payne profyte lytle or nothynge in thys dysease yea the paynes are rather encreased more more Wherfore ther was neuer no such dysease knowen Howe be it Cornelius Celsus speaketh of a lyke dysease of the cure of a leprye called Elephancia and also Hugo de Senis in the .lv. coūcell semeth to speake of a lyke dysease Suetonius in the boke of the lyues of Emperours sayeth that Augustus had a lyke dysease for he sayeth that the sayde Augustus had greuous sondrye and peryllous dyseases all hys lyfe tyme. And he sayeth more ouer that he hadde spottes dyspersed vppon the breste and bellye in maner order and nomber of the sterres of the sygne called Vrsa maior Wherfore it was nedefull for the curation of thys dysease to serche out newe remedyes And so to saye the truth the medicines lately inuented are better in thys dysease then the medicines of olde wryters as for an exāple of payne Anodyne remedyes whych do swage payne resolue profyte nothynge in thys dysease I affirme the same of anodyne oyntmentes oyles bathes fumigations cerotes plaisters Howbeit it hath chaūced sometyme that I haue healed paynes pustules vlcerations scabbes wythin a weake anoyntynge the armes from the elbowe the legges frō the knee wyth a symple vnction fortifyed wyth a lytle quycksyluer To come to our pryncipal purpose I saye that thys dysease hath two curations accordynge to the tyme accordyng to the matter The fyrst yere we vsed one maner of curation the seconde yeare another In the fyrst curation iij. ententions are requyred The fyrst is ordinaūce of dyete that good humours may be engēdred euyl destroyed The seconde is to digeste the matter antecedēt to purge the same beyng digested the thyrde is to remoue the matter cōioynct As touchynge the first entētion we say that the patient may eate veale kyddes fleshe chyckes̄ hennes pertriches lyke as well rosted as sodden Byrdes also the lyue in woodes hylles may be permytted Cōtrarywyse porke hartes fleshe hares fleshe byrdes of the ryuer muste be forborne for they engendre grosse and troublous bloode Moreouer all kyndes of pulse and of colewortes all rootes are forbydden It shall therfore suffyce that the patient vse to eate borage lettuse whyte beetes spynache wyth a lytle perslye myntes sodden in the brothe of the forsaid meates Also a potage made wyth grated breade and wyth the forsayde brothe is conuenient Egges also wyth a lytle veriuyce may wel be permyttted And sometyme ryse sodden in some brothe Fyshe of all kyndes excepte lytle ones of redde colour and in lytle quātitie broyled vppon a gryderne are to be refused and also lekes onyons garlyke all hote salte and peperye thynges for they burne the bloode All frutes also bycause they be soone corrupted in the stomacke except ripe plommes and peaches muste be refused Sometymes also melons and sower cheries moderatly taken maye be suffered All whytmeate is hurtful But pomegranades and the wyne therof and resyns are conuenientlye permytted The seconde entention whyche is to digeste the matter antecedent and to remoue the same shal be thus accōplyshed Fyrst the strength and the age of the patient consydered yf he be sanguyne it is very good to drawe blood out of the comon veyne or out of the veyne called Basilica in the ryghte arme a clyster presupposed thē let the matter be digested the space of a weke by thys syrupe ℞ of syrupe of fumiterrie the lesse ℥ i. of the iuyce of endiue ʒ vi of water of maydenheere of fumiterrie of euery one ℥ i. then let the paciynt be purged wyth thys purgation ℞ of diacatholicon of a linitiue electuary of euery one ʒ vi of reubarbe steped in water of endiue accordīg to arte ʒ i. myngle them together and make a smal potiō with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes adding of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. ss Howebeit in thys euyll dyspositiō I was wonte in the fyrst dayes to digeste the matter wyth a syrupe magistrale vnderwrytten ℞ of fumiterrie maydenheere buglosse endiue of euery one m̄ i. ss of gallitricū politricū ana of euery one m̄ ss of reysons of sebesten of euery one ℥ i. of damaske prunes nombre .xxv. of sowre apples somwhat broken nombre syxe of the wyne of pomegranades .li. ss of the water of endiue fumiterrie buglosse of euerye one .li. i. ss let them seth all tyll the thyrd parte be consumed then strayne them and put to the straynynge as muche suger as shall suffyce make a syrupe wyth .ij. ℥ of the iuyce of fumiterrie as muche of the iuyce of endyue with an ounce of the iuyce of hoppes wherof let the patient take in the mornyng an ounce and a halfe wyth water of maydenheere endiue and fumiterrie The mater beyng digested wythin .x. or .xij. dayes after the receyt of the said syrupe let the patient be purged with thys purgation ℞ of cassia fystula ℥ ss of diacatholicon ℥ i. of electuarye of roses ʒ ij or in the steade of the electuarye after .vi. monethes put thervnto so muche of the cōfection of Hamech and make a small potion wyth the comon decoction I vsed these two purgations the matter beynge fyrste dygested the space of a yeare and more renewynge the sayde purgations and dygestions euerye seconde moneth And sometyme betwene purgation purgation I gaue the patient the pilles vnderwrytten ℞ of the pylles of mastyke of pylles of hiera de octo rebus of the pylles of fumiterrie of euery one ℈ i. make .v. pilles therof which I was wonte to minister before supper and sometyme after supper accordynge to the necessitie of the mēbers Also I suffered scarifications to be made vpon the shulders thyghes and buttockes wyth application of ventoses chyeflye when the bodye was ful of euyl humours and scabby pustules The thyrde entention whyche is to remoue the matter conioynct is accomplyshed by the administration of locall medecines accordynge to the diuersitie of tymes and of vlceres Fyrste to come to the originall of the dysease that is to saye to pustules whyche are wonte to chaunce in the yarde bycause these pustules chaunce of a primitiue cause there is no better remedy then to vse incontinētlye a sharpe and stronge medicine to mortify theyr malignitie that it spred not thoroughe all the bodye But we ought to do otherwise yf the punules came of a cause antecedente for local medicines are not to be applyed accordynge to the rules of chirurgerie before purgation of the bodye Amonge sharpe mundifycatiue medicines whyche byte awaye fleshe wythout payne our pouder of mercurye is moste principall for besyde other hys vertues it kylleth the malignitie of vlceres and pustules and bringeth the vlcered place to dygestion purgation of the matter wyth mundifycation When the place was mundifyed we were wonte to incarne it wyth an incarnatiue of sarcocolle and myrrhe wrytten in oure antidotarye And thē I
steped in the brothe of fleshe .li. i. of oyle of camomill and dille of euery one ℥ ij the yolkes of two egges of saffran ʒ ij of opium ʒ i. Item the ordinaunce of Alexāder rehersed in the chapter of emoroides is good agaynst all paynes of the fundament As concernynge inwarde payne trifera opiata is verye conuenient and so is trifera romana and persica whych induce slepe Trifera persica was inuented to retayne floures and the fluxe of emorroydes and vomitynge and spyttyng of bloode chieflye when it is gyuen wyth the iuyce of plantayne and whē it is put in the wombe it stauncheth fluxe of the floures and in clysters it cureth the fluxe of bloode and excoriacion of the guttes it closeth the mouthes of the veynes ¶ Of clysters supposytories and pessaryes A Clyster is a noble remedye to dryue out superfluitees of the guttes and of all the bodye And it was founde by a byrde called a storke whych to ease the payne of her bellye was sene to put salte water wyth her becke into her hynder hole The operation of a clyster is to purge the guttes the reynes and the bladder wythout hurte of the principall membres Wherfore there be many kyndes of clysters some supple some breake wynde some restrayne some cōforte synowye mēbres through theyr heate And those be good for a crampe that cōmeth by a replection A clyster agaynst the sayde crampe may thus be ordeyned ℞ of camomill Clyster for the crampe yua muscata mellilote dille of euery one m̄ ij of the rootes of enula campana m̄ ij of the rootes of walwort ℥ ij of maioram gentle of hoorehounde of sage of nept of mugwort of rue of euerye one m̄ ss of annys of comyn of euerye one ʒ ij of castorium of triacle of euerye one ℈ ij of honye .li. i. of the fatte of a foxe ʒ x. of oyle of camomill dille lillies of euery one ℥ iiij of the oyle of a foxe of laurell of terebentyne castorium of euerye one ʒ vi the heade of a wether somewhat brused lette them sethe all together wyth sufficient water tyl halfe be consumed then streyne them and put to the straynyng of odoriferous wyne about the thyrde part of the decoction and let them sethe agayne and mynistre it for a clyster Let the quantitie of thys decoction be to ordeine a clyster .li. j. ss with an oūce and a halfe of oyle of camomill and as muche of the other forsayd thynges ℥ i. ss of the syrupe of sticcados An other lynitiue clyster Linitiue clyster ℞ of the brothe of a chycken sodden wyth barlye .li. ij of oyle of vyolettes ℥ iij. the yolkes of two egges of redde sugger ℥ ij myngle them and make a clyster A clyster restrictiue is made after this sorte ℞ of a decoction of barlye made wyth smythes water .li. ij of oyle of roses omphacyne of oyle of myrte of euerye one ℥ i. ss of myua of quinces ℥ ij ss the yolke of an egge of redde sugger ℥ i. thys clyster is good against the fluxe of the emorroides and of the guttes Here foloweth a clyster to breake wyndines ℞ of a decoction of camomille dille mellilote anyse colewortes fenell corianders cumyne of euerye one ℥ i. of oyle of rue and dille of euery one ℥ i. of diafinicon ʒ x. of hony of roses ℥ ij a lytle salte myngle them and make a clyster Yf ye wyll haue it of lesse heate make it wyth a decoction of camomille mellilote dille and wyth the forsayd oyles leauynge oute cumyn and other hote symples ¶ Of suppositories OF suppositoryes some bene gentle some meane and some stronge Gentell suppositories be made with swynes larde or wyth the stalke of the leaues of colewortes wrapped in womēs heere and anoynted wyth larde or butter Meanelye stronge suppositories are made wyth honye sodden vnto thycknes wherunto yf ye put a lytle sall gēme they shall be of stronger operation A suppositorie made wyth frenche redde sope is of lyke effecte and so is a suppositorie made of the freshe rootes of floure deluyce Item a suppositorie made in the fourme of pilles called suppositorium succarinū whych is muche vsed at Genuaye is of good operation The ordinaunce wherof is after thys sorte ℞ of agaryk ℥ i. ss of blacke elebore ℥ ss salis gemme ʒ x. of ireos ℥ i. sethe them all together wyth foure pounde of reyne water tyll halfe be consumed then make pylles at the fyer wyth sufficient sugger wyth the forsayd decoction strayned and corianders wherof ye shall put fyue into the fundament A suppositarye of greater strēgth is thus made ℞ of hony sodden tyl it be thycke ℥ iij. of benedicta ʒ vi salis gemme of oxe galle of euerye one ʒ ij myngle them and make a suppositarye ¶ Of Pessaries PEssaries are made to prouoke the floures ℞ of mugworte sauyne sothernwood marigoldes ana m̄ ss of safron ʒ ss of hony ℥ ii lett thē boyle all together in sufficient water tyll the thyrde part be consumed than streyne them and with the streynyng make a pessary of cloutes The pessari folowyng is to be vsed in lyke case ℞ of honye sodden tyll it be thycke and styffe ℥ iiii of nigella brayed of mugwort poudred of euery one ℥ ss of safrōʒ i. myngle them and make a pessarye The xix chapter of oyles FYrst we wyll speake of magistrall oiles Oleū benedictū is good for the cure of many deseases of the bodye as for the crampe caused by repletion or the palsye for paynes of the iointes comyng of mingled mater conuenient purgacion presupposed It is also good for the brayne distempered thorough colde Furthermore it is of good operacion against the falling sycknes if ye anoynt the coronal commissure there wyth It dryeth also fystules A mundifycation wyth a stronge medicyne premysed it cureth great freshe woūdes colde catarres it conforteth the spirites openeth veynes stopped through colde humours and yf one droppe of it be put into the eare with cotton it amēdeth hearing chieflye when the impediment is caused of a colde cause Item a rose cake moystened in the sayd oyle and layed to the temples easeth the mygryme and taketh awaye the swymmyng of the heade And if half an ounce of the sayd oyle be dronken with alytle odoriferous wyne in the morning .iii. dayes together it conforteth and reneweth the hert longes Item yf it be taken wyth a lytle odoriferous wyne it is good in quarteyne fieuers The receyt of it muste be almoste a sponeful and that order muste be be kepte four dayes takynge euery daye the forsaid oyle an houre before daye vpon suche dayes as no paroxisme is loked for Item taken the space of .xxx. dayes wyth a lytle wyne and a lytle pionye it healeth the fallyng sycknes and the peynes of the frenche pockes Item it is a greate medicyne for the styngynges of venomous beastes for weaknes of the synnowes and thys
of the courte of Rome vse onely pylles aggregatiue in these fieuers the receite wherof is Ê’ i. Item pilles of mastycke receyued ones a weke are good and also symple pylles of reubarbe for they comforte the stomake and purge it by lytle and lytle ¶ Of the weakenesse of the stomacke THe stomacke is often weakened in this fieuer for the amendement whereof ye shall vse this confection fastynge wyth a lytle odoriferous wyne â„ž of the spyces of thre saunders of the spyces of Aromaticum rosatum ana Ê’ i. of the spices of diarodon abbatis of the spyces of diamuscuÌ„ ana ℈ ss make round trociskes with suffycyent whyte sugre and water of melissa Item aromaticum rosatum and diagalanga are good in thys case Fynallye clysters and rubbynges must also be vsed And thus we ende this present c. ¶ Of a sanguyne feuer THe sygnes of a sanguyne feuer are these red â—â—loure aboute the face and eyes and other partes of the bodye fulnesse of veynes The patient hath great payne in the heed and can not slepe his excrementes are not so harde nor so blacke as in coleryke feuers the poulse is great and ful and sometymes swyft and dyuers the vryne is sanguine and grosse They that haue this feuer are men whyche vse excesse in meates and drinkes and therfore there happeneth often to theÌ„ perbrakynge payne in the backe and in the reynes deepe slepe sweate and difficultie of speakynge ¶ The cure of a sanguyne feuer THe cure of this feuer coÌ„systeth in thre intentioÌ„s The first is ordinaunce of dyete The seconde digestion and purgation of the euyll matter The thyrd correction of the accidentes For the fyrst ye shall procede as it is declared in the former Chapiter The seconde is thus accomplysshed Fyrste whan the vryne is grosse and redde ye shall vse flebothomye yf no accident lette you in the veyne called mediana or basilica a clystre euer goinge before Then let the water be digested as it foloweth â„ž of syrupe of the iuyce of endiue of syrupe of violetttes and hoppes ana â„¥ ss of waters of endiue hoppes buglosse anÌ„ â„¥ i. meÌ„gle theÌ„ or thus â„ž of the syrupe called acetosus simplex of sirupe of the iuce of endiue anÌ„ Ê’ vi of the waters of buglosse endiue and sorelle of euery one an ounce After digestion lette the patient be purged as it foloweth â„ž of cassia newly drawen out of diacatholicon ana â„¥ ss of electuary of roses after Mesue of electuarye of the iuses after Mesue of electuarye of the iuce 〈◊〉 roses ana Ê’ i. ss mengle them and make a smalle potion wyth the commune decoction addynge of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. or thys â„ž of chosen manna Ê’ vi of cassa halfe an ounce of good reubarbe steped accordynge to arte of electuary of psillium ana Ê’ i. mengle them and make a potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. The thyrde intention whiche is to remoue the accidentes is accomplysshed by the remedyes noted in the former Chapiter Howebeit it is to be obserued that the rubbynges before dynner are verye good to swage the paynes of the heed Item ventoses applyed vpon the shulders wyth scarification or with oute scarification are good for the same purpose and supplye all the rowme of flebothomye in delycate bodyes and so by bloodsuckers applyed vpon the emoroydall veynes Neuerthelesse in stronge bodyes it is coÌ„mendable to kepe the bellye loose wyth clysters ¶ Of a flegmatycke fieuer THe sygnes of a flegmatyke feuer ar these Fyrste it begynneth wyth lytle colde and encreaseth by litle and lytle tyll the bodye become as cold as yse and therfore his perorisme is wont to dure eyghtene houres and the patient hathe heauye payne in the heed depe slepe and somtymes sowneth bycause of the corrupte vapours whiche assaulte the harte The pulse at the begynnynge is small and secrete and busye in the ende The vryne in the fyrste dayes is thynne and whyte by reason of the oppilacyon of the veynes and therfore the patiente feleth payne in hys sydes and consequentlye the coloure of his face and all hys bodye becommeth whyte and pale ¶ The cure of a flegmatyke fieuer THe cure thereof hathe thre intentions The fyrste is ordynaunce of dyete the seconde digestyon and purgation of the matter antecedent the thyrde is correction of the accidentes The fyrst intention is accomplysshed as is declared in the Chapiter of a softe aposteme The seconde shal be perfourmed by admynistration of this digestiue â„ž of syrupe de duabus radicibus with vynegre of hony of roses strayned of syrupe of vyolettes ana â„¥ ss of waters of endyue buglosse and sorell ana â„¥ i. mengle theÌ„ This syrupe is good at the begynnynge An other â„ž of syrupe de bisaÌ„tiis syrupe de duabus radicibus with vynegre of honye of roses streyned ana â„¥ ss of waters of buglosse wormwoode and endyue ana â„¥ i. mengle them This syrupe is good in the state of the fieuer An other in the declinacion of the feuer â„ž of sirupe de tribus radicibus of oximell simplex de bisanciis ana â„¥ ss of waters of maydenheere wormwood and fenell ana â„¥ i. mengle theÌ„ when the matter is digested let it be purged as it foloweth â„ž of diacatholicon of cassia ana â„¥ ss of diafinicon Ê’ iii. ss make a small potion wyth the coÌ„men decoction addynge of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythoute vynegre or in stede thereof honye of Roses i. draÌ„me and an halfe or thus â„ž of Diacatholicon Ê’ vi of diafinicon of electuarii indi maioris ana Ê’ ii make a potion as is aforesayde These purgations are good in the fyrst dayes After certayne dayes digestion of the matter presupposed by receyuyng of the fyrste or seconde dygestyue gyue the patient this purgation â„ž of diasinicon electuarii indi maioris ana â„¥ i. ss of diacatholicon â„¥ ss of agaryke in trosiskes ℈ ii make a small potion with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes of maydenheere of gallitricum politricum polipodye wyth water of Endyue maidenheere buglose and scabious addynge of honye of roses strayned â„¥ i. or in the steade of thys medycyne ye maye vse the pylles folowynge â„ž of pylles aggregatiue ℈ ii of pylles of reubarbe ℈ i. make fyue pylles wyth water of wormwoode or thus â„ž of pylles de hiera cum agarico of pylles aggregatiue ana Ê’ ss make fyue pylles wyth honye of Roses strayned whiche the patiente muste take in the mornynge Phisicyons that practyse in Rome gyue after certayne dayes in this fieuer of pylles aggregatiue Ê’ i. and afterwarde of pylles of mastyke of pylles of reubarbe ana Ê’ ss It is verye profytable to purge the patiente from grosse and slymye humours with clysters wherof this maye be one â„ž of the leaues of beetes mercurye holyhocke camomyll of branne ana mÌ„ i. of the seedes of swete fenelle and coriander ana Ê’
â„¥ iiij of the iuyce of smallage of the iuyce of plantayne Ana â„¥ ss lette them boyle together vnto the consumption of the iuyce than strayne them and adde to the straynynge of barley or wheate floure Ê’ x. of bole armenie brought in to a fyne poudre â„¥ v. of Minium â„¥ ij of SaffraÌ„ ℈ i. mengle them and incorporate theÌ„ and make a plaister Note that some tymes the place canne not be well clensed wyth thys mundificatiue as we haue seen often tymes in flegmonyke Apostemes beynge great and whan the mattyer hath taried longe before it was purged and whan for faute of openynge it is waxen harde for thyes causes I haue been constrayned to vse a stroÌ„ger muÌ„dificatiue namely our poudre whyche takethe awaye superfluous flesche wythout payne or the oyntment called VnguentuÌ„ EgiptiacuÌ„ or MixtuÌ„ Vnguentum Mixtum And ye must wrappe the tente in thys oyntment whiche is made after this sorte â„ž of VnguentuÌ„ EgyptiacuÌ„ after our description â„¥ i. of VnguentuÌ„ ApostoloruÌ„ â„¥ j. ss mengle theÌ„ together This is the oyntmeÌ„t called Vnguentum Mixtum Here foloweth the discriptioÌ„ of our vngueÌ„tuÌ„ EgiptiacuÌ„ â„ž of verde griece Vnguentum Egyptiacum otherwyse called floris eris â„¥ ij of the hony of roses Ê’ ij ss of roche Alumme â„¥ ij of water of plantayne â„¥ iiij braye or grynde these forsayde thynges let theÌ„ boyle together tyl they ben thyck styrre them alwaye aboute The signe that it is perfytly sodden is when lytle bubbles of the sayd oyntment ryse vp And thys oyntment is called VngueÌ„tuÌ„ EgiptiacuÌ„ of our inuention Thys oyntment and our poudre and the oyntment called vnguentuÌ„ mixtuÌ„ applyed wyth tentes myghtely clense hollowe vlceres and correcte maligne vlcers moreouer consume vnctuous superfluous and hard fleshe After mundification Incaâ—â—tiue ye must incarnate the place after thys forme Take of hony of Roses â„¥ ij of terebentine â„¥ iiij Let them boyle a lytle then adde thervnto fraÌ„kinsence Ê’ j. and ss of mirrhe Ê’ iij. of saffran ℈ i. of aloes hepatike of sanguinis draconis ana Ê’ ij ss of barley fenugreke flour well boulted ana â„¥ ss of sarcocolle Ê’ i. ss mengle them and incorporate them The tente muste be rolled in this oyntment and the playstre muste be after thys sorte â„ž of whyte diaquilon with out guÌ„mes .li. i. of cowes and wethers tallowe ana .li. ss of terebentine â„¥ viij Vnguentum Bassâ—â—â—um magistrate of the marye of the legges of a cowe â„¥ i. and ss of the oyle of roses .li. i. and ss of swynes grece melted â„¥ x. of litarge of golde â„¥ ix of miniuÌ„ â„¥ iij. of shippe pytch Ê’ vi of the iuyce of plantayne .li. ss lette the oyle the gresse and the marye boyle wyth the iuyce of plantayne vnto the consumption of the iuyce TheÌ„ straine them and adde to the straynynge the reste and afterwarde wyth sufficiente whyte waxe by arte and fyer make a styffe cerote euer styrrynge it aboute wyth a stycke Thys oyntment is called vnguentum Basilicum magistrale of our inuention and it is of a noble operation Thys oyntment is good agaynst vlceres commynge of exitures and apostemes A sygne of true decoction of thys oyntmente is when it is thycke styffe and blacke The same oyntmeÌ„t is good for vlceres of the legges Cicatrice And fynally to make a good cicatrice washe the place with thys decoctioÌ„ â„ž of redwyne of the water of ashes .li. i. of the water of plantaine â„¥ viij of roses of the leaues of wylde oliues of mirtilles namely of the graynes and leaues therof ana mÌ„ ss of the floures of pomegranates called balaustie .v. in nombre Of roche alume â„¥ ss braye the thynges that are to be brayed grossely theÌ„ boyle theÌ„ vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte and strayne them and washe the place therwyth And when it is washed drye it wyth a cleane cloth And after that it is wyped and dryed laye to it the oyntment last wrytten puttynge linte vnder the playstre And thus thys present chapitre is fynyshed by the gyfte of God whose name be praysed ¶ The thyrde chapter treatynge of the cure of flegmon when it commeth of a cause antecedent WE haue treated here afore of flegmon coÌ„myng of a primitiue cause The cure of Flegmon In thys present chapter we wyll declare the cure of flegmoÌ„ coÌ„myng of a cause antecedeÌ„te To the cure of thys aposteme there ben requyred .v. intentions Of whych the fyrst is to ordre the lyfe or dyete The seconde to dygest the mater antecedente The thyrde is to purge the mater dygested The fourth to take awaye the mater coÌ„ioyncted The fyfth to correcte the accedens Thynges noâ— naturall The fyrste intention is accomplyshed by the administracion of .vi. thynges not naturall that is to saye of the ayer of eatynge and drynkyng slepyng wakynge of inanition and repletion and of the accidens of the mynde as sadnes ioye anger such lyke And the ordinaunce of these thynges muste enclyne to frygidite or coldnes At the begynnynge he muste vse a brothe of stamped and strayned almandes in the brothe of a chicken wyth a lytle suggre yf the pacient be weake by reason of hys dyscease or by reason of hys nature and coÌ„plection or els ye shall make hym a potage of fyne floure of barley or a broth made wyth barley stamped and strayned addynge euer strayned almandes or commune seedes and it shal be better wyth fyne suggre At the begynnynge of dynner he shall eate cicoree rootes and leaues sodden and some tymes a lytle laictuce And apples and peres rosted vnder coales ben good in the ende of dynner and supper Pomgranades prepared It is good also to vse pomegranades thus prepared Take of swete pomegranades â„¥ vi of the graynes of aygre pomegranades â„¥ i. ss of whyt suggre fynelye broken and put vpon the graynes when they shal be eaten â„¥ i. Let the patient vse thys often cheiflye when he shal be altered Neuerthelesse he muste vse it moderatlye For to greate quantitie may hurte the stomake The wyne of pomegranades is good in thys case You maye gyue whyte wyne boylled wyth water to weake and stegmatyke personnes hauynge thys Aposteme Item you maye gyue them in the fyrste dayes chyckens the fleshe of kyddes or suckynge calues Sirupe The seconde intention is to dygeste the naughtye matter wyth thys dygestiue â„ž of the syrupes of vynaygre called Acetosus of fumiterre of hoppes ana â„¥ ss of the water of endiue of hoppes of fumitterre ana â„¥ i. mengle them After that the patient hath receaued of thys syrupe three dayes twyse a daye that is to saye in the mornynge euenyng he muste take thys purgation Purgation and it is the thyrde intention â„ž of cassia of diacatholicon ana â„¥ vi of an electuarye of roses ordeyned by Mesue of diaprunis solutiue ana â„¥ i. make a
god be praysed and thanked ¶ The fourth Chaptre of Herisipelas WE haue declared in the former chapitres of Phlegmon what it is what maner curatiō ther to belongeth In thys present Chapitre we wyll traycte of a choleryke Aposteme called Herisipelas Herisipelas Thys Aposteme is caused of choleryke bloode The sygnes of Herisipelas bene these grefe burnyng and inflammation And they ben wythout great eleuation of the place For the matter is not depe And therfore Anicenne sayeth that true Herisipelas ia a pasiyon of the skynne And this Aposteme is wyth great heate and wyth a greater fyeuer than is in Flegmon neyther is there great pulsation And it is with a pryckynge and bytynge payne and not so extensyue or stretchynge as in Flegmon Herisipelas begynneth oft in the face and sometymes in the nose and spredeth throughout all the face Sometyme it chaunceth in woundes euyll cured or whan the patient wyll not obeye the Chirurgien nor good coūsel The colour of Herisipelas a signe thereof Herisipelas is of red coloure enclynynge somewhat to yellowe And the chefe sygne of Herisipelas is that whā it is pressed down wyth the fynger the rednesse vanyssheth awaye and returneth incontynently The reason is bycause the mattier is subtyle I coulde declare howe manye kyndes of Herisipelas there bene and in what mattiers they are engendred but of the kindes of Apostemes and howe they bene engendred we haue sustyeyently treated in the former Chapter in whiche there are manye poyntes verye profytable for the doctrine of this Chapter and other treatyses of apostemes Thus we ende this Chaptre ¶ The .v. Chaptre of the cure of Herisipelas IN the cure of Herisipelas there bene foure intentiōs requyred The cure of Herisipelas Te fyrst is ordynaunce of lyfe and diete The seconde digestion of the mattier antecedent The thyrde remedye of the mattier conioyncte The fourth correction of the accidēt The fyrst intention is accomplysshed by thynges enclynynge to coldenesse and moystnesse as the ayre meates and drynckes The meate of them whiche haue Herisipelas must be of wheate or of barlye brayed and sodden in water and made wyth almande mylke cōmune seedes and sugre and with no broth of fleshe For they that haue Herisipelas muste auoyde all fatte hote salte and eygre thynges It is very good to abstayne from wyne in this disease Let the pacient vse Laictuce borage gourdes purse lane and other colde thynges engrossynge bloude Furthermore the patient must chose out a colde ayre enclinynge to moystnesse and rectifyed with a decoctiō of the leaues of willowes roses and vyolettes and vineleaues sprinklyng the chambre with this decoction A clistre or kepynge in the chambre the forsayde thynges Lette the patient kepe his bellye souple with thys clystre ℞ of the leaues of mallowes and vyolettes an̄ m̄ .ii. of barlye of branne ana m̄ .i. of the seedes of quinces ʒ ii Let them boyle in suffycyent water to the consumption of the third parte than of the decoction make a clistre adding of oyle of violets ℥ iii. of hony of vio ℥ iii. the yolkes of ii egs a lytle salt Syrupe digest the mattier with this syrupe whyche is for the accomplishment of the seconde intention ℞ of syrupe of vyolettes of roses by infusyon of hoppes An̄ ℥ ss of the water of violets of hoppes an̄ ℥ i. ss mēgle them whan he hath vsed this syrupe foure dayes lette hym be pourged wyth this purgation whyche is the accomplyshment of the thyrde intention Purgatyon ℞ of Cassia of Diaprunis not solutyue Ana ℥ ss of chosen Manna ℥ i. of Reubarbe lythed accordyng to arte ʒ i. make a small potion wyth a decoction of cordyal floures and frutes addynge in the ende of syrupe of vyolettes ℥ i. and. ss You must vnderstande that cuttynge of a veyne is not conuenyente in this case excepte it be Herisipelas Flegmonides that is to saye an Aposteme compouned of Cholere and bloude in whyche Cholere hath domynion And the morowe after that he hathe receyued thys purgation it is a generall rule that he take a lenytiue clistre And afterwarde let the place be Epithemed with this famylyer resolutyue Resolutyue Take the whyte of thre egges of the Oyle of Roses after the descryption of Mesue ℥ ii of Vnguentum Rosarum after the descryption of the sayde Mesue of the iuce of plantayne or Morell Ana ℥ i. of vnguentum Galeni ℥ i. and. ss Lette them be mengled togyther and make a playster wherewyth ye shall playstre the greued place Thys playstre is verye good An other playstre resolutyue for the same intention ℞ of the leaues of Mallowes and Vyolettes and cleane barly Ana. m̄ .i. whan they ben all sodden stampe them and strayne them and putte to the straynynge of the seede of quynces of Mucilage of Psillium Ana ℥ i. ss of Oyle of vyolettes of Oyle of Populeon of Vnguentum Rosarum Ana ℥ i. mengle them and melt the thynges that are to be melted and make an oyntment in a leaden mortare wyth a lyttle whyte waxe This medicine is good in all tymes of this Aposteme An other ℞ of the oyle of vyolettes of the oyle of Roses Ana ℥ i. of Vnguentum Galeni ʒ vi mengle them and make an oyntment in a leden mortare An other playstre for the same intention Take of oyle of Roses of vyolettes Ana ℥ vi the whyte of an egge and mengle them togyther wyth an ounce of the Iuce of Plantayne and wyth cōmune oyle make them after the maner of a Playstre and laye it vpon the Aposteme Item Oyle of Roses is verye good for thys Aposteme And also Vnguentum Rosarum of the description of Mesue is well praysed of the same auctoure and I haue proued it often in my selfe and in other to be ryght good specyallye in thys case of the Herisipelas Otherwyse ye maye make it this Take of the Oyle of Roses of Vnguentum Rosarum and of oyle of Vyolettes of whyte Saundres Ana ʒ ii of the iuce of Plantayne of the iuce of Morell Ana ℥ i. and. ss of the mucilage of Psillium of Mallowes and vyolettes An̄ ℥ iii. Lette them boyle all to the consumption of the mucilage than make a softe cerote wyth suffycient whyte waxe Ye maye applye this cerote at all tymes and it is verye good and proued in thys Aposteme The fourth intention is to correct the accidētes and is thus accomplisshed A very colde oyntment Yf it chaunce that through gret heate the place commeth to vlceratiō as we haue sene ofte and Auicenne sayeth that some tyme thys Aposteme produceth lyttle bladders Than I saye we must applye thys oyntment ℞ of oyle of vyolettes of the oyle of Roses Ana ℥ ii of vnguētum rosarum ℥ i. and. ss of the iuce of Plantayne of the iuce of houseleke Ana ℥ ss of litarge of golde and syluer Ana ʒ x. of Tutia ʒ ii of Cerusse ʒ vi in the composition
the matter conioynct Diete The fyrste intention is accomplysshed in gyuynge to the pacyent meates declynynge to coldenesse and moystnesse lette hym vse therfore a gruell of breade sodde in water or in the brothe of a chycken sodden wyth Laictuce and a lytle cleane barleye And herewyth it is good to vse a fewe Almondes blaunched or commune seede called Semina communia stamped wyth a lytle sugre Also the patient maye vse at the begynnynge the brothe of a Chekyn sodde wyth Borrage Endyue Purselane Betes and Spynnache For drynke he maye vse the wyne of Pomegranattes that is not sharpe but well mengled wyth water The seconde and thyrde intention is accomplysshed by takynge of this syrupe ℞ of syrupe of vyolettes Syrupe of vynagre of the iuyce of Endyue ana ʒ iiii of the water of Endine hoppes and vyolettes Ana ʒ i. mengle them After that the pacyent hathe vsed thys syrupe thre or foure dayes he must take thys purgation in the mornynge ℞ of Electuarye lenitiue Purgation of Cassia Ana ʒ ss of Electuarye of Roses after Mesue ʒ iiii wyth the water of Endyue and hoppes make a small potion addynge in the ende of syrupe of vyolettes ʒ i. ss An other purgation Recipe of the wheye of gootes mylke ʒ iiii of electuarye De psillio ʒ ii and ss of Diacatholicon Diaprunis non solutini Ana ʒ ss mengle them and make a potion Yf it be Formica Corrosiua we muste digeste the matter after thys sorte ℞ of syrupe of Fumiterye of hoppes Ana ℥ ss of water of fumiter hoppes and Buglos Ana ℥ i. After that he hath vsed this syrup as it is sayde of the other he muste take this purgatiō ℞ of Cassia that is newlye drawen out of Diacatholicō an̄ ℥ ss of the cōfectiō of hamech Purgatyon ʒ iii. make a potion of fumiter adding in the ende of it syrupe of violettes ʒ i. 7. The fourth intention which is to take away the matter conioynct shal be accōplysshed with the medycines vnder wrytten of whiche the fyrst is this ℞ one Pomegranade aygre of Lentyles A playstre of cleane barly of plātayn called Arnoglossa or shepes tonge or waybredth ana m̄ i. of the rotes ofred dockes called Lapathiū acutum ℥ iiii of lupines ℥ ii seeth these thynges in suffycient water with a lytle vynegre tyll the barly be broken thā stampe them and strayne them and sette them agayne vpon the fyre the space of a quarter of an houre and putte to these thinges of oyle of Roses omphacine of oyle Mirtine Ana ℥ ii of whytewaxe ℥ x. make a composition whiche shall be betwene the forme of a cerot and of a playstre This plaistre is a present remedy to resolue all kyndes of Formica ambutiua and Corrosiua An other resolutyne for the same intention ℞ of oyle of roses of vnguentū Populeon Ana ℥ ii of oyle Myrtyne ℥ i. and. ss of the iuce of plātayn and nyghtshade Ana ℥ i. of roch alumme ʒ i. of the floures of Pomegranades m̄ ss of the seede of roses ℥ i. of docke rootes ℥ ss of vinegre ℥ ii Lette them boyle all vnto the consumption of the iuces and vynegre than sturre them aboute in a mortar of leade an houre and put therevnto of litharge of golde and syluer Ana ℥ ii of cerusse ℥ i. of Tutia ʒ ii yf nede be of greater exiccation or drying ye maye well adioyne of the refuse of yron called Scoria ferri fynely serced ʒ ii of verdegres ʒ i. and ss and so moche lyme that hath bene ten rymes wasshed This plaistre hathe so greate vertue in hys operation that there is no poynte of Formica but that it maye be resolued by the same And yf it so chaunce that the Formica can not be resolued but that it spreadeth it selfe in sondrye places wyth malignitye and vlceracyon we fynde these two remedyes vnder wrytten present and good to mortifye the sayde Formica bothe Corrosiua and Ambulatiua The fyrste is thys A poudre ℞ of Arsenicke of Auri pigmentū Ana ʒ ii of the iuyce of Plantayne of the iuyce of Nyghtshade of the iuyce of coolewortes an̄ ℥ ii of the rinde of a walnut yf it can be gotten ℥ ss or in the stede of it of Celidonye otherwyse called Salendyne ℥ ss lette them boyle all in a brasen vessell vnto the consumption of the iuyces thā stampe them fynely addynge of Camphore brayed accordynge to arte ʒ ss of Opium ℈ i. The seconde remedye ℞ of Arsenycke of Auripigmente Ana ʒ i. stampe them wel and let them boyle wyth a pynte of lye vnto the consumption of two partes and putte there into of Rose water li. ss and let them seeth one boylynge more In the application of these two remedyes ye must regarde this meane namelye that the place be wasshed wyth lynte made after the maner of a bolster plonged and steped in the decoction aboue wrytten and layde too twyse or thryse Thys water hath infallibly vertue to take awaye the malignite of an vlceratiō cōming of formica The fourme of administration of the poudre The poudre aboue ordeyned hath the same vertue whan it is layde to the place in the fourme folowing The vlcered place must be wasshed wyth a decoction of barley or of rose water incontinently you must putte the poudre in the sayde vlcered place not wypyng the place whyche thyng done ones or twyse yf ye perceyue the malignite of the vlcere to be mortifyed whyche thynge is easely knowen by the swelling of the place than ye must procure to make the eschare to fal away and to appayse the payne To remoue an Eschare inflāmation by thys meane Take of the leaues of mallowes and violettes an̄ M. ii and boyle them tyl they ben perfectly sodden than stāpe them wyth barley floure And with the decoction make a styffe playster addynge of freshe buttyre of swete oyle an̄ ℥ ii and two yolkes of egges put in to the foresaid thinges incontinētly after that they bene taken from the fyer Thys playster is principall to appayse gryefe caused by stronge medicines Ye may also profitably foment or bathe the place wyth thys decoction before ye laye to the sayd playster with cloutes weted in the decoction and it muste be layed too as hote as the patient canne suffre it And afterwarde whan they eschare shall be taken away the sayd vlcere shal be healed wyth the oyntment aboue wrytten which is compouned of the iuyce of herbes and of litarge or wyth vnguētum de Minio written in our antidotarie or wyth the oyntmēt aboue named in this present chapiter in the whych is tutia Item our poudre remouyng superfluous fleshe wythout payne hathe a prerogatyue aboue other to take away the malignite of vlceres and hath lyke effecte in thys aposteme The auncient doctours and also the later haue wrytten sondrye remedies in which I haue founde lytle vtilite and therfore I haue ouerpassed them and
the body ben shutte in the nyght But when the pores ben open in the daye tyme the matter passeth and breatheth out wherfore Rasis sayeth that this dysease payneth the patient more in the nyght then in the daye And therfore a bayne of thynges aperitiue or openynge aydeth thē whyche bene troubled wyth thys dysease Note that when the matter is sanguine and occupyeth a greate parte of the body yf thē ye procure not a veyne to be cutte it is no merueyle yf a fyeuer tertiane ensue Wherfore at the begynnynge yf the strength and the age of the patient wyll suffre it auayleth muche to cutte the lyuer veyne or the cōmune veyne ¶ The .xv. Chapitre of the cure of Essara THe cure of thys dysease is accōplyshed by two intentions The fyrste The cure of Essara is to order dyete The seconde to purge the matter antecedent that causeth the Essara The fyrste is accomplyshed by those thynges that ben sayde in formica touchyng dyete The seconde is accomplyshed by euacuatiō of the naughtye humour And yf the matter be sanguine Digestiue let it be dygested with thys syru ℞ of syru of fumiter of the iuice of ēdine of a siru called acetosus sīplex ana ℥ ss of water of endiue of hoppes of fumiterre ana ℥ i. After that he hath takē of thys syrupe iiij dayes Purgation purge him with this purgatiō ℞ of Cassia ʒ x. of an electuarie of roses after Mesue ʒ ij ss vnto ʒ iij. accordynge to the strength of the patient wyth the cōmune decoctiō make a potion addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ .i. and. ss Also it is very good to take of thys wyne vnder wrytten euery daye ℥ iiij ss whych is of Auicennes dyscription in thys forme Take two poūdes of aygre pomegranades swete with the skynnes that diuide one part from another and of fyne suggre ℥ vi stampe them together and presse thē myghtelye and vse thys wyne as we haue declared It is a ryght good medicine in thys case And yf it be sette abrode in fayre dayes wyth suggre it wyll haue a more laxatiue vertue A bayne The bayne conuenient in thys case cōpouned of thynges aperitiue is this ℞ of the leaues of mallowes and violettes of brāne ana m̄ .iij. of cleane barley m̄ .ij. ss of sower apples in nōbre xx of beanes m̄ .i. of suggre ℥ iiij Let them boyle all in sufficiēt water vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte washe all the bodye therewyth in a warme bath Thys bayne is synguler for the sayd pustles and for many other kyndes of pustles Purgation Here foloweth a purgation verye good in thys case ℞ of the floures of violets of the floures buglosse borage ana m̄ ss of hoppes of endiuie of the croppes of vynes of maydē heere ana m̄ ss of sebesten of iuiubes of clene barley ana ℥ i. let them seeth al in the decoctiō dissolue of cassia ℥ ss of diacatholicō ℥ i. of tamarindes ʒ ij of an electuarie of psilliū ʒ i. ss dissolue them al adde thervnto of syrupe of violets by infution ℥ i. Thys medicine is of good operation in essare whē the matter is sanguine And yf the mater be mēgled with grosse fleame salte the patient muste be purged with thys laxatiue medicine that foloweth Digestiue But fyrst the mater must be digested with this syrupe ℞ of the greater sirupe of fumiterre of hoppes of vinegre called acetosus an ℥ ss of waters of fumiterre of mayden heere of endiuie ana ℥ i. mengle them And whē he hath vsed thys syrupe the space of syxe dayes Purgation let hym be purged with thys purgatiō ℞ of cassia of diacatholicō ana ʒ vi of the cōfectiō hamech ʒ ij ss vnto iij. make a small potion with the decoctiō of maydē heere of gallitricū politrichū of polipodie of cordiall floures frutes addyng of syrupe of violets ℥ i. ss This later purgatiō purgeth the subtyle humour the grosse the salte the adust or burnt Pylles Another purgatiō cōmēdable in thys case ℞ of pilles aggregatiue of agarike in trociskes ana ʒ i. ss of turbit preparat ℈ i. make pilles with the wine of pomegranades lyke pease The dose of geuynge of these pillules is frō ʒ i. vnto ʒ i. ss according to the strēgth of the patient they must by gyuē in the morning Here ye shal vnderstāde that the doctours make no mētiō of locale medicines in these diseases The cause is that whē the matter antecedēt is euacuated the mater cōioyncte is easy to be resolued we wyl folowe the aūcientes touchyng the curatiō of the sayd dyseases Neuertheles we wyl shewe one remedye which auaileth to take away the itching of the pustles ℞ of vnguentū Galem freshe buttyre .x. tymes washed with water of barley ana ℥ ij of the iuyce of limmons or citrons ʒ ij of water of roses ℥ ss of litarge of golde ʒ vi of oyle of roses ʒ iij. mēgle thē make an oyntmēt accordinge to arte in a morter of leade styrryng it aboute halfe an houre with a pestel Thē adde of the substāce of rosted strained apples ℥ ij of freshe hennes grece melted of gose grece ana ʒ vi agayne stirre thē aboute altogether in the forsaid morter the third part of an houre ¶ The .xvi. Chapitre of Cancrena and of the dyfference betwene Cācrena Ascachillos Esthiomenos Cancrena CAncrena is not takē for fleshe deade altogether but for that whyche begynneth to putrifye by lytle and lytle hauyng yet some felynge wyth blacke coloure and intolerable payne and burnynge The skynne rounde aboute is bluishe And it is called Cancrena bycause it is like a canker For as a redde canker gnaweth byteth corrupteth the places aboute Ascachissios euē so doth Cancrena Ascachillos is an entiere priuation of felyng whych was in Cācrena and it is called Ascachillos of Asca whyche sygnifyeth in the Arabike tonge corruption and chilos a Greke worde sygnifyeng iuyce Thys Ascha is a corruption of the fleshe and synnowes vnto the bones Estiomenos Estiomenos is a confyrmed adustion or burnyng of the nouryshynge humours and of the spirites and of the symple and cōpounde membres in whyc it is And it is called Esthiomenos of Heste in Arabie an enemye It commeth of a greke worde Esthiomai to eate and menos a man so Esthiomenos then is the enemye of man And the corruption of Esthiomenos spreadeth it self vpon the membre gnawynge it and corruptynge it as fyer consumeth drye woode And thys corruptiō is engēdred of one of these thre causes The fyrst is bycause the vytall spirites bene prohibited to come to the hurted place The seconde is by reason of the corruption of the payned mēbre The thyrde by reason of these two causes both together alledged before Thys corruption and prohibitiō of vytale spirites
whan ye presse it downe with your fynger a concauitie or holownesse remayneth whych thynge foloweth not in an Aposteme eleuated that is engendred of grosse vapours and flegmatyke and than that vndimia is of the kynde of eleuation that is to saye of the kynde of wyndye apostemes by eleuation Vndimia is coÌ„menty resolued This Aposteme for the most part is ended by the waye of resolution coÌ„meth not often to suppuration yf the patient be wel haÌ„dled as we wyl declare in the Chaptre folowynge This Aposteme hath four tymes begynnyng encrease state and declination And it is engendred of a cause primitiue antecedent and conioynct The primitiue cause is a fal a stroke euyll regiment The cause antecedeÌ„t is repletion of flegmatyke humours The cause conioynct is a flegmatyke humour gathered to the place of the Aposteme ¶ The .iii. Chapter of the cure of Vndimia The cure of Vndimia THe cure of a softe Aposteme called Vndimia which is engendred of fleame hath four intentions The first is accomplisshed by gouernaunce of diete The seconde by purgation of mattier antecedent The thyrde by resolution of mattier conioynct and for the most part as we haue sayd it endeth by the way of resolution as olde and newe doctours testifye so that conuenient thynges be layed to The fourth intention is accomplyshed by correction of the accidentes The fyrst intentioÌ„ which is to ordre diete is accomplysshed by the administration of the syxe thynges not naturall as is the ayre meates drinkes and other Diete The meates must enclyne to hotenesse and drynesse and therfore the patient must eate muttoÌ„ rather rosted than boyled and also veale capons hennes byrdes of the woode and not of ryuers his wyne must be claret delaied or white wine of good odoure And as I sayde the meates which the pacient must vse muste be somewhat bendynge to hotenesse as Ryse sodden wyth the broth of flesh or grated breed with the broth of the sayde flesh Al kyndes of poulse as beanes peasen c. must be auoyded and lykewyse rotes except carat rootes fenel and parselye rootes which ben admytted in this case The seconde intention which is to digest the mattier antecedent and after digestion to purge it Syrupe is thus accomplyshed Fyrste let the mattier be digested with this syrupe â„ž of syrupe of the iuce of endyue of oximell composituÌ„ of syrupe de duabus radicibus anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the water of fenell scabiouse and cicorie Ana â„¥ i. meÌ„gle them After that he hath vsed this sirupe the space of foure dayes Purgatyon lette hym be purged with this purgation â„ž of Cassia Diacatholicon an Ê’ vi of electuarii indi maioris diafinicon ana Ê’ i. and. ss make a small potion with the coÌ„mune decoction addyng â„¥ i. ss of syrupe of viol Pilles Also to this inteÌ„tioÌ„ ye may vse pilles of hermodactiles or called pil fetide The dosis or gyuing of them is Ê’ i. somtimes ye maye take afore dynner a morsell of pure Casia or ye may make suche pylles â„ž of agaryke in trosisques of pylles called fetide et aggregatiue Ana. ℈ i. make .v. pylles wyth the water of fenell These pylles muste be taken at one tyme. The thyrde intention which is to take awaye the matter conioynct is accomplysshed by mynystryng thynges conuenyent vpon the aposteme Yf the vndimia procede of a cause antecedent without payne coÌ„mixtion of an hote humour it auayleth moch in the fyrst dayes to laye this oyntement vpon it â„ž of the oyle of camomyl dyll of mixte and roses AnÌ„ â„¥ ii Oyntement of the nuttes of cipres of wormwod camomylle dyll of squinantuÌ„ sticados ana mÌ„ ss Let the thynges that be to be brayed be brayed after a grosse maner than let them seethe with a suffucyent quaÌ„tite of wyne of good odour vnto the consumtion of halfe the wyne than strayne them and let the straynyng boyle agayne wyth the foresayde oyles and a lytle vynegre vnto the consumptioÌ„ of the hole sâ—raynynge This done make a linimeÌ„t with suffycyent whyte waxe adding in the ende of litarge of golde and syluer ana â„¥ iii. of bole armenie â„¥ i. ss Note that before ye applye this oyntmente it shal be good to wasshe the place wyth thys decoction that foloweth after foure dayes of the begynnynge of the Aposteme â„ž of camomyll roses myrtil wormewood sticados mÌ„ i. and. ss of squinantium sauyn rosemary ana a lytle of salt of roche aluÌ„me ana â„¥ i. and. ss of honye â„¥ iii. These sayde thynges muste seeth with a suffycyent quantitye of lye made wyth okeasshes and a lyttle vynegre vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte These two foresayde remedyes maye begynne after the begynnynge vnto the encrease ☞ Moreouer yf ye adde a lytle branne and fresh sope in the sayde decoction it shal be verye good in the state and declinatioÌ„ of this aposteme we haue moreouer proued it good to take a sponge A sponge to dyppe it in the sayde decoction and bynde it vpon the Aposteme with a large bande so that it embrace the hole aposteme AuiceÌ„ne sayeth that in the sponge there is a vertue resolutyue and deficatyue which two thynges bene requyred in the cure of this aposteme An oyntmeÌ„t An other stronger vnction â„ž of the oyle of dyll camomyl and lyllyes anÌ„ â„¥ ii of the oyle of rue â„¥ i. of the nuttes of cypresse in noÌ„bre .iii. of sauine Ê’ iii. of cyperus Ê’ i. of quenched lyme â„¥ vi of roche alume Ê’ i. and. ss of wyne of good odoure one cyath of whyte vynegre Ê’ i. stampe the thynges that beÌ„ to be stamped after a grosse maner than let them seeth togyther vnto the consumption of the wyne and than strayne them and adde to the straynynge of whyte waxe as moche as shall suflyce of Litarge of golde of Bolearmenye Ana â„¥ i. mengle them Yf it chaunce that the Vndimia is wyth grefe ye must consydre whether it be engendred of a cause Prymityue or antecedent Yf it procede of a cause primityue ye must laye to somewhat that appayseth payne and resolueth mattier wyth exiccation as this playstre folowynge â„ž of the floure of beanes barleye and lentyles A playstre of branne well boulted Ana .li. ss wyth suffycyent new wyne and a fewe greate Mallowes make a sâ—yffe Playstre at the fyre addynge in the ende of the decoction of Oyle of Roses Camomylle and of Oyle Myrtyne Ana â„¥ ii and. ss Thys Playstre hath vertu to swage griefe wyth resolution and exicration and comforteth the Apostemed place An other Playstre for the same intention â„ž of the rootes of greate Mallowes .li. ii seeth them in water and strayne them and lette that that is strayned seethe agayne and adde in the ende of Oyle of Mirte of oyle of Camomylle Ana â„¥ ii of whyte waxe â„¥ ii and. ss of Beane floure boulted of Barly floure Ana â„¥ i. and ss mengle them Of these foresayde make
chaunceth in the face Noli me tangere it is called noli me tangere If it chaunce in the thyghes or in the legges it is called lupus Lupus in other partes it is called a cāker And they assygne an other dyfference and qualitie of complexion and they saye that a canker called lupus or woulfe is caused of more burnynge choler than Noli me tangere But touchynge the distinction of the later doctours we haue founde nothynge in auncyent wryters A canker taketh hys name for one of the two causes folowynge as Auicenne sayeth namelye bycause it stycketh to the membres of the patient as a creuyce or a crabbe called in latyne cancer in the hande of hym that holdeth it or it is called cancer bycause of the rounde forme and bycause that all aboute there bene sondrye veynes as it were the feete of a crabbe or creuyce This canker as Rasis wryteth to kynge Almansor is a disease in whiche is greate laboure and werynesse Fynallye of the dyfference bytwene a canker and Sephiros we haue playnly wryttē in the Chaptre of Sephiros Note this one thynge that a canker is engendred by the way of cōmencement or begynnynge Sephiros by the way of cōsequution or folowynge Thus endeth this chaptre for which god be praysed ¶ The .xi. Chaptre of the cure of a canker and hys kyndes WE haue shewed in the former Chapter what a canker is The cure of a canker in this chaptre we wyll speake of his cure aswel eradicatyue as palliatyue There ben foure intentions necessarye in this disease The fyrste is accomplysshed by the ordynaunce of diete The seconde by digestyon of the mattier antecedent The thyrde by purgation of the mattier antecedent The fourth by a gentle resolution of the matter conioynct wyth a comfortation of the sore place The fyrst and the seconde intention is accomplysshed after the doctryne wrytten in the Chaptre of the cure of Sephiros The thyrde intention which is to purge the matter antecedent after digestion is accomplysshed by medicynes that purge euyll humours Fyrst let the matter be thus dygested ℞ of syrupe of fumiterye Digestyue of the iuces of sorell of buglosse Ana ℥ ss of the water of fumiterre Buglosse and maydenheere Ana ℥ i. mengle them whan the Pacient hathe vsed thys Syrupe the space of tenne dayes let hym be purged with thys purgation ℞ of electuarie lenitiue of Diacatholicon Ana ʒ vi of the cōfection of Hamech ʒ iii. Make a smal potion with the decoction of cordyal floures and frutes of myrobolanes called Kebuli and emblici Note that ye ought not to be contented wyth one purgation as we haue sayde for the matter is melancholyke Neyther muste ye proceade with a stronge medicyne as Galene testifyeth sayinge whan the matter is melancholyke ye must purge it by lyttle and lyttle wherfore we haue wrytten sondrye remedyes to digest and purge melancholye in the Chapter of Sephiros Haliabas is of the same opynyon touchyng the purgation of this matter sayinge be not content with one purgation in the mattier that causeth a Canker but purge it ofte tyl ye perceyue that the sayde mattier is clene euacuated Flebotomie Galene and Auicenne saye that we may sometime vse Phlebotomie chefely in a yonge and stronge body And in this flebotomie large incision must be made that the grosse melancholy bloude maye easely yssue out Purgation we haue proued the purgation folowyng in this case and afterwarde the purgation aboue named And this is the forme of it ℞ of the coddes of sene of epithimum Ana ʒ i. of the confection of Hamech ʒ ii of iuleb of vyolettes of roses by infusion of Buglose Ana ℥ ss of gootes whey ℥ ii mengle them Gyue this to the patiente in the mornynge and thys small purgation must oft be renued The fourth intention whiche is to take away the matter conioynct shal be accomplysshed by the administration of conuenyent medycynes vpon the canker And those shall be gentle resolutyues resoluynge by lytle and lyttle the mattier conioynct and they are pryncipally good whan the canker is not vlcered Resolutyne The fyrste ordynaunce is this ℞ of the oyle of Roses omphacine of the oyle of vyolets Ana ℥ ii of vnguentum rosarum of Vnguentum Populeon Ana ʒ x. of the iuce of Plantayne and nyghtshade Ana ℥ ss of the decoction of malowes vyolettes and holyhocke of the seede of Quynces of Psillium sodden accordynge to arte li. i. of calues tallowe ℥ iiii of the mary of calues legges and of an oxe legge of duckes grese of oyle of camomylle Ana ℥ i. Let them boyle all vnto the consumption of the iuce and decoctiō and than strayne them and put vnto the straynynge of whyte Diaquilon ℥ iii. of lytarge of golde well brayed ℥ iiii of tutia Alexandrina ʒ x. And make a softe cerote with whyte wax by arte and fyre styrrynge it about This cerote is very good in this case resoluynge matter and comfortyng the place with some mollification Also to the same intention the descryption folowynge is cōmendable An other ℞ of Oyle of Roses ℥ ii of Oyle of Vyolettes ℥ i. of calues grese ʒ x. of the iuce of nyghtshade and plātayne Ana ℥ i. let them boyle vnto the consumption of the iuyce than strayne them and styrre them about in a mortare of leade two houres Yf it chaunce that the canker be engendred in suche a place that it may be roted vp without cuttyng of great veynes and synnowes and if it be in a stronge bodye you maye vse incision or cauterisation and it shall be a true curation Anicenne sayeth that a canker at the begynnynge maye be healed but whan it is confyrmed it receyueth not true curation And it chaunceth often in the inner partes so that hys generacyon is hyd and than it maye be easely rectifyed The rectification is that it be not moued wyth a stronge medycyne For yf it be moued wyth a stronge medicyne it maye brynge the pacient to sodayne death But yf ye procede wyth gentle medicynes it is possyble that the lyfe of the patient maye be prolonged and some health recouered in palliynge the canker It is euydent by the aucthoritie of auntient men that an olde and malygne canker canne not be healed by true cure that is to saye by incision or cauterisation or application of medicynes wherfore Albucazar coūsayleth this whan a canker is olde and confyrmed meddle not wyth it And he sayeth moreouer that he neuer sawe nor hearde that anye bodye was healed of an olde canker Thys it appereth that Hipocrates doctrine is true ☞ whiche sayeth it is best not to take cure of them that haue hydden cankers but to vse a cure palliatyue Yf ye stoppe the canker the humours which were wonte to come to the vlcered place wyll go to the princypall membres Yf it chaunce that ye wyll make incision in this disease ye must do it wysely For as Auicenne
poudre of mercurie or quick syluer which is of excellent operatioÌ„ and byteth away all maligne super fluous and corrosiue flesshe and the lippes or bourders of the vlcer which ben harde and shellye wythout anye payne of the patient That that I saye of this pouldre semeth incredible bycause we fynde in no writers of corrosiue medicines that saye that there is any corrosiue medicyne whyche maye take awaye superfluous flesshe wythout payne Neuerthelesse this pouldre doth so of whyche we wyll speake in our antidotarie by the grace of god in the Chaptre of medicines corrosiues Thus endeth the doctryne of thys Chaptre for which the name of god be blessed ¶ The .xii Chaptre of wyndie Apostemes OF a Flegmaryke melaÌ„cholike humour Wâ—ndye Apostemes there is engendred a grosse ventosite or windinesse which being meÌ„gled with Flegmatike moysture engendreth a wyndye aposteme by eleuatioÌ„ which Aposteme as Auicene sayeth is like a softe Aposteme that is to saye to Vndimia And bycause it is lyke vndimia it is cured after the cure of vndimia and it is knowen by the sygnes of vndimia wrytten in the chaptre of the same Aposteme Amonge other signes this is one that yf ye presse your fynger vpon it ther remayneth an holownesse in the place as in vndimia but not so gret whan any membre commeth to this Aposteme throughe grosse vapours onely Auicenne calleth it a wyndye Aposteme by inflation And the sygnes bene these whan ye presse your fynger vpon thys wyndy Aposteme suche holownesse is not caused as in Vndimia but whan ye touche it it dryueth backe the fynger and the holownesse doth not continue as in the other The reason is that in Vndimia there is no ventositie or wyndinesse And in this the ventositie is gathered into one place which refuseth the pressynge of the fynger as whan a maÌ„ toucheth a blader ful of winde And therfore AuiceÌ„ne sayeth that it goeth and commeth by courses And sometyme bycause of the multitude of the wyndye mattier and by cause of the place in which this mattier maye be easely assembled whan the matter is touched it souneth like a taborette and therefore Auicenne sayeth trewlye that it resysteth the preassynge or strykyng of the hande and chiefly whan thys ventosite fyndeth space in whych it may be gathered in great quantitie it exteÌ„deth the place and souÌ„deth whaÌ„ it is touched wherfore the sayde Auicenne hathe ryght wel declared the nature of this aposteme sayeng this soundynge is caused by some veÌ„tosite gathered together in some place apte to receaue the same Places apte to receaue wyâ—de as in the stomake the guttes and in the place that is betwene the pannicles whych compasse about the bones and betwene bones coÌ„passed aboute wyth lacertes For in all these places there is a certayne vacuitie or eÌ„ptie space in whych veÌ„tositie maye be assembled and moreouer in the roume whych is aboute the chordes Furthermore ther chauÌ„ceth somtymes so greate veÌ„tosite in certayne great ioinctures that often it maketh the ioinct to go out of hys place And thys veÌ„tosite abydeth in the place of the ioincte and it is not easely resolued whych thynge chaunceth by reason of his grossenes and by reason of the thycknes of the membre in which the veÌ„tosity is conteined and bicause the poores ben shutte And Auicenne sayth that it is not lyghtly resolued that it is enclosed betwene the ioinctures and thynneth and deuideth the membres conioyncte or knytte together and puttethe them oute of theyr propre places as we sayd before we haue often sene thys ventositie assembled in some place in so greate quantitie that whan a man thrusteth it downe pressynge one fynger lyftyng vp another he shal perceaue the sayd ventositye to heaue vp betwene hys fyngers as we perceaue the redoundynge of quytture in certayne apostemes we haue sene thys thing to haue chauÌ„ced in cankreous sephiros and in windy apostemes by the inflation of great ioinctes Auicenne declareth the forsayd signes in the cha of a wyndy aposteme and saith moreouer that a man thinketh oftentymes that he hathe an aposteme vpon some membre as vpoÌ„ the knee that nedeth to be persed but whan it is persed nothyng commeth out sauynge wynde wherfore in such case make no insition wtout good coÌ„syderation leste ye be deceaued as other haue bene Thus we ende thys present chapiter for whych the name of God be praysed ¶ The .xiii. chapi of the cure of a wyndye aposteme by inflation WE haue sufficientlye declared in the former chapiter The cause of windie apostemes what wyndye apostemes bene in thys presente Chapiter we wyl speake of the cure therof whyche conteyneth .iiii. intentions The fyrst is to ordre diete that the euyl humoure maye be distroyed and a good engendred The seconde intention is partely to digest the mattier antecedente partly to coÌ„sume the same The third to purge the mattier beyng digested The fourth to correct the accidentes The fyrst whyche is to ordre diete is accomplyshed by the thynges wrytteÌ„ in the cha of vndimia Syrupe The seconde whyche is to digest the mattier is accomplyshed by vsyng thys syrupe the space of a weke R. of syrupe de duabus radicibus of hony of roses anÌ„ Ê’ vi of the water of fenell mayden heare and scabiouse ana â„¥ i. After that he hathe vsed thys syrupe the space of a weke lette him be purged wyth thys purgation R. of diacatholicon â„¥ i. Purgation of diaphenicon â„¥ ss make a small potion wyth the water of fenel fumiterre addyng of diacyminuÌ„ Ê’ ss It is good also to giue the patient a lytle triacle wyth a lytle Diaciminum so that he faste seuen houres after And forasmuche as thys ventosite is engendred by the errour of the vertue digestiue it is good to coÌ„fort the vertue digestyue with aromatyke spices of diacyminuÌ„ and diacalamentuÌ„ or wyth thys dredge whyche takethe awaye ventositie â„ž of Cumine carwaies A dredge pouder Anise fenell of the beryes of laurell ana â„¥ ss of liqueritie of GalaÌ„gale of whyte ginger anÌ„ Ê’ ii of long pepper of cubebes of cloues of the sede of rue ana Ê’ i. of anise of swete fenell of coriandre anÌ„ Ê’ i. ss of sugre tabarzet .li. ii of cynamome Ê’ v. poudre those that maye be poudred and make a dredge of al and take a sponefull at ones with a lytle wyne of good odour we haue found thys dredge to be of good operation in consumynge ventosities chieflye those that ben in the stomake and in the bellie Note also that the purgation aboue wrytten is ryght conuenient in thys case for it purgeth mattier that chauÌ„geth it selfe into veÌ„tositie Or ye may purge the patient wyth some other solutiue as it shal seme good to you after the strength of the patiente and of the place in whyche such ventosite is engendred so that ye coÌ„fort the strength of the membre wherin the ventolite is founde chieflye yf it be
somewhat swete For Hypocrates sayeth that the drynkyng of good wyne swageth the grefe of the eyes The secōde thyrd intētion whych ben to digest the matter to purge the same beynge digested are accōplyshed as it foloweth that is to saye when the matter is cholerike it must be digested with a syrupe of roses by infusion Digestiues of Choler and of violettes with syrupe of buglosse cōpoūde with water of buglosse violettes endiuie Yf the matter be sanguine let it be thus digested Digesti of sanguine ℞ of syrupe of fumiter of buglosse of roses by infusion ana ℥ ss of the water of fumitterre buglosse endiuie ana ℥ i. Yf the optalmia be engendred of a flegmatyke humour or melancholyke let it be digested after thys sorte Of flegme melancholyke namely yf the humour be flegmatyke ℞ of syrupe de duabus radicibus of honye of roses of syrupe called acetosus simplex ana ℥ ss of the water of fenell buglosse endiue ana ℥ i. Yf the humour be melancholyke let it be digested thus Melancholy ℞ of syrupe of epithymū of fumiterre violets ana ℥ ss of water of fumiterre of violettes and buglosse ana ℥ i. let hym vse thys syrupe a weke Yf the matter be choleryke let hym be purged wyth thys purgation Purgation of choler ℞ of chosen manna ℥ i. of diapru non solutiui ʒ vi wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes make a smal potiō addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. and ss Another purgation for the same intention ℞ of electua lenitiue Another of cassia ana ʒ vi of an electuarye of roses after Mesue ʒ ij make a small potion wyth water of endiuie and fumiterre addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. ss Yf the matter be sanguine Purgation of sanguine let the patient be purged wyth thys purgation ℞ of diacatholicon of cassia ana ʒ vi of an electuarye of roses after Mesue ʒ i. and. ss The pilles of Iera wyth the pilles of Assagerette ben good in these two dyspositions Yf the matter be melancholyke let it be purged thus Melancholy ℞ of diacholicon ℥ ss of the confection of hamech ʒ ij of chosen manna or in the stede therof of an electuarie lenitiue ℥ ss make a small potion wyth the decoction of mayden heere sene epithymū hertes tonge polytrichum polipodie prunes sodden wyth the water of buglosse addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. and. ss Yf the matter be flegmatyke let it be thus purged ℞ of diaphenicō Flegme of cassia ana ʒ vi make a small potion with the cōmune decoctiō adding of syru of violets ℥ i. ss In these two kyndes pilles of iera cū agarico pilles aggregatiue ben good Here it is to be noted that for the moste parte optalmia is not engēdred of one onely humour wherfore when the humours be mēgled together dygestion purgation muste be done accordynge to the qualite of the mengled humours dyuerse medicines muste be administred after the diuersite of the same The .iiij. intētion which is to turne away the catarrhous matter to kepe it frō flowynge to the eyes is accōplyshed Fyrst whē the matter is hote let it be diuerted or turned awaye Diuertion of the humour by cuttynge the veyne called cephalica in the contrary syde of the sore eye And the nexte daye ye may make a flebotomie in the same syde and veyne consyderynge the age and the strength of the patient Thus ye muste do from the begynnynge vnto the augmentation In the state and declination ye may open the veyne of the forehead to purge the matter conioyncte but vniuersall purgation must go before the flebotomie lykewyse to turne away the same matter conioincte it is very good to applie leches or bloodsuckers vnder the eares Furthermore by the authorite of olde and newe doctours and chefly of Galene whē the matter commeth frō the brayne it is good to open the veynes of the temples Mesue sheweth the maner of cuttyng them vnto whō ye muste resorte Neuerthelesse I haue founde lytle profyte in it Note thys that when the matter is choleryke and lytle in the stede of flebotomie Ventoses we haue foūde succoure in applyeng ventoses vpon the shulders or els in layenge bloode suckers vndre the eares And albeit that the doctours say and cheflye Mesue that flebotomie is cōuenient in euery kynde of optalmia yet yf the matter be choleryke or melācholyke the dysease maye be cured wythout flebotomie as Gentilis and sondrye other doctours testifye treatynge of thys matter Yea it is the part of a wyse chirurgien to make scarifycation in thys case in the stede of flebotomie lest the patient fall into another dysease But yf the bodye be full of euell humours after the doctours the cōmune veyne or the veyne of the lyuer muste be cutte in the opposite syde of the sore eye Phlebotomie or els the vayne called Saphena in the same side The nexte daye the veyne Cephalica muste be cutte in the contrarie syde Thus flebotomie must be made by lytle lytle that the strēgth of the patient be not to muche weakened Afterwarde the matter muste be turned awaye by rubbynge and tyeng the extreame partes before dinner and supper two houres wyth application of ventoses Lykewyse the decoction folowyng is good to washe the extreame partes wythall ℞ of the water of ashes li. x. of odoriferous wyne Decoction rayne water of eche pyntes .vi. of camomille melilote dille sage rosemarye ana m̄ i. of coriandres of sticados of wormemoode of squinantum of euerye one a lytle of honye .li. ss Let them be sodden all vnto the consumption of halfe After thys the application of ventoses wythout scarification is good vpō the shulders or vpon the buttockes Also thys vesicatorie folowynge layed vpon the necke is conueniēt Vesicatorie ℞ of rawe breade well leuenned ℥ ij of cantarydes ʒ ij of vynaygre ℥ i. fyrste take awaye the wynges and heades of cantarides and thē stampe them altogether in a mortare make a vesicatorie Laye thys vesicatorie vpon the necke faste tyed for it turneth awaye humours marueylouslye and purgeth watrines commynge from the brayne to the eyes After the forsayd vniuersall purgation it is good to applye these thre descriptions folowyng vpō the forehead of the patient The fyrst is thys which is very gentle Playster ℞ the whyte of thre egges of the water of roses the floure of beanes ana ℥ ij of the oyle of roses omphacine ℥ iij. of terra sigillata of bole armenie of euerye one ʒ iij. beate them al together and laye them vpon the foreheade of the patient after the maner of a playster The secōd is thys Another ℞ of the oyle of roses ompha of oyle mirtine ana ℥ iij. of whyte vinegre ℥ ij let them boyle al together vnto the consumption of the vynegre then adde
putte it warme in the eye it shal be merueylous good For the same intentyon we haue proued thys remedye folowyng whiche resolueth mattyer conioyncte and conforteth the syght Another â„ž of Fenugreke thryse washed in barley water Ê’ ij of melilote of the leaues of swete Fenel or els of the sede therof of eche a litle of rose water â„¥ iij. of Fenel water â„¥ ij Seethe them all in a glasse vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte than strayne them and adde to the straynynge of sugre candie Ê’ ij of sarcocoll dissolued in womans mylke of Tutia Ana Ê’ j. meÌ„gle them all together and vse them as it is sayde before Furthermore wyth thyes two remedies aforesayd it is good to applie vpoÌ„ the eye the same houre thies two descriptyons folowynge in makynge often euaporatyon Resolutyue of whych the first is after this forme â„ž of fenel leaues of melilote Ana. mÌ„ ss of Roses sticados Camomil of euery one a lytle of fenugreke wasshed as is aforesayde â„¥ ss lette them boyle all wyth a sufficient quantyte of fenel water and asmuche rose water and a lytle odoriferous whyte wyne vnto the consumptyon of the thyrde parte than strayne them and laye on the eye a fyne sponge weeted in thys decoctyon beynge hote Another The seconde is this â„ž of melilote of branne Ana. mÌ„ j. of camomyl of roses Ana. mÌ„ ss of fenel leaues mÌ„ j. ss of sticados a litle Cutte thies thiÌ„ges small make two litle light bagges and boyle them with sufficient quantytie of water of fenel odoriferous wyne vntyll the thyrde parte be consumed and laie them vpon the eyes wyth a sponge as is aforesayde and let them be actually hote Thies two remedies as we haue said beÌ„ of good operation in resoluyng of grosse mattyer confortyng the syght and they be the remedies that we haue proued in the cure of optalmia caused of hote humours Against colde humours It remayneth that we describe with lyke breifnes remedies agaynste optalmia caused of coulde mattyer and grosse for the accomplisshement of the fyfte intentyon Wherfore whan optalmia is engendred of grosse mattyer namely flegmatyke or melancholyke or of melancholie mengled with fleame in the begynnynge for the curatyon therof some purgatyoÌ„ going before put thys collyrie beyng actually hote in to the eye Collyrium â„ž of rose water and Fenel Ana â„¥ j. of womans mylke â„¥ iij. of sugre candie of syrupe of roses Ê’ i. and ss of whyte Sief wythout opium Ê’ j. mengle them and make a collyrie accordynge to arte To this intentyon it is conuenient to take an apple rosted vndre coales and strayned and than to putte to A plaister of an apple a lytle Rose water and the yolke of an Egge and a lytle saffran settyng it on the fyere and laiynge it vpon the eye after the maner of a plaister It appayseth payne and heuines of the eye Thyes two remedies ben good after the begynnyng vnto the tyme of augmentatyon and of state Also in thys intention it is good to take the whyte of an Egge A water somwhat roosted vndre coales and than beateÌ„ addyng of rose water â„¥ j. offenell water â„¥ j. and. ss and asmuche of the water of mirtille flours of tutia Ê’ ss beate theÌ„ al together the space of two houres than lette them stande and afterward strayne them thorough a thycke cloth and put the liquour in to the eye This remedie is good in the begynnynge of optalmia Also to cease the payne of the place To cease payne it is good to take the cromes of bread to dippe it in the brothe of an henne or of other flesshe beyng fressh and to put it betwene two pieces of flaxe laye vpon the sore eye beyng actually hote In the state and in the declinatyoÌ„ ye may conueniently applie the remedyes vndre wrytten wythin wtout A decoctyon of whyche the fyrst is thys â„ž of fenel water of rose water Ana â„¥ ij of odoriferous wyne of water of Eufrage Ana â„¥ j. of Tutia Ê’ j. of aloes hepatyke of cloues Ana â„¥ ss of sarcocolle dissolued in womans mylke ℈ ij of suggre candye of syrupe of roses â„¥ ss beate thyes foresayde thynges to gether and mengle them wyth the sayd wyne and waters beynge somwhat hote and strayne them thorough a thycke linnen clothe and kepe the liquor in a glasse and put it in the eye hote Anothâ—r resolutyue To thys intentyon auayleth a decoctyon of fenugreke of melilote of swete fenel and fresch wyth a suffycient quantytie of water of fenel and wyth suggre candie of syrupe de duabus radicibus lette them boyle to the consumptyon of the thyrde parte and putte to in the ende of odoriferous whyte wyne somuch as shal amouÌ„te to the thyrde parte of the decoctyon than lette them boyle agayne a lytle and strayne them and vse thereof puttynge it hote in to the eye Thys water as ye maye knowe by the symples that go therunto hath great vertue to make thynne grosse mattyer and to resolue the mattyer beynge thynned and it appaysethe the gryefe of the place and conforteth the syght Furthermore ye maye conueniently admynystre the two remedyes aboue wrytten at the begynnynge of the fyfthe intentyon appliynge them vpon the sore parte the one wyth a sponge and the other in the forme of a lytle bagge We haue founde the grene water of oure descriptyon to haue greate efficacyte in the declinatyon of optalmia caused of a flegmatyke mattyer and that it resoluethe the mattyer that coulde not be resolued by the effecte of other medicynes desiccatyue and resolutyue and it is in thys forme â„ž of rose water of the water of Fenell The gâ—ene water Ana â„¥ j. of the water of eufragye and selandyne Ana Ê’ ij of odoriferous and cleare whyte wyne â„¥ j. and. ss of sarcocolle dissolued in womans mylke of verdegres ℈ j. mengle thyes thynges together the water and the wyne beyng fyrst heated tyll they begynne to seeth and than strayne them Thys water mundifyeth all grosse mattyer engendred in the eye and clarifyeth the eye from all rednes procedynge of grosse and colde mattyer The syxte intentyon whyche is to correcte the accidentes shal be accomplished by the applicatyon of sondrye remedyes accordynge to the diuersyte of the places in whyche the accideÌ„tes be and accordynge to the dyuersyte of the sayde accidentes Accidentes The accidentes that communelye chaunce in thys disease are these vehement payne cheifely whan it is caused of an hote mattyer vlceratyon of the eye lyddes and of the skynne called Cornea and of the skynne coniunctyua and spottes of the same and also quytture retayned betwene Cornea and coniunctyua To take awaye the payne caused of an hote mattyer yf the remedyes aboue wrytten of a rosted Apple and other bee not suffycient it shal be conuenyent to procede wyth medicynes in to whyche Opium entrethe whereof oure descriptyon hathe been euer as it
euerye mattyer and of merueylous operatyon for it takethe awaye quycklye the burnynge and itchynge wythout anye euacuatyon whyche thynge is agaynste the opinyon of Doctours whan the patyente goethe to bedde ☞ put in to the corner of hys eye a droppe wyth the toppe of your fynger for it healeth vndoubtedly in the space of a weke Some tymes we haue seen the burnynge Another water and the itchynge to be taken awaye in three dayes by thys water and it is in thys forme ℞ of Rose water of odoryferous whyte wyne of meane strengthe Ana ℥ iiij of myrobalanes cytrins brayed ℥ j. and. ss of Tutia ʒ ij lette them boyle all together vnto the consumptyon of the thyrde parte than putte therunto immediatlye of verdegrese ℈ .ij. of Camphore graynes .ij. kepe it in a glas well stopped Note that thys water is precyous aboue all other medicynes in thys case and it ought to be estemed more than golde and syluer But that we maye folowe the rules of Phisycke or Chirurgerye it is ryght conuenyent to purge the mattyere antecedente after the dygestyon of the same Fyrste yf the mattyere be choleryke wyth some adustyon lette it be dygested wyth syrupe of Roses by infusyon Digestiues of Choler wyth Syrupe of Violettes or of Nenufar or wyth Syrupe of vinayger called Acetosus symplex and wyth water of endyue vyolettes sorelle and lyke If the mattyer be grosse and salte Digestiues of salte grosse fleame as salte fleame lette it be dygested wyth honye of Roses and wyth Syrupe of vynegre symple and wyth a Syrupe of Fumiterre symple with waters of Fumyterre of buglosse of Endyue of mayden heare After that the patyent hathe taken thys Syrupe accordynge to the qualytie of the euyl mattyer Purgatiō of Cholic lette the patyent be purged wyth thys purgatyon whan the mattyer is choleryke ℞ of an electuarie lenitiue or in the steede thereof of diaprunis non solutiue ʒ vj. of cassie fistula ʒ ij of an electuarye of Roses after Mesue ʒ j. and. ss make a small potion wyth the decoctyon of Cordyall floures and frutes addynge of Syrupe of Violettes ℥ j. and. ss Item the patyent maye be purged wyth pylles of assagereth Pylles receauynge a dramme three or foure houres before daye If the mattyer be grosse Purgatiō of grosse and salte or sharpe lette the purgatyon be after thys forme ℞ of Diacatholicon of Diaphenicon Ana ʒ iij. of cassie ℥ j. make a small potyon wyth the decoctyō of polipodie mayde herre and of cordyall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of vyolettes ℥ j. Pylles To thys intentyon pylles of Fumiterre called minores pylles of Iera with agaryke ben conuenient It is also good after purgatyon to applie a cerote wrytten in the chapytre of the cure of obtalmia whyche kepethe backe mattyer descendynge from the heade to the eyes We suppose thyes thynges declared to be suffycient for thys present Chapytre ¶ The .v. Chaptiter of an aposteme whyche chaunceth in the corners of the eyes called after Auicenne Algaras IT chaunceth often that a catarrhous mattier discēdethe from the brayne to the corners of the eyes Algaras and taryeth there by reason of the cōcauitie of the place it is sone healed But yf it be not taken awaye quycklye by pressynge the outwarde parte of the eye it wyll come to a flegmatyke aposteme To resiste thys apostemation we counsell to administre thys collyrye folowynge Collyrie whyche purgeth the mattier gathered in the place and conforteth the sayde place R. of rose water of whyte wyne ana ℥ ii of a Myrobala ʒ i. of Aloes hepatyke ʒ i. and ss of sarcocoll of sief of Memyth of tutia preparate ana ℈ ii braye the thinges that bene to be brayed most fynely and mengle them all together the waters and wyne beynge fyrste heated Vse herof puttynge one droppe in to the eye A maturatiue plaister If the place be come to apostematiō it shal be good to lay this plaister to the place R. of the meate of apples rosted vnder coales ℥ iiii of mallowe leaues soddenin swete water m̄ ii shake these thynges together bruse them and strayne thē and adde therunto a lytle of barley floure and the yolkes of thre egges of fresh buttire ℥ ii sette it agayne on the fyre make a styffe plaister puttynge in the yolkes whan ye take the decoction from the fyre Thys playster as ye maye perceaue by the symples that go thereunto is resolutyue and maturatyue yf nature wyll brynge the mattier to maturation it swageth also griefe whan ye perceaue that the aposteme commeth to rypenesse whyche thynge ye maye knowe by the rednesse and beatyng whych continueth wyth eleuation of the part by reason of the quytture multyplyed in the place and lykewyse by the redoundyng rysynge agayne whan a man presseth thereon hys fyngers liftyng vp one ☜ and thrustynge downe another than it is conueniente in the rypest place wyth a sharpe lancette to open the sayde Aposteme Than whan there is no corruption of the bone rymaynynge ye shall cure the vlcere after the doctrine declared in the chapiter of the cure of flegmon For we haue wrytten in the sayd chapiter the maner of digestyng mundifyeng incarnyng and consoundynge conuenient in thys curation Neuerthelesse we wyll adde one thynge whyche is that in the tyme of mundification the place may be mundifyed wythout perturbation of the eye puttynge in three tymes in the weke a lytle of our poudre of mercury whiche taketh away superfluous fleshe wythout payne and is written in our Antidotary If the place be vlcered wyth curruption of the bone it is necessarye to vse stronger medicines and of greater actiuitie to take away the corruption of whiche we wyll make mention in the chapiter of a fistula in the thyrd boke whereunto ye shal resort accordyng to necessitie Moreouer we haue found it good for purgation of the humours descendynge from the brayne to gyue to the patient fyue pylles of iera wyth agaryke Pillos and sometymes pylles of assagereth Lykewyse we haue proued it very good to gyue the patiente in the mornynge of hony of roses syrupe of roses made by infusion and also a myrobalane citrine cōfitte wyth cassia These bene the remedies whych we wold write for a shorte curation of thys disease for which the name of god be praised ¶ The .vi. of hote apostemes and carbunculous pustles in the browes and in the eye lyddes WE haue seen that hotte Apostemes flegmonyke Aposte of the browes or eye liddes pustulous and carbūculous haue chaūced vpon the browes and eyeliddes For the curation wherof we wyll declare conueniente remedyes accordynge to our power Fyrste whan ye se a flegmonyke aposteme in the browes after conuenient purgation as it is declared in the cha vniuersall of flegmon ther is no surer remedye than to procure maturation and resolution wythout anye repercussion A maturatiue
vehement payne yea the same doctour sayeth that yf the begynnyng be with vehement payne we muste be content to euapore the matter wyth colde water Howbeit Gentilis expounyng the text of Auicenne vnderstode hote water not colde And I saye that yf the foresayde water be a decoction of mallowes vyolettes barlye melilote it shall be more conuenyent than symple water and of greater operation in swaging grefe In this case a flebotomie diuersyue is conuenyent at the begynnynge Flebotomie as Auicenne teacheth sayinge ye must diminisshe the matter by cuttynge a veyne if it be nedefull wherfore as we haue sayde befor the vnlearned chirurgiens do very euyl in this case applying in all tymes attractyue medicines For by great attraction somtymes the matter is multiplyed in the place into so greate quantitie that nature can not rectifye it neyther by waye of maturation neyther by the way of suppuration and so we haue often sene the matter in the place to be corrupted or come to stonye hardenesse whan this aposteme is brought to maturation by the forsayde maturatyues ye shall open it and after that ye haue opened it and suppressed the bloude you must procede thre or four dayes with medicines which are cōuenyent to make matter fluide or flowyng Afterwarde for the mundifycation incarnation and cicatrisatiō ye shall procede after the doctryne declared in the Chapitre of the Cure of Flegmon in generall Thus by the ayde of god we haue ended this chaptre whose name be praysed ¶ The .xiiii. Chaptre ¶ Of an hote aposteme of the gummes and palate or rouffe yf the mouth Hote apostemes in the gūmes c. AN aposteme of the gūmes and of the palate is engendred often of hote and catarrhous matter It cōmeth also sometymes of the payne and putrefaction of the teeth But of whatsoeuer matter it come presupposed that the antecedēt matter be purged after as the humours shall requyre there is nothynge better than to admynistre this remedy vnder wrytten whiche is of thys effect that it procureth quyckly the yssue of the matter and swageth payn ℞ of fat drye fygges of dates an̄ in nōbre .iiii. of raisines ℥ i. of iuiubes in nombre .xx. of cleane barly somwhat broken A decoction of branne ana m̄ i. of the rootes of langdebefe ℥ ii Seethe these thynges togyther wyth suffyciente quantitie of the brothe of an henne wythout salte vnto the consumptiō of two partes of the thre and let the patient vse often thereof holdynge it hote in hys mouth Also ye maye dyp cotton in the decoction and laye it vpon the aposteme for it ripeth gretly and appayseth the payne whan the aposteme is come to maturation ye shall open the place with a lancette Afterwarde for mundifycation and incarnation it shal suffice to laye often vpon the Aposteme honye of roses Yf the place can not be mundifyed therebye ye maye applye vnguentum Egiptiacum whiche is of suche effect that it mundifyeth the place from corrupt fleshe and conserueth the good And afterwarde ye maye well applye honye of Roses with litiū and with a litle sarcocolle Thus we ende this cha c. ¶ The .xv. Chaptre Of the fallyng of Vuula and of the corruption and inflāmation of the same VVula as the Anatomystes say is a spongyous membre Of the fallyng of Vuula whiche nature hath produced for .ii. causes Fyrste that it myght gyue modulation or tunynge to the voice Secondly that it might receyue the superfluities of the heed The Vuula is oftentymes loosed depressed by flegmatike matter And oftentymes it is inflamed corupted and loosed by hote matter For the curation of the losynge of Vuula by flegmatyke matter a conuenient purgatiō presupposed Cure of flegmatike cause of pilles of Iera wyth agaryke there is nothynge more conueniēt than to draw backe the vuula with a poudre made of one parte of pepper and two partes of myrobalanes citrins applyinge it twyse a daye Furthermore it is conuenient before dynner and supper to washe the feete and the armes in a decoction of thynges confortatyue with wyne water equallye mengled Also it is good to apply ventoses vpon the shulders with scarification Item towe somewhat kyndled and suffumigated with frankencense maye well be layed actuallye hote vpon the heed Immediatly after purgation or cuttyng of the veyne called cephalica yf the strength of the patient wyl suffre it the place muste be epithemed and gargarised with this gargarisme folowynge ℞ of cleane barleye m̄ i. of lentyles m̄ ss of mirtiles of the graynes and leaues of the same A gargarisme of wylde olyues of eche a lytle Let them boile all togyther with suffycient quantitie of water vnto the consumption of two partes of the thre than strayne them and adde to the straynynge of whyte vynegre ℥ iiii of syrupe of roses ℥ ii ss Let them seeth agayne a litle This gargarisme taketh away the euyl hote complexion of vuula comforteth it and is somewhat resolutyue bycause of the barly To this intention wyne of the two kyndes of pomgranades with rose water plātayne water and syrrupe of roses mēgled togyther is very good Afterwarde yf ye perceyue that it can not be restored into his place by the foresayde remedyes but that it commeth to the waye of corruption it is very conuenient to rubbe it of with vnguentum Egiptiacū after the descryption of Auicenne vsyng alway the forsayde gargarysme And yf ye perceyue that by the application of vnguentum Egiptiacum and of the remedyes aboue wrytten the corruption wyll not be taken awaye you must cutte it vnto the roote and laye an hote yron vpō the corrupted place or cauterize it with some potentiall cauterie For this is the curation of auncient and later doctours chefelye of Albucasis Note that whā the matter is hote Purgation for a purgation it is good to vse pilles of assagereth or an electuarye of the iuce of roses with diacatholicon and tamarindes in conuenient quantitie Also Cassia with the forerehersed solutyues is expedient and lykewyse this descryption folowyng ℞ of cassia of diacatholicon ana ℥ ss of an electuarie of the iuce of roses ʒ ii and. ss with water of endyue and sorel make a small potion addynge of syrupe of vyolettes ℥ i. It is very necessary at the begynnynge to kepe a good diete Diete Let the diete be suche as is declared in the Chapitre of Herisipelas whan the mattier is hote whan the mattier is colde lette the patient kepe the diete wrytten in the chaptre of Vndimia we iudge this doctryne declared to be sufficient for the curation of Vuula For the which the name of God be blessed ¶ The .xvi. Chaptre Of the apostemes of the iawes and of the two almandes and of the cure of the same AMigdales bene two flesshie particles or peces situated in the .ii. Of the apostemes of the lawes and amigdales sydes of the vuula after the facyon of two almandes and
therfore of the Anatomistes they are called amigdales that is to saye almādes And oftentymes they receyue apostemation by reason of the catarrhous mattyer that descendethe from the brayne For the curation whereof after conuenient purgation of the mattyer antecedēt aswell by laxatiue medicynes as by flebotomie and application of ventoses vpon the shulders wyth scarification and after ordinaunce of diete as is declared in the former chapitres it shal be ryght expedient to vse some of thyes remedyes vndre wrytten Gargarisme Fyrst at the begynnyng ye shal vse thynges of familiare repercussion as is a gargarisme compounde of one parte of water of roses and two partes of wyne of Pomegranades and an halfe parte of vinegre of roses To thys intention a decoction of barley in whyche a lytle of sumach hath been boyled auaileth much if ye adde there vnto a lytle of Diamoron Thys decoction dryueth backe the mattier merueylously and conforteth the place is good in the begynnyng augmentation state and declination A gargarisme resolutiue Whan the Aposteme is in the way of resolution This gargarisme folowynge helpethe greatlye resolution cheifely in the state ℞ of cleane barley of raisines of dates Ana. M. j. let them boyle all together wyth suffycient quantitie of water vnto the consumption of half than strayne them and adde to the straynyng of honye of roses ℥ ij of syrupe de duabus radicibus ℥ ij lette them seeth agayne one boylynge Item the thynges vndre wrytten ben verye good to turne asyde the mattier namelye byndynge of the extreme partes wasshyng and rubbyng Item to retayne the reume of the heade the application of towe somewhat burnt and suffumigated wyth the smoke of encense is verye expedient It is good in this case to plucke the heare of the patientes heade vpwarde vehemently after the doctryne of Mesue Whan the Apostemation canne not be resolued by the foresayde way yf it growe to maturation Maturatiue ye maye cōueniently applie wythin and without the remedies folowynge for the full rypyng of it Fyrste ye muste applie thys remedye wythout ℞ of rosted apples ℥ viij of buttyre ℥ ij of hennes grese ℥ j. and. ss of womans mylke ℥ iij. of the floure of barley well boulted ℥ j. lette them boyle at the fyer tyll they be thycke addynge in the ende of the decoction the yolkes of two Egges Thys playster applyed to the throte rypeth the almandes easely and swageth the payne Thys decoction folowynge we haue often proued and it is to be ministred wythin the mouthe ℞ of drye fygges of dates of eche in nombre .xij. of raysines ℥ j. of the rootes of holyhock ℥ iij. of cleane barley of branne Ana. M. j. of the sede of quynce ʒ ij of iuiubes in nombre xx Seethe them all wyth suffycient quantytie of the broth of an henne not salted vnto the consumptiō of two partes of the thre than presse them strongly and strayne them and adde to the straynynge of suggre ℥ ij of honye of Roses ℥ j. and. ss and lette them seethe agayne one boylynge The patient shall gargaryse often thys decoction whyche muste be hote whan he vsethe it It is maturatyue and swagethe payne Whan the Aposteme is rype you must open it wyth a lancette mundifye the vlcere wyth the water of a decoction of barley mengled with honye of roses in gargarysyng the same Thus we ende this cha for which the name of God be praysed ¶ The .xvij. Chapi of an Aposteme of the throte called Squinantia or the quynce and of the cure thereof Squinantia IN the throte there is oftē engendred an Aposteme of a catarrhous mattier cōmunely called of the doctours squinantia Cornelius celsus calleth it Angina and it is a dangerous disease causyng the patient sometyme to dye by suffocatyon or chokyng in the space of .xij. houres and sometyme of syx or foure or two Wherefore Hypocrates sayethe that yf the quynce turne to the pype of the lunges the patient shall dye wythin seuen dayes or shal spette out rotten and corrupte geare Squynantia is an Aposteme in the throte whych kepeth the ayer from entrynge in to the pype of the lunges and suffereth not the meate to passe to the stomake whiche thynges ben necessarelye requisyte in mans lyfe And after Galenes opinyon there are foure kyndes of Squinantia Foure kindes of squinātia The fyrst is with great payne and there appeareth no swellynge nether wythin nor wythout And it is betwene the lacertes of the throte Ye shal know it by the difficultie of breathynge and swallowynge of meate and for the most parte it chokethe the patient in the space of foure dayes Whan a man is vexed with thys kynde of squinantia he puttethe hys tonge out of hys mouthe and holdeth hys mouthe open drawynge breathe by courses lyke a weryed dogge thoroughe the heate of the sonne Thys kynde for the moste part is conteyned in the inner parte of the Epiglotte Squinantia Canina and Auicenne callethe it squinantia canina that is dogges quynce The seconde kynde is conteyned betwene the lacertes and appeareth towarde the spondiles so that whā the tonge is pressed downe with some instrument it may be seen betwixte the almandes swollen and redde though no swellynge appeare outwardlye Thys kynde is not so dangerous as the other The thyrde kynde is that that is manifested by swellynge inwardly and outwardly is longer than the other that is to saye it choketh not so sone as the other The fourth is that that shewethe hys generation in the outwarde part onely and it is of surer curation than the other Squinātia is ended by one of thies three meanes folowyng Fyrste by insensyble resolution For seing that the mattyer is lytle and subtyle cheifely an vniuersal or particular flebotomie had and some conuenient gargarisme exhibyted the patient is sone healed For after that the mattier is purged the rest which is subtyle and of small quantytie is resolued insensibly or without feelynge Secondely it is ended by the waye of suppuration and so this Aposteme cāne neuer be turned to any quytture nor ended in foure dayes cheifely whā the mattier is grosse Thyrdely it is ended by permutatyon or chaungynge to some other parte of the bodye And sometymes it is ended in the breste sometymes in the heade but for the moste parte in the stomake Whā it endeth in the brest and that the mattyer commethe towarde the harte tremblynge of the harte and a greate cough ensueth If the mattyer turne to the lunges it causeth diffycultie of breathynge If to the heade it induceth perturbatyon of the vse of reason If to the stomake it causethe vomyte and perbreakynge For euerye permutatyon of a chokyng Aposteme is euyll as Auycenne wytnesseth Signe of permutation A sygne of permutatyon or chaungyng is whan the tokens of an Aposteme appeare and incontinently after departe some pryncipall parte beyng hurted Daungerous sygnes Daungerous sygnes in squinantia ben
thyes sharpe fieuers no appearaunce of swellynge or rednes wythin difficultie of breathyng and swallowynge meate and sometymes the tonge is swollen and the iawes and whan the voyce canne not be well formed but it semeth that the patyent speaketh thoroughe the nose it is an euyll sygne and also whaÌ„ the face is pale and the eyesmoue hither and thyther oftentymes there chauncethe wyth the sayed sygnes a yowxynge Thyes are the sygnes that folow an Aposteme of daungerous terminatyon and thys last termination is wurst of all A Sanguyne Squinancye Furthermore thys disease is sometyme engendred of sanguine mattier somtymes of Choleryke and seldome of Flegmatyke and most seldome of Melancholyke mattyer The sygnes of a sanguyne Squinantia maye be taken out of the Chapytre of Flegmon in generall and lykewyse of other humours accordynge as it is declared in theyr propre Chapytres at the begynnynge of Apostemes after the dyuersyte of the foure humours The cure of Squinantia To coÌ„me to the cure of Squinantia there ben foure intentyons requyred thereunto The fyrste is to ordre dyete The seconde partlye to turne asyde the mattyer antecedent partlye to purge by the nether partes The thyrde to take awaye the mattyere conioyncte The fourthe to comforte the place frome whyche the mattyer is descended The fyfthe to correcte the accydentes The fyrste is accomplysshed by the adminystration of the syxe thynges not naturall Diete of whyche we haue abundantly treated in the former Chapytre of hote Apostemes in generall Wherefore for hys dryncke as good Mesue sayethe lette the patient vse at the begynnyng water of suggre and Hydromell and successyuelye he muste comme to the water of cleane lentiles or barley mengled with a iuleb of violettes or Roses by infusyon Thies take away thyrst and swage inflammation Furtheremore for hys meate he maye comme by lytle and lytle to a potage made of the floure of beanes and barley sodden in water If the patyent be stronge lette the foresayde thynges be sodden in the brothe of a leane chyckynge yf he be weake wyth the addition of oxymell and suggre Laste of all gyue the patyente reare Egges wyth the brothe of an henne Thus by lytle and lytle we muste fortifye nature and so doynge we maye restore the patient to hys fyrste estate Item at the begynnynge ye maye gyue the patyent wyne of Pomegranades wyth a lytle suggre and water of barley For it is bothe dryncke and a remedye of the Aposteme For it resoluethe familiarly and gentilly and moreouer it quenchethe the heate of the place Apostemed and kepethe the meate in the stomake froÌ„ corruptynge as Auerrois testifyeth whych vertues ben necessarye in the cure of thys dysease The seconde intention whyche is partly to purge the mattyere antecedent and partlye to turne it asyde is accomplysshed by an vâ—yuersall purgation aswell by flebotomie as euacuation of the bellie and moreouer by rubbynge the extremites of the bodye and byndynge them laiynge ventoses vpon the shulders and vpoÌ„ the necke wythout scarificatyon or wyth scarification as the case shall requyre All thyes thynges muste be done spedely for thys disease sufferethe not delaye wayting to worcke after the rules of Phisyck Whan you coÌ„me to the curatioÌ„ of this disease Phlebotomie yf the streÌ„gth and age of the patient wyll suffre it shal be conuenyent to cutte the veyne called basilica in the coÌ„trarie syde presupposed that the patiente be purged fyrst with a clyster leuitiâ—e And .xij. houres after you may cutte the veyne named Cephalica in the same syde so that no lette be Afterwarde to take awaye the mattier conioyncte after the doctryne of all doctours it is conuenient to cutte the veynes vndre the tonge For it is a synguler remedye whan the strength of the patient caÌ„ne endure it Item it is good to turne away the mattyer plungynge the legges vp to the knees and the armes to the Elbowes Decoction in thys decoctyon folowynge â„ž of Camomille Melilote Roses sticados mÌ„ ij of branne M. iij. of rosmarye sage wormewoode Ana. M. j. of squinantum a lytle Let them boyle all together wyth a sufficyent quantytie of rayne water asmuche odoryferous wyne vnto the consumptyon of the thyrde parte Thys lotion ministred as it is sayd before and as hote as the patyent maye suffre it onlye twyse a daye aydethe muche the quynce drawyng the humours from the sore place vnto the inferyour partes After thys you maye diminishe the mattyer wyth conuenyent laxatiue medicynes accordynge to the dyuersite of the euyll humours If the mattyer be sanguine after flebotomye as is sayde you muste purge the same wythout digestion PurgatioÌ„ in a Sanguiâ—â— cause in this forme that foloweth â„ž of cassia of chosen maÌ„na Ana â„¥ ss of tamarindes Ê’ j. and. ss dissolue theÌ„ all together wyth the decoctyon of cordyall floures frutes and make a small potion addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ j. and. ss But yf the mattyer be Choleryke PurgatioÌ„ in a Choleryke cause ye maye conuenientlye gyue the patyent thys purgation folowynge before flebotomye â„ž of chosen manna Ê’ x. of Diaprunis non solutyue Ê’ vj. make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordyall floures and frutes made of water of violettes and night shade addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ j. and. ss If ye perceaue that blood is mengled wyth fleame PurgatioÌ„ in a mixte cause than gyue the patient pylles called Cochie and pylles of Iera wyth agaryke or in the stede of pylles purge the patient with thys purgation â„ž of cassia of DiacatholicoÌ„ Ana â„¥ ss Diaphinicon Ê’ iij. make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ j. and. ss In thys case suppositories clysters hauyng some acuite or sharpnes seme more coÌ„uenient thaÌ„ medicynes receyued by the mouth For in this case the patientes abhorre to receaue medicynes by the mouthe The thyrd intentioÌ„ which is to take awaye the mattier coÌ„ioyncte is accoÌ„plished by the administration of sondrie thynges vpon the sayd Aposteme accordynge to the diuersitie of the tymes of this disease At the beginnyng of thys Aposteme you muste beware that ye lay not on it thynges vehemeÌ„tly repercussyue before a purgatyon For in retaynynge the mattyer in the place and by inducyng of reumes it maye cause greate payne and consequently drawe muche mattyer to the place Wherefore before the purgatyon incontinentlye as sone as ye perceaue this Aposteme to begynne it is good to administer thys gargarisme folowynge whiche is of suche effecte that it conforteth the sore place and quencheth the heate of the mattyere wyth mitigation of the paine and resolueth somewhat the mattyer coÌ„ioyncte and kepethe the mattyer antecedent from commynge to the Apostemed place And it is in thys forme folowyng A gargarisme â„ž of the water of barley sodden vntyll the barley breake .li. ss of the wyne of swete Granades and sower Ana â„¥ j. syrupe of Roses
by infusyon ℥ iij. Let them seethe together one boylynge At the begynnynge after euacuation accordynge to the foresayde doctryne you maye procede wyth stronger repercussyon Good Mesue praysethe in all kyndes of squynantie a gargarysme of Rose water and vinegre Another For the same intention you shall vse chys gargarysme folowynge ℞ of sower apples in nombre foure of sumach of roses Ana. M. ss of the sede of quynces ʒ ij Let thē boyle all with sufficient water vnto the cōsumptyon of halfe adde of the wyne of both the kyndes of pomegranades Ana ℥ ij of diamoron ℥ iij. of dianucū ℥ j. let them boyle agayn a lytle This gargarisme is good from the begynnyng vnto the augmentation Another Here foloweth another gargarisme whyche is of a merueylous good operatyon ℞ of the water of roses ℥ ij of the wyne of swete tarte granades ℥ iij. of veriuyce ℥ j. of the water of night shade plantaine Ana ℥ j. ss of roses of sumach of eche a lytle of the iuyce of apples sower and swete ana ℥ ij of the iuyce of wyldinges and medlars yf they maye be gotten Ana ℥ j. of syrupe of roses ℥ ij of diamoron ℥ j. let-them boyle all vnto the cōsumptiō of the thyrde parte Gargaryse this decoction oft as it is aforesayde Whā the aposteme is in the augmētatiō In augmentation the medicines must be mengled with thinges resolutiue after this ordinaūce ℞ of roses of sumach ana m̄ .j. of barley of raisines ana M. ss of drie figges in nōbre .vi. of iuiubes in nōbre x. Seeth thē al with sufficiēt water vnto the cōsumptiō of the third parte adding of diamorō ℥ iiij of the honie of roses ℥ j. ss Note that if fleame surmounte other humours you maye adde to the foresaid remedies a lytle alume and a lytle vynegre and saffran Itē to this intentiō it is good to gargarise a litle of cassia wyth water of nightshade plātain Also it is expediēt to gargarise warm gotes milk to appayse the payne to souple the throte whiche propretie is good in this case Gargarisme Lykewyse the gargarisme folowing is alowable in this case ℞ of the brothe of a chickin sufficient quantitie of barley m̄ ss of the sede of quynces ʒ ij of the rootes of lāgedebeefe .li. iiij of drie fygges .iiij. in nombre of liqueritie ℥ j. lette thē boyle to the cōsumptiō of the thyrde parte thā adde of diamorō of honie of roses of dianucū Ana ℥ j. lette them boyle agayne In the state of this disease whan the Aposteme is in the waye of resolution you maye applie this resolutiue In the state Resolutyue ℞ of the rootes of Holihocke ℥ iiij of drye fygges in nombre .x. of raisynes ℥ ij of branne m̄ ss of barley M. j. of liqueritie ʒ x. of the nest of a swallow .li. ss of the byrdes of swallowes yf they maye be gotten in nōbre .iij. or in the stede of them take of dryed swallowes and layed vp in salt in nōbre .ij. Seethe them all together with the brothe of wethers fleshe or of hennes vnto the consumptyon of the thyrde parte and adde of honye of roses ℥ ij of redde suggre ℥ j. and. ss of saffran ℈ j. of syrupe de duabus radicibus ʒ x. If the mattier be grosse adde to the foresayde thynges of oximell ℥ ij and ss Note that yf ye seethe in thys decoctyon a dogges torde wyth a lytle wyne of swete granades it shal be verye expedyēt in the declinatyō of thys Aposteme If the Aposteme comme to maturatyon the Chirurgiē muste further the rypynge appliynge maturatyue thynges bothe wythin and without Thys playster folowyng causeth terminatyon of all kyndes of squinantia merueylously ether by maturatiō or by resolutyon and it muste be applied in the outwarde partes vpon the Apostemed place Plaister maturatine ℞ of the rootes of holyhock .li. j. of mallowes and violettes Ana. M. ij of horehounde M. ss of whyte lyllie rootes ℥ iiij of drye fygges ℥ ij of dates ℥ iij. the nest of a swallowe Seethe thies thynges in water vntyll they ben perfectly sodden after that they be soddē choppe them stampe them and strayne them and make a styffe playster vpō the fier wyth the floure of fenugreke barley and wheate and lynsede addynge of buttyre ℥ iiij of hennes grese and duckes grese of oyle of violettes ana ℥ j. and. ss of saffran ℈ j. and the yolkes of three egges and wyth the foresaid strayned thynges make a playstere and applye it as it is sayde To the same intentyon a playster made of rosted apples wrytten in the Chapytre of the apostematyon of the two almandes is verye good cheifely whan the mattyer is hote lykewyse for the maturatyon of euerye Squinantia lettē the patient gargarise often a decoctyon of the thynges afore rehersed wyth redde suggre and syrupe of violettes After the maturatyon you muste open the Aposteme by subtyle meane A certayne lerned man commaundeth to open the Aposteme wyth a softe waxe candelle puttynge in to the mouthe vnto the Aposteme or in the stede of it wyth a leeke blade Some cōmaunde to swallowe downe a morselle of beefe tyed to a threde and to plucke it out agayne sodaynely vehemētly Some haue assayed to serch the Aposteme wyth certayne instrumentes and to open it wyth a lytle sharpe instrumente made after the facyon of an hankes talande After that ye haue opened it you must mundifye it incarne it and seale it vp accordyng to the doctrine vndre wrytten Fyrst for the mundificatyon you maye vse a decoction of fygges of raisynes of barley mengled with honye of roses Semblably for incarnatyon you maye adde to the foresayde decoctyō a lytle sarcocolle and a lytle frankencense For the sigyllatyon or sealynge vp vse a decoctyon of barley of lētiles of roses of olyue leaues boyled in suffycient quantytie of water wyth a lytle alume Let the patyent gargaryse it often with syrupe of roses The fourth intentyon which is to cōforte the membre mandāt that is to say frō which the mattier cōmeth by deriuation is accomplished by the administratyon of the poudre that foloweth vpō the toppe of the heade with towe somwhat burnte with which ye shal receaue the fumee of encēse By the effecte of thyes two remedies the heade is greatly conforted and the humours ben kepte frome the sore place The descryptyon of the poudre is thys A poudre ℞ of Roses of wormoode Ana. M. j. of franckencense of mastyke Ana ʒ ij of Calamus Aromaticus ℥ ss of squinantum of sticados of eche a lytle The fyfth intention which is to correcte the accidētes is accomplyshed by the administration of certaine thinges that haue strengthe to take awaye the sayd accidentes Accidentes The accidentes that are wonte to chaunce in thys case are chiefely two namely vehement paine and suffocation or chokynge wyth difficultie to take
