compleat the whole dose taking the greater quantity of this or that or equal parts as you see fit The USE is for 1 dose only according to the present necessity at any time of the day or the disease And this is the usual FORM of RESCRIBING ℞ c. viz. the Liquor in which dissolve c. so make a potion to be taken at such or such an hour Mark this that because some Cordials are dissolved in the potion they may be prescribed in the said form or else without the straining after dissolution 't is usual to prescribe all the ingredients adding only Make a potion The UTILITY 'T is very effectual against divers affections of the heart as Swooning panting c. malignant affections poysons and when it is to be strengthened being made weak by the violence of diseases as also when the virtues of it and al other principal parts are dejected they are through the continuance of the whole disease to be assisted and restored being weakned to be strengthened and confirmed being exhausted to be recruited An altering Potion THat is to be called an altering Potion which is under a Liquid form not allotted either to purge hurtful humors or comfort the strength of the body oppressed so it be to alter any way or evacuate so it do it not by purging as in expelling the stone of the Reines c. prescribed for one onely dose to be taken by the mouth at one time The COMPOSITION of it is the same as of the corroborating potion viz. of a Liquor fitted for your present intention either a distill'd water only or else some Juyce or decoction being added to it and some convenient powder to be altered according to the variety of your indications and a proper syrup serving to the intention of the Physitian al which are prescribed in the dose after the same manner as the strengthening potion as you may perceive by one or two examples following A somniferous potion restoring and corroborating the strength exhausted by over-watchings ℞ Water of red Poppyes water Lilles and Lettuce of each two ounces syrup of white Poppy one ounce syrup of Violets half an ounce Consectio Alkermes half a dram Make a potion to be taken at the time of going to sleep A Potion for the Worms and also Cordial Take the water of Purslane and grass of each two ounces Confection of Hyacinth half a dram powder of Earthworms dryed one scruple Coralin and the shavings of Hartshorn of each one scruple syrup of Lemons one ounce So make a potion A potion to hasten delivery of a Child Take Hypocras made by the infusion of Cinnamon and Dittany in white Wine four ounces or five ounces Cinnamon water half an ounce Corfectio Alchermes one dram Saffron half a scruple syrup of Mugwort one cunce So make a potion CHAP. IV. Of Syrups DIvers simples there are Herbs Roots Seeds Fruits Flowers and others or the Juyces of them which cannot be had alwayes when need requires them especially in winter and autumn that decoctions infusions or other Medicines may be prepared of them for a present use or else they cannot be preserved sound without loss of their virtues so long a time or if they may yet the urgency of the affection or other inconveniencies do not alwayes allow such leisure as to attend the preparing of Medicines of them in divers forms or til the virtues of them may be sufficiently extracted from hence appears the necessity of syrups for the divers virtues of Plants thus kept and preserved by the benefit of Sugar or Honey in the form of a syrup are alwayes ready for use in every pressing necessity to serve for the various scope of the Physitian and are preserved sound without any depravation having joyned with them a grateful taste so that syrups are as it were a certain preserving of a medicinal Liquor Juyce decoction or infusion in which is retained the efficacy of the Medicines But a syrup is the invention of the Arabians and was scarce known to the antient Greeks we read of only mention made of Oximel and cute in Galen and Hypocrates after whose example the Mauritanians have a lorned their pharmacentick art with a various collection of syrups the modern Greeks as Actuarius cals it Scrapium Some derive this name from the Greek others from the Arabick but this is little considerable Whatsoever it is though at this time it be taken either properly for that which I shal describe and for that which is extant in the shops or improperly for a decoction preparing humors or an Apozem as Rondeletius and Jeubertus have written as an altering Julep for the Italians at this day cal a Julep Serapium perhaps because a syrup is the basis of a Julep yet at Montpelier A SYRUP is a fluid form of a Medicine made of a decoction Juyces or an infusion preserved with Sugar or Honey boyled to such a consistence that a drop on a marble or plate may not spread abroad prepared either to alter or purge It is of two sorts an altering syrup as was the syrup of the Antients and this hath been revived by our latest Physitians and a purging syrup The altering Syrup The definition of an altering syrup is to be sought among those things which we have said before in the altering Apozem as also the differences there set down But for the clearer method use and prescription sake it is two-fold Officinal and Magisterial The officinal or usual is that which is publickly extant 〈…〉 in the Apothecarys shops of which I 〈…〉 in the use of it and in respect of the prescribing of it many things occur necessary to be known hereafter to be rehearsed And this diversly divided as wel in relation to its virtues as its composition The differences taken from the virtues are considered either in general hot cold moist dry temperate Or in special in respect of the humors and other parts of the body In relation to the humors it alters either in the first qualities to which belong according to the diversity of the humor that which alters concocts digests prepares either choler phlegm melancholy or blood or in the second qualities in which number are contained those which cut attenuate incrassat cleanse binde or in the third qualities hither are referd those which cause easy coughing lenifie expectorate provoke Urine break the Stone provoke the courses condense the parts expel poyson and corroborate In regard of the parts which they properly respect some are Cephalical others Cordial c. which you may seek among the store of Physical remedies here I shal only propound the division of the Officinal syrups according to their composition and faculties onely considered generally because other things more appertain to the physical magazeen withal intending to give a Catalogue of the more usual sort because some are here in use which in other places are grown obsolete and so on the contrary neither is there the same number in use every where
are best taken at the time of going to sleep these to expectorate in the morning those to quench thirst when they are dry any others as neer as may be when the stomack is empty As to the magisterial syrup the use of it is either by it self or else diluted with some fit water or other Liquor simple or compound broth and is taken after the same rules as the officinal And this is the USUAL FORM of PRESCRIBING 1. If it be made of a decoction â„ž c. viz the ingredients of an altering Apozem make a decoction in c. take of the strained Liquor c in which dissolve c. make a syrup wel boyled clarified and aromatized with c. keep it in a glass safe let him take of it one ounce an ounce and half or two ounces by it self or with c. at such an hour so often in a day c. see more above 2. If of a Juyce without any other mixture â„ž of the Juyce of such a thing bruised newly pressed out wel clarified c. in which dissolve c. So make a syrup 3. If of a Juyce in which other things are boyled or infused â„ž of the Juyce newly pressed out and clarified of c. in which dissolve c. So make a Syrup 4. If of an infusion â„ž c. let them be infused in c. of such a Liquor take of the liquor strained and gently pressed out c. dissolve c. The Utility of a syrup in general is sufficiently declared above whether officinal or magisterial for it is instituted to conserve divers virtues of plants with which decoctions Juyces expressed and infusions prepared of them are plentifully fraught that they may be the readier at hand and fit for use without loss of their natural efficaâ—y The efficinal also more specially serves for the making up of divers forms of Medicines so is it added to Apozems Juleps and Potions for taste sake anâ— also to add to their virtues so also is it â—â—ken to make up opiats pils preserves Lohochs Troscischs into a convenient form or consistence and for the uniting of a compound Medicine and preserving of it But the magisterial syrup as of old so at this day and hath been chiefly in request of late to prepare both humors and the body and is very necessary to precede a prosperous purgation of which see in the altering Apozem and is very useful also to alter the body or parts of it divers ways both by correcting the distempers of them and tempering the peccant humours of this see also in the altering Apozem In summ against al internal affections or causes that ingender them and to alter and strengthen the parts afflicted by them any proper and specifical Medicines suggested by the indicantia or things from whence you take directions what is to be done may be reduced into the form of a Syrup so that the utility of it is of large extent against any affections dropsie plague c. but 't is fittest to be prescribed when you would continue your altering for some time or must cherish the strength continually when otherwise that labor must be fain to be renued often with the trouble of a new prescription of some Apozem Julep or potion hence it is most profitable in long diseases and affections and chronical distempers of the parts which have taken such rooting that there must be a continual alteration to remedy them yet because some usual syrup is to be had that hath the same virtue unless you think its virtue less effectual or decayed or that it consists not of those things which your specifical indications require or that you hope to compose one more powerful prescribe them but seldom A Purging Syrup YOu must seek the definition and division of a purging syrup according to the variety of the humors in the chapter of the Apozem A Syrup is two-sold officinal and Magisterial The officinal is here chiefly divided both in respect of the composition the chiefest of their virtues as you may see in the following table The ofâ—â—cinal purging syrup is compounded either of A decoction made A juyce and purgeth Melancholy as Syrup of Fumitory compound Water purgeth Melancholy as Syrup de Epithymo Water purgeth Choler as of Succory compound Water purgeth Mixt humours as Diasereat A juyce purgeth Melancholy as syrup de Pomis Regis Sabor Infusion in Water purgeth Choler As Syrup of Roses solut Syrup of Violets each made with 9 infusions sy rup of Peach flow Phlegm As Honey of Roses strained The definition and division of a magisterial purging syrup may appear out of what is aforesaid In it three things are to be considered Composition Use and Utility In the Composition four things 1. The matter whereby 't is made purgative 2 The things that are to be dissolved in it 3. Clarification 4. Aroma ization The matter of which 't is made is either remote and this in regard of its quality are the purging simples with their correctives either boyled or insused or neer and thus the matter is two-sold either a purging decoction or a purging in usion A purging Decoction is nothing else then the decoction of a purging Apozem made of the same things both alterers and purgers varied according to the intention of the Physitian to be prescribed after the same manner and order and upon the same conditions as is before specified This only is to be marked concerning the dose or purging Medicines that the Montpelier Physitians for a syrup do usually double the quantities of purgers prescribed for Apozems but 't wil suffice if you take onely the same quantity or if I might perswade you the double quantity 〈◊〉 it matters not if it be the treble for so it wil be contracted into the lesser dose and be taken with the less nauseousness to the patient so that you exactly finde out the true dose and not measure it according to the usual proportion see the use It is also to be noted that when fit juyces are to be used the purgers may be boyled in 4 ounces or 5 or 6 with their correctors How a purging infusion is to be prepared is said before in a purging potion and from thence easie to be collected but how to prefer'd before a decoction see in the animadversions Things that are to be dissolved in the decoction or infusion are also considered in quality and quantity Concerning the quality there is dissolved either sugar or sometimes Honey or else together with the sugar some officinal syrup and that either altering or purging Besides those sweetners that are perpetually dissolved for its preservation there are frequently to the aforesaid purpose dissolved 1. Some fit Juyce and that either altering as of Leaves Fruits c. according to the indication see in the Apozem or purging as the juyce of Roses especially in the Spring time against choler of Fumitory or Hops for Melancholy 2. The compleat
above declared in the form of the sudorifical diet-drink otherwise it is to be prescribed and prepared of fresh ingredients one ounce or two ounces of the same or some other sudorifick being added over and above let all be infused twelve hours in twelve pints of water as above solet them be boyled onely to the consumption of a third or fourth part let them be strained thorow an Hippocras bagg and rellish it with half a pound or a pound of sugar or else season it to your palate and aromatize it with three drams or half an ounce of Cinnamom so make a secondary Decoction or a â—ochete to be kept in glass bottles for your ordinary drink Or else 't is made for present use either in regard no diet-drink hath been prescribed before out of whose residence this may be prepared or because perhaps it was composed of other simples both alterers and purgeâ—e whose virtues are not needful in this kinde of ordinary drink then is it to be prepared of some one or more of the suborificks prescribed to two ounces or two ounces and a half after the same manner as is above-said so make a Bochete to be used as is said The USE FORM and UTILITY are already sufficiently declared CHAP. XV. Of Cock-Broth THe reason of the name is plain this was the invention of the Antients and is much confirmed by the use and practise of late Physitians But this DECOCTION of a Cock is a broth prepared either to alter or purge of an old Cock together with some certain sudorificks and also alterers and sometimes also purgers From hence this sort of decoction is two-fold altering and purging The altering Cock-borth IN the altering broth are considered chiefly the matter and the Licuor and in both of them the quality and quantity As to the matter in respect of its quality an old COCK is taken as it were for the basis Then either his belly is filled with these following things or else they are added neer the end of the decoction and they are usually these sudorificks as China Salsaparilla Sassafras either alone or mixed in the Asthma and Hypochondriacal melancholy they are chiefly prescribed as also to them alterers as Roots Leaves Seeds Fruits more or less As to the quantity Sudorificks are prescribed to two ounces but the alterers much like their quantity in the altering Apozem or somewhat less The LIQUOR as to the quality is alwayes fair water As to the quantity q. s The USE as to the quantity the dose is six or eight ounces As to the time 't is to be taken in the morning continuing the use of if fifteen dayes or the space of a moneth And this is the FORM â„ž an old decrepit red Cock or of four or five years old that hath been tired with coursing and beating pul off his feathers whiles he is alive then strangle him and take out his bowels let his belly be filled with the Sudorificks fruits and seeds as aforesaid then sew it up and boyl him in a glazed pot with a sufficient quantity of water til the flesh be consumed and wholly fal from the bones but when the broth is scum'd at first add the roots c. and towards the end of the decoction add the leaves and flowers c. boyl them til there remains about three pints of broth straine it and presse it out strongly and keep the decoction in a glass bottle in a cold place taking off all the fat when it is cold Take of this broth from one pint to eight ounces in the morning adding if you wil especially in the affections of the breast sugar or some fit syrup to an ounce continuing it fifteen dayes or the space of one moneth The UTILTY of it is much in stubborn obstructions hence it is that it is generally prescribed in the hypochondriacal melancholy for which purpose there is usually prescribed for this sort of broth the â—â—ots of Parsley Succory Grass Sparagus the leaves of Ceterach Baume Bugloss Burnet Agrimony Frâ—its as Corans and sometimes China and Sassâ—fras wood it is also used in any other durable obstructions of the intrals as also in the affections of the breast especially the Asthma to which China is added with fruits â—dedicated to the breast and in arthritical pains with wood of Sassasras and for paleness of the face c. The purging Cock-broth IT differs not from the former except that beside the aforesaid ingredients there are also added purgers and for the most part these of Senna Polypody Carthamus and two ounces or two ounces and a half Agarick one ounce as much Epithymum which are shut up in the belly of the duck and is prescribed to be made a decoction to two pints in which dissolve if you wil four ounces of sugar and to be aromatized c. for 4 morning doses thus to be used every moneth And the hypochondriacal melancholy obstructions of the bowels Gout and Cholick but 't is very seldom used for the Asthma or difficulty of breath CHAP. XVI Of the Restorative distilled liquor WHere the sick are extreamly weakned either by the violence or length of the disease or some extreame evacuation they very hardly digest any meat to repair their lost spirits or else through nauseousness they refuse all yet ought the strength both to be preserved and restored wherefore the late Writers have invented a way to preserve them by liquors distilled out offlesh that hath both good and much nourishment This from the effect is called the distilled Restorative as also sometimes from the matter 't is made of they call it Capon-water This DISTILLED RESTORATIVE distilled water or Liquor thus drawn by a still imbued with the nourishing virtue of the flesh chiefly of Capons and with the Medicinal virtues of divers conserves powders waters and Juyces is chiefly prepared to restore lost and decaying strength And in this three things are to be considered the Composition Vse and Vtility In the COMPOSITION two things chiefly the matter of which 't is made and the things 〈◊〉 be dissolved in it As to the MATTER 't is commonly the flesh of a Capon or Hen or else of two Partridges cut in the middle cleansed from the fat bones washed in some Cordial Liquor as Rose-water white Wine c. to this they take mingle with it â—ivers Conserves Preserves Cordial powders to little purpose leaves of Gold c. and sprinkle all with a convenient Liquor and distil it in balneo Mariae but because by this means the nourishing quality of the flesh is very smal or none in the distilled water and this manner also is reproved the thing is to be more accurately performed which wil be done if you boyl the aforesaid flesh to a perfect pap and thence strain forth the broth and with it mix the aforesaid things and distil them The matter of this sort of distillation is twofold nourishing and Medicinal the nourishing matter as to the quality usually one Capon
is chosen it may also be a Hen and that either alone or else one Partridg may be added or a shank of veal as also if this distilled Liquor be prepared to restore one that is either hectical or phthysical there may be prescribed the flesh of a tortoise that lives in the woods either one or two so the things of froggs are also prescribed This nutritive matter is boyled in s q. of water and according to the medicinal quality required divers parts of plants as they also use to do in altering broths as Roots Leaves Seeds Flowers c. and for the most part those that are the most grateful in smel and taste and which do most respect the affection it self the cause of that dissipation of the strength and that neer the quantity they are prescribed for the altering Apozem or somewhat less by which means you see to the restoring of the strength and the alteration that is to be made both together When all things are boyled to pap so that the flesh fals from the bones the broth is strained and the relicks strongly pressed forth and when 't is cooled the fat that is congealed in the top of it is to be taken away And this broth the neer matter of the future distilled Liquor which is to be prepared of three or four pints of it and eight or tenounces of some fit cordial waters with which afterwards are mixed four five or six ounces of conserves or fit Preserves and sometimes confections are taken as Alchermes in the greatest weakness and also treacle when there is malignity to three drams or half an ounce or the powders of cordial simples or officinal electuaries as Diamargariton frigidum to half an ounce or an ounce where 't is less pretious and this is to be constantly noted that Pearls fragments of pretious hones bole Armoniack terra sigillata and leaves of gold are added in vain because this gentle sort of distillation by Balneo Mariae can draw no virtue or spiritual essence from them seeing they wil scarce part with any for a greater heat and that in a dry stil though they have been diligently prepared for it The aforesaid things mixed are put into your glass body are afterwards distil'd in that manner which they cal Balneo Mariae Note also that if you desire the virtue of Ambergreece or Musk these to gr 5 6 or half a scruple may be tied up in a thin linen ragg and so tyed to the snout of the almebick that the Liquor as it distils may pass thorow them and take their virtues along with it which in this manner are more certainly extracted than if you mixed them with the other things the distilled Liquor is to be kept in a glass bottle in a cool place Things to be DISSOLVED though seldom used are sometimes prescribed and are fit cordial juyces as Juyce of Limons Juyce of sowre Pomgranats and that profitably to three ounces four ounces according to the quantity of distilled liquor although they may also be mixed with the broth and waters before distillation The VSE as to the manner this sort of distilled liquor is either used alone of it self out of a spoon or dissolved with other broths Panadaes As to the quantity one two or three ounces may be taken As to the time when you please and that 3 or 4 times a day or oftner The FORM is â„ž the flesh of one of the best Capons or Hens or with other flesh as is said slit in halves and taken from the bones or onely from the fat put it into a pot glazed with s q. of water boyl them towards the end adding the roots c. i. e. the alterers when all are boyled to a pap strain them and press them hard then having taken off the fat as aforesaid take of this broth four pints or five to which add c. viz. the conserves c. distil all in B. M. let the Liquor distilled be kept in a glass bottle in a cold place of which let him take c. by it self out of a spoon â— The UTILITY is the same with other Analepticks or restoratives viz. suddenly to restore and as it were patch up the strength and spirits exhausted either by the length of the disease famine or over much evacuation to recreate the languishing condition of the principal parts much used in many affections both of the heart and other parts not onely in the hoâ— but also cold epidemical malignant and continual fevers hâ—cticks and consumptions of the Lungs In fine 't is useful when the vigour of the parts extreamly languishing can digest no stronger forme of nourishment and yet ought necessarily to be refected from hence we conclude that these distill'd restoratives are rather to recruit the strength spirits than firmly to nourish the body CHAP. XVII OF Brothes BROTHS are also often prescribed by Physitians to this end that by altering we may also nourish and that the virtue of the Medicinal things might be the more eagerly received by the parts themselves under the form of nourishment and thereby might be the less trouble som to them And these are either altering or restorative Altering broths are made diversly according to the scope of the Physitian most frequently with a chick As at Moutpelier they usually prescribe the broth of a Chick alter'd with heoatical leaves and roots and also with cooling things in fevers 'T is not particularly prescribed by Physitians only commanded let them use the broth of a Chick alter'd with such leaves c. either 2 3 or 4 in the morning or else also in the evening and this is most usual in hot diseases Restorative broths prepared to restore lost strength which are otherwise from this manner of working and from the consumption wherein they are much used called Consumption broths these are made of a fat Hen or Capon the bowels taken out out in pieces boiled in a glazed pot or an alembeck close stopped lest any thing breath forth to a perfect pap these are all strained and the juyce pressed forth Lastly when it is cold the fat taken clear off and this Liquor is kept in a glass bottle for your use in a cold place in this broth sometimes other things are dissolved viz in each pound of it three ounces of white-Wine if your scope require it or other cordial liquor two ounces of Sugar one dram of Cinnamom and confection Alchermes lot them warm til the suuar be dissolved then strain them and keep them for your use They labour in vain which only for vainâ—glory add to these Consumption broths the leaves of gold for they do no good The USE is the same with the distilled restorative And the UTILITY is also the same only these Consumption broths are great nourishers and restore and nourish the solid substance of the body THE SECOND SECTION Of the First Book OF THE SOFT FORMS OF MEDICINES CHAP. I. Of a Bole ABOLE is a form of
