a halfe of oyle of roses the yolke of an egge and a quarter of an ounce of barly floure a litle saffron mixe all together put it betwene two linnen clothes and lay it to the peyne An other Take of croÌ„mes of wheaten breade whyte an ounce and seeth it in nyght shade or morel water then myxe with the said bread .ii yolkes of egges oile of roses and camomil of eche an ouÌ„ce and an halfe muscilage of lineseede an ounce and vse it as is aforesayd An other Take syxe leaues of henbane roste them then beate them verye wel in a morter and laye them to the peyne For rednes of the eyes In the begynnyng of the rednes laye vpoÌ„ the eyes towe dypped in y e white of egges but let y e whites be wel beaten fyrste wyth rosewater or with plaÌ„tayne water An other Take redde roses and seeth them and let them be set warme to your eie Thys taketh awaye spottes of bloud that sometyme chaunceth in the eyes Also it is good for al diseases of the eyes And it is good for rednes of the eies that commeth by stryking or any suche vyolence If at any time there happen a spot or blemishe in the eye by a stroke ye muste lay to it by by towe wet in rosewater and in whytes of egges and after that the peine be mitigate ye muste lay a playstre vpon the eye made of a rawe egge barlye floure and the iuyce or muscilage of mallowes and then yf the eye be not holpen of the sayd bloud ye must laye to it a plaster both dissolutiue defensiue and partlye appeysyng the peine which must be made of whete floure y e iuice of mallowes mintes smalach and the yolke of an egge Of hardenesse that hath bene long in the eye Take a scruple of aloes succotrine melt it in water of celydony at y e fyre then receyue the fume of it and afterwarde wash the eie with fenel water An other Take poudre of cumyne myxt wyth waxe lyke a plaistre and laye it vpon the eye An other Take red roses sage rue celedonie of eche a lyke muche with a lytle salte and distill a water and putte therof a drop or two in your eye euenyng and mornynge In steade of that water it is good to take iuyce of verueine rue and a lytle rose-rosewater For all rednesse of the eyes Take the bygnesse of a nut of white copperose and a scruple of yeros and poudre it and mixt it with a glasse ful of well water then putte two or thre droppes in your eyes For the same Water of strawburies made and put in the eye is good A singuler poudre that dryeth and taketh awaye rednesse of the eyes TAke tutie preparat an ouÌ„ce and timonie halfe an ounce perles two drammes red coral a dram and an halfe pouldre al these thinges verye fyne and kepe them in a box of tynne and vse it For to stoppe wateryng of the eyes MAke a plaister of poudre of mastike fyne frankensence boole armoniake and guÌ„me dragagante with whites of egges myxte together layde to the foreheade teÌ„ples Also it is good to set ventoses on the nape of the necke Also it is good to make a coâ—rie to put into the eyes as foloweth Take tutie preparat the stone called lapis hematites of ech a draÌ„me aloes halfe a draÌ„m perles and camphore of eche a scruple pouder them all very fine and myxe them in thre ouÌ„ces of water distilled of the knoppes of rooses and thereof make a collirie Also for to stoppe al humoures descendyng to the eyes these thynges aforesayde are verye good myxte wyth rayne water wherin olibanum or fraÌ„kenscence hath bene sodden ¶ For webbes of the eye IT maye bee casylye holpen in younge folkes but in aged persons it is veraye harde And in the begynnyng ye muste mollifye them with a decoction of the floures of camomyl mellilote cole leaues receiuyng the fume of the said decoction within the eyes and then put therin a litle pouder made with sugercandye sall gemme and egges shelles burnt and afterward distyl into them womans mylke with the decoction of fenugreke ¶ An other singuler receate for webbes in the eyes Take snayles with the shelles on and wash them eyght tymes and distil them iÌ„ a commune stillatory then take hares galles redde corall and sugercandye with the saide water dystylle them agayne and put euery mornyng and euenyng a droppe in your eye ¶ An other water This water is made of white coperose suger candy and rosewater with whites of egges that are sodden hard all streyned through a linnen cloth put into your eye after diner and all nyght to bedwarde Regiment for them that haue any sore eyes Ye must alwaye kepe youre belly lose and abstayne from fyre smoke wynde dust and ouer hote or colde ayre froÌ„ wepyng and longe readyng of a small letter from ouer long watchyng ouer muche drinkyng of wyne and eatinge late for al these are very noisome to y e eyes and syghte Also all euaporatiue thinges as onions lekes garlike mustard pease and beanes are very dauÌ„gerous Ye must kepe your fete cleane and forbeare the daye sleape Beholde grene thynges cleare water precious stones and to kepe you from loÌ„g holdyng downe youre face socoureth the syghte very muche and is verye good for the eyes Likewise vse meates of good quicke digestion as to eat senel often and after meat take coriander comfites prepaâ—ated and drinke not after them But aboue al kepe awai your handes for the rubbing of them maketh them worse and worse ¶ Remedie for dyseases of the eares TAke oyle of roses a litle vineger and put it into the eare theÌ„ make a bagge of camomill and mellilote and laye it thereunto ¶ For noyse and soundyng of the eares Take pullule cochie â–ª or fetide because the sounde procedeth of ventositye or of phlegme and before ye take the sayde pylles it is good to drynke thre ounces of fenell water .ii. houres before meat .iiii. or .v. dayes After the operacion of the sayd pylles ye muste dippe a tente in oyle of rue castor or of salte with the iuice of lekes and often in the mornyng fastynge to holde hys eare ouer the warme decoction of maiorim rue wormewood camomil and mellilote ¶ For peyne in the eares Gose grece wyth a lytle honye swageth the paynes of the eares ¶ Also the chestwormes sodden in oyle of roses vpon hoate asshes in the rynde of a pomegranate and dropped in the eares ¶ Item oyle of almondes specially of the bitter almondes hoate ¶ Item if there be water in the eares it shall bee hadde out with a litle gose grece and the iuyce of onyons ¶ Also earth wormes with gose grece soden is good for payne in the eares Item an adders haine sodden in wine and y e eare bathed in it a litle thereof put into the payne is good to take
which ye shall draw out al the white thereof and leaue the yolke within the shell which done fyll the same egge with good englysh saffron whole as much as may be stuffed in the shell than drye this egge against the fyer or in an ouen whan the bread is out so longe tyl the shell bee vtterlye blacke and brent and the rest sufficiently brittle and drie make it in pouder in a morter and adde to it asmuch pouder of mustarde sede as shall weye al the hole egge than take thys ingredience at the apothecaries Ditamy turmentille nux vomica of eche a dramme pouder euery one of them by it selfe then put them altogether and put to it rewe pionie roote zedoarye camphere and fyne tryacle of eche equal portion so that the weight of theÌ„ v. be asmuche as al the rest beat them in a morter by the space of .ii. houres tyll all bee incorporated together in a lumpe than put it in a glasse and kepe it couered with a lefe of gold in a cold place for it wyl laste thus .xxx. yeres without corrupcion and is a thing of inestimable value in this case the dose of it to preserue is but one halfe peny weight or lesse yea the weyght of one barlye corne hath in it a marueylouse strength in defendyng the body But yf one were infected alredy than he muste receyue afore lettyng blood ii or .iii. graynes after his bleedynge gyue hym in the name of god an hole scruple or ii or iii. yf his strengthe wyll serue tempered with wine for a hote takynge and in great colde with a litle aqua vite and therupon sweat ¶ I haue knoweÌ„ whan the sicke hath bene vtterlye desperate and could reteine nothing yet by the grace of god thorough y e meanes of two scrupules hereof myxte with a litle aqua vite bothe the vomyte immediatly ceassed and nature recouered escaped the daunger of death AS concerning swete waters to sprinkle vpoÌ„ your clothes and thynges of pleasaunt odoure to be caste vpon the coles when ye aryse on mornynges and also the makynge of good and holsome pomaunders to smel vpon in tyme of pestilence for the contentacion of them that are desyrous I shall here rehearse i. or .ii. of euerye sorte to the entent ye maye whan ye be disposed eyther vse them or deuise other of the same makynge as it shall be requisite accordyng to necessitye Fyrste a swete water that is made thus TAke water of roses violettes or nenuphar or one of them or of al togyther one pound good vinegre two ouÌ„ces maâ—ueseie muscadyne or other pleasauÌ„te wyne three ounces of bothe the saunders of eche one dramme an halfe â—amphore one scruple and yf ye haue any gallia muscata adde thereto halfe a dramme mingle them togither and sprinkle vpon your clothes wheÌ„ ye be disposed The ryghte excellente and famouse doctoure Iohannes Manardus also in the thyrde epistle of hys fyfth boke doeth shewe how to make in tyme of Pestilence two soueraigne perfumes the one for to serue in sommer whyche is made thus A Fumigation for Somer TAke redde ambre .ii. partes the leaues of mirte fâ—oures of nenuphar roses vyolets saffron maces yelowe saunders of eyther of them .i. part camphore ambre beniamin halfe a parte muske the tenth of one part myngle al togyther this is a pleasaunte and comfortable sauour in the tyme of somer ¶ But in winter season ye maye vse this TAke storax calamita yreos mastyke of ech two partes cloues maces nutmigges cinamome saffron of eche one parte aumbre the fyfthe of one parte mushe the tenthe of one parte mingle all togither and make a fumigacion And of these pouders ye may make litle balles or pomauÌ„ders to beare about with you at al times but the last receyte must be wel incorporate with a lytle storax liquida and lapdanum the other with lapdanum gumme dragagant and rose-rosewater ¶ An other goodly pomaunder for gentlewemen and ladyes TAke the rind of an orenge cloues lignum aloes of eche one dramme calamus aromaticus half a dramme alipta muscata one dramme roses myrtylles of euery one half a dramme nutmigge cinamome beniamin of euery one a scruple make it vp in a morter with Storax liquida with sufficiente waxe and maluesey addinge in the ende of camphore halfe a scrupule or more ANd in the tyme of pestilence ye ought to kepe the house euery day til the sonne be vp and if it chaunce that ye go amoÌ„g a great multitude of people wher is any daunger to be feared ye may chew a litle zeddary in your mouth ones in an houre or two but hold it not coÌ„tynuallye for hurtynge of the gummes zedoarie as sayeth Auicenne in hys boke de viribus cordis coÌ„forteth the herte and engendreth good blood it is holsome for the stomake as affyrmeth Plinie maketh good digestyon and prouoketh appetyte ¶ Constantyne in his booke of degrees sayeth it hath a great power agaynste venyme and the stynkyng of the mouth it breaketh wynde and cureth y e bytinges of venemous beastes and serpentes When the sunne shinethe in a cleare day ye maye walke in gardeynes medowes hilles by riuers but beware of lakes standyng pooles and fennes for oftentymes the enfection of the ayre aryseth of the corrupte vapoures boylyng out of suche vnholsome places The seconde parte of the cure of one that is enfected with the pestilence alreadye Howe to knowe a man that is infected the fyrst chapter WE sayd in the beginninge how y e pestilence was engendred of the corrupt and noughtie ayer turning all the humoures of the body quycklye to corrupcion to venyme Wherefore we muste take hede be tymes lest the vital meÌ„bres be infected of the sayd poison for it euer seketh to the hert and yf it come vnto the hert afore the medicine then is there no recouery for not one amoÌ„g an huÌ„dred lyueth For the sayde venyme is so swyfte so fearce and so boystous of it selfe that it wyll not without greate difficultie be put out of possession but dryueth awaye the medicine from the herte agayne But yf the medicine come vnto the hert afore the venym hath the vpperhande then he dryueth it oute by the helpe of the vertue expulsyue of the spyrituall membres and that expulsioÌ„ commonly is by swette And for because somtimes a man is poysoned can not tell him selfe nor none that is about him wherof many dauÌ„gers doth arise for as y e prouerbe is one scabbye shepe enfecteth a hole flocke therfore it shalbe necessary that euery man take hede vnto hym selfe consydre all the signes tokens that shal be sayd herafter for the more care that he hath about that the soner shal he escape out of the daunger And yf a maÌ„ feleth hym selfe infecte aboue all thynge let hym remembre god for it is a sycknesse y t in a twinkliÌ„g of an eie may bring a maÌ„ to death Firste let hym loke whether in hys arme
