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
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
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
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
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 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
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
fenel And yf when the feuer is paste the iaundis tarieth styll the paciente must drynke water of fenel and morelle with the syrupe of occisaccarum compost and it is good to laye a quicke tenche vpon the liuer Iaundis sometime commeth without feuer and maye bee healed by the thinges that I declared here beefore or thus ¶ An other Remedie for the Iaundis Take foure ounces of radisshe and geue it the sicke to drynke fyue morninges .iii. houres afore meat In stede wherof it is good to drinke eueri mornyng foure ounces of the decoction of horehounde made in white wine or as muche of the decoction of celidonie and barberies with a litle honye and saffron An other remedy Take wormes of the earth called angle twitches and washe them in white wine then drye them and drinke them a sponful at a time with white wine An other Ye maye let hym drynke .vii. or viii dayes together in the mornynges a good draught of the decoccion of politrichon or of maydenheare The decoction also of woodbynd or y e waâ—es of it distelled in a commune styll is a soueraine medicine for y e saide disease An other synguler remedye Take cowes milke and white wine of eche a pinte and distil them in a stil â–ª kepe that water a monethe and then geue it to the paciente three ounces in the morning two houres afore meate and lykewyse after supper â–ª when he goeth to bedde The eyght Chapter for diseases of the splene THe splene is a meÌ„berloÌ„gâ— soft and spongy being in the left side ioyned vnto the holownesse of the stomake and to the thycke endes of the ribbes to y e backe y e which is ordeined for to receiue the melancholy humours and to cleanse the bloud of thesame for by y e meane y e bloud remaneth pure nette Wherfore it is good nourishyng for al the membres and is y e cause that maketh a bodye merye but oftentymes there happeneth oppilacioÌ„ or debilitie wherof commeth the blacke iaundys And sometymes it is greater fuller or grosser then it ought to be by ouermuch melancholie that is not natural caused of the dregges of the bloud engendred in the liuer doth hindre generacion of good bloud wherthrough the members become drye for defaute of good nourishyng And therefore the pacient is called splenetike whiche ye maye knowe by that that after meate they haue payne in theyr left syde and are alwayes heauy and hath theyr faces somwhat enclining vnto blaknes ¶ Remedye In oppilacions and apostemes of the splene whether it be of hote humours or of colde he ought to be let bloud on y e splene veine called saluatella which is in thee left hande betwene the litle finger and the next fynger which they call medicus And ye muste drawe out but a litle bloude And if the pacient fele a burning on the left syde and hath a drye tonge without appetite it signifieth that suche disease of the splene is caused of an hote humoure Wherefore ye must geue the pacient four or .v. morninges fastinge syrupe of endiue water and hartestong then a purgacion made as foloweth thus ¶ A goodlye purgacion to auoyde melancholy Talke halfe an ounce of succorosaruÌ„ and thre ounces of the decoctioÌ„ of the rootes of capparus and hartestonge make a drinke the whiche ye may mynister in a good daye to take purgacyons syxe houres afore meate An other In stede of that drynke ye may temper halfe an ounce of cassia and three drammes of diaseny in thre ounces of whey or hartestong water and drynke it as is aforesaide After the sayd purgacion ye ought to annoynt the splene with oyle of violettes or oyle of lyneseed or to make a playster of the sâ—de oyle and lineseede and the rootes of capparis and laye vpon the splene Also after the saide purgacion it shall be good to laye vpon the splene nyghtshade purcelane seede and pouder of plantaine myxte with vineger lyke a plaister and if the pacient haue more appetite then he can digeste and that he haue belchinges of the stomak sometimes sowre in the mouth it signifieth y t the passion splenetike commeth by a colde humor melancholike ¶ Remedie Ye must drinke sirupe of sticados or hartestong or oximel diureticum with water of the decoction of hartestonge epithime smallache rootes percelye rotes tameriscus and mintes or els only with the decoction of hartestong and rootes of cappars And then after purge it froÌ„ suche melancholy humor with an ounce of diacatholicon two drammes of diaâ—ene dissolued in thre ounces of the sayd decoction or water of wormewood or hartestonge And after this ye must annoynte the syde of the splene with oyle of lilies oyle of dyll freshe butter marye of an oxe and hennes grece or of a dogge medled together or annoynt the sayde syde with dialthea And the pacieÌ„t