afterwarde in the decoction of beanes or Cicers make a styffe playster adding of oyle of camomil of dylle anÌ„ â„¥ ii of oyle of roses â„¥ i. of saffran ℈ i. of cumine if the place be not much inflamed Ê’ i. ss This plaister is a singuler remedy to resolue and to remoue the ventositie of thys aposteme Matâ—â—atiue But sometimes it can not be resolued but cometh to maturation than ye shall procede wyth a mollificatiue playster as thys is R. of the leaues of mallowes mÌ„ ii of the rootes of holyhocke of the rootes of whyte lyllies anÌ„ â„¥ ii Seeth them all in water stampe them and strayne them and in the decoctioÌ„ with barley flour make a styffe playster adding of buttyre â„¥ iii. the yolkes of two egges of the oyle of swete olyues â„¥ i. ss Mengle them and make a playster wyth the foresayd strayninge If nede be of greater maturation adde to the fore named thynges the floure of linsede whan the sayde aposteme is come to maturation open the place discretly for touchyng sinnowes or the stones For digestion mundification incarnation sigillation ye shall procede according as it is written in the aposteme of the yarde ☜ Note that the remedies whych ben good in hote apostemes of the dugges maye safely be applyed vpon thys aposteme wherfore it is good to ê‘use these two cha one after another Sharpe suppositories in thys case ben profitable For they turne asyde the mattier Thus by the grace of god c. ¶ The .ii. cha of a colde aposteme in the stones A Colde aposteme engeÌ„dred in the sayd place must be cured as it foloweth Of colde apostemes of the stones a purgatioÌ„ of the yl mattier presupposed after this ordinaunce Digestiue First let it be digested with this digestiue R. of syrupe of the iuyce of endiuie of syrupe de duabus radicibus of honye of roses strayned of syrupe of vinegre called acetosus simplex anÌ„ Ê’ iii. of the waters of fumiter buglosse maideÌ„ heare anÌ„ â„¥ i. Purgation After that the patient hath takeÌ„ this sirupe thre or four daies let him be purged wyth this purgatioÌ„ R. of cassia diacatholicon of euerye one Ê’ vi of diafinicon Ê’ iij. make a smale potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. After purgation the cure shal be accomplyshed by the administration of sondrye medicynes vpon the place Fyrste let the place be anoynted wyth oyle of camomill dille roses mengled wyth hennes grese and then applye thys playster Resolutiue â„ž of beane floure .li. ss of the crommes of breade â„¥ iij. Seeth them wyth a resolutiue decoction namelye of melilote dille camomill and a lytle cumine and make a styffe playster at the fyer addynge of oyle of camomill and dille of duckes grese of euery one Ê’ i. and. ss of cumine Ê’ i and. ss Yf ye perceaue that thys aposteme can not be resolued by the forsayde remedyes and that it enclyneth to maturation ye shall applye a maturatiue playster in thys sorte Maturatiue â„ž of whyte lillye rootes â„¥ iij. of the rootes of Holihocke â„¥ iiij of the leaues of blacke colewurtes mÌ„ i. of mallowes as muche Seeth them all in water and stampe them and in the decoctioÌ„ wyth equal portion of the floure of whete lynsede and fenugreke make a styffe playster addynge of buttyre â„¥ iiij When the sayde aposteme is rype open it accordynge to the doctrine written in the former chapitre Lykewyse let it be dygested mundifyed incarned and sealed vp acordynge to the same doctrine Thus endeth thys chapitre c. ¶ The thyrde chapitre of the hardnes that chaunceth in the purse of the stones Of hardnes 〈◊〉 the purse of the stones THere chauÌ„ceth oft in the purse of the stones and in the stones theÌ„selues an hardnes after the curatioÌ„ of an hote aposteme of the place For the mollifycation and resolution wherof it is ryght conuenient to administer the remedyes ordeyned in the chapitre of the hardnes of the mamilles Lykewyse the cerote wrytten in the chapitre of an aposteme in the necke called Cerotum de maluauisco or matche mallowes is conuenientlye administred We iudge those remedyes to be suffycient for the accomplyshement of thys present chapitre For whych the name of god be praysed ¶ The fourth chapitre of Hernia ventosa or wyndye HErnia ventosa the obseruation of an vniuersall purgation presupposed is accomplyshed accordynge to the doctrine wrytten in the chapitre of a wynoie aposteme Of hernia Ventosa and in the chapitre of vndimia Neuerthelesse that we passe not thys chapitre wythout declaration of some remedye we wyll procede as it foloweth Fyrste at the begynnynge ye muste vse oyle of camomil and oyle of dylie And yf they ben not sufficient ye shall adde oyle of Rue and oyle of cherui To thys intention wyth more resolution and breakynge of wynde the playster folowyng is conuenient â„ž of the floure of beanes cicers orobus Resolutiue braÌ„ne wel grounde of euery one mÌ„ i. Seeth them all wyth Sapa and a lytle barbers lye vntyl they be thycke theÌ„ adde of oyle of camomil and dylle ana â„¥ ij of cumine â„¥ ss of oyle of laurell Ê’ vi mengle them together Another â„ž of camomil melilote dille branne well grounde of euerye one mÌ„ i. of beane floure .li. i. of cumine of coriandres of fenell of euery one â„¥ ss of gotes dunge well dryed and beaten to poudre â„¥ iij. make a styffe playster of all wyth suffycient sodden newe wyne called sapa and redde wyne addynge of oyle of camomill of dille of euery one â„¥ ij of oyle of laurell Ê’ vi Thys recepte folowynge is of the same vertue Cerote and it is in the forme of a cerote â„ž of oyle of camomill and dille of euerye one â„¥ iiij of oyle of rue â„¥ i. of camomill melilote dille well brayed of euerye one a lytle of minium of coriandres of euery one Ê’ i. and ss of the floure of beanes asmuche as shall suffyce make a cerote wyth whyt waxe Hernia in suckynge childreÌ„ Yf thys hernia ventosa chaunce to yonge suckynge chyldren then it shall be conuenient to vse thys playster â„ž of beane floure â„¥ iiij of redde wyne as muche as shall suffyce and make a styffe playster of them all at the fyer addynge of oyle of camomill and dille of euerye one â„¥ i. and. ss and a lytle cumine let them boyle agayne one boylynge Item you maye make an vnction onelye of oyle of camomill and dille wyth a lytle whyte waxe Note that in euerye dysease of the stones it is requysyte that the stones hange not but that the patientlye wyth hys thyghes hygher then hys heade that the matter beynge heuie fal not downe Thus muche shall suffyce for thys chapitre c. ¶ The .v. chapitre of hernia aquosa or watrye IT chaunceth often that the purse of the stones
Hernia aquosa is apostemed with a flegmatyke and watrie aposteme whych is sent from the liuer to that place wherfore the principal remedy is to rectifye the membre that sendeth the matter to the sayd place namely the lyuer touchyng hys vertue digestiue For vndimia hidropisis The cause of vndimia hidropisis hernia aquosa hernia aquosa for the moste parte as the doctours say procede through the errour of the vertue dygestiue of the lyuer Wherfore it is necessarie to comforte the lyuer that it maye make good dygestion sequestration of the humours And to begynne Syrupe the patient muste vse thys syrupe the space of a weke ℞ of syrupe of the iuyce of endiue ℥ i. of syrupe of cicoree ℥ ss of water of endiuie ℥ ij of buglosse ℥ i. mengle them when he hath vsed thys syrupe lette hym be purged wyth thys purgation ℞ of manna ℥ i. Purgation of diacatholicon ℥ ss of reubarbe steeped in water of endiue ℈ ij make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes Also ye may gyue the patient pilles of reubarbe and assagereth After purgation ye shall vse locall medecines for it may be healed at the begynnyng Playster Fyrst apply thys playster folowynge ℞ of the floure of lentyles beanes barley of euery one .li. ss Let them boyle all wyth barbers lye and sufficient sodden wyne called sapa tylit be thycke Item to the same intētion this playster folowynge is conuenient An other beynge of greater efficacite then the other ℞ of roses balausties or floures of granades nuttes of cypresse of euery one m̄ i. of the floure of beanes and orobus ℥ iiij of gotes dunge ℥ iij. make a styffe playster at the fyer wyth sodden newe wyne and lye Also to thys intention it is profitable to vse a sponge dypped in a decoction of roses of floures of pomegranades of nuttes of Cypresse of roche alume of calamus aromaticus boyled wyth lye and stiptyke wyne whyche you muste bynde conuenientlye vpon the stone Yf the hernia be full of water and olde Incision then there is nothynge more expediente then to drawe oute that water twyse a yeare namelye in the sprynge tyme and in harueste by cuttynge a veyne wyth a lancette in the syde where the aposteme is or towarde the myddest of the purse or a lytell hygher Signes of hernia aquosa The sygnes where by ye may know that the hernia is full of water bene these The place swelleth by lytle and lytle and is heuie when ye beholde it wyth a candell ye shall perceyue it to shyne as a blowen bladder full of water Lykewyse when ye presse the place ye shall fele a certayne rysynge swellynge and redoundynge betwene youre fynger and it Thus by the grace of God c. ¶ The .vj. chapitre of Hernia carnosa or fleshie HErnia carnosa is alwayes engendred by an aposteme in the purse of the stones Hernia carnosa by waye of termination or by an humorall aposteme of the same stones And it commeth bycause the matter taryeth longe in the purse and the subtyll parte is resolued and the grosse remayneth and becommeth clammyshe cleaueth to the stone and corrupteth it And nature resystynge it bryngeth it at lengthe to a carnositie or fleshynes and to an harde dysposition called of the doctours hernia carnosa The causes of thys hernia ben declared in the chapitre of an hote aposteme in the purse and in the stones The signes of thys hernia maye be knowen Signes by the longe tyme of the disease For by way of incision a true hernia carnosa is very seldone and scarcelye healed Also ye maye knowe the sayde hernia by touchinge For ye shal fele an harde thynge vpon the stone hauynge some softnesse wythin and mouynge of the stone Also ye maye knowe it by the heuynesse and aggrauatyue payne of the place And whan ye laye anye thyng vpon it it profiteth nothynge Some call it herniam neruosam or synnowye some verrucosam or warty bicause ther cleaueth a piece of harde flesh to the stone like a wart It is called synnowye bycause it cleaueth to the stone and to the lytle conduyctes called didymes The cure of hernia confirmed the cure chieflye whan it is wyth vlceration of the purse vnto the stone is impossible by the waye of resolution as al doctours teache After the obseruation of the vniuersall rules touchynge diete and purgation declared in the chapiter of an harde Aposteme in the fyrste treatyse ye shall make incision after the doctrine of the excellente physition wyllyā of Plaisance or after the doctrine of Albucrases in the chapiter of hernia carnosa Incision The custome of these doctours is to make incision of the purse called osseum vnto the stone wyth a rasoure or some other sharpe instrument After that ye haue opened it you must loke whether the stone be corupted or not If it be not corrupted ye shall diuide all the carnosite wyth a conuenient and sharpe instrument and then reduce the stone into hys propre place Then ye muste sewe vp the place of incision and cure it as woundes ben cured chyefly wyth thynges incarnatiue and desiccatiue Yf ye perceaue that the stone is corrupted thē ye muste bynde the cōduyct called dydimus and cut it in the nether parte of the place that is boūde take awaye the stone wyth the carnosite then cauterize the dydime The reste of the curation shall be accomplyshed accordynge as it shall be sayd in the cure of relaxation or burstynge caused by incisyon in the nexte chapitre Note that thys kynde of hernia is not cured by the waye of resolution nor by the waye of incisyon without greate diffycultie and daunger of death Wherfore a wyse chirurgien muste admonishe the patiētes frendes of the daunger vi kyndes of hernia There bene syxe kyndes of hernia namelye Humoralis Aquosa Carnosa Verrucosa zirbalis and intestinalis And thoughe hernia zirbalis and intestinalis be not in the nombre of apostemes neuerthelesse that ye maye easelye fynde the chapiters of all the kyndes of hernia we wyll wryte a chapitre of the cure of hernia zirbalis and intestinalis whyche is communelye called Crepatura or els burstynge ¶ The seuenth chapitre of rupture or burstynge Of rupture THere are three kyndes of ruptures or burstyng after the opinion of doctours The fyrst is called relaxation loosynge or mollification This relaxation commeth when the pannicle called Siphac is mollifyed wyth certayne relaxation or losyng by some wyndenes or some other cause that induceth rupture or breakynge And thys kynde is called a lytle rupture bycause it shewethe a lytle swellynge aboute the flankes Yf thys relexation be encreased so that it becommeth so grosse that it cause the payne and a swellynge aboute the flanckes lyke an Egge it is called a rupture not complete Yf the swellynge waxe bygger and the guttes fall into the
purse of the stones then it is called a rupture complete The causes that engendre a rupture bene sometymes primitiue The causes of rupture and somteymes antecedente Primitiue bene these a fall from an hyghe place a strype wyth the fyste wyth a staffe wyth a dagger wyth the fote The causes antecedente bene for the mooste parte humours flegmatyke grosse and wyndye sente to the nether partes from the membres nutritiue And thys cause procedethe moste of euell dyete and meates that engendre grosse humours and greate cowghynge Also of coldnes of the feete and greate cryenges as syngers preachers trompetters and other mynstrelles vse All these forsayde thynges cause rupture or burstynge Lykewyse to leape or lyfte heuye burthens causethe rupture and many other thynges whych may chaunce when a man forceth hymselfe to muche Nowe seynge that we haue serched out the kyndes of rupture and the causes of the same it is tyme to come to the cure by the waye of exiccation or dryenge and conglutination or gluynge together The cure The curation of a rupture not complete and complete vnto the age of .xxx. yeares and aboue is accomplyshed by regyment vniuersal and partyculer Vniuersall regiment shall be accomplyshed by good ordynaunce kepte in eatynge Dyete and drynkynge Wherfore the patient muste vse to eate fleshe of good nouryshmēt rather rosted then boyled wyth coriandre and fenell stronge and swete Lette the fleshe be of mutton of a yeare olde of veale of a kydde of chyckens of hennes of capons of faysannes of pertriches of byrdes that lyue in myddowes and hylles Also ye maye gyue the patient egges how so euer they bene dressed chiefelye wyth cynnamon and maioram or wyth a lytle perseley or a fewe myntes lykewyse a suppynge or shewe of borage wyth the leaues of conferye wyth perseleye and a lytle myntes wyth egges or wythoute egges and the brothe of the good fleshe aforenamed is verye conueniente in thys case Also ryse wheate and grated breade bene profytable when they are sodden aparte wyth the sayde brothe The wyne muste be of good odoure of meane strengthe and moderatelye delayed wyth good water also of meane coloure neyther to redde nor to whyte but clarette or yelowe Item thys curation is accomplysshed by the regiment of an vniuersal purgation whych may euacuate euell matter and conforte the membre from whyche the matter is deryued Fyrste lette the patiente take thys syrupe Syrupe the space of a weke ℞ of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythoute vynegre of a syrupe of cicoree or in the stede of it of the iuyce of endiue of euery one ʒ vi of the water of endiuie fumiterre mayden heere of euery one ℥ i. Let the patient take it warme in the breake of the daye When he hathe vsed thys syrupe lette hym take thys purgation ℞ of diacatholicon ʒ vi Purgation of diafinicon ʒ iij. and. ss of reubarbe infused or steeped ℈ i. mengle them and make a small potion with the commune decoction The particuler regiment is accomplyshed by the administration of sondrye conuenient remedyes vppon the place Fyrst yf the rupture be complete when ye haue shauen of the heere 's about the priuie mēbre ye shall reduce the guttes and the zirbus wyth your hāde into hys place and thē ye shall bynde a fyne sponge vpon the rupture accordyng to the quantitie therof or more dypped in the decoction folowynge let the sponge be bounde vpon a trusse made by a good artificer ℞ of stiptike redde wyne .li. iiij of roses of balaustyes or floures of pomegranades of the leaues of myrtilles and graynes therof of sumach of the leaues of plantayne of hypericon or saynt Iohns wurte of woodbynde of euery one m̄ i. of the rootes of the greater consolida called conferie and the lesse theyr leaues of euery one m̄ ss of the rootes of holihocke ℥ ij of the nuttes of cypresse in nombre .xij. of hipoquistidos ℥ ss of roche alume ℥ ij of vynegre of roses ℥ ij and. ss of licium ℥ iij. of myrre of frankencense of euerye one ʒ v. of fyshe glue ℥ i. Let these foresayd thynges be boyled together wyth the sayd wyne vntyll halfe the wyne be consumed then strayne the decoction Decoction and wyth the sponge applye it vppon the rupture and vse a trusse chaungynge it twyse a weke It is requisite that the patiente kepe hys bedde and vse none exercyse of the body When you haue vsed this spoūge the space of fyftē dayes other fyften dayes ye shall vse thys poudre folowynge ones a daye shal make a fumigation of the forsayd decoction and when ye haue sprynckeled the poudre vpon the rupture bynde on the sponge after the maner aforesayde Poudre The ordynaunce of the pouldre is thys ℞ of frankencense mastyke myrre of euery one ʒ ij of aloes of sanguinis draconis sarcocolle mumie of euerye one ʒ i. and. ss of bole armenie of terra sygillata of euery one ʒ ij and. ss of whyte dragagantum brayed of fyshe glue ana ʒ i. ss of balausties or the floures of pome granades of the nuttes of cypresse of a myrobalane citrine of hipoquistidos of euery one ℈ iiij of laudanū wel brayed ʒ iij. and. ss brynge them al to a fyne pouldre This pouldre is of good operatiō in thys case it draweth together the loosed parte it dryeth riueleth or wrynkeleth and incarneth not a lytle After that these dayes bene passed and that ye haue vsed the sayde thynges ye shall procede wyth thys cerote folowynge whyche ye muste sprede vppon a lether and tye it to wyth a trusse chaungynge it frō weke to weke Thus you muste procede vnto fourtye dayes countynge the dayes passed Cerote The forme of the cerote is thys ℞ of the foresayde pouldre ℥ iij. of the iuyce of the roote of cōsolida the greater or conserye and the lesse ʒ x. of cleare terebentyne ℥ ij and ss of oyle of mastyke and oyle omphacine of euerye one ʒ iij. of oyle of terebentyne oyle of myrtilles of euery one ℥ ss of lytarge of golde and syluer of euery one ʒ vi of gotes talowe ʒ v. Let the foresayde oyles be boyled with the lytarge and a lytle stronge vynegre of roses vntyll the vynegre be consumed And then let them boyle agayne with the iuyce of conferie and afterwarde adde the terebentyne and boyle them agayne a lytle wyth a softer fyer and styrre them euer aboute and wyth the foresayde pouldre and whyte waxe make a cerote in a styffe forme whyche we haue proued to oure worshyppe and profyte and haue healed many therwyth Nowe that we haue sene the cure of a rupture by the waye of conglutination and exiccation it is conuenient that we describe the cure that is by handye operation that is to saye by incision whyche muste be done by a man well exercised therin Fyrste a conuenient purgation by clisters presupposed let the patient lye vpon a benche
the outwarde wherfore we wyll ordre the purgation accordynge to the euyl humours Fyrste after that we perceaued what mattier it was Digestiue of hote cause we were wonte to vse thys digestyue whan the mattier was hotte R. of syrupe of roses by infution syrupe of Violettes syrupe of hoppes ana ℥ ss of the water of buglosse of hoppes ℥ i. and ss mengle them whan the patiente hathe vsed this syrupe the space of thre dayes Purgation twyse a daye he shal take thys purgation R. of chosen manna of Diacatholicon an̄ ʒ v. make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of Violettes ℥ i. and. ss If the Aposteme be colde that is to saye Digestiue of a colde cause yf it be engendredde of colde mattier lette the sayd mattier be digested wythe thys syrupe Take syrupe de duabus radicibus syrupe of the iuyce of endyue of honye of roses an̄ ʒ iiii of the water of maidē heare of buglosse of worwood an̄ ℥ i. mengle them whan the patient hathe vsed thys syrupe a weke Purgation lette him be purged with thys purgation R. of cassia of diacatholicō ana ʒ vi of Diafinicō ʒ i. ss Make a small potion wyth decoctiō of cordiall floures frutes addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. It is expedient to applie vpon the outwarde part vnctions and linimētes confortinge the place Oyntment as these folowyng R. of oyle of camomille and dylle ana ℥ i. of spike oyle of oyle of quinces of laudanum an̄ ʒ iii. of oyle of terebentyne ʒ i. make a Linimente wyth sufficient whyte waxe addyng of saffran ℈ i. of frankencense of mastyke an̄ ʒ i. Item to the same intention thys linimente folowynge is good wyth more resolutiō A nother more resolutiue and mollification R. of oyle of camomyll of oyle of wormwoode of oyle of nardus or spike an̄ ʒ x. of oyle of quynces and roses ana ʒ vi of hennes grese of duckes grese of oyle of lillyes ana ℥ ss of muggewurt m̄ ss of the floures of rosmarie of squinātum of eche a lytle Of calamus aromaticus of cinnamome an̄ ʒ i. of romayne myntes a litle Let thē seeth all wyth a cyathe of odoryferous wyne vnto the consumption of the wyne than strayne them wyth sufficient white waxe make a cerote addynge of saffran ʒ ss Annoynte the stomake wyth thys oyntmente for it conforteth and resolueth colde mattier of the stomake swageth payne But for asmuche as these Apostemes for the most parte haue not their termination by the waye of resolution Maturatiue and wyl come to maturation ye shall further the maturation wyth thys plaister R. of the rootes of holihocke of whyte Lyllyes ana li. ss of cleane raisines ℥ iiii of muggewurt of wormwoode ana m̄ ss of squinantum a lytle Seeth them all in the brothe of fatte flesshe stampe them and strayne them and than in the decoction wyth wheate floure make a styffe playster addynge of buttyre ℥ ii of hennes grese ℥ i. the yolkes of two egges of saffran ℈ i. Thys plaister is maturatiue and confortatiue bycause of squynantum wurmwood and mugworte whan the sayde Aposteme is come to maturation Incision ye shall make incision accordynge to that that is sayde afore in the chapiter of hotte Apostemes And for the other intentions namely digestion mundification c. Ye shall vse the remedyes of the alleged cha Thus. c. ¶ The .vi. cha of Apostemes of the liuer bothe hote and colde and of the hardnesse therof THe liuer is a principal mēbre whiche nature hathe produced Of the liuer hote and colde for the necessity of al the bodie wherfore the diseases therof muste be diligently and discretlye cured For euery disease of the lyuer is to be feared bycause of hys necessarye office of digestion The sygnes of apostemes of the lyuer bene knowen to be hotte or colde as the sygnes of other Apostemes in the vniuersall chap. Howbeit somtymes there chaūceth in the liuer a singuler aposteme that is to say an aposteme engendred of one onlye humour but for the most part they are all engendred of mengled humours The cure of this Aposteme differeth not from the cure of other declared in the former Chaptre of apostemes in the stomake wherfore let it be cured after the same Neuertheles I wyll speake somewhat of purgation and diete Flebotomie Lette the veyne of the liuer be cutte in the contrarye syde yf the strengthe and age of the patient wyll suffre it and let the patient be purged with conuenyent purgatiōs accordyng to the qualitie of humoures Diete As touchynge diete yf the patient haue a fieuer he muste forbeare wyne and flesshe and must eate a sup or shewe made with grated breed almandes and a lytle sugre and cōmune seedes Yf he be weake he must eate of a broth of a chickyn sodden with laictuce and confyte raysines with cleane barlye Also ye may gyue hym a brothe of redde cicers sodden wyth raisines and mengled with the brothe of a chyckyn hauyng added suffyciēt quantitie of sugre The sayde brothe boyled with laicture spynache and hoppes is verye profytable in thys case As concernynge locall medicines we wyll make no longe oration bycause the remedies declared in the former Chaptres be conuenient in this present cure Some doctours saye that this composition folowynge is very good whiche we also haue proued to be true Oyntment ℞ of oyle of roses omphacin◠of oyle of camomyll of quinces mirtilles wormewod ana ℥ i. let them all boyle with the iuce of nightshade alkekengi and laictuce tyll the iuyce be consumed than adde of red saunders and white ℥ i. a lytle saffrā and with suffyciēt whyte wax make a liniment And bycause the liuer and the milt oftentymes weaxe verye harde we wyll declare conuenyent remedyes for the mollification and resolution of the same Fyrst to mollifye and resolue the hardnesse of the liuer it is a synguler remedye to apply this cerot vpon the place ℞ of the rootes of holyhocke sodden in water and strayned li. ss of raisines sodden in the broth of a chyckyn and strayned A cerote for the natiues of the liuer ℥ iii. of the substaunce of quynces rosted or in the stede therof of wardens and peres ℥ iiii of oyle of camomyll and dyll ℥ ii of oyle of wormewood of quynces of swete almādes ana ʒ vi of oyle of roses of vyolettes of duckes grese of hennes grese ana ℥ i. Lette them boyle all togyther in a decoction of camomylle melilote mugworte holyhocke vnto the consumption of the decoction than strayne them adde to the straynyng of diaquilon gummed ℥ iii. and ss of Galenes cerote of ysope ℥ i. ss mengle them togyther and make a cerote wyth suffycyente whyte waxe addynge of saffran ℈ i. of white and red Saunders ana ʒ i. This cerote mollifyeth and resolueth the hardenesse of
the whyte of an egge of rose water â„¥ ss mengle theÌ„ all togyther bring them to the maner of a paste vse them as aforesayde This done renue agayne the cloutes and lay theÌ„ vpon the wounde being moysted in the foresayde whyte of an egge and oyle of roses and lay it vpoÌ„ with fethers Note that by the menes of this seame made as it is here figured the cicatrice is moch fayrer Yf ye doubt whether there be any humiditie in the botom of the wouÌ„d ye may loose accordiÌ„g to necessitie the sayde seame and drawe the blood out of the wounde dayly After fyue dayes ye may conueniently applye vpon the wounde vngueÌ„tum de minio wrytten in the cha of a broken sculle or els thys cerote Aterate R. of the oyle of roses oyle myrtyne anÌ„ â„¥ i. of cleare terebentyne â„¥ ii talues sewet melted Ê’ x. mastyke â„¥ i. ss of odoriferous wyne one cyath yarrow cosmary plaÌ„tayn consoliâ—a the lesse reÌ„taurye the greater anÌ„ mÌ„ ss Seeth them together vntyl the wyne be coÌ„sumed ThaÌ„ strayn them and make a cerote wyth whyte waxe Diete and malaxe it in cowes mylke The thyrde intention whiche consisteth in the ordinaunce of dietie is thus accomplished Fyrst at the beginnynge vnto the fourth daye the patient must be coÌ„rent with grated bread sodden in water with almandes and a litle sugre or he shal haue a supping made wyth barley floure water suger and he shal vse sugre of violettes and roses wyth water in the stede of a syrupe For the purgation of the patientes bodye Syrupe ye shal procede as it foloweth First let the patient take this syrupe the space of foure dayes R. syrupe of roses by inâ—uâ—ion â„¥ i. syrupe endyue â„¥ ss mengle them and with water of endyue and vnglosse make a syrupe Afterwarde let hym be purged with this purgation Purgation R. of choseÌ„ maÌ„na â„¥ i. electuary lenitiue Ê’ vi with the comune decoction make a potion addynge of syrupe violettes â„¥ i. ss for his driÌ„ke he may vse water alone sodden with fyne sugee or a iâ—â—eâ— of violettes Item you may vse scarification ventoâ—es applyed vpon the shulders at the begynnyng to turne awaye the maâ—tier And whan the bodye is sangaine ful of humours ye may cuâ—â—e the beyne called caphatica in the opposite syde For it is good to turne aside euacuate the mattier which myght cause apostemation The wouÌ„des of the nostrilles The cure of the woundes of the nose and eares and eares ben duely cured by the foresayd remedies except only that the seame must not so lyghtly be taken awaye as in other partes For by reason of the gristles those partes receaue not a seame so lyghtly The woundes of the eyeliddes ben cured semblably If the wouÌ„de be in the substaunce of the eye A wound in the eye ye shal apply vnto the coueth daye a collyry made wyth the whyte of an egge water of roses and white sief wythout opium After the fourth day vnto the .vii. it is expedient to vse rose water wyth the whyte of an egge and whyte sief wythout opiuÌ„ and a litle aloes he patike washed with rose water and a lytle sarcocolle After the .vii. Collirye incarnatiue day you must incarne the wounde by the administration of this colliry R. of rose water â„¥ ii of odoriferous wyne Ê’ ii of Sief of frankencense Ê’ i. of sarcocolle of aloes hepatike of sugre candy anÌ„ Ê’ ii mengle them together and make a colliry accordyng to arte Finally ye shall seale vp the place wyth thys collirye R. of rose water â„¥ ii ss of Sief of lead Collirye sâ—gillatiue ℈ ii of tutia preparate Ê’ ss of Myrobalane citrine Ê’ i. the whyte of an egge somwhat sodden Braye these foresayde thynges and leaue them together the space of a day Than strayne them and put therof into the eye only a droppe at ones it shall sone make a good cicatrisation If ther chaunce great paine with the wouÌ„de ye shal put in to the eye womans mylke To the same intention the white collirye dissolued in the muscilage of quyncesede made with rose water may wel be vsed Thus we ende c. ¶ The .vii. cha of the woundes of the nother throte of the cure of the same THe wouÌ„des of the necke of the throte are very dauÌ„gerous bycause of the great issuiÌ„g of blood whan some veyne is cutte Of woundes of the necke and throte and also by reason of the concatenation or linckynge together of the synnowes chordes other partes and also by reasoÌ„ of the nuke and trachea arteria wherfore I wyll breifly declare the cure of theÌ„ The foresaid places are ofteÌ„ hurte by a bruse as with a stone a staffe c. And somtimes by cuttyng thiÌ„ges as with a swerd a knife c. Somtimes by poiÌ„ted thiÌ„ges as by a dart an arow c. The curatioÌ„ of the wouÌ„d caused of a cutte is accoÌ„plyshed as it foloweth Fyrst you must considre whether the wounde of the necke be with the hurt of the nuke or not If the nuke be not hurte ye shall make a seame incontinently leauing an orifice in the lower part of the seame And whaÌ„ the wouÌ„de is depe it is conuenient to procede with a degestyue made wyth terebentyne and the yolke of an egge and a lytle saffran putting in to the sayd mouth a tent rolled in the sayd digestiue Defensiue with oyle of roses hote or oyle of hypericoÌ„ vnto the fourth day layeng also rouÌ„d aboute a defensiue made with oyle of roses bole armenie and white waxe And whan quytture is engendred in the sayd place you may in no wyse apply thinges digestiue But in stede therof you muste administer thys muÌ„dificatyue R. of cleare Terebentyne â„¥ ii of hony of roses â„¥ i. of the iuyce of plantayne MuÌ„dificatiue and smalage ana â„¥ ss Let them boyle all together one boylyng and whaÌ„ ye take it from the fire adde thervnto the yolke of an egge and of barley floure well cersed Ê’ vi of saffraÌ„ ℈ i. And if you dyd putte to thys mundificatyue of myrrhe â„¥ ss of frankencense Ê’ i. and as muche sarcocolle after mundification it wolde be a good incarnatyue For sigillation cicatrisation you may coÌ„ueniently administer vnguentuÌ„ de minio after our descriptioÌ„ written in the chapi of the breache of the sculle To the same intention it is good to vse stoupes dypped in wyne as it is declared in the rehersed cha But yf the nuke be hurte the synnowyes and chordes of the necke it is necessarye to defende a spasme and to study for the mitigation of the payn The accidentes that happen by the hurte of the nuke bene lyke vnto them which come by the hurt of the braine A spasme is prohibited by the vnction of oyle of Camomylle Prohibition of a spasme and dylle wyth hennes grese wyth a decoction of earth
wormes rubbynge the nuke wyth the sayde thynges mengled together The wounde of the nuke is cured by thē administration of the liquoure folowing The cure of the nuke the wound beyng left somwhat open R. of oyle of roses omphacine ℥ i. oyle of terebētine ℥ ss of cleare terebentine ʒ x. Oleum magistrate of erth wormes wasshed wyth wyne ℥ i. ss of Mastyke ʒ iii. of the floures of rosmarie m̄ ii of the sede of saint Iohānes worte m̄ i. greater centaury and the lesse of mylfoyle of houndes tonge an̄ the thyrd parte of an handful of plantayne m̄ ss of saffran ʒ ss of odoriferous wyne on cyathe Lette them boyle all together vnto the consūpsion of the wyne than strayne thē wyth a thycke cloth and adde of oyle of hipericon ℥ i. ss Note that yf these sayde thynges were sette in the sunne the space of a monethe wyth the seede of saynte Iohānes wurte called hipericon renuynge from weke to weke the sayde sede it wolde be a good medicine for all woundes of the synnowes Also it is cōmendable to applye vpon the wounde of the nuke vnguentum basilicū wyth the foresayd vnction Diete Touchynge diete we saye that it muste be subtyle and slender tyll you be sure that the place wyll not come to an aposteme The patient must be content at the begynnynge wyth grated bread made of almandes wyth sugre or with a dyshe made with barley or fyne wheate floure or cromes of bread made after the same maner And he muste drynke a ptisane wyth sugre or wyth a iuleb of violettes chiefly whan he hath a fieuer Also it is good before dinner supper to binde the extreme partes and to rubbe thē Item ye maye cause flebotomye to be made and ventoses to be applyed vpon the shulders with scarification If it chaūce that the throte be hurt trachea arteria that ther be some veine cutte than incontinently ye shall sewe the wound with a conuenient seame and depe to restrayne the bloode administrynge the foresayde remedyes in tyme and place as it is afore declared whan blood floweth out abūdaūtlye Staunchyng of bloode ye shall restrayne it by thys ordinaunce folowynge presupposed that ye putte a tente in the wounde rolled in the oyle of hypericon R. the whytes of two egges of Hares heares fynely cutte ʒ iiii of redde poudre restrictiue ʒ vi of frankencense myrrhe aloes sarcocolle terra sigillata ana ʒ ii of beane floure ʒ vi of brayed dragagātum of sanguinis draconis an̄ ʒ ii ss These sayd thynges muste be mengled together wherof you muste make a confection after the maner of aplayster and applye it with stoupes moysted in water and vinaygre of roses And let it be bounde straitly if no accident lette it Note that yf ye tarye two or thre dayes before ye take awaye the medicine it shal be verye profitable so that no bledyng appeare For all the other intentions that is to saye mundification incarnation and sigillation ye shall procede after the doctrine declared before in this present cha Furthermore if the wounde be caused by a foyne purgations premised The cure of a foyne you muste enlarge it takynge hede that ye cutte not the veynes nor arteryes And after thys ampliation or enlargynge cauterize the place wyth oyle of elders or in the stede therof wyth comune oyle and the decoction of erth wormes And so ye must procede vnto the seuenth daye layenge vpon the wound vnguentum basilicum magistrale For the mundification incarnation and other intentions ye shall do after the doctrine declared before The wound of the necke caused by cōtution or brusynge The cure of a bruse muste be cured at the beginning wyth a digestiue made of terebentyne the yolke of an egge a lytle saffran And for the other intētions vse the foresayd doctrine The wound of the gulle and wesande ben cured as we haue taught before that is to saye by sewyng the sondred partes together and by incarnation Neuertheles we wyl describe two remedies conueniente in thys case One wythout another wythin bycause of the difficultie of breathyng or swalowynge The fyrste muste be applyed after that the seame is made It digesteth mundifieth swageth payne and aydeth breathinge the fourme therof is this R. of the rootes of holihocke sodden in water wyne and well strayned li. ss of hēnes grese melted of oyle of roses oyle of camomylle an̄ ℥ ii of calues tallowe of wethers tallowe melted an̄ ℥ iii. of most cleare terebentyne ℥ iii. ss of barley floure cersed ℥ ii ss of saffran ʒ i. make it at the fyre after the maner of a playster according to arte Gargarisme The remedye to be receaued within is this gargarisme folowynge R. of cleane barley m̄ ii of roses m̄ ss of rasines iuiubes an̄ ℥ i. ss of cleane liquirice ʒ x. Lette them boyle al together wyth sufficiente water vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte and adde of honye of roses ℥ iii. of syrupe of roses ℥ iiii Let them boyle agayne a lytle and put to of penidies ℥ ii thā strayne them The patient must oftē gargaryse thys decoction for it swageth payn and clenseth the place and aydeth respiration or breathing and openeth the way of meate Thus. c. ¶ The .viii. cha of the woundes of the shulders and cure of the same Of woundes of the shulders THe woūdes of the shulders are suspected to bryng death bycause of the coniunction or lynckyng together of the synnowes procedinge from the brayne and the nuke lykewise the woundes of the ioynctures of the armes The sayd woundes receaue often apostemation bycause of the greate sensibility of the place For great payne draweth to the said places great quātitie of mattier which whan it cā not be rectifyed or brought to perfite digestion by the aide of medicines engendreth necessarelye reumes and spasmes causynge colde vpon the synnowye partes To resiste these accidentes the beste thynge that ye can do is to defende the sore place from apostemation studiynge wyth all diligence to swage the payne For as Galene sayth paine is as a ventose drawing mattier to the place The curation of woundes of the shulders hathe foure intentions The fyrst cōsisteth in the ordinaunce of diete The cure The seconde in purgation aswell by laxatyue medicine as by flebotomy The thyrd in the administration of sōdrye remedies vpō the sore place The fourthe in the correction and remotion of accidentes The fyrste is accomplyshed by the doctrine wrytten in the former chap. The second by flebotomy of the arme contrary to that that is hurte More ouer lette the patient be purged accordynge to his complexion wyth a gentle laxatiue as wyth cassia wyth diacathol or electua de dactyles It is good also to vse thys syrupe vnder wrytten bycause of a fieuer whyche chaunceth often by reason of the boylynge and cōmotion of the humours R. syrupe ros by
infusion ℥ i. syrupe of the iuyce endiuye Syrupe ℥ ss of the waters of Endyue hoppes and violettes an̄ ℥ i. mingle them The thyrde intention whych is to administer locall medicines is accomplyshed as it foloweth Fyrste yf the wounde be large it is conueniente to ioyne together the sondred partes with a decent depe seame discretly for touchyng the sinnowes leauyng an hole in the lower part whan the seame is made for the cōseruation of the same ye shall applye the poudre folowynge the space of two dayes Poudre R. of frankencense sāguinis draconis mumy barley floure wel cersed an̄ ʒ ii of aloes hepatyke of mastyke an̄ ʒ i. of bole armenye of terra sigil an̄ ʒ iii. Mengle thē together make a poudre And vpō the sayde poudre putte thys that foloweth R. the whyte of an egge beatē wyth oyle of roses omphacine and a lytle oyle of mastyke of saffran ℈ i. of barley floure of beane floure wel cersed of eche asmuch as shal suffice Make it after the maner of a digestyue You must couer all the woūd wyth thys composition And you must put into the wound by the orifice whych ye shall leaue a tente rolled in a digestyue of terebentyne wyth the yolkes of egges and a litle saffran and with hote oyle of roses or onlye wyth a digestyue of the yolkes of egges and oyle of roses After two daies in the stede of the fore sayd thynges it is very profitable to vse vnguentum basilicum magistrale ordeyned in the chap. of the cure of the sculle And whan you come past digestion for mūdification incarnation and sigillatiō ye shal vse the remedies written in the sayd cha The fourth intention whiche is to defende apostemation and to correct the accidentes is accomplyshed by diuersion or turnyng away of the mattier through rubbyng and byndynge of the extreme partes Also it is uerye expedient to applye ventoses vpō the buttockes wyth scarification without scarification Furthermore it is to be noted that payne is the cause of euyll accidētes as of apostemation spasme wherefore ye shal diligently swage the same And in thys behalfe ye shall procede accordynge to that that shal be sayde in the nexte cha If a spasme chaunce in these woundes it is ryght expedient to rubbe the nuke wyth the vnction wrytten in the former chap. for the cure of a spasme Also ye muste rubbe the backe bone wyth oyle of dylle or camomylle beyng actually hote Furthermore it is good before dynner to go in to a bayne in whyche there is a greate quantitie of oyle wyth a decoction of thynges anodyne that is to say which take away payne as of camomylle melilote dylle rosmarye sage Neppe Stecados squinantū wormwoode organye arssmerte Item a bayne of swete water wyth odoriferous wyne and a lytle honie is commendable Thus. c. ¶ The .ix. cha of the woundes of the bone called adiutorium and of the armes and ioynctures of the same THe woundes of the adiutorye of the arme Of woundes of adiutorie armes and ioyntes of the ioynctures are daungerouse though they bē cured by good chirurgiens aswel for the lynckynge together of the synnowes of the same as for the multitude of muscles whych as Galene sayth knytte the ioynctures together And for asmuche as the foresayde membres accorde together we wyll treate of the cure of them in thys present cha sufficiently To whyche cure there are required foure intentions The fyrst is ordinaunce of diete The seconde euacuation of the body being ful of humours The third is to heale the said woundes by the application of conuenient medicines The fourth consisteth in the prohibition of accidētes and remouyng of the same The fyrst intētion is accomplished after the doctrine declared in the former chapiters But it is to be noted that yf the patient be weke and hath bē accustomed to dryncke wyne beynge of a delicate cōplexion you may gyue hym the wyne of granades delayed wyth sugre and sodden water The seconde intention shal be accōplyshed by the administration of this purgation if the body be cholerike Purgation 〈◊〉 choler R. of chosen manna ʒ vi Diaprunis non solutiui ℥ ss electuarii rosati mesue ʒ i. reubar ℈ ii wyth the comune decoction make a potion addyng of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. ss And yf the bodye be sanguine lette it be purged wyth thys purgation R. of cassia diacatholicon an̄ ʒ vi electuarye of roses after Nicolas ʒ i. ss make a potion wyth as much water of endyue fumiterre and hoppes as shall suffice addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. If the bodye be flegmatyke it muste be purged with diacatholicon cassia or wyth electuary de dactilis Lykewise yf it by melancholye It shal be purged with diacatholicon and wyth the confection of hamech made wyth the decoction of polipodye epithimū and cordiall floures and frutes Furthermore the digestiue folowing is good in all woundes R. syrupe of buglosse of the iuyce of endyue of roses an̄ ℥ ss of waters of endyue hops and buglosse an̄ ℥ i. And whan hys strengthe is greate and the age and complextion conuenient it is a generall rule to make flebotomye in the contrary arme or in the stede of a flebotomye you maye scarifye the shulder and the buttockes drawyng sufficient quantitie of bloode And you must kepe hys belly loose by a clister or some suppository Likewyse the rubbyng of the extreme partes is cōuenient for it turneth away the mattier from the sore place The thyrde intention is accomplished by the application of diuers remedyes accordyng to the diuersitie of the woundes Fyrst yf the wounde be greate and in a great muscle of the adiutorye thorowly cutte whych thyng maye be knowen whan the ioynct of the hande leseth hys mouynge than ye must sewethe sōdred partes depely with a double threed cered leauing an orifice or mouth beneth And to cōserue the seame you must vse the poudre written in the chap. of the woundes of the necke by the space of two or thre dayes For the digestion mūdification incarnation and sigillation ye shal procede wyth the remedyes written in the sayd cha Howebeit bicause of the veynes of thys place whyche ben large and bycause of the conduictes and passages of the arme it is verye conuenient to applye aboute the wounde some defensyue as this folowyng Defensyue R of oyle of roses of oyle of myrtyne ana ℥ iii. of oyle of Camomylle ℥ ii of beane floure and barley flour ana ℥ i. of bole armenye of terra sigillata ana ʒ vi of all the saunders ana ʒ ii of Roses of myrtilles an̄ ʒ i. ss of white waxe ℥ i. ss of vinegre of roses ʒ iii. of the iuyce of Playntaine Laictuce nightshade yf they maye be gotten an̄ ℥ ss melte the oyles and the waxe and let them boyle wyth the foresayde iuyces one boylynge mengle all together and make them after the maner of
the begynnynge ye shall retayne the bloode and the quytture whyche thynge myghte encrease difficultie of breathynge a daungerous thynge in thys case wherfore at the begynnyng ye shal not applye stiptike and clammyshe thynges nether wythin nor wythout Furthermore you maye vse flebotomie in the contrarye parte and scarifycation vpon the botockes and rubbynges and byndynges of the extreme partes to kepe of apostemation at the begynnynge Item it is commendable to vse a clyster hauynge vertue to dyssolue wyndynes and bloode The thyrde intention whych consysteth in purgation of bloode in the inner parte by the mouth of the wouÌ„de shal be accomplyshed as it foloweth Fyrste when the chirurgien commeth to the patiente he muste consyder the sygnes And when he is certayne he muste diligeÌ„tly serche meanes to cause the blood whych is in the inner parte to issue out by the orifyce of the wouÌ„d whych thyng may be brought to passe by conuenient situation of the bodye that is to saye that the heade be layed downewarde the feete beynge raysed vp or that the patientlye vpon a bedde hys heade hangynge downeward leanynge vpon some fourme or stoole lower then the bedde that the blood wyth in maye easely issue out He muste lye thus the fyrst daye For it is good for two causes Fyrst to purge the bloode that is wythin Secondly that bloode other humours the communly chauÌ„ce in woundes fall not into the bodye And the patient muste lye grouelynge asmuche as he can vpon the wounde Some gyue certayne thynges by the mouth to cause the blood to come forth whyche thinge is very commendable so that the medicines be not to sharpe and to stronge Furthermore it is to be noted that if the wouÌ„de be very large so that the spirites come forthe aboundauntly then you muste sewe the sondred partes leauynge an hole beneth that the bloode and quytture maye easelye issue out And after that the bloode is issued and the wounde mundifyed you must begynne to applye tentes of lynte dypped in the whyte of an egge or in wyne And lette the sayde tentes be greate in the outwarde parte that they fall not in or els tye them to a threde that yf they fall in they maye be drawen out agayne Here it is to be noted that ye must not in any wyse laye vpon the wouÌ„de poudre restrictiue as Albucasis sayeth ☜ for it wolde dryue matter towarde the herte or deriue bloode whyche myghte sone choke the patient Item yf ye be sure that there is no bloode entred in by the waye of the wounde then it shall be conuenient that ye sewe the wounde and procede wyth thynges incarnatiue in the fyrst dayes But bycause a man can not haue trewe knowlege at the begynnynge whether the bloode be entred or no it is the surest waye to kepe the orifyce of the wounde open at the begynnynge howe be it the seconde daye ye shall putte in a tente dypped in oyle of roses hote and in a digestiue of terebentyne and a yolke of an egge and a lytle saffran vnto the seuenth daye layenge aboute the wounde a defensiue of oyle of roses of bole armenie and a lytle whyte waxe And for as muche as in the fyrste dayes there happen euell accidentes as payne in the syde Accidentes dyfficultie of breathynge and a greate coughe it is good to applye thys playster folowynge vpoÌ„ the sore syde â„ž of camon il Plâ—yster melilote dille wormewoode ana mÌ„ i. of dryed branne and cersed mÌ„ ij ss of the floure of barley beanes and leÌ„tiles ana .li. ss of roses mÌ„ ss stampe them all and wyth sufficient sodden wyne and a lytle odoriferous wyne by arte and fyer make a styffe playster addynge of oyle of roses â„¥ iiij of camomill dille of euery one â„¥ ij of whyte waxe â„¥ ij and. ss Set the foresayd thynges agayne on the fyer wyth the oyles and the waxe melted and put to in the ende of saffran Ê’ ss This playster as ye may knowe by the symples hath vertue to swage payne and is resolutiue and coÌ„fortatiue and prepareth the bloode the matter to yssue out WheÌ„ the patient is come to the thyrd or fourth daye no euel accident happenynge vnto hym as a spasme tremblynge of the herte and difficultie of breathynge and other lyke and when the patient fyndeth hym selfe in good dysposition a maÌ„ may iudge knowe that the wounde is not mortal Wherfore at the begynnynge vnto the seuenth daye for resolution and purgation of bloode thys poudre wyth hys waters hereafter prepared Poudre maye well be gyuen to the patient â„ž of reubarbe Ê’ ss of madder of mumie of euery one ℈ .i. of terra sigillata ℈ ss of the water of stabious the water of buglosse of the wyne of granades of euery one â„¥ i. Some doctours gyue at the begynnynge potions or drynkes made wyth wyne and hote thinges as cloues and madder whyche thynges maye greatlye hurte the patientes For they cause fieuers and dyfficultie of breathynge Wherfore at the begynnynge pectoral decoctions are better as diadragantum and diapenidium or as thys description A pectoral decoction â„ž of penidies of suggre candye of syrupe of violettes of euerye one â„¥ i. of the nuttes of pyne apples of swete almandes of coÌ„mune seedes of euery one â„¥ iij. of diagragantum â„¥ ss meÌ„gle them and wyth syrupe of violettes make a loch addyng of the iuyce of lyquerice â„¥ ss After that the wounde is come to manyfeste quyture for the mundification and purgatioÌ„ of the same we say that ye muste often washe the wouÌ„de wyth conuenient lotions And though sondrye lotions ben wrytten of the doctours as of Guilhelmus placentinus and other whych are composed wyth wyne and with the decoction of floure delice lupines myrrhe and other hote simples myne opinion is that suche medicines are not coÌ„uenieÌ„t as I haue ofteÌ„ proued for two causes The fyrst is the inflammation of the foresayde thynges The seconde is bycause that when bloode putrefyeth greate heate alwaye happeneth Wherfore to muÌ„difie the quytture and to take awaye the euell complexioÌ„ of the place it is a more sure waye to procede wyth thys lotion A lotion â„ž of cleane barley of lentyles ana â„¥ ij of roses mÌ„ ss of the herbe called horsetayle mÌ„ i. let them boyle wyth water of plantayne and rayne water and a lytle wyne of granades vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte and adde of redde suggre â„¥ ij of syrupe of roses by infusion â„¥ iij. of saffran ℈ ss The quantitie of water muste be fyue pounde whyche muste boyle tyll it come to thre Ye shal wash the wounde here wyth all and bynde it coÌ„ueniently so procede vntyl there issue out matter lyke cleare water when the patient hath vsed the sayd lotion and hath no fieuer and when the wounde is rectifyed and the quytture mundifyed then ye maye adde to the former decoction of honye of roses â„¥ iij. And when the quytture
to the cure of a spasme caused by repletioÌ„ For the cause of a spasme by inanition is drienes whiche coÌ„sumeth the radicall moysture And the cause of a spasme by repletioÌ„ is matter coÌ„ioincte fyllyng the synnowes And therfore in a spasme by repletioÌ„ the synnowes become more large in bredthe shorter in length but in a spasme by inanytioÌ„ the synnowes be shortened receyue no maner increase The cure of a spasme by inanition The cure of a spasme by inanycion must be accoÌ„plished by moyste colde thynges therfore thys bayne folowyng is right profytable in this case A bathe â„ž of the leaues of mallowes violettes Ana. mÌ„ ij of the sede of quynces PsilliuÌ„ Ana â„¥ j. of the sede of malowes and Holyhock ana mÌ„ j. of the rotes of Holyhocke somewhat stamped .li. j. of cleane barley mÌ„ iij. of wardeÌ„s or gret peares in noÌ„bre .xx. let the forsaid thynges be boyled in the brothe of a henne with mylke withe the broth of the heade feate of a calfe vntyll the thyrde part be coÌ„sumed thaÌ„ strayne theÌ„ and lette the patiente be bathed wyth this decoction moderatly hote Lykewyse it is profytable to bathe the patient in a bayne made of gootes mylke cowes mylke or shepes mylke After that the patient is bathed it is coÌ„uenieÌ„t to rubbe his backe bone al the ioyntes with this linimeÌ„t folowyng â„ž of oyle of violettes A linimente â„¥ iiij of oyle of swete almaÌ„des of hennes grese of the marye of calues legges Ana Ê’ vj. of calues suet kiddes suet Ana Ê’ x. Let theÌ„ boyle al together with a pounde of the forsayd decoctioÌ„ of the bath vntyll the decoction be consumed Than strayne them and vse them The regimeÌ„t coÌ„cernyng diete in this spasme ought to enclyne to coldnes moystnes If the spasme happeÌ„ often in a wounde it is mortall for the most part nether any maÌ„ escapeth lightly For Hipocrates sayth that a spasme caused by a wounde is mortall for the most part which thyng is true bycause of the euyl accideÌ„tes which ensue after a spasme as difficultie of breathynge which is necessary to lyfe hurte of the brayne through the coÌ„munioÌ„ that the brayne hath with the synnowes The spasme of inanition is seldome or neuer healed howbeit the chiruurgien ought not therfore to forsake the cure for nature somtymes worketh thynges that seme impossible to men ¶ The .xvij. chapy of the palsy and of the cure thereof THe cure of the palsy hathe sondrie intentioÌ„s Of the palsy which I wyll leue to my maysters the Phisicions for most coÌ„munely the palsy chaunceth of a corporall cause therfore the curation therof perteyneth to theÌ„ Neuertheles forasmuche as it is wont to chauÌ„ce in the woundes of synnowes of the heade we wyl declare some coÌ„uenient medicynes for the remotion of the same for the other intentioÌ„s ye may resort to mesne which hathe substantially entreated of thys mattyer But to come to practise we say that the remedies declared in the former cha are verye coÌ„uenient for the cure of the palsy Howbeit this one thyng I wyl not ouerpasse that the oyle of bawme writteÌ„ in our antidotary is a souerain remedie in this case Mesue also hathe described in the cha of a palsy an oyle of lyke efficacitie which is after thys forme An oyle for the palsye â„ž of chosen myrrhe of aloes Epatyke of spyke narde sanguinis draconis of fraÌ„kenceÌ„se of Mumia of Opoponax of BdelliuÌ„ of carpobalsamuÌ„ of SaffraÌ„ of Mastyke of GuÌ„me arabyke of liquide storax of the other storax of Mader Ana â„¥ ij ss of muske Ê’ j. of TerebeÌ„tyne to the weyght of theÌ„ al mengle theÌ„ together put theÌ„ in a lembyke of glasse adding of courslope called herbe Peralisis â„¥ ij stylle theÌ„ kepe the licour in a glasse wel stopped rubbe the meÌ„bres wherin the palsy is and the hynder parte of the necke with the sayd licour Decoction IteÌ„ thys decoctioÌ„ folowyng is riÈt expedient â„ž of lycorice Ê’ vj. wylde myntes mÌ„ ij of the floures of rosmary M. j. of sage mÌ„ ss of courslope Yua muscata of squinantuÌ„ of euery one a lytle Let theÌ„ boyle in a glasse til halfe be coÌ„sumed with the water of wormood fenell rosmary sage in sufficieÌ„t quaÌ„tytie ThaÌ„ strayne them adde to the straynyng of hony â„¥ iij. of the syrupe de duabus radicibus â„¥ ij of syrupe of sticados â„¥ j. ss let theÌ„ boyle agayne a lytle Thys decoctioÌ„ is ryght coÌ„uenieÌ„t for them that haue the palsy for theÌ„ that haue the crampe thorough repletion and they must dryncke thereof at nyght and in the mornyng â„¥ ij Thus we ende c. ¶ The .xviij. chap. of drawyng out of arowes thornes and other lyke thynges IT chaunseth often that mannes bodye is hurt by arowes Drawynge out of arowes c. thornes and lyke thynges whyche remayne wythin the woundes For the cure whereof we saye that two intentioÌ„s are requisyte The fyrst is the maner to drawe out the forsayd thinges The secoÌ„de to cure the wouÌ„des after the instrumeÌ„tes ben draweÌ„ out Touchyng the fyrst intentioÌ„ a discrete Chirurgien muste consyder the place where the arow is fyxed in For yf the arow stycke in a fleshie membre as in the arme the thygh or legge hauyng barbes the wouÌ„de be depe it is not in coÌ„uenieÌ„t to make the arowe perce thorough on that other syde and so to be drawen out For by reason of the barbes the arowe canne not be drawen back without tearyng of much fleshe and many veynes and pannycles and perchaunce in the drawynge out the heade shuld remayne behynde which shulde be a very daungerous thynge but yf the heade remayne within and the mouthe be so streat that it can not be drawen out wyth an instrumente made after the fashion of a Cranes becke than ye muste cutte the place euen vnto the arowe heade and ye shal procede after the same maner yf it stycke in the bone Note here that the soner ye make incisyoÌ„ the better it is for auoydaÌ„s of apostematioÌ„ The cause is this WhaÌ„ a blody freshe wound is cutte the place is not yet altered with vehement payne nether apostemed with humours ariued to the sore place and therfore yf it may be done without the hurte of synnowes and veynes it is better that incision be made spedelye thaÌ„ whan the place is peynfull and apostemed After the incision is made the arowe must be drawen out with the foresaid instrumentes as sone as maye be and afterwarde ye muste powre vpon the place twise a daye hote oyle myngled with the yolkes of egges There be some doctours which commaunde to mollifie the place where the arow or thorne stycketh the space of .iij. or .iiij. dayes with oyle of roses hote layenge there on thynges attractiue before ye come to the drawyng out or cuttyng out of the sayd arowes or thornes But
vlceres Fyrst bycause we haue often spoken of the accidentes of all euyll vlceres we wil now onely speake of paynfulnes for in some vlceres ther is vehement gryefe so that it causethe euyll accidentes and sometymes bryngeth the patiente to deathe wherfore yf there be vehement gryef than ye shall applye thynges aboute the vlcere that be stupefactiue as a playster made of the leaues of whyte popie and of henbane wrapped in wete cloutes and putte vnder hote ymbres Playster stupefactiue and afterwarde stampe them and strayne them and adde oyle of Roses Omphacyne and vnguentum Populeon and make a playstere wyth a lytle waxe Item to thys intentioÌ„ vse the oyntmente folowynge â„ž the leaues of mallowes and of henbane Ana. mÌ„ ij sethe them in water and afterwarde stampe them and strayne them and adde vnto them of oyle of Nenuphar oyle of popye as muche as shall suffyce set them on the fyer agayne and make an oyntmente addynge of Philonium Persicum Ê’ vj. Item vse this recepte â„ž oyle of Popie oyle of Camomylle oyle of Violettes Ana â„¥ j. of whyte waxe Ê’ vj. make a lyniment at the fyere addynge of womans mylke â„¥ ss of opium ℈ j. of Saffran Ê’ j. the yolke of an Egge and styrre them aboute in a morter of leade the space of an houre If the dyfficultie of healynge seame to procede thoroughe the euyll complexion of the vlcered parte ye muste consyder whether the sayde complexion be hote or colde materiall or ymateriall yf it be hote lette it be cured wyth local mediâ—ynes and that haue vertue to cole as vnguetuÌ„ de cerusa A colliry made with water of roses plaÌ„tayne and with whyte sief wythoute opium is of good operation Further the difficultie of healynge chaunceth of the quantitie or qualitie of bloode if it be in quantitie it is other superfluous or diminished yf it be in qualitie it is in complexion hote or colde moist or drye c. If the bloode be superfluous the cure is accomplyshed with slender diete and wyth cuttyng of a veyne by administration of bloodsuckers If the bloode be diminished ye shall remedye it wyth grosse diete of good iuyce and by drawyng nouryshment to the vlcered place by rubbynges vnctions and fomentations and suche fomentations that swage payne so continuynge tyll the member waxe redde and begynne to swelle If the blood be of an yl qualitie as of a hote materiall coÌ„plexion let the hote mattier be purged yf it be thinne with rubarbe Myrobalanes Tamarindes pulpe cassie wyth water or wyne of pomegranades made after the maner of iuleb c. And yf nede be let the mattier be purged wyth the iuyce of roses psilio or sebesteÌ„ c. Yf the mattier be grosse throughe adustion let it be purged with a lectuary lenitiue of hamech diasene cassia strengthened with sene pillulis indis c. Note that hote mattier beyng subtile must be digested before purgation with sirupe of roses endyue vinaygre simple occisaccaruÌ„ syrupe of violets with the waters of endyue violets sorell or other like If the mattier be grosse through adustion it must be digested wyth a sirupe of apples of buglosse of hoppes with a iulep of violettes of fumiterre or other suche Here ye shal note thys one thing that in eating drinkinge in other thynges not naturall ye kepe a proportioÌ„ according to the defaut in these other coÌ„plexions which are found with an vlcere If there chaunce a fieuer in the vlcers so much more ye shal encrease the forsayde thinges in the degre of coldnes or diminish the same as the fieuer shal seme stronger or weaker If the blood be of a hote coÌ„plexioÌ„ simple or coÌ„pounde wtout mattier theÌ„ the foresayde digestiues shal onely suffice wtout purgation If it be of a colde complexion material theÌ„ let the mattier be purged If it be flegmatike with aloes agarike polipody turbith electuary de dactilis pillule de hiera pillule cochie or other like alway directyng the mattier with syrupe de bisantiis with oximel sirupe of vinaygre coÌ„pouÌ„de with hony of roses with waters of fenell borage smallage maioruÌ„ mint worwood or other such These thynges one after another are good in an euel colde coÌ„plexion not material wythout purgation Lyke curation shal be in colde mattier moyste materiall but if the coÌ„plexion be moyst wtout mattier onelye digestyues are conuenient but if the coÌ„plexioÌ„ be drie material the mattier muste be purged the meÌ„bers that engendre the same rectified If it be not materiall the cure shal be wyth hote moyst thinges Hitherto we haue spokeÌ„ of the cure of euil blood Furthermore we saide that the roundnes of vlcers hindreth curatioÌ„ wherefore the chirurgien shal reduce it froÌ„ a rouÌ„de vlcere to alonge vlcere with an hote yron or with a caustike medicine briefly it is a generall rule in the cure of these vlcers that if the difficultie of their curation do coÌ„sist in yl blood that then ye minister meate whiche engendreth good bloode contrary to that that hyndreth the cure If the cause be in slender nouryshmente the bloode shall be multiplyed by dilatynge the waye wyth good meates But yf the cause be mollifitation thorowe fylthye mattier than it shall be healed wyth the cure of a fylthye and softe vlcere If superfluous dryeng be the cause so that it be not a fistulous vlcere it shall be cured wyth moyst thynges and herin it auayleth muche as AuiceÌ„ne sayeth to perfume the vlcered place wyth some thynge of gentle moysture and by administrynge medicines of lytle exiccation or drieng and therfore AuiceÌ„ne saith perchaunce it is good to administer cloutes dypped in warme water If some cankerouse corruptioÌ„ be the cause of difficultie then cure that accidente as it is sayde in the cure of a canker Lykewyse yf a fistula be the cause resorte to the cure of a fistula For the remouynge of other causes that letteth the curation of vlcers resort to the second chapiter of thys presente boke Nowe I wyll begynne to declare certayne remedyes as I promised afore Oyntment And to speake generally of oyntmentes whyche helpe vlcers that ben harde to cure these ben they Fyrst R. of oyle myrtyne oyle of roses omphacine anÌ„ â„¥ iii. of goates suet of calues suet anÌ„ â„¥ ii of Plantayne leaues of woodbynde of the tender partes of bramles of the leaues and graynes of myrtilles of the leaues of wylde olyues of the herbe called Horsetayle ana mÌ„ i. of Hypocistidos Ê’ x. two sower pomegranades of the herbe called alleluya of sorell anÌ„ mÌ„ i. ss of vnguentum populeon oyle of roses complete ana li. ss stampe all these foresayde thynges together and let them seeth wyth a cyathe of water of plantayne and as muche of water of Roses tyll the waters be consumed theÌ„ strayn them set the liquor vpon the fyre agayne put thervnto of ceruse â„¥ ii of Litarge of gold and syluer anÌ„ â„¥ i.
vessel of glasse Thys colyrye is of a maruelous operation for it mūdifyeth vlcers causeth good incarnation and perfyte curation in shorte tyme. This we ende this present Chapter ¶ The .ii. Chapter Of the spottes or blemysh in the eyes called macule THe spotte of the eyes of spottes in the eyes is engendred of a reumatik matter hote or colde and chaunceth oftē of the aposteme called Ophthalmia when it is not well cured and when the pacyent hath not obeyed the counsayle of the chirurgyen Note here that euerye spotte is with vlceration according to his quātitie for yf the spotte be lytle the vlceration is lytle yf it be great the vlceracion is also greate A spotte called macula macula is a pustle raysed somewhat wythin the eye cheefely in the kyrtyll of the eye and in the skynne called cornea and at the begynnyng it is of a whytish colour and the nerer it is to maturation the whyter it is And when it is come to suppuration it chaungeth his colour and waxeth redde The cure of spottes is accomplysshed by the admynistracyon of sondry locall remedyes obseruacion of dyet and generall purgation presupposed Fyrste ye muste applye maturatiue lenytyue thinges and afterward thinges mundyfycatyue and towarde the end thynges disiccatiue and cicatrizatyue For maturacyon ye shal procede wyth thys maturatyue folowynge chefelye in that spotte that procedeth of ophthalmia ℞ of the substaunce of apples rosted vnder cooles ℥ iij. of womans mylke ℥ ss the yolkes of two egges stampe these foresayde thynges together and seth them a lytle and afterwarde applye them vpon the eye in the fourme of a plaister Another ℞ of clene barlye A good water m̄ ss of the seed of quinces ʒ i. of fenugreke washed with water of rooses ℥ ss of reisyns ℥ j. ss of me lylote m̄ ss seeth these forsayde thynges in the broth of a leane chyckē with oute salte tyll the thyrde parte be consumed then streine them and put ther of into thyne eye warme euerye halfe houre When the maturacion is fynyshed whyche is knowne by the whitenes of the pustle and by the seasynge of the inflamacyon and payne ye shal applye thys mundyfycatiue wythin the eye ℞ of syrupe of rooses ℥ i. of the water of roses ℥ iij. of sarcocole ʒ i Ye muste styll these thynges in a lembecke of glasse and after ward ye shall adde to the sayd water dystylled of suger candye of a syrupe of rooses ʒ iii. put thereof into the eye for it mundyfyeth the place shortlye For cicatrysation ye may vse thys collyrie ℞ of the foresayde water ℥ ij myrobalane citrine ℈ j. of the syef of lead ʒ j. of tucia preparat ʒ ss make a collyrie and putte it into the eye ⸫ The thyrd chapyter which treateth of the dyseases of the eyes called pani THe deseases of the eyes called pani Pani and cycatrices in the eyes cicatrises are alwaye wyth an aposteme or vlceracion spottes and bē engēdred of corrosiue matter The cure ther of shal be accomplyshed by the admynystration of local medecynes the obseruatiō of dyete and purgacion as it is declared in the chapyter of the vlceres of the eyes presupposed Fyrst whā the eye is not enflamed thys water folowinge is conuenyente whych thynneth euerye pannycle euery spot and cicatrise and reducith the eye to a good dysposition ℞ of water of plantayne of water of rooses ana ℥ ij of odoryferous whyte wyne of meane strength ℥ j. ss let them seeth to gether a lytle and then take them frome the fyre and put therto of verdegrece wel poudred ʒ i. of tucia ʒ i. ss of suger candye ʒ i. of myrobalan cytrine ℈ j. myngle them together and pounde these foresayde thynges together and so leaue them the space of two daies and afterwarde strayne and claryfy them put of the liquoure in the eye warme tyll the sore skynne be consumed Item to thys purpose ye maye vse of the stylled water written in the former chapter ℥ j. and of the water written in thys chapter ʒ x. myngle them well together thys myxture is of sure operation and of lytle bytynge The fourth chapter of the ytchynge hardnes and scabbes of the eye lyddes and of the cure therof Of scabbe of the eye lyddes THe scabbes of the eye lyddes commen in the fygure of lytle spottes somewhat raised vp as lytle pymples whych are sometyme wyth greate ytchyng and sometyme yt hath the skynne skalded of wyth inflammacyon and they are engendred of reumatycke matter burned or sharpe and for the mooste parte they happen with the aposteme ophthalmia Kyndes And because there be sondrye kyndes of them sondry remedies are requyred for the cure of the same For some are whote and some cold some moyste some drye some vlcered and some not vlcered but crustye That that is drye for the moost parte comethe of matter hote and burned and lykewyse the crustye and the moyst scabbe is engendred of flegmatike grosse and sharpe matter For the cure therof ye shall ordaine the dyet for the euel matter lykwyse purgation Yf the scabbe be moyste with ytchynge or wythoute ytchynge ye shall fomente the place wyth thys fomentacyon turnynge the eye lydde in warde softelye whyche fomentacyon ye shall vse the space of .viii. dayes ℞ of the rootes of dockes of fumytery of clene barlye ana m̄ ss of lentylles of roses ana m̄ j. of lupines ℥ j. seethe these thinges wyth sufficiente quantitie of barbours lye tyll the thyrd part be consumed and let the place be fomented the space of halfe a quarter of an houre afterwarde incontinentelye ye shall putte into the eye thys collyrye folowynge ℞ of whyte syef with out opium ʒ ij of water of plantaine of water of rooses ana ℥ j. ss of tucia of antymonium ana ʒ j. of burned leade of ceruse of litarge of golde ana ʒ ij of lyme x tymes washed wyth water of plantayne ʒ x. roche alume ℈ ss let the waters seth wyth the alume one boiling then put in the other thinges one after another and make a collyrie and applye it vpon the soore And the sayde collyrie must remayne vpon the eye lyddes the space of a quarter of an houre and afterward washe the place with water of plantayne water of roses and with the decoccion of barlye whyche thynge muste be doone twyse a daye After that ye haue proceded with the foresayde thynges the space of a weke yf greater exiccaciō be requisite ye shall rubbe the place wyth vnguentum egyptiacum of the descryption of mesue layed vpon cotton or of the descryption of Auicenne But ye must be ware that it touche not the eye but onlye the sore place and it muste remaine ther but a pater noster whyle or a litle more and afterward ye must washe the place wyth water of barly tyll the oyntemente be remoued than ye shall apply a lytle of womās mylke warme to
is in the ouer part engendred of grosse and reumatike matter discending froÌ„ the heade The definition of Auicenne agreth here wythall Sebell is a pannicle lyfted vp vpon the paÌ„nicles coniunctiua and cornea through the swellynge of the vaynes of the pannicle coniunctiua caused of grosse flegmatik mater Thys dysease causeth a smoky myst in the paÌ„nicles coÌ„iunctiua and cornea and it is with aboundaunce of teares and ytchynge and rednesse enclynynge to a duskyshe coloure and some time the eye ledes bene hard and scabbye with vlceration and troublynge of the sight The cure of Sebell The cure of thys dysease hath two entencyons of whych one concerneth the admynistracion of vnyuersal thynges the other of particuler As touchynge the fyrste we saye that the remedies written in the chapter of ophtalmia are conuenient in this case The seconde ententyon shal be accomplyshed as foloweth Fyrste ye muste shewe afore hande that when thys dysease is confyrmed it can neuer or verye seldome be healed And thoughe it be newe yet it is of harde curatyon AuyceÌ„ne nombreth thys disease amonge them that come by enherytaunce for often tymes it passeth frome one eye to another Here foloweth a collyrye of ryght excellente operacion An excellent collerie â„ž of the iuce of ashtree leaues of the iuce of celedonie ana Ê’ iij. of the shelles of newe layde egges dissolued in vynegre the space of a weke nomber iiij of myrobalaÌ„s citryne Ê’ j. of tucia preparat of antimony ana Ê’ i. ss of water of rooses Ê’ vi of sarcocolle ℈ ij stampe al these thynges together and afterwarde seethe them in a lytle posnet of brasse till the halfe of the iuces and all the waters be consumed and putte thereunto of the sayd grene water â„¥ ij sethe them agayne vntyll the water be coÌ„sumed and afterward adde thereunto of the syef of sarcocol of whyte syef without opium ana ℈ ij make a fyne poudre to be putte into the eye Thys poudre is desiccatiue mundyfycatyue and resolutyue wyth a lytle bytynge Item for the same entencyon thys water folowynge is conuenyente â„ž of the foresayde grene water â„¥ i. ss of the syrupe of rooses Ê’ ij of the foresayde poudre Ê’ iii. of aloes epatike wel poudred Ê’ i. mingle them and puryfye them and applye them ofte in the eye wyth a lytle cotton for it is a synguler remedye And moreouer it is good for the scabbes of the eye liddes for vngula c. thus we ende thys presente chapiter The .vii. chapter of cataractes and of thynges whereof catarattes shulde come OFten tymes Of the cataractes in the eyes ther descende frome the heade certayne grosse and flegmatyke humoures coueringe the apple of the eye and there remaynynge are ingrossed and made thycke whyche is named of the doctours cataract Thys dysease is caused through the communion of the stomacke replenyshed wyth euell slymy humours wherof certayne vapoures ascende to the head cause colde slimy matter to droppe downe and taryeth longe vpon the pannycles of the eyes and semeth to couer the apple of the eye Item thys cataracte is sometyme engendred by the qualitie of the eye that is to saye whan the eyes ben very moyste and fylled wyth bloode and whan the white of the eye is to aboundaunt At the begynnyng of this dysease the pacyente semeth to see before him lytle flyes flying and he thinketh one thynge to be two the lyghte semeth smaller to hym than it was wonte for because the vysyble vertue is diminished thinges seme to be smaler Therefore the doctours saye that a cataracte hyndreth the vertue of seeinge as cloudes darckene the lyghte of the sunne The sygnes of the confyrmacyon and perfecte maturacion of a cataract is when it suffereth it selfe to be remoued by manuall operacion and when the sight is dyminished and the apple of the eye dilated and yf ye laye youre fynger vpon the apple of the eye it dilateth it selfe and returneth incontinently afterwarde into hys owne colour the colour is whyte or whytish A blacke or duskyshe cataracte enclynynge to grenesse or redenesse and that whyche dylateth not it selfe whan it is touched is incurable that which is not coÌ„fyrmed can not be healed by handy operacyon wherfore ye must procure the confyrmacyon therof geuyng the pacieÌ„te meates that engrosse the blood as are chessenuttes beef and porke and other grosse flesh and thys thynge must be doone whaÌ„ ye fere not that the cataract wyl come frome one eye to another Cure The cure of a cataract not coÌ„fyrmed is accomplysshed by .iiij. entencyons The fyrste is ordinaunce of diete the second is partly to purge and partly to turne asyde the matter antecedent the thyrde is confortacyon of the meÌ„bre frome whence the matter is deryued the fourthe is remotion of the mater conioynt by euaporation and confortacion of the vertue visiue As touchynge the fyrste entencyon ye muste geue the pacyente good meates that engendre good bloode and thynne and whyche are of easye dygestion as are veale lambe kydde capons chyckens partryches wood byrdes and hylle byrdes hys wyne must be of good odoure and of meane strength Item ye maye geue wyth the foresayde flesshe maiorum mynte nepte penyriall parcelye borage bawme whyte betes fenell absteynynge from lettuse for of theyr property they hurt the syghte In lyke maner ye maye gâ—ue the pacient rape rotes and naâ—â—ewes and percely rootes soden wyâ—â— the foresayde fleshe Also ye muste avoyde all thynges that gender grosse troublous and vaporous bloode as are radyshe rootes garlyke oynyons mustard colewortes lettuse beanes c. And also al maner of pulse excepte redde cycers Item ye shall avoyde all falte and hote thynges as peper and other stronge spyces The bread must be of pure wheate well leuened and well baken and if the sayde breade be made wyth fenell it shal be the more conuenyente in thys case as Democritus wytnesseth saiynge Crepynge wormes beinge blynded in theyr holes in wynter come forthe in the springe time and seke for fenel which they eate and rubbe theyr eyes therewith so recouer theyr sight Wherfore fenel is ryght conuenyent in this case for of hys nature it clarifieth the syghte and remoueth the vapours whyche wolde ascende to the brayne and do muche harme The seconde entencyon whych concerneth partly purgacion partly puttyng a syde of the matter antecedente is accomplyshed as foloweth Fyrste the matter muste be degested with syrupe de duabus radicibus wythoute vynegre and wyth syrupe of stycados and honye of rooses wyth waters of buglosse mayden heere and fumiterre or make it thus â„ž of oximel squillitike Digestiue of a syrupe of the iuce of endyue of honye of roses ana â„¥ ss of the waters of fenel betony fumitere anÌ„ â„¥ j. let the pacyente vse thys the space of a weke twyse a daye purgacion and then let hym take this purgacion two houres before daye â„ž of pylles cochye Ê’
Serpigo is also roughe and drye at the begynnynge but it is not of a rounde figure and it crepeth into soÌ„drye places and whaÌ„ it is large it is coÌ„menly called salt fleame The cure of the sayd disease shal be accoÌ„plyshed by .iii. intentions namely by diet purgation of the matter antecedent and remotion of the matter conioynte As concernyng the fyrst the patient must auoyde all meates that engeÌ„dre grosse flegmatike and melancholyke blood and he must vse meates that engeÌ„dre good bloode as hennes capons veale muttoÌ„ of a yere olde partryche and lyke soddeÌ„ with borage lettuse buglose betes spynache fenel a fewe mintes or ye may giue him new layd egges rere Moreouer he must auoyd al salt egre gros meates byrdes of ryuers The seconde intention is thus accoÌ„plysshed Fyrst let the matter be digested with this digestion â„ž of sirupe of fumiterry of hony of roses of syrupe of the iuce of eÌ„diue anÌ„ â„¥ ss of water of endiue of fumi maydeÌ„heer anÌ„ â„¥ i. And wheÌ„ ye haue vsed this sirupe the space of a weke let hym be purged with this purgation â„ž of diacatholicoÌ„ Ê’ vi of the coÌ„fectioÌ„ of hamech Ê’ i. ss of diafinicon Ê’ ii make a smal potioÌ„ with the decoction of cordial floures frutes of polipody hartestonge maydenhere adding of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i or ye may purge the patient with pylles of fumyterrye or with aggregatiue pylles or with pylles de hiera cum agarico IteÌ„ the remedies wrytten in the chapter of Sephiros and Vndimia are conuenyent in this case The thyrde intention shal be accomplyshed thus Fyrst the cure of impetigo and derbia is al togyther lyke and ye must rubbe the place with fastyng spyttle in the mornyng and afterwarde rubbe it with a cours cloth or scrape it with a rasour and theÌ„ let the patient be epythimed wyth this epithime folowynge â„ž of the iuce of dockes Epiâ—heme â„¥ i. of branne â„¥ ss of vinegre squilityk Ê’ x. of roch alume of verdegrese anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss of sublimate Ê’ ss of sal gemma ℈ i. mengle them and seethe them togyther tyl the thyrde part of the iuce and of the vynegre be consumed and than let the place be epythimed for it mortifyeth the ryngworme in short tyme. A liniment Item this lyniment folowyng is of good operation in thys case â„ž frenche sope â„¥ i. ss of glas wel brokeÌ„ Ê’ vi of bran Ê’ iii. of liquide storax of laudanuÌ„ anÌ„ Ê’ ii of litarge of golde and syluer ana Ê’ v. quyksyluer queÌ„ched with fastyng spyttle â„¥ ss of most clere terebentine of oyle of laurell ana Ê’ iii. ss mengle the sayd thinges togyther and make them after the maner of a lyniment IteÌ„ an oyle of wheate made vpoÌ„ a styth or hanfeld with hote burning yron is profitable in this case And lykewise an oile made of lupynes as it is sayde afore IteÌ„ this liniment folowing serueth for all kyndes of tetters ryngwormes An other â„ž of swynes grese of oyle of laurel anÌ„ â„¥ ss of an oyntmeÌ„t of roses Ê’ iii. of auripigmeÌ„tuÌ„ Ê’ ii of sublimate of litarge of golde and syluer of ceruse and quycksiluer quenched with spyttle ana Ê’ v. of verdegrese â„¥ i. ss mengle them togyther and make a lynimeÌ„t IteÌ„ an other linimeÌ„t which healeth salte fleme vlcered chapped â„ž of the iuces of dockes plantayne nyghtshade anÌ„ â„¥ ss of swynes grese molten of vnguen popilioÌ„ anÌ„ â„¥ ii of oyle of roses omphacine of oyle mirtine anÌ„ â„¥ i. of oyle of the yolkes of egges Ê’ x. of litarge of golde and syluer anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss of tutia â„¥ ss of burned lede Ê’ v of ceruse Ê’ x. of quycksyluer Ê’ ix mengle them togyther and make a lynyment in a mortare of marble Note that in these passyons chefely for salt fleame a bath of the decoctioÌ„ of malowes of fumiterry of dockes of barly and bran and of swete and sower pomegranades with the ryndes before the administration of sharpe oyntmentes is ryght expedyeÌ„t And yf in salt fleme some mundification of this vlcer be requyred our poudre of mercury may conuenyently be admynistred so that ye aply afterward the last liniment before wrytten tyll the salt fleme be perfytly cured ¶ The .xv. Chapter Of lyse in the eye lyddes and in the genitalles Trablyse BYtter thinges haue vertue not onely to kyl lyse but also wormes and therfore aloes dissolued with water of roses applied in the place where lyse be kylleth the same Item to remoue them without fayle ye shal rubbe the place with a cloute wherwith the goldsmythes gylde syluer IteÌ„ an epithime of capons galles or partriche is good Item it serueth wel to this purpose to take an harde egge to cut it through the myddes to take away the yolke to poudre aloes epatike vpon it for it dryueth away and kylleth the lise Yf thes thinges preuayle not ye may rote them out with pinsonnes This shall suffyce for the doctryne of this chapter c. ¶ The .xvi. Chapter of syroÌ„s which ben lytle wormes crepyng here and there vpon the flesh Of litle wormes in the flesh THe remedyes declared in the former chapter may be coÌ„uenyently admynystred in this case for as we sayde all bytter thynges haue vertue to kyl wormes And for bycause that the forsayd wormes make in theyr creping watry blysters therfore ye shal open the blysters with a sharpe nedle that the medicines maye touche the place where the wormes be and than ye shall adminystre the medicines written in the sayde chapter Item oyle of vitrioll dryeth and kylleth the sayde syrons Moreouer it is the synguler remedy in this case to take quycksyluer quenche it with spyttle and mengle it with frenche sope a lytle orpyment and than to applye it on the place where the syrons be Vynegre squillitike mengled with the bryne of salt fysh and a lytle aloes epatik causeth them to dye in shorte tyme. c. ¶ The .xvii. Chapter of lytle pustles of tht face coÌ„menly called rubyes THe cure of these pustles is accoÌ„plysshed by the administratioÌ„ of locall remedyes Of rubies in the face hauyng vertue to rype and that easely an vniuersall purgation presupposed with Cassia diacatholicon or by cuttynge of the veyne called cephalica wyth ventoses applyed vpon the shulders with scarification and with bloodsuckers layed vnder the eares veynes emothoidall whan the matter is hote caused of grosse blood which is knowen by rednesse and inflammation of the place But yf the pustles be engendred of grosse fleme meÌ„gled with grosse blood which is knowen by the whytenesse of the place then let the bodye be purged with cassia and diasinicon or with pylles de hiera or pilles aggregatiue The medycynes locall must be lenytyue and maturatyue as is this plaister folowyng â„ž of whyte lylly rootes sodden in water â„¥ ii of rosted apples â„¥ i. ss of reysons â„¥ i. of fresh
vpon the gutte some of this pouder vnderwritten R. of roses of mirtiles of the floures of pomegranades ʒ.ii of bolearmenye of terra sigillata poude◠ana ʒ.ii frankensence ʒ.i myngle them togyther and make a fyne poudre of thē all Item the suffumigatiō and bath vnderwrytten is conuenyēt in thys case ℞ of roses myrrylles of lingua passerina or knotgresse of tapsus barbatus of camomyl an̄ m̄ i. of wormwood of mugwort ana m̄ ss of sticados of squinantum of the leaues of plantayne and horsetayle of euery one a lytle of floures of pomegranades of the nuttes of cypres of dyers galles ana nombre x. of roche alume ℥ ss of hipoquistudos of acatia ana ℥ .i. of licium ℥ ii.ss of frankensence of myrre of aloes ana ʒ iii. let these forsayd thinges be sodden with redde wyne and water of plantayne tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and make of this decoctiō a suffumigation and fomentation and afterwarde vse this poudre vpon the gutte ℞ of myrobalans cytrines of the floures of pomegranades of galles ana ʒ.ii of frankēsence of myrre of mastyke bole armenie of terra sigillata of hipoquistidos ana ℥ i.ss mengle them togyther and poudre them fynely After suffumigation of the bathe ye shall conuey the gutte into his place with your fynger Item oyle of roses omphacyne oyle myrtyne in equall quantitie and sodden with the forsayde poudre and a lytle iuce of plantayne and mugwort tyl the iuce be consumed is a soueraygne medycyne to annoynt the gutta or the fundament therwith Furthermore pylles of bdellium make to the purpose Diacatholicon also with the decoction of myrobalanes citrines emblykes maye sometyme be permytted Item redde wyne moderatly delayed and ryce sodden in the brothe of hennes or mutten ben conuenient in this case And the patient muste rather vse rosted fleshe than sodden Et sic deo dante c. ¶ The syxte treatise of the vlcers of the pryuey membres of women and of the partes thereof ¶ The fyrst Chapter Of the chappes of the sayde places called ragadie or fyssure THe remedyes written in the chappes of the fundamente are conueniente in this case De ragadiis value neuerthelesse we wyll descrybe some remedyes which we our selues haue proued And fyrst a lyniment of good operation ℞ of oyle omphacyne ʒ ii of oyle of lyneseede ℥ .i. of gootes tallowe of calues tallow an̄ ʒ.vi of the iuces of plātayne of nyghtshade of lingua passerina or knotgras an̄ ℥ ss Let them seeth al togyther tyl the iuces be consumed then strayne them and put to the straynynge as moche whyte waxe as shall suffyce laboure them in a mortare of leade the space of .ii. houres and put therunto of lytarge of golde ℥ .x. of tutia ʒ.ii of brēt leade ʒ.i.ss make a liniment hereof Before ye apply this linimēt ye shall vse suffumigation and fomentation A good bathe of the matrice with the decoction vnder wrytten ℞ of roses of myrtyls of the leaues of plantayne of lingua passerina or knotgrasse of tapsus barbatus and of horsetayle ana m̄ ii of mallowes violettes clere barly and lentyles ana m̄ i. Let them seeth all togyther wyth suffycyent quantitie of water tyl the thyrde parte be consumed and vse them as is aforesayd Item the sayde decoction with syrupe of roses cast into the place with a syrynge is a great remedye for the chappes of the matryce Oyle also of the yolkes of egges with butter and a lytle tutia and a lytle brent leade laboured in a mortare of leade the space of .iii. houres healeth the sayde chappes Moreouer a collirye made wyth water of Roses and water of plantayne with a whyte syef wythout opium maye conuenyentlye be mynystred c. ¶ The .ii. Chapter Of the vlcers of the matrice and the secrete partes of women THe vlcers of these places are cōmenly virulēt and yll complexioned and are caused of hote corrosyue rotten or cācreous matter wherfore the remedyes noted in the chappes of the vlcers of the yarde are conuenyent in this case and they dyffer not greatly from the cōmen cure of other vlcers wherfore yf they be corrosiue ye shal resort to the propre chapter therof lykewyse in other cases But ye shall note that the remedyes of these vlcers muste be more desiccatiue than of other fleshy vlcers by reason of the moystnesse of the place And therfore Galene sayeth that the vlcers of the secrete partes nede not moyst ne mollificatiue medicines but rather thinges desiccatyue and citatrisatiue Here foloweth a remedy convenient in vlcers of this place euyll complexioned and caused of hote matter ℞ of the water of plantayne of the water of roses an̄ li. ss of whyte sief without opiū Collyrie for hote matter ℥ .iii. of myrobalane cytrine ℥ i. ss of camphore graynes ii mengle them togyther and make a collirie A liniment for the same purpose ℞ of oyle of roses omphacyne of vnguen rosa or in the stede therof of vnguen Galeni ℥ .ii. of calues tallowe melted ℥ i.ss of the iuce of plantayne and nyghtshade of the iuce of lingua passerina or knotgrasse an̄ ʒ vi seeth them all togyther tyll the iuces be consumed then strayne them and make a softe oyntment with white waxe accordyng to arte adding in the ende of litarge of golde and syluer of ceruse an̄ ℥ .i. of tutia ʒ ii ss of antimoniū ʒ.ss of brēt lede ʒ.i of cāphorbrayed accoordyng to arte ℈ .i. mēgle them and laboure them in a mortare of leade the space of an houre and so vse the lyniment An other liniment ℞ of oyle of roses complete of oyle omphacine of vnguen Galeni ℥ .ii. of the iuce of plātayne ℥ .x. of litarge of golde and syluer ana ʒ.vi of ceruse ℥ ss of tutia ℥ .ii ss of camphore graynes .iii. mengle them togyther make a lyniment in a mortare of leade Yf the vlcers bene maligne and virulent and corrosiue there is no better remedy then to applye oure poudre of mercury Lykewyse vnguen egiptiacū mengled with asmoche vnguetū applorū is conuenyently admynystred in the same vlcers water of plantayne also wyth a lytle alume and liciū is of the same efficacitie Note here that when the malignitie and corrosyon is remoued the oyntmentes aforesayde may be conueniently vsed Yf the sayde vlcers ben cācreous ye shal scarifye the place that they be in and applye bloodsuckers and afterwarde wash the place with the lye of the decoction of lupynes Also in this case to vse vnguentum egiptiacum is an excellent remedy for it byteth away euyll flesh and cōserueth the good Yf a stronger medicine be requyred ye shall admynistre an hote yron Fynally yf the matryce or the necke thereof growe to a cancreous vlceration whiche thynge is knowen by the pryckynge and inflāmation of the same and by the stynkynge odour of the matter and of the sondry coloure therof and whan
sticados mugwort ana mÌ„ i. of odoriferous wyne .li. ii let them sethe all together tyll the wyne be consumed then streyne them and put to the streynyng of litarge of gold .li. i. of clere terebentyne â„¥ ii make a cerote with sufficiente white waxe after the maner of a sparadrap addinge in the ende of the decoctioÌ„ liquide storak â„¥ i. ss then take the cerote from the fier stirre it till it be luke warme afterwarde put thervnto of quicksyluer quenched with spitle â„¥ iiii stirre it aboute well till the quicksyluer be incorporate This cerote is of more noble operation then linimeÌ„tes more delectable to the pacieÌ„tes but we ought to note that before the administratioÌ„ of the said cerote vnction it is necessarie to muÌ„difie the place froÌ„ al malignitie euil flesh that afterward a good cicatrise may be made for if ye ministre the sayde thynges before mundification of the vlcers though the seyd vlceres come to sicatrisation they sone returne agayne and newe spryng bycause the cicatrisation was not made in quicke and good flessh we affirme the same thynge of a corrupte bone for excepte the corruption be fyrst taken awaye with raspatories the curation shall be of none effecte Furthermore frome the daye of the application of the sayde medycynes the paciente muste holde in hys mouthe some of the decoction folowynge Dâ—coâ—tion and wasshe his mouthe therewith tylle the cerote be remoued â„ž of cleane barly mÌ„ i. ss of the rootes of langdebefe mÌ„ ss of the sede of quinces Ê’ i. ss of the floures of vyolettes of reysons ana mÌ„ ss Let them seth all togyther in sufficient water tylle the barlye breake then streyne them and vse them with a iuleb of vyolettes as is afore sayde This gargarisme coolethe and defendeth breakynge oute of the mouthe Item it is good in the same tyme to holde in the mouthe a pype of gold or a rynge that the vapoures of the corrupte matter maye issue out And bycause that often tymes there chauncethe greatte vlcerations of the mouthe it is nedefull that ye reteine the matter whiche caused the sayd vlceration which thyng we were woÌ„t to doo by wasshynge the armes and legges twyse a daye with the lotion vnderwrytten â„ž of camomyl worm wood mugwurt sage rosemary roses ana mÌ„ ii of sticados of squinantum of maioram of calamint of organye ana mÌ„ ss of the nuttes of cypres somewhat stamped in nuÌ„bre .x. of hony l. i. of salt â„¥ ii of roch alume Ê’ x. let them seth altogither with sufficient barboures lye a litle odoriferous wine til the thrid part be coÌ„sumed This lotion is good both to reteyne and turne away the matter that causeth vlceracion of the mouth and also to coÌ„fort the meÌ„bres that therafter they receyue not the matter antecedeÌ„t which done ye shal returne to the cure of the vlcers of the mouthe that is accoÌ„plished with the lotioÌ„s vnder wrytteÌ„ wherfore I was wont to wash the mouth with this gargarisme â„ž of clene barly of roses of sumach ana mÌ„ i. of water wherin an hoote yron hath beÌ„ queÌ„ched l. vi let theÌ„ seeth altogyther til .ii. partes be coÌ„sumed then strein theÌ„ put therunto of syrupe of roses â„¥ iii. hony of roses â„¥ ii of roche alume Ê’ x. let them seeth agayne a litle so vse the gargarisme Item with the same medicine let the patieÌ„t gargarise gootes mylke cowes mylke shepes mylke with a iulep of violettes or in the stede thereof let him gargarise water of barlye sodden to the vttermost with the sameiulep Also water of plaÌ„tayne of violets nightshade with whyte sugre somwhat boyled may coÌ„ueniently be vsed to this same intention For these last lotions cleÌ„se and coole the place and depresse the sharpnesse of the matter but the first water hath vertue to drye to kepe of the corruption of the gummes remouynge the euyll flesshe There is somtyme so grete putrefaction in the gummes that the partes lying about ar vlcered after such sort that it is necessary to anoynt the sayde places with vngueÌ„ egip which is a principall remedy in this case A lotion ricaâ—risatyne Fynally we were wont to fynish vp the cure of the guÌ„mes and other vlcers of the mouth with this lotion â„ž of the water of plantayne li. i. of the tendre stalkes of brambles of the leaues of wylde olyues of horsetayle anÌ„ mÌ„ j. of the water of barly mÌ„ i. ss of licium Ê’ ii of honye of roses â„¥ iii. of roche alume Ê’ vi let them seeth all togyther tyll halfe be coÌ„sumed and vse the same as it is aforesayde But for asmoche as this disease is wont to returne after a certayne space of yeares or monethes therfore it is profytable to vse a laxatiue medicine twyse a yere that is to say in the sprynge of the yere and in harueste takynge this syrupe viii dayes before he vse the laxatiue â„ž of mirobalanes called embli beller indi â„¥ i. of the floures of violets floures of buglosse borage cicorie anÌ„ mÌ„ i. ss of the iuce of fumiterrye â„¥ iii. of of the iuce of borage of the iuce of endine anÌ„ Ê’ ii of the iuce of buglosse of the iuce of soure apples anÌ„ â„¥ iii. ss of reysons iuiubes damaske prunes sebesten anÌ„ Ê’ x. of cleane licorysse somewhat stamped â„¥ ii polipodye â„¥ i. ss of swete fenel Ê’ iii. of hertestoÌ„ge maydeÌ„ heere gallitricuÌ„ pollitricuÌ„ ana mÌ„ i. ss of the coddes of sene of epithimuÌ„ anÌ„ â„¥ ss of chosen agarik Ê’ xviii of blacke elebore Ê’ xiiii of water of endyue maydenheer fumiterry buglosse anÌ„ li. iii. of the wyne of pomegranades li. ss braye the thynges that are to be brayed and then let them seeth vntyl the thyrde parte be consumed then strayue them addynge to the straynynge of whyte sugre as moche as shall suffyce and make a syrupe in a good forme puttyng in of moste fyne reubarbe lythed in the water of endiue Ê’ vi ss as it were in the ende of the decoction and put the rest of the reubarbe in a pece of lynen bound with a threde that it may seeth froÌ„ the begynnyng of the seconde and the last decoction to the ende therof and vse it with waters of maydenheere buglosse and fenel and also without waters The receite therof is from â„¥ i. to Ê’ xii and it is of an excellent operation in the frenche pockes confyrmed chefely in the winter for it digesteth flegmatik grosse and melaÌ„cholik matter bringeth it forth by lytle and lytle And it is a generall rule as Mesue sayeth not to vse a purgation only ones or twyse but often a space of tyme put betwene and so teÌ„pred that nature maye rule the purgation and not the purgation nature After digestion Purgation let the patient be purged with this purgation â„ž diacatholicoÌ„ â„¥ ss of diafinicon Ê’ ii of the coÌ„fection of hamech of electuariuÌ„ indi ana
â„¥ i. of chosen manna â„¥ ss make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordiall frutes and floures but in the somer yf nede be the purgation and digestioÌ„ noted in the former chapter may conuenyently be mynistred IteÌ„ it is very good to take the space of a weke a sponefull of the forsayde syrupe fastynge without waters and also to receyue .vii. houres before dyner as moche triacle as the quaÌ„titie of a chesnutte Lykewyse the pylles vnderwrytten are good to be gyuen before the application of the vnctioÌ„s and other remedyes and ye muste gyue therof at ones but Ê’ ss at mydnyght or in the mornyng Piâ—â—es for the pockes â„ž of black elebore of good turbyth ana Ê’ ii of Galenes tryacle â„¥ ss of tormentylle of genciane of dytanye ana Ê’ ss of diagridium â„¥ ss of reubarbe â„¥ i. ss of the spyces of hiera with agarik Ê’ ii mengle them togyther and make pylles with a syrupe of sticados after the maner of peason the receyte of them is froÌ„ ℈ ii to Ê’ i. Somtyme one is receiued somtyme ii and somtyme .iii. IteÌ„ let the patient receyue pylles ordeyned agaynst the frenche pockes and the accidentes therof after our description wherwith we haue healed many with this cerote Special puÌ„les for the pâ—â—kes forsayde remedyes The forme of them is this â„ž of myrobalanes embli belli indi anÌ„ Ê’ ii ss of the spices of mastik pilles â„¥ ss of sticados of the coddes of sene of epithymi of saffran ana Ê’ ss of gentiane of anise ana Ê’ i. of polipodie of blacke elebore an Ê’ ii fyne turbith Ê’ i ss of diagridiuÌ„ ℈ iiii of gynger of serapyne of cynamuÌ„ of nutmygges of lignuÌ„ aloes of tormentil of dytanye of carduus benedictus coloquintida ana ℈ ii of agaricke in trociskes of fyne reubarbe of washen aloes ana â„¥ ss of Galenes triacle Ê’ vi make pylles after the maner of peason with a syrupe of vynegre The dose is Ê’ i. SoÌ„tyme .v. pilles are receyued somtyme iii. soÌ„time one Note also that they haue great strength agaynst the pestileÌ„ce Also ye shall obserue that whan this disease is coÌ„firmed it is very seldome healed but with a cure palliatiue And as concernyng his confirmatioÌ„ it hathe no determyned tyme but by signes for in some bodyes it is coÌ„firmed in .vi. monethes which seldome chaunceth in some within a yeare in some wtin a yere an halfe And we call this desease confirmed when in processe of tyme these accidentes are founde therein namelye swellynges hardnesse pryckyng virulent and corrosyue vlcerations with corruption of the bones payne of the ioyntes and foreheed c. Thus we ende c. ¶ The .iii. Chapter Of the deed euyll or mortmale THe deed euyl as the doctoures of this tyme testify is a maligne fylthy and corrupt scabbe which begynneth for the most part in the armes thyghes legges chefly in the legges it causeth crusty pustles ful of fylthy matter This disease coÌ„meth by the way of coÌ„tagion as wytnesseth rosa anglicana soÌ„tyme of a leprous woman somtyme of a scabby somtyme of a woman which had lately the floures After that this disease is confyrmed as some men saye it is not healed but by a cure palliatiue And this disease is confirmed after a yere and an halfe or there about and therfore it is lyke to the frenche pockes in sygnes causes and cure Concernynge the forsayd medicines as well locall as vniuersall for the cure of the french pockes we toke them of theodorik in the Chapiter of mortmale and in the chapter of the cure of scabbes wherfore before the curation of thys disease we thought it coÌ„uenieÌ„t to wryte a chapter of the frenche pockes for the remedyes of the one agreeth with the other The cause antecedente of this disease for the most parte consysteth in euyll meates and drynkes whiche engendre corrupt humours and ther fore we haue seene sometymes that the forsayde pustles haue become maligne and haue bene turned into cancrenositie whereby also the pustles are somewhat raysed aboue the fleshe wyth the coloure of a mulberye halfe rype And than I scarifyed the place depely vnto the bone and the patient semed to fele nothyng wherfore this disease passeth from cancrena to aschachillos and esthiomenos This disease is engendred of grosse melancholyke and corrupte bloode a signe wherof is blaknesse of pustles Somtyme also it chaunceth that gros and salt steme is mengled with melancholie of which large pustles or scabbes are engeÌ„dred of whyte colour with some blewnesse and moche itchynge The curation of this disease hath two regimentes namely vniuersal perticuler The vniuersall is accomplysshed by losyng of the belly accordynge to the euyll humoure by cuttynge the veyne and by application of bloodesuckers vpon the veynes emorroydall Yf the pustles bene blacke whiche is a sygne of melancholye it must be digested with this syrupe folowing â„ž of the lesse syrupe of fumiterry of the syrupe of the iuce of endyue ana Ê’ v. of oximel symple Ê’ ii of the water of fumiterrye of maydenheere of endiue ana â„¥ i. when the patient hath vsed this syrupe the space of a weke let him take the purgation folowing â„ž of diacatholicon â„¥ i of the confection of hamech Ê’ x. ss make a smal potion wyth the decoction of cordyall floures and frutes addyng of polypodye of hartestonge of maydenheere coddes of sene and epithimi ana a litle and of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. ss ☞ Here ye shal note that bicause melancholye is erthye therfore it is conuenyent to renewe the digestion and to purge it being digested wyth the forsayde purgation which purgation also ye shall vse often But yf the matter be melancolycke wyth salte fleame let it be thus digested â„ž of syrupe of fumiterrye of oxisaccaruÌ„ of oximel ana â„¥ ss of the water of fumiterrye and maydenheere ana â„¥ i. ss mengle them togyther and lette the patien vse therof the space of a weke when the matter is digested whiche is knowen by the good coloure multitude and some grosnesse of the vryne then let the patient be purged with the purgation folowyng â„ž of diacatholicon and diafinicon ana Ê’ iiii of the confection of hamech â„¥ ss make a small potion with the forsayde decoction addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. Item pylles of fumiterry and pilles aggregatiue may be somtyme conuenyentlye admynystred in stede of the forsayde purgation Also the incision of the veyne basilica is very good in this case for it purgeth gros blood Morouer bloodsuckers layed vpon the veynes emoroidall ventoses applyed in any place of the bodye hath broughte greate ease in this sycknesse The perticuler remedyes shal be accomplyshed by the admynistratioÌ„ of local medicines I wyl recite certayn remedyes whiche I haue vsed after purgation wyth worshyp and profyte Fyrst I ordeyned the bathe vnderwrytten wherew t I wasshed the scabby places twise a day â„ž dockes fumiterry anÌ„ mÌ„ ii of
plantayne Ê’ iij. ss of the wyne of pomegranades Ê’ ij of honye of roses Ê’ vi of sarcocolle Ê’ i. ss of vynegre squillityke â„¥ ss of the leaues of wylde olyues somewhat stamped mÌ„ ss lette them be sodden altogether excepte the liciuÌ„ the hony of roses theÌ„ strayne them let them sethe againe with hony of roses licium tyll .ij. partes of .iij. be consumed rubbe the guÌ„mes wyth thys coÌ„position for it fasteneth the tethe remoueth putrefaction comforteth the synowes that come to the rootes of the tethe And yf a more desiccatiue medicine be requyred ye shal vse vngueÌ„tum egiptiacum of the descriptioÌ„ of AuiceÌ„ne for it hath vertue to remoue the euyll fleshe and to conserue the good Nowe that we haue declared the passions of the tethe the causes ther of we wyll teache wyth what remedyes the sayd dyseases may be remoued for as Galene sayth the payne of the tethe is the greatest of all paynes that kylleth not the pacient Besyde the syxe causes aforenamed the payne of the teth may come of wormes which are engendred in the holowes of the same by apostemacion of the ligamentes of the gummes but nowe we wyl come to practise Ye maye knowe whether the matter be hote or colde by administration of medicines vpon the tethe yf the matter be hote the payne seaseth by the application of colde thynges Contrarywyse yf the payne be colde the patient is eased with the application of hote thynges The cure To the cure of the sayd dysease ther be .iij intentions requyred The fyrst is ordynaunce of dyete the seconde purgation of the matter antecedente the iij. application of sondrye locall medicines Fyrst the patient muste absteyne from all meates that sone putrifye in the stomacke as fyshe grosse fleshe salted from al whyte meates chease c. And he muste vse meates of easye dygestion that engender good blood Hys wyne muste be of good odoure myngled wyth sodden water After refection he muste pycke hys teeth and clense them that no rotenes be engendred therin The seconde entention whyche is to purge the matter antecedeÌ„t is thus accoÌ„plished when the matter is hote Mesue coÌ„maundeth to cut the vayne cephalica or in the stede therof to laye ventoses vpon the shulder or vpoÌ„ the necke Item sacrifycation of the gommes application of bloodsuckers is a present remedy in thys case to cause the payne to cease incoÌ„tinently These medicines folowynge purge the matter that causeth the payne Namelye an electuary of roses after Mesue an electuarye of psilium cassia diacatholicon pylles of reubarbe pylles of assagereth medicines that purge colde grosse matter are these diafinicon hiera with agarike pylles sine quibê° and pylles cochye But pylles of fumiterrye and agaryke purge myngled matter so doth cassia diacatholicoÌ„ The thyrde inteÌ„tion is accoÌ„plyshed by the administration of sondrye remedyes vpon the place Fyrst yf the matter be hote yt maye conueniently vse the wyne of pomegranades with the water of plantayne a lytle vynegre sodden wyth sumach roses floures of pomegranades a lytle licium Item to the same enteÌ„tion it auaileth much to washe the mouthe wyth thys decoction â„ž of the rootes of tapsus barbatus hauynge whyte leaues mÌ„ i. of roses of barlye of sumach ana mÌ„ ss of tormentille brayed of the seed of henbane brayed ana Ê’ ij of all the saunders ana Ê’ i. of lettuse mÌ„ ij of the tender croppes of brambles of the leaues of wylde olyues and of myrtilles anÌ„ mÌ„ i. let theÌ„ be al soddeÌ„ together with .iiij. pound of rayne water and a lytle vynegre and a lytle wyne of pomegranades vntyl halfe be consumed holde thys decoctioÌ„ in the mouth for it swageth payne maruelously An other decoction â„ž of the leaues of plantayne of lettuse of lingua passerina or knotgrasse of sorell of nyghtshade ana mÌ„ ss of sumach Ê’ iiij clene barlye mÌ„ i. let them seeth all together tyl the barlye breake and put thervnto of vynegre â„¥ ij of syrupe of roses by infusion of diameron ana â„¥ i. ss wyth the skynne of an addre lette them seeth agayne tyll halfe be consumed then strayne them and vse the decoction as is aforesayd for it swageth the payne commynge of an hote cause in the teeth Auicenne sayeth that to washe the mouth with vynegre of the decoction of an adders skinne appeaseth the tothache through a certayne proprietie that is therin I haue proued .ij. partes of the wyne of pomegranades wyth the sayd medicine it hath succeded well Item to washe the mouthe wyth the decoction of a frogge sodden in vynegre and water as Rasis afyrmeth is a good remedye agaynst the tothe ache It is profytable sometymes to vapour out the matter to prouoke it to the outwarde partes that it may leue the synowy partes come to the fleshie And therfore Galen sayeth that swellynge of the chekes in the toth ache is a sygne that the payne wyll cease for then the matter leaueth the synowe coÌ„meth to the fleshe for the euaporation wherof I euer vsed this ordinauÌ„ce â„ž of the leaues of lettuse violettes ana mÌ„ ss of clene barly somewhat broken mÌ„ i. of raysons of iuiubes noÌ„bre xx of the rootes of langdebefe clene piked â„¥ ij of lycorice Ê’ vi of the croÌ„mes of breade â„¥ i. sethe them altogether with sufficieÌ„t quantitie of rayne water tyll ij partes of .iij. be coÌ„sumed theÌ„ strayne them put to the straynyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ iiij Ye shall often washe the mouthe therwyth for it easeth payne by suppuration of the matter or swellyng of the place Yf ye put fygges and dates to thys decoctioÌ„ whyle it dothe sethe it maye be well permytted agaynst a colde matter Item agaynst the paynes of the tethe caused of a hote matter ye may conueniently vse the seed of henbane brayed wyth a lytle sandrake and a lytle coriander a lytle opium incorporated all together wyth a lytle vynegre Ye maye make this ordinauÌ„ce after the maner of a trocyske or a bagge and in a lyquide forme and laye it vpon the sore place Ther be many whych saye the vyneegre hurteth the teeth whose opininion is to be refused for as Galene sayeth the medicines of the tethe whether they be repercussiue or resolutiue muste be of stronge penetration or percyng bycause of the hardnes of the sayd tethe wherfore all the wrytters make theyr medicines wyth stroÌ„ge vynegre And Auicenne sayeth Vynegre that vynegre is a comon medicine for al matters affirmynge that the coldnes of vynegre is sone taken away wyth other medicynes myngled therwyth neuerthelesse hys cuttynge depe percynge remayne whych .ij. qualities are necessarie in thys case Therfore GalieÌ„ sayeth by the authoritie of Alchigenis that vynegre is an excellent medicine to heale the tothe ache coÌ„maundeth to myngle vynegre with galles to applie the same vpoÌ„ the painful place wheÌ„
