time in the place of them a thin plate of Lead or a simple Cerate made of Yellow Wax often washed in Rose water or the said Decoctions and Oyls which must be often taken off least growing hot by the Cloaths upon it it may foster the heat of the Reins Remedies for the Matrix No cold things of themselves are kindly to the Matrix because it is the place of generation yet if it shall stand in need of them when it is over heat they
the Meat we eat and Anointed on the Stomach outwardly If you please to make a Syrup for this use Take the Juyce of sweet Prunes the Juyce or Decoction of Purslain of each half a pound Clarifie them and add to them ten ounces of purified Honey Let them boyl to the consistence of a Syrup The use of it is for a Lohoch and for Syrups Medecines that evacuate by the Pallat. The * Any that desire to know exactly the Diseases of the Head and the cures therof let them read Riverius Practice of Physicks by me translated into English Head is purged three waies By the Mouth by the means of the Channels of the Pallat namely by Maâ—â—icatories Cargarisms and Anointings of the Pallate For a Masticatory in a hot cause a Paper is good especially a brown Paper figs bitter Almonds or Peach Kernels Raisons a whol piece of a Pome Cicron the peel of an Orange In a cold Cause are good the Roots of Cyprus Acorus both Angelica's Gardâ—◠〈◊〉 Master-wort Seeds of Fennel Annis Seseli Siler montanum Grains of Juniper Bay-berries and the tender Leaves These are more violent and are fit for extream coldness the Leaves of Sciatica Cresses Water Pepper of Hors-Rhadish Garden Cresses Savory Mountain Hysop wild Penyroyal wild Rue Root of Pellitory Country Mustard seed Mustard seed Staves-acre which that they may the more easily be chewed by the Teeth they must be mingled with a little yellow Wax and so made into little Bals or Morsels For a * Those that desire to know more fully what they are and their use let them read Riverius Practice of Physick and the Physical Dictionary at the end thereof Gargarism which is proper only in a cold cause are convenient the Decoctions of Calaminth Germander Hysop Bay Leaves Lavender the greater Penyroyal wild Time Italian Spike which are partly gargarised and somtimes held hot in the mouth The most violent Gargarisms are made of the Decoction of Herbs that were set down for the strongest Masticatories and chiefly if we put some Aqua vitae in or some of the Confection Diasinapi which the Italians cal Mostarda For to anoint the Pallate which Remedies have place also alone in a cold Cause the said Decoctions are useful with honey thickened to the consistence of a Syrup Moreover Aqua vitae or common Mostards or some soft Electuary made of the foresaid things As for Example Take Bay-berries and Juniper of each two ounces Mustard seed and Leaves of Savory of each one handful Seeds of Annis and Fennel of each one dram Roots of Acorus and Master-wort of each two drams pounded and siefted Mingle all with two pound of clarified Honey Make an Electuary Medicaments that evacuate by the Nostrils Of things that purge the Head by the Nostrils some of them by their acrimony cause one to sneeze and these are very fit for a very thick Humor that is pact close in and where the Expulsive Faculty is dull Some again provoke the Humor without sneezing amongst which some may be safely used even when the Head enclineth to heat others belong only to a cold humor and head The Pouders of all the propounded Remedies for strong Masticatories if they be blown in or snuffed up into the Nostrils they cause one to sneeze The Decoction of Gith or black Hellebore the Juyce also of the Root of Sowbread Briony and Elaterium dissolved in other liquid Nasals The same is performed but somthing more gently by the Root of Sowbread cut like a Tent and put into the Nostrils and the Shel of an Orange candied Also without sneezing the head that is over hot may be evacuated with the Decoction or Juyce of Mallows or Blites especially the white Blites Leaves of Betony or Coleworts and Barley Roots of Beets put into the Nostrils especially if it be wet in warm Water also anointing the Nostrils with fresh Butter In a cold Cause Decoctions are good or the Juyce of Pimpernel Bettony Roots of white Beets the great Celondine Ivy of the wal Garden Hysop Root of Flower-de-luce that is green Marjoram Sage Tobacco The Indians also use to make Tents of a round fashion of the Roots of Sowbread or Flower-de-luce and to anoint them with Butter or Oyl and put them up into their Nostrils or else to steep them in water when they wil not use them for sneezing Moreover The Fume of the said Herbs when they are dry is very convenient especially of Marjoram Hysop Time taken through a Cane by which they take the fume of Tobacco Errhines also may be made of them As for Example In a cold cause Take the Juyce of the Root of Flower deluce made thick the Juyce of the Flowers of Ivy made thick of each two drams the Pouder of Marjoram or Time one dram Fresh Butter half an ounce mingle them for a Liniment and anoint a Tenâ— of Cotton to put into the Nostrils Or Take the Juyce of Blites clarified by filtring very well four ounces Agarick grosly poudered one ounce make infusion for one night strain them the next day and draw it up warm into the Nostrils and it will wonderfully purge the Head without any great Commotion Medicaments that Evacuate Insensibly The matter these are made of is of a large extent For all hot things by rarefying and turning the Humors into ayr do evacuate insensibly so do all dry things by restraining moisture and all astringent things by pressing them forth may be reckoned in the number of these but things that digest are properly so called which do by degrees turn the Humors into vapours and those that discuss and do it by heaps that dissipate also gross Humors and blistering Medicaments that do both vehemently and by violent heat remove the matter that lieth deep that is not sufficiently attenuated and draw it to the Skin Digesters Amongst these the most obuious are wormwood Dill al kinds of Smallage Chamomel stinking Chamomel Foenugreek Roots of Reeds white Lillies Lin-Seed Honey Melilot Rosemary Mallows chiefly strong Wine these may be given in Decoction Syrups or Electuaries Of the same may be made Oyls by descent and Fomentations for use outwardly to which these that follow may be added that are not to be given inwardly as the Roots or Sow-Bread wild Cucumber Daffodils the Leaves of Dwarf-Elder Elder-Tree Allum Nitre Vitriol common Salt Also outwardly may be used alone to anoint with rank Butter chiefly that which is Salt and Oyl with Salt For Fomentations the water of quick Lime the water of hot Baths sweet water that is very hot strong Ly hot Lees of Wine the mud of hot Baths or the holes in the Baths hot Sand hot Ashes with or without Bran and Salt made up in a Bag. For Plaisters Snails bruised with their Shells Old Cheese with the Decoction of Salt flesh especially Hogs flesh and beaten together for a Plaister Bean Meal made up with Wine or the former Decoctions adding if you please Oyl Oxymel or
The milky juyce of Sow-thistles and Dandelyon mixt with Broth and taken from two to three spoonfuls is much approved Also the Pouder of Natural Crystal is given with great profit and is held for a Secret taken in any of the said Decoctions from half a dram to a dram In a cold distemper a Decoction is good especially of the tops of dry Dill in Broth and of new Annis Seeds or Garden Cresses of Fennel of fresh Poley or Leeks boyled in Water Broths altered with Dill do spread and by a certain propriety drive it to the Breasts So do Smallage green Parsley white Chiches and all kinds of milk Trefoyl common milk-wort and Perewinkle used the same way Blood is drawn to the Paps by frequent sucking gentle rubbing and loosening Fomentations the best are made of hot white Wine Also of the Decoction of Chamomel and Dill that are green as also of mallows Lin-seed Roots of marsh-mallows if they be boyled in Wine or Water If these profit not Rubificatives must be applied until the Breasts wax red For this purpose amongst the Cretians they were wont to strike and rub the Breasts with the Leaves of green Nettles by the frequent use whereof the Dugs were said to grow so great that they would yield milk enough Amongst the cheapest Remedies these are thought to engender much milk Hens Eggs white Wine Rice boyled in milk Grewel made with fine Wheat Flower and milk or Pottage also Pottage made with fine Wheat flower and white Wine adding thereto yolks of Eggs and Butter But the meat is made more pleasant if you put Sugar in the place of the Flower Things that encrease Sperm or Seed Those Nutriments chiefly serve