ought to drinke whyte wine and the decoction of hartestong euening and morninge takynge twoo fygges with pouder of ysope peppeâ— or ginger but he may put no water in his wyne and oftentimes he must eaâ— capâ—ars with a litle oyle and vineger If for the oppilacions of the splene the pacieÌ„t hath a pale coloure or leady in the face and a whitenes of eies takyng awaye of appetite payne in the left syde with hardnesse and hathe his excrementes blacke it is a signe of the blacke iaundys An expert medicine for all diseases of the splene Take the leaues and coddes of â—enyâ— the barke of an ashe tre skraped cut maydenheere hartstong and liquirice seth them all in clere whaye and after they be strayned drynke of it twyse or thrise a daye tyl ye be amended ¶ Remedye for the blacke iaundis Ye must geue sirupes and purgacions as afore is sayd and to be let bloud of the veine saluatella and afterwarde dyuers tymes euening and mornyng to applie veÌ„toses vpon the splene with out scaryfyinge Afterwarde ye muste lay on it a lyst wette in good veniger and kepe it there so longe as the heate remaineth in the sayd liste and warme it thre or foure times Afterward annoynt the splene with dialthea so continue fower or fyue dayes and other foure or fyue dayes laye vpon it a playster made of twoo ounces of gumme armoniake dyssolued in veniger and spred vpon lether And yf by the foresayde thynges the paciente bee not eased the doctours of phisicke saye that he muste receiue the medicines agayne at the least once in euery moneth for half a yere togither ¶ Regiment for all oppilacions The pacient oughte to vse thynges of easye digestion and in smal quantyty and ought to absteine from breade to litle leuened cakes tartes pasties pies hogges fleshe beafe and poudred meates and fumishe Fishe limmons peason beanes milke chese ryse and firmentie all fryed meates drinke after supper wyne and apples whiche with al other lyke trouble the bodye Also ye must absteine from much mouyng or exercise by and by after meat It
warme water vp to y e hanches yf the peyne come of cold ye must annoiÌ„t his belly with oyle of bayes and gosegrese For the wyndy colyke If it be winde make a glister of new milke wyth a lytle oyle and the yolke of an egge for it is very good Also it is good to lette him drynke a dramme of hiera picra simplex wyth .ii. ounces of water of cardo benedictus or purcelane or wormewood and to make a plaister of leeke leaues fryed in oile vinegre and layed vpon the bellye Lyke warde the backe Also nephretica is paynefuller afore meat the colicke is euer more greuous after And often y e colicke chauÌ„ceth sodenlie but nephretica coÌ„trarie for commonlye it commeth by litle litle for euermore before one shal fele paine of the backe with difficultie of vrine Item there is more difference for the colicke sheweth vrynes as it were coloured but nephretica in the begynning is cleare and whyte like water and after waxeth thycke and then appeareth in the botome of the vessel lyke red sande or grauel Remedie for peyne of the reynes YE muste vse thynges aperitiue to cause you make water but afore ye ought to loce y e belly in taking an ounce of cassia an houre before meate â–ª but yf your bellie he hard bound ye must take a glister made as hereafter foloweth â–ª before ye take thâ— sayde câ—ssiâ— A glister for nephretica passio Take of march mallowe rootes two ounces mallowes violettes beetes march mallowe leaues floures of camomylle and mellilote of eche a haÌ„dfull melon seede and anyse seede of eche halfe an ounce wheat branne an handful and decocte it and take therof halfe a pounde and distemper in it an ounce of cassia an ounce of course suger .ii. ounces of oyle of violettes an ounce of oyle of lilies make a glyster In stede thereof ye maye take cowes mylke wyth two egge yolkes in maner of a glyster And it is to be noted that in suche a disease the glystre muste be greate in quantitie or els ye shulde make wrestynge and roumblyng in the bellye whiche shulde be an occasion of more â—aine After this operacioÌ„ if the paine be not apeased ye must gyue another glister after the operacioÌ„ of which the patieÌ„t ought to go into some bath vpâ— to the nauyl wherein muste be sodden mallowes marche mallowes beetes pellitary lyneseed fenugreke floures of camomil with mellilote al put in a bagge in the sayd water â—ubbe hym wyth it and at hys goyng out of the sayd bath ye must take two ouÌ„ces of sirupe of mayden heare radishe with iii. ounces of the decoccion of lyquirice Moreouer after the sayde bath ye muste â—aye vpon the paine a â—ultes made of herbes and floures with one of almondes being in y e said bagge .ii or iii. morniÌ„ges take â–ª v. or â—i ounces of y e broth of cicers sodden wyth lycorice or els drinke water of â—itory of â—esses or of rotes aperiâ— the which waters are very good for to purge the grauel and the stone â–ª 〈…〉 a verye good electuary for the skins â–ª â—alled electuarium ducis or iustinum philantropos or liontripon yf one take a