if the party refuse to take the broath of Sene hee may in stead thereof take one good glasse full of laxative Ptisan of which I have written hereafter taking two houres after some thin warme broath For the poore which are solid and hard bound THose poore people which have not the Commodity to take Clysters nor broaths made with Sene as is before written let them use this remedy following Take two pennyworth of Sene that is two or three drammes with a little Anniseeds which they may have at the Apothecaries or drouguists which they shall infuse in a porringer with nine or tenne spoonefulls of water upon hot cinders the space of an houre or two then straine and squeeze it through a linnen cloath and put it into three or foure times as much broath or pottage and take it as aforesaid The manner to make Iniections INjections are made for divers diseases as Vlcers wounds in divers parts of the body as also for the diseases of the yard and matrix which are used with syringes proper for the same in the which are put waters decoctions oyles or other liquors according to the advice of the Physitian to be administred to the sioke The which Injections in composing there is great difference for the remedies of divers diseases which the Physitian ought to appoint according to the discase But I shall write of some few to content the curiosity of some persons An Iniection for the Gonorrhea YOu shall make an Iniection for the beginning with cleare milke or with Barly water warme and afterwards you shall mixe with it syrup of dryed Roses that is to say to foure ounces of liquor you you shall mixe an ounce and a halfe or two ounces Syrup Or if there be at the beginning any Inflammation you shall make an Injection in Summer with a decoction of French Barly Plantaine Betony and water Lillies and in winter with their waters also against the paine of the said part you shall make an Injection with new milk from the Cow To make Pessaries A Pessiry is bigger then a Suppositorie and is very proper for the matrix the which are made of Cotton silke or Linnen cloath in the which there are put medicaments being wrapped in Taffata silke or Linnen cloath and well tyed then being infus'd in wine water juyce or other liquor convenient is put into the neck of the matrix They are made also with hearbs flowers seeds c. bruised in a morter and wrapped in a cloath fast tyed which hath a great vertue That you must tye a little ribban at the end of the said Pessarie to tie round the thigh for feare it goeth into the matrix A pessary to provoke the monethly courses TAke the leaves of 2 or 3 handfulls of the hearb Mercury bruise them in a morter with a pestle then wrap it in a cloath and bind it fast and make a pessary the which you shall infuse a little in the juyce of the said hearb being warme and use it A Pessary to stay the monethly courses TAke the leaves of these hearbs following that is Centorie Mirth Plantain Cinquefoyle or five leaved grasse of each halfe a handfull after you have washt them and made them cleane beate them together in a morter and make Pessaries as aforesaid which you shall soake in warme juyce of Plantaine To make Ptisan Simplex to drinke ordinarily TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared that is to say washed and cleansed a dramme of Anniseeds boyle them in a pottle of river water or other good water in a pipkin or other vessell being very cleane being pretty well boyled you shall put into it halfe an ounce of good liquorish well scraped and sliced then you shall scum it and when there riseth no more scumme take it from the fire and let it coole and drinke it ordinarily Thâ—e are certaine persons which love the taste of Licorish and others that love it not therefore you may augment or diminish the said licorish or in the place of the Licorish you may put rasped Harts-horn or Ivory or other medicaments according to the advice of the Physitian To make Barly water TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared as aforesaid and boyle it in a pint of faire water untill a quarter be consumed then straine it through a white cloath and use it If it be to drinke you may boyle with it a few Anniseeds or a little Cinnamon The manner to take Bezoar stone and what it is worth a graine FOrasmuch as we treat of Ptisans simple wee may also shew the manner to take the Bezoar stone Take foure sixe eight or tenne graines or more of good Bezoar in powder the which put in a spoone and powre upon it a little Ptisan or juyce of Lymons and mixe it together and so take it Also I give you to know that the best Bezoar will cost but two pence the graine and I councell those that hold the vulgar opinion that it is good against small Pocks Measells Feavers Purples and many other diseases to buy it at the druguists two drams or halfe anounce you may have a dram for seven shillings it will serve for your family and to give to the poor seeing it costes so little The manner to make Hydromell Simplex TAke a pottle of River water or other good water sixe ounces of good honey put them into a pipkiâ— or other cleane vessell and boyle them and scum iâ— alwayes untill there riseth no more scum then take it from the fire and let it coole and take a quarter of a pint at a time To make compounded Hydromell FIrst boyle the medicaments appointed by the Physitian then straine them and boyle with them as much honey as shall be needfull To make Laxative Ptisan TAke an ounce of good Licorish prepared boyle it in a quart of water and scum it very cleane and when there riseth no more scum take it from the fire and infuse in it all night halfe an ounce of good Sene and a dramme of Fenill seeds inclosed and tyed in a linnen cloath the morning following you shall straine it and drinke a good glasse full taking two houres after a potringer of cleare thin broath If you will have the Ptisan stronger instead of a quart of water put a pint Another Laxative Ptisan TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared Rasped Harts horne and Ivory of each a pugill tie the said rasping in a linnen cloath put them in a pint and a halle of good water and boyle them and in the end put to them an ounce of good Licorish prepared then being well scummed put to infuse the Sene and Fenill seeds as aforesaid In summer you shall take a quantity of River water and put it into a pot or boule with halfe an ounce of prepared Liquorish and two drammes of good Sene and a dramme of Fenill seeds then poure it out of one pot or boule into another many
broath and keep the house all day A Laxative medicine made with a decoction of Roots Hearbs Sene Cassia Rubarb and Syrup of Damask Roses TAke two or three roots of wilde Succory scrape them and take out the pith take also three or foure roots of Fenill and Parsley and prepare them in the said fashion three drammes of Licorish prepared Take also Agrimony Betony Scolopendry Buglosse Burrage and Purslaine and Lettice of each halfe a handfull You may put away the seeds and flowers and wash them all very well then boyle them very well in a pipkin or earthen pot in sufficient quantity of water boyling first the roots then put in the hearbs and then the flowers and seeds with the Licorish then take a sufficient quantity of this decoction strained to make this medicine following Take halfe an ounce of good Sene and a dramme of Anniseeds puâ— them into a porringer and put with it the Cassia which is taken out of halfe a quartern of the Cane a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe cut in small pieces then poure a quantity of the decoction seething hot upon them and cover the porringer and let it stand all night in the chimney corner in the morning you shall boyle them a little upon a chaffing dish of coales and then straine it through a white linnen cloath and in that which is strained mixe an ounce of Syrup of Damask Roses and so take it in the morning fasting keeping your chamber as is aforesaid An easier manner to make the said medicine TAke the said Sene and Fenill seeds boyle them in the said decoction or infuse them in the decoction three or foure houres in some warme place then straine and squeeze it and then put in the Rubarbe and Cassia and let them infuse all night and then straine it and mixe with it the Syrup of Damaske Roses You may keepe these medicaments to boyle in a decoction for a Clyster and