to augment Sperm which by a Physical force move hot and thin Vapors fit to cause erection of the Yard The cheap things are these Flesh of Ducks and Geese cooked especially with Garlick the Brains of Calves and Pigs seasoned with Pepper and Salt Beef Broth boyled with green Mints or Rochet the Juyce pressed out of the Lungs of a Ram rosted Swans Eggs fried with Butter all kind of shell Fish seasoned with Pepper the Polypus the Cuttle and Crab seasoned the same way Mushroms also seasoned with Salt and Pepper Amongst Pulse are the white Chich Pease Beans and Kidney Beans Of Fruit are Hazel Nuts Chest-nuts mad Apples seasoned with Oyl Salt and Pepper sweet Apples and Grapes hanged up for to be eaten Of Herbs is Garlick yet yong and fresh Artichoaks Asparagus Young Onions especially Scabious Rochet Clary Turneps Rape-roots Parsnips and Alizander Roots with Pepper and Salt These are thought to be more effectual the thickest Root of all the Satyriums the Pizzle of a Bull or Hart Boars stones and of Foxes and a Boar Pig that hath engendred washed in white Wine and dried in an Oven The Pouder of these may be drank mixed together or else a part in white Wine to one dram This Pouder most easie to be provided is most effectual Take the Pizzle of a Bull and Borax of the Apothecaries of each three drams the most substantial Root of Satyrion two drams Ginger and Cinnamon of each one scruple Saffron half a scruple Mingle them and make a very fine Pouder give of it in the morning and after Supper one dram in a little of the best Wine Medicaments that alter the Cause of the Disease The Cause of a Disease is peccant divers waies namely by an open and a secret quality This requires Preservatives against Poyson that is either original which is corrected by Medicaments that are cold hot moist dry or derived from the original as thick thin tough hard Hardness comes from driness and congelation so doth acrimony To these are opposed such things as make thin such as thicken such things that cut scour soften dissolve clotted matter and such as metigate which things correct the first qualities and thickners thinners and toughness that proceed from them They are wont to be called Concocting and Preparative Remedies because by the allaying of the qualities that exceed the humors are the more easily conquered by the Natural heat and if there be any of them wholly unfit to be concocted they are thus made fit to be driven out with more ease Other Remedies that take away the sharpness and hardness do not only serve to prepare the humors but to mollifie the parts that are exasperated and hardened Also those that scour away toughness do very much serve for other uses as for al foulness of the Skin and for filthy Sores and therefore they are to be numbered apart after those things that prepare the humors Medicaments that prepare Choller If Choller be thin and hot Barley is good Lettice Purslain Water-Lillies blew Violets the Decoctions of these from eight ounces to one pound or thereabouts The more effectual are the Juyce of Barberries sour Pomegranates Bastard Corinths and the Juyce of unripe Grapes wel purified which may be added to the said Decoctions from one to two ounces The last Remedy is clarified Whey with the Emulsion of one dram or thereabouts of white Poppy Seed or Garden Nightshade and great Housleek added to the Decoctions In this case we must forbear to give sweet Syrups If Choller be thick either by adustion or by the mixture of other Humors cold attenuative Medicines are good or such as are temperate as Sorrel Juyce of Lemmons Citrons Oranges that are ripe Gum Cichory green Maiden-hair Endive Strawberries Liverwort Hawkweed all the Sorrels wild Endive Sow-thistle Dandelyon four Trefoils Seeds of Melones Citruls Gourds and Cucumers of which Emulsions are made Of the said herbs are made Decoctions with flesh Broth or Water to which may be added about two ounces of the Emulsions of the said Seeds or of the Juyce of Citrons Lemmons or Oranges Also the Juyce of Herbs clarified may be given from one ounce to three ounces in Broth especially in the winter Time when fresh Herbs cannot be had Of these clarified Juyces Syrups may be presenty provided if an equal quantity of clarified Honey be added to them and so Boyled to the consistence of a Syrup it is mingled with the Decoctions from one ounce to two ounces Oxymel simple may supply the want of all these about one ounce being put into the Decoctions and Syrups of them al are very useful for this Humor if there be no adustion for which the best thing is Clarified Whey to about two pound with the Emulsion of the foresaid Seeds Preparatives for Flegm All these heat and attenuate and if the Flegm be very clammy and thick they cut also and scour away the same belong to Salt flegm it they be tempered with those thing we mentioned to prepare Choller Therefore if flegm exceed not in thickness and toughness these are convenient For the Head betony Germander Goats Rue Marioram Rosemary Sage Arabian Stoechas the Root of wild setwall For the Eys Celondine Eyebright Fennel Vervain For the nerves and Joynts ground Pine Juniper Berries
and that from the deepest parts of the body to a Fox Toung pulled forth in the month of May and dried and when you wil use it steep it in Wine until it grow soft and so lay it hot to the Wound Some again ascribe the same force to the fat and Skin of a Hare prepared the same way but it differs something from things that draw out by the manner of application for it draws not things fastened in toward it self but drives them from it and therefore it is not laid on the mouth of the wound but on the part against it of the same member as if a Blow being given to the forepart of the Head some thing sticketh in it they say it wil be driven out by laying the said matters to the Noddel Remedies for Worms Of these some do only kil them and some kil them and drive them forth of remedies that kil them some are most fit for broad worms some for round worms and some for the bots Other things there are that are contrary to all kinds of Worms and for their singular faculty by which they kill Worms may be set down for the poisons of worms These kill broad worms Garlick Bay-berries the Roots of foemal fern the great Turnsole the Root of the Pomegranate the rind of the Root of the mulberry nigella Seed Walnuts Tobacco Vitriol they are given in substance to one dram or in Decoction chiefly in Vineger or sweet Lixivium These things kil the round worms and the Bots Vineger Juyce of Oranges Citrons Lemmons Cole-Seed Roots of Bistort Carduus Benedictus Roots of Grass Bole-armoniac Motherwort the Herb Cross-wort the Root Vervius Juyce of Purslain Root of Divels-bit Terra Sigillata Tormentil Root of Swallow wort These kil and drive them out all kinds of Wormwood Southernwood bitter Almonds Salt Bath waters Seeds of Citrons and Oranges Germander white Dictamni the Root of both Gentians Lixivium Lupins Mirrh Horehound peach Kernels flowers and Leaves Rue Scordium brimstone nettle Seeds Of these some remedies are suddenly made that are proved by experience For example in drink thus Take the Emulsion of one dram of the Seeds of Citrons or Oranges prepared four ounces of sweet Lixivium adding sweet Wine two ounces Mingle them Or Take Wormwood in Pouder one scruple Put it into an Orange that is moderately dried with a little Sugar and Vineger Boyl it on hot Embers then press it out to drink These are accounted secrets either the Tops of Eupatory of Auicenna or of Sea Wormwood that bears Seed given from one scruple to one dram or thereabouts in Wine or milk or some such Liquor For external remedies are presently provided Epithems of Aloes and Mirrh bruised with Vineger or mingled with Ox Gaul also Fomentations with wormwood made hot on a fire-hot Tile sprinkled with Vineger or with peach Leaves stamped with hot Vineger For to anoint such an effectual Oyl may be provided Take these Herbes common Wormwood Carduus Benedictus Scordium Tobacco of each one handful Root of Sowbread half an ounce Coloquintida two drams common Oyl two pound sharpest Vineger half a pound Boyl all at a soft fire til the moisture be consumed press it out add to the strained matter Mirrh one ounce in Pouder Boyl them again at a gentle fire tll the Mirrh be dissolved then strain them But these are the very poysons of worms Harts horn Hemp-seed or Leaves or Juyce Corallina or Sea-moss the Juyce of new Elecampane the Pouder of Earth-worms Goats-rue Quick-silver well cleansed Also common Mercury wel prepared may be given I say well prepared to one scruple or thereabouts made up into a Pill with leaf Gold Also Wine is effectual wherein the said Mercury hath been steeped al night or