vsed in makynge of playsters oyntmentes lynimentes embrocatiōs c. For to wryt of all the symples it requyreth a man of greater learnynge and eloquence then I am of Wherfore I wyll declare onelye those that are in vse by the order of the. A.B.C. whervnto I wyl adde the compositions of playsters oyntmentes and the vse of the same folowynge Dioscorides Serapion Galien Paule and Auicenne wyth other auncient doctours whych boke I councell all them that are studious in surgerye to reade diligentlye that they may more surely procede in theyr workynge c. And thus we begynne our booke ACetum or vynegre is cold in the fyrst degre and drye in the thyrde hath compoūd vertues wyth great percynge The opinions of philosophers agre in the drienes of it but they varye in the heate and the colde for some saye that it is colde for that it represseth choler and other saye that it is hote bycause whē it is poured vpon the grounde it boyleth and breaketh stones wherfore it is better to saye that it is hote and that afterwarde it is colde and sharpe And therfore when it is made of stronge wyne it is of hote complexion and when it is made of small wyne it is of a colde and drye qualitie Aloes epatike is hote and drye in the seconde degree and it is conuenientlye administred in the vlceres of the priuye membres and of the matrice chyeflye when it is stamped wyth burned dille also it incarneth freshe woundes effectuallye clarifyeth the syght and beynge myngled wyth rose water waterof myrtylles and aplyed wythin the eys restrayneth the droppynges of the eyes Agaryke is hote in the seconde degre and drye in the thyrde when it is poudred and myngled wyth lytarge honye terebentyne and the floure of lupines wyth a lytle salte and lyes of wyne it healeth all kyndes of morphewe and chyeflye when the place is a lytle scarifyed Also it draweth out and mundifieth rotten bones beynge put in wyth a lytle paucedinis and aqua vite Item it is of good operation to heale fystules myngled with the rootes of dragons and our pouder of mercury and a lytle salte and a lytle tartare or lyes of wyne Assarum bacar is an herbe of hote and drye complexion in the thyrde degre whose goodnes semeth to consist only in hys roote it is good for lotions of the heade to cōforte the same All other auctours say that it is moyst not dry Argentum viuum or quycksyluer as Paule sayeth is hote and drye in the fourth degre And it is knowē by hys effecte for it cutteth and perceth in dyssoluynge through hys heate Howe be it some saye that it is colde in the fourth degre Alume is hote and drye in the .iiij. degre it kepeth of flegmatyke matter descendynge towarde some member and when it is mengled boyled wyth water of plantayne it healeth vlceres of harde curation Amigdale amare or bytter almandes are hote drye in the seconde degre theyr oyle is of the same nature Swete almandes are hote moyste in the fyrst degre theyr oyle and the oyle of bytter almandes ben good agaynst deafnes But the oyle of swete almons cureth the payne of the eares caused of myxte matter moreouer bytter almons brayed and thycked at the fyre after the maner of a cerote hauing added a lytle aloes caballine dooeth maruelously kyll wormes beyng layed vpon the nauyl Anyse is hoote and drye in the .iii. degre and hath vertue to break wind Antimonie is colde and drie in the thyrde and yf it be myngled with the whyte of an egge wyth the herbe called lingua passerina or knotgrasse beane floure frankensence the heere 's of an hare cut in smal peces it is a singuler remedye to staunche bloude of the nose beynge put into the same It maye also conuenyentelye be admynystred in colliries for as Almāsor saith it conserueth the eyes It consumethe morouer superfluous flesh in vlceres without mordication or bytyng and it mundifieth and incarneth maligne and corrosiue vlceres Arsenick and orpyment are hot in the thyrde degre drye in the seconde They haue vertue to mortifie and putrifie a member Howebeit auripigmētum is of lesse strength Absinthium or wormewod is hote in the fyrste degre and drye in the seconde And throughe hys bytternes it is stypticke and it hathe contrarye vertues in operatiō wormewood beynge stamped and heated vpon a tyle and sprincled with odoriferous wine healeth brusynges and taketh awaye the blewe spottes of any stroke and when it is sodden wyth branne camomill malowes mellilote and wyth sapa in sufficient water and wyth oyles whych take awaye payne as oyle of roses of myrte camomill it is meruelous good to take awaye the payne of brusednes and of attritions of lacertes Althea or holihocke after the comō opiniō of doctours is hote and moyst temperatly but some iudge that it is hote and drye and therfore Serapion affyrmeth that it is stiptyke and hath vertue to bynde Galien sayeth that it hath vertue to scoure to digeste and to loose and to swage payne And therfore when it is myngled wyth wheate floure and sodden in the brothe of a henne wyth butter and made in the fourme of a playster it rypeth apostemes of harde maturation and of rawe and grosse humours Item it is conueniently added to other agreable medicines for fractures of bones for it gleweth broken bones by reason of hys slymynes Acorus is hote and drye in the seconde degre it is vsed in medicines for the mylte bothe wythin and wythout Acetosa or sorell is colde in the fyrst and drye in the seconde degree when it is stamped wyth lettuse and wyth knotgrasse and the whyte of an egge beaten wyth oyle of roses omphacine it easeth cholerike apostemes whych passe from membre to mēbre Agrymonye is hote and drye in the seconde degre and the iuyce therof entreth into cerotes made for woundes in the heade and a syrupe made therwyth healeh the crampe the epilepsie and the palsye And it is made after thys sorte ℞ of agrimonye of mugworte of pympernell of primerose of the floures of rosemary of euerye one m̄ i. of sage nepte and wyld myntes of euery one m̄ ss of the seede and roote of pyonye of euerye one ʒ ij of maioram of fenell of euerye one m̄ ss of cinamome of nutmegges of quibibbes of euerye one ʒ i. ss of agaryke in trociskes ʒ ij stampe them al together and let thē seeth wyth water of fenel and sage vnto the thyrde parte be consumed then strayne them and make a syrupe wyth sufficient hony and sugger and let the bodye be afterwarde purged with pylles aggregatiue and with pylles called fetida For the sayd syrupe taken wyth water of wormewood and sage resolueth swageth all paynes of sciatica and the crampe and comforteth the membres Allium or garlyke is hote and drye aboute the fourth degree and when it is rosted wyth oynions and
stamped wyth fygges and swynes grese it rypeth colde apostemes of harde maturation Item beynge rosted and stamped wyth nuttes fygges and triacle is a great medicine agaynst styngyng of venimous wormes whether it be mynistred wythin or wythout therfore it is called the husbandmās triacle Apium marche or smallage is hote in the fyrst degre drye in the second The iuyce therof wyth terebentyne wheate floure hony of roses and sarcocolle mingled together vpō the fyer maketh a perfyte mūdifycatiue of malygne and carbūculous vlcers Moreouer apium sodden wyth the leaues of colewortes and wyth mellilote hauynge added in the decoction branne oyle of camomil dille and roses resolueth the apostemes of womans brestes partlye dryenge and partlye purgynge the mylke Aristologia is hote and drye in the seconde degree and it hath vertue to incarne vlceres wyth mundifycation Antheca is the yelowe in the myddest of a rose and it is colde and drye in the fyrst degree wyth stipticitie Alkechyngy or solatrum montanum or morel of the hyll is colde and drye of complexion and it prouoketh vryne and mundifyeth the reynes beynge taken in fourme of a syrupe ℞ of alkechingi ℥ i. ss of resyns of the kernelles of pyneaple clēsed of euery one ℥ vi of the .iij. lesse seedes of euery one ℥ iij. of the rotes of percelye fenel asperage bruscus and smallage of euerye one m̄ ss of lyquirice ʒ x. of damaske prunes sebesten of iuiubes of euerye one in nombre .xij. of the floures of violettes and of the herbe called gyrus solis of euery one m̄ i. of saxifrage m̄ ss let thē seeth a lytle beynge brayed wyth water of endiue buglosse fenel and a lytle wyne of pomegranades tyll the thyrd parte be consumed then streyne them and make syrupe wyth sufficient whyte waxe ʒ i. ss of good reubarbe thys syrupe mundifyeth the reynes from the stone from branne and from here 's cōforteth the stomack strengtheneth digestion and breaketh wynde of the entrailles Ameos is a seede hote and drye in the thyrde degree it is administred in medicines to prouoke vryne Anetum or dille is hote and drye in the second degre and it is nombred amonge symples that take awaye payne and it resolueth and breaketh wyndynes and beynge burned as Galien sayeth it healeth the vlceres of the yard And it swageth the payne of the eares Moreouer dille is resolutiue wyth maturation Wherfore when it is myngled with resolutiues it increaseth resolution and added to maturatiues it furdereth maturation Item the oyle therof myngled wyth oyle of bytter almandes remedyeth the wyndynesse and sowndyng of the eares Also beyng myngled with oyle of the yolkes of egges butter oyle of violettes it swageth maruelouslye the payne of the eares caused of hote mattyer chieflye when it is boyled wyth chestwormes called porcelliones and a lytle saffran and wyne of pomegranades vnto the cōsumption of the wyne Arthemisia or motherworte is of hote and drye complexion aboute the begynnynge of the thyrde degre It comforteth synowy places and when it is sodden wyth wyne and thynges anodine that is to saye whych take awaye payne and applyed in the fourme of an epitheme wyth a sponge it comforteth synowie places wyth some resolution Also it is of greate efficacitie in the dysease called tenasmos caused of colde beynge ministred after thys sorte Take poudred colophonie with nuttes of cypresse and frankensence and put the pouder vpon hote coles and let the pacient receyue the smoke and afterwarde ye muste haue a handful of motherwort heated vpō a tyle spryncled wyth stiptike wyne whervpon the patient muste syt for it is a maruelous medicine agaynste tenasmon Agrestum or veriuyce is colde in the seconde and drye in the thyrde degree and it represseth the heate of humours Acatia comenly taken for sides is colde and drye beyond the seconde degre and of great stipticitie Aqua or water is colde and moyst in the fyrst degre and it hath vertue to make thicke to congele therfore it dryueth backe colerike apostemes Aqua aluminosa or water of alume hath vertue to drie and therfore it mūdyfieth vlceres and it kepeth backe flegmatyke matter dyscending to an vlcered place Acedula or lytle sorell is colde and drye aboute the seconde degree and it is repercussiue and confortatiue Abrotanum or sothrenwod is hote in the fyrst and drye in the second degree It mundyfieth vlceres and comforteth the vlcered place And the iuce thereof mingled wyth hony vyneger and aloes caballyne and applyed vppon the nauel lyke a playster kylleth wormes Armoniacke is hote in the thyrde and drye in the fyrste yt hathe vertue to resolue wyth molyfication Assafetida is hote and dry in the second and it is abstersiue wyth great attricion Affodillorum radices the rotes of affodilles are hote dry in the thyrd and they scoure wyth corrosion and the iuce of them mingled with hony and the oyle of tartare or wyne lyes as Platearius saith produceth heere in the disease called albaras Item the decoction of affodilles wyth lye and lupines healeth cotton ambulatyue and cancrenouse vlceces Argilla or clay is cold in the fyrst and drye in the seconde and is repercussiue Aspaltum is hote and drye in the seconde and therfore it hath vertue to drye and glewe together fresh woundes it is a hardened fome founde in the sea called mare mortuum Atramentum minerale is hote and dry in the thyrd degre and it is corrosyue wyth muche stipticitie Auricula muris anagallus or mousere is of two kyndes that is to saye the male and the female of whych one hath floures of the coloure of a iacyncte or reddyshe the other hath a blew flour after the coloure of the skye and theyr seedes be in the fourme and greatnes of coriāders and the herbe is of temperate hotenes as the seedes bee and dryeth as Gallien sayeth wyth greate absterciō and attraction some saye it is oculus christi but they are deceaued BOLE armenie is colde and drye in the seconde degree It is restrictiue kepeth of hot matter Beries of laurel are hoote and drye and more hote than the leues The leues thereof maye be sodden in bathes conuenyently wyth sage rosemarye wormewoode and a lytle salt to comforte the ioyntes of the feete Borage is hoote and moyste in the first and engendreth good blood and it is conueniently permitted to wounded men in theyr dishes with parcely mintes chyefly in the broth of an hēne Buglosse is hote and moyst cordiall and engendreth good bloode and hath vertue like vnto borage and his rote rosted vnder the cooles in weted cloutes and afterward stamped with asmuche of rosted apples and a lytle butter swageth the payne of a white flawe and rypeth all froncles and it is good to take awaye the roughnes of the tongue in a feuer yf it be holdē in the mouth after that it is steped in water and wine of pomegranades and deliteth the paciente
to incarne woundes and vlcers and is put in colliryes ordeyned for ophtalmia Sanguis draconis is cold and drye in the thyrde and by reasō of his stipticitie coldnesse and slymynesse it easelye stancheth blood And Galene sayth that it hath vertue to cole and to bynde moderately Item the plant brayed and broken with the blood cōsoundeth fresh woundes and so doth terebentine also myngled wyth sanguis draconis frankensence and a lytle oyle of ipericon Sapo or sope is hote and drye with adustion or burnyng And frēch sope mengled with the poudre of blacke elebore litarge of syluer verdegrese a lytle quycksyluer and a lytle glasse brayed cureth the blacke morphewe tetters and ryngewormes beynge made in the fourme of an oyntment Spuma maris or the fome of the see is hote in the fyrst and drye in the thyrde it hath vertue to scoure to drye Spongia maris or a sponge is hote in the fyrste and drye in the seconde It hath vertue to resolue and to drye and being somwhat burned and layed vpon superfluous fleshe it cōsumeth it without payne and therfore it maye be layed vpon dura mater to consume superfluous flesh for it mundifyeth wyth some corrosion and without payne Staphisagria is hote and drye in the thyrde and hath vertue to draw and therfore beinge chewed it purgeth rewmes of the heed and when it is mēgled and stamped with oyle it kylleth lyse Scabiouse is hote and drye in the seconde and hathe vertue to scoure the iuyce of it mengled with the iuyce of dockes and fumyterrye and oyle of laurell and mastyke and thā sodden with terebentine with litarge of golde and a lytle quycksyluer quenched with spettle with the addition of a lytle iuce of sothernewoode and of the rotes of affodilles and a lytle black elebore brayed cureth scalles ryngwormes and tetters mophew and alopecia And moreouer it hathe a great prerogatyue in diseases of the brest For the cough The water of the decoction of it with licoryce reysons fygges iuiubes branne damaske primes sebestē penydies and a lytle honye is a synguler remedy for the cough and for a short breth halfe a cyath must be taken in the mornyng and when the patient goeth to bedde And it was cōmytted to me as a secret and I haue proued it to be verye good Sisaminum is a grayne hote and moyst in the fyrst and hath vertue to mollify and to rype hote apostemes Sulphur or brymstone is hote drye in the fourth and when it is sodden with oyle of elders and erthwormes with a lytle vynegre tyll the vinegre be consumed it is a good medicyne for the pryckynge of the synowes Item beinge sodden with oyle of roses and of laurell and a lytle vynegre it consumeth and dryeth all maner scabbes Salt is hote and drye and is vsed in lotions of fylthye vlcers Sandalus or saunders is a tree of colde and drye cōplexion in the secōd and there ben thre kyndes of it namelye whyte yelowe and red and they are put in repercussiues of hote apostemes and woundes Semen lini or lyneseede is hote drye in the fyrst with some moisture and it rypeth colde apostemes And the oyle of it is a good medycyne for diseases of the fundament agaynst the crampe of woundes yf ye anoynt the backebone and the ioyntes with the sayde oyle Storax calamyte and liquide storax are hote in the first and drye in the second and they haue vertue to heate a colde brayne And when they are incorporate with laudanū odoriferous new waxe after the maner of a pomāder they cōfort the brayne and whan the pomander is borne in the hande it comforteth cut synowes Liquide storax is put in linimentes agaynste scabbes and scalles of the heed and agaynst the frenche pockes and maketh the oyntmentes of good odour Spodium is colde and drye and when it is mengled with water of plantayne antimony myrobalane citryne sumache and a lytle roche alume licium somwhat sodden cureth perfytely vlcers of the mouth being mēgled with tutia antimoniū and burned leade it healeth cancreous vlcers Item it stauncheth bledyng at the nose being blowen with antimonye and frankensence TErebentine is hote drye with temperate heate it is good for woundes of synnowes and muscles and it passeth other in woūdes of chyldrē and women A suffumigation therof healeth the disease tenasmos when it is taken by mouth as it shal be declared hereafter it swageth the paynes of the inwarde partes ℞ of mooste clere terebentine thryes washed with water of fenelle ℥ i. of syrupe de duabus radicibus without vynegre ʒ x. of asses donge that gyueth mylke frō the moneth of may dryed in the shadowe and fynely poudred ʒ i. ss of saffran graynes .ii. of swete fenelle ℈ i. mēgle thē and let the patiēt receyue this ordinaunce with a fasting stomak Tartare or wyne lyes is hote and drye in the thyrd it is conuenyentlye put in oyntmentes for scabbes whā it is poudred and takē with a litle mastik in the broth of an henne or with sugre of roses it hath vertue to cause .iiii. or .v. syeges Tucia is colde and drye and is vsed in vlcers of the yarde and in cācreous maligne corrosyue vlcers for it dryeth and incarneth them And when it is mengled with the iuce of fenell or water of fenel and antimony it preserueth the eyes and it is conuenyently vsed in colliryes Tamariscus is hote and drye and prouoketh vryne And wyne of the decoction of it is good for the hardnesse of the mylt and of the lyuer and for dissurye and strangurye by reason of his openynge Tamarindes are colde and dry in the thyrde or in the seconde as Paul sayth A decoction of them with barly and reysyns healeth hote apostemes of the throte at the begynnynge and in the augmentation and they quēch the sharpnes of humours chefely yf ye adde a lytle wyne of pomegranades Tapsus barbatus or milliū is hote and drye and swageth payne A decoction of it with thynges folowing is conuenient for all diseases of the fūdament ℞ of Tapsus barbarus m̄ ii of the leaues of mallowes violets and holyhokke of clene barly brāne an̄ m̄ i. of lineseed li. ss of apples somwhat broken in nombre x. Let them seeth all with sufficient water tyl the thyrde parte be consumed and make a suffumigation Tormentille otherwyse called bystorte is colde and drye in the thyrde and hath vertue to consounde woundes it hath a diuine power agaynste the pestilence if it be gyuen to drynke in the quantitie of ℥ iii. with a rosted oynyon and a litle triacle and syrupe of the iuce of orēges and a lytle wine of pomegranades Guydo sayth that the same herbe is hote and drye Thus or frankensence is hoote in the seconde and drye in the fyrst and it hathe vertue to engendre flesshe in woundes of tender bodies and more ouer it consoundeth Terra sigillata is hote and drye with moche
before digestion and some wythout digestion Aueroys commaundeth to purge all the humours indifferently in thys case Wherfore whā ye shal perceaue that thys feuer cometh thorough the dominiō of hote matter ye shal purge the pacient wythout digestion wyth the medecyne folowynge ℞ diacatholicon ʒ vj. of an electuary of rooses after Mesue of electuary of Psillium ana ʒ j. ss of diafinicon ʒ j. make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of dytany well stamped of tormentyll of Cardus benedictus of the rotes of Tunici ana ℈ j. of Galenes triacle ʒ ss of syrupe of the iuyce of sorel or in the stede of it de acetositate citri ℥ j. If the foresayde feuer came of grosse mattier lette it be purged wyth thys purgation folowynge ℞ of diafinicon ʒ iij. of diacatholicon ℥ ss of an electuary of rooses after Mesue ʒ ij make a potion wyth the comune decoction and the foresayde thynges ordeyned agaynst venyme Digestiue If that ye perceaue the feuer wyll gyue any respyt to digest the matter ye shall vse thys digestyue ℞ of syrupe de acetositate citri of syrupe of the iuyce of sorell syrupe of rooses by infusyon of water of buglosse sorell and baume called Melissa ana ℥ j. myngle them or make it thus ℞ of syrupe de Ribes of syrupe de Acetositate citri of euerye one ℥ ss of Syrupe of the iuyce of endyue ʒ vi of waters of endyue buglosse sorell ana ℥ j. whan the matter is digested lette the bodye be purged wyth one of the forsayde purgacions For the thyrde intention ye shall note that ye ought to be diligent about the comfortaciō of the hart both wythin wythout wyth epithymes cōfortatiue syrupes wherof this ordinaūce folowyng may be for an exāple ℞ of the waters of sorel buglosse and Mellissa or bawme ana .li. ss of wyne of pomegranades ℥ iiij water of roses ℥ iij. of syrupe of roses by infusyon ℥ v. of syrupe of the iuyce of sorell or of ribes or of the sower iuyce of a citron orenge or of lymous ℥ ij of whyte saunders ʒ ij ss of camphore graynes .ij. make a longe syrupe with sufficient whyte sugger wherof lette the pacient take two sponefulles for it quencheth heate and cōforteth the hart Item a conserua of roses borage and buglosse with cordiall pouder and saūders and a lytle syrupe of the iuyce of sorell or of roses is very conuenient in thys case For the confortation of the harte ye maye applye in that place a cerote wryttē in the chapter of carbuncle bubo wherunto ye shall resort ¶ The fourth chapter treatynge the cure of a pure tercian feuer THe sygnes of a tercian feuer caused by a coleryke humour are these great peyne of the head contynuall watchyng aboundaunte sweate yelowe or fyrye vryne greate thurste and dryenes of the tongue dimynution of apetite vnquietnes harde excrementes swyfte pulses Fynallye the paciente is vexed euerye thyrde daye ¶ Here foloweth the cure of the same FIrste obseruacion of diete presupposed as we haue declared in the cure of herisipelas ye shal demaunde of the pacient whether he be costyfe and yf he be ye shall administre this clystre folowyng ℞ marcurie malowes violettes betes clene barley ana m̄ j. make a decoction wherof ye shall take .li. j. ss the yolkes of two Egges a lytle salt of redde sugre hony of violettes ana ʒ v. of oyle of violettes ʒ v. mengle thē and make a clyster After the clyster ye shall ministre thys digestyue ℞ of syrupe of vynegre called acetosus symplex ʒ i. of syrupe of endyue ℥ ss of waters of buglosse and endyue of euery one ℥ j. ss or make it thus ℞ of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythout vynegre of occizaccarum of euery one ʒ vj. of waters of endyue hoppes nenuphar of euery one ℥ j. myngle them make a syrupe or thus ℞ syrupe of nenuphar or in the steede of it of syrupe of violettes of syrupe of endyue of syrupe acetosus symplex of euery one ℥ ss of waters of violettes endyue and buglosse of euery one ℥ i. myngle thē Whan ye haue vsed these syrupes or digestiues the space of foure dayes ye shal mynistre these medecines folowynge ℞ of good Reubarbe ʒ j. of spyke graynes thre make an infusion wyth water of endiue vi houres thā strayne them strongly and put therunto of electuary lenityue or manna ʒ vi of electuarye of the iuyce of roses ʒ ij dissolue them all wyth the decoctiō of cordiall floures and frutes and make a potion as it is sayd in the former receyt addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ j. But in stronge bodyes ye shall vse thys medecyne ℞ of cassia newelye drawen out of diacatholicon of euery one ℥ ss of diaprunis solutiue of electuarye of the iuyce of rooses of euery one ʒ ij dissolue them all wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes and make a potion addynge of syrupe of Violettes ℥ j. As concernynge comune digestiues we haue spoken sufficiently about the ende of the chapter of purgacion wherunto ye shall resort ¶ Of the peyne of the heade FOrasmuch as peyne of the head is wonte to acompany thys feuer I wyll describe some remedies for the cure of the same whereof the fyrst is thys ℞ of oyle of roses ℥ iij. of vynegre of roses ʒ iij. of saffran ℈ j. mengle them or thus ℞ the whytes of two egges of oyle of rooses of water of rooses of euerye one ℥ j. ss of the wyne of Pomegranates of vynegre of roses of euery one ʒ iij. make a confection or thus R. oyle of roses ℥ ij of redde saunders ʒ j. of vynegre of rooses ʒ vi of saffran ʒ ss mengle thē and make an oxirundinū But yf the peyne canne not beswaged wyth the foresayde remedies than ye shall applie ventoses vpon the shulders with scarifications or wythout Also rubbynge and byndynge of the extreme partes an houre before dyner supper helpeth very much and to washe the extreme partes with thynges anodyne is of lyke effect Fynallye leches or bloodsouckers set vpon the veynes emorroidal swage payne of the heade maruelouslye ¶ Of the peyne of the reynes WHan the paciente is vexed with peyne and heate in the reynes ye shall procede with the remedies folowyng ℞ of galenes oyntment called infrigidātis or colyng ʒ vi of oyntment of roses ℥ j. ss myngle them and anoint the reynes therwyth or thus ℞ of Vnguentum populeon ℥ j. of Galienes oyntment ʒ vi mengle them anoynt the reynes or thus ℞ the whyte of two egges the iuyce of plantayne ʒ j. oyle of violettes nenuphar of oyntment of roses ana ʒ ss myngle thē or thus ℞ water of endyue violettes sorell and nyghtshade of euery one ℥ viij of all the saunders of euery one ʒ j. of roses violettes nenuphar of euery one m̄ ss let them boyle all together a lytle and foment
the paynfull place therewith wyth sindalle or lynnen clothe ¶ Of thyrst THe patient in this feuer is often vexed wyth greate thyrste for the mitigation whereof we wyll declare certayne remedyes Fyrst yf the body be stronge and haue no impediment in the stomacke nor in the lyâ—er ye maye gyue hym colde well water in great quantitie and not in small for so it might be turned into fumes in to choler this must be done in the somer and to yonge persons but yf colyke or other euyll accidentes let you to vse water ye shall vse thys potion folowynge â„ž the waters of vyolettes sorell endiue nenuphar ana li. ss of wyne of pomegranades â„¥ iiii of fyne sugre â„¥ viii of syrupe of roses by infusion of syrupe of vyolettes ana â„¥ ii mengle them and make a longe iulep accordynge to arte whereof let the patient drynke ofte Or let hym holde in his mouth a pece of a cucumer a prune stone or barlye sodden or the roote of langdebefe somewhat sodden in water of barlye or the muscilage of psilliuÌ„ or the seede of quynces or thus â„ž of the water of violettes li. i. of endiue li. i. ss of sorel of buglosse ana â„¥ vi of fyne sugre â„¥ viii of wyne of pomegranades â„¥ vi make a longe iulep whereof lette the patient take wyth water of barlye or welle water or thus Take of Tamarindes â„¥ i. ss of fyne sugre â„¥ ss of iulep of vyolettes â„¥ i. of roses by infusyon of syrupe called acetosus simplex ana â„¥ ii mengle them and make an electuarye whych the patient must holde in his mouth ¶ Of slept IF the patient canne not slepe ye shall annoynte his temples wyth thys oyntment R. of vngueÌ„tum populeon â„¥ i. ss of oyle of popie of oyle of nenuphar anÌ„ â„¥ ss mengle theÌ„ or make it thus R. of the leaues of wyllowes of lettuse of the ryndes of whyte poppye of the floures of nenuphar camomylle vyolettes ana mÌ„ ss make a decoction wyth the water of vyolettes nyghtshade and sorelle and embroke the teÌ„ples with sponges ¶ A Chapter of the sygnes of a tertian not pure THe sygnes of a tertian not pure bene these The pulse is not so swyfte nor so thycke as in a pure tertian the vryne is not coloured the excrementes are not so harde nor so brent The patient is payned wyth heauye grefe of the heed hys appetyte is not vtterly lost slepe drynesse of the tonge and sweate are moderate Howebeit sweate maye be more plentifull by reason of the multitude of matter and the patient is wonte to be verye colde in the begynnynge of peroxismes ¶ The cure of a tertian not pure THe cure of a tertian not pure consysteth in thre intentions In dyete in digestion of the euyll mattier and purgation of the same and fynally in correction of the accidentes As touchynge the fyrste intention the dyete at the begynnynge must be sklendre but not so sklendre as a pure tertian wherfore let the patient eate grated breed almande mylke and the brothe of a capon sodden with good herbes and commune seedes sodden wyth a lytle brothe of a chyckyn are good in the declination Let his wine be well delayed and not very sharpe Item he maye eate lettuse and cicorye rootes with vinegre and a lytle oyle The seconde intention is thus accomplyshed Fyrst for digestioÌ„ let the patient take this digestiue â„ž of syrupe of the iuce of endiue â„¥ i. of sirupe called acetosus simplex â„¥ ss of waters of endiue borage and sorell ana â„¥ i. mengle them An other â„ž of syrupe acetosus simplex of hony of roses of the syrupe of endiue ana â„¥ ss of waters of endiue hoppes borage anÌ„ â„¥ i. when the matter is digested lette the patient be purged as it is declared in the Chapter of purgation vniuersally or thus â„ž of cassia diacatholicon ana Ê’ v. of electuarye of the iuce of roses Ê’ ii make a small potion with the coÌ„mune decoction addynge of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. or thus â„ž of cassia diafinicon ana Ê’ iii. of diaprunis solutyue of electuarye of the iuce of roses ana Ê’ i. mengle theÌ„ and make a potion with the coÌ„mune decoction addyng of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. ss But bycause a tertian feuer not pure is not wont to obey the forsayd digestions and purgations therfore for the eradication of the same we must vse stronger medicynes fyrste let the matter be digested after thys sorte â„ž of syrupe of vynegre of syrupe de duabus radicibus de bisantiis of syrupe of the iuce of endiue anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the waters of buglosse endiue and wormewood ana â„¥ i. mengle theÌ„ After digestion let them be purged with this purgation â„ž of diacatholicon Ê’ iiii of diafinicon Ê’ ii of electurium indum maius of diaprunis solutiue or in steade thereof of the electuarye of psillium ana â„¥ i. Make a smaâ—ll potion wyth the commune decoction addynge of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. or make it thus â„ž of cassia â„¥ ss of diafinicon Ê’ ii of electuarye of roses after Mesue of good reubarbe steped and strayned accordynge to arte ana Ê’ i. make a smalle potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of violettes one ounce This is for ryche men The thyrde intention whych is to correct the accidentes is thus accomplyshed Sometymes great payne of the stomake accompanyeth thys fieuer for the remotion wherof ye shall vse thys vnction â„ž of oyle of wormwoode of oyle of roses omphacyne of oyle of quynces ana â„¥ i. of oyle of mastyke â„¥ ss of cynamome nutmygges cloues saffran ana Ê’ i. of worme woode Romayne myntes of eche a lytle of the spyces of the thre saunders of the spyces of diarodon abbatis of all the coralles ana Ê’ i. ss let theÌ„ seeth all togyther with a cyath of odoriferous wyne tyll the wyne be consumed then strayne theÌ„ and anoynt the stomake therewithall And bycause these feuers ar wont to be prolonged vnto the fourth moneth and more therfore we muste renewe digestion and purgation This maye be the ordynaunce of digestion R. of sirupe of the iuce of endiue of honye of roses strayned of syrupe de duabus radicibus wyth vynegre ana â„¥ ss of water of maydenheere and wormewoode ana â„¥ i. ss or of thus R. of honye of Roses of syrupe de v. radicibus of syrupe of cicory anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss of water of endyue wormewoode and maydenheere ana â„¥ i. meÌ„gle theÌ„ These digestiues are connenyent in quartayne and inordynate fieuers Equiualente purgations after the sayde digestion are in fourme of pylles as it foloweth â„ž of pylles aggregatiue of pilles of hiera with agarik anÌ„ Ê’ ss of pilles of reubarbe ℈ i. make v. pylles wyth water of wormwood and lette them be taken in the mornynge or thus â„ž of pylles aggregatiue pylles of mastycke of cleane reubarbe ana ℈ i. make fyue pylles wyth honye of roses The Phisicions
or such as purge rotteÌ„ mattier For lyce are engendred of rotten mattier Concerninge diete the patient muste absteyne from meates that engender corrupte or rotten mattier as figges chestnuttes colewortes c. To come to locall medicines some affirme that the iuce of brome wyth the iuce of wormewood and oyle of mirt sodden kylleth lyce yf ye annoynt the heade therwythall Oyle dissolued with aloes lykewyse vsed is of lyke effecte Item a decoction of the gumme of an yuye tree whyte beetes and blacke of the coddes of senye made with wormewood yarowe and lye kylleth lyce yf ye wasshe the heade wythall twyse a weke Note that what soner killeth lyce kylleth nyttes also To kylle crab lyce in the priuy members and vnder the arme holes ye shall rubbe the place wyth a clout wherwyth the goldsmyth gyldeth syluer But if the lyce be fouÌ„de in the eye liddes ye shal vse a surer medicine Take of a heÌ„nes galle Ê’ ss water of roses of wormewood anÌ„ Ê’ ii of aloes epatyke â„¥ i. mengle theÌ„ lay it vpon the eyeliddes Or thus â„ž of buttyre thryse washed wyth rose water Ê’ iii. of aloes epatyke Ê’ i. mengle them together and make a linimente and anoynte the eye liddes therwyth when the patient goeth to bedde c ¶ Of the stynkynge of the nose and of the mouth THe euyl odour of the nose and of the mouthe maye come of sondrye causes as Galene sayeth Somtyme it cometh by corrupte vapours ascendyng from rotten humours in the stomake and this chaunceth to those persons that lyue riotously vsyng excesse in meate and drynke Sometymes it chaunceth through the rottenes of the goÌ„mes and of the teeth The stynke of the nose cometh somtyme of a rotteÌ„ vlceration and sometyme of corrupte and catarrouse mattier desceÌ„ding froÌ„ the brayne and somtyme through the stoppyng of the streynour of the nose and thys kynde is of harde curation or rather incurable as some affirme The cure of thys euyll disposition coÌ„sisteth in thre intentions The first is ordinaunce of diete the second purgation of corrupte mattier The third is administration of local medicines For the fyrste the pacicient muste absteyne from all meates that engender grosse and corrupte humours as are grosse fleshe fyshe colewortes oynyons garlike pasties and pies and he muste eate meates of good digestion as capons chyckyns veale lambe lyke spyced wyth cynamome Hys breade must be vnleuened Pomegranades are comended in thys case for they suffer not meates to corrupte in the stomake Item stiptyke frutes as medlers quynces are permitted after meate but al other frutes are to be abhorred Furthermore hys wyne muste not be swete nor grosse nor troublous nor stroÌ„g Of herbes he may vse borage lettuse maioruÌ„ ê‘cely mintes sauerye tyme sage sorell rosemarye Also it is good to vse after meate corianders swete fenell cynamome For the seconde intention lette the mattier be purged wyth diacatholicoÌ„ cassia and tamarindes or with pilles of mastyke or pilles de octo rebus or pilles of washed aloes these muste be receyued twyse a weke thre houres before supper or .ii. houres after supper We haue founde it good to take in the mornynge fastynge an ounce of honye of roses aromatised wyth a lytle cynamome and nutmigges Also the roote of gynger wyth hony suger receyued fastynge comforteth digestion and causeth good odour of the mouthe and so doth the rynde of a citron or of an orenge confecte as is aforesayde Item confection of the thre saunders and aromaticum rosatum receyued fastynge wyth a lytle wyne is profitable in thys case The thyrde intention is thus accomplished Fyrst yf the cause of the stynke be in the rotten teeth let them be remoued But yf it be in the goÌ„mes let them be rubbed wyth thys mixture folowynge R. of the water of sorel of the wine of pomegranades anÌ„ â„¥ i. of roch alume Ê’ ii ss of licium Ê’ vi let them seeth all together tyll the water and wyne be consumed yf nede be of stronger remedyes put to the mixture of vnguentuÌ„ egiptiacuÌ„ Ê’ vi If the stinke of the nose procede of rotten vlceration ye muste mundifye the place wyth the forsayde remedye or wyth vnguentuÌ„ apploruÌ„ mengled with vnguentuÌ„ egiptiacum It is good also to draw into the nose thrilles thys decoction folowynge R. of water of roses and plantayne ana â„¥ iii. of wyne of pomegranades â„¥ ii of licium of hony of roses ana â„¥ i. ss of sarcocolle Ê’ i. of alume Ê’ i. ss of myrrhe Ê’ ss seeth them all together a litle Item it is good to make a lotion wyth water of roses wyne of pomegranades a lytle odoriferous wine wherein roses myrte calamus aromaticus ciperus and a lytle alume a lytle honye of roses are sodden IteÌ„ it is good to holde in the mouth cynamome nutmigges or sweete fenell to eate medlers after repaste or sower apples ¶ A chapter of horcenes TO clarifye the voyce a purgation wyth pilles of hieracum agariâ—o or wyth cassia and diacatholicon premised it is verye profitable to take thys decoction folowynge hote when the patient goeth to bedde R. of water of scabiouse fenell and buglosse ana li. i. of iuiubes fattefigges raysons dates ana â„¥ i. of clene liquiryce Ê’ x. of sirupe de duabus radicibus wtout vinaygre â„¥ iii. of hony â„¥ ii of penydies of suger candy of sirupe of violettes anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss seeth theÌ„ all together in a glasse tyll the thyrde parte be consumed Dioscorides sayeth that assa fetida takeÌ„ wyth water of hony rectifieth a horce voyce Item it is very good to take after supper Ê’ i. of these pilles R. of the iuyce of liquiryce of aloes epatike of dragagantum braied of assa of aloes ana Ê’ i. of cububes of myrrhe ana Ê’ ii of liquyde storax of clere terebentyne anÌ„ Ê’ i. ss of coriandes swete fenel anÌ„ ℈ ii of garden saffran Ê’ ss meÌ„gle them all together and make pilles wyth hony Also pilles bechichie siue de liquiritia holden vnder the tonge synke downe to the longes and clarifye the voyce Item a leke boyled wyth oyle and eaten wyth hony ameÌ„deth horcenes yf ye put therto a lytle cubebes it shal be the better Auncient wryters in thys case prayse a decoction made wyth honye water and mustarde Finallye a decoction made wyth the seede of quynces liquiryce the rootes of langdedefe syrupe of violets soupleth the roughnes of the pype clarifieth the voyce And thus we make an ende c. ¶ A chapter of an aposteme which is wont to chaunce through flebothomye IT chaunceth sometimes that through negligence in cuttyng a veyne a synowe is prycked or that yuell bloode is reteyned thoroughe streate phlebotomye of whiche .ii. causes the membre is apostemed with a coleryke or a sanguyne aposteme For the curation whereof ye shall resorte to the booke of apostemes Howebeit ye shall obserue this one thynge that if ye feare the commyng of an
aposteme ye shall apply this cerote folowynge in large cloutes ℞ of oyle of roses odoryferous oyle of vyolettes ana ℥ i. ss of calfes tallowe ℥ ii of whyte waxe ℥ i. ss of the muscilage of the seed of holihoke of the seed of quynces of mallowes vyolettes clene barlye one ciathe Let them seethe all togyther except the waxe tyll the muscilage be consumed laste of all put to the waxe and make a softe cerote Or make it thus ℞ of the rootes of hollyhocke sodden and streyned ℥ iii. of oyle of roses camomille ana ℥ j. of hennes grese of oyle of vyolettes ana ʒ vi of calues suet ℥ ii ss seeth them all togither a lytle and putte therevnto of whyte waxe ʒ x. of barlye floure ℥ i. of sasfron ʒ i. and thus endeth this c. ¶ A chapter of smellynge dymynysshed THe vertu of smelling is corrupted thorough sundry causes Sometyme through opylation of the passages of the .ij. lytle pyeces of flesshe in the heade whiche ben the instrumentes of smellyng Sometyme by corruption and putrefaction of the said peeces of flesh The cure hereof shal be acomplisshed with .iii. intencions The first is ordinaunce of diet the second purgacion of the matter the thyrde administracion of locall medicines For the first and the seconde ye shall procede as it is sayd in the chapter of the stynkyng of the nose Lykewyse the remedyes there discribed in the forme of decoctions may be cōuenyently vsed in this curation Howbeit some auncient wryters affirme that a decoction of nigella rue serapine maiorom rosemary with wyne and honye amendeth the diminution of smelling Rue also smelled to wyth myntes and maiorum is of good effecte Haliabbas sayth that the vryne of a harte stilled in to the nose recouereth smellynge Item the galle of a hawke poured into the nosethrilles remoueth oppilation of that lytle peces of fleshe The galle of a cocke or of an henne is of like effecte ¶ A chapter of bonchines BOnchines is caused somtime of moistines dilatīg and slackyng the ligamētes and synnowes wherunto the spondiles are tyed and when the spondiles are out of theyr proper place they cause an eminence or bonchynes Sometymes coughing and shortnes of wynd causeth the sayde bouchynes and sometymes it is caused through apostemation in the muscles of the backe and then the pacient feleth payne lytle heat the peyn remaineth alwaies in one place whych thyng doth not happen so whē it procedeth of wyndines As concernynge bonchines procedynge of a primityue cause we haue spoken in the chapter of dislocation of the spondiles In thys present chapter we wyl onely treate of bonchines that procede of grosse wyndynes and moysture dilatynge and slackinge the ligamentes and synowes of the spondiles The cure of thys bonchines consisteth in thre intentions namelye in diete in purgatiō of matter antecedent in administration of locall medicines For the fyrst ye shall resorte to the cure of bocium The seconde is accomplyshed as it foloweth Fyrst yf the mattier be grosse and slymie it shal be thus digested R. of sirupe de duabus radicibus wythoute vinaygre of syrupe of stichados ana ʒ vi of waters of sage rosemary and fenel ana ℥ i. when he hath receyued thys syrupe the space of a weke lette him be purged as it foloweth R. of pilles de hiera wyth agaryke ℈ ii of pilles of hermodactiles the greater ℈ i. mēgle them and make v. pilles wyth water of fenell And yf the patient be stronge pilles cochye pilles hermodactiles the greater maye be permitted in the wynter But in delicate persons of tender age pilles of hiera and assagereth wyth agaryke are to be vsed ones a weke Further it is conuenient after purgation to vse thys decoction diuretike the space of certayne dayes R. of maydenheere of the floures of rosemarye ana m̄ i. of comune seedes ℥ i. of liquyryce ʒ x. of damaske prunes iuiubes of eche in nomber ten of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythout vinaygre ℥ vi of honye ℥ i. ss of whyte suger ℥ iii. of cynamome and swete fenell of euerye one two drāmes Seeth them al together with swete water in a vessel of glasse tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and vse thys decoction two houres before supper in the mornyng and euenyng after the maner of a syrupe The thyrde intention shall be accomplyshed by the administration of the vnction and cerote folowynge R. of oyle of camomylle lillies of agrippa and dialthea of euerye one ℥ i. ss of oyle of spyke iuniper terebentyne and of a foxe ana ℥ ss of liquide storax ten drammes of rosemarye sticados squinantum of maiorum yua muscata sauyne serpillū mugwort wormewood of euerye one m̄ ss of erth wormes wasshed wyth wyne of the nuttes of cipresse brayed numbre sixe of cynamome of nutmigges of euerye one ʒ i. of calamus aromaticus ʒ iii. of odoriferous wyne li. ii seeth them all together tyll the wyne be consumed then strayne them and annoynte the place therewyth twyse a daye After thys vnction ye shall put vpon the place thys cerote folowynge R. of the oyle magistrale afore ordeyned li. ss of clere terebentyne ten drammes of the rootes of enula campana soddē wyth water and wyne stamped and streyned ℥ iii. of whyte waxe asmuche as shal suffice make a softe cerote adding of saffran ʒ ss Item it is verye good to euapour the place wyth a sponge dypped in the decoction folowyng R. of camomylle mellilote dylle of maiorum sticados squinantum wormewood of euerye one m̄ ss of nuttes of cipresse brayed nombre ten of corianders cumine calamus aromaticus of euerye one two drammes of honye ℥ i. ss Let them seeth all together wyth water and odoriferous wyne sufficientlye tyll halfe be cōsumed and let the place be epethimed wyth a sponge thus we ende c. ¶ Of too muche fatnes and grosnes of the body GAlene sayth that through the vertue assimulatiue attractiue the bodye is so engrossed that a man can not walke nor breathe but wyth greate difficultie whereby yf he contynewe wythout excercise he must nedes fall into some euyll disease as apoplexia palsye chokynge euyll fieuer wherfore it is necessary to reherce the thynges that haue vertue to extenuate the body and to make it thinne whyche thynge consisteth in two intētions that is to saye in diminution of bloode and resolution of mattier conioyncte The fyrste is accomplyshed by the administration of a slender diete and by thynges that prouoke vryne and sweate as fenell percelye rue asparage polium c. Also solutyue medicines that purge fleume ar profitable wyth exercise and muche fastyng and drynkynge of vinaygre The seconde intencion is accomplyshed by administration of meates of lytle nourishment and also by conuenient purgation The meates must be of such nature that they may passe easelye from the stomake to the guttes that the operation of the veynes called miseraice be not fulfylled Item a bathe
made wyth the leaues of myrte willowes sumach roses and a lytle vinegre and salte is praysed of the doctours Some haue thought it good to anoynte the bodye wyth oyle of wylde cucumer Finallye the patient muste watche much and must vse electuaries of trifera the lesse or electuarye of lachar c. ¶ A chapter of a member or bodye extenuate or thynned THoroughe the defaute of the vertue attractiue and assimilatiue and by slender meates and seasynge from excercise and greate thoughte the body is extenuated made leane The cure of thys disease consisteth in two intentions The fyrste is to engender good blood that the vertue attractiue maye drawe it to the member beyng extenuated and that it may nouryshe the same The seconde is to strengthen the retentyue vertue of the mēber that blood beyng drawē and sent therunto may be reteined in the same The fyrste intention whyche is to engender good blood is accomplished by the administration of good diete for as Galene sayeth If ye wyll restore a leane bodye ye shall geue hym grosse and redde wyne and meates of greate nouryshmente Wherefore the diete of them whyche are in consumpsion is conuenient in thys case The seconde intention is accomplished by rubbynges bathes and cerotes The rubbynge of the extenuate members must be vsed nether to soft nor to roughe And after rubbynge the patiente maye conueniently go into a warme bathe Oyles also and cerotes attractiue layed vpon the member are good to drawe nouryshement therunto But for asmuche as the lyuer and veynes are wonte to be stopped by the foresayd thynges therfore ye shall administer thinges that open as capares succurrie asparage lupines c. Lykewyse in thys case the wyne muste not be grosse and sweete tyl the oppilation be remoued but rather thynne and subtile Oximell and waters that prouoke vryne are permitted in thys case Conuenient cerotes to drawe nouryshmente are suche as be made of pytche hote oyles and gummes as thys that foloweth R. of foxe oile of oyle of lillies of the grese of a ducke henne and gose ana ℥ i. ss of shyppe pytche ℥ iii. of greke pytche of rasyn of the pyne terebentyne ana ℥ ii of oyle of euphorbium ℥ ss of oyle of elders ℥ i. of sage of rosemarye an̄ m̄ i. Let them boyle all together and streyne them all and make a styffe cerote with sufficient new waxe which ye shall spreade vpon a lether and lay it vpon the extenuated member Note that rubbyng wyth cloutes must be vsed before the cerote and the bath After that the nourishment is drawē to the mēber it is good to epithime the sayde mēbers with thinges cōfortatiue that the mattier may be reteyned in the mēbers wherof this was wonte to be our ordinaūce R. of roses wormewood sticados nept squinātū maiorū an̄ m̄ ss of rosemarye sage an̄ a lytle camomille m̄ i. seeth them al together wyth sufficient redde wyne tyll the thyrde part be consumed Auicēne saith that it is good to drawe the nourishmēt to the leane mēber by excercising the same carieng some heuy thing therw t by bynding the hole mēber straytlye that the nouryshment may not come therunto but be constrayned to passe to the extenuat member ¶ A Chapter to remoue scarres and roughnes of the skynne SOme auncient doctours saye that Vnguentum citrinū Nicolai remoueth scarres of the face caused thorough a wounde Item oile of the yolkes of Egges laboured in a morter of leade remoueth the roughnes of the face and of the handes and scarres of woundes Vnguentū de tucia of oure description and vnguentum de cerusa sodden and bawme and a sparadrap of oure description made wyth camphore and Tucia amendeth scarres and roughnes of the skynne Furtheremore oyle of elders melted wyth newe waxe and a lytle oyle of wormewoode and a lytle iuyce of a radyshe roote and cumyn and beane floure incorporated after the maner of a cerote and sodden resolueth dead bloode and blacknes of the face and of the eye lyddes in brusyng and stripes Item for the roughnes of the handes and of the face ye shal rubbe thē with almans chewed wyth a lytle lupynes and barley floure Lykewyse the seede of Sisamus chewed wyth nuttes reysons and rubbed vpō the place remoueth blackenes and deade bloode vnder the skynne Oyle of Sisamum is of lyke effecte Furtheremore the roote of a wylde Cucumer stamped wyth honye thynneth a cicatrice and remoueth blacke spottes Fynallye to remoue the roughnes of the skynne ye shall vse thys liniment folowyng ℞ of oyle of swete Almans of oyle of Rooses of euery one ʒ vi of the marye of a calues legge ℥ ss of calues talowe and kyddes talowe of euery one ℥ j. melte them all together and putte them in a holowe rape or in holowe apples and set them in an ouen to boyle and afterwarde stampe thē all together and rubbe the place wyth the sayde rapes or apples for it is a present remedye and also for the chappes of the feete and handes caused of colde ¶ A Chapter of superfluous sweate TO remoue superfluous and stynkynge sweate weakenyng the bodye the doctours thynke conuenient to vse thinges that open and prouoke vryne as is thys decoction folowynge ℞ of annyse ℥ ss of the rotes of asparage bruscus and fenell of euery one m̄ j. of clene liquyrice m̄ ss of the comune seedes somewhat brayed ℥ ij of reysons ℥ j. ss of damaske prumes nomber ten of maidenheare of Cicorie of euerye one m̄ j. ss of the iij. lesse seedes of euerye one ʒ ij of smallage seede ʒ ss lette them seethe together wyth sufficient water tylle the thyrde parte be consumed then streyne them and putte to the streynynge of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythout vynegre ℥ viij of oximell symplex ℥ iij. of whyte sugger .li. j. clarifie them at the fyer agayne and make a longe syrupe wherof the paciente shall vse in the mornynge the space of a weeke and more whyche done ye shall come to retentiues for whych purpose odoriferous wyne of smal strength must be gyuē to the paciēt delaied with water of the floures croppes of mirtilles stilled in a lēbick Item it is very profytable to washe the bodye of the patient two houres before dyner and supper wyth the decoction of mirtilles sumach quynces rosewater sodden wyth equall quantitie of water and wyne and afterwarde ye shall anoynt the body with thys liniment ℞ of oyle of roses omphacyne ℥ iiij of oyle of myrte of oyle of quynces ana ℥ iij. of oyle of mastyke ℥ j. of whyte saunders ʒ vi of water of rooses and plantayne of euery one ℥ iij. of myrobalanes citrynes ʒ ij sethe them all together tyll the water be consumed than streyne them and putte to the streynynge of whyte waxe asmuche as shall suffyce make a lynyment and rubbe the bodye therwyth in the mornyng and at nyght ¶ A Chapter of the stynke of the arme holes FOr the stinke
of the arme holes fete c. some doctours prayse a lotion with wyne of the decoction of myrtilles rooses wormewoode rosemary squinantū sticados swete fenell coriander and alume For the same intenciō ye may vse the decoctiō folowyng ℞ of sage wormewoode and rosemarye ana m̄ ss of maiorū nepte mugworte roses mirtilles an̄ m̄ ss of squinantum sticados of eche a lytle of the nuttes of cipresse braied in nombre ten of corianders of swete fenel of euery one ℥ j. of galla muscata of calamus aromaticus of euerye one ʒ x. of honye .li. ss of roche alume ℥ iij. of salt ℥ ij lette them seeth all together wyth sufficient water odoriferous wyne and a lytell vynegre tyll the thyrde part be consumed than streyne them and vse the decoction After a bathe ye shall anoynte the foresayde places wyth thys liniment ℞ of oyle of rooses omphacyne of oyle mirtyne of euery one ℥ ij of oyle of mastyke ℥ ss of liquide storax ʒ ij of litarge of golde and syluer of euery one ʒ x. of sarcocolle ʒ iij of roche alume brent ʒ vj. of whyte saunders ℥ ss of calamus aromaticus ʒ j. ss myngle them and make a linimente wyth suffycient whyte waxe ¶ A Chapter of vryne reteyned SOmetymes vryne is so reteyned in mē and women that yf it be not remedyed by thynges that open it wyll induce euyll accidentes as a spasme Aposteme and sometymes death The stoppynge of the wayes of the vryne is sometymes caused thoroughe greate coldnes of the feete and genitalle partes and sometymes thorough grosse and slymye wyndynes or thoroughe flegmatyke humours whyche stoppe the necke of the blader Lykewyse the vryne is restrayned by some vlceration of the necke of the bladder or by a wart or congeled bloude And whā it is reteyned by these laste reherced thynges baynes and oyles that prouoke vryne are sometyme of good effect and sometymes not The reason is that whan the necke of the bladder is vlcered the two partes of the conduyt of the vryne cleaue and are incarned together And than whan the incarnation is newe or whan the warte is newe and small the sayd remedyes maye haue good effecte But whan the consolidation is stronge or the warte greate and olde the remedies are of none effecte and than ye must procede with handye operation wherof we wyll speake in the next chapter Howebeit Gentilis and other expositors holde a contrary opynyon expounde that the sayde vlceration is in the substaunce of the bladder and not in the necke of it Whyche thynge neuertheles is not true for puttynge an instrumēt into the yarde called argalia whyche serueth to cause vryne to issue out vnto the vlcered place that is to saye into the necke we foūd at the entrynge of the instrument into the bladder notable separation of the incarned partes of the sayde vlceration And after that by the sayd instrumēt ther issued out a lytle vryne there came forthe also a greate quantitie of bloode whyche proceded thorough the percynge of the instrument and separatiō of the incarned partes Sometymes retencion of vryne commeth of the stone lienge in the necke of the bladder and sometyme by multitude of grauell stoppynge the comune conduytes The cure of thys retencion shall be accomplysshed by embrocations bathes vnctions playsters lenitiue and openynge applyed vpon the yard vpon the bone called pecten and vpō the skynne called peritoneum Moreouer it shal be accomplysshed by the ministration of thynges diuretyke receyued by the mouthe as is thys ordenaunce folowynge ℞ of the water of fenell asparage bruscus smallage sorell ana ℥ iiij of the wyne of sower pomegranates ℥ ij of syrupe de duabus radicibus ℥ vi of liquyrice stamped ℥ ss of the comune seedes stamped ℥ ij of whyte suggre ℥ ij ss sethe them all together in a glasse tyll the thyrde parte be consumed thā strayne them and lette the patiente take thereof one ciathe in the mornynge and euenynge Item for the same intention the decoction folowyng is commendable ℞ of the water of Eringium ℥ vi of the water of endiue sorell and smallage of euery one ℥ viij of water of asparage and bruscus of euerye one ℥ ij water of maydenheare ℥ iij. of the comune seedes of the .iij. lesse seedes of euerye one ʒ vi of the rootes of liquirice clensed ʒ x. of the seede of Alcakengi ℥ j. of raysons ℥ j. ss of damaske prunes of iniubes of euery one ℥ ij of swete fenell ʒ v. of swete sugger of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythout vynegre ana ʒ vij sethe them all together tyll the thyrde parte be consumed thā strayne them and vse the straynynge Galene and some othere doctours prayse to put cantarides wyth thynges diuretyke howebeit it can not be done wythout daunger of deriuation of much matter from the reynes to the bladder Ye may haue lyke iudgemēt of the stone called Lapis Iudaicus As towchynge symple locall medecynes the doctours praise to laye a conyes skynne vpon the bone called pecten and to anoynt the skynne peritoneum wyth the fatte of a conye Lyke wyse peritarie wyth the leaues of radishe and blackcoolewortes and cressones fried in a panne wyth butter oyle of elders a lytle cumyne hathe greate vertue to prouoke vryne Item a lowce put in to the yarde prouoketh vryne and styrreth vp the vertue expulsyue Also oyle of scorpions the oyle called Petroleum caste into the yard or yf ye anoynt the foresayd places therwyth prouoketh vryne Lyke wyse the leaues of leekes dried soddē with a lytle whyte wyne parietary hony applied vpō the bone pectē after the maner of cataplasma bē of lyke effect And the playster vnderwrittē hath greate vertue also to prouoke vryne applied vpon the foresayde place ℞ of the rootes of holyhockes ℥ iiij of radyshe rootes .li. ss of the leaues of colewortes and parietarie of wylde fenell southistles of cressones ana m̄ j. ss sethe them al in water than stampe them and make a styffe playster in the decoction wyth floure of cycers and fenugreke addyng of the fatte of a conye of oyle of Camomille dille ana ℥ ij of butter ℥ iij. mengle them and vse them as is aforesayde We haue proued also this bath folowyng to be of good efficacitie in prouokyng vryne ℞ of the rootes of holyhocke and radyshe ana .li. j. of the rootes of bruscus percelye and asparage ana m̄ ss of cumyn swete fenell ameos ana ℥ j. of honye li. j. ss of leeke seede fenugreke seede ana ℥ iij. of camomyl mellilote dylle horehoūde ana m̄ j. ss of parietarie of black coolewortes an̄ m̄ j. ss sethe thē al together in sufficiēt water wyth a sufficient quantitie of wyne tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and bathe wyth thys decoction the bone called pecten Fynallye a clyster made wyth the decoction oyles and butter aforesaid wyth a lytle salt the yolkes of two egges two ounces of honye of
Rooses is conuenient in thys case A suppositorie also wherin sall gemma entrethe prouoketh vryne ¶ A Chapter howe a man maye drawe out vryne wyth instrumentes AVicenne Rasis Cornelius Celsus teache that deteyned vryne maye be drawen out wyth instrumentes of brasse or syluer made holowe lyke pipes Howebeit the sayd instrumentes must be sondrye accordynge to the diuersitie of bodyes and ages Of those instrumentes whyche are conuenient for men the longeste muste be of xv ynches the meane of twelue ynches the leest of ix ynches For women the longest instrumente shal be of ix ynches and the leest of vj. And the instrumentes made for men muste be more croked than the other for women bycause the conduyte of women is shorter than in men Ye muste laye the patient vpon a bedde vp ryght and lette the ministre take in to hys ryght hande anoynted wyth oyle of rooses a croked syrynge made of Syluer and lette hym guyde it by the hole of the yarde tyll he towche the ende of the necke of the bladder and whan he is come to the sayde place lette hym cause the patient to bowe towarde hys knee and than lette hym thrust the syrynge into the concauitie of the bladder and thaÌ„ he shal se the vryne come rennyng out at the ende of the syrynge whyche done we were wont to wasshe the bladder and to clense it frome grosse humours by an other syrynge put into the ende of the sayde syryng with a decoction folowynge â„ž of cleane barley mÌ„ j. of reysons â„¥ j. of liquyrice of the seede of alcakengi of the comune seedes of the thre lesse seedes somewhat broken of euery one â„¥ iij. of fygges Ê’ xiiij of syrupe de duabus radicibus â„¥ iij. suger â„¥ j. ss let them seth all together wyth sufficient quaÌ„titie of rayne water tylle they ben brought to halfe a pounde thaÌ„ streyne them all and washe the bladder with the streynynge beynge warme and thus ye muste procede tylle the vryne come to hys naturall course by thys meane we healed two noble men Ancelyne and Moruell c. ¶ A chapter of brusynge of the nayles and to drawe out bloode vnder the sayde nayles SOmetymes thorough brusyng of the nayles there remaynethe some bloode vnder theÌ„ which causeth the said nailes to falle greatly payneth the patient chieflye whan the sayde bloode comethe to putrefaction The cure is that incontinentlye ye anoynt the place wyth oyle of roses and the iuyce of plantayne beaten wyth the whyte of an egge leyng it ouer all the hole fynger The next day yf the bloode vnder the nayle be of great quantitie that putrefaction is to be feared ye shall open the nayle wyth a rasor or bore it thorough wyth some coÌ„uenieÌ„t instrument so that ye touche not the quycke fleshe Afterwarde ye shall anoynt the place with oyle omphacyne hote laye thys medecyne thervpon â„ž of oyle of roses omphacyne of oyle myrtyne ana â„¥ j. of newe waxe Ê’ x. of odoriferous wyne â„¥ ij of cleare terebentyne Ê’ iij. of the leaues of wormewood brused â„¥ ss of cumyn brused Ê’ i. let them sethe besyde the waxe tyll the wyne be consumed than streyne them and putt to the straynyng the waxe let them seeth agayne and adde to it beane floure a lytle and make a playster Sometyme the pacient wyll not suffer the nayle to be opened therefore the matter cometh to putrefactioÌ„ then ye shall procede with thynges that maye cause the nayle to falle as are digestiues and mollificatyue playsters and after the remotion of the nayle ye shall seale vp the place wyth vnguentuÌ„ de Minio washyng it with wyne sodden wyth rooses myrtilles and a lytle alume ¶ A chapter of the swellynge of the necke and of the throte called Bocium BOcium is a gret swellynge in the throte The cure of a wâ—nne or in the necke caused of humours and turned to harde matter vnfyt to be resolued wherof there ben two kyndes namelye naturall and accidentall The naturall receaueth not curation in aged bodyes by locall medicynes but the accidentall maye be cured vnto xxiiij yere by purgyng the matter clysterynge and resolutyue medicynes Arnold sayth that thys passion is hereditarye and regional for in some regious it chauÌ„ceth more than in other and he saythe that thys passion procedeth of the nature of the ayre or euyll qualitie of the water And he sheweth moreouer that there is a contree called garfignana wherin lyghtlye all men and women haue this disease And therefore he councelethe to chaunge the ayre the water and the regyon at the begynnynge before it be increased Towchynge the cure of thys disease whan it is olde and knytte to the veynes and Arteries ye shall not remoue it by handy operation nor by cautery for great and daungerous accidentes myght ensue but ye shall rather forsake the cure The cure of that that may be healed hathe thre intentions diete purgatioÌ„ of the matter antecedent remotion of the matter conioynt As towchynge the fyrst intention the paciente muste absteyne frome all meates that engender grosse troublous and wyndy bloode as beefe porke hartes fleshe leuerettes kiddes and byrdes of ryuers c. Also he must auoyde al kyndes of pulses as beanes peason c. and fyshe except soules gurnardes perches c. Item he must absteyne from all baken meates and oynyons leekes garlyke turnepes rapes c. And aboue all thynge lette hym absteyne frome the companye of women and let hym eate meates that ingender good bloode as capoÌ„s veale and rear egges with percelye nept cinamome a lytle sugger These herbes are conuenient to be sodden in the brothe of good fleshe borage lettuse parcelie whyte beetes nept myntes langdebeef c. Hys wyne must be claret of good odour delaied with swete water For the seconde intentioÌ„ let the pacient vse thys syrupe folowynge the space of seuen dayes â„ž of syrupe de duabus radicibus wyth vynegre of oximell symplex ana Ê’.iij of syrupe of Epithimum Ê’ vi of water of fenell buglos and scabious ana â„¥ .i. myngle them After thys syrupe let the pacieÌ„t be purged as foloweth â„ž of diacatholicon â„¥ ss diafinicon Ê’ iij. electuarij indi Ê’.ij make a small potion wyth the comune decoction In thys disease ye muste vse sondrye purgations and therefore the confection of turbyth is verye conuenient whyche we haue described in oure Antidotarye in the chapters of electuaries and confections It is good sometymes to take fastynge two sponefulles of honye of rooses aromatized wyth a lytle nutmygges cloues and Cinamome and aqua vite and it muste be vsed vpon that daye that the patient taketh not a laxatiue medicyne twyse or thryse a weeke Arnolde prayseth thys pouder folowyng â„ž of a sponge of the see of palea marina of the bone of the fishe called Sepie or a cuttle bone of long and blacke peper of gynger cynamome salgemine Piretrum galles of the pryckes of rooses ana
cutte of incontinentlye after incision ye shall cauteryse the place wyth comune oyle wherin earth wormes haue ben sodē wyth a lytle terebentyne and afterwarde ye shall dygeste the place with thys oyle myngled wyth the yolkes of egges and terebentyne And ye shall anoynt the partes adioynynge wyth oyle magistral and bynde vpon it the sparadrap wrytten in the chapter of hurted synowes After the remotiō of the escare and whē good quytture is engendred let the place be mundifyed wyth thys mundifycatiue ℞ of clere terebentyne ℥ vi of the iuyce of plantayne ℥ ij of water of barly one cyath of syrupe of roses ℥ i. ss seeth them al together tyll the water and the iuyce be consumed then streyne them and put to the streynynge of barlye floure ℥ ij ss the yolke of an egge of sarcocolle ʒ ij For the other intencions ye shal procede as is aforesayd As touching dyet and preseruatiues we haue sufficientlye spoken in our former boke ¶ A chapter of the cure of woundes caused by arowes dartes c. WHen a man is wounded wyth an arowe or darte or lyke thynge ye shal enlarge the place with sharp yron as sone as may be except ther be daunger of cuttynge synowes veines and arteries and then ye shall drawe out the darte or arowe wyth tenacles or some other conuenient instrument Howbeit some commaunde to mollifye the place wyth dygestiues whych thynge is very daungerous Yf the arrowe be not venemose it shal suffice to cauterise the place with hote oyle of elders afterward ye shal procede with remedyes ordeyned in the former boke in the chap. of a fleshye woūde Yf the arowe or dart be enuenimed whych is knowen by swellyng blackenes of the place than ye shall burne awaye the venemouse flesshe wyth an hote Yron and scarifie the place about and lay on bloodsuckers and vpon the wounde ye shall applye the playster of meales wrytten in the chapter of cancrena If the arowe be barbed it is better to cause it passe thorough thā to drawe it backe It chaūceth sometymes that the arowe heade remayneth in the bellye longe tyme and afterward is sent of nature to the flankes and likewyse sometymes the pellettes of hagbuttes remayne fyue or syxe dayes in some member and comme oute in the ende of the membre The remedies conuenient to drawe out yrō thorne or other lyke are these The iuyce of the rootes of a cane or reede incorporated wyth newe leauē terebentyne armonyake the heades of lysardes cutte brent and stamped and made after the maner of a playster Item thys playster folowyng is good for the same purpose ℞ of great diaquilon of oure description ℥ iij. of armonyake serapyne Bdellium galbane ana ʒ vi of the iuyce of the rotes of a cane or reede ʒ x. of terebentyne shyppe pitche oyle of lynseed ana ʒ j. melte them all at the fyer and adde of wheate floure ʒ v. of newe leauen ʒ x. of oyle of elders ʒ vij myngle them and vse them after the maner of a cerote Thus endeth the first booke of woundes and begynneth the seconde booke of Apostemes ✚ The seconde booke of Apostemes ¶ The fyrst Chapter of the cure of hote and colde Apostemes THe remedies whiche are conueniēt in the begynnyng of apostemes vnto augmentatiō must be repercussiue whan they come to augmentacion ye muste procede wyth the remedies gyuen in theyr proper Chapter After maturation incision and digestiō ye shal applie this incarnatiue ℞ of cleare terebentyne ℥ iij. syrupe of rooses honye of rooses ana ʒ vj. of the iuyce of plantayne ℥ ss seth thē all together a lytle and whan ye take them from the fyer adde therunto of frankensence myrre sarcocolle aloes ana ʒ ss of the floure of barley lentilles and beanes ana ʒ iij. vse thys incarnatiue in a sanguine and flegmatyke aposteme In choleryke Apostemes ye muste not applye incarnatiue medecynes but rather suche as maye alter the Coleryke matter for whych purpose ye shall vse vnguentum de Minio wyth the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade or vnguentum de tucia of oure description For cicatrisation ye shal vse vnguentum Basilicū the greater and the lesse a lotion of water of alume and our pouder cicatrisatyue ¶ A Chapter of malygne pustules as Carbuncles ignis persicus and Froncles IN venemouse pustules it is necessary at the begynnyng to mortifie their venemousnes with an hote Yron or some other caustyke medicyne and ye must cut a veyne of the same syde to drawe euyll bloode towarde the Carbuncle that it be not deriued to the principall membres Afterward as Antonius Gaynerius saythe ye must gyue the pacient some purgation that hath vertue to resyste venyme as we haue declared in the chapter of the pestilence and of a carbuncle Item for the comfortation of the harte ye shall vse cordyall Epithimies and ye shall maynteyne the strength of the paciente wyth good meates and ye shall not laye vpon the place thynges repercussyue nor to much attractiue as some do that applye serapyne and galbanum c. After cauterisation to cause the escare to falle ye shall administre thynges mollificatiue and maturatiue as are butter swynes grese and a digestiue of terebentyne Whan the escare is remoued for mundification ye shal procede as it is sayde in the former booke The comune remedies conuenient in thys case are these that folowe Vnguentum Egyptiacum of our description wyth arsenyke water of arsenyke and sublymate to mortifie the Carbuncle whyche is wrytten in our additions a trocysque of Minium ruptorie of capitelle cauterisation wyth hote Yron all these mortifie the carbuncle After mortification ye shal applye the yolke of an egge beaten with salt and scabiouse a mundificatiue of smallage incarnatiue of sarcocolle terebentyne honye of rooses iuyce of herbes ordeyned in the additions vnguentū de Minio water of alume pouder cicatrisatiue blacke colewortes stamped wyth salt Thys playster folowyng is a synguler remedye agaynste ignem persicum ℞ of roses weybred mallowes lentilles clene barley ana m̄ ij of the cromes of broune breade .li. ss of the floures of pomegranates myrtilles ana m̄ ss sethe them al together with sufficient water tylle the beanes and barley be sodden than stampe them and streyne them and sethe the straynynge ageyne a lytle whyche done adde therunto of oyle of rooses and myrte ana ℥ ij of whyte waxe ℥ j. ss myngle them The plaister of two pomegranades and the liniment made in a morter of leade described in the Chapter of ignis Persicus in oure former booke are conuenient in thys case ¶ A Chapter of the cure of Froncles FOr the cure of Froncles ye shall sethe whete in water wyth the rotes of whyte lillies malowe leaues and stamped with swynes grese for it hathe greate strengthe to rype For the same intention ye may vse the playster folowynge ℞ of the rootes of Holyhocke and lillies ana ℥ iij. of wheate m̄ j. of
egiptiacum made wyth wyne of pomegranades and wyth water of plantayne ʒ ii mengle them The thyrde is after thys sorte ℞ of oyle of roses omphacyne oyle myrtyne ana ℥ ii of oyle of swete almons ʒ ii of goates wethers talowe ana ʒ iii. of antimonium of litarge of gold and syluer an̄ ʒ ii of cerusse ʒ i. ss seeth them all together and styrre them about tyl the colour be very blacke and make a cerote wyth sufficient whyte waxe addynge when ye shall take it frō the fyre of tutia preparate of brent leade ana ʒ ii synders of yron ʒ i. mēgle them and laboure them in a mortar of leade the space of two houres Thys oyntmēt dryeth the vlcers of the eares after the mūdification of them Here folowe remedies conuenient to heale the diseases of the eyes and fyrste for ophtalmia comynge of hote causes after this sorte R. the whytes of two rosted egges of water of roses wyth the muscilage of psilium quynces ℥ ii of tutia preparate ʒ i. of womans mylke ʒ vi mēgle them and whē they haue stande the space of two houres streyne them The seconde is goates mylke cowes mylke or womans mylke wyth a lytle suger The thyrd is a whyte sief wythout opium dissolued wyth the fyrst receit The fourthe is a decoction of fenugreke as it foloweth R. of fenugreke washed with reyne water ʒ iii. of quince seedes ʒ i. of the seede of psilium ʒ ss of water of roses ʒ iiii seeth them all together besyde the psilium tyl the thyrde parte be consumed and then when ye take the reste from the fyre put in the psilium and let it so remayn the space of thre houres and afterwarde streyn them all The fyfth fourme is the playster folowyng R. of the meate of rosted apples ℥ iii. of barlye floure of womans mylke of water of violettes and roses ana ℥ ss seeth them wyth a softe fyre styrrynge them about tyl they be thycke and adde the yolke of an egge The sixte fourme is thys R. of mellilote camomille roses an̄ m̄ i. of fenugreke ℥ i. of wormwood of floures of rosemarye ana a lytle Seeth altogether with reyne water swete wyne tyl the thyrde parte be consumed The seuenth fourme is the water folowynge R. of water of roses ℥ iii. of odoriferous whyte wyne ʒ i. of cloues in number foure of aloes epatike ℈ ii of sarcocoll dissolued with womans mylke graynes thre of suger candy of syrupe of roses ℥ i. of mirobalane citrine ʒ ss mēgle them seeth thē together a lytle and then streyne them The eight is a repercussiue made after thys sorte R. of oyle of roses omphacine ʒ ss of the iuyce of plantayne of the wyne of pomegranades ana ℥ i. of vinaygre of roses ʒ ii seeth them al together tyll the wyne vinaygre iuyce be consumed then streyne them put to the streynyng of white waxe ʒ x. of all the saunders ana ʒ ss of terra sigillata of bole armenye ana ʒ i. of beane flour ʒ vi mengle them make a sofee cerote The nynth is a vesicatorie thus ordeined R. of cātarides ʒ iii. of leuē ℥ i. of vinaygre of roses ℥ ii mengle them make a vesicatorie stāpynge thē in a mortar the wynges and heades of the cantarides fyrste beynge taken awaye The tenth is a bathe as foloweth R. of roses of myrtilles of camomyll rosemarye sage wormewood sticados an̄ m̄ i. of corianders ℥ ii of squinantum a litle of honye li. ss of alume and salt ana ℥ i. of maiorū and nepte ana m̄ ss seeth them all together wyth sufficient lye and a lytle odoriferous wyne tyll the fourth parte be consumed Vniuersal remedies are these that folowe The fyrste is diete whyche must be slender from the begynnyng to the state The seconde is phlebotomie diuersiue of the veyne cephalyke on the contrary syde whiche is conuenient from the begynnyng to the augmentation The thyrde is by phlebotomye euacuatiue in the veyne cephalica on the same syde when opthalmia is in the state The fourth is digestion purgation of the euyll matter which muste be vsed at the begynning wyth cassia manna or wyth a lectuarye of roses pilles of assagereth or of hiera wyth agarike The fyfth is applicatition of bloodsuckers vpon the emoroydal veynes and about the eares from the begynninge to the augmentation The sixte is the application of ventoses vpon the shulders The seuenth is a clyster mollificatiue after this sorte R. sufficient quantitie of the brothe of a wethers heade of honye of roses or violettes ℥ i. ss the yolkes of two egges a lytle salt of oyle of violettes or of comune oyle ℥ iii. of cassia ʒ vi or of benedicta simplex ʒ v. These remedies must be thus ordeined Fyrst ye muste vse diuersiue phlebotomye in the contrary part and the daye before ye muste geue the patient the forsayd clyster applieng the particuler remedies as they be afore wrytten and layeng the repercussiue vpon the foreheade and washynge the armes and legges in the last decoction As concernynge digestion and purgation ye shall resorte to the chapter of ophtalmia And when the disease is in declination it is good to applye the water of cloues called aqua gariofilata to consume the matter Item it is very profitable to laye vpon the eye with a sponge the decoction of mellilote ¶ Remedies for ytchynge and burnyng of the eyes THe remedies for these diseases are thre of whyche the fyrst is thys R. of water of roses and plantayne ana ℥ ii of the iuce of housleke ʒ iii. the white of a rosted egge of tutia ʒ i. let them so remayne together the space of a daye then streine them The second fourme is pereles and is thus described R. of water of roses ℥ ii of whyte wyne ℥ i. of mirobalane citrine ʒ ss lette them boyle al together a litle and adde thervnto of verdegrese ʒ i. and when they haue stande together the space of two daies streyne them and put the licour in a glasse Vug. de tutia The thyrde is vnguentum de tutia thus ordeyned R. of freshe butter ʒ ii of larde of tutia preparate an̄ ʒ i. mengle them and labour them in a mortar of leade the space of an houre Remedies that cleare the syght be sixe in nūber wherof the fyrst is thys R. of a goates lyuer l. ss of the iuyce of fenell and basille an̄ ℥ i. of the floures of rosemary m̄ ss of aloes epatike ʒ ii of cloues of nutmigges ana ʒ i. of hony ℥ i. ss of the water of celidony rue verueyne roses eufrage ana ℥ i. of the galles of hennes capons and cockes ana ʒ ii mengle these thynges together leaue them the space of .xxiiii. houres then stylle them in a lembike of glasse kepe thys water in a glasse wel stopped The seconde is Constantines hiera taken two houres before supper The thyrde are
a paÌ„ne wyth a lytle butter The thyrde is parietarye dressed in lyke maner The fourthe is thys cerote folowynge â„ž the rootes of Holyhocke sodden in the broth of fleshe and stamped li. ss of the meate of rosted apples â„¥ iiij of oyle of Camomyll â„¥ ij ss of oyle of violettes and dylle ana â„¥ ss of hennes grese and butter ana â„¥ j. of oyle of swete almons Ê’ v. of calues and wethers suet of euerye one Ê’ x. make a cerote with suffycient waxe addynge of Saffran Ê’ ss ¶ Of the diseases of the bellye and the stomake FYrst for the colyke ye shall vse this decoctioÌ„ wyth a sponge For the Colyke or with rawe threede â„ž of Camomylle dylle mellilote mugwort of euery one mÌ„ j. ss of fenugreke â„¥ ij of coryander anyse cumyne of euery one â„¥ ss of hony â„¥ iij. of miliuÌ„ branne husked beanes of euerye one mÌ„ j. of floures of rosemarye of sauerye maiorum wormewoode nept wylde myntes of euery one mÌ„ ss of asshes li. ss sethe them all in sufficient quantitie of water wherin a wethers heade hathe ben sodden vntyll the thyrde part be consumed and applye it as is sayde Item it is good to make a clyster of the sayd decoction with oyle of Camomylle dylle and diafinicon An oxe bladder also fylled with the sayde decoction and layed hote vpon the bellye is of good operation and so is thys playster folowyng â„ž of beane floure li. ij of branne and milium brayed of euerye one mÌ„ j. of Camomylle Mellilote Dylle ana mÌ„ ss make a styffe playster wyth sufficient sapa and a lytle of the foresayde decoction addynge of oyle of camomylle and dylle ana â„¥ ij of whyte waxe â„¥ j. ss Also a clyster of pure wyne is good in thys case Remedyes whyche remoue yoxyng caused of replecion be hiera constantyni hiera symplex Galeni with a lytle reubarbe which purge fleume chyeflye after the exhibicion of thys vomytiue â„ž of the waters of fenell and sorell ana â„¥ ss of the iuyce of a râ—dyshe roote â„¥ ss of dylle coryander swete fenel of euery one Ê’ ss of syrupe of vynegre of oximell symplex ana â„¥ j. sethe them all together tylle the .iiij. part be consumed ¶ A Chapter for the peyne of the backebone FYrste oyle of spyke mastyk and lillies and the oyle folowynge are conuenient in thys case â„ž of oyle of lillies dylle Camomylle of euery one â„¥ ij of oile of a foxe of agrippa and dialthea ana Ê’ vi of oyle of ypericon â„¥ j. of the iuyce of wormewoode â„¥ ss of squinantum Ê’ ss of erthwormes â„¥ j. ss of good wyne one ciathe sethe them to the consumption of the wyne than sethe them and strayne them and make a lynimente wyth whyte waxe Item thys cerote folowynge is good for dislocacion of the reynes caused by liftyng of an heuy burthen â„ž of oyle of rooses omphacyne oyle myrtyne of euerye one â„¥ ij of oyle mastyke â„¥ j. of roses wormwoode myrtylle graynes and leaues ana mÌ„ ss of rosemary floures a lytle of odoriferous wyne li. i. let them all sethe besyde the oyles tyll the thyrde parte of the wyne be consumed than strayne them and putte to the straynynge the sayd oyles and lette them sethe agayne a lytle tyll the wyne be consumed addynge of pouder of myrtylle leaues and graynes ana Ê’ vi of al the saunders ana Ê’ ij And yf ye put therunto of terebentyne â„¥ j. ss of mastyke â„¥ ss it shal be of greater confortacion and cleuynge ¶ Of the remedyes of the flankes TO rype hote Apostemes in the flankes ye shal vse this playster â„ž of mallowes sodden in the brothe of fleshe mÌ„ ij of wheate barley floure ana â„¥ iiij make a styffe playster wyth the forsayd mallowes addynge of butter of comune oyle â„¥ ij ss the yolke of two egges whaÌ„ the aposteme is cold let it be ryped with this plaister â„ž of the rotes of white lillies of holyhockes ana â„¥ iiij sethe theÌ„ in water stampe them and afterward make a styffe playster with the floure of lynseed and wheate addyng of butter and swynes grese ana â„¥ ij and whan ye shall take the iuyce from the fier put theruÌ„to the yolke of an egge and yf resolutioÌ„ be requyred in a hote matter ye shall applye a playster of cromes of bread dypped in the broth of flesshe wyth oyle of Camomylle and rooses and a lytle Saffran And yf the Aposteme be colde resolutiue shal be of thys sorte â„ž of the cromes of bread li. j. ss of the decoction of the seconde receyt asmuche as shall suffyce of oyle of Camomylle and roses of euery one â„¥ ij of butter â„¥ j. of Camomyll mellylote branne brayed mÌ„ ss make a styffe playster of them We wyll speke nothynge of repercussiue medicynes for they ought not to be applyed in the emunctoryes For other intentions ye shall resort to the fyrste booke If the Aposteme come to formication or stynkynge ye may remoue the borders wyth a ruptorye of capitell puttynge in to the Aposteme vnguentum de Cerusa that the ruptorie towche not the vlcered partes After the remotion of the borders ye shall procede wyth a digestiue of terebentyne and butter For the rest of the cure ye shal resort to the generall chapter of Apostemes ¶ A Chapter of the diseases of the yarde FYrste for the chafynge and swellynge of the yarde ye shall vse the whytes and yolkes of egges beateÌ„ wyth oyle of rooses the iuyce of plantayne and lettuce or vnguentum Populeon laboured in a mortar of leade And to take awaye the swellynge spedely it is good to make a playster of beanes sodden wyth mallowes and lettuce in the brothe of flesshe wyth oyle of Rooses and the yolkes of Egges And to take awaye the maligne pustules of the yarde oure pouder of mercurye or vnguentum Myxtum is a presente remedye Vnguentum Egyptiacum made wyth wyne of pomegranates remoueth the cancrene of the yarde The grene water vnderwrytten dryeth vp the vlceration that is wont to chaunce betwene the skynne the heade of the yarde â„ž of water of plaÌ„tayne .li. ss of water of roses of whyte wyne ana â„¥ ij of roche alume â„¥ ss of syrupe of rooses â„¥ j. of verdegrese Ê’ ij sethe them all together a lytle besyde the verdegrese and than put in the berdegrese whan ye take the rest froÌ„ the fyer Item vnguentum Egyptiacum dissolued wyth water of plantayne and conueyed in wyth a syryng is a conuenient medicyne If a venemous pustule riseth betwene the yard and the skynne than ye shal vse an actuall cauterye or vnguentum Egyptiacum or a trociske of Minium If the yard be chafed or excoriated through hote mattier and Choleryke a whytesief of water of roses and plantayne or vnguentum de Tucia is a good remedie Water of plantayne also with a lytle alume dryeth the vlceracion of the yarde But for an vlceration and excoriacion in the conduyte of the
an̄ ℥ ii ss of burnt leade of antimoniū ana ʒ x. of tucia alexandrina ℥ i. ss of brayed cāphore ʒ i. make a soft cerote addynge suffyficient whyte waxe Ye must melt the waxe with the straynyng and afterwarde incorporate the mineralles straynynge them about the space of .ii houres in a mortar of leade Vnguentū albū camphoratum of our descriptiō is made thus ℞ of oile of roses odoriferous ℥ viii of the tallowe of a calfe and of a kydde ana ℥ iiii ss of Galenes oyntment ℥ ii of wyne of pomegranades water of roses plantayn an̄ ℥ iii. seeth thē all tyll the water and wyne be consumed than strayne them and put to the straynynge of whyte waxe ℥ ii of ceruse ℥ iiii of brayed camphore ℥ i ss the whyte of two egges whan the waxe is melted with the straynynge take it from the fyre and labour it til it be luke warme than put in the whites of egges and afterwarde the cāphore and ceruse and afterwarde incorporate them wel togyther It is a good oyntment in all hote matter An oyntmente of a dogges tourde which is good for maligne corrosiue and gnawyng vlcers ℞ the tourde of a dogge that eateth bones stāped an dryed in an ouen and poudred ʒ vi of ceruse litarge of golde and syluer ana ʒ ii of myrobalane citrine of floures of pomegranades brayed an̄ʒ vi of brent leade of tutia preparate ana ℥ ss of gootes mylke li. ii of the floure of lentilles ℥ iiii ss the maner to make this oyntment is this Ye must quenche peces of brenning yron in the mylke and incorporate floure the dogges turde with the sayd milk and seeth them tyll they be thycke addynge of oyle of roses omphacyne ℥ ii of oyle myrtine ℥ i. ss of white wax ℥ i. seeth them agayne a lytle styrring them euer about and than put in the mineralles and take them from the fyre and incorporat them in the forme of an oyntment Here foloweth a fomentation and a cerote very good to heale the hardnesse of the synowes and ioyntes ℞ of camomyll mellilote ana m̄ i. of the rootes of holyhocke li. i of the seed of fenugreke and lyneseede ana ℥ iiii seeth them in sufficyent quantitie of broth wherin a shepes heed hath ben sodden tyll halfe be consumed and foment the place therewith and after applye this cerote ℞ of the oyle of a foxe lyllyes swete almondes ana ℥ ss of agrippa and dialtea ana ʒ vi of the marye of the legges of a calfe and a cowe ana ʒ ii of duckes grese and hennes grese ana ʒ v. of the fatte of a beer and of a badger of gose grese of euery one an ounce of armoniake dissolued in vynegre ʒ iii. ss of terebentyne ℥ i. ss seethe them with a lytle of the sayde decoction tyll the decoction be consumed and than put thereunto as moche whyte waxe as shall suffyse To heale the tong skorched through catarrhouse sharpe or salte matter descendyng from the brayne ye shall vse this ordynaunce ℞ of vnguentū egiptiacum an ounce of syrupe of roses syrupe of myrte ana ʒ ii rubbe the tonge thre dayes with this remedye often tymes a daye The water folowyng is for the same purpose ℞ water of plātayn ℥ viii of syrupe of roses hony of roses wyne of pomgranades of euery one an ounce of roch alume ʒ i ss seeth thē a litle In this case it is good to chaw the leaues of lettuse A singuler decoction for woundes that perce into the brest ℞ of fygges nombre syxe of reysons an ounce of licorice ʒ x. of cleane barly m̄ ii of lētilles m̄ i. of melissa halfe an handful of redde sugre halfe a pounde seethe them all togyther in eyght poundes of water tylle two partes of thre be consumed than strayne them and yf ye wyll haue it more abstersyue adde of honye of roses thre ounces ¶ A Chapter of necessary medicines for chirurgiens that vse the see WE declared in the foremer booke with what medicines as wel simple as compounde chirurgiens muste be furnysshed which vse the see Nowe we wyll brefelye speake of those that chirurgiēs must carye with them in barkes and lytle shyppes Fyrst they must haue bolearmenye myrrhe frankensence aloes sanguis draconis for broken boones woundes and fluxe of blood And to make vnguentum egiptiacum and water of alume they must haue roch alume verdegrese and honye Moreouer terebentyne and hony of roses to make mundificatiues of woūdes and vlcers And they must cary with them minium litarge of golde and siluer ceruse whyte waxe cōmen oyle to make an oyntment of minium Of cerotes and oyntmentes it shall suffice to beare with them a cerote of betonye or of gūme elimi of our description and vnguentum album of Rasis descryption oure sparadrap with diaquilon and vnguentū apostolorum Of syrupes these ben conuenyent A syrupe of vynegre called acetosus simplex a syrupe of the iuce of endiue or de duabus radicibus without vynegre hony of roses in smal quātitie Of waters these shall suffyce water of endyue of hoppes borage wormewood fumiterrye Of electuaries they shall haue with them cassia diafinicon electuarium of Roses after Mesue and diacatholicon Of pilles they must haue pylles of hiera cumagarico pylles of fumiterry the greter and the lesse Agaynste the disease ophtalmia they must haue water of roses and a syef without opium Of oyles these ben necessary oyle of roses of myrte camomyll and oyle omphacyne and it is conuenyent that they haue with them the floure of beanes orobus lyneseede fenugreke and aqua vite to heate the woūdes of the maryners and other Thus by the grace of God we haue ended this present boke whose name be praysed for euer and euer AMEN FINIS The interpretation of straunge wordes vsed in the traslation of Vigon ABietis Vigo in one or .ii. receytes cōmaūdeth to take of abietis ʒ ii ss where he meaneth the rasyn of the fyrre or sapyne tree I haue red also that the apotecaries call palmam Elatē wherof the oyle called oleū elatinū is made palmā abietē Palma is a date tree abies a fyr tree Aborcement Aborcement is when a chylde is borne out of season Abstersiue Abstersiue is that which hath power to scoure Acacia Acacia is a thornie tree growyng in Egipt which hathe a whyte seede cloosed in coddes whereout a medicenal iuce is pressed And there issueth also a gūme out of this tree cōmenly called gūme arabike howebeit in the stede of true acacia they commenlye vse the iuce of sloes And therfore we haue so translated it sometymes Accidentes An accident is that that maye be in a thyng and away frō the sayd thing the selfe same thing remaynyng styll vndistroyed As vehemēt payne may be an aposteme or from it withoute remouyng of the aposteme It soundeth worde for word chaunsyng to Acetositas citri I dyd translate it ones or twyse the
to putrefaction c. Apostemes often tymes comme to putrefaction bycause they canne not wel digeste them selues and those Apostemes ben obscure or darck haue a vehemente tensyon or stretchynge And he sayeth moreouer that whan ye se an Aposteme of great payne and that the payne seme to diminisch and the coloure to waxe grene or blacke ye maye saye that that Aposteme inclineth to corruption and cankerdnes whyche corruption commeth by reason of two causes The fyrste is the multitude of the mattier Causes of corruption and often tymes the malygnyte and small quantytie of the same Another cause of corruption is the inconuenient and vntimely application of medicines repercussyue and sometymes by the application of thynges muche resolutyue in the tyme of the increace of an hote Aposteme For often tymes medicines resolutyue resolue subtyle partes and the grosse remayne and cause putrefaction of the membre By reason of abundant mattyer Thys corruptyon is wounte to chaūce in an hote Aposteme for that that thorough the multytude of the sayde mattier it can not be ruled and moderated by nature nether by the waye of resolution nor by the waye of suppuration and so it muste nedes comme to putrefactyon and it causethe oftentymes the hole membre to rotte Therfore Auicenne sayth well that the Aposteme that commethe not to rypenes nor to declination is euyll and is the cause often tymes of the mortification of the membre Thys corruption also as we haue sayd commeth oftētymes thorough venemous malignite of humours whych nature canne not amende nor moderate nor bringe to maturation or suppuration nor to true resolution We sayde moreouer that corruptiō of Apostemes may chaunce thorough applicatyon of thynges to repercussyue in the tyme of the encrese of hote Apostemes and also in the tyme of declination as Auicenna wytnessethe sayinge that it chaunceth often thoroughe the applicatyon of thynges repercussyue that the mattier retourneth to pryncipall membres And often it chauncethe that the Aposteme waxeth harde and causethe the membre to seme grene and to corrupte Furthermore we haue seen that corruption of an Aposteme hath chaūced thorough defaute of appliynge cōuenyent maturatyue Medicines For an exemple put the case that a man hathe an hote Aposteme and to rype the same a Chirurgien layeth vpon it a maturatyue hote and moyste it shulde be doubtefull leste thoroughe hys heate the maturatyue shuld draw great quantytie of mattier and cause great peyne nether canne nature moderate or amende the mattyer by the waye of suppuratiō and so of necessite the mattyer rotteth in the membre corrupteth the same Auicenne warneth vs to auoyde this inconuenientie touching the maturatyon of hote Apostemes as of cholere wyth bloode and counselleth vs to applye colde and moyste maturatyues And he sayeth that the heade of the Aposteme muste be emplaistred wyth Psillium and colde and moyste defensyues muste be layed all aboute as an emplastre of the decoctyon of mallowes of the sayde Psillium of violettes made accordynge to art and science Lykewyse a playster maye be made of the meale of barley of Oyle of violettes and the yolke of an egge wyth the leaues afore named Finally an Aposteme endeth by induration thorough applying of thynges to muche resolutyue whyche resolue the subtyle humour leauynge the grosse And also thorough application of thynges to muche repercussyue Thys by the gyfte of God we haue ended thys Chap. whose name be praysed ¶ The seconde Chapitre of curynge of flegmon procedynge of the cause primityue WE haue declared in the former chapitre what flegmon is howe manye kyndes there ben of it and in howe many sortes it may chaunce to mans body furtheremore what an Aposteme is and how it endeth In thys present Chapitre we wyll declare the curation of the same As we haue sayde flegmon chauncethe some tymes whan the bodye is replete and sometymes whan the bodye is not replete but neate cleane And whan flegmon chaunsethe to a cleane bodye not fylled wyth euyl humours as Auicenna sayeth it muste be cured wyth thinges mollificatyue and resolutyue as is a playstre of the meale of wheate wythe water and Oyle of Violettes And yf the bodye be fylled wyth humours the naughtye mattyer muste be purged before medicines ben minystred vpon the Aposteme For els whan resolutyon shulde be made alwayes newe mattyer wolde comme Wherefore whan flegmon chaunsethe to bodyes fylled wyth humours ye muste fyrste make a Phlebotomy that is you must cutte a veyne yf the strength and age of the patient wyll suffer Or the patient muste take a purgation Afterwarde ye must laye vpon the Aposteme thinges mollificatyue and resolutiue And thā there is one maner of curing this and that other whiche chaunseth to a cleane bodye sauynge that an Aposteme in a cleane bodye requyrethe not thynges so repercussyue as that that is in a bodie replenyshed with humours And the reason is bycause that the mattier beynge in a bodie replenysshed wyth humours canne not be so well purged but that some quantyte wyll comme to the place of the Aposteme And it is not so in a cleane bodye whyche hathe not superfluous humours And therefore Auicenne sayed well in the aforesayde place that whan the Aposteme fyndeth the bodye wythout superfluytes of humours the Aposteme muste be cured onely wyth mollificatyues and resolutyues wythout repercussyues And to resolue thys Aposteme whan a man seethe that it commethe to the waye of resolutyon we muste make thys prouisyon We muste take of mallowes and of Violettes A resolutyue of eche an handefull and of the rootes of Altea called Holyhocke or marche mallowes some what stamped a pounde lette them boyle all in water of sufficyent quantyte Of thys decoctyon make a playstere wyth the floure of barley and beanes and wheate and a lytle branne well boulted and lette them boyle agayne tyll they ben thycke and putte therunto in the ende of Oyle of Roses of Oyle of Camomylle of eche ℥ ij and. ss and a lytle Saffran A playster Another playster for the same purpose Take of the cromes of breade well cerced a pounde of the brothe of veale or mutton or of an henne in whyche the rootes of Altea or Holyhocke and the rootes of Lyllies were sodden putte the breade into thys decoctyon whyle it boylethe Than strayne them all vehementlye and stampe them in a mortare And whan they ben well stamped putte vnto them of Oyle of Comomylle of Oyle of Roses of eche ℥ ij of Oyle of Lyllies of hennes grese and buttyre Ana ℥ vj. And of the decoctyon asmuche as shall suffyce and sette them on the fyere agayne stirrynge them aboute tyll they comme to a fyrme and styffe mattyer wherewyth ye shall make playsters to be layed vpon the flegmonike Aposteme twyse a daye Another resolutyue playster swagynge the payne and confortynge the synnowie places in thys forme Take of the rootes of fresche great mallowes called Althea or Holyhock li. j. of the rootes of
small potion wyth a decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addynge in the ende of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. and. ss The fourthe intention is accomplyshed by mynistrynge sondrye thynges vppon the aposteme Reê‘cussiues be perilous in viii cases Fyrste by mynistrynge familiare repercussiue medicines excepte conditioned cases in whyche by no meanes you muste not mynistre thynges repercussiue The fyrste case is when the matter is venimous The seconde when the matter is in the emunctories or clensynge places Thyrdlye when it procedeth by the waye of termination of some dysease as it chaunceth in continuall fieuers and other Fourthlye when the matter descendeth from one membre to another Fyfthlye when the matter is grosse Syxtlye when the matter is hardened lyke a stone Seuenthlye when an aposteme chaunseth in a body replenyshed wyth humours Eyghtlye when it commeth of brusynge In these cases we muste not applye thynges repercussiue excepte the fyrste daye for the causes shewed in the chapiter before Repercussiues bene the whyte of egges oyle of roses Reê‘cussiue oyle of myrtin beateÌ„ together We wil describe three kyndes of repercussiues whyche we haue often proued The fyrst is thys take two whytes of egges oyle of roses VnguentuÌ„ of roses ana â„¥ i. and. ss the iuyce of plantayne or morell â„¥ vi mengle all together one after another and make as it were an oyntmente and laye it vppon the aposteme wyth a linnen cloute and se that it be luke warme The seconde forme is thys Take three whytes and yolkes of egges and of oyle of roses of oyle of violettes of womans mylke Ana â„¥ i. and. ss lette them be mengled together and be layed to warme Thys repercussiue is good after the begynnynge The thyrde is thys take of the leaues of mallowes and violettes Ana. mÌ„ i. and. ss of roses of hole barleye Ana. mÌ„ ss of the seede of quynces Ê’ v. Lette them be sodden al in sufficient water vnto parfyte decoction Then strayne them and presse them oute vehementlye braye them and serce them fynelye And putte to of oyle of roses after the recepte of mesue â„¥ iiij of Vnguentum rosarum â„¥ i. and. ss of whyte waxe â„¥ ij melte them at the fyer and lette them boyle agayne at a softe fyer wyth the thynges serced a quarter of an houre and euer styrre them aboute And when it is taken from the fyer adde there vnto of barleye floure well boulted â„¥ ii and vse it vpon a clothe as it is aforesayde Thys playstre as ye maye perceyue by the symples that go in to it is good in the ende of the begynnynge and in the myddest of the begynnynge and in the begynnynge of augmentation These three oyntmentes aboue named bene good for hote apostemes that maye be cured wyth resolution Howe to vse reê‘cussiues and also in purged bodyes I saye that they bene profytable after the begynnynge of an Aposteme vnto the encrease And in the encrease of an aposteme enclynynge to resolution ye muste mengle thynges repercussyue wyth molifycatiues For Auicenne sayeth that as longe as an aposteme procedeth in encrease it is necessarye to laye vppon thynges repercussyue and to adioyne mollifycatiues And thys proposition of the sayde AuiceÌ„ne semeth to be agaynst the opinion of al doctours chieflye of Rasis and Galene whyche saye that at the encrease of an Aposteme we muste consyder two thynges that is to saye the thynge done and the thynge to be done To take awaye the thynge done there nedeth resolution And to defende the thynge to come we muste vse repercussyon And so it appereth that an aposteme alreadye made is not healed by thynges mollifycatiue but by thynges resolutiue And the Aposteme that may ensue hereafter must be stopped by thynges repercussiue Neuerthelesse me thynketh that Auicenne hathe better weyed the matter then the other consyderynge the cure more particulerlye then other auctours He sayeth that in the augmentation we muste vse thynges mollifycatiue And it is reason so to do for in the augmentation the mater of PhlegmoÌ„ throughe the layenge to of thynges repercussiue is waxen harde and is retayned wythin the meÌ„bre Therfore we must applye medicines that may mollifye and soften the matter and that maye open the pores And so doynge we prepare to trewe and perfyte resolution egallye by lytle and lytle For otherwyse wheÌ„ sodayne resolutioÌ„ is made the subtyle humour is resolued and the grosse remayneth But resolutiues mollifycatiues bene of thys effecte that they resolue mollify by lytle lytle Wherfore they arne more conuenient then other that ben hote and drye whyche resolue the subtyle humoure and leaue the grosse as we haue sayde Furthermore resolutiues mollificatiues appayse the paine as Auicenne sayeth The reason is bycause they resolue by lytle and lytle whyche thynge a medicine resolutiue hote and drye dothe not For thoroughe heate it draweth humours to the place and causeth payne Lyke wyse in the augmentation and in the state thynges molifycatiue and resolutiue ben conuenient In the ende declination of thys aposteme thynges resolutiue and drye bene agreable as Auicenne sayeth Apud finem et statum c. In thys place Auicenne sheweth that an aposteme hath foure tymes as we haue sayde And euerye tyme is diuided into thre partes namely begynnyng augmentation diminutioÌ„ he sheweth what medicine we must vse in the state of flegmon In the begynnynge in the myddest and in the ende of the state lette the mollifycatiues surmounte the repercussiues and he sayeth afterwarde fac ea pura c. that is to saye in the ende of state we muste vse thynges purelye mollifycatiue we saye then that euery one of the foure tymes hath in it selfe thre tymes begynnynge augmentation and ende Wherfore we conclude that the ende of augmentation hath participation wyth the begynnynge of state and the myddest of state hathe hys trewe tyme and the ende of state hathe participation wyth the begynnynge of declination and so forthe of other tymes In the state of an Aposteme that is in the waye of resolution we haue proued thys composition profytable Ye muste take of the rootes of Holyhocke Resolutiue of the rootes of lillies of Camomil of melilote of euerye mÌ„ v. and put them in a bagge of course lynnen and boyle them altogether in sufficient quantite of water tyll they be well sodden Then stampe them strayne them and serce them puttynge to these thynges vnder wrytten and makyng a cerote in maner of a playster â„ž of oyle of Camomille of oyle of lillyes of euery one â„¥ ij and. ss of whyte diaquilon of the fatte or swete called Isopus of Galenes cerote of euery one â„¥ ij of heÌ„nes grece goce grece of euery one Ê’ x. of whyt waxe â„¥ i. and. ss make an oyntmente Let these latter thynges boyle together at a softe fyer with the thynges aboue named let them be layed to warme ¶ Another playster for the same entention TAke of the cromes of bread steped in a