then straine it and mixe with it red Sugar Honey Butter or other things proper for the same which is very good This medicine above written is better then if there were Diacatholicon double or Syrup of Succorie with Rubarbe That if you cannot get the roots and hearbs before mentioned you may take Barly water or ordinary Ptisan Another Laxative medicine TAke a dramme of Anniseeds and halfe an ounce of Sene boyle them in a quantity of Ptisan then straine it and mixe with it halfe an ounce of Diacatholicon doubled with Rubarbe a dramme and a halfe of Diaphaeniâ—um and an ounce of Syrup of Damask Roses and take it as is before written A medicine for those which are strong bodies and rusticke TAke halfe an ounce of Sene a dramme of Fenill seeds infuse them all night in a quantity of Ptisan or Barly water then straine it and mixe with it three drammes or halfe an ounce of Electuarium Diacarthum with an ounce of Syrup of Roses A Laxative medicine for those that are soluble TAke halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of Fenill seeds infuse them a in sufficient quantity of water then straine it and infuse in that which is strained all night a dramme of Rubarbe cut in small pieces then straine it and mixe with it two ounces of fine Sugar to make it pleasing and take it A Laxative medicine for little children at nurse TAke halfe an ounce of Syrup of Succory with Rubarb and let it take it with twice as much Ptisan Also you may infuse all night a dramme of Sene in a little Ptisan and Sugar it a little and so let him take it Otherwise you may infuse all night in a little Ptisan or water sugred then straine it in the morning and let them take it as aforesaid To make a Bolus of Cassia TAke sixe ounces of Cassia in the Cane draw it and extract it with the decoction of Fenill seeds as followeth Take halfe an ounce of Fenill seeds boyle them a little and poure them into a porringer then lay a searce over the porringer and so pulpe your Cassia through which being done you may take out with a spoone and then you may wrap them up in bits with Sugar and so put them in wafers soaked in water or wine and some two houres after take some warme broath or the decoction of Sene which followeth The night before you take the Bolus put in infusion halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of Fenill seeds in sufficient quantity of water and juyce of Lymons The morrow morning two houres after you have taken your Bolus you shall straine this decoction and mixe with your broath and so take it keeping your chamber all day Also you may mixe with the extracted Cassia a dram of good Rubarbe in powder That when one mundifieth the Cassia upon the breath of the decoction of Anniseeds or Fenill seeds it hinders the fuming of the Cassia into the head which many times causeth sicknesse A Bolus of Cassia to purge the reines and refreshing EXtract as much Cassia as is aforesaid mixing with it a dramme of powder of Licorish and then take it in bits in a spoone and two houres after take some warme broath in the which you shall put the juyce of a Lymon A Bolus of Cassia with Turpentine for the Gonorrhaea TAke as much Cassia extracted as is aforesaid and mixe with it with a knife or Spatule of wood two drammes of Venice Turpentine not washt and wrap it up into bits and so put it into wafers and swallow it downe and take some broath as is aforesaid Another Bolus of Cassiae TAke an ounce of extracted Cassia which being extracted mixe with it two drammes of diaprunes and make it into bits and take it as is aforesaid Another Bolus for children at nurse TAke three drammes of extracted Cassia newly extracted and dissolve it in a little broath and then let them swallow it A Bolus for the poore TAke an ounce and a halfe of Electuar Lenetiv and swallow it two houres before you take broath Another TAke an ounce of Catholicon doubled with Rubarbe two drammes of Diâ— prun Laxatâ— mixe them together and take them as afore mentioned Another Bolus for the poore TAke an ounce of Electuar Lenetiv two drams of Dia pran Laxat or as much of Dia phenic mixe them together with the point of a knife and then swallow it down two houres before you take broath To make Vomits THat the best time to take vomits is when the stomack is full that is two say after you have eaten for that will cause you to vomit with more case and to void the excrements from the bottome of the stomacke A common Vomit TAke twelve spoonfulls of warme water and three or foure spoonefulls of oyle of Olives or two ounces of fresh Butter melted drinke them and now and then put your finger in your mouth that the vomit shall not stay
to long upon the stomack Another Vomit TAke three or foure Radishes wash them and bruise them halfe an ounce of Mallow seeds being bruised also boyle them in a porringer or two of water untill three quarters be consumed then straine it and mixe with it a little oyle or fresh Butter and so take it A Vomit which is stronger TAke seven or eight greene leaves of Cabaret beate them and juyce them and mixe with the juyce two or three times as much white wine and drinke it warme To make Chewings or Masticatories THe ordinariest and easiest of all is to take onely Masticke and chew it in your mouth and you shall feele the rheume fall from your head into your mouth which you must spit out and use this fasting Another INcorporate the said Masticks with a little waxe melted and never so little oyle with a little powder of pepper Pellitorie and Stafes-acre and make pills the which take one fasting as is aforesaid to draw better the humidities from the head Another TAke Pepper and Pellitory of each a dramme and a halfe put them in powder and mixe them with honey and cut them in pieces about the bignesse of a Beane and let them dry in the shade and then use them as above To make Gargarismes TAke ordinary Ptisan as before written wash and Gargarize the mouth and throat luke-warme and if you will you may mixe with it an ounce of honey Another Gargarisme TAke a quantity of Barly water and mixe with it three or foure spoonefulls of Vineger and use it Another TAke a handfull of Barly well pickt and washt Agrimony Plaintaine dry Roses wash the hearbs and cleanse them then boyle them in a pint and a halfe of water first boyle the Barly a little and then the hearbs untill halfe be consumed then dissolve in it two or three spoonfulls of honey and as much of syrup of Mulberries and use it A Gargarisme to mollifie the heart and mouth TAke thirty sweet Almonds peele them and beate them in a morter pouring upon them by little and little as you beate them a quarter of a pint of warme water then presse them through a cloath and put that which is pressed into a porringer and let it infuse all night in the chimney corner and then use it if you will have it more agreeable you may dissolve some sugar in it An Anodine Gargarisme for the poore GArgarize your mouth and throat very well with milk hot from the Cow A Gargarisme Astringent and Repereussive TAke a handfull of French Barly Plaintaine Pencroyall and bramble tops of each a handfull boyle them in a sufficient quantity of water untill it commeth to halfe a pint straine it and mixe with it two or three ounces of Surup of Mulberries and use it To make and prepare Emulcions An Emulcion for to refresh the reines and for the sharpnesse of Vrine TAke two ounces of sweet Almonds peele them and put them into a marble morter and beate them with a wooden pestle pouring by a little and a little upon them some warme Barly water then put to them two drammes of each of the foure greater cold seeds beate them all very well powring still upon them a little warme Barly water untill it come to a pint then straine and presse it very hard through a linnen cloath and in that which is strained dissolve two or three ounces of fine Sugar and two ounces of juyce of Lymons and take it at three times two houres after you have eaten and if the paine of the reines continue you shall beate with the Almonds two drams of white Popie seeds or a dram of Lettice seeds and as much of Poppies That when you make your Emulcion you must beat your seeds very well with a little warme Barly water before you put in your Almonds An easier way to make an Emulcion which is ordinary TAke halfe an ounce of Gourd seeds and as many of Cowcumber seeds put them into a marble morter being