the sight discussing and rarifying and that in white wine often in water sometimes the urine of a boy Childe being added to two ounces The VSE and FORM of the decoction â„ž c. make a decoction in c. for a suffumigation let him receive the vapor or fume of this to his eye either through a narrow-mouthed Pot or a Tunnel other vents being closed morning and night long from meat for so many days as there is need afterwards let the eyes be fomented with a spunge dipped in the decoction or with little bags filled with the ingredients which let be applied warm by turns for a quarter or half an hour The VTILITY is expressed it may also be made to binde as in the dilation of the apple or pupil of the eye of convenient things and in the running of the tears but the first use is most frequent These for a vaporous Collyrium The LIQVID one is absolutely called a Collyrium though antiently Collyriums were properly dry in the forms of Troschischs which they dissolved in a fit liquor at the time of using them But t is COMPOVNDED diversly 1. Either of a distilled water alone simple or compound The simple may be prescribed either one two or more to four ounces make a Collyrium The Compound which is magisterial and chiefly addicted to digest discuss cleanse sharpen the sight and take away suffusions and is to be prescribed by the Physitians and is made in relation to its quality of things that sharpen the sight leaves seeds as also Cephalical heating things as leaves seeds spices as Ginger Pepper sometimes adding Gall the Vrine of a Young Boy White Wine Honey c. As to the quantity let there be of sight sharpning leaves M. six or M. eight seeds one ounce a half or 2. ounc Cephalical leaves M. 2. spices half an ounce six drams Gall two ounces Urine lib. half or lib. 1 2. Honey lib. half Wine lib. 2. The FORM â„ž c. Let them steep eight days in a glass vessel in a warm place or horse dung afterwards distil them in Balneo Mariae put the distilled water in a glass bottle and keep it for your use which is as that of others 2. Of Juices onely and chiefly of Leaves clarified and infused into the eyes or applyed with linnen raggs wet in them 3. Or of a Decoction onely of Leaves Seeds Flowers fit for the purpose to be prescribed in the quantity of a potion for four ounces wil suffice for a Collyrium 4 Or of an infusion onely of metalline things as of Antimony 1 dram in 4 ounces of water which is admirable to clarifie the sight so also gr 1.2.3 of Vitriol in Rose or Fennel water is admirable against the redness and pain of the eyes Or else made of proper vegetables infused either in a distilled water Juices or a decoction c. to 4. or 6 ounces the Liquor afterwards being strained and filtrated is to be kept in a glass for use 5. Or of a distilled water Juice Infusion Decoction 2 3 or all of these together mixed according to your intention to 3 or 4 ounces 6. Or other liquors are used alone according to your scope as VVine VVater whites of Egges in paines c. 7. Or some convenient powder made of proper eye medicines added to the aforesaid Liquor several or mixed As to the quantity of the powder 1.2 or 3 drams is to be the most those that are strong should not exceed 1 dram so with 4 5 or 6 oun of Liquor make a Collyr um Note also 't is best to strain a Collyrium for the roughness of the powders unless it be to scoure The VSE and FORM â„ž c. make a Collyrium a few drops of which 2 or 3 is to be dropped into the greater corner of the eye or and besides which seems best to me apply a Linnen cloth dipped in the same Liquor to the eyes and change them often so let it be as it were a fomentation or an Epitheme Or when the Liquors are gentler let the Patient lie forward and apply the Collyrium in a cup fitted to the eye so that it may as it were bath the whole eye The VTILITY of the liquid moist one chiefly is to cool and quench the burnings of the eyes to drive away paines and inflammations in the beginning afterwards to discuss them also to repel and stay rhewms to dry and consume teares to cleanse off any filth from them to sharpen the sight and discuss gross humors Thus much for the liquid Collyrium Here follows The COLLYRIUM like Honey 't is so called because 't is of the consistence of Honey and that three-fold in the form of a Liniment a Pultis and a Cataplasme The Liniment fashion Collyrium is made 1. Either of the powder of some fit things made into an Alcohol and a fit thing to embody it withal which is various according to the scope as a fit Muscilage honey butter oyntment of Roses c. according to your indications As to the quantity let the whole composition be an ounce viz. of powders 2 or 3 drams and half a ounce or six drams of that with which they are imbodied 2. Or without a powder of the muscilage of fit seeds as of Quinces c. but the former way is the more usual The Cataplasm and Pultis is for the most part made onely to ease paines and that of two ounces of the crumbs of white bread soaked in q. s of milk to which is added sometimes the muscilage of Fleawort to half an ounce Opium gr 2 c. 2. Or of onely the pulp of a Pippin softened at the fire or boyled in Milk to two ounces 3. Or of both together 4. Or to repel of the pulp of Quinces boyled to two ounces 5. Orchiefly to discuss after the manner of cataplasmes of the muscilage made of the residence of the sight-sharpening decoction bruised and driven through the strainer see the vaporous Collyrium The VSE and FORM of the Liniment â„ž c. Make it like a Liniment with which anoint the corners of the eyes that it may leisurely penetrate to the inward parts Or else it may be applied with a pencil to the eye-lids at the place affected Of the Cataplasm â„ž make it like a Pultis or a Cataplasme lay it on a fit linnen cloth wet in a fit liquor and apply it The VTILITY of the Liniment is special where we would help the affection of the eye-lids or cleanse to which purpose t is most usefull and also to dry it may profitably be used to discusse and for pains but then it is better in the form of a Pultis Collyriums are made in this form that by this means the powders sticking the longer may work more effectually on the part and if there be any sharp medicines they are thus allayd The Cataplasm and Pultis are used only to ease pain they may nevertheless be applied to discuss and repel as aforesaid Thus far of
the moyst Collyrium here follows the dry The dry Collyrium This useth to be prepared two ways in the form of powder and of a Troschisck The POWDER is made of simples levigated into a very sine powder aad is properly called by the Arabians Seife It is COMPOVNDED of Ohpthalmical simples reduced to a very subtle powder called Alcool to be prescribed to half an ounce or one ounce at most The VSE and FORM â„ž c. Grind it on a stone with some convenient liquor to a most subtle Alcool after dry it of which let gr two or three be blown into the eye through a small quill after it let the eye-lid be gently rubbed for some space or else that Alcool may be mixed with some convenient Liquor and so made into a Collyrium or of it may be made a Liniment as aforesaid The VTILITY is great and chiefly to cleanse off spots suffusions c. if powder only be blown in as also to cicatrize or heal or if it be dissolved in Liquor as is said it may be for divers uses though this be less usual TROSCHISHS are usually made without saying in Troschischs of the Alcohool of divers powders to six drams or one ounce at most which are made up with a convenient Liquor See Troschischs The VSE and FORM â„ž c with c. make Troschischs as big as Lupines or Pastills to the weight of one dram dry them in the shade grinde one of them dissolve it with the aforesaid things to make a Collyrium or Liniment The VTILITY they may be for any intention seeing that these Troschischs are onely a convenient form for preserving the virtues of the medicines but they are generally used to dry and cleanse c. and for the inflammation of the eyes with Opium as trosch albi Rhafis which also are prevalent for the redness to digest inflammations diminish scars and other intentions of like sort In this form fit powders may be kept vvhich are ready at hand for use either in a Linniment or Collyrium or a powder according to the variety of the scope of which before CHAP. V. Of a Gargarism T Is a Liquid Medicine dedicated to the affections of the Mouth Gums Jaws Larinx and sometimes of the head by gargarizing as they cal it washing of the Jaws and top of the throat without swallowing it down 'T is Compounded of VVATERS and things to be dissolved The waters are distilled in quantity to a pint or a pint and a half The things to be dissolved are alwaies some fit syrup to three or four ounces sometimes according to the scope Diamoron Dianucum Honey to one ounce and a half or two ounces also sometimes some juice convenient for the affection as Vinegar Verjuice in repellers to 2 or 3 ounces 2. Or of waters and Juices chiefly cooling of the first sort 8 ounces of the latter 4 with the aforesaid things that are to be dissolved 3. Or which is usual of the decoction of divers parts of plants according to your scope more or fewer neer the proportion of a Clister made in a fit liquor in lib. 1. or lib. 1 and a half in which let the aforesaid things be dissolved The VSE and FORM â„ž c. make a Gargarisme with which wash the mouth often an hour before dinner and supper or else at any time if need be cold if to repel warm if to digest The VTILITY is various according to the variety of the affections to repel in the beginning of inflammations for every hot distemper of the mouth for defluxions to cleanse to digest in inflammations for the il savour of the mouth for divers affections of the Jaws and mouth Sometimes though seldom 't is made to draw phlegm out of the head of the decoction of cutting cleansing cephalical things of thin parts but mastcatories are better for this CHAP. VI. Of an Apophlegmatisme IT is a sort of the Caput-purgiums or head-purgers as also is the Errhinum dedicated to the phlegmatick affections of the braine to draw forth forth flegme from it from whence it hath its name as for that which some do in calling them Masticatories 't is abusively for there are liquid Apophlegmatismes yet 't is of late received for a practical use because the solid form of an Apophlegmatisme is the the more vsual so that by the word Apophlegmatisme they simply understand a Masticatory as you may easily perceive But be it as it wil 't is two fold dry and liquid This Form of Head-purging Medicines is properly called a Masticatory but commonly called also an Apophlegmatisme 'T is COMPOUNDED or prescribed 1. Of fit phlegm-purging simples see the matter as usually Pellitory of Spaine c. steeped a night in an ounce or two of Vinegar which let him chew in the morning 2. Or else of the powder of the aforesaid sharp things of thin parts to 3 drams or half an ounce which is mixed with wax q. s Or else with only Mastick others do otherwise but wax is most convenient for so the powder holds the firmer together 3 Or the aforesaid powder is included in a thin but strong linnen cloth and is tyed in a knot for which usually one ounce of Mastick is taken for a basis and 2 or 3 drams of other sharper things these are prescribed make them into little knots c. The USE and FORM of the second manner â„ž c. with c. make pellets or spetting balls or globulets like great pils or troschischs in the form of Lupines hazzle Nuts c. of the weight of 2 scruples one dram c. Make chewable cakes of which let him chew one and rowle it up and down his mouth every morning when his stomack is empty and that for half an hour holding down his head often spitting out that that dissolves from the pellet after let him wash his mouth with warm water wine c. that the relicks remaining may be washed often away it may also be reiterated two hours before supper The VTILITY 't is singular after general evacuations for the particular purging of the brain it draws away the relicks of phlegmatick humors especially from the brain and chiefly from the center and foremost ventricles of it as also from the adjoyning parts to it it also purgeth the parts neer the mouth as gums jaws teeth in the ach of which 't is usual mouth throat and whethersoever the heat of it it can diffuse it self Lastly it melts cuts and draws forth plegm and is excellent in cold and inveterate affections of the brain The liquid Apophlegmatisme It is like the Gargarisme which may be called the purging gargarisme 'T is Compounded of the Decoction of Cephalical things that attenuate and cut whether roots leaves seeds flowers neer the quantity of a gargarisme adding also things that draw forth phlegme to an ounce an ounce and a half or two ounces made in wine or Mead. Note that it may be made more purgative by adding in the decoction Senna
morning or at other times when the brain is benummed or when the birth is to be provoked The UTILITY is remarkable to empty the brain of gross vapours and slime from the fore-parts of it and is profitable in lasting and sleepy affections to expel the birth having first taken medicines to that purpose it powerfully draws from the tunicles of the brain and is profitable in affections of them proceeding from cholerick humors The altering Errhine I call that so which is used to cure divers affections of the nostrils and this is also three-fold liquid soft solid T is Compounded 1. Either of convenient Juices drawn out of Leaves with water or some fit Liquor to 6 or 7 ounces in which afterwards is dissolved Honey or some convenient syrup to an ounce and a half or two ounces and sometimes a powder to half an ounce Or of some fit decoction to the quantity of a Clyster in which also is dissolved honey or some proper syrup to two or three ounces 2. Or in the form of a Liniment of fit things as above 3. Or in a solid form viz. of a Turund as they cal it of a powder chiefly of binders and dryers to three drams viz. for one and the white of an egg some fit juice or honey to make them up withal make them up into a Turund or Pyramidfashioned Tent adding if you will the hairs of an Hare and put it up in the nostrils The VSE and FORM is as that of the purging Errhine yet the use of this may be at any time and particularly when they go to bed let them put in one in the morning another The VTILITY is great in particular affections of the Nose as in the Ozena Polipus Ulcers stench bleeding to which Turunds are used in the form of a Liniment CHAP. IX Of Suffiments or Fumes SVffiments differ from Adoraments or sweet-scented perfumes in this because the last cast their scent without fire but Suffiments do not part with theirs without the touch of fire And this is twofold one for pleasure another for health sake and either of these may be dry or moyst that is called a Fume or suffiment this is rather to he called a vapor The Suffiment for pleasure This is chiefly dedicated to grace the Court and for pleasures consisting of sweet-scented things and is either dry or moyst The dry is COMPOUNDED 1. Either in the form of a Powder the matter of which is either well-scented Gums as Stirax and Benzoine chiefly and also roots as Acorns c. Barks as of Citrons Orenges Woods as Lignum Aloes Leaves as Margerom c. Cephalical flowers and spices as Mace Cloves Cinnamon c. Also Camphire Musk Amber-greece Civet c. Of these more or fewer As to the quantity the Dose of the whole may be from one ounce to two ounces according as the things are costly but if it be for the perfuming the head-cloathes it may be prescribed to four ounces of the cheaper sortâ— Therefore of this quantity viz. one ounce two ounces let there be of gums half an ounce or four drams of powders three drams c. or of each alike parts Ambergreese Musk Civet as you think fit 2. Or in the Form of Troschischs the aforesaid powder being made up with gum-fragrant dissolved in a fit water make Troschischs c. of the weight of one dram so let them be dryed 3. Or in the form of Cypress Birds as they call them of sweet Gums three ounces the aforesaid powders half an ounce or six drams Charcoal of Willow-wood two ounces or three ounces with Gum-tragant dissolved or Labdunum melted q. s make Cypress birds Caldles for Fumes c. Musk and Amber-greese may be added at your pleasure The USE and Form of the Powder â„ž c. Make a powder to be cast on bright Charcoals to perfume Chambers or cloaths Of the Troschischs this â„ž c. make c. cast one or two on the coals so for the birdlets â„ž c. light one of them for a fume for the chamber The VTILITY though they seem onely intended for pleasure yet seeing they consist of precious cephalical and cordial simples they cannot but cherish the brain heart and spirits of them and drive away malignity The moyst is at this day usually prepared and they cal it a Cassolete 'T is COMPOVNDED best of Gums as Storax Benzoin to two ounces and if you wil of some of the powders to two or three drams these are all dissolved in some sweet water as of Roses and then Cassolets made for a long use like paste and dryed at the time of using them a Cassolete is sprinkled with some sweet water and then heated over the fire it breaths forth a very fragrant perfume and to make it the more delightful you may add gr 3 or 4 of Musk. The Vtility is the same with that of the dry one Suffiment for Health That Fume that is addicted to the conservation of health is from its effect two-fold one strengthening the principal parts and refreshing the spirits almost of the same things as that for pleasure The other altering as drying the brain cleansing the Lungs moving the courses helping suffocation c. From the forme 't is also two-fold dry and moist The DRY in general is made of things which breathe forth a Fume and that wel-sented as Ladanum Storax Benzoin c. as aforesaid and sometimes ill-sented as Galbanum assa Foetida Castoreum c. the use of which is from beneath in affections of the Womb 't is also made of the powders of things serving to the scope as of Roots Woods c. therefore in general 't is made of gums and powders But in special 't is compounded first in the form of a powder of the aforesaid things from one to two ounces according as the use is to continue long or short and particularly let there be of gums 2 ounces of powders half an ounce c. sometimes more sometimes less as you think fit Note that in the affections of the Womb are usually taken among the powders Gallia and Alipta Moscata and sometimes the powders of strengthening electuaries to one dram And sometimes a Fumigation or Suffiment is made only of Tobacco cast on coals or else of the smoke taken by a pipe or tunnel it purgeth the head and brain wonderfully from cholerick and phlegmatick excrements 2. Else in the form of Troschischs see before The VSE and FORM of the Powder â„ž c. Make a powder of which cast c. on bright coals and if it be for the head receive the smoke at the mouth or else smoke the headclothes with it if it be for the diseases of other parts springing from thence as the Phthisis c. if it be for the breast receive it with open mouth if it be for the Womb and other cavities receive the smoke by a tunnel as also thorow a hollow stool if it be for paines of the joynts fume wel
oppressing the natural heat CHAP. XV. Of divers Injections BEsides those Injections that are made into the fundament others also are prescribed for divers parts of the body as into the Ears Womb Bladder Yard Vlcerous cavities especially Fistuloes and are by a general name also called Clisters Of that into the Ears They are COMPOUNDED 1. Either of oyls only or juyces waters decoction fit for the purpose according to the variety of the affections 2. Or of 2 or 3 or more of the aforesaid mixed together in which sometimes things serving to a diverse scope are dissolved but in a small quantity and these which are almost liquid themselves As to the quantity of liquid things Of Oyls half an ounce an ounce or six drams wil suffice according to its efficacy and the continuance of its use Juices VVaters Decoctions one or two ounces either several or mixed according also to their efficacy and the use wil be enough As to the quantity of things to be dissolved it must be smal because of the exquisite sense and smalnesse of the part if they be powders half a scruple or a scruple if fat things two drams Honey half an ounce c. wil be sufficient at most The USE and FORM â„ž c. drop into the ear two or three drops according to the faculty of the Medicine and sometimes the ear is to be filled with the Liquor but a little after holding down the head it is to be cleansed as chiefly when we use the Decoction If it be Oyl only some few drops are poured in after the ear is stopped with perfumed cotton especially if it be a cold affection The UTILITY 't is chiefly used for inflammations Ulcers noyses deafnesse Worms and other particular affections of the Ears See the Magazeen Physical Of that into the Womb. They are otherwise called hysterical Clysters and the pipe by which they are injected into the Womb is by the Greeks called a Metrenchite and the medicines from that Metrenchiticks They are COMPOUNDED 1. In relation to their quality as of the decoction of roots leaves c. in the quantity as for a Clyster of wch liquorstrained take 3 or 4 ounces make an Injection yet they reserve one pint for many Injectons Note that thus is made the Injection simply but sometimes and that usually other things are added diversly according to the scope as is said in an altering Clyster and that to half or a third part of the quantity of that 2. Or of the juice of Herbs clarified 3. Or of distilled waters 4. Or of some other simple Liquor See the Clyster 5. Or of those mixt together so that 3 or 4 ounces may suffice for an injection in which if any things serve to the same intention you may dissolve them in the aforesaid proportion The USE and FORM â„ž c. Make an injection into the Womb by a Metrenchite or Womb Clysterpipe The VTILITY may be for divers affections of the Womb as inflammations ulcers paines windiness to heat cool to provoke the courses or stay them bring down the after-birth for the falling out of the Womb and to cleanse it from divers impurities see for matter among the hysterical things in the following physical Magazeen or other tables Of those for the Yard and Bladder These are Compounded of a convenient liquor as hath been often said simple or compound See the altering Clyster they are also made of Emulsions as in the running of the Reins sharpnesse of the Urine c. As to the quantity three ounces or four ounces wil suffice Note that in this sometimes nothing sometimes honey chiefly or some fit syrup is to be dissolved to an ounce and sometimes the powders of divers things but ground to an exact Alchool to a dram a dram and a half or two drams The VSE â„ž c. Make an injection by a syringe sometimes when the way to the bladder is stopped 't is prescribed to be done by a Catheter The VTILITY 't is chiefly to cleanse both slime sticking to the orifice of the bladder and also filth from Ulcers for paines exulcerations excrescences of the flesh c. for heat and inflammation as usually in the virulent Gonorrhea and dry Ulces c Of those for Vlcerous Cavities and Fistula's They are COMPOVNDED of a fit Liquor proportioned to the largenesse of the Fistula in which are dissolved fit things and that somewhat plentifully where we must imitate other particular Injections viz. to the quantity of the Liquor and things to be dissolved The VSE make an injection by a Syring The VTILITY for the lessening of the callous or hardness of Fistulaes but chiefly for cleansing them to breed flesh and cicatrize matter for which you may see in his proper place God be praised FINIS An Appendix of the doses of Purgers given in substance of which there is frequent use in the treatise of the Composition of Medicines Cholagogues or Medicines purging Choler The gentler sort Cassia from half an ounce to an ounce and a half and two ounces Manna 1 ounce 2 ounces 3 ounces Tamarinds 1 ounce 2 ounces 3 ounces Juice of Roses one ounce one ounce and a half two ounces Moderate Purgers Aloes one dram two drams two drams and a half Rheubarb one dram one dram and a half two drams Citrine Myrobolanes two drams three drams half an ounce five drams The vehement sort Scammony gr six fifteen one scruple Paulus Etius to one dram Mesues gr 12. Melanagogues or Medicines purging Melancholy The gentler sort Senna 2 scruples 1 dram 2 drams some to three drams Polipody of Oak 2 3 drams half an ounce Epithimum 2 3 drams half an ounce The more violent sort Black Hellebore gr 15. half a dram two scruples Mes one dram Lapis Armenius lotus half a dram a dram a dram and a half unwasht a dram only Lap. Lazuli lotus half a dram a dram and half Mesues from two drams to two drams and a half Phlegmagogueâ— or purgers of Phlegme Gentle Carthamus soed a dram half an ounce six drams Moderate Agarick 2 scruples 1 2 drams Violent Turbith 2 scauples 1 dram 4 scruples Mesues 3 handfuls from one dram to two Hermodactils 2 scruples a dram a dram and half Mes a dram and half to three drams Mechoacan 2 scruples a dram a dram and half or two drams at most Jalap 2 scruples 1 dram 4 scruples at most Coloquintis gr 6.15 one scruple Dioscorides to two scruples Opopanax to halfe dram and a dram Sagapene half a dram and a dram Euphorbium gr 3 8 12. Hydragogues or purgers of Watrish humours Gentle as of dwarf Elder or Danewort The Seed one dram The Bark two drams The Juice half an ounce six drams So Elder in the same manner Vehement Soldanella a dram a dram and a half two drams Juyce of Ireos half an ounce 6 drams 1 ounce Elaterium gr 6. half a scruple gr 15. Esula prepared the same Mechencan and Jalap Of these see in the
