pleasant fauour good for wounâ—â—s by Gunshot and eating vlcers Out of the Pheces which remaines is drawne a salt first being calcined with a fire â—â—â—râ—uerbeâ—ation dissoluing it with his proper menstrua or common water distilled filtring and coagulating it three times It is good for all 〈◊〉 vlcers This salt you shall mingle with his proper burning oyle according to arte and you shall â—â—ape greater commoditie thereof then is lawfull to bee spoken Take of honnie not separated from his waxe ii pound Tartar made into powder i. pound let them putrifie together in doong xv dayes and distill it by a reâ—ort and there will first come a cleare water then a yellowish Put thâ—â—â— againe vpon the dead head and putrifie it againe other fifteene dayes after distill it againe and this doe three times and you shall haue an excellent oyle of home Take Butter first molten in white wine then distill it with a meane fire there will distill out an oyle greatly swaging pains and suppling So shall you make oyle of Lard and of all greases Take 100. yolkes of Egges first sodden hard put them into a Cucurbite and make a fire by degrees first there will come out a water after a yellowish oyle swimming vppon the water last a thicke oyle The water is good for all spots in the face the oyle to appease all griefes or aches Boyle Creuises in water of Orpine in a double vessel wel stopped one whole day After distall it powring the water three times vpon the Feces then let it be kept it is very good for inflammations burninges and the Carcynomata The sperme or seede of frogges is gathered in the moneth of March and is distilled by a glasse limbecke and thereof is drawne a water verie commodious for inflamations and burninges Eggeshels or the shelles of snailes are reuerberated in a sharpe fire iii. dayes vntill they be brought into a verie white Calce But if they be sprinckled with vineger whilest they are calcined the Calce will be the lighter and apter to worke his force Mercurie first washed and prepared according to Gebers prescription dissolue with the double waite of common strong water then distill it foure times and poure it so often againe vpon the Feces and so it is brought into a very red powder out of the which beeing reuerberate at the fire are drawne away the spirites of the strong water whiche otherwise would moue great paine But it were better if it were washed with the fleame of Allum vineger distilled and the water of Egges for by that meane the sharpnesse is taken away But it is better to prepare Mercurie with often sublimations and to fixe it beeing quickened againe and purged from his filthie earth and superfluous humiditie with the water which we haue described in the booke by me published of the Spagericke preparation But if all men doe not vnderstand that description for the dark wordes of Arte it shall not be incommodious to fixe the Mercurie with common strong water three times powred on and drawne away and to bring it into a red powder and that with a sufficient violent fire that all the sharpenesse and venome of the mâ—nstrew may be drawne away which shall much the better be done if this water following be mingled with it and by often distillation separated Take of distilled vineger ii pound a halfe of the fleame of Allum i. pound and a halfe Calxe of Eggeshels vi ounces distill all till it be drie Take of this water iii. pound of Mercurie precipitate as afore i. pound mingle all well according to Arte distill it by a Limbeck powring the water againe vnto the Feces three times Last of all driue all out vntill it be drie and there will remaine a powder in the bottome which grinde vpon a marble and put it into a Limbecke powring on the water aforesaid which you shall three times distill from the Feces as afore Lastly the Mercurie precipitate must be circulated with the alcole of wine 24. houres TheÌ„ distill away the spirite of wine that the matter may drie then poure on newe againe and circulate it and distill as afore and that doe foure or fiue tunes and then you haue attayned the perfect preparation of Mercurie whose qualities cannot be sufficiently commended in the curing of sundrie diseases specially of the Poxe whether it be taken by mouth or applyed to the place grieued Make Amalgama with foure ounces of Mercurie crude and one ounce of the best time Spread this vpon a plate of Iron and set it in a moyst place and all will dissolue into oyle it is also made with Mercurie alone and a plate of Time Mercurie as the maner is three times sublimed with salte and vitrioll at the last is mingled with the like portion of salt Armoniacke and againe sublimed three or foure times all that sublimate is dissolued into oyle out of which the spirit of the salt Armoniacke is to be drawne away circulating all with the essence of wine and distilling it so long vntâ—ll the oyle haue lost his heate and sharpnesse and the Armoniacke be separated It is also reduced by it selfe into an oyle with a verie soft heate of an Athanor by long distance of time Sublime Mercurie so often with the simple Calce of egges well prepared vntill it be vtterly extinct To this mixture poure vineger dâ—stilled alcolerated that it may couer it foure fingers distill the liquor from the Feces foure or fiue times vntill the Mercurie be come into a very red powder whiche you shall circulate with the alcoole of wine in a Pellican eight dayes seperate the alcoole by a Limbecke and there will remaine in the bottome the moste pretious and sweete Balme of Mercurie It healeth all desperate vlcers and also carunculam in vâ—sica and greatly helpeth these woundes by Gunshot All other preparations