Melancholye whych humours are called y e sonnes of the Elementes because they be complexioned lyke the four elementes For lyke as the ayre is hote and moyste so is the bloud hote and moyst And as fyer is hote and dry so is choler hote drye And as water is colde and moist so is phlegme colde and moiste And as the yearth is colde and dry so melaÌ„choly is colde and dry Whereby it apereth that there be nyne complexions Whereof .iiii be symple y t is to wete hote colde moyst and dry and .iiii. coÌ„plexions compounde that is hote and moyst which is the complexion of the ayre and of blood Hote dry whiche is the complexion of the fyre and of cholere Colde and moist which is the coÌ„plexcion of the water of phlegme and colde and dry that is the complexion of earth and of melancholie The nynth complexion is temperate neyther to hote nor to colde nor to moyst nor to drye whych yet is a thing very seldome sene amonge men After the phisicions the sayde foure humours gouerne rule euery one in his place and enduce meÌ„ to be of the complexions folowyng ¶ The complexion of the phlegmatyke Phlegme enclyneth a man to be well fourmed a sleper dul of vnderstandyng full of spattle full of coloure ¶ The coÌ„plexcions of the sanguyne Blood causeth one to be full of fleshe liberall amyable curtyse merye inuentyue bolde lecherous of red coloure ¶ The coÌ„plexcions of the cholerike Cholere causeth a maÌ„ to be hastye enuyous couetous subtyle cruell a watcher prodigall leane and of yelowe coloure ¶ The complexions of the melancholyke Melancholy maketh one Solytarye Soft spirited Fearfull Heauye Curyous Enuious Couetous Blacke of coloure ¶ These be the foure humours wherof the bodyes are compounded euery one of them hath a special dominioÌ„ in respect of al the other according to the age that is to say from a mannes natiuitie til he come to .xxv. yeres the bloud hath most power and from that time to the yeare of his age .xxxv. raygneth the Choler for then commethe heate into the vaynes and the choler begynneth to aryse and be strong Then coÌ„meth myddle age and bryngeth forthe melancholye an humoure colde and dry and hath his endurauÌ„ce tyl fyfty yeres or ther about at which tyme all the humours of the body begynne to diminyshe and the naturall heate by lytle and lytle dothe abate And theÌ„ succedeth olde age vnto deth in the which age phlegme hath y e priÌ„cipal power and dominion Wherfore it shalbe necessarye for al that be of y e age to coÌ„fort their bodyes with some natural heate and meates of good noryshyng as yolkes of egges potched good and yonge fleshe wheate bread good wyne and all suche thynges as engendre good bloud and spirites whereof we entende by the sufferaunce of God to declare more aboundauntly hereafter ¶ Here followeth the descripcion of inwarde and outwarde diseases wyth the moste holsome and expert remedies for the cure therof appropriat to euery membre thoroughout the body The fyrste chapter of the sickenesse and remedyes of the heed HEad ache chaunceth often times of diuers and sondry causes as of bloud cholere fleâ—â—e or melancholy or of ventositye and sometimes of heat of the sunne or of to great cold of y e aire Ye maye knowe heade ache when it commeth of bloude for in the face and eyes there appeareth a darke redenes prickyng and heauines with heat Remedye Ye must let hym bloude on the head veine on that side that the peine is on then laye vpon the place oyle of roses vineger and rose water or a bag with roses sprinkeled with rose water And here is to be noted as wel iÌ„ this cause as all other that yf his belly be harde and bounde fyrst ye must geue him an easye glister or elles halfe an ounce of Cassia newly drawen out of the cane or some other easye laxatyue to prouoke the duety of the womb els al applicacions of medicines wyll bee nothyng worth at all One maie know heade ache that procedeth of cholere when in the face ther is a clere rednes enclining somewhat towarde yelowe holownesse of y e iyes the mouth drye and hote And sometymes bytternesse small reste greate heate with sharpe paine chiefâ—y on the ryght syde of the head ¶ Remedye Ye muste geue hym morne and euen to drinke sirupe of violettes or pomegranades with a meane draught of endiue water in a glasse or of comin water sodden and cooled agayne And in stead of these sirupes ye maye drynke water of endiue succorye purcelane nenuphar myngled together or one of them by them self two or .iii. daies at euenyng and morning Then geue a draÌ„me of pillule sine quibus at night to bedwarde or about midnight the day folowing kepe you iÌ„ your chaÌ„ber In stede of those pilles it is good euery morniÌ„g to take an houre afore suÌ„ne a medicine to drynke y t shall be made of halfe an ounce of Succo rosarum mixt with two ounces of water of endiue In steade of the saied succo rosarum ye may take halfe an ounce of diaprunis laxatiue ye must take hede in gyuyng suche purgacions that the pacient be stroÌ„g for if he be weake ye may gyue hym but the halfe of y e sayd pylles or of the other laxatyues And yf in diminishyng the quantitie of the sayde medicines it worketh not with the pacient as it shuld it is conuenieÌ„t to gyue hym a common glister ¶ An other remedy for the same peyne Ye must laye theron a lynnen clothe moysted in rose water plantayne water morel water and vinegre or elles take the iuyce of lettuce and roses a litle vineger and warme it together and dippe therin a linnen clothe and laye it to the payne An other Ye must take the whytes of .ii. egges wyth rose water and beate it well togyther and wyth towe or flaxe lay it to y e greued place Also ye must shaue his heed and mylke thereon womans mylke that nourysheth a wenche or wasshe hys heed wyth warme water wherein haue bene sodde vine leaues sage floures of water lilies roses Also it is necessary to wash his feete legges wyth the sayde water so that the pacient haue no reume for if there be reumatike matters ye oughte nether to shaue his heed wash his legges nor to lay any colde thing or moist to his heed Ye maye knowe that fleume is cause of the peine in the heed when ye fele coldnesse with great heuinesse speciallye in the hyndre parte when one spytteth often and hath his face lyke sunne brent ¶ Remedye Ye must drynke .iii. or .iiii. morninges sirupe of sticados with water of fenel or sirupe of wormewood with a decoction of sauge and maiorym Then ye must pourge the heade from the sayde fleume wyth pillule cochie and wyth pilles of agarici or pillule auree made with one of the sayde sirupes fyue in a dramme and
the seethyng put to it a litle Comyn braied y e pouder of a hartes horne the yolkes of two egges and safroÌ„ a lytle stirre theÌ„ wel about and lay a plaister hote ouer al his forehead and temples Thys is an excellent remedy also for the meygryme It shall perce the better yf ye adde a lytle vineger ¶ An other Make a plaister of bean floure lineseed oyle of Camomylle or in lacke of it goose grece or duckes grece and rubbe the place with Aqua vite and after lay the playster hote vpon it ¶ An other Take a sponeful of mustardseed and another of Bay buryes make them in pouder and stampe them with a handful of earth wormes splitte and skraped from their earthe and a litle oyle of Roses or of Camomyll or capons grece and lay it on the grefe Also it is good to take the iuce of Iâ—ie leaues mixt wyth oyle and vinegre to rubbe therwyth your temples and your nosethrilles Also the chestwormes that are found betwene the barkes of trees whyche wil turne them selues togyther like a beade wheÌ„ they be touched yf they be taken sodden in oile it maketh a singuler oyntment for the meigryme ¶ The seconde chapter howe to cure diseases chauncyng in the face FYrste as touchynge a disease called Gutta rosacea or copperface in english it is an excessiue rednesse about y e nose or other places of the face commynge of brente humours or of salte phlegme whyche can not be holpen yf it be rooted and olde ¶ Remedye for the same yf it be curable YE must giue hym a purgacion as is said in y e paine of the head commyng of cholere theÌ„ dippe lynnen clothes in alume water which shal be made thus Take a pouÌ„d of alumeglasse y e iuce of purcelane of plaÌ„tain vergiouce of grape or crabbes of eche a pint a halfe with y e whites of .xx. egges beat them wel together with y e said iuice theÌ„ mixe all together and distil it in a commune stillatory keepe the water for to vse agaynste all pymples scurses wheales chafinges and heates that chaunce in the skinne The clothes dipt as is aforesayd must be layed to the rednesse and ofteÌ„times renewed with other fresh cloutes dipped in the same ¶ Another remedy Take lytarge of syluer and brymstone of eche like muche and seeth theÌ„ in rose water and vineger then with a lynnen clout wette in the said vinegre lay it to the sore ¶ Remedye to pallifye the coppred face that is vncurable MAke a bath wyth the floures of camomyll violettes roses and floures of water lillies theÌ„ annoint y e place with vnguentum album caÌ„phoratum and mixt that ointment with a lytle yelowe brymstone and quycksyluer kylled wyth fastyng spitle and annoynt the place withal ¶ A water for the same A water called lac virginis is very good rose water mixt with sulphur oile of tartare and oile of wheate Also these thynges are good for tetterâ— other ruggednesse of the skinne The sayd lac virginis claryfieth the face dryethe vp moyste pymples takethe awaye frekels of the vysage is thus made Take .iii. ouÌ„ces of litarg of siluer fine poudred halfe a pinte of good whyte vinegre mixt them togyther distylle them by a fyltre or through a litle bagge or by a pece of cloth Then take of the same water and myngle it wyth water of salte made wyth one ounce of salte poudred halfe a pouÌ„d of rayne water or wel water mingle these