Beets Maidenhair Leaves of Mirtles Mastick tree wild Olives Penniryall wild Marjoram Hysop Mints Sage Rosemary either several or many of them mixt burnt and reduced to ashes Of Animals Skuttle bone Crabs eyes all sorts of shels and the shels of Land snails Harts horn Of Stones Pumice stone Sponge stone Alablaster Chalk all of these most exactly powdered or if that cannot hand somly be let them be first burnt and then powdered Stones of Dates Mirobalanes Olives Cypres nuts Medlars burnt Sea things Coral Sea froth Amber Earthy juices Common salt salt Gemme Alum salt Peeter melted on a Tile-shard and burnt sal Alkali or the salt they make Glasse of and the fattinesse that swimmeth on the top when it is dissolved in water called Glasse grease Tartar of white Wine crusts of Bread burnt To these are to be added the powders of Spices as of Lignum aloes and other odoriferous Plants the root of Ireos Musk Amber greece and for the strengthning of the Gums Mastick Frankincense Mirrh ¶ And to those that will resolve to endure the taste there is no better thing then Aloes dissolved in Claret wine THE SECOND BOOK SECTION II. Of Remedies of the BREST The type of the Section Remedies of the Brest respect either the Heart as Cordials Lungs as Bechical or Expectorating Medicines Pneumonical or Medicines that alter the distemper of the Lungs Brest as Breeders of Milk Driers of Milk Cordials by the Latines Cordialia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are so called that are either proper for strengthning the Heart resisting malignity or encreasing the Spirits such are all the Alexipharmacal internal medicines before rehearsed except that there the hot are confusedly mixed with the cold which in the use of them are to be distinguished but besides those these following are profitable which are not there cited The Hot Cordials Roots Of Doronicum or wholsom Wolfs-bane Zedoary Cinquefoil Avens Butterbur Barks Of Oranges and Citrons Leaves Of Carduus benedictus Sage mountain Calamint Motherworts ground Ivie Mints Bazil Rosemary Flowers Of Sage Lilly of the vally Spikenard Rozins Frankincense Storax Benzoin Animals Mummy Silk Sea things Amber Waters Of Carduus benedictus Balm scabiosse Sage Cinamon Treacle water ¶ Angelica water the greater composition Aqua Petasitis or water of Butterbur compound Bezoar water Gilberts water Scordium water compound Aqua Imperialis Aqua Mariae Oyls Of Cloves Cinamon Saffron Condited things Citron barks roots of Scorzonera or Spanish Vipers grasse Troschischs Of Gallia Moscata Alipta Moscara Trosch Alexiterii Species or Powders ¶ Bezoardicus Magistralis Cardiacus Magistralis temperate cordial Species Powder of Crabs claws compound Diamoscum Species of the Electuary Rosatae Novellae See the Alexipharmacal Medicines before Cooling Cordials Roots Of Sorrel Buglosse Leaves Of Sorrel wood Sorrel Borage Buglosse water Lillies Mirtles Seeds Of Quinces Plantain Fruits Sowr Cherries fragrant Apples Quinces sowr Pomegranats Flowers Of Willow ¶ The four cordial Flowers Clove Gilly flowers Juices Of Sorrel Roses and the Fruits aforesaid Stones Garnets Rubies Minerals and Sea things Gold Silver Coral Pearls mother of Pearls prepared Waters Of Roses Violets Buglosse water Lillies Sorrel Cheries Syrups Of Vinegar Pomegranats Limons Verjuice of the juice of Sorrel Violets Roses Quinces water Lillies Apples Currans Oxisaccarum Conserves Of Roses ¶ Borage and Buglosse flowers Clove Gilly flowers of wood Sorrel Condites Lemons preserved Barbaries Currans sowr Cherries preserved ¶ Quinces Pippins Oranges without the peels Borage roots Species Diamargariton frigidum Treschischs Of Spodium Camphier Vnguents Of Roses of Sanders Expectoraters by the Latines Expectorantia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are such Medicines as render those things or Excrements contained in the Lungs fit to be purged out by coughing and are called Bechicks from their manner of evacuating by coughing for the Greek word Bex signifies a Cough from whence comes Bechicus They are otherwise called procurers of spetting and Anacatharticks as also from the part that is to be evacuated they are called Thoracicals and Expectoraters and they are of two sorts according to the variety of Excrements viz. attenuaters and thickeners the first expectorate by attenuating cutting and cleansing the grosse Humors the others by thickening and also lenifying Where is to be noted that if any thing among the attenuaters seems too sharp it is to be tempered with the lenifiers least the Cough be too much irritated or least the grosse Humor by too much using them be hardned The matter of the Attenuaters Roots Of both the Birthworts marsh Mallows Angelica Cuckoo-pits Enulacampain Ireos Squils Onions Ginger Leaves Of Maidenhair Calamint ground Ivie Hysop Tobacco both for a Syrup and suffumigation wild Marjoram Penniryal Jerusalem Cowslips Horehound Catsfoot or mountain Cudweed Scabiosse Sundew or Ros folis Coltsfoot Seeds Of Annise Coleworts Carthamus Fennel Cresses Massilian Seseli Silvermountain of Nettles Berries Of Bays Juniper Flowers Of Rosemary Camomile Scabiosse Saffron from ℈ s to * Never exceed ℈ s for it causeth faintnesse by over mollifying ℈ i. Fruits Bitter Almonds dried Figs Capers Rosins Myrrh Turpentine Animals Hony Fox-lungs prepared to ʒ s ʒ i. Chymical things Flowers of Brimstone made either into a Loach or Tablets oyl of Brimstone a few drops of which use to be mixed with the Lohochs Waters Of Carduus benedictus Hysop Coltsfoot Scabiosse Syrup of Maidenhair Hysop Horehound Coltsfoot of Catsfoot simple Oximel Oximel of squils ¶ Syrup de Erisimo botruos Conserves Of Enulacampain Maidenhair Rosemary Flowers of Coltsfoot Flowers Powders Dia Ireos Solomonis and simple Diacalamintha Lohochs Of Fox lungs ¶ Sanum expert Lohoch de Farfara or Coltsfoot de Passulis External things Oyls Of bitter Almonds Ireos Camomile Oyntments Resumtivum Dialthea Pectoral Plaisters Filii Zachariae The matter of the thickning lenifying things Roots Of Liquorice Holihocks Seeds The four greater cold feeds white Poppy Lettuce Mallows Barly Rice Flowers Of water Lillies Violets red Poppy Fruits Sweet Almonds Dates Jujubes Pine kernels Phistick nuts sweet Prunes Raisins Sebestens Juices Of Liquorice Starch Penidies Opium with caution Animals Butter Marrows new drawn Waters Of Violets red Poppy water Lillies Syrups Of Liquorice Jujubes water Lillies red Poppies Violets white Poppies Hony of Violets ¶ Diacodium simple and compound Syrup of the Muscilages Conserves Of Violets water Lillies Powders Of Diatragacanthum frigidum and Diapenidium Pneumonicks or altering Medicines for the Lungs THey are those that are used to correct the distemper of the Lungs the matter of which is the same with that of the Expectoraters among which to heat the Brest the most excellent is flower of Brimstone given to * Rather to ℈ i. ʒ i. in a soft dressed Egg also ʒ ii of Turpentine dissolved in ℥ ii of Oximel Outwardly the Sulpherous natural Baths But to cool the Brest the use of sowr things of Milk red Saunders in the beginning of a Consumption and to prevent the spetting of Blood will suffice Also Conserves of
shal require Oâ— else some confection and powder together but because in this respect a Cordial Juleb is made of the same things that a strengthening potion is in his place such a potion uses to be prescribed for one dose only and so to be renewed as you have occasion but either of these wayes are unblameable Of late also spirit of Vitriol doth often use to be dissolved in Juleps especially where there is an ebullition of the humors to be extinguished or infection to be taken away or putrefaction to be prevented it may also be profitably mixed where humors are to be attenuated whether hot or cold as also where obstrustructions are to be opened But in relation to the quantity there is usually prescribed for one dose Of sweetners from one ounce to an ounce and half at most Of clarified Juyces or Liquors made of decoctions as being strong if sowr half an ounce if not one ounce Confections from a scruple to two scruples at most Powders from one scruple to two scruples at most if of the rarer sort as Bezoar â—o gr 4 or 6. Vnicorns horn to half a scruple Pearls from half a scruple to one scruple for the richer sort From hence it is easie to find the quantity for a Julep for three or four Doses and because Confections and Cordial powders are esteemed as one thing if they are prescribed together 't is not difficult to limit the quantities of both conjoyned And if spirit of Vitriol be used the dose is prescribed by saying as much as is sufficient to give it a grateful sharpness that is which may neither smite the Lungs or set the teeth on edge The use and form of prescribing is set down thus â„ž c. that is the Liquor and things convenient to be dissolved in it make a Julep for three or four morning doses it may also be prescribed for the evening especially if it be a Cordial and for one dose But if the Julep be made of a decoction it is to be prescribed in the same manner as an Apozem If besides the Liquor and Syrups of which only the more simple Juleps both for altering and preparing are usually composed you shal add some simple or compound strengthening powder to aromatize it you may say make a Julep which shal be aromatized with one dram or one dram and a half of such a powder for three or four Doses The Juleps of Infants are to be prescribed out of a spoon twice or thrice a day The benefit and fruit of a Julep is very plentiful as the use of themis at this day famous First when you desire to prepare the humors for purging for by this double form the concoction of the humours is perfected viz. of a Julep and Apozem and is chiefly to be prescribed in the Spring and Autumne for the same end A Concocting Julep is chiefly useful for the Winter and may supply the place of an Apozem when not easily to be prepared either through the defect of green herbs or want of opportunity to keep them dryed or by the scantiness of time or urgency of the affection cannot be made ready neither that nor any other altering Medicine that requires much labour then an extemporary Julep may be prepared by the mixture of distill'd waters and syrups and some fit Confection and this way also is cheaper for the poorer sort so that a concocting Julep may be the deputy of an altering Apozem but although by this means there is a present remedy applicable both safe and pleasant yet can it not be expected to have the same efficacy for the virtues of an Apozem are much more effectual 2ly When your indications require the alteration of the body humors or spirits without intention of a succeeding purgation but chiefly to extinguish any fervent heat of them or Fevers or other hot affections or to bridle the malignity of them They are used chiefly against hot distempers to which they are peculiarly dedicated as also to repress the heat of the Head and Heart continual and burning Fevers that are troublesom by their intolerable heat as also to quench the ardencies of the Liver Reins and Bowels and to quench the thirst So also is the ardor of the humors restrained and if any malignity be joyned with it it wil be commodiously repressed by this cooling Cordial Liquor so are they usual to prevent the malice of the disease strengthen the heart restore the strength confirm the spirits and vigour through the whole course of the disease and partly to alter the affections themselves So also to restrain the motion of the humors as cruptions of blood from what part soever as in the beginning of Pleurisies following the preposterous motion of the spirits as in extraordinary watchings c. In summe this liquid form is convenient to prepare humors for purging to strengthen the heart restore strength suddenly or alterto any other intention to perform it speedily when the parts afflicted either humors or affections lye deep in the body to which place alterers in any other form cannot so wel be conveighed CHAP. III. Of Potions A POTION is a liquid form of Medicine made of things conducing to the purpose either Catharticks Cordials or others dissolved in a meet Liquor to be prescribed for one dose only and to be drunk down from whence the name prepared either to purge strengthen or alter the body any manner of way Hence a Potion is usually 3 fold Purgative Cordial or Strengthening and altering A Purging Potion Is often understood under the name of Potion spoken simply so that this name is generally received to signifie a purging Potion and of late is called a dose because it is not to be drank otherwise then at one time not at divers unless some dayes after or some short time be interposed But it is a liquid form of a Medicine composed of a purging Medicine decocted or infused or dissolved some other way in a Liquor and added and a syrup to be given at once purging either some certain humor or divers and specifically casting it out by stool Hence the differences of a purging Potion are taken from the difference of humours they cast forth hence some are Cholagogues some Phlegmagogues others Hydragogues others Melanagogues and others composed of all these proprieties are called Panchymagogues or Holagogues In general three things are to be considered in them Composition Vse and Profit or Vtility In COMPOSITION two things are to be regarded an apt Liquor of which it is made and such things as are to be dissolved in it The LIQUOR that is fit to dissolve your Medicines for a purging potion is to be considered in quality and quantity In respect of the quality there is prescribed either 1. Some Decoction or 2. Some Infusion or 3. Both Decoction and Infusion together or 4. Some other Liquor serving to the scope and intention of the Physitian In special 1. the decoction that is usually prepared to make a Potion is
before said in the purging decoction which is also a received practice And the use of this is as those before either to infuse boyl or dissolve purgers in I â— INFUSION as to infusion you must understand that here by that word is meant the maceration or steeping of any thing in a fit Liquor wherby it's virtue loosened from its earthy body is conveyed after the manner of tinctures into the liquor which impregnated with those virtues is called an infusion or dilution In it two things are considerable 1. The purgers that are to be infused and 2. The Liquor in which they are to be macerated In both the quality and quantity are to be regarded The things to be infused in respect of their quality may be al purgers as Senna Agarick c. except Manna and also Aloes and Coloquintida for their bitterness for at this day in Paris they often infuse Cassia Fistula In relation to their Quantity if the infusion only should be sufficiently purging without dissolving any other either simple or compound Cathartick in the strained Liquor they ought to be prescribed in a larger quantity than if they were given in substance yea in a double proportion if they are the stronger sort or in a treble quantity if they are the gentler sort adding also their proper correctors to a four-fold proportion if strong or to a six-fold quantity if weaker The Liquor as to the quality is either simple as common water which draws forth the virtues of things but slowly or some certain distilled water especially in hot affections Whey of Milk in Melancholy the broth of flesh and Aqua vitae which is indued with a wonderful faculty of extracting the virtues dissolving the spirits and operating substance of things and attracting it to it self in which it surpasseth all others and therefore chiefly to be used for cold affections and infusions to correct Phlegme and Melancholy a smal portion of it being mixt with the Liquor of the iâ—fusion White Wine is next in praise for extracting and inbibing the virtues of things w'h is most fit in cold affections if you make the infusion in it and water of each a like quantity or otherwise you may find some other convenient Liquor Or else compound as some of the aforesaid decoctions The Quantity is not determined but left to the discretion of the Apothecary is prescribed by the Physitian with q-s. that is a sufficient quantity But although in general the infusion of Catharticks be so used as is said that of all or either you may excusedly prepare an insusion for purges to better purpose than when they are boyled as is said in the Apozem yet more specially of late iâ— is grown in use only to have two kindes of infuâ—â—ons for the Liquor of a purging potion which as most usual are wont to be generally prescribed 〈◊〉 An infusion of Rhoubarb alone to one dram or a dram and a half correctives as Cinamom or Spikenard being added to gr 6 or helf a scruple in cold persons or else in hot tempers yellow Saunders to half a scruple for the liquor of a Cholagogue potion as also for a Phlegmagogue 2. Or the infusion of Rheubarb from 〈◊〉 dram to a dram and half 2 scruples of Agarick being newly made into trosches being added with his correctors for a phlegmagogue potion or where Phlegme and Choler are mixed together An infusion is usually made in the distill'd waters of Endive and Succory as in Châ—l rick people or Plant ain water if a flux of he belly be present it may also be made either in an altering or purging decoction or some of the afore-mentioned or in some other approprâ—â—t Liquâ—r III. A DECOCTION and INFUSION together are very usual when it shal be prescribed let such purgers with their Correctors be infused in s q. of some of the above-mentioned decoctions to which purpose are Rheubarb and Agarick only usually admitted so at this day it is most usual and frequent to have the decoction oâ— Senna rescribed to be mixed with the infusion of â—heubarb alone or Agarick according as the indications require a potion purging either Phlegme Melancholy or adust choler IV. Any other LIQUOR that can satisfie the intention of the Physitian is sometimes taken to make a purging potion and dissolve Cathâ—rticks in as for example any of these as Diacarthamum and may be prescribed to half an ounce or six drams to be dissolved in such a water or broth and to be made into a potion and this is chiefly useful when sometimes as in a sudden case through the urgency of the affection or the shortness of time or want of leisure or for other inconveniences decoctions or infusions cannot be prepared As to the quality of the Liquor some distilled water respecting the part affected and humor that is to be evacuated is to be chosen or broth so we usually prescribe Manna to be taken in broth either simple of flesh or else of a chick alter'd with cooling herbs for the cholerick so for phlegm a tablet of Diacarthamum is usually prescribed with them or else white Wine with which the root Mechoacan and Jalop which of late is come in use for the same things that Mechoacan is used are usually taken in substance to one dram or one dram and a half after they have slightly infused for phlegmatick and serous humors or else Whey of Milk or Mead but this matter is treated of thrice before As to the quantity the dose of the liquor in which the things are to be dissolved varies much according to the age of the Patient for to Boyes two ounces wil suffice to Youths three ounces to elder people four or five ounces at most because seeing they require a greater quantity of purging Medicines to be moved with all unless you dilute them with a considerable quantity of Liquor your potions wil be too thick and ungrateful Things to be DISSOLVED are considered either in quantity or quality In relation to the quality there are dissolved 1. Purgers viz. when the Liquor of the potion is little or not enough purgative which because it usually happens there are for the most part alwayes purgers dissolved in it 2. Alterers viz. tweetners which are alwayes to be dissolved in it for the better relish sake Purgers that are to be dissolved in it are either simple or compound Simples are Manna Cassia which are usual in purging choler gently as also to lenifie the affections of the Breast and Reins or hard dry viz. in the form of powder as usually the powder of Rheubarb in the spitting of blood dysentery or other flux of the belly c. Mechoacan for phlegmatick and waterish humors and the root of Jalopâ— which of late is used in the room of Mechoacan Compounds are either officinal or magisterial Officinal or the purgers of the shops are either syrups as syrup of Roses solutive of Succory with Rheubarb of Fumitory compound De pomis Regis Sabor
if to be had honey of Roses strained Or Electuaries which are either soft as Opiates or solid as Tabulets Opiates either purge al humors as Catholicon or phlegm only as Diaphoenicon Indum minus benedicta Laxativa Hiera picra though unpleasantly or Choler as Diaprunum simplex Diacassia Tryphera Persica Diaprunum solutivum Electuar of Roses Mesues Electuary de Psillio or Phlegm and Choler together as Diaphoenicum Indum minus or Melancholy as Catholicon best of al Diasenna solutive Confectio hamech minor or else watrish humors as Benedicta laxative solid Electuaries either respect choler as Eleci de succo rosar or phlegme as Diacarthamum Electuary de citro solutives or Choler and Phlegme together as the two last Or some powder extant in the shops as Diaturbith in Germany for phlegm and waterish humors Magisterial purgers use to be prescribed by the Physitian for present use and as is the infusion of Rhuebarb alwayes prescribed but chiefly for cholerick humours thus let the infusion of 1 dram or a dram and a half of Rheubarb made in Endive or Succory water or else the expression of one dram or a dram and half of Rheubarb or the infused Liquor of one dram or a dram and a half of Rheubarb for these three wayes sound the same thing ALTERERS or Sweetners besides those now mentioned are usually syrups but Manna is often given alone with broth Diacarthamum Rheubarb Mechoacam are most commonly prescribed to be taken in white Wine And these in respect of their quality are onely used as alterers if the decoction or infusion be sufficiently purging it self or if a sufficient quantity of other purgers be dissolved in the strained Liquor and those respecting both the humour and part affected from whence succeeds a happy event Or purgers also when things are otherwise and the most usual for al potions almost is syrup of Roses solutive But in relation to the quantity in general the dose of the purgers to be dissolved shal be more or less according as the decoction or infusion or both shal be nothing at al or more or less purging for Catharticks are to be dissolved in such a quantity that they may make one whole and allowable dose with the simple purgers if any be either decocted or infused which may easily be known by the several doses both of simple and compound purgers as for example the dose of Senna in a decoction that it may only moderately purge is an ounce or an ounce and a half or rather from half an ounce to an ounce of Rhubarb in the infusion that it might moderately purge frō a dram and half to half an ounce so that if you prescribe a decoction of half an ounce of Senna in which it should be infused because half an ounce is onely one third of the dose in which it may be given that is of an ounce and a half in which it purgeth moderately and also prescribe one dram of Rhuebarb which is but a fourth part of the whole dose of Rheubarb it comes to pass that these joyned make only 7 twelfths of the whole dose which make not up the whole dose by five twelfths to supply wch you must dissolve so much of some fit Electuary as may make the dose compleat as Electuary Diacarthamum whose dose since it is fix drams you must borrow from thence 7 twelfths viz. two drams a half so have you the proportion which may allowably be dissolved that with the help of the others it may moderately purge the body where other contingencies are indifferent And thus the dose of those things that are to be dissolved is to be examined that al things may be prescribed safely not dangerously or by chance But in special when the Liquor of a potion is little or nothing purging at Montpellier for a body where al things are moderate we may dissolve Manna to 2 ounces or 3 ounces Cassia in a smal quantity and not unless some powerful indication require it as in lenifying the affections of the breast and Reins because it makes potions gross and ungrateful if it should be dissolved in his legitimate dose therefore 't wil be best to dissolve not above three drams or four drams but that this smal quantity may be made up you may add the stronger sort of purging electuaries to three drams or half an ounce wherefore usually that it may be more acceptable in potions 't were better to infuse it as they do at Paris Rheubarb if it be dissolved in substance against the dysentery or flux of the belly c. you may do it to one scruple half a dram or one dram for a purging powder should not much exceed one dram otherwise it may be too thick and thereby ungrateful Mechoacan to one dram and a dram and half Jalop to one dram Syrup of Roses solutive new to three ounces and four ounces for old syrup is not used Some things are seldom used or dissolved to purge by themselves as the syrup of Roses solutive unless in delicate persons as to them that are easily purged or else as it is sometimes when the decoction of it self is very purgative Electuaries of the shops in the form of opiats if gentle as diaprunis simple diacassia Tryphera Persica Diasebesten Catholicon though seldom to one ounce or an ounce and half at most for in a greater quantity they thicken the Liquor too much diaprunis solutive and Electuary de Psillio to half an ounce six drams or one ounce at most for strong people Indum minus Diaphoenicum from three drams to six drams Benedicta laxativa from two drams to five drams But those which are in the form of Tabulets as diacarthamum de citro solutive de succo rosarum from 3 drams to six drams at most in the strongest people The dose of the infusion of Rheubarb is above-mentioned Sweetning syrups when altering although purgers are only dissolved from one ounce to an ounce and half when purging from one ounce to half an ounce unless you would purge with them only which is seldom seen The USE and FORM of prescribing is various according to the variety of the Liquor I. If the Liquor be any of the above-mentioned decoctions 't is prescribed ℞ c. viz. the said ingredients make a decoction in q. s. of a fit Liquor to three ounces or four ounces strain in it c. or without straining make a decoction c. take of the strained Liquor three ounces or four ounces for either way is usual in which dissolve c. make a potion to be taken in the morning with care and order having eaten a light supper the night before But if you would not describe your decoction at length 't wil be sufficient if having set down the purgers you prescribe any as for example the decoction of Endive Agrimony Maidenbair c. Make a potion c. II. If of any officinal decoction ℞ c. viz. the things that are to be dissolved with q.