wel stirred with it it is well purged for this end and made without danger if it be stirred wel with the Juyce of Rue in a Glass Vial til it be perfectly white A pleasant and effectual Vineger is provided if in one pound of Vineger there be steeped two days Tops of St. Johns-wort one Pugil Rasped Harts-horne half an ounce broken Cinnamon one dram then strain it for use it is taken in Sallets or in a Spoon with a little Suger Remedies to Break the Stone Writers have set down a great many more than are approved to be good unless we may suppose this to proceed from the diversity of the stones for some Medicaments break Stones in the Kidneys by which the stones of the Bladder is not touched nor can al those things that dissolve soft brittle stones and that are made of Sand not yet compacted together break in pieces hard stones that are Glewd fast and made of a clammy and dryed matter again some Medicaments break the smal Stones and that are gravelly and drive them out by their ruggedness which can work noe effect upon the greater Stones in the Kidneys therefore it is worth the labour to distinguish these remedies into a three-fold order into those that dissolve a hard stone into those that dissolve a soft stone and not yet fast compacted out of Sand and into those that drive out smal stones and Gravel Of all sorts these are the most Obvious to be provided For smal Stones and Gravel The shells of Wood-Nuts the Seed of Yellow Mash-mallows or Abutylon the Calx of the shells of Eggs the stone of Spunges the winter shells of Snails the bones of the Head of a Pike in Pouder the stone found in the Head of a Snail Crabs Eyes stones of medlars Mallows Seed Golden Rod these are given in Pouder one dram in Broth of red Chiches For a stone that is yet soft and gravelly Ammi Roots of fullers Teasels the Bark of Bay-Trees Eringo Roots Root of an Ash the Root and Rind of Broom the Seed of both Rochers of Mathiolus the Seed of the lesser Burdock wild Mints the Seeds of Nigella and Rose Corn the Rind of Radish in a Decoction They are given in Pouder to one dram in the Broth of red Chiches or some Diuretick Decoction For a stone that is hardened and grown great The Pouder of a Bears Tooth the Ashes of a Calcined Grashopper the Kernells of Cherries borax of the shops Maiden hair with a trembling tail the Ashes and the flesh and the dried Blood of an Old Cock Cherri-tree Gum the Ashes of yong Swallows the Juyce of Lemmons the Ashes of a Hare burnt Skin and all the Ashes of earth worms Sow-lice washed in white Wine burnt and dried Pimpernel Saxifrage the fruit of Bladder Nightshade or Alkekengi the Root of Saxifrage Goats Blood also hares Blood and Foxes Blood dried the Ashes of Scorpions land Calthrops Roots of Nettles the Seeds of Blew Violets these same do move powerfully drive out Sand and are convenient for the soft stone Of compounds easily to be provided these are the most approved and are held for secrets Take Goats Blood the Goats being first kept in Gardens of Saxifrage for a Month and
the best Mirrh of each half a dram Broth of Red Chiches three ounces Juyce of Lemmons one ounce Mingle them to drink Or Take the Blood of a Fox taken from him when he is alive and white Wine of each equal parts Boyl them at a gentle fire in a Glased Pot to the form of a Furmenty give five ounces of it for eight days together Or Take Sows-Lice prepared one dram Aqua vitae half an ounce Decoction of red Chiches nine ounces Pour the Aqua vitae into the Broth whilst it is hot and take this warm six hours before meat for nine days together Or Take Borax of the shops one dram the Broth of Red Chiches four ounces Aqua vitae two drams Mingle them to drink Or Take Seeds of Blew Violets half an ounce the Decoction or the Water of Veronica or Golden Rod six ounces Make an Emulsion to be given for seven days Also Take the Juyce of Caltrops chiefly that on the land six ounces Drink it warm by it self or with Juyce of Lemmons so the Juyce of Golden Rod drunk for some dayes is held most effectual Remedies that move Corruption Although these do not immediately Root out matter that is preternatural by the whole kind but do rather yeeld assistance to Nature that labours to concoct it yet when the matter is concocted that it may be more soon and safely purged out they do mediately concur also to this work Those things do by themselves move corruption that do maintain the heat of the part either by the likeness of their temper or by the influence of their heat hindering the stopping up of the pores Those things do move corruption by accident which Repress the exceeding of the matter and make the Blood that is mingled so pliable that it is overcome by innate heat For the parts and Constitutions that are over-hot Boyled Onions fat Figs Saffron Fenugreek Lin-Seed the Root of white Lillies Frank insence are convenient And outwardly Goose Grease Goats Tallow Leaven and all kinds of Rosins Plaisters may be presently made thus Take dry Pitch melted in Oyl what may suffice make a Plaister Or Take any kind of Rosin Yellow Wax of each equal parts Mix them for a Cerat to which you may add a fourth part of Goose Grease and so make an Unguent Or Take Roots of white Lillies Boyled and stamped two ounces Meal of Lin-Seed and Fenugreek of each one ounce Saffron one scruple common Oyl one ounce and an half the Decoction of white Lilly Roots what is sufficient make a Cataplasm Leaven by it self kneaded with Goats Grease is most effectual For parts and constitutions that are temperate these are fit Marsh-mallows Mallows sweet Almonds Butter Yolks of Eggs to which in outward Medicaments may be added mans fat Cocks fat fat of Wool Whey Yellow Wax Bees-glew Wine Wheat Meal purged from the Bran common Oyl of ripe Grapes that is not too Old Some living creatures serve for Plaisters chiefly yong Whelps Of the rest Plaisters may be made suddenly thus Take Wheat Meal or Crums of Bread moderately Leavened two ounces common Oyl one ounce hot Water what is sufficient Make a Cataplasm Or Take Leaves of Mallows one handful Butter one ounce Fry them together in a frying Pan then beat them for a Cataplasm Or Take Roots of Marsh-mallows Boyled and passed through a hair sieve two ounces Meal of Fenugreek or Wheat one ounce two Yolks of Eggs common Oyl one ounce and an half mingle them and make a Cataplasm This is an excellent Unguent to ripen corruption and to break an Impostume Take the sharpest Leaven and Yolks of Eggs of each equal parts common Oyl and Saffron of each a little make an Unguent and lay it on with a Colewort Leaf For parts and constitutions that are cold these are convenient hot water powred on water and Oyl Milk Barley Meal quinces Boyled in Milk Leaves of Blew Violets and Bird-Lime of Apple-trees A common Plaister is prepared of crums of bread with Milk and common Oyl or Oyl of Roses or Take Leaves of Mallows and Violets of each one handful boyl them and bruise them adding Barley Meal and common Oyl or Oyl of Roses of each one ounce mingle them and make a Cataplasm If it fal out in respect of ill matter that causeth the tumor that there is need of such things as move corruption by accident that is of such things that must equal the excess of the peccant matter which otherwise were convenient for hotter constitutions they wil be convenient for colder tumors because they attenuate and heat the cold thick matter and such as are convenient to colder constitutions will be convenient for hotter constitutions because they restrain the heat of the matter Whence it is clear that those temperate remedies set down wil be most fit for al occasions sometimes mixt with hot and sometimes with cold ingredients as the affect that wants suppuration inclines most to heat or cold Remedies contrary to Poysons Such are properly Antidotes that by the property of their substance or by their whole temperament do oppose the force of Poysons Those Medicaments are called so improperly which do vanquish Poysons by some apparent exceeding quality such are contemperating Medicaments that are opposite of Poysons in excess Coolers that are opposite to Poysons that inflame and heating cordials that are contrary to Stupefying Poysons that extinguish heat Though there are proper Antidotes fit to be given for all Poysons yet what is truly a kind of Poyson can be known by no proper signs whence it comes to pass that we are alwaies Ignorant of al Antidotes that are contrary to al Poysons the knowledg whereof may therefore seem sufficient both for the prevention and cure of Poysons To make the matter more clear there may be assigned three ranks of Antidotes against Poysons some are chiefly opposite to Poysons that are bred in us either from some extraordinary putrefaction or some other vnspeakable corruption and those are especially useful in Malignant Feavers and the Plague others afford help when we have taken Poyson others do cure us when we are Poysoned by Bitings by wounds or by sight Antidotes for Malignant Feavers and the plague those that are hot are convenient for a cold Time and a cold constitution but cold and temperate are best in hot Time and for a hot constitution The hotter kinds are holy Thistle Star Thistle the Pills and Seeds of Citrons the Root of white Dictamni Mirrh great Chervil Scordium Divels-bit Goats-Rue Scorzonera great Valerian the Root of Swallow-wort The temperate are the whole Citron the Juyce of it as of Oranges also and Lemmons Borrage and Bugloss Bistort Bole-armoniack both Blew-bottles Harts-horn common Pimpernel Cinkfoil Scabious Tormentil Terra Sigillata Of these some Medicaments may be made cheap enough that are not inferiour to the most precious Bezoarticks brought from Forrain Lands First this Syrup is most profitable made of the whole Citron which is temperate enough and