draÌ„me or two after operaâ—ion of a glister or oâ— cassia or a pille 〈◊〉 ante cibâ— and after to drinke oâ—e of the sayde waters or elles a litle white wyne warmed ¶ Regiment aswel for the colyke as for the reynes of the backe HE muste flye froÌ„ al euil qualities of the ayre as wynde raine great heate and greate colde speciallye to kepe him from warming the râ—nes agaynst the fyre nor to heate it by any other meanes Also he muste abstaine from great repletion at one meale and to long abstinence from meate for all these â—ille the body ful of yl humours Also sleape not on the daye specially after meate nor lye not on the romes when ye are aslepe And ye ought to eate no â—altâ—ysh noâ— no bâ—efe nor other grosse meates Likâ— wise one ought for to beware 〈…〉 â—oâ—les bredde vp in the water spiceâ—â— pastrye and bread not very wel leuenâ—d â–ª specially tartes cakes other pastiâ— made of floure But aboue al ye muste bewar of white meates as milke chese rawe frutes hard egges as moch as is possible kepe your selfe froÌ„ yre enuye melancoly other lyke affeccioÌ„s For the fluxe of the wombe IN al fluxes of the â—elly cause y e excremeÌ„tes to be dulye serched for yf the disease be suche that the meat commeth out euen as it was receiued or not half digested y e sayde fluxe is called lienteria Yf great aboundauÌ„ce of watery humours haue theyr issue by lowe the sayde fluxe is named diarthea which is as moch to saye as fluxe humorall And yf bloode or matter appeare with the excrementes in the syckenesse then they call it dissenteria which is a gret disease and a daungerous for to cure Remedy for the fluxe lienteria â–ª FOorasmuch as this flux commeth for y e most part of great debilitie of vertue reteÌ„tiue of y e stomacke for y e great moistnes of y e same it is good to gyue y e sirupe of wormwood honye of roses takiÌ„g of it with a spone or drynke thâ— wyth the water of betonye fenel and wormewood and yf it so be the paciente doe desyre to vomyte it wold be good for hym or let him take halfe an ounce of hiera simple wyth two ounces of water of wormwood and yf the pacient be strong ynough adde therto two drammes of diafinicon And after thys ye muste comforte the stomake wyth oyle of mastyke spike mynt wormwood or nardine or with a playster called cerotuÌ„ Galeni spred vpon lether and after layed vpon the stomake or make a bagge of wormewood myntes and maiorim dried laye it vpon the stomake In the mornyng take a lozenge of aromaticum rosatum and a lytle rinde of citron coÌ„fit and before euery meale take a morsel of conserua quynces Remedy for the fluxe humoral called diarthea THe sayde fluxe oughte not to be restrayned afore the .xiiii. daie yf nature be not very moch enfebled And somtyme it coÌ„meth of hote causes as of cholere and then one ought to giue vnto the pacient to drynke afore hys meate syrupe of ribes syrupe of roses or syrupe of quinces wyth smythes water and in y e stede of those sirupes â–ª ye maye make a iulep thus A iulep for the fluxe humorall Take rosewater buglosse and plantayne euerye one halfe a pounde of al the saunders two drammes and with a quartroÌ„ and an halfe of sugre make a iulep In the morniÌ„g two houres afore meat it is good to giue the pacieÌ„t olde conserue of roses or a dramme of trociskes of roses after he hath dronke one of the sayde syrupes or of iulep of roses wyth a lytle of smythes water wherof the pacient ought to drynke at euery tyme when he is a thyrst Yf in the
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
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
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
said hicket take an ounce of hierapicra with water of wormwod or els pilles āte cibū .3 or 4 houres before meat eueri mornīg folowīg y e operaciō of y e said hierapicra take a lozenge of dianisi or diaciminū ▪ or els a few anise sedes carawaies ¶ Regiment for al maner hicket It is good to kepe longe and often hys breath to nese to trauayle muche to endure greate thyrste and also to sleape longe And it is good to caste cold water in the face of him that hath the hicket and to threaten him and so put him in feare and to anger hym or els to prouoke hym to heauynesse for by these thinges the naturall heat is reuoked and fortified within and causeth the hicket to cease For vomityng Vomiting commeth sometimes without great violence thereby one getteth health wherfore ye nede not geue him any remedy for it is a good acciō of the naturall vertue of the stomake Sometime vometinge commeth by a great violēt mouinge of the vertue expulsiue of the stomake for the euyll thynges conteined in thesame ¶ Remedye One maye well helpe a man to vomite geuyng hym warme water with a litle oyle to drinke or els to put the finger in his mouth very lowe or a fether wetre in oile the better to vomit and mundifye the stomake yf so be the persone haue a wide throte and that vomityng do not hurte him muche as be they that haue but smal and strayte throtes and long neckes and leane he that hath