waters togyther and it wyll be whyte lyke mylke and wyth thys rubbe the corrupt place Some adde a lytle ceruse wyth the litarge which is good for all rednesse of the face ¶ Here foloweth a general diete for al copperous faces ABstayne from all salte thinges spices fried meates and rosted meates Also from drinking of wyne for it is verye euill Also onions mustarde garlycke are very noughte In stede of whyche ye muste take purcelane sorel lettuce hoppes borage with succory or endiue in porrige or otherwise Also it is necessary to be laxatiue in slepiÌ„g to lay your head hye For rednesse of the face that is not copperosed TAke a pynt of goates mylke the cromes of one whyt lofe hote the white of sixe egges camfere two draÌ„mes and the iuyce of syxe cytrons mixte all these togyther wyth the said mylke then take al the thre kindes of plantayne and put them in the stylle vnder the sayde drugges and after it an other bedde of the same .iii. sortes of plantayne and distylle them with an easy fyre as ye wolde distille rose-rose-water and kepe it in a glasse vessel And after .xv. daies take a white lynnen cloth and dippe in the said water and lay it to the rednesse An other for the same Water of lylyes stylled wyth the blood of an oxe and a litle camphere is very good ¶ For chopped or skabbye lyppes ¶ Annoynte them wyth vugentuÌ„ album caÌ„phoratum and yf there be any corrupt blood or matter ye must wash the place wyth water of Plantayne wherin hath bene sodde a lytle alume afore ye put on the sayde oyntment For the same ¶ Vnguentum de tutia and oyle of yolkes of egges be verye good for it Also it is good to wash y e place wyth plaÌ„tain water barly water togither ¶ For cankers vlcers and Noli me tangere FOrasmuch as Noli me taÌ„gere chaunceth often in the nâ—se or aboute the face begynnyng of a lytle harde and rouÌ„d kirnel or knobbe and ful of paine declyning toward a pale and leady colour ye may iudge that disease verye perilous notwithstaÌ„ding it is good to annoynte it as hereafter foloweth and also to applye therto other remedies as thus ¶ Take Vnguentum album two or thre ounces the iuce of plantayne and nightshade of eche halfe an ounce Tutie the weyght of halfe a crowne mingle them togyther and make an oyntment whyche is good for y e same disease ¶ For wormes in the face ALthough that wormes in y e face maye not be had out but wyth great difficultie and by long processe bycause of the colde humour whereof they come neuertheles forasmuch as oftentymes they happen vnto poore folkes here shall bee recited a receipt proued for the same disease whiche is an oyntment of a singuler operacion and is thus made ¶ Take the leaues rootes of lekes iuce them all togyther take therof a pint a half and put it in a glasse wyth an ounce of pouder of pellitory and a scruple of verdegrece and stirre them all togyther and euery day bath the sayde wormes and wheles wyth cotten moisted in the said iuce stirre it often in the glasse thys is good also for wormes in any other meÌ„bres and breedynge in the syckenesse called in Fraunce the kynges euyl ¶ A purgacion whiche ye oughte to take before the sayd bathyng ¶ Take halfe a dramme of good turbyth and a
Take diayris symple eat a lozeng of thesame at morne and also at night An other remedye for horcenesse of a long continuaunce Take raysons fygges suger cinamome and cloues of euery one a litle Seeth them in good wine of the which ye shal geue to drinke morning and eueninge .ii. ounces at a tyme except he hath a feuer For the same It is good to take morning and euenyng a sponeful of the syrupe of iuâ—bes myxte with a roote of liquirice in maner of aloc If with the sayd horcenes there descend aboundauÌ„ce of water to y e mouth it is good to make an electuarye of halfe diayris and halfe diadragantum and to vse it firste and last after perfumyng wyth stoupes of flaxe fumed with frankinseÌ„ce mastike sandrake and storax calamite laide vpon the head warme Remedye for the cough Take ysope great raysins and fygges of eche a litle handefull licorice one ounce boyle them in water til the thyrd part be wasted then geue it him for to drinke twyse a day in the morning two houres before meate and at nyghte one houre beefore supper and immediatlye after it is good to eate a lozenge of diayris or diapenidion If ye wil haue it stronger put to them in the decoction a lytle coole woortes anyse and fenell with the sedes of nettelles of eche two drammes An other remedie Take sugercandy white pilles dyayris diadragagant of euerye one .i. ounce licorice .ii. draÌ„mes make a pouâ—er and let hym eate therof a sponful mornyng and euening and drinke after it three ounces of water of Isope or of scabious with suger or without suger In stede of those waters ye may take the broth of redde colewoortes wythout salte An other remedye Take sirupe of liquirice and of ysope and drinke it euen and morne wyth a ptisane or one of y e same sirupes with a sponefull of ptisane is good An other Take pouder of diayris simple and liquirice of eche a dramme weighte with foure ounces of suger make an electuarye to be eaten fyrste and laste and after meate An other It is good to take loc sanum with a stycke of liquirice at the coughynge and after meate And there is an other loc called loc de pino as good at all times as y e other is And it is good to annoynt the breast mornyng and euenynge wyth oyle of lylyes swete almons and maye butter without salt Here is to be noted that commonly y e coughe procedeth of colde humours that greueth the longes and for that cause all thynges the whiche be hote swete and do poruoke spittel are very good and holsome for thesame as bee the thynges afore rehearsed And sometyme it procedeth of heat theÌ„ it is knoweÌ„ by the great alteration or feuer then ye must forbyd the pacient drinkyng of all wines and to vse the thinges y t hereafter foloweth Remedy against the coughe comming of a hote cause Take syrupe of violettes and of iuiubes and drynke thereof morninge eueninge with a litle ptisane sodden For thesame It is good to take fyrste and laste a lozenge of diadragagant afterward to drynke a draught of good ptisane A good receite agaynst the coughe Take the rote of Enula campana horehounde holihock of eche a lyke moch seeth them altogyther in white wyne wyth a dosen of fatte fygges a litle liquirice drinke of it a draught euerye daye twyse ¶ Regiment or dyet for them that haue the cough Ye must abstaine froÌ„ vinegre veriuce all salte meates frutes and rawe herbes fyshe lymons grosse meates and to muche repletion Also ye maye drinke no wyne betwene meales and beware of daye slepe and specially after meate The wynde the colde and much talkynge are verye vnnaturall for y e coughe and so is all laboure aswell of the bodye as of the mynde and some tyme it is good to holde your wyndeâ— lytle and let it go agayne ¶ Remedyes agaynste shortnes of the wynde SHortnes of the winde procedeth often tymes of fleume that is coughe and claÌ„mishe hangyng vpon y e longes or stopping the condites of y e same being in the holowenes of the breste or of catarrous humours y t droppeth downe into the longes and therby coÌ„meth straitnesse in drawing of the breth which is called of phisicions dispnoca or asthma when y e pacient can not bend his necke down for drede of suffocacioÌ„ it is called orthopnoca For euery one of these diseases ther be very holsome medicines declared here afore ¶ The receyte for Asthma Take an ounce of great raisins picked froÌ„ the kernelles two figges the meat of a date dry isope maydenhere licorice and the longes of a foxe wasshed in wyne water of scabiouse of euery one a dramme penidies .ii. ouÌ„ces with sirup of licorice let al be iÌ„ corporated make a loc to eat a good while after meate wyth a sticke of lycorice ¶ An other receyte Take horehounde maydenhere and ysope of euery one a haÌ„dful liquirice dates fygges seed of smalache and of fenel of euery one half an ounce boile them in a pinte of water and an halfe tyl the thyrde parte be consumed After gyue hym the sayde decoccion to drinke a good draught euery morning two houres afore meat And before it or incoÌ„tinently after it it is good to take asmoche as a chesnut of conserue of colewortes or a lozeng of diaysopi or diairis SalomoÌ„is Also loc de pulmone vulpis is excedynge good for the sayde disease ¶ An ointmeÌ„t for shortnes of breath Take .ii. ounces of oile of swete almoÌ„des one of maye butter vnsalted a lytle saffron and of newe waxe make an oyntment wherewyth ye shall annoynte the brest morne and euen ¶ Regiment Considering y e sayde disease commeth of to greate aboundaunce of fleume in the loÌ„ges it is good to obserue the thinges that are shewed in y e remedyes of the cough And to dwell in a dry place farre from water pooles or marishes and to slepe in a moyste chaÌ„bre in the whyche ye muste haue a fyre of wood without smoke The bread must be light and pleasaunt for sour bread browne bread and crustes are to be auoided Also ye may eate no pease benes nuttes chestnuttes nor any thing that stoppeth or engendreth wynde Fysshe rosted vpon the grydyron may well be suffred for they be not so euil Hulled barly ryse broth of colewoortes and broth of an old cocke with Isope saffron are speciall good meate for the longes and so are fatte figges raysins of alican dates graynes of y e pyne pignolate and swete almondes Greate mouinges and chafynges and sodaine laboure is verye euyl yet moderat exercise afore meate is good and profytable Rennynge anger and such other passions that enflame y e hert are in thys case vtterly to be auoyded ¶ Remedyes for the pthisycke PThisis is an vlceration of the longes by the which al the body falleth into consuÌ„ption in suche wyse that it wasteth al saue