made impregnable against al poysons for many days This pouder is prepared three waies and first thus Take the Heart the Liver and the three first back bones of a Viper or wood Snake dry all in an Oven beat them into Pouder add the root of Maister-wort an equal part and mingle them Secondly Vipers flesh the entrals being taken out except the Heart and the Liver must be cut and seasoned eight days with Salt then put al into a Sive that is wel guarded on every side and underneath rayse a sweet perfume four or five times a day constantly casting on fire coles the pouder of Myrrh Bay-berries grains of Juniper and Cloves and when the flesh is found to smel very wel put it into a glased pot wel covered with a cover of clay and put it into a Bakers oven and let it stay there until al the substance of the flesh with the bones can be brought into a most fine pouder the new Physitians ascribe more vertue to this pouder than to the antient confections of Theriac or Mithridate Thirdly Vipers flesh being excellent wel washed in white Wine saving the Heart and the Liver must be gently dried that it may be beaten to pouder and so used by it self Besides these the poyson of mad Creatures hath certain Antidotes with which being taken for forty days together the wound in the mean while being kept open madness and fear of water is quite driven away These are Madwort the ashes of river Crabs the root of the wild rose and common Pimpernel They are given alone or mingled from one dram to two drams in white Wine they are mingled profitably with the root of Gentian Galen provides his Antidote of one part of Frankinsence Gentian five parts and ten parts of river Crabs burnt Also some report that this pouder is proved by experience to cure the fear of water given in white Wine from half a dram to two drams dayly three hours before meat Take Leaves of Polypode Rue Vervin Sage Plantain with narrow Leaves Leaves of common Wormwood Mints Mugwort betony Balm St. Johns-wort Centaury the less of each equal parts dry them in a paper and beat them to Pouder Thus far concerning remedies that oppose the principal cause of the disease from the taking away whereof the cure of material diseases must begin unless there be somthing else that is urgent and so draws the cure to it for that must be presenly taken care for neglecting the cause and the disease for a time if that urgent thing gives no delay but threatens the patient with sudden death Now these things are said to urge immediately and by it self principally the weakners of the vital spirits in all faintings and swounings but mediately and secondly all vehement pains continual watchings all immediate Evacuations from whence there is fear of the dissolutions of the spirits These things urging such remedies as strengthen the spirits must be set against them such as ease pain procure rest stay fluxes if the disease or the principal cause by reason of its violence and the weakness of the sick do sometime come to be urgent as feverish heat in an Old man and the thickness and clamminess of flegm in an exquisite quotidian Feaver they require no other remedies than such as are of themselves contrary concerning which we have partly spoken and we shall speak something afterwards in the number of remedies that alter diseases Remedies for Symptoms that are Vrgent Those remedies that strengthen the spirits do refresh them also either by accident taking away the causes whereby they are dispersed whereof we shall not now speak or of themselves by affording matter out of which the spirits may be soon ingendered and by Corroborating the inbred heat of the heart The heart is strengthened with Cordials concerning which we shall speak when we speak of Medicaments that are opposite to the disease in distemper They afford fit matter to be turned into spirits as also Nutriments that are of good Juyce and thin substance amongst which are pleasant Wine and sweet smels because they yield thin vapours next to spirits unto the heart In a hot cause cold or temperate sents must be prepared such as are made of Vineger Roses Camphir Violets Mirtils the Pills of sweet Apples and Quinses that are grown Yellow Vineger altered with these ingredients is the best making infusion for some hours or gently Boyling them also to alter the Ayr water must be sprinkled in the Chambers that is mingled with Vineger and it is good for sents to put to the Nose In a cold cause smels must be made of the flowers of Citrons Oranges Lemmons the Clove-gelli-flowers Jesamin Lillies of the Valleys Roots of Angelica Ciperus Carden setwal Leaves of Calamint of the Mountain Marjoram Balm Mint Rosemary Spik Lavender Time Citron Pills Bay-berries Juniper berries and all kind of Spices The best is made of the best Vineger or Wine altered with the foresaid ingredients Also the smel of rosted meat is excellent stuck with Cloves and Cinnamon as also Bread that is hot and sprinkled with Malligo or some principal Wine For the same purpose may Oyls be provided with no great labour from Spices and very cheap to anoint the Nostrils the heart if there be made with clear common Oyl without dregs and the Pouder of Cinnamon or Cloves a matter like to Liquid Pitch which must stand some days in a close Vessel and then be put into a Press and pressed forth Such as ease pain are threefold namely such as cure by taking away the cause of pain proper Anodynes which letting the cause alone yet asswage the sense of the part and stupefactives that wholy take away the feeling of it or else cast the sick into a sleep Those that cure belong not to this place for they are as large in extent as diseases and the causes of them by which the continuity of the part may be dissolved Proper Anodynes are Marsh-mallows sweet Almonds warm water Dill green Chamomel Fenugreek Linseed Mallows Melilot Yolks of Eggs fat Broth. Besides these for Fomentations outwardly are convenient living creatures their entrals being taken out whilst they are hot the Lungs and the kel of living creatures water and Oyl greasy Wooll Sheeps Milk and Cows Milk hot wheaten Bread moderately baked and yet hot For Unguents Hogs fat Hens fat Calfs fat Mans fat Butter Suet Mucilage of Lin-seed Mallows Marsh-Mallows Fenugreek and Oyls made of the said Herbs and Seeds Boyled in them But beside common anodines there are some others that do properly belong to some certain parts which therefore may be called specifical anodines For the pain of the Head from what cause soever this Oyl is most effectual Take the Juyce of Vervain very well purified two pound simple Oyl of Roses one pound Distil it at a gentle fire of Embers let the distilled Liquor be poured on again and distilled again and so do three times for the Juyce will mingle with the