here is to be noted that those which have a star at their beginning fixed to them are at Montpelier of the more usual sort The altering Officinal syrup is compounded either 1. Of Juyces only and this is either temperate as syrup of the juyce of * Borage of h Bugloss * Bizantines of Mesue of Fumitory simple * Oxymel simple Or Cooling as simple Syrup of * Vinegar and Oxy saccarum syrup of Verjuyce of the juyce of Sorrel Alexandrinvs or Julep of Roses of the juyce of Citrons Barberries * Quinces of the juyce of Succory Endive Pomegranates both sowr and sweet of Limons of Apples of red Corans of Violets Or heating as simple Syrup of Betony Miva of Quinces though moderately especially the aromatical Oxymel of Squils though moderately 2. Of INFUSION and this also is cooling as syrup of water Lillies simple h. of red * Poppyes and of dryed Roses 3. Of a DECOCTION and this is either Cooling as syrup of * Succory compound of * Jujubes yet moderately of white Poppy h. Or heating as syrup de Althea of Fernelius of Bettony compound of the barks of Citron of Calamint of * Hysop of * Horehound of the two roots of the five roots of * Staechados of Colts foot h. 4. Of infusion made in Juyces and Decoction together and is either Cooling as Oxysaccarum compound syrup of Purshine h. Or heating as syrup of Wormwood * Mints Oxymel compound Or some other Liquor and a decoction and is either temperate as syrup of * Maidenhair and of Liquorice which is moderately hot or heating as syrup of Mugwort V. Or a decoction and a Juyce and this is either temperate as Bizantinus compound or cooling as syrup of Vineger compound but moderately of Endive compound of Mirtles of water Lillies compound or heating as syrup de Eupatorio or Maudiens of Fumitary compound But as from this division of the syrups you may perceive how these altering syrups are affected in the active qualities so must you note also that all of them are drying in the passive qualities unless such that have the letter h. annexed which moisten and humectâ— but how they severally are appropriated to divers parts and to concoct divers humors you must find in the Materia medica A magisterial syrup is that which is prepared for present use according to the various scope of the Physitian composed of either more or fewer of the precedents The division and differences of it are to be sought from what I have before said in the officinal syrup and in the altering Apozem In it three things are to be considered the composition the Use and the Utility In the COMPOSITION four things are to be regarded the matter or Liquor of which it is made the things to be dissolved in it the clarification and aromatization The matter is to be weighed both in quality and quantity The consideration of the matter is two-fold Remote viz. the several parts of simples spoken of in the Apozem and neer which is three-fold Decoction Juyce and sometimes infusion prepared divers wayes of the aforesaid ingredients of which I must next treat 1. The decoction of which the syrup is to be made is the same with the decoction of the altering Apozem made and prescribed by the same reason of the same things after the same manner and form of which I shal say no more in this place 2. The Juyce is drawn out of Leaves Fruits and flowers bruised and pressed and so effectually purified is used with better Fruit and to more purpose than the decoction whether it be to strengthen or alter any way And this 3 several wayes is used in the making of a syrup 1. Either it is taken merely either of one only thing or drawn from divers and that either of Leave as of Borage Bugloss Hops in melancholy people of Sorrel Succory Endive in the cholerick c. and so in the rest according to the diversity of the directors or of Fruits as of Limons in the cholerick of Apples in the Melancholy and is exactly to be purified from the feces by a gentle heat whereby they settle down at the bottom else they may afford occasion of corruption 2. Or else for the greater efficacy or some other reason arising from the indications other things are boyled usually three pound or four pound of the clarifled Juyces is taken to prepare the syrup and those things that are to be decocted in it which must respect the part affected or humor are to be prescribed to half the quantity that is set down for an Apozem 3. Or else more profitably specifical and proper ingredients are onely infused to the same intent as Roots Seeds Flowers Spices and usually for the quantity of a pound and a half or two pound of a Juyce for a syrup are prescribed two ounces or 3 ounces of things to be infused according to the several efficacy of the ingredients 3. An infusion sometimes is taken or used for the siquid subject of a syrup and is to be prepared of ingredients fit for the intention of very forcible virtues and for the most part are spices the reason of which you may find before in the purging Potion In relation to the quantity the usual proportion of a decoction clarisied Juyce or infusion for a syrup is a pound a pound and half or 2 pound at most according as we intend the use of it shal be more rare or frequent or of shorter or longer continuance Things to be dissolved in the aforesaid syrups either to preserve them the longer or for tastes sake are considered in relation to their Quality there is therefore dissolved in it 1. either sugar which is convenient for all both hot and cold affections and more acceptable to the sick or sometimes Honey in cold affections of the head and breast or when you would more effectually heat cut cleanse or when natural heat languishing is to be revived 2. Or else together with the sugar some officinal syrup but then the quantity of sugar is to be lessened for a syrup is but sugar dissolved then sugar is only prescribed q. s. 3. Besides some of the aforesaid sweetners that are perpetually dissolved in it there are also dissolved especially in that syrup that is prepared of a decoction and sometimes in those prepared of infusions some clarified Juyces of Leaves or Fruits and other Liquors as Vinegar Wine c. to mâ—ke them the more effâ—ctual as is afore-said in the altering Apozem in which place see more In respect of the quantity sugar is dissolved in equal proportion with the liquor of this see in the animadversions following so also is Honey when used in syrups to five ounces or six ounces but then sugar to a sufficient quantity only Juyces to six ounceâ— more or less according to the quantity of the infusion or decoction Clarification and Aromatization see of them before in the Apozem The USE and FORM of prescribing In the use of a
syrup either officinal or Magisterial we must consider three things methodically after what maner how much when they ought to be prescribed and given 1. How or after what manner that is whether they are to be given in that sorm or consistence that they are of themselves or whether diluted with other Liquors as in Juleps 2. How much that is in what quantity or dose 3. When that is at what time neither doth there appear more things necessary to be considered in the right and legitimate administration of them As to the manner of taking them because a syrup taken by it self not diluted with any Liquor penetrates not so far into the body neither can quickly or easily without losing some strength and virtues and withal works slower upon the part affected and humor that is to be altered and on the contrary a syrup diluted in the form of a Julep doth sooner easier farther insinuate it self into the parts of the body noxious humours the clamminess little hindring it and can come to the most intimate spaces with firmer and less alter'd virtues than when it is sincere and doth sooner alter whatsoever it toucheth so that according to the nearness and distance of the parts affected the affections themselves or causes that are to be alter'd this or that form is chiefly to be used Therefore sincere syrups are prescribed commonly by themselves and are taken 1. To intercept or stop defluxions by thickening them from falling violently either on the Throat Lungs or stomack for by the help of their clamminess by reason of the stay they make in the mouth and in regard they do not very soon pass down they easily stay the humor that is descending and these are to be taken out of a spoon and to be held long in the mouth 2. When there is a hoarsness of the throat and a roughness of the Wind-pipe which by its gentle clamminess where with it as it were smears it it helps being swallowed by little and little or licked down like lohochs 3. For expectoration or the spitting up of matter collected and impacted in the Lungs by taking it by little and little out of a spoon or licking it down from a Liquorice stick 4. To mitigate coughing after the same manner 5. In diseases and affections of the stomack especially cold ones for they which are hot and dry as in hot and cholerick affections should rather be temper'd by moisture unless its strength be much decayed although usually they are dissolved in a smal quantity of Liquor except syrup of Wormwood or when your scope be to strengthen or bind 6. In the affections of parts nigh the stomack to which it may easily be conveyed But diluted or dissolved syrup in the form of a Julep is best 1. When the Liver Spleen or Mesentory are affected 2. When the head heart Lungs Reins Bladder Womb habit of the body Limbs are diseased to which the virtue of a syrup could either not at al or very slowly and much alter'd from its own nature otherwise have entrance 'T is to be prescribed to be dissolved in a fit and appropriat Liquor that may either respect the humor affection or part affected or al these together but most usually in some distill'd water or with a proper decoction which is much more effectual than water or with the broth of a chick and that either simple or alter'd with Roots Leaves c. agreeing to the same purpose as hereafter The quantity is to be considered as singular and several As to the singular or united quantity or dose an officinal altering Syrup may be given from half an ounce to an ounce an ounce and half and two ounces at the most in defining which dose more exactly four things are to be diligently regarded 1. The scituation or distance of the part affected for when the virtue of the syrup is to be conveighed to parts far scituated and remote it ought to be given in the greater quantity yea in the highest dose of all if you see it fit otherwise you wil hardly perceive any benefit in the operation because in a long passage its virtues must needs be much broken and alter'd unless the Liquor in which it is dissolved be also very effectual 2. The action or motion of the affection it selt and the morbifical causes and the quality of them either vehement or remiss that requires a middle or else the highest dose this a lesser 3. The Age as to Infants half an ounce which is the least dose to Boyes of better growth one ounce which is next the least wil suffice for the highest of al. 4. The efficacy of the syrup it self and the vigor it hath naturally to operate hence 't wil suffice to prescribe syrup of Poppy only from half an ounce to an ounce at highest because of his narcotick quality so also unpleasantness ought to lessen the dose as usually one ounce doth suffice for the highest dose of syrup of Wormwood 5. To these may be added the manner of taking it for that which is taken to be swallowed down by licking it leisurely because they cannot be taken in a large quantity against divers affections of the Wind-pipe and Lungs for then it would soon slip down without doing any good therefore it is often to be iterated and is alwayes prescribed to four ounces or 5 or 6 for frequent use to be often repeated so that such ought not to be included within the aforesaid rule the same is to be said for such as are prescribed to quench thirst in the heat of diseases because the use of them is to be frequent for which purpose they are prescribed to four ounces five or six But the quantity of the Liquor to dilute them in is much like that of the Jâ—leps as to three ounces or four ounces yet you may prescribe less when the stomack or any neer part is affected but more to allay thirst as in Fevers and al sorts of hot boyling diseases especially in the summer time As to the several or divided quantity digestives may be taken morning and evening when the stomack is empty but they which are given against thirst coughs or to help spitting are taken often they which provoke sleep only once and that about the accustomed hour of sleeping neither are they to be reiterated unless necessity require it others are taken either oftner or seldomer as the several occasions require As to the Time of taking them preparing Syrups and those which are allotted for the digestion of humors are to be taken in the morning 4 or five hours before meat lest the virtue of them should be stackned either by meat newly taken or not yet concocted they may also be taken at evening when the digestion of humors is to be accelerated but at a good distance from feeding when the stomack is empty those for a cough at any hour when it is troublesom they which provoke sleep or are to stop defluxions
Medicine almost of the consistencie of Hony or somewhat thicker prepared either to alter or purge and because it is a bit a Medicine as much as the mouth can wel contain therefore it hath its name A Boble is three-fold viz. purging altering and strengthening A PURGING BOLE WHat a purging Bole is and what are his differences taken from the variety of humors that are to be purged may appear by what hath been said before in the Apozem But in it three things are to be considered the Composition Vse and Vtility In the COMPOSITION chiefly the matter of which 't is made in which there is to be considered its quality and quantity As to the quality of the MATTER in general 't is composed of purgers both simple and compound as any purging powder both simple and compound and sugar As to the quantity in general a bole ought not to exceed six drams or 1 ounce seldom 10 drams unless it consist of the gentlest sort of purgers But in special a purging bole as to the matter is composed 1. Either of Cassia alone which is most commonly the basis of a bole or also pulp of tamarinds especially in the cholerick though 't is better to have it of Cassia and some other purger together that its purging quality might be acuated which else is only lenifying lest otherwise by staying too long in the intrals it might overslacken them and then as to the quantity there is prescribed half an ounce or six drams of Cassia but of the purging opiate or tablet two drams or three drams more or less examining the doses by that caution before noted that if two or three be mingled with the Cassia the compleat dose of all might be found out Note that 't is commonly used in the affections of the reins and bladder to prescribe a bole of the aforesaid Cassia as the basis to six drams to which add two drams of Turpentine washed in violet or pellitory water with a sufficient quantity of powder of liquorice and sugar to which purpose also Turpentine alone is prescribed sometimes with a scruple of Rheubarb added to it as is hereafter setdown 2. Or of the purging officinal opiate which is either prescribed alone in that quantity which hath been before in the potion and shal hereafter be defined or else together with it is added a purging tablet or solid electuary in that proportion that all together may make up the compleat dose yet should the opiate somewhat exceed the others Note that sometimes either to these two joyned or to the opiate alone is added some purging powder and that either simple as the powder of Rrheubarb Mechoachan c. from half a scruple to half a dram or compound as of diaturoith from half a scruple to a scruple according to the quantity the other things are prescribed in or else sometimes not purgative but either directing or correcting or strenghening to half a scruple 3. Or else of a tablet or solid electuary either alone in the dose aforesaid in the potion and hereafter to be set down with some syrup or Sâ—gar or sometimes an opiate being added or a purging powder as aforesaid 4. Or which is very seldome of a powder onely either simple or compound made up with a syrup or sugar but this manner is lesse used 5. Or else which hardly deserves the name of a purging bole yet is used in affections of the reins of Turpentine washed in violet water c. to two drams or three drams with a scruple of the powder of Liquorice The USE as to the manner 't is taken by swallowing it down which is easiest done out of a spoon with some syrup that is gratefull to the taste Aâ— to the quantity 't is above defined The time is in the morning after the manner of other catarrticks The FORM of PRESCRIBING when Cassia onely is taken is â„ž take the marrow of Cassiae newly drawn and sometimes 't is added by the vapour of some decoction as of Barly Liquorice Mallows for the Reins or else 't is said the pulp or flour of Cassia c. make a bole with Sugar If of an Opiate â„ž c. with Sugar make it a bole But when a bole is made of the drier things as tablets and powders so that they can hardly stick together in the form of a bole â„ž let them be moistened with such a syrup then with Sugar reduce them into the form of a bole which let him take c. but when the bole is made of Turpentine â„ž Turpentine washed c. make a bole let each bit be wrapped in Wafers so take them out of a spoon with a convenient Syrup as of Maiden hair Violets c. let them be swallowed down in the morning three or four hours before dinner and that usually for three dayes together The UTILITY is the same with that of a potion viz. when the cause of the affection is in the inferior region or the parts adjacent but a bole of Cassia is particularly profitable in the reins and bladder in which we should deal very gently and onely lenisie The strengthening bole IN it three things are to be considered the composition use and utility As to the COMPOSITION in respect of its quality it is prepared 1. Either of officinall conserves and a powder which is either the Species of some Electuary of the shops or other aromaticall powder as of Cinnamom c. with Sugar Note that sometimes with the aforesaid conserves are also taken cordiall confections as alchermes de hyacintho 2. or of some strengthening officinall confection alone As to the quantity this bole in generall seldom exceeds three drams or half an ounce In speciall the quantities and dose of the first sort of these boles is this as of conserves let there be three drams half an ounce powders a Scruple Of confections if added one scruple or half a dram But of the second sort viz. the confection is prescribed from a dram to a dram and half The USE as to the time it useth to be prescribed the day after a purging Medicine two hours before dinner or otherwise at any other convenient hour simply to strengthen without any purge preceding it As to the manner 't is to be swallowed out of a spoon if you will with syrup drinking aftâ—r it a little wine diluted or other liquor fit for the purpose The FORM â„ž c. make it a bole with Sugar which let him take c. The Vtility sufficiently appears in its name see also the cordiall potion but most usually they are prescribed after purging medicines to comfort the stomack and parts afflicted by them as also by the violence of diseases and also simply to strengthen without Relation to any preceding Purgation as often as the strength growing weak or feeble by any other cause requires it as also to alter together with the strengthening so also this sort of boles are used against fluxes of the belly
effectual united faculty To the Troschischs are to be referred the Muscardines WHich are little pastils so called from the musk they contain cheifly composed for the perfuming the breath and to exalt venereall moriscoes such are these of Gallia moschata that are most effectual They are compounded either simply of ambergreese musk-grains three four c as you wil and q. s sugar dissolved in rose-water with a little starch Or else more compounded of the powder of some aromatical things of sweet savor as cinnamom Saunders one dram musk Ambergreese gr three or four as you list and sugar q. s make troschischs of which let him hold one often in his mouth CHAP. VII Of Powders THe USE of POWDERS is extream necessary both that solid medicines may come in use of themselves as also that they may the easilier be mixed with other formes of medicines but that which the Latines cal a powder the Arabians call by 3. names Suffuff any gross powder Alcohol the finest powders and Seiff the grinding of any sort of troschischs which is done on a stone with a fit water for affections of the eyes but a powder is either officinal or magisterial of which this discourse is The magisterial is either internal or external The internall is either purging strengthening or altering Purging Powder The definition and differences may be sought out of what is aforesaid It is compounded of Catharticks and for the most part those that are the pleasantest with their proper correctors in a proportion often before mentioned As to the quantity to an ounce an ounce and half is the most is prescribed and note that sugar for the more delicate may be added but in a smal quantity or equal to the powder and that exactly defined The VSE as to the manner 't is to betaken in broth or some convenient liquor As to the quantity the doses of the purgers are to be computed As to the time in the morning with custody The FORM â„ž c. Make a powder of which c. The VTILITY is to purge see afore The strengthening powder Although it may be prescribed to strengthen divers parts according to the scope of the Physitian yet 't is either to confirm the stomack and is called a Digestive or the heart and is called a Cordial and an Alexiterial it may be also made for other uses as to strengthen the Liver Intrals c. The COMPOSITION 1 of the digestive powder is in general of stomachical things that help concoction dissolvers of wind and binder But in special Coriander-seed prepared is usually the basis prescribed to an ounce to which are added things that discuss wind as Anniseed to half an ounce or 6 drams then strengtheners of the stomack either simple or compound to 2 or 3 drams at most with sugar of Roses in tablets s q. 2. The Cordial powder or that which strengthens other parts which is compounded both of simple and compound powders of Electuaries proper and specifical to half an ounce 6 drams or 1 ounce according as the use of it shal continue long or short yet so that the more pretious Cordial powders be joyned but in a smal quantity either to a fourth or sixth part these are prescribed either alone or for the better taste sake sugar rosat is mixed with them to three or four times their weight The VSE and form of the Digestive powder â„ž c. Make a powder of which let him take a spoonful neither eating nor drinking after it But of a Cordial or other strengthening powder as hepatical c. this is the form â„ž c. Make a powder of which let him take 1 2 or 3 drams with water broath or other convenient liquor and that in the morning the stomack being empty or else when necessity requires especially if it be Alexiterial The VTILITY is for the strengthening of the principal parts and others also and consists for the most part of hot things yet with the same intention of strengthening they may be prepared of cooling things Hither appertains the altering powder altering divers wayes according to the scope in first second and third qualities as that which is generally prescribed of steel against obstructions with other openers to one ounce or two ounces with an equal quantity of sugar of which a spoonful is taken every morning drinking after it a little wine or other convenient Liquor so against the stone or gravel of stone-breaking medicines to an ounce an ounce and a half and Sugar s q. of which take one dram or a dram and a half with a diuretical Liquor so to provoke the birth and courses as also to bind the fluxes of blood both by stool and from the Womb and bladder against all kindes of fluxes and to alter divers wayes when moysture is one cause offending Thus much of an internal powder The external powder is also sometimes prescribed and is either physical or chirurgical The physical or medicinal is for the most part strengthening as is usually prescribed for comforting and drying the brain of proper cephalical things as Roots Leaves c. prescribed to two ounces adding to it also and that frequently the violet or cypris powder to one ounce or one ounce and a half more or less but for the most part they take of roots two ounces seeds six drams flowers three drams spices two drams The VSE and FORM â„ž c. Make a gross powder with which let the head be dryed in the morning which is most usual lafter the washing of it The VTILITY is to strengthen the brain and dry the phlegmatick and to waste the excrementitious moysture of the hairs of the head The Chyrurgical powder is various to be prescribed only by a Chyrurgeon to cleanse fil and heal Ulcers stop the bleeding of wounds c. the quantity of prescribing it varies according to the various occasion of its use THE SECOND BOOK OF EXTERNAL REMEDIES The First SECTION Of Remedies common to many parts CHAP. I. Of Epithemes or liquors to be applyed to any part IF you regard the signification of the name every external medicine that is applyable to any part may be so called but now it claims a peculiar kinde of right in designing only those remedies that are externally applyed to the Heart and Liver and the nobler parts of the body to alter strengthen and is two-fold liquid and solid The liquid Epitheme The name is apparent and it is fluid like water or a Julep chiefly composed of a convenient liquor and cordial powders In it three things are to be considered the Composition Vse and Vtility In the Composition we must regard the matter of which 't is made whether liquid or dry as powder or mean between both and in either of these the quality and quantity The Liquor as to its quality is for the most part a distilled water as the basis such as is proper both for the affection and part affected and that either alone or else