very well picked and beate them very well with a wooden pestle pouring by little and little some warme Barly water then beate two ounces of sweet Almonds peeled powring more water as is aforesaid beating of them very well and straine and presse them very hard that there may be strained the quantity of a pint strained To make Almond Milke TAke two ounces of sweet Almonds peele them and beat them in a Marble morter as is aforesaid powring now and then upon them a little and a little warme water untill there bee a about halfe a pint then straine and presse it very hard through a cleane white cloath then take that which is strained and put it into a little pipkin and boyle it upon a fier without smoake that it be neither to thick nor to thin then dissolve in it two ounces of fine Sugar and a graine or two of salt for to give it a taste and take it at night at the houre of sleepe about nine or ten a clock There are those that put Ptisan and Barly water in the place of common water but it maketh the Almonds more rough so that it will not be pleasing to some delicates There are those also that doe beate with the Almonds the crumme of a new white loase to make it more white and nourishing which you may doe if you please Also in great heat of the reines we use to put and beate with the Almonds a dramme of white Poppie seeds but you must beate them well before you put in your Almonds To make a Hordest or mundified Barly TAke two ounces of French Barly boyle it upon a cleare fire in three quarters of a pint of water three or foure houres untill that there bee but a porringer of liquor left then straine it without pressing the Barly then peele and beate in the morter two ounces of sweet Almonds pouring this liquor upon them as aforesaid then straine and presse them very hard and boyle it a little and dissolve in it two ounces of fine Sugar and take it when you goe to bed There are those also that beats their Barly in the morter with the Almonds and presse it hard which you may doe if you please To make Tablets or Lozinges of Sugar of Roses TAke halfe a pound of fine white Sugar and foure ounces of good Damask Rose water put them together into a skillet and boyle it very well upon a soft cleare fire untill it come to the consistance which you shall know by taking a little upon the end of the Spatule and let it fall downe into the skillet againe and there will be a long thred or put a little upon the handle of the skillet and it will grow hard Secondly take a trencher and put a little upon it and when it is cold if it bee hard it is enough Thirdly drop three or foure drops upon the ground and if you can take it up that
it stick not to the ground it is enough then poure it all upon a Marble stone or upon a table well rubd strowing upon the table or stone a little starch in powder through a bolter or linnen cloath and so forme your Lozinges to make them red you may stirre very well in it two drammes of red Rose leaves in powder To make a frontall or binding for the paines of the head caused of cold TAke leaves of Sage Rosemary Betony and Balme of each halfe a handfull boyle them very well in white wine or halfe wine and halfe water then beate them in a morter and put them betwixt two linnen cloaths and bind them hot upon the temples A frontall or binding to cause rest TAke Betony red Roses white Lillies and Violets of each a Pugill white Poppie and Lettice seeds of each two drams beate them all in a morter to powder beginning with the Poppie and Lettice seeds and then with the hearbs and flowers and this powder you may incorporate with oxirrhodin and apply it hot betwixt two cloaths as is aforesaid you may also incorporate them with oyntment of Roses Another refreshing to cause rest TAke a handfull of new dry Roses or of those of Rose Cakes if they be not burnt beate them very well in a morter and incorporate them with oxicrat warme that it may bee something thin then bind it betweene two cloaths warme upon the forehead and temples as before if there be any new fresh Lettices or Purslaine you may beate halfe a handfull with them Another TAke a piece of Rose Cake which is not burnt and cut it with a paire of Scissers just the length and breadth of the forehead then soake it in a platter upon the fire with oxicrat and bind it hot as is aforesaid Another ANnoint the forehead and temples with oyntment of Populeon being well anointed take a cloath and dip it three or foure times in oxicrat hot and then squeeze and bind it upon the temples the oxicrat is made as followeth To make Oxicrat OXicrat is composed of vineger and water but because the vineger hath not alwayes the same property for sometimes it is weake and sometimes to strong it is hard to write of the quantity but you may take upon sixe parts of water one of vineger but the ordinary use is to take as much vineger as water which is best To make Oxirrhodinum TAke foure spoonfulls of good oyle of Roses two spoonfulls of good Rose water and a spoonfull of vineger mixe them well together and your oxirrhod is done which when you goe to use warme it well in a porringer and rub the party with it tying upon it a dry cloath or soake in the said oxirrhod or oxicrat Another TAke three ounces of oyle of Roses and an ounce of vineger mixe them together and use them as before written To make Hydreleum THe said Hydreleum is made mixing sixe parts of water and one of oyle together To make Epithemes An Epitheme refreshing the parts which are temper'd with heat TAke halfe a pint of oxicrat before written put it in a basen and set it upon a chasing dish of coales being hot dip a linnen cloath into three or foure times and squeeze it and clap it hot upon the place affected and lay another dry cloath upon it and when that begins to be cold be ready with another and so do halfe a dozen times This Epitheme is of great virtue and better then those which are made with distilled water or powders for they are hot of themselves A Corroborant and refreshing Epitheme for hot bellies in lingring Feavers TAke Suckory Sage and their roots Agrimony Purslaine Plantaine and Endive of each a handfull red Rose leaves halfe an handfull boyle them all very well according to order in a pint and a halfe of water being first washed and made cleane boyle them to three quarters of a pint of water then straine it and mixe with it sixe or seven spoonfulls of vineger of Roses or common vineger applying it hot with cloaths upon all the belly as is aforesaid An Epitheme to lay upon the region of the heart in malignant and pestilent Feavers TAke a Citron or Lymon peele cut it in small pieces and infuse it an houre or two in a quarter of a pint of good Rose water then straine it and mixe with it the juyce of a Citron or Lymon and it is done which you shall apply three or foure times a day with linnen cloaths as is aforesaid if you mixe with the said Epitheme a dramme or two of Venice Treacle it will be very excellent Another for the same TAke two handfulls of Medowsweet and as much of Scabios and Divells bit seeds of Citron Carduus Benedict and Alkekeng of each halfe an ounce wash and cleanse the hearbs and boyle them in a pint and a halfe of water and a little after put in the seeds being bruised then boyle them to halfe a pint being strained dissolve in it the juyce of a Lymon and two or three spoonefulls of vineger of Roses and the said Treacle the which you shall use as before An Epitheme against the coldnesse of the heart TAke a quarter of a pint of strong wine that is to say Claret or White wine warme it very well upon the fire and use it with linnen cloaths as before You may also instead of Wine use good Aqua-vitae with the councell of a Physitian To make Sternatutories or sneesing powder TAke a little white Hellibor or Euphorbium in in powder snuffe it up into your nostrills out of a piece of a pen or quill To make Fumes and Perfumes An excellent perfume to cast a sent in a chamber and against the ill aire TAke seven or eight spoonefulls of good Rose water tenne or twelve cloves bruised foure or five little pieces of Lymon or Orange peele put them all together upon a chafing dish of coales in a porringer and put them in the middle of the chamber or in any other place and the vapour will rise and give a good sent and throwe out the evill aire Another Perfume TAke seven or eight spoonefulls of vineger foure or five bits of Lymon or Orange peele fourteene or fifteen Cloves bruised put them together in a platter upon a Chasing-dish of coales as before This last perfume is not so odoriferous as the former but it is very good That you must not boyle the said medicament but put them upon so much fire as will raise the vapour There are made divers perfumes for divers diseases with roots hearbs seeds c. the which the Physitian will shew you To make Fomentations and baggs A Fomentation against the Pleurisie TAke Mallowes Marsh Mallowes Pellitory Sage Isope March Violets Cammomill and Mellilote flowers of each a handfull cleanse the said hearbs and wash them and boyle them in sufficient quantity of water and