Medicaments two are excellent the first is the use of Turpentine for about fifteen daies mingled with Groundpine and made up into Polus Thus Take Ground pine two drams Turpentine two drams Mingle these and make a Bolus to take at once If the Body be over moist it will do well to mingle with them half a scruple of Troches of Vipers or some of the Pouders of Vipers Described these Boles are given alone or about half an hour before the taking of some convenient Decoction Another Decoction is made of the Wood of the Mastick Tree to be taken for many daies with a slender Diet as necessity shall require as for Example Take Mastick Wood two ounces Juniper or Misleto of the Oke one ounce Fountain Water six pound Cut the Ingredients and infuse them for a natural day then add Leaves of Betony Herb Jvy Rosemary of each one handful Boyl them at a soft fire til a third part be consumed then strain it the Dose is seven ounces at a time Outwardly are convenient Baths and mud of hot Baths of Brimstone and Alum Also Fomentations of the best Red Wine altered with Herb Jvy Dwarf-Elder Rosemary Tobacco and the Leaves of Mirtils adding a little Salt and Alum Anointings also with Fox Grease Then to strengthen the Joynts the Mother of the Wine being hot and rubbing of them with Old Oyl and a fourth part of Salt is approved The Turks with good succes do Burn their Joynts but it is with a gentle fire not too troublesome for they dip a Linnen Cloath in Aqua vitae which they set on fire and lay it to the Joynt and so extinguish it It is approved that the pains of the Joynts though they be Old are either cured altogether by the use of the following Aqua vitae or else are made far more gentle and less frequent Take the tops and Flowers of Rosemary two parts Aqua vitae rectified three parts Make infusion in a Vessel very wel stopt for fifty hours then distil it in Balneo the Vessels being fast luted on all sides Take one dram of this Water or one spoonful once every week and every morning wash your face with it and the Joynt affected For the Joynts that are over hot these are convenient inwardly Mens Bones Burnt mingled with other coolers to about one dram Also the Decoction of the Wood of Mastick Tree with Roses and Mirtil Leaves added to it Outwardly Posca is good chiefly with Rose Vineger and rain water Steeled or with Smiths Water altered with Roses Vine Leaves and Mirtils to which with profit may be added to discuss the Humor a part of the stone Prunella For to anoint the Oyl of Roses Mirtils and of Frogs is useful Also Remedies are presently made by Decoction of the same Ingredients Such a Liniment will be very profitable to asswage pain proceeding from a hot and sharp defluxion Take Oyl of Roses and Mirtils of each one ounce the Mucilage of the Seed of Quinses Flea-seed and Mallows of each two drams Wax washed often in Fountain Water half an ounce Mingle them and make a Liniment Remedies for the Nerves For the Nerves over cooled especially these are profitable Germander Castoreum the Brain of a Hare rosted lesser Centory Root of St. Johns-wort Lavender Mirrh Pine Kernels Dog Fennel Primrose Italian Spik Sage and Pitch-smelling-Trefoly Of these things some are compounded most effectual but especially a Decoction such as is that described for the Joynts adding to it Germander and Primroses Also a Bolus of Turpentine with about one dram of the roasted Brains of a Hare and about one scruple of Castoreum Outwardly these have singular use Baths and Mud of hot Baths that are Bitumenous and of Brimstone Also Fomentations of strong Wine altered with the said Herbs adding a little Aqua vitae For Oyntments Oyls are made of the Decoctions of the said Herbs wherein some quantity of Earth-Worms washed in white Wine hath been Boyled Two singular Liniments are made for the cold affects of the sinews whereof the one is excellent for the Cramp that comes of Repletion the other for the Palsey astonishment and trembling The first is made of Stellions Thus. Take Stellions five in number or in the room of them green Lizards infuse them alive in Oyl of Chamomel eight ounces and when they are dead let them Boyl in it til their flesh be consumed then press all out to which add the third part of the dripping of a roasted Goose that was filled with Frankinsence Lard Mirrh and a little Saffron Another is provided of Goose Grease thus Take Leaves of Germander Herb Ivy Sage Primrose Lavender St. Johns-wort of each one handful grains of Juniper half an ounce Mirrh and Frankinsence of each three drams Castoreum one dram and an half Saffron half a dram Moisten the Herbs with Aqua vitae then buise them and with all these make a stuffing to stuff the Goose full withall and stick her with smal sticks of Cinnamon then rost her on a Spit gather the dripping up and when no more will drop cut up the Goose and Boyl her in white Wine for an hour take off all the fat that swims on the top and mingle with the former dripping Some ascribe so much to Oyl of Earth Worms washed in strong Wine and then distilled in the Sand that they affirm a Palsey may be cured by this only To Sinews that are over heat the same things are convenient that were set down for the Joynts except only burnt Bones Remedies for the parts of Breathing These Remedies both hot and cold which bring forth the matter that sticks in the passages of Respiration were set downe in the Catalogue of those things that Evacuate the Breast by Spittle for the same may be fitted to correst the distempers of the Lungs but besides those some things are Peculiarly good to heat and dry the Breast The Waters of hot Baths that proceed from Brimstone Drunk Some Figs steeped in Aqua vitae until they swel Eaten when the Stomach is empty and as one goes to bed The Decoction of Enula Campanae Coltsfoot Hysop Hore Hound Lungwort Savory Time The Decoction wil be the better if it be made with an Old Cock that is stuffed with these Herbs also ful sweet Metheglin will be altered with the same very fitly for ordinary drink or else make an Oxymel with them and take two ounces every morning Also sweet Wine is excellent if it be altered with Hysop or Time But the use of Brimstone exceeds them all and of Turpentine or some kind of Rosin but chiefly of the Larch or the Firr Tree Give daily one dram of Brimstone but especially that which is prepared and brought into fine Pouder taken in a rear Egg. Rosin is given to two drams which is better if it be drank hot dissolved in two ounces of Oxymel Outwardly are convenient Brimstony Baths and to stay long about such Baths of Brimstone in an Aire that is ful of
obstructions that come from thick matter that is impacted If it proceed from cold and driness things that are moderately hot and that attenuate without drying are needful of which there is notable use to dispose the Body to necessary sweating and to make the Body transpirable which is procured to drive away the internal corruptions of Feavers and to take off all Cutaneous spots Such are Baths of warm water Fomentations of water and Oyl or warm water chiefly altered with Dill Chamomel Marsh-mallows Roots of white Lillies Lin-seed the flowers of common Jasmin and wall-flowers Boyled till half be consumed Also Unction may be made with Oyl very hot first rubbing the part softly or let the Body be gently rubbed with the Palm of the Hand dipt in the same Oyl or some Spiced white Wine adding one half of the Decoction of Violets and Mallows in common water if there be a strong Feaver present Also the rubbing it self with soft Cloths taketh away the thickness of the Skin and Cupping Glasses do it more effectually with or without Scarification Also for the Amplitude or Laxity and Dilatations of the Cavities or sensible passages astringents are convenient which do so much the more forcibly thicken them as the passages are smaller The matter of astringents is of very long extent they may be reduced to three Ranks where the choice of every one for use may be easely found Some do but a little bind the use whereof principally is to corroborate the parts and they do bridle excretions which are not altogether unprofitable yet by their quantity and continuance they may weaken the strength Some do moderately bind which have a principal force to repel all Fluxes from the parts that receive them and to stay all Fluxes that are hurtful Lastly some astringents do compact the parts that are loosened and are to be used when by the force of the defluxion and vehemency of Evacuation there is imminent danger as it falls out most commonly when the matter that flowes is very thin and comes through passages that are very much loosened with the continuance of the defluxion In a cold cause let such Remedies be made choice of that bind with heat or without any manifest coldness But in a hot cause those things will help which work by cooling And of all kinds of astringents these will be most easely provided for sudden Remedies Upon a cold cause these bind a little all kinds of Wormwood but especially Sea Wormwood Egrimony Betony Coleworts wel Boyled Coriander Seed Cummin Seed torrefied the Root of long English Galingal the Hulls of Beans Mastich wood and Leaves Garden Mints dried Mastick Rice dried Rosemary Sage common Scabious Frankinsence Rosin of the Larch-Tree or Firr-Tree Boyled hard sharp Wine or any other Wine steelled The dry Pouders of those are given inwardly by themselves in sharp Wine to one dram or there abouts and something more Also Decoctions of Physick Wines amongst which the best is Wormwood Wine or made of Mastich wood or Mastich or Rosemary or Sage Also ordinary drink is profitably altered