fragrant wine 3. For the biting of a mad dogg the Antidote of Galen of one part of Frankinsense 5 parts of Gentian and 10 parts of the ashes ofa Crawfish the dosefs from half a dram to a dram or two drams in wine Or else outwardly 1. The Alexipharmacal things mixed with things that draw to the skin 2. The flesh of any venemous creature applyed to the sting or the bite The Second SECTION OF THE FIRST PART OF The First Book OF MEDICINES respecting the Causes offending in quantity A Type of this Section Medicaments respecting the morbifical cause offending in quantity are either Preparers Of the humors otherwise called Digestives Of the body called otherwise Openers Or Universal Evacuaters as Purgers viz. those thaâ— are properly so called Vomitories Diureticks Sudorificks Preparers of the Humors or Digestives THese are those digestives that correct the fulness of the humors either in first or second qualities that any way hinder concoction by contrary qualities and by this meanes do as it were prepare them partly to help nature in the concoction partly to procure the more commodious evacuation by the succeeding purge and of this preparation is meant that Aphorisme 22. Sect. 1. These are threefold for some prepare Choler some Phlegme others Melancholy Preparers of Choler CHoler in respect of the first qualities because it is hot and dry requires those things that are cold and moist but in relation to the second qualities because some is very thin as that which is yellow other of it thick and gross either by adustion or by mixing with gross humours as the Vitelline Leek-colourd Aeruginous and azure colourd the first sort is to be thickned this last to be attenuated therefore alterers of Choler are two-fold some thickeners others attenuaters Concerning which note this that although all of them are not moist yet because they are cooling they abate the heat and prevent any farther driness and so by accident do moisten Thickners of Choler The Roots of Bugloss Plantain Leaves of Purslane Plantain Lettice Garden Nightshade great Housleek Seeds of Quinces Lettice Mallows white Poppies Plantain Fleawort Flowers of water Lillies Violets red Poppies Roses Mallows Fruits Jujubes Quinces Pomgranates Peares sweet Apples Sebestens Gums Tragant Arabick Juices of the leaves and fruits before rehearsed in this table starch Waters of the leaves and flowers aforesaid Syrups of the leaves flowers and fruits aforesaid usual in the shops as also the syrup of white Poppy seed Conserves of the flowers of water Lillies violets red Roses Mallows Species or Powders of Diatragacanthum Frigidum Diamargaritum Frigidum Diapenidium Pulvis Haly. Elect. Diacidonium without spices Rob. As of English Corans Cherries Sloes c. Attenuators of Choler Roots of Sparagus Sorrel Succory Grass Leaves of Sorrel all the capillary herbs viz. black or common Maydeehair yellow Maydenhaire wall Rue or white Maydenhair Cetrach Endive Succory Sowthistle wild Endive Dandelion gum Succory Liverwort wood Sorrel Harts-tongue Seeds Of Sorrel Endive Barley the four great cold seeds Flowers Of Succory Endive Fruits Oranges Limons Citrons Melons Pompions soure Prunes soure Cherries Corans Barberries Gums Camphere Clarified juyces of the Leaves and fruits before rehearsed also verjuyce Waters Of the Herbs aforesaid whatsoever you can have Syrups Also of the Leaves and Fruits aforesaid which are extant in the shops Conserves Of Succory Sorrel Citron Species Diatrion-Santalon Preparers of Phlegm PHlegm in relation to its first qualities is either cold and moist as the insipid sour and glassie and these are to be corrected with heaters and dryers or is heating and drying as the salt phlegme and that is prepared as choler mixing with the others those things also which respect phlegme but in relation to the second qualities all phlegme is gross rough and glutinous therefore to be corrected by attenuaters cutters and cleansers Roots The five opening roots viz. the roots of Sparagus Parsley Fennel Smallage Kneeholm Acorus Angelica Birthwort Ciperas or English Galangale Calamus Aromaticus Elecampane China Galingale blew Flower de luce Masterwort Liquorice Piony Salsaparilla Valerian Zedoary Leaves of Wormwood Agrimony Betony Calamint Germander field Cipres Fennel Hysop St. Johnswort Bayes Marjoram white Horehound Mints Balm wild Marjoram Penniroyal Rosemary Rue Sage Savory mother of Time Time Seeds the four greater and lesser hot seeds and of Carduus benedictus Corianders Citrons Lovage Pyony Silver-mountain Nettles Mustard Fruits Barberies Juniper berries Nutmeggs Figgs Flowers of Rosemary Lavender Centaury the lesse St. Johnswort Lavender Lilly of the vallies Sage French Lavender Barks and woods of Guajacum Sassafras barks of Citrons Oranges Spices all in general Rosins Myrrh Mastick Storax Frankinsense Things taken from animals Hony Musk Castor Things of the sea Ambergreese Amber Waters of the aforesaid things which you can find ready at the shops Aqua vitae Aqua coelestis Imperialis Theriacalis or treacle-Treacle-water Syrups of Wormwood Byzantinus Maydenhair syrup of the preserving of the roots Acorus and Citron peels condited and of Condite Ginger syrup of Hysop Mints Hony of Roses Oxymel simple and of Squils syrup of Horehound of the two or five opening roots syrup of Lavender cotton Preserves and Condites the Roots of Acorus Elecampane Ginger Emblick Myrobolanes Nutmeggs Walnuts barks of Citrons Oranges Olives pickled Conserves of the flowers of Rosemary Lavender cotton Sage Wormwood Powders Aromaticum Rosatum Caryophillatum Dianthos Diambrae Diamoscam dulce Diarrhodon abbatis Confections Aurea Alexandrina Treacle Mithridate Troschischs of Wormwood Gallia and Alipta moschata of Maudlim Distill'd oyls of Anniseed Cinnamon Cummins Cloves Orange peels Fennel-seed Nutmeggs Rosemary Marjoram Amber Preparers of Melancholy MElancholy is two-fold either adust which because 't is very hot dry and gross requires coolers moisteners and attenuaters therefore we must here have recourse to the table of the attenuaters of choler but chiefly the juice of fragrant apples as Pippins and Pearmains c. incommended of which may be made a syrup or else not adust and is called the melancholy juice which by nature is cold dry and grosse and therefore is to be prepared with things that moderately heat moisten and attenuate The matter of these follows where note that if any among them be dryer then is fitting such things are to be temper'd with moisteners Roots of Coocoo-pits prepard Bugloss Elecampane Ferne Polipody of the Oak Satyrions the 5 opening roots Liquorish which is always to be prescribed to temper the drinesse of others Barks of Citrons the roots of Capers the middle barks of Ash Tamarisk Elder Leaves of Borage Bugloss Brooklime Dodder Centaury the less Maydenhair Fumitory Hops Balm Cresses Harts tongue Time Seeds the four greater hot seeds of Smallage Agnus Castus Basil Carduus Benedictus Citrons Dodder Cresses Parsley Flowers the four Cordial Flowers see the premonitions flowers of water Lillies to temper the dryer medicines of Marigolds Broom Walflowers Tamarisk Elder Saffron Fruits Capers Raisins of the Sun Corans Gums Ammoniack Lack. From Animals the shel
blatta bone of a Staggs heart Honey Silk VVaters of the leaves and flowers aforesaid that are used in the shops Syrups of Fumitory Bugloss barks of Citrons the 5 opening roots Maydenhair Byzantinus Confections Alchermes Treacle Conserves of the flowers of Bugloss Borage Elecampane Maydenhair Condites or preserves Citron-peels condite Myrobolanes green Ginger Spices or powders Diamoscu dulcis Diambre degemmis Laetificans Galen Troschischs of Wormwood of Capers Gallia Moscata of gum lack of Maudlins Distill'd oyls of Aniseed Fennel seed Salts of Wormwood Ash Tamarisk Preparers of the Body PReparers and Openers of the body are those things which remove any thing that may hinder in easie purgation viz. the grossenesse of the humors or obstructions of the passages of which it is to be understood Aphor. 9. Sect. 2. Such are Attenuaters Cutters and Cleansers They are in general called Anastomaticks which word may signifie any thing that opens any passage whatsoever And Openers also Ecphracticks or unstoppers because they open the passages and free them from obstructions Neither do they in substance differ from Preparers of the humours but only in the subject they work on for sometimes it happens that humours that are not crude or are already prepared cannot be expeld because other grosse humours are in the way stopping the passages by which the peccant humor is to passe hence appears the necessity of this preparation which Galen 1 Aph. Com. 24. requires also in acute diseases when the causes are turgent or moving if there be any quantity of clammy crude humours But in special Openers are two-fold hot fitted for phlegmatick humours and natural melancholy or cold dedicated to prepare grosse choler and adust melancholy the hot are to be sought in the Table of the preparers of Phlegm and natural melancholy and the cold out of the Table of the preparers of grosse choler and adust melancholy Of those that are properly called Purgers PUrging Medicines are so called either properly or improperly these are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lenientia Lenitives the others specially Catharticks The Lenitives are of a four-fold difference some loosen the belly by making it slippery as whatsoever by its own fat moistening substance doth smooth the inside of the guts which otherwise is perhaps dryer and rougher then it should be so that by this meanes the excrements cannot stick to them such are oyl of sweet Almonds Butter fat broth of flesh Others are called Washers or Cleansers which by their abundance of moisture dissolve the dung and cleanse the internal superficies of the intrals such are fair water Whey Milk Beets Pellitory of the wal Coleworts Spinach and the broths of these Others may be termed Compressers which by contracting together the intrals presse forth that which is below them and by this reason Quinces taken last at meat loosen the belly so also uncleansed Wines and things very sowr purge some folks which can be by no other quality then their binding faculty Lastly others are Fretters which stir up the expulsive faculty by their biting quality of which sort are all hot and sharp things and besides they are of thin parts and some of them salt And in this manner a certain Carter cured diverse people troubled with a lasting Fever by giving them a draught of wine in which was dissolved a handful of Salt for they which took it were immediately purged both by vomit and stool very violently In this manner also meats much salted or aromatized loosen the belly by stimulating nature and by the same reason also happen those purgings which sometimes nature moves of her self also those things which purge being applyed to the Navil as the Ointment of Sowbread commonly called Vnguentum de Arihanita And all these are improperly called Purgers which purge any humour that comes in this way without a peculiar choice But those which are properly called Purgers are those which by choice purge some particular humor of which I now intend to treat There are four several Classes of those properly called Purgers Cholagogues Phlegmagogues Hydragogues and Melanagogues The Cholagogues or purgers of Choler are Cassia Manna Tamarinds Juice of Roses Aloes Reubarb Myrobolanes Scammony The Phlegmagogues are Carthamus Agarick Turbith Hermodactils Mechoacan Jalap Coloquintis Opopanax Sagapenum Euphorbium The Melanagogues are these following Senna Polipody of the Oak Epithymum black Hellebore Lapis armenius washed Lapis lazuli And lastly the Hydragogues or purgers of watrish humours are the seed bark and juice both of Danewort and Elder Soldanella or sea Colewort the juice of Ireos Elaterium Spurge called Esula prepared Mechoacan â—hâ— root Jalap and of late the berries of blackthorn or Khamnus to which may be numbred divers others quite out of use rather to be refer'd to those improperly called purgers or preparers of humours also compounds as Syrups Electuaaries purging pils c. which are all mentioned in the foregoing treatise of prescribing the forms of remedies And in all these aforesaid purgers severally I shal consider these six heads 1. The Kind 2. The Election or the marks how to know the true from the adulterated purger 3. The Qualities as wel the first viz. their temperature as the second third in which I comprehend the parts for whom they are good and the affections which they oppose also the sex and age for which they are most convenient 4. Correctors 5. The Dose both least meane and greatest 6. The Form in which they are most conveniently given although this last rather belong to the method of compounding The First Classis of PURGERS In which are handled the Cholagogues or purgers of CHOLER CASSIA The Kind CAssia meant here is the fruit of a certain Indian tree of the bigness of a Pear-tree having leaves like the Peach-tree flowers like broom yellow smelling like Cloves this Fruit is a long Codd round somewhat black outwardly inwardly replenisht with much black pulp and many seeds round plain and flat resembling the form of a heart divided from one another by certain woodish membranes set tranverse or crosse the Cane and is called Cassia of the Arabians from the Inventor by Actuarius Cassia nigra or the black by others Cassia of the Canes also Lenitive Cassia to make a difference from the Cassia of the Greeks and the Cassia of the Poets For the Cassia of the Greeks is nothing else but the Cinnamon of the shops commonly called Canea and for difference sake woody Cassia and sweet smelling Cassia The Cassia of the Poets is a certain coronary herb which The ophrastus calleth Cneoron whose sigure is set forth by Matthiolus The pulp onely of our Cassia is in use which they cal Flower or pulp of Cassia and Cassia newly drawn although Fallopius and Manardus affirm that the cane and seeds powdered have also a purging quality and that greater then the pulp which sentence of theirs is not approved by Anton. Musa nor Garcias ab Horto The Election The greatest canes are rather to be chosen
the grasse benerth The Election That is to be chosen that is white new not more then a year old for that which is red or brown is too old round whose grains being broken are not spnngy nor ash'coloured but solid and white The Qualities According to Avicen and Mesue 't is temperate to Averrhoes 't is hot and moist it opens mollifiers smooths gently moves the belly draws forth choler and purgeth watrish humors chiefly dedicated to the wind-pipe and breast hence it is profitably used in hectical Fevers and to quench thirst 't is lesse useful in burning Fevers for its sweetness for which reason it easily turneth into choler 't is safely given both to Women with child and children The Correctors Because it is flatulent 't is corrected with a little Cinnamon Ginger or Aniseed and because 't is slow of operation 't is usually quickened with syrup of Roses solutive or some gently purging decoction some add two three or four grains of Diagridium The Dose Is from an ounce to two or three ounces but commonly to an ounce and a half and to children one ounce Mesues appoints from six drams to fifteen but perhaps he meant the best sort of Masticine Manna The form of giving it 'T is given iâ— the form of a potion dissolved in the broth of a Chicken in which 't is scarcely perceived or in VVhey or in some decoction or in a convenient water In the Cholick with oyl of sweet Almonds to which a little Malmsey should be added sometimes t is prescribed to be eaten down TAMARINDS The Kind T Is a fruit of a certain kind of Indian tree which the Arabians have referred to the kind of dates as if it were the fruit of a wild Datetree because t is called the Indian date for Tamar in their language signifies Date But they have not properly called this fruit Dates as if the tree were of the kinds of Dates or like a Date tree but more respecting the similitude of the fruit which also contain little stones in them as Dates do then which they had found no fitter name but the pulp of this Fruit onely is in use the stones being to be cast away The Election Those Tamarinds are the best that are fat and pulpy brown sharp and soft from whence they were called Oxyphaenica The Qualities They are cold and dry in the second degree as Mesues writes and that to the height as Brassavolus and as Avicen saith in the third they mitigate humours too much burnt especially choler they move the belly and purge choler therefore are profitably used in vomitings to quench thirst in madness and for those that are obstructed hydropical sick of the Jaundies and Spleen-sick they also prevent all exulcerations of the skin hapning through too much torrifying of the blood as the Scabs Leprosie Frâ—ckles and Ring-worms The Correction They hurt by their coldness a cold stomack and are of slow operation and are therefore corrected with Mace Mastick Cinnamon and Spiâ—enard and are quickened with whey of Goats milk Juice of Fumitory or Hops Manna or Cassia The Dose Is from one ounce to two and three ounces which varies according to the manner of giving them The manner of giving them They are given either in the form of a bole or potion if in the form of a bole then the masse of them is first to be washed with a pestle after driven through a hair sieve placed over steeming hot water and afterwards adding correctors to the proportion as is said in the Cassia with Sugar make a bole But for the most part Tamarinds are not given alone but to half an ounce of the pulp of Tamarinds is added one ounce of Cassia then adding Correctors as is said in Cassia make a bole the form of a potion is used either in an infusion or a decoction The infusion is made thus they are steeped in Endive water three hours afterwards make an expression and give the strained Liquor with Sugar The decoction is made thus â„ž of Tamarinds one ounce boyl in it ten ounces of VVhey or some other broth altered with Hops or Fumitory til two ounces be wasted strain them thorow a thick cloth take of the strained Liquor two five or six ounces with Sugar make a potion The Dose of the decoction and infusion is the same viz. from â„¥ ii to â„¥ v. or â„¥ vi JUYCE of ROSES Roses used in the Shops are white red damask either common or musked The Kind This is the juyce drawne forth of the damask Roses or else from the musked white ones not the common ones wherewith rose Gardens abound but either of the damask or musked Election The juyce of the musked Roses and damask Roses is to be preferred before the juyce of other pale Roses and the juyce of Roses full blowne is better then that of the buds The Qualities This juyce is hot and dry in the first degree though Roses themselves be cold in the first and dry in the second degree the reason according to Mesues is because the juyce is here separated from the earthy and cold substance It discusseth cleanseth opens purgeth choler and yellow watrish humors and moves the courses gently therefore not to be given to women with child 'T is good for the liver and heart and is used in obstructions of the liver and pantings of the heart as also in cholerick Feavers for it purgeth humours that cause these diseases it strengthens the bowels by purging them and there is no malignity in it The Dose and manner of giving it 'T is given from â„¥ i. to â„¥ ii with sugred water or according to Mesues with whey or honey giving â„¥ i. of the juyce of Roses with â„¥ ii or â„¥ iii. of whey but now with us is prepared an infusion of damask Roses and of that is made syrup of Roses solutive simple called Muchard and compound also honey of Roses solutive and out of the juyce is prepared Electuary of the juyce of Roses but this is of red Roses RUBARB The Kind 'T is called Rubarb by an Antonomasia figuratively and is a famous root of a barbarous people in the East Indies or of some Province of Barbary called the Trogloditick but very ill so esteemed For as Garcias ab horte Lib. 1. c. 37. and Linscot Par. 4. Ind. Orient Cap. 29. there is no Rubarb in India but onely in China where it growes from whence it is carried to Ormur through Tartary and thence into India and againe by the Westerne Tartars into Turkey and so to Venice from whence the other Kingdomes of Europe are stored with it This Root was unknown to Galen and Dioscorides and therefore diverse think amisse that this is the Rhapontick of Dioscorides and Galen and so confound that with our Rubarb For the Rheum of Dioscorides hath no purging quality and besides wants the markes of the true Rubarb for Rubarb is in substance compact weighty and brittle bitter in tast and sharp in smell of a
reddish brown colour without within of a yellowish red colour somewhat near the colour of the inside of a Nutmeg and when it is either steeped or chewed it gives a yellow die Rhapontick on the contrary is not solid or compact but porous not weighty but light not brittle but tough not bitter but sharp to tast neither sented nor coloured like Rubarb Neither ought the Monks Rubarb or horse dock of Dioscorides to be confounded with ours for this hath not the faculties of the genuine Rubarb The Election That Rubarb is to be chosen which comes neerest the aforesaid markes The Qualities 'T is hot and dry in the second degree as Mesues writes which cannot be understood simply and without distinction for according to the same Mesues Rubarb consists of a twofold substance one grosser and binding which is watrish and earthy another thinner which is aery and fiery and for this duplicity of substance it hath a mixt temperature and per consequence mixt faculties for by reason of its thin substance it hath a faculty of purging choler and phlegme and of opening obstructions but by reason of its grosse substance it also by purging binds If you respect the parts it is chiefely addicted as a remedy for the liver which it very much comforts from whence it is by some called the treacle of the liver as to affections it is convenient for all that rise from obstructions as Jaundise Dropsy swelling of the Spleen longlasting putrid Feavers stichy paines of the sides by reason of its thin substance but by reason of its grosse and binding substance it is good for the lientery dysentery spetting of blood and to stay bleeding wheresoever it be also for any part broken or bruised and inward bruises but it is hurtfull for them that are troubled with the sharpnesse of Urine which this increaseth because it is diureticall and soon seekes the bladder It may be given safely at any time even to them that are recovering out of diseases The Correction It s slownesse is corrected with Cinamon or Squinanth to ℈ s or ℈ i. or spikenard to gr iii. iv for ʒ i. of Rubarb but you must abstaine from this last in people that are with child and in Feavers and in those which easily vomit Some correct it with mastick but it is better first to sprinkle it with aq vitae afterwards to infuse it in convenient liquors The Dose In substance Mesues gives it from ʒ i. to ℈ iv in infusion from ʒ i. s to ʒ iii. and now a days none give it in substance beyond ʒ i. or ℈ iv In infusion we very seldome give beyond ʒ ii never beyond ʒ iii. The manner of giving it 'T is given either in substance or infusion or in a decoction In substance when the indication is to bind after it and when it should bind more forcibly it ought also to be torrified But in an infusion or a decoction when our mind is more to purge for by steeping the purgative faculty being in the thinner substance is transplanted into the liquor but the binding and earthy substance remaines The substance of it is given divers ways 1 In forme of Pils so there are divers officinall Pils that have Rubarb in them as pillulae aggregativae pill de tribus pill sine quibus pill de rhabarb of Mesues 2 In forme of a potion dissolving the powder of rubard in a fit liquor a broth whey of Goates milk some convenient distilled water as of Plantain Smallage Endive white wine adding correctors and sometimes syrrup of roses solutive as for example ℞ of the liquor ℥ ij more or lesse of Rubarb ʒ i. or ℈ iv of correcters ℈ s or ℈ i. syrrup of roses solutive ℥ i. Make a potion 3 In form of a bole by mingling the powder of it with Cassia Raisins Figges sugar of Roses c. or with the juyce of Roses or syrrup of Roses solutive so with a little Cinamon and Sugar make it into the consistence of a bole which we suffer to fermentate a little in the heat of the Sun 4 In the forme of lozenges for children ℞ of Rubarb ℈ i. and with Sugar q. s dissolved in a convenient water with which make lozenges which children will easily eat 5 In the forme of little cakes also for children kneading it up the honey boyled to a consistencie for cakes 6 In the forme of a marmelade mingling the powder of Rubarb with marmelade in the boyling of it up Or else take a Quince slit it in halves take out the coare and fill up the cavities with the powder of Rubarb Senna Carthamus or Agarick then joyn them together wrap them up in a wet paper and rost it in an oven or chimney till it be pap then loosen or open it throw away the medicine and eat the pulpe The infusion of Rubarb is also diversly given 1 and that commonly Rubarb with its correctors is infused in s q. of a convenient liquor as ℥ ii or ℥ iij. which after is strained from it and this strained liquor is taken or else in it is also dissolved syrrup of Roses solutive to ℥ i. or electuary of the juyce of roses ʒ i. ʒ i s and so make a potion 2 In the forme of Cakes for children by taking the infusion and adding fine flower or crumbs of bread with which mixed together make a past of the which are made Cakes 3 Or else after this manner for those that are more delicate ℞ of rubarb powdred q. v. infuse it in aq vitae enough to lye above it four fingers breadth in B. M. four days then pour of this coloured liquor and pour in another new one as before thus do till the liquor will be no more coloured then distill all those infusions mixed together till the extract remain in the bottome as thick as hony and to every ℈ i. will suffice ℥ of the juyce or extract that remains adde ℈ ij of the oyle of Cinamon For infants and women with child it is a precious and harmlesse medicine the Dose is ℈ i. with a spoonfull of wine The Decoction of Rubarb is made by boyling Rubarb out of hand with its correcters in s q. of some fit liquor afterwards pressing it out with strained liquor is taken or else over c. above may be dissolved in it syrrup of Roses or electuary of the juyce of Roses as aforesaid A LOES The Kind Aloes is a thickned juyce of a certaine Plant which Dioscorides describes lib. 3. cap. 21. which in the shape of its leaves resembles the greater Housleek and because of its long lasting green it is by divers cal'd sempervivum marinum i.e. sea liveever but commonly sea sengreen there are two kinds of it one Aloes Caballina or horse Aloes so called because it is used by Farriers to purge horses asses and mules the other is Aloes Hepatica or liver-coloured Aloes because it is condensed and coloured like a liver the best fort of which is