decoction of melilote camomille fenugreke of the rootes of Holihocke of the rootes of lillies of euery one mÌ„ i. of cleane liqueritie â„¥ i. of branne mÌ„ i. ss then straine the breade and incorporate it and seeth it at the fyer wyth the benethe wrytten â„ž of oyle of roses of camomille of lillies of euery one â„¥ i. of butyr Ê’ x. of saffran ℈ i. the yolkes of thre egges whyche shall be putte to when the oyntement is taken from the fyer Another â„ž of whyte diaquilon â„¥ iij. of the marye of the legges of a calfe and of an oxe â„¥ vi of oyle of roses camomille and lillies of euerye one â„¥ i. of whyte waxe as muche as shall be suffyciente make a cerote of al these at the fyer accordynge to arte in good fourme addynge in the ende of barley and beane floure well boulted of euery one â„¥ i. The fyfte intention whyche is to correcte the accidens is thus accomplished The accidentes whych communelye happen in thys aposteme bene these the begynnyng of cancrous corruption and often tymes greate and vehemente payne as Anicenne sayeth procedynge of to vehemente repercussion For the sayde doctoure sayeth thus in the chapitre of the cure of flegmon When colde thynges to muche repercussiue bene vsed they cause that the matter enclosed wythin receaueth euell qualitie and that the place waxeth grene hauyng parte of blacke coloure and it is a sygne that the membre enclyneth to putrefaction and corruption And he sayeth moreouer that when suche putrefaction is feared the place for the auoydaunce of suche corruption muste be playstred wyth floure of barleye and wyth myldust communely called Farina volatilis whyche bene mollifycatiue And afterwarde he sayethe that when the membre semeth euideÌ„tlye to incline to putrefaction it muste be scarifyed and that we muste not tarye tyll the place be cancrous for so it myghte chaunce that the membre wolde growe to vtter mortifycation and destruction When ye feare thys putrefaction to defende and preserue the membre from the same it is ryghte profitable to laye vppon the place thys playster made of barley floure and of holihocke wyth the decoction of commune oyle and a lytle saffran For thys playster mollifyeth openynge the pores and gyueth also moderate heate to the meÌ„bre whyche begynnethe to declyne thorough colde to putrefaction and so it taketh awaye the malignite procedynge of thynges that are infrigidatiue and do greatlye coole And as we haue sayde when thys corruption is euydente and manyfest it is ryght conuenient to scarifye the place wyth a depe scarifycation Scarifye accordynge to the fleshynes of the place and the corruption of the same And if the corruption be lytle in a synnowie place then the scarifycation muste be lyght After the scarifycation ye shall washe the place wyth water of the decoction of Baurach or of ashes for it is verye expediente And Auicenne sayeth in the forsayd place that we muste not wayte for the collection nor maturation of the matter when it is in great quantite but it is necessarye to laye vpon thys corruption Vnguentum Egiptiacum of oure dyscription And afterwarde to playstre the place wyth a resolutiue and mollifycatiue wyth some exiceation or dryenge whyche is in thys sorte Take of the floure of lentiles of the floure of beanes and of Orobus of euery one .li. ss make a playster in the decoction of Holihocke wyth sufficient newe wyne addynge of oyle of roses of oyle of camomille of euerye one â„¥ ij And yf the corruption be superfyciall and not depe then it is sufficient to scarifye the place lyghtlye and to washe it in lye in whyche lupynes haue ben boyled and then to playstre the place wyth barley floure and wyth myldust whych mollifye Wherfore to take awaye the payne we muste consydre whether the payne he caused of hote matter or of matter pressed and retayned wythin the membre by reasoÌ„ of medicines repercussiue Yf the payne be caused of euell complection we must haue recourse to one of these two remedies vndre wrytten of whyche the fyrste is after thys sort â„ž of mallowes violettes Playster of euerye one mÌ„ i. of the leaues of henne bane mÌ„ ss wrappe all in a wete cloute and laye them in the imbres cutte them and stampe them addyng of good oyle of Roses of oyle of violettes Ana â„¥ i. of Vnguentum Populeon of vnguentum Rosarum of euerye one â„¥ i. of whyte waxe of euery one Ê’ x. memgle them at the fyer and make a playster The seconde descripcion is thys â„ž of leaues of mallowes and violettes of euery one mÌ„ ij of apples vi in nombre of the sede of quinces Ê’ iij. of fenngreke â„¥ i. of camomile mÌ„ ss of the rotes of Holihocke li. ss let them seth al in sufficieÌ„t water then cutte stampe strayne and serce them fynely and put there vnto of the cromes of whyte breade lythed in the decoction of the foresayd thinges .li. i. of beane and barley floure ana â„¥ ij of oyle of roses of violettes of euerye one â„¥ i. and. ss of freshe hennes grece â„¥ i. and. ss the yolkes of three egges whyche ye shal putte in immediatlye after that the sayde thynges bene taken from the fyer for otherwyse they wolde not receaue a forme of a playster thaÌ„ of the decoctioÌ„ aforesayde to incorporate the floure asmuch as shall suffyce make a playster with arte and fyer Thys playster is of good operation to appayse the payne of all apostemes whyche encline to corruption thorough duritees and hardenes and it is also resolutiue Moreouer it is good for goutes arthetyke of the fete And it appayseth the payne of the Emorrhoides or pyles resoluynge them vehemently Breiflye thys playster is verye excellente and of synguler effycacite to swage all maner of payne in any kynde of hote apostemes and lose the meruaylouslye the hardnes of the matter ye and it rypeth also with greate spedenes The later decoction is also profytable for the Emorrhoydes receyuynge the smoke and layeng to the sayde playster after the fumigation Hernia Humoralis breifâ—ye thys playster aydeth greatlye the dysease called Hernia humoralis appaysynge the payne and resoluynge the matter whych causethe the dysease And thus we cease to speake of the cure of flegmon by the waye of resolution Nowe we muste breiflye declare the cure of phlegmon enclynynge to maturation When ye perceyue that the aposteme commeth to maturation by the sygnes aforesayde and by the accidentes whyche declare maturation you muste laye to playsters maturatiue declared in the chapitre before And when the Aposteme is rype whyche thynge is easely knowen by the softnes of the place and ceasyng of the payne you must make incisyon accordynge to the doctrine of the former chapitre where we haue gyuen the sufficient remedyes And thus endeth the curation of flegmon procedynge of a cause antecedente bothe of that that commeth to resolution and of the other that commeth to maturation Wherfore
haue wrytten those onlye whych I haue founde true ¶ The .viii. chapter of Formica milliari SEynge that we haue spoken sufficiently of Formica ambulatiua Formica milliaris and Corosiua it remaineth that we treate of the thyrde kynde called Formica milliaris bicause it is lyke to the graynes of a pulse named milliū both in the couloure quantitie of lytle pustles Thys formica is engendred of choleryke mattier and somtyme of a mengled humour that is to say of colere wyth fleame And somtymes it is engēdred of burnt cholere and melancholy Somtymes by the cōmixtion of fleame wyth melancholie and that is of more slowe resolution than the other The reason is bicause that flematike and melancholyke humours mengled together obeye not digestiō bicause of their grosnesse and coldnes Somtymes Formica milliaris engendred by a choleryke humour and melancholyke aduste or burnt maketh corrosion vlcers whych bene ryght harde to cure as it appeareth to them whych consider the nature of the humour that causeth Formica milliaris The signes of thys kynde of Formica bene these The signes of formica milliaris namely the coloure enclineth to yelownes bicause of cholere and somtymes it is whyte enclinynge to a duskesche coloure The secunde is that thys kynde is more wtin thā without which signe is not in other formices And it is engēdred betwene the fleshe the skinne bicause of the grossenes of the humours that receaue cōmixtion And vpō the skyn there is alwaye the semblaunce of a grayne of milliū betwene the fleshe and the skinne as lerned Arzi sayth there is a notable cōcauite The third signe is that for the moost parte this Formica is without inflāmation bycause that fleame which is colde and moyst is mengled wyth cholere and represseth the heate therof ¶ The .ix. Chap. of the cure of Formica milliaris THe cure of formica milliaris is accomplyshed wyth thre intentions The cure of For. milliaris The fyrst is ordinaūce of lyfe The second purgation of the matier antecedent Howbeit alwayes digestiō muste go before purgation as Hipocrates sayth The thyrde intention is to take away the mattier cōioinct by application of conuenient medicines vpon the sayd pustules The first and the seconde intention bene accomplyshed in vsyng thinges declared in the chap. of the cure of Formica And ye muste haue recourse thyther as touchyng diete and digestion But that we maye worke more surely we wyl ordeyne a digestiō and purgation of thys humour The digestion is this R. of the greater syrupe Digestiue of fumiter of syrupe of vinaigre of the iuyce of hoppes ana ℥ ss of the water of fumiterre of hoppes of endiuie an̄ ℥ i. After that the patient hath vsed thys syrupe thre or foure dayes let hym be purged with this purgation R. of diacatholicon Purgatiō diaphenicō an̄ ʒ iii. of the confection of Hamech of diaprunis non solutiui an̄ ʒ ii wyth the decoction of hertes tonge of mayden heare of Polipodie of the coddes of sene of the herbe called Epithimū of cordial floures and frutes make a smal potion adding in the ende ℥ i. ss of syrup of violettes In geuyng purgations we must alway consydre the age and strength of the patient For whan the patient is weake ye must not gyue so greate quātitie of a laxatyue but ye may wel giue a drāme of these pilles R. of pilles called agregatiue of pylles of fumiterre an̄ ʒ i. of agaryke made in trocishes ℈ ii Pales of turbit preparate ℈ i. wyth syrupe of vinaigre called acetosus make pylles after the facion of peason These pylles bene good for thys disease as it maye appeare to hym that considereth the cōpoundes of this purgation and they purge both matier subtile and grosse Auicenna sayth the cheese wheye wyth scāmony is good to purge all matier causynge any kynde of Formica In the stede of this water of cheese we haue often proued this medicine and haue gotten worshyp by it The forme is thys R. of conserue of roses and buglosse an̄ ℥ ii of scāmonie prepared in an apple or wyth paste ʒ ii of turbit preparate ʒ i. ss of the iuice of roses ʒ x. of fyne suggre ℥ i. and ℈ mengle them The patient must take of thys medicine in the mornyng the quātite of a chestnutte It hath great vertue to purge the matier that causeth Formica And the patient must take of it more or lesse accordynge to hys strēgth And he must begynne againe the sayde purgation nether must he be cōtented with one only The third intention whych is to take away the matier conioynct is accomplyshed by the administration of sondrye thynges vpon the sayd pustules whyche bene declared in the cha of the cure of Formica And ye shall resorte to the sayd cha accordyng to the necessite Neuerthelesse we wyl declare some remedies necessarye to the cure of thys kynde An oynntment whyche bene not wrytten in the cha aboue named The fyrst is good to take awaye the malignitie of vlceres proceding of Formica as wel corosiue as ambulatiue it is in thys fourme R. of verdegrise of roche alume of honye an̄ ℥ i. of the water of roses and plātaine of the iuyce of salendine an̄ ℥ i. of whyte arsenike well brayed ʒ i. Let thē al boyle together sturre them euer aboute make an oyntmēt The signe of this oyntmēt that it is perfectly sodden is whan bubbles ryse aboue Another oyntmente to thys intention R. of the iuyce of salendine of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade of the iuyce of walnutte rindes an̄ ℥ i. of lyme quenched wyth water ℥ ss of cerusse ʒ vi of auripigmentum of Arsenyke an̄ ʒ ii of verdegrise ʒ ii stampe them and seeth them al together tyll the iuyces ben cōsumed and afterwarde braye them in a mortar as fynely as maye be put too of cāphore ʒ i. of the stone called an Ematite ʒ iii. Thys poudre hath a prerogatyue in takynge awaye corrosion and the malignite of al kindes of Formica After that the malignitie is taken awaye ye muste cause the eschare to fal away as we haue sayd about the ende of the former cha Than ye must mūdifye the place and incarne it and seale it vp as we haue sayd To thys intention our poudre is good whych takethe awaye deede fleshe wythout payne The preparation wherof is wrytten in the chap. of corrosiue medicines in our Antidotarie Finally if the sayde Formica milliaris can not be healed by the declared remedyes it is good to vse our cerote described in the cha of the frenche poxe whiche is made to be layed vpon the armes and legges The profytte of it is to take away mattier antecedente that causeth the vlcere corrosiue venomous and maligne makynge it to passe awaye by the bellie by the mouth by swette And know that we haue healed herwyth many maligne and hollowe vlceres
all ye shal put in the strayned mallowes apples And note that thys medicine is great and singuler and of oure inuention healeth the sayd Ignis persicus and pruna in appaysing the griefe dryyng the vlceres moderately And it is good at all tymes of thys disease and cheiflye in the state and declinatiō in whych time the matteir hath lost his actiuite Another oyntment to the same intentiō R. of cimolia ℥ i. ss of the iuyce of plantaine ℥ ii of vnguentū populeon ℥ iii. of litarge of golde and siluer an̄ ℥ ii ss of cerusse ℥ i. of bole armenie of terra sigillata of washed lyme an̄ ʒ vi of swynes gresse washed with water of roses moltē ℥ iiii put thē al in a morter of lead as it is aforesayd labour thē in the same the space of two houres make a liniment This oyntment is of merueylous operatiō in thys disease hath the vertue of the oyntmēt declared afore but that it is more desiccatiue Item R. of the leaues of mallowes violettes an̄ m̄ .ii. of cleane barley m̄ .i. of wardens or wyldinges in nōbre .x. Seeth them al in sufficient water til the barley breake than stampe them and straine them let them seeth agayne a lytle put therunto of oyle of roses of oyle of violettes an̄ ℥ ii of hennes gresse of whyte waxe an̄ ℥ i. ss and let them seeth agayne a lytle and take them from the fyer and stere them aboute tyll the linniment be warme Thys oyntment is very good in declination The fourth intention whych is to correcte the accidentes is accomplyshed after the doctrine written in the chap. of Formica wherfore yf Ignis persicus or pruna come to vlceration ye must resort to the cha which treateth of an vlcered Formica we haue also there wrytten remedies to take away the eschare of maligne corrisiue vlceres wherfore let these two cha be redde together ¶ The .xii. cha of bladers and inflation Bledees or inflation OFten tymes in mannes bodye there chaunce lytle blysters ful of water procedynge of the deriuation of a choleryke subtile humoure And the sayde bladers bene ful of clere mattier hauing the coloure of water whā it hath sodden a lytle And this mattier is engēdred of the ebullition or boylinge out of cholere And by reason of hys subtilite it persethe the fleshe whihe is thynne and is holden of the skynne which is thycke And hereby thys bladerynge is caused is ful of water Inflation procedethe of grosser humours and they ben also full of mattier hauynge the coloure of water in which fleshe hath ben washed which is blodye And these inflations bene deper than bladers There is a difference betwene bladers and inflatiōs For bladers bene founde betwene the skynne called hyemall and the trewe skynne and the inflations ben not so ¶ The .xiii. Chapter of the cure of bladers and inflations THe cure of Bladers and inflations hath thre intentions The cure of bledees inflations The fyrste is the ordeinaunce of lyfe The second the digestion of the mattier antecedente and the purgation of the same The thyrde to take away the mattier conioncte The fyrst and the seconde intentions bene accomplyshed in the doctrine of the cure of herisipelas resorte thervnto accordynge to necessitie The thyrde intention whych is to take awaye the mattier conioinct is accomplyshed by the ministration of local medicines that is to saye whyche bene to be applyed vpon the place And the medycines that bene good in the cure of Ignis persicus are good also in thys case Neuerthelesse that it seme not that I haue laboured in vayne in thys presente chapter I wyl describe some remedies The first is thys R. of cleane barley m̄ .i. of fumiterre m̄ ss of mallowes m̄ .i. ss of lentiles m̄ .ii. A plaster of Hypoquistidos of sloes an̄ ℥ ss Seeth them al together wyth smythes water tyll the barley be perfectly sodde than stampe them and strayne them and putte therunto these thynges R. of oyle of roses of oyle mirtyne an̄ ℥ ii of white waxe ʒ x. of calues tallow ℥ iii. melte all and lette them boyle at the fyer halfe an houre euer styrryng them aboute and than playster the place therwyth Thys later playster is good in al tymes of bladeryng and inflation Another playster ryghte good in thys case R. of the middle of breade ℥ iiii of weybreyde of lentiles of the floures of pomegranades an̄ m̄ .i. of the leaues of mallowes leatuce an̄ m̄ ss Seeth them al in sufficiente water than stampe them and strayne them wyth barley floure well boulted asmuche as shall suffice Make a styffe playster addynge of oyle of roses ℥ ii of hennes grece ℥ i. the yolkes of thre egges when they shall be takē frō the fyer of gotes mylke ℥ ii Laye thys ordinaunce vpon the place after the maner of a playster This causeth maturatiō of blysters and inflations breaketh them and appayseth the paine and purgeth the vesication or bladerynge and inflation And yf it chaunce that the place become vlcered malygned eschared as we haue often sene for the cure of the sayd vlceres ye muste resorte to the cure of formica corrosina In whych many good remedyes for the cure of thys dysease ard dyscribed Another good oyntmēt ℞ of the iuyce of plantayne of the iuyce of nyghtshade and leatuce ana ℥ ij of oyle of roses ℥ iiij of swynes grese of calues suete ana ℥ ij and. ss boyle them to the cōsumptiō of the halfe strayne them and put to these thynges vnder wrytten ℞ of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ ij of minium ʒ x. of bole armenie of terra sigillata ana ℥ ss of tutia preparate ʒ vi of cerusse ℥ i. lette them boyle agayne at the fyer wyth the forsayd straynynge and styrre thē euer aboute tyll they receaue a blacke fourme adde of whyte waxe asmuch as shal be sufficient and of oyle of roses yf nede be In the ende of the decoction put thervnto of camfore brayed accordynge to arte Thys oyntment healeth merueylously all kyndes of inflation vlcered malygne after that theyr malignitie is ones kylled ¶ The .xiiij. Chapitre of Essara Essara ESsara is a lytle pustel as it were of the quantite of a blader or blyster neuerthelesse there is a dyfferēce For out of a blader some watrines issueth But of Essara there aryseth a certayne carnosite or fleshynes as it chaunseth to a man stongen wyth a waspe or rubbed with a netle And these pustles ryse in one place a few at ones whych cause great ytche so that the patient can scarcely refrayne scratchyng by the whych scratchynge many pustles ben spredde through all the bodye These pustles ben engendred of mater flegmatyke and salte and some tymes of sanguine matter And thys dysease cōmeth souer in the nyght then in the day bycause the pores of
maye chauÌ„ce thorough sondrye causes Some tymes through a cause primitiue and some tymes thorough a cause antecedent It commeth of the cause primitiue thoroughe brusynge or breakyng In brusyng it chauÌ„seth bycause the chirurgieÌ„ procedeth with thynges to colde whyche engrosse the matter and so cause putrefaction Sometymes the pores or passages ben stopped by whych nature sendeth the nourishement and lyfe to the membre And by reason of that stoppynge the vytale spirites can not come to the meÌ„bres So the membres beynge destitute of the vytale spirites do corrupte and rotte It chaunseth moreouer some tymes to them that go in the snowe Some tymes thoroughe to strayte tyenge of the membre For by reason there of the spirites can not come to the membre As we haue sene often thoroughe the strayte tyenge of a broken bone of the thyghe the legges or the armes We haue sene also Esthiomenos to haue chaunsed throughe vndiscrete application of sharpe medicines in whych arsenike realgar lyke entre And lykewyse thorough applicatioÌ„ of thynges stupefactiue and coolynge Of the cause antecedent Esthiomenos chaunseth often as of some venimous pustle not wel cured at the fyrst of the chirurgieÌ„ as we haue ofteÌ„ sene to haue chauÌ„sed in Anthrax carbo We haue sene moreouer thys prohibition of spirites to haue chaunsed through the corruption of some particuler meÌ„bre procedynge of greate Apostemes flegmonike froncles Foruneâ—â— In whiche oftentymes grosse and harde matter is engendred lyke a synnowe halfe rotteÌ„ In whyche apostemes the wayes and pores bene shutte oftentymes and by reason there of nouryshement and lyfe can not come to the membre and so the membre rotteth and dyeth We haue sene thys putrefaction in the handes and fete of them whyche haue ben longe in sharpe fieuers so that theyr bodies beyng destitute of natural heat became leane drye the extremitees of theyr bodyes cheflye theyr legges were reduced to suche colde and congelation or stupefaction cheflye in the wynter that it semed that the membres were altogether depriued of naturall heate Neuertheles though the membres semed colde the patient complayned of great payne and heate and inflammation as yf actuall fyer hadde bene there Also we haue sene it chaunse wythout payne goynge before wythout inflammation wythout inflatioÌ„ wythout liuidite or bleunes wythout blacke coloure of the place as it chauÌ„sed in Cancrena ☞ in a noble woman of the cytie of Genue called Saluagina de Grimaldis whyche fell in to thys corruption after a loÌ„ge dysease Thus it is euidente to euerye bodye what esthiomenos is Of the cause antecedent Estiomenos chaunseth not often but by the corruption and putrefactioÌ„ aboue named And it maye come by one of these thre causes as Auicenne sayeth that is to saye thoroughe the cause that corrupteth the complection of the membre and the spirite animall whyche is in the same membre or by some other cause defendynge the vitall spirite to come to the membre or by some thinge that gathereth together the two intentions as we haue declared in thys present chapitre and as it chauÌ„seth often by applyenge some locall medicine that is not conuenient and lykewyse by some venimous pustle corrumping the naturall complextion of the membre and dystroyenge the animall spirite whyche is in the membre so that the vytall spirites sente of nature to conserue the naturall heate of the meÌ„bre can not come to the membre bycause the place is mortifyed and eschared And thus necessarelye foloweth prohibition of the vytall spirites that they can not come to the places and also there foloweth mortifycation and corruption of the complection of the membres and of the vytall spirite remaygnynge therin Yf Esthiomenos maye come by one of the three causes aforesayde it maye much more come by two knytte together c. ¶ The seuententh chapitre of the cure of Cancrena Ascachilos and Esthiomenos AFter that we haue sufficientlye declared what Cancrena Ascachilos The â—ure of Cancrena and Esthiomenos is and the dyffereÌ„ce of the same in thys presente chapitre we wyll make mention of the cure of them The curation of these three dyseases dyfferre not but in the greater or smaller corruption for the one is a waye to the other We wyl declare after oure power the cure of these three dyseases whych is accomplyshed by three intentions The fyrste is the ordynaunce of lyfe The seconde to purge the mater antecedent The thyrde is to take awaye the matter conioyncte and corrupte and to kepe the hole partes from corruption The fyrste intention that is to saye the dyaete is accomplyshed accordynge to that that is spoken in the chapitre of Herisipelas Thys one thynge I saye that in thys case the brothe of a chekyn wyth herbes as beetes laictuce borage buglosse cicoree is verye good The seconde intention shal be accomplyshed wyth cut tynge a veyne called commune or the lyuer vayne or some part ouer against the hurted place so that the strength and the age of the patient be consydered Digestiue Afterwarde the mater shal be digested wyth this syrupe taken warme in the mornynge â„ž of syrupe of vyneaygre called acetosus symplex of syrupe of the iuyce of endiuiae and of fumiterre ana â„¥ ss of water of fumiterre buglosse and hoppes ana â„¥ i. when the patient hath vsed this syrupe the space of foure dayes Purgation let hym take thys purgation minoratiue â„ž of cassia of diacatholichon ana â„¥ i. make a smale potion wyth a decoction of cordiall floures and frutes and put there vnto syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. and. ss Thys I I saye yf the dysease make truce wyth the patieÌ„t giue time to euacuat the mater After that he hath takeÌ„ the sayd minoratiue two dayes after it shall be good to euacuate the naughtye matter wyth thys potion â„ž of cassia fistula of diacatholicon ana Ê’ vi of an electuarye of roses after Mesue Ê’ ij make a small potion wyth the coÌ„mune decoction adde of tamarindes â„¥ i. ss of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. The thyrde inteÌ„tion whych is to take awaye the matter antecedente and to kepe the place from rottynge is accomplyshed in this maner At the begynnynge when the place waxeth blacke then there is no better remedy then to scarifie the blacke place Leeches wyth sondrye scarifications and depe layenge leeches or bloodsuckers aboute the place corrupted And then to washe the place wyth lye wherin Lupines haue ben soddeÌ„ in good quaÌ„rite For as Galene Auicenne saye the vertue of them taketh away rooteth vp all cancrous vlceres And we haue often proued thys decoction in thys case and haue founde it good for the patientes wyth the application of vngueÌ„tuÌ„ Egyptiacum of our description washynge the vlceres wyth the sayd decoctioÌ„ The descriptioÌ„ of vnguentuÌ„ EgyptiacuÌ„ is after this sort â„ž of verde griece of roche alume of honye ana â„¥ .ij. of whyte vinaygre Vnguentum Egyptiacum of the
forsayd decoction namely of lupines soddē wyth lye ana ℥ ij ss seeth them al together and make an oyntmēt Thys oyntmēt hath vertue to take away al corruptiō in Cācrena Ascachilos preserueth the hole partes from corruption And Auicenna sayeth that the propriete of thys oyntmente is to take awaye euyl fleshe and to cōserue good whych we nede in thys cure We may also conuenientlye laye thys defensiue vpon the hole parte and not vpon the vlcers ℞ of oyle of roses omphacine A defensiue of oyle mirtine ana ℥ iij. of the iuyce of plātayne nyghtshade ana ℥ ij let thē seeth altogether tyll the iuyce be consumed then strayne them and put to the straynynge of whyte waxe ℥ i. and. ss of floure of beanes lentiles and barley wel boulted ana ʒ ss of al the sandres ana ʒ ij ss of Bole armenie wel brayed ℥ i. of the pouldre of the leaues graynes of myrtilles ʒ i. whē they be melted labour all with the oyles waxe make a defēsiue in a good forme addīg or minishing the sayd oyle yf nede be Note that this defēsiue is of good operation cōforteth merueylously the membre whervpō it is layd kepeth it from receyuynge corrupte matter suffereth it not to encrease cōfortyng the hole partes wyth some resolution dryeng Moreouer it is very good with the application of vnguentū Egyptiacum layeng vpon the corrupte place a greate pece of thys playster ℞ of the floure of beanes of orobus of lentiles and lupines ana .li. ss of the iuyce of wormmoode so muche salte make a styffe plaister with sufficiēt sodden wyne called sapa The effect of this oyntmēt is to kepe the mēbre frō putrefaction to resolue drye a mēbre corrupted Sapa Note that Sapa whych goeth to thys playster suffereth it not to drye but kepethe it softe so that ye maye stretche it vpon the membre And we haue founde thys playster of greater effecte then that to whyche nothynge goeth but lye And we haue also gotten worshyppe by thys playster It taketh awaye the eschare caused by vnguentum Egyptiacum and swageth payne ☞ Here it is to be noted touchyng vnguentum Egyptiacum and other aforesayde that they muste be applyed so often tyll ye shall knowe the corruption of Cancrena or Ascachilos to be remoued whyche thynge is easelye knowen by the apparaunce of lyuelye fleshe and when the stynke is dyminyshed Yf the corruption canne not be taken awaye by the meanes here declared then ye muste take awaye thys putrefaction by an actuall cauterie or by the water of the decoction of Arsenike or by oure poudre Of whyche remedyes we haue spoken in the chapitre of Formica corrosiua After that the place is mortifyed and purifyed from all putrefaction ye muste procure that the eschare fall awaye wyth swynes grece Remotion of an Escare or freshe buttyre or wyth one of the playsters descrybed in the chapitre of flegmon for maturation When the eschare is taken away clense the place wyth this mundifycatiue Mundificatiue ℞ of cleare terebētine ℥ iiij of honye of roses strayned ℥ ij of the iuyce of plantayne and smalage of euery one ℥ i. Let them boyle al vnto the consumption of the iuyce then take them from the fyer addyng these vndre wrytten namely the yolkes of two egges of the floure of barley of the floure of beanes well boulted ana ℥ i. of saffran ℈ This oyntment in this case is a good medicine to mundifye and we haue proued it After that the place is mundifyed it is cōuenient to incarne it wyth thys incarnatiue Incarnatiue whyche dothe bothe incarne and mundifye with some abstersion ℞ of honye of roses strayned ℥ i. of cleare terebentine ℥ iij. Lette them boyle ones and putte there vnto of the floure of wheate of the floure of fenugreke of euery one ʒ iij. of frankencense of myrre of euery one ʒ i. of sarcocoll of aloes epatike brought into a fyne poudre ana ℈ ij After that the incarnation is done ye muste seale vp the place and make a good cicatrice thys wyse Yf the flesh be vnctuous softe it is good to take it awaye wyth the oyntment called vnguentum mixtum whych is cōpoūde wyth one parte of vnguentum Egyptiacum and of two partes of vnguentum apostolorum addynge some tyme a lytle roche alum burnt and euer layenge to the place this oyntment vndre wrytten ℞ Of wethers tallowe Oyntment of calues tallowe of oxe gotes tallowe ana ℥ iij. of terebentine .li. ss of goose grese ℥ ij of litarge of golde syluer ℥ .iiij. of ceruse of minium ana ℥ i. seethe them all and styrre them aboute with sufficient waxe make a styffe oyntmēt The vtilite of thys oyntment is to heale al vlcerations after that the corruption is taken awaye But before ye laye to thys oyntment it shal be good to washe the vlcered place wyth thys decoction ℞ of whyte wyne of the water of plantayne of lye ana ℥ vi of roses m̄ ss of the floures of pomegranades ℥ ss of myrobalanes citrines ʒ i. ss of hony of roses ʒ vi of roche alume ʒ ij Those thynges that ben to be brayed let them be brayed grossely then lette thē boyle vnto the cōsumptiō of the thyrde parte then strayne them washe the vlcered place therwith This water is souerayne in makyng a good cicatrice in any vlceratiō we coulde declare many other remedies for the curatiō of thies diseases as many doctours haue done but we haue described the most profitable remedies whyche we haue proued to our owne worshyppe and the ease of thies maladies The cure of Esthiomenos Finally yf thys cancrena passe into the dispositiō of Esthiomenos which corruptethe the membre in whyche it is so that oftentymes the bones rotte than it is necessary to seperate and diuide the hole parte from the corrupted wyth a sharpe rasure and the bone muste be sawed wyth a keene sawe and after that it is cutte wyth a sawe it muste be cauterised with an actuall cauterie After whyche cauterization ye must procure that the eschare falle awaye and that the place be mundifyed Than ye muste incarne it and cicatrise it as it hath been declared in thys present chap. of the cure of Cancrena and Ascachilos Also the defensyue aboue wrytten is good to be layed vpon the hole parte And the corruption of Esthiomenos wold be taken away by aygre and stronge medicines afore rehersed But in the cure of Esthiomenos we alowe better an actuall cauterie than a potentiall ☞ Moreouer it is to be noted that in the applicatiō of a caustique medicine potentiall to the disposition of anye of thies three diseases that I saye it muste be stronge or weake accordyng to the strength of the patient and accordynge to the disposition of the membre as in the eyes in the stones whyche canne
copyously at the begynnynge accordynge to the age and strength of the patient The profyte of flebotomy there comme thereby two great profytes to nature The fyrste is that the corrupted bloode is drawē from a principal membre to the emūctories which thynge nature enforced hyr selfe to doe The seconde is that nature hathe discharged hyr selfe of thys venimous mattyer so that afterwarde suche corruption canne not extende it selfe vpon the membre wherefore ye ought to be ware that ye lette bloode none otherwyse than we haue sayde For yf the Carbuncle be founde in the emunctories of the brayne as in the ryght syde yf nowe ye open the veyne cardiake or basilike in the lyfte syde ye shal drawe the infected bloode to the harte or lyuer And yf the Carbuncle be vndre the ryght arme hole and ye open the lyfte Cardiake or lyfte Basilyke ye shall drawe the venimous mattyere to the pryncypall membres If the Aposteme be in the flankes and ye open the veyne called Basylyke it draweth the mattyer to the lyuer Therefore whan the Aposteme is in the Flankes it is better to open the veyne Sciatyke or Saphena For in drawynge the sayde bloude ye shall ayde nature greatlye Wherefore it appeareth that in thys case to committe any error is the cause of deathe Furthere it is to be noted that yf ye canne not lette bloode thorough the weakenes of the patient or for some other cause Than in the steede of Flebotomye it is good to boxe or cuppe the place wyth depe scarificatyon Boxinge or applicatiō of Ventoses as for the emunctoryes of the heade ye muste boxe and make scarificatyon vpon the necke For the emunctoryes of the harte ye muste laye the same ventoses vpon the shulders For the emunctoryes of the Lyuer boxe the buttockes or the thyghes Thus we conclude that we muste euer lette bloode in the sore place for the alleged causes After lettynge of bloode dygeste the mattyer after thys sorte Digestyue yf the disease gyue leysure to take a medicine ℞ of Syrupe of vinaigre of the iuyce of endiuie and of Syrupe of vinaygre called Acetosus symplex or fumiterre Ana ℥ ss of the waters of Endiuie buglosse and hoppes Ana ℥ j. Purgation mengle them After that the patient hath vsed thys Syrupe foure or fyue dayes lette hym take thys potyon yerlye in the mornynge ℞ of Cassia of diacatholicon Ana ʒ v. of electuarye of Roses after Mesue ʒ ij and. ss wyth the decoctyon of cordiall stoures and frutes addynge of Syrupe of Violettes ℥ j. and. ss The nexte daye after the takynge of thys medicine it is verye good to take a clyster Lenityue Whan the mattyer is malygne and furious so that it is not a Carbuncle but Anthrax the mattyer muste be purged wythout digestion bycause Anthrax gyueth no leysure to the patient to digeste the mattyer Wherefore Hypocrates sayde wel that we shuld purge thynges digested and not moue rawe thynges excepte it were verye expedyent Ye shall note that there ben foure cases Howe a purgatyon maye be geuē without a digestiue in whyche ye maye gyue a purgatyon wythout digestyon goynge before The fyrst is whan the mattyer is in great quantyte The seconde whan the mattyere is furyous The thyrde whan the mattyer is venimous as in Anthrax other diseases procedynge of venimous mattier The fourthe is whan the disease is caused of mattyer deryued of a pryncypall membre hurtynge the same As it chaunseth in the pestilence whan a noble membre is touched of infectyon it sendethe the same infectyon to the emunctoryes and ingendreth in them a Carbuncle or Aposteme by the waye of mutation or chaungynge Whan the mattyer is minished ye maye comme to the dygestion of euyll humours and afterwarde to purgatyon Here foloweth a purgatyon verye good for hym that hath Anthrax ℞ of Cassie of diaprunis non solutiui Purgatyon of Diacatholicon Ana ℥ ss of the confectyon of hamech of electuarye de Psillio Ana ʒ j. and. ss wyth a decoctyon of cordyal floures and frutes wherin hathe been sodden of Terebentyne and dittanye Ana ʒ j. of scabiouse of sorell and of the iuyce of Pomegranades make a smalle potion addynge of Syrupe of Vyolettes ℥ j. and. ss The thyrde intentyon whyche is to take awaye the mattyer conioynte is accomplysshed through applicatyon of conuenyent thynges aswell in the hole partes as in the sore And whan the Chyrurgyen hathe perceaued the Carbuncle or Anthrax by euydent sygnes Cornelius Celsus sayethe that there is no greater remedye nor surer waye than incontinentlye to burne the Carbuncle wyth an hote Yron comprehendynge the corrupted parte Cauterie vnto the hole or els to vse a potentyall cauterie so that ye maye see a cyrcle rounde aboute the Carbuncle For a cyrcle aboute the Carbuncle is a sygne of the termynatyon of the venimnes after the opinion of Arzi But we ought euer to be ware that the nygh and sanguine partes be not touched of thys cauterye For it wolde grieue the place wythout profytte and as Galene sayeth that shall not helpe that hathe hurte in it selfe Payne The greate payne caused by aygre medicines vpon the hole place is an euydent cause of drawynge mattyere to the sayde hole parte wythout anye succoure yea it is a cause that malignyte is ioyned to malygnyte For payne is as a cuppynge glasse drawyng humours to the paynfull place And to comme to practyce it is conuenyente to ordeyne the maners and formes whyche be requyred in the curatyon of a Carbuncle or Anthrax Fyrste laye vpon the hole parte thys defensyue Defensyue ℞ of Oyle of Roses of Oyle Mirtine Ana ℥ ij of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghschade of whyte vynegre Ana ℥ j. and. ss lette them boyle all together vnto the consumptyon of the iuyce than putte to of whyte waxe ℥ j. of all the faunders Ana ℥ j. of bole Armenye of terra Sigillata Ana ℥ ss of whyte Coralle and redde Ana ʒ j. mengle them Whan ye haue layed thys defensyue vpon the hole parte laye vpon the sore parte a playstere of floures wyth sodden wyne and a lytle lye whyche is described in the Chapitre of the cure of Cancrena and Ascachilos Also vse the corrosyue medicynes whyche shal be rehersed in thys Chapytre vntyll ye perceaue that the venimnesse of the Carbuncle is mortifyed We haue foūd thyes corrosyue medicines to be of gret vtilitie Corrosyue medicines Whan the bodye is stronge ye maye vse an actuall cauterye so that the Carbuncle be not in a Synnowie place Ye maye also vse a potentyall cauterye begynnynge at the easyest as is Vnguentum Egyptiacum of our descriptyon wryten in the Chapytre of the cure of Formica Corrosyua or with Vnguentum Egyptiacum whyche hathe in it the vertue of Arsenyke and is declared in the same Chapytre or wyth Trocisques of Minium descrybed in oure antidotarye in the Chapytre of corrosyue medicines or wyth a ruptorie of
before thys playster be layed to it shall be very good to laye vpon the botche cloutes steped in the decoction of holihocke and lyllyes sodden in a lytle water with a lytle wheate flour swete oyle of oliues buttire This decoctioÌ„ helpeth much to maturatioÌ„ Whan the botche is rype perce it wyth an instrument of yron or a cauterye actuall or potentiall as it shall seme good Afterwarde the vlcer must be ordred concernyng digestion muÌ„dification incarnation and cicatrisation as it is writteÌ„ in the cha before where vnto ye shal resort as necessitie shal requyre Nowe that we haue declared the cure of carbunculus Anthrax and of a pestiferous botche The cure of the pestilential fieuer lette vs come to the fieuer pestilentiall And fyrste we wyll declare the cure of a trewe pestilence whiche cure is acomplyshed by the ministration of the electuarye beneth writen which we haue ofteÌ„ proued with worship profitte Hys vertue operatioÌ„ is right noble it dryueth venomous mattier froÌ„ the principall membres causeth it to be deriued to the emuÌ„ctories or cleÌ„serres And it is of oure inuention Electuarium magistrate in thys fourme that foloweth R. of the graynes of iuniper of cloues of nuttemyges of the rootes of Enula campana anÌ„ â„¥ i. of Aristologia loÌ„ga rotuÌ„da of gentiane anÌ„ â„¥ iii. of the seed of purcelane of the rotes of tuneceis of doronike of the seede of sorell of whyte ben and red anÌ„ â„¥ ss of spodiuÌ„ of the bon of a stagges harte of lignum aloes of al the coralles of the shauing of euory of laurel beryes of mastike ana Ê’.iii of rue Ê’ ss of nuttes of drye figges of dates of raysines anÌ„ â„¥ .iiii. of saffran Ê’.ii and ss of tereben of cardus benedictus of dittanye ana â„¥ .i. ss of the commune seedes of swete almandes of the kernelles of the pyneapple of hasell nuttes ana â„¥ .iiii. ss of sinnamome of liqueritie ana â„¥ ii of agaryke in trocisques â„¥ .ii. and ss of Peucedanum â„¥ .i. of terra sigillata of bole armenye ana Ê’ x. of corianders prepared of mumia anÌ„ Ê’.ii of zedoarie Ê’.vi of caÌ„fore Ê’.i of that thre saunders of the spices of diarodon abbatis â„¥ .i. of the rindes of an orenge and the seed of the same of the fragment of Saphyr anÌ„ Ê’ iii. of muske Ê’.i ss of tamaryndes â„¥ vi of the triacle of Mithridates â„¥ two and ss of the leaues of ermolyne â„¥ .i. ss bray them all fynely and make a magistral electuary with the vndre wrytteÌ„ syrupe R. of vinaigre of roses Syrupe of water of scabiouse of sorel of roses and buglosse ana â„¥ viii of red roses of al the saunders ana â„¥ ss of bole armeny of terra sigillata of terebentyne of dittanye ana Ê’.vi of the leaues of Hermolyne or albyne ana Ê’.x of syrupe of the iuyce of sorell of the iuyce of an orenge of rybes of granades ana li. ss of the iuyce scabiouse of the iuyce of the leaues and rootes of smalage of the iuyce of fenell of rue of purcelane of the iuyce of sower pomegranades of the iuyce of sower apples and limmons ana â„¥ .iii. ss Let them seeth all together wyth sufficient suggre and make a syrupe Thys electuarye made wyth thys syrupe is an excellente medicine And the electuarye alone is sufficiente to heale a man that is infected wyth the pestilence Also these pilles vndre wrytteÌ„ ben of noble operation and muste be taken in the mornynge twyse a weke in the quantitie of a dramme wyth a lytle rose vinaigre and as muche sorell water and in other dayes he muste take but one pille euery morning Pilles for the pestilence and thys is the description of them R. of the foresayde poudre agaynste venym â„¥ .i. ss of aloes he patyke â„¥ iii. of myrre â„¥ .i. ss of saffcaÌ„ â„¥ .i. make pilles of all these wyth asmuche of the foresayde syrupe electuary as shall suffice Here foloweth a description Electuarie laxatiue of an electuarie laxatyue R. of the confection of Hamech of an electuarie of roses after Mesue ana â„¥ .i. of diacatholicon diaprunis non solutiui ana â„¥ .i. ss of an electuarye magistrall a foresayde or againste the peâ—tilence â„¥ iiii mengle them The maner to heale a man infected wyth the pestilence is this As sone as a man feleth hym selfe to be touched wyth the venimme of the pestilence let hym take thys remedie vnder wrytten that is to saye two whyte oynions and make an hole in the toppe put in an once of the electuary afore named than bake them in an ouen tyll they bene sufficientlye bake Than stampe them and straine them and put to the strayning of the electuary laxatyue aboue wrytten of cassia of manna anÌ„ â„¥ ss wyth water of sorel of scabiouse by equal partes asmuche as shal suffice The eâ—fect of this potioÌ„ is to soÌ„drye the venym froÌ„ the principal meÌ„bres and to sende it to the emunctories and to cause it to passe away by swettes by the belly And assone as it is possible the patient must vse this potion without regard of digestion bycause thys syckenesse gyueth no leysure to vse digestion If it shal be necessarye to take the potion agayne ye must alway consydre the streÌ„gth of the patient Also it is a souerayne good ayde to take thre graynes of our poudre aboue wrytteÌ„ washed wyth rose water and incorporated with halfe an once of suggre of roses makynge of it thre morselles wyth whyte suggre to be receaued in the mornynge Puiuis precipitatus Thys poudre prouoketh somtyme swette sometyme vomyte and somtime purgation by the bellye And it is called puluis precipitatus After that the patient hathe taken thys potion the nexte daye it shal be good to vse thys syrupe R. of syrupe of the iuyce of orenge Sirupe of the iuyce of endiue anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the waters of endiue of sorel of buglosse anÌ„ â„¥ .i. meÌ„gle theÌ„ whaÌ„ he hath taken of thys syrupe the space of thre or foure dayes Purgation it shal be good to take thys purgatioÌ„ R. of chosen maÌ„na of diaprunis non solutiui anÌ„ â„¥ .i. of cassâ—a â„¥ ss make a small potion wyth the water of sorell endiue violettes addyng â„¥ .i. ss of syrupe of violettes For the coÌ„fortation of the hert it is good to vse the composition written in the cha goyng before whych is called electuariuÌ„ cordis coÌ„fortatiuuÌ„ Also ye may gyue the patient a lytle triacle with a lytle of the electuary written in this present chap. wyth syrupe of vinaigre or syrupe of the iuyce of orenges in the quaÌ„tite of a chestnut vi houres before dinner Thys medicine preserueth from the pestilence healeth the pestilence Also at the begynnyng it auayleth much to rubbe the extremities of the bodye and lykewyse to minister clysters lenityue As coÌ„cernyng the regiment
a Playstre in the maner of a Cerote Yf the Vndimia be wyth payne of a cause antecedent than it muste nedes be eyther Flegmonides or herisipelades Yf it be Herisipelades it is necessarye to appayse the griefe and to take awaye the Herisipelas For excepte ye take awaye the payne and the Herisipelas the Vndimia can not be taken awaye The reason is bycause the remedyes requyred to thys Cure of true Vndimia bene hoote and drye and contraryewyse ☜ the remedyes requyred to the Cure of Herisipelas bene not hoote and drye neyther fytte to swage payne caused of Flegmon or Herisipelas Therfore Galene sayethe that whan two diseases bene ioyned togyther the intention of the medicine muste be to the pryncipall withoute the whiche the lesse can not be cured respect had also to the other The fourth intention whych is to correcte the accidentes is accomplisshed as it here foloweth The accidentes that chaunce in this disease bene itchynges chefelye whan the Aposteme commeth of solution of continuitie or by breakyng of a bone or dislocation and whan thys Aposteme is healed by resolution or whan the payne was in the Aposteme throughe commixtion of an hote humour with fleame Yf thys Aposteme come to ryping it must be ryped wyth a Playstre of Holyhocke wrytten in the Chaptre of the Cure of Flegmon wherevnto ye maye adde a lyttle fenugreke and lyneseede A cerote To take awaye the payne of Herisipelas or of Flegmon chauncinge wyth Vndimia ye maye vse this cerote â„ž of the leaues of Mallowes and vyolettes Ana. mÌ„ i. of the rootes of Langedebeefe â„¥ ii of the rootes of Holyhocke halfe a pounde of the seede of quynces Ê’ iii. of cleane barlye mÌ„ ii Let them seeth all togyther wyth suffycyent water tyll the barlye breake than presse them and cut them after the breadthe and afterwarde stampe them and strayne them and to that that is strayned adde of oyle of roses of oyle mirtine of oyle of vyolettes and Camomylle Ana â„¥ ii of hennes grece of vnguentum Rosarum after Mesue of vnguentum Galeni Ê’ i. of calues kyddes and gootes tallowe ana â„¥ i. and ss and let them al boyle agayne togyther a lyttle whyle and than wyth suffycyent whyte waxe make a softe cerot addyng in the ende of the decoction of beane floure well boulted and of barlye floure ana â„¥ i. This cerote is right good to swage payne and hath strengthe to take awaye Herisipelas and to comforte the place And it is somewhat resolutyue of the mattier that causeth Vndimia All whyche vertues bene requyred to the curation of the same After that the grefe is ceased and the inflammation of Herisipelas or Flegmon taken awaye For the remotion of Vndimia ye must procede wyth gentle resolutyues and confortatyues hauyng vertu to comfort to drye and to consume the vnctuositie that is in vndimia howbeit ye must do this wyselye you must beware that Herisipelas retourne not and cause newe inflammation and payne In this case the descryption folowynge is conuenyent â„ž of vngueÌ„tum rosarum Mesue of vnguentum Galeni Ana â„¥ iiii of oyle of roses coÌ„plete and of oyle mirtine Ana .li. ss of oyle of camomyll and dyll Ana â„¥ ii of lambes or kyddes and calues tallowe Ana. l. ss .. of the iuyce of morell of the leaues of mirtilles and graynes of the same stamped al togyther Ana â„¥ iii. of a decoction of holyhocke li. i. Let them boyle al togyther vnto the consumption of the decoction and Iuyces than putte to these vnder wrytten Take of litarge of golde and syluer well brayed Ana â„¥ iiii of bolearmenye â„¥ i. and. ss of Cerusse Ê’ x. of Tutie preparate Ê’ syxe of quenched lyme and ten tymes wasshed â„¥ ss A sygne of the perfecte decoction of of this cerote is whan it begynneth to be blacke we haue proued this cerote with the other aboue wrytten A proued cerote in a cardinall in the cardynall of Alexandria whyche longe tyme trauayled wyth Vndimia meÌ„gled wyth a wyndie Aposteme and with a choleryke humour And it didde holde him from the flanckes vnto the legges and fete And for thys cure we receaued c. lxxx ducates of golde It resolueth flegmonike mattier whiche causeth vndimia with exiccatioÌ„ and confortatioÌ„ of the place so that the hote mattier which is sharpe as we haue sayde and cause the payne and itche sometyme heresypelas inflammatyon canne not ioyne hym selfe wyth the mattyer conioyncte Moreouer it resolueth ventosities or wyndines of flegmatyke Apostemes Whan this Aposteme is comme to maturitie or rypenes incisyoÌ„ must be made accordyng to the doctrine declared in the former cha After incisyoÌ„ ye muste digeste mundifie and incarne the place with the remedies declared in the foresayde chapitre An oyntment for an â—â—che If itche chauÌ„ce in the place ye must anoynte it wyth thys vnctyon â„ž of oyle of roses of oyle myrtine of vnguentuÌ„ PopuleoÌ„ Ana â„¥ ij of vnguentuÌ„ rosarum or in stede thereof of VnguentuÌ„ Galeni infrigidatinuÌ„ â„¥ ij ss of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghshade Ana â„¥ ij lette them leeth all together vnto the consumptyon of the iuyce thaÌ„ stirre theÌ„ aboute with a pestil in a mortare two houres so that they bee all strayned before addynge of litarge of gold and syluer Ana â„¥ ij ss of bole Armenie â„¥ ss of cerusse Ê’ iij. of camfore ℈ j. we haue proued this vnction to be excellent in taking away itchynges of what soeuer sorte they be If the Aposteme comme to hardnes for mollifycatyon and resolutyon ye must resorte to the cha of Sephiros ¶ The fourthe Chapytre of Knobbes NOdi or knobbes after Auicenne ben harde eminences Knobbes hauynge wythin a pannycle as it were a purse called Cistis in whiche the mattyer is conteyned And thys mattyer is sometymes lyke a chestnutte halfe chawed and sometymes there issuethe oute of them a mattyer lyke honye Mellinus and than it is called Mellinus Whan the mattier is lyke a chestnutte as we haue sayde some calle it Lugia Lugia Somtymes there is founde in the sayde knobbes a mattyer lyke the muscilage of Holyhocke and sometimes with corrupted quytture oftentymes there ben founde knobbes whiche onely are ful of carnosyte or flesshines and than they ben called carnall or flesshie knobbes Furthermore there is a kynde whyche commethe vpon the synnowes Fleshie knobbes and is called nodatyon Thys appearethe the dyfference that is betwene nodes or knobbes Nodes nodatioÌ„ diffeâ—â—e and nodatyon For nodes be in the flesshe and nodatyoÌ„ in the synnowes Nodes growe in synnowye places and aboute the ioyntes and moue froÌ„ place to place but nodatyon remayneth fyxed knobbes ben engendred of a cause primityue antecedent and conioyncte The primityue is a fall a stroke or euyll regyment The cause antecedent is a grosse humour flegmatyke sent of nature to the weake place And by reason of the weakenes of the place the subtyle parte
of the fleame vaporethe out and the grosse remayneth of that knobbes beÌ„ engeÌ„dred The cause conioyncte is the mattyer gathered and conteyned in the place Note that ye nede not to care gretly for names so that ye haue true curations ¶ The .v. chapitre of the cure of nodes or knobbes The cure of nodes THe cure of nodes hath three intentioÌ„s The fyrst is the ordinauÌ„ce of diete that a good humour maye be engendred and the euyll destroyed The seconde is purgation of the mattier antecedent The thyrde is to take awaye the mattyer conioyncte Diete As touchyng the first they that haue nodes muste eate mutton rosted and veale and hennes pertriche and faysantes euer rather rosted thaÌ„ boylled And in the brothe of the sayde flesshe ye maye seeth persley fenel ryse and grated breade The patyente muste obstayne frome all poulses called in Latyne Legumina Lykewyse al disshes made of paest ought to be auoyded Lette not the wyne be sharpe but of good odour and moderatly delaied The seconde intentyon whyche is to purge the mattier antecedent is thys accomplisshed as it foloweth Fyrste lette the mattier be digeste by vsynge certayne dayes thys digestyue â„ž of Oximellis simplex of Syrupe dede duabus radicibus of honye of Roses Ê’ vj. of the waters of fenel cicoree and Fumiterre Ana â„¥ j. mengle After that he hath vsed thys digestyue thre or foure daies lette him take this purgatyon â„ž of Diacatholicon â„¥ j. of electuary indi maioris of Diafinicon Ana Ê’ ij make a shorte potion wyth the commune decoction addyng of Syrupe of violettes â„¥ j. and. ss It is good also to take euery daye a litle of thys confectyon â„ž of Diacatholicon â„¥ j. of honye of roses Ê’ x. of Diaturbit â„¥ ss of Agarike in Trocisques Ê’ j. of suggre asmuche as shall suffyce make a confectyon addynge a lytle Gynger The thyrde intentyon whych is to take awaye the mattyer conioynte is accomplished by one of the foure meanes vndre wrytten The fyrste is by waye of resolutyon The seconde by pressyng made wyth a place of leade and conuenient byndynge The thyrd is by incisyon The fourthe is by applicatyon of some caustique medicyne vpon the nodes The node Melline is that Mellyne that produceth a quytture lyke honye and ye must mollifye the place and laie vpon it a playstere of Diaquilon magnum Oftentymes it is holy resolued in laiynge vpon the place plates of leade wyth good coÌ„pression and conuenient ligation or byndyng as we haue said before After that the nodes ben mollifyed it is good to assaye to breake the sayd nodes pressyng your thombe vpon them For the resolutyon of nodes Melline folowethe oftentymes the breakynge of the blader called Cistis If the sayde nodes canne not be resolued Incisyon it is necessarye to cutte them after longytude or lengthe and that warely lest the skynne whych is lyke a purse be cutte For yf it be possyble ye muste drawe it out hole wyth the mattyer that is in it For whan anye parte of that remaynethe the node wyll returne Wherfore it is necessarye to fylle the node whan it is opened wyth Vnguentum Egyptiacum of oure descriptyoÌ„ or in the stede of thys oyntment ye shall putte in of a trocisque of Minium the quantyte of a grayne of Pinapple and it shall take awaye the hole node wyth the skynne called Cistis After thys ye muste procure that the eschare falle of wyth buttyre or wyth a digestyue made of Terebentyne Afterwarde the place muste be mundifyed incarned and cicatrised as we haue often sayde in the Chapytre before The same cure maye be vsed in nodes in whyche there is a mattyere lyke a chawed chestnutte and also in them whiche ben fylled with sanious or fylthie mattyer Fleschie node But for fleschie and knottie nodes we haue another curatyon In the curatyon of a fleschie node after a purgatyon and good regiment as we haue shewed we muste comme to the rootynge vp of the same wyth some caustique Medicyne In thys case the descryptyon of the caustyque folowynge is verye good A caustyque Medicyne Take a pounde of Capitell or of lye wherewyth sope is made of that that is called Magistra and droppethe fyrst in to the vessel of Vitriol Romayne or coppresse Ê’ j. of sal Armoniake Ê’ ij of roche alume Ê’ j. and. ss boyle thyes thynges together in a lytle brasen posnette tyll they ben as thycke as salt The maner of appliynge thys caustique we wyll declare hereafter as we haue proued it the yeare of oure Lorde M. CCCCC vj. in the curatyon of suche a fleschie node that Iulye ij had aboute the greatnes of a chestnutte in hys ryght hande betwene the rynge fynger and the lytle fynger That node was harde at the begynnynge and of a rounde fygure and of a duskysche coloure And it contynued .vj. monethes without payne or encresment and wythout the applycatyon of anye medicyne But in the ende whan the Bischoppe toke hys iorney to Bononye in the citie of Castellane the sayde node beganne to vlcer of hym selfe and nothynge issued out but blacke bloode wyth virulente or venymous mattyer The frenche poxe was homelye with the moste holye Father And by reason of iorneyinge we differred and palliated the cure tyll we came to Foroluue nether could we so haÌ„dle the node but that it came to a paynfull vlceratyon and augmentatyon of carnosyte vnto the bygnes of a great chest nut Than we beganne the rootynge vp of the node in thys maner Firste we applyed Vnguentum EgyptiacuÌ„ whyche of hys vertue gnaweth euyll flesche and conseruethe the good as Auicenna testifyeth Howbeit that oyntment coulde not take awaye the superfluous flesche of the node but caused greate payne and asmuche as the oyntment toke away in one day nature restored in another And he feared the application of the oyntmeÌ„t bycause of the payne Whan I perceaued that hys holynes could not endure the medicine I beganne to despeare of the cure and of necessyte souÈt some new remedye to auoyde the daunger of the sinnowie place At the last I ordayned thys remedye whych is of our inuentyon A goodlye lynte ☜ Take of fyne lynte of olde cloth â„¥ ij of the cromes of whyte breade well leuened â„¥ iij. of sublymate brought to a fyne poudre â„¥ ss of water of plantayne of water of Roses of eche a pounde seethe them in a brasen vessel to the consumptyon of two partes of the three Than presse the lynte and lette it drye in an ouem metely hote and toose it agayne and kepe it iÌ„ a boxe of wood wel stopped With this remedie we healed the sayd carnosyte of the node perfectly in the space of a monethe wythout greate payne whyche thynge the chirurgieÌ„s of Iulius merueyled at and cheyfely mayster Archangel which wolde not coÌ„sente to take away the sayd node by incisyon allegynge the texte of Auicenne whyche sayeth that
of a Melon and some tymes to the greatnes of a courde And it hathe sondrye names accordynge to the places in whyche it is engendred as we haue sayde of Testudo but we nede not to passe for the names so that we haue the true intentyon of healynge All thies kyndes of eminences ben engendred of a cause primityue antecedente and conioyncte The cause primityue is euyl regiment in eatyng and drynckynge The cause antecedent is the multytude of fleame hardened and dryed The cause conioyncte is the humoure gathered to the place Scrophiles As concernynge Scrophiles some ben paynful and haue part of an hote humour and ben redde and not verye harde Thies maye be healed by resolutyon or by suppuratyon Sometymes they ben greate and olde and haue coniunctyon wyth synnowes and veynes and are of euyll coloure Take no cure of thē for they comme often to a Canker Ye maye haue the same iudgement of glandules whan they comme to malignitie and cancrosytie Consydre wel theyr sygnes that ye maye knowe whan they ben euyll There chaūce in the emunctories certayne harde emynences called Bubo and fugile and they haue coniunction wyth the synnowes ¶ The seuēth Chapitre of the cure of Scrophiles glandules and lyke emynences THe cure of glandules The cure of glandules c. Scrophiles and excrescences of the same nature is accomplisshed by foure intentyons The fyrste is good regiment of diete The seconde is to take away the mattier cōioyncte by medicines resolutiue The thyrde to purge the mattyer antecedent The fourthe to take away the mattyer cōioyncte by handye operatyon or by the applicatyon of a caustyque medicyne whan they canne not be healed by resolutyon The fyrste intentyon is accomplisshed accordyng to that Diete that is sayde in the Chapitre of the cure of nodes In thys case the patyent must endure hōgre asmuche as is possyble and kepe hym selfe frome eatyng vnto vomite He muste haue hys heade layed hygh nether muste he slepe grouelyng whā he slepeth lykewyse he must not speke muche nor laughe whan he speaketh For the accomplisshement of the seconde intentyon lette the mattyer be thus digested ℞ Oximel compositū Digestiue of Syrupe of Sticados of honye of Roses Ana ℥ ss of the waters of scabiouse Endiuie and Fumiter Ana ℥ j. mengle thē After that he hath vsed this digestife let hī be purged with this purgatiō Purgation ℞ of Diacatholicon of Diaphenicō of electuarij indi maioris ana ʒ ij make a small potion wyth the cōmune decoction addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. and. ss Eyght dayes after that he hath vsed thys medicine to euacuate the matter antecedent it is good to take euery daye in the mornynge one of these pilles Pilles by the space of fourtye dayes excepte the two dayes whē the moone chaungeth ℞ of Euphorbiū of ginger of turbith of the iuice of the rootes of Ireos of Agarike ana ʒ i. make xl pylles wyth the sayd iuyce Also it shal be very good to take euery euenynge a lytle of thys compositiō ℞ of hony of roses of syrupe of sticados ana ℥ iiij of suggre ʒ iij. of agarike in trocisques ʒ ss of salis gemme of spike of cinnamome of galangale ana ℥ ij of cloues of macis ana ʒ i. of polipodie ʒ i. ss of turbith preparate ʒ ij of longe pepper ℈ ij make a confection of al these wyth the wyne of quynces The receyte of thys is ℥ ss It is of excellent operation to take away an euel flegmatyke complexion in any bodye it rectifyeth the euyll qualite and purgeth the grosse humour The thyrde intention whych is to take awaye the matter conioynct is accomplyshed by the administration of locale medicines whych maye resolue thys matter and mollifye it Of whych thys is one of good effecte A cerote resolutiue ℞ of the muscilage of holyhocke of fenugreke linsede of drie fygges .li. i. of cōmune oyle of oyle of lillies and camomille ℥ ij of capons grece gose grece and swynes grece melted of cleare terebentine of wethers tallowe melted ana ℥ ij and ss of lytarge of golde well brayed and cersed ℥ viij Let thē boyle al together to the consumption of the iuyce muscilage thē wyth sufficient newe waxe make a cerote clāmysh and cleauynge addynge of armoniake Iris sygnifyeth a flouredeus of galbane dissolued in vynegre ana ʒ i. of newe ireos well brayed ℥ i. and. ss seeth them altogether and make a cerote after the maner of diaquilon Thys cerote is souerayne to resolue scrophules and all other glandules procedyng of flegmatyke matter Another remedy to thys entētiō Playster ℞ of whyte diaquilon of great diaquilō of the swette of shepes woulle called isopus humida ana ℥ i. of ysope of galenes cerote ʒ x. of the iuyce of flouredelys ℥ ss of the iuyce of affodilles ʒ i. of the muscilage of holihocke ℥ iiij Let them boyle altogether vnto the consumptiō of the muscilage then put to of cleare terebētine ʒ vi of whyt waxe asmuch as shall suffice make a cerote Item to the same intētion ℞ of galbanū of serapine of Opopo armoniake ana ℥ ss of the decoction of flouredelis ℥ ij of whyte vynegre ℥ ij and. ss dissolue thē altogether and boyle them vnto consumption of the iuyce and decoction then adde of oyle of lillies of cleare terebentine of whyte waxe ana ʒ iij. let them boyle agayne one boylyng put to of brayed flouredelis ʒ ij Another ℞ of the rootes of lillies ℥ iij. of the sedes of water cresses of ireos cutte accordynge to breadth ana ʒ i. boyle thē in sufficiēt water tyll the sede of the watercresses be broken then presse them and stampe them Whych thyng done make a plaister in the muscilage of the foresayde thynges wyth branne well brayed and sodden wyne asmuche as the muscilage shal be Thys playster is excellēt to resolue scrophules so that they be not paynful and suspected of a canker A cerote To the same intētiō ℞ of armoniake and galbane dyssolued in vynegre and adde a lytle terebentine and a lytle mastique gūme and a lytle of the rootes of flouredelis wel brayed of oyle of lyllies of hēnes grece ana ʒ iij. reduce these thynges to the forme of a cerote vpon the fyer accordynge to arte It is a good remedye for scrophules Yf it chaunce that the scrophules cā not be resolued by the medicines aforesayde but that they come to the waye of maturation it auayleth muche to helpe the maturation forward Maturatiue The maturatiue of scrophules must be such ℞ of the rootes of holihocke of lillie rootes ana .li. ss when they ben soddē in sufficient water stāped strained put vnto them of garleke headdes rosted vnder the coales ℥ iij. asmuche of whyt oynions rosted after the same maner of oyle of lillies buttyre ana ℥ ij of swynes grece gose grece ana ℥ ij ss whyche
to purge the same wyth coÌ„uenient medicine The thyrde is to take away the matter conioyncte by application of agreable thynges vpon the aposteme The .iiij. inteÌ„tioÌ„ is to correct the accideÌ„ts The fyrst intention is accoÌ„plyshed by the administration of good meates drynkes ¶ The patient therfore muste vse meates that engendre good subtyle bloode as veale kyddes flesh mutton of a yeare olde hennes pertriges chyckens faisantes byrdes lyuynge in bushes and trees He muste abstaine from water foule such as haue great bodyes as cranes geese bittardes suche lyke For they engendre grosse melancholyke bloode ye may seeth in the broth of the forsayde fleshe herbes that engeÌ„dre good subtyle bloode as laictuce borage buglosse endiuie persely in smal quaÌ„tite Lykewyse ye may gyue the patient potage made of wheate or ryse sodden with the foresaid fleshe In lyke maner al brothes made with borage ben good in this case He must abstaine from all poulse that engendre grosse melancholyke bloode as peasen beanes lentyles c. Also from marryshe fyshes and feÌ„nie and drye oystres and all other fyshe excepte them that haue redde coloure and them that lyue amonge stones as perches and other lyuynge in stones or rockes of the See which ben of a bright colour and haue lytle bodyes neuertheles creuises ben permyted Fynally he muste forbeare all meates that engendre grosse blood as beefe porcke c. Ye maye moreouer gyue to the patient meane wyne well delayed and it ought to be whyte and of good odoure The patient must not vse to great exercyse and watchinges Brefly let hym lyue moderately in all thynges For as we haue sayd there is nothynge better then to lyue honestly and merely The seconde intention whych is to digeste the matter antecedent is accoÌ„plyshed in vsynge thys dygestiue Syrupe â„ž of syrupe de duabus radicibus of hony of roses strayned of syrupe of vynaygre called acetosus symplex ana â„¥ ss of the water of fumiterre buglosse ana â„¥ i. After that the patieÌ„t hath vsed this syrupe the space of .viij. or .x. dayes let him be purged with thys purgation â„ž of diacatholicon Purgation of cassia ana Ê’ ss of agaryke in trocisques of diaphinicon ana Ê’ i. ss wyth the decoctioÌ„ of epithymuÌ„ sene polipodie hertes toÌ„ge of cordial floures and frutes make a smal potion addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. and. ss Item it is good to vse these pylles after that the patient hath vsed the foresayd digestiue â„ž of agarike in trocisques Ê’ ss of pylles aggregatiue of pylles called fetyde the greater ana ℈ i. meÌ„gle them make .v. pilles with aqua vite In this case we haue fouÌ„de it good to vse thys electuary folowynge Electuary â„ž of agaryke in trocisques â„¥ i. of turbith preparate Ê’ ij of the coddes of sene of epythymuÌ„ ana Ê’ i. of the spyces of diarodon abbatis Ê’ iij. of mirobolanes calied kebuli emblici bellirici ana Ê’ i. make an electuarye in morselles wyth sufficient suggre The patieÌ„t must vse thys electuarye ones a weke takynge in the mornynge the quaÌ„titie of a nut and that after digestion ☞ Note that in thys case the phisition muste not be contented to vse one or two purgations but muste renue the same beware that he gyue no stroÌ„ge purgation Mesue sayeth folowynge Galene that it is a poynt of a wyse phisition not to purge exquisitly in melancholyke grosse matter but euer moderatly to procede by lytle lytle The same doctour sayeth also that it is a generall rule in melancholyke dyseases not to purge ones or twyse onely but oftner by interpositioÌ„ of tyme by moderat medicines that nature may rule the euacuatioÌ„ not contrary wyse the euacuation nature Pylles lazulus Pilles of the stone called Lazulus in thys case ben praysed of doctours The thyrd intention whyche is to take away the matter coÌ„ioynt shal be accoÌ„plyshed in layeng vpoÌ„ the aposteme resolutiue medicines hauynge vertue to mollifye coÌ„forte the sore place as Auicenne testifyeth The reason is bycause that yf we proceded in thys case only with thynges mollifycatiue there shulde be daunger lest the moystnesse myght brynge the aposteme to a caÌ„ker Lykewyse yf we shuld procede with thinges pure resolutiue ther myght ensue dauÌ„ger of resoluyng the subtyle matter the grosse remaynynge turnynge to lapidifycation or stonines Wherfore to auoyde these accidentes it is better to vse remedyes hauyng vertue resolutiue with some mollifycation coÌ„fortation of the place then to vse thynges of one only vertue And Arzi a man of great authorite sayeth that to procede with one inteÌ„tion without errour shulde be very hard Wherfore those medicines ben better that haue two effectes that is to saye to resolue to molifye with some lytle repercussion at the begynnynge and in the encrease as thys cerote vndre wrytteÌ„ Cerote both resolutiue mollitiue whych he must vse from the begynning of sephiros to the encrease â„ž of the rootes of holihocke li. i. and. ss of quinces hole fenugreke lynsede ana mÌ„ i. when they ben al sodden in water cutte onely the rootes of holihocke and strayne theÌ„ and to that that is strayned adde of oyle of camomille dille roses ana â„¥ ij of the marye of the legges of a calfe of duckes grese ana â„¥ i. and. ss of the oile of swete almandes Ê’ x. make a softe cerote with sufficient whyte waxe Thys cerote is a sure medicine in this case it resolueth by lytle and lytle and mollifyeth and comforteth the sore place as it appeareth to hym that consydereth the ingredientes Another remedye for the same intention â„ž of the floure of barley beanes and wheate ana â„¥ iiij of camomil of mellitote well staÌ„ped of fyne braÌ„ne ana mÌ„ ss of lensede and fenugreke wel brayed ana â„¥ i. make a styffe playster at the fyear wyth the decoction aforesayde in the fyrst ordination wyth as muche sodden wyne called sapa as the decoction is addynge in the ende of the decoction of oyle of camomill and dil ana â„¥ ij of oyle of roses â„¥ i. and. ss of calues and wethers tallowe ana â„¥ iij. of buttyre â„¥ i. When thys aposteme is in the state ye maye vse thys cerote â„ž of the rootes of holihocke .li. i. of the rootes of buglosse â„¥ ij of the rootes of flouredelis â„¥ ss of lillye rootes â„¥ iiij seeth them all in sufficient water theÌ„ stampe them strayne them adde to the straynynge of oyle of camomill and dill ana â„¥ ij ss of oyle of lillies of oyle of agrippa of Dialthea ana â„¥ vi of Isopus humida of isopê° of the cerote of Galene ana Ê’ x. of whyte diaquiloÌ„ â„¥ iij. make a soft cerote wyth whyte waxe and yf you wyll haue it of greater resolution adde of armoniake dyssolued in vynegre Ê’ iij. in the ende of the decoction We
sayeth yf the canker can not be cutte to the rootes it must not be cut at all for incision bryngeth the canker to vlceratiō and malignitie But yf the canker be tretable in the begynnynge and of small vlceration and in suche parte of the bodye that it maye seme possible to be rooted vppe by the waye of incision Incision than the Chyrurgien after a purgation made by conuenyente medycynes or by Flebotomye as we haue sayde maye cut it vp by the rootes After incision and extirpatiō and that the melancholyke bloude is taken awaye ye muste laye an hoote yron vpon the sore place tyl ye touch the quycke flesh For as Ouyde sayth all thynges are fyrst to be attempted but an incurable sore muste be cutte awaye that the sincere parte be not infected After this ye must procure the fal of the escarre To remoue an eschare wyth buttyre or swynes grese or wyth thys playstre Take of the decoction of holyhocke mallowes and vyolettes li. ii of barlye floure as moche as shall suffyce to be incorporated with the sayd decoction than let them boyle at the fyre a lytle whyle tyll they bene thycke and adde of oyle of roses and vyolettes Ana ℥ ii and wyth the yolkes of two egges and a lytle saffran make a playstre This playstre appayseth payne as it appereth by the simples of which it is cōpounde And it mollifyeth and resolueth the matter that is about the sore place and was drawen thyther by cauterisation or incision and it hath also vertue to cōforte the place Note that in al tymes of this disease ye muste beware of to moche humiditye or moystnesse For humiditie as Aristotle sayeth is the mother of all corruption and putrificaction wherefore it semeth better to make the eschare fall awaye wyth thys Playstre than wyth butyre or swynes grese After that the escharre is fallen of ye must mundify the place with this mundificatyue A mūdificatyue ℞ of clere terebentin wasshed wyth barlye water ℥ iii. of oyle omphacyne of syrupe of Roses by infusyon Ana ℥ i. ss of the iuyce of plantayn and nyghtshade which is morell Ana ℥ ii of the iuyce of smallage ʒ ii Let them boyle al togyther vnto the consumption of two partes of the thre of the sayde iuyces than strayne them and adde thervnto the yolke of a newe layed egge of barlye floure and lentyle floure well cersed and newe Ana ℥ ss of Saffran ℈ i. mengle them Thys playstre mundifyeth without mordication or bytyng and it is abstersyue wyth exiccation and cōfortation of the place ☞ Note that in all the tyme of this Aposteme it is not conuenyent to vse thynges incarnatyue or thynges ouermoche abstersiue and desiccatiue which bene of hote complexion But the oyntmentes and linimentes in the cure of a canker vlcered muste be of colde and drye qualitie as bene the pryncipall oyntmentes compounde of mineralles and with the iuyce of herbes which must be labored a good whyle in a mortare of leade whyche mortare of leade is praysed in thys poynte of al auctours Nowe wyll we shewe some receytes and oyntmentes And fyrst vnguentum magistrale of our inuentiō Vnguentū magistrale whych heleth vlceres maligne cankerous corrosyue and other lyke howbeit we admonyshe you that ye obserue the doctryne vniuersal and perticuler aboue named This is the fourme of the sayde oyntment ℞ of oyntment of Roses after the descryption of Mesue ℥ ii of Vnguentum populeon ℥ i. and. ss of oyle myrtyne of oyle of roses made of vnrype olyues Ana ℥ iii. of calues tallowe ℥ iiii of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade Ana ℥ ii and. ss of the iuyce of houseleke These bene kyndes of maydēheer of gallitricū and politricū of the croppes of bryers Ana. m̄ i. of wodbinde and grounswell or peny-grasse ana m̄ ss stampe the thynges that ben to be stamped with the said calues suette than let them abyde togyther the space of a daye and afterwarde lette them be boyled togyther vntyll the iuyce be consumed Than strayne them adde to the strayning as moch whyte waxe as shall suffice and thā take them from the fyre and styrre thē about til they be but warm whiche thynge done adde of litarge of golde and syluer well brayed Ana ℥ ii of burnt leade ℥ i. of cerusse ℥ i. of tutia Alexandrina of the poudre of fresh water creuyses dryed in an ouē ana 3. x. of camphore 3. ii of the stone called an amethist ʒ iii. mengle them and laboure them in a mortare of leade An other liniment for the same intention ℞ of oyle of roses A liniment omphacine of vnguentum rosarum Ana ℥ i and. ss of the iuce of plantayne laictuce nyghtshade and purselane ana ʒ ii of litarge of golde and syluer an̄ ℥ i. of tutia alexandrina ℥ ss make a lynimēt of all these accordyng to arte laboryng it and styrryng it in a mortar of leade the space of a daye This liniment is meruelous good to defend the canker from encreasynge swageth payne and auayleth as well agaynst a canker vlcered as not vlcered An other An other ℞ of the muscilage of psillium and quinces ℥ i. ss of the iuce of coriandex or in the stede therof of sorel ℥ ss of oile of roses ℥ ii of litarge of golde syluer ℥ ii of tutia 3. ii of cerusse ʒ ss of burnt lead ʒ iii. the yolke of a new layed egge of womās milk ʒ v. of opium graines .iiii. of camfore graines .ii. mengle them and laboure thēin a mortare of leade sixe houres we haue founde it good to washe the vlcered place with thys decoctiō ℞ of the water of roses of the water of playntayne of the water of nyght shade Ana ℥ ii of Myrobolane citri of floures of Pomegranades Ana. 3. ii of roche Alumme ʒ ss braye fyrste the thynges that bene to be brayed than boyle them all togyther a lytle afterwarde strayne them and wash the place ofte An oyntment to the same intention ℞ of oyle of Roses of oyle mirtine Ana. l. ss of calues suette An other and cowes suette Ana ℥ iiii of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade Ana ℥ iii. let them boyle all togyther tyll the iuyce be consumed than strayne them and adde to the straynynge of litarge of golde and syluer Ana ℥ ii of cerusse bole armenie of terra sigillata of minium Ana ℥ i. sette them to the fyre agayne and styrre them euer and wyth suffycyente whyte waxe make a softe cerote addynge in the ende of the decoctiō of camphore ʒ i. A signe of perfect decoction of this vnguent is whan it waxeth blacke or blakish Thys vnguent putte vpon cloutes and layed vpon the canker is a good remedye Furthermore yf it chaunce after the incision of a canker or cauterisation that there remayn any maligne or superfluous fleshe whiche must be taken away there is nothyng better than our
in the stomake The thyrde intention whych is to take away the mattier conioyncte is accomplyshed by the administration of resolutiue medicines vpon the partes in whyche the ventositie is cōteyned And fyrst we haue founde thys remedie to be verye good R. of the oyle of camomyll Resolutiue of dyl of rue and of lillies ana ℥ i. of oyle of laurell ℥ ss of whyte waxe ʒ v. mengle them together Ye muste rubbe the place wyth these foresayde thynges and afterward lay vpon it an hote sponge weted in thys decoction that folowethe R. of camomille melilote A decoction and dylle an̄ m̄ i. of swete fenel of anise an̄ ℥ ss of cumine ʒ ii of branne of beanes somewhat broken an̄ m̄ i. ss of millium m̄ ii Let thē boyle all together wyth sufficient lye and redde wyne to the consumption of the thyrd part The sponge weeted in thys decoctiō is a greate remedie in thys case If thys aposteme be in the knee or anye other great ioyncture of the body it shal be good to apply to it A playster resolutiue of ventosites thys playster that foloweth For it is of excellent operation to resolue and cōsume ventosities ℞ of cromes of broune breade .li. ss of the floure of beanes of the flour of orobus an̄ ʒ vii of camomille mellilote wel stāped of branne an̄ m̄ ss make a styffe playster at the fyer wyth the foresayd decoction and asmuche newe wyne addynge in the ende of the decoction of oyle of camomille dylle and lillies an̄ ℥ ii mengle them together and lay it vpon the apostemed place after the maner of a playster Also to the same intentiō we haue founde the playster that foloweth to be very good chieflye whan the aposteme hathe dured longe tyme in all colde mattiers whyche come to the knees Thys is the fourme therof Playster R. of gotes dunge well brayed ℥ iii. of camomille melilote and dylle an̄ m̄ ss of branne of the floure of beanes of the floure of lentiles ana ℥ iii. of the flour of orobus ℥ ii make a styffe plaister at the fyer wyth sufficient sodden newe wyne and barbers lye thicke redde wyne addynge of oyle of camomille and dylle an̄ ℥ ii If ye wyll haue a strōger vertue to cōsume windines whā the place is not enflamed nor paynfull for oftentymes as Auicenna sayth it is founde wyth inflāmation and payne ye maye adde of cumine ʒ v. of swete fenell of coriandres ana ℥ .ii. of oyle of rue ℥ i. ss we haue often proued this playster with worshyppe and profitte Here foloweth another to the same intention Another take of the flour of beanes ℥ iiii of brāne wel grounde m̄ i. make a plaister at the fyer wyth soddē new wyne addyng of oyle of camomil of dylle an̄ ℥ ii of oyle of roses and violettes ana ℥ i. ss Thys playster is verye good whan bysydes inflation of the place there is inflammation payne For it swageth greife and resolueth ventositie And lykewyse thys playster folowyng hath the same vertue Another R. of camomille melilote dylle ana m̄ i. of brāne m̄ ii of hole fenugreke and linsede an̄ ℥ iiii of corianders of swete fenell ana ʒ vi of holihocke .li. ss Let them boyle all to gether wyth sufficient water and make a styffe playster in the decoctiō wyth beane flour addyng of oyle of roses myrte violets and camomille ana ℥ ii of dylle ℥ ii ss Also ye maye make in the decoction a playster with the crōmes of broune breade only and the oyles aboue named whyche appayseth griefe Note that the remedies in thys disposition ought to be hote For actual colde annoyeth greatly wyndye apostemes If it chaunce that grosse ventosities bene engēdred in the stones An especial playster or in the bellie than to succourre the payn and torsions or grypynges caused by the same ye may vse thys remedie vndre wrytten whych we haue proued oftē to be good R. of camomille melilote dylle an̄ m̄ i. of parietorie of branne ana m̄ i. ss of swete fenel namely of his leaues and sedes of anise and coriandres an̄ m̄ ss of cumine squinantū sticados an̄ a lytle Of the asches of vinebraunches of a figgetre braūches m̄ i. of millium m̄ ii lette them boyle all together wyth sufficient water and a lytle whyte wyne of good odoure vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte The maner of ministrynge thys remedye is to take good quantitie of flaxe or hurdes and to moyst it in the decoction and to laye it to hote vpon the bellie or vpon the paynfull place and ye must alwaye kepe it hote layenge vpon it hote cloutes Also before the aplication of the sayd flaxe it shal be good to rubbe the place wyth thys oyntment R. of oyle of camomil of dylle an̄ ℥ ii of oyle of rue ℥ i. make a liniment wyth sufficient whyte waxe Item in the stede of the foresayde flaxe ye maye vse the decoction afore named wyth a large sponge Furthermore we haue founde it good to laye vpon the bellye an oxe blader full of the sayde decoction in thē whych ben vexed of the colyke procedynge of wyndye mattier But ye shall vnderstande that ye ought to remoue chaung your remedies often The fourth intention whych is to correcte the accidentes is accomplyshed by administration of thynges the resolue moderatly Accidentis and appayse griefes And the accidentes that chaunce cōmunely in thys aposteme ben these namely paynes and inflations of the place chiefly whā the aposteme chaūceth in a place nygh the ioynctures of a cause primitiue wherfore Auicēne sayd wel in the cha of a wyndye aposteme that ventositie procedyng of breaking or brusyng the lacertes muste haue a difference from a wyndy aposteme caused of a primitiue cause and must be succourred wyth resolutyue medicines hauyng somwhat mengled vnto thē that appaiseth griefe The reason is that whan compounde diseases bene coupled wyth some euyl accident as payne is than the remedies of these diseases must haue vertue of sondry thynges put in cōposition bycause of the sondry accidentes Galene also mainteyneth the same opinion in hys boke de ingenio sanitatis wherfore we haue of Auicenne a generall rule A disease of diuers properties must haue diuers curations that whan sondry diseases ben ioyned together for the curation of the same we muste considre one of these thre properties There is one propertie that can not be healed tyll the other be healed as whan an aposteme is ioyned wyth an vlcere we muste begynne at the curation of the aposteme For the vlcere can not be healed except the aposteme be healed fyrst The seconde is whā one disease is caused of another The thyrde whan the tone is more paynfull than thother Nowe in thys wyndye aposteme caused by the breaking or brusyng of lacertes we must considre the maladie and the accidente of the maladye that is to say the
ventositie the attrition and the payne And we must conclude that in these thinges ioyned together we ought to begynne at that wherof we haue moost feare The perilousest first to be healed If it be euident that payne is the principal accident of the disease and most suspected we must begynne by the administratiō of thynges that swage paine and neuerthelesse we muste not leaue of the cure of the disease Than the remedies that muste be layed vpon thys wyndye Aposteme ought to be moderately resolutyue haue some vertue to comfort the sore place Plaister as thys that foloweth R. of camomil melilote dylle roses an̄ m̄ i of mallowe leaues of wormewoode leaues an̄ m̄ i. and ss of branne m̄ ii lette them boyle al together wyth sufficient water and than stampe them and make a styffe plaister by arte and fyer wyth the crōmes of breade and beane floure in the decoction addyng of oyle of roses myrte camo dylle ana ℥ ii mengle them agayne wyth that that was stamped Thys playster in thys case is a soueraine remedie to swage payn with resolution Furthermore for the accōplyshmente of thys cha after that ye haue swaged the payne ye maye profitably applye the remedyes wrytten for the accomplyshment of the thyrde intention Thus we ende thys chapi for whyche the name of god be praysed ¶ The thyrde treatyse of colde apostemes and hote perticulerly from the heade to the fete THe fyrst cha in whych the cure of all pustles is conteyned and the generation of apostemes and excrescēces in the heades of chyldrē chiefly of the water in the heades of chyldren and of the passion called Talpa and topinaria and of carbunculouse pustles In the heade manye kyndes of diseases maye chaunce Apostemes or pustles in the heade as apostemes colde hote quytterous ful of water glādulous and knotty whyche may be easely knowen by the doctrine declared in the former cha Howebeit we muste note one doctrine touchynge the apostemes of the heade that is Repercussiues are not to be ministred about the heade that we neuer applye vpon the sayde apostemes repercussyue medicines bycause of the nerenes of the commissures For repercussion myght greuously hurt the brayne If the apostemes in the heade ben hote they must be ryped accordyng to the doctrine wryttē in the cha of fiegmon chieflye whan the sayde apostemes ben of a sanguine mattier Incision After maturatiō ye shall opē the aposteme makynge triangulare incision or after the maner of a new moone Than you must digestethe place mundifie incarne and cicatrise it as it is sayde in the fore alleged cha If the aposteme be choleryke for the cure therof resorte to the doctrine wrytten in the chap. of the cure of herisipelas Moderation of colde medicines to the heade Neuerthelesse ye must note touchyng the administration of medicines that ye oughte not to applye so colde thynges as in Herisipelas bycause it chauncethe in another place more noble For I am wonte euer to rubbe the place wherein the herisipelas is wyth oyle of violettes wyth an oyntment of roses after Mesue haue had good successe Furthermore ye shall note touchynge the purgation of the humours of the heade what thynges be appropriate after the qualities of the euyll humours Purgations of hote humours of the heade If they bē hote they must be purged wyth an electuarie de succorosarum by pilles of fumiterre pilles of myrobalanes For these purge the hote humours of the heade If the mattier be cold ye shal purge it wyth pylles of hiera wyth pylles called cochie Of colde humours and wyth pilles named aurce or golden Moreouer somtyme there grow in the heade certayne glādules and knobbes for the curation wherof ye shall resorte to the chap. of nodes and glandules whā there growe in the heade talpes or topinary though Roger lanfrancke and certayne later wrytters say that it is better to appalliate them neuerthelesse myne opinion is which thyng Petre of Arzilata a chirurgien excellētly lerned affirmeth also that they muste be healed after the cure of a broken sculle The cure of Talpes in ministryng vniversall thynges accordynge to the age and strength of the patient Fyrst you must open the place in whych the disease is makynge a thre cornerde incision or after the figure of a crosse as you lust and yf it be possible ye must make the incision of suche quantitie that al the bone be discouered than you muste take awaye the corrupted parte of the bone wyth a sharpe raspatorie Incision or some other conuenient instrumente After that the corruption is taken away it shal be good to cauteryse the place wyth a hote yron yf it may be done wythout hurtynge of the brayne or pannicles therof And forasmuche as in thys disposition it chaunceth oftentymes that an vngtuous soft flesh is engendred vpon dura mater and likewyse about the vlcered place to take it surely away our poudre of mercurie is of merueylous vertue After that ye haue layed to the sayde poudre Ables sig a firre tre or sapinne tre ye may applye thys oyntmēt whyche both mundifyeth and incarneth R. of cleare terebentyne of abietis ana ℥ iii. of honye of roses strayned ℥ ii ss of the iuyce of plantayne of the iuyce of smalage of the iuyce of centaurie the lesse an̄ ʒ vi of wyne of good odour beyng two or thre yeres olde one cyathe let them boyle al together vnto the cōsūption of the iuyce and the wyne than straine them and adde to the straynyng of barley flour well boulted ʒ x. of saffran ℈ ss of sarcocolle of myrre an̄ ʒ ii mengle them together addyng in the ende of aquavite ℥ ss incorporate thē al together Thys oyntmēt in this case is a great remedie Also vnguētū de minio written in our antidotarie may be profitably administred in this case cheifly in the somer A poudre whan the intention is to cicatrise we haue founde thys poudre that foloweth very good R. of burnt alume ℥ ss of roses of the leaues of myrt an̄ ʒ i. of hermodactiles ʒ i. ss of bolearmenie ʒ vi of myrobalanes citrine ʒ iii. bringe them all to a fyne poudre Finallye yf ye fynde the Talpe or Topinarie not vlcered but bendynge to the waye of apostemation lette it be ryped wyth some good maturatyue And after maturation it is conuenient to make incision in the rypest place And yf ye fynde that the bone is not corrupted the place must be digested with a digestion of terebētine and afterward lette the place be mundifyed incarned sealed as we haue sayd in this present cha Furthermore there chaunceth in the heade a kynde of an aposteme called testudo Testudo and it is large whyte softe hauynge a lytle blader as nodus hathe For the curation therof there is no better remedye Incision than to open it makynge incision after the
fygure of a crosse of such quantitie that the skynne or blader maye be clearely taken away But yf it can not be taken awaye at the tyme of incision by the reason of the issuynge of bloode in suche case it is conuenient to fille the place with vnguentum egyptiacum of oure description or wyth a trocisque of minium or elles rubbe it wyth a ruptorye of capitell of whyche we wyl speake by the grace of God in oure Antidotary Afterwarde whan the blader is takē awaye the vlcered place must be cured as we haue sayde before Furthermore there chauncethe in chyldrennes heedes an aposteme full of water The cause is after Guilhelmus Placentinus the multitude of mēstrual moystnesse which coulde not be rectified by the mother nor by the chylde bycause of hys evyll qualitye and nature coulde not dryue it from the heade Thys watrinesse sometimes is betwene the sculle and the skinne and causeth often so great eleuation that the chirurgien can not fele the sculle pressynge hys fyngers vpon it Sometymes thys watrines is betwene the dura mater and the brain panne thā it is of harder cure than the fyrst of greater daunger The doctoures haue shewed no great remedie of thys watrines willyam Placentyne and Lāfrancke cured it wyth oyle of camomille and of dylle wherein the strength of branne is Some commaunde to open the place wyth an actuall cauterye poynted applyeng it in sondry places and causynge the water to come oute by lytle and lytle not dryenge it sodaynly They lay vpō the cauterysed place wolle weeted in the foresayd oyle We wyll describe oure curation of thys aposteme Epitheme whych we haue often proued wyth the profitte of the patient and our owne honoure makinge no incision after thys sorte R. of camomylle and melilote ana m̄ i. and ss of sticados of the leaues and graynes of mirtilles of roses ana m̄ i. ten nuttes of cypresse of branne and beanes ana m̄ ss boyle all these thynges together wyth redde wine and lye of vine asshes vnto the cōsūption of half thā strayne thē with two large spōges dipped in this decoctiō and somwhat pressed let the head be epithemed in the place wher the aqnositie or watrines is the space of a quarter of an houre takyng away one and layeng one another After this euaporation I applied the vnguent folowynge layenge on agayne the sayd sponge strōgly pressed and wrounge And so remouynge the sponge from syxe houres to syxe houres renuynge it within a few dayes I healed the aposteme Oyntment The forme of the linimēt is thys ℞ of oyle of camomill roses myrte ana ℥ ss of oyle of spike ℥ i. oyle of dille ℥ i. ss of brāne ʒ x. of camo melilote dille sticados squinātū ana a lytle of nuttes of cypresse in nombre ij braye the thynges that ben to be brayed grossely then boyle them wyth a cyath of wyne of good odoure beynge two yeares olde vnto the consūption of the wyne thē strayne them adde to the straynynge of saffran ℈ i. of whyte waxe ℥ i. Let them boyle agayne a lytle Thys liniment hath a merueylous effecte in dryenge the water wyth resolution and confortation of the place Yf it chaunce that there be engendred in the head a pustle or carbuncle for the cure thereof resorte to the chapiter of a carbuncle One thynge is diligently to be obserued in the application of all remedyes that is that the sore membre be conserued in hys naturall complection Foure consyderations in all cures as Guido sayeth there ben foure consyderations by whyche the demonstration of the cure of al dyseases is taken The fyrst The fyrst consideration is taken of the complection of the mēbre For Galene sayeth that hote membres desyre hote aydes drye membres drye aydes for theyr conseruation and lykewyse moyste membres wyll haue moyste preseruatiōs c. For euery mēbre desyreth to be conserued by his semblable or lyke And as a dysease wyll be healed by hys contrarye so euerye parte wyll be conserued by hys semblable fleshye membres desyre no greate desiccation or dryeng bycause of theyr moysture but the drye desyre to be more dryed The seconde The seconde consyderation of curynge is taken of the complection of the bodye For some bodyes ben of thynne conuerture some of thicke and we must procede otherwyse in them that haue rare or thynne bodyes then in them that haue thycke For thynnes declareth that the matter maye easely come forthe and thycknes contrarywyse And Auicenne sayeth speakynge of humidite in hote places and in colde places that humidities in colde places are of greater actiuite and dygeste better The reason is bycause ther strengthes bene greater And he speaketh cōtrarye wyse of humidities that chaūce in hote places sayenge these men are sone resolued the other not lyghtlye Wherfore the countre or region is to be obserued of whych Cornelius Celsus speaketh ☜ in the preface of hys fyrst boke sayenge that the kyndes of medicines dyfferre accordynge to the dyuersite of the places as one medicine is good at Rome another in Egypte another in Fraunce And yf the causes of dyseases were semblable and egall in all countrees semblable remedyes shulde be in al countrees Wherfore it is euidente by the reasons alleged that we muste vse dyuerse medicines accordynge to the dyuersyte of membres and after dyuersyte of tyme and countrees Thyrdly The thyrde the cōsyderation of the cure of a dysease is taken of the vertue and complection of the medicine and of the sensibilite or felyng of the membre For sensyble membres as the pannicles of the eyes synnowes pia mater can not endure stronge and sharpe medicines The membres that haue no felynge as bones and ligamentes procedyng of bones maye sustayne strōger medicines Wherfore Auicēne sayde well as a synnowe dyscouered nedeth alleuiation or easynge of the payne so ligamētes that growe out of bones nede stronge medicines bycause they haue no sensibilitie The fourth The fourth consyderation is taken of the makynge or position of the membre For some membres are set in superfyciall places some in depe Dyseases that ben in superficial places must be cured wyth lyght medicines But those that are in depe places requyre strōge medicines The reason is that before the operation of the medicine canne come to the depe place it loseth a great dele of hys vertue wherfore the medicine muste be stronge and penitratiue Concernynge the forsayd dyseases it is to be noted that some take theyr denomination after the places where they growe As yf a quytterous and flegmatyke aposteme be engendred in the heade it is called Talpa yf thys matter come to the eyes it is called Ophtalmia yf it come to the throte it is called Squinantia or a quince yf to the handes a chyragra yf to the fete Padagra yf to all the legges Vndimia and so forth of other humours Thus endeth thys presēt
chapitre for whych the name of god be praysed ¶ The seconde chapitre whyche treateth of the apostemes of the eyes aswell hote as colde and of theyr curation IN the former chapitre we haue sufficientlye declared al apostemes pustles other dyseases that chauÌ„ce in the heed In thys present chapitre we wyll treate of a kynde of an aposteme whych chauÌ„ceth to the eyes called Optalmia Optalmia as Galene sayeth He wolde say Ophtalmia is a flegmoÌ„ passioÌ„ of the skynne in the eye called coÌ„iunctiua after hys accideÌ„tes it is a dysease of the eye And here in all doctours agre that Optalmia is an aposteme of the skynne called Coniunctiua There chaunce sondrye and daungerous dyseases to the eyes And for asmuche as they be most necessarie noble and profytable to mans lyfe they ought to be kepte wyth greate diligence and the dyseases oughte to be healed more studiouslye The causes of optalmia dyfferre not froÌ„ the causes of other apostemes vniuersall and particulare Causes of ophtalmia seynge that the humours or reumes whyche cause obtalmia come more froÌ„ the braine theÌ„ to other apostemes of other membres For the moste parte thys dysease coÌ„meth of a cause primitiue is augmeÌ„ted by the same as by smokes windes dust the sonne sharpnes of thynges that go into the eyes chyefly wheÌ„ the body is replenyshed wyth humours Two kynde of ophtall There ben two kyndes of optalmia of which one is of lytle appearauÌ„ce lytle inflaÌ„matioÌ„ wyth some humiditye hys action is in the superficiall parte of the eyes and is called of Auicenne conturbation There is another kynde which is deper in the substaunce of the eye in whych the whyte of the eye beyng ful of rednes couereth some tymes the apple of the eye The signes of Obtalmia proceding of a sanguine matter ben these that folowe namelye heate of the eyes Sygnes rednes with inflaÌ„mation of the same of the veynes the fulnes of the skynne called coÌ„iuÌ„ctiua the heuynes of the heade chyeflye about the temples browes blerenes of the eye lyddes and teares dropping downe with heate There ben other sygnes declared in the chapitre vniuersall of a sanguine aposteme Yf the obtalmia be caused of cholere then these ben the signes Opthtalmia of choler sharpe griefe inflaÌ„mation greate rednes of the eyes with plenteous teares whych be somtymes so hote that they scalde the corners of the eyes cause the heere 's of the eye lyddes to fall the patient feleth certayne pryckynges bytynges wythin the eyes as there were sande or duste in theÌ„ The foreheade also is very hote the partes about ben heuy The eyes ben but a lytle blere bycause the matter is hote Of flegme drye The sygnes of optalmia procedynge of flegmatyke matter ben these great inflation of the place lytle inflaÌ„mation lytle rednes lytle payne fewe teares but great heuynes of the heade Melanâ—holie Lykewyse the sygnes of Optalmia procedynge of melancholy ben these lytle rednes lytle heate lytle inflation lytle moystnes the eyes ben of duskyshe colour very heuye Optalmia hath foure tymes as other apostemes namely begynning augmeÌ„tatioÌ„ state declination And euerye one of these tymes conteyneth thre tymes as we haue said in the cha of flegmon as augmeÌ„tatioÌ„ hath begynnyng mydle ende c. And these foure tymes the three of euery one of them are diligentlye to be noted that thynges maye be administred accordyng to the dyuersitie of the tymes Moreouer it is to be noted that optalmia is sometymes caused by coÌ„munite somtymes by essence Ophtal of essence or beynge when it is caused by essence or beyng it procedeth from the heade is called Optalmia capitalis whych thynge is easely knowen by the heuynes of the heade Ophtal capitalis and payne of the same But wheÌ„ there is rednes in the eyes and heate in the foreheade wyth payne and beatynge and the temples ben stretched and the veynes full Ophtal of gingiua mater and the place enflamed these sygnes declare that the optalmia procedeth of gingiua mater And yf there be continuall runnyng of matter froÌ„ the brayne to the palate or roufe of the mouthe and nastrelles wyth neesynge and itchynge ye maye knowe that it procedeth oute of the inwarde partes And yf it procede oute of the stomake it coÌ„meth wyth vomite Furthermore it is conuenient to knowe Paroxysmes that optalmia hath certaine paroxysmes or fyttes and periodes or courses whyche folowe the nature of humours that cause optalmia And as Gordon sayeth we muste not be negligent in obtalmia For yf it be not cured diligentlye it leaueth euel accidentes as cornea ruptura pannus macula whyche ben of harde curation cause vlceration of the apple of the eye And Optalmia after the auncient Contagious and later doctours is a contagious disease passeth from one eye to anoher To the cure of thys dysease there ben requyred syxe inteÌ„tions The fyrst is dyete The seconde digestion of the euell matter The thyrde purgation of the matter digested The fourth prohibition diuersion or turnyng awaye of the catarrous mater whych coÌ„meth to the eyes The fyfth is accomplyshed by administration of sondry locale medicines accordynge to the dyuersite of the tyme of thys dysease The laste is to take awaye the accidentes of it The fyrste intention when the matter is hote Dyete is accomplyshed by the administration of the syxe thynges not naturall enclynynge to coldnes and to dryenes or moystnes accordyng to the nature of the euell humour Yf the matter be colde let the patient be gouerned after the ordinaunce of the syxe thynges not naturall as we haue declared in the former chapitre of apostemes that is to saye yf the matter be flegmatyke ye muste resorte to the chapitre of vndimia Yf the matter be melancholyke resorte to the chapitre of Sephiros Yf it be choleryke to the chapitre of Herisipelas Yf it be sanguine to the chapitre of Flegmon Laictuse But we muste consyder that laictuces be not conuenient in thys case all thoughe they maye be permytted in herisipelas and in the cure of flegmon In the fyrst dayes wheÌ„ the matter is hote let the patient abstaine froÌ„ drinkyng of wyne eatyng of flesh which engendre grosse matter and grosse vapours It is sufficient for hym to eate grated bread soddeÌ„ with suggre or floure of wheate with suggre or grated breade with the coÌ„mune sedes let hys drynke be a ptisane or water boyled with a pece of breade let him drinke it with suggre or wyth a iuleb of violettes Also ye may gyue the patient wyne of pomegranades at the begynnynge vnto the augmentation In the state and declinatioÌ„ he maye vse wyne of good odoure moderatly tempered with water In obtalmia that procedeth of colde matter let the parieÌ„t drynke wyne of good odoure and
of beane floure ℥ ij of the leaues of a mirte tree brought to a poudre of roses ana ʒ iij. of bole armenie of terra sigillata ana ʒ ij and ss of all the saūders ana ʒ i. of frankencense aloes ana ʒ i. mengle them make a cerote wyth sufficient whyte waxe Thys cerote is very good to be layed vpon the foreheade But when the matter is hote take away the franken sence and aloes And yf the matter be colde ioyne them thervnto Furthermore there is sometymes foūd an optalmie caused of grosse matter wyth aggrauatiue or heuie payne of the temples of the heade For the curation wherof we haue foūde repercussiue medicines wyth euaporation and hote resolution to be conuenient But it is contrary when thinges only repercussiue ben administred as we haue proued in the ryght eye of the cardinall vulterane whych was vexed a lōge tyme wyth an optalmie cause of grosse matter catarrhous descending from the brayne as we the chirurgiens that were presēt iudged The pockets hath not spared all the spiritualtie But in dede the matter that caused thys optalmie was grosse came of the frenche pockes therfore we perceaued that colde repercussiues layed vpō the forheade profyted nothynge But it was nedeful to driue backe the matter with some resolution cōfortation of the place Resolutiue Whyche resolutiue was ordeyned after thys sorte ℞ of camomille melilote fenugreke of roses mirtilles ana m̄ ss of squinantū of wormewoode of eche a lytle Seeth these thynges with water wyne tyll halfe be consumed make a styffe playster in the decoction wyth the floure of lentiles beanes This playster layed vpon the forehead as it appeareth to hym that cōsydereth the simples that go into it when the mater is grosse hath vertue to resolue swage payne wyth confortation defendeth the sayd matter to come to the place An other This discription that foloweth is good in lyke case ℞ of the oyle of myrte roses camomille ana ℥ ij of beane floure ℥ iiij of branne wel groūde ℥ i. of roses of myrtilles ana ℥ ss of bole armenie of terra sigillata ana ℥ vi of all the saūders ana ʒ i. of whyte waxe ʒ x. make it after the maner of a cerote at the fyer wyth sufficient newe wyne Here ye shall note that though Auicenne hath forbyddē all remedyes ☜ in whych oyle entreth in the dysease optalmia to be layed vpon the foreheade neuertheles we haue proued often the foresaid remedyes with the profyte of the patiētes our owne worshyp The fyfte intentiō is accōplished by the administration of dyuerse medicines vppon the sore place as we haue sayd after the dyuersite of the tyme and dysease we haue foūde that at the beginnynge whē the matter is hote it is good to take the whyte of an egge somwhat sodden beatē with a lytle rose water a lytle tutia preparate To be ministred in the eyes Tutia to strayne it through a cerser and put into the eye a lytle of the water that cōmeth oute of the pressyng or straynyng luke warme Also at the begynnynge whyte Sief without Opiū put warme into the eye Sirf the space of thre or foure dayes beyng dyssolued wyth rose water vpon a barbiers whette stone is a presente remedye Furthermore besydes these two remedyes we haue proued thys good that foloweth A playster of an apple Take an apple rosted vnder the coales bruse it and straine it wyth a lytle rose water and womans mylke and the yolke of a newe layed egge mengle them all together seeth them a lytle and make them after the maner of a playster and laye it to the eye It swageth merueylously the paine and conforteth the sore eye In the augmentation and cheifely at the begynnynge of the sayde augmentatyon vnto the ende we haue proued the remedye folowynge to be of great efficacite Mandificatyue ℞ of Rose water ℥ vj. of the seede of quinces ʒ j. lette thē boyle in a glasse tyll they receyue a muscilaginous or slymie forme thā strayne them and adde to the straynynge of whyte Sief wythout Opium ʒ ij of womās mylke noursyng a wenche ʒ ss of Tutia preparate ʒ j. and. ss of suggre candie of Syrupe of roses ʒ j. mengle them all together strayne them and kepe thē in a glasse wyth a peece of flaxe If you wolde haue the water more mundificatyue adde a dramme of Myrobolanes Citrines And yf the place be greatly enflamed ye must putte to ℈ j. of Camphor for it causeth the payne and the inflammation to cease Further more in the middes of augmentatyon in the ende thereof durynge the state of optalmia it shal be conuenyent to minister thys remedie folowynge ℞ of muscilage made of the seede of quinces Collirium and fenugreke in rose water ℥ j. of whyte Sief without Opium ʒ ij of suggre candie of syrupe de duabus radicibus ʒ j. of suggre candie of syrupe of Roses ʒ j. of sarcocolle in womans mylke ʒ ss mēgle them al to gether and make a collyrye accordyng to arte We haue also foūde it good in this case to washe the eyes wyth the water of a decoctiō of barley beynge warme Decoction of barley For it scoureth awaye the blerenes of the eyes and quencheth the heate of hote mattyer Also we haue proued the mylk of a woman noursyng a mayde childe to be expedient in the tyme afore sayde Item in the sayd tyme ye may profytably laye vpon the eye to resolue and swage the payne the cromes of breade steped in rose water and in the water of Endiuie Also the foresayde playster of an apple is good in thys case and in the sayde tyme. We coulde declare manye other remedies wrytten by the aunciēt and later doctours touchynge the cure of the sayde two tymes of thys disease but bycause we haue founde but lytle profytte in thē we haue wrytten those only whyche we haue proued to be true After that the augmentatyō is passed we haue founde good operatyon in thys remedie folowynge ℞ of sarcocolle dissolued in womans mylke ʒ j. A water of aloes hepatike thryse washed in water of roses ℈ ij of whyte Sief wythout Opium of Tutia preparate Ana ʒ ss of cloues ℈ j. of sugre candye of syrupe of roses ʒ ij of water of roses ℥ iij. of odoriferous whyte wyne hauynge moderate strength ℥ j. and. ss braye the thynges that ben to be braied after the maner of arcolfol thā mēgle thē al together with the wyne heated and rose water and put it in a glasse styryng it about ones a day that the strengthe thereof maye be quyckned Note that yf ye strayne thys water thorough a thycke lynnen clothe and kepe the residue that remaineth in the sayde clothe in the glasse in a lytle bagge and afterwarde presse it tyll thre or foure droppes issue out