with the Seed of Coriander and Mastich and the said Pouders are strewed upon meat For an inveterate Gonorrhea without any heat of Urine the said Rosins Boyled in Rain Water or steeled water taken for many daies fasting are profitable and made into Pills to one dram with one scruple of dried Mints or the Seed of Agnus castus Also one scruple of the Pouder of Mastich taken for some daies in a rear Egg four hours before dinner will stay the same The same Pouder taken the same way if you drink a draught of wormwood Wine after it staies an Hepatick flux properly so called and Old fluxes of the Belly and vomiting also that proceeds from the weakness of the Stomach Outwardly Oyntments may be made of common Oyl of unripe Olives they cal it Omphacinum or of Oyl of ripe Olives altered with wormwood dry Mints Rosemary or Mastick wood or Mastick Or Liniments made presently such as this following is Take Mastick in Pouder one dram common Oyl one ounce Yellow Wax what is sufficient Mingle them and make a Liniment Little bags are made of Cummin Seed torrefied and Rice dried at the fire Or moist Fomentations of sharp red Wine that is altered with the said Herbs Or a Cataplasm of the shells of Beans dried Rice the Pouder of Wormwood Oyl and sharp Wine Of Mastick and Frankinsence Cerats are made adding to them Oyl of wormwood and Rosin of the Pine-Tree with Yellow Wax what is sufficient For long continuing defluxions of the Eys It is good to wash the Eyes often with the best white Wine in which Frankinsence set on fire hath been thrice quenched adding a third part of River water if the defluxion he sharp These bind Moderately Bean meal heated at the fire eaten in meats Chesnuts Avens Black Knapweed the green shells of Wallnuts Lintels well Boyled and the Juyce the Roots of Water-fern Also the Pouder of the Black Grape half ripe dried in an Oven taken one dram for many daies in Wine that is a little sharp is propounded by Septalius as a great secret to cure an Hepatick flux also it cureth the flux of Women being taken in Aromatical Wine made Physical with Rosemary Sage or Mints For the hot affections of the Jaws this doth profit singularly the Decoction or the Juyce of the green Rinds of Wallnuts for a Gargarism for which purpose a Syrup is made with Honey and the Juyce Clarified The Juyce of Lintells well Boyled taken with a little of the Pouder of Galanga or Nutmeg in the morning four hours before meat cureth vomitings and scourings that proceed from the weakness of the Stomach Avens and the Root of water Fern Boyled in Red wine or bear into Pouder is singular good against the falling out of the Intestines and the Matrix Ontwardly Mill dust added to Plaisters is good against Pissing of Blood Earth worms in Plaisters are good for the Nerves that are wounded Salt and Roch Allum put into Decoctions of Red wine are for to corroborate the parts Baths of Allum and Gip such as are in the Mountain of Grattas in the field of Padua are good to strengthen the Limbs that are distempered by long defluxions The mother of the wine hot is commended to corroborate the Joynts The crum of bread tosted and sprinkled with strong wine and with the Pouder of wormwood or Mints is good to fortifie a weak Stomach These bind strongly great Sanicle Garden dropwort especially the Root all the Cranes Bills especially Pidgeons Foot Herb Robin Mouse-ear The Decoction of these is given or the Pouder to one dram Also the Pouder of a Spunge burnt is most effectual and the inward Skin of Chestnuts Of the Juyce of Herbs and the Pouder of Roots mingled bread may be made baked so hard as Bisquet which being beaten into Pouder may be mingled with meats to be taken without loathing Outwardly Fomentations are prepared of the Decoctions
it doth very happily stay them you must add a fourth part of Comfrey wormwood or a twelfth part of wormwood Mastick For the same purpose the Decoction of the Root and Yong Leaves of the Oak is excellent made with red Wine adding a little wormwood to it if it be drank daily to two ounces or thereabout five hours before meat Other Remedies may be made for other uses as every one pleaseth Outwardly Crude Gip is convenient mingled with Cerats and Plaisters Also Hogs dung and Asses dung either fresh or else in Pouder by either of these al immoderate fluxes of Blood are presently stopt if it be laid on with the white of an Egg and blown in Guainerius saith that he used Asses dung inwardly and Syrup of Sugar prepared with the moisture of the fresh dung pressed out as a chief Remedy to stop immoderate fluxes of the Terms and other extraordinary Eruptions of Blood Oyl of the Dog-Tree and the Root of the Oak made by descent exceeds all the rest by an astringent faculty Moreover of the Decoctions of Herbs are made Fomentations and Baths Cataplasms are made of unripe fruits beaten with Posca and moderately Boyled Also an Unguent may be prepared suddenly but the Unguent of Chestnuts and Comitissa may supply the place thereof Take unripe Galls Cypress Nuts the Kernells of Red Grapes Pomegranate shells the middle Rinds of Chestnuts Mastick of each half an ounce Oyl of unripe Olives or of Roses often washed in Allum Water one pound white Wax three ounces Let the dry Ingredients be beat into Pouder and steeped in the Juyce of Sloes or unripe Services or Verjuyce or the Juyce of astringent Herbs and let them be dried at a soft fire adding thereto before they Wax hard the Oyl and the Wax mingling all gently by stirring it If you had rather have it for a Cerate take Rosin three ounces and Wax five ounces to the said quantity of Oyl and the Pouders Streightness and Closeness of the Passages comes to pass five waies by obstruction constipation Compression cleaving together and by sinking down whence the differences of Diseases in streightness are taken which as they differ by generation and variety of their causes so are they taken away by diverse Remedies Obstruction is properly called so that streightness of the Passages that comes from things that are contained within contrary to nature not that are united and sticking to the passages such are Vapours and Humors that abound too much or that are too thick and clammy also corruption Clotts of Blood and Milk Thorns and little Bones that stay in the Throat and hinder the passage Hares Stones worms dregs that stick to the Intestines Corruption shut up in Impostumes is taken away by opening the Impostume which is done with Iron or actual fire or by a potential Cautery of which a little after That which sticks to Ulcers is taken away with Sarcoticks of which we shall speak in the cure of Ulcers That which is poured forth into other Cavities as into the sharp Artery is taken away with such things as cut and cleanse Clots of Blood are to be dissolved by Remedies that are elsewhere set down and are to be evacuated by purging the Belly also by Urin Spittle for the situation of the part affected by Purgations and Diureticks and expectorating Medicaments set down before Also such Remedies as dissolve Clotted Milk and discuss it are evident by those things that have been said Things that stick in the Gullet if they can be seen let them be drawn out with Iron Instruments if they remove the least from their place by Sternutation Coughing or vomit provoked by putting in the Finger or a Feather into the Throat also by drinking plentifully or by swallowing down some solid Gobbet not much chewed and lastly by swallowing down a spounge first dipt in Rozin that the thing may stick to it and then drawn up again by a long thred tied to it If Hairs and other things that come from without appear they must be taken out with Chirurgions Instruments if they be hid in the Stomach and Intestins they are driven out by vomit or purging as the sick is inclined Concerning such things as Purge the Belly and drive out the excrements and further concerning Remedies against stones and worms and such as discuss abundant and gross vapours we spake amongst the Remedies that take away the cause of the Disease Obstruction from fullness or abundance of Blood is taken away by a thin diet that is not of the best and much Juyce by strong exercise and much rubbing as by Medicaments that dry the whole Body and by sensible Evacuations namely opening the Veins Scarifications Cupping with scarifying Leeches Bad Humors that are many thick and clammy by which frequently the Mesenterium the Liver Spleen Matrix Reins and Veins and arteries of other parts are stopped require Medicaments first that are cutting attenuating and cleansing lastly Purging Concerning Purging medicaments we spake abundantly at the beginning those are of another kind that are set down for to prepare gross Humors but because these that