an euyl syght for al these it is euyll to vomite Sometymes vometing commeth by weakenes of the stomake caused of a hote and euil complexion ye shal heale it after this maner Remedy Take sirupe of roses quynces myrtylles wyth water sodden and colde againe or elles water of purcelane for to refresshe and quench the thirst that chaunceth commonly in suche a case And it is good to anoynt the stomake before dynner supper with an ointment made of oyle of roses and quinces wyth iuce of myntes ▪ and a lytle waxe or els to make a plaistre of mintes roses wormewood oile of roses and laye it to the stomake An other Take frakensence mastike of eche half an ounce made ī pouder and mēgle them togyther with the whyte of an egge and a lytle barlye floure then sprede it on a lytle towe and laye it to the mouth of the stomake At y e latter ende of diner it is good to take a morsell of marmalade wythout drynke Somtyme vometyng procedeth of eiul colde complexion of y e stomake ¶ Remedye Anoint the stomake with oyle of spikenarde mastike or els make an ointmente of the sayde oyles wyth a lytle mastyke corall and waxe and anoynt the stomake morning and euenynge ¶ An other medicine Make a bagge of wormewood maiorym and drye myntes of eche a litle handful cloues galingale and nutmiges of eche halfe a dramme the sayde thynges poudred and put betwyxt .ii. linen clothes with cotten enterbasted and applied vpon the stomake are of wonderful operacion In stede of this ye maye take the sayd herbes dried on an hote tilestone and put them in two linnen cloutes vpon the stomake ¶ An other maner Ye maye take a toste of breed stepe it in the iuce of myntes and cast vpon it pouder of mastyke then lay it vpon the stomacke and from thre houres to thre houres let it be renewed Otherwyse Take two handfulles of myntes and a handfull of roses sodde in wyne thā take two ounces of tosted breed and moyste it in wyne and incorporate it wyth pouder of mastike and the sayde roses myntes and make a playster wherof one parte must be layed to the stomake when the pacient would eate any meate The sayde playster is also good in all hote causes yf for the said wyne ye seeth the myntes and roses and stepe the toste in vinegre ¶ To comforte the stomake after vomytynge It is good to gyue vnto the pacient euery mornynge an ounce of sirupe of wormewood or myntes in steade of whych it is cōuenient to take a lozēge of aromaticū rosatum or diagalanga For the same Take euening and mornyng .iii. houres before meate .ii. cloues in pouder with a sponefull of the iuce of mintes or halfe a sponefull of rue dryed with a lytle wyne Also it is good to take poudre of cloues and lignum aloes the weyght of a crowne wyth wyne .ii. houres before meate ¶ A glystre for the same And here ye muste note that in all vomiting yf the pacient be harde bellied it is good to take a lēitiue glistre made of the decoccion of marche mallowes mallowes violettes and barly wyth oile of violettes home of roses and a litle cassia And yf the vomiting come of coldnes of the stomake or of cold water cōteined in it adde vnto y e saide glister wormwood ysope rue cammomylle in the sethyng And for oile of violettes take oile of camomil or of lylyes and geue the pacient a pil of mastyke before meate And ye shall vnderstande that myntes brayed and myngled wyth oyle of roses and applyed vpon the stomake is verie good for all vomiting ¶ For peyne of the stomake Ache or peyne of the stomake commeth somtymes of wynde it is called dolour extensiue the which is holpen with applyīg therto a sponge wet ī wine wherin hath ben soddē wormwood rue and camomyll Also ye maye helpe it as hath ben said in the remedy of hycket or yeaskynge and as shalbe sayd hereafter in the remedy for all peynes of the stomake Sometymes the sayde payne commeth of repletiō of humours and it is called dolor aggrauatiuus Whyche ought to be cured by purgacion in giuing of cassia newly drawen out hiera picra or pylles stomaticas or of hiera simple takyng some syrupe before the purgaciō as is shewed in the remedy of debilitie of stomake Somtymes payne of the stomake cōmeth of cholere or salte fleume verye sharpe and y e pacient hath bytter taste or salt with great thirst and he fealeth heate and mordycatiō Wherfore it is good to drynke sirupe of roses or occisaccarū simple with soddē water and coled In stede whereof ye maye take endiue water succory and purcelane with one part of wormwood water then take an euacuatyue that purgeth cholere as is sayd in the remedies for peyne of the head cōmyng of cholere or let the pacient vomite in geuing a sharpe syrupe of sorelle wyth warme water thā put his finger in his mouth so that he maye vomyt Sicke folkes often diseased in the stomake demaunde nothing elles but to take awaye the peyne not regardinge y e time while the matter may be purged by vomitīg glister or other laxes Also there caunceth sometyme so greate payne sharpe that for debilytie of vertu it is good to leaue y e cause and sticke to the swaging of the paine ▪ wherefore it behoueth to procede in maner