the skyn Ye maye knowe him that hath a pthisicke for from day to day he waxeth euer leaner and drier and his hear falleth and hath euer a cough and spitteth somtime matter and bloody striÌ„ges wythall And yf y e whych he spytteth be put into a basiÌ„ of water it falleth to the bottome for it is so heauye Galene speaking of thys disease sayeth it is vncurable But when he was in Rome he gaue couÌ„saile to theÌ„ that had the pthisickes to dwel in the mountaynes and hye places far from waters watry grouÌ„des and so theyr life shulde be prolonged but at the last they dyed of the same disease Neuerthelesse it is good to release the paine and to helpe theÌ„ as much as it is possible And the thyng that is most holsome for the same is to drynke euerye mornyng a draught of asses milke iiiâ— houres afore meat in the place wheâ— of one maie take the milke of a goate newlye milked and mixe them euery tyme wyth a sponeful of poudre made of sugre of roses And it is good euery tyme to vse coÌ„serue of roses pignolat diadragagantum and annoiÌ„t the brest before and behind wyth oile of swete almondes maye butter and salte An other remedy proued by a religious man Take two ounces of pimpernell in poudre and therof make an electuary with sugre vse it euery morning .ii. drammes with pimpernell water .iii. ounces Water of snailes distilled is proued good to them that be pthisike euerye morning in drinke for all theÌ„ that are drye and leane An other Take the .iiii. colde seedes seede of â—uinces of eche .iii. draÌ„mes a halfe â–ª whyte popye seed .v. draÌ„mes the iuce of liquirise ysope amidum guÌ„me arabike and dragante of eche a dramme and an halfe penidies the weyghte of them all make a poudre and vse euery morninge .ii. drammes and after take two sponefulles of syrupe of iuiubes or iÌ„ stede of it drinke y e ptisan of water of vngula caballina otherwise called horsehofe The poudre wherof is good for y e pthisike wherwith Haly saith y t he healed a moÌ„ke of y e same sicknesse Regiment for pthisyke Ye oughte to doe as hath ben sayde in regimente of Asthma and to abstayne from all spices saue saffron Ye muste likewise abstayne from al sowre thinges sharpe thinges tarte nor be not hungry nor drye but cherysh you wel with meates of easie digestion good norishment suche as is coleys of capons hulled barlye almon mylke egges yolkes veale kidde lambe shepes fete and small birdes liuing in wodes and bushes creauises fyshe of swete runnyng water hauing scales Snayles in the shelles sodde with fenel and ysope is very good Ye must lyue merilie playe at some pastime for pleasure wythout labouringe He oughte to abstayne from laxatiue medicines bycause that it is sayd Cum â—uor excedit mors intrat vita recedit whiche is contrarye to asthma for therin it is good euer to be lose bellyed ¶ For the pleuresye Hereafter shalbe spoken of medicynes for diseases of the ribbes And for plainer knowledge of the same ye shal vnderstande that somtime in the skinnes that couer the rybbes ther gathereth to gether bloud and cholerike humours which engeÌ„dre apostemes called pleuresie it maye be knowen by iiii maner of signes Fyrst the pacient hath a great burnyng feuer Secondly the ribbes are so sore within as if thei wer pricked coÌ„tinually with nedilles Thyrdly the pacient hath a short breathe The .iiii. signe is a strong cough wherewyth the sycke is vexed and by these sygnes maye ye surelye knowe a right pleuresie that is iÌ„ the skin vnder the rybbes within the bodye But there is an other kynde of pleuresie wythout vpon the rybbes aposteined but in that is nothyng so greatte daunger nor the fyeuer is not so stroÌ„g as is the other afore rehearsed Remedye The pacient oughte to be let bloud on the liuer veyne in y e contrary arme from y e syde that is diseased After the begynnyng of the sore tyll the thyrde daye and after that if the pacyente be not feble let hym bloud agayne vpoÌ„ y e same syde that the sore is Moreouer the pacient ought to laye vpon y e sore syde euery daye an earthen bottel ful of warme water and to annoynte his ribbes with oile of camomyl warme And he ought to take a glister of chickynes brothe milke cassia oile of violettes and hony of roses yf his bellye be harde And in stede of that glister it is good to take an ounce of cassia .i. houre before diner in a lozenge or destempered with a ptisane or els wyth water of scabiouse An other remedy Take of brome floures of scabiouse and the great thistle called cardo benedictus of euery one a like porcioÌ„ meddle them togyther and let him euerye morning and euening receyue a good draught and annoynt the ribbes with oile of bromfloures it shal be good An other singuler remedye Take .iii. ounces of water of our ladye thystle one sponefull of whyte wyne and sixe inner whytes of egges well brayed myngle all togither and laye them playsterwyse vpon the ribbes as hote as ye maye suffre An other experte remedye Take .ii. good haÌ„dfulles of horsedong two racis of ginger in pouder and theÌ„ wrappe wel the donge the ginger togither in a clene linnen cloth theÌ„ putte them in a newe potte to boyle with iâ— pintes of whyte wyne vntyl y e thyrde parte be consumed drinke a draught of the sayde drynke euery mornyng after ye haue dronke the said wine couer ye aswel as is possible and sweate Regyment for the pleuresy The pacieÌ„t ought not to drinke wyne â–ª nor eate flesshe but muste be coÌ„tent to drinke ptisane barly water weake drynke to eate barly hulled milke of almons clarified rosted apples and great raisins as long as y e feuer dothe last And for to helpe hym to spit it is good to vse often white pilles diadragagantuÌ„ suger candye and other thinges sayde in the remedy of the cough For diseases in the ribbes whiche is not pleuresie There chaunceth often tymes a dysease in the rybbes whyche they call a bunch whych commeth of ventositie wherefore it is good to apply thereto hote thiÌ„ges as a tost of bread very hot a litle bagge of otes baye salt fried togyther or of hony whyche is better Also it shall be good to put there a sponeful of hote asshes and herbes of horehounde rue wormewode margerym ysope bayes and camomylle Another remedy for the same Take the rotes of colewort hoppes of eche an ounce verueyne mugworte sage myntes wormewood taÌ„say and motherworte of eche a handful put al in a commen styll and distiâ— them Kepe that water to drinke eueryâ— morninge .ii. or .iii. ounces whyle thâ— peyne doth laste Another remedye Take the sayd herbes and rootes beate theÌ„ wyth whyte wyne strâ—ine them thorow a linnen clothe and giue vnto the
folowyng ¶ Remedye for all paynes of the stomake TAke camomil melilote wormwoode mallowes with theyr rootes leaues of bayes parietary and peyryalle of eche a handful lineseed a pounde fenugreke halfe a pound anees and fenel seed of eche halfe an ounce The sayde thynges brused and well sodden in water wet therin ▪ sponges and the licour wel pressed out and applied vnto y e stomake one after an other and warmyng them againe whē they begynne to cole swage all maner paynes of y e stomacke And afterward ye must annoīt the stomake with oyle of dylle and camomylle ¶ An other remedye Take an hogges bladder and fyl it of the sayde decoction and lappe it in a linnen cloth and lay it to the stomake and warme it agayne when it is cold But after ye haue made dyuerse suche applicacions Ye muste annoynte the stomake wyth the oyle aforesayde Yf the payne be remouing from place to place it signifieth it commeth of ventositi Therfore lay vnto it a bagfull of meale salte and commin dried togyther ¶ An other remedye Take a sponeful of hote asshes dewe them wyth good wyne and couer thē wyth a linnen cloth that it goe round aboute the spoone and laye it to the stomake ¶ An other remedye Take a sheue of breed metely thycke toste it and wete it in hote oyle of camomyl as hote as it commeth from y e ouen or in oyle of spyke and wrappe it in a linnen and lay it vpon y e paine ¶ An other remedye Put a great boxyng glasse vpon the nauyll and let it be there .i. houre ¶ An other remedye for payne of the stomake Take two drammes of diaciminon of dianisi of diagalanga drynke it with a litle good wyne an houre or .ii before meat To drinke two oūces of maluesye with a litle of one of y e sayd electuaries is very good for such paines as procede of coldnesse or vētosite ¶ An other remedye Take a drāme of galingale in pouder and giue it to drinke with a litle hote wyne and aboue al thynges for paine of ventositie a singuler remedye is to drinke a litle Castor with good wine ¶ An other Lykewise to drynke two houres before meate thre or foure ounces of the decoction of mītes anneis seedes comyne and fyne frankensence Also it is good to drynke an electuarye called aromaticum whereof ye maye receiue one lozenge euery mornyng fastyng ¶ An other speciall medicyne Take halfe an ounce of iuce of mintes two drāmes of y e iuice of wormwoode lignum aloes and cloues and xilo balsamum of eche in poudre half a scruple all myxt togyther dronke warme .ii. or thre houres before meat are excedyng profytable ¶ The syxt Chapter of remedyes for diseases of the liuer THe liuer is one of y e principall mēbres chefe instrumente of generacion of blood of other mēbres it lyeth on the ryght syde vnder the short rybbes y e whyche is ordeined to digest the meate the secōd tyme and thereof to make humours that nourysheth al y e membres of mānes body by his natural heat cōforted by heat of the hert But somtymes it is greued by blood in to much aboundaūce or by cholerik humours which cause to greate heate or els by fleume that doth diminysh the same ▪ A remedie for an hote lyuer Yf the lyuer be to hote bycause of to moch blood the person hath red vrine hasty pulse his veines great ful and he feleth his spattle mouth and tonge sweter then it was wont to be wherfore it is good to be let blood of the liuer veine on the right arme and to vse letuse sorelle purcelane hoppes in pottage and sometymes to drynke of y e waters of the said herbes fasting or els endiue water to refreshe y e liuer Regiment for disease of the liuer comming of blood YE muste abstaine frō drinkyng wine and eatynge of flesh and yf at meat or drīk ye muste otherwyse y e wine ought to be watred and the fleshe boiled with lettuse and sorel It is better to drinke ptysan or stale cydre eate brothe of peason almon mylke hulled barlye or rosted apples and damaske prunes whiles y e heat be diminysshed And ye ought euery daye to prouoke the duty of y e womb either by meanes of suppositorie or els other wyse Yf the liuer be ouer hote by cholere the pacient hath hys vryne cleare and yelowe wythout measure great thirst wythout appetyte feleth great burnyng in hys bodye and cōmonly hath his bellye bounde and hath the face yelowe This disease of the liuer chaunceth mooste in somer for it ye muste take twyse a daie an ounce of syrupe of endiue or violettes with a good draught of ptisane drynke it two or thre houres before meate and also at nyght to bedwarde and so continue thre or foure dayes In stede of the sayd syrupes ye may take thre oūces of ptisane or thre oūces of water of endiue cicorye and sorell meddled togyther for eche tyme. Then the fyfth daye in the morninge early it is good to drynke a purgaciō that pourgeth cholere whiche shal be made as foloweth An excellente purgacion for to auoyde cholere and may be gyuen to men of al ages TAke half an oūce of cassia newly drawen a drāme of good rubarbe infused a night in water of endiue wyth a lytle spikenard and an ounce of syrupe of violettes mixe all the sayd thynges with thre ounces of ptisane or whaye and drynke it warme as afore is said in the other Boles for the same In stede of the said medicine which is to costlye for poore folkes ye maye make boles of halfe an ounce of cassia and thre drammes of electuarium de succo rosarum and eate them thre houres after mydnyght and slepe after it but al the day ye must kepe y e chāber yf ye had rather drynke it thā eate it mixt the said boles with whay or endiue water drīke it at v. of the clock in y e mornyng but sleape not after it Other medicines laxatyue Take halfe an ounce of diaprunis laxatyue mixt with .iii. ounces of decocciō of french prunes water of succorie and drinke it warme at fiue of y e clocke in the mornyng or els sixe houres afore meate In steade of the sayde diaprunis ye maye take halfe an oūce of electuarium de succo rosarum and make a laxe as afore is sayde And it is to be noted yf the pacyente be very weake or easye to worke vpō ye maye take away a drāme both of y e diaprunis also of succo rosarū After the sayd purgaciō it is good to refresh the liuer with laying to without on the right side vnder the nether ribbes a playster of cerotum scandalinū spred vpon a linnen clothe of the bygnesse of .iiii. fyngers or bath the sayde place with a lynnen cloth wet ī water of endyue plantayne and roses warmed togyther Moreouer it is