unstop the passages are of larger extent than such as prepare the Humors and there is a very frequent use of them in the cure of Feavers Hypochondriacal Melancholy the cure of the Spleen Jaundice the want of the Terms it wil be worth our pains to Reckon them up more distinctly and to set them down in three ranks namely cold temperate and hot that so the choice of them may be the more easy Cold Remedies that unstop are convenient in the more acute Feavers parts that are hot and obstructed by Humors thickned by adustion amongst which the most Obvious are Sorrel Juyce of Citrons and Lemmons that are sufficiently ripe Succory Endive Straw-berries Roots of Grass Liver-wort Hawkweed the Roots of all the Docks Seeds of Melons Pompions Citruls Cucumbers gourds Sow-Thistle Garden Endive Dandelion four Trifoyl Of these are made Decoctions with water or Broth for Syrups which will be the better if you add an Emulsion of the four great cold Seeds Whey of Milk Clarified is effectual by it self but it is made most effectual by adding an Emulsion of the said Seeds or if it be altered with opening Herbs The Clarified Juyce of Herbs is mingled with Broth for a present Syrup to two or three ounces the greatest use of the Juyce of Citrons or Lemmons is in meats and Medicaments as also of the Emulsions of the Seeds of Melons and Gourds as also those more Liquid Panadoes and Ptisans of Barley as they are commonly called For ordinary drink the Decoction of sour Trifoyl is pleasant enough of Sorrel Straw-berries and Grass which may be made more sharp adding a quantity of the Juyce of Citrons or Lemmons But this is the thing that is most necessary which sour Roots perform to deceive the sick withall that one still calling for drink that they make the water sharp and it may be made of the colour of Red
Wine Those that are most temperate wherein there is no notable excess of heat or cold that can be observed are most convenient for Chronical Feavers from the adustion of Humors which is grown cold also for Melancholick Doseases namely for Hypochondriacal Melancholy and such as are grown hard amongst simples such are Maiden Hair Waters of sour Mineralls Hops Liquoris Trichomanes five Leave Grass all which are added to the Decoctions of the other cold Ingredients Many more Compounds may be made for every Mans desire for cold things mingled with those that are equally hot in the same proportion do make temperate For this end sometime Clarified Whey is altered with Egrimony Roots of Asarum Dodder with a little wormwood than which there is nothing more profitable for the affects and Diseases of Melancholy The same way may be given the Juyce of Succory thickned with the Juyce of Agrimony and a little prepared steel to be taken in Bolus before any opening Decoction Also Honey and Sugar added to the Juyces and opening Decoctions of cold things make temperate Remedies For this purpose especially two common Syrups do serve that are easy to be prepared namely Oxymel Simplex simple Syrup of vineger which consist of one part of Vineger two parts of Honey or Sugar and one fourth part of water But the three following Remedies of this rank are the best and easy to be made First Smiths Water Clarified for ordinary drink with Water is made a weaker Mulsum adding half as much of Honey or Sugar The second one scruple of Cremor Tartar to one dram added to opening Broths Thirdly prepared steel without which Schirrous hardness and obstinate obstructions will hardly be Removed The use of these is manifold and so is the preparation the most easy and the soonest made and the best is this Let steel be beaten into thin and long Rods or little Plates for by putting to them a roul of Brimstone they will melt and fall into the Water that is put under them and then they must be ground into a most fine Pouder this Pouder is given from half a scruple to two scruples or thereabouts either in Bolus Electuary or Wine The fashion of a Bolus is this Take Juyce of Egrimony Borrage thickned of each one ounce Steel prepared two scruples Make them for two Boluses to be taken a little before an opening Decoction The Electuary is thus Take the Pouder of Egrimony Maiden-Hair Stone-fern Harts Tongue Roots of Cinkfoyl Eiquoris steel prepared Leaves of Senna of each one ounce Cinnamon one dram an half the pulp of Raysins Boyled in white Wine and pulped through a Hair Sive one pound Syrup of Apples only or for the Poor Oxymel simple two pound Mingle them for an Electuary according to art to be taken to about one ounce four hours before Dinner It is given in Wine two waies either drinking the fine Pouder of steel mingled with Wine or preparing steeled Wine This will be an excellent Pouder for one Dose Take prepared steel and Cremor Tartar of each one scruple Cinnamon half a scruple Mingle them for a Pouder Steeled Wine will be made if in four pound of Fragrant white Wine you put in steel prepared and Leaves of Senna of each one ounce Cinnamon two drams opening Herbs and proper for the part obstructed three handfulls let them stand eight daies in a hot place and stirr them often strain them for your use and give two or three ounces to drink also a most excellent steeled Syrup may be prepared after this fashion Take prepared steel so much as you please pour upon it the sharpest vineger that it may swim above it four Fingers breadth let it stand in a hot place until it hath drawn out the tincture of the steel then by inclining the Vessel pour it from the grounds and to this Sugar or Honey Clarified the double proportion moreover half an ounce of Raysins and one pugil of the tops of wormwood to every pound of Vineger Boyl them at a genle fire to the consistence of a Syrup then strain them the Dose is one ounce with a Deeoction that is proper for the part affected Those things that are applyed outwardly must be mingled of softners and discussers such are the Fomentations of the Decoction of Mallows Marsh-mallows Melilot Foenugreek Dill Chamomel and a quantity of wormwood to Corroborate the part adding about the end of the Decoction some white Wine and Vineger to help the Penetration After the Fomentation make an Oyntment of Oyl prepared by Decoction of things aforesaid such as is described amonst those that soften hardness The hotter things that unstop are convenient for a cold temper and a cold time as also for long Agues such are these common simples wormwood Egrimony Smallage Mugwort Asparagus Betony chiefly the Root of Capers the Rind Stone-fern Germander Dodder common wild Carrot Seed Root of Elecampane Fennel Rind of Ash Fumitory the common and the Yellow Root of Gentian Harts-Tongue Fetherfew white Horehound or wild Mints Parsley Penniroyal Madder Knee-Holm Tamarisk Savory in the use whereof those must alwaies be chosen that are proper for the parts affected and are propounded amongst the alteratives Also Syrups and Electuaries and Decoctions are made of those things we have spoken of as the occasion shall be The Decoctions are made the more effectual in the Broth of an old Cock or Pidgeon if you can procure it Also Physick Wines are supposed to be best as wormwood Wine when the weakness of the Bowels is of long continuance and of these Wines adding half the quantity of Clarified Honey are made Syrups that are profitable and pleasing but the Wines are made most effectual adding steel to them as we shewed before A something ful Mulsum will be the best to drink if it be altered with the Herbs propounded as also al compound Oxymels made with the same for a Syrup such as is the ordinary Syrup of the Apothecaries made with the five opening Roots Smallage Asparagus Fennel Parlley Butchers Broom Also the use of Vineger of Squils is extolled added to Syrups and Decoctions to half a Spoonful Some there are that prefer before all these the use of the Root of Cuckowpint often infused in Wine and stil dryed again til it hath lost almost al its Tartness It may be also added to Electuaries but the fine Pouder of it is oftner used given with Wine or Broth. The fashion of it may be Thus. Take preparedsteel and Wake-Robin prepared of each half an ounce Cinnamon one dram and an half Fennel Seed half a dram fine Sugar one ounce Mingle them It is made more effectual by adding to it one dram of Salt of wormwood make a very fine Pouder the Dose whereof is about one dram Or Take Cuckowpint prepared one ounce tops of common Wormwood Salt of Wormwood is far Better one dram Cinnamon one dram and an half fine Sugar to the weight of them all Mingle them and make a