folowethe â„ž of the muscilage of the seede of Quynces of Psillium made wyth barley water of womaÌ„s mylke noursynge a wenche of whyte Syef wyth Opium Ê’ j. An opiate medicyne mengle them together and make a collyrie wyth a barbyers whettestone We haue proued that the applycatyon of a warme Collyrie wythin the eye is verye synguler to swage the payne therof After that the payne is appaysed ye muste procede wyth the aforesayde remedyes accordynge to the tyme. Also the decoction of fenugreke made wyth Rose water and barley water is ryght good to appayse gryefe whyche thynge Auycenne testyfyethe If it chaunce that the eye lyddes or Cornea or Coniunctiua be vlcered thorough an antecedente cause than the Chirurgien muste succoure that accidente wyth a conuenient medicyne A water of Galenes inuentyon as thys is â„ž of Rose water of the water of the leaues of Myrte Ana â„¥ j. of suggre candye of syrupe of Roses â„¥ ij of Tutia preparate Ê’ j. and. ss of Syef of leade of a whyte Syef wythout Opium Ana. ℈ j. braye the thynges that ben to bee brayed fynely vnto the lykenes of alchoholl than the waters beynge somewhat heated mengle them together Thys water is merueylous to heale vlceratyon caused of hote mattyere And it scourethe awaye grosse mattyer and dryethe vp subtyle mattyer that causethe vlceratyon and it is Galenes inuentyon whyche auctoure sayethe that in the vlcers there ben two superfluytes engendred namelye a grosse and a subtyle Wherfore the Chyrurgyen muste ordeyne a medicyne hauynge two prerogatyues one to drye subtyle mattier and another to scoure awaye grosse mattyer If ye wyll that the sayde water shal be more desiccatyue and mundifycatyue adde vnto it the thyrde parte of the grene water of oure inuentyon Also ye maye laye to the sayde vlceratyon whan the place is not verye paynfull nor enflamed the sayde grene water actually hote Fynallye we wyll entreate of the mattyere or quytture retayned betwene Cornea and Coniunctiua in the next Chapytre and of the cure thereof by goddes grace Thus endethe thys present Chapytre of obtalmia Wrytten in the Citye of Bononye the yere of oure lorde M. ccccc x. the .xiiij. day of NoueÌ„bre For whych the name of god be praysed ¶ The thyrde Chapytre of quytture engendred and retayned betwene the skynne of the eye called Cornea and betwene coniunctiua WE haue ofteÌ„ seen quytture engendred and retayned betwene the skynne of the eye called Cornea Aposteme of Cornea or coÌ„iunctiua and the skynne coÌ„iunctiua cheifely in an optalmie caused of an hote mattyer whyche accident yf it shulde not be quyckely succoured euapored and purged by the applicatyon of resolutyue and gentle maturatyue medicynes it wolde be no merueyl if the eye shulde comme in daunger of euyll and harde curatyon and that the apple of the eye shuld be vlcered or that the Crystallyne humour shulde vtterly be loste To auoyde thyes accidentes a wyse Chirurgien wythout delaye must prepare some conuenieÌ„t remedye and he must procure an openynge betwene the skynnes by whyche the quytture enclosed maye issue out by the coÌ„missure that is betwene Cornea and Coniunctiua for which purpose this descriptyon folowynge is of good operatyon Decoctyon â„ž of fenugreke â„¥ ss of cleane barley mÌ„ j. of the sede of Quynces Ê’ ij of the rootes of holyhock somwhat stamped of the rootes of langdebeef ana â„¥ j. boyle thies thinges together with a chickyn in sufficieÌ„t water tyll they comme to suche a gelye as calues fete make than strayne them and putte of it ofteÌ„ in to the eye beynge actually hote addynge some tyme a lytle fyne sugre If perchauÌ„ce the quytture issue not out by thys remedie after the sayde suppuration ye muste open the place wyth a lancette makyng a lytle hole And yf it be possyble lette the openynge be betwene the commissure of the two skynnes cornea and coniunctyua After the openynge ye muste procede with the remedie last wrytten the space of two dayes addynge a lytle suggre candie of syrupe of roses and a lytle of other fyne suggre Whan ye perceaue that the quytture is mundifyed whyche is sone knoweÌ„ by the mitigation of the payne and by the clearenes of the eye thys remedye folowynge maye conueniently be vsed Collâ—eye â„ž of water of roses of water of Mirtilles or in the stede thereof of plantayne Ana â„¥ j. of Fenell water of odoriferous whyte wyne Ana â„¥ ss of sarcocolle dissolued wyth womans mylke of Tutia preparate Ana. ℈ ij of suggre Candie of syrupe of Roses Ê’ j. of Myrobalanes cytrins Ê’ ss of whyte Sief wythout opium of Sief of frankencense Ana Ê’ j. and. ss lette thies foresayde thynges be brayed fynely and cerse them and make a collyrie accordynge to arte whyche ye muste vse tyll the place be mundifyed and incarned and for the cicatrisatyon adde to the sayde collyrie Ê’ ij of Sief of leade And note that in the tyme of maturation to appayse griefe and to cause the mattyer to issue out ye maye conueniently applye the foresayde playster of a rosted apple And as we haue sayde before thyes remedyes muste be applyed after purgatyon Lykewyse in the cure of pustles or spottes that chaunce thorough an Aposteme beynge in the apple of the eye ye muste procede as in cornea and coniunctyua but wyth more spedines and wyth lyghter and gentyller medicynes bycause of the nobilite of the eye Thus endeth thys present Chapytre for whyche the name of god be praysed ¶ The fourthe Chapytre of the burnynge and itchynge of the eyes and of the cure of the same IN the corners of the eyes there chauÌ„cethe oft itchynge Itchyng and blerenes and burnyng and some remenaunte of blerenes cheifely towarde nyght procedynge of catharrhous and salt sharpe mattyer For the cure whereof the two foresayde remedies a purgation of the mattier antecedent presupposed ben conuenient The fyrste is thys A water and it is of oure inuentyon â„ž of rose water of plantayne water Ana â„¥ j. of Tutia preparate Ê’ j. and. ss of the water of the floures of Mirtilles â„¥ j. and. ss of the leaues of housleke Ê’ x. of the whytes of Egges somewhat rosted vndre coales in nombre iij. of whyte Sief wythout Opium Ê’ j. and. ss of camphore graynes .iij. sette the foresayde waters vpon the fyer tyll they ben hote and beate them all together and so leaue them the space of foure houres than strayne them and kepe the lyquour in a brasen vessell well stopped Applye thys to the corners of the eyes for it is a present remedye and easethe spedelye the burnynge and the itchynge of the eyes If ye perceaue that abstersyon wil be good in thys case by reason of the blerednes whyche some tymes commethe in greate quantytie it shal be good to procede wyth thys water addynge a lytle suggre candye of syrupe of Roses and so muche of other fyne suggre Here foloweth the seconde remedie whyche is good in
colour wyth a certaine malignitie The other kynde is of red or white coloure and is not so harde it is hangyng and smal about the roote with out payne and styncke hauinge some humidite The cure of polypus is this Fyrst the catarrhous mattier procedynge from the heade must be purged wyth pilles of iera wyth agaryke Pilles or wyth pilles called cochie or assagereth and the veine called cephalica must be cut as Rasis sayth yf the bodye be sanguine and stronge After thys it is coÌ„uenient to apply thynges mordificatyue or biting or to cauterize the rootes of it wyth a syluer instrumente made lyke a pype There be medicines whyche haue strength to roote vp polypus surely as a ruptorie of capitell vnguentum egiptiacuÌ„ of AuiceÌ„nes description in a styffe fourme After that the polypus is roted vp wyth smal tenacles or wyth some other sharpe instrument or by tyenge a sylke threde to consume the roote of it oure poudre is merueylous good whyche taketh awaye superfluous fleshe without payne It is good also to apply to it vnguentuÌ„ mixtuÌ„ Afterwarde for cicatrisatioÌ„ vse the poudre made of one parte tutia alexandrina and the other parte of terra sigillata wyth burnte roche alume or oure vnguentum de tutia If ye perceaue that the polypus is cankreous by the signes aforesayd thaÌ„ a wyse chirurgien must in no wyse assaye to roote it vp by sharpe or strong medicines but as Rasis sayeth it is better to appalliate it by gentle medicines For the vse of sharpe medidicines shortenethe the lyfe of the patiente And Auicenne sayeth by the auctority of Hypocrates it chaunceth that a canker sometymes may be healed at the begynnyng but yf it be confirmed it can not And often a canker chauncethe wythin an hydde place and that the rectification is that it be not touched wyth instrumentes of yron or sharpe medicines For so the patiente myghte dye sodaynlye But yf ye procede with palliatyue cure ye maye prolonge the lyfe of the patient wythout greate payne as Rasis opinion is Palliatiue cure Palliatyue cure is accomplyshed by the administratioÌ„ of the remedies folowing The fyrst is that ye washe the place often with the whey of gottes mylke addynge a lytle sugre or wyth the decoction of barley and lentiles in to whyche the vertue of lentiles entrethe by the decoction of plantayne and nightshade wyth a lytle sugre candye Thys lotion purgethe and taketh away the sharpnes of the mattier After thys lotion it is good to lay vpon the polypus thys linimente folowynge A liniment R. of the oyle of roses omphacyne â„¥ iii. of vnguente of roses or in the stede thereof of vnguentum Galeni â„¥ ii of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade ana â„¥ viii of litarge of golde syluer ana â„¥ i. and ss of tutia alexandrina of cerusse ana â„¥ ss Lette the iuyces wyth the foresayde oyle and oyntment boyle vnto the coÌ„suÌ„ption of the sayd iuyces thaÌ„ straine them and adde of whyte waxe Ê’ vi and lette them seeth agayne a lytle and putte in the remnaunte of the ingredientes one after another styrrynge them aboute in a mortarre of leade the space of two houres than adde of camphore brayed accordinge to arte ℈ ii Oyle of yolkes of egges To this same intention the oyle of yolkes of egges is verye good For it swagethe payne merueylouslye It muste be laboured a greate whyle in a mortar of leade and yf ye putte to the sayd oyle a lytle litarge of golde and syluer and a lytle of tutia Alexandrina of the preciouse stone called an Ematyte wyth a lytle iuyce of plantaine and morelle or nightshade it shal be of greater efficacitie more desiccatyue and shall better defend putrefaction If ye adde in the ende a lytle camphore it shabe more refrigeratyue Note that yf the polypus be vlcered wyth suche an vlceration that enflameth not the place nether payneth it vehementlye for the remouing and corrosion ye maye vse oure poudre addynge to it some of oure oyntment of tutia aforesayde Moreouer we haue founde the remedy vndre wrytten of good operation whyche is in a liquide forme as it foloweth R. one sower pomgranade and one swete of myrobalanes citrines â„¥ ss of the leaues of plantayne and nyghtshade A decoction of the leaues of wyld Olyues of the herbe called cauda equina or horsetayle anÌ„ mÌ„ ss of consolida minor the thyrde parte of an handfull of sugre taberzet â„¥ ii of sodden newe wyne â„¥ iii. bray them all fynely thaÌ„ seeth theÌ„ one waulme lette them stand al together the space of two houres than strayn theÌ„ and presse theÌ„ set them on the fyer agayne tyll they begynne to be thycke as liquide hony and vse thereof wyth coton dypped in the liquor and put in to the nose in those dayes whan ye vse not the foresayde poudre Furthermore it is to be noted that in thys place sometymes there grow carnosities or fleshye pieces of the nature of emoroides and bene called of the doctours emoroides of the nose which bene healed wyth the curation of polipus not cankreous declared in this present cha For which the name of god be blessed ¶ The .x. cha of the rednes and burnynge in the toppe of the nose as well wythin as wythout procedynge of a lytle aposteme THe burnynge and the rednes whych chauncethe in the toppe of the nose The burnyng ridnes of the nose is euer caused of an hote catarrhous mattier The cure wherof after conueniente purgation wyth cassia and diacatholicon maye be accomplished by the administratioÌ„ of the remedies vndre written The fyrst is thys R. of the leaues of mallowes and violettes of cleane barley A decoction anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of the rootes of langedebeefe mÌ„ i. of the seede of quinces Ê’ iii. of sweete apples .iii. Seeth these foresayd thynges with sufficient quaÌ„titie of the broth of fresh or with rayne water and than presse them strayn them and put into the nostrelles oftentymes some of thys decoction beynge actually hote Thys decoction is souerayne good for maturation and mitigatioÌ„ of the mattier that causeth the burnynge and bytyng Item to the same intention we haue founde thys playster good A plaister maturatâ—â—â— R. of the leaues of mallowes violettes ana mÌ„ i. of cleane barleye mÌ„ i. ss of raysines â„¥ i. Let theÌ„ boyle in sufficient water til the barley breake than stampe them and strayne them and adde to the straynyng of the inwarde partes of rosted apples â„¥ ii of freshe buttyre â„¥ i. ss of oyle of swete almandes of oyle of violettes anÌ„ â„¥ i. lette theÌ„ boyle agayne at the fyer and make a styffe playster addynge in the ende the yolkes of two egges Thys playster rypeth and breaketh without drawing of mattier to the place whan the aposteme is broken ye muste procede after the doctrine wrytten in the cha of ordeolum
that open the veynes wyth sedation of payne are very expedient at the begynnynge as we haue often proued Mollificati Here foloweth a mollifycatiue verye expedient in thys case â„ž of the leaues of mallowes and violettes of euery one mÌ„ i. of clene barley mÌ„ ss of smalage leaues of camomill floures of eche a lytle Let them boyle altogether in sufficient water wyth â„¥ iij. of freshe buttyre and asmuche oyle of violettes vnto the consumption of two partes of the thre Thys mollifycatiue muste be layed vpon the place apostemed receyuynge the fume wyth hote cloutes moysted in the sayd decoction Last of of all let the place be rubbed wyth the forsayde buttyre and oyle of violettes sodden It is of good operation for by hys vertue of openynge it causeth the humours to breath out wyth gentyll resolution and sedation of payne To the same intention Another thys mollifycatiue folowynge is conuenient but it is more resolutiue theÌ„ the other â„ž of fyne branne mÌ„ ij of camomil mÌ„ ss of melilote well brayed mÌ„ i. of the flour of beanes â„¥ iiij of the oyle of camomill roses dille of euery one â„¥ i. and. ss of hennes grese of oyle of violettes of euery one Ê’ x. make a styffe playster of all wyth sufficient sodden wyne addynge of saffran Ê’ ij You maye vse thys that foloweth when the place is not enflamed Another â„ž of sodden wyne of honye of euery one â„¥ viij and make a styffe playster on the fyer wyth barley floure Semblablye gotes dunge sodden wyth honye purgeth the mylke Item the floure of beanes and lentylles sodden with lye and sapa that is to say soddeÌ„ newe wyne and wyth a lytle myntes and oyle of myrtilles and oyle omphacine mengled together and layed on after the maner of a playster dryeth the mylke merueylouslye To the same intention you maye take the crommes of breade plunged and moysted in the sayd decoction makynge a playster at the fyer wyth the foresayde oyle and buttyre and the yolke of an egge and a lytle saffran And here wyth ye muste playster all the dugge Yf you wyll make greater resolution adde to the playster laste rehersed of the floure of barley and beanes of euery one â„¥ iij. and a lytle camomil and melilote well stamped Yf ye perceaue that thys aposteme coÌ„meth to maturation whych thynge is easely knowen by the rednes of the place and by the hardnes and pulsation or beatynge then ye shall procede to the maturation wyth thys maturatiue A maturati â„ž of mallowe and violette leaues of euery one mÌ„ i. of the rootes of Holihocke â„¥ iiij Seeth them al in water stampe them and strayne them and make a playster in the decoction wyth the floure of wheate and barley addynge of freshe buttyre â„¥ iij. of swynes grese melted â„¥ ij the yolkes of two egges put in wheÌ„ ye take the playster from the fyer then mengle it agayne wyth the straynynge and make a playster Thys playster is of merueylous operation in rypynge Yf the aposteme be verye hote and choleryke with participation of blood then ye muste procede wyth some maturatiue of a colde and moyste complection The descryption of thys maturatiue is wrytten aboute the ende of the chapytre of the cure of flegmon Note that we haue often founde thys aposteme to be of harde maturation chyefely when it is aboute the heade of the dugge vexynge the woman wyth vehement payne and causynge fyeuers so that somtymes it induceth a phransye Wherfore when suche peryll is doubted we muste procede wyselye to maturation and incision of the place The incisyon muste be made after the facion of the newe moone Incision that the vapours of the mylke and of the matter whyche hurteth the brayne maye yssue out by the sayde opened place Afterwarde for the dygestion and mundifycation you shall vse the medicines wrytten in the former chapiters Note that it is coÌ„uenient to applie a mollifycatiue and resolutiue playster at that tyme when the incisyon shal be made bycause of the spongiosite of the dugge and of the humours whyche be yet in the matter conioynct that the place maye be mollifyed and some parte of the matter resolued Playster whyche playster maye be after thys sorte that foloweth â„ž of the croÌ„mes of breade steeped in the decoction of holyhocke and then make a playster at the fyer in the forsayde decoction with buttyre and oyle of roses and camomill addynge the yolkes of two egges and a lytle saffran Item to the same intentyon thys descryption folowynge is verye expediente Another â„ž of the leaues of mallowes and violettes of euery one mÌ„ i. of camomill and roses of euery one mÌ„ ss Seeth them al in water stampe them and strayne them and put in the decoction of the crommes of breade .li. i. then bruse and strayne the forsayde breade and wyth the forerehersed thinges beynge strayned and wyth a lytle of the decoction make a styffe playster at the fyer adding of oyle of roses â„¥ ij of oyle of camomill of buttyre ana â„¥ i. and. ss the yolkes of two egges Thys playster is of great efficacite in resoluynge matter conioyncte and mollifyeng the place and swagyng paine as we haue often proued Item to thys intention it is good to make a playster of the flour of barleye and beanes in the forsayde decoction wyth thynges lyke wyse wrytten in the sayd descryption Here you shall note Tâ—â—ti 〈◊〉 not be to loÌ„â— that your tente must not be to longe bycause it myght cause great payne and it muste be hollowe made of leade or syluer or of the roote of dyttanie well pyked Canullaia or of a leafe of colewurtes dryed in the shadowe you maye moreouer make one of a gourde dryed in the sonne and it is the beste of all Yf it be nedefull to vse a stronger mundifycation then weete the tente wyth spettell and wrappe it in oure poudre and putte it in the mouthe of the vlcered place For it mundyfyethe myghtelye and purgethe the matter conioyncte When the tyme of incarnynge is come whych thynge is easelye knowen by the mitigation of payne and by the diminution of the matter and swellyng then put in this incarnatiue wyth a tente Incarntiue â„ž of honye of roses â„¥ ss of terebentyne Ê’ v. of Sarcocoll well brayed Ê’ ij of frankencense Ê’ i. and. ss mengle them After that incarnation is accomplyshed whyche thynge is knowen by the matter that issueth out lyke the slymynes of holihockes ye muste come to cicatrisation whych maye be after thys sorte that foloweth â„ž of the floures of pomegranades A sigilllatiue of myrobalanes citrins of roche alume coÌ„bust or burnt of euery one Ê’ i. of terra sigillata of bole armenie of euery one Ê’ i. mengle theÌ„ Item the water of alume is of good operation wyth the foresayd thinges Note that from the daye that ye begin to mundifye vnto parfyte cicatrisatioÌ„ is good to vse our
oyntment of miniuÌ„ And for as muche as after thys aposteme is healed communely there remayneth greate hardnes in the place where the aposteme was you must resolue it dyscretelye that the hardenes come not to a cankreous Sephirous For thys resolution ye shal administer diaquilon magistrale wrytten in oure Antidotarie whyche resolueth all hardnes wythout drawynge of matter to the place Yf thys aposteme procede of great abouÌ„daunce of humours you must vse a conuenient purgation at the begynnynge and procede wyth thynges som what repercussiue as is the oyle of roses the whyte of an egge and a lytle of the iuyce of plantayne In the augmentation ye shal procede wyth greater resolution and greater repercussion Touchynge the reste of the cure ye shal do after that that is wrytten in thys presente chap. of the curdynge of mylke Semblablye yf it come by one of the causes primitiue declared at the begynnynge of thys chapitre it muste be healed after the doctrine taughte in the chapitre of the cure of Flegmon commynge of a primitiue cause and in maner ye muste procede as we haue sayde in the fyrste cure of thys chapitre For the whyche the name of God be praysed ¶ The seconde chapitre of a colde aposteme of the mamilles or dugges THe curation of a colde aposteme chaunsynge in the mamilles the obseruation of an vniuersall purgation presupsupposed shall be accoÌ„plyshed by the remedyes vnderwrytteÌ„ The cure of a colde aposte in the dugges At the begynnynge ye shal anoynt the mamille or dugge with thys vnction â„ž of the oyle of camomill roses and dille of euery one â„¥ i. of the oyle of lillies of the oyle of lynsede and swete almandes of hennes grese Oyntment of euerye one Ê’ vi of whyte waxe Ê’ x. make a lyniment at the fyer After thys vnction it is good to laye vppon the place vnwashed woulle taken from betwene the legges of a shepe or towe wel kembed wyth the foresayde thynges For they resolue wyth some confortation Yf there be nede of greater resolution the cerote ordeyned in the chapitre of an aposteme in the necke is conuenient in thys case But yf thys aposteme canne not be resolued but semethe to come to the waye of maturation then rype it wyth a playster of holihockes and floure of lynsede and fenugreke c. After maturation it shall be conuenient to open the place accordynge to that that is aforesayde of incisyon after the dyuersite of the partes of mans bodye After incisyon for the dygestion mundifycation incarnation and sigillation ye shall procede as it is declared in the chapitre afore Lykewyse touchynge resolution and mollifycation of the hardenes that remayneth after the curynge ye shall resorte to the sayd chapytre as nede requyreth Thus we make an ende c. ¶ The thyrde chapitre of an harde aposteme in a womans breste called Cankreous Sephiros Cancrous sephiros in a womans breste IN the fyrst doctrine of apostemes we entreated of Sephiros and of all the kindes therof In this presente chapitre I haue determined to dyscrybe a Cankreous sephiros A Cankreous sephiros in a womans breste is a greate hardnes of duskyshe colour whyche can not be moued hyther and thyther It is more angrye at one tyme then at another often tymes of such malignitie as causeth Herisipelas and induceth pryckinges and inflammations so that the woman whyche is vexed wyth thys dysease can nether eate nor drinke and hath alwayes a lytle fieuer And sometymes there appeare rounde aboute certayne veynes full of melancholyke bloode The cure of thys aposteme the obseruation of dyete and of purgation as we haue appoynted in the chapitre of Sephiros presupposed shal be accomplyshed after the custome of a noble woman dwellynge at Arras called ladye Godinne Thys we tok out of the frenche boke which dayly healeth a great multitude of women hauynge thys dysease and cankreous and harde vlceres Fyrst wheÌ„ the hardnes begynneth she is wont to proue yf by the waye of resolution she maye resolue the matter And theÌ„ she applieth a cerote of oyle of roses oyle of camomill oyle of dille and whyte waxe in sufficient quaÌ„titie Somtymes she resolueth it wyth a decoction of parietarye camomill melilote layed to wyth the crommes of browne breade And when she seith that the aposteme wyll come to maturation she is wonte to applye a playster made of the oyle of swete almandes freshe buttyre lillye rootes swynes grese barley floure and fenugreke floure And when the aposteme commeth to vlceration or to a canker she procedeth wyth thynges mundifycatiue that is to saye wyth thinges that mundifye moderatelye muÌ„dificatiue and chiefelye wyth thys mundifycatiue â„ž of cleare terebentyne â„¥ ij of honie of roses strayned â„¥ iij. the yolke of an egge of myldust as muche as shall suffyce make it after the maner of a playster In greate dyfficulties of cankers and maligne vlcers as well in the mamilles as in the legges the greatest remedye that she vseth is a fomentation made wyth an herbe called clymenon of whyche mention shall be made in the chapytre of Malum mortuum After this fomeÌ„tation alwayes she applyeth a blacke playster A blacke playster made after thys forme â„ž of commune oyle .li. i. of lytarge broughte to a pouder and of burnte leade of euery one â„¥ iij. of black waxe â„¥ ij Lette them boyle three houres and euer styrre them aboute and adde in the ende of cleare terebentyne â„¥ ij of the iuyce of clymenon clarifyed â„¥ iiij styrre them well aboute and procede to perfyte curation with thys playster For the cicatrisation vse the water of alume and water of plantayne By this curation the sayde woman hath acquyred great honoure For she hath healed manye women of this disease and in a maner infynite other of maligne and corrosiue vlcers so that she is nowe called the mother of poore folke bycause she healeth them onely for the honour of God Thus endeth this Chapitre For the which God be praysed and thanked ¶ The .iiii. Chaptre Of the hardenesse of the mamilles not cankerous IN the mamilles as we haue sayde before after the cure of Apostemes Hardnesse of â—ugges not concious there remaineth a great hardnesse whyche yf it be not cured by a good Chirurgyen maye come to Sephiros In thys case thynges of moch drawyng haue no place wherfore a cerote of marche mallowes wrytten in the Chaptre of an Aposteme in the necke is conueniently admynistred which maruaylously resolueth by lytle and lytle all hardenesse with mollification Item to this intention the cerote folowynge is good A cerote â„ž of whyte diaquilon gummed â„¥ ii of hennes grese of the mary of the legges of a calfe and of a cowe ana Ê’ vi of the oyle of swete almandes of fresshe buttyre ana Ê’ v. of oyle of camomylle dylle lyllies ana â„¥ ss of Duckes grese and gose grese ana Ê’ vi and an halfe of of the muscilage of
procede wyth the remedyes resolutyue noted in the chaptre of an Aposteme in the necke lyke wyse touchyng maturatiues ye shal vse them that are declared in the sayde Chapitres After maturation open the place after the length Incision and after the quantite of the Aposteme as we sayde in the former chapiter Afterwarde yf nede requyre digest the place with a digestiue of terebentine and of oile of roses hote and a lytle Saffran the space of thre or foure dayes The rest of the curation shall be accomplysshed as it is wrytten in the Chaptre of the cure of Flegmon Oyntment if the matter be colde Yf the mattier of the Aposteme be colde ye shal annoynt the place with this oyntment folowynge â„ž of oyle of Camomylle Roses Dyll lyllyes ana â„¥ i. and. ss of oyle of spyke â„¥ i. of whyte waxe as moche as shall suffyse make a lyniment addynge of Saffran Ê’ ss annoynt the place herewyth laying vpon it vnwashed wol taken from betwene the legges of a shepe And thus procede thre or foure dayes An other Item ye maye applye the Playstre folowynge whych is more resolutiue than the other â„ž of the crommes of breed steped in thynges that resolue as coriandre melilote camomylle dylle holyhocke a lytle organie squinantum and sticados Let all these thynges be sodden in water and wyne Than wyth the oyle of Roses Camomylle and Dylle and with breed lythed in the sayd decoction and brosed make a styffe playstre accordynge to arte addyng of beane floure â„¥ iii. To the same intention a sponge moysted in the same decoction and layed hote vpon the Aposteme is very good Yf ye perceyue that this aposteme can not so be resolued than ye maye rype it wyth this maturatyue â„ž of the rootes of whyte lyllyes A maturatiue â„¥ iiii of the rootes of holyhocke halfe a pouÌ„d Seethe them all in water and than stampe them and strayne them and in the decoction wyth the floure of wheate Femâ—greke and lyneseede make a styffe Playstre addynge of buttyre of swynes grese Ana â„¥ iii. of Saffran ℈ i. and the yolkes of thre egges Incision Note that this Aposteme muste be opened betwene the maturation that begynneth and perfecte maturation that the mattier maye not pearce vnto the nuke and the synnowes thereof After incision let the Aposteme be dygested wyth a dygestyue of terebentyne and the yolke of an egge the space of thre or foure dayes For the accomplysshement of all other intentions ye shall procede accordynge to the doctryne wrytten in the Chaptre of Apostemes in the necke Note this that yf the vlcer touche a synnowye place or the Nuke and corrupte the boones than thoughe true cure be despeared neuerthelesse as moche as is possyble ye shall take awaye the corruption with raspatoryes and after conuenient instrumeÌ„tes and not wyth actuall cauteries by reason of the daunger that there is to touche the nuke or the synnowes For a gentle mundification we couÌ„sayle to vse the oyle of the yolkes of egges and honye of roses and a lytle sarcocoll and myrre Yf the place be full of lytle holes mundifye it wyth lotions and with the remedyes declared in the former Chapitres Thus endeth this Chaptre for the which God be praysed c. ¶ The .iii Chaptre Of the payne of the backe bone IF the payne that chaunceth in the backe bone Payne in the backe bone be caused of an hote matter ye shal anoynt the place with oile of Roses omphacine and with a lytle oyle of Camomylle beinge actually hote Yf the payne be caused of an euyll hote complexion ye shall vse onelye oyle of Roses omphacine And after the vnction of the sayde oyle ye muste laye to a sponge dypped in a decoction of roses of Myrtiles seed and leaues of barleye and whyte saunders Purgation Yf the payne be caused of colde mattier after a Purgation of the heed by the takynge of pylles de Iera cum agarico or pylles called sine quibus esse nolo of eche Ê’ ss or wyth pylles aggregatiue Annoynte the paynefull place wyth thys vnction â„ž of the oyle of Camomylle Oyntment of lyllyes spyke and dyll ana â„¥ i. of squinantum wormewoodde sticados Camomylle of euerye one a lytle of odoriferous wyne one Cyathe of grounde wormes wasshed wyth wyne â„¥ i. Lette them boyle all togyther tyll the wyne be consumed than strayne them and adde to the straynynge of Hipericon Ê’ vi of Saffran ℈ i. of whyte waxe Ê’ x. Lette them boyle agayne and than make a liniment Item to this intention the oyle of whyte lyllyes wyth the oyle of Roses A decoction and Camomylle is verye good Also ye maye conuenyentlye applye a sponge dypped in thys decoction â„ž of Camomylle Melilote dylle Roses ana mÌ„ i. of sticados wormewoodde squinantum maioram mugworte of euerye one a lytle Lette them boyle all togyther vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte in suffycyent water and a lytle wine of good odoure Dyppe the sponge into thys decoction being hote and renue it often For it appayseth payn maruaylouslye And we saye lykewyse that these thynges be good to take awaye the payne that commeth of an euyl colde complexion Thus endeth thys Chaptre For the whyche God be praysed and thanked ¶ The fourth Chaptre Of the Apostemes of the bellye THe Aposteme of the belly must be diligently cured Aposteme of the belly and by a descrete Chirurgien For oftentimes it vexeth wyth euyll and sondrie accidentes chefely aboute the maturation and whan it is engendred nyghe the nauyll The curation of hote and colde apostemes in the belly the vniuersall rules of Purgatyon presupposed is dispatched as it foloweth Fyrste yf the Aposteme be hoote for the repercussyon resolution and maturation it is conuenyente to resorte to the Chaptre of the cure of Flegmon whan thys Aposteme commeth to maturation Incision and whan it is aboute the nauyll ye shall make incision after the fygure of the newe moone In other places ye shall make incisioÌ„ accordynge to the doctryne gyuen in the Chaptre of incisions and exitures And bycause the matter sometymes perceth vnto the place of the intestines or guttes ye shall resorte to the Chaptre of a wounde that perceth in to the belly But yf the matter pearce not than bycause of the greate sensibilitie of the place whyche commeth of the filmes muscles and ligamentes that ende aboute the nauyll Lette the place be digested at the begynnynge with oyle of roses emphacine or with a digestyue of the yolke of an egge meÌ„gled with oyle omphacyne and a lytle saffran a plaistre swagyng payne And whyle the degestion endureth you may conuenientlye laye to some playstre that swageth payne as this â„ž of a decoction of mallowes violettes holyhocke camomyll and melilote as moche as shall suffyse a lytle barleye and with halfe a pounde of beane floure and as moche barlye flour make a stiffe plaistre at the fyre addyng of
oyle of camomyl and Roses ana ℥ ii and the yolkes of two egges Thys composition made in the forme of a plaistre and layed vpō the paynefull place swageth the payne and prepareth the matter to suppuration mūdificatiue After digestyon let the place be mundifyed with thys mundificatiue vnder wrytten chefely whan the Aposteme is aboute the nauyll ℞ of cleare terebentyne ʒ x. of Syrupe of roses ℥ ss the thyrde part of the yolke of a newe layed egge Let the syrupe of roses boyle wyth the terebentyne one boylyng and than adde the part of the foresayde egge a lytle barleye floure and a lytle saffran And for incarnation it is good to adde to the foresayde mundificatiue of sarcole ʒ ii of myr ℈ i. of frankensence ʒ ss whan incarnation is fynyshed seale vp the place wyth vnguentum de minio and wyth the water of decoction of alume spryncklynge often vpō it this stiptyke poudre A poudre ℞ of bole armenie of terra sigillata ana ʒ ss of roche alume burnt ʒ ss of floures of Pomegranades of Myrobalanes citrines fynely brayed ana ℈ ii mengle them and make a poudre Yf the Aposteme of the bellye becaused of a cold matter or mengled for the resolution and maturation ye shall procede after as it is declared in the Chapitre of Apostemes in the necke The rest of this curation shall be accomplysshed accordynge to that that is wrytten afore in this present Chapitre For whyche the name of God be praysed ¶ The .v. Chaptre Of the Apostemes of the flankes THe apostemes of the pryuye membres Apostemes of the flankes procede of one of these thre causes namelye of euyll complexion of vlceracyon of the yarde or vlceration of the extremities we wyll speake in the nexte Chapitre of an Aposteme caused in the sayde place after some longe fyeuer or by bloude of a wounde in the bellye dryuen of Nature to the flankes The foresayde Apostemes which waye so euer they come for the most parte they be caused of hote mattier which we haue euer healed as it foloweth Fyrst the obseruacion of the rules prescrybed in the Chapitre of flegmon touchynge Flebotomie and Purgation by the bellye presupposed we dyd annoynt the place with oyle of Camomyll hote with a lytle of oyle of Roses omphacine layeng vpon the place vnwasshed wolle taken from betwene the legges of a shepe To this intention and for greater resolution a playster made wyth the cromes of breade wyth oyle of camomille and a litle oyle of roses wyth a decoction of mallowes holihocke camomille and melilote Thys playster must be made at the fyre in a styffe forme It is of good operation in resoluynge A cerote mollificatiue Item to the same intention thys cerote mollificatyue and resolutyue that foloweth is of great efficacitie For bisydes the sayde properties it swageth payne R. of the rootes of holihocke li. ss of lillie rootes ℥ ii Lette thē be boyled together wyth the broth of fleshe vnsalted vnto perfecte decoction than stampe them and strayne them and set them on the fyre agayn addynge of oyle of camomille ℥ iiii of oyle of roses ℥ i. of hennes grese ʒ vi of vnttyre ℥ ss of calues grese of white diaquilon an̄ ℥ ii sette them agayne on the fyre and make a cerote in good forme Thys cerote mollifyeth and resolueth and swageth the payne and resisteth not maturation yf nature hath brought the aposteme to the waye of maturation A plaister Item to this intention the plaister folowyng is cōuenient Take wheat floure and barley floure and put thē in the foresayde decoction and boyle them tyll they be thycke addynge of oyle of camomill ℥ ii of oyle of roses ℥ i. of saffrā ℈ i. and the yolkes of two egges If the aposteme cānot be resolued but cometh to the waye of maturation than ye shall applye maturatyue thynges as the playster folowynge R. of the leaues of mallowes Maturatiue and violettes an̄ m̄ ii of the rootes of holihocke being cut according to breadth li. i. ss of white lillie rotes ℥ iiii thā let them boyle wyth water vntyl they be perfectly soddē afterwarde stampe thē all and in the decoction wyth the floure of wheate or barley if the mattier be very hote make a styffe playster at the fyre addyng of oyle of swete olyues of buttyre an̄ ℥ iii. of swynes grese ℥ ii ss the yolkes of two egges mengle them and incorporate them wyth the sayd decoction Note that ye must often make euaporation dippyng cloutes in the sayd decoction beynge hote For it appaiseth griefe and prepareth the mattier to maturation lykewyse ye maye vse the maturatyues wrytten in the cha of flegmon And whan the sayde aposteme is come to maturation ye shal make incision in the rypest and lowest place after the figure of a mone Incision accordinge to the breadth of the bellie After the incision putte in a tente rolled in the whyte and yolke of an egge mengled together Lette not that tente be to longe After thys make a digestyue wyth the oyle of roses and oyle omphacine the yolke of an egge chiefly whan the patient is of a choleryke cōplection whā the mattier is sharp But whan the place is not paynfull procede wyth terebentine the yolkes of egges and a lytle saffran After digestion whych is knowen by good quytture mundifye the place wyth a mundificatyue of syrupe of roses after our description whā the bodye is choleryke or with a mundificatyue of honie of roses yf the body be flegmatyke Note that a playster swaging payne may conueniently be applyed after the daye of incision tyl the thyrde or fourth daye folowyng whyche also hath vertue to resolue to molifye In this case we haue alwayes vsed thys playster A plaister swaging paine R. of the floure of barley and beanes an̄ ℥ iiii with a decoction of mallowes or violettes or els wyth fatte broth vnsalted Let them seeth tyll they be thycke than adde thervnto of oyle of camomill ℥ i. ss of oyle of roses ℥ i. the yolkes of two egges of saffran ℈ i. Thys playster is of good operation For it resolueth the mattier cōioyncte and appayseth griefe and prepareth the mattier to suppuration whan the payn after incision hath bene great and hath vexed sore the patiente by reason of the great sensibilitie of the place and bycause the mattier is sharpe so that it scorcheth the lippes or borders of the vlcere we haue bene constrayned in thys case to take awaye the tent and in stede therof to wasshe the place oftentymes in a daye wyth this lotion R. of cleane barley A lotion of roses an̄ m̄ i. of plantayne leaues m̄ ii of sumach of lentiles an̄ m̄ ss of the sede of quinces ʒ ss Let them boyle in sufficiente water vnto the cōsumption of halfe washe the place wyth this decoction for it taketh awaye the sharpnesse of the mattier and swageth the
Incision If it can not be remedied thereby it is necessarie to cut the skyn vnto the place from whence the bloode issueth And though thys way be harde neuerthelesse Galene sayth yf there be but one way to helth be it neuer so harde we muste vse it After incision you must laye some conuenient medicine vpon the veyne And yf thys fluxe of blood be caused by some putrefaction you shal not applye thynges incarnatyue but ye shal mundifye the rotten place wyth vnguentum egyptiacum or with fyre or wyth our poudre of mercurie And yf you wyll haue a stronge mundificatiue you maye vse a trociske of miniuÌ„ in a litle quantitie But yf thys abundauÌ„ce of blood came not by putrefaction but by remouyng of the eschare bycause the place coulde not be well bounde thaÌ„ thynges incarnatyue ben verie profitable as thys ordinaunce that foloweth whych is good for the fluxe of bloode comynge of incision of veynes R. of alloes he patyke An incâ—â—atiue of frankencense of sarcocolle ana Ê’ ii of terra sigillata of bole armenye of lytarge both of gold and syluer anÌ„ ℈ ii of myrre ℈ i. of hares heares cutte as small as can be Ê’ i. ss of mylduste of floure of beanes barley and lentyles anÌ„ Ê’ i. mengle them together springle them vpon the pustles Also beate the whyte of an egge apply a good quantitie therof with thys poudre vpon the veyne and bynde it well thervnto whan the bloode is staunched purifie the place agayne with a mundificatyue of smallage MuÌ„dificatiue whych is compounde after thys sorte R. of cleare terebentine Ê’ x. of hony of roses strayned of syrupe of roses by infution anÌ„ Ê’ vi of the iuyce of smalage plaÌ„tayne anÌ„ Ê’ ii Let them boyle a lytle and thaÌ„ put to of floure of barley wel boulted Ê’ vi strayne them all adde of sarcocolle Ê’ i. of saffran ℈ i. After thys muÌ„dification for an incarnatyue putte to the sayd mundificatyue of fraÌ„kencense Ê’ i. of aloes Ê’ ii of myrre ℈ i. Finally for cicatrisation vse this poudre R. of litarge of gold Poudre and syluer anÌ„ Ê’ i. of rutia Ê’ ss of bolearmenye of terra sigillata anÌ„ Ê’ i. ss of Myrobalanes citrines of roche alume conbust or burnt anÌ„ ℈ ii MeÌ„gle them and brynge them to a poudre This poudre is of good operation in thys case and also in apostemes of the necke and other places full of synnowes and veynes Moreouer besydes these two accidentes there chaunceth in the sayde place a great inflaÌ„mation so that about the pustle venomous mattier is retayned whych thorow hys poysoÌ„ned nature chauseth awaye the skin and perceth vnto the outwarde part in so much that the heede of the yarde semeth to come out of the hole For the curation of thys inflaÌ„mation you must cutte al the skynne circle wyse And yf ther rest any cankerrous corruption ye shall remoue it with an hote yron or wyth vnguentuÌ„ egiptiacum After the incision of the skyn laye vpon the place a digestiue made with the yolke of an egge and oyle of roses or wyth terebeÌ„tine Afterward for the mundification other intentions ye shall procede as we haue declared in thys present chapiter Thus endeth c. ¶ The .ix. cha of chaufynges and vlcerations called caroles whiche chauÌ„ce to yonge men betwene the skynne and the heade of the yarde Of caroles betwene the skinne and the heade of the yarde THe chaufynges and vlcerations called in latine caroli procede for the moost parte by hauynge company wyth a fylthye woman or that hath had lately the floures For the cure wherof Liniment ye shal vse thys linimeÌ„t thre or four dayes R. of the oyle of roses â„¥ ii of the iuyce of plantayne Ê’ vi of litarge of golde and syluer anÌ„ Ê’ v. of tutia Ê’ iii. of cerusse Ê’ ii of burnte lead Ê’ i. make of al a linimeÌ„t in a mortar of leade If they can not be quenched by thys meane thaÌ„ mortify theÌ„ wyth our poudre of mercury or with vnguentum mixtinn After mortificatioÌ„ ye shal procede wyth the linimente afore written or with vngueÌ„tuÌ„ de minio wythout guÌ„mes A lotion washyng the place alway wyth this lotion R. of the water of plaÌ„tayne roses anÌ„ â„¥ ii of white sief wythout opiuÌ„ Ê’ ii mengle them make a collyry for it is of good operatioÌ„ Lykewise the linimente written in the cha before made of the whyte of an egge water of roses the iuyce of herbes is a preseÌ„t remedy layeng it vpon all the yarde with cloutes Thus we ende c. ¶ The sixt treatise of apostemes of the stones ¶ The first cha of hote apostemes of the stones of osseuÌ„ or the purse of the same called hernia humoralis THe cure of thys Aposteme is accoÌ„plyshed by cuttyng a veyne in the arme called hepatica in the coÌ„trary syde Of hote apostemes of the stones Some doctours commauÌ„de to make a flebotomy minoratyne in the same syde the nexte day in the coÌ„trary side so that ye considre the coÌ„plection repletion strength of the patient In the state they cut the veyne Saphena in the same syde to purge the mattier conioyncte Semblably ye may gyue the patient purgation by the bellye after thys sorte R. of cassia diacatholicon Purgation anÌ„ â„¥ ss of an electuarye de succo rosarum Ê’ ii wyth these thinges and water of endyue make a potion Likewise for the accoÌ„plishment of thys aposteme it is nedeful to applye sondry remedies vpoÌ„ the same At the begynnyng whan the place is enflamed ye maye apply conueniently the white of an egge beateÌ„ with the yolke with oyle of roses and a lytle iuyce of plantayne by the space of thre or foure dayes Resolutiue Item to thys intentioÌ„ the plaister that foloweth is profitable which quencheth heate with resolution R. of roses camomil melilote mallowes anÌ„ mÌ„ i. Let theÌ„ boyle with sufficient water vntyll halfe be consumed in the decoctioÌ„ with beane flour make a styffe playster at the fyre addyng of oyle of roses camomille dylle anÌ„ â„¥ i. Another playster to the same intention Another R. of the leaues of hennebane of the leaues of mallowes anÌ„ mÌ„ i. Seeth them al in water stampe them and in the decoction with the flour of barley beanes make a playster addyng of oyle of roses â„¥ ii of oyle of camomil â„¥ i. Mengle theÌ„ wyth the foresayd stamped thynges This plaister resolueth al hardnes in the stones that cometh of hote mattier it queÌ„cheth inflamatioÌ„ with mittigatoÌ„ of payne as we haue often proued and as Auicenne wytnesseth Item to the same intention wyth greater resolution Another thys playster folowyng is conuenient R. of the leaues of blacke colewortes of the rootes of holihocke of camomille anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of corianders â„¥ ss Seeth all in fatte broth eyther of hennes or of other flesh
rootes of Holyhocke Ana. M. j. of Comomyll melylote Ana. m̄ ss lette them be sodden wyth sufficient quantitie of water vntyll halfe be consumed wyth a decoctyon of the floure of beanes and barley or with cromes of breade make a stiffe playster addyng of Oyle of Camomill and of Oyle of roses wyth a decoctyon of erthe wormes Ana ℥ ij the yolkes of two Egges of Saffran ℈ j. Thys playster preparethe the mattyer to issue out and swageth payne whyche thynges ben conuenient at the begynnynge Furthere yf ye perceaue that the Aposteme is colde after purgatyon and ordinaunce of diete as it is declared in the chapitre of vndimia the place muste be anoynted wyth the oyle of Camomyll Dille Lillies and roses and than you must laye on vnwashed woulle wel toosed If greater resolution nede ye shall procede with a playster of sodden newe wyne with resolutiue farines or floure of our description in the Chapitre of synnowes and of the cure of vndimia or wyth a playster called magistrale compounde of thynges that swage payne named Anodine If thys Aposteme canne not be resolued but that it commeth to maturation than ye shall procure and further maturation wyth a playster magistrall of Holyhocke and of farines or meales prescribed in the former chapytres After incisyon dygeste the place mundifye incarne seale vp and cicatryse it as it is wrytten in the Chapitre of hote Apostemes Here ye shall note two thynges necessarye for the cure of thys Aposteme The fyrste is that in the playster whyche you wyll applie in the tyme of digestion it is profytable to putte to the floure of beanes and in the decoctiō a litle lye The seconde is that in mundifiynge ye maye yf nede be applie vnguentum Egyptiacum mengled wyth vnguentum Apostolorum or wyth our poudre of mercurie cheifely whā the mundifycatiue medicynes be not sufficiēt to mūdifye the place Thus. c. ¶ The .ij. chapytre of an Aposteme of the arme and of the bone called adiutorium THe Apostemes of the arme Apostemes of the arme and of the adiutorye ben not so daungerous as the Apostemes of the shulders For those partes be not so synnowie as the other but more fleschie and musculous And therefore they ben of easyer resolution and maturation than the Apostemes that are engendred in a synnowye place and aboute the ioynctures You muste procede to the cure as it foloweth At the begynnynge yf the Aposteme be hote The cure of an hote Aposteme ye shall anoynte the place wyth thys liniment folowyng that is to saye with oyle of roses hote and whyte waxe melted wyth the Oyle wherunto ye shall adde a lytle bole Armenie and a lytle saffran Item to the same intention thys ordinaunce is good Resolutyue ℞ the whyte of two egges wyth the yolkes of Oyle of Roses Omphacine and of oyle of roses cōplete and odoriferous Ana ℥ ij of the iuyce of plantayne ʒ x. shake them all together and adde of the floure of barley and beanes Ana ʒ vj. mengle them and make them after the maner of a plaister And yf the foresayde thynges are not sufficient for the resolutyon of the mattier but that it wyl comme to maturation than lette it be ryped wyth thys maturatiue folowynge Maturatiue ℞ of the leaues of mallowes violettes Ana. M. ij of whyte lillie rootes ℥ ij Seeth them al in water stampe thē and strayne them and wyth wheate floure make a plaister addyng of buttyre ℥ ij of swynes gresse ℥ j. and. ss and yf you wyll haue it more maturatiue putte to of the floure of fenugreke and lynsed sufficient quantitie After maturation open the place accordynge to lengthe depelye yf the mattyere be depe and than fylle it wyth a tente anoynted in the whyte and yolke of an Egge and ouer that laye stoupes moysted in the same Afterwarde lette the Aposteme be dygested wyth the yolke of an Egge and terebentyne vnto perfecte dygestiō and mundifye it wyth a mundificatiue of smalage or of honye of Roses Mundificatiue of smalage whyche is in thys forme ℞ of cleare terebentyne ℥ j. and. ss of honye of Roses ʒ vj. lette them al boyle a lytle and than putte to the yolke of a newe layed Egge of Saffran ℈ j. of barley floure cersed ℥ ss mengle them Thys mundifycatiue is verye conuenient and it muste be applyed wyth a tente And bycause thies places thoroughe the thycknes of the flesshe and greatnes of muscles and of Apostemes are wounte to be turned in to hollowe vlcers weake mundifycatiues are not suffycient Wherefore it is conuenient that ye resorte to the Chapytre of hollowe vlcers After mundifycation for incarnation ye shall putte to one of the foresayde mundifycatyues thyes thynges folowynge ℞ of frankencense ʒ ij of myrre of aloes Ana ʒ j. and. ss It incarneth by lytle and and lytle in mundifiynge Finally whan the place is incarned ye shall applie Vnguentum de Minio whyche muste be euer administred after the begynnynge of mundifycation vnto perfecte sygillation For cicatrisation the poudre magistrall declared in the former chapytres shal be sufficient If the Apostemes of thyes partes ben colde ye shal resorte to the Chapytre of colde Apostemes for the resolution and maturation of the same And for other intentions after maturation and incisyon ye muste procede accordynge to that that is taught in thys present chapytre whiche by the grace of god thus endethe ¶ The thyrde chapytre of hote Apostemes of the handes and fyngers THe Aposteme of the hande muste be diligently cured Aposteme of the hande bycause of the profite thereof For the hande is called organū organorum that is the instrumente of instrumentes whereby all other instrumentes are made And it is a membre verye sensyble or felynge and therefore causeth sometyme greate payne Wherefore in the cure of thys Aposteme beynge hote the obseruation of vniuersall rules presupposed sondrie remedies are required accordynge to the diuersitie of the tymes of the Aposteme At the begynnynge lette the place be anoynted Choler mir◠with bloode wyth oyle of Roses omphacine and a lytle oyle of violettes yf choler be mengled wyth bloode and a lytle whyte waxe melted and a lytle saffran and a lytle of the three kyndes of saunders wyth a lytle bole armenie Epitheme Item to the same intention thys decoction is good ℞ of oyle of roses complete of oyle omphacine Ana ℥ ij of womans mylke ℥ ss of the iuyce of Plantayne ʒ vj. the whytes of three Egges with theyr yolkes shake them all together and adde of barley floure ℥ j. lette them boyle one boylyng and lette thys Epitheme be applied hote wyth cloutes renuynge it often It is good from the begynnynge vnto the augmentation In the augmentation you muste vse thynges repercussiue wyth some mollification and gentle resolution And Auicenne sayeth that as muche more as the Aposteme growethe to the begynnyng of augmentation and approcheth towarde the ende
of the sayde augmentation thynges mollifycatiue and resolutiue ought to surmounte the vertue of repercussiues after thys ordinaunce folowynge A resolutiue wyth repercussion ℞ of Roses of mallowes Ana. m̄ j. Seethe them all in fatte brothe stāpe them and strayne them and in the decoction wyth the floure of barley and wheate make a styffe playster addynge of oyle of Roses of Camomyll Ana ℥ ij the yolkes of two Egges of Saffran ℈ j. Thys playster hathe mollifycatiue and resolutiue vertue wyth some repercussion whyche intentions ben necessarye in thys curation cheifely in the tyme of augmentation Resolutiue In the state whan the Aposteme inclyneth to the waye of resolution ye maye wel vse thys playster ℞ of the cromes of breade sodden wyth a decoction of Camomill Melilote Holyhocke vntyl the decoction be thycke addyng of oyle of Camomyll and dyl Ana ℥ j. and. ss of the oyle of whyte Lillyes ʒ vj. of Saffran ℈ j. mengle them In the declination vse this cerote Cerote ℞ of whyte diaquilon ℥ iij. of gotes tallowe of oyle of Lillies and Camomyll Ana ʒ vj. of cleare terebentyne ʒ iij. make a cerote at the fyere wyth sufficient whyte waxe addynge of Saffran ʒ ss of beane floure ʒ x. Whan thies Apostemes canne not be resolued and will comme to maturation ye shall applie a playster of the leaues of mallowes and vyolettes made wyth floure of barley as we haue declared in manye chapi Whan the sayde Aposteme is comme to maturation ye shall open the place after the lengthe of the synnowes After incisyon ye shall fylle the place wyth the whyte and the yolke of an Egge beaten together and a lytle Saffran The nexte daye you must procure digestion with a digestiue of terebentyne laiyng on this playster three or foure dayes after incisyon Playster ℞ of barley floure .li. ss asmuch beane floure Seethe them in a decoction of mallowes violettes Camomyll and a lytle Holyhocke vnto styffe thycknes addynge in the ende of the decoction of oyle of Camomyll and roses Ana ℥ ij the yolkes of two Egges a lytle Saffran Finally yf in the sayd parties there chaūce some colde Aposteme saniouse or not saniouse for the cure thereof ye shall resorte to the chap. of the cure of colde Apostemes as in the shulders Elbowe necke c. Thus endeth c. ¶ The fourthe chapytre of Apostemes sclerotyke of the fyngers and toes ¶ Aposteme sclirotyke in the Fyngers and toes IN the ioyntes of the hādes and of the fete flegmatyke and Melancholyke Apostemes are often engendred cheifely in yonge chyldren frome foure yeres of age vnto .xiiij. c. The subtile humours whereof turne some tymes in to venime so that that venime corrupteth the bones the ligamētes and the flesshe The cure of thies Apostemes is accomplished by the obseruation of thre intentions The fyrst is dyete The seconde purgation of euyll humours communely called causes antecedente The thyrde is administration of sondrye remedies vpon the sayde Apostemes Diete For the fyrste lette the patient eate fleshe that engendreth good and pure bloode as capons hennes pertriche veale rosted kydde He must auoyde foules of the ryuer and grosse fleshe of beefe and swynes flesshe and all other that engendre grosse and melācholyke bloode He muste rather eate the foresayde fleshe rosted thā boyled Purgation The seconde intention whiche is to purge the mattier antecedēt shal be accōplysshed by thys ordinaunce ℞ of diacatholicon Syrupe ʒ ss of diafini ʒ ij mēgle them and make morselles wyth suggre But before ye administer this purgation ye must gyue the patient thys syrupe the space of syxe dayes ℞ of syrupe of vinaygre de duabus radicibus de sticados of honye of roses strayned Ana ʒ iiij of waters of fumyterre of maydenherre Ana ℥ j. mengle them Item thys confection is verye profytable to the same intention Electuarium whyche purgethe humours by lytle and lytle ℞ of syrupe of sticados of syrupe of violettes Ana .li. ss of honye of Roses ℥ ij of turbith preparate ʒ iij. agaryke in trocisques ʒ x. of polypodie of the oke ʒ vj. of the coddes of sene ʒ j. poudre them all fynely and wyth whyte suggre make an electuarie vpon the fyer addynge of longe pepper and rounde of cynamome Ana. ℈ j. of anise ʒ j. and. ss Note that the receite muste be accordynge to the strengthe ☜ and age of the patient in the quantitie of halfe a sponeful vnto a sponeful And it must be taken in the breake of the daye and the patient must fast .vj. houres after The thyrde intention whiche is to administer sondrye remedyes vpon the Aposteme shal be accomplysshed after the doctryne folowynge Fyrste you shall applie thynges mollifycatiue and resolutiue For we haue seen thys Aposteme for the most parte to comme to saniositie mattier or fylthe The resolutiue shal be thys Resolutiue cerote ℞ of the rootes of Holyhock ℥ iiij of the rootes of floure delis ℥ j. Seethe them all in water stampe them and strayne thē and wyth the thynges vndre wrytten make a cerote ℞ of whyte diaquilon gummed ℥ iiij of hennes gresse of duckes gresse Ana ℥ ss of oyle of Camomyll oyle of Lillies Ana ʒ vj. of oyle of dille and spike Ana ʒ v. of Galenes cerote ʒ x. mengle them and melte them all at the fyer and wyth the foresayde straynynge and newe waxe make a cerote sufferynge it to boyle a lytle Thys cerote is a synguler remedie in thys case Also the application of a sponge dypped in thys decoction folowynge is verye good ℞ of redde wyne Decoction li. ss of barbers lye .li. iiij of vinegre ℥ ij of the rootes of Holyhocke ℥ iiij of floure delis ℥ j. and. ss of Camomill Melilote dil Ana. M. ss of branne of roche alume Ana ℥ ss of honye ʒ x. of gotes dunge ℥ j. lette them boyle all together vntyl the thyrde parte be cōsumed than strayne them And yf thys Aposteme can not be resolued by these foresayde remedies and wyll come to maturation lette it be ryped wyth maturatiues wrytten in the chapiters of colde Apostemes afore rehersed And thā open it wyth a cantery actuall or potētial or wyth some sharpe instrumēt Howbeit cold yron is not so cōuenient as cauteries bycause of the colde mattier Afterwarde lette the vlcere be cured as other burnte vlcers by thynges mollificatyue If the bone be corrupted ye shall procede after the doctrine gyuen in the chapiter of the corruption of bones whā the corruption of the bone is remoued for incarnation mundification and sigillation ye shall procede after the doctrine often declared in the former chapiters Neuerthelesse in thys case Vnguentum egyptiacum mengled wyth Vnguentum Apostolorū is a right good mundificatyue Also the incarnatiue of sarcocolle is conuenient in the purpose of incarnynge For sigillation vse oure poudre cicatrisatyue wyth Vnguentum de Minio wasshynge the place wyth water of Alume Thus
endeth c. ¶ The .v. chapiter of an Aposteme of the fyngers called Panaritium PAnaritium is an Aposteme of a very hote nature Apostemes of the finger called Panaritium it is venomous so that thorow his veninositie heate it corrupteth the synnowes and sometimes the bones causynge greate and sharpe payne Also somtymes it engendreth a sharpe fieuer And sometymes as wyllyam Placentinus sayeth it bryngethe the patient to deathe whyche thynge we haue sene also It is a rule in thys cure that we vse at the begynnynge styptyke thynges the cuttynge of the veyne called basilica in the cōtrary syde and a purgation with the iuyce of roses or cassia or Diacatholicon presupposed The fyrste playster muste be in thys forme Playster R. the two kyndes of hole pomegranades sodden in a decoction of barley Roses balaustyes and sumach than stampe them and strayne them and wyth the floure of lentiles barley and beanes wyth a lytle quantitie of the foresaid decoction and the sayde straynynge make a styffe playster addynge of oyle of roses omphacine and oyle myrtyne ana ℥ i. ss of saffran ℈ i. or make it thus R. of the floure of Lentiles barley and beanes ana ℥ i. of myrobalane citrine ʒ i. of diers gaules ℥ ss lette them all be boyled with the wyne of granades a lytle vinegre of roses vnto styffe thycknes addynge of oyle of roses of oyle omphacine ℥ ii Note that if these two plaisters swage paine ye may procede with them but yf after the applicatiō of the same the payne dayly encrease than ye shal vse a maturatyue of mallowes violettes the floure of barley soddē in the foresayde decoction made wyth buttire and yolkes of egges This must be applied the space of two dayes Afterward there is no greater remedy than to open the place wyth an hote yron in the toppe of the fynger This cauterizatiō though it be done before perfecte maturation saueth the fynger from corruption of the bones and sinowes oftentimes appaiseth griefe But bicause many wyl not suffre cauterization it is necessarye to vse a stronger maturatyue And whan it is rype you muste open the place wyth a sharpe instrumente or wyth a caustyke of capitell whan the mattier is aboute the skynne Than afterwarde lette the place be mundifyed with Vnguentum egyptiacum mengled wyth Vnguentū apostolorum or wyth oure poudre of mercurye or wyth a trocisque of minium And than lette the place be purified wyth honie of roses and wyth a mūdificatyue of Smalage and incarned wyth oure poudre incarnatyue Poudre incarnatiue the description wherof is after thys sorte R. of Aloes Hepatike ʒ iii. of myrrhe of frankencense of Sarcocolle ana ʒ i. mengle them And yf you adde of cleare Terebentyne ʒ v. of honye of roses strayned ʒ ii it shall be verye profitable Lette the place be sealed vp and cicatrised wyth our poudre cicatrisatyue and wyth water of Alume wyth vnguentum of miniū whyche ben written in our antidotarie whervnto resorte ¶ The .viii. treatise speaketh of the apostemes of the hyppes thighes legges And of the apostemes of the liuer and scrophules and fugilles whyche chaunce vnder the arme holes ¶ The fyrst cha treateth of apostemes of the hyppes hote and colde saniouse and not saniouse Apostemes of the flanckes c. OF Apostemes of these partes som are engendred in the outward partes as in the stones the flanckes the fondement of whyche we haue spoken we wyl here speake of an Aposteme that is engendred in the inner partes The curation of thys aposteme differeth not frō the comune cure of other Apostemes wherof we haue spokē in the former chapiters wherefore yf it be a colde aposteme for the resolution and mollificatiō and other intentions ye shal procede as in the cure of colde apostemes And likewise if it be hote come to maturatiō let it be opened mūdified incarned and sigilled c. as is declared in the former chapitres Neuertheles thys is to be noted the it requireth a discret chirurgien whā there is mattier or corruption in the place or not bycause of the thycknesse of the muscles and of the fleshe wherfore good wylliam Placentine in his tyme resisting chirurgiens that said that this aposteme was not sanious obtayned greate worshyppe and profite For he made incision in the presence of chirurgiens and found great quantitie of mattier or corruption in the aposteme Thus endeth c. ¶ The .ii. chapi of hotte and colde Apostemes of the knees thyghes and legges THe Apostemes of the thyghes Apostemes 〈◊〉 the thyghe◠knees and legges knees legges haue no differēce touchynge the curation from apostemes of the shulders elbowe of the bone of the arme called adiutoriū wherfore for all the intentions of the cure of the same ye shal resorte to the former chapitres Neuertheles they differre in one thing that is that the patientes must not excercise them selues in going cominge as muche as shal be possible Thus. c. ¶ The .iii. cha of the swellyng of the knee THere ben often Apostemes engendred in the knees Swelling of the knee hote and colde sanious and not saniouse wyndy humorall or full of water If the aposteme be hote it must be cured after the curation of an Aposteme of the elbowe hotte or colde wherefore ye shall peruse that chapiter Of the curation of this Aposteme whan it is colde we wyll here speake accordynge to the truth Fyrste a conuenient purgation presupposed if the swellyng be olde and not very harde it is profitable Playster of gotes dunge to applye a playster of gotes dunge made wyth new grape shales or huskes water and barley floure The auctoure of the pandectes merueyleth in the chapiter de stercore caprino how he healed a mā so quyckly with thys playster which had longe tyme bene vexed with the swellynge of the knee Howebeit we haue founde a more excellente remedye in thys playster folowynge for an olde swellynge of the knee Plaister for an olde swellynge R. of beane floure and barley floure ana ℥ iiii of branne well grounde ana m̄ ii of goates dunge brayed li. ss of Camomylle Melilote stamped ana m̄ .i. make a styffe playster wyth lye and sufficiente sodden wyne addynge of oyle of Camomyl and dylle ana ℥ ii Thys playster resolueth easelye al wyndie swyllynge wyth resolution of the humoral mattier and mitigation of the payne And yf thys swellynge be caused by colde humorall mattier with commixtion of hotte mattier it is verye profitable to vse in the stede of lye the muscilage of Holihocke Also a sponge dypped in a decoction resolutyue and breakynge of wynde layed and bounden vpon the knee hathe a merueylous vertue And yf this aposteme be watry for the cure therof ye shall resorte to the chap. of the cure of hernia aquosa Thus. c. ¶ The .iiii. chapi of apostemes of the fete hote and colde
and of the medicines that cause rotten nayles to falle and of the superfluous flesh growyng in the lyfte and the right syde of the nayles and of the incision of the same THe cure of the apostemes of the fete Apostemes of the fete differreth not from the cure of other apostemes aswell hotte as colde declared in the chap. of the handes of the fete wherfore ye shall resorte to the sayd cha It chaunceth ofte that the nayles of the handes Corruption of the nayles and of the fete come to corrupcyon cheffye in the lower partes and cause great payne wherfore it is necessary to gyue some remedye For if it be in the toes it hyndreth the goynge And yf it be in the fyngers it distroyeth handye workyng wherfore yf the nayle be greatly corrupted in the croune or in the sydes wyth olde vlceration ther is no surer ayde than to attenuate or make thinne the nayle with raspatories And than ye muste pearce it in sondrye places wyth a sharpe instrumente Afterwarde let the place be softened wyth thys mollificatyue the space of three dayes Plaister mollificatiue R. of the leaues of Violettes and Mallowes an̄ m̄ i. Seeth them in water stampe them and strayne them in the decoction wyth wheate floure and the foresayde straynynge make a styffe playster at the fyre addynge of the substaunce of rosted apples ℥ iii. of hennes grese and duckes grese of oyle of violettes of buttyre ana ʒ vi mengle them Thys plaister mollifieth the nayle and prepareth it to falle Afterwarde ye shall applye thys playster Plaister R. of Apium risus fynelye brayed ℥ i. of cantarydes theyr heades and winges beyng taken away ʒ i. of wheate leauen ℥ ii mengle thē and braye them together and make them after the manere of a playster Applye thys playster vpon the nayle vntyl ye perceaue the fleshe vnder the nayle to be corrupted Than procure the nayle to fal with playsters of Mallowes ordeyned before or wyth hotte buttyre whan the nayle is remoued lette the place be wasshed wyth water of barley and Sugre and applye a playster of miniū the space of four dayes Thā a lytle new waxe and oyle of roses with a lytle terebentyne after the bygnesse of the nayle maye conuenientlye be layed on to make the nayle to growe agayne But yf the nayle be corrupted only in one syde or in bothe wyth superfluouse fleshe ye shall cutte it awaye or roote it oute wyth a caustyke medicyne or wyth oure poudre of mercury or wyth a spōge somwhat burnt And yf these bene not sufficiente ye maye vse a ruptorye of Capitell or a trocyske of minium after oure discription After that the deede flesshe is cutten away or remoued cutte the nayle also vnto the hole parte wyth lytle cizars sharpelye poynted After incision ye shall wasshe the place wyth a decoction of roses Myrtyles Alume and stiptyke wyne and seale vp the place with oure poudre cicatrisatiue and a playster of Minium whyche thynges we haue proued often with worshyppe Thus. c ¶ The .v. chappi of an Aposteme colde and hotte in the stomake aswell in the outwarde parte as in the inner THe Apostemes of the stomake bene verye daungerous Aposteme in the stomake chieflye those that bene engendred in the inner part but they that are in the outwarde parte bene not so daungerous Ye shall knowe whan the Apoemes of the stomake are colde or hote by the sygnes declared in the chap. of apostemes vniuersally The cure shal be accomplyshed as it foloweth If the aposteme be hote and in the outwarde parte the obseruation of the vniuersall rules of purgation and diete presupposed it is conueniente to procede wyth resolutyues hauynge somme vertue to conforte the place as is this description R. of oyle of Camomylle ℥ i. and ss of oyle of roses cōplete odoriferous of oyle of Quynces ana ℥ vi Mengle them and at the fyre make a liniment wyth whyte waxe adding of all the Coralles ana ʒ i. and ss of Alabastre of Saunders whyte and redde ana ʒ i. mengle them Thys linimente is of greate efficacitie in thys case for it cōfortethe the stomake and resolueth gentelye Note that in thys place medicines muche repercussyue are not to be applyed bycause of the nobylytye of the stomake and of the lyuer Thys composition folowynge is good also and more resolutyue R. of Camomylle of Dylle ana ℥ i. of oyle of Roses complete of oyle of wormoode ana ʒ vi make a lynymente at the fyre wyth sufficient whyte waxe addyng of saffranne ℈ i. of Cynnamome ℈ ss Annoynte the Aposteme herewyth And yf you wyl that it be more resolutyue with some mollification ye shall adde to the foresayde thynges of the rootes of holihocke sodden and stamped ℥ ii of raisines brused ℥ i. If the sayde aposteme can not be resolued Maturatiue wyth the foresayd thinges than ye shal vse thys maturatyue R. of the leaues of mallowes and violettes ana m̄ i. of the meate of wardens or greate peris or of swete apples or of quynces rosted ℥ iii. of raysynes ℥ ii of wormwoode m̄ ss Seeth the thynges that bene to be sodden in water than stampe them and strayne them and with barley floure make a styffe playster in the decoction at the fyre addynge of oyle of violettes ℥ i. of oyle of swete Almandes of hennes grese ana ʒ vi the yolkes of two egges of saffranne ℈ i. of buttyre ʒ x. make a playster wyth the foresayde straynynge the substaūce of apples menglyng thē al together whan the Aposteme is rype cutte it after the length and neuer after the bredth Incision Than digeste the place wyth a digestyue of terebentyne the yolke of an egge and a lytle saffranne And yf the place be paynful bycause of the sensibilytye therof ye shal adde to the sayd digestyue oyle of roses omphacyne hotte for it digesteth and appayseth griefe mūdificatiue After digestion lette the place be mundifyed wyth thys mūdifycatiue R. of syrupe of Roses of honye of roses ana ʒ vi of cleare Terebentyne ℥ ii and ss of the iuyce of Smalage wormwoode playntayne horsetaile ana ʒ ii boile them a lytle with a soft fyre than adde the yolke of an egge of barley floure well cersed ʒ x. of saffran ℈ i. of sarcocolle ʒ iii. Lette this mundificatyue be applyed wyth a tente and yf ye putte too of frankencense drammes thre of myrre of mastyke ana ʒ ii it wyll be a good incarnatyue Finallye lette the vlcere be sealed vp wyth Vnguentum de Minio of oure description wasshynge it wyth water of alume or vse oure poudre cicatrisatyue If thys Aposteme be ingendred in the inner parte the cure differeth not The cure of an aposteme in the inner parte from the cure of the outwarde Aposteme touchyng resolution maturation and cōfortation of the place but the inner Aposteme can not suffer so stronge a laxatyue medicyne as
m̄ i. of roses m̄ ss Let them boyle al together with a fufficiēt quantitie of water vnto the consumption of halfe and make a styffe playster in the decoction wyth barley floure well cersed adding of oyle of roses complere ℥ ij and. ss of oyle of camomill ℥ i. and. ss of saffran ℈ i. the yolkes of two egges whych must be put in after that the forsayde thynges be taken from the fyer Thys playster is resolutiue and swageth payne and is not contrarye to maturation yf nature wyll that the aposteme come to suppuration Note that dura mater is sometymes hurte ☞ wounded rente by some piece of the sculle for the consolidation wherof ye maye conueniently laye on thys poudre ℞ of colofonia ʒ iij. of myrrhe Poudre aloes mastyke of euerye one ʒ i. of saffran of sarcocoll of euery one ʒ ss mengle them together and brynge them to a poudre The ayer of the patientes chambre muste be hote in al tymes chiefllye in wynter so that the wynde come not in wherfore let the chābre be kept darke vnto the one and twentye daye Note that ye maye conuenientlye holde ouer the heade a brasen vessell ful of coales that the reuerberatiō of the heate maye touche the woūde chieflye in the fyrst dayes we wyll speake somwhat to kepe of the aposteme of dura mater and a spasme For the prohibition of these two thynges is very profytable in thys case The apostemation is defended by drawyng of the matter from one place to another whyche thynge is done by a diuersiue flebotomie of the veyne called cephalica Item by rubbynges of the extreme partes and bynding of the same and by application of ventoses wyth scarifycation alwayes the age the strengthe of the patient consydered You muste kepe the bellye soluble or loose by suppositories or clysters And for the prohibition of a spasme ye shal rubbe often the nuke or marye of the backebone wyth oyle of camomil and of dille wyth hēnes grese layenge often vpon the necke hote cloutes Lykewyse the patient oughte to haue a cappe furred with lambes skynnes Pronostication For it defendeth outwarde colde Touchynge pronosticacion you maye iudge of deathe or lyfe after the qualitie of the quytture whyche commeth out of the wounde and by the accidentes and not by the poulses or vryne For they that lese theyr speche and whose woundes become drye and the borders thereof fall downe wyth some of theyr mouthes and swellyng of theyr eyes these I saye are wonte to dye Lykewyse when the patiente abhorreth meat and is vexed with colde and hath the palsye and spasme it is a sygne of death Note that as Paule sayeth yf the blacknes that chaūceth in the ryme dura mater be not remoued by the application of honye of roses it sygnifyeth vtter consumption of naturall heate Thys blacke coloure is caused sometymes at the begynnynge wyth bloode retayned vpon the pannicle dura mater and some tyme by a bruse of it and also by the dyenge or colourynge of medicines applyed vpon the sayde place And when thys blacke coloure procedethe of the three causes laste named it is not so daungerous as when it procedethe of putrefaction The sygnes whyche sygnifye helth in thys case bene these Sygnes of health good digestion of the borders of the wounde good colour of the sculle as whyte without to muche dryenes and with some moysture lykewyse when the patient abhorreth not meates and drynkes And when the fleshe that groweth betwene the bone dura mater is of red colour Itē whē the patiēt hath no feuer after the .xiiij. day but is of good corage Furthermore before ye come to handye operation ye shal note the obseruations folowynge Obseruation whych are declared by sondry auctours The fyrst is that you muste admonysh the patiētes frendes of the daunger that you may escape an euel name yf the patiēt chaūce to dye The seconde is that yf the patient be weake you shal not take cure of him as Galene by the auctoritie of Hipocrates sayethe where feblenesse is there you shall not meddle The thyrde is to auoyde the touchynge of the commissures For yf you touche them you maye cause the ryme Dura mater to falle vpon the brayne For it is sustayned thereby The fourth is that yf it be possible you worke not in the tyme of the full of the moone For the brayne increaseth at that tyme and approcheth to the sculle The fyft is the remouinge of the bone For the bone must be taken awaye from the lower place yf there be no lette For whan the bone is taken awaye towarde the lower parte the mattier is the more easelye purged The syxte is that you muste note the quantitie of the eleuation of the bone which is declared by Galene and Paule which doctours say that the bone must not be taken away after the quantitie and lengthe of the cracke whan it is great but it suffyceth onelye to eleuate the bone in the lowest parte of the cracke But yf the bone be depressed or diminisshed it is neadefull to take awaye the bone all togyther The seuenth is that yf you assaye to plucke awaye the bone and it wyll not come out you muste rubbe the sayde bone with oyle of roses that it maye the more easely and with lesse payne be drawen out The eyght is that with all spede you come to handye operation chefelye whan there is pryckynge or depressyon of the pannycles For they cause apostemation and euyll accidentes The nynth is that in sommer the handye operation be fynysshed within seuen dayes and ten in the wynter for the soner the better for the auoydaunce of accidentes And Auicenne sayeth that whan there is necessitie of rubbing cutting or drawynge oute some parte of the bone or to take them vp whan prycking peces be fallen vpō dura mater than you must make haste wythout lokynge for the parfyte generacyon of quytture But yf the sayde pannicle be not hurt you maye loke for the generacyon of quytture Seing that we haue declared the curatiō of a broken sculle by handy operation it is conuenient that we speake somewhat of the same by the waye of exiccation and incarnation which is touched of Auicenne in the Chap. de incisione cutis capitis and lykewise of Celsus about the myddest of the Chapitre of the cure of the sculle Neuerthelesse Auicenne in the alleged place after the opinion of some auncient writers vnderstandeth that desiccatiue medicines muste be applyed after the eleuation of the bone not digestiues mittigatiues of payne as he cōmaūdeth in a peculier cha of the fracture or breakyng of the sculle And it is no merueyl for the bones the pannicles are of drye cōplexion And Cornelius Celsus sayth the aūciēt doctours healed more by the way of exiccation and incarnation than by the way of incision and eleuation of the bone To come to the foresayde waye of curation of
a playster .. Thys defensyue as it appeareth by the ingredieÌ„tes hath vertue to conforte the place and to kepe it from receauynge mattier antecedente and moreouer it hath parte of familiare resolution Briefly it is a singuler remedy in all woundes to defende apostemation whan the wounde is made after the lengthe of the sayde membre you maye soone iudge that the wounde is wythout daunger of deathe And in thys case it sufficiceth besyde the remedyes aboue noted to make a ligature or byndynge incarnatyue of two endes to ioyne together sondred partes leauynge euer an hole open in the nether parte If the sayde place be hurte wyth apoynted thynge as wyth a darte c. you shall coÌ„sider whether the wound be vpon the muscle For we haue often sene that by incisioÌ„ made after the breadth of the muscle the hande hath loste hys natural mouynge but whaÌ„ the sayde wounde is large ynoughe than it sufficeth to applye a digestiue of the yolkes of egges and oyle of roses hote vnto a perfytte digestion And afterwarde let it be cured accordynge as it is declared in the former chapiters But yf the wounde be so strayte that deriuation of mattier to the said place is to be feared whyche myghte cause greate payne and apostemation Than you mustenlarge the sayde wounde after the sort declared in the chapiter of the wounde of the necke caused by some poynted thynge The cure of the woundes of the elbowe The woundes of the arme in other partyes muste be cured as we haue sayde before Nowe we wyll come to the woundes of the elbow and the handes whyche bene verye daungerous and more in the parte wythin the arme than wythout bycause of the multitude of greate veynes and synnowes whereby greate paynes happen to the sayd places and great apostemations with great abuÌ„dauÌ„ce of bloode whyche cause rigours fieuers spasmes youxinge and perturbation of reason wherfore to auoyde the sayde accidentes we wyll gyue a profitable doctrine Fyrste besyde the intentions afore sayde there be two intentions required The fyrste is to applye conuenient thynges vpon the sayde places The seconde to defende and remoue accidentes Fyrst yf the wounde be large studye to staunche the bloode and to ioyne the sondred partes together as it is sayde in the chapiter of the woundes of the throte then cure the wound vnto the fourth day wyth thys oyle folowyng R. of oyle of the yolkes of egges Ê’ vi oyle of Roses omphacine cleare Turpentyne ana Ê’ ii saffranne ℈ i. odoriferous wyne â„¥ i. and. ss seede of S. IohaÌ„nes wort floures of Rosmarye ana mÌ„ i. Mastyke Ê’ ii ss the iuyce of Plantayne â„¥ i. of womans mylke â„¥ ss calues tallow Ê’ x. oyle of Elders â„¥ ss oyle of roses odoriferous â„¥ i. earthe wormes washed wyth wyne Ê’ x. Seeth them all together wyth a softe fyre vntyll the wyne and iuyce be coÌ„sumed And vse thys oyle wythin in the wounde But in the vtterpart of the wound ye shall applye this cerote folowyng Cerote R. oyle of Roses Violettes Camomylle ana â„¥ ii calues tallowe .li. ss swynes grese â„¥ ii hennes grese mary of the legges of a calfe ana Ê’ i. earth wormes washed wyth wyne â„¥ ii of freshe buttyre â„¥ i. ss Muscilage of Holihocke .li. i. Seeth them all together tyll the Muscilage be consumed thaÌ„ strayne them and put to the straining of Litarge of golde and syluer ana â„¥ ii ss Minium Ê’ vi make a cerote at the fyre wyth sufficient whyte waxe addynge in th ende of cleare Turbentyne â„¥ ii ss Mastyke â„¥ i. and lette them boyle agayne a lytle whan ye haue vsed the sayde oyle in the wouÌ„d foure or seuen dayes yf no accidente lette It shal be verye good to mengle wyth it a lytle honye of Roses and a lytle syrupe of Roses For the other intentions ye shall procede as it is afore sayde But that the payne maye be swaged and Aposteme remoued we wil speke of some necessary remedyes accordynge to the situation of the membres For yf ye perceaue that the mattier whyche causeth payne is hote ye maye take cromes of whyte breade and dyppe it in the brothe of an henne or of fleshe and afterwarde presse it and incorporate it wyth oyle of Roses and yolkes of egges addynge oyle of camomill and a lytle saffran Let these thynges be boyled together tyll they becomme thycke Thys is a synguler remedye to swage the payne of the synnowes beynge hurte and of apostemes caused by the same Item the cromes of whyte breade lythed in cowes mylke and prepared as the foresayde thynges is expedient for the same intention Lykewyse a playster composed of thynges anodine that is to say which remoue payne Playster is commendable after thys description folowynge â„ž of the rootes of holihocke .li. ss of branne camomill melilote of euery one mÌ„ i. of barley of lentyles of euery one mÌ„ ss of lynsede â„¥ i. of parietarie mÌ„ ss Let them boyle all wyth sufficient water vnto the consumption of halfe and then wyth the floure of barley and beanes and a lytle camomil and melilote stamped make a styffe playster addynge of oyle of camomill â„¥ ij of saffran ℈ i. the yolkes of two egges Thys playster appayseth griefe resoluynge matter and moreouer it is maturatiue when the nature wyll that the matter shall come to maturation or rypenes Furthermore ye shall note that yf the matter whyche causeth payne be greatlye enflamed then for the mitigation of the payne it is expedient to applye a playster of the floure of barley and beanes made in a decoction of barley mallowes and violettes wyth a good quantitie of oyle of roses and violettes and a lytle saffran Let them boyle al together and adde in the ende two yolkes of egges For thys playster quencheth inflaÌ„mation Yf the forsayde place chaunce to come to an apposteme called vndemia ye shall resorte to the chapitre whyche treateth of the cure of Vndimia Touchynge the situation of the arme it muste be susteyned towarde the breste that the humours may not easelye descende When there is incisyon of the bone you muste splinte the arme and bynde it conueniently and kepe it vp on hyghe Also a tablette of woode yf the hurte be in the hande or arme vndrelayed wyth stoupes and cloutes and situated vnder the hande and arme from the elbowe to the toppes of the fyngers is verye conuenient Thus endeth the chapitre of the woundes of the shulders cure of the same ¶ The .x. chapitre of the woundes of the brest called Thorax and cure of the same IT chaunceth often that the brest is hurt by poynted thynges The wouÌ„des of the brâ—ste as daggars dartes c. And of them some perce vnto the inner partes Some bene onely superficiall and not percynge Some are wyth hurte of the conteyned meÌ„bres and some wyth out hurte of the same Moreouer of these wouÌ„des persynge and not persynge some bene in the former parte and some
in the hynder They that are in the hynder parte ben more daungerous then the other for many causes namely bycause of the multitude of greate veynes and arteries that passe by the lengthe of the backe and also for the multitude of the synnowes whyche descende from the nuke and moreouer bycause of the lygamentes whych haue coniunction wyth the harte and bycause also that the pannicle called Mediastinum and the mydryffe ben nyghe to that parte Sometyme a wounde in the sayde parte thoughe it be not penetraunte or persynge is deadlye But it is not mortall or deadlye in the former parte yf it perse not wythin the breste The sygnes of the penetration or persynge of suche a wounde wythout the hurte of the inner membres bene these Ayer cōmeth out of the wounde the patiente hathe greate payne to breathe and felethe griefe in the sore place wyth ponderositie or heuynes chyefelye aboute the small rybbes You maye moreouer knowe whether the wounde persethe by the applycation of coton well toosed vpon the orifyce of the wounde and by the holdynge of a lytle candell burnynge nyghe to the wounde for the flame thereof shal be moued and lykewyse the coton yf the patiente holde hys breathe stoppynge hys mouthe and nostrelles The sygnes also by whyche you shal knowe whether the harte be hurte ben these there issueth oute of the wounde blacke bloode the extreme partes bene colde and death foloweth incontinently after For Auicēne sayth that the harte can not endure solution of continuitie without the approchynge of death Sygnes of the woūdyng of lunges The sygnes that chaunce when the lunges bene hurte are these effusion of bloode full of fome continuall coughe dyfficultie of breathynge and payne of the rybbes Midriffe The sygnes that declare the midryffe to be hurte Mediastinū or the pannicle called Mediastinum bene these dyfficultie to fetche breathe continuall coughynge sharpe pryckynges in the sore place heuynes of the sayd place and perturbation of reason whych can be restored by no medicine and moreouer the patiente fyndethe hym selfe worse and worse euerye daye and wyth fieuers Also you maye knowe the putrefaction of the bloode in the inner parte Sygnes of putrifyed bloode by the stynckynge of the patientes breathe by the continual inquietnesse of the patient and by the increasynge of the fieuer and other euyll accidentes afore rehersed Galene sayeth yf bloode be shedde in to the belly besyde nature it commeth necessarely to putrefaction When it is putrefyed it is wonte to engendre greate paynes fieuers and heuynes of the place wherfore we affyrme that the sayd accidentes chaunce accordynge to the quantitie of rotten bloode in the inner parte Nowe that we haue knowlege of woundes percynge and of the hurte of the inner membres it remayneth that we come to the curation of the same whether they bene persynge or not But before we speake of the curation we wyll declare the dyscorde that is betwene the doctours of thys tyme concernynge the same There ben many that commaunde to shutte incontinently the penetraunt wounde and to procede wyth desiccatiue thynges aswell wythin as wyth out to cause incarnation sayenge that yf the sayd wounde be not shutte the ayer wol entre in vnto the harte more ouer that the vitall spirites woll issue out by the wounde whyche thynge myghte hurte the patient Agayne many ben of a contrary opinion and commaunde to kepe the wounde open And yf the wounde be not large they saye it must be enlarged that the blood maye issue out affyrmynge that yf the bloode whyche is in the inner parte yssue not out by the orifyce of the woūd it maye engendre many euyll accidentes and corrupte the inner membres Wherfore to auoyde suche accidentes they commaunde to kepe the wounde open Vigo hys iugement In my iudgement they whyche cōmaūde to kepe the woūde open maynteyne a surer opinion then the other for many reasons Fyrste bycause of the commune bruyte For yf the patient shulde dye the people wolde say that the retaynynge of bloode caused hys deathe whyche is true Lykewyse bycause the bloode beynge retayned causeth some fistula and other accidētes whych brynge the patient to death To come to the curation we saye that the curation of a wounde penitraunt is accomplyshed by foure intentions The cure The fyrst is ordinaunce of diete The seconde euacuation of matter antecedent The thyrde purgation of the blood whych is entred in to the inner parte The fourth mundifycation of quytture cause by the sayde bloode and after mundification incarnation of the place Touchynge the fyrste and the seconde intention ye shall procede as it is declared in the former chapitres excepte that yf the patiēt be very weake and hath euel accidentes as soūdyng in such case you may gyue hym wyne and other thynges that comforte nature Furthermore bycause that difficultie of breathynge happeneth to the patiente ye shall gyue hym meates sodden with rootes of perseley and fenell And for the comfortation of hys harte and stomake ye maye mengle wyth the meates of the patient a lytle cinnamome and saffran Item it is very profytable to vse often at the begynnynge A decoction that helpeth breathynge thys decoction whyche helpeth respiration or breathynge and kepeth of catarrhous matter whyche happeneth in the sore places ℞ of cleane barley m̄ i. of the rootes of langdebeefe ℥ ij of cleane liquerice somewhat stamped ʒ x. of the commune seedes ℥ i. of iuiubes and rasines ana ʒ x. of penidies ℥ ij ss of suggre cādy of syrupe de duabus radicibus ʒ x. of fyne suggre ℥ iij. Let them boyle altogether wyth suffycient rayne water vntyll the barley breake thē strayne them Let the patiēt vse here of as we haue sayd for it is merueylous good Prouided alwayes that the patiente haue conuenient digestiues and purgations accordynge to the qualitie of the humour as is afore declared Item seuen or eyght dayes after the woūde besyde the meates declared ye may gyue the patient fleshe and wyne of good odour mengled wyth sodden water of the decoctiō of cinnamome and coriandre Yf the patient haue a fieuer he must eate the fleshe of chyckens and hennes kyddes flesh and veale boyled wyth perseley and altered wyth the foresayde thynges Lykewyse you shall procede when you wyll purge the quytture of the inner parte Also you maye gyue the patient potage made of the brothe of the foresayd fleshe with perseley buglosse borage laictuce and beetes It is good for the wounde for the breath and for the taste and engendreth good bloode When you wyll mundifye the wounde and drye vp the quytture thē the sayde fleshe is better rosted thē boyled Also byrdes that lyue in woodes and meddowes maye well be suffered but not waterfoule Item there bene some whyche commende that the patient vse stiptike meates but not at the begynnynge but when the bloode and quytture are purged For yf you gyue them at
is altogether mundifyed then ye maye conuenientlye administer stiptike lotions A stiptike lotion as thys that foloweth ℞ of roses of the floures of pomegranades called balaustie of the croppes of brambles called cyme rubi of myrtilles of sumach of euery one m̄ i. of hypoquistidos of myrobalane cytrine ana ʒ ij of hony of roses ℥ ij let them boyle wyth water of plantayne wyne of pomegranades in sufficient quantitie vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte Let thys decoction be spouted into the wounde that perseth wyth a syrynge For so Auicenne teacheth Item in the same tyme yf the patient be not troubled wyth the coughe and the quytture dryed or mundifyed consoundyng and stiptike thynges are permitted to be receaued by the mouth in a liquide forme or in meates as terra sigillata wyth the iuyce of quinces sumach hypoquistidos roses floures of granades c. Galene affyrmeth the same wyth lyke wordes Furthermore we wyll descrybe a playster abstersiue and mundifycatiue whyche shal serue for those intentions when nede shall requyre ℞ of hony of roses strayned Playster ℥ ij of cleare terebentyne ℥ iiij of the iuyce of smalage ℥ i. Let them boyle altogether a lytle and take them from the fyer and forthwith adde the yolkes of two egges of wheate floure well cersed ℥ ij of the floure of fenugreke and barley of euery one ʒ ij of saffran ℈ .i. For the same intention ye maye applye our cerote wrytten in the chapitre of the cure of the sculle beynge brused It is more attractiue thē this plaister When the intention is to consoūde and to drye you may vse a cerote of minium descrybed in the foresayde chapitre Item yf the sayde wounde resyst greatlye true curation and endureth longe tyme ye maye knowe that the sayde wounde is turned to a fistula whyche receaueth seldome trewe curation howe be it we haue healed many whyche hadde fistules and dydde caste out quytture longe tyme by the orifyce of the wounde after thys sorte The cure of a fystle in the breste Fyrst we washed the wounde with thys decoction Decoction ℞ of honye of roses strayned ℥ iiij of the croppes of brambles of the leaues of wylde olyues of euery one m̄ i. of balausties of the ryndes of granades of euery one m̄ ss of lentyles asmuche of the herbe called horsetayle in latine cauda equina m̄ i. of saffran ℈ .i. Let these forsayd thynges be boyled in the lye of vynebraunches and fygge tre braunches and a lytle wyne of granades vnto the consumption of the thyrde parte then strayne the sayde decoction and applye it often wythin the wounde After the sayde lotion I vsed vnguentum de minio and I caused the patiente to vse drynkes that drye and purge quytture as is the potion descrybed by Mesue destinctione eleuen where he makethe mention of playsters and oyntmentes and the sayd potiō is called a mixture to heale woūdes The forme there of is thys A potion of Mesue hys description ℞ of cloues of the rootes of motherwurte of pimpernell of camomill of synckfoyle of the herbe of violettes of the herbe of redde coalewurtes of hempe of euerye one m̄ i. of madder to the quantitie of all Let these forsayde thynges be boyled in sufficient quantitie of wyne tyl halfe be consumed then strayne them and adde vnto them as muche of cleare and cleane honye as the thyrde parte of the sayde decoction shall be The dose of it is in the mornynge ℥ iiij wyth water of mayden heere and scabiouse Here ye shall note that yf in the stede of wyne the sayde potion were made wyth water of maydē heere and scabiouse and wyne of granades it myght conueniently be gyuē to the patient in a fieuer And briefely to fynyshe thys chapitre we wyll gyue two doctrines profytable in thys case The fyrste is that when the chirurgien is called he must dresse it as quyckelye as maye be And the chāber muste be very warme and manye hote clothes aboute the wounde lest the ayre enter in and yf it enter that it be hote and not colde The seconde is the chirurgien muste pronosticate accordynge to the signes that he shal see that he maye saue his name Neuertheles the Chirurgien shall not refuse to cure anye hurte of the membres contayned in the inner parte excepte the harte For nature by the Chirurgiens ayde workethe so well that oftentymes it bryngethe that to passe that semed impossyble Thus. c. ¶ The .xj. chapytre of penetraunt or persynge woundes of the bellie Of woundes persyng thorow the bellie THe woundes of the bellie as the Doctours affyrme ben daungerous cheyfely those that persewyth the hurte of the membres cōteyned The woundes of the bellie communely are caused of cuttynge thynges as by a swerde or poynted thynges as wyth a darte c. Whan the Chirurgien is called to the cure he must consyder the place of the wounde and whether the conteyned membres ben hurte or no which thynge maye be knowen by the sygnes that folowe signes of stomake hurte The sygnes that declare the stomake to be hurt are thies the patient spettethe bloode and hys meate commethe out by the wounde That the guttes ben hurte it is knowen by the great payne Of the guttes and torsyon or grypynge of the bellie and whan the superfluites of the meate commeforthe by the mouthe of the wounde Of the small guttes The sygnes that the small guttes ben hurte are knowen by the place where the wounde is namelye whan the wounde is aboue the nauell If the wounde be benethe the nauel it is in greate guttes we haue declared in oure Anatomie howe that there ben three greate guttes and three small of whyche the three greate are vndre the nauell the three smalle aboue the nauell Wherefore by the place of the wounde ye maye knowe what guttes are hurte You maye knowe whan the lyuer is hurte by thys Of the lyuer that the wounde is aboute the false rybbes of the ryght syde and the bloode that issuethe out of the wounde is redde and the patient hathe greate payne frome the sayd rybbes vnto the flanke by cause the bloode is deryued frome the liuer all a longe vnto the grynde Whan the mylte is hurte it is knowen by thys Of the milte that the wounde is betwene the false rybbes of the lyfte syde and the bloode that issuethe out of the wounde is grosse Of kydnes and verye blacke The hurte of the kydnees is knowen by the place whan the wounde is somewhat lower than the nauell and the bloode also that issuethe oute is cleare and watrishe It is to be noted that sometymes the woundes of the bellie not penetrant or persynge ben not wythout daunger of deathe namelye whan they are aboute the nauell wythin three or foure fyngers bycause of the great muscles that are knytte to the nauell Furtheremore the woundes whiche are in the hyndre
parte are daungerous bycause of the Nuke and the synnowes growyng out of the same But the other partes of the bellie in whyche there is a wounde not penetraunt are seldon dangerous excepte it be thorowe the faute of the Chirurgien Lykewyse of woundes penetrante some ben verye daungerous as those that are wyth the hurte of the inner membres as Hypocrates affyrmethe sayng the bladder beyng wounded the kydneys and small guttes are mortall for the moste parte The moste daungerous of them are those whyche ben in the former parte after the length of the bellie bycause that the guttes issue out by the wounde more easely The cure The curation of the sayde woundes shal be accomplisshed by three intentions namely by the ordinauÌ„ce of diete by euacuation and by applicatioÌ„ of conuenient thynges Concernynge the fyrste intention whan the wounde is penetraunt or not penetraunt wythout hurte of the inner membres we saye that the patiente muste vse the diete ordeyned in the former chapytre Diete stypâ—â—ke But yf the sayde wounde be wyth hurte of the inner membres than the patient muste vse stiptyke thynges in hys meate as a brothe made wyth the iuyce of the herbe called horsetaile or with roses sumach mirtilles iuyce of quynces frankencense sarcocolle Saffran litium syrupe of roses honye of roses dragagante Finally all stiptyke thinges are coÌ„uenient in this case The patient muste drynke water boyled wyth the foresayde thynges cheifely at the begynnynge to auoyde fieuers and apostemation And whan peryl of apostematioÌ„ is passed ye may gyue hym the sayde symples or some of them for his drincke with wyne or water But yf he be verye weake you maye gyue hym wyne at the begynnynge and also confortatiue thinges The seconde intention shal be accoÌ„plysshed by the purgation wrytten in the former cha whan the wouÌ„de perseth not also whan it perseth wythout hurte of the inner membres But yf the sayd wounde be with the hurte of the inner membres ye shal not gyue the patient a strong laxatiue me dicyne or rather ye shall gyue hym no purgation bycause of the hurte of the guttes other inner meÌ„bres moreouer nature is euer wekened whaÌ„ the inner membres be hurte Wherefore it sufficeth for the accomplishement of this seconde intention onlye to euacuate by cuttynge of a veyne by coÌ„uenieÌ„t scarificatioÌ„s and by lenitiue clysters suppositories whiche can not hurte the guttes nor weakeÌ„ nature yet maye furthere the cure of the sayd woundes My custume is euer at the begynnynge to minister to theÌ„ whyche ben hurte in the guttes a lenitiue and abstersiue clyster to purge the superfluous mattier whyche is in thys sorte Take of the broth of hennes or capoÌ„s of a wethers heade A clyster asmuche as shall suffice and let it boyle with a lytle camomyll dille barley braÌ„ne thaÌ„ strayne it adde to the straynyng the yolkes of two egges of honie of roses â„¥ ij After that this clyster hath done his operation ye shal minister this that foloweth which is stiptike coÌ„souÌ„deth or ioyneth together the woundes in the guttes â„ž of cleane barley of lentiles of roses of sumach Another â—â—ster of euery one a litle of the herbe called horse tayle of the leaues of plaÌ„taine ana M. j. of the sede of quynces â„¥ j. ss of liquerice Ê’ vij of liciuÌ„ â„¥ j. of frankeÌ„cense of sarcocol ana Ê’ iij. of bolearmenie Ê’ ij ss let thies said thynges be boyled together with sufficieÌ„t quaÌ„titie of water vnto the consumptioÌ„ of halfe adde to the decoctioÌ„ of honye of roses â„¥ j. a lytle of redde suggre and of Saffran The thyrd intentioÌ„ is accoÌ„plisshed as it foloweth Fyrst the chirurgieÌ„ muste coÌ„sider wether the wouÌ„de be in the region of the stomake or bellie and whether it perse or not whan it persethe not he shall sewe it with a conuenieÌ„t seame leauyng a lytle orifice in the nether parte laiyng vpon the seame our poudre which conserueth the seame and to putte in to the orifice thereof a digestiue made wyth terebentine the yolke of an egge oyle of roses omphacyne and a lytle Saffran If the wounde be straite it shal not nere to make a seame but wyth the said digestiue the Chirurgien shall applie aboute the wounde a defensiue made of oyle of roses whyte waxe bolearmenie and the poudre of redde saunders and whyte For mundificatioÌ„ incarnation other intentioÌ„s the doctrine written in the former chapi shal suffice Furthermore it is to be coÌ„sydered whether the wounde perce the stomake vnto the inner part or whether it be only superficiall that is in the ouer parte of the stomake Whan the stomake is but superficially hurte the chirurgieÌ„ shall procede as it is sayd and shall applie a tente moysted in this decoctioÌ„ folowyng which coÌ„forteth the sore place draweth out by the orifice mattier that might cause apostemation and moreouer it is mundificatiue A decoction and incarnatiue â„ž of oyle of â—oses omphacine â„¥ j. ss of oyle of terebentine â„¥ ss of cleare terebentine Ê’ x. of mastyke Ê’ iij. of the herbe called horsetayle of Rosmarye of wormoode of centaurye the lesse of plantayne of saint Iohannes wurte Ana. M. ss of erthe wormes washed wyth wyne â„¥ j. of saffran ℈ j. of odoriferous wyne cyath ss let them all boyle together vnto the consumption of the wyne than strayne them and vse them In this case thynges repercussiue are not conuenient but in the stede of theÌ„ ye shall vse thynges confortatiue Ye shall wurcke lykewyse whan the stomake is persed admonisshynge the patientes frendes of the daunger and allegynge the foresayde aphorisme of Hypocrates Here foloweth the coÌ„position of a softe confortatiue cerote A cerote confortatiue to be applied vpon a sore stomake â„ž of oyle of wormmoode oyle of quynces oyle of roses Ana â„¥ j. and. ss of oyle of mastyke Ê’ vj. of neppe of myntes of roses of wormoode of euerye one a lytle Lette them all boyle wyth sufficient odoriferous wyne vnto the consumption of the wyne than strayne theÌ„ and make a softe cerote with sufficient whyte waxe addyng of saffraÌ„ Ê’ j. of all the coralles and saunders Ana Ê’ j. and. ss lette it be applyed on the stomake in the maner of a playster it conforteth the stomake merueylously But yf the wounde perse vnto the substaunce of the Lyuer or of the mylte it is mortall bycause the fluxe of bloode ensuethe by the incisyon or breakyng of some veyne Howebeit sometyme in the extremitie of the liuer or mylte it is not mortall The sayde woundes ben cured as it foloweth The cure of the liuer or milte Fyrst if the liuer or mylte coÌ„me out of the wound ye shal washe the wounde of the sore membre with wyne of a decoction of Endiuie plantayne horse tayle roses mirtilles sumach franckencense dragagante terra sigillata and a lytle redde suggre Thys decoction restrayneth bloode consoundeth the
the ordinaunce of conuenyent medycynes in this case it shal be expedyent to declare theyr natures and propreties Medicines for wounded synnowes Fyrst Auicēne sayeth the medicine of the woundes of synnowes is that that is of subtil partes of equall heate of familyare attraction and with no stipticitie and chefely at the begynnyng ye must beware of stiptike thynges thoughe the sayde doctour hath ordeined somtymes hote thynges and stiptike as a plaistre of burned brasse and tutia Lykewyse he commaundeth to mengle vynaigre withe medicines of the synnowes that the vertue thereof maye perce the better He sayth more ouer that you muste ioyne with the sayde medicines certayne thinges of greate heate as euphorbiū brymstone that the medicines may descēd to the botome of the punction And bycause as we haue sayde that great payne a spasme and apostemes ben the accidentes that happen in the hurt of synnowes we say that they are conuenyent medicines which haue the forsayde propreties that is to saye moderate heate mitigation of payne and desicccation to drye vp the moysture and to defende the spasme and putrefaction of the synnowes caused by humiditie The medicines moreouer must be subtiliatiue and liquide why the medicines subtiliatiue are to be vsed that the vertue maye the sooner come to the sore synnowe The medicynes also muste be attractiue with familiar attraction why attractyue that the infyxed mattier maye be drawen out without payne wherefore the medycines hauyng the foresayde vertues are suffycient to defēd the foresayde accidentes To ende our fourth intention it is tyme to come to locall medicynes Fyrst we wyll ordeyne an oyntment called vnguentū basilicū magistrale Vnguentum basilicā magistrale hauyng all the foresayd vertues and is conuenyent in all woundes of the synnowes and welnygh in al tymes which is after this forme ℞ of oyle of camomyll of oyle of roses cōplete ana ℥ ii of oyle of mastike oyle of terebentine oyle of lyneseede ana ℥ i. ss of moost cleare terebentine ℥ iiii of calues suete wethers suete and gootes suete ana ℥ ii and. ss of rosemary betonie of the herbe called horsetaile of centaurie the greater ana m̄ i. of erth wormes wasshed wyth wyne ℥ iii. of madder somwhat stamped ʒ x. of saynct Iohns worte of the leaues and seedes thereof ana m̄ i. of mastyke of gumme elimi ana ʒ x. of ship pytch of rosyne of the pyne tree ana ℥ i. ss of serapyne of galbane of armoniake an̄ ʒ iii. This oyntment muste be made as it foloweth that is to saye ye must dissolue the serapyne the galbane and armoniake in vinegre and ye must braye the other thynges togyther and so leaue them togyther the space of a daye and afterwarde let them boyle togyther with a ciath of odoriferous wyne vnto the consumption of the wyne than strayne them with a thycke cloth and put to the sayd strayning of litarge of gold and syluer ana ℥ ii ss of minium ℥ ii And let them boyle togyther agayne with a softefyre at the begynnynge which afterwarde ye shall augment vntyll the sayde oyntment be blacke or blackysshe in colour whiche done make an oyntmēt with sufficiēt new waxe in a good fourme for in these woūdes it is of meruelous efficacitie Oleum de perforata or of saint Iohans worte we wyll ordeyne a conueniēt oyle to be applyed within the wounde which swageth the grefe and is desiccatiue and of familier attraction which shal be called oleum de perforata The description whereof is thys ℞ of mooste clere terebentine ℥ ii of oyle of terebentine ʒ vi of oyle of roses cōplete ℥ ii of erth wormes wasshed with wyne ℥ i. ss of madder ʒ iiii of the seed of saynt Iohns worte m̄ i of rosemary of centaury the greter of mylfoyle ana m̄ ss let them be stāped al togyther besyde the wormes and seeth them with a lytle odoriferous wyne and a lytle barlye water vnto the consumption of the wyne and the water than strayne them with a thycke cloth and presse them well set them a sonning in a glasse the space of a moneth about May put in the sayde glasse a lytle of the seedes or floures of saynt Iohns wort chaunging the seed from weke to weke This oyle is excellēt aboue al other to swage the payne of synnowes beinge hurte Lykewyse whan the payne is vehement you may apply an oyle of the yolkes of egges or an ointmēt made of the crommes of breed with cowes mylke oyle of roses camomylle the yolkes of egges and a lytle saffron Playstre or Cerote Item this playstre that foloweth swageth payne and is a resolutyue and conuenyent in this case ℞ of the rotes of holyhocke .li. i. of cleane barly lentyles and beanes ana m̄ i. seth them in barbours lye than cut them stampe them and strayne them and set them on the fyre with oyle of camomyll roses and dyl and with suffycient whyte waxe make suche a fourme as is betwene a cerote and a playstre addyng of most clere terebētine ℥ iii. of saffran ʒ ss This playstre is proued good to swage payne and resolueth the humours and prepareth the same matter being digested to issue out by his subtile attraction And note that it is meruelous to appease grefe caused as well of cuttynge as of foynyng Item whan the wounde is come to quytture ye maye conuenyently applye this oyntmente folowyng An other whan the synnowe is prycked or foyned ℞ of beane floure .li. i. of branne well grounde m̄ ii of camomyll and melilote ana m̄ i. braye thē all well and make a styffe playstre at the fyre with suffycient sapa and the forsayde thynges being cersed addīg of oyle of camomyll dylle and roses with the decoction of earth wormes ana ℥ i. ss make a mixture with suffycient whyte waxe after the maner of the former playstre This mixture that whych is wrytten afore may be conuenientlye admynistred in all tymes and in all woundes in whiche the synnowes bene hurte as well by cuttynge as by foynynge Item this playstre rehersed of Auicenne is conuenient at the begynnynyng of a foyne ℞ of the floure of beanes barlye and orobus ana .li. ss make a stiffe playster with syrupe of vinegre and a lytle lye And Auicenne sayeth that the synnowes canne not endure so stronge a medicine as the ligamentes whyche growe from the bones namely brimstone and euforbiū wherfore we say that it is conuenyent to applye thys liniment folowynge vpon the synnowes being discouered ℞ of oile of roses omphacine A liniment ℥ i. and. ss of oyle of terebentine ʒ iii. of the iuce of plantain ℥ ss of the seed of saynt Iohns worte somewhat brayed m̄ ss of tutia preparate ʒ iii. of lyme ten tymes wasshed with water of plantayne ʒ ii of antimonium ʒ i. of gootes suete of calues suete an̄ ʒ v. of erth wormes wasshed with wine ℥ i.