sayd fluxe ther be egre matter and the strength of the pacieÌ„t any thyng constaunt ye maye minister the â—aâ—atorie that hereafter ensueth Take redde roses barly plantayne of euery one a handful seth them and in the streynyng adde .ii. ounces of oyle of roses one ounce of honey of roses and the yolke of an egge and giue it in the maner of a glister Sometyme it is expedient to take a medicine by the mouth and it is made as thus A medicine for the fluxe Take the ryndes of myrabolane citrine bakeÌ„ one dramme reubarbe a litle dryed vpon a tile halfe a dramme syrupe of quinces one ounce water of plantaine .iii. ounces myngle al togyther and lette the pacient drynke theÌ„ foure houres before meate thaÌ„ giue him a glister retentiue made as thus A glyster for the fluxe Take oyle of roses of quinces of mastike of euerye one thre ounces boâ—e armoniak in pouder .ii. draÌ„mes meddle al togither giue it as a glyster Another Take the iuce of plantayne of popye of bursa pastoris and oyle of quinces of euery one .iii. ounces myngle them togyther and giue it for a glister And if the bowels be excoriat ye shal giue thys peculiar remedy Take halfe one pounde of mylke the water wherein gaddes of steale hath ben quenched y e iuce of plantaine and oile of quinces of euery one .ii. ounces bole armenye one draÌ„me goates tallowe one ouÌ„ce and make them in a glister but without vpon the stomake ye muste laye thys oyntmente that here foloweth An oyntment for the fluxe Take oyles of roses quinces mirtilles of eche an ounce oyle of mastik halfe an ounce pouder of coral nuttes of cipresse of euery one a dramme myngle all wyth waxe and make an oyntmeÌ„t Here is to be noted that the glisters that are gyuen for to stoppe a fluxe must be very litle in quantitie Ye maye heale the fluxe of disâ—enteria wyth gyuyng thynges before declared for the fluxe humorall and take afore your repast .ii. drammes of coÌ„serue of quinces or of marmelade of quinces And he ought to drinke water wherin hath bene quenched gaddes of stele ye must auoyde diuersitie of meates and geue your selfe to ease and to quiet and sleape a greate while And it is good to vse grewel clene barlye almon mylke with a litle amidum â–ª and set ventoses vpon the bellye withoute cutting whiche thynge is also good in al fluxes of the body If the saide fluxe humorall procedeth of fleume it shall appeare of the excrementes y t are watry and flegmatike and than ye ought to geue .iii. or .iiii. morninges sirupe of wormewood or of mint after purgacion as is here folowyng A purgacion for the fluxe humoral Take .ii. draÌ„mes of mirabolanes dried on a tile halfe a scrupule of agarike in trociske halfe an ounce of sirupe of mynt or .ii. ouÌ„ces of water of bawme and make a pocion that shal be receyued .iii. or foure dayes afore meate If ye wyll make a iulep take water of mynte and of bawme of euery one halfe a pounde suger a quarterne and make a iulep of the whiche one maye drynke euenynge and mornynge after meat euerye tyme a draughte Euerye mornyng it is good to take a lozenge of the electuary that foloweth ¶ A noble electuary for the fluxe Take pouder of diagalanga a dramme and a halfe of redde coral and mastik of euery one a scruple trociskes of terra sigiliata halfe a dramme the barkes of citrons comfit and quinces of euery one thre drammes suger dissolued in water of mintes .iiii. ounces make an electuarye Oyles of wormewood minte and of narde and mastike are verye holsome to annoynt withal the bellye and the stomake for the saide fluxe And the thynges declared of the flux lienteria be very good in this case tâ—king euer after meat a morsel of marmalade Redde wyne is verye good in this fluxe to drinke at meate with the water of a smyth and likewyse aâ— spyces are good for thesame purpose ¶ Medicines to restraine the fluxe of whatsoeuer cause it be TAke the peysil of an harte and drie it into pouder drinke it The water of oken buddes or the verye acornes dried and made in pouder and dronken in redde wine is very good Item the mawe of a yonge leuerette with the iuyce of plantaine is excedinge profytable ¶ The tenth chapter of diseases of the matrice FYrst againste superfluous flux of y e mother in the which ye must consyder whether it do come of to greate quantitye of bloud and then it is good for to open the veine saphena abstaine from al thinges that multiplye the bloude as egges wine and fleshe Or whether it commeth of cholere then ye muste receiue a litle sirupe of roses pomegranates or ribes with water of plantain Than purge y e choler y t geueth such sharpnes to y e bloud by .x. drammes of trifera sarracenica wyth two ounces of plantayn water or the medicine of reubarbe wrytten in the treatise of the fluxe humorall After purgacion ye maye geue euery morning a lozenge of triasandaly or a dramme of trosciskes of roses in pouder after drinke twoo ounces of plantayne water And yf suche fluxe of the matrice happen of the watrinesse of bloude geue her to drinke foure or .v. morninges hony of roses with a litle water of wormwod afterward purge her with a dramme and a half of agarike in trosciskes and halfe an ounce of trifera sarasenica myxte with water of minte and of wormewood Ye may know the causes of the sayd fluxe by annointing a threde or cloute in the saide bloud for if it hath the coloure of vermilon it sygnifyeth that the flux commeth of to much bloud If it appere a litle yelowe it sygnyfyeth that the disease commeth of y e subtilytye and sharpenes of the bloude ouercome with choler And if it hath a coloure like the water in whiche newe flesshe is wasshed it betokeneth the bloude is much watrye And after ye haue purged the principal cause of the dysease youre seconde intencion shalbe by and by to staunche the saide issue Wherin also one thyng is to be noted y t yf nature be accustomed to auoid any superfluites by continual course of the saide flux it would perchauÌ„ce be inconuenient for to stop it wherefore yf ye see no ieopardye ye maye restrayne the said flux this wise ¶ Remedy for to stoppe the sayde flux Take trociskes of white amber and make them in pouder geue a draÌ„me euery morning and anon after drinke an ounce or .ii. of water of plantayne In stedde of these trociskes ye maye make a pouder of sanguis draconis bole armeni white amber and red corall drinkynge one dramme thereof with plantaine water as is aforesaid ¶ An other medicine to staunche the sayde fluxe Take two ounces of olde conserue of roses of the seede of plantaine twoo drammes saÌ„guinis draconis bole armeny of euerye one a dramme and
scruple of gynger halfe an ounce of suger a lytle whyte wyne mixt all together and drynke it in the mornyng twyse a weeke warme and renewe it euery thre wekes ¶ For an vlcered face through wormes Ye must fyrste mundifie the deade fleshe wyth Vnguentum egyptiacum or the pouder called precipitatus and for the perfecte curacion ye muste dry it well wherfore it is good to wasshe the place often wyth alume water put therin lynte and yf there be great moistnes at the time of desiccation ye must dippe the same lynte in vnguentum apostoloruÌ„ or ceraseos with a litle of the oyntmeÌ„t y t foloweth which ye maye safely applie from the beginning to the ende of y e cure for it hath vertue to clense and incarnate with a gentle mundificacion and dryeng ¶ A singuler oyntment for wormes that matter Take oyle of lyllyes oile of linseed ana ounces .iii. oyle of roses oile of myrtylles ana ounces .ii. litarge of golde and syluer and redde lead ana i. ounce diaquilon white with gummes iiii ounces goates tallowe hogges grece of eche two ouÌ„ces a halfe blacke pytche and colophonye of eche ii ounces of the iuce of houÌ„destonge â–ª iiii ounces Seeth al togyther til they be blacke and the iuyce be cleane consumed then streyne it thorow a thycke canuaâ—e and after seeth it againe til it be exceding blacke in colour and then adde to it cleare turpeÌ„tine .iii. ounces guÌ„me oppoponax .ii. ouÌ„ces an halfe white waxe as much as shal suffice to make a plaister not ouer hard put the turpeÌ„tine oppoponax in when ye take it froÌ„ y e fyre This is an excelleÌ„t plaister also both for wouÌ„des vlcers For the same It is very good to lay vpon them the herbe called houndstong staÌ„ped with a litle hony ¶ Regyment or diete for the same sicknes ¶ The pacient in al diseases of y e face must endure huÌ„ger as much as is possible and eate not much at ones Also he muste holde his head vpryghte and slepe not on his knees nor elbowes nor wyth hys face bowed downe Also he must forbeare much laughynge speakynge and great anger ¶ For the eyes Hereafter foloweth diuers medicines for the eyes whyche are the windowes of the mynde for both ioy and anger and the moost of our affectioÌ„s are seene knowen openlie throughe them and they are ordeined and made to lyghten al the body wher vnto nature hath geuen browes and eye lyddes to defend them and kepe them in safetye and the better to resist thiÌ„ges contrarye and hurtfull vnto them Yet notwythstandyng besyde many other chauÌ„ces there happeneth soÌ„tymes a debilitye in the syght which must be holpen as herafter foloweth Take fenell verueyne celydone rue eyebryght and roses of euery one of them a lyke muche and distylle them as ye wold distille rosewater and vse a litle therof in your eyes both in the mornynge when ye go to bedde ¶ A water proued to clarifye the dymnes of the syght ¶ Take the iuyce of fenell of celydonye rue and eyebryght of eche .ii. ouÌ„ces hony an ounce and a halfe aloes tutye and sarcocolle of eche halfe an ounce the galle of a capon cheken or cocke two drammes nutmygges cloues and safron of eche a dramme suger candy .vi. drammes put al in a leÌ„bike of glasse distille it And of this water put in your eies ones iÌ„ the day And if ye could gette the liuer of a he goate and mixt wyth the said thinges in the distyllacion the water wil be of muche greater vertue and all moste wyth out comparison For the same Ye must vse euery daye to eate nutmygges and to take ones in a weke a mirabolane condyte For the same Take a pie and burne her and beat her to pouder and mingle it with fenel water and put it in your eies Also water of younge pyes stilled is verye good Lykewise water of rotten apples put .ii. or .iii. droppes in y e eies helpeth very muche A singuler water for diseases in the eyes and to clarifye the syght Take the grene walnuttes huskes and al from the tre with a feawe walnut leaues and distylle therof a water to droppe within your eyes Pylles good for the syght The pylles sine quibus assagareth with trosciskes of agaryk and pillule lucis are excellente good to purge the brayne and comfort the syght For payne of the eyes Somtymes payne of the eyes commeth of bloud and then the vaines of the eyes are redde and swollen wherfore it is conuenient to be let bloud of the heade veine on the syde where the payne is For bloodeshoten eyes The bloode of a stockedoue or in lacke of it an other doue or pigeon dropped a litle in the eie and a wete cloute thereof layde vpon the same healeth bloodshoteÌ„ eies whether it be of stroke or any other cause Sometime the said peyne commeth of cholere then the pacieÌ„t feleth great heate sharpe prycking much peine commonly ther appeareth no gumme in the eyes and yf it do it is yelowe Therfore ye ought to giue him a purgacion purgyng cholere as hath bene sayde in the remedye of the head procedyng of the cause of cholere ¶ For swellynge of the eyes Take a quynce and seeth it in water tyl it be softe then pare it and bruse it myxe it wythe the yolke of an egge and the cromes of wheaten or white bread steped in the said water and put therto a litle womans milke and two peny weyght of safron braye them all togyther and lay it ouer the forehead and the eies Sometimes such paines chaunce because of fleume and theÌ„ the pacyente feleth greate heuynes in hys eyes wyth abundaunce of gummye matter or water descendyng into the eyes And in thys case ye must purge the fleume as it hathe bene said in the remedye of the heade greued by the excesse of fleume ¶ To resolue the gumme ye shall vse to washe your eyes often tymes wyth the iuyce of housleke otherwyse called senegrene And some tymes the same peyne coÌ„meth because of ventositye or winde and then the pacient feleth suche peynes as if one beat on his eare with an hammer for whych it is good to make a decoccioÌ„ of camomille floures mellilote fenell seed in water whyte wyne therein wette a foure double lineÌ„ cloth the licour wel pressed out laye it often vpon the eye Otherwhyles there chauÌ„ceth peine of the eyes because of exterior thiÌ„ges as of wynd duste or heate of the suÌ„ne and then it is mete to lay therto womannes mylke wel beaten with the whyte of an egge And sometyme the saide peyne coÌ„meth by percussion or strykynge and then ye muste droppe into the eie of y e bloud of a pigeons winge or of a partryche whyche bloud hath like vertue to take awaye spottes markes and rednes of the eyes For very great payne of the eyes Take an ounce and