To make Oyle of Cammomill MAke two infusions of a pound of Cammomill beaten in the morter in foure pound of oyle as before CHAP. V. Oyle of Lillies TAke onely the white of the Lillies taking away the yellow and make two infusions as before CHAP. VI. To make oyle of Dill Rue and Marjoram and Wormewood THe said Oyles are made with two infusions as the former many chooseth the lesser leaves of Wormwood because they are most astringent CHAP. VII To make Oyle of Masticke TAke three ounces of Mastick breake it in the morter and put it into the pan with twelve ounces of Oyle and foure ounces of red Wine boyle it untill all the wine bee almost consumed then straine and presse it and cover it close in a pot CHAP. VIII To make Oyle of Capers TAke the Cortex of Caper roots an ounce Cortex or Barbe of Tamarix seeds of Agnus Castus and Ceterach of each two drammes leaves of Rue a dramme good Wine and Vineger of each two ounces oyle of Olives twelve ounces make the oyle first beate your barkes well in the morter then the Ceterach and the Ruc then stirre them with the oyle wine and vineger and let them infuse fifteene dayes in the Sunne then boyle them untill the Wine and Vineger be almost consumed as is shewed in the thirty two Chapter of the first Treatise and straine it and put it in a pot CHAP. IX To make Oyle of Castor TAke dry Castor grossely powdered an ounce Wine or Aqua vitae two ounces twelve ounces of oyle boyle them untill halfe the Wine or water be consumed for the Castor will not endure long coction then straine it and keep it among the rest CHAP. X. To make Oyle of Wormes TAke halfe a pound of earth wormes wash them very well first with faire water then with white wine then put them to infuse into a pot covering them with wine the space of twelve houres then throw away that wine and put the wormes to infuse in the Sunne or in the chimney corner in a pound of oyle and three ounces of Claret the space of eight dayes then boyle them untill the wine bee almost consumed and straine them CHAP. XI To draw Oyle of sweet and bitter Almonds TAke a quantity of Almonds beate them very well in a Marble morter with a woodden pestle without peeling of them untill they be all beaten into a paste then presse them softly by little and little in the presse in a cleane strong linnen cloth or in a cloth of haire The Oyle of bitter Almonds is made after the same manner CHAP. XII Of Vnguents or Oyntments To make unguent Basilicon TAke Navell or blacke Pitch good Rossin and yellow waxe of each sixe ounces good oyle of Olives a pound and a halfe make thereof an oyntment Cut the waxe into small pieces breake the Rossin and the Pitch into little bits and melt them all together in the oyle and when they are all melted straine them through a strong linnen cloth and put it into a pot or other vessell untill it be cold then tye it up and set it away CHAP. XIII To make unguent Aureum TAke oyle of Olives thirty ounces yellow Waxe sixe ounces cleare I urpentine two ounces Rossin and Colophonia of each an ounce and a halfe Olibanum Masticke of each an ounce Saffron a dram make them into an oyntment First put the Olibanum and the Mastick in powder and scarce them That you must put more of the Mastick and Olibanum to powder because you shall find the quantity scarced and the rest may be kept Then cut the waxe into small pieces and also breake the Rosin and Colophonia into small bits then melt them them with the oyle then mixe with them the Turpentine and when it is halfe cold put in the powders of Olibanum and Masticke stirring them well together with the Spatule and after that the Saffron being dry and put in powder for to colour it the better and the oyntment is made the which put into a pot fitting CHAP. XIIII To make unguent Aegyptiacum TAke common Honey seven ounces strong Vineger three ounces and a halfe make an oyntment of them as followeth First put into the morter to beate to powder some Verdegrece in the beating thereof forget not to stop your nose then scarce it and take a quantity of it and keepe the rest and poure it into the Honey and Vineger and boyle them to an oyntment That when you have powdered the Verdegrece you must wash the morter pestle and scarce with hot water CHAP. XV. To make mundificative of Smalladge THis oyntment is made at any time putting into the juyce what the Physitian shall thinke fitting according to the nature and time of the diseased CHAP. XVI To make unguent Album or white oyntment TAke white Waxe three ounces Ceruse washed sixe ounces oyle of Roses twelve ounces three whites of egges Camphir a dram make the oyntment as followeth The Ceruse being washed and afterwards powdered and searced then cut the waxe into small pieces and melt it with the oyle and when it is melted take it from the fire and stirre it well together with a Spatule of wood untill it be halfe cold then stirre in the Ceruse and afterwards the whites of egges and so make it into an oyntment CHAP. XVII To make red Dissicative TAke oyle of Roses twelve ounces white Waxe five ounces Lap Calaminaris Bol Armoniacke of each foure ounces Litarge of gold prepared and Ceruse of each three ounces Camphir a dramme make them into an oyntment Cutting the Waxe into small pieces and melting it with the oyle and mixing the other things being in powder as is written in the former Chapter CHAP. XVIII To make unguent Pompholigos TAke oyle of Roses twenty ounces juice of Nightshade eight ounces white Waxe five ounces washed Ceruse foure ounces burnt Lead as is shewed in the thirty eight and thirty nine Chapter of the first Treatise being in powder Tuttie prepared of each two ounces Frankincense an ounce make the oyntment according to Art as followeth The Lead and Tuttie being powdered with the Ceruse and the other powders then boyle the juyce of Nightshade with the oyle untill the juyce bee almost consumed then straine it through a strong linnen cloth and mixe with it the powders upon the fire stirring them well together then take it from the fire and stirre it till it be cold CHAP. XIX To make oyntment of Populeon or Poplar buds TAke Poplar buds nine ounces Hogs lard or Barrowes grease eighteene ounces good Vineger and good Rose water of each sixe ounces leaves of Nightshade and Lettice of each foure ounces Houseleeke three ounces make the oyntment as followeth In the moneth of March take the said Poplar buds and beate them very well in a Marble morter then put to them the Hogges grease beating of them very well together and put them into an earthen pot and let them stand untill Iune untill you