use But the true preparation of Scammony is done with the juyce of Limons clarified in which it is dissolved in B. M. and whilest it is yet hot it is strained through a linnen by which meanes the grosse and impure substance that doth nothing but hurt is separated Scammony thus prepared and corrected is called Diagridium The Dose The Dose of prepared Scammony i.e. of Diagridium is from gr vi to xii and ℈ i. Mesues from gr v. to xii Dioscorides and Ruffus to ʒ i. Paulus and Aelius to ℈ ii But perhaps the Scammony of the Greeks was gentler then ours not adulterated as now a days with the juyce of Spurge therefore it is better to follow the dose appointed by Mesues then that of the Greeks so that the lowest Dose be to gr v. vi the middle Dose to gr xii and the highest to gr xv or ℈ i. The manner of using it Diagridium is used in the forme of a potion bole electuary pils powder Dioscorides gave it in forme of a potion with fair water or water and hony But now a dayes it is neater used with oyl of sweet Almonds or syrup of Roses solutive and some convenient distilled water as for example ℞ of syrrup of roses solutive ℥ i. Diagridium gr vii more or lesse with succory water s q. make a potion The Bole is made of gr x. or xii of Diagridium with conserves of roses to ʒ ii and the chymicall oyl of cloves three or four drops a most pleasant purge It is used in form of an Electuary in the Electuary of the juyce of roses and transparent diacidonium purgative the Dose of both which is ʒ iii. yet the Electuary of the juyce of roses is never given by it selfe but dissolved in some convenient distilled water in the forme of a potion There is also made a pleasant electuary of the jelly of apples to twice the weight of the sugar to which boyled up to a just consistence there is added the infusion of Scammony in this proportion that ℥ i. of the electuary may receive ʒ i. of the infusion then boyling it up to the consistence and make an electuary like clear Marmelade the dose is ʒ iii. And this infusion of Scammony is made in aq vitae which afterwards is filtrated through a gray paper 'T is used in the form of Pils in many masses of Pils of the shops also it may be made into magisteriall Pils of a certain proportion of diagridium as gr viij ix xii with a fit juyce or syrrup Lastly the powder is thus composed out of Diagridium ℞ of creme of tartar ℈ ij or ʒ i. of Diagridium gr vii or more according to your indications mix it and make a powder to be taken in broath THE SECOND CLASSIS OF PURGERS IN WHICH ARE CITED THE PHLEGMAGOGVES OR PURGERS OF PHLEGME CARTHAMUS The Kind IT is the seed of wild or bastard Saffron whose kernell is onely used to purge withall and therefore in prescriptions it is commonly set downe the kernel part or middle of Carthamus bruised The Election That seed is best that is white plain thick and full whose kernel is fat and unctuous and husk thin The Qualities Mesues saith it is hot in the first and dry in the second degree Galen and Paulus say it heats in the third degree if it be used outwardly it purgeth phlegme and watrish humours it wonderfully discusseth windinesse and therefore is profitable in the cholick and dropsy it is addicted to the breast and lungs but is nought for the stomack The Correcters It is corrected for its hurting the stomack with stomachicall things as Anniseed Cinamon Galingale Mastich and the like but as to its slow operation by adding sharp things as Cardamomes Ginger Sal gem The Dose Is from ℥ s to ʒ vi and ℥ i. in infusion The manner of using It is seldome given unlesse in composition especially the Diacarthamum of the shops either in a liquid or solid consistence But by Mesues both by his owne and others judgment 1 In the form of Pils making a mass of ʒ x. of the kernelly part of Carthamus and ʒ i. of Cardamomes of which make Pils like pease and give ʒ v for one dose 2 In the form of a honyed syrrup viz. of an oxymel The kernelly part of Carthamus being tied up in a thin cloth and soaked in oxymel of squils whilst it is a boyling by which meanes it is made solutive 3 In the form of a bole ℞ of the Medulla or kernelly part of Carthamus ʒ xii pinidies ʒ iv Cardamomes and Ginger ana ʒ i. with honey make pils like wall-nuts of which let him take one or two at a time 4 In form of a potion the same Medulla being boyled in cock broath to ℥ s or thereabouts and afterwards the broath drank downe A GARICK The Kind and Election It is a Fungus or excrescence growing to the trunck of the Larch tree taking its name from Agaria a country of Sarmatia in which the best did grow yet now the best is had from the Dolphiny in France and from the mountaines about Trent as also in Rhetia Vindelitia and Noricum Countyes of Germany The marks of the best Agarick are included in the distick following Agarick's best that 's soon broke shining white If much goes to a pound for then 't is light That which is black weighty or wormeaten is discommended and that part of it that growes next the Tree The Qualities It is hot in the first dry in the second degree it cuts attenuates cleanseth openeth and discusseth it purgeth phlegme especially that which is gross and tough and both the sorts of choler from the brain nerves muscles organes of the senses back-bone brest lungs stomack liver spleen reines womb joynts it also resisteth poysons And therefore perhaps it is called by Democritus the medicine for the family because it hath some influence on all the parts of the body and takes away their obstructions and any disease thence arising and is safe for all ages but let women with child avoid it for it provokes the courses and is apt to cause abortion The Correction Two faults are to be corrected in Agarick 1 The slowth in working 2 The lightnesse or levity of it whereby it floates in the stomack and provokes vomiting and sticking to the intrals it moves defluxions and as it were pricking and fretting them breeds gripings which fauls of it are diversely corrected by Mesues but the best way is to make it into troschiscks with s q. of white wine or Malmsey wherein Ginger hath been steeped The Dose and manner of taking it The powder both of that in troschiscks and the other is given from ℈ ii to ʒ i and ʒ ii but in decoction or infusion from ʒ ii to ℥ s ʒ v It is given both in the form of a potion pils and bole In the form of a potion if the powder of Agarick especially the troschiscated be dissolved in a convenient liquor
broath in which hath been boyled raisins Cinamon and Spikenard 2 In form of a syrrup if the juyce clarified be boyled up with sugar the Dose of it is â„¥ ii ELATERIUM It is the juyce of the wild Cowcumber thickened and made into troschiscks The Election The oldest is the best which being held neer the candles puts out the light and before it put it ouâ— makes it sparkle upwards and downwards The Qualities 'T is hot and dry in the third degree it purgeth waters or any thing else and as other gentler things purge water out of the veines this draws it forth from the cavity of the belly beyond the veines The Correction 'T is corrected because it is fretting and anastomaticall and hurts the principall parts with milk gum tragant and bdellium and fit strengtheners as Cinamon species diarâ—hodon abbutis and other cordials The Dose Is gr vi ℈ ss to gr xv at most divers will not easily give above gr v. 'T is uâ—ed first in pi's as â„ž of some easy gentle pils such as pils de tribus with Rubarb Aloephanginae of hiera c. Ê’ ss or ℈ ii of Elater um gr v. or x. make pils for thus the unbridled violence of the Elaterium is restrained 2 In form of an extract extracting its essence according to art with spirit of wine that hath had saunders steeped in it or diam argariton frigidum and to every ounce of this essence thus extracted adde of the chymicall oyles of Cinamon and Nutmeg and ℈ i. The Dose Is ℈ ss with some convenient liquor or else it may be made up in the form of Pils ESULA or SPURCE The shops comprehend all the sorts of the tithymals under the name of Esula because it is manifest that all of them purge watrish humours But as there are divers Authors some take one thing some another some use the spurge called Ciparissia others the sweet Spurge of Tragus others that called Platyphyllon or broad leafed Spurge others leafed Spurge called Peplus others the greater Spurge or Pityusa of Dioscorid which is now out of use The Qualities It is hot and dry in the third degree it purgeth phlegme and choler but most especially watrish humours and that from the remote parts 'T is corrected with Cinamon Nutmeg Tragant Muscilage of Fleawort but it is the best way to steep it four and twenty hours in vinegar juyce of Purslane or juyce of Lemons The Dose Of the bark of the root is from gr vi to ℈ ss gr xv of the juyce or milk of it from gr iii. to vi or vii 'T is used all those wayes that any purge hitherto mentioned is or can be used but chiefly there is prepared of it an extract according to art whose dose is to gr xv And thus far of Purgers properly so called now follow the Vomitories VOMITORIES Those Medicaments are so called which do evacuate derive or revell all hurtfull things from the stomack and surfettings of meat and excrementitious humors of other parts and expell them by force and violence at the mouth And this they do either by a manifest quality as relaxing the superiour mouth of the stomach whereby the retentive faculty being weakned the expulsive faculty of the stomack being irritated either by the abundance or acrimony of the humours expels whatsoever is contained within its verge upwards the nether parts contracting themselves to forward that motion and these we use when there is nauseousnesse and desire of vomiting together with a bitternesse of the mouth and a pain or oppression about the short ribs such are sallet oyle faire water warmed butter and all fat and oyly things Or else they do it by an occult quality by which they rather purge upwards then downwards the Matter of all these to be reduced to a practicall use are usually divided into gentle moderate and violent vomitories The Gentle Simples Faire water or Barly water warmed drank plentifully to a quart or more broath of flesh that is fatty drunk in a good quantity oyl Olive warmed given to â„¥ iv or vi butter melted and hot Compounds Meade largely taken water and oyle called Hydraeleon to â„¥ viii or â„¥ x. simple Oxymell with warm water syrrup of Vinegar with warm water new figs eaten drinking after them a draught of warm water The Moderate Rootes of Orach Asarum from Ê’ i. to ℈ iv in infusion from Ê’ i ss to Ê’ iii. and â„¥ ss of Betony made into a potion with Meade as Dioscorid the roots of Garden Cowcumbers Maudlins Avicen Gesner lib. 2. epist 11 fol. 63. of Melons bulbes of Narcissus or Daffodils roots of Pompions powdred from ℈ ii to Ê’ i. in infusion from Ê’ i to Ê’ iii. and radish roots Barkes The middle bark of Wal-nut trees to Ê’ i. in infusion to Ê’ iii. and â„¥ ss but chiefly the catlings of the Tree called Juli dryed in an oven Seeds of Dill Orach garden Cowcumbers Rocket Radish from Ê’ iii. to â„¥ ss of Nettles from Ê’ ss to Ê’ i. in infusion from Ê’ i. to â„¥ ss Flowers of Dill of Walnuts viz. Catlings as is aforesaid in the Barks given to Ê’ i. in wine to them that have the cholick or stone Juyce of Radish to ounce two The shavings of ones own nailes drank in wine E'ectuaryes Diasarum Fernel lib. 7. Meth. whose dose is Ê’ iii. in Barly water honied water or whey The Violent Roots of Spurge Sowbread Danewort hedge hysop to ℈ i. but in infusion from Ê’ i. to Ê’ i ss or Ê’ ii white Hellebore infused in broath chiesly to Ê’ ss Ê’ i. or Ê’ i ss at most adding cordiall things to ℈ i. but it is to be given very warily the roots of Cresses Barkes of the roots of Danewort and Elder Seedes of Spurge Cataputia ten or twelve cleansed from their husks bruised and given in a reare egge these are profitably given to them that have drank poysons or love potions the seeds of broom from Ê’ ii to â„¥ ss of Cresses of Palma Christi Flowres of Danewort Broome Fruites Nux Vomica Juyces of sowbread vinegar distilled with the crumbs of rye bread to â„¥ iii. it is a most strong medicine in agues Chymicall things Vitrum antimonii of any sort infused to ℈ i. rather gr vi or vii c. in a fat liquor Mercurius vitae prepared to gr v. at most with ℈ i. of some fit pils Antimony prepared which if it be rightly used is a famous and safe vomitory Concerning whose preparation and manner of using it because there are divers opinions of the chymicks extant I shall give my opinion for that which they call Crocus Metallorum which is the best of all ℈ i. of which infused in Malmsey fourteen dayes in a warm place stirring the wine every day afterwards keep it for your use The Dose of this wine is from Ê’ i. to Ê’ i ss taken out of a spoon It is a famous remedy both in Feavers and other diseases that have been deeply rooted in the
body You may safely give of that infusion ℥ ss or ʒ vi nay in a strong body you may give the whole ounce prescribed so the liquor be cleared from the powder Compounds are stibiated tablets eaten to ʒ i. or dissolved in a fit liquor as baume water c. also this following infusion ℞ the roots of Briony and Sowbread ana ℥ iii. of white Hellebore ℥ vi diligently cleansed powdred and dryed in the aire pour to them aq vitae to the eminency of two fingers breadth above the powder let them infuse some few dayes in B.M. then distill them and let that which remaines in the bottome be again dryed and powdred pouring to it again the former water do this three times dip the tip of a feather in this liquor and then slice it about in a glass of wine and give it to drink it provokes vomit suddainely DIURETICKS Those are called Diureticks which evacuate the watrish humours of the body by Urines and they are two fold some properly so called others improperly Those which are properly Diureticks are for the most part hot and dry in the third degree of thin parts and which easily penetrate to the veines and there melt and dissolve the blood and seperate the watrish part from the thicker much like the turning of milk when it curdleth from whence that which is grosser returneth to it selfe with the rest of the blood but that which is serous is drawn by the proper faculty of the reines Such are Rootes of Smallage Asarum Calamus aromaticus all the thistles of Ciperus or English Galangal of Dancus of town cress sennel cammock parsly radish madder kneeholm saxifrage valerian Leaves of Wormwood Smallage Betony Mountain Calamint Dittany of Creet Bayes Cresses Parsly Penny royall Savory mother of Time Flowres of Chamomill and broome Barkes the middle bark of broom bayes radishes Seedes of Anise Smallage Cardamomes Chervill red Cicers or Italian pease Cubebs Daucus Fennel Juniper berryes of Lovage Groomwell Parsly Paliurus of some called Christs thorne silver mountain seed and nettle seed Fruites bitter almonds figs. Spices Cassia Lignea Cinamon Rozins Turpentine both of Firre and Larch that is both Venice Turpentine and common Liquors White Wine Animals Cantharides to gr ii or iii. but with these conditions that they be given 1 after all other things have been tryed 2 they are to be given whole ex 11 simplic 3 never to be given alone but with some fat broath altered with mallowes Marsh-mallowes Locusts or Grashoppers given to ℈ ii Goatesblood Officinall waters as of fennel smallage and the herbs aforesaid Syrrups of the five roots of the two roots of radishes compound Species as Lithontribon of Nicolaus Conserves of the flowres of broome bettony wormwood Those are called improperly Diureticks not which melt the blood but those which by a certain tenuity of parts drive the wheyish part of it to the wayes of the Urine and so provoke it and have either a remisse temperate heat or else incline to cooling and these we use in hot affections where we may feare least the hot Diureticks by too much drying the blood should rather stay the Urine or else are such as only lenify the passages of the Urine as Marsh mallows mallowes liquerish and such like lenifiers which are very improperly called Diureticks Of the former sort are the Roots of Sparagus Sorrell Eringo strawberries grasse narrow docks Leaves of Sorrell tops of Sparagus Maidenhaire Rupturewort Pellitory of the wall Seedes The four greater cold seedes seedes of sorrell Alkekengie or winter cherries barly Fruites Strawberries Cherry kernels Medler stones Lemons Pompions Cowcumbers Goards Juyces Of Lemons Pellitory Gums Camphere This may better be referred to those properly called Diureticks before Officinall things as Waters Of Sorrell grass barly pellitory Syrups Of the juyce of Sorrell Maiden haire Lemons Troschiscks Of Camphere of Alkekengie of Saunders Chymicall things Sal prunellae from ʒ ss to ʒ i. with water adding some pleasant syrrup as of violets Out of those Diureticks divers formes of remedies both inward and outward may be composed SUDORIFICKS They are so called which evacuate the whole body by sweating of the Greeks they are called Hydroticks the nature of these is very agreeable with the Diureticks for heat being thin and subtle insinuates it selfe far into the body and humours which it attenuates and dissolves into evaporations but they also open the pores of the body from whence the vapours of their owne accord breath out and are condensed into a sweat The same matter doth after move both sweat and Urine Urine if the raines be hot and the skin thick sweat if the raines be cold and the skin thin such are these Rootes Of Smallage Angelica Burdock China Fennel Hops Parsley Burnet Cinquefoyle Salsa parilla Tormentill or Setwell Zedoary Woodes Box Guaicum Ginger Sasafras Leaves Carduus benedictus Maiden haire Germander Celandine the greater Chervill Fumitary Burnet Scabiosse Damesviolet Flowres Of Camomell Seedes Barly Millet Lentiles Juyces Rob. of Elder berryes and Danewort Earths Terra sigillata especially in the plague and infectious diseases Parts of animals Harts horn Bezar stone Chymicall things Salt of Wormwood Ash Scabiosse to gr x. xii rather to ℈ i. with water of Carduus benedictus and Scabiosse Antimonium diaphoreticum to gr iv or vi with a fit conserve Compounds Out of those divers things may be composed but potions especially those made of decoctions are preferred before all or else of infusions or of sudorificall things dissolved in a fit liquor and although they should be taken in a bole or other forme yet it is best to drink downe a potion after it hither is referred the syrrup called of St. Ambrose which consists of millet boyled in two parts of water and one of wine Officinall things are the waters of Carduus benedictus Chervill Fumitory Elder flowres also Treacle Mithridate and others as electuary de ovo and such like THE FIRST BOOK THE FIRST PART THE THIRD SECTION Of Medicaments respecting the cause that offends in motion The Type of the Section Medicaments respecting the morbificall cause offending in motion are in regard of the matter that is flowing Thickeners of the part receiving Repellers to which you may add Emplasticks of the wayes by which it flows Intercepters of the wayes by which it flows Binders Thickeners by the Latines Incrassantia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are so called which render thin and fluxible humours thicker and so less apt to flow such as are those which in the active qualities are cooling or temperate without any acrimony of a grosse and earthy substance by the commixture of which the thinner sort of humours acquire a thicker substance by much as water by the mixture of durt becomes clay as to the matter of Thickners because they agree in quality with the Repellers Binders Emplasticks gluing and scar breeding or wound closing medicines and with the thickeners of choller before mentioned therefore they
these following Leaves of Lettice Sengreen Dill. Seedes of Lettice the four greater cold seedes white Poppy seeds Fruites Sweet Almonds Peach kernels Waters of Violets water Lillies Lettice Purslane Nightshade Roses Syrups of Violets water Lillies Poppies Cowslips Conservâ—s of Violets water Lillies Cowslips Candied things Stalkes of Italian Lettice Candid Juyces of Lettice â„¥ iii. of the juyce of Lettice is a deadly draught therefore be wary water Lillies night shade Species Diamargariton frigidum powder of Haly diatrion santalon Tro chiscks Gordonii Oyles To anoynt the forehead remples and soles of the feet oyle of violets water Lillies sweet Almonds Dill Willowes Mandrake Frogs Poppyes Roses Marrowes of the thigh bones of calves harts Vnguents Populeon out of all which divers remedies to procure sleep both internall and externall may be prepared Stoppers of Blood by the Latines Sanguinem sistentia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are so called that stay or stanch blood flowing out of the veines or arteries whether opened by relaxation of the orificies or by corrosion or violent breaking or cut as in a wound and this other medicament can performe besides caustick medicines which stop it by inducing a crust or escara instead as it were of a stopple and that divers wayes viz. i. by an emplastick quality for such as are of a grosse and clammy substance they stop and fill up the orifices of the veines Secondly by a cooling binding drying vertue or lastly by some other propriety or occult quality The Matter of all which is this following Rootes of Cumfrey Cinquefoyle Rubarb torrefied nettles Barkes of Pomegranates Pine trees Leaves of Plantain knot grasse horsetaile periwinkle burnet both sorts â—ursan nettles willowes ducks meat lettice purslain night shade both the sengreens bramble buds Flowres Balaustines Citrines Fruites Quinces sowre peares services medlars bramble berries mulberries unripe of sumach unripe gals burnt gals that are suddainly quenched in vinegar or sowre wine Juyces and liquors Acacia Hypocistis Aloes vinegar vinegar with water called Posca verjuyce cold water juyce of gourds purslain sowr wine Rosins Frankinsence myrrh mastick rosin rubbed Fernel 5. M. M. 3. Gums Sanguis draconis Sea things Corall Amber Sponge burnt Animals their parts and excrements Glue Mummy both inward and outward white of an egge spicers web especially it it be such as is full of the fine flowr of mils or bakehouses clots of blood dryed Spodium mode of Ivory hens feathers burnt haire of horses and men burnt bones burnt to a fine powder Stones Bloodstone Schistus Jasper plaster of paris washed Earthes Common earth 8 Simpl. bole terra sigillata Flowre of wheat beanes starch Sootes Soot scraped from the oven mouth or off a brasse pot foot of Frankinsence or Mastick Minerals Litharge Cerusse white Tutty Vitriol Alum Refreshers of the spirits by the Latines spiritus reficientic by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I intend not to speak here of such things as remove the causes that oppresse the spirits or of them that by accident restore them nor of those which strengthen the heat of the heart for they are to be referd to the Cordials but only of such as with their gratefull sent or vapours suddainly restore the spirits whose Vse is in swounding and faintings such are the Rootes of the true Acorns Angelica Avens Ciperus blew flowre deluce of Florence Barkes and Woodes of Citrons Oranges lignum Aloes Saunders especially the yellow Leaves of mountain Calamint Hysop Lavender marjerome baume mints bazill rosemary penyroyall mother of time time Flowres of Oranges clove gilleflowers Citrons Jasimine Lilly of the vally limons all sorts of spike roses purple violets Berries of Juniper Bayes Fruites ripe Quinces fragrant apples Spices Cloves Cinamon Mace Rosins and Gums Styrax Camphere Excrements Musk Civet Waters and Vinegars Water of Cinamon Citron and Orange and Limon flowres of Lavender Jasemine and roses vinegar of strong wines of clove gilleflowers of roses Sweet Oyles as of Cinamon Costus Nutmegs Spike Camphere Jasemine Cloves oyl of Balsome of Citron peeles and such like Note that in women such fragrant things are not to be held to the nose least it should cause fits of the mother but rather ill sented things as Caster Rue c. THE SECOND BOOK Of the particular matter of Physick SECTION I. Of Remedies belonging to the head The Type of the Section Remedies dedicated to the head are either dedicated to the brain as Cephalicall things purgers of the head as Errhines Sternutatories Apophelegmatismes Eyes as opthalmicall things which are either sharpeners of the sight anodines or easers of pain repellers digesters cleansers Eares as Oticks ro ear medicines Teeth as teethish medicines Cephalicall medicines by the Latines Capitalia by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are properly called cephalicall medicines that have a virtue to preserve or restore the naturall heat and vigor of the brain and which strengthen it being first cleansed from the anoying filth that molests it The Vse of which as also of all other strengthening medicines that have their denomination from the part is both before diseases beginning and in them and also after they are removed but most usually after generall purgations to restore strength to the parts from whence they have their name of strengtheners least they should againe heape more vitious humours and by that meanes occasion new affections or conduce to the return of the old And although the faculty of these strengtheners seeme something occult yet hath it either heat or coldnesse joyned with it by whose helpe the relicks of a cold or hot distemper are removed together with the other operation so that in speciall cephalicall things are twofold hot in cold affections of the brain cold in hot affections of the brain and also the dry as those things that are proper for mitigating deliriums The hot are these Internall Rootes of Birthwort which is famous in the falling sicknesse that proceeds from the womb calamus aromaticus Acorus and Galingale for winedinesse of Male pyony against the falling sicknesse and vaine feares also misle of the oake florentine â—reos English Galingale Zedoary Leaves of Betony Marjerome for windinesse narrow leaved sage Centaury the lesse to strengthen the nerves rosemary for the trembling and palsy bayes mirtles for catarrhes mountain calamint lavender primrose bazill savory hyssop baume wild marjerome Barkes and Woodes Barkes of Citrons guiacum â—asaphras lignum Aloes Seedes of Coriandeâ—â— Fennel silvermontan Berries of Juniper bayes mirtles graines of kermes seeds of Piony and Nigella Flowres of Sâ—aechas of Arabia which are as it were the life of the braine and nerves most sefull in the swimming of the head falling sicknesse and melancholy lillies of the vally cowslips line tree spikenard centaury the lesse betony of rosemary mellilote chamomill Fruites Anacardines but warily because they burn the blood Spices Nutmegs Cubebs gr v. swallowed every day Cardamomes Mace Cloves Cinamon Ginger and Pepper for a moyst brain Rosins Frankinsence