ss let the sayd thynges be boyled togyther excepte the tutia with a glasse of water of the decoction of barly vntyl the water wyne be consumed than strayne thē and set them on the fyre agayne addyng as moche whyte waxe as shal suffyce and in the ende the forsayde tutia and of saffran ʒ ss This lynyment is conuenyent in all woundes in which the sinnowes ben hurt and discouered for it appayseth griefe engendreth flesh vpon the synnowes beinge discouered A precious oyle Here floweth a precyous oyle for greate woundes with mundification and incarnation of the synnowes ℞ of gūme elimi of mastyke of newe rosyne of the pyne tree of most clere terebentine ana ℥ i. of armoniake of bdelliū of galban of serapine of opoponax ana ʒ i. ss of earth wormes wasshed with wyne ℥ ii of antimoniū brought to poudre ʒ iiii rosemarye of mylfoyle of centaurie the greater and the lesse of the herbe called horsetayle ana m̄ ss of s Iohns worte m̄ i. of oyle of roses omphacine ℥ i. ss Lette them be brayed all togyther put into a lembike of glasse well stopped and set it on a furnays and stylle the sayde thynges The first destillations shal be after the maner of water the rest in the fourme of an oyle and ye must mengle the .ii. liquores togyther and seeth them on the fyre Than ye must adde vnto it a lytle of fyne grayne and madder and the seede of saynt Iohns worte and of the foresayde herbes a lytle vntyll the water be consumed Than strayne them with a thycke clothe kepe them as preciously as golde for this oyle conteyneth all the secretes and properties that ben requyred to the cure of all woundes in which the synnowes are hurt for it hath vertue to swage payne and it draweth and dryeth with abstersyon which intentions are requisite in this case Moreouer ye must note that all conuenyent remedyes muste alwaye be applyed actually hote yea the bādes wherw t the sore places bē wrapped must not be colde but hote For colde is verye noysome as we haue sayde before we wyll declare some remedye for the pryckyng or foynynge of the synnowes albeit that we haue spoken therof suffyciently in this chapitre that the diligent reader maye haue a more certayne doctrine Fyrst at the begynnyng it is very expedyent to laye a cauterization of oyle of elder being very hote vpon the foyned place An other attractiue Furthermore ye may cōuenyently apply vpon the wounde a medycyne attractyue as is this description ℞ of leuen ℥ i. terebentyne ℥ ii of hennes grese of oyle of lineseed ana ʒ x. of oile of elder ℥ i. ss of the flour of fenugreke barly ana ʒ vi of saffran ℈ ii the yolke of one egge mēgle them and let them boyle a lytle and put in the yolke of the egge in the ende Item to the same intention thys oyntment folowyng is cōmendable A cerote ℞ of whyte diaquilon with gūmes ʒ x. of clere terebentine of gūme elimi ana ʒ iii. of oyle of elders ʒ ii of oyle of euphorbiū ʒ ss of armonyake dissolued in vynegre ʒ i. mengle them and let them boyle a lytle at the fyre and make a cerote we haue in this present Chaptre wrytten sondrye remedyes as well oyles as playsters which ben conuenyent in this case therfore we wyll now speake brefely of the accidentes of these woundes thoughe we haue spokē therof largely hertofore Fyrst we say that there is no surer remedy to remoue a spasme than to cauterise the sore synnowe incontynently with an hote yron and consequently to apply thervpō of oyle of elders being hote And afterward ye shal procede with a lenitiue oyntmente and digestiue to remoue the escare and the heate for we haue often proued thys curation and haue gotten worshype thereby Galene and Auicenne haue wryttē sondry remedyes which ar cōpound of maruelous thynges not vsed of the practisiens of oure tyme and for as moche as we haue not founde greate profyte in them we let them passe for this present we haue proued that the playstre aforewritten of meales lye and syrupe of Roses is conuenyente for the cure of apostemes in the sinnowes and lykewyse the playstre de sapa or of soddē wyne ordeyned in this present Chaptre Fynallye it chaunceth somtymes that besyde apostemation the sinnowes come to putrefaction and than yf ye can not separate them by a digestyue it is necessary to vse an actuall or potentiall cauterie and we haue often separated the putrefaction of the synnowe with vnguentum egiptiacum of the description of Auicenne and with a trociske of minium of our descryption and lykewyse with our poudre of mercurye of which we wyll speake in our antidotary by the grace of god c. ¶ The .xvi. Chaptre Of the cure of a spasme A Spasme after Auicen is a synnowye disease The cure of spasmes by the which the lacertes are brought to the place of theyr begynning are inobedyēt to the verue motyue so that they can not extende them selues after the wyl of the patient vntyll the disease be remoued And there be .ii. kyndes of a spasme namely a spasme proportioned to the matter and not proporcioned That which is proportionat to the matter is double of inanicion and repletion Howbeit some say that a spasme not proporcionat chaunceth sometymes by a cutte or foyne sayinge that the vertue is prycked and hurt by the payn and solution of continuitie chefelye whan the pryck is made by an instrument with a small heed or by styngynge of venemous beastes or by colde Also they grounde them selues vpon Hipocrates which sayeth that colde byteth the skynne and causeth payne rygour and a spasme But in dede this chaunceth seldome and yf if it chaūce the spasme incontinently becōmeth proportionate to the matter by repletion wherfore in the cuttynge or pryckyng of synowes a spasme chaūceth by replecion by reason of the vehemēt payne For payn as Galene sayth is as a ventose drawīg mater to the place by the which the synnowes be hurt replenysshed and the sayd matter is conueyed sometyme to the brayne by the sinnowes And whan the brayne feleth that matter it dryueth it backe agayne by which expulsion the synnowes are fylled with the foresayde matter and are inobediēt to theyr accustemed mouynge And somtyme the spasme is throughout all the bodye somtyme the spasme is caused by putrefaction for whan the hurted synnowes come to putrefaction a venimous matter ascēdeth to the brayne and whan the brayne feleth the sayd venenositie it forceth it selfe to resiste the same and whan it can not resist it a spasme is caused through the venemous qualitie and not by reason of the multitude of it And therfore we haue often sene this spasme to be caused through the coniunctiō of the synnowes as good Mesue testifyeth by the auctoritie of Galene saying a spasme foloweth the pryckyng of the
synnowes or cordes properly whā the foyne or prycking hath no respiration for sōtimes ther is caused vpō the foine a venimous reume whiche throughe the venemous fume ascendynge to the brayne causeth a spasme or epilepsia And some tyme there chaūceth a rottē aposteme in the place of the foyne and thā Galene comaundeth to open the place of the foine and to cut the sinnow throughly a sondre for the auoydaunce of the euyl accidētes wherfore to cōclude we may vnderstande by the auctoctoritie of Galene that in a maner al wayes a spasme is caused throughe repletion and therefore the cure of a spasme is lyke to the cure of a palsie that is to saye with sharpe clystres with bathes of warme water and wyth drye bathes made with thynges that comfort the brayne and the nuke and that whiche dryeth vp the moysture that causeth the spasme Item the linimentes written in the Chaptre of the cure of the palsye are conuenyent in this case and also the regiment of diete Furthermore it is expedyente to vse thys bathe folowynge ℞ of camomylle melylote dylle elders rue sticados mugwort nept organy rosemarye sage ana m̄ iii. herbe saynte marye saynt Iohns-wort sothernwood sauery of the floures of elders ana m̄ i. of the rootes of holyhocke of enula campana ana li. ii of squinantū of honye ana li. iii. of castoreum ℥ i. of erth wormes ℥ ii of nutmigges of cinamome ana ℥ i. of cubebes of clowes somwhat brayed ana ʒ ss Let all these thynges be boyled togyther with a quycke foxe in suffycyent quantitie of water and wyne and wyth swete oyle oliue vntyll two partes of thre be consumed Than let the patientes bodye be suffumigated and bathed with that decoction for it is of a maruelous operation to ease the crampe Note that yf you make a cerote of the rootes of holyhocke and enula cāpana sodden and strayned and with sufficient whyte waxe it shulde be a good medicine to be applyed vpon al the backe bone For the same intentiō you may vse this liniment ℞ of the oyle of a foxe of camomyl of lyllies of spike an̄ li. ss of agryppa of dialthea of oile of iuniper terebentine castoreū mastike ana ʒ i. ss of rosemarye sauge saynt Iohns worte sticados nepte maioram gentle mintes muggeworte wormewoode ana m̄ i. of squinantum m̄ ss of earth wormes wasshed wyth wyne ℥ iii. Cutte the herbes and stampe them and let them seeth wyth the oyles and a cyathe of malueseye tyll the wyne be consumed than strayne them and putte to the straynynge of cleare terebentine ℥ ii of rasyne of the pynetree ℥ i. and. ss of waxe as moche as shall suffyce Make a lynyment and annoynte the synnowye places and chefely the backe bone Item the description of this oyle folowyng is of the same vertue Oyle agaynst the crampe and is more resolutiue and desiccatiue ℞ of oyle of spike of oyle of Camomyll Ana ℥ ij of foxe oyle of oyle of Iuniper of Castoreum of Laurell Ana ℥ j. of oyle of terebētyne ʒ x. of sticados of Squinantū of thyme of maiorā of rosmarye sage nepte mugwurte wormoode sothernwoode of the sede of saynte Iohannes wurte Ana. M. ss of agrippa and dialthea Ana ℥ iij. of rue ℥ ij and. ss of nuttemygges cubebes cloues cynamome Ana ʒ ij of frankēcense ʒ iij. of rasine of the pyne tree of cleare terebentyne Ana ℥ j. and ss of the rootes of enula Cāpana of the rootes of walwurte somwhat cutte stamped Ana ℥ iij. of erthe wormes washed with wyne ℥ v. let the thynges that ben to be stamped be stāped grossely than seethe them all wyth a pounde and an halfe of odoriferous wyne vnto the consumption of the wyne and than strayne them and occupye them Thys oyle applyed actually hote vpon the Nuke and backebone and vpon synnowie places is ryght profytable to ease a spasme procedynge thoroughe the hurte of the synnowes For it resoluethe and dryethe and cōforteth the hurte partes Item after thys vnction of membres it is good to wrappe the patient in a shepes skynne newely fleede or in a foxes skynne newely fleed kepynge it vpon the hurte partes the space of a daye Item in thys case the oyle called Oleum Benedictum whiche is written in our antidotarye is verye excellent You must anoynte wyth the said oyle the heade and the Nuke The patientes chambre muste be hote and drye moderatly wyth aromatyke thynges as sage rosmarye tyme Laurell Iuniper c. The diete must enclyne to hotenes and dryenes at the begynnynge Diete and muste be slender cheyfelye whan the spasme is vniuersall thorough out all the body And he must dryncke Hydromel or meth wyth the decoction of sage a lytle of horehoūde and synamome Also grated bread in the broth of a woodquyste wyth rue and sage cutte in small pyeces and sprynkled on after the maner of spyces is of greate effycacitie in thys case Egges also wyth the foresayde herbes maye be well permytted You maye moreouer gyue the patiente wyne delayed wyth Hydromell that is sodden wyth the forerehersed herbes For it helpethe to resolue the straunge humiditie that causeth the spasme Lykewyse a brothe of cycers sodden wyth sage Calaminte Organie wyth the herbe called Serpillum or oure ladyes bedstrawe and rue are commendable Item it is profytable to applye vpon the heade and the Nuke Cerotum Eugenij whyche confortethe the synnowes and the brayne and is wrytten in oure Antidotarye And ye shall note that it must be applyed vpō the coronall and sagittall cōmissure and vpon the Nuke And forasmuche as in a spasme dyuers euyll accidentes ensue as diminution of fetchynge breathe Accidentes of a spasme retention of vryne costyfnes we wyll speake thereof more largely Fyrste yf the patient be costyfe ye shall loose hys bellye wyth clysters mollificatiue and lenitiue whereof we wyll speake in our Antidotarie If the patiente canne not pysse ye shall prouoke vryne wyth conuenient medicynes whyche we wyll declare in a peculiare chapter and in the boke of symples If he can not fetche hys breath he shall holde in his mouth a loch ordeyned in our antidotarie in the chapy of syrupes It is conuenient also to anoynte the brest wyth oyle of Camomyll and of swete almandes wyth hennes gresse And bycause that thys disease is of a colde and moyste nature whan the spasme is wtout a fieuer A fieuer somtymes cureth a spasme a wyse Chirurgien shall induce some small fieuer vpon the spasme for thoroughe the heate thereof the spasme is sometymes cured Wherefore Hypocrates saythe that it is better that a fyeuer shulde be in a spasme than a spasme in a fyeuer Further it is good that the patient holde in the houre of his paroxysme or accesse a willowe stycke betwene his teeth that hys tonge be not hurte Here you must note that the cure of a spasme caused by inanicion is cōtrary
sores and they are made of hurdes or of cotton A canulate tente Itē some purge the matter that lyeth in some depe place and therfore they be called purgatiue and they are holowe lyke pypes and bene made some tyme of leed sometyme of quylles and sometyme of syluer and sometyme of leaues of colewurte dryed in the shadowe they are called canulares they be of greate efficacitie in holowe woūdes vlceres chiefly in womās brestes Also a tente of dytanie may be cōueniently administred but aboue all other tentes made of gourdes dryed in the sunne are excellent Some vse tentes of dytanie of the pyth of myllones to kepe the mouth of the woundes open thus we ende thys chapter ¶ The .xxiij. chapter of the maner to sowe woundes Of sowynge of woundes THe chirurgiens vse dyuers maners of seames to ioyne sondrye places together of whych one is called the skynners seame whyche is good in the woūdes of the guttes Ther is an other kynde to ioine together the lyppes of the mouth for other parts in which we feare that they can not be cōserued by reason of the tendernes of the same The threde must be woūde about the nedle as taylours semsters sticke ther nedles in theyr cotes There is moreouer an other kynde whych is cōmen to all other is muche vsed it is after thys sorte Ye muste take the .ij. sydes of the wounde depely or superficially after the qualitie of the woūde dysposition of the mēbres for in fleshy mēbers the woūde beyng depe a depe seame must be made but whē the wounde is in synowy places the seame muste not be depe lest the synowe be prycked And when the seame is made ye must tye the thredes or make a knot cut the sayde threade wythin a fynger breade of the knotte leauynge also the space of a fynger breade betwene poynt poynt so procede sowyng tyl it come to the end of the wounde leaue a mouth in the nether parte of the seame that the matter may be purged therby By the grace of god we wyl speake of thys last seame of the fyrst more playnly in the chap. of woūdes of symple instrumentall membres There be moreouer sondrye kyndes of seames whyche be not vsed at thys tyme bycause they be of smal profyte we wyll ouerpasse them and make an ende of thys chap. for whyche the name of god be praysed ¶ The seconde treatyse of the thyrde boke ¶ The fyrst chap. of brusynge through a fal of the brusyng of the muscyls and attrition of lacertes AFter the doctrine of aūcient later doctours Of cōfusion attrition there is difference betwene fallynge stomblynge lykewyse cōtusion attritiō We wyl speake bryefly of thys differēce Fyrst a fall is to be vnderstande from an hye place and then attrition of many partes is caused in the body Offēsion or stōblyng is whē one hurteth him selfe by occasion of some thynge lyenge in hys way Now I wil declare the differēce of contution attrition whyche is onely in the place A contusion is when hurt happeneth in a fleshie place atrition is in the heades of the lacertes As for the cure of them we wyl speake therof in the next chap. In thys present chap. we wyl make mention of the hurte of inwarde membres also wyll speake somethynge concernynge the cure of cōtusion attrition in the outward part Yf ye perceaue that some bone be broke besyde the attrition ye shall resorte to the chap. whych treat peculiarly therof To come to a certayne doctrine we say that a fal stomblynge are more daūgerous then contusion attrition bycause of the priuie hurt of the inwarde membres as of the guttes of the pannicles of the belly of the ligamētes of the great veynes the small cōteyned in noble mēbers And therfore it chaūseth often that the patiētes dye through fallynge or stomblynge The signes of death in this case are these vometynge bledyng at the nose for then it is a sygne that some veyne is brokē in the heade Sometyme ther chaunseth vomytynge wyth bloode that is a sygne that some veyne is broken in the stomake the lyuer or the mylte And when fluxe of the bely shortenes of breath diminution of the voyce wyth grypynge in the bely and soundynge chaunce the patiēt is nye death And therfore Auicenne sayeth when the patient hath lost hys speche hangeth downe hys heade wyth swete of hys foreheade not beynge able to lyfte it vp then he dyeth forthwyth chiefly when the swete is colde whych thyng is generall as well in stomblynge as in attrition and contusion The same auctour sayeth moreouer that somtimes the lacert of the hart is brokē therfore the patiēt dieth incontinently Furthermore when the vryne is reteyned the excremētes of the bely issue out agaynst the wyl of the patiēt it is sygne of deth The cure of a fal shall be accōplyshed by .iiij. The cure intentions The fyrst is ordinaunce of dyete the .ij. euacuatiō of matters antecedēt turnyng away of the same that it maye not be deryued to the sore place The .iij. is administratiō of local medecines the .iiij. is correction of accidentes The fyrst Dyete that is to say ordinaūce of diete must be slēder at the begynnyng for Auicēne sayeth that we muste gyue but lytle to the patient at the begynnyng or rather nothynge at al the fyrst day wherfore vntil the tyme that we be sure wtout feare of apostemation the patient muste absteyne frō wyue fleshe so that he be not to weake And he muste eate almande mylke with sugger with cōmune sedes or gruell of soddē grated bred And whē .vij. dayes be passed ye shal permyt to the patient a grosser dyete as the broth of cycers rybes that the nutritiue mēbres maye be strēgthned successiuely ye may gyue hī flesh wyne other meates of good nouryshmēt The .ij. ententiō which cōsysteth in euacuatiō of the matter antecedent shal be accōplyshed by .ij. thynges namely by phlebotomy dyuersiue yf it be nedful that is to say by cutting a veine to turne away the matter Purgation by lousynge the belly Fyrst ye may louse the belly with cassia māna diacatholicon or with this potion ℞ of chosen māna of diacassia diacatholicon ana ℥ ss of water of endiue buglosse sorel ana ℥ i. mēgle thē together put to it of syrupe of roses ℥ i. or make it thus R. diacatholicon māna ana ʒ vi of reubarbe ʒ i. with the water of endiue nyghtshade sorell make a small potion Rasis Mesue saye in the chap. of reubarbe that it healeth inwarde breakynges therfore it is a souerayne medecyne in thys case The thyrde intention whych consisteth in the administratiō of local medecines shal be accōplyshed as it foloweth Fyrst yf ye perceaue that
there be any bledyng in the body ye must geue the patiēt thinges that haue vertue to staūche blood and whych defende apostemation To staunche bloode vnto the .vij. day In whych case we haue often vsed thys ordinaunce ℞ of bole armenie terre sigillate of mūmie ana ʒ i. of reubarbe of mader ana ℈ ij the recepte is ʒ ss with water of plantayne nyght shade a litle wyne of pomegranades Here foloweth an other ordinaunce to resolue bloode mēgled wyth in the bodye An electuary to resolue bloode it muste be administred iij. or .iiij. dayes after the hurte ℞ of reubarbe of madder of coste of centaury of sarcocoll ana ʒ i. of auence hēpe stabiose ana ʒ ij of the syrupe de duabus radicibus ℥ ij of annys of coriander of saffran ana ʒ ss mengle them together make thē in maner of an electuarye The receyt of thys electuarye is the quātitie of a sponeful euery mornynge ye muste vse therof the space of ten dayes To thys entention the potion of gariofilatum wryttē in the chap. of woūdes of the brest is cōmendable Seynge that we haue spoken of medicines conuenient for the inwarde partes it is tyme to come to remedyes for the outwarde partes Fyrst at the begynnynge of the cure yf ye perceyue that the guttes or nutritiue mēbres ben hurte ther is no surer remedye then to rubbe the patientes body with oyle of roses wyth oyle of myrte hote from the brestes to the thighes after the vnction ye shall incōtinently applye vpon the annoynted partes the pouder of roses of myrtilles Also immediatlye after the sayd vnction ye muste wrappe the sore places of the bodye from the canel bone to the flankes in a shepes skynne newly flayne let it be as hote as is possible for we haue oftē proued thys thyng to our worshyp profyte to the patientes And for asmuche as in fallyng stōblyng ther chaūceth oft brusyng of muscules attritiō of lacertes we wyl declare certen remedies for the same To heale cōtusion caused in the lacertes the ioītes Playster we haue proued this playster to be of good operatiō ℞ of the rotes leues of holihoc ana m̄ i. of salomōs seale lyllie rotes ana ℥ ij seth them al in water stāpe them streyne them adde thervnto of oyle of camomil roses dil ana ℥ ss of whyte waxe ℥ ij ss of saffrā ʒ i. mēgle them make a cerote It chaūceth somtyme that the brusynge can not be resolued but cōmeth to maturation to a cācreus dysposition then for the cure therof ye shal resorte to the chap. of cācrena phlegmō Furthermore there chaunceth sometymes hardnes vneasy mouynge of the muscules lacertes chiefly in thextremitie of the ioyntes the cause is that the subtyle matter is resolued and the grosse remayneth For the cure where of ye shal resorte to the cure of the hardnes of ioyntes and thus we make an ende c. ¶ The seconde chap. of woundes caused by brusynge and altered throughe the ayer of the attrition of the lacertes wyth the cure therof ALbeit that in the former chap. we haue sufficiētly treated The cure of of brused woundes by what meane brused woūdes altered by the ayer ought to be cured Neuertheles that we may haue a more certayne doctrine of the same it semed good to make a speciall chapter therof And to come briefly to our purpose ther ben .iiij. intentions necessarely requyred there vnto As touchynge the fyrst the seconde ye shall procede after the doctrine wrytten in the former chap. in the chapter of a brokē skulle The thyrde entētion is accōplyshed by the administratiō of cōueniēt locall medicines fyrst we must with al diligēs procure digestion for otherwyse the contusion or attrition maye quykly growe to a cancrenous qualitie for euery brused wound as Galene saith must nedes rotte and be turned into quytture And bycause this wounde can not be healed by the waye of the firste intention therfore it is nombred amōg compounde woundes for therein is payne and apostemation wherfore let the brused woūd be digested with a digestyue of terebentine with the yolkes of egges Playster leying on this plaister ℞ of the leaues of mallowes violettes ana m̄ i. of holyhocke rootes li. ss seeth them all in the broth of fresh flesh stampe them and strayne them and in the decoction thereof with sufficient floure of barly and wheat and with the foresayde straynynge make a thyck plaistre adding of butter and of cōmune oyle ana ℥ iii. the yolkes of .ii. egges and a lytle saffrā This playster swageth grefe meruelously resolueth humours whiche bene about the wound and sondreth the hole partes from the corrupted which might cause putrefaction and therfore digestion duly administred in brused woundes causeth putrefaction to ceasse for Rasis sayeth that a wounde and a sore come not to perfyte generation of flesh but after putrefaction that is to say after perfyt digestion But yf the sayde woundes can not be brought to perfyte digestion by the forsaid meane but grow to corruption which thynge maye be knowen by the darke colour thereof than ye shall applye vnguentum egiptiacum wryttē in the chaptre of the cure of cancrena Lykewyse a playster of meales with sodden wyne ordeyned in the same place is conueniently permitted in this case For it cōserueth the hole parte and remoueth the deed and rotten flesh And when the sayd woūdes ben digested brynge forth good quitture thā ye must leue the digestiues vse thinges mūdificatiue And for the mūdification of the same woundes altered by the ayre lykewyse for incarnation sigillation ye shal procede accordynge to the doctryne wrytten in the Chapter of hurted synnowes Item yf the wounde be with attrition of the lacertes besyde the intentions aforesayd it is expedient to apply vpon about the wound thinges that apease grefe chefely this plaister which we haue oftē proued to be good ℞ of the rotes of holyhocke li. i of the herbe called Salomōs seale ℥ A playster mitigatiue ii Let them seeth in sufficient water thā cut them stampe thē and strayne them and make a playster at the fyre with sufficient whyte waxe addyng these thynges folowyng ℞ of oyles of camomyl dyl and roses an̄ ℥ ii of erth wormes wasshed with wyne ℥ i. ss thā let thē seeth with a lytle wyne of good odour vntil the wine be cōsumed than strayne thē and with the forsayde strayning waxe make a playster at the fyre as we sayde afore addynge of cleare terebentine ℥ ss of saffran ʒ i. The fourth intentiō which is to correct the accidentes to defēde thē shal be accōplished by the doctrine folowīg First the accidentes Accidentes that may happē in a woūd with attrition ben iii namely payn aposteme corruptiō of the mēbre And
we sawe to haue happened in florēce to a caryer of triacle whiche wolde proue the vertue of s Paule and was stonge of an aspe in the great fynger wherof he dyed wtin the space of .iiii. houres And fyrste he lost his sight his speche and the colour of his face became blewe and palyshe souning ensued with tremblyng of the hert and colde swete so that he shortly dyed wherfore as sone as it is possible we must cōfort the hert and socour the styngyng as we haue sayde we wyll describe certen remedyes and so ende this present cha Fyrst this poudre folowyng is very cōmendable Poudre ℞ of castoreū of cassialignia of aristologia rotūda an̄ ℥ ss of anise seed of peper an̄ ʒ ii bray thē The receyt is ʒ i. with wyne of good odour Itē to the same intention and also agaynst the pestilence this potion folowinge may be cōueniently vsed Galenes potion as I haue oftē proued ℞ of terebēti of diptany of cardus būdictus an̄ ℈ i. of Galenes triacle ʒ ss of saffrā graines .ii. of cytrō seedes ℈ i. of the stone called smaragd one grayne of dorenik ʒ i. of the syrupe of the iuce of sorel of water of buglos an̄ ʒ vi of the wyne of pōgranades of odoriferous wyne of meane strēgth an̄ ʒ ss mengle thē togyther Take this potion fastynge and may be receyued tyl ye perceyue that the venym is quenched whyche thyng is knowen by the ceassynge of the accidentes and whan the patient feleth hym selfe to be eased A digestiue After that the venynime is remoued the patient muste be purged and must vse this digestyue ℞ sirupi rosati of infusion syrupe of the iuce of endiue and of sorell ana ℥ ss of the water of endiue Purgation of buglose baume called melissa ana ℥ i. And whan the patient hathe vsed this syrupe by the space of .iii. dayes he muste take thys purgation ℞ of diacatholicon ℥ ss of chosen māna ℥ i. dissolue them wyth water of buglosse and endyue and addynge of a syrupe of violettes ℥ i. Furthermore ye shall knowe that at the begynning it is not good to gyue a laxatiue medicine except it be a clistre linitiue Also ye muste beware that ye cutte no veyne in this case as Auicenne teacheth For the ende of this chaptre we saye that a wounde caused aswell by styngyng or bytyng as by the sayde cauterisation and burnynge must be healed with onyons and triacle And yf the patient be in a place where he maye not haue the sayde remedyes he shal take garlyke nuttes rue and shall lay vpon the bytynge galbanū and scabiose and al other attractyue thynges Thus we ende oure thyrde boke for the which the name of god be praysed ¶ The fourthe booke which treateth of vlcers sores generally and perticulerly from the heed to the fote ¶ The fyrst Chapter wherin the cōtentes of this boke are declared CHirurgerye after cornelius celsus is the moste aunciente parte of phisycke whyche hath sondry partes as we often haue sayd by the auctoritie of Iohānetius Amōg the which is the curatiō of outwarde vlcers of which by the grace of god we wyll treate in this present boke and also of the definition of the same And fyrst we say that the cure of vlcers cōsisteth in .ii. thīges principally The fyrst is the knowledge of those thynges that hyndre the cōsoūdyng of the same The seconde is remouīg of the sayde thynges Touchyng the fyrst it is cōueniēt to procede after the waye of speculation in consydrynge what thinges they bene that hyndre the very consoundyng and how many causes hyndre the same in what maner they ben contrarye and howe they may be knowen As touchyng the second we wyl procede by practise declaryng the maner of admynystryng sōdry remedyes aswel simple as cōpound accordyng to the diuersitie of the tyme and nature of the vlcers which .ii. thinges be sufficient for the cure of the sayde vlcers But before we come to the curation we wyl make a cha that shal entreat of the diffinition of vlcers that through the knowlege of the signes a man may attayne the true curation for whiche euerye man ought to call vpon the grace of God from whom all knowlege procedeth ¶ The .ii. Chaptre Of the definition of vlcers and of the cure of the same in generall AN vlcere after the auncient later doctours is a solution of cōtinuitie Vlcere wyth putrefactiō differeth frō a woūd for a wounde is bloody wtout putrefaction And Auicenne sayeth that an vlcere is engendred through thre thynges The fyrste is by apostemation the seconde by pustles Causes of vlceres the thirde by woundes yl cured In an vlcere there ben comunely sondrye dispositions whyche engendre such corruption and putrefaction as hynder consoundynge And therfore Auicenne saith that corruption is engendred in sores of the nouryshment that is sent to the membres whyche membres whē they be weakened cā not turne the sayd nouryshment in to good blood and so it cometh to putrefaction And bicause the vlcered membre is weakened the superfluities of other mēbres are drawē to the weake place wherfore it is right profitable to conforte the vlcered membre And the best thynge that is to confort the vlcered place is to purge the mattier that hindreth consoundyng Further more we say that an vlcere is alway a compounde disease but a wound is simple Howbeit sometime it is foūd to be compounde also for payne quitture rottēnes and apostematiō euyl fleshe and other are wonte to be ioyned wyth an vlcere and make the same a compounde disease wherefore the kindes of vlceres as Halyabas witnesseth taketh their difference of thre thynges chieflye whereby they are made and compounde that is to say of causes of membres and of accidentes And forasmuch as the difference whych is taken of membres is soone knowen we wyl saye wyth Auicēne that the kindes of vlcers are comprehended in two thynges that is to say in causes and accidētes The kyndes taken of causes are these venomous corruption cancrositie corosion putrefaction fistules c. Kyndes also are taken of accidentes Kyndes of vlceres for somtime there is founde a distēpered vlcere paynful apostemous brused altered by the ayre wyth superfluous fleshe wyth hardnesse and corruption of the bone c. Lykewyse there bene vlcers of vneasy consoundynge wyth a proprietie vnknowen to vs. And there be holowe vlcers with one or two holes and of those holow vlceres some be rotten and some full of fylth sōtime fistulous hauyng a straite mouth with āple depenes hardnes rounde aboute Of vlceres also some be ambulatyue or walkynge some corosiue or gnawing some maligne and some virulēt And of those corosiue vlceres some ben rottē with styngynges as it were of antes Maligne and virulente or venomous vlceres differ but lytle but accordynge to the quantitie in greatnes and
muste consyder whether the matter be of burned coloure or elles grosse bloode and of euyl complexion And yf it be coleryke the matter must be digested with syru of violets or of roses or with the iuice of endiue with the water of endiue of buglosse of sorel of fumitery of borage And yf the matter be grosse bloode it muste be dygested wyth syrupe of fumiterrie the lesse with syru of lupulles or of hoppes and wyth water of endyue buglosse and fumiterre After that the humours be dygested ye shall purge the bodye as foloweth Yf the matter be coleryke and burnte ye shall vse thys purgation â„ž of cassia of a lenitiue electuarye Ê’ vi of an electuarye of ê‘silium of an electuarye of iuyce of roses of euerye one Ê’ i. ss of diacatholicon â„¥ ss mengle them and make a small potition wyth the comune decoction Yf the matter haue parte of melancolye ye shall administre thys purgation â„ž diacatholicon â„¥ i. ss of an electuarye of ê‘silium of the confection of hamech of euerye one Ê’ ij wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes of mayden heere of the herbes called Gallitricum and Politricum of the coddes of seny and of Epithime make a small potion addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. And when the euyl matter is grosse bloode ye shall vse thys purgation â„ž of Cassia of Diacatholicon of euerye one Ê’ vi of Diafinicon Ê’ ij wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes make a smal potion addynge syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. ss when ye obserue conuenient purgations ye obserue the commaundement of Galene whyche sayeth that we muste put awaye the cause of the dysease before we can remoue the dysease it selfe Wherfore we muste not forgette to preferre vniuersall rules before particuler that the particuler operations maye be ayded by the vniuersall The seconde entention is accomplyshed by meates that engender good bloode and they oughte to enclyne to coldnes and moystnes that the subtyle humours maye be engrossed and that thorough theyr moystnes and coldnes they may correct the sharpnes of humours Lyke maner it is profytable to obserue the thynges not naturall The thyrde intention which consisteth in the dryenge of the venimous matter is accoÌ„plyshed as it foloweth Fyrst after that the matter is purged by laxatiue medicynes or by cuttynge of a veyne whyche is conuenient in this case yf the euyl matter be noughty bloode to remoue the malignitie of vlcers and also the corrosyon and venemenes of the same ther is no better remedye than to applye wythin the vlcers our pouder of mercury for it is of the same operation that vnguentuÌ„ Egyptiacum is of how be it vnguentum EgyptiacuÌ„ causeth great payne and inflammation about the vlceres and therfore make the vlceres sometyme to resiste curation which thyng thys poudre doth not And Auicenne sayth we muste be ware that we applye not medicynes that cause greate payne cheyfely whan ther is apostemacion and euyll complexion for as he saythe cure not the vlcere tyll the payne be swaged for oftentymes the rectifyeng of an euyll complexion is the cause of the cure of the vlceres The fourthe intention whyche coÌ„cerneth the administratioÌ„ of local medicynes shal be perfourmed as here foloweth Fyrst after the malignytie corrosyon and venemenes of the vlcere is taken awaye wyth the forsaid poudre ye shal procede with this oyntment vnder wrytteÌ„ whych rectifyeth the euyll complexion of the vlceres dryeth them and mundifyethe wyth famylier incarnation â„ž oyle of Roses Vnguenti Rosati or instede of that Galenes oyntment Ana â„¥ ij ss Vnguenti Populeon oyle of Myrtyne Ana â„¥ j. of swynes grese fresshe and molten of calues suet Ana â„¥ iij. of the leaues of plantayne and of nightshade of the tender partes of braÌ„bles of the leaues and beries of myrtilles of woodbynd of herbe called horsetayle of the herbe called knot grosse Ana. mÌ„ ss let thies thynges be staÌ„ped together and so leaue them the space of a daye and afterwarde sethe them a lytell and strayne them and putte to the straynynge of lytarge of golde and syluer Ana â„¥ j. of Minium Ê’ x. of terra sigillata of ceruse Ana Ê’ vj. set them on the fyer agayne and let them seathe together tyl the colour become blacke Oyntmente and afterwarde wyth suffycient whyte waxe make an oyntment addynge of cleare Terebentyne â„¥ j. of tutia preparate â„¥ ss of Camphore gr iij. Item to the same intentioÌ„ this vnguente folowynge is comendable â„ž oyle of roses â„¥ vj. oyle of violettes â„¥ iiij of calues suet â„¥ iij. Another ointmente of the iuyce of playntayne and nyghtshade Ana â„¥ ij let them sethe all tyll the iuyce be consumed then strayne them and put to the straynynge of whyte waxe â„¥ ss of ceruse Ê’ x. of lytarge of gold syluer Ana â„¥ j. of tucia preparate Ê’ iij. of caÌ„phore brayed accordynge to arte Ê’ ss mengle them and styrre them about in a morter of leade the space of two houres Also vnguentum Album CaÌ„phoratum and vnguentuÌ„ ceruse and vnguentum Triapharmacon are conuenient in this case Here note that yf the medicyne be verye hote in the vlceres as in the seconde or thyrde degree it is suspected bycause that after hys operation yt leaueth an euyll complexion in the vlceres and therfore oure oyntment de Minio wrytten in the booke of wouÌ„des hathe a prerogatiue herein bycause it is not to hote and is mundifycatiue and incarnatiue and of hys nature remoueth the malignitie of vlceres After that the malignitie is remoued it is good to wasshe the place wyth water sodden wyth alume or wyth thys decoction â„ž of water of plaÌ„tayn of water of roses ana â„¥ iij. of floures of pomegranades of myrtill of roses of euery one a lytle of myrobolanes cytryne Ê’ ij of roche alume Ê’ ij ss of terra sigillata Ê’ iij. of al the saunders Ana Ê’ j. of water of endiue â„¥ ij of hony of roses â„¥ j. boyle thyes sayde thynges tyll the thyrde parte be coÌ„sumed and thaÌ„ strayne them Thys decoction herin is ryght conuenieÌ„t and ye must washe the wounde therwith thre or foure tymes a daye Auicenne saythe that corrosiue vlceres beÌ„ best cured with thynges that be colde and stiptyke as are the floures of pomegranades and roses lyke Item it is good to applye smal pieces of leade in corrosiue vlcers yf they be made wyth a lytle quycsyluer they shal be of better operatioÌ„ Moreouer this playster is auaylable in maligne deceyuable vlceres A playster of a dogges tourde â„ž of a dogges tourde that eteth bones well brayed and serced â„¥ iiij of the floure of lentylles â„¥ ij of beane floure â„¥ j. of terra sigillata of bole armenie Ana â„¥ j. ss of ceruse and litarge Ana Ê’ x. putte the sayd thynges in the mylke of a goate or a cowe in which ye haue quenched burnyng peces of yron set them on the fyre and make a
all tymes ben these Oyntmentes godd for fistules Vngm̄ basilicū magistrale of oure description Vngm̄ de minio noted in the chapiter of a broken skulle likewise diaquilon magistrale in our antidotary mentioned Item we haue founde cōuenient for the dryenge of fistules a plaister made of goates donge wyth beane floure soddē wyne called sapa other wyne and barbers lye Item lotions conuenient in thys case are these that folow R. lye made with asshes of vine or figge tree braūches Lotions for fistules or of barbers lye with a sufficient quantitie of hony of roses roch alume let them seeth a litle Item R. of the sayd decoction ℥ ii of poudre of mercury of our descriptiō ℥ ss mengle thē together This lotion must be cōueyed in with a sirupe that it may worke in the botome of the fistule for it purgeth the superfluitie eateth awaye euyll fleshe in short time causeth not gret payn And we haue oftē sondred rotten synnowes frō the hole partes with this lotion applied vpō the yarde A lotion for olde vlcers Item this lotion folowyng is good to mūdify olde hard vlcers R. Vngm̄ egiptiacū ℥ ss of mercury sublimate ʒ ss of lye ℥ iiii of water of roses ℥ ii of arsenike ℈ i. of water of plantayne ℥ iiii seeth these thynges together tyl the thyrde part be cōsumed apply it with a syryng for it mortifieth al fistules applied .ii. or .iii. times in the vlcers Itē trosciscus de minio aforesayd these that folowe are of greate efficacity R. of sublimate well pounded A trociske very good for fistules ℥ ss of the myddes of breade vnbaken and wel leuened ℥ iiii of Minium ʒ x. mengle the sayd thynges together wyth a lytle Rose water make trociskes accordynge to the fashion and fourme of tentes and drye them vpō a tyle and kepe them to your vse For sigillation ye shall procede with stiptike and dryenge thynges as we haue often sayd we could wryte many other remedies but oure custome is onely to wryte those that we haue proued to be true c. Here beginneth the fyrst treatyse of the .iiii. boke whyche treateth of vlcers perticulerly ¶ The fyrst chapiter of the vlcers of the heade Vlcers of the heade THe Vlcers of the head differ not in cure frō other vlcers For yf they be corosiue they must be cured after the cure of corosiue vlcers Yf they ben rotten ye shal resort to the chapiter of rottē vlcers if they be holow ye shal turne to the chapiter of holow vlcers c. If the bone be corrupt thorow aposteme called topinaria or talpa resort to the chapiter of those apostemes The doctours haue manye other remedies wherin we haue foūde litle profit and therfore we ouerpasse them for as Celsus sayeth one medicine sufficeth not to diuers and sondry diseases ¶ The second chapiter is of moyst vlcers of the heade Of moyst vlcers of the heade SOmtymes there ben engēdred in the heade moyst vlcers which are harde to be cured The moost conuenient thyng in this case is to purge the humours of the heade than to procede wyth the remedies folowyng Fyrst ye shal mundify the place with our poudre of mercury and after that the place is mundified ye shal applye an abstersiue made with the iuyce of smallage of the syrupe of roses of the iuyce of plantayne for sigillation water of alume is cōmendable or vngm̄ de minio of this description R. of oyle mirtine of oyle of roses omphacine Vnguētū de minio an̄ ℥ iii. of goates and calues talow an̄ ℥ i. ss of the iuyce of plātaine nyghtshade an̄ ℥ i. of the herbe called horsetaile of the leaues of myrtilles of the tēder partes of brambles of the leaues of wylde olyues an̄ m̄ ss of the floures of pomegranades of galles an̄ ʒ vi an hole sower pomegranate of the water of plātayn li. ss braye al those thinges that be to be braied and lette them boyle tyl the iuyce water be consumed then strayne thē and adde to the straynyng of litarge of syluer ℥ i. of miniū ʒ vi of bole armeny ℥ ss Let them seeth againe and stirre thē about tyll they be blacke in coloure with sufficient white waxe make a soft cerote addyng in th ende of cleare terebentyne ℥ i. ss of mastike ʒ iii. Itē in this case water of alume water of alume made as it foloweth is cōuenient R. of water of plantayne of lye made with the ashes of vyne tree and figge tree an̄ li. ss of the beries of mirtilles and floures of pomegranades an̄ ℥ i. of a myrobalane citryne of Hipoquistidos of laudanum an̄ ʒ iii. of roche alume ʒ vi of hony of roses ℥ i. ss Lette them seeth all tyll the thyrde parte be consumed then strayne them and vse them After that the place is washed wyth thys decoction ye shall applye thys poudre R. of roche alume brent of bole armenye an̄ ʒ iii. of a myrobalane citrine of the floures of pogranades ʒ i. ss Mengle them and poudre them fynely And yf ye can not drye nor mundifye wyth these sayde remedyes then ye shal vse Vnguentum egiptiacum or Vnguentum mixtum Concerning the rest of the cure it shall suffice to applye the foresayde mundificatyues for the fleshynes of the heade is but smal therfore the vlceres are not holowe nether haue we described incarnatyue medicines for the medicines mundificatiue do partly incarne also c. ¶ The thirde chapter of vlcers of the heade proceding of drie skalles of exitures called vlcera fauina et mellina Oftentymes there are vlcers engēdred in the heed procedyng of hard knobbes Of dry skalles of the heade whych ben of hard curation and also of dry skalles Here we wyll only treate of the vlcere that is called mellinū procedynge of harde knobbes whych is that the place be mundifyed wyth a trociske of miniū or with our poudre of mercury or with vnguentū egiptiacū from al euyl fleshe whiche thing is knowen by the growynge of good fleshe Let the heade be purged also wyth pilles of hiera picra wyth agarike or pilles called cochie or aggregatiue c. for the other intentions ye shall procede as it is sayde in the former chapiter ¶ The .iiii. chapiter of the skalles of the heede AFter the doctrine of aūcient writters ther be sondry kindes of skalles of the heade Of the skalles of the head one is called Fabina for the semblans of beanes an other furfurea like brāne another viscose slimy another lupinosa for semblaunce of a husked lupine some dry some moist some vlcerous some without vlcers Howbeit the names are not to be regarded so that we haue the ryght curation for the cure of one differeth not frō the cure of an other but in the greater or smaller mordication or bytyng of local medicines The
of thre or foure fyngers and let the pytche droppe vpon the fustian on the cottened syde leauing one part of the fustian wythoute pytche that whan the peces haue remayned the space of vi or .vii. dayes vpon the heed ye maye plucke them sodaynly awaye with a stronge hande and quycke thou shalte se that it wyll brynge the rotten heere 's awaye with it these peces must be renued tyl all the heere 's corrupt be roted out Howbeit ye must warne the patientes frendes of the harde and longe cure chefelye whē the disease is from the mothers wombe ¶ The .v. Chapter Of alopecia ALopecia Of alopecia after the aūcyent and later wryters is the baldenesse of the heed caused throughe vlcerous skabbes and is compared to the maūgynesse of dogges and foxes and is engendred of abūdaunce of corrupte humours ingrossed in the heed The signes be soone knowen for the heere 's falleth by lytle and lytle and the place is rough and somtyme vlcered The disease is also knowen by his fygure wyich is commenly rounde Some put a dyfference betwene alopecia and albaras saying Albaras alopecia dyffer thar alopecia is in the heed and albaras is in the beerde and dyffereth from alopecia for it hathe not suche roughnesse nor suche accidentes but the skynne is smothe The cure The cure hereof is accomplysshed by .iiii. intentions the fyrst is dyete the second purgation of matter antecedent the thyrde remotion of the cause conioyncte the fourth generation of heere 's in the balde places As touchyng the fyrste and seconde intention bycause the matter is flegmatike grosse or melancholye hauyng some sharpnesse and adustion it is conuenyēt to vse the ordinaūces and dyetes and purgations wryttē in the Chapiter of Vndimia and of sephiros The thyrde intention is accomplysshed as it foloweth Fyrste yf the places be roughe ye shall procede with lenitiue thynges to make the skynne smoth yf it be vlcerous ye shall drye vp the vlcer yf it be brāny ye shall clense awaye the skurfe Fyrste in all kyndes of alopecia ye muste wasshe the places the space of vii dayes with this lotion ℞ of beanes A good lotion of lupines ana m̄ i. of raysines of drye fygges ana ℥ ii of the rootes of docke li. ss of fumiterrye of the leaues of walworte of maydenheer an̄ m̄ i. ss of soure apples .x. of branne m̄ ii of clene barly ℥ iii. of liquirise ℥ i. ss seeth all the forsayde thynges togyther in sufficient quantitie of barboures lye tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and than put therto of honye ℥ iiii and seeth them agayne a lytle and wash the heed twyse a day with this decoction rubbyng the place with a course cloth And after that the places be wasshed ye shall annoynte them with this ointment which is conuenyent bothe in a crustye and vlcered alopecia ℞ of oyle of the yolkes of egges of lyneseede ana ʒ x. of oyle of roses omphacine ʒ v. of oyle mastike ℥ ss of of the iuce of plantayne of the iuce of fumiterry and dockes an̄ ʒ vii of gotes tallowe and cowes tallowe ana ℥ ii ss Let them be sodden al togyther vntyll the iuces be consumed than strayne them and adde to the straynynge of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ ii ss of roche alume burned ʒ v. of alume zuccatrine ʒ ii white waxe as moch as shall suffyce quyksyluer quenched with fastynge spyttle ʒ ix mengle these thynges togyther and styrre them al aboute the space of an houre in a mortare of leade except the quycksyluer which must be put in in the ende for the moost part of it els wolde remayne in the leade This lyniment maketh the skynne cleane remoueth the crust and hardnesse A liniment for skurfe Yf the alopecia be full of branne ye shall remoue it with this liniment ℞ of larde of oyle of lyneseed ana ℥ ii of oyle of the yolkes of egges ʒ vi of the iuce of dockes of vynegre ana ℥ i. of honye ʒ x. of branne ʒ xv seethe these thynges togyther tyl the vynegre and iuces be cōsumed thā strayn them and yf the hony be hardned ye shall seperate it from the other than set them vpon the fyre agayne with suffycyent quantitie of whyte waxe addyng of clere terebentine ℥ i. of lytarge of golde ℥ iii. of lyme ten times wasshen ℥ i. ss of orpyment ℥ i. of verdigrese ℥ ss make a liniment and applye it after ye haue washed the place with the forsayd decoctiō And whā the alopecia is with vlcers full of superfluous and deed flesh let it be clēsed wyth oure poudre of mercurye or vnguētū egiptiacū and for the other intentions ye shall procede with the lotion and liniment beforesayde For cicatrization it is conueniet to wash the heed with water of alume and afterwarde to applye vnguentū de minio or of ceruse Ye may somtyme scarifye the places with a depe scarifyinge or apply bloodsuckers to purge the matter conioynct And whan the alopecia is remoued which thynge is knowen by the good colour of the skynne ye shal apply suche thynges as haue nature to engendre heere A good liniment to engendre heer as is this linimente folowyng ℞ of the iuce of smalage ʒ ii of the iuce of fenell and parcelye an̄ ʒ i. of the iuce of enula campana ʒ vi the iuce of apium risus ʒ ii of oile of elders and terebentine ana ʒ x. of shyppe pytche greke pytche and lyquyde pitche ana ʒ v. of diaquilō gūmed mugwort sothernwoode somewhat stamped of rosemary of maydenheere fyne stamped ana the .iii. parte of an handfull of odoriferous wyne halfe a cyathe of vynegre ℥ ii Let them seethe all togyther tyll the wyne iuce and vynegre be cōsumed than strayne them and adde to the straynyng of newe odoriferous wax as moche as shall suffyce of saffrā ʒ ss of yreos ʒ i. ss make it after the maner of a cerote This linimente is of good operation to engendre heere 's in the heed and in the chynne Before ye apply this lyniment ye muste rubbe the place wyth a course clothe Note that when alopecia and albaras ben olde the cure is in a maner impossible Thus we ende this present Chapter ¶ The .vi. Chapter Of the cure of Saphatie Of Saphati SAphatie are litle pustles whiche are engendred in the foreheed in the neck and in the face and chefely about the nose and are fleshye with a lytle crust vpon them lyke the skale of a fysh This passyon appeareth often in a lepre and therfore the doctours calle it the begynnyng of leprye It appeareth also in the Frenche pockes The causes therof are grosse superfluous and burned humours The cure of the sayde vlcers conteyneth .ii. regimentes namelye vniuersall and perticuler vniuersall regyment is accomplyshed by the vniuersall purgation declared in the chapiter of a canker and also the
ordynaunce of dyete is taught in the same place Also we haue proued that the application of leches vpoÌ„ the veynes called emorroidall and vpon the eares is profytable in thys case and cuttynge of the veyne cephalita and basilica is to be coÌ„mended Item this purgation folowynge a digestion of humours presupposed is expedyeut in this case Purgation â„ž of polipodye Ê’ ss epithimuÌ„ of the cods of senye ana ℈ i. of the confection of hamech Ê’ i. ss of diacatholicon Ê’ iii. of anise ℈ i. of a syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. ss mengle them and gyue them in the mornynge This medicyne purgeth fleame that is grosse and melancholye burned The regyment perticuler is accomplysshed by the administration of locall medicynes Perticuler regimeÌ„t Fyrste after an vniuersall purgation ye shall annoynt the pustle with thys liniment â„ž oyle of Lauryne â„¥ ii of swynes grese â„¥ i. of litarge of golde Ê’ v. of auripigmentuÌ„ of roche alume burned of lyme wasshed ana Ê’ i. ss of quyckesyluer Ê’ iii. ss of oyle of roses omphacine Ê’ x. as moche whyte waxe as shall suffyce make a liniment Item this decoction folowynge is good for the same intent â„ž of sublimate Ê’ i. of salgemme of sal armoniake of alume zuccatrine A good water ana Ê’ i. ss of water of roses and plantayne ana â„¥ iiii of barbours lye â„¥ ii Seeth these foresayde thynges tygyther tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and put in the ende a lytle verdigrese and apply it with cotten moysted in the sayde decoction An other liniment â„ž the whyte of .ii. egges of water of roses â„¥ iii. of sublymate Ê’ ss mengle them togither and sturre them about a good whyle Note here that the remedyes wrytten of skalles and alopecia and of gutta rosacea may be adminynistred in this case Lykewyse ye shall fynde many remedyes for this purpose in the treatise of the frenche pockes c. ¶ The seconde treatise of the fourth boke which speaketh of the diseases of the eyes ¶ The fyrst Chapter Of vlcers of the eyes called macule and pani Of vlcers in the eyes spotus webbes THe vlcers called macule or spottes and pani or webbes of the eyes are engendred of causes prymytyues after the doctryne of Gordon proceding of an hote aposteme called flegmon and also of the disease called ophthalmia For as Galene saith yf the disease ophthalmia be not wel cured it wyll leaue many euyll accidentes in the eyes as vlceration of the apple of the eye and of the pannicle called cornea The cure of the greues of the eyes macule or spottes and pani of harde curation The cure of these vlcers spottes and webâ—es is accomplysshed by the obseruacyon of double regiment vniuersall and perticuler The vniuersall regyment consysteth in the ordinaunce of an vniuersall purgation and a dyete Touchynge vniuersall purgation yf the bodye be full of humours ye shal cut the veyne called cephalica on the contrarye syde And yf ye wyll so cut the veyne that it maye purge the patient ye shall cut the sayd veyne in the same syde Item ye maye profytably applye bloodsuckers vnder the eares to drawe out the grosse blood Also ye may applye ventoses vpon the shulders after scarification and lyke wyse a bladderynge medycyne vpon the necke to turne awaye the matter Touchyng purgation by laxatyue medicines it must be done according to the qualitie of the euyl humours And yf the matter be hote whyche thinge maye be knowen by the rednesse and inflammation of the place ye shall gyue the patient this purgation â„ž of chosen manna Ê’ i. of diacatholicon of an electuary of roses deuysed by Mesue of the iuce of roses ana Ê’ ii make a small potion with the decoction of cordyal floures and frutes addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. An other soluble medycyne â„ž of a lectuary lenitiue or in stede thereof diaprunis not solutiue Ê’ x. of an electuary of roses deuysed by Mesue Ê’ ii of rubarbe steped in the water of endiue Ê’ ss make a small potion with the coÌ„mune decoction addyng of syrupe of vyolettes â„¥ i. ss An other â„ž of pilles asageret pilles of fumiterry the lesse pylles of rubarbe ana ℈ i. Mengle them togyther and make iii pylles with syrupe of roses These pylles must be gyuen .ii. houres afore supper and the more grosse they be the better they are in operation bycause they tarye longer in the stomake Yf the matter be colde grosse these medicines folowynge are conuenyente Fyrste â„ž of diacatholicon Ê’ vi of diafinicon of electuary of roses ana Ê’ ii make a smal potion with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes An other â„ž of pylles of fumiterrie the greater of pylles aggregatiue of hiera with agarike ana ℈ i mengle them togyther and make .iii. pylles with water of fenel An other â„ž of pylles called cochie et sine quibus esse nolo ana Ê’ ss make pylles as is aforesade But for as moche as laxatiue medicines are not of good operation exept digestioÌ„ goeth before ye must ordeine digestiues according to the matter wherof ye may haue a specyall doctryne in the chap. of ophthalmia and lykewyse of the diete Perticuler regiment is accomplisshed by the administration of remedyes vnderwrytten Fyrst whan the matter is hote and the eye not verye paynfull ye shall applye this colerye within the eye â„ž of rose water of the water of the floures of mirtill of the water of horsetayle ana â„¥ iiii of suger candye of syrupe of Roses â„¥ ii of whyte sieffe wythoute opium of syef of leade ana Ê’ i. of syef of frankeÌ„sente Ê’ ss of aloes epatik ℈ ss of myrobalane citrine Ê’ i. ss the whytes of iii. egges braye the thynges that are to be brayed and shake them togyther and distyll them in a glassen vessell well luted This colerye is of our description and is of good operacyon in all wouÌ„des and vlcers of the eyes For it mundifyeth all other vlceracioÌ„s caused of hote matter And moreouer it hath vertue incarnatiue and sigillatiue colde matter Yf ye perceyue that the vlceration is caused of colde matter ye shal apply this colirie within the eye â„ž water of roses â„¥ ii of water of horstayle â„¥ i. ss of syef of frankensence Ê’ ss of tutia preparate ℈ ii of sugre candye of syrupe of roses Ê’ iii. of aloes epatike Ê’ ss seethe these thynges togyther a lytle excepte the syef and make a colyrie accordynge to arte addynge of odoriferous wyne â„¥ ss Item the syef of frankensence ordeyned as it foloweth healeth the vlcers of the eyes â„ž of the syef of frankensence â„¥ i. of the syef of leade Ê’ i. ss of myrobalane cytrine Ê’ ii of tutia of antimoniuÌ„ ana Ê’ i. ss of water of roses and plaÌ„tayne anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss of myrhe ℈ ss of sarcocolle of aloes epatik ana Ê’ i. braye the thynges that are to be brayed and let theÌ„ be distylled in a
take awaye the inflamaciō and sharpenes of the oyntement and afterwarde ye shal applye the forsaid collyrie and ye muste renewe the sayd remedyes tyll the hardenes and skabbes be vtterly remoued And ye muste consyder one thynge that is to say when this disease is ioyned wyth some euell accidente as is peyne and euell complexion or ophtalmia or some other ye must remoue the same before ye come to the cure and yf the scabbes be dry ye shal moysten them wyth a moystyng medicine hauynge resolucyon and abstercyon as is thys lotion ℞ of the rotes of holye hockes and dockes Cure of drye scabbes of the leues of malowes vyolettes and plantayne ana m̄ i. of sower apples nombre thre of lentylles of barly of branne ana m̄ i. ss of roses m̄ ss seeth these thinges in sufficyent quantitie of reyne water tyll two partes of .iij. ben consumed and than washe the place therewyth as we sayde befor the space of a weke twyse a daye and afterwarde applye the collyrie aboue wrytten After a weke ye shal washe the place with this grene water that foloweth ℞ of water of plantayne of water of rooses A precious grene water ana ℥ ij of odiferous whyte wyne ℥ i. ss of tucia of antimonium ana ʒ i. ss of verdegrece of roche alume ana ʒ ss of lytarge of golde of lycium ana ʒ iij. seeth the waters with alume a lytle and pouder the reste and putte thē to the waters when ye take them from the fire After that ye haue washed the place wyth thys water ye shal apply the abouenamed collyry in maner aboue sayde And if nede be of greater exiccacion ye shal repayr to that that is wrytten in thys presente chapter And for as muche as in thys case there chaunceth great ytchyng which is engendred of salte fleme to remoue the same ye shal vse the forsayd grene water wyth an vnction made of lard of tucia and of the water of rooses for it taketh awaye itchynge and healeth the sorenes of the eye lyddes c. thus we ende thys presente chapter The .v. chapter of the dysease of the eyes called vngula VNgula after the doctoures Of vngula in the eyes is a pannycle of coniunctiua somewhat reysed vp whyche appereth for the most parte in the the wepyng parte of the ryghte syde howebeit somtyme it chaunceth in the lefte syde and at the begynnyng it is small and afterward extendeth it selfe vnto the commissure of the pannycle called cornea And because the matter causynge thys pannycle sometyme groweth in the ouer parte of the kyrtylle of the eye and somtime in the nether part of the same whan it is in the ouer part it apereth to be somewhat redde because of the veynes whyche are wythoute and when it is in the nether parte it is of a whytyshe coloure The causes of thys disease are grosse and flegmatyke humours engendred of euell dyete dyscendynge frome the heade by the veynes and conduites to the kyrtyll of the eye The cure of these dyseases is accōplyshed by the admynistracion of localle medycynes hauinge vertue to resolue and drye and to byte somwhat Fyrst obseruation of the dyet and purgacyon as it is declared in the chapter of ophthalmia presupposed we wyll ordayne ii pryncypall remedyes of whych the fyrst is thys ℞ of the iuce of horhound of the iuce of sowre pomgranades of the iuce of lyqueryce of myrabolanes cytryne well poudred Collorye ana ʒ i. of liciū ʒ ss of aloes epatike of tucia preparate ana ℈ ii of the grene water descrybed in the former chapter ʒ vi of the sief of memyte of whyt sief wythoute opium ana ʒ ss of odoryferous whyte wyne ʒ x. make a collyrye accordynge to arte Thys collyrie applied in the eye is verye good in all kyndes of vngula of sebell and other dyseases of the eyes Item to thys entencyon this water folowynge is conuenyentlye vsed ℞ of the iuce of saladine ʒ v. of the iuce of sowre pōgranates wyth the rindes ℥ iij. of the iuce of liquerice carwaies ana ℥ ss of cumin ʒ ss of sirup of roses of hony of roses ana ʒ iiii of water of rooses ℥ ij of myrobalanes emblyke and cytryne ana ℈ ij of antimonium ceruse ana ʒ v. of roche alume ʒ j ss of oxe galle and of capons and of partryches ana ʒ ij of cloues of nutmegges ana ʒ ss of tucia of lyme tenne tymes washed with water of plantaine sorrell ana ʒ iii. let the harde thynges be pounded before ye myngle thē wyth the other and afterwarde putte them all to gether in a lembicke of glasse and whan the water is stylled kepe it in a glasse well couered and ye muste applye therof into the eye one droppe at once for it is an excellente water and consumeth superfluytees and is desiccatiue and resolutyue and yf ye wyll that the foresayde water shall more strongelye consume superfluous fleshe ye shall take of the sayde water ℥ iij. of odoriferous whyte wyne ℥ j. of water of rooses ʒ x. of tutia and antimonie ana ʒ j. ss of verdegrece wel poudered ℈ ij heate the waters a lytle at the fyre than put to the reste applye therof in the eye as it is sayd Yf the desease be so rooted that yt cannot be drawen oute wyth these remedyes ye muste come to handye operacyon thoughe thys curacyon be hard and daungerous for in pullyng vp the vngula yf the chirurgyen be not experte he maye plucke vp the pānycle called cornea and so marre the apple of the eye Wherefore the frendes of the pacyente are to be admonyshed of the daunger and the matter is to be taken in hande wyth greate feare and cyrcumspection howbeit my counsayle is to leue suche thynges to the vacabounde toothdrawers Neuerthelesse I wyll declare my mynde herein fyrst ye muste haue an ynstrumente of syluer made after the maner of smalle tenacles or pynsones croked take the vngula by the parte that is towarde the ende and not towarde the root that is to saye toward the pannicle called cornea and as ye hold it wyth the sayde instrument ye must haue another sharpe cuttynge instrumente and cutte it by lytle and lytle into the roote And after that the vngula is remoued ye muste dygeste the place with womans mylke and suger candye of a syrupe of vyolettes to swage the payne ye must put vpon the eye a plaster made wyth rosted apples wryten in the chapter of the cure of ophtalmia After that the payne is swaged yf there reste anye superfluytie ye shall procede with the forsayd waters collyryes which haue vertue to consume superfluous fleshe thus we ende this presente chapter c. The syxte chapter of Sebel and of the cure therof SEbell Of Sebell in the eyes after Iesu haly is a replecyon of the veynes of the pannycle of the eye called con unctiua and it
the eye a lytle more Then he muste take the pannicle and drawe it downeward so that he may touche the cataracte and ther holde it a lytle space for it is in the fourme of a pannicle and returneth to hys place therfore he muste drawe it downe agayne wyth the poynt of the nedle tyll it remayne beneth Neuerthelesse the mayster muste be ware that he dylate not the pannicle called Vuea ne touche the cristalline humoure And then when it is remoued oute of hys place the chirurgien muste shewe the patient some thynge that he may seme not to haue wrought in veyne And incontinentlye afterwarde ye muste put into the eye the whyte of an egge beten wyth water of roses water of myrtilles warme for colde myghte hurte the prycke caused by the nedle And vpon the eye in the outsyde ye shall applye the whyte of an egge mengled wyth the wyne of pomegranades to defende apostemations and to comforte the place And ye must bynde bothe the eyes with a duble bande and after put the paciēt in a bed hauyng the heade somewhat hie and lette hym continue with this medecine the space of .iii. dayes and kepe a slender dyete so that the fyrst daye he eate litle or nothyng whē these daies be passed remoue the medecyne procede with the sayd medecyne agayne without openyng of the eye onelye applieng it vpon the eyes and in the corners with moyst cloutes and this ye must do vnto the tenthe day And bycause that through the prickyng of the pannicle coniunctiua perturbation or opthalmia chaūceth in the eye ye shall resort to the chapter of opthalmia Note that as I haue declared handye operation in the ryght eye wyth the lefte hande so ye shal worke in the lefte eye wyth the ryght hande thus we ende ehys present chapter c. The .viij. chapter of the dilatation of the blacke of the eye The delatatiō of the apple of the eye THe dilatatiō of the apple of the eye is double That is to saye natural and accidental That that is natural cometh of natiuitie and is alwayes of an euyll nature hyndreth the syght the cure therof is impossible Neuertheles the colliries whych cōfort sharpen the syght written in the former chapter are expedient in thys case The accidentall dilatation is double For one procedeth of a matter antecedent the other of a primitiue cause That that procedeth of a cause antecedēt cōmeth alwayes of a reumatyke matter descendynge from the heade vpon the pannicles of the eyes And to remoue the cause antecedent it is conuenient to procede accordynge to that that is wrytten in the former chapter But to auoyde many wordes we wyll onely speake of that that cometh of a cause primitiue Fyrst obseruatiō of vniuersal purgation presupposed ye shall put into the eye water of roses and water of myrtilles wyth the whyte of an egge shaken together vntyl the fourth day after the stroke For suche dilatation of the apple of the eye procedyng of a cause primitiue is caused by some stroke vpon or aboute the eye And therfore it is good at the begynnynge to procede as well wythin as wythout wyth thynges refrigeratiue and that comforte the sore place And bycause that often throughe a strype there is bloode dyspersed through out all the eye it is necessarie besyde the reducyng of the apple of the eye to resolue the sayde bloode Then when ye haue vsed the forsayde thynges the space of foure dayes it is ryght profytable A synguler playster to applye thys playster folowynge Recipe of beanfloure and barlye floure ana ℥ iij. of water of roses of water of myrtilles ana ℥ i. make a styffe playster wyth sufficient sodden wyne Thys playster hath vertue to resolue bloode and to reduce the apple of the eye into hys proper place A spetiall water Item to thys entention the water folowynge maye well be vsed R. of swete fenell ʒ i. of doues bloode ℥ i. of tucia of antimoniū ana ʒ ij of water of roses water of myrtilles ana ℥ i. ss of myrobalane citryne ʒ ss mēgle these forsayd thinges together stylle them in a lembyke of glasse applye them wythin the eye for thys water reduceth the apple of the eye into hys place and comforteth the syght Furthermore A decoction it is a synguler remedye to vse the decoction folowyng layenge it vpon the eye with a thynne sponge ℞ of roses of myrtilles ana m̄ i. of melilote of rosemary floures of euery one m̄ ss of the nuttes of cypres in nombre .ij. of redde and thycke wyne .li. i. ss of water of roses and water of myrtilles ana ℥ iij. braye the thynges that are to be braied let them seeth vntil halfe the wyne and the water be consumed and then strayne them and vse them as is aforesayde thus we ende thys present chapter ¶ The .ix. chapter of the weakenes of the syght and of the cure therof Of the weaknes of the syght THe weakenes of the syghte procedeeth of sondrye causes For sometymes it procedeth of outward thynges as by scabbes pustules and sebell growynge vpon the pannicles coniunctiua cornea sometyme it procedeth of an ynner cause as are humours grosse and slymy vapours ascendynge from the stomacke to the heade com̄yng to the synnowes called optici whyche vapours hynder theyr naturall operation and trouble the syght Itē somtymes it chaūceth through thynnes smal quātitie of the spirites sometyme through the great multitude grossenes of the same In lyke maner it chaūceth sometyme through defaute of the humour called albugineus or the whyte of the eye or because it is to grosse in substāce or to thinne and when it is altered in coloure And therfore foloweth oftē ymaginatiōs whych threatē that a cataract wyl ensue Also thys weaknes may come of the humour kristallyne bycause it is to grosse or to thinne or altered ī colour or transposed out of hys place Lykewyse it may procede of the glassye humour through the euyl dysposition of the same Therfore Galen sayeth that whē the spirites be thynne of greate quātitie a mā seeth dyscerneth smal thinges afarre of yf they be in small quātitie thinne a mā seeth afarre of but can not dyscerne And therfore the thynne spirites require not great clerenes nor great mouyng of the body Causes of the syght nor great subtiliation of medicines The spirites that ben rare in smal quantitie cause euyl syght for in thys case a mā seeth euyl both nye a farre of And whē a man seeth the sunne or other bryghtnes it hurteth him he reioyceth in the ayre of the mornynge the euentyde And of this last dysposition cōmeth alway an euyll syght Item when the spirites be in great quātitie grosse thē a man seeth better afarre of then nye and reioyceth in bryght ayer for it thinneth the spirites through exercisyng mouynge
the yolkes of egges laboured in a mortar of leade a great whyle is a singuler remedy in thys case as Auenzoar testifyeth for it mundifieth and swageth payne prepareth the mattier to issue out easely Item it is a singuler remedy to applye vpon newe vlcers the wyne of a swete pomegranade wyth the iuyce of the herbe called centinodia some called it weygras or knotgrasse or lingua passerina and the iuyce of wylde tasyll soddē wyth a lytle of the roote of lyllies tyl it be thycke Lykewyse a siefe of memyte wyth licium and a lytle frankensence sarcocolle and honye is conueniente in thys case for it mundifyeth and incarneth parfytlye and dryeth a lytle Yf the said vlceres ben olde rotten or venemous then it is conuenient to applye vnguentum egiptiacū of oure description whych remoueth the putrefaction and the quytture of the sayd vlceres And in lyke maner thys oyntment ℞ of honye ℥ .i. of verdegrece ʒ iij. of roche alume ℥ ss of the iuyce of smallage of the iuyce of knotgrasse of the wyne of swete and sower pomegranades of euerye one ℥ i.ss strayne fyrste the iuyces and thē seth all the forsayd thynges at a soft fyer vnto the thycknes of honye Thys oyntment mundifyeth the vlceres of the eares that ben rotten and mattry wythout great payne and yf it be to bytynge ye may put thervnto asmuch of vnguentum apostolorum or ceraseos as of thys forsayd oyntment After mundifycation it is conuenient to applye an oyntment made of the refuse of yron washed thre tymes in the wyne of pomegranades after well poudred and laboured in a morter wyth a lytle aloes and sarcocolle and incense Thys playster is desyccatiue and incarnatiue and healeth perfytlye the sayd vlceres Yf the vlceres be virulent and venemous and corrosiue ye shall vse vnguentum egiptiacum Item it is a good operation in thys case to vse our pouder of mercurye myngled wyth vnguentum albū camphoratum And when the malignitie is remoued ye shall applye vnguentum album camphoratum with so muche of the forsayde oyntmente made of the refuse of yron Item if the matter be hote lotiōs made wyth the decoction of roses lentilles barlye knotgrasse and suger conueyed in with a syrynge auayleth verye muche And yf the matter be colde grosse ye may vse a lotion made wyth the decoction of honye and of wyne and of lye and of sarcocolle And for as muche as whē stiptyke or bytyng thynges are applyed great paynes and apostemation ensue therfore to swage the payne ye shall vse thys suffumigation folowynge ℞ of the leaues of mallowes and violettes of camomill mellilote and dille of euery one m̄ i. of redde wormes ℥ .i. ss of redde suger ℥ ss clene licorice of reysons of euerye one ℥ .i. myngle these thynges together and sethe them in sufficient quantitie of hennes brothe wythout salt tyll halfe be consumed ℞ the smoke all hote wythin the eares and after suffumigation put into the eares oyle of the yolkes of egges wyth butter ¶ The .vi. chapter of wartes growynge in the eares THe superfluous fleshe and wartes that groweth in the eares let the healynge For the cure wherof ye shall rote them out and to that entente ye shall procede after the doctrine wrytten in the chapter of polipus not cancrouse in whych the maner is declared of rotyng vp wartes before they growe to the producynge of a canker Wherfore ye shall resorte to the sayd chapter ¶ The .vij. chapter of the soūde and wyndynes in the eares Soundynge in the eares THys dysposition is engendred of grosse and slymye matter wherof wyndynes procedeth and causeth soundyng For the cure therof ye shall purge the matter antecedent gyuynge the patient pilles of hiera with agaryke or pylles cochie And after purgation we founde good to vse a suffumigation made of maioram sodden in water and wyne wyth camomill dille and a lytle honye after suffumigation ye muste applye oyle of bytter almans and oyle of dille and hony of roses To the same entention the suffumigation folowynge is conuenient A suffumigation to resolue wyndynes in the eares ℞ of the leaues of horehoūd of camomil and dille of euery one m̄ i. of maiorum of organye of eche a lytell let them sethe wyth wyne and see water tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and then put thervnto of honye ℥ .iiij. of castorie ℈ .i. let thē seth agayne a lytle After thys suffumigation ye shall put into the eare oyle of elders warme wyth oyle of bytter almans and oyle of nardus wyth a lytle oyle of rue or of radyshe whych Auicenne prayseth syngulerly Item to thys entention after suffumigation we haue founde it good to put into the eares this oyle folowynge whyche taketh awaye all wyndynes of the eares ℞ of oyle of dille of oyle of elders oyle of bytter almans Ana ℥ .i. of the iuyce of horehounde of the iuyce of radyshe ana ʒ ss of the leaues of rue of cumyn maioram of cynamon of euery one a lytle of castorium graynes .ij. of vynegre ʒ ss seth these forsayde thinges a lytle together tyll the vynegre be consumed and then strayne it through a clothe put therof warme into the eares for it taketh away wyndynes maruelouslye and restoreth the hearynge Some men saye that goates galle or calues galle sodden wyth the iuyce of horehounde and radyshe and oyle of dille taketh awaye the hyssynge of the eares wonderfully ¶ The .viij. chapter of the payne of the eares THe payne of the eares Payne of the eares procede sometyme of a colde cause and sometyme of a hote Fyrste for the cure therof a purgatiō of the heade according to the humours presupposed yf the matter be caused of heate oyle of roses omphacyne boyled in an apple wyth a lytle saffran swageth payne maruelouslye Also goates mylke cowes mylke or womans mylke serueth for the same purpose Item oyle of violettes swete almans sodden wyth wyne of sower pomegranades and a lytle saffran wyth chestwormes nombre .xxx. in .ij. ℥ of the forsayde oyles vntyll the wyne be consumed is a synguler remedye in thys case Furthermore a rosted apple stamped and strayned and myngled wyth oyle of roses and oyle of violettes a lytle saffran and the yolkes of two egges sodden together a lytle layed vpon the eares lyke a playster easeth payne greatly Also soddē wyne with barlye floure and beane floure oyle of roses camomill a lytell stāped branne is a good remedye to swage the payne of the eares it resolueth somewhat Yf the matter be colde The cure in a colde cause auncient wryters say that oyle of dille soddē wyth butter the iuyce of affodilles tyll the iuyce be cōsumed thē poured warme into the eares hath vertue to swage griefe caused of a cold matter Furthermore oyle of the yolks egges as Auensoer sayeth is a synguler remedye to appease any grefe of the eares Item oyle
secretlye and healeth rhynges that seme impossyble to the chirurgeons and therefore in this case ye shall procede accordynge to the doctryne declared in the chapyter of penitraunte woundes in the breast c The second chapter of the vlceres of the flākes and armeholes vlceres of the flankes armeholes THe vlcers of these partes by reasone of the thynnes of the fleshe become sone holowe and lyke the apostemes called formice and crustye and they haue nothynge proper by them selues frome the comon cure of other vlceres howbeit we wyll ordayne the cure accordyng to the qualytie of the place and of the vlcers Cure Fyrste purgacion and good dyet presupposed as we haue sayde in many places yf the vlceres be holow my custome was to put into the sayd vlceres thys lyquore folowynge ℞ of the barbours lye ℥ .vi. of oure poudre of mercurye ʒ.iij of honye of rooses ℥ .i. myngle these thynges togyther and putte them into the vlcers a lotion for holow vlcers warme with a sirynge kepinge in the same strayghte waye with youre fynger or with a tente that it maye fulfyl his operation and let the said lyquour be reteyned the space of .xii. houres then mundifie the place and wasshe it by the space of two dayes with lye and red suger or with water of barley and honye of roses And agayne euery second day wasshe the place as is afore sayde vntyll the vlcere be mundyfyed frome all euyll fleshe whiche thynge is knowen by the appearaunce of good fleshe and-good quytture And yf the mouthe of the vlcered place be verye streite ye shal enlarge it by incision or by application of some caustyke medicine as is capitell oyle of coperose or with a trosciske of minio of oure description or with the foresayd pouder poudered vpon the tente and afterward ye maye procede with the fore sayde remedies For incarnation we were wount to vse this oyntment folowyng put tyng it vpon a tent ℞ of honye of roses ℥ i. of moste clere terrebentyne ℥ ii of the iuice of smallage ℥ ss of the iuice of plantayne and wormewood ana ℥ ii Let them seeth a lytle and put therevnto of the floure of barley and beanes well boulted and of the floure of lentyles ana ʒ iii. of sarcocolle of myrrhe ana ʒ ss of frankynsence ʒ.i with this oyntment I put vppon the place a great piece of the oyntmente or cerote vnderwrytten and in the time of incarnation I dyd syringe the place euery day with the wyne of the decoction of hony of roses and a lytle frankynsence or with the foresayde lye and honye of roses cerote of noble opeation The fourme of the cerote is this ℞ of oyle of camomylle oyle of rooses of oyle of lyllyes ana ℥ .iiij. of calues suet cowes suet and wethers suet melted ana lj ss of oyle of lynsed ℥ .iii. of muscilage of psilium holye hocke fenugreke lynseed lj.ij of lytarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ j.ss of minium ʒ.x make a cerote of all these at the fyre accordynge to arte addynge as muche whyte waxe as shall suffyce for it purgeth matter and in resoluing mollyfyeth hardenesse we sealed vp the place wyth vnguentum de minio of oure description washinge the place wyth water of alume soden wyth honye of rooses and rooses by them selfes whyche oyntmente is wrytten in the chapter of a broken skulle Yf the vlceres be corrosyue and malygne ye shall rectyfie them wyth our poudre of mercurye or wyth the poudre folowynge whych I optayned of maister Scipion of Mantua a chirurgien syngulerly lerned ℞ of redde coralles Scipcious pouder of psidia of bytanye of rede roses of fyne whyte suger ana ℥ ss pouder all these thynges finelye and vse it vpon a corrosyue and malygne vlcer for that is of excellent operacyon as the sayde master Scipion shewed vnto me We haue cured manye wyth vnguentum de tucia or of minium vnder wrytten Vnguentum de 〈◊〉 the ordynaunce whereof is after thys sorte ℞ of oyle of rooses omphacine ℥ .ii. of oyle of rooses complete ℥ .iii. of oyle myrtyne of vnguentum populeon ana ʒ.x of the iuce of plantayn ℥ ii.ss and as much of nyght shade of calues suet lj.ss let them seth all together wyth a lytle vynegre tyll the iuces and the vynegre be consumed then strayne them and adde to the streynyng of lytarge of golde and siluer ana ʒ.x of minium ʒ.vi set thē to the fyre agayne and make a softe cerote wyth suffycyente whyte waxe Blacke coloure or lyke blacke it is a sygne that it is perfytelye sodden thys oyntemente is suffycyente for incarnacyon and mundyficacyon and lykewyse it is good to make good cycatrizacion when the vlceres are fyrst washed wyth water of plantayne wherein a lytle alume hath bē soddene Fynallye yf the vlceres bene harde and haue grosse and roughe borders ye shall remoue the sayde roughnesse wyth oure pouder of mercurye aforsayde or cutte a way the lyppes with apayre of sycers and than cauteryse the place superfycyallye or in the stead of a cauterye ye maye mynyster vnguentum egyptiacum Yf the pacyente abhorre an actuall cauterye and incision than ye shal vse oure capytelle of lye whereof we wil make mencyon in oure antidotarie When the lyppes be remoued mundyfye the vlcere wyth vnguentum egiptiacum myngled wythe vnguentum apostolorum the rest of the cure shal be accomplished as it is aforesayde ⸫ The thyrde chapter of the vlceres of the yarde and of the stones ALL kyndes of vlceres are engendred in the yarde Vlceres of the yarde as in other partes of all the bodye Wherefore for the curacion of the same ye shall procede as it is sayde of other vlceres and so forth Howbeit ye shall obserue thys one thynge that is to saye that because the member is hote after that ye haue remoued the malygnitie of the sayde vlceres ye muste applye thinges that coole and before ye vse dryinge medecynes ye muste purge the bodye for ye myghte brynge the abundaunte matter to the flanckes and engender an apposteme called bubo wherefore a purgacyon is necessarye in thys case Cure The cure of vlceres of the yarde of the stones is accōplished by mundifycacion of the same and to mundyfye them there is nothynge better then oure poudre of mercurie or vnguentū apostolorum wyth a lytle of vnguentum egyptiacum and whan great mūdyfycation is not requyred it shal suffyce to vse onlye vnguentum appostolorum or a mundyfycatiue of the iuce of plantayne When the place is mundyfyed ye shal come to incarnatiō whych shal be accomplysshed wyth aloes epathyke myngled wyth sarcocolle and burned dylle wyth a lytle suger And when the place shal be incarned fully for sigillacyon ye shall vse vnguentū de minio written in the former chapter or with vnguentum album camphoratum or vnguentum de tucia Item in thys case
be apostemed It is requisite for the resolution of the matter and for apeasynge of the grefe Epithema to vse fuffumigatyon and epithemes folowynge ℞ of camomylle mellilote branne of the leues of malowes holyhocke and of tapsus barbatus ana m̄ j. of lynseed ʒ j of the rotes of holihocke ℥ .iiij. seeth them all together wyth suffycyent water tyll halfe beconsumed and let the smoke be receauyd and the place epithemed wyth the same decoction ⸫ The thyrde chapyter of the chappyng and cleftes of the fundamente IT chaunseth often Of ryftes in the fundamente that the fundamente is chapped through salte fleme or brente melancolie and sometyme through great costyfenes of the belye or throughe the floynge of a colyrycke humor whyche byteth and chafeth away the skynne of the place wherfore for the curation of the same a leuytyue purgation of the belye presupposed there is nothynge better then to bathe the place and to receaue the smooke of thys decoction folowynge ℞ of camomylle mellylot branne of barlye malowes vyolettes lentylles ana m̄ ii of swete apples somewhat broused in nomber .x. of tapsus barbatus m̄ iii. of lynseed ℥ .iij. of suger ℥ .iij of frankensence of aloes of myrre ana ʒ.ss of licium ʒ x. roche alume ℥ .ii. ss lette them seth al together wyth suffycyent water tyl the thyrde part be consumed and lette the smoke be receyued into the fundament and than vse this lynimente folowynge ℞ oyle of lynseed of oyle omphacine ana ℥ ss of the wyne of swete granades brayed with the ryndes and than strongelye pressed ℥ .iiij. of roche alume ʒ.j of gootes suet and calues talowe ana ℥ .iii. lette them seeth al together tyl the iuce and the wyne be consumed then strayne them and vse them Item oyle of linseed applyed vpon the chappes is good agaynst the paynes of the emoroydes and all dyseases of the fundamēt as Mesue sayth Oyle also of the yolckes of egges laboured in a morter of leade wyth as much oyle of lynsed is a present remedye agaynste the chappes of the fundamente An other lynemente for the same purpose ℞ of the oyle of nuttes Linimentes of the fruite called crysomela of the oyle of swete almons of peches ana ʒ.ii of oyle of the yolkes of egges of oyle of lynseed ana ℥ ss of the iuce of wylde tasell of the iuce of knotgrasse of the iuce of tapsus barbatus an̄ ʒ.vi of aloes epathike ʒ.iii of the iuce of plantayne ℥ .i. seethe them tyll the iuces be consumed than strayne them and vse thys medecyne wythin the fundamente Another ℞ of the oyle of yolkes of egges of the oyle of lynseed ana ʒ x. of goates talowe of moost clere terbentyne ana ʒ iii. of frankensence of Mastike ana ʒ.ss of Rasyn of the Pynaple tree ʒ.i of Aloes Epatyke ʒ.i.ss of tapsus barbatus of the leaues of Plantayne of the leaues of houndestong of horsetayle ana m̄ i. stampe them al and drawe oute the iuce let them all seeth together tyll the iuce be consumed then streyne them and put to the streynynge of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ ss of ceruse ℥ iii.ss of burned lede of tucia ana ℥ .ii. myngle them and laboure them in a morter of leade the space of two houres And for as muche as sumtyme the sayde chappes perce into the inwarde parte of the fundamente and cause greate payne chefelye Suffumigation when they are ioyned with emoroides then suffumygacyons and bathynges that swage the payne make to the purpose as a bathe of tapsus barbatus aforenamed Lykewyse ye maye clyster the place wyth the sayde decoction and redde suger and a lytle aloes epathike dyssolued for this clyster swageth payne and maketh good incarnation If the sayde chappes cannot be healed by the foresayde remedyes than it is necessarye to fylle the chappes wyth oure pouder of mercurye for within two or thre times it remoueth the malygnitie as we haue proued in my lorde Marcke cardynal of Romemyshe churche named Cornarius After that the malygnytie is remoued the foresayde remedyes shall suffyce for the curacyon of the vlceres But some tyme it chauncethe as we haue seene that the fundamente is vlcered of a prymytyue cause for the cure whereof at the begynnynge ye shall proceade wyth lenytiue medycynes Wherefore it is conuenyente to bathe the place wyth the decoctyon of malowes of lynseed of tapsus barbatus of barlye and of branne And after the common fashyon ye shall applye a dygestyue of the yolkes of egges and oyle of rooses omphacyne and a lytle saffron Whan the place is dygested for mundyfycation and incarnacyon ye shall procede wyth oyle of lynseede wyth oyle of yolkes of egges and a lytle aloes epatike laboured the space of two houres in a mortar of leade addynge therunto a lytle iuyce of plātayne and a litle litarge of golde and syluer For the reste of the cure ye shal procede with the remedyes afore wrytten c. ¶ The fourthe chapiter of emoroydes or pyles THere are about the ende of the fundamente .v. veynes which are calemoroydalle Of emoroydes or piles and are ordeyned of nature to purge the grosse melancholye bloode in men as womens bodyes are purged euery moneth And as the auncient wryters saye yf the sayde purgation come duely it preserueth the body from sondrye diseases as from the leper from cāker and other like And they be called called emoroyde of Hema whyche in greke is bloode and roys whyche is flowynge kyndes of emoroydes And there are diuers kyndes of them for some bene lyke greynes of raysons or lyke lytle bladers some are lyke wartes and other bene lyke an opened figge redde and full of litle greynes some are lyke mulberyes and are called morales some are small as lytle peces of flesh about the fundamente and some are payneful and apostemous The cause of these for the mooste parte The causes of emoroydes is abundaūce of grosse and melancholyke bloode and sometyme of fleume and sometyme of brent choler sent vnto the sayd place or elles they come through the receit of sharpe medicines or elles of the longe vse of pilles of aloes not washed Wherfore by the great abundaunce of such bloode it chaūceth that the said veynes swel and be extended out of the fundamēt beynge verye paynefull and apostemous Therfore yf the bloode be verye subtyle and sharpe and the passion natural and comynge by courses than the mouthes of the veynes are opened wythoute the melancholye bloode is purged by the benifyte of nature and also the sayde subtile and sharpe humoure Yf they be caused of flegmatyke bloode watrye and not grosse thē they are lyke lytle bladers or greanes of raysonnes whyte in coloure and softe in towchynge and cause no greate payne If they be engendred of grosse flegmatyke bloode they are harde lyke wartes and bene lyke vnrype figges and are not verye payneful
Parietarye of the leaues of Holihocke of Tapsus barbatus wyth the rote an̄ m̄ ii of quynce sedes ʒ vi of cleane barlye m̄ i. ss of branne m̄ iii. of lynsede of Fenugreke ana ℥ .iiii. of peres wylde or swete somewhat brused nombre twelue of lingua passerina or knotgrasse of wyld Tasyll ana m̄ i. seeth them all together with sufficiente water and adde of Camomylle Mellylote Dylle ana m̄ i. ss Lette them seeth tyl the thyrde parte be consumed and vse them after the maner of suffumigation and fomentation A good liniment for the same purpose R. of cowes buttyre ʒ.x of the oyle of yolkes of egges ℥ ss of duckes grese ʒ.iii of the iuyce of plantaine of tapsus barbatus ana ʒ.ii mengle thē and laboure thē in a mortar of leade halfe a day make a liniment which ye shal put into the fundamente with your fynger or wyth lynte Item ye shall administer thys playster folowyng after suffumigation R. of rosted apples ℥ iiii of buttyre ℥ .iii. the yolkes of two egges and laboure them in a mortar of leade the space of thre houres wyth oyle of Violettes oyle of swete almons hennes grese duckes grese an̄ ℥ ss of womans mylke ʒ.xii of freshe barlye floure wel bulted and of beane floure ana ℥ .i. of the iuyce of the roote of tapsus barbatus and of the leaues therof ʒ x. Let them seeth all together besyde the oyle and the yolkes of egges vntyl they be thicke then put to the oyles and the yolkes of egges and lette them seeth agayn one boylynge and putte therunto in the ende of saffranne ʒ.ss applye thys medicine vpon the place after the maner of a playster for it mollifyeth the hardnes and resolueth the mattier and swageth payne Another R. of the Muscilage of holihocke of malowes of the sede of quynces of psiliū of fenugreke prepared li. ss of whyte dragagantum stamped and layed in the water of roses the space of a night of beane floure ℥ iii. of oyle of camomylle of oyle of lynsede an̄ ℥ i.ss of butter laboured in a mortar tyll it be blacke in colour ʒ.x of oyle of violets of duckes grese ana ℥ ss of the meate of rosted apples ℥ iii.ss of the iuyce of plantayne of houndestonge langdebefe of tapsus barbatus an̄ ℥ .v. Let them seeth all together tyll they be thycke and styffe and put in the ende of saffran ʒ.i wyth the yolkes of egges and vse them after the maner of a playster Item white dragagantū lythed in water of roses with the muscillage of psiliū laboured in a mortar of lead the space of an houre resolueth the swellyng of emoroydes swageth paine Itē byttilles chestwormes sodden in oyle of camomyl buttyre oile of linsede oyle of chrisomeles of euery one ʒ vi whyche afterward ye must streyn labour the space of an hour wyth the yolke of an egge and a lytle saffran it is a presente remedye agaynst the payne of the emoroydes Lykewyse oyle of lynsede freshe buttyre in equall quantitie laboured in a mortar of leade the space of an houre and cōueyed in with a syringe warme swageth the peyne of the emoroydes with oute fayling which thynge the sayde oyle alone dothe perfourme And therfore Mesue sayeth that oyle of lynsede is a greate medicine in al deseases of the fundament Item the oyle of the yolkes of egges is of the same operation lykewise buttyre boyled in a great holow rape in an ouen or boyled in a great apple and stāped together is of lyke efficacitie And buttyre boyled in a whyte oynyon hath the same vertue as Rasis sayeth Item thys remedy folowynge is cōmendable R. of oyle of chrisomeles ʒ vi of freshe buttyre of the oyle of lynsede ana ℥ ss of serapyne ʒ.ss of wyne of pomegranades of the iuyce of tapsus barbatus an̄ ℥ i. of byttylles nombre sixe lette them seeth all together and streyne them vse them wythout and wythin Here foloweth a plaister that resolueth the swellyng of the emoroydes and swageth payne R. of camomyll mellilote ana m̄ i. of cleane barlye of the leaues of malowes and violets of horehounde ana m̄ ss of the rotes of Holihocke of the leaues of Coleworte of the leaues of holihocke ana m̄ ss of swete apples nombre x. of clene barlye of lentilles ana ℥ .ii. of the rotes of tapsus barbatus and the leaues therof ana m̄ ii of lynsede ℥ i. ss the heade of a wether and the fete therof somewhat broken The maner of makynge the plaister is thys First ye must seeth the heade the fete together tyll the fleshe be well sodden and afterwarde lette the foresayde thynges seeth in the brothe onely tyll they be perfitely sodden then presse them stampe rhem and streyne them and afterwarde ye must take the stamped thynges and as muche of the brothe wherein they ware sodden and sette them on the fyre agayne and make a solyde playster addynge of the floure of beanes barlye and cycers ana ℥ .i. of oyle of Camomylle of oyle of Roses complete of oyle of Dylle of oyle of lynsede ana ℥ .i. of hennes grese duckes grese of oyle of Violettes an̄ ʒ.x of saffrā ʒ.i the yolkes of thre egges whyche muste be putte in when the reste shal be taken from the fyre Item the cerote vnder written is profitable to resolue harde emoroydes knottye peces of fleshe that are wont to rise about the fundament through the payn of the emoroydes R. of oyle of camomyl dyl lynsede an̄ ℥ .iii. of the oyle of chrysomeles swete almons butter ana ℥ i.ss of cowes talowe of calues talow an̄ ℥ .ii. of duckes grese of hennes grese of gose grese ana ℥ .i. of Muscilage made of the sede of holihocke and of the rotes therof and of the sede of psilium and lynsede of malowes and violettes li. i.ss litarge of golde and syluer ℥ iiii make a soft cerote accordynge to arte addynge of cleare terebentyne ℥ ii.ss Thys cerote is a singuler remedye to resolue and mollifye all swellyng of emoroydes chiefly yf it be applyed after the payn be swaged Whyche thynges administred for the accomplishmente of the thyrde intention yf the mattier cōioynct cā not be resolued and that the pyles be grosse as ben those that ben lyke mulberies it is conueniente to drye them wyth sharpe medicines as wyth oure poudre of mercurye or wyth a caustyke or capitelle so that the partes aboute be not towched therwyth But yf the emoroydes be warty or lyke figges ye shall cutte them of and cauteryse the rootes wyth some sharpe medicines Some doctours cōmaunde to bynde them whyche is paynfull and not so good as the foresayde waye But yf they be lyke grapes stones bladrye in bodyes that are wonte to haue purgation of the emoroydes at certayne tymes then ye shall applye bloode suckers to drawe out the melancholye bloode or in stede therof ye shall cut a
the woman hathe had apostemation in her brest before the sayde vlcers and had no lyst to eate nor to drynke thaÌ„ must ye procede with cure palliatyue Hugo senensis sayeth there was a woman in venyce which lyued .xx. yere by cure palliatiue hauynge the matrice vlcered with a cancreous vlcer For this cure palliatiue my custome was often to wash the place with thys decoction â„ž of clene barlye of lentyles of roses of nyghtshade of gallitricuÌ„ pollitricuÌ„ of the leaues of plaÌ„tayne ana mÌ„ i. of water of plaÌ„tayne of water wherin yron hath ben quenched ana li. iii. of water of roses li. ss of lingua passerina or knotgrasse of wylde tasyll ana mÌ„ i. stampe them all grosly togyther and let them seth tyll the thyrde part be consumed thaÌ„ strayne them and adde to the straynynge of syrupe of Roses â„¥ iiii of a white sief without opium or with opiuÌ„ yf the payne be great Ê’ v make a collirie wherof ye shal conuey often into the place with a siringe SoÌ„tyme also cowes mylke in the stede of this collirie with a lytle whyte sugre is conuenyently admynystred After that ye haue vsed this collirie A pessarie ye shall apply this liniment with a pessarye vpon the vlcered place â„ž of stamped dragagantum lythed in rose water of water of plantayne nyghtshade Ê’.vi Lette them all so remayne the space of halfe a day than labour them in a mortare of leade iii houres wyth oyle of roses omphacyne and equall portion of the foresayde thynges addynge of litarge of golde and siluer of ceruse ana Ê’.vi of tutia of brent leade ana â„¥ ss of camphore ℈ i. of whyte syef with opium well brayed â„¥ ss of the iuyce of plantayne Ê’.ii of nyghtshade Ê’ iii. of the iuce of henbane Ê’ iii. ss of saffran Ê’.ss laboured in a mortare of leade vse this remedye with a pessarie for it is an excellent thyng ¶ The .iii. Chapter Of the itchyng of the matrice and of the secrete partes of women GReat ytchyng chaunceth often in the necke of the matrice Of Itchyng of the matryce which procedeth of burned coler and salte fleame To the cure wherof purgation of humours and conuenyent dyet presupposed shal be accomplyshed by the application of vnguentum albuÌ„ camphoratum wyth the iuyce of purslane and plantayne and lytarge of golde and syluer or make a lyniment in this maner â„ž of oyle of roses omphacine of vnguentum rosarum vnguentum populeon ana â„¥ .ii. of the iuce of plantayne ana Ê’.vi of vynegre of roses of wyne of pomegranades ana Ê’.ii of litarge of golde and syluer ana â„¥ .i. of ceruse â„¥ ss of tutia Ê’.iii mengle them togyther and make a lininiment for it easeth the ytche of the sayde places Item to the same intention the collirye folowynge is conuenyente whyche must be applyed wyth a pessarye â„ž of water of plantayne water of roses ana li. ss of the wyne of pomegranades of the iuce of limons ana â„¥ ss of the iuce of houseleeke Ê’.x of white sief without opium Ê’.v mengle them togyther and make a collirie c. ¶ The .vii. treatise of the vlcers of the haÌ„ches hyppes legges and the partes therof ¶ The fyrst Chapter Of the vlcers of the hanches c. The vlcers of the hanches THe cure of the vlcers of these places differ not froÌ„ the coÌ„mone cure of other vlceres perticuler And they ought to be cured after the curatioÌ„ of the vlcers of the armes and of the boones called adiutories Howbeit the curation of the vlcers of the legges differ somwhat from the cure of other meÌ„bres namely in byndyng and quiete rest of the sayde places The cure To come to the cure fyrst ye muste purge the body accordynge to the euyll humours by losyng of the belly or by cuttynge of a veyne and afterwarde ye must vse locall medicines And yf the vlcers ben corrosiue they must be cured as it is wrytten in the chapter of corrosiue vlcers and so-forth in other kyndes Neuerthelesse ye shall note .ii. thynges in this Chapter the fyrst is that in hollowe vlcers of the hyppes liquide medycynes and lotions conueyed in with a syryng are profytable by reason of the thycknesse of the muscles The mouth also must be enlarged and bowed downewarde that the mattier maye easely be purged and yf ther be corruption in the bones though it be litle it is harde to be cured bicause of the grosse muscules And yf the corruption perce to the marye of the bones it is impossyble to be healed wtout remotion of the boone and of the mary bycause of the great muscules synnowes and veynes Auicen sayth that when there is corruption in the bone of the hanche or in the spondils of the backe we must forsake the cure therof And Galene sayeth to the same purpose receyue not the cure of euyll diseases lest ye obteyne the name of an uyll chirurgyen But the corruptioâ— of bones in the sayde places by reaon of the aliaunce of many musculâ—s and synnowes coÌ„myng froÌ„ the bacâ—e bone maye be reckened among euyl diseases wherfore those that wyl dye leaue them to priestes How be iâ— I wyll declare some perticuler remedyes for the curation of vlcers of the hippes and legges and the partes herof And fyrst as we sayde afore in the cure of these vlcers byndyng of the legges must begynne froÌ„ the hele to the knee drawynge it by lytle and lytle tyll ye come to the forsayde place Lykewyse in the vlcers of the hyppes the byndynge must begynne from the knee to the flanke that matter be not sent from the vpper meÌ„bres to the nether parte Yf the foresayde vlcers be in the hyppes wyth corruption of the bone then ye muste cure them as is wrytten in the chapter of curation of the rotten boone that is to saye ye must remoue the flesh from the bone by incision or some familier caustike or by the application of a sponge then ye shal procede with scrapyng tyll ye come to the hole parte of the bone then cauteryse the same with an hote yron After cauterisatioÌ„ ye shall applye therupon honye of roses and an oyntmeÌ„t of smalage touchynge the bone twyse a weke wyth oyle of vitriole To remoue the rotten bone after that ye haue clensed the bone ye shall apply vpon it the collirye folowynge whiche I haue often proued â„ž the iuce of paucedinis â„¥ ss of the iuce of floures de lice Ê’.ii of hony of roses Ê’.x of aqua vite â„¥ .ii. Let them seeth all togyther with a softe fyre vntyll the thyrde parte be consumed then put therunto of myrhe Ê’.iii of frankensence â„¥ ss of aloes epatyke Ê’.ii mengle them togyther strayne them and vse them this collirie must be applyed with a syrynge thyse or foure tymes a daye it incarnthe marueylouslye and couereth the bare bone Item ye shall apply vpon the vlcered place this oyntment folowynge for it