blâ—dder the seeds boyled with milk and wine are gooâ— to provoke urine and against all diseases of the bladder The leaves beaten with Wine healeth the bitings of dogs Of Oranges ORanges are refreshing and are good in Feavers for to quench thirst the peele is hot and Cordiall Of Lymons LYmons are very good against hot and pestilent Feavers and the Syrup is very good to stay Feavers also the juyce of Lymons killeth wormes in the bowells Of Fruits which refresh the stomacke Of Cherries CHerries are very good to refresh the stomack and against the paine of the belly Olives OLives are also good to comfort and to refresh the stomacke Respases REspases are very good to refresh the stomacke to stay vomitings and are good against the fluxe of the belly Of Fruits which engender seeds FIgges Pine kernells Nutmegs and Pistaches are good to augment and engender seeds Fruits which are good against Poyson IVniper berries common Nuts Pepper Citrons c. are good against venome and Poyson The End of this Treatise To make Preserves dry and liquid Of Preserves which comfort the Heart Preserv'd Oranges CHoose the best Oranges that have the thickest skins cut them in quarters and lay them a soake in water five or sixe dayes then boyle them in honey syrup or sugar to the height Citron peeles preserv'd or Candied TAke Citrons and peele them and cut them into slices and infuse them in water nine or ten dayes then take them out of the water and boyle them in faire water untill they be soft then put them into Iulep or Sugar and boyle them unto the height of Sugar Candie you may Aromatize them with a little Muske or a little Ambergreece In this manner you may Candie Oranges Lymons or any other rind or peeling Of Apples TAe Apples and peele them and cut out the core and the pippins within them and cut them into quarters boyle them in Iulep or Sugar and water well and the next day boyle them againe in Sugar and put them with the Syrup into a pot Of Preserves which comfort the Belly Of Ginger PReserved Ginger or Candied Ginger is very good for the belly and against all hard humors thereof Preserv'd Quinces QVinces preserved and Aromatized as Apples are very good for the paines of the belly and to stay vomiting also against the fluxe of the belly and to strengthen the stomacke and to helpe digestion To make Marmalade TAke eight pound of the flesh of Quinces cleansed from their rinde pippins and stalkes boyle them in water untill they come into a paste then pulpe it through a sieve and boyle it to the height with as much sugar and put it into boxes There are those which boyle it but with halfe so much sugar it is very good for the fluxe of the belly taking it before meales and good against vomitings taken after meales and for the losse of appetite Preserv'd Peares PReserve Peares as the Quinces and Apples and they are very good to strengthen the heart and against the paines of the belly Preserv'd Wallnuts GAther the Wallnuts before they bee hard when they are greene pare them as the Apples and infuse them in water nine dayes changing the water every day then pierce them with a needle or bodkin in three or foure places and boyle them in water untill they be soft then take them from the fire and stick them with Cinnamon and Cloves and boyle them in Sugar and put them into a pot Preserved Cherries GAther Cherries before they be quite ripe put them into Sugar and boyle them and put them into pots or glasses Of Drie Comfits or Candies TAke the Cortex or Rinde of Citrons Oranges Lymons or any other barke or fruit boyle them first in faire water having first infus'd them then boyle them in Sugar to the height and then take them and dry them The end of this Treatise To make all manner of Fumes and Perfumes Of Perfumes and Aromatick smells PErfumes are certaine medicaments simple and compounded the which without putting in the fire will alter the head and hinder all ill smells and corruption of the aire They are also used divers wayes sometimes onely one simple medicament is used and held to the nose as the seed Nigella infused in vineger and wrapped in a cloth or piece of silke and at another time there is mixed many medicaments together and sometimes there are made Pomanders Oyntments and Bullets the ingredients which ordinarily enter into Perfumes are Muske Ambergreece Nigella Marjoram Storax Cloves Ocimum Staechados Spikenard Lavender wood of Aloes Labdanum Roses Violets Saunders water Lillies Camphor and the like You must observe that in making of Pomanders and Bullets you must put the Muske and Ambergreece the last of all the ingredients Perfumes or suffumigations for the head A Suffumigation to stay and dry Catarhes TAke Coriander seeds Roses Nigella infused in Vineger of each an ounce and a halfe Masticke Frankincense of each halfe an ounce gumme of Iuniper two ounces make them into a powder the which strow upon a chasing dish of coales and perfume the cap and clothes for the head you may make them into Trochisques with Rose water and gumme Dragant if you please Another Perfume of the same TAke Frankincense Masticke Labdanum Storax of each halfe a dramme beate them together and make them into Trochisques with gumme Dragant dissolved in Rose water A Suffumigation of a good smell to strengthen the head TAke Trochis of Gallia Muscata a dramme Sage Marjoram and Rosemary of each a dramme and a halfe Cloves and Cinnamon of each a dramme wood of Aloes a scruple foure graines of Muske make them into a powder and use them as before Another Perfume TAke Frankincense Cinnamon and Cloves of each a dramme and a halfe Citron peele a dram wood of Aloes two scruples Mirrhe and Masticke of each a dramme Trochis of Gallia Muscata two drammes Labdanum two drammes and a halfe beate them together with oyle of Mirrhe and forme them into Trochisques Another TAke gumme of Iuniper Masticke Roses of each a dramme Cloves Storax of each three drammes make them into Trochisques with Turpentine Cordiall Perfumes A Perfume against the sincopes or failings of the Heart TAke Frankincense Mastick of each an ounce dry Citron peele halfe an ounce wood of Aloes Storax Cloves Calamint of each three drammes Make a perfume for those that have paines at their heart A Perfume to strengthen the animall and vitall spirits TAke red Roses Staechaedos Rosemary of each a dramme Frankincense two drammes Cloves wood of Aloes of each a dramme and a halfe make them into powder and make a Perfume A Perfume against the corruption of the Aire TAke red Roses Spikenard wood of Aloes Costus Rosemary Masticke red Saunders Bdellium Labdanum Olibanum Saffron of each a dramme and a halfe Dock roots Pepper yellow Sanders of each three drammes Cardamomes Cubebes Camphor of each halfe a dramme five graines of Muske put them into powder and make little
it into small pieces and then it will powder the easier and better and you need not passe it through a sieve or searse The Assafaetida if it be dry is put in powder in the same manner If the Aloes be droffie or foule after it is in powder passe it through the sieve which is to passe bitter ingredients and so you may doe by any other medicament passing them in sieves proper for the same CHAP. XXVI The manner to powder Scammonie IT is made into fine powder anointing the bottome of the pestle and morter with a little oyle but it must not be passed by any sieve or searse as is written before of the Rubarbe CHAP. XXVII To put Masticke in powder BEfore you put your Mastick in the morter picke it and put into the morter a little Rose water or common water and if there be need pulse it through a sieve covered CHAP. XXVIII To put Trochisques of Agaricke in powder THey must be put in powder according to the same manner as the Masticke wetting the bottome of the morter with a little Rose water or common water but they must not be scarsed That the morter is noynted and wetted with Rose water common water or oyle because the powder shall not sticke to the morter nor loose by exhalation CHAP. XXIX To put Campher in powder TAke a scruple of white starch which you shall beate into powder then put to it a good dramme of Campher and beate them easily together into powder Also take two or three sweet Almonds peele them with your knife and beate them in the morter and put to them a dram of Campher CHAP. XXX To put Cinnamon in powder CInnamon is put in powder by beating two or three Almonds in the morter because it should not loose the sent and being in powder is searsed through a sieve as is written in the twenty three Chapter CHAP. XXXI Of the Infusion of Oyles FOr each pound of oyle there is commonly put foure ounces of leaves or flowers as is shewed in the Treatise of oyles excepting some which are compounded CHAP. XXXII To know when Oyles are boyled enough THe infusion or infusions of oyles being made are put to boyle in a vessell as is spoken of before upon the furnace with the fire well kindled you shall know when they are boyled by the humidity that the oyles draw from the vertue of the simples is all exhaled or vanisht away then take a little of the oyle at the end of the spatule and drop it into the fire and if it burneth cleare and maketh no noyse it is boyled enough then take it from the fire and let it coole a little and put it into a pot and cover it with a paper prickt full of holes and when it is cold cover it with a double paper or with a piece of parchment wetted and use it CHAP. XXXIII To know when Plaisters are boyled enough THe