against forgetfulnesse Mastick Styrax Benzoin Animal things Castor which is famous Muske ashes of Swallowes dung of Peacocks in the falling sicknesse Sea things Amber Ambergreece Distilled waters of the aforesaid leaves aq vitae with Castor treacle water with the juyce of Betony imperial water aq caelestis cinamon water water of Piony compound spirit and water of lavender compound of Dr. Matthias spirit of castor Oyles Chymicall of Nutmegs Cloves Cinamon marjerome amber rosemary Syrups of slaechados of bettony chamepitios of Piony compound syrup of the infusion of Piony flowres of the juyce of sage Conserves of the slowres of rosemary betony sage french lavender and of the lintree flowres Candied things and preserved things Citron peels roots of Acorus Myrobalanes Nutmegs Walnuts Coriander candyed Confections Treacle old Methridate the confection aurea alexandrina and of anacardines but warily diacorum diacinnamomum Powders Those mentioned in the preparers of phlegme Treschiscks de carabe gallia moscata Externall heating things The Seedes of Nigella or Gith of Cummins torrified put in a bag and applyed to the mould of the head Oyles of * these are rather cooling mirtles * these are rather cooling roses bayes spikenard nutmeg by expression Plaisters de betonica de baccis lauri and in the long lasting pains Emplaister de Ranis or Plaister of Frogs of Vigo with Mercury Rue and wild Time for pains idle headednesse disturbance of mind and over-watchings and Vervain the same way Cold things internal Hearbs Sorrel Lettuce Purslain Violets Cowcumbers twinings of Vines called Capreoli Woods All the Saunders Flowers Roses Violets for sleep water Lillies Seeds The four greater cold seeds of Lettuce Fleawort white Poppy Juices Of Citrons Pomegranats Currans Vinegar Verjuice Opium have a care Gums Camphier Distilled Waters Of the Flowers and Leaves aforesaid black Cherry water Conserves Of the Flowers aforesaid Candied and Preserved things Lettuce stalks and the flesh of Gourds preserved Powders or Species Diamargariton frigidum Diatrium santalon Diatragacanthi frigidi Troschischs of Camphier of Saunders Cooling external things The aforesaid simples to which add the Leaves of Henbane Nightshade great Housleek Mandrake Willow Vine branches Oyls Of the the aforesaid Flowers and the seed of white Poppy Oyl of unripe Olives Oyl of the flowers of Willow for anointing of the Nostrils and Temples Vnguents As Oyntment of Roses Refrigerans Galeni Populeon Searcloth of Saunders Opposite to these Cephalical things are those which hurt the Head such are these following taken from Galen lib. 2. compos med sec loc cap. 1. neer the end The seed of Agnus castus juice of Wormwood Olives that are black and ripe the fruit of Arbutus or Strawberry tree Myrrh or Frankincense if it be drank when one is healthy as Diascorides will have it For according to Avicen they are good for the Memory the tops of Ivie also the berries of it Saffron Sulpherwort Sowbread dried and drank in Wine much Storax makes troublesom dreams but a little drives away sadnesse Lastly all things that are oderiserous induce troublesom sleeps and the Hag-riding or Night-mare because they fill the Head with vapors especially in those that are plethorick ¶ To these he might have numbred Coleworts Beans and all sort of pulse which cause troublesem heavy sleepinesse and fearfull Dreams Erthines or Snifting Medicines by the Latines Nasalia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THey are Medicines that are to be snifted up into the Nose to draw forth the Flegm that lurks about the Brain and tunicles of it either without any agitation of the Brain when the excrements come down of themselves or else with sneezing and then they are properly called Sternutatories they should be hot thin sharp and cleansing Among which some are to be chosen that are also Cephalical the Matter of these is either Simple or Compound The simple ones are either dry or moist Dry Ones Powder of Acorns Castor Saffron Cloves Elaterium but warily and dissolved with other liquid things Hellebore white and black Nutmeg white Pepper Pellitory of Spain Ginger Roots of Sow-bread and Beets cut like tents and put up into the Nose Leaves of Tobacco dried and put into the Nose this is the best Errhine Fumes of Marjoram Hysop Time Tobacco all taken through a pipe Moist Ones Juices of purple-flowred Pimpernel Beets Coleworts Bettony Celendine the greater Sowbread wild Cowcumber roots of Ireos of Tree-Ivie Hysop Marjoram Horehound Tobacco Nigella wild Marjoram Pennyryal Sage Savory Elder Ground-Ivie or Alehoof New Butter put up in the Nostrils Compounds Hony of Roses of Rosemary Oximel simple and Oximel of squils Syrup of Hysop Confections as Mustard Aurea Alexandrina Anacardina old Treacle and Methridate Oyls of Pepper Ireos Sternutatories or Sneezing things by the Latines Sternutatoria by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THese are the stronger thinner sharper sort of Errhines or snifting Medicines which stimulate the Expulsive faculty very strongly of which these following are the most usuall The Roots of Ireos white Hellebore Euphorbium then which nothing is quicker if you mix a little Castor with it Pellitory of Spain powder of Tobacco blown up out of which with other sharp Errhines finely powdered are made sneezing Powders to ʒ i. s or ʒ ii mixing Cephalical things with it in equal proportion with the rest of which gr i. or ii blown up into the Nostrils with a quill or if they be vehement let them be put in a brazen box and the box only held to the Nose or let a Nodulus or Knot be prepared of Pellitory of Spain ℈ s of black Hellebore ʒ i. Cresses ʒ s all powdered and tied up in a Lawn rag for a Nodulus which being steeped in Rose-water and held to the Nose provokes sneezing without trouble To these add Ptarmica or Sneeswort and Stavesacre Apophlegmatisms or Spitting Medicines by the Latines Pitissantia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THose Medicines are so called which either chewed gargarized or daubed on the Pallat like a liniment procure much spetting by drawing out a great deal of phlegm from the Head either by their heat or acrimony whereby they attenuate the matter contained in the Head and melt it as it were and withall irritate the Expulsive faculty of the Brain to cast it forth Such are these following Roots Of Acorns Angelica Ireos Costus English Galingale Gentian Galingale Masterwort Pellitory of Spain Valerian Ginger Barks Of the roots of Capers Oranges Spices Cubebs Nutmegs Cloves Pepper grains of Paradise Leaves Of Hysop Bayes Pepperwort Arsmart Marjoram Cresses Tobacco para The Leaves of Tobacho the stalks taken out being tied up as it were in a round pellet as big as a Nutmeg is an excellent one held in the mouth in the morning once or twice a moneth and is before all other It should be held half an hour let not the juice go down and if you can be early enough take a sleep after it Seeds Anniseed Fennel Mustard-seed of
Stavesacre Treacle-mustard Sesely Silvermontan Fruits Figs Raisins bitter Almonds Juniper berries Bay-berries Gums Mastick Ammoniack Myrrh Animal things Castor These Simples as to their use are either chewed as is usually the roots of Pellitory of Spain steeped all night in Vinegar to ℥ i. or else a powder made of the aforesaid things to ʒ iii. or ℥ s is taken with s q. of wax and made up into Troschischs as big as Lupines one of which is chewed in the mouth and so rolled up and down a reasonable while Opthalmicks or Eye-Medicines called by by the Latines and Greeks Opthalmica THey are called so in general which are used to heal diverse affections of the Eyes and are divided chiefly into three Classes The first contains the Oxidorcicks or Medicines that sharpen the sight The second contains those Medicaments that are for the inflāmation of them either in the beginning as Repellers and Anodynes or easers of pain or else in the state and declination as Digesters or Discussers the third includes the Cleansers that are used in the Ulcers Spots Suffusions and such like affections of the Eyes Oxidorcicks or Sharpners of the Sight Internal Roots Of Fennel Celendine the greater Avens Valerian Leaves Of Eye-bright Celendine Fumitory Fennel Vervain Rue Clary Seeds Silvermountain seed Rape seed Radish seed Fennel Carraway seed Clarified Juices Of Fennel Vervain Eyebright Marjoram Rue Distilled Waters Of Eyebright Vervain Celandine Fennel Rue Wine Of Eyebright On the contrary these hurt the Sight Radishes Garlick Onions Mustard and Cresses Externall Oxidorcicks or Quickeners of Sight Water of Hony if the dimnesse proceed from the thicknesse of the tunicles distilled Waters of the aforesaid sight-sharpning simples mixt together adding Gall and the Urine of a Boy under age white Wine and Hony Antimony to ʒ i. infused in ℥ iv of Water The Juices aforesaid dropped into the Eye the Juice of Rocket and of flowring Willow that which drops out at a cut in the Bark Anodynes or Easers of Pain Mucilages Of the seed of Fleawort of white Poppy seeds where you would also Lenifie of Quince seed where you would also bind Waters Of Roses of pickings of Roses of Plantain Nightshade Housleek Purslain Womens milk white of an Egg beaten with water Sweet Apples roasted under the Embers or boiled in Milk juice of Apples Crums of Bread steeped and boiled in Milk adding a little Saffron to gr iv or v. White Troschises of Rhazis where there is great pain And in vehement pain Opium to gr ii in liquid Colliriums Repellers Waters Of Roses Mirtles Plantains Violets Purslain Nightshade Juices O◠Quinces sowr Apples Pomegranates white of an Egg. Muscilage Of Quince seed pulp of Quinces boiled in some binding Water as in the Water of stalks or pickings of Roses Discussers Decoctions Of Fenngreek Camomile Melilot Fomentations and Vapors Of the same things together with the Oxidorcicks before named Waters Of Eyebright Aqua vitae ¶ Of Fennel Celendine Rue with a little white Vitriol or salt peeter in it Animals their parts and Excrements Womans milk the blood of Pigeons and turtle Doves the feathers of young Pigeons that are full of blood drawn forth and pressed into the Eyes the gall of Fishes Gums Sarcocal fed with milk Rosins Myrrh and Frankincense Juices Aloes Verjuice where there is also a burning joined with the others And lastly Saffron Cleansers Some are gentle without biting the use of which is in the declination of Inflammations as Sugar-candy Hony juice of red Roses Antimony washed Cadmia Pompholix or white Tutty gray Tutty Skuttle-bone Pumice-stone Lead burnt and washt Others are stronger and joined with a biting the Vse of which is chiefly in Suffusions Skins and sometimes in Ulcers as gals of Fishes which are the gentler of four-footed Beasts which are moderate and of Birds which are the strongest to which add the gall of Vipers and Serpents Note that the gall of Partridges is the strongest of all and that of Hens is the gentlest Juices Of Fennel Quinces Celendine blew flowred Pimpernel Urine water of Hony compounded with the Oxidorcicks Others are the strongest of all as Vitriol burnt Verdigrease white Vitriol a liquor of which made with the whites of Eggs is excellent in the inflammation Itch and rednesse of the Eyes crude Antimony Oticks or Ear-Medicines by the Latines Auricularia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THese are Remedies that help the Hearing and are two-fold Internal and External The Internal are the Cephalical Medicines before rehearsed which alter consume or discusse the Humor contained in the inward cavity of the Ear whether they be hot if the Malady come from cold and grosse Humors or cold if the cause of the Deafnesse proceeds from hot Humors which useth to happen in acute Diseases after the Crisis the matter of the Disease being sent to the Ears External also are two-fold Hot and Cold. The Hot are these following Waters Aqua vitae simple or compounded with some of the other Cephalical things made in white Wine this cuts cleanseth digests any slimy Humor And to this purpose there are infused the roots of Radish Leeks Onions Sowbread white Hellebore Castor Saffron salt Peeter Cows gall besides the Cephalical things ¶ Crato commends Carduus benedictus infused in Spirit of Wine and then distilled for a singular Experiment See Crato Ep. 59. Decoctions made of the same things in Aqua vitae simple Vinegar or Vinegar of squils Juices Of Onions Leeks Radishes Rue Ash Common Oyls As of bitter Almonds Spikenard Distilled Oyls These following besides the Cephalical Oyls aforesaid of Sage Rue Cummin seed Carraways Fennel seed Bay berries Spike Animols The fat of an Eele that drops from it whilest it is roasting dropped into the Ear for is mollifies and relaxeth by reason of its fat substance attenuates and discusseth partly by the quality it obtains from the fire but chiefly by that it gets from Bay leaves wherewith it should be stuck full when it is laid down ¶ To these may be added the fat of an Hedgehog prepared after the same manner and Woodlice which some call Monks pease others Cheeslogs powdered and mixed with somu auricular Oyl and dropped into the Ear. Suffumigations made of the like things as are before spoken of Musk wrapped up in wool or cotten and put into the Ear. ¶ Civet is much more forcible especially if you add to it a drop or two of Oyl of Cinamon or Cloves The Cold are these Oyls Of Water-lillies Roses Violets Womens milk warm from the brest Juice or liquor of Vines which distils from the branches cut in the Spring Decoctions of Cooling things as Roses Mallows Violets Willow Lettuce Water-lillies ¶ Plantain Endive Straw-berries Purslain Odonticks or Teeth-Medicines THey are so called that strengthen the Teeth and by cleansing them from the filth whiten them these are a fit matter for Dentifrices and they are these following Of Plants the stalks of Burnet Pellitory of the wall
Roses made sowr with a little oyl of Vitriol used often morning and evening at going to bed See for others amongst the Expectoraters Encreasers or Breeders of Milk THey are so called properly or unproperly they properly breed Milk that cause much and good Blood such are Meats of much and good nourishment and temperate Medicines for of such things Milk is the material effect They improperly breed Milk which are endued with a moderate cutting quality whereby they render the Blood fluid and move it to the Dugs that it may there be converted into Milk of which this present Discourse is Where note that some certain of them do force the Blood as it were to the Dugs Some are external some internal The Internal The Leaves of the true Macedonian Parsley of Dill Smallage water Parsnips Polley all of them must be green Poligalaor Milkwort Lettuce in hot tempers for in cold ones it diminisheth milk Green Seeds Of Annise Fennel Rocket Nigella Juices Of Gourd Dandelion blew Goats-beard Ptisane or thick Barley broth Powder Of Christal made very fine and given to Ê’ i. in a fit Liquor Lac Lunae given to the weight of Ê’ i. External things Mollifying simples as the Roots of marsh mallows the Leaves of Dill mallows Seed of Flax flowers of Camomile mixed with the aforesaid Leaves and Seeds for a Fomentation Also Rubifiers if other things will not avail See Rubifiers Things drying Milk THose things diminish Milk that either by their vehement coldnesse thicken the Blood or by their too much heat discusse and dry it up or else by a propriety of substance hinder the breeding it Such are either Internal and those either Hot as Bazil Rue Calamint Sage Agnus Castus or cold as Purslain Housleek Gourds * This should rather have been referred to the heaters for it resists Milk by drying and consuming and is withall hot as appears by its aerimony and small Camphier or external as a Cataplasm of the hot things aforesaid boiled in Oyl 2. Linnens dipped in Verjuice and applyed 3. Smallage stamped with Vinegar and applyed 4. A sponge dipped in the Decoction of Cummin or Coriander seed made with sharp Vinegar and applyed 't is the secret of some people ¶ I have seen this very succesfully and speedily done by a Midwife only first fomenting the Dug with Vinegar and afterwards applying a Plaister of Diachilon simple which was suffered to lye on two or three dayes this prevented any hardnesse that otherwise might have happened THE SECOND BOOK SECTION III. Of Remedies of the inferior Cavity viz. The BELLY The Type of the Section Remedies of the inferior Cavity or Belly are properly these viz. for the Stomack Stomachical things Intrals chiefly above other parts are used Discussers of windinesse Killers of Worms Liver Hepatical things Spleen Splenetical things Kidneys or reins Nephritical-things and those either lenifiers cleansers brekers of the Stone Bladder cistical things Testicles encreasers of Seed diminishers of Seed Womb Histerical things and those either strengthning the Womb. or moving staying the courses Stomachical Medicines THey are called Stomachicals which by a peculiar faculty alter those humors that are contained in the stomack and also help together with it the Concoction and other functions of the stomack and strengthen it of which some are hot some cold and both these must not be too much opening or diuretical but somewhat astringent The Hot. Roots Of Calamus aromaticus Cvpresse Galingale greater Gentian or Felwort Zedoary Barks Of Oranges Citrons Woods As Lignum Aloes Leaves Wormwood Betony Mint wild Marjoram Rosemary Sage Seeds Of Annise Citrons Cummin Fennel seeds of Chermes Flowers Of Bettony Sage Fruits Bitter Almonds Peach kernels Gums Mastick Ê’ s given with a little Ginger or Zedoary in a rear Egg. All Spices especially Ginger and Pepper swallowed whole Sea things Ambergreece Amber Waters Of the Leaves aforesaid of Cinamon Aqua vitae spirit of Anniseed ¶ Spirit and water of Wormwood the greater composition Aqua Mirabilis Imperialis Mint water distilled with Wine D. Steevens his Water Distilled Oyls Of Cloves Nutmegs Cinamon mace Cummin seed Amber ¶ Especially Oyl of citron and Orange Barks Syrups Of Wormwood mint Bettony ¶ Of citron peels of cinamon Conserves of the Flowers of Wormwood Bettony sage ¶ Of the tops of Mint and Balm of Roses with Mithridate Condites Citron peels Acorus Condite Nutmegs Walnuts Ginger condited Confections Alcherms mithridate Treacle ¶ Diacorum Diacinnamomum Electuary of Bayberries Electuary of Sasafras Species or Powders Aromaticum Rosatum Diagalanga Diacidonii cum speciebus ¶ This last had been fit among the confections not here To these add Aromat cariophillatum Species Elect. Rosatae novellae Diatrion Piperion Diaspoliticum Dianisum powder of the roots of Cuckoopits compound Troschischs Of Wormwood Rubarb Gallia moscata External are Oyls Of Wormwood mint mastick Nutmegs by expression of Nard ¶ Distilled Oyls of Wormwood Amber Nutmegs Mace Emplasters Of Bay berries stomachale Galeni stomachicum magistrale Cold things for the stomack Roots Of sorrel sâ—ccâ—ry Plantain Leavâ—s Of sorrel Endive sowthistle succory the five capillary Herbs Dandelion and the Leaves of mirtles Seeds The four greater and the four lesser cold seeds mirtleberries Barley Flowers Of succory red Roses Cytines or flowers of Pomegranats Woods All the saunders Fruits Barberries Quinces Pomegranats Cherries medlars services strawberries Citrons all the mirabolans especially ¶ Prunelles currans Raspes Juices Of the Leaves and Fruits aforesaid also Acacia Hypocistis Gums Camphier adding Binders with it ¶ Camphier taken in any considerable quantity offends the Stomack and Head especially if nothing be joyned with it Faculties of Camphier to allay that fumous acrimony wherewith it is fraught which is so searching and fiery that it rather dissolves Nature with the heat then cools otherwise then by accident being outwardly applyed Sea things Coral Waters Of Roses Plantain ¶ Of Quinces Brambleberries Succory Syrups Of Verjuice of the juice of sorrel of Quinces Pomegâ—anats mirtles rob of Quinces juice of Oâ—anges Preserves Cherries Quinces Currans Barberries sowr Grapes preserved ¶ Oranges and Lemons preserved without their peels Goos-berries Raspes Species Diatrion sanralon Diarrhodon abbatis Diamargariton frigidum Troschischs Of Camphier Spodium Maudlins ¶ Trosch of Saunders Barbaries External Coolers Oyl of Mastick wood of Quinces of Mirtles of Roses omphacine Oyntments Unguentum Rosatum Orange flower oyntment Unguentum sumach KILLERS of WORMS Called by the Latines Vermes necantia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THose are called Killers of Worms which the Worms abhor either for some manifest quality as sharpnesse bitternesse sowrnesse which tasts are loathsom to them or else such as by an occult quality are destructive to them Where note that without a Feaver we may use the hotter sort but in a Feaver them that are lesse hot i. e. sowr ones or else things mixed with such Roots Of Birthwort Swallow-wort Alkanet Snakeweed white Dittany Gentian the greater Crosswort Fearn male and female Carline Thistle