good to take euery morning before meat a lozenge of triasandaly and to drinke after it endiue water .iii ounces Regiment for heate in the liuer The pacient must abstayne froÌ„ flesh salt fish strong wine garlike onyons mustarde and such other hote meates It is good to vse broth of pease and veriuce lettuce popie spinage and borage and sometyme a litle vinegre yf he be not greued in the stomacke This regimente is good also in tyme of pestilence and of to great heate A Iulep for the heate of the liuer TAke halfe a .li. of rosewater one quarter of water of endiue and v. ounces of sugre make a iulep of which ye shal drynke fasting a good draught And yf ye wyl nedes drynke for thyrst betwene meales let it be myngled wyth .ii. partes of water of the well And yf ye wyll haue it more colynge adde vnto it two ounces of vinegre or the iuce of a pomegranade Yf the lyuer be colde for the phlegmatike matter that is in it the person hath his water white out of colour the face pale and his mouth watry litle bloode and feleth heuynesse about hys lyuer ¶ Remedye He oughte to drynke in the mornynge earlye .iii. or .iiii. times a sirupe called oximell diureticum wyth the decoccioÌ„ of smalache and perselye or with waters of smalache and fenell and after he must take to purg the fleume a medicine made as foloweth Take syxe drammes of diafinicon if the persoÌ„ be stroÌ„g or halfe an ounce if he be weake and distemper it in .iiii. ounces of the decoccion of the rootes of smalache percely fenell drinke it luke warme v. or .vi. houres afore meate In steade of the sayde medicine one maye gyue .ii. drammes of agaryke in trosciskes wyth water of smalache or els good fenel An other medicine laxatiue Take halfe an ounce of diacarthami or halfe an ouÌ„ce of diaprunis laxatiue or asmuche of electuarium dulce with thre ouÌ„ces of percely water smallach ysope or fenell take it fyue houres afore meate Regiment The pacient must drinke good wyne and vse ginger cinamome graynes of paradyse anyse and fenelle and hote herbes in pottage as sage ysope time maiorym and auoide all rawe frutes and also rawe herbes Moreouer it is verye good to make a playster of smallache wormewoode spikenarde in pouder with oile of dil myngle it and laye it vpon the lyuer Agaynst stoppyng of the lyuer called oppilacion OPpilation or stopping commeth sometyme in the holownesse of the lyuer and it is knoweÌ„ by coÌ„passion and payne of the stomake and is healed by medicines laxatiue as it is declared before And sometyme the oppilacion is in the veines of the holowe parte of the lyuer and is perceiued theÌ„ by y e griefe which the pacient feleth in his backe and in his reines And it is healed by thynges that opeÌ„ as by sirupes of the three rootes sirupes of bisantius syrupes of maydenheere and by drynking y e decoction of raysins fenel percely smallache cicory or waters stilled of thesame herbes Also rootes of alisaunder is good for the same c. Sometimes the said oppilacion commeth of grosse bloude earthy and melancholike whiche the members send vnto the liuer and beecause that suche engendred bloud can haue no issue nor hath any way to departe to any other meÌ„bers therfore be y e veines of the liuer stopped vp by the grossenes of the saide bloude And it is knowen by the water y t is very hie coloured cleare ¶ Remedie Geue the pacieÌ„t medicines that perce subtile as is wine of pomegranatâ—s syrupe of endiue wyth the decoctioÌ„ of cicers TheÌ„ let him bloud on the liuer veine and eueri morning eat a lozenge of triasandaly Sometime y e said oppilacion coÌ„meth of aboundauÌ„ce of some humoure viscouse cold and flegmatike stoppyng the veines of the liuer and theÌ„ y e vrine is as clere as clere water Remedy The pacient must drynke euery mornyng the sirupe of oximel squilityke with half a draught or more of the decoctyon of rootes of smallache fenel percely Sometimes vnto women coÌ„meth oppilacions of y e lyuer by reteynyng of their puâ—gacioÌ„s Wherfore it is good to let them bloud on the veine called sapheâ— whiche is aboue on the hyer syde of the â—steppe And let them take after the chaunge of the â—one seuen or eight morninges any pâ—ate called Trifera magna eueri tyme an ounce And after drynke thre ouÌ„ces of waters of mugwort hysope and fenell or the decoction of these â—erbes or elles the rootes aperityue which be smallache percely fenel alisaunder and asperage boyled in water wyth the thirde parte of odoryferous whyte wyne ¶ Medicines for the lyuer that may be easely had at al times Take a good handeful of liuerworte that groweth vpon the stones and an other of fumetorye wyth as muche of hartestonge and seeth them in whaye clarefyed and drinke them euery daye twyse The liuer of an hare dried and made in pouder is good for all diseases of y e liuer as affirmeth Auicenne and other of the Arabians Also for heate in the liuer seeth barberies in whey and drinke them ¶ The .vij chapter againste the dyseases of the gall THe gal is placed