perfect boyling of plaisters is knowne by taking a little of the said plaister and putting it into a little cold water and if it riseth cleane together without running in the water it is boyled enough then take it from the fire and let it stand untill it bee halfe cold and then make it into magdaleons That when you forme magdaleons of plaister which have oyle in them then wet your hands with faire water but if there be no oyle in them then anoint your hands with oyle CHAP. XXXIV The manner to wash the Barrow Hogges grease to make unguent Rosat TAke the cakes of Barrowes grease and take away the veines and skin and cut it into small pieces and melt it on the fire in a pan with a little water stirring of it together with a spatule of wood then straine it and presse it through a white linnen cloth then put it into an earthen pot or vessell being twice too bigge for it but just that the grease may fill it halfe full and when it is cold fill the pot almost full with hot water stirring of it well together with the spatule in the Sun then let it stand untill it be all settled then poure the water away softly and do so nine times one after another and when you have washt it as aforesaid with hot water then wash it as many times with cold water as before and the two last times wash it with Rose water the cause of washing of it so often is to take the smell of the grease quite away as shall bee written when we speake of the making of oyntment of Roses CHAP. XXXV The manner to wash Ceruse TAke a quantity of Ceruse as a pound or two or more or lesse rub it through the Laune or haire of a common sieve putting underneath a white paper to receive that which is passed then put it into a pipkin or other vessell and poure as much faire water as will cover it upon it and stirre it well together with a woodden spatule and then let it settle and poure the water softly from it and poure in it as much more faire water and doe so nine or tenne times and when you have done put the Ceruse into a platter and set it in the Sunne or by the fire side to dry covering of it with a white linnen cloath and when it is dry use it or keepe it in a boxe untill you have occasion to use it CHAP. XXXVI To wash and prepare Lytharge TAke two pound of Lytharge or what quantity you please beate it in a morter and searce it all through a searce and when you have done put it againe into the morter and fill the morter almost full of faire water and stirre the Lytharge and the water together with the pestle and poure the water presently out of the morter into a great bason and then put as much more water into the morter and stirre it well together and poure it into the bason and so doe untill all the Lytharge bee gone out of the morter with the water into the bason then let it stand all night to settle and when it is settled poure away the water and dry the Lytharge in the Sunne and so use it CHAP. XXXVII The manner to burne Lead and to powder and wash it for the unguent Pompholigos TAke two or three pound of Lead or what quantity you please put it into a pipkin or great iron ladle and set it upon a hot charcoale fire and when it is melted stirre it together with a spatule or iron rod untill it commeth into a powder somewhat yellowish and that you see no more forme of Lead then take the said powder from the fire and let it stand untill it be cold and then searce it through a sieve and when you have done wash it in the same manner as the Ceruse in the thirty five Chapter and so use it being dryed in the Sunne or before the fire CHAP. XXXVIII To prepare Tuttie Stone TAke what quantity you please of Tuttie Stone and put
make Syrup of Cherries TAke a pound of the Iuice of Cherries well clarified and with twelve ounces of Sugar boyle it into a Syrup CHAP. XXI To make Syrup of dryed Roses TAke three or foure ounces of good red Rose leaves put them into a pan and poure upon them a pint and a halfe of hot water and let them infuse being covered the space of twenty foure houres then straine and presse them and with a pound of Sugar boyle the infusion into a Syrup CHAP. XXII To make Syrup of Wormewood TAke halfe a pound of Roman Wormewood cut it into small pieces take also three drams of Nard Indic which cut also then take two ounces of red Roses infuse them altogether the space of twenty foure houres hot in two pints of good old white Wine and as much Iuice of Quinces clarified at the end of which boyle them to two pints and clarifie it and with as much Sugar boyle it into a Syrup CHAP. XXIII Of Syrups made with Honey To make Despumd Honey TAke a quantity of good honey prepare and clarifie it as is shewed in the first Chapter of the first Treatise then boyle it upon the furnace in a bason untill it be come to the height of honey which you shall know by taking a little with the spatule and put it on a trencher and let it coole that done take it from the fire and when it is cold set it up among the other Syrups CHAP. XXIIII To make honey of Roses THe said Honey of Roses is made divers wayes but the best and easiest wayes is those which followeth The first is to make three infusions of a pound of red Roses as you doe your Syrups in foure pints of hot water each infusion the space of twelve houres the last infusion being strained boyle with it as much honey untill it commeth to the height of a Syrup and when it is cold scumme it The second manner is to make the said three infusions with halfe red Rose leaves and halfe Damaske Rose leaves mixed together being both together a pound in foure pints of common water as is said before the last infusion being strained and pressed you shall boyle as much honey with it to the consistance thereof CHAP. XXV To make Honey of Violets THe honey of Violets is made like the honey of Roses making three infusions and the last infusion being strained boyle as much honey with it and at the last scumme it CHAP. XXVI To make Honey of Mercury TAke the juice of Mercury and common honey of each a like quantity boyle them a walme or two and straine them through a linnen cloth and then wash the pan cleane and put into it againe the said juice and honey and boyle it to the height of a Syrup CHAP. XXVII Of Conserves To make Conserve of Violets TAke halfe a pound of Violet leaves cleane pickt put them into a Marble morter and beate them with a woodden pestle untill they come into a paste and that in handling of them you feele no roughnesse then put to them by little and little a pound of fine Sugar in powder or cut in small pieces and beat them very well together then put it into a pot and set it in the Sunne for thirty dayes stirring of it two or three times a weeke with a spatule CHAP. XXVIII To make Conserve of Roses TAke halfe a pound or a pound of red Rose buds cutting the white and yellow away from them and beate them in the Marble morter with the double of Sugar CHAP. XXIX To make Conserve of water Lillie flowers TAke halfe a pound of white water Lillie flowers and beate them in the Marble morter as before with the Sugar doubled and set them in the Sunne as before CHAP. XXX To make Conserve of Coltsfoote TAke onely the yellow of the flower and make it into Conserve as before CHAP. XXXI To make Conserves of the flowers of Burrage Buglosse Rosemary and Betony THe said Conserves are made and prepared as the Conserves before written if you will have the said Câ—nserves sweeter you may put for a pound of flowers three pound of Sugar and for halfe a pound of flowers a pound and a halfe of Sugar THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE The third Treatise of Ele 〈…〉 CHAP. I. The manner to make Electuary 〈…〉 tive for the rich TAke Polypodic of the Oake bruised three ounces Fenill seeds halfe an ounce Betonie Agrimonie Adianthos Politric Scolopendry of each two handfulls leaves of Sene cleansed two ounces Anniseeds halfe an ounce pulpe of Cassia pulpe of Tamarinds and of Prunes of each sixe ounces Sene in powder with Anniseeds foure ounces and a halfe a pound of sugar make it into an Electuary as followeth Boyle the said simples cleansed and washed in faire water first the Polypodie with the Fenill seeds the space of a quarter of an houre then put in the Betony and the Agrimony and after that the Politric Adianthos and Scolopendry Take a pint of the said decoction strained in the which infuse the space of twenty foure houres the said