Enulacampain Devilsbit Tormentil Zedoary Rubarb Madder Burdock Butterbur Barks Of the roots of Mulberries Capers Leaves Of Wormwood Pontic and sea wormwood Time Mints Rue Dandelion Polly Asarina of Matthiolus Savine Horehound Calamint Tansie Arsmart Peach leaves Carduus benedictus Goats rue Flowers Of Century the lesse Hops Hysop Seeds Wormseed Lupines of Coleworts Corianders prepared Purslane Citrons Oranges Grach Dill Hedisarum or French Honysuckle Pseudomelanthium or St Katherine flower Nigella or Fennel flower Cresses garden and wild Rocket of Turnips Lovage Hops Sorrel Hemp Leeks Barberries Gums Of Juniper or Vernish Myrrh which is a Rosin Animals Shavings of Harts horn and Ivory powder of earth Worms the cochal bone of an Ox Unicorns horn Earths Bole armoniack Terra sigillata Minerals Brimstone salt Peeter Quicksilver given to ℈ s ¶ Pewter filed small Sea things Coralline red Coral ¶ Amber Juices Of the aforesaid things of Limons Purslane Verjuice Waters Of Wormwood Gentian Grasse Purslane sea Radish Perwinkle Rue Mints of the flowers of Sloe tree Endive Succory Condites Orange and Citron peels Syrups Of Wormwood Endive Succory of the juices of Citrons Oranges Barberries Currans Sorrel Bizantinus ¶ Syrup of Succory with Rubarb Syrup of Peach flowers of the juice of St. Johns wort of wood Sorrel Syrup of Rubarb augustan Syrup of Reses solutive with Hellebore Syrup of the juice of Scordium Conserves Of Peach flowers Clovegilly flowers Orange and Citron flowers Oyls Of Olives bitter Almonds Peach kernels of Vitriol one two or three drops Confections Treacle Mithridate ¶ Treaclediatessaron London Treacle Diascordium confect de Hyacinth Elect. Amarum Magistrale utrumque Powders Diaspoliticum Diacalaminth compound Dialacca Purging powders Diaturbith cum Rhabarbaro Warwick powder Mercurius dulcis Salts of Wormwood Centory Broom c. External things Oyls Of Wormwood Rue Coloquintis i. e. of Coloquitis infused in Oyl and boyled Oyl of Bayberries ¶ Oyl of Myrrh Savine Sicionium Oyntments Unguentum de Arthanita Oyntment for the Worms of the Augustan Physicians Gall applyed to the Navil or anointed on the Belly ¶ The Oyntment called in the London shops Vnguentum amarum or the bitter Oyntment is worth them all Note that the chymical Oyls of any of the aforesaid simples are used both inward and outward if there be no Feaver DISCUSSERS of WIND Called by the Latines Dicutientia and Sarminativa by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THose simples are so called which are of the like nature with the Diaphoreticks before mentioned they differ not in faculty but in the intention and use The Vse of these is in pains of the Chollick and griefs of the Womb. Roots Of Angelica Galingale Masterwort Indian spikenard Barks Of Oranges speciall in curing and preserving from the Chollick Leaves Of Bayes Calamint wilde Marjoram Dill Majoram savory Rue Pennyrial Hysop mint Bazil Time wild Time Seeds Of Annise Fennel Carraways Cunimin Daucus Bishopsweed Parsley Agnus castus Angelica Oranges Citrons Flowers Of Camomile Centory the lesse for Wind in the short Ribs Region Fruits Bayberries appropriated to pains of the Cholick and Womb Junipeâ— berries Spices Mace saffron Cloves Ginger Cinamon Pepper Animals Castor ¶ Wolf guts dryed Waters Of Cinamon Aqua vitae and Waters of the Leaves aforesaid Distilled Oyls Of Anniseed Fâ—nnel seed Carraways and Camomile which is the best Electuaries Of Bayberries Treacle Treaclediatessaron to Ê’ i. in white Wine Species Diacumini Diagalingal of Rosata novella External things Oyls Of Wormwood Dill Rue Mints Bays oyl made by infusion of the seeds and flowers of Agnus castus this is admirable in the Collick Plaister of Mellilate Cataplasms and Bags made of the aforesaid Leaves seeds flowers are most profitable in the Collick A great Cupping glasse with much flame set upon the tumisied place and in the Collick applied to the Navil it easeth pain as it were an inchantment as Galen affirms Hepaticks or Medicines for the Liver called by the Latines and Greeks Hepatica THey are so called which correct the distemper of the Liver and hinder its obstructions to which 't is very apt or else which help it when 't is come to passe and withall do a little binde its substance that the spirit and heat of the Liver as of a principal part may be preserved Such are those that cut and cleanse without vehement heat and that are withall somewhat binding ¶ These also are either hot or cold internal or external The hot internal Roots Of Cypresse Enulacampain Calamus aromaticus Rubarb sulpherwort ¶ Sharpdock Roots Leaves Of Wormwood Agrimony Germander field Cypresse Fumitory Hops white Horehound Mints Bettony squinant Rosemary Seeds The four greater hot seeds Flowers Of Rosemary Century the lesse Spikenard Spices Cloves Ginger Nutmegs Fruits Fistick nuts Raisins Waters distilled of the aforesaid-Leaves and flowers Syrups Of Wormwood Agrimony Bettony Byzantinus of Fumitory Mints of the 2. and 5. Roots Condites Acorus Walnuts Nutmegs ¶ Eringo Roots stalks of Burdocks Confections Treacle Methridate Diacrocuma Conserves Of the flowers of Rosemary Sage Wormwood Enulacampain Species and Powders Aromaticum rosatum Diarrhodon abbatis Laetificans Galeni ¶ Dialacca Troschischs Of Wormwood Maudlins Dialacca rubarb External hot things Oyls Of Wormwood Spikenard Mastick Mints Nutmegs by expression ¶ Of Myrrh per deliquium of bitter Almonds Oyntments Dialthea Martiatum and of Mostick Cataplasms of the aforesaid Herbs and Seeds with Wine Cooling Hepatical Medicines All those things that are contained in the Table of the cooling stomachical things may also be reckoned of this number amongst the coolers of the Liver to which adde these following which are lesse agreeable to the stomack but very profitable for the Liver Roots Of Kneeholm Sparagrasse Leaves Of Agrimony Strawberries Ducks meat Grasse Seeds Of winter Cherries Flowers Violets Waters Of Agrimony Syrups Byzantinus of the 2. and 5. opening Roots where there be lasting Obstructions Externall Oyls Of Roses Omphacine or of unripe Olives of water Lillies Oyntments Unguentum Rosatum Refrigerans Galeni Ceratum santalinum Epithemes of the distilled Waters and Spices is most usual Splenetick things by the Latines Splenetica by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THese are of the same kind as the hepaticall medicines according to Galen only they are more powerfully attenuating and opening and lesse binding by reason of the grosenesse of the excrements of the spleen They are two fold hot for naturall melancholly and cold for the correcting of burnt choler The Hot. See the Table of the preparers of naturall melancholly to which adde these following Rootes of a both one thing see Seroderus Calamus Aromaticus Birthwort asarum bryony radishes the true a both one thing see Seroderus Acorus * these are two severall plants or * these are two severall plants galangall the greater Ireos squils hops Leaves of betony calamint St. John's wort Germander Rue Pennyroyall Seedes of Madder Ash keyes Fruites Ivv berrynes Spices Saffron Cinamon Minerals Steele prepared ¶ Chymicals Tartar vitriolated creame of Tartar Tartarus
chalibeatus Crocus martis ¶ Liquors Vinegar of squils ¶ spirit of wine tartarisated lye of the ashes of tamariske and broome ¶ Syrups Oxymel simple and of squils ¶ syrup of ammoniack of epithimum ¶ Conserves of the flowres of tamarisk of broom Condites The roots of Acorus condited Species Diacurcuma Dialacca Distilled oyles of Cummin Cinamon Vitriol ¶ of the barkes of citrons of tartar by deliquium The Externall are Oyles of Capers tamarisk wall flowres rue bitter almons Vnguents de Althea ¶ Vng splanchnicum and Vng splanchnicum magistrale oyntment of the juyces commonly called vng è succis Emplasters de mucilaginibus Diachilon cum gummis ¶ de ammoniaco and the compound plaster of Melilot ¶ And other magisteriall oyntments wherin gum ammoniack bdellium and the powders of Ireos Asarabeck and sowbread should be prescribed and divers other formes made for present use of the aforesaid things especially rue cresses nettles mustard centaury the lesse asarum and sowbread Cold splenetick things These are to be sought out of the Table of the attenuaters of choller which also are convenient for burnt choller gathered in the spleen to which add narrow leaved docks and these external topicall things Oyles of violets water lillies Vnguents refrigerans Galeni oyntment of roses cerecloath of saunders sharp vinegar ¶ juyce of hemlock vinegar of hemlock Animadversion Sweet things by themselves are hurtfull to the spleen but added with other things are good conveighers Pythagoras when he was scandald by a certain fellow recited this metaphorically sharp and bitter things help them that are splenetick but sweet things hurt them And this is now become a practicall rule Nephriticall things i. e. Medicines appropriated to the reines or kidneys by the Latines Nephritica id in etiam Greâ—è ut etiam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 NEphriticall medicines are three fold divided according to the structure office and peculiar affections of the reines to which they are subject 1 Lenifiers the use of which in the scalinesse and roughnesse of the reines as also in the heat and sharpnesse of the Urine 2 Cleansers the use of which is in the obstruction or suppression of the Urine either by the stone mucilaginons matter or sand these are comprehended under the Diureticks 3 Lithontripticks or breakers of the stone the use of which is in crumbling and diminishing the stone that it may the more easily be expelled The cleansers are to be sought in the Table of the Diureticks with which they agree only there they have a more generall use here a particular one wherefore I shall here only recite the lenifiers and the Lithontripticks The Lenifiers Rootes of marsh-mallows liquerish grasse sparagus eringoes Leaves of Plantain common maiden hair Pellitory sorrel lettice mallowes water lillies purslain sowthistle Seedes of marsh-mallowes cotton mallowes flax fenugreek four greater and four lesser cold seeds of plantain fleawort white poppy â—lowers of violets chamomill water lillies red poppyes Fruites Sweet almons jujubes sebestens fistick nuts raysins sweet prunes dry figs apples Gums Tragant of the bitter almon tree cherry tree camphere Animals Butter Milk Whey Juyces of Licorice almon milk barly creame Chymicall things * Sure these are not lenifiers spirit of vitriol sal * Sure these are not lenifiers prunellae Waters of the leaves in the table aforesaid Syrups of violets jujubes water lillies apples of marsh-mallowes by Fernelius ¶ syr de mucilaginibus of water lillies compound Conserves of violets water lillies ¶ mallow flowers ¶ Condited things Lettice stalkes condited the flesh of goards and melons condited Species of diatragacanthum frigidum dia penidiâ—m ¶ pulvis hali troschisch gordonii trosch of saunders trosch of camphere bechicinigri alkekengy Electuaries somewhat purging Diacatholicon Lenitive elect passularum pulp of Cassia altering Electuaries Diaspermaton antidotus analeptica ¶ Oyles of sweet almons camphere ¶ Vnguentum potabile Externall Lenifiers Oyles Violets water lillies ¶ of poplars oyle of wall flowres chamomill â—asmine ¶ Vnguents Oyntment of roses refrigerans Galeni ¶ of orange flowres anodynum dialthea resumptivum ¶ Lython tripticks oâ— breakers of the stone SOme medicines that break the stone doe it by a manifest quality of cutting and cleansing without any extraordinary heat as Galen lib. 5. simpl c. 13. doth affirme for such medicines doe easily passe through narrow exile passages very far and so by insinuating it selfe and peircing all the parts dissolve its continuity but too much beat doth the more concoct and harden the stone that is already gathered together Others doe by their asperity as it were shave and scale the superficies and by that meanes diminish the stone Others are thought to do the same by an occult property to which the Author of that treatise of the knowing and curing the affections of the reines gives little confidence but be they as they will I will here propound the matter of them all that are used by authors in breaking the stone except only those that are to be found among the Diureticks which are to be joyned with these following as the use of them shall require where note that those that are marked with a star are the most excellent Roots of Birthwort a By Pliny's description it is teasels by others it is englished corne marigold or chrysanthemum damasonium elecampain dropwort galingale acorus bastard rubard Ireos lovage saxifrage burnet pyony sea radish brambles nettles squils Leaves of southernwood hares eare the capillary herbs germander field cipres coleworts celtick hard Roman chamomil ground Ivy wild marjerome polly hyssop fluellen oake and willow leaves scordium all seed teasel golden rod dead nettle of Fuchsius for the stone in the bladder Barkes of Acorns the middle bark of hazell Flowres of larkespare Seedes of dill caâ—away cummins silver montan bishops weed macedonian parsly corianders sampier I think he meanes that by tretamarina kneeholm bazill radish St. John's wort ladyes thistle ash nigella cresses burnet lupines broome small burdock Fruites bay berryes peach kernels Ivy berries the spongy dog or wild rose ¶ Juniper berries Spices Ginger lignum aloes red saunders nutmegs mace cloves pâ—â—pe carpobalsamum or balsam berries cubebs spike squinant saffron which also add a gracefull relish to the medicines Gums of cherry-trees plum-trees wallnuts vinces arabick tragant elemi Olibanum bdellium Rosins of the Larch Tree Firre Tree true Turpentine Animals blood of a Goat prepared taken to Ê’ i. in wine hares blood Ashes of earthworms of hedge hogs of an asses liver feathers of wild pigeons of a whole hare burnt with the skin flesh and haire or else the skin of it daubed with its blood burnt reed sparrowes burnt ashes of scorpions cheese logges or wood-lice or monkes pease beetles hares kidnyes powders of a Man's skull of the warts and hoofes of horses of the cocall bones of a hare Ivory pikes jaw craw fish the stoppings of snailes shels in the winter egge shels crabs eyes mouse dung stones voyded by Urine from a man
Cinamon bay and juniper berries eaten every other day before the time of lying in the after-birth of an Ewe dryed and given in powder Juyce of Scordium given to â„¥ ss with Saffron to provoke the birth Minerals Native Borax is excellent to provoke the birth given to ℈ i. in liquor Waters of the aforesaid herbs which are usuall in the shops Briony water compound Syrups of Mugwort horehound Bettony ¶ Of the juyce of St. Johns wort of Mercury of the juyce of Scordium Distilled oyles of Castor Savin Cinamon myrrh ¶ Ambâ—r Mugwort Rue Turpentine Sulphur Troscâ—iscks of Myrrh to Ê’ i. in the forme of pils ¶ Troschischi Hysterici Externall things Oyles of Lillies Chamomill Wall flowres Stones The stone Aetites tyed to the thigh provokes the birth so doth a Loadstone held in the left hand The Gall of an Oxe pulp or powder of a wild Cowcumber and Coloquintis in Pessaries Animals Thee hoofe of an Asse fumed provokes the birth and afterbirth Stoppers of the Courses BEcause these are very near the same with the binders expounded above in the first Book Part. 1. Sect. 3. therefore the matter for such medicines is to be sought in the Table of Astringents or Binders Strengtheners of the Wombe Rootes of Snakeweed Calamus Aromaticus Costus Cyperus Galingall Leaves of Bettony Marjerome Sage which two are eminent Rosemary Baume Nigella Flowres of Marjerome Rosemary Sage Fruites Juniper Berries Bay Berries Animal excrements Musk Civet Ivory Sea things Amber Corall Ambergreece Mother of pearle Rosins Storax Benzoin Frankincense Mastick Spices Nutmegs Cloves Mace Spikenard lignum Aloes Waters of Bettony Marjerom Baume Sage Syrups of Bettony Baulme Oyles of Amber Cloves Mace Nutmeg Condites Acorus condited Walnuts and Nutmegs preserved Myrobalans and Satirion roots condited Opiates Triphera magna both with and without Opium Treacle Methridate ¶ Diascordium Alchermes Diacinnomomum Tripheia masor Species Aromaticum rosatum Diambra Diamoscum ¶ Species diacurcuma Dialacca Diagalanga Diacalaminth Dianisum Externall things Oyles of Nutmeg by expression of Nard of myrtles ¶ Oyle of Costus Mints Mastick Quinces Castor of St. Johns wort Moschaeleum Oyntments Vnguentum comitissae Martiatum Mastichinum Sumach Plasters Promatrice ad herniam of mastick ¶ Cerecloath of Galbanum Emplast Caesaris de crusta panis Diaphaenicum utrumque Metropropiolicon ¶ Note that to the best of these some adde the more strengthening provokers of the courses THE SECOND BOOK THE FOVRTH SECTION Of the Remedies of the LIMBS Arthriticall things or things appropriated to the joynts Latine and Greeke called Arthritica THey are called Arthriticall medicines which are destined to the strengthning of the sinewey and membranous parts of which the joynts are composed The Vse of which is both to prevent and cure the severall sorts of the Gout They are twofold Internall and Externall the matter of the internall things is the same with the cephalicall things whether you understand this of the hot cephalicks in a cold defluxion or of the cold ones where it proceeds from a hot cause for there is the same reason for the sinews as for the head but particularly these following are appropriated to the joynts Externall or topicall medicines for the joynts are usefull either in the beginning of the Gout as to mitigate both the heat and pain or else in the end to dissipate the reliques of the impacted matter least it turn to a stony indissoluble hardnesse The matter of each particular is this The chief Arthritical internal Medicines Roots Of Achorus Elecampain Ireos Cinquefoil Leaves Of Mullen Cowslips field Cypresse Calamint Gentory the lesse St Johns wort Bettony Sage Woods Sassaphras which is excellent Flowers Of red Roses ¶ Sage Rosemary Stechados Animals Castor ashes of Harts horn a Man's skull Sea things red Coral burnt Spices Indian Spikenard Rosins Of all sorts especially Turpentine Juices Opopanax Conserves Of field Cypresse in a cold Cause of red Roses in a hot Cause External things mitigating the heat pain Leaves Of Nightshade Plantain marsh Mallows Henbane both sorts of Housleek Mallows Pellitory Danewort Elder Ducks meat Flowers Of Roses Juices Vinegar Phlegma or insipid water of Vïtriol whites of Eggs Vinegar with water Sal Prunellae dissolved in red Poppy water Gums Camphier Mucilages Of the seed of Fleawort and Quinces ¶ of marsh Mallow roots Pulp of Cassia Waters Of Roses Nightshade Plantain red Poppy Oyls Of Violets water Lillies Roses Oyl of Man's blood called the Elixar of Man Oyntments Unguent of Roses Populeon External things dissipating the relicts of the Humours and pain Roots Of Elecampain Sowbread Briony Coloquintis Leaves Of Mullen Cowslips field Cypresse Calamint Cresses Centory the lesse Nepe Pennyroial Danewort St Johns wort Rosins Mastick Bdellium Turpentine * Rather Roots Fruits Hermodactils Thickned Juices Ammoniack Opopanax Fuphorbium Animals Castor Fat 's Of a Cat Badger Fox Bear Serpent Oyntments Martiatum Dialthea Oyls Of Tiles Castor Turpentine St Johns wort Hony Wax Ireos Foxes Euphorbium which is to be used warily and of Elder Plaisters Of Frogs of Vigo of the Mucilages Mellilote Oxicrocum To these are numbred those which strengthen the Sinews called by the Latines Nervos Roborantia by the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Roots Of Acorns Eringo Masterwort Sulpherwort or Hogs Fennel Rhaphontick Costus Woods Sassaphras Misle of the Oak Leaves Of field Cypresse Hysop Lavender Marjoram Cowslips Rosemary Sage the three sorts of Spike viz. Indian nard Celtick and Italian wilde Time Goats marjoram Fruits Anacardines Pine nuts Berries Of Juniper Kermes ¶ Bayes Spices Cinamon all the Peppers Ginger Mace Nutmegs Cloves Cardamomes Rosins and Gums Myrrh Venice Turpentine with the Powder of field Cypresse Opopanax Sagapene Animals The Brain of a Hare roasted Castor given to ℈ i. in Pils Conserves Of Rosemary Cowslips Sage Eringo Bettony Confections Treacle Methridate Confectio Anacardina ¶ Diacorum Powders Diagalanga Pleresarconticon ¶ Dianthos Diamoscum dulce Pulvis Antilyssus Waters Of Lavender Sage Marjoram Treacle water ¶ Sp. of Lavender compound of Matthias Piony water compound Aqua Imperialis Spirit of Castor Syrups Of Bettony compound of Chamepitis or field Cypresse of Staechados External strengthners of the Sinews Fat 's Of Vipers Foxes Stags Men. Oyls Of Tiles Wax Camomile St Johns wort earth Worms Nutmeg by expression Turpentine Foxes Vipers Costus oyl of Peeter Dill Ricininum of Rue ¶ Of Mace by expression oyl of Amber chymical Baths Those which are sulpherous nitrose bituminous aluminous and let the drippings of these fall on the beginning of the Back bone also the mud or slime extracted from them may be applied profitably to the part affected Grease Of a Goose that drips from it whilest it is roasted being filled with Frankincense Myrrh Bdellium Mummy c. Aqua vitae poured on the part helps much Fomentations and Bathings Of Mugwort Fleabane Calamint Rue Camomile Sage Dill field Cypres wild Marjoram St Johns wort salt Peeter common Salt Cataplasms Of the same Cold strengthners of the Sinews They are the same with the
cold Cephalicks or Head Medicines To which add Among the Seeds Barly among the Species Diarrhodon Abbatis Diatrion santalon and among the external things Mucilage of Fleawort Vine leaves Vinegar Rose water chalibeated water and natural Iron Baths An APPENDIX of Remedies for BVRNINGS REmedies for Burnings according to Fernelius l. 6. M. M. cap. 20. are three fold Some ease the inflammation and draw forth the fire Others hinder the rising of Pustles and ease the pain Others mitigate the ulcerated and painfull parts and by moderately drying heal the sore Of the first sort are 1. All things that are cold in the first degree which extinguish the inflammation as are those Juices and Liquors Water Vinegar Water with Vinegar white of an Egg juice of Housleek Lettuce Nightshade Endive Plantain Purslane Distilled Waters of the aforesaid Herbs Earths Any that is next hand but chiefly the Cimolian Bole armoniack dissolved in any convenient juice water or oxycrat i. e. water with vinegar and anointed on the place Minerals Ceruse Allum dissolved in water or with the white of an Egg Dioscoride used to anoint the place with writing Ink dissolved in water Gums Camphier 2. Some certain hot things that call out the fire as Leaves of Cookoopits Leeks rubbed on the place Elder and Danewort applied in the same manner Roots Onions bruised with Salt and laid on the Burn the Root of Kingspear boiled in Oyl and the juice anointed helps both Chilblains and Burnings Of the second sort are these Remedies following Leaves Of Privet Sage Mirtles made into a Searcloth or Salve with Hogs fat and applied also the same green stamped up with Hogs grease and onely laid on the leaves of Mallows and horned Poppy used the same way Glue mollified in warm water Dioscord The Leaves of mircles burnt and the ashes mixed with the white of an Egg. Salt Peeter with oyl of Roses or oyl of Eggs. Waters Of mullen Plantain Nightshade Roses adding sometimes red Saunders and a little Camphier The juice of Fennel and white Wine with cold water poured on the part that is burnt Of the third sort are these Oyntment of Lime washed which is compounded of Lime washed and oyl of Roses or Butter adding other things as you please as Ceruse Camphier mucilages Oyl of St Johns wort with washed Lime is effectual in any Burn though of Gun-powder Vnguentum album of Rhasis or of Ceruse See more in Fernelius in the aforesaid place I have only added these as a finishing Complement to fill up the empty pages ¶ Note that without this methodical proceeding I will undertake a Burn or Scald may be healed onely with the Oyntment of Stramonium or Thorn-apple described in Gerard's Herbal in the Chapter of Stramonium make two sorts of that Oyntment one onely of the Leaves and Apples bruised boiled up with Hogs grease and another by adding a little Turpentine and Wax as he there shews When the Burn or Scald is now made apply the first for two dayes till the fire and inflammation be fetched out then apply the other twice a day till it be whole and if you see it fit to skin the sore take Vnguentum rubeum Desiccativum or de Cerussa and heal it up With these any curable Burn will be healed speedily and safely Gerard healed one burned with Lightning See his own words in the aforesaid place GOD be Praised The Treatise or Tract of prescribing the forms of Remedies contains two Books one of Internal Medicines Liquid Apozemes Juleps Potions Syrups Vomitories Medicinal Wines Emulsions Almond Cream Barley Cream Milk and Whey Mead. Sugred water and 〈◊〉 Diet Drinks Cock broth Distilled Restoratives Broths Soft Boles Opiates Lohochs Preserves Solid Paste royal or Morsels Pandalcon Marchpane and Pineolate Tablets Pills Troschischs Powders another of Externall Medicines Common to many parts Epithemes Lotions Fomentations Half Baths Baths Stoves Embrochations Liniments Unguents Oyntments Searcloaths Plaisters Spanadrape Cataplasm Rubifiers Deopax Vesicatory Sacculets Proper to certain parts Frontals Oxit redinum Caps quilted Collyriums Gargarisms Apophlegmatisms Dentifrices Snifting Medicines Suffumigations Perfumes Scutes Pessary Nascale Supposâ—tory Clister The Matter of PHYSICK is either Universall respecting The Morbificall cause offending in Qualityes manifest As in the first Alterers Second as if in Grosnesse Attenuaters Cutters Thinness Thickners Hardnes Mollifiers Dissolvers of clotted things Clamminesse Cleansers Sharpnesse Mitigaters Occult are Alexipharmacals or Resisters of Poyson Quantity are either Preparers of the Humors as Digestives of the Body as Openers Universal Evacuaters as Purgers Vomitories Diureticks Diaphoreticks Motion and are in respect of the matter flowing Thickners part receiving Repellers and Emplaisticks wayes by which it flowes Intercepters Binders Rest which is to be evacuated either insensibly by Discussers Consumers Attracters by quality manifest occult as extracters Watrishnes by Blisterers matter by Ripeners Breakers of Imposthumes The chief heads of Discases which are either similar as Distemper which if simple 't is cur'd by alterers material by emptiers and alterers Organical which are either in the Streightness of the in sensible passages which requires Rarefiers but in the insensible requires Openers Too much dilation of the Pores insensible requires Condensers or Thickners sensible requires Binders Over-growing of the parts as Stopping of the Cavities by excrescence of flesh and are cured by Cathereticks Exuberancy of the parts either in greatnesse or number and are cured by Chyrurgery Continuity dissolved and is either simple and requires Agglutinaters and vulnerary things Or Continuity dissolved and is either with losse of the substance of the part and requires Sarcoticks and Epuloticks Symptomes that are most common and most urgent as Pain to which we use Anodynes if not great Narcoticks if violent Over-watching to which Hypnoticks or sleepy Medicines Bleeding to which stoppers of Blood Swouning to which Restorers of the spirits or particular respecting Medicines dedicated to Head which are either Brain To strengthen it as Cephalicks Purge it as Errhines Sneezing Powders Apophlegmatisms Eyes as Opthalmicks which are either Sharpners of Sight Anodynes Repellers Digesters Cleansers Ears as Oticks or Ear Medicines Teeth as Odonticks or Medicines for any affection of the Teeth Brest either for the Heart as Cordials Lungs as Expectoraters Alterers of the Lungs Dugs as encreasers of Milk dryers up of Milk Belly either to the Stomack as Stomachical things Intrals or Guts as Discussers of Wind. Killers of Worms Liver as Hepatical Medicines Spleen as Spleneticall Kidneys as Nephritical Medicines which are either Lenifiers Cleansers or Breakers of the Stone Bladder as Cystical Medicines Stones as encreasers of Seed diminishers of Seed Womb as Hysterical Medicines which are either Strengthners Purgers as movers of the Courses stayers of the Courses Limbs and Joints as Arthritical Medicines internal Hot as the Cephalicks Cold as the Cephalicks external in the beginning as mitigaters of heat and pain end of the Gout dissipaters of the relicts of the Humors imparted in the parts Place this Table at the end of