in the holownesse of the lyuer to receyue the superfluitye of cholere and to sende it to the bowels to be auoided with the grosser excrementes to thintente to clense the bloud of the saide cholere To the which there commeth oftentymes oppilacions in the parties about by the liuer or beneth in it selfe next the bowels causyng great paine by reason whereof the cholere turneth agayn vnto the lyuer and there is meÌ„gled with y e bloud and spred abrod into all the veines of the body and bredeth a dysease named iaundis ictericia in latin wherof be thre kyndes â–ª y t is to saye yelowe iaundis that procedeth of cholere called citrine or yelow grene iauÌ„dis which procedeth of grene cholere and blacke iaundis that proceth of blacke choler whiche is called melancholy and commonly commeth of the oppilacion of the splene Remedye for iaundis Yf the iaundis happen in an ague before the seuenth daye the pacient is in great daunger of his lyfe as Hipocrates sayth But yf it appeare in the sixth daye being a day iudicial or cretike of the ague or after it is a verye good sygne And then ye must succoure nature in refreshyng and digesting the choler with sirupe of violettes geuen in the morning wyth water of morel or syrupe of endiue with water of cicorye After this purge the cholere as is sayd in remedies of the liuer And thaÌ„ geue him a lozenge of triasaÌ„dali with reubarbe euerye morning two houres before meat and drinke a litle waters of endiue and cicorye afore the sayde lozenge Moreuer it is good to bathe the liuer as it is saide afore and washe the pacientes eyes with vinegre and womans mylke drinke a ptisane made of barly liquirice prunes and y e rootes of
aâ— halfe white corall and redde ana one dramme make a confeccion with syrupe of myrtilles geue it to drinke mornyng and euenyng two houres afore meate at euery tyme the quantity of a meane chesnutte ¶ For thesame Applye ventoses vnder the breastes twyse a daye beefore dinner and supper and vse to beare about your necke or hold alwaies in your hande red coral â—aspis or a stone called hematites which is a singuler remedy for to stop euery kynde of bloudy fluxes yf it bee borne or tempered in wyne dronke or make thereof a pouder and vse of it euery mornyng with a litle wyne ¶ For reteyning of the floures Sometimes ther chaunceth vnto women when they can not haue their due purgacions to fall in greuous kindes of sickenesses for y e auoydaunce wherof it is good to helpe theÌ„ and prouoke the saide purgacions by suche thynges as open whiche must be geuen at such time of the moone as the sayd women were wont to haue thesame And yf ye see the womans bloud to bee to grosse and thicke so that she can not haue any suche purgacion ye must euerye monethe geue her the syrupe of fumetorye with the decoction of borage and buglosse and lette her bathe her selfe with freshe water hoat And when she goeth out of the bath in to the bedde she must receiue the foresayd syrupe and decoction of the herbe called rubea tinctoruÌ„ or madder sodden in cleare water In steade of syrupes ye maye take the verye iuyce or decoction of the herbes And if the womans bloud be slimye colde and flegmatike then she muste drinke sirupe of sticados and of oxyniel diuretike and afterward take the pilles called setide and of agarik And euery mornynge after that she muste take a draÌ„me of trosciskes de mirâ—ha â–ª with two ounces of y e decoction of Iuniper beries or two drammes of trifera magna and thervpon drynke two ounces of water of Mugworte And yf perchaunce ye can not haue these thinges at nede ye maye take .iii ounces of the decoction of alisaunders the roote of smallache cinamome and a litle saffron and let her drinke therof two tymes a daye and eat no meate thereafter duryng foure houres Moreouer it is a proued and expert medicine to geue the first day of y e new mone a dramme of pouder made of borax which the goldsmithes do occupy wyth asmuche cinamome and a lytle water of smallache Also it is verye good to haue the veine opened whych is called saphena that lyeth outwarde betwene the insteppe and the heele And yf case so be that the saide retention come of superfluitye or to muche aboundaunce of fat then the chiefe remedye is to suffer much hunger and to eate verye litle muche exercise and labour to prouoke sweate and to sleape as litle as maye be possible But if it come of great debility and weakenes of the body when the natural strengthe is ouercome by reason of some sickenes or after a longe ague in this case ye maye not go about to prouoke the sayde purgacion but with al your endeuoure seke to restore nature and geue the pacient thynges of much nourishmente as potched egges good fleshe and good wyne with other lyke Sometime the saide retencion commeth of the excessiue heate of nature in some women specially suche as bee valiaunt and strong as men and those that are wont to much labour by reason wherof the heate of theyr bodyes is so strong that they nede none of the sayde purgacions for the superfluities