two ounces of Sene with the Anniseeds in the which time draw the pulps of Tamarinds and prunes as is shewed in the twenty two Chapter of the first Treatise a part That after you have drawne your Cassia those excrements which cannot be pulped through the sieve put in infusion with the Sene. That done make your infusion boyle a little and then presse and straine it and with the decoction or infusion boyle your Sugar to the height as is written in the seventeene Chapter of the first Treatise The Syrup being done poure it into a vessell of brasse or pewter from the fire and mixe with it the said pulpes of Tamarinds and prunes mixing of them well together with the bistorties and after that mixe with them the pulpe of Cassia then stirre very well into it the Sene in powder as is shewed in the twenty three Chapter of the said first Treatise mixing all very well together the which being all mixed and incorporated together the Electuary is done if in the mixing of them the Syrup should grow cold you must warme it upon the furnace That you must never mixe the pulps with the Syrup boyling hot for then it will burne but when it is almost halfe cold I have written but onely one way to make the Syrup which is very good and shall serve for these foure following CHAP. II. To make Electuar Lenetive for the poore TAke a pint of the former decoction of the simples to infuse with the Sene and Anniseeds as aforesaid Sene cleansed two ounces Anniseeds halfe an ounce Pulpe of Prunes and Tamarinds of each nine ounces Sene in powder with his Anniseeds foure ounces and a halfe Sugar a pound make it into an Electuary in the same manner as the former CHAP. III. To make Diâ—catholicâ—n TAke twenty ounces of the former decoction to infuse with the Sene and Anniseeds Sene cleansed two ounces Fenill seeds
Roses make them into pills powder all the medicaments severally then mixe them altogether and poure to them the Syrup and beate and malaxe them into a masse and put them up as the former CHAP. XIII To make Pills of Agaricke TAke Aloes and Trochisques of Agaricke of each three drammes Sene in powder two drammes Marmalade a dramme Scammonie two drammes and a halfe with Syrup of Damaske Roses make them into a masse The powders being all powdered and mixed together put the Marmalade into a porringer and poure a little Syrup upon it and dissolve it and poure it upon the powders and with as much Syrup as shall be fitting forme them into a masse keeping it as the former CHAP. XIIII To make Pills of Rubarbe TAke Rubarbe an ounce Cinnamon and Licorish in powder of each halfe a dramme with Syrup make them into a masse The Rubarbe being in powder is mixed with the other powders and with Syrup of Damaske Roses made into a masse as the others CHAP. XV. To make Somniferous Pills TAke Myrrhe three drams Olibanum two drams and a halfe Henbane seeds and Opium of each two drammes Saffron and Castor of each halfe a dramme and eighteene graines with Syrup of dryed Roses make them into a masse The powders being powdered put the Opium in the morter and poure a little Syrup into it beating them together then mixe in the powders as before CHAP. XVI Of Powders Powder of three Saunders the which one may use in the place of Diarrhodon abbatis Diamargarit frigid and de Triasuntali TAke white red and yellow Saunders wood of Aloes of each two drammes seeds of Succory Endive Purslaine and Câ—rduus sealed earth of each a dram of these medicaments make a powder as followeth Cut all the Saunders in small bits or pieces and beate them in the morter with halfe the seeds and the wood of Aloes and when they are well beaten put in the other halfe of the seeds and powder them very well and scarce them through the scarce and that which cannot passe beate it againe in the morter and scarce it untill you have scarced all as is shewed before then powder the seald earth by itselfe and mixe them all together and keepe them in a glasse CHAP. XVII To make the powder called Diambra the which you may use in the place of Diambra Arematicum Rosatum and the Trochisques of Gallia Moschata TAke good Cinnamon Mace red white and yellow Saunders wood of Aloes red Roses of each a dramme Ambergreece and Muske of each twelve graines make them into a powder First put in the morter the Saunders and the wood of Aloes with the Cinnamon and Mace to hinder their exhalation or if you please you may sprinkle upon them a little Rose water being all well powdered and searced as before put the Muske and Ambergreece into the morter and with a little of the powder powder it and mixe the rest of the powder CHAP. XVIII To make the powder Diatragagant TAke gum dragant and gum Arabicke of each three drammes roots of Iris of Florence Liccorish seeds of white Poppie Purslaine and Endive of each two drammes of these medicaments make the powder When you have pickt the white and the best of the gum Arabicke and gum dragant you must make a cleare fire in the bottome of the morter and make the morter so hot that you can scarce touch it with your hand then heat the bottom of the pestle almost red hot then wipe it with a cleane cloth and put in your gummes and cover it with a cleane cloth with a hole in the midst to put in the pestle and so beat them to powder and if the morter coole before you have powdered and scarced your gummes warme and heate it againe in the same manner as you did before then when your gummes are powdered and scarced beate the Iris roots and the seeds mixing them all together and cover them close as before CHAP. XIX The manner to make powder of Licorish BEcause the Physitians often appoint the powder of Licorish to be used I have heere set downe the manner of making it Take two ounces or what quantity of Licorish you please being dry scrape it and make it very cleane then cut it into very small pieces and beate it in the morter and searce it into fine powder and keepe it in a glasse as you doe the other powders CHAP. XX. The manner to make Tablets or Lozinges with the aforesaid Cordiall powders FOr an example take two drammes of the said powders and mixe it with foure ounces of Sugar boyled as is shewed in the sixteene Chapter of the first Treatise Your Sugar being boyled take it from the fire and let it stand till it be halfe cold and then mixe in your powder and forme Lozinges as is shewed in the seventh Chapter of this same Treatise speaking of the Tablets of Mechoacan your Sugar being dissolved first in Rose water or Cordiall water and boyled to the height CHAP. XXI Of Confection Alkermes and Hyacinth with Venice Treacle YOu may find of these Confections at a reasonable rate at the Druguists and Venice Treacle at the Apothecaries which is made and shewed to the principallest Physicians of the City THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE The fourth Treatise of Oyles CHAP. I. To make Oyle of Roses three wayes THE first way is take a pound of red Rose buds beate them in a Marble morter with a woodden pestle then put them into an carthen pot and poure upon them foure pound of oyle of Olives letting them infuse the space of a moneth in the Sunne of in the chimney corner stirring of them sometimes then heate it and presse it and straine it and put it into the same pot or other vessell to keepe The second is take halfe a pound of red Roses and halfe a pound of Damaske beate them together in a marble morter and put them into a pot and poure upon them foure pound of oyle and let them infuse the space of twelve houres then poure them all into a pan and boyle them two or three boylings and straine them and presse them in a strong to well in the presse and in the meane time put in the pot as many more Roses and poure the oyle upon them and so heate them and presse them and put Roses to the oyle three times and then boyle it untill all the humidity bee consumed which is shewed in the thirty two and thirty three Chapters of the first Treatise The third is to take all Damaske Roses and no red and make three infusions as before CHAP. II. To make Oyle of Violets THe said oyle of Violets is made but with one infusion as the first oyle of Roses putting to a pound of the flowers and that part that encloseth them foure pound of oyle of Olives CHAP. III. To make Oyle of water Lillies TAke a pound of water Lillie flowers and make two infusions in foure pound of oyle as is shewed before CHAP. IIII.