pacient a smalle draught .ii or .iii. houres afore meate The fourth Chapiter of the weakenes of the harte WEakenesse or feblenes of harte is caused when the bodye fayleth his vertue vital wythout anye euideÌ„t cause â–ª or wheÌ„ the bodye is consumed waxeth out of coloure and that the operacions vitall are weake wythoute sensible hurtynge of any other meÌ„bre but the harte And it maye chaunce of an aposteme for the whyche there is no maner remedy for al apostemacion â—f the harte is mortal And debilitye â—f the hart may come of heat accedental which one may knowe when there is great heat in the breast vehemeÌ„te thirst is queÌ„ched better in drawing cold ayre theÌ„ in drinking cold water Remedye Geue hym y t hath a feble hert redy to faint ether for feuer or for extreme heate the weyght of a frenche crowne of trosciske of caÌ„phore with wyne of pomegranades laye vpon his breast towarde the lefte syde a sendal or linnen water of roses purcelane succorye sorelle Moreouer the pacieÌ„t ought to smel thynges colde and swete as dryed roses water lilies violettes and vinegre of roses Also it is good to take an infusion or laxe of rubarbe ordeyned of som good phisicion after the whyche it shall be good to applye vpon the lefte pappe a lynnen cloth dipped in plaÌ„taine water roses sorell and a lytle vinegre For tremblyng of the hart wythout a feuer a remedye The paciente muste take .ii. drammes of the electuary of diamargariton calidum and the thyrde part of electuarium de gemmis then drinke .ii. or .iii ounces of water of buglosse bawme mixt togyther An other remedye Take mastyke lignum aloes cloues cinamome nutmigges and cubebes of eche a scruple pilles of citrons halfe a dramme doronici romani and perles of ech .xv. graynes basile seede ten graynes amber grece and muske of ech two graines with coÌ„serued buglosse or colewoorts and sucket of citrons of eche halfe an ounce make an electuarye wyth .iiii. ounces of suger dissolued in white wyne and buglosse water and vse of thesame euery mornyng .ii. drammes and drynke a lytle good wyne after it ¶ Another remedy Take water of buglosse bawme and borage of all three together a pounde of white wine halfe a pounde pouder of cinamome cloues and nutmigges of eche two drammes mingle them al wel together and then heate it a litle and dippe a linnen cloth in it or elles a scarlet and laye it to the left pappe ¶ Another remedye Ye muste make a bagge of sendalle of the sayde swete spices or other cordyall pouders and laye it hoote vpon the left pappe ¶ Another remedye Take pomaunders made of lapdanum lignum atoes and citron pilles maces cloues borage floures storax calamite amber of grece and a lytle waxe and lette the pacient beare that and smell it often ¶ An other medicine The mawe of an olde cocke dried and made in pouder is excedyng good to drinke in red wyne or swete wine with a litle saffron For thesame It is good to drinke euery morning thre ouÌ„ces of water of buglosse wherin hath bene sodden cloues And it is good to drynke in a mornyng .iii. ouÌ„ces of iulep made of halfe a pounde of bawme water and thre ouÌ„ces of suger The confection of diaiacincthi is singuler and excellent for tremblinge of the hearte but it is for noble men not for poore folke ¶ For swownyng SWownyng is a takyng awaye of the feelyng and mouing of the body by weakenes of the heart thorough to much auoidans of y e spirites ¶ Remedye In somer for sownyng sodainelye ye oughte to caste into hys face colde water myngled with rosewater or vinegre And yf ye stoppe hys mouthe and nose and bowe hys face vnto hys knees so long as ye stoppe your wynd your selfe ye shall foorthwith recouer hym But yf the sayde swownynge come of the mother ye muste laye to the nose all stynkyng thynges and abhominable sauours as partriches fethers brente castor and assafetida or the snuffes of candelles Moreouer ye ought to geue the pacient a litle good wyne whiche is the chiefe thyng that quicklyest restoreth hym as sayeth Auerrois in his seuenth colliget Afterwarde rubbe hys armes and legges and bynde them harde then prouoke hym to nese puttynge a litle pouder of longe pepper euphorbium or castor into hys nose And yf by the saide medicines the pacient dothe not amende this disease is vncurable And here ye maye note that yf swowning come by great resolucioÌ„ of spirites as after great euacuacioÌ„ other by swette fluxe of bloud or laxe ye ought not to caste cold water on his face nor to bind his meÌ„bers for y t shoulde do hiÌ„ hurt but kepe him in a place withoute mouing and geue him to drinke a litle good wyne nourishe him with good light metes as pullettes chickins capons partriches veale mutton kid Whereof ye may make him good porrege coleyses or restoratiues distilled or otherwise as ye shal thiÌ„ke coÌ„uenieÌ„t ¶ The .v. Chapter of remedies for dyseases of the stomake THe cheste of the body doth receiue the meate necessarye for all the meÌ„bers in the stomake whiche is situate in the myddes of the bodye for to digeste thesame meat into al y e members to the which chauÌ„ceth debilitie or hiÌ„derauÌ„ce of appetite sometimes by error of y e eater in qualitie or quantitye sometimes by reasoÌ„ of the fleume that descendeth from the heade like a reume ¶ Remedye Keepe abstinence and eate soberlye light meates and drinke good wine and but litle Purge the stomake iÌ„ takynge pylles of symple hyera beefore meate .iii. or foure of the said pilles at foure of the clocke in the mornyng If the repletion be greate slepyng in the nyght he muste laye hys hande on hys stomake or els laye a litle pillowe of fethers on it or a bagge of wormwod margerim Sometimes ther chaunceth suche debilitye not for reume or meate or drinke but by viscouse slymy fleume iÌ„ the mouth of y e stomake which causeth to engender abouÌ„dauÌ„ce of ventositye and maketh the meat to swymme with litle thirste And sometimes with sour belchinges and inflations such debilitye maye not perfectlye bee cured but for a tyme mended wyth the remedies that folowe ¶ Remedyes for weakenes of the stomake Fyrst ye must take pillule stomatice ii or .iii. houres afore meate more or lesse accordyng to y e quantitye of the fulnes of the stomake after geue him euery mornyng .ii. houres afore meat and one houre after supper at euerye tyme a lozenge of a lectuary called diagalaÌ„ga or an other called diaciminoÌ„ whiche lectuaries do consume ventosities and with theyr coÌ„fortable heat driue away the colde and the windye complexion of the stomake ¶ For the same Grene ginger is verye good taken as is sayd afore of electuaries And it is holesome to eate afore your meate anyse sedes and fenel and when ye begin to eate take a tost
the pacient or els of smal effecte For the whiche cause it is very necessarye that the pacient kepe a sober dyet And for the better vnderstandyng ye shal know that all wynes whether they be swete or sharpe grosse or subtyl white or redde are in this case vtterly reâ—ected Pulses also of what kinde soeuer they be as pease beanes and such and al grosse fleshe and water foules and foules of greate bodies as bustardes cranes and suche lyke are in this case very daungerous and noysome Also ye may eat no kynd of fruites except it be a few melons ripe prunes in smal quantitie and pomegranades with a litle suger and coriandres Of herbes ye maye eat borage buglosse percely lettuse mintes â–ª spinach and succorye in broth of veale or of a yonge chicken Nepes also and rapes and radyshe in a smal quantitye maye be wel inough permitted Potched egges are verye good in this case with a litle vergeous but in anye wyse beware of hard chese for that is oftentimes the onely cause of the sayd stone All shell fishes are to be auoided excepte it be a creuyshe or a shrympe measurably taken Ye muste also take hede that ye eat no pepper nor hote spices â–ª nor no meates that are salte soure or heauye of dygestion and that ye lye not on youre backe on nightes when ye are aslepe And ye ought to kepe your raines cold and moyst and to let youre backe bee vntrussed in the sommer After ye haue vsed this regiment or dyet by a certain season it shalbe good for you to take an ounce of cassia newlye drawen out of the cane and eate it with a litle suger in the morning This ye muste vse euery seconde weke til in time your reines be metely wel cleansed of the same and euerie daye eate a litle cassia vpon a knifes poynte to kepe your bellye moyst for that is one of the thynges that are moste required in the sayd cure And at diuers other times when ye be disposed ye may take a litle of this receite hereafter whiche hathe greate vertue to mundifye the raines and to bring the humours to equalitye with releasyng of the payne and bringynge out the grauell ¶ A goodly sirupe to mundifie the reynes Take the broth of a yonge chicken sodden tyl the bones fal a sondre thre pounde melon seedes a litle brused an ounce percelye rootes and alisaundre rotes .iii. ounces damaske prunes sepesten of eche .vi. in nombre greate raysyns halfe an ounce cleane licorice x. draÌ„mes waters of borage endiue and hoppes of eche .iii. drammes and wyth sufficient white suger boyle theÌ„ al vnto the consumpcion of the halfe and more and afterwarde streine theÌ„ and make a goodly sirupe This is a thyng of excellent operation and an hye secrete in mundifying of the reines if ye kepe the diete as is afore described The dose of it is one cyath or a lytle cupful in the morning earlye and slepe after it a lytle If ye wold haue the forsayd sirupe to purge more choler then put in it a dramme of fyne reubarbe with a lytle cassia ¶ Hereafter foloweth a pouder of excellent operacion in breakynge of the stone â–ª TAke the kernels that are within sloes drye theÌ„ on a tyle stone then make of them a pouder by it selfe after that take the rotes of alisaÌ„der percely parietarie and hollihocke of euerye one a like moch and seeth theÌ„ al in whyte wyne or