agues by the waye of crysis and somtime they appere in women after theyr delyueraunce of chyldren The sygnes are manifest in syght and in touchynge for some tyme they are harde and stretched oute chefelye when they be full of bloode and the coloure of them is blackyshe and sometyme they come to vlceracyon cause greate payne and are harde to be cured and there ensueth often a fluxe of bloode which is also of harde curacyon and though it be cured it commeth agayne with more malignitie so that when we wolde cure the sayde vlceration we haue ben constrayned to purge the matter by the places that lye aboute namelye by an issue Lykewyse besyde the saide vlceration the veines so swel are fylled sodēly with grosse melancholicke and burned blood that the sayde bloode congeleth together and commeth by lytle and lytle to putrifaction and so there ascend vp euell vapoures and fumes to the brayne cause euell accydentes in the brayne and in the harte whereby the pacyent often tymes dyeth Wherfore the cure of these veines wyth vlceration or wythoute vlceration chefely yf they be confermed cānot be accomplysshed wythoute euydent daunger of the paciente I speake of vlcered veynes because the matter whyche was wounte to dyscende to vyle places and there to be purged throughe the curation of the varyces is retayned and cōueyed to the nobler members as the harte the stomacke and the brayne and so the dysposition thereof shulde be the worse wherfore Hipocrates saith that yf ye heale emoroides leuynge notone open daunger of the dropsye tysyke and frenesy shall ensue Wherefore in such dyspositions that is to say in emoroydes and swollen veynes it is better to leue them open then to cure them For they that be cured dye quyckelye but they that be not cured but palliated lyue a long season For Arnoldus de villa noua sayeth when there is an vnnatural issue in a mās body by the which some mater is wonte to be purged it cannot be stopped wythoute greater incommodyties excepte the matter be purged by a place nye to the sayde issue And therefore wise chirurgiens in thys case make an issue wyth an actuall cauterye or potencyall foure fyngers vnder the knee that the mater be purged by the same by whych meane we haue healed manye The cure of swolne veynes not vlcered by insicion is very daungerous for great fluxe of bloode foloweth the sayde incision whiche is harde to be retayned and sometyme when nature cannot deryue the bloode and matter to the wounded place the same blood beinge kepte in growethe to cankerdnes Wherefore I was wonte in the cure of swollen veynes fylled wyth melancholyke bloode a conuenyente purgacion of the bodye wyth the applyinge of leches vpon the emoroydall veines presupposed to euapoure oute the bloode wyth thys decoction folowynge ℞ of the rootes of holyehocke lj ss of hoorehounde of cammomylle of mellylote of dylle ana m̄ j. of branne of cleane berlye ana m̄ ii of honye lj i. ss seethe al these thynges at the fyre and make a bathe thereof where wyth ye shall washe the whole legge and make euaporation wyth sponges dypped therein Also we were wonte to make a cerote of the decoction of holyhocke and wyth the thynges vnderwrytten and wythe these two thynges for the most parte we euapoured oute the bloode and resolued it perfytly ℞ of holihok soden cutte and stamped lj ss of oyle of comomylle dylle ana ℥ .ij. of freshe butter and hennes grese ana ℥ i. ss of gose grese and duckes grese ana ℥ i.ss of calues talowe ℥ .iii. of the marye of of the legges of a calfe and of a cow ana ʒ.vi make a soft cerote of al with the foresaye straynynge and wyth suffyciente whyte waxe addynge of saffron ʒ.i Furthermore to open a veyne aboute the knee the member beynge fyrst bounde strayned that the congeled and corrupte bloode maye only yssue oute perchaunce it shall not be vnprofytable for by the euacuacyon of bloode sometyme the foresayde accidentes are remoued Afterwarde vpon the cutte place ye shall leye thynges that staunche bloode as the whyte of an egge beaten wyth pouder restryctiue The curation of the vlceres of swollē veynes dyffer not frome the curation of vlceres of the legges and of the thyghes declared in the former chapyter But for as muche as suche vlceres are ioyned wyth vehemente payne and malygnitie therefore for the remouyng of the same we wyl descrybe certayne peculyer remedyes and fyrst a fomentation to swage the payne A synguler fomentation ℞ of the leaues of malowes violettes of the leaues of plantain ana m̄ i. of clene barly m̄ ii of the seed of quinces somewhat brayed ℥ ss of scabyouse m̄ i. ss of butter lj ss let them be sodden altogether wyth suffycyente water tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and vse thys remedye after the maner of a fomentacyon After ye haue washed the place with a sponge ye shall take the yolcke of a newe layde egge and of butter ℥ .i ss whych ye shal laboure in a mortar of lead and applie them with cloutes And yf ye put to thys medecyne an ℥ of vnguentum populeon yt shal be verye good we haue some tyme remoued the payne and malignitie of the sayde vlceres by apliynge oure pouder of mercurye ones or twyse and afterwarde leying vppon the same thys sparadrappe folowyng and thyn plates of leade vsynge a conuenyente maner of byndynge from the insteppe to the knee and whan the place was paynefull we washed it wyth the water of plantayne and water of alume Lykewyse we founde that the iuce of plantayne and of houndestonge boyled wyth a lytle suger tyll halfe be consumed and applyed vpon the vlcered place is of good operacyon The leues also of the sayde herbes and the leues of woodbynd layed vppon the vlceres in steade of an oyntemente or sparadrappe bryngeth great ease to the pacyente The myxture of the sayde sparadrap is ℞ of the iuce of plantayne nyght shade ana ℥ .ii. of the iuce of knotgrasse houndestonge and wodbynde ana ℥ .i of oyle of rooses omphacyne of oyle of rooses complete of oyle myrtyne ana ℥ .ii. of calues talow ℥ .iiij. of swines grese of gootes talowe ana ℥ .ii. ss of cowes talowe ℥ .iii. of vnguentum populeon ℥ i.ss of lytarge of golde and siluer ana ʒ.i.ss of minium ʒ.x of bole armenye fynelye poudred of terra sigillata ana ℥ ss let the fattes the oyles and the iuces seeth together tyll the iuces be consumed then strayne them and adde the reste to the straynynge and lette them seethe at the fyre and styrre them aboute tyll they be blacke in coloure than make a sparadrap or a soft cerote wyth suffycyente whyte waxe addynge in the ende of the decoction of camphore brayed accordinge to arte ʒ.ii of tucia ʒ.x vse thys medecyne in all vlcers for it is of excellente operation Item vnguentum camphoratum some
sealed vp the vlceres wyth vngueÌ„tum de minio and wyth a lotion of water of alume and yf nede so requyred I renewed the pouder for sometyme these pustules are healed break oute agayne wyth malignitie of the fleshe Wherfore it is nedefull to renewe the medicine And forasmuche as after cycatrisation scabby and vlcerous pustules do sprede throughe out all the bodye the former purgation presupposed I ordeined thys bath vnderwrytten â„ž of fumiterre of the rootes of dockes and the leaues therof of euery one a lytle bundel of barlye lentiles and lupines of euery one mÌ„ ij of the rootes of enula campana of the rootes of walworte ana .li. ss of black elebore brayed â„¥ ij of hony .li. i. of brymstone Ê’ iij. seeth them al with sufficient water tyll the thyrde parte be consumed then let the patient enter into the bathe and swete therin and afterwarde lette hym be washed wyth the same decoction for it dryeth and clenseth all scabbes And the sayd bath muste be vsed twyse a weke After the bathe anoynt the pustulous place wyth a lyniment folowing â„ž of the oyle of laurel and mastycke of euery one â„¥ i. of swynes grese of butyre of euery one â„¥ iij. of the foresayd decoction .li. i. let them seeth all tyl the decoction be consumed then put therto of clere terebentyne â„¥ ij ss of storax liquide Ê’ i. of whyte waxe â„¥ v. ss of lytarge of golde and syluer of euery one â„¥ iij. of roche alume burned â„¥ i. ss of myrrhe Ê’ iij. of frankensence Ê’ vi of ceruse Ê’ x. of the iuyce of lymous Ê’ vij yf greater dryeng be requyred adde thervnto of quycksyluer quenched with spytle â„¥ ij and anoynte the scabbes therwyth twyse a daye And yf the sayd medicines profyte not nether the paine is cesed but new vlcers returne often theÌ„ ye shall procede wyth other oyntmeÌ„tes and cerotes wherin quick syluer entreth of whyche we wyll speake hereafter ¶ The seconde chapter of the French pockes confyrmed wyth vlcerations paynes swellynges and hardnes chauÌ„cyng vpon the bones c. Of the freÌ„ch pockes confyrmed WE haue described in the former chap. the cure of the freÌ„che pockes not coÌ„firmed Nowe we wyll treate of the same dysease beynge confyrmed with the accidentes therof Fyrst I saye a coÌ„uenient purgation good dyete presupposed the oyntment folowyng is ryght excellent passeth all other And ye muste anoynt the hole body chiefly the vlcered places tyll the tethe begynne to ake or in the stede of the linimente laye a cerote vpon the armes and legges ones or twyse a daye But when the tethe do ake ye shal cease from anoyntyng let the patient kepe hym warme tyll hys goÌ„mes cease to water And bycause that ofteÌ„tymes thorough muche spytle caused throughe anoyntynge an vlceration is wont to be ingendred in the goÌ„mes the places lyeng aboute wyth muche stynkynge therfore ye muste haue a diligente regarde therof Wherfore at the begynnynge of suche a fluxe ye muste not vse styptike medicines for thorowe theyr stipticitie the matter whych moueth might be called backward agayne wherfore from the daye that such matter begynneth to flowe it is good to procede with gargarismes which coole with some abstertion the space of a weeke wherof we wyll make mencion herafter And bycause that some peraduenture wyl condempne the forsayd remedyes for that quycksyluer goeth vnto them I wyll answere by the auctoritie of Galene whyche sayeth that yf a dysease haue but one way to health we muste assaye the same though it be ryght hard and daungerous Furthermore I knowe not why the phisicions shulde condempne medicines made wyth quycksyluer seynge the many remedyes made wyth the sayd quycksyluer are founde in the bookes of auncient later doctours in the curation of easy dyseases as in the cure of scabbes salt fleume tetters ryngewormes c. And though the operatioÌ„ of the sayd mercury seme to be repulsiue to dryue the matter froÌ„ the outwarde partes into the mydle of the bodye whych is the foundament of the forsayd doctours opinion neuerthelesse the same doctours Defence of quycksyluer haue not well consydered the maner of repercussion whych chauÌ„ceth by the application of remedyes made wyth quycksyluer we saye therfore that ther be two kyndes of repercussion wherof one is to deteyne and kepe in the matter as it were in a pryson wherby the member is corrupted and great paynes ensue The other is a repercussioÌ„ whose offyce is to sende the matter to the myddell from the outwarde partes with a benefyte of many purgations as of vryne swete spytle and solution of the bely wherfore thys last repercussion is the true curation of the said dysease For by the purgatioÌ„s that folowe well nygh al dyseases are woÌ„t to be cured Seynge then that thys is the true curation of the sayd dysease as we haue often proued that the payne hath cessed and the vlcers haue ben perfytlye mundifyed by the only application of the forsayd vnctioÌ„n and cerote vppon the armes and vpoÌ„ the legges Therof it foloweth that this kynd of repercussion maye be conueniently vsed Now lest we shuld seme to spende tyme in vayne we wyl describe the fore sayd liniment whych may be administred in any tyme of this dysease â„ž of swynes grese melted .li. i. of oyle of camomil dill ana â„¥ i. of oyle of mastik laurel ana â„¥ i. of liquide storax Ê’ x. of the rootes of enula caÌ„pana somwhat brused of the rootes of walwort ana â„¥ iiij of squinaÌ„ of stica ana a lytle of euphorbium brayed â„¥ ss of odoriferous wyne .li. i. let theÌ„seth al together tyll the wyne be consumed then streine them and adde to the streynynge of lytarge of golde â„¥ vij of frankensence of masticke ana Ê’ vi of rasyne of the pyne tree â„¥ i. ss of clere terebentyne â„¥ i. of quicksyluer queÌ„ched with spitle â„¥ iiii melt the oyles and incorporate them all together wyth â„¥ i. ss of waxe and make a liniment and anoynt therwith with your hande the forsayde places binde theron a hote cloth For the sayd oyntment healeth the desease and all his accidentes within the space of a weake For it taketh awaye the cause antecedent and bringeth oute the corrupt humors by swetes and by spitle Item the description of the cerote folowing maketh for the same purpose whiche I haue proued a thousande tymes with great worshyp and profyt the forme therof is this â„ž of the oyles of camomille spyke A cerote of nâ—ble operatioâ— and lillies ana â„¥ ii of oyle of saffran â„¥ i. of swynes grese .li. i. of calues suet .l. i. of euphorbiuÌ„ Ê’ v. of frankensence Ê’ x. of oyle of laurell â„¥ i. ss the fatte of a viper â„¥ ii ss of quicke frogges in noÌ„ber .vj. of washed wormes with wine â„¥ iij. ss of the iuyce of the rotes of walworte and enula campana ana â„¥ ii of squinantum of
nept m̄ i. bran barlye lupynes ana m̄ i. ss of violettes mallowes an̄ m̄ i. ss of blacke elebore whyte ana ℥ i. ss of hony ℥ ii let them seeth all togyther wyth suffycient water tyll the thyrde part be consumed After the lotion let the scabby place be anoynted with this oyntment folowyng ℞ of oyle of mastik of laurell ana ℥ ss of fresshe butter of swynes grese melted an̄ ℥ ii ss of the iuce of fumiterrye plantayne and of the iuce of docke rootes ana ℥ i. of blacke elebore ʒ vi of mercurye sublymed ℈ i. let them seeth all togyther tyll the iuces be consumed thā streyn them and adde to the straynynge of litarge of golde and syluer an̄ ℥ ii ss of ceruse ℥ i. of quycksyluer quenched with spittle ʒ x the yolk of an egge of the iuce of limōs ʒ ii ss of brayed salt ʒ i. of clere terebentine ℥ i. ss of liquide storax ʒ i. mēgle thē togither make a liniment for it helpeth this disease all other scabbes And if the forsayde scab of malmort chaūce to be vlcered as we haue sene often that the forsayde vnction profyte not thā ye shal vse vnguē de minio or the sparadrap wrytten in the former chap. And if the vlcers be maligne the malignitye therof shal be rectified with our podre of mercury The maner of applying the same is this ye shal wete your lytle fingre with fasting spittle and touche the vlcered place with the same after ye haue put it in the sayd poudre for a lytle quantitie therof worketh moche when the malignitie is remoued ye shall procede with the forsayd cerote and water of alume Item in the stede of the sayd cerote we haue proued the herbe which Dioscorides calleth clyminō to be of great effect This herbe groweth in watry places and is ii cubites lōge hauyng a square stalke lyke a beane-stalke and leues lyke to weybred but somwhat larger and longer thycker and somwhat iagged about lyke a nettle This herbe is founde in our partes in the places about the water which is betwene the bridge yf saint Cyth at Bysamis where it is cōmenlye called alabeneratore This herbe is a greate medicine for al vlcers of the legges The leaues also of wodbynd moysted with wyne and layed vpon the vlcers of the legges is a marueilous helpe Furthermore if it chaunce that cācrena be engengred in this malmort as we haue sene often for the curation therof ye shall procede after the cure of cancrena And namelye at the begynnyng ye shal loose the belly by purgation And ye shal cut a veyne called basilica as we haue sayde before in this present cha After that ye haue cut a vein ye shal scarify the black flesh depely and all about ye shal apply bloodsuckers to drawe oute the corrupt blood last of all ye shal wash the scarifyed place with the lye of the decoction of lupines And afterward ye shall applye thereunto vngentum egiptiacū of the descryption of Auicenne or vnguē egiptiacū with addition of arsenyk ordeyned in our antidotarye layinge therupon a playster resolutiue and desiccatiue as hereafter foloweth ℞ of beane flour of the floure of lentiles and orobies an̄ l. ss with sufficient quantitie of syrupe of vynegre and a lytle lye and with ℥ i ss of the iuce of wormwoode make a styffe playster And aboue this plaister towarde the body lay a defēsiue made with vynegre and water of roses and bole armeny The rest of the curation shall be accomplysshed after the cure of cancrena and other maligne vlcers ¶ The .iiii. Chapter Of a scabbe and the cure therof BEfore we procede to the cure of this disease Of a scabbe his cause we must consydre whether it procede of a primitiue cause or an antecedente The primitiue cause is by touchyng for scabbes are cōtagious wherfore at the begynnynge it shall suffyce to wash the scabbye mēbres and thā to anoynt the same with the oyntment vnderwrytten Fyrst we wyl descrybe a bayne very profytable in all kyndes of scabbes ℞ of the leues of malowes violettes and fumiterry ana m̄ ii of clene barly and bran ana m̄ i. of nept m̄ ss of blacke elebore brayed ℥ i. ss of the rootes of enula campana li. ss of apples somewhat broken in nombre x. of lymons cut in small peces nombre .ii. let them seeth all togyther with suffycyente water tyll all be consumed washe the scabbye places wyth this lotion and drye them with a dry cloth than annoynt them and rubbe them wyth thys oyntmente ℞ of swynes grese melted of calues suete ana li. ss of oyle of mastik oyle of laurel an̄ ʒ x. oyle of roses odoriferous ℥ iiii of clere terebētine ℥ ii ss of docke rotes ℥ iii. ss of black elebore ℥ i. of celedony of fumite an̄ m̄ i. of the rotes of affodil ʒ vi beate them al togyther so suffre them to rot al the space of a weeke then seeth thē a lytle strayne them and put to the straynyng of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ v. of ceruse ℥ iii. ss of liquide storacie ʒ x. of quycksyluer quenched with spytle ℥ iii. and yf ye dyd put to of taracameli ℥ ii it wolde be a synguler medicyne agaynst al scabbes we haue proued this oyntment to be excellente agaynst the deed euyll and to drye the pustles of the frenche pockes But yf the scabbe come of a cause antecedēt namelye through the termination of some syknesse as it hath chaūced often in sharpe and venemous fieuers then for the curatiō therof ye shal vse gentyller medicynes wherfore the bayne hereafter folowyng is conuenient in the cure of this scabbe An other bayne ℞ of mallowes violets barly bran maydenheere of gallitricū and politricū and fumiterry ana m̄ i. ss of the rotes of enula cāpana of docke rootes ana m̄ i. of soure apples in nombre ten of the coddes of sene and of epithimum ana ℥ ss seethe them all togyther besyde the coddes of sene and epithimum with sufficiēt quantitie of water tyll the thyrde parte be cōsumed then put to the rest and let them seeth agayne a lytle and wash the scabbye place in a warme stewe and afterwarde drye the places with a lynen clothe and annoynt them with the linyment folowyng ℞ of fresh butter of swynes grese of the oyle of vyolets of calues suet kyddes suet ana ℥ vi of oyle of roses ℥ ii of oyle of swete al mādes of hennes grese an̄ ʒ x. of the strainyng of the forsayd decoctiō li. i. ss let them be soddē all togyther tyl the decoctiō be cōsumed thā strayne thē and afterwarde wash the strayninge thryse with water fyrst with water of endiue secondly with water of plātayne thyrdly with water of roses and put thereunto of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ iiii of ceruse ℥ ii of camphore ℈ i. And yf ye wyll
those are the waies and condittes by whyche the mattier cometh to the ioynctes The thyrde cause is the partes receyuyng namely the ioynctes weakned by nature or by some other chaunce Naturally wheÌ„ they ben prepared by enheritauÌ„ce to the ioyncte accidentally bycause the patient hathe suffred a strocke in the ioynctes or an aposteme or hathe vsed the euyl diete aforesayd we haue declared sufficientlye the causes and signes Cure of goutes now we wil come to the cure The cure of thys disease hath thre intentions The fyrst is diete the seconde purgation of the mattier antecedent the thirde is local medicines and remouing of the accidentes For the fyrst intention it is necessary to vse meates that engeÌ„der good bloode as flesh of byrdes chyckyns veale byrdes of the mountaynes as pertriches fesauntes c. Hys wyne muste be claret delayed wyth sodden water yf he the hath the disease wolde vse soddeÌ„ water with hony it shulde be very profitable and might kepe of the goute from comynge to hym In the declaration of the disease the patient maye vse wyne with the sayd water or with the decoction of cinamome All herbes rootes and all kyndes of poulse that engender troublous and grosse blood are to be forborne whith all diligence in this sicknes And likewise all kindes of flesh that engender grosse blood and melaÌ„cholike as bief porke byrdes of the ryuers c. But although herbes be forbiden yet spynache betes lettuse parcelye soden with conuenient fleshe maye be permitted And also the patient maye vse Rice almondes cleane barlye in the broth of the foresayd kyndes of fleshe A notable phisicion Hugo de Senis couÌ„celeth in thys disease procedynge of a colde mattier to vse sage rosemarye spike wyth a lytle cynamome nutmeges for it digesteth grosse mattier and comforteth the sinnowes But al pepered thynges and salte and hote thynges as garlyke oynyons radysh rocket and all sharpe and tarte thynges muste be auoyded and lykewyse all kyndes of Colewortes and rapes wheÌ„ the matter the causeth the gout is hote the wyne must be more delayed wyth water than wheÌ„ the mattier is cold and the diete must be more cold in herbes and fleshe and a lytle more subtyle And the patient must absteyn from eles and such fyshes Howbeit he maye eate sometymes carpes roches perches Furthermore he must absteyne froÌ„ al see fysh except those that haue redde fleshe and small bodyes The seconde entention is accoÌ„plyshed by the administration of purgations and digestions accordynge to the disposition of the humours for yf the mattier be hote and chieflye coleryke thys digestiue folowyng is conuenient R. of a syrupe of roses by infusion ana Ê’ vi of water of buglosse hoppes endyue ana â„¥ i. geue it the patient twyse a daye Yf the mattier be sanguine and the goute in the haÌ„des ye shal cutte the veyne basilica If the goute be in the feete ye shall cutte the veyne called hepatica or the comune veyne of the arme on the same side If it be a sciatica the comune veyne of the contrary arme shal be cutte In the state of the disease for the euacuation of the mattier conioynct ye maye open the veyne called saphena on the same side For Celsus saith that the cuttynge of a veyne in the begynnynge of thys disease kepeth the patient that he be not vexed wyth the goute for euer or at the leste the space of a yere When the mattier is sanguine digest it wyth thys syrupe R. of a syrupe of the iuyce of endyue of syrupe of roses made by infusion of the lesse syrupe of fumiterre anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the waters of endyue hoppes and fumitery anÌ„ â„¥ i. or make it thus Recipe of syrupe de besantiis of syrupe of roses by infusion and of syrupe of endyue anÌ„ â„¥ ss of waters of endyue buglosse and fumiterry anÌ„ â„¥ i. But yf the mattier be mengled with fleume then the digestiue shal be after thys sorte R. of syrupe of the iuyce of endyue of sirupe de duabus radicibus without vinayger of the lesse syrupe of fumiterry anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the waters of endyue fumiterry and fenell ana â„¥ i. But yf the mattier be vtterly colde and grosse than thys digestion folowynge is moost conuenient R. of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythout vinaygre of hony of â—â—ses streyned of oximel ana â„¥ ss of the waters of fenell sage rosemary ana â„¥ i. and let it be spiced wyth a lytle cynamome nutmegges in the winter After the coleryke mattier is digested by the space of sixe dayes at the leste then ye shall vse this purgation R. of chosen manna â„¥ i. of an electuary of the iuyce of Roses â„¥ ss make a smal potion with the decoction of cordial floures frutes or make it thus R. of diaprunis noÌ„ solutiui â„¥ i. of the electuary of iuyce of roses of electuary of roses after the description of Mesue anÌ„ Ê’ ii make a small potion wyth the foresaid decoction An other way R. of the pylles of harmodactiles the lesse after Mesue ℈ ii of pilles assagereth Ê’ ss make .v. pylles wyth the water of endyue and let the patient take them an houre before daye and lette hym fast sixe houres after an hour after dynner he may slepe a litle hour yf he haue great lyste to slepe If the mattier be saÌ„guine the purgation folowyng is very conuenient R. of diacatholicon of cassia ana â„¥ ss of an electuarie of roses after Mesue Ê’ iii. make a small potion wyth the comon decoction or thus R. of an electuary of roses after Mesue ℈ iiii make a lozenge wyth sugre and let the patitient take it an houre before day with the foresayd prouiso But yf the mattier be meÌ„gled that is to saye yf it be hote and colde for the purgation therof we muste vse medicynes that haue mengled vertues of whyche thys maye be one R. of diafinicon of cassia ana â„¥ ss of electuary of roses Ê’ ii make a small potion wyth the foresayd decoctioÌ„ or ye may make it thus R. of diacatholicon diafinicoÌ„ ana â„¥ ss of an electuarie of roses after Mesue Ê’ i. ss make a smal potioÌ„ with the water of fenel buglosse and smaâ—ge addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ â—orthus R. of the pilles of hermodac tiles the greater and the lesse ana Ê’ ss of agaryke made in trosciskes ℈ i. make .v. pilles wyth the water of endyue and fenel which the patient shal receyue an houre before daye as is aforesayd Furthermore yf the mattier be vtterly colde and grosse it shall be thus purged R. diafinicon Ê’ vi diacatholicon â„¥ ss of agaryke in trociskes Ê’ ss make a smal potion wyth the decoction of damaske prunes mayden heare pollitricuÌ„ gallitricuÌ„ cordiall floures addyng syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. or make it thus R. pilles of hermodactiles the greater Ê’ i. make .v. pilles with water of sage and rosemary whych the patient shal vse as is aforesayd The thyrde
intention whych is to remoue the mattier conioynct and to correcte the accidentes shal be accomplished by the application of medicines vpon the ioynctes accordynge to necessitie and the tyme therof At the begynnyng yf the mattier be hote thys ordinaunce folowynge is conuenient R. of oyle of roses omphacine of oyle of roses complete odoriferous anÌ„ â„¥ ii of oyle of violettes Ê’ vi newelayed egges wyth their whites and yolkes of the iuyce of plantayne â„¥ i. of womans mylke â„¥ ii of barlye floure fynely bulted â„¥ iii. meÌ„gle them and beate them all together and then seeth them at the fyre a lytle and vse the medicine vpon the paynfull place after the maner of a playster for it is of good operation agaynste all hote goutes from the begynnynge to the tyme of augmentation it swageth payne comforteth the part and resolueth gentilly But yf ye wolde put to the said medicine of oyle of camomil â„¥ iii. of beane floure â„¥ i. ss of camomyl and mellilote wel stamped ana mÌ„ ss it wolde be a verye conuenient medicine both in the state and in the declination of thys disease Item to thys intention the ordinaunce folowinge is to be approued Take the myddle of breade and lythe it in cowes mylke or goates milke or in the brothe of freshe veale or of an heÌ„ne and afterwarde presse it beate it wyth the yolkes of four egges and of oyle of Roses odoriferous â„¥ iii. of oyle of violets â„¥ i. of saffran Ê’ ss seeth these thynges a lytle at the fyre styrrynge them aboute and vse therof as is aforesayde Another ordinaunce Take thre egges of the iuyce of plantayne lettuse nyghtshade and of the herbe called lingua passerina or knotgrasse ana â„¥ ss of oyle of roses omphacine of oyle of roses complete and odoriferous of oyle nenufar or in the stede of it of oyle of violettes ana â„¥ i. of womans mylke Ê’ x. meÌ„gle al these thynges together laye theÌ„ warme vpon the membre after the maner of a liniment Or thus R. of the meate of rosted apples â„¥ iiii of the leaues of malowes violettes and heÌ„bane anÌ„ mÌ„ ii wrappe them all in cloutes dypped in rose water and in the wyne of pomegranades and roste them all vnder hote ymbres afterward stampe them all together and streyne them addynge to the streynynge of oyle of violets â„¥ i. of oyle of roses oÌ„phacine of oyle of roses complete odoriferous ana â„¥ ss the yolkes of two egges of womans mylke Ê’ x. of saffran ℈ ii ye shall vse thys playster as it is aforesayde for it helpeth al the peyne of all goutes resolueth the mattier and coÌ„forteth the place Or make it thus Take two egges and of the iuyce of plaÌ„tayne Ê’ vi of oyle of roses omphacine â„¥ ii of oyle myrtyne â„¥ ss mengle them al together and make a linimeÌ„t whyche ye shal vse the fyrst seconde and thyrde daye Lykewyse in the same time and in the same mattier the ioyncte beynge fyrst auoynted with oyle of roses omphacine with the whyte of an egge a lytle iuyce of plaÌ„tayne to laye vpon the sayde paynfull place the leaues of henbane Fyrste ye must laye the sayd leaues vpon a plate of yron or vpon a hote tyle and sprincle them wyth the wyne of pomegranades drie them a lytle before ye vse them Item the leaues of Lettuse or arrage or Violettes vsed as is aforesayde bene of good effecte Moreouer the floure of beanes lentiles and barlye sodden wyth the wyne of pomegranades vntyll they be thycke hauing afterward added to the same sufficient quantitie of hennes grese and oyle of roses omphacine and violettes and a lytle saffran and laied vpoÌ„ the paynful place is a singuler remedy agaynst all grefes of the goute Item to the same intentioÌ„ Ceâ—ote for the gowt ye may coÌ„uenieÌ„tly vse thys cerote folowing R. of oyle of roses omphacine â„¥ ii of oyle myrtyne of calues suet ana â„¥ i. of the iuyce of plantayne of wyne of pomegranades ana â„¥ ss of all the sauÌ„ders ana Ê’ i. of redde roses of the floures of an almonde tree yf they may begoten ana mÌ„ ss of oyle of violettes â„¥ x. lette them seeth all together tyll the iuyce be consumed then streyne them and adde to the streynynge of whyte waxe â„¥ i. ss make a soft cerote this cerote is coÌ„uenient from the begynning to the ende of the augmentation in al hote goutes And if ye wolde putte to the same of oyle of camomylle â„¥ ii ss of the floures of rosemary mÌ„ ss of saffran ℈ i. of odoriferous wyne li. ss sethynge them agayne tyll the wyne be consumed ye may conueniently vse it in all tymes Item in the state and declination it is verye profitable to vse the suffumigation of the decoction fâ—lowyng layenge on the sayd decoction wyth warme cloutes R. of roses camomyl mellilote anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of worme wood of squinantum of eche a lytle of the rootes of enula campana somewhat brused li. ss lette them seeth all together wyth water sufficient and a lytle odoriferous wyne tyl the thyrd parte be coÌ„sumed when ye haue vsed thys suffumigatioÌ„ A liniment annoynt the paynfull place wyth thys linimente R. of oyle of camomille of dylle of roses coÌ„plete odoriferous ana â„¥ ii of rosemarye floures of the sede of S. Iohns worte of roses of wormewood of camomille of euery one a litle of oyle of spike â„¥ i. lette them seeth all together with foure ounces of odoriferous wine tyl the wyne be consumed then streyn them and make a softe liniment wyth sufficiente whyte waxe wherewyth ye shal rubbe the ioynctes an hour before dynner and supper Or make it thus R. of the muscilage of psilium and of quynces made in the brothe of a chyckyn li. ss of the wyne of pomegranades Ê’ vi of oile of roses omphacine â„¥ ii the yolke and the whyte of an egge beate them all together and vse them as is aforesayd Another R. of the muscilage of psilium and quynces made in the water of roses wine of pomegranades li. ss of cassia fistula streyned â„¥ i. mengle them together and vse them wyth a dramme a halfe of womans mylke vse thys ordinaunce for it apeaseth grefe incoÌ„tinentlye Another R. of the leaues of malowes and violettes ana mÌ„ ii of roses mÌ„ ss of cleane barlye mÌ„ i. seeth them all in water stampe them streyn them and put to the streyning of oyle of roses complete of oyle omphacine an â„¥ ii of oyle of violettes of oyle of nenufar yf it may be goteÌ„ anÌ„ â„¥ i. of whyte waxe â„¥ ij ss set theÌ„ on yeâ—re agayn make a meane betwene a cerote and a playster for it is a sure medicyne agaynst vehement payne Here ye shall note touchyng the application of the sayde medicines that ye oughte to vse no stronge repercussyues or medicines compounde with greate quantitie of opium for the vse therof engeÌ„dreth euyl mattier and reteyneth the mattier in
the fyer and styrre them al aboute let them seeth agayne a lytle and vse thys ordinauÌ„ce wyth a brode cloth after the maner of a cerote An other cerote â„ž of the rootes of enula campana soddeÌ„ in water stamped and strayned .li. i. of salomoÌ„s seale of the rootes of walworte of euery one â„¥ iiij of oyle myrtyne of oyle of camomill of ê‘cely of euery one â„¥ i of oyle of terrebeÌ„tyne â„¥ i. ss of colophonia of clere terrebeÌ„tyne of euery one â„¥ ij of the oyle of a foxe spike of lylies of laurell of elders of euery one Ê’ x. of whyte waxe â„¥ i. ss make a softe cerote at the fyer addyng of beanefloure and floure of cycers of euerye one â„¥ iiij ss of liquide storax Ê’ v. of frankensence Ê’ iij. vse thys cerote as it is aforesayde Some chirurgiens allowe that the place be rubbed wyth aqua vite before the application of the cerote whych thynge assuredly we haue perceyued to be of great effecte for it perceth and dryeth straunge moysture whych two thynges are necessary in thys curation Lykewyse other men in the steade of aqua vite prayse fomentacion and bathynge of the place wyth a spoÌ„ge dypped in the decoction vnderwrytteÌ„ â„ž of camomille wormewoode rosemarye sage nepte of the herbe called our ladyes bedstrawe or serpillum of organye of maioram of euery one mÌ„ i. ss of roses sticados myrtilles squinantum of euery one mÌ„ i. of yua muscata of saynt Ihons worte of euerye one mÌ„ ij of the rootes of paucedinis of dytamye of aristologia of ceÌ„taury of policaria of euery one mÌ„ ss of hony li. i. ss of the nuttes of cypresse brayed nombre twenty of cloues of nutmegges of myrrhe of euery one Ê’ v. of salt of roche alume of euery one â„¥ i. ss of branne grownde â„¥ iij seeth them all together wyth a sufficiente quantitie of barbours lye odoriferous wyne tyll the thyrde parte be consumed vse thys fomentation as it is aforesayd I haue founde moreouer that the oyle of ypericon or saint Ihons wort is of singuler efficacitie in all paynes of the huckelbones and of the knee Item the leaues of yuye bouÌ„de vpon the soore membre swageth the payne of all artetyke passions chyefly yf they be colde Nowe we muste speake somewhat of the remotion of the accidentes of the goute that is to saye the hardnes and knobbes whych remayne wythin the ioyntes for the cure wherof ye shall vse thys mollifycatiue folowynge â„ž of oyle of camomill dille roses whyt lylies of euerye one â„¥ ij of the oyle of floure de luyce â„¥ i. of oyle mastyke of oyle of spike of euerye one Ê’ vi of hennes grese and duckes grese of the oile of swete almondes of euerye one Ê’ x. of the marye of the legges of a calfe and of a cowe of freshe butter ana â„¥ vi of liquide storax Ê’ ix of calues suet â„¥ ij of the sweate of shepes woll called isopê° humida â„¥ iij. Sometyme it chauÌ„ceth that the hardnes groweth to an aposteme for the maturation digestion mundifycation and incarnation therof ye shal resorte to the chapter of the cure of flegmon c. ¶ The syxte chapter of the tothe ache The toth ache THe teethe are wont to be vexed throughe a reumatyke matter distillinge froÌ„ the brayne and thorough the faut of the stomake with sondrye passions but seynge that the teeth serue for comelynes for chewynge of meate and for pronunciation therfore they muste be cured wyth all diligence Aliabbas nombreth .vi. dyseases of the teeth payne corosion congelation dormitation fylthynes loosenes They suffer not an aposteme bycause of theyr hardnes but a thynge lyke to aposteme nether haue they felynge by themselues but by the reason of synowes whych come froÌ„ the thyrde payre of synowes of the brayne to theyr rootes and to the gommes whyche thyng Galien affyrmeth also in the boke of vtilitie of the partes thus we maye conclude that they are not apostemed nether fele but by reason of the gommes and the synowes afore sayd whyche thynge is euideÌ„t for when one lytle pece of the tothe is broken the man is not payned and therfore he addeth moreouer sayeng The payne of the teeth chaunceth of the euyll complexion of the synowes or of an hote or colde aposteme wherfore sometyme the payne is swaged when the roote is pulled vp and the matter whych causeth the payne issueth by the holownes of the place where the tothe was and also the synowe is not extended or strayned out where the place is enlarged Fynallye it is a cause why the medicine maye enter in more easelye and ease the paynefull place wherfore Galien sayeth that yf medicines preuayle not for the swagynge of the tothe ache we must descende to the laste remedye that is to saye we must drawe them out by the rootes Corrosion Corrosion chaunceth in the great teeth through roteÌ„nes sharpe and euyll moysture whyche groweth and byteth them ye maye remoue the sayd corrosion wyth trepanes fyles and other conuenient instrumentes fyllynge the concauities afterwarde wyth leaues of golde to preserue the place from putrefaction Congelation Congelation chaunceth to the teeth of outward or inwarde thynges Of outwarde when a man eateth soure thynges of inwarde wheÌ„ sower vapours asceÌ„de from the stomacke Also ther is yelow fylthe styckynge to the teeth and the rootes therof whych cometh of grosse vapours ascendynge from the stomacke and maye be remoued by scrapynge and rubbynge wyth conuenient instrumentes Here foloweth the description of a pouder whych mundifyeth the teeth preserueth the gommes maketh the teeth whyt Pouder for tethe remedyeth the stynkyng of the mouth â„ž roche alume brent Ê’ ij of sarcocolle of terra sigillata of mirabolaÌ„ citrine ana Ê’ i. ss myngle them together make a pouder and rubbe the teeth therwyth in the mornynge fastynge thryse a weeke Sometyme there chaunceth a certeyn dormitatioÌ„ in the teeth by holding cold thinges in the mouth stupefacti medicines in the mouth for the remotion wherof ye shal vse the medicine vnder wrytten coÌ„maundyng it to be holdeÌ„ in the mouth warme â„ž of odoriferous wyne .li. ss of aqua vite â„¥ i. of rosemarye sage camomill ana mÌ„ ss of cloues of nutmegges ana ℈ i. of sandrake Ê’ i. ss let them seeth all together tyl the thyrde part be consumed then straine them vse them as is aforesayd Item aqua vite applyed to the teathe with cotton taketh away the dormytation and congelation of the same Looâ—enes Laxation or loosenes of the teath chauÌ„ceth through the loosenes of the gommes or through debilitation or weakenynge of the rootes or partes that bynde the tethe al which thynges happen throughe rewmes humours descedyng from the brayne and sometyme by corrupte vapours mountynge froÌ„ the stomacke For the curatioÌ„ wherof ye shal vse the medicine folowynge â„ž of syrupe of liciuÌ„ Ê’ x. of roche alume Ê’ iij. of the water of
swage the payne and to remoue apostemacion as is the yolke and whyte of an egge beaten wyth oyle of rooses omphacyne oyle of cammomylle and oyle myrtyne Moreouer the member muste not be bounde ne splented but it shall suffyce to ley the member comelye in a lynyn clothe whereof we wyll speake more playnelye here after In the sayd fracture the member moueth vneaselye for the cure whereof we haue dyscrybed a good remedye in oure antidotarye in the chapter of cerotes The fracture whyche is accoÌ„panyed wyth payne wyth an aposteme musclous flesshe brused and lytle peces of boones is of euell and harde curation and excepte the sayde accydentes be fyrste corrected and remoued there can be no good curation wherefore ye muste dylygentlye endeuoure yourselfe to remoue the same and afterwarde resorte to the proper cure at fractures I wyll speake of the remotion of them whan I shall treate of the foure ententions concernynge the cure of accydentes Furthermore the fracture that is with a wounde is cured wyth greate dyffycultie because it can not conuenyentelye be splented ne bounde for the mouth of the wounde muste nedes be kept open yee and that worse is splentes must not be vsed at al in thys fracture tylle ye be sure that there is nor shal be no apostemation Touchynge the restauration of a broken boone Bones muste be spedely râ—stored it must be done as sone as maye be for the aduoydaunce of aposteme and payne Wherefore in the daye and houre when the fracture chaunseth the chirurgien muste go aboute the restauration wyth the meanes aforesayde for whan the boone is hardned and somewhat bounde to gether wyth the pore called sarcoydes for the restauration thereof there nedeth extencyon or stretchynge of the member in whyche stretchynge as Auycenne sayth aspasme is to be suspected Ye shal vnderstand more ouer as the foresayde man sayth that yf the fracture be chaunged often and be often bathed wyth whote water and yf haste be in mouynge and therewyth al yf there be a pece of a bone that cannot be mayntayned wyth nature and yf the member be bounde to hard and layed vncomelye for these causes restauration is hindered Ye stall marke also that the fracture in old bodies and coleryk and in those that haue bene late sycke is slowelye cured throughe the defaute of noryshemente whyche shulde bynde and ioyne the bone to gether Signes of restauration A sygne of perfyte restauration of a fracture is when the broken member is lyke to his felowe in composicion and wyth oute payne and whan in the first dayes the payne swellynge is remoued Some boones are restored in .xxxv. dayes as the boones of the heade the boones of the rybbes in eyghte and twentye the canell bone in foure and twentye the boones of the shoulders in foure and twentie dayes the boone called adiutorium in fortie dayes the armes in foure and thyrtie the bones of the thyghe in fyftie dayes the boones of rascete of the handes in twentie dayes the boones of the legges in .xl. dayes Howbeit in thys case the age or complexion encreaseth or dymynysheth the tyme of restauracion of the same The vniuersall cure of fractures hathe .iiii. ententions as Galiene and Auycenne saye The fyrste is equacyon of the broken bone The second conseruacyon of the boone returned into hys naturall place The thyrde is a stronge and comelye byndynge of the poore called sarcoydes The fourth is to correct the accidentes As touching the fyrste entention the maner to restore broken members is thys Fyrste ye muste prepare a bedde and conuenyente cloutes and lyghce splyntes of woode whyche muste be .ii. fyngers brode and they muste be in dystaunce the one frome another the bredth of a fynger and they muste be compassed about wyth cloutes wette in vyneger and roose water and ye must prepare bandes .v. fyngers brode and also cordes meane betwene grosse and thyn Furthermore ye muste haue at hande whytes of egges beten wyth oyle of rooses and myrtyne for oyle myrtyne amonge other remedyes excelleth in restorynge of broken boones Lykewyse oyle of rooses omphacyne is to be admynystred in the fyrste medycyne wyth a pece of fyne flaxe dypped in oyle in suche quantitie as maye compasse the member rounde aboute and thys medycine muste be applyed warme in the somer and hoote in the wynter A nedle also and a threde are necessarye to the fyrste curation The sayde splyntes muste be lyghte as we sayde afore made of a wyllowe tree or of a scabbarde of asworde and lette them be wrapped wyth cloutes wette in warme water The length thereof muste be accordyng to the length of the broken member and fyue fyngers beyonde the fracture so that the ioynte be not hurted therewyth whan all these thynges be prepared ye must haue two expert mynisters of whyche one muste take the broken member in the nether part and the other in the ouer parte and they muste stretche oute the pacyente ryghtelie and strongely but yet with as lytle payne as maye be Than the mayster muste take the broken member aboute the fracture pressynge it myghtelye so that the peces of the boones maye be well set together and yf the fracture can not be broughte to hys place agayne than yf it be in the legge ye must roll it in a towell or bands vnder the knee and lette one mynyster drawe one ende towarde the ouer parte and the other mynyster the other ende towarde the nether parte layinge hys handes aboute the bowynge of the foote and than let the mayster compose the boones Lykewise yf the fracture be in the ouer parte of the thyghe set the band about the flaÌ„ke and drawe one of the endes towarde the ryghte syde and the other towarde the lefte syde crosse wyse and let the mynyster that muste holde the endes stande behynde the backe of the pacyente and so draw the same tyll the boone be redused to hys place And for as muche as the fracture is so hardened and glewed together by the pore called sarcoydes that the foresayde meanes are not sufficiente we muste as Hipocrates sayth vse an instrumente whyche instrumente as all the practicioners affyrme is wrythen and is called tortulare Fyrste ye muste bynde the pacyentes handes hys feete and ye muste tye hym vnder the armes to a pyller and extende the broken member as it is sayde before wyth two mynisters and in the tyme of the stretchynge the mayster muste compose and set the boones dulye together After the restauration is accomplyshed take a fyne lynen cloute dypped in hote oyle of rooses omphacyne and wyth oyle myrtine mingled together whych maye compasse the member after the length of the splentes and applye it wythoute wryncles or playtes And afterwarde ye shal ley two stoupes dyped in the white of an egge beaten wyth the foresayd oyles stretche them oute vpon the member beynge actuallye hote than take a bande and rolle it vpon the fracture streynynge it somewhat more stronglye
vpon the fracture than in the extremities or endes Then leye on the splentes accordynge to the lengthe of the member than bynde theim wyth conuenyente stringes leuing the space of .iii. fingers or there aboute betwene euery splent And note that the bandes and the splentes ought not to be so loose that the boone maye go oute of hys place nether so strayte that payne and apostemes ben caused therby For ther is nothyng that causeth greater payn or that dothe more hynder the restauratyon of boones than to strayte bindynge and vncomelye settynge of the member Wherfore it is better to erre in to loose byndynge than to strayte After splentynge ye wrappe in bothe the endes a handefull of chaffe After that ye haue layed to the splentes the nexte daye ye muste looke to the member and yf it be to straytelye bounde you muste lose it and yf it be to slacke you muste binde it strayter And you muste often anoynt the restored member wyth oyle myrtine actually hoote layinge it on wyth an hennes fether And to auoyde apostemation it is expedyente to applye the defensyue folowynge in the ouer parte of the brokeÌ„ member â„ž of oyle of roses of oyle myrtine ana â„¥ iii. of whyte waxe â„¥ i. ss whan the waxe and oyles are melted take them frome the fyre and put thereunto of bole armenie â„¥ i. of al the sauÌ„ders Ê’ i. of beane floure Ê’ x. of barly floure â„¥ i. ss mengle them and make as it were a ceroote Thys defensyue suffereth not matter to come to the soore place and yt comforteth the member wyth familiare resolution of the mater conioynct Item oyle of rooses and cammomylle wyth the decoction of earthe wormes and melted wyth a lytle waxe may be coÌ„uenieÌ„tly administred vppon the knee and vppon the synnowye partes lyinge aboute the same in all tymes to aduoyde the payne of a spasme And yf the fracture be in the thygh ye shall leye it vppon the flancke or vppoÌ„ the huckle bone and ye shal proced tyll the seuenth daye wyth suche a medicine so that no euell accydentes chaunce as payne aposteme c. After the seuenth daye good practicioners are wounte to vyset the fracture and to thaunge the former apparell for many causes and chefely to se whether the bone be gone oute of his place yf he be Kyndes of fractures the master may coÌ„uey it in agayne wyth lytle extencyon and payne whyche thynge he coulde not do yf he dyd not vyset the place in manye dayes for aboute the eyghte or ix daye the pore called sarcoydes begynneth to be engendred of nature in the boones wherfore that pore beyng engendred sondrye euell accydentes maye chaunce through the stretchyng of the boones Another reason why they vyset the place is thys namelye that yf the boone be in hys due place a fresshe medicine helpeth the generation of the poore sarcoydes whych thynge is very necessarye For the accomplyshemente of the thyrde entention whyche is to conserue the boone beynge reduced into hys place throughe due byndynge of the same pore sarcoydes ye shall procede as hereafter foloweth Fyrste when ye haue remoued the fyrste aparell ye muste visite the member wyth a cloute dypped in the foresayde oyles and stretche it vppon the fracture as is a foresayde Aâ—â—erward ye shall vse stoupes wâ—â—te in water and odoriferous wyne and leye them vppon the member as is a foresayde and than ye shall vse thys playster folowynge â„ž the whytes of .iiii. egges of moste clere terbentyne â„¥ ii of myldust Ê’ x. of the pouder of the graynes and leues of myrtilles of beane floure ana Ê’ vi of red pouder â„¥ i. of saffron Ê’ ss of mumia of dragagantum brayed ana Ê’ ii mingle theÌ„ and procede with thys playster and the foresayde vnctions ten dayes yf no accydente let you After whyche tenne dayes ye shall vyset the member and take awaye the foresayde medicine and afterwarde ye shal vse thys lotion the space of the viii parte of an houre â„ž of rooses of the leaues and graynes of myrtylles of woodbinde of yarowe ana mÌ„ i. rotes leaues of ashe tree ana mÌ„ ii of the nuttes of cypresse somwhat brayd in nomber vi of the rotes of holyhock somewhat stamped â„¥ iii. of comomyll melilote wormewoode ana mÌ„ ss of hony â„¥ iiii of licium â„¥ ii of sarcocolle of myrrhe of frankensence ana â„¥ ss let them seethe all to gether wyth suffycyente water and good redde wyne tyll the thyrde parte be consumed and let the member be epythymed as is aforsayde and after the epythimation ye shall vse the foresayde medicine of the whytes of egges and redde pouder the other aforesayde other tenne dayes and afterwarde ye maye thuâ— do euerye forth day for the epithymie fortyfieth the member and draweth noryshemente by the whyche the boone is bound together and the pore sarcoides is engendred And after that the .xx. dayes are passed ye muste apply the cerote wrytten in oure antidotarie whyche is appointed for broken boones For the accomplyshemente of the iiij entention whyche is to correcte the accydentes yf payne ensue ye shal procede wyth thinges that swage the payne descrybed in oure antidotarye And semblablye yf aposteme or gangrena happeneth ye shall resorte to the proper chapters Fynallye yf there be anye ytchyng ye shall anoynte the member with the linimente folowinge a linimente so itching â„ž of oyle myrtyne of oyle of rooses omphacine ana â„¥ iii. of the iuce of plantayne Ê’ vi of lytarge of golde and siluer ana Ê’ i. and ss of bolearmenie of terra sigillata ana â„¥ i. of tucia .x. ii the iuce of amylon Ê’ v. of camphore ℈ i. myngle them and make a lynimente in a morter of lead and leye it vpon the broken member and bynde the same wyth abande weted in roosewater and wyne of pomegranades For ytche hyndereth the workynge of nature and of medicines that shuld ioyne the boones to gether Wherefore it muste be remedyed wyth al dylygence Albucrasys commaundeth that yf the fracture be in a great member we vse not splentes vnto the .vii. daye Howebeit the reuerence of so greate a manne premised I affyrme that we oughte to vse splentes frome the fyrste daye vnto perfecte restauration of the member But yf the fracture came by a greate bruse or wounde and is verye paynefull in a bodye full of euell humoures than we oughte not to splent the member but it shal suffyce to bynde it with two or three bandes hauynge certayholes ouer the bruse or wounde that the superfluytes of the wounde maye issue oute We haue proued thys cure in fractures accompanyed wyth wouÌ„des and thus we healed a noble man Leonarde de Paciis The cure of Leonarde de Paciis whyche as he roode aboute the towne felle into a pytte and brake the bones of his lyfte legge called focilia so that manye peces of bones issued there withall and the wounde became cancrenous
in the doctrine of wouÌ„des This restauration comunelye is brought to passe within .xx. daies Of diete purgation we haue spokeÌ„ sufficientlye in the vniuersall chapter of fractures As touchinge bynding though sondry men haue taught sondrye thynges therof neuertheles bycause the place is vnapt to be bounde it is better as experience hath taught vs onely to vse the forsaid remedies For if the bindyng shulde be to streit the meÌ„bers myght be made euyll fauoured therby yf it be to loose it shal profitte nothynge ¶ The .iiii. chapter of the breakynge of the iawes IT happeneth sometymes that the iawe boone is broken through a fal or through a stroke which thing is easely knoweÌ„ by the equality of the teeth and by the depressioÌ„ of the one iawe standing vp of the other For the restauration therof the doctours coÌ„maund to put the thombe into the mouthe vpoÌ„ the fracture to lift vp the bone and to lay the other hande vnder the chynne to lift vp the .ii. extremities of the bone and so ioyne them together The restauratioÌ„ of this fracture is knowen be the equalitie of the teeth by the natural figure of his felow Yf ye feare lest the teeth wyl fal let them be bouÌ„de with a goldeÌ„ threde or with a seared threde as ye shal thinke best After that the iawe is returned ye shal emplayster the place the space of .vii. dayes with the whyte of an egge beaten with the oyle of roses oyle myrtine a litle myldust afterward ye shall bynd it coÌ„ueniently Yf the fracture be with a wouÌ„d in the outward part ye muste procede as it is declared in the former chapter But if the wounde be within ye must procede with hony of roses and wyth sirupe of roses and afterwarde for the reste of the cure ye shall vse the remedies described in the former chapter Concernynge diete purgation and flebothomye ye shall resort to the vniuersal chapter of fractures and thus we make an ende c. ¶ The .v. chapter of the fracture of the canell bone of the brest called furcula IT chaunceth often that the canell bone of the brest is brokeÌ„ or depressed and moost comunely it is depressed towarde the inner part which thyng may be easely knowen by touchyng of the fingers Thys fracture maybe restored as foloweth First if the bone incline inward The cure ye must lift him vp thrustyng down the other part of the bone that standeth vp And yf it can not be reduced into his place by this meane ye must vse another remedy Let the patient syt vpoÌ„ a benche let him haue two ministers of whych let one holde the adiutory of the broken part let the other hold the adiutory bones stretch out the same ThaÌ„ let the maister restore the fracture thrustyng downe with his fingers the parte that standeth vp lyftynge vp the parte depressed And if there nede greater extention or stretchynge it is profitable to make a rounde thyng like a bowle to fyll it wyth cloutes to lay it vnder the forked bone then the pacient must encline his elbowe to his ribbes on the same syde For thys workynge maketh moch to the restoryng of a fracture Somtimes it chaunceth that the canel bone called furcula is only broken wtin is gretly depressed for the restauration therof the patient must laye hys belly vpward ye must lay vnder his shulder on the sore side a wel stuffed cusshen ye must thrust down the shulder stroÌ„gly with your handes til the pressed ê‘te of the canel bone be lifted vp which done let the fracture be made eueÌ„ wyth your fingers streining the bones stroÌ„gly And for asmuch as the forke bone is wont to be brokeÌ„ in smal peces causeth great peyne when ye perceyue that it is so ye must take awaye the peces make an incisioÌ„ which thyng must be wisely done lest the inner paÌ„nicle of the brest be touched Yf the canel boone be brokeÌ„ in his ende toward the adiutory the adiutory being depressed with the canel bone then ye must lyfte vp the adiutory with a round balle made with cioutes with baÌ„des tied vpoÌ„ the head vnder the adiutorye But if any pece of the forke bone be lifted vp aboue the adiutory which chauÌ„ceth seldom then the adiutory must in no wise be reised vp but ye must only restore it in drawing the shulder in pressing your fyngers vpoÌ„ it As touching pronosticatioÌ„ ye must know Pronostication that this fracture is of hard restauration it requireth a maÌ„ excercised in this affayre As touching diete ye shall resort to the vniuersal chap. of fractures As touching purgatioÌ„ phlebotomy let the patient be purged accordinge to his age coÌ„plexion with cassia maÌ„na diacatholicoÌ„ with the decoctioÌ„ of cordiall floures frutes the veyn of the head called cephalica must be cut on the coÌ„trary ê‘t of the sore wheÌ„ the canel bone is restored by handy operation let the place be emplaistred with stoupes wette in water wine wel wroÌ„gen therupon lay a plaister made with the white of egges myldust beateÌ„ with oyle of roses oyle mirtine vnto the seuenth day which remedy must be renewed euery seconde day For the rest of the cure the generation of the pore called sarcoides ye shall procede with the remedyes described in the forsaid chapter Yf a slender splent or in the stede therof a pece of lether be required in thys case let it be bounde on with coÌ„uenient baÌ„des vnto the ê‘fit restauratioÌ„ of the bone so it be done wythout payne leste mattier shulde be drawen to the place c. ¶ The .vi. chapter of the fracture of the shulder IT chaunceth seldome that the shulder boone is broken but it chaunceth often that the endes and sydes therof be broken For the curation whereof ye muste procede wiselye in conueyeng the broken parte into hys place with al diligence and it may thys be restored Lette the chirurgien thurst hys hande vpon the place that standeth vp and wyth the other hande let hym draw downe the toppe of the shulder accordyng to the length of the fracture By thys meane the parte lyfted vp or depressed maye be brought to hys proper place And yf nede be in the tyme of restauration ye may laye a great balle of flaxe moysted in wyne vnder the arme hole drawynge the elbowe downewarde towarde the rybbes And yf necessitie requyre let the chirurgien haue another minister helpyng hym yf he caÌ„ not restore the place by hym selfe When the boone is restored let the place be emplastred with stoupes moisted in wyne and water afterward lay vpoÌ„ it a playster made of myldust wrytteÌ„ in the vniuersal chapter of fractures and ye must laye vpon the plaister light splentes or in the stede therof peces of lether whyche muste be bound coÌ„ueniently and ye must leaue the balle vnder the arme holes For the reste
ss a hedde of a wether somewhat chopped and brused lette them seeth all tyl halfe be consumed then streyne them and take of the forsayd decoction li. ss of oyle of camomylle dyl and lillies ana ℥ i. ss of honye of roses ʒ ii of benedicta simplex ℥ ss of the yolkes of two egges a lytle and with a lytle salte make a clyster Marchasita is hote and drye in the thyrde it hathe vertue to consounde woundes and to staunche bloode Melissa is hote and drye in the seconde and it hath vertue to scoure to consume to glewe vlcers together and the wyne of the decoction of melissa of Citron pillis wyth a lytle cynomome conserua roses and buglosse made with the water of buglosse and wine of pomegranades and so streyned swetened wyth suger is a singuler remedye for the passions of the herte and swonyng Mellilote is hote and drye in the fyrste is of the nature of camomyll and it hath vertue to resolue swage the peynes of hote apostemes Moreouer it consoundeth freshe woundes The iuyce of it mengled wyth the iuyce of yarowe mengled wyth clere terebentine and oyle of ipericon and sodden in sufficient quantitie of erthwormes tyll the iuyce be consumed is of maruelous operation agaynst greate vlcers of synnowes and muscles For it swageth peyne and resolueth humours without attraction and mundifieth pleasauntly Malowes bene colde in the fyrst moyste in the seconde and when they ben sodden in the brothe of a henne or a chyckyn with barlye floure and thē stamped wyth yolkes of two egges wyth sufficient quantitie of oyle of violettes and a lytle saffran they heale cholerike and hote apostemes as wel in resoluyng as in rypyng c. Myntes are hote and drie in the seconde and they dissolue confort mēbers throughe theyr aromatyke nature They haue also vertue to confort the stomake when it hathe lost appetyte through colde moyste and grosse mattier ordeyned after thys sorte ℞ of myntes of serpillū of percelye an̄ m̄ ss of peper cynamome galangale cubebes saffran an̄ a lytle of the wine of pomgranades ʒ x. of veriuce of cromes of breade somewhat dryed at the fyre ℥ i. ss comune sedes ʒ vi of blanched almondes of raysons an̄ ʒ v. of whyte suger a lytle braye them all in a mortar of marble and make a sauce Item a liniment made of myntes conforteth the stomake styrreth vp appetyte and it muste be layed vpon the stomake R. of freshe myntes of mugworte wormewood and rue ana m̄ ss of cinamome galingale nutmiges clowes ana ʒ i. ss of calamus aromaticus of sweete fenel an̄ ʒ i. of the oyle of wormewood of the oile of mastike ana ℥ ii let thē seeth al together with a lytle odoriferous wyne tyl the wine be consumed Mumia is the fleshe of a deade bodye that is enbawmed and it is hote and drye in the seconde and therfore it hath vertue to incarne woūdes and to staunche bloode Wherfore it is conuenientlye administred to a bruse caused by a fall wyth mader Reubarbe terra sigillata water of roses and water of plantayne Inward ruptures or breakynges are healed wyth thys medicine bloode also is staunched therwyth Minium is colde and drye and is made of cerusse by adustion or burnyng and it is vsed in cerotes oyntmentes for maligne vlcers Merdasengi is colde and drye it cōsoundeth and is stiptike Millefoliū or yarow is of a temperate qualitie enclinyng to drines and hath vertue to cōsound woundes and to kepe the places lyenge about from swelling Moreouer mengled wyth a litle buttire layed to the teeth it healeth the toeth ache Item the iuyce of it dronken wyth a lytle vinaygre prouoketh vryne chiefly beinge mengled with the wyne of ayger pomgranades Also dronken wyth cassia it is good for thē that are vexed wyth the stone Maiorum is hoote and drye in the thyrde it hathe vertue to conforte by reason of hys aromatyke nature and it resolueth consumeth dryeth with greate heatyng and therfore it is pleasaunte to them that haue Epilepsia and the crampe whā they smel it And the decoction of it receyued at the nose conforteth the brayne and purgeth it from colde humours yf it be made after the maner folowynge R. of maioram of whyte beetes ana m̄ i. of rosemarye of mugworte ana a lytle of cleane licorice ℥ vi of hony ʒ x. of gynger of piretrum ana ℈ i. of raysons ʒ v. lette them seeth all wyth sufficient water tyll halfe the water be consumed thā presse them and vse them as is aforesayd Marrubium prassium or horehoūde is hote and drye in the thyrd by reason of hys bytternes it prouoketh vryne and is abstersiue and hath nature to cōforte and to dissolue and the wyne of the decoction of it ordeyned as it foloweth is good for the strangury and the cholike R. of the leaues of horehounde of the floures of rosemarye ana m̄ i. of swete fenell of the rootes of percelye ana m̄ ss of clene licorice ʒ x. of raysons prunes iuiubes an̄ ℥ i. of comune sedes ʒ v. of syrupe de duabus radicibus ℥ iiii Let them seeth al together wyth water wyne of pomegranades tyll the halfe be cōsumed then streyne them putte therunto sufficient suger let the patient take therof the quantitie of half a cyath Mora celsi or mulberyes are hote and moyst yf they be swete yf they be harrishe they are colde moyste The iuyce of them when they be half rype soddē wyth wyne of pomegranades and a lytle rose water is a good remedy for the quynce and the fal of the vuula for the apostemes of the throte and the two amigdales or almons I affirme the same thynge of wylde mulberyes called morobaci therfore diamorō is good for the same intention Mandragora is cold and moyst as some saye in the seconde and as some thinke in the third His vertue is to depriue a member of felynge wherefore when we wyl cut of a mēber without feling of the patient we playster the sayd mēber a certeyne space with the decoction thereof or wyth the oyle of the boylyng of the same Howebeit thys practise is not without great daūger Mary is hote and moyst it souppleth swageth and rypeth Mel or hony is hote dry in the second it is abstersiue mūdificatiue Memythe is cold dry in the first and it is an herbe lyke popy and of the iuyce thereof there is a laudable syef made verye good for the eyes Plinie sayeth that celidonye the lesse is memythe and there is a controuersie amonge the doctours concernynge his qualitie For Galene sayeth that celidonye is hote in the fourth Howebeit it is very good to clarifie the eyes And therefore some saye that swalowes when theyr byrdes bene blynde brynge thys herbe and geue them to eate and so recouer theyr fyght Mala or apples when they be vnrype are styptyke and
therefore they are colde and drye very hurtful to the sinnowes Ripe apples rosted swage the peyne of the eyes and of the fundament whē they ben mengled with mylke and yolkes of egges and so applyed in the fourme of a playster Matrisilua is hote and drye and it cutteth and thynneth as Galene sayeth and is conuenientlye administred in oyntmētes of the legges and the leaues of it healeth the vlcers of the legges Margaryte or perles are temperate and when they be poudred and mengled wyth honye of Roses they are good for passions of the hert Manna is hote and moyst temperatlye it hathe vertue to mundifye choleryke bloode and it quencheth the boylynge heate of cholere Millium is a grayne colde in the fyrste and drye in the seconde and it is conuenientlye putte into lytle bagges and applyed in sondrye partes of the bodye to drye And when it is dried in a brasse panne wyth branne and well stamped it apeaseth the peyne of the ioynctes If ye rubbe the heade therwyth the heere beinge shauen of it stoppeth reumes hauynge added a lytle of calamus aromaticus and a lytle sandrake Mastyke is hote and drye in the seconde and hys vertue is to conforte synnowye places wyth incarnation and stypticitie and yf mastyke be chewed wyth a lytle of staphisagre they prouoke humours from the brayne to the mouth Myrrhe is hote and drye in the seconde it hath vertu to cōfort defend putrefaction it cōsoundeth and therfore it is vsed in freshe woundes to glew them together it is also good in rotten vlcers Mespiles or meddlers are colde drye in the third be very restrictyue the vnrype are more byndynge then the rype NVttes are hote and dry of euyl nouryshmēt of hard digestiō they cause heed ache whē they ben mēgled with hony figges salte a litle triacle they heale the byting of men dogges serpentes other venomous beastes Auicenne sayth that hasyll nuttes encrease the brayne Nutmygges cōforte by the aromatike nature dissolue Sōtime theyr vertue is necessarye for the dymnes weaknes of the eyes Nuttes of cypresse are hoote drye temperately they cōfort and dry with notable stipticitie Nasturcium or cresses are hote dry in the thirde haue vertue to rype colde apostemes The sede of it soddē wyth vinegre brayed dissolue scrophules Nigella is hote dry in the thyrde whē it is stāped with hony oxe gal aloes caballine and applied vpon the nauell in the fourme of a playster it kylleth wormes in chyldren Nenupher is cold moist in the seconde the flour soddē with oyle of violettes oyle of roses omphacine and a litle wine of pomegranades vnto the cōsumption of the wine quēcheth the inflamation of herisipelas and phlegmon OYle made of rype Olyues is hote moyst wyth temperate heate and it hath vertue to receyue into it selfe al the vertues of simples Yf it be made of vnripe oliues it is cold and dry and therfore it is stiptike is called oyle omphacine And whē it is made according to art wyth roses it quencheth al hote mattiers conforteth the cōplexion of the mēber Oua gallinarū or hēnes egges are tēperat Their yolkes ben moderatly hote and moyste the oile therof as Auenzoar saith is an excellent remedye to swage the peyne of the eares The whyte is colde and moyst Organy is hote dry in the thyrd it hath vertue to dissolue and to consume with attraction whē it is mengled with camomyll mellilote dylle mugwort and put in a bagge it swageth peyn of the belly coming of a colde cause chieflye if it be first heated vpon a tile sprincled with wine Itē whē the arsegutte issueth out of the fundament stāped organy with roses calomus aromaticus and wormewoode and layed hote therunto reduceth the gutte vnto hys place Opoponax is a gūme of hoote and drye complexion and it is resolutyue wyth mollification Opiū is colde drye in the fourth and therfore it is stupefactyue Os sepie that is the bone of a fyshe called a cuttle is colde and drye and mundifieth gentlye Ordeum or barlye is colde and dry in the seconde and dryueth backe hote apostemes and when it is mengled wyth thynges resolutyue it resolueth the sayde apostemes And when it is sodden in the decoction of malowes the yolkes of egges oyle of violettes and a litle buttyre it ripeth cholerike and sāguine apostemes beynge applyed after the maner of a playster and hauynge added a lytle saffran Orobus is hote in the fyrste and drye in the seconde and beynge chewed with almondes of a fastyng stomake and layed vpon tetters ryngwormes and morphewes it helpeth the sayde diseases And yf ye rubbe youre handes and face therewyth it clarifieth the skynne It scoureth and purgeth fylthye and rooten vlceres beynge mengled wyth floure of lupines honye of roses and terebentine And it is of lyke efficacitie in woundes of synnowes after that the daunger of apostemation is paste Item the floure of orobus put in playsters is good for synnowye woundes and apostemes Olyues vnrype are colde and dry and therfore theyr oyle is stiptyke And whē they be seasoned wyth salt Fenell water or veriuce and eaten in small quantitie they confort the stomake and prouoke appetite Rype olyues be temperatelye hote and moyst but they ben of euyl digestion and nouryshment Oleum muscelinum is hote hath vertue to resolue Guydo sayeth it is drawen out of a certeyne grayne as oyle is drawen out of behen PEares are of sondrye kyndes and their substaunce is watrye and earthye some of them be swete some harryshe some sower The swete are lesse colde than the sower howebeit they haue all some stipticitie but beynge rosted they are of lesse stipticitie than whē they be raw Peares and apples rosted are conuenientlye vsed in playsters for hote apostemes at the begynnynge And some saye that the iuyce of them incarneth and consoundeth woundes and vlceres But it shall be better and surer yf ye put to a dramme of the sayd iuyce two drammes of syrupe of roses and ʒ x. of clere terebentyne ʒ i. of frankinsence and ℥ ss of beane floure Lette them seeth together besyde the floure and the frankynsence and thā incorporate the reste and vse them after the maner of an oyntment Porrum or a leke is hote and drye in the thyrde degre wherfore the water therof dronken wyth honye and water or meth is a presente remedye for venomous styngynges If ye rost leekes and make a playster of them wyth a lytle triacle terebentyne and oyle of rue they heale the wound that cometh by bytynge Item yf ye mengle the iuyce of a rosted leeke wyth a lytle olibane oyle of roses and a litle womans mylke and a litle oyle of the yolkes of egges it hath vertue to take awaye the payne and sowndynge of the eares comynge of a colde cause Pix naualis or shyp pytche is hote and drye it hath vertue to consume
and syluer of euery one ℥ iii. ss Seeth them and styrre them about tyll they be blacke and then putte to of mooste cleare Terebentyne ℥ vi of Mastyke ʒ x. of whyte waxe as much as shal suffice lette them seeth agayn and make a cerote Thys oyntmente is of good operation in digestynge rypynge and swagynge of payne with subtyle and gentle attraction A cerote or sparadrappe for maligne virulent and corrosyue vlceres of the legges and of the armes is made of thys sorte R. of the oyle of Myrte of oyle of Roses omphacyne of euerye one ℥ ii of Vnguentum populeon ℥ ii ss of calues and cowes suet of euerye one li. ss of swynes grese melted ℥ v. of the leaues of Plantayne nyghtshade and woodbynde of euerye one m̄ ii of the wyne of pomegranades ℥ viii beate them and stampe them all together and so leaue them the space of a daye and afterwardes seeth them tyll the wyne be consumed then streyn them and putte to the streynynge of litarge of golde and syluer of euerye one ℥ iii. of miniū ʒ x. of bole armenye and terra sigillata well brayed of euerye one ʒ vi seeth them agayne styrre them about and make a blacke sparadrap wyth sufficient whyte waxe addyng in the ende of Camphore brayed accordynge to arte ʒ ii of cleare terebenbentyne ℥ iii. ss Vng. de cerusa decoctum Vnguentum de cerusa decoctum after our descriptiō is good for the same intention R. of swynes grese melted ℥ iii. of the wyne of pomegranades ℥ viii of cerusse brayed ʒ xiiii seeth thē all together wyth a softe fyre tyll the wyne be consumed then encrease the fyre and lette it seeth againe the space of an houre stirre them euer aboute afterwarde make a stiffe oyntment wyth sufficient whyte waxe addyng in the ende of clere terebentyne ℥ ii ss Vnguentum de tucia or diapomphilicos Vng. de tutia after oure descriptiō which is good agaynst corosyue cancreous and deceytfull vlcers is thus ordeyned R. of oyle of Roses odoriferous of oyle omphacyne of euerye one li. ss of oyle Myrtyne of Galienes oyntmentes of Vnguentum populeon of euery one ℥ ii of the leaues of Plantayne and nyghtshade of euerye one m̄ ii cut the herbes and stampe them and mengle them all together and so leaue them the space of a weke thē seeth them a litle and streyne them and put to the strenynge sufficient white waxe and make a softe oyntmente and take it from the fyre and styrre it aboute tyll it be warme and laste of all putte thereunto of litarge of golde and syluer well brayed of euerye one ℥ iii. of tucia ʒ i. ss of cerusse ʒ x. of brēte leade ʒ vi of Camphore brayed accordynge to arte ʒ i. Mengle them all together and laboure them in a mortar of leade the space of an houre Here foloweth the description of Vnguentum album camphoratum R. of oyle of roses odoriferous Vng. album cāphoratum li. ss of calues suet melted ℥ iii. make a softe oyntmente at the fyre wyth sufficient whyte waxe whyche done take it from the fyre and styrre it aboute tyll it be warme than adde the whytes of two egges well beaten with an ounce of water of Roses and a dramme of Camphore styrre them about againe the space of two houres for it is a marueylouse oyntmente to coole and quenche hote mattier wyth mitigation of peyne Vnguentum de minio for virulent corrosyue and maligne vlceres and freshe woundes R. of oyle of roses odoriferous li. ss of calues and cowes suet an ℥ viii of oyle myrtyne ℥ iiii of swynes grese melted ℥ ii of the leaues of plantayne woodbynde yarowe weybreyd buglosse sowthystel of consolida the lesse ana m̄ i. stampe them all together and mengle them and lette them lye thre dayes then seeth them a lytle and strayne them putte to the streynynge of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ ii of minium of cerusse of terra sigillata of bole armenye wel brayed ana ℥ i. of clerest terebentyne ℥ v. of mastike ℥ i. lette them seeth agayne tyll they be blacke in coloure and make an oyntmente wyth sufficient whyte waxe Vnguentum rosarū after Mesue is of good operation agaynste heresipelas and al inflamatiō and is much vsed in the courte of Rome R. of fresh swynes grese melted ℥ iiii let it be washed ten tymes fyrste with whote water and then with colde afterwarde take asmoche of redde rose leues cut in small pieces and leaue them togyther the space of .vii. dayes then sethe them a lytle streyne them agayne put therto as many more redde roses and so leaue them other seuen dayes and afterwarde sette them on the fiere with a pound of the iuice of roses and ℥ iii. of the oyle of sweete almondes and let them seth agayne with a softe fyer tyl the iuyce be consumed Then strayne them addynge agayne ii ℥ of the iuice of roses and let them seth agayne tyll the iuces be consumed make an oyntmente yf ye wasshe it thries withe rose water it shall be the better Here foloweth an other oyntmente of roses of our description Vigoes oyntment of roses whych is good to quenche al hote complexions of herisipelas and ignis percicus R. of oile of violets of oyle of nenuphar or in the stede therof oyle of roses odoriferous ana ℥ iiii of the oile of swete almōdes ℥ ii of calues suet l. i. of kyddes suet li. ss of swynes grese melted namelye of a bore of two yere olde li. iii. Fyrst melte them and streyne them all wash them ten times wyth hote water of the decoction of barlye of roses of violet floures of lettuse Thē wash them as often with colde water of barlye and afterward take asmuch of stāped roses as the weight of al is so leaue thē the space of a weke and then seth them a litle with a soft fyre put vnto them of the iuyce of white roses li. ss of redde roses somwhat stāped li. i. ss mengle them al together leaue them .x. dayes Afterward seeth them agayne with a soft fire tyll the iuce be cōsumed and streyne them againe put to the streynyng of white waxe ℥ iii. seeth thē agayne one walme last of al let thē be washed with water of violets as much water of roses thys is an excellent oyntmente to coole all inflāmations and is a repercussiue of vlcers wythoute hurte of the vlcered place Item the oyntmente of Galene whych is put in stede of an oyntment of roses and is made after thys sorte R. of oyle of roses omphacyne Vng. Galene li. ss of whyte waxe ℥ ii melte them all at the fyre and washe them ofte wyth hote water and then wyth colde water of violettes and roses and afterwarde wyth vynaygre of roses Thys oyntmente quencheth all inflammations of herisipelas and it is also repercussyue
Holyhocke .li. ij of the rootes and leaues of the ashe tree of the rootes and leaues of consolida the lesse of myrtilles and the leaues therof of the leaues of wyllowes ana m̄ j. stampe them fyrst seeth them with redde wyne and as moche water tyll halfe be consumed with halfe an oūce of myrrhe and as much frankencense than strayne them put to the straynynge of goates tallowe .li. ss of most cleare terebentyne ℥ ij of mastyke ʒ j. lette them sethe agayne wyth the forsayde oyles to the consumption of the sayde decoction than strayne thē and adde of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ iij. of bole armenie fynelye braied of terra sigillata ana ℥ ij of minium ʒ x. sette them to the fyere agayne stirynge them euer aboute and make a cerote wyth suffyciente newe waxe after the maner of a sparadrap Here ye shall note ☜ that onlye oyle of myrtyne hathe vertue as Auicenne saythe to restore all fractures of bones Vnguentum of Lyme of oure descryption Vnguentum of Lyme whyche is good agaynste burnynges of fyere ytchynges hote vlceres blysterynges and chafynges is made in thys fourme ℞ of lyme nyne tymes wasshed and fynely poudred ℥ ij of litarge of golde and syluer of euery one ℥ iij. of ceruse ℥ ij ss of Tucia ʒ ij of oyle of Rooses omphacyne ℥ vj. of oyle of roses cōplete odoriferous .li. j. ss of calues talowe melted ℥ viij of the iuyce of plātayne nyghtshade and lettuse of euery one ℥ iiij fyrst let the talowe sethe at a softe fyere wyth the oyles and iuyces tylle the iuyces be consumed than streyne them and putte to the streynynge asmuche as is sufficient of whyte waxe of Vnguentum Rosarum ℥ ij ss lette them sethe agayne a lytle and than take them frome the fyer and styrre them aboute with the sayde myneralles well brayed make an oyntment Oyntmēt for ytchynge Here foloweth an oyntment or linimente for ytchynge and for all the forsayde intencions ℞ of oyle of roses odoriferous .li. iij. of Vnguentum Populeon vnguentum Rosarum vnguentum Galeni of euery one ℥ ij of the iuyce of plantayne and housleeke ana ℥ j. of the wyne of pomegranades ℥ ss of vynegre of roses ʒ ij of litarge of golde and syluer of euery one ℥ iij. of Tucia ʒ ij ss of ceruse ʒ x. make a linimēt in a morter of leade of al these accordyng to art The maner to make thys oyntmente is thys Ye muste put the myneralles in a morter of leade than putte in nowe a droppe of oyle nowe a droppe of oyntmentes and nowe a droppe of the iuyce and styrre them aboute tyll they be well incorporate for it is a synguler remedye for inflammed vlceres of the legges Vnguentū de Calcantho Vnguentum de Calcantho which cureth olde vlceres and mundifyeth euyll flesshe and incarnethe is thus made ℞ of swynes grese of calues and cowes suet of euery one .li. ss of celedonye of alleluya of plantayne of woodbynde of houndestonge ana m̄ i. of lyme thryse quenched with water .li. ss of Calcantum poudred ℥ j. of verdegrese ʒ x. stampe these foresayde thynges and so leaue them together the space of seuen dayes thā put therunto of water of plantayne of the wyne of pomegranates ana ℥ iiij thā lette them sethe wyth a softe fyer tyll the water and wyne be cōsumed and so strayne them wyth a thycke clothe and put to the straynynge of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ iiij of bole armeny terra sigillata and minium ana ℥ j. of clere terebentyne ℥ iij. let them sethe agayne and make a blacke cerote wyth sufficient whyte waxe The oyntment folowyng healeth salt fleume scabbes ℞ of vnguentū Populeon of oyle of mastyke ana ℥ ss of oyle of the yolkes of egges ʒ iij. of oyle of lynseed ʒ vj. of calues suet ℥ iiij of black elebore ʒ vij of docke rotes ℥ ij of the leaues of plantaine m̄ j. stāpe thē al fynelye incorporate thē together and so leaue thē iiij dayes than seeth thē with a ciath of water of fumytorie tyll the water be consumed thā strayne thē adde to the scrayning of litarge of golde syluer ℥ v. of ceruse of terra cameli ana ʒ x. of whyte waxe asmuche as shal suffice make a softe oyntmēt Note that the forsayde oyntmēt is good for ytchyng chiefly whā the salt fleume is with inflāmation and payne of the place And yf ye wyl put to thys receyt two ounces of quycksyluer quenched with spytle it shal be of more efficacytie to drye all maner scabbes The oyntment folowynge is good for tetters and ryngwormes Oyntmentes for tetters ℞ of frenche sope of the oyle of bytter Almandes of the oyle of laurell and mastyke of euery one ʒ j. of clere terebentyne ʒ ij of terra cameli of branne grounden of quycksyluer quenched with spyttle ana ʒ ij ss of glasse poudered of litarge of golde and syluer Ana ʒ j. ss of vynegre squillityke ℈ ii of blacke elebore brayed fynelye ʒ ss of cowes tallowe ʒ vi myngle theym all togyther and make an ointmente Vnguentum Corasces Vnguentum cerascos which mundifyeth olde woundes and vlcers and rectyfyeth theym is thus made ℞ of armoniak ℥ j. of bdellium olibanum aristologia sarcocolle ana ʒ v. of myrrhe of galbanum ana ʒ iii. of lytarge ʒ xv of aloes of opoponax ana ʒ ii and ss of verdegrese ʒ x. of rosen of the pyne tree ʒ xiiij dissolue the bdellium opoponax galbanum and armoniak in vynegre and set theym on the fiere and stryene theym and pouder the other thinges fynely and sorte theym whiche done seethe the lytarge with oyle a lytell styrryng it aboute with a stycke and whan it begīneth to incorporate than put to the waxe and the rasene And it is knowē to be soden inough whan a droppe beyng layde vpon an yron or vpon a stone congeleth togyther incōtinently than take it frome the fyere incorporate al to gether last of all put in the verdegrece and styrre it about tyl it be warme and kepe it as a tresure Vnguentum Aureum Here folowethe the ordinaunce of vnguentum aureum which incarneth and consoundeth fresshe woundes R. of yelowe waxe ℥ vi of oyle of roses odoriferous .li. i. of clere terrebentyne ℥ iii. of rasin of coliphonia an̄ ℥ i. of mastyke ʒ vi of frankynsence of sarcocoll and myrrhe ana ʒ ij and ss of wethers tallowe and calues tallowe ana .li. ss of yarowe m̄ ii the floures of rosemarye or the toppes therof of centaurye the lesse ana m̄ ss stampe theym all to gyther besyde the waxe and the rosen with the herbes than incorporate theym and soe leaue them the space of thre dayes afterwarde sethe them with a ciathe of odoryferous wyne tylle the wyne be consumed than strayne theym and make an oyntment at the fyere
with waxe and rosen whych ye shal washe thre or foure tymes wyth mylke for mylke delayeth the heate of it and causeth it to swage peyne the better We coude haue declared here manye other oyntementes and cerotes but our custome is to setforth them whiche we haue founde to be good ¶ The .xvij. Chapter ¶ Here foloweth a table of medicines compounde and symple wherwyth Chirurgiens ought to be furnysshed that dwell in villages and townes wher no potycaries be also such as go to the see FYrste we wyll begyn wyth symples which be these Camomylle melilote dylle wormwoode corianders anyse branne milium fenugreke lynseed the floure therof the floure of beanes of barley of orobus of wheate honye suger bole armenye terra sigillata aloes Epatyke myrrhe frankensence gypsum sarcocolle saffran Saunders redde and yelowe camphore tucia litarge of golde and syluer ceruse burnt lead plates of leade vitrioll brent and not brent To staunche bledynge ye must haue oure pouder restrictyue the heares of a leueret quenched lyme roche alume verdegrese our pouder of mercury Also terebeÌ„tyne mastyke goÌ„me elimi rasin of pyne colophonia ship pitche heÌ„nes grese duckes grese gose grese swynes grese butter sanguis draconis mumia myrt licorice lytle rotes clene barly the rotes of march malowes the seed of malowes comon seedes psillium quynce seedes reysons fygges dates iuiubes sebesten prunes sumach floures of pomegranades nuttes of cypresse squinantum sticabos arsenyke orpyment sublimate minium dragagantuÌ„ braied whyte waxe and redde These be the symples wherwyth a good Chirurgen maye make manye remedies to the vse of Chirurgerie It shal be sufficient that he haue a lytle quantitie of these wyth hym and he muste not forgete to haue wyth hym leches or bloodsuckers Nowe we will come to coÌ„poundes Electuarye of the iuyce of roses hony of roses diafinicon the confection of hamech diaprunis symple and solutyue diacassia triacle benedicta diacatholicon hiera symple of Galien ¶ Pilles Pilles of Hiera wyth agarike Pilles of Hermodactiles greater and lesse Pilles sine quibus esse nolo Pilles of mastyke Pilles called Bechechie Pilles agregatiue Pilles of Reubarbe ¶ Syrupes Syrupe of Roses Of the iuyce of Endiue Syrupe Acetosus symplex Syrupe the duabus radicibus wyth vinegâ—â— and without honye of roses honye of violettes oximell symplex Syrupe of violettes Syrupus de acetositate citri Syrupe of fumytery the greater and the lesse Syrupe of Epithimum Oyntmentes and cerotes VNguentum albuÌ„ camphoratuÌ„ vnguentum basilicum magistrale of our descriptioÌ„ vnguentuÌ„ de minio of our description cerotum capitale of oure description diaquilon magistrale of our description cerotum isopi of our description cerote for broken bones of oure description vnguentum egiptiacum of oure description a ruptorye of capitell a trociske of minium agrippa dialthea whyte sief sief of frankynsence These suffyce for the necessitie of chyrurgyens Waters WAter of roses of fenell of fumytorye of plantayne of mayeden heare of endyue of buglosse of nyghtshade of vyolettes of melissa or bawme aqua vitae Oyles OYle of roses omphacine complete oyle of mastike oyle of camomyl of vyolettes of lyllyes of ipericon of euphorbium of elders And that the same remedies maye be the better administred of chyrurgyens I wyl describe the properties of them Fyrste we wyll begynne of syrupe of vynegre Sirupus acetosus simplex is common for the digestion of all humors and therfore it is conueniently geuen to theym that haue tertian feuers for by reasone of the vinegre it thinneth grosse humoures and cuttethe slymye humours it openeth oppilations and amendeth rottnes of humours wherfore it is good for pestilentiall feuers and by reson of his gentle coldnes it thicketh somewhat subtyle partes it cooleth choler and swageth thirst Sirupus acetosus cum radicibus hath temperat vertue and digestethe through his propertie grosse colour and resisteth rotten putrefaction correctyng euyll qualyties of humours and it openeth opilatioÌ„s and cutteth fleume prouoketh vryne sweate The phisitions vse it often in the begynnyng of a tertian comyng of cholere myngled with grosse fleume and it muste be vsed with honye of roses waters of endyue fumitorie buglosse sorel fenell c. Oximel simplex hath vertue to digest to thinne and to cut euyl humors chieflye fleume and those that are in the stomack in that ioyntes the liuer And therfore it is good for theÌ„ that haue had loÌ„g feuers caused of gros fleume beyng meÌ„gled with water of fenell Oximell composytum is verye digestyue and peculier to digest thynne and cut grosse slymye flegmatyke melancholyke humours in longe fyeuers and pourgeth theym by swettes and vrynes And therefore it is gyuen to theym that haue a quartayne in declination For the same entention the sirupe de quinque radicibus is conuenient and is of greater temperaunce Sirupus de bisantiis is good for compounde and longe feuers of hard curation commynge of cholere mengled with grosse fleume for it dygestethe the same and openeth opilations and therfore it remedyeth the yelowe iaundees or Ycteritia Moreouer it is good in choleryke fevers beynge prolonged after the .x. day with water of wormwood maydenheare and endyue Sirupus de endiuio simplex hath vertue to digeste subtyle and sharpe cholere And it cooleth the boylynge heate thereof and represseth the sharnes of it Moreouer it openeth the opilacion of the lyuer Lykewyse sirupus de endiuia compositus hathe the same vertues Sirupus violatus dygesteth subsubtyle choler and queÌ„cheth and cooleth the heate therof Also it queÌ„cheth thyrst and soupleth the breste and is good for a drye cough and shortnes of wynde Sirupus de iuiubes clarifyeth the horsnes of the voyce swageth thyrst and thycketh thynne spytle And more ouer it easeth the cough in pleuresye is vsed in burnynge feuers Sirupus de liquiricia is temperat in heate and hys vertue is to take away the coughe and to clense the longes from grosse flemme Sirupus de hissopo is somewhat hye in heate and it openeth cureth a loÌ„ge and a harde cough and digesteth grosse fleÌ„me whych stoppe the wayes of the breathe Moreouer it prepareth reumatyke matter to yssue out therfore it helpeth short breathynge paynes of the heade and of the sydes commynge of a colde cause wyth wyndynes Sirupus de prassio or of horehouÌ„d is good for the longes for the brest and it dygesteth flegmatyke grosse slymye humours and purgeth reumatyke matter beynge in the brest and in the longes And therfore it is vsed for the remedye of an olde coughe Sirupus de granatis or of pomegranades dygesteth cholere represseth the sharpenes of the same it mundifyeth bloode and swageth thyrst therfore is gyuen in coleryke feuers Sirupe of the iuyce of orenges or cytrous is a good remedy for sharpe vehement and pestilentiall feuers it represseth the sharpenes of cholere of venemous matter and quencheth thyrst and resysteth putrefaction of humours
and therfore it is chyefly vsed in the somer for the pestilence Sirupe of popye prouoketh slepe stoppeth reumatyke fluxes thyckyng the subtyle mater therof it is good for a drye cough chieflye in them that begynne to haue a pthisik Sirupe of the iuyce of sorell is good for a pestilētiall feuer it swageth heat and thyrst and preserueth humours from putrefaction it delaieth heate of cholere and mūdifyeth bloode cutteth grosse humours and comforteth the harte Sirupe of myrte byndeth myghtely and therfore it is good for the fluxe of the belye and of the floures and it stoppeth sharpe reumes Miua citoniorum or of quynces thorough hys stypticitie is very good for the fluxe of the belye Moreouer it styrreth vp appetyte and comforteth the stomacke and strengthneth the entrayles and causeth vomyte to cease Sirupe of myntes is of temperat heate and it comforteth natural heat and dygestion of the stomacke and repayreth the weakenes of the same Sirupe of wormewood cōforteth the stomacke and the lyuer restoreth apetite loste and easeth paynes of the stomacke of the lyuer c. Sirupe of fumiterrye dygesteth al grosse salt corrupte burnt humors and therfore it is good for scabbes tetters ryngwormes salte flemmes lepryes malmort cākers and the frēche pockes Sirupe of epithimum is good for the frenche pockes leprye cākers malmort salt flemme olde scabbes it healeth also pushes cōmyng of salt sharpe and burnt humours it prouoketh vryne and suppleth the bellye Sirupe de sticados is good for colde dyseases of the synowes for the palseye the crampe the epileptia it is good also for reumatyke olde men The comon decoction The comon decoction to coole is thus ordeyned ℞ of the .iiij. comon seedes of the .iij. lesse seedes of euery one a lytle of clene barlye of raysons an̄ ℥ i. of licoryce ℥ ss of annes ʒ ii of iuiubes of damaske prunes ana number ten of sebesten number .vi. seeth them all together wyth water of endyue buglosse and rayne water in equall portion tyll the thyrde parte be consumed it is vsed in medicines against sharpe and choleryke fieuers and it is good for the brest A peculier decoction for the breste and agaynste the coughe and shorte brethe R. of branne of scabiouse of maydenheere of ysope of horehound ana m̄ i. of floures of violettes of borage and buglosse ana m̄ ss of the rootes of langdebefe ℥ ii of damaske prunes of iuiubes ana ℥ i. ss of sebesten of barlye of dates of drye figges an̄ ℥ i. of licoryce ʒ x. of pennydies ℥ ii ss of fenell ʒ iiii of good honye .li. ss seethe them all with sufficient water tyll halfe be consumed than strayne the decoction and vse it for it is of merueylous operation A loche to ease the coughe and the streytnes of the breaste R. of sugger candye of a sirupe of vyolettes ʒ ten of penidies ℥ i. and. ss of syrupe of violettes ʒ ii of diadragantum ℥ iii. of iuyce of liquyryce ʒ vi of the comune seedes pycked of kernelles of Pynaple ana ℥ i. mengle them and make a loche wyth a lytle water of Scabious Diameron and Dianucum are good for the squynce from the begynnynge to the augmentation Item it remedyeth inwarde swellynges of the throte and losynge of the vuula and stoppeth catarres clensynge grosse fleume yf it be gargarised wyth water of pomegranades and water of plantayne ¶ Of electuaryes lenityue and solutyue FYrst diamāna purgeth-subtyle cholere soupieth the bellye healeth the diseases therof Diacatholicon purgeth indyfferentlye all humours and louseth wythout trouble and is pleasaunt in taste and it is gyuen to them that haue a sharpe feuer and to them whiche haue dyseases in the lyuer and in the mylte Diaprunis non solutinus louseth the bellye wythout violence it is of pleasaunt taste it swageth thyrst and quencheth the heat of feuers and therfore is conuenientlye vsed in hote and brennynge feuers Item it soupleth the guttes and comforteth them and yf ye put vnto it a lytle of diagridium it shal be very solutiue and shal purge all kyndes of cholere Diacassia is lenitiue and good agaynst coleryke sharpe burnyng feuers It mundifyeth bloode louseth the belly without violēce Some adde to thys cōfection ij ʒ of diagridiū and then it is of stronger solution Electuarium de psilio is of ryghte good operation for it helpeth coleryk feuers myghtely Item it remedyeth yelowe iaundes and stoppynges of the lyuer It cooleth brennynge heates is conueniently gyuen to them that haue malygne corrosyue virulēt vlceres Electuary of the iuyce of roses is solutiue purgeth al kyndes of cholere remedyeth al tercians paynes of ioyntes cōming of a hote cause it emptyeth all hote furious humours and therfore it is conuenientlye gyuen to them that haue a furiouse herisipelas carbuncle c. wyth diacatholicon to purge the residence of humours in thē that begynne to recouer of any syckenesse and is as the quyckenynge of other medicines Diafinicon is a medicine wythout daunger of easye solution purgeth grosse cholere and flemme and it is conueniently gyuen in the ende of coleryke feuers myngled wyth grosse flemme it easeth the paynes of the bellye and of the guttes caused of grosse flemme and therfore it is good for the colyke Electuarium indum is a great medicine to purge grosse and flegmatyke humours in the stomacke in the ioyntes And therfore it is gyuen to them that haue colde ioyntes Moreouer it taketh awaye all payne commynge of wyndy matter and therfore it is vsed in the frenche pockes Cōfectio hamech purgeth al choleryke salt and burnt humours therfore it is gyuen to them that haue virulent maligne vlceres by reason of the frenche pockes Item it is good for skabbes salt flēme the cāker leprye malmort tetters ryngwormes c. Benedicta receyued by the mouthe or mynistred in clysters is a good medicine agaynst all paynes of the ioyntes mynistred of colde matter and also against the dyseases of the reynes and of the blader cōmynge of lyke cause Item vsed in clysteres it easeth the paynes of the frenche pockes The confection of turbyth purgeth grosse flegmatyke humours therfore is good for scrophules wennes knobbes it is conueniently gyuē to olde men womē chyldren flegmatyk ydle delicate persones The ordynaunce of it is after thys sorte Confection of turbyth ℞ of turbyth preparate of agaryke in trociskes of blacke elebore an̄ ʒ i. ss of ginger polipody of myrte ana ʒ iij. of diagridium ʒ i. of cinamome of cloues of euery one ℈ ij of galangale longe peper of nutmygges maces quybebes ana ʒ ss of whyte suggre .li. ij of spyke ℈ i. myngle them make a styffe myxture wyth syrupe of roses The receyt of it is the quantitie of a chestnutte A solutiue of the dropsy whyche is good to purge the matter of the dysease called hernia aquosa ℞ of the iuyce of comferye ℥ i.