if it cannot then it may be taken on with corroding Remedies described amongst the means of thickning the Cavity by the reason of this Impediment there do often remain incurable Fistulaes which cannot be cut nor handled fitly every way by occessary Medicaments for these the following Balsom is convenient whereby the deep Fistulaes of the Anus and the Testicles have been often cured It is thus easily prepared Take Cranes Bill or Pidgeons Foot cut two ounces Root of Flower de Luce very well washed three drams Root of Black Hellebore prepared two drams Wheat Corns one handful bruise them grossely and infuse them for one day in one pound of sharp Red Wine then add Oyl of St. Johns-wort and Mirtills of each three ounces Let them Boyl at a gentle fire til the moisture be consumed make expression and strain them then add Bitumen and Mirrh of each one dram and an half Let them stand at a soft heat til they be perfectly melted then add of Rosin of the Larch Tree and Firr Tree and if you can get it of occidental Balsam of each one ounce Mingle them at an easie fire and make a Balsom to be dropt into a Fistula and to be put in with Tents To take away Spungy Flesh that abounds in an Ulcer use the Remedies described for a Disease in constipation by Flesh and a Callous Yet to these add the following Pouder to make an Escar whereby Malignant Ulcers as Malignant Scrophalous matter and ulcerated Cancers if they be smal and new are happily cured Take the Root of great Serpentine gathered in June and cut in pieces and dried in the shade and of white Arsenick of each one ounce Pouder them and mingle them and set them in the Sun til the beginning of October in a great Bellied Glass well stopt and shake them often then keep the Pouder for this use namely wash the Ulcer often and foment it with a wet Linnen Cloth with Water of Water Lillies or the Decoction of the same the next day after strew on the Pouder making a defensative for the same parts with some Cerate least the Pouder spread further than it should the escar will fal out of its own accord in twelve daies and the cure must be accomplished with the strongest Sarcoticks The Bone that is under the Ulcer being bare must be corroborated by the strowing on of Pouders that Flesh may grow upon it And these are made of equal parts of the Root of Dog Fennel round Aristolochia Flower-de-Luce Mirrh and Frankinsence And if it have already contracted any Blackness there is need of an Iron to scrape it off and of actual fire then the Pouder must be strewed on If the Bone be Rotten it must be taken away by Instruments of Iron and an actual Cautory Yet somtimes it fals out by reason of the narrowness of the Ulcer and the windings in it that the Bone underneath cannot be touched by Iron Instruments or fire and can hardly be perceived by the probe in which case some sharp and drying Remedy must be poured in for some daies that the rottenness may be taken away of this sort easie to prepare are the Decoctions of Aristolochia gentian Wake-Robin poured upon Calcined Tartar shut up in a Bag. The Spirit of Tartar is more laborious which is chiefly commended for this purpose if it be tempered with some convenient Liquor The impediments being taken away the use of Sarcoticks wil be afterwards profitable or of such as fil up the Ulcer a Catalogue whereof now followeth For an Ulcer that is not over moist and foul and for a part that is very soft mean Sarcoticks are convenient namely Salt and Nitrons Mineral Waters Betony Gentian Root Mints flower-de-Luce Honey suckles Boyled Honey the Clot-Burr al kind of Rosins Scordium Wheat Frankinsence Of Herbs Decoctions may be made for washings and infusion also Unguents may be made suddenly making Oyl first by Decoction then adding a quantity of Wax if you please some Honey also and Rosin or Pouders which are especially provided of Roots and Frankinsence Also a simple Pouder of Herbs may be sirewed upon the Ulcer For outward Remedies add Tobacco and the Lesser Centory The form of an outward Unguent may be of this kind Take Leaves of Betony one handful Tobacco half a handful common Oyl four ounces Cut the Herbs and Boyl them in Oyl til al the moisture be consumed then add common Rosin one ounce new Wax half an ounce Pouder of the Root of Flower-de-Luce or Frankinsence two drams mingle them and make an Unguent The more forcible and such as are proper for a sordid Ulcer and a part that is more hard these are convenient round Aristolochia Roots good Henry Colus Jovis Horehound Raw Honey Mirrh Root of Dog Fennel In outward Remedies Chimney Soot Blacking of Pitch Lime very wel washed dry Pitch Liquid Pitch mingled with Honey the shels of Periwinkles and the shels of al Sea Fish Burnt and the Ashes of all Sarcotick Herbs These may be made of divers forms as in Liniments Unguents Pouders Juyces and Decoctions Also the Leaves of good Henry and Colus Jovis lightly bruised and laid on with the Back side cure al Ulcers that are hard to be cured To these belong the Balsam of Brimstone discribed which wonderfully fils up hollow Ulcers Rulandus makes an Unguent of it that is very much commended for all rebellious Ulcers As. Take the Balsam of Brimstone three ounces new Wax half an ounce Colophonia three drams Mirrh the wait of them all Let the Mirrh finely poudered be strewed in by degrees to al the rest when they are melted and wel mingled and let them be Boyled at a soft fire alwaies stirring them with a Spatula until they are singular well mixt which commonly fals out in a quarter of an hour then take it from the fire and let them cool easily Yet the Plaister of Theophrastus gives place neither to this Remedy nor to any other and it is easie to be provided whereby Old rotten stinking Ulcers that are very hollow and foul are wonderfully cured and it may be laid to all hollow Ulcers if for Ulcers that are troubled with a sharp Defluxion and very tender it be tempered with the Unguent of Elder discribed before for St. Anthonies fire adding a greater or lesser quantity as the sence of the part is more quick and the necessity of regenerating Flesh be more or less The Plaister is this Take ten Yolks of Eggs clear Turpentine half a pound Mingle them with a woodden Spatula to an oinment in the same Vessel they must be Boyled and this wil be done in half a quarter of an hour then add Honey to the weight of them al stirr them strongly and quickly that they clotter not then Boyl them at an easie Coal fire moving them constantly then increasing the fire til they become of a brownish dark colour more like to Black then Yellow or Reddish An Ulcer and a wound that is filled up to make an equal superficies with the sound part is healed with Epuloticks or such as cause it to Cicatrize whereof some are milder and more convenient for soft parts some are for parts and constitutions that are harder The more violent should they be made use of in a soft part they will make a Cicatrize but so hard and Callous that it may hinder the motion of the Joynt The meaner that are most Obvious are these Potters Earth or white Chalk Horse-Tail the flowers of both Pomegranats Ceruss Cotton burnt the Ashes of Lint Pennywort Scuttle Bone burnt Spunge flew of a Hare burnt Root of Tormentil al Medicinal Earth Litharge and al cold things that are moderately astringent also the cold Air of it self wil make a Cicatrize dry forms work more strongly than the moist do therefore Pouders applyed with Lint are good But to avoid the inequality of a Cicatrize and hardners in a conspicuous part it sufficeth to use Liniments or Unguents The most excellent is the Unguent of Elder already propounded against Herpes or the Wolf Other Remedies may suddenly be provided of Ceruss or Litharge with a fourth part of Oyl of Roses or the like and a little Wax Mingle therewith the Pouders that are more drying if need require The more Violent are all cold Remedies that dry forceably propounded elsewhere to which you may add mineral Waters of Allum and Gip such as is that of Padua of the mountain of the Sick the Calx of Antimony very well washed common Lime wel washed the Calx of Vitriol Gip the filings of Iron often sprinkled with Rose Water or Plantain or the like and dried that it may be poudered the Scales and dross of Iron washed Lead burnt alone and washed the shels of any Creatures burnt washed all which except Iron and other astrinents propounded are applyed outwardly either in the form of a Pouder or mingled with other more mild Unguents Hot Baths serve for bathings and to sit in And these are most of them Medicaments that are easie to provide with which in any part of the world and without the help of Apothecaries any kind of Disease may be cured The way where there is need to mingle these things readily without great provision of Instruments is not dark to be understood and collected out of what hath been said and is scattered here and there through the whol Book FINIS