els in y e broth of a yonge chicken then streine them out into a cleane vessel and wheÌ„ ye drynke of it adde as moch of the said pouder as ye thynke conuenyent halfe a syluer spoonefull or more for wythout doute it hath great effecte in bryngyng out the grauell ¶ An other experte medicine for them that haue the stone There groweth in the galles of some oxen a certayne yelowe stone some tymes in bygnesse of a walnut somewhat longe bryttle Yf ye take that stone make of it a pouder eate it in your pottage the weyght of one scrupule or more accordiÌ„g to your streÌ„gth it is a singuler medicine to them y t can not pisse for stopping of y e conduites ¶ An other singuler medicine for the stone Take the seedes of smallache percely louage and saxifrage the rotes of philipendula chery stones gromell seede and brome seede of euerye one a lyke moche make them in fine pouder and when ye be diseased with y e stone eate of this pouder a sponefull at ones in pottage or in brothe of a chycken and eate nothyng after .ii. or .iii. houres ¶ The .xii. chapter of remedyes for the goute THe paine in y e ioiÌ„tes of a mans body as in y e handes feete is generally called arthritis or goute which procedeth som time of debility of y e synowes being lasshe vnable to coÌ„sume the humours that continually do flowe vnto them And for the mooste parte they are all deriued from the membre mandant y t is to saye the brayne for he is verye grosse and engendreth euer humours in him selfe by reason wherof moche of the sayde humours are deriued into the nuke and muscles of the backe fro thence they descende into y e feete and then it is called podagra or to the huckle boone and theÌ„ it is sciatica or els into y e haÌ„des ther it is chiragra ¶ Remedy Forasmuch as all the sayd kyndes commeth of one begynnyng as is shewed afore and for the better expedicioÌ„ in that we wyll be brefe ye shal fyrste take awaye the superfluous moysture of the brayne whiche is the roote and fountayne of al the sayd diseases and that ye may do foure maner of waies The fyrst is obseruaunce of dyete inclynyng towarde drynesse to auoide all fulnesse of meate and drynke and not to slepe in any wyse shortlye after meate And ye muste beware y t ye eate no vaporous meates nor thyn wyne nor drynke moch after supper And yf perchaunce y e peyne be very sharpe it shalbe moche holsome to the pacient to abstaine from all kyndes of wine to vse hym selfe to smal drinke which thyng yf he can not do then let hym drinke claret wine mixed with a good quantitye of water The second is to purge the brayne ones a moneth wyth the one halfe of pilles of cochies and an other halfe of pylles assagareth And in tyme of haruest of somer with pilles sine quibus and pilles imperiall whereof ye shal gyue one dramme y e night before the full moone and the daye folowing ye may gyue hym to eate a litle broth of cicers with a litle quantitie of raisins of the sunne The thyrde is to represse the fumes that ascend into y e brayne after meate which thyng may wel be done by eatynge of a lyttle dredge â–ª made of anis seed and coriander The fourth is to perfume the braine with certeyne thynges confortatyue as for example thus ¶ A good perfume agaynst moistures
proceade and wyl go strayght to the composicion oâ— medicynes folowyng the good experyence here ensuynge ¶ Remedyes for scalles Yf ye se the scalles lyke the shelleâ— of oysters blacke and drye cleauingâ— vpon the skynne one within an other ye maye make a fomentacion of hootâ— and moyste herbes as fenugreke holâ— hocke beares breache lyneseede anâ— suche other sodden al or some of theâ— in the brothe of netes feete and so tâ— bathe the sores and after that apply a soft plaistre of the same herbes with gosegrese or butter vsynge thys styll tyl ye se the scabbe remoued and then wasshe it with the iuce of horehound smallach and betony sodden togither in wyne and after the wasshyng put vpoÌ„ it pouder of myrre aloes and fraÌ„â—ensence or holde his heed ouer a chasyngdisshe of coles wherin ye shal put frankensence and saunders in pouder But yf ye se the scabbes be verye sore and mattrye wyth great payne burnynge of the heede ye shall make an oyntment to coole the matter thus ¶ An oyntment to coole the burnynge of a sore heade Take white leade and lytarge of euery one .v. drammes lye made of the â—sshes of a vyne .iii. drammes oyle of â—ses an ounce waxe an ounce melte â—he waxe fyrste than putte to the oyle â—nd lye with the reste and in the ende â— yolkes of egges make an oyntmeÌ„t and laye it to the head Thys is the â—omposicion of Rasis ¶ An other oyntment singuler for the same pourpose Take betony grounswel plantaynâ— fumytorie and dayses of euerye or lyke moche stampe them and myngâ— them with a pounde of fresshe swinâ— grece and lette them stand closed in moyst place .viii. dayes to putrify tâ— frye them in a panne and straine theâ— into a cleane vessel and ye shal haue grene ointment of a singuler operacâ— for the sayd dysease and to quencâ— all vnkind heates of the bodye Also ye must vse to shaue the heaâ— what so euer thiÌ„ges ye doe lai â—nto â— If there lacketh the cleansiÌ„g of the â—res and the chylde weaned ye shal dâ— wel to make an oyntment of a lyâ— turpentyne bulles gall and hony aâ— lay vpon the sores Also it is proued that the vryne oâ— bulle is a singuler remedy to muÌ„diâ— the sores and to loce the heares by the rootes without any peyne or pille The iuyce also of morel dayfye 〈◊〉 and groundswel fryed with grece and made in an oyntmente cooleth al vnkynde heates and pustâ—es of the heade Here is to be noted that durynge thys disease in a suckynge chylde the â—ourse must auoyde al salt and sower meates that engeÌ„der cholere as mustarde vinegre and suche and al maner frutes excepte a pomegranate and she muste abstayne in thys case bothe from egges and from other kynde of white meates in general and aboue al be may eate no dates figges nor purcelane for many holde opynion that purcelane hath an euyll propertye to neede scabbes and vlcers in the head Moreouer the childes head may not be kept to hote for that is oftentimes the cause of thys disease Sometymes it chaunceth that there â—readeth in the head of chyldren as it â—ere litle wartes or knobbes somewhat hard and can not be resolued by â—he said medicines Wherfore wheÌ„ ye se that none other thyng wyll healpe ye shall make a good oyntment to remoue it in maner as herafter is declâ—red ¶ An excellent remedy for wartes or knobbes of the heade Take lytarge and whyte lead of ecâ— a like quantitie brymstome quickâ— syluer quenched with spittle of echeâ— lesse quantity twise asmoch oile of roses and a sponefulle or .ii. of vinegrâ— mixe them al togither on a marble tâ— they be an oyntment and lay it on the head whan it hath ben dry an hourâ— or .ii. wasshe it of with water wheriâ— was soddeÌ„ maiorym sauery and miâ—tes vse it thus twyse a daye morning and euenynge tylle ye se it hole Thâ— thyng is also good in al the other kind of scalles ¶ Of watchyng out of measure SLepe is the nouryshment and food of a suckyng chylde and asmuch râ—quisite as the very tete wherfore whâ—â— it is depriued of the naturall reste all the hole body falleth in distemper cruditie and weakenes it procedeth commonly by corrupcion of the mylke or to muche aboundaunce which ouerladeth the stomake for lacke of good dygestyon vapours and fumes aryse into the head and infect the braine by reason wherof the childe cannot slepe but turneth and vexeth it selfe wyth crying Therefore it shall bee good to prouoke it to a naturall slepe thus accordyng to Rasis Annoynte the foreheade and temples of the chylde wyth oyle of vyolettes and vineger puttynge a droppe or two in the nosethrylles and yf ye can gette any syrupe of poppye geue it the chylde to lycke and than make a playster of oyle of saffron lettuse and the iuyce of poppye or wette cloutes in it and laye it ouertwharte the temples Also the seades and the heades of poppye called chessbolles stamped wâ—th rosewater and myxte wyth womans mylke and the white of an egge beaten al together and made in a plaister causeth the chylde to receiue hys natural slepe Also an ointmente made of the seede of popy and the heades one ounce oile of lettuse and of popye of eche .ii. ounces make an ointment and vse it They that can not gette these oyles maye take the berbes or iuyce of lettuse purcelane houseleke and popye with womans mylke make a playster and laye it to the forehead Oyle of violettes of roses of nenuphar are good and oyle of populeon the broth of mallowessodden and the iuyce of water plantayne ¶ Of terrible dreames and feare â—the slepe OFtentymes it happeneth that the child is afraid in the slepe and sometimes waketh soodainly and sterteth sometime shriketh and trembleth which effect commeth of the arysyng of stynking vapours out of the stomake into the fantasye and sences of the brayne as ye maye perceyue by the breath of the chylde wherfore it is good to geue him a litle hony to swallow and a lytle pouder of the seedes of peonye and sometymes treacle in a litle quantity with milke and to take hede that the chylde sleepe not with a full stomake but to beare it about wakyng tyl parâ— bee dygested and whan that it is laide not to rocke it much for ouermuch shaking letteth digestion and maketh the chylde many tymes to vomyte ¶ The fallynge euyll called in the greke tonge epilepsia NOt only other ages but also lytle chyldren are oftentimes afflycted wyth this gryeuouse syckenes some tyme by nature receyued of the parentes and thaÌ„ it is impossible or difficile to cure sometime by euil vnholsome diet whereby there is engendred many colde and moist humors in the brayne whervpoÌ„ this infirmity procedeth which if it be in one that is younge and tender it is very hard to be remoued but in them that are somewhat strong as of seuen yeres and vpwarde