of the iuyce of floure deluyce ʒ x. of the iuyce of radyshe ʒ vi of syrupe de quinque radicibus .li. i. sethe them together wyth sufficient quantitie of water of endiue and fenell and make a longe syrupe the receyt of it is from two ℥ to iij ℥ it bryngeth out the yelowe water and healeth the dropsy Tartare or wyne lyes wyth wasshed terebentyne loose the belly vehemently but it is corrected wyth honye of roses and a lytle mastyck the receyt of it is of tartare ʒ ij of rerebentyne ʒ vi Comon oyle dronkē wyth the iuyce of sothernwood of lymous kylleth the wormes and looseth the belly the receyt is of euery one ʒ ij Hierapicra Galeni is good for all dyseases of the heade caused of colde matter and a sponefull of it muste be taken two houres after supper yf it be vsed in clysters it is of lyke effecte Hiera constantini maketh for the same purpose is more pleasaunt in taste healeth the dymnesse of the sight Micleta is good agaynst all fluxes of the bellye and of the emorroydes It comforteth the stomacke and the vertue of dygestion and rectifyeth the euyll complexion of the lyuer Itē an electuary of myrte hath the sayd efficacities Sugger of roses comforteth the stomacke and entrayles It cooleth the bodye beynge receyued wyth water in the somer it is a good remedye to them that haue the ptisik and spete bloode Sugger of violettes represseth the heate of cholere and of feuers swageth thyrste suppleth the breste the bellye helpeth the coughe and is conueniently gyuen at the begynnynge to them that haue a pleuresye Suger of buglosse is good for the dyseases of the harte and of the lyuer and remedyeth swounynge and tremblynge of the harte and quencheth all straunge heate and is good for melancholyke persones suggre of borage hath lyke vertues A marmalade of quinces called diacitonium stoppeth fluxe of the bellye and vomytynge and strengtheneth weake membres and the vertue of dygestion For to stoppe the belly it is taken before and to stoppe vomytyng it is taken after meate The confection called manus christi is made after this sorte ℞ of whit sugger one pounde of rose water as muche as shall suffyce make a confection at the fyer in morselles But yf ye put thervnto of margarites ʒ ss it shal be very cordiall Diarodon abbatis comforteth the stomacke and restoreth appetite And therfore it is gyuen in the ende of sharp feuers wyth a lytle odoriferous wyne it restoreth them that be in consumption and healeth the yelowe iandes The confection of thre saunders is good for the diseases of the lyuer it cōforteth the stomacke styrreth apetyte and quencheth heate of feuers and remoueth oppilacions or stoppynges Aromaticum rosatum is a confection verye pleasaunt in taste and good for many passions of the bodye for it comforteth a weake stomacke lyuer restoreth loste appetite and helpeth digestion Moreouer it cōforteth all the naturall strengthes and clarifyeth the spirites and is conueniently gyuen to them that waxe hole of some dysease and vse often to swounde with a lytle odoriferous wyne Diaciminum heateth a colde stomacke and breaketh wynde helpeth dygestion remoueth a colde cough Dianthos or electuarye of the floures of rosemarye hathe vertue to comforte and is good in all passions of the harte Item taken wyth a lytle wyne it is good for them that bene pensyfe and melancholy and begynne to recouer of a dysease A confection against wormes ℞ of coralline of the seede of percelye of Macedonia or in steade therof of alisaunders of the seede of purselan of euerye one ʒ ij of the seede of lauender cotton ʒ ij ss of ditany of a hertes horne brente of euerye one ʒ i. of reubarbe ʒ iij. of cloues ʒ i. of saffran ℈ ss of sugger .li. i. make a confection wyth the wyne of pomegranades and gyue it in the quantitie of a chestnutte Here foloweth the ordynaunce of a confection of eufrage to sharpen the syghte and to clarifye the spirites ℞ of eufrage ℥ iij. of cynamome of cubebes of macys of longe peper of cloues of euerye one ʒ ss of fenell ʒ iij. of clarifyed honye .li. i. ss of the iuyce of fenell purifyed ℥ i. of the iuyce of rue of of the iuyce of veruene ana ʒ ij of the iuyce of salendyne ℥ ss seeth the iuyces wyth the honye tyll they bene consumed then strayne them and put the reste to the straynynge and make a confection The receyt of it is the quantitye of a chessenutte at nyghte when the pacient goeth to bedde The confection folowynge is of lyke effecte ℞ of fenell of siler montanum of euery one ʒ i. of euphrage of germander of the rootes of celedonye of smallage seede of euery one ʒ ss of the seede of dille of percelye of peny riall of Isope of the floures of borage of the graynes of iunipere of saxifrage of euerye one ʒ i. myngle them altogether wyth honye of roses The receyt is ʒ i. ss dyssolued wyth water of rue or of fenell Here foloweth an electuarye for them that sayle on the see whyche openeth oppilacions and remedyeth the yelowe iaūdies the swellyng and pallenes of the face longe feuers and the dropsye Rece of cloues of pepper of annys cumyn fenugreke cardomomum roses of the seede of mylons cucumers citrulles and gourdes of euerye one ʒ ij of cynamome of the seede of smallage of euerye one ʒ ss of the two saūders redde and yelowe of gynger of euery one ʒ i. of sene of epithimum of squinantū of galyngale of macys of euery one ℈ ij of spyke of saffran of euerye one ℈ i. make an electuary with honye of roses ¶ The .xviij. Chapter Of Opiate medicines OPiate medicines swage payn howbeit it is onely after the maner of palliation they must not be ministred but in great necessitie and wyth greate consyderation that is to saye a conuenient purgation premysed For theyr operation bryngeth the member to corruption destroyeth the naturall heate and felynge of the member and mortifyeth the vitall and animall spirites and thoughe the payne be appaysed for a season yet it wyl returne againe with great vehemencye Moreouer ye muste obserue that ye applye not medicines made wyth Opium nor any other of stronge repercussion when the pacient is weake for the nature and heate of a weake member is soone destroyed by Opiate and also repercussyue medicines As we sawe by the applicacion of bole armenie and vynegre vppon the knee of the Cardinall of saynte Sabyne whyche had ben dyseased a great whyle and thē had such chaūce that hys knee came to cancrenositie Wherfore the sayde medicines muste be corrected wyth saffran and castorium and other thynges before they be applyed that the malicious nature of opium maye be amended An opiate medicine to swage payne in the outwarde partes may be made after this sort Opiate medicine ℞ of the cromes of breade
eyght boke of Iohn Vigo And begynneth the .ix. boke of additions ¶ The .ix. boke of additions ¶ The fyrst Chapter Of the regiment of health FOrasmoche as moderate eatyng and drynkyng and temperat exercyse helpe moche to preserue health and to auoyde diseases Therfore my sonne Aluisius I haue thought good to wryte somewhat of that matter Fyrst thou shalt abstayne froÌ„ superfluous replecyon and imoderat exercise of laboure whiche maye corrupt the meate and hynder digestioÌ„ For when a man eateth or drynketh to moche he stretcheth oute hys stomake which thing weakeneth it and sometyme causeth solution of continuitie and so the vertues of the stomacke are destroyed and digestyon corrupted The corrupt digestion of the stomake is deuyded .iii. Corrupt digestion maner of wayes that is to saye after the diuersitie of the meate after the diuersitie of the complexions and tymes and after the preparation of the meÌ„bres to receyue diseases As touchynge the fyrste some meates are of lyght some of meane and some of harde digestion And therefore sondrye meates at one repast are reproued of wyse phisiciens For when one meate is dygested an other begynneth to be digested and so vndigested meate is layed vpon digested whiche is verye noysome to the health of mannes body And therfore Hugo de senis commaundeth that we receyue not the seconde meate whyle the fyrst is felt in the stomake wherfore he that wyll preserue hys health let hym receyue hys meate in temperate houres of the daye in such quantitie and nature that hys stomacke is delyted in wythoute ouerchargynge of the same And lette hys meates be of lyght digestion good noryshmente for Pontane semeth to haue spoken wysely whyche beynge asked why he was contented wyth one kynde of meate answered that I nede not a physicyon wherefore it is playne that yf the meates be euyl and corruptlye digested fyrste in the stomacke there can be no good digestyon in the lyuer and all the other membres The gouernours of coursers and iustynge horses teache vs howe we maye guyde oure selues in mayntaynynge our health for they gyue theyr horses at certayne houres a certayne measure that is to saye suche quantitie of meate as they maye conuenyentlye beare and digeste For it is playne that yf they shoulde be fedde immoderatelye and inordynatelye they wolde soone be tyred whyche thynge some men do not obserue in ordrynge of them selues As touchyng exercyse we must behaue oure selues wyselye in it for moderate exercyse is a greate conseruacyon of healthe for it kepeth naturall heate in the bodye whyche consumeth and dryeth vp superfluouse humours Contrarye wyse immoderate labour corrupteth digestion and dryeth vp the radicall moysture of the body and prepareth the humours to corruption and causeth sundry diseases Furthermore corrupte digestion is deuyded after the complexion of bodyes and of tymes of the yere for colerycke bodyes vse an other quantitie and qualitie of meate then sanguyne bodyes and sanguyne then flegmatyke c. Lykewyse we must vse one porcion or qualitie of meates in the somer and an other in the wynter for in the somer ye must vse meates of lyght digestion in small quantytie for than naturall heate is spredde abrode and dryuen to the outwarde membres whereby the digestiue vertue of the stomacke and of the lyuer is weakened But in the wynter natural heate is strengthened bycause the pores be drawen togyther and naturall heate is gathered into the inwarde partes And therfore than we maye vse stroÌ„ger meates and in greater quantitie The thyrde distinction is accordynge to the dyuersitye of membres readye to receyue diseases for whan the stomacke or the lyuer is discrased it is impossyble that there shoulde be good digestion wherfore my sonne Aluisius to come to good digestyon it is moost profytable to preserue the healthe of the sayde membres and to remoue theyr diseases by the benefite of medycynes Excercyse also as we haue sayde is a good meane to preserue health yf it be vsed moderately after the fyrst and seconde digestion and after the expulsyon of the superfluyties of the body namely ordure and vryne Item it muste be vsed in a tyme neyther to hoote nor to colde Nowe we wyll brefelye declare the meates and drynkes which are coÌ„uenyent to preserue health Fyrste let the wyne be whyte of good odoure delayed with good water of the welle or of a ryuer neyther maye you eate before ye haue appetyte nor drynke afore ye be a thurste For there is nothynge more hurtfull to the ioyntes than wyne dronken out of tyme for it perceth the ioyntes and weakeneth them Thy meate must be of good digestion as veale mutton of one yere capoÌ„s chyckyns pertryches byrdes of wooddes and mountaynes Lette thy breed be of pure wheate well leuened and well baked of two or thre dayes olde And ye must beware that ye eate it not hoote for throughe hys heate it marreth the stomake and corrupteth digestion Herbes that be holesome and in commune vsage are these borage lettuse spynnache whyte beetes perrelye sorelle myntes buglosse which muste be sodden in the brothe of the sayde flesshes for they loose the bellye and engendre good bloode Ye must abstayne from all poulse except cicers and lentilles Of rootes these bene holesome nauywes rapes sodden in the brothe of good fleshe with a lytle saffran and fenelle and a lycle pepper in the wynter Item parsnepe rotes though they bene of harde digegion yet yf ye roste them in ymbres or sethe them and eate them wyth vynegre swete oyle and a lytle salt and pepper they are conuenyent in stede of a sallet in wynter Item the leaues and rootes of cicorie drassed as is aforesayd may be welle suffered Cappares also well dressed are good in the begynnynge of dynner and supper Sometyme to styrre vp appetite ye maye eate a lytle of thys sallet folowynge A sallet to prouoke appetite â„ž of the leaues of tender lettuse of endyue of pympernelle of baume of prymrose of hareworte of tender cicorie of euery one an handeful an halfe of the floures of borage yf they maye be gotten of rosemarye or of the croppes therof of cynkfoyle of Romayne myntes of percelye of rue ana a lytle washe them all togyther and make a sallet with vynegre swete oyle and a lytle salte wylde pasneppes sodden in water and after rolled in floure and a lytle sugre and than fryed with oyle maye well be permytted in the stede of fysshe Item gourdes dryed and sodden wyth a lytle saffran and pepper ben delectable and hurteth not the stomacke Newe gourdes sodden in the broth of flesshe wyth fenelle and verâ—uyce is lykewyse permitted in the somer for the fenelle taketh awaye hys wyndynesse Ye must auoyde all kyndes of colewortes for they engendre melancholyke humours and hurte the syght wherfore yf ye eate them let it be seldome and in smal quantitie and let them be soddeÌ„ wyth myntes and percelye Fenell though it be of harde digestion yet
he maye gyue hym meate or some cōfortable thynge as a lytle wyne or the brothe of a capon The practicioners are wonte after the exhibition of some lenitiue medicine as ℥ i. ss of cassia to gyue the pacient some good meate sufficiently for it forthereth the operation of the medicine The .xix. canon is that in one daye purgation vpon purgacion be not multiplyed chyeflye yf the purgacion be eradicatiue Howbeit the practiciens somtymes ayde the operation of the medicine wyth clysters And yf the pacient be stronge and the medicine worke not ye maye gyue hym ℥ i. of manna wyth the broth of a capon but vpon the fyrste medicine ye maye not gyue another stronge medicine for nature can not rule them Howe be it the phisicions are constrayned some tyme to vse .ij. eradicatiue medicines whē they feare the maliciousnes of the disease as in the pestilence but yf the medecyne purge beyonde measure and cause a flyxe than ye maye gyue the pacient some styptyke medecyne as reubarbe dryed at the fyer syrupe of myrte the meate of quynces The .xx. Canon is that yf in the houre of the ministracion of the medecyne ye feare perbrakynge ye must leye to the nose of the pacient a hote toste dypped in vynegre And ye must cause hym to chewe some eger or tart thyng byndyng hys extreme partes and layeng a ventose vpon his nauel Item an oynyon wyth vynegre leyd to hys nose and smelled vnto shall resyste perbrakynge The .xxi. Canon is that after the operacion of a solutyue medecyne ye gyue the pacient the broth of a chekyn wyth suger that yf any thynge of the medecyne remayne in the stomake it maye be skowred awaye And the nexte daye ye muste gyue hym a lenytyne clyster to purge that that remayneth in the guttes The .xxij. Canon is that whan ye gyue a purgacion ye marke the reuolucion of the mone and the tyme of the yeare and course of the disease For we must vse other remedies in the somer than in the wynter Item it is not good to gyue a purgation whan the mone is new or about the chaūg for euyll accidentes maye happen therby The .xxiij. Canon is that digestiō and purgation muste be done wyth thynges conuenient that maye direct the strengthe of the medecyne to the membres whyche we wolde purge And the medecynes must be corrected chosen and prepared and they muste not purge exquisytlye excepte greate necessitie requyre For by greate purgacion good thynges issue out wyth the badde and so the body is made redy to receaue cotydian feuers and the members are defrauded of theyr naturall heate For the last Canon we wyll declare medecines to purge euery humour Fyrste we wyll speake of medecynes that purge cholere amonge whiche scamonye is pryncipall in stronge bodyes the weyght thereof is frome .v. graynes vnto .vij. howebeit it is not wont to be gyuen alone but to be corrected and compound Lykewyse reubarbe is of the same vertue and the weyght thereof is ʒ ij or theraboute The receyt of myrobalane citryne is from .iij. ʒ vnto ℥ j. but yf ye adde to the sayde receyt of reubarbe of māna ʒ vi it shal be more conuenient than reubarbe alone Medicynes compounde to purge Cholere are these that folowe ℞ of cassia newelye drawen out ℥ j. of electuary of roses after Mesue ʒ iij. mengle them make a small potion with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addyng of syrupe of violettes ℥ j. Item ℞ of chosen manna ℥ j. of electuary de Psillio of electuarye of rooses after Mesue ana ʒ ij mengle them and make a potion with the sayd decoction or make it thus ℞ of an electuary lenytyue or in siede thereof Diaprunis non solutiui or diamāna or diacassia ℥ j. of chosen reubarbe steped accordynge to arte with water of endiue and a lytle spyke of an electuarye of roses after Mesue or in stede of that of diaprunis solutiue ʒ ij make a small potion wyth the sayde decoction Digestiues of cholerike matter are ordeyned as it foloweth Digestiues of cholere ℞ of syrupe of violettes of syrupe of vynegre called acetosus symplex ana ʒ vi of the waters of violettes sorell hoppes ana ℥ i. or make it thus ℞ of the syrupe acetosus symplex of the syrupe of the iuyce of endiue ana ʒ vi make a syrupe with the other thinges aforsayde or thus ℞ of the syrupe of nenufar of syrupe of roses by infusion of syrupe of the iuyce of sorell ana ℥ ss of water of endiue hoppes and sorel ana ℥ j. All these syrupes are good in the begynnyng and augmentation of terciane feuers comynge of subtyle Cholere But yf cholere be mengled wyth grosse fleume as it chaunceth in a tercian not pure the digestiues folowing maye conueniently be admynistred ℞ of syrupe of the iuyce of endiue of honye of roses strayned of syrupe of vynegre called acetosus symplex ana ℥ ss of the waters of endyue hoppes and fumyterry ana ℥ j. or thus ℞ of syrupe de bisantijs of syrupe de duabus radicibus wyth vynegre of syrupe of the iuyce of endyue ana ℥ ij ss of the waters of fumyterry fenel and wormewoode ana ℥ i. These two digestiues are good in the state and declination of tercian feuers in whiche grosse matter aboundethe The ordinaunces folowynge purge myxt matter that is to saye choleryke and flegmatyke in tercian feuers ℞ of cassia of diacatholicon ana ʒ iij. of diafinicon ʒ ij of electuarye of roses after Mesue ʒ i. ss make a small potiō with the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes addyng of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. or thus ℞ of diafinicon ʒ ij of cassia ʒ vi of reubarbe steped accordyng to art of electuary of roses after Mesne or in stede thereof of Diaprunis solutyue ana ʒ j. make a small potion wyth the foresayde decoction and syrupe Symples hauyng vertue to purge fleume are these turbyth agaryke garden saffran coloquintida mirabolanes kebuli Compoundes are these pillule cochie Benedicta Hierapicra Galeni Diacartamus pylles of agaryke after the description of Mesue Item the magistrall electuary wrytten in the Chapter of scrophules is good for the same Symple medicines that purge me lācholye are these Tyme Epithimū coddes of sene dodder mirobalanes called indi polipodye volubilis hoppes Lapis lazuli Compoundes are these Diaseny Hiera ruffini catarticum imperiale hierologodion and other thynges wrytten in the chapter of a canker Medecynes that purge watry humours are these floure de luyce or Yreos the iuyce of wylde cucumer called cnomis asininus sardonella tartar panis lacticiniorum wherof platearius maketh mention in hys booke Circa instans Some for thys intention gyue the shauynge of the sayde panis wyth wyne in the quantitie of halfe an ounce and it worketh meruelouslye Furthermore medecynes that purge all matter indifferētly are such as folowe ℞ of Diafinicon of Diacatholicon ana ʒ iij. of cassia ʒ
vi of polipodye ʒ x. the heed of a wether somewhat brused seeth them all togyther wyth suffycyent water vntyl two partes of thre be consumed than strayne them and putte to suffycyent quantitie of the straynyng of honye of roses ℥ ii of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythout vynegre ℥ i. of oyle of camomylle ℥ ii of butter ℥ i. ss the yolkes of two egges and a lytle salt make a clyster or thus ℞ of the foresayde decoction li. i. ss of honye of roses ℥ iii. of oyle of dylle camomylle of euerye one ℥ i. ss of benedicta simplex of Hiera picra Galeni ana ℥ ss the yolkes of two egges and wyth a lytle salte make a clystre The thyrde intention which is to correcte the accidentes chefely the weakenesse of the stomake is thus accomplysshed Fyrste this confection folowynge maye be receyued for the weakenesse of the stomacke ℞ of the spyces of diarhodon abbatis of the spyces of Diagalanga of the spyces of sugre of roses ana ʒ two make trociskes with suffycyēt whyte sugre water of wormewoode and of myntes In the outwarde parte there may be applyed the vnction ordeyned in the Chapter of a tertian This curation is mooste conuenyent in a quartayne fieuer and in inordynate fieuers ¶ A Chapter of vomytynge VOmytīg is good bothe to preserue the bodye frome dyseases and to cure them of diseases Auicenne sayeth it is good for them that haue the goute the sciatica passyons of the reynes and of the bladder leprye quartayne and all longe dyseases and Galene sayth that it preserueth healthe The offyce of vomytynge is to purge fleme and humours of the stomake and to turne them from other partes It maye be prouoked in sondrye maners The practicioners commenlye gyue warme water with a syrupe of vineger and incontinently afterward they cōmaunde the patient to put his fyngers into his mouthe and so prouoke vomyt There be some as Galene testifyeth which receyuyng sondrye meates at a dynner ones in a moneth prouoke vomyt after the maner aforesayde to preserue healthe Some vse a stronge vomyt and vomitiuū nicolai whiche ought not to be done but in greate necessitie for it weakeneth the stomake and the syght of the eyes wherfore whan a vyolent vomytynge chaunceth to anye man through the weakenesse of vertue retentiue ye may gyue hym a myna of quynces or quynces otherwyse dressed a syrupe of myrte sugre of roses syrupe of roses c. ¶ Of drawyng of a deed chylde out of the matryce THe sygnes whan a chyld is deed in the matrice bene these The chylde moueth not as it dyd afore The bellye of the woman is colde Her face and her lyppes bene pale Her eyes bene hollowe Item it maye be knowen by the euyll odoure of her mouth and by longe trauayle and difficultie of delyueraunce whā ye perceyue that the chylde is deed by the foresayde sygnes ye shal come to handye operation But first ye shal make a suffumigation of castorium and euforbium and ye shall prouoke perbrakyng with putting of fethers anoynted wyth oyle and vynegre into the womans mouthe or elles prouoke nesynge And yf the chylde can not come oute by this meanes than vsynge fyrste a suffumigation wyth a decoction of mollificatiue thynges as of mallowes vyolets fenugreke camomylle marche mallowes c. Ye must annoynte your ryght hande wyth oyle of roses and put it into the matryce and set the heed of the infāt streyghte to come oute and drawe it out as gentlye as maye be And yf the heed be to grosse ye muste take awaye the bones and the brayne that it maye the more easelye come oute Some admynystre in this case many kyndes of yron instrumentes as pynsons speculum Howebeit they ought not to be vsed but in greate necessititie lest the matrice be torne therwyth c. ¶ To preserue heere 's from fallyng A Decoction of mayden heer wyth myrobalanes called Emblici made wyth gentle lye strengtheneth the rotes of the heere 's and multiplyeth them Ysaac sayeth that a decoction of sisamus prolongeth the heere 's and mundifyeth scurffe yf ye wasshe the heere theerwith Item lye made wyth asshes of gootes donge and of the rootes of vyne tree multiplyeth heere and suffreth them not to falle yf ye wash the heed therewyth Also a grene lisarde sodden wyth oyle of swete almondes and a lytle laudanum and a lytle oyle of myrt wyth water of myrtylles tylle the water be consumed strengtheneth the heere 's and maketh them fayre when the heed is annoynted therewythall Thys ordinaunce folowynge is good for the forkynge of the heere R. of the leaues of myrte of willowes ana ℥ ii of the oyle of mirt ℥ iiii of laudanum poudred ʒ vi of mirobalanes embli poudred ℥ ii of wyne ℥ ii seeth them all together wyth a softe fyre til the thyrde parte of the wyne be consumed then anoynte the endes and the rootes of the heere therwyth Item redde wine of the decoction of myrtilles sumach roses spike narde of the coddes of seny strengtheneth the heere 's frō fallyng yf ye washe them therwythal a lotion of lye premised ¶ Of the cure of one that is skourged THe cure of skourgyng differeth not frō the cure shewed in the chapter of a fall Wherfore in the pacientes strength and age wyll suffer cut a veyne at the begynnynge and vse scarifications and ventoses Lykewyse ye shall geue the patient of reubarbe ʒ i. of madder of gynger ana ℈ i. mengle thē and make a potion wyth hote water of scabious Item it is verye expedient that the patient take in the mornynge certen dayes a dramme of the poudre vnder wrytten wyth water of hoppes R. of terra sigillata ʒ iii. of reubarbe ʒ i. of mumia of rubea tinctorum ana ℈ ii of gynger ʒ ss Furthermore let the diete be slender at the begynnynge as it is declared in the allegid chapter Afterwarde ye shall come to locall medicynes And ye shal wrappe the patient in a hote wethers skynne newlye stayne sprinklyng vpō it the pouder of myrtilles namelye of the graynes and leaues therof The nexte daye ye shall washe all the body with wyne of decoction of roses worme wood mirtilles camomill mellilote dille and afterwarde ye shall applye vpon the skourged place thys cerote R. oyle of roses odoriferous of oile of myrte an̄ li. ss of oyle of wormewood camomylle an̄ ℥ ii make a softe cerote wyth sufficient whyte waxe addynge of beane floure well bolted ℥ ii ss of roses ℥ i. of the poudre of the graynes leaues of myrtilles ana ʒ x. mengle them and vse them Many other remedyes are described in the chapiter of brusyng attricion of lacertes whervnto ye shal resorte ¶ A chapter of lyce THe cure of lyce consisteth in thre intentions In purgation diete and application of locall medicines Concernynge the fyrste intention the bodye muste be purged wyth pilles of agarike or diacatholicon or diafinicon picra Galeni
and anoynt the blystred place wyth this liniment folowynge ℞ of oyle of roses cōplete oyle of roses omphacyne ana ℥ .ij. of vnguentū populeon ℥ .i. ss of the iuyce of plantayne houseleke nyght shade ana ℥ ss of lytarge of golde syluer ana ℥ .i. of ceruse ʒ.vi of tucia alexandrina of brent leade ana ʒ.ij ss of lyme .vi. tymes washed ʒ.x myngle thē make a liniment in a morter of lead for it is a good medicine in lyght scaldynges or make it thus ℞ of whyte tordes of hennes ℥ .i. ss of lyme washed as is aforesayde ʒ.ij ss of the barkes of elder branches ℥ i. of roche alume ℈ .i. of oyle of roses cōplete .li. ss of vnguentū populeon ℥ ij of the iuyce of plantayne ℥ .iiij. seeth them all together tyl the iuyce be cōsumed then strayne thē put to the straynyng of whyt waxe ʒ x. and seeth them agayne a lytle and labour them two houres in a morter of leade and make as it were a liniment If the skaldynge perce in to the mēbre and produce an escare then ye shall passe .ii. or .iii. dayes with the ii fyrste foresayde remedies and then ye shall procede with thinges that digest and remoue the escare and therfore butter soden with a decoction of mallowes and laboured in a morter of leade and layde vpon the member after the maner of a lynyment wyth colewoorte leaues somewhat dryed hath a maruaylous vertue for it swageth peyne and procureth the escare to falle A digestiue made with oyle of roses and violettes and with yolkes of egges is of lyke efficacytie A dygestyue of terrebentyne wyth the yolkes of egges is not to be disalowed thoughe it byte some what Playsters of meale and malowes ordeyned in the chapter of phlegmon to swage peyne are very conuenyent in this case After the escare is remoued ye shall procede withe the fyrste lynyment written in this present chapiter The reaste of the cure shall be accomplysshed with vnguentum de minio or de tucia or with our sparadrap and lynte and if there be nede of mundification ye shalle applye oure mundificatyue of a sirupe of rooses of the iuyce of plantayne and terrebentyne made with bean floure Lykewyse water of plantayne myngled with a lytle alume maketh good cicatrisatyon and is mynistred with the oyntement aforesayde ¶ A chapter of the wyndynes of the backe bone IT chanceth sometime that through the defaute of vertue assimilatiue and thoorugh corrupt venimous and wyndy matter ther is engendred greate peyne betwene the backe bone and the bone almocatim whiche often tymes corrupteth the bone And it begynneth euen as the peyne of the ioyntes though the payn of the windines of the backe bone be within the bones and the peyne of the ioyntes in the flesshe And albeit that this euyll passion may chaunce in al partes of the body neuertheles for the most part it happeneth in the bones of the legges of the armes and we haue seen often in the frenche pockes with corruption and vlceration of the bone euyl to be cured The cure of this windynes is accomplysshed as foloweth Fyrste ye must purge the matter with conuenient purgations as is this ℞ of diacatholicon ʒ.vi of electuary of roses after Mesne of diaphinicon ana ʒ.i myngle them and make a potion with the cōmon decoction lette the patient take it in the morning this digestion presupposed ℞ of sirupe de duabus radicibus with vynegre of sirupe of fumytory the lesse ana ʒ vi of waters of fumytory endyue and hoppes ana ℥ i. after purgation ye shall come to locall remedies whiche must be resolutyues with familyer repercussion as thys that folowyth ℞ of cleane barlye of lentyles roses benes ana m̄ ss of pomegranates with the ryndes n̄ ii seeth them all togyther with swete water tylle the barlye breake than stampe them adde ther vnto oyle of myrte roses omphacyne dyll and camomyl ana ℥ .ii. of white waxe ℥ .ii. ss let them seth agayn a litle and whan ye take them from the fyer stirre them about tylle thei be warme adde of safron ℈ .i. make as it were a playster if the place seme to require maturation ye shal vse thys playster folowynge ℞ of the rotes of hollyhocke white lillies ana ℥ .viii. seeth them al togyther in the broth of a wethers head cut them stampe them strain them and make a styffe plaister with wheate floure sufficient quantitie of the forsayd water wyth the streynyng adding of cōmon oyle and oyle of vyolettes ana ℥ ii the yolkes of .ii. egges whan the place is come to ripenes whiche is not cōmunlye euydent but is with small swellyng and wtout change of colour in the skyn ye must make incision accordyng to the length of the member and afterward ye shall procede certayne dayes with digestiues and mundificatiues but if the boone be rotten ye shal remoue it as is saide in the chapyter of a rotten bone we haue sometymes seen in this case so gret peyn thorough this wyndynes and multitude of matter that we haue ben constrayned to make incision in the place and to take awaye gret part of the bones of the armes the legges called focilia with raspatoryes and with actuall cauteries for otherwyse we coulde not heale the pacientes Thus by the grace of god the doctryne of this booke is accomplysshed for the which his name be honored and praysed for euer Amen Here foloweth the abrydgementes of the workes of mayster Iohn de Vigo conteynyng brieflye the principal doctrynes declared more largelye in the former boke and many other thinges newely deuised and inuented by the sayde doctour and is deuided into .v. bokes ¶ The fyrst treateth of woundes The second of apostemes The thyrd of vlceres The fourth of proper remedies for euery membre from the head to the feete The fyfte is in maner of an antydotary declaryng certayn remedyes for sundrye dyseases ALbeit that we haue sufficiently treated of a broken scull in a proper chapter neauerthelesse for a more ample doctrine for the profit of the reader I haue determined to write certeyn notable thynges to be obserued in the fracture of the scul a newe maner of percynge the bone of the head for considering the gret danger of percyng the bones of the head by instrumētes inuented aswel by aūcient as later doctours as are trapanes molinelles c. made wythoute warenes for hurtyng the pannicles of the brayne and moreouer considerynge the commotion of the humors and the peyne whyche is caused by rubbing of raspatores I haue found out newe instrumentes by diuine inspiration as I suppose wherwith the boones of the skulle maye be perced without peyne or hurtyng of the pannicles of the brayne Fyrst before ye come to the percing ye muste knowe howe the boone was broken and with what instrumente and than ye shall shaue the head and make a
the feuer leueth not the pacient tyl the aposteme be ended by the waye of resolution or suppuration when it procedeth of cholere inclinynge to putrefaction it is a tercian and begynneth with great colde and encreaseth in heate is with great sweate But yf it begyn wyth colde tremblynge and perturbation of reason or wyth a palsye or with euyll accidentes it proceadeth of putrefaction of the brayne The fourthe obseruaunce is touchynge flesshe growynge vppon the bone in the .viii. or .ix. day If it growe in the forme of the graynes of a pome granade and afterwarde dymynysshe or be vtterly destroyed thorough corruption deteyned vnder the skull or aposteme of the pannicle it is a very euyl signe But if this destructioÌ„ came by a medicine moche deficcatyue or he risipelas folowyng vpon the skulle it is not so euyll a signe And when the sayde fleshe receyueth good encrease groweth circlewyse about the bone is ioyned with the fleshe growynge vpon dura mater it is a trew signe of health The .v. obseruation is concernynge an aposteme whych sometyme chaunceth vpoÌ„ dura mater after the percing of the bone And then as AuiceÌ„ne sayeth the ryme dura mater swelleth ryseth vp aboue the skulle comunely euyl accidentes accompany thys aposteme as perturbation of reason rigours trembling palsie apoplexye For remotioÌ„ of this aposteme ye must make a new and larger perforation or borynge as sone as may be in the place of the fyrst percyng wyth our greater instrument called nespula And afterwarde ye muste procede as it is aforesayd layeng on a pece of the cerote firste ordeyned And afterwarde vsynge as muche of thys playster folowynge as may couer the hole place R. of camomille mellilote roses anÌ„ mÌ„ ii of fenugreke â„¥ iii. of the rotes of holihocke somwhat stamped Ê’ iiii of swete fenell â„¥ ss of corianders Ê’ iii. the heade of a wether somwhat brused lette them seeth with sufficient water tyl the heade be perfitly sodden then streine them and in the forsaid decoctioÌ„ seeth of husked beanes li. i. ss tyl they ben also perfitly sodden then staÌ„pe the beanes streine them put to the streynyng of barlye floure â„¥ viii of bran poudred of mellilote staÌ„ped fynely anÌ„ â„¥ ii let theÌ„ seeth agayne a litle make plaister with a lytle of the said decoction sufficient sapa addinge in the ende of oyle of roses odoriferous dyl white waxe anÌ„ â„¥ ii of saffraÌ„ Ê’ i. the yolkes of .iii. egges which must come in when ye take the rest froÌ„ the fyre Item it is ryght expedient to laye vpon dura mater a sponge dipped in this decoction with the forsaid cerote playster for it resolueth the swellyng The .vi. obseruaunce is touching the blacke coloure of dura mater wherin ye shal coÌ„sider whether the colour come by the application of medicines or by the alteration of the ayre or by some bruse or by bloode coÌ„geled reteyned betwene the said paÌ„nicle the skulle If it seme to come through the streining of medicines there is no better medicine then to apply honye of roses But if it procede through the alteration of the ayre or cold then ye shal remoue it with this medicine R. of clere terebeÌ„tine â„¥ iii. of honye of roses streyned â„¥ i. ss seeth theÌ„ a litle take theÌ„ froÌ„ the fyre immediatlye adde vnto theÌ„ the yolke of an egge of barlye floure â„¥ iii. of saffran ℈ i. of sarcocolle Ê’ ii Thys medicine muÌ„difyeth wyth some digestion To take away the blacke colour of dura mater caused by a bruse ye may vse ii or .iii. daies a digestiue of terebeÌ„tine made with yolkes of egges or with oyle of roses omphacine IteÌ„ the oyle of yolkes of egges is a singuler remedy in thys case If the sayd colour be caused thorow blood reteyned betwene the skulle the paÌ„nicle it is good to procede with this remedy .iii. or .iiii. times â„ž good aqua vite â„¥ ii ss of fine greyne brayed Ê’ ii of saffraÌ„ ℈ i. hony of roses streined Ê’ i. ss of sarcocol Ê’ iii. seeth theÌ„ al together tyl the third ê‘te be coÌ„sumed streyntheÌ„ stille the licour vpon the dura mater drop by drop for it drieth muÌ„difieth coÌ„serueth the hole ê‘tes froÌ„ putrefactioÌ„ Or make it thus R. of aqua vite â„¥ ii of rasin of the firre tre Ê’ ii ss hony of roses â„¥ i. ss of the iuce of smallage â„¥ ss of the the iuce of betony Ê’ vi sarcocolle Ê’ ii seeth theÌ„ al together tyl halfe be coÌ„sumed theÌ„ streyne theÌ„ vse it as aforsayd But if the rottenes blacknes cannot be remoued her with but that the patient waxeth worse and worse theÌ„ ye shal shew aforehande the dauÌ„ger procede with stronger medicines that is to say with remedyes written in the seconde obseruaunce The .vii. obseruaunce is touchyng the ê‘cing of the bone of the head which must be done wyth our instrumeÌ„t called nespula in the somer before the .iiii. day in the wynter before the .vii. And the sayd percynge must be in a longe figure in the lowest parte that the quitture may issue out more easelye And yf the stroke be vpoÌ„ some seame both the partes of the bone muste be perced in the ryghte and left sydes of the commissure so that the commissure be left vntouched The cause whye ye muste make .ii. holes one of the one syde and another of the other is bycause in the time of the stroke the blood is dispersed on both the sides yf ye shuld make but one hole on the one side the blood that is in the other syde coulde not come to the other hole bycause that the ryme dura mater is knytte to the coÌ„missure whych the mattier can not perce This operation we haue ofteÌ„ proued in the courte of Rome and chifly in our marcelles But when it chaunceth that the skulle is brokeÌ„ by a bruse then ye must diligently remoue the peces of the brokeÌ„ bone with trepanes healing the hurt of the rime dura mater yf there be any as we did in a maÌ„ of placeÌ„tia which was strickeÌ„ in the foreheade wyth the heele of a mule We being called to the cure opened the place thre cornered wyse remoued all the bones takynge some of the hole part away also we washed the hurted paÌ„nicle wyth aqua vite incoÌ„tinently I cured the brokeÌ„ bone wyth bolsters dipped yn warme wyne and somewhat streyned And lykewyse I closed the borders wyth other bolsters moysted in the whyte of an egge And moreouer I washed the pannicle dura mater wyth aqua vite layed on Auicennes capital pouder and successiuely I administred the cerote aboue ordeyned And so the maÌ„ was healed wythin the space of .xl. dayes Lykewyse a certen maÌ„ called bruscho was wounded vpon the heade so greuouslye that a lytle of the brayne came out at the wound in the quaÌ„titie of a pese whych man
was healed with the former cure for he was a man of a marueilous strong nature therfore perchauÌ„ce nothyng is iÌ„possible to nature The .viii. obseruauÌ„ce is coÌ„cernyng the dayes wherin the patient dyeth through the defaute of the chirurgien as wheÌ„ he discouered the bone without nede or when he perced it in an vncoÌ„uenient tyme or when he enioyned the patient too slender a diete so that the flesh procedyng from the bone can not ioyne it selfe wyth that that groweth vpon dura mater for lacke of nouryshmeÌ„t wherfore after .xiiii. dayes so that a fieuer let you not ye must geue the patient a stronger diete then before When deth chauÌ„ceth through the defaute of the chirurgien it happeneth about the .xiiii. daye or the .xxi. or xxvii day Somtyme the patient dyeth through hys owne defaut as wheÌ„ he goeth into the ayre or drynketh excessyuely or accompanyeth wyth women The .ix. obseruation concerneth the dryeng or coÌ„traction of the borders of the wounde wherin ye must consider whether it procede of mattier reteyned vnder the bone of a fieuer caused by the same matter or by strong desiccatyue medicines or by alteration of the ayre when it procedeth of mater reteyned betwene the skulle the paÌ„nicle by a fieuer the borders of the wouÌ„de are deed blacke it is a very euyl signe but yf the coÌ„traction dryeng procede by the application of euyl medicines the fieuer is small the borders are not greatlye chaunged from their naturall colour nether is it anye daungerous signe The tenth obseruauÌ„ce is touching the tyme of the remouyng of the bone altered by the ayre If the expulsyue vertue of the member be stroÌ„g if the patient haue no fieuer the sayd alteration shal be remoued in .xxx. or .xl. dayes if it remayn loÌ„ger ye shal remoue it by rubbynge or by cauterisation as we wyl declare herafter The .xi. obseruauÌ„ce is touching corruptioÌ„ of the bone by brusyng whych chauÌ„ceth often in teÌ„der age wherin ye must diligently coÌ„sider the dauÌ„ger for soÌ„tyme the blood reteined betwene the tables engendreth such corruption that it ê‘ceth the tables sendeth putrefactioÌ„ vnto the brayne To auoyde thys incoÌ„uenience it is necessary to take a way the first table with raspatories that the bloode may issue out And afterwarde let the place be muÌ„dified with hony of roses leyeng vpoÌ„ the wouÌ„d the cerote ordeyned in the begynnyng of the cure of the skulle And wheÌ„ the bruse of the bone cometh to putrefactioÌ„ ye shal remoue it with rubbing instrumeÌ„tes after the rubbing ye shal apply some light cautery for hurtyng the paÌ„nicles of the brayne or in the stede of the cautery ye may applye vnguentuÌ„ egiptiacum The .xii. obseruauÌ„ce is touchynge prouocation of slepe for it chaunceth ofteÌ„ that the patient caÌ„ not slepe at the beginning by reason of vapours mounting froÌ„ the stomake to the braine or bicause of some cholerike matter dispersed wtin the outward ê‘te of the head wheÌ„ want of slepe cometh by the saide vapours ye shall geue the pacient after repast a miua of quynces â„¥ i. ss And it is good to vse lettuse with his meate a iuleb of violettes And it is good to putte into the eares thrise a day with the toppe of the finger or to rubbe the temples and the nosethrilles with vnguentum populeon Item it is a good remedye to washe the armes legges and handes in thys decoction after dynner and supper two houres R. of roses lettuce and violettes ana mÌ„ ii of the heades of popye mÌ„ i. of nenuphar and wormewood ana mÌ„ ss of corianders ten drammes seeth them all together in sufficiente water and a lytle wyne tyll the thyrde parte be consumed If the wante of slepe be by choleryke matter dispersed vpon the skul besyde the forsayde remedyes ye shal annoynte the hole heade wyth oyle of violettes and wyth an oyntmente of roses warme twyse a daye Item it is good to geue the patiente a clyster to drawe downe the matter and also it is conuenient to bynde and to rubbe the extreme partes and to applye ventoses wythoute scarification The .xiii. obseruation is touchyng herisipelas whyche chaunceth often in thys case Fyrste when ye feare herisipelas ye shall applie thys remedy folowyng whyche dryueth backe and resolueth the mattier R. of oyle of violettes of oyle of roses odoriferous of an oyntment of roses or in stede therof of Galienes oyntmente ana â„¥ ii of the iuyce of lettuse and violettes ana Ê’ x. of the iuyce of knotgrasse â„¥ ss seeth them all together tyll the iuyce be consumed then streyne them and anoynt the heade therwyth beynge warme Or make it thus it shal be of greater efficacitie R. of oyle of violettes of oyle omphacyne ana â„¥ ii ss of an oyntment of roses or in stede therof of Galiens oyntment Ê’ x. of the iuyce of lettuce â„¥ i. ss of the iuyce of knottegrasse and sorrel ana Ê’ vi of water of barly one cyath Let them boyle al together tyll the iuyces and waters be consumed then streyne them and put to the streynynge of whyte waxe â„¥ ii seeth them agayne a lytle and dyppe into thys oyntment a peece of lynen clothe as muche as may couer all the heade and afterwarde put it in water of barlye and apply it warme vpon the heade being shauen If the seconde aposteme come to maturation ye shall procede wyth the remedyes declared in the chapter of herisipelas where also ye shall fynde remedies for the other intentions The .xiiii. obseruation is coÌ„cerning the dryuynge backe of herisipelas for by reason of the nobilitie of the meÌ„ber ye must not vse stronge repercussiues which by reteynyng of matter might cause many euyl accideÌ„tes Therfore reê‘cussiues must haue some refrigeratiue moistenes to take away the drines heat of the cholerike mattier And herin chirurgiens do ignorauntly which apply bole armeny oile of roses vinaygre wyth the iuce of stiptyke herbes for they kepe in the mattier which ofteÌ„ cometh to putrefactioÌ„ which thyng the ii forsaide thinges do not for with repercussioÌ„ they haue also vertue to resolue The .xv. obseruaunce is coÌ„cerninge purgation First ye must coÌ„sider whether a purgatioÌ„ be coÌ„uenient before the coming of an aposteme or after lykewise whether the body must be purged with a solutiue lenitiue or minoratiue medicine First it semeth good before after an aposteme to loose the belly also to vse flebotomy in the beginning howebeit the opinioÌ„s of doctours at soÌ„drye in this matter for some say that the patient must be purged with electuaries made with scamony which do gretly moue nature Other say that the bodye must be purged with such medicines as purge ones onlye as are these cassia manna tamarinde lyke wherfore the best practiciens before the coming of an aposteme kepe this order First before they loose the bellye by medicines receyued by the mouth they comaunde a clister premised to cut the veyne
cephalica in the contrary side afterwarde to geue the patient a digestiue made of syrupe of violets roses waters of borage hoppes vnto the fyft day cōsequentlye to administer this medicine folowynge R. of cassia diacatholicō an̄ ʒ vi make morcelles with suger Or for rich men ye maye vse this medicine R. of chosē māna of diaprunis not solutiue or diacassia an̄ ʒ vi of good reubarbe infused according to art ℈ ii make a smal potion with the water of endyue hoppes addinge of syrupe of violettes ℥ i. The reason why phlebotomy is more conuenient at the beginning then a solutiue medicine is this The humours which are redy to rūne to the wounded mēber brynge it to an aposteme are bloode cholere wherfore the cuttynge of the veyne cephalica on the contrary part is necessary to turne awaye to purge the sayd humours As touchyng thys purgation ye shall note that ye muste not geue the patient a medicine wher into scamonye entreth for as Auerroes sayth Scamonye troubleth and inflameth the humours and can not be so corrected but it wyll hurte the principall members And Galene sayeth that the aposteme vpon the ryme Dura mater is a sharpe disease and in sharpe diseases stronge medicines must not be geuen but such as purge easely wythout violence HOwe we wyll describe the instrumentes wherof we made mention afore The first instrumēt called instrumentū masculum must be made of fyne stele about the length of .viii. fyngers in the ende wherof there must be an handel like the handel of a wymble or percer in the other ende it must haue small teeth lyke a sawe and must be holow the length of fyue ynches hauynge a quadrate and sharpe pricke in the middes therof standing out a litle farther then the saw whych shal serue onely to make a cercle vpon the skulle The seconde instrument shal be made as the fyrste wythout any pricke in the myddest Neuertheles a nespula is set in the toppe of the saw dented or tothed to cutte two maner of wayes for one part of the nespula must cut the bone towarde the ryght syde when the instrument is turned to the same syde the other parte of the nespula muste cut towarde the lyft side when the instrumente is turned to the same side The effecte of thys instrumente is to perce the skulle vnto the second table and is called nespula femina The thyrde instrument whyche is called instrumentum securitatis shal be holowe and dented and shall haue a handle also shal be holowe dented without a nespula and without a pricke in the middes but it shall haue entring in the ende of the saw a peece of yron or of siluer .iii. ynches longe after the facion of a wrethed vyne and in the maner of a vice whiche when it is turned aboue by litle and lytle shal perce the second table without daunger of hurtyng the ryme dura mater The fourth instrumēt is called lenticula it must be made with the said wrethed vine or vice as it is sayd in the thyrd instrument and it must haue no saw and in the ende it shal haue a lenticula an ynche aboue it must haue a lineal rounde instrument to reteyne or holde the sayde instrument For the lēticula shal helpe to remoue the roughnes or prickes of the boone Also a file shall take awaye the sayd peces of bones and thus the skulle may be perced wythout daunger ¶ A chapter of the cure of woundes of mariners soulders Forasmuch as the bodies of mariners and souldiours ar customed to labour the cure of theyr woundes must differ from them that are of delicate cōplexion lyue idelly Fyrste yf they be hurt in the head ye shal procede with the remedies declared in the chapter of the cure of woūdes that is to say with a capital cerote aqua vite and Auicennes pouder And if they be hurt vpon the ioynctes wyth a great wounde ye shall cauterise the same wounde with a lyght cauterie of terebētyne oyle of roses and afterward ye shall sewe vp the same leauyng in the lowest part a hole that the water may issue out ye shall put a tent in the hole moysted wyth oyle of the yolkes of egges or wyth oyle of ipericō with as much terebentyne And vpon the wounde ye shall laye vnguentum basilicon magistrale of our description and whan quytture is ingendered in the wound in stede of oyle of ipericō ye shal apply a mūdificatiue of sirupe of roses Item a playster of beanes whyche we ordeyned for the goute is conueniente in thys case And yf the wounde be in a fleshye place ye shall make a seame and washe the place wyth aqua vite with a pouder made of aloes and myrrhe And ye must lay therupon vng basilicum of oure description If the wounde be wyth losse of substaūce by an instrumēt called a scopette then after cauterisatiō of the place ye shall finishe the cure as we haue declared in a proper chapter therof when the wounde perceth into the stomake or into the belly ye shall likewyse procede wyth aqua vite aloes myrrhe and with a cerote of minium wrytten in a chapter of additions Finallye ye maye also vse conueniently thys playster folowynge ℞ of beane floure li. ii of branne fynely poudred li. i. seeth them wyth sufficient sapa whyte wyne a lytle water tyll they be thycke addynge of oyle of roses camomylle and dylle ana ℥ i. ss As touchynge diete and conuenient potions ye shall resorte to the chapter of woūdes that perce into the brest c. ¶ The maner of cuttynge veynes from the heade to the fete ALbeit that in a proper cha of flebotomy in the nynth boke we haue spokē largelye of the cōmodities incōmodities therof yet that the doctrine of the sayd chapter may be more playne we wyll here declare howe ye may vse phlebotomy as well diuersiue as euacuatiue in apostemes woundes and breakynges of bones Fyrst it is a general rule that phlebotomye be made in the contrary parte by one diameter complete excepte the mattier be venomouse and thys must be done in the begynnyng to augmentation but in the state ye must cutte a veyne in the same syde for then there is no intention to turne awaye the mattier whyche floweth no longer Yea it is ryghte conuenient to purge the bodye by phlebotomye euacuatiue for then the mattier anticedente is found vnder the fourme of the mattier conioyncte The order of phlebothomy As concernynge the order of phlebotomye all the auncient and later doctours kepe this that foloweth that is to saye yf the mattier be in the ryght the bodye and the heade not beyng ful of humours then a clister premised it is mooste conuenient to open the veyne called cephalica whyche is betwene the forefinger and the thombe of the contrary hande but in the state the practicioners
the veyne basilica on the same syde In diseases that are from the flankes downewarde whether they be apostemes fractures dislocations c. Yf the matter renne and yf the bodye be full of humours ye shal cut the veyne basilica on the same syde as Auicenne sayeth to turne awaye the matter which renneth or is redye to renne to the sore place Consequētlye to purge the matter conioynte ye shall open the veyne saphena on the same syde Here ye shal consydre that yf the body be verye full of humours than the veyne basilica on the contrarye syde must be cut and successiuely ye shall cutte the sayde veyne of the same syde yf the matter be partly deryued and yet renne styll For this flebothomye turneth asyde the mattere and purgeth the partes lying aboute the apostemed place And thus the veyne saphena of the same syde may more safely be cut in the state to purge the matter conioynte And this was our purpose in the Chapter of hote apostemes of the stoones though we semed to speake darkely through the negligence of the Prynter for we cōmaunded that the bodye beinge full of humours ii flebotomyes shuld be vsed The fyrst was of basilica in the contrary syde to diminyshe the superfluous humours of the bodye the seconde of basilica in the same syde to turne awaye the matter with some euacuation of the partis lying about For yf the veyne saphena shoulde be opened in the same syde daūger might ensue lest matter shuld be drawen frō the vpper partes to the payneful place Furthermore we ought to consydre why the doctours prayse flebothomy of the veyne Basilica on the same syde in bodyes not full of humours rather than on the contrary side The fyrst reason is that a true diuersyon or turnynge asyde of matter is accōplysshed by one diameter complete but from the ryght flanke vnto the veyne basilica of the lefte arme there is more than one diameter complete Secondlye bycause that in this case dyuersion is made from the nether partes to the vpper which is harder thā that is made from the vpper place to the nether For humours descende more easely then they mounte vp And therfore Auicenne and Gentilis cōmaunde to cutte the veine basilica in the same syde whan there is an aposteme in the flanke or in the thyghe though the body be full of humours And Dinus proueth the same by many reasons and argumentes Howbeit Auerrois is of an other opynion cōcernyng dyuersiue flebothomy whē there is an apostem vnder the eares for he saith that whē an aposteme is vnder the ryght eare flebothomy diuersiue must be made in the ryght arme chefely when the bodye is not full of humours And ye maye perceyue by the same auctour that yf an apostem be in the ryght eare he wyll not that the left veyne cephalica be touched He affirmeth also that euerye diuersiue flebothomye emptyeth superfluous humours of the body But if the aposteme be in the ryght eare of a bodye full of humours the sayde doctour counsayleth to cut the cephalica of the left hande For as we haue said it doeth both emptye the superfluitie of the bodye and turneth asyde the matter and so ye may perceyue that euery euacuatiue flebothomye doth also partely turne the matter asyde ¶ Of woundes in generall a peculier treatise ¶ The fyrst Chapter Of woūdes symple and cōpound of theyr accidentes and of the cure of hurte synowes SYmple woundes nede onelye good byndynge wasshynge with odoriferous wyne of decoction of roses yarow centaurie the greter and with the administration of the oyntment called gratia dei chefelye when they be not very depe And in this case ye must not ordre a very sklendre dyete as some ignoraunte chirurgiens do but ye muste rather gyue the patient good wyne to drynke and lette hym eate meate of good noryshment In compounde woundes in the stede of wyne ye shall gyue this potion folowyng ℞ of clene reysons of damask prunes washed with water ana ℥ iii. of the wyne of pomegranades ℥ ii ss of fyne sugre li. ss lette them seeth wyth viii pounde of rayne water tylle the thyrde parte be consumed Yf the sayde woundes bene verye deepe with the sayde intention ye muste sowe togyther the sondred partes as it is sayde in the chapter of the woundes of the face and vse a poudre incarnatiue wash the place with aqua vite Pouder The discriptiō of the poudre is after this sorte ℞ of frankensence and myrrhe aloes ana ʒ ii of sarcocolle sanguis draconis ana ʒ i. Yf the woundes be in synnowye places and vpō the iointes then a seme of the sondred partes so that the synnowes be not touched and flebothomye diuersiue at the begynnynge and purgation accordynge to the euyll humour and slender diete are necessary for the curatiō Itē it is good to kepe the belly loose vsynge dayly a suppositorye or some gentle clyster Item ye must turne away the matter by rubbyng and byndynge the extreme partes and by applying vētoses in the cōtrary partes Semblablie it is very good to rub the partes about with oyle of camomyll dylle swete almondes and hennes grese takynge equall portion of euerye one of them wherein ℥ i. ss of erth wormes haue ben sodden wyth odoriferous wyne and a lytle saffran tyll the wyne be consumed This vnction swageth payne and defendeth spasme and is a synguler remedy to annoynt the backe bone therewyth After this embrocation laye a brode sparadrap vpon all the hole membre after this description ℞ of oyle of roses odoriferous camomil ana li. i. ss of oyle of roses omphacyne ℥ ii of hēnes grese of oyle of swete almōdes of goose grese ana ℥ ss of odoriferous wyne one cyathe of earthe wormes wasshed with wyne ℥ iii. ss of the seed of s Iohns worte ʒ ix of al the saunders of fyne grayne brayed ana ʒ v. of vnwashed wolle ℥ ii of the leaues of plantaine stamped m̄ i. seeth them all togyther tylle the wyne be consumed then streyne thē through a thick clothe and put to the straynynge of whyte waxe ℥ x. and let them seeth agayne a lytle whiche done ye muste dyppe peces of lynnen of the forsayde largenesse into the decoction And afterwarde ye must put them in to water of the decoction of roses camomyl mellilote or into water of barlye or into wyne delayed with water and applye the spāradrap as is aforsayd Afterwarde ye shal laye in the vpper part of the sore membre .v. or syxe ynches from the wounde this defensyue folowynge ℞ of oyle of roses odoriferous ℥ viii of oyle of myrt ℥ ii of whyte waxe ℥ iii. melte the waxe wyth oyles and take them from the fyre and styrre them aboute tyll they be luke warme and thā put vnto thē of bole armenye of terra sigillata an̄ʒ vi of beane floure wel bolted ℥ ii of all the saunders of sanguis draconis well brayed ana
this ℞ of oyle of roses omphacine oyle of violettes oyle of roses odoriferous ana ℥ ii myngle them labour them in a morter of leade the space of .ii. houres anoynte the place with fethers moysted in this oyle The third forme is after this sort ℞ of malowes violettes barlye and lettuse ana m̄ i. ss of branne m̄ ii of husked beanes ana m̄ ii ss seth them al with sufficient brothe of vnsalted flesshe tyll the barly breake and then epitheme the place with hote cloutes The remedies which swage peyne caused of hote moyst matter are after iiii sortes wherof the first is in the forme of a linimēt ℞ of oyle of roses odoriferous oyle of camomyll ana ℥ ii of the iuice of plantane ℥ ss the yolkes whytes of .iij. egges of saffron ℈ i. mingle them laboure them in a morter of leade the space of an houre and an halfe The seconde fourme is this ℞ of the cromes of bread steped in the broth of flesshe .li. j. ss of oyle of roses odoriferous oyle of camomylle ana ℥ ii the yolkes of ii egges of saffran ℈ i. make a stiffe playster The third forme is thus ordeyned ℞ of the leaues of mallowes of husked benes ana m̄ ii of the leues of violettes of clene barly ana m̄ i. of the crōmes of broune bred .li. i. of camomil melilote ana m̄ ss seeth them al with broth or sufficient rayne water til the barly breake then stampe them streyn them put to the streining of oyle of roses and camomyl of barlye floure ana ℥ ii seth them all agayne tyll they be thicke The fourth fourme is a fomentation in a hote and drye cause Wherevnto there is added of camomyl and mellylote ana m̄ i. Furthermore remedies ordeyned to swage peyne caused of coolde mattier are in fyue fourmes whereof the fyrste is a playster of sapa thus ordeyned ℞ of beane floure .li. i. of camomylle mellylote stamped ana m̄ i. of brayde branne m̄ ii seethe theym all togyther with suffycient sapa a lytle barboures lye and a lytell odoriferouse wyne tylle they bene thycke addyng of oyle of camomylle roses and myrte ana ℥ i. The seconde is this ℞ of husked beanes of the cromes of broune bread ana .li. ii seeth them with the broth of a wethers head tylle the beanes be sodden then make a styffe playster with oyle of roses camomylle and dille The .iii. fourme is cromes of bread steeped in mylke and after made in a playster with oyle of roses camomyl yolkes of egges and a lytle saffron The fourth is a fomentation administred with a sponge or with vnwasshen wolle after this description ℞ of cammomyl mellilote wormwod roses sticados ana m̄ i. of the sede of fenugreke of lynsede ana ℥ i. ss of hony ℥ iii. of rosemary floures m̄ i. of sapa .li. ii seeth them all with sufficiente water and a lytle odoriferous wyne tyll the thyrde part be consumed The fifte is an oyle magistral whiche is excellent to swage peyne caused in woundes thorough the coldnes of the ayer and is thus ordeyned ℞ of oyle of ipericon camomyll dylle and spike ana ℥ ss of agrippa and dialthea ana ℥ i. of foxe oyle ʒ x. of anthos iuamuscata mugworte maioram sticados ana m̄ ss of earth wormes wasshed with wyne ℥ ii of the rotes of enula campana of the rootes of wallwoorte ana ʒ i. seth theym all togyther with a pint of odoryferouse wine one ciath of water of camomil sage tyl halfe the wyne the water be consumed then strayne them and presse them strongly and let them seth agayne tyll the wyne and waters be vtterly consumed then adde of most clere terebentyne ℥ i. ss let them sethe agayne a lytle and vse thys decoction actually hote wyth hote cloutes boūd vpon the member when ye shall perceyue that the aposteme cometh to maturation ye shall resorte to the former boke to the peculier chapters ¶ A chapter of venemous woūdes of the styngynge of venemous beastes and of a wounde by a gonne and remotion of the .vi. fynger IN our former boke we haue declared that the clawes and teeth of beastes are venemous and that a wounde caused by a gōne hath parte of venymenes by reason of the pouder The cure of the sayd woundes dyffer not from other woundes but in as muche as they be more or lesse venymous To come to the cure yf the woūde be caused by an horse an ape a madde dogge c. ye shal bynde the mēber streytlye in the ouer part cauterise it with an hote yron afterward with hote oyle of elders whervnto a lytle of Galienes triacle is added And then ye shall laye vpon the place after the maner of a playster with the lefe of a black colewort scabiouse stāped with butter yolkes of egges onyons boyled in an ouē anointynge the partes lyeng about with triacle vynegre terra sigillata thus ye must do vnto the .vij. daye And after the vij daye let the place be dygested with thys dygestiue ℞ of clere terebentyne ℥ ij of the iuyce of scabious ℥ i. seth them al together tyl the iuyce be consumed and then put thervnto the yolke of an egge After dygestion let the place be mundifyed wyth this mūdifycatiue ℞ of terebentyne ℥ iij. of the iuyce of smallage scabiouse and wormewood ana ℥ ss seeth them all together tyll halfe be consumed and then put thervnto of the floure of lupynes lentilles well bulted ana ʒ vi of sarcocolle ʒ v. of saffran ℈ i. When the place is mundifyed for incarnation ye shall adde to the sayd mundificatiue of myrrhe aloes ana ʒ v. Finally for cicatrisation ye shall procede wyth an oyntment of minium water of alume our pouder cicatrisatiue wrytten in the additions But yf the woūde be venemose large caused of an horse or dogge or some lyke thynge it shall be sufficient to cauterise the place wyth the forsayd oyle and triacle But yf the wounde be caused of a gonne then ye shall only cauterise it wyth oyle of elders or oyle of lynseed And successiuelye ye shall fyl the wounde .iij. dayes wyth vnguentū egiptiacū made with out arsenike leynge vpon the hole mēber to auoyde cancrenositie thys playster folowynge that many dayes ℞ of the floures of beanes barlye and lupynes ana .li. ij of the iuyce of wormewood smallage and scabious ana ℥ ij seeth them all together wyth sufficiēt sapa barbours lye tyl they be thyck and vse thys ordinaunce vnto the .xiiij. daye or more and vse the sayd vnguentum egiptiacum vnto the fourth daye And afterwarde let the place be mundified incarned and cicatrised as it is aforesayd Item it is very good to vse the potion wrytten in the additions agaynst the styngynge of aspys and bytynge of a madde dogge Concernynge the remouyng of the vi fynger and cure of a hande
lye or water of baurach whyche done ye shall anoynte the places adioynynge wyth a defensiue of bole armeny ye shal lay vnguētū egyptiacū vpō the rottē place till the malignitie be remoued And than ye shall mundifie the place wyth a mundificatiue of smallage incarne it wyth sarcocolle and perfourme vp the rest wyth vnguentum de Minio and water of alume If the membre be growen to further putrefaction the forsayd remedyes are not sufficient but ye must cutte the membre betwene the hole and corrupte part wyth a sawe And afterwarde cauterise the place and procure the escare to falle wyth thynges mollificatiue And whan there chaunceth superfluous fleshe ye shall remoue it wyth vnguentum myxtum or wyth our pouder of mercurye Here endeth the seconde booke of Apostemes and begynneth the thyrde boke of vlceres The thyrde boke of vlceres in generall ¶ The fyrst Chapter of maligne virulent formicose and corrosiue vlceres THere is no greate differens in the foresayde vlcers as Auicenne testifieth sayeng the cure of malygne corrosiue and virulent vlceres is accomplysshed by the administration of thinges that drye bynde and coole Wherefore we wyll comprehende their cure in one Chapter Fyrst whan ye haue remoued their malignitie by the administracion of oure pouder or vnguētum Egyptiacum or mixtum made wyth wyne of pomegranates ye shall mundifie the place wyth a mundificatiue of syrupe of roses leyng vpō the place vnguentum de Minio or vnguentum de cerusa or our sparadrap whereof we spake in the additions Item it is good in thys case to wasshe the vlcers with water of plantaine sodden with a lytle alume leynge vpon the place plates of leade or the oyntmēt of dogges turdes which vseth to eat bones And bycause it is necessarye to rectifie the membre from whence the matter is deryued and to purge the matter antecedent we wyll declare two purgations conuenient to purge choleryke and sharpe humours Fyrste let the matter be digested wyth thys syrupe ℞ of syrupe of the iuyce of endiue and of the iuyce of sorell of syrupe of roses ana ℥ ss of waters of endiue hoppes and fumytorye of euery one ℥ j. myngle them The purgation is thus made ℞ of diacatholicō manna ana ʒ vj. of electuarie de psillio ʒ ij of good reubarb ℈ ij myngle them and make a potion wyth cordiall floures and frutes addynge of syrupe of violettes ℥ j. Thys purgation is for delicate persones riche men Here foloweth another for poore ℞ of diacatholicon of cassia ana ℥ ss of electuary of Psillio and roses after Mesue ana ʒ j. ss make a potion wyth the comune decoction addynge of syrupe of rooses ℥ j. Note that yf the vlceres be in the armes or legges they must be bounde from the insteppe to the knee from the hande to the elbowe and lykewyse the sayd membres muste be kept in reste and quiete ¶ A Chapter of rotten and fylthie vlceres THe cure of rotten vlcers is accōplyshed by regiment vniuersal and perticuler Regiment vniuersall is diete and purgatiō ordeyned in a proper chapter of the former boke Perticuler regiment is accomplyshed by application of local medicynes And fyrst to take away the putrefaction there is no better remedie than vnguentū Egiptiacum the application of bloodsuckers and of thynges deficcatiue and resolutiue And therfore the lotions playsters regimentes declared in the former chapter are cōuenient in thys case If the putrefaction be greate so that the synnowes and bones are corrupt ye shall cut the membre wyth a sawe betwene the hole and the corrupt parte and afterwarde ye shall cauterize it vnto the hole parte procedyng for the reste as in other brent woundes And whan the vlcers ben holowe ye shall procede accordyng to that that shal be spoken in the next Chapter Fylthie vlceres differ not much frō rotten and therfore theyr remedyes agre together howebeit the remedye of fylthie vlcers muste not be so bytynge as the other Wherefore in the stede of vnguentum Egyptiacum ye shall applye Vnguentum Mixtum or oure poudere of Mercurye or Vnguentum Apostolorum Here ye shall note that as rotten vlceres requyre greater mordication so fylthie vlceres requyre greater abstersion Wherfore whan the corruption is remoued ye shal applie thynges of greater abstersiō as an abstersiue of smallage And yf the vlceres ben verye holowe it is expediēt to remoue the holownes by vnguentū Egyptiacum To kyll wormes in vlcers And for as muche as wormes be ingendred in these vlceres we wyll destribe two remedies to kylle them The fyrste is thys ℞ of vnguentum Apostolorum vnguentū Egiptiacū of the iuyce of wormewoode ana ʒ ij of the floure of lupynes ʒ j. ss myngle them The seconde is thus ordeyned ℞ of vnguentū apostolorū of vnguētum ceraseos ana ℥ ss of vnguentū Egyptiacū ʒ ij of aloes Hepatyke of alume zuccatrine ana ʒ ij ss of the floure of lupines ʒ iij. of aqua vite ʒ j. of terebentyne ʒ vi of quycksyluer quenched with spyttle ʒ iij of the iuyce of salendyne ʒ j. ss myngle them ¶ A Chapter of holowe vlceres THe cure of depe and holowe vlcers must be accōplished with thynges desiccatiue with strōg lotiōs cast in with a syrynge for Arnoldus de villa noua saythe that vlceres and fistules are not cured but wyth sharpe licours exquisite cuttynge Lotions that cure holowe vlceres without incision are of thre kyndes of which the fyrst is sharpe and is thus made ℞ of barbours lye .li. ss of vnguentū Egyptiacum ℥ j. ss of hony of rooses ℥ j. The seconde is to purifie the place after the operation of the other wasshynge the sayde place twyse a daye ℞ of cleane barley and lentilles ana m̄ j. of licorice ℥ j. of redde sugger ʒ x. of hony of rooses ℥ j. ss of barbours lie and reyne water ana .li. ij let thē seth al together tyll halfe be cōsumed thā strayne thē The thyrd kynde is to incarne the place beynge purified ℞ of plantayne .li. ij of odoriferous wyne .li. j. ss of frankencense of myrrhe ana ʒ j. ss of sarcocolle ℥ j. of suggre of hony of roses ana ℥ j. of verueyne agrymonye of consolida the greater the lesse of centaurye of yarowe ana m̄ ss seth thē al together to the thyrde parte be consumed than strayne them This lotiō must be cast into the hollowe place with a siryng after the application of the .ii. other remedyes And incontinētly ye must vse the maners of byndynge called incarnatiue expulsiue And if ye can not attayne to the cure by this meane ye shall come to incisiō of the corrupt flesh And afterwarde ye shal come to digestiues mundificatiues incarnatiues and cicatrisatiues whereof we haue spoken in the boke of additions ¶ A Chapter of a fistula A Fistula an hollowe vlcer dyffer not but in two thynges that is to say in hardenesse
vryne ye shall vse the forsayde waters and lotions but yf they be olde and confyrmed ye shall caste in wyth a syrynge oure pouder of mercury dissolued wyth water of barley and a lytle hony of rooses procedyng afterward wyth gentler lotions afore reherced If the yarde come to maturacion ye shall rype it wyth the remedyes declared in the Apostemes of the flankes ¶ A letter of master Iohn Vigo sent to the lorde Thomas chyef attourney of the courte of Rome in causes of benefices COnsyderyng youre manyfolde benefytes towarde me I thought it conuenient to wryte vnto you a peculier chapter of remedyes to preserue mannes body from the stone And to come inmediatlye to that purpose there ben thre thynges that ingender the stone in the said place that is to saye greate heate of the reynes the streitnes of the conduyte of vryne and the aboundās of flegmatyke matter the remedyes whereof we wyll briefly destribe Fyrste to purge the reynes ye shall vse in the wynter and in the caniculer dayes an ounce and a halfe of cassia wyth sugger and at other tymes ye shall eate cassia oute of the cane to kepe the bodye moyst Itē it is good in the mornynge to take a glasse of thys decoctiō ℞ of the broth of a chycken .li. ij of the seede of mellons somewhat broken ℥ j. of the rootes of parcely ʒ vj. of damaske prunes sebesten of euery one in nombre syxe of resons ℥ j. of cleane licorice ʒ x. water of borage endiue hoppes ana ʒ iij. seth them al with sufficiēt whyte suger tyll the thyrde part be cōstumed than strayne them and whan ye haue dronken thys brothe ye maye slepe a lytle after it A brothe of redde cycers with a lytle suger openeth the wayes of the vrine Lykewyse a decoction of felde mallowes sodden wyth honye buter and water causeth the stone to issue out souplynge the wayes therof And some adde to thys decoction a lytle seed of Holyhocke alkekengi This sirupe folowynge is of lyke effect ℞ of water of endyue hoppes borage ana .li. j. of water of mayden-heare ℥ iij of the thre lesse sedes of the comune seedes of euerye one ℥ ss of lycorice ʒ x. of damaske prunes of sebesten ana nombre eyght of the seed of alchekengi ʒ v. of the seede of Holyhocke ʒ ij of reysons ℥ j. of syrupe de duabus radicibus without vynegre ℥ ij ss make a longe iulep wyth suffycient whyte sugger The receyt is one ciathe in the mornynge Here folowethe an electuarye for the same intention ℞ of water of endyue borage buglosse of euery one ℥ iiij of water of fenell asparage mayden heare ana ℥ ij of the comune greater seedes of the thre lesse seedes ana ℥ j. of the seed of alchekengi of cleane liquyrice ana ʒ x. of damaske prunes of sebesten ana nombre xx of reysons ℥ ij of anys ʒ vi sethe thē all together tylle the thyrde parte of the waters be consumed than strayne them stampynge and straynynge the rest whyche done make an electuary wyth sufficient sugger and wyth the forsayde decoction and straynyng addynge of good reubarbe ʒ ij of cassia ℥ ij thys electuarye mundifiethe the reynes and prouoketh vryne And the receyt of it is a sponefull in the mornynge or thre houres before supper For vlceratiō of the yarde And forasmuche as the yarde is often vlcered within thorough the burnynge of the vryne for the ease thereof ye maye vse good lotions as thys collyrie folowynge ℞ of water of plantayne ℥ iiij of water of rooses ℥ ij of water of barley ℥ iij. of myrobalane citryne ʒ i. of syrupe of roses ℥ j. sethe them all together tylle the thyrde parte be cōsumed than strayne them and putte to the straynynge of whyte sief wythout opium ʒ iij. make a collyrie The decoction folowyng serueth for the same purpose ℞ of the leaues of plantayne of clene barley of euery one m̄ j. of licoryce ʒ v. of sugger ℥ ij sethe them all together tyll the thyrde part be consumed than strayne them and conueye in the lycour wyth a syrynge It is good also to cast in goates mylke wherin peces of yron haue ben quenched And bycause that liquide medicynes can nottary longe vpon the vlcered place we haue considered that it is good to applye thys liniment folowynge ℞ of oyle of rooses omphacyne ℥ ij of the iuyce of plantayne ℥ ss of vnguentū Album Camphoratum ℥ j. ss of litarge of gold and syluer of euery one ʒ vj. of Tucia preparate ʒ iij. myngle them and laboure them in a mortar of leade the space of two houres The maner to applye it is thys Ye muste haue a pype of syluer eyght ynches longe and ye must put in to the pype a syrynge and conducte the linimente to the chafed place and ye muste put a syrynge in to the pype and guide it to the chafed place And thus it maye tarye the longer As towchynge diete ye muste auoyde all swete and grosse wynes all pulse all grosse flesshe all frutes except prunes Of herbes ye maye vse borage percelye lettuce langedebeef and in the brothe of flesshe All salt peppered hote and sharpe thynges must be auoyded But rere egges are verye conuenient and meates that engender good fleshe Wherof we haue spoken in manye places ¶ A Chapter of the remedies of the stones FIrste to heale herniaventosa Hernia ventosa ye shall vse thys playster ℞ of the floure of beanes and cycers of euerye one li. ss of Camomylle mellylote dylle branne ana m̄ ss of cumyne ℥ ss of oyle of Camomyl dylle ana ℥ ij seth thē wyth sapa and barbours lye tyll they be thycke For hernia humoralis proceding of a hote cause from the begynnyng to augmētation thys playster is of good effect ℞ of the leaues of henbane m̄ j. of cleane barley m̄ j. seth them with water or the brothe of fleshe tyll the barley breake thā stampe them strayne them and make a styffe playster with beane floure and the foresayde straynynge addyng of oyle of roses odoriferous ℥ ij of oyle myrtine ℥ j. the yolke of an egge Lette them sethe agayne a lytle In the state declination ye maye vse thys resolutiue ℞ of blacke coole wortes m̄ j. of Camomylle mellilote ana m̄ ss of fenugreke ℥ iij. seth them all together wyth sufficiente brothe tylle halfe be consumed and make a styffe playstere wyth beane floure and the foresayd decoction and a lytle floure of cycers addyng of oyle of roses and Camomylle ana ℥ ss of saffran graynes .ij. Here ye shall note that the remedies whych cure the Apostemes of the stones cure the same of the dugges And lykewyse the maturatiues of the yarde serue for the stones dugges and stankes And bycause the Apostemes of the stones come often to hardnes ye shall vse thynges mollificatiue and resolutiue as oure diaquilon magistrale Item for the same intention thys
a styffe plaister addyng of butter of swines grese anÌ„ â„¥ iii. the yolke of an egge seeth them agayne a lytle The seconde is thys R. ii whyte oynyons and two whyte garlyke heades rosted in an ouen of the rotes of holihocke and whyte lillie rotes soddeÌ„ in water ana â„¥ iiii stampe them and make a playster wyth lynsede fenugreke sede and the decoctioÌ„ addinge of the floure of newe leuen â„¥ iii. of swynes grese â„¥ iiii of butter â„¥ i. ss the yolke of an egge incorporate theÌ„ and set them on the fyre agayne put vnto them of snayles broken in number xviii of figges sodden stamped in number .vi. The thyrde is thys fomeÌ„tation R. of the rootes of holihocke â„¥ iiii of fenugreke lynsede anÌ„ â„¥ ii of dry figges in nuÌ„ber .iiii. of branne mÌ„ ii of mellilote mÌ„ i. seeth these thynges in sufficient quaÌ„titie of the broth of a shepes heade foment the place with cloutes and after the fomeÌ„tation applye one of the two forsayd playsters Here foloweth a coÌ„uenient purgation for maryners Fyrst yf they haue tercian fieners the matter must thus be digested R. of sirupe of vynaygre called acetosus simplex of syrupe of violets of the iuce of endyue ana â„¥ ss of waters of endyue violets buglosse â„¥ i. mengle them when the fieuer is choleryke mengled with grosse fleume thys is more coÌ„uenieÌ„t â„ž of the sayd syrupe of vinegre or deduabus radicibus wyth vinegre of syrupe of the iuice of endyue of honye of roses streyned ana Ê’ ss of the waters of endyne buglosse and hoppes ana â„¥ i. A digestyue of a saÌ„guine fieuer R. of syrupe of the iuce of sorel of the iuce of endiue of violets ana â„¥ ss of the waters of borrage endiue and buglosse ana â„¥ i. A digestiue against a maligne kind of feuers called la fieuer mata amoÌ„g the mariners â„ž of the sirupe of iuce of sorell of the sower iuce of a citron or orenge of the iuce of endiue anÌ„ â„¥ ss of the water of buglosse sorell and endyue anÌ„ â„¥ i. Here foloweth a minoratiue purgation of colerike fieuers which is coÌ„uenient at the begynning R. of good cassia â„¥ ss diaprunis noÌ„ solutiui Ê’ vi make morcels with suger or with water of endiue make a small potion addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. A purgation for delicate ê‘sons R. of choseÌ„ maÌ„na of cassia anÌ„ Ê’ ss mengle theÌ„ make a smal potion with water of endyue violettes and buglosse For pore men this is coÌ„uenient R. of cassia diacatholi anÌ„ â„¥ ss of electuarye of roses after Mesue Ê’ ii ss make a smal potion wyth the comune decoctioÌ„ Another solutiue for riche meÌ„ R. of cassia of chosen maÌ„na anÌ„ â„¥ ss of good reubarbe steped accordynge to art Ê’ ss mengle them and make a smal potion with the comune decoction addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. WheÌ„ fleume is mixte with choler thys solutiue muste be vsed R. of cassia diacatholicon anÌ„ â„¥ i. of diafinicoÌ„ Ê’ ii ss of an electuary of roses after Mesue Ê’ i. meÌ„gle theÌ„ make a smal potioÌ„ with the comune decoction For the same inteÌ„tion these pilles are coÌ„uenient R. of pilles aggregatiue of pilles of reubarbe anÌ„ Ê’ ss mak v. pilles with syrupe of roses Geue theÌ„ in the morning or .ii. houres after supper A minoratiue purgation of saÌ„guine fieuers is thus ordeyned R. of chosen manna of cassia ana â„¥ ss of diacatholicoÌ„ of tamarindes anÌ„ Ê’ ii ss make a small potion wyth water of buglosse melissa and sorell Another R. of cassia diacatholicon ana â„¥ ss of trifera persica of tamaryndes ana Ê’ ii make a potion wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes After seuen dayes ye shall purge the patient with a purgation that emptieth al humours indifferentlye whych maye be after thys sorte â„ž of diacatholicon Ê’ vi of electuarye of diacassia â„¥ ss of electuarie of roses Ê’ i. of trifera persica of diafinicon anÌ„ Ê’ ii make a small potion wyth the decoction of cordial floures and frutes For the same intention ye maye minister thys clyster folowynge foure tymes a weke R. of the brothe of vnsalted flesh or of the decoction of malowes branne and violettes li. i. ss of honye of violettes â„¥ i. ss the yolkes of two egges of oyle of violettes â„¥ ii ss or of comune oyle asmuch and a lytle salte And in the stede of a clyster ye may vse the suppositories afore written To conforte the harte ye maye applye thys epithemye R. of water of roses melissa and buglosse ana â„¥ vi of wyne of pomegranades and odoriferous wyne ana â„¥ ii of all the sauÌ„ders ana Ê’ ii of saffranne ℈ i. of camphore graynes ii seeth them all together a lytle Item to swage peyne of the heade after vniuersall purgation ye shall laye vpon the forheade thys epithemye folowynge R. of water of roses oyle of roses wyne of pomgranades ana â„¥ i. the whyte of an egge applyed hote wyth a lynen cloute Here foloweth a long syrupe which they muste vse that haue the sayde fieuer to quenche straunge heate and to swage thyrst R. of the water of barly li. iii. water of buglosse endyue sorell anÌ„ li. i. of the wyne of pomegranades â„¥ x. make a iuleb wyth whyte suger To recouer appetite the patient may vse a syrupe of cicorie of thys coÌ„fectioÌ„ R. of diarodoÌ„ abbatis of ye. iii. sauÌ„ders anÌ„ â„¥ i. of sirupe of cicorie roses anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss mengle theÌ„ Or thus R. of aromaticuÌ„ rosatuÌ„ Ê’ ii ss of diamuscuÌ„ sirupe of cicorie anÌ„ â„¥ i. mengle them make trociskes with suger An vnction for the weaknes of the stomake â„ž of oyle of wormwood roses mastike anÌ„ â„¥ i. of wormwood maioruÌ„ mintes rosemary squinaÌ„tuÌ„ anÌ„ a litle of saffran graynes .ii. nutmigges cloues cynamome anÌ„ Ê’ i. of odoriferous wine one cyath of white waxe Ê’ vi seeth theÌ„ al beside the waxe tyl the wyne be coÌ„sumed and make a soft cerote wyth the waxe mastike and a lytle terebentyne Here foloweth a potioÌ„ for the freÌ„ch pockes R. of the rotes of enula caÌ„pana yuy â„¥ iiii of the iuce of anthos maideÌ„ heere wyld mint penyrial gallitricuÌ„ politricuÌ„ mugwort anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of the rotes of cicorie â„¥ iii. of the rotes of fenell smallage anÌ„ â„¥ ii of the coddes of sene Ê’ ss of polipodie Ê’ x. of saffranne graynes iii. of agarike in trociskes â„¥ i. ss seeth theÌ„ al in ten pound of rayne water a pound of hony and a pounde half of suger tyl .ii. ê‘tes of .iii. be consumed whereof the pacient must take in the mornynge one cyath and muste sweate in hys bedde afterwarde This cerote folowinge is good for the freÌ„ch pockes coÌ„firmed R. of swynes grese oile of roses anÌ„ â„¥ xi of wethers suet â„¥ iiii of cerusse litarge of gold anÌ„ â„¥ iii. of clere terebentine â„¥ i. ss seeth theÌ„ with a soft fyre the
space of .ii. houres and make a soft cerote with whyte waxe theÌ„ take theÌ„ froÌ„ the fyre styrre theÌ„ about til they be luke warme theÌ„ put therunto of quickesiluer queÌ„ched â„¥ vi of liquide storax Ê’ vi incorporate theÌ„ and styrre them wel together Here foloweth a purgation which is good after the patient hathe vsed the last potion .xii. dayes R. of diacatholicoÌ„ of cassia ana â„¥ ss of electuarii indimaioris Ê’ ii of trifera ê‘sica Ê’ i. ss make a smal potion wyth the comune decoction addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. Here ye shall note that the sayde diseases is not contagious but at the begynnynge when it is the fourme of scabbes Item it is verey good at the begynning that the patient take soÌ„time the purgation folowynge Digestion wyth the lesse syrupe of fumiterrie and the iuyce of endyue wyth waters of endyue fumiterry hoppes presupposed R. of diacatholicon cassia anÌ„ â„¥ ss of an electuary of roses after Mesue Ê’ ii of the confection of hamech Ê’ i. of good reubarbe Ê’ ss make a small potion with the comune decoction adding of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. or make it thus R. of diacatholicon Ê’ vi of electuary of psilium of trifera persica diafinicon ana Ê’ ii of the coÌ„fection of hamech Ê’ ss make a smal potion adding of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. A playster for apostemous woundes of the synnowes R. of husked beanes li. ii seeth them in the broth of a shepes heade or in barbours lye tyl they be wel soddeÌ„ Then stampe them and put vnto theÌ„ of oyle of roses odoriferous and camomylle ana â„¥ ii seeth them agayne tyll they bene thycke addynge the yolkes of two egges of saffran ℈ i. Here foloweth the ordinaunce of pilles of master Nicholas de Furnariis whych ben good agaynst the migryme ophtalmia and swimmyng of the heade R. of myrrhe Ê’ iii. of aloes epatyke Ê’ vi ss of saffran Ê’ ii of all the mirobalanes ana Ê’ ss of agaryke in trociskes Ê’ iii. ss mengle them make pilles wyth water of fenell the receit is Ê’ i. Ê’ i. ss If ye adde to these thinges of trifera perfica Ê’ v. electuarii indi electuarii rosarum Mesue ana Ê’ iii. of triacle Ê’ i. of carduus bnÌ„dictus tormeÌ„tylle Doronike ana ℈ ii they shall be good in the frenche pockes agaynste the pestilence A potion agaynst the styngynge of serpentes bytynge of wood dogges the pestilence R. of tormentylle ditany cardus benedictus ana Ê’ i. of Galenes triacle Ê’ ss of saffran graynes i. of Citron seed ℈ i. of a smaragde one grayn of doronike Ê’ i. of syrupe of the iuce of sorell water of buglosse ana Ê’ vi of the wyne of pomegranades of doriferous wyne anÌ„ Ê’ ss mengle theÌ„ Here foloweth the ordinauÌ„ce of vnguentum basilicum the greater Vug. basilicum R. of oyle of roses odoriferous li. ii of cowes tallowe and calues talowe ana li. ss of swynes grese â„¥ iii. of oyle of camomylle lynseede swete almons of hennes grese and goose grese ana â„¥ ii of anthos yarrow centaury the greater woodbynde saynt Iohns worte ana mÌ„ i. of rootes of madder â„¥ iii. of fyne grayne â„¥ i. ss of the leaues of plaÌ„tayn and ribworte anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of comune oyle li. i. ss stampe these thynges and leaue theÌ„ together the space of a weeke then seeth them wyth a cyath of good wyne and thre ounces of earthe wormes tyll the wyne be consumed so streyne them and put to the streynyng of rosyn of the pyne tre Ê’ iii. of colophony of mastyke anÌ„ â„¥ i. of shyppe pytch Ê’ x. of litarge of golde and syluer ana â„¥ iii. of minium asmuch seeth them tyl they be verye blacke euer styrryng theÌ„ about addyng in the ende of terebeÌ„tyne â„¥ xiiii a sufficient quaÌ„titie of whyte waxe seeth them agayne a lytle and make a softe cerote Thys is the ordinaunce of vngueÌ„tum basilicum the lesse whyche swageth peyne more then the other and is conuenient in woundes of the synnowes R. of oyle of roses â„¥ iiii of comun oyle li. i. of freshe buttyre li. ss of swynes grese calues suet and cowes suet anÌ„ â„¥ v. of yarrowe plaÌ„tayne wood bynde verueyne ana mÌ„ i. of the rotes of madder of earth wormes ana â„¥ ii of shyppe pytche of rasyn of the pyne anÌ„ â„¥ ii ss stampe the herbes and incorporate them wyth the oyles fattes so leaue theÌ„ the space of a weke then seeth them with a cyathe of odoriferous wyne tyll the wyne be consumed so streyne them put to the straynyng of miniuÌ„ â„¥ iiii of litarge of syluer â„¥ iii. seeth them agayne tyll they be black and put to them of clere terebentyne â„¥ vi suffycieÌ„t whyte waxe and make a softe oyntment Here foloweth a liniment good to remoue corrupt flesshe of formica procedyng of the frenche pockes and to drye vp redde buddes in the foreheed or in the necke coÌ„mynge in the sayde disease and to remoue wartes â„ž of the iuce of lettuse and plaÌ„tayne of euery one two ounces of Galenes oyntment â„¥ i. The whytes of .ii. egges of sublimate well brayed Ê’ one beate them togyther and labour theÌ„ a good whyle in a mortare of leade This water is good for the same purpose â„ž of roche alume .iii. draÌ„mes of sublimate Ê’ i of sall armoniacke Ê’ ii of barbours lye a pounde of water of roses â„¥ iiii sethe them all tylle the thyrde parte be consumed And yf ye wyll haue it of greater desiccation adde a lytle verdegrese when y take it from the fyre The iuce of the herbe verucaria whereof we spake in the boke of symples is good for the same purpose Auicenne sayeth that the thyrde parte of a dramme of Squinantum with a lytle pepper comforteth the synowes and muscles And yf ye put thereunto of water of camomylle â„¥ v and make a potion it shal be more coÌ„fortatiue it shall take awaye youxynge commynge of replecyon and werynesse of the membres and wyndynesse of the guttes And therfore the decoction folowynge is good for the same intention And moreouer it swageth paynes of the pockes and breaketh wyndynesse of the matrice â„ž of squinantum Ê’ i. of anthos Ê’ ii of swete fenelle of anyse ana Ê’ ss of lyqueryce Ê’ v. of mugworte nepte ana halfe an handfull of cinamome nuttemigges cloues cubebes ana ℈ i. of good honye â„¥ iiii of syrupe de duabus radicibus without vynegre of sugre taberzet of euery one fyue ounces of water of camomylle wormewoode of euerye one two pounde of water of endiue and fenelle ana l. ss seeth them togyther tylle the fourthe parte be consumed then strayne them and gyue halfe a cyathe of the straynynge actuallye hoote The roote of squinantum comforteth a weake stomacke and the lytle leues that grow aboute the rote are good agaynst venemous bytynges An vnction for a weake stomacke â„ž of Squinantum Ê’ i. of
lye described in the same place One thynge is to be noted before ye laye to the foresayde sharpe medicynes that is that ye scarifye the Carbuncle or Anthrax wyth a depe scarificatyon onely vpon the eschared place and to laye aboute the place leechees or bloodsuckers And after thys scarifycatyon ye muste wasche the place wyth the decoctyon of Baurac or hote lye ScarificatioÌ„ Thys depe scarifycatyon hathe two vtilitees The first is that it draweth the venimous mattyer frome the inwarde partes to the outwarde Another vtilite is that the medicine caustyque and corrosyue worcketh the better Lykewyse whan the escare is broken the applycatyon of a caustyque medicyne is good for two thynges The fyrste is that it drawethe the infected bloode frome the pryncypall membre to hys emunctorye The seconde that it mortifyeth and consumeth the mattyere drawen to the sore place Afterwarde ye muste cause the eschare to fall To remoue an Eschare layinge vpon it hote buttyre To remoue an Eschaire or swynes grece or this plaister â„ž of the floure of barley of the floure of wheate Ana â„¥ iij. wyth a decoctyon of mallowes violettes and rotes of Holihocke make a styffe plaister addynge of buttyre of swynes grece melted Ana â„¥ ij the yolkes of two Egges whan the playstere shal be taken frome the fyer mengle them together agayne wyth the foresayde rootes and leaues well stamped and strayned ☞ Thys playster maye soner cause the eschare to falle in one daye than buttyre and swynes grece in three and it appaysethe the payne caused wyth the caustyque medicyne and moreouer resoluethe merueylously the mattier of the Carbuncle Mundificatyue Whan the eschaire is fallen of ye muste mundifye the place wyth thys pleasaunt mundificatyue the space of three dayes â„ž of cleare terebentyne â„¥ iij. of a syrupe of Roses â„¥ j. of honie of Roses â„¥ ss lette them boyle al at the fyer a lytle and put in a yolke of an Egge whan ye take the foresayde ordinauÌ„ce from the fyer of barley floure of wheate floure well boulted Ana Ê’ vj. mengle them and incorporate theÌ„ Thys mundificatyue auayleth much at the begynnynge by reason of the pleasauntnes of it For communelye after that the eschare is taken awaye the place is verye paynfull and enflamed And thys mundificatyue appayseth payne as ye maye knowe by the symples that entre in to it Another muÌ„dificatyâ—e Whan ye haue vsed thre dayes this mundificatyue ye muste comme to a stronger mundificatyue as thys is â„ž of cleare terebentyne â„¥ iiij of honye of Roses â„¥ ij of barley floure well boulted â„¥ j. and. ss of the iuyce of smalage â„¥ ij ss boyle them all at the fyere vnto the consumptyon of the iuyce than take them frome the fyer and put in barley floure and incorporate theÌ„ al together tyl the same be luke warme This mundificatyue is praysed of Guydo and Bischoppe Theodoryke made it Whan the place is mundifyed incarne it and seale it vp as we haue taught in the Chapitre of the cure of flegmon and of Formica Corrosiua Here note that we wolde not wryte the cure resolutyue of thys dysease ☜ bycause that it euer endethe by the waye of putrefactyon and suppuratyoÌ„ And lykewyse we haue not wrytten maturatyon wyth attractyon as some doctours haue done For maturatyon is caused by hote thynges and moyest in hote Apostemes The rayson why we haue not wrytten it is bycause the mattyer is venymous and malygne and some thynge vlcereth wythin And yf we shulde applie moyste thynges we shulde adde putrefactyon to putrefactyoÌ„ For moystnes is the mother of putrefactioÌ„ and heate the father Thys wytnesseth frauncis of pedemounte a renoumed Phisityon in the Chapytre of the cure of Anthrax and we affyrme the same of medicines to muche attractyue and maturatyue For in drawynge the mattyer immoderately they cause the retayned mattyer to be more aygre and more malygne as Theodoryke saythe in the Chapitre of the cure of Anthrax Proued remedies only wrytten wherefore we coulde declare more aydes but bycause we haue founde lytle profytte in them we leaue them wyllynglye and wryte the remedyes that we haue proued The fourthe intentyon is to conforte the harte and to rectifie the ayer of the house where the patiente is Rectifyenge of the ayre And it is thus accomplished as it foloweth Fyrste sprynkle the chambre with water mengled with vinaygre And set in the chaÌ„bre wyllowe bowes roses vyne leaues and other cooling thynges accordinge to the tyme. A cordial confection Conforte the hert wyth thys cordial coÌ„fection R. conserue of roses of buglosse anÌ„ â„¥ iii. of al the sauÌ„ders anÌ„ Ê’ iii. of coralles whyte and red anÌ„ Ê’ i. ss of al fragmeÌ„tes ℈ ii of syrupe of the iuyce of sorell of the iuyce of an orenge called de acetositate citri of syrupe of roses by infutioÌ„ anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss meÌ„gle theÌ„ gyld them The patient must vse thys confection euery morning euery houre whan he felethe hym selfe to be touched of pestilente infection Outwardly it is good to coÌ„forte the herte wyth thys epitheme Epitheme confortatiue of the herte in the maner of a cerote â„ž of oyle of roses omphacine of vnguentuÌ„ rosarum anÌ„ â„¥ .iiii. of white waxe â„¥ i. ss of vinaigre of roses â„¥ ii ss of the water of roses â„¥ ii Seeth them all except the waxe tyl the vinaigre and the water ben coÌ„sumed than put to the waxe and the thynges vnder wrytten R. of all the saunders anÌ„ Ê’ ii of coralles whyte redde anÌ„ Ê’ i. ss of saffran Ê’ ss meÌ„gle them al together and make a cerote Thys epitheme is after the maner of a cerote and ye must sprede it vpon a large cloth and laye it vpon the hert For it coÌ„forteth the herte merueilously It is of our inuentioÌ„ and we haue proued it with worshyp and profitte Item it is good to smel to rose water to vinaigre and to wyne of good odour mengled wyth a lytle caÌ„fore saffraÌ„ Further more it is necessary to kepe the patient waking by cryeng or by delectable wordes that the venomous mattier maye be brought from the inwarde partes to the outwarde For as Galene sayth wakyng calleth out natural heate wakyng slepyng calleth it in A wyse chirurgien muste alwaye comfort the patient and brynge hym in hope of helth The first inteÌ„tion is to correcte the accidentes it is thys accomplished There chauÌ„seth oft in this disease treÌ„bling of the hert vomite sounding a sharpe fieuer and great paine in the place of the carbuÌ„cle an euyll vlcere To take away the treÌ„blyng of the hert the patient must vse thys coÌ„position Tremblyng of the hâ—rt R. of the maw or runnyng of a kydde called coaguluÌ„ of a laÌ„be of an harte of a calfe ana â„¥ ii ss of odoriferous wine â„¥ ii of the stones of a cockke sodden with the water of
buglosse a lytle vinaigre of the thre saūders ʒ i. ss of suggre of roses ʒ vi bray thē al make a confection with syrupe of roses the iuyce of an orenge a sponful of odoriferous wyne addyng of a coulise of a capō of al the fragmentes ℥ i. ss let the patient take of thys euery mornyng a sponful This cōposition auaileth muche to preserue the hert frō tremblyng soundyng cōforteth the stomake defēdeth vomityng Furthermore it is good to vse rubbynges and to binde the extreme partes of the bodye lykewyse to boxe the buttockes and thighes we haue founde it good to washe the armes thyghes wyth a decoction of camomille of wormewode of sticados of rosmarye of sage of wyne of hydromel To take away the fieuer the patient must be gouerned after the curation of a fieuer pestilential the vlcere the griefe and the burnyng muste be cured after the doctrine declared in the cha of Ignis persicus of Formica Thus we ende thys chap. of the cure of Anthrax for whyche the name of god be magnified ¶ The .xx. cha of the cure of a carbūcle of a pestiferous aposteme called bubo of anthrax which cōmeth wyth a fieuer pestilenciall and wyth a very pestilence and of the cure of a very pestilence IN this presēt cha it is conuenient to declare the cure aswel of the pestilēce as of pestilētial apostemes Cure of the pestilence whyche if they ben not spedely succurred the cure for the moost parte is vayne and lost For thys disease worketh so swyftly in mans body that if it be cōfirmed in the body a lytle whyle it is of so great actiuitie that wythout regard of medicines it rauysheth hys pray that is to saye thys cōtagious disease assone as it entreth in to mannes body it assauteth some principal mēbre and cheifly the hert and with hys venimme it corrupteth the bloode and the spirites and vanquysheth the hole body You wyl than demaunde what is to be done in thys cōtagious sicknes Galene answereth sayenge a stronge disease must be cured wyth a stronge and swift remedy In the curation of these contagious diseases four intentions ben requyred The fyrst is to ordre the lyfe The seconde to euacuate the euyl mattier by medicines that haue vertue agaynst venim The thyrde to cōforte the herte to rectifie the ayer The fourthe to euacuate the mattier cōioynct mortifieng it incontinently wyth sharpe medicines yf it be a carbuncle or anthrax Guydo sayth that carbuncles must be burned pestiferous apostemes must be ryped The fyrste and the seconde intentions ben accomplyshed accordynge to that Rectification of the ayre that is sayde in the former cha of the cure of anthrax and of a carbūcle not pestferous Neuertheles note that it is cōuenient to haue two chambres in whyche the foresayd thynges bene spryncled as water wyth vnaigre c. Further it is good to make fier of swete woode as of cypresse Iuniper rosmarye Laurel sage c. Let the patiente lye one nyghte in the one chābre another in the other And we haue knowē thys rectifycation of the ayre to haue ben very good aswel for the suertie of the patient as of the familiars and phisitions And thoughe we haue declared in the chap. before many thinges auaileable for the sayd intentions neuerthelesse we wyl shewe here some necessary poyntes for the cure of a carbuncle and Anthrax The cure of a pestilēte sore whyche come of the pestilence wherfore whā ye know that it is a pestiferous carbuncle incontinentlye cauteryse the sayde carbuncle with a depe cauterisation Or opē the carbuncle wyth a lancette and in the middest of the eschared place put one of our trocisques of miniū in the quātitie of a grayne of a pyneapple or of an almande wyth a lytle pece of vnguentum egyptiacum hauynge in it the vertue of arsnike Be thou assured that these two remedyes ben souerayne amonge other After that the carbuncle is mortifyed you must cause the eschare to fal and apayse the payne layenge thys playster vpon it To remoue an eschare R. of mallowes beanes and violettes of lillie rootes an̄ m̄ .ii. of the rootes of holyhocke .li. ss seeth them al stampe them strayne them and make a playster wyth arte and fyer wyth the floures of barley wheate linseed and fenugreke ana asmuche as shall seme sufficiente addynge of buttyre and swynes grece ana ℥ iii. the yolkes of thre egges whych muste be putte in whan the decoctiō is takē frō the fier of saffrā ℈ i. Thys playster maye be layed on after the operation of anye stronge or caustique medicine The rayson is bycause it suffereth not the payne to extende it selfe vpon the membre permitteteth not greate quantitie of humours to come to the sore place and swageth payne merueylously and resolueth the mattier that is come to the place preparethe it to come oute by the eschared mouth In the hole parte ye muste applye about the carbūcle the defensiue written in the chapi before Plaister Also ye maye make a good playster of the yolke of an egge wyth as muche beaten salt a lytle scabiouse and cōferie and dayses whyche ye shall stampe together and incorporate them and laye them vpon the carbuncle or anthrax For it is of good operation Lykewyse it is conuenient in thys case to lay to a vesicatyue bladering or blysterynge medicine as yf the carbūcle be vnder the arme holes ye must laye the vesicatyue vpon the pulse of the arme A vesicatory yf it be in the flanckes vpon the bowynge of the legge Thys is the fourme of it R. of the herbe called apiūrisus ℥ i. ss of the seede of viarbore ℥ ss of cantarydes ʒ ss bray them fynely together with a lytle leuē and vinaigre laye it on the foresaid place After that the eschare is taken awaye ye shall mundify the place and incarne it and seale it vp wyth the remedies wrytten in the chapter afore It remayneth that we speake somwhat of a pestilētial aposteme called bubo Bubo A pestilentiall bubo or botche after the sayd vesication muste be ryped wyth thys playster R. of the rootes of lyllies Maturatiue of the rootes of holihocke an̄ .li. i. whan they are sodden stampe them with two onces of drie figges halfe an once of nutte kernelles and halfe a poūde of swines grece and in the decoction wyth the flour of fenugreke linsede wheate make a plaister addynge of buttyre ℥ iii. and the yolkes of two egges Another stronger maturatyue R. of the heades of garlyke ℥ iiii of whyte oynions or redde yf ye can gette no whyte ℥ viii of the rootes of lyllyes and holihocke ana ℥ iiii rost the oynions and garlyke and seeth the reste stampe them altogether addinge of the plaister aboue rehersed a poūd of swynes grece ℥ i. of triacle ℥ i. Note that
ss of pylles agregatiue and yndes ana ℈ ss myngle them and wyth water of fenell make fyue pylles Thys purgacyon is coÌ„mendable in wynter and haruest but in the spryng tyme thys purgacyon folowynge is more conuenient â„ž of the pilles of nycoâ—â—â—â—alled sine quibê° esse nolo of pilles assagereth wyth agarike ana Ê’ ss make .v. pilles with water of endiue Item the pilles folowyng maye conuenieÌ„tly be vsed in thys case â„ž of the pylles of Hiera with agarike pylles of mastike sine quibus esse nolo ana ℈ i. make them as the aforesayd and gyue them .iij. houres before supper Thys later purgation must be gyueÌ„ thre tymes in a moneth a digestiue of hony of roses going before for as mesue sayeth the chirurgieÌ„ must not be coÌ„teÌ„ted with one only purgation but must renewe the same often We haue proued the triacle in the wynter taken in smal quaÌ„titie namely Ê’ i. with as muche hony of roses wyth .ij. ouÌ„ces of the water of the decoction of hony is ryght expedieÌ„t it muste be receaued seuen houres before meat In lyke maner it is good that the pacient eate after repast quynces coriander confyte that fumes asceÌ„de not vnto the brayne As concernynge the turnynge away of the matter it may be done by ventoses applyed vpon the necke or vppon the shulder and by rubbynge and byndynge the extreme partes lykewyse by fomentation lotion of the legges wyth thynges attractiue and resolutiue as it is wrytten in the chapter of optalmia It is also profytable to bynde the heere 's backwarde and to kembe them backward for this thing turneth matter asyde And we haue proued that a cauterization actual or potentiall applyed vpon the coronal coÌ„myssure purgeth the matter of catarattes and turneth it a syde The thyrde entention whych is to comforte the meÌ„ber from whyche the matter is deriued is thus accoÌ„plyshed Fyrst ye must applye a bagge after the fourme of a lytle cappe ful of thynges that coÌ„forteÌ„ the brayne defeÌ„de the reumes as thys ordinauÌ„ce â„ž of milium dryed on the fyer of drye braÌ„ne beateÌ„ to pouder ana mÌ„ i. of maioruÌ„ of roses of wormewood of betonye ana mÌ„ ss of sticados of squinant of eche a lytle of swete fenel calamus aromaticus of frankensence of masticke ana â„¥ ss myngle them together and bryng theÌ„ to a fyne powder Item ye maye applye vpon the heade thys cerote folowynge â„ž the forsayde pouder â„¥ ij of moste clere terebentyne â„¥ i. A cerote for the heade ss masticke Ê’ x. of oyle of mastyke of oyle of roses complete ana â„¥ ij myngle these together wyth sufficient quaÌ„titie of new whyte waxe make a styffe cerote addynge in the ende of saffraÌ„ ℈ i. It is coÌ„uenieÌ„t also to wash the head with this lye folowing â„ž of roses of wormewood of rosemary of sage ana mÌ„ i. of sticcados of squinaÌ„tuÌ„ of astrabacca of laurell ana mÌ„ ss let them be sodden with lye made of ashes of the vyne tree The fourth entention whych coÌ„cerneth the euaporation of the matter that is vpon the paÌ„nicles or wythin the same shal be accomplyshed wyth resolutiue euaporatiue thynges suche as coÌ„forte the eyes as are the ordinaunces folowyng Fyrst thys R. of the water of celedony fenel roses .li. ss of odoriferous whyte wyne â„¥ ij of camomill mellilote rosemary floures ana mÌ„ ss of whyte sugger â„¥ i. ss of the galles of cockes nombre .iiij. of freshe fenell of eufrage yf it maye be founde ana mÌ„ ss seth them altogether wyth asmuche reyne water tyl the thyrde parte be coÌ„sumed then strayne them put thervnto of saffran ℈ ss and seth them and strayne them agayne And the patient muste receyue the smoke of the sayd decoction holdynge hys eyes ouer it in the mornyng .iij. or .iiij. houres before dyner after dyner as moche yf the patient take the forsayd pilles the daye before he receaue the smoke it shal be the better This maner of suffumigatioÌ„ is praysed of Thadeus and AueÌ„soar and it hath vertue to resolue the matter prepared to nouryshe the cataractes it coÌ„forteth the vertue of seyng Item thys dystillatioÌ„ folowyng is of great efficacitie whych coÌ„forteth clarifyeth A noble water for the eye the syght kepeth it froÌ„ the cataractes â„ž of a gotes lyuer hole freshe .li. ij calamus aromaticus of honye ana â„¥ ss of the iuyce of rue Ê’ iij. of water of celidony verueyne eufrage ana â„¥ iij. of loÌ„ge peper of nutmegges of cloues ana Ê’ ij of saffran ℈ i. of the floures of rosemary somewhat staÌ„ped of bosomus ana mÌ„ ss of sarcocol of aloes epatyke ana Ê’ iij. of the galle of byrdes that lyue by pray yf they may be gotteÌ„ â„¥ i. or in the stede therof heÌ„nes capoÌ„s partriges galles thre tymes so moche staÌ„pe the forsayd thynges cut the herbes stampe them a lytle afterwarde put vnto the sayde thynges of whyt suger â„¥ iij. of honye of roses Ê’ vi put them al together in a lembyke of glasse vse therof for it hath the forsayd vertues And yf the catarates can not be healed wheÌ„ they are confyrmed then we must turne to haÌ„dy operatioÌ„ And though we couÌ„seyled to leaue it to the toth drawers yet we wyl declare the maner therof Fyrst before ye come to the cure it is necessarye ye gyue the patient a lenitiue medicine of cassia manna or diacatholicon ij dayes after ye muste gyue hym pylles of assagereth et sine quibus esse nolo of eche Ê’ ss to purge the humours of the heade Furthermore that daye that ye wyll vse the haÌ„dye operation ye must gyue the patient a linitiue clyster washe hys legges in the decoctioÌ„ of hote thinges to drawe the humours from the heade And it is very good to applye vpon the forehead thys restrictiue folowynge to kepe away the matter froÌ„ flowynge to the eye â„ž of oyle of roses omphacine of mastyke ana â„¥ ij make a softe cerote wyth suffyciente whyte waxe addynge of beane floure Ê’ iij. of frankensence The maner of cuttynge the cataracte of aloes he patike of bole armenye of whyte sauÌ„ders ana Ê’ i. mengle them together ley them vpon stoupes and bynde theÌ„ vpon the foreheade and comforte the patieÌ„t set hym vpoÌ„ a streyght beÌ„che of a meane height Bynd the hole eye and also hys legges hys haÌ„des that he hynder not the operation of the chirurgien and thys thynge muste be done in a pure ayer the master must open the eye wyth hys lyfte hande wyth hys ryght hande he shall put a sharpe nedle to the myddes of the pannicle called coÌ„iunctiua so longe tyl he perceaue that the nedle hath perced to the concauitie or holownes of the sayde paÌ„nicle And after he must guyde and tyrle the sayd nedle toward the paÌ„nicle called cornea tyl he touche the myddes of the apple of