oyle of Wormewood Masticke Nard of each an ounce red Roses red Corall Cloves Cinnamon Lign Aloes Mastick Mints Shaenants of each a dramme Waxe a sufficient quantity make them into an oyntment It is very good to strengthen the stomacke and to appease those griefes which have come of cold causing an appetite and helping digestion Oyntment of Marsh Mallowes TAke Marsh Mallow roots two pound Faenugreeke and Linseeds of each a pound Oyle foure pound Waxe a pound Turpentine two ounces Rosin sixe ounces cut the roots and beat them with the seeds and make a Mucilage and take of the said Mucilage two pound boyle it with the other ingredients untill it bee all consumed this oyntment is good to warme and will keep three yeeres Galens refreshing Oyntment TAke white Waxe and oyle of Roses of each foure ounces beat them long together first with faire water washing them then with Vineger and then with Rose water and if you will keep it any time you must wash it often with Rose water An Astringent Oyntment TAke Bole Armonick Dragons blood and sealed earth of each an ounce oyle of Roses sixe ounces Waxe a pound and a halfe and of Vineger boyle the waxe oyle and vineger together untill the vineger be consumed then mixe the other ingredients being in powder The end of the Treatise A Treatis of Pretious Stones Of the Bezoar stone THe Bezoar stone is such an excellent Counter poison that the Physitians have given its name to all the most excellent Antidotes calling them medicaments Bezoarties if it be powdered and put upon bitings of venemous beasts it will heale them also being strowed upon byles or plague sores it healeth them also there is made Lozinges with it and Rose water against all sorts of poison Of the Emeraud THe Emeraud hung about the necke hindereth the accidents and assaults of the Kings Evill and healeth it also sometimes Of another Stone THere is found a stone in the belly of old Cockes or in the Gizard the which as is said maketh him that weareth it constant gratious hardie and happie in love and the same held upon the tongue appeaseth thirst Of the Amethist The Amethist hindereth a man from drunkennesse Of the Saphir THe true Saphir infused in water and the eyes being washed therewith draweth away all filth from the eyes Of the Turqui Stone THe Turqui Stone groweth in Ethiopia and is somewhat of a greene colour and being infused maketh a liquor as white as milke and is very good against any paine of the eyes or hinderance of the sight Of Christall CHristall ingendereth of a pure liquor which hardneth by little and little in the entrailes of the earth it is found often with other mettles in mines in Holland and Spaine being powdered and mixt with white wine is good against dissenteries and it stayeth the white fluxe of women and causeth store of milk in womens brests Of Alablaster ALablaster is well knowne of those which have visited the Antiquities of Rome Alablaster burnt and incorporated with pitch or Rosin melted dissolveth hardnesse and is good against the griefes of the stomacke Of the Serpentine Stone THe Serpentine Stone worne about the necke is good against the paines of the head Of the Stone of Arabia IT dryeth the Hemerods being powdered and put upon them and it is good to make teeth white Of the Stone of Iudea THe bignesse of a Nut of this Stone being powdered and drunke in warme water causeth urine and and breaketh the Stone in the bladder Of the Chalcedine Stone THe Chalcedine hung about the necke hindereth melancholly Of the Sponge stone SPonge Stone being drunke in white wine breaketâ— the stone in the bladder Of Corall THose children which take halfe a scruple of Corall in powder with their Nurses milke before they sucke shall never be troubled with the Epilepsie The end of this Treatise Of the vertue of Fruits Of Temperate Fruits Of Figgs OF all the Fruits of Autumne the Figs are the best for they are very good to cleanse the breast also they are good against a cough and the diseases of the lungs dry Figgs eaten looseneth the belly and they are good to dissolve tumors being mixed with meale and leaven Of Raisons RAisons of the Sunne are very good against the diseases of the stomack lungs and head being eaten by themselves or with a little pepper Currants are also good for the brest and causeth obstructions Of Fruits hot in the first degree Of Almonds THe best sweet Almonds which are yellow and full and breake white are very good to avoid grosse excrements also they are good to cause Appetite and for those which have cold bellies Of common Nuts COmmon Nuts are hard of digestion and contrary to the stomacke but being eaten fasting they are very good against the wormes of the belly also being incorporated with the leaves of Rue Figs and a little Salt are good against the pestilence and poyson being taken fasting Of fruits hot in the second degree Of Capers CApers being taken in broath the quantity of two drammes and wine the space of fourty daies purgeth away gravell and bringeth away by urine all bloudy matter it is also good against the Sciatica and Palsie and for women which have not their flowers Of Nutmegs NVtmegs are very good to clear the sight strengthen the stomacke to diminish gravell to provoke urine and to stay the fluxe of the belly and is good against all cold diseases of the matrixe Of Fruits hot in the third degree Of Iuniper Berries IVniper Berries taken in broath are very good for the stomacke against all diseases of the brest against a cough and against stingings of Serpents also it is very good against Convulsions and against the suffocations of the Matrix Of Cloves CLoves are very good for the stomack and heart helpeth digestion and stayeth the fluxe of the belly foure drammes taken in milke being in powder maketh a man valiant and is good to cleare the sight Of Fruits hot in the fourth degree Of Pepper PEpper is good against venome and it is soveraigne against the Collick and against all cold and grosse humors Of Fruits cold in the first degree Of Citrons CItrons are good to fortifie and strengthen the stomacke and are very good against melancholy and their seeds taken in broath and applied without are good against stingings or bitings of Scorpions and their juyce is good against the pestilence Of Quinces QVinces are good for the stomack and to provoke urine and are good against the dissentery and fluxe of the belly their decoction is singular good to foment the fundament or Matrix that commeth forth and they are good against the inflammation of womens brests and against vomitings Of Peares PEares are good against the stomack and are astringent and are good against defluctions Of Prunes Prunes are very good to loosen the belly Of Fruits cold in the second degree Of Cucumbers CVcumbers are refreshing to the stomacke and are good for the