of theyr bodyes are sufficientelye consumed of the heate alone therfore thei haue no nede of the saide remedyes ¶ For chokyng or suffocacion of the matrice THe matrice or mother in a woman oftentimes mounteth vp towarde the midrefe and the stomake with intollerable paines and is called suffocaâ—ion because that it is choked or ouercharged with some euyll and superfluous matter as by stoppyng of the due purgacions or to muche abstinence of Venus whereby is often chaunced shortnes of breath payne of the head swownynge tremblinge of the hearte contraccion of members and otherwhyles death without remedy ¶ A medicine for the sayde dysease Ye must rubbe the legges and wrestes of the armes vehementlye and bynde them with cordes or with garters tyl thei waxe sore then set ventoses vpon the legges and al to chafe the stomakâ— specially beneth round about y e nauill And then ye muste constraine her to smell stinkyng thynges as assa fetida galbanum pertriche fethers brent and the quenchyng out of candels with other suche but beneth ye muste applye thinges of swet odour as gylofloures maiorim lignum aloes amber ciueâ— and a trociske of gallia muscata and let her drinke a draught of this receyt that foloweth ¶ A drynke for payne of the mother Take one dramme of mithridatum and dissolue it in an ounce and an half of water of wormewod and geue it to her to drinke afore she go to meat .iiii houres Diuers goodly medicines for diseases of the mother whatsoeuer be the cause Take the rasing of iuery and the rasing of an hartes horne with the heare of an hare dryed and made in pouder and asmuche of goates clawes brente and poudred yf they may be gotten or in stede of it shepes clawes take all these and vse to eate them in your potage or otherwyse to stoppe the fluxes of the matrice An other to prouoke them Seeth marigoldes nept and sauyne in good ale and drinke it with a good quaintitye of saffron and a lytle honie or suger Item .xv. blacke seedes of pionie dronken in wine with saffron purgeth the matrice of humors and other .xv. of the red seedes stauncheth it agayn or any other fluxe of the mother An other These herbes are good to purge the matrice Rue peony sauyne betonye nept valeâ—ian maidenheere horehounde sauery percely gromel alisaunder marygoldes smallache and tyme. ¶ The .xi. Chapter of the cure of the stone in the reines and in the bladder PAine of y e stone is one of y e most enormous paines that the bodye of man is vexed with for by it many times y e natural vertues are distroied womeÌ„ lose their fruit afore y e time cruel perillous accidentes coÌ„moÌ„ly do encrease yea ofteÌ„times death without remedy Wherfore it shalbe expedient to the comfort of the poore folkes and other that be greued to write some good and holsome medicines for auoydynge of the stone ¶ And seeyng that all authours doe affyrme the stone to bee engendred by reason of the great heat that is about the reines streitnes of the condites aboundaunce of grosse slimy fleume or of brent choler whiche by the sayde excesse of heate is as one woulde saye baken or dryed as claye is in the furneis and so at last becommeth an hard stone therefore it is chiefly to be noted that without amendyng of the forsaid causes all that ye dooe minister for to breake the stone is eyther hurtefull to
pestilence yf ye haue none other impedimēt to let you to receiue it ye may correct it accordyng to the nature of y e cause in suche wyse as may be cōfortable to the vital sprites of the harte Borage and buglosse are very good preseruatyues in this case and so is a lytle quantitie of saffron orenges lymons pomgranades citrons prunes of damaske other such in good conueniente quantitie addyng to them a lytle suger and cynamone for correccion A nutte is called the triacle of fishe shaled sugered with a lytle rose water and as sayth Isaac a nut a figge drye taken afore dynner preserueth a man from al maner of poisons The thyrde Chapter of slepynge and watchyng TO moche slepe engendreth many humoures in the body specially yf it be in the daye tyme it dulleth the memorye and maketh a man vnlusty and apte to receiue the pestilence Therefore ▪ created almighty god y e night wherin we shulde rest the daye for to kepe vs waking that we fal not into synne and slouth Surely to slepe on the day time is exceadyng hurtfull for when the sunne ryseth he openeth y e poores of the body and bryngeth the humors and spirites from within to the outwarde partyes whiche prouoketh a man to watching and excercyse or workes And contrary wise when the sunne goeth downe al thinges are closed coacted whiche naturally prouoketh a man to reste Moreouer the stomake by the vehemēt heat of the day is naturally dilated and spredde abrode so euer against ¶ The .v. Chapter of emptinesse and fulnes IT is holsome for you euery day once to procure the duety of the womb yf ye can not naturally yet at y e least waies seke some other meanes as by a glister or suppository for the long witholding of anye superfluities is in this