egge healeth the scabbes which thing is also very good to destroye wormes ¶ A goodly swete sope for scabbes and ytche Take whyte sope halfe a pounde and stepe it in suffyciente rosewater til it be wel soked then take two drammes of mercinye sublymed dissolue it in a lytle rosewater labour the sope and y e rosewater wel together afterward put in it a litle muske or cyuette and kepe it This sope is exceding good to cure a great scabbe or ytche and that without perill but in a chylde it shall suffyce to make it weaker of the mercurye An other approued medicine for scabbynesse and ytche Take fumyterrie docke rootes scabiouse the roote of walwort stampe them al set theÌ„ in fresh grece to putrifye then frye them and strayne theÌ„ in which lycour ye shal put turpeÌ„tine a lytle quantitie brymstone and fraÌ„kensence very fynely poudred and sifted a porcioÌ„ and with sufficient waxe make an ointment on a softe fyre this is a singuler remedy for the same purpose But iÌ„ this cure ye ought to gyue the chylde no egges nor any eygre or sharpe meate and the nurse also muste auoyde the same and not to wrappe it in to hoote and yf nedde be to make a bathe of fumitorye centaurye fetherfewe tansie wormwood and sauge alone yf ye se the cause of the ytche or the scabbe to be wormes in y e skinne for a bytter decoecion shal destroy theÌ„ and dry vp the moistures of the sores Of diseases in the eares MAny diseases happen in the eares as payne apostemes swellynges tynklynge and souÌ„d in the heed stoppinge of the organes of hearynge Water wormes other infortunes gotten into the eares wherof some of them are daungerous and harde to be cured some other expelled of nature without medicyne ¶ Remedye for payne in the eares For payne in the eares wythout a manifest cause as often chaunceth it is a singuler remedye to take the chest wormes that are found vnder barkes of trees or in other stumpes in the grouÌ„d wil turne round like a pease take of them a good quantytye and seeth them in oyle in the rynde of a pomegranarde on the hote ymbres y t it brenne not and after that straine it and put into the eares a droppe or two luke warme and then lette him lye vpon the other eare and reste Ye maye gyue thys to al ages but in a child ye muste put a very lytle quantitie ¶ An other The hame or skynne of an adder or a snake that she casteth boiled in oile dropped into the eares easeth y e paine it is also good for an eare that mattereth mingled with a litel hony and put in luke warme It is also good to droppe into the eares the iuyce of organye and mylke ¶ For swellyng vnder the eares Paynters oyle which is oyle of lyneseed is excedyng good for y e swellyng of the eares and for paine in the eares of all causes Item a plaister made of lineseede and dille with a litle duckes grese hony Yf ye se the aposteme breke renne ye may clense it with the iuce of smallach the white of an egge barly flour and hony which is a common plaister to mundifye a sore When the eares haue receiued water or any other licour it is good to take and stampe an onion and wryng out y e iuce with a litle gosegrese droppe it hote into the eare as it may be suffred and laye hym downe on the contrarye syde an houre after that cause hym to nese yf his age will suffre with a litle pellitorie of Spayne or nesinge pouder and then enclyne his eare downewarde that the water maye issue ¶ For wormes in the eares Take myrre aloes and the seede of colocinthis called coloquintida of the apothecaries a quantity of eche seeth theÌ„ in oile of roses put a litle iÌ„ y e eare Myrre hath a great vertue to remoue the stenche that is caused in the eares by any putrefaction and the better with oyle of bitter almons or ye may take y e iuce of wormwood with honye and salte peter ¶ For wynde in the eares and tinklyng Take myrre spykenarde cumyne dylle and oyle of camomyl and put a droppe in y e eares They that haue not al these maye take some of them and applye it accordyng to discretion To amende deafnesse ye shal make an ointment of an hares galle and the grese or droppyng of an ele which is a souerayne thyng to recouer hearynge ¶ Of nesyng out of measure WHen a chylde neseth out of measure y t is to saye with a longe continuaunce and therby the braine and vertues animal be febled it is good to stoppe it to auoyde a further inconuenience Wherfore ye shal annoynt the heade wyth the iuyce of purcelane sorel and nyghtshade or some of them and make a playster of the whyte of an egge and the iuyce with a litle oyle of roses emplayster the forhead and temples with the mylke of a woman oyle of roses and vynegre a lytle If it come of cold reume ye shall make a playster of mastyke frankensens myrre wine and applye it to y e former parte of the head A fume of the same receyued in â—axe and layed vpon the chyldes head is holsome ¶ Breedyng of teeth ABout y e seueÌ„th moneth somtime more somtyme lesse after y e byrth it is natural for a chyld for to breede teeth in which time many one is sore bered with soÌ„dry diseases peines as swelling of y e gummes iawes vnquiete cryeng feuers crampes palsies â—tuxes reumes and other infirmities specially whaÌ„ it is loÌ„g or y e teeth come forth for the soner they apere the better and the more eafe it is to y e childe There be diuers thinges y e are good to procure an easy breeding of teeth among whom the chiefest is to annoint the gummes with the braynes of an hare myxte with asmuch capons grece and hony or any of these thynges alone is exceadynge good to supple the gummes and the synewes Also it is good to wasshe the chylde two or three tymes in a weeke with warme water of the decoccion of camomyll hollyhocke and dylle Fresh butter with a litle barly flour or honye with the fine pouder of fraÌ„kinsence liquirice are commeÌ„ded of good authoures for the same entente And whan the peyne is greatte and intollerable with aposteme or inflaÌ„mmacion of the goummes it is good to make an ointmeÌ„t of oile of roses with the iuyce of morelle otherwise called nyghtshade and in lacke of it annoint the â—awes within with a litle fresshe butter and honye For lacke of the hares brayne ye may take the conyes for they be also of the kynde of hares and called of Plinye Dasypodes whose mawes are of the same effecte in medicine or rather more than is written of authoures of the mawes of hares If ye se the gummes of the chylde to aposteme or swelle with softe flesshe
full of matter and paynefull the beste shal be to annoint the sore place with the brayne of an hare capons grece equally myxt togither and after that ye haue vsed thys ones or twise annoynte the gummes and apostemacions with honye Thyrdlye yf this helpe not take turpentyne myxte with a litle hony in equal porcion And make a bath for the head of the chylde in this fourme Take the floures of camomylle and dyl of eche an handful seeth them in a quarte of pure rennyng water vntil they be tender and wasshe the head afore any meate euerye mornyng for se pourgeth the superfluytye of the braynes through the seames of the skull and wythdraweth humours from the sore place fynally coÌ„forteth y e braine and al the vertues animal of the child To cause an easie breedyng of teethe many thiÌ„ges are rehersed of auctours besydes the premisses as the fyrst cast tooth of a colte set in syluer borne or redde coralle in lyke maner hanged about the necke wher vpon the chylde shuld oftentimes labour his gummes and many other lyke whyche I leaue out at this time to auoide tediousnes onely content to declare this of coral that by consent of al authours it resisteth the force of lyghtenyng helpeth the chyldren of the fallynge euyll and is verye good to be made in pouder dronken agaynst al maner of bleeding of the nose or fundament ¶ Of a canker in the mouthe MAny tymes by reason of corrupcion of the milke venimous vapoures arising from the stomake of many other infortunes there chaunceth to brede a caÌ„ker in y e mouthes of childreÌ„ whose signes are manifest ynough y t is to saye by stinking of the mouthe peyne in the place contynual rennyng of spittle swellynge of the cheke and when the mouth is opened against the sonne ye maye se clereye where the canker lieth It is so named of the latter sort of phisicions by reason of crepynge and eatynge forwarde and backewarde and spreadethe it selfe abrode lyke the feete of a creues called in latine cancer notwithstanding I knowe that the Greekes and auncient latynes gyue other names vnto thys dysease as in callynge it an vlcer other whyles â—the neme carcinomata and 〈…〉 al in englyshe knowen by the 〈◊〉 of canker in the mouthe and although there be many kindes according to the matter wherof they be engendred therfore require a diuersitie of curing yet for the moste parte whan they be in childerne the cure of them al differeth very litle or nothing for y e chiefe entent shal be to remoue the malignitye of the sore and to drye vp the noisome matter and humours thaÌ„ to mundify and heale as in other kindes of vicers sores and woundes ¶ Remedies for the canker in the mouth of children TAke drye redde roses violettes of eche a lyke quantity make them in pouder and myxt them with a lytle honye thys medicine is verye good in a tender suckynge childe and many times healeth alone without any other thing at al. But yf ye se there be great heat burning in the sore with exceding paine ye shal make a iuice of purcelane lettuse nightshade wash the sore wyth a fyne pyece of sylke or driue it in with a spoute called of the surgions a sprynge This by the grace of God shall abate the brennyng aswage the peyne and kyl the venime of the vlcer But yf ye see the canker yet encrease with great corrupcioÌ„ matter ye shal make an oyntmente after this maner Take mirre galles wherewith they make ynke or in defaute of them oken apples dryed frankinsence of eche a lyke much of the blacke buries growynge on the bramble taken from the bushe while they be grene the .iii. part of al the rest make them al in pouder and mixt them with asmuch hony and saffron as is sufficient and vse it ¶ A stronger medicine for the canker in the mouth of children Take the roote of celidonye dryed the rinde of a pomegranate redde corall in pouder the pouder of a hartes horne of eche a lyke roche alume a litle Fyrste washe the place wyth wyne or warme water and hony and afterwarde putte on the foresayd pouder very fyne and subtyle An other singuler medicine for the canker in the mouth of al ages â„ž ysope sage rue of eche one good handeful seeth them in wyne and water to the thirde part then straine theÌ„ out and putte in it a litle white coperose accordyng to necessitye that is to saye whan the sore is great put in the more whan it is small ye maye take y e lesse than adde to it a quantitie of hony claryfied and a sponeful or twoo of good aqua vite washe the place wyth it for it is a singuler remedye to remoue y e malice in a short while which done ye shal make a water incarnatiue and healyng thus â„ž rybwoort betonye and daysies of eche a handefull seeth them in wyne and water and washe hys mouth two or thre times a day with the same iuce Moreouer some write y t christal made in fyne pouder hath a singuler vertue to destroie the canker and in lyke maner the pouder of an hartes horne breÌ„t with asmuche of the rinde of a pomegranade and the iuyce of nyghtshade is very good and holsome Of quinsye and swellyng of the throte THe quinsy is a dauÌ„gerous sicknes both in young olde called in latin angina it is an inflammacion of the necke with swellyng and greate peyne sometyme it lyeth in the verye throte vpon the wesaunt pype and than it is exceding perillous for it stoppeth the breath stranguleth the paciente anone Other whyles it breaketh oute like a bonche on the one syde of the necke and than also with verye great dyffycultye of breathynge but it choketh not so sone as the fyrst doeth and it is more obediente to receiue curacion The signes are apparaunt to syghte besides that the chylde can not crye neyther swallow downe his meat and drynke without payne ¶ Remedye It is good to annoynt the griefe with oyle of dyll or oyle of camomyll and lylies and to laye vpon the head hote cloutes dipte in the waters of rosemary lauender and sauery The chiefest remedy commended of authours in this outragious sickenes is the pouder of a swallow brent wyth fethers and all and myxte with hony whereof the paciente muste swallowe downe a litle and the reste annoynted vpon the payne They prayse also the pouder of the chyldes dunge to the chyld and of a man to a man brente in a pot and annointed with a litle hony Some make a compouned oyntmente of both the receite is thus â„ž of the swallow brent one porcion of the second pouder another make it iÌ„ a thicke fourme with hony and it wyll endure longe for the same entent Item an other experiment for the quinsy and swellynge vnder the eares Take the musherun that groweth vpon an elder tree called in englysh Iewes