tyme very daungerous and hurtfull And all the time the sayde disease endureth they that haue any fistules ought not to be cured And they that haue anye yssues by theyr hemoroides may not be restrained without the fluxe be sore excessiue they that had y e foresayd hemoroides and wer cured afore let them open thē agayne for feare of further daunger Also thei that are disposed to be scabbye hauyng great ytche and such dyseases of the skinne ought to bring the matter out by rubbyng and vehement clawing with their nales Excesse of women is exceadyng perillous but yf ye can not rule youre selfe take good hede ye do nothinge afore the firste digestion and tyl nature doeth prouoke you for euery such excesse weakeneth more y e body thē if ye should be let bloud .xl. times somuche as witnesseth Auicenna and is cause many times of pestilence of death ¶ The .vi. Chapter of accidentes of the minde YE must beware of a◠thinges that should make you to be pensife heauy thoughtful angry or melancholike for all suche thinges are inoughe to enfecte a manne alone Passe the time ioyfully ī good thinges honest and decent euery manne according to his owne heart and the estate that God hath called hym vnto ¶ The .vii. Chapter of medicines preseruatiues ALl they that are of good complexiō and of holesome dyete neede not to be purged For an hole bodye and voyde of all humours is not lyghtly taken of the pestilence as the other are But yf it be a bodye ful of humors or a greate eater without any exercise or trauayle suche ought to lette themselues be purged and thei that haue to much quantity of bloud or if y e bloude be anye thing corrupte they oughte to aske counsayle of some good experte phisicions and not to put theyr truste in any vayne bosters that detracte other which in al cases and at al times geue them mercury precipitant and other medicines corrosiue whiche for y e moste parte are venime of themselues and vnder coulor of an other medicine do disceyue the pacient a wōder to beholde how craftely they couer it some time in sirupe sometimes in suger otherwhiles in figges lozenges or raisins leste it should appeare as it is in dede that thei geue the pacientes very quickesiluer Some other affirme that the mercury is quenched or throughly mortified worketh none otherwyse but by secrete quality againste all dyseases in the bodie of manne for the excesse of elementes saye they is clerely corrected in precipitacion and adustiō of the fier How commeth it to passe if this be true that when a litle of it is set vpon a cole and a pece of fine gold adioyned to it we maie se plainely the verie quicksiluer cleuing to the golde and wil make it as brittle as if it had lien in verye raw mercurye Yea how chaunceth it that when it is mingled with hote creame it will bee crude agayne as it was afore And to saye the trueth the quicke siluer raw is better to be dronken then suche as is sublymed for y t hath bene permitted bothe of Dioscorides of diuers other But we neuer read of anye good phisicion y t euer gaue counsell to take the precipitate because of the copporose other venimous ingredience being with it And although that for the time peraduenture some escape fele not their effect in dede as mani other do that is to saye debility of the vertue radycall of the stomake other membres principal purging of the good humors and leauynge the euyll wythin the bodye wherof ensueth many times death yet they leaue a certaine euill qualitye or impression of the bodyes in al that do receiue them and so they make worke for good phisicions to the great hurte of them that haue beleued them Such galauntes should go proue their pouder made of quicksiluer amonge y e Turkes and Sarisins and not vpon theyr euen christen and theyr neyghbours But nowe to our entente The pylles called pylluse communes aboue other pylles preseruatiues are allowed to bee of hyest operacion by reason of a certayne propertye that they haue within them as Rufus the composer of them sayeth that he neuer sawe any manne that vsed them but he was preserued from the pestilence There goeth into their composicion ▪ myrre aloes whiche haue great vertue to kepe the bodye from putrefaction and are made thus Take of aloes epatik wel washed ▪ it drammes myrre washed and saffron of eche a dramme make them vp with white wine or the iuyce of lymons or of orenges and suger Some take them euery third day the weight of halfe a dramme in the mornyng .iii. pylles and euery daye one afore supper Let eueri mā do according to his nede and as his body is replete with humors but it is good to drinke after thē a good draught of wine tempered in a litle water of roses or of wormewoode and yf they be to hard let them be resolued in the sirupe of limons or a litle wine Some doctours ioyne vnto them other spyces after the complexion of y e person and the humour that they
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 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
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