of Mercurie and the maner of vsing it you shall gather out of the booke which we lately set forth Vpon the filinges of Iron often washed with salt water poure sharpe vineger that it may couer it foure fingers set it vpon warme ashes eight dayes euery day moouing the matter and separating the vineger which will be coloured and powring on againe newe and that so long till the vineger be no more coloured which being vapoured away take the powder that remayneth in the bottome and subblime it with like portion of Armoniacke the same subblimate you shall ret urne againe so often vppon his Feces and subblime it again vntil there appeare the colour of a Rubin then cast all into scalding water that the salt may dissolue them by and by put to cold water and the Balme of Mars will rest in the bottome like the Calx of gold Poure away the water and put to freshe againe that the Balme may be made sweete Of this with the spirit of wine alcolizat by circulations you shall make
a red oyle most excellent for all inward Hemerodes or issues of bloud and to strengthen the bowels if one drop be mixed with conserue of Roses or Comferie or giueu with wine The filinges of Iron first well washed you shall calcine with the flower of Sulphure or dissolue with strong water then poure on very sharpe vineger and set it on a warme place certain dayes then reuerberate it with an open fire as Arte commaundeth one whole day gathering alwaies the flowres which remaine aboue vntill all be conuerted into a very red and light powder After the same maner you shall make the Balme oyle and Crocus of Copper out of the which with the sowre fleame of vitrioll circulating all artificially you shall draw a blewshing vitrioll whose qualities we haue described in another place Out of Saturne calcined is drawne a sweetish salt in Balneo with distilled vineger powring it so often vppon the Feces vntill it draw no more The menstrew euaporated the salt remayneth in the bottome which by often dissolutions and coagulations is made Christaline and afterward easily dissolued into oyle being set in a moyst place But if you circulate this Christaline salt in a Pelliâ—â—n with the alcoole of wine 15. dayes and after take away the menstrew by distillation and put to new wine and circulate it puâ—ting to a fit dose of christaline salte of Tartar you shall make a Balme sweeter then sugar which wil marueilously preuaile against all maligne vlcers and diseases of the eyes Decoct Antimonie made in powder with a capitall lye prepared of Tartar calcined and Sope ashes and quicklime the space of one houre then let it coole pouring vpon it a little Vineger and there will appeare a certaine rednesse swimming vpon which you shall gather then againe let it boyle for one houre or two againe let it coole and gather that which swimmeth vp Doe this so often vntill there appeare no more rednesse For it is the sulphure of Antimonie whiche dried at a softe fire you shall keepe to good vses Mingle Antimonie with sugar and alum and put all into a Retort of glasse make a soft fire for foure or fiue houres afterward increase it and there will come out an oyle red like bloud It is also done with Mercurie sublimate but great heede is to be taken least anie error be committed in the degree of fire Boyle sulphure prepared with oyle of Lynseede with a verie soft fire and it will be like bloud congealed Let the matter coole put it into a Retort and giue it fire and there will distill out of a verie red oyle of sulphure It is also done if you mingle bran with your sulphure and distill it Take of sulphure Viue P. i. with which mingle with a soft fire so much pure vitrioll molten that it may be one body Distill this by a discensorie and there will descend a red oyle into the receiuer If one pound of the flower of sulphure be mixed with two or three pound of oyle of Turpentine in a drye heate the flowres will dissolue into a red oyle Then the menstrew rightly and artificially separated circulate the Rubin of sulphure with the Alcoll of wine eight dayes and you shall haue oyle of sulphure that hath the qualities of the naturall Balme The sowre oyle of sulphure is made of sulphure by setting it on fire and hanging ouer it a Bell or a large glasse head to keepe the vapours which are conuerted into that sowre oyle Put vitrioll beaten into powder into a Cucurbite giuing it a fire of the second degree and there will issue a sowre water which is called the fleame of vitrioll Take the Feces which remaine in the bottome of the vessell which is called Colcothar stampe that and if you mingle flintes with all with a violent fire there will come out a red oile It is also made with the simple Colcothar driuen out with a violent fire three dayes space and theâ—e will come forth a verie hot oile which is made sweete by circulation with the spâ—rit of wine Tartarizated But if the Colcothar be dissolued in warme water and the rednesse in it separated and the water euaporated the Colcothar will remaine sweetish that which remaineth the rednesse being taken away is called Creta Vitrioli But if Vitrioll be drawne by the ninth a Limbeck powring on alwayes the liquor vpon the dead head and after circulating all by the space of eight dayes You shall haue the spirit of Vitrioll verie profitable for many things The fleame of Allum is made like the fleame of Vitrioll But Allum is prepared if the fleame be fiue times powred vpon the Feces out of which it was drawne and distilled last of all driue out all the fleame vntill it be drie Make brine of salt into which cast hot burning stones that they may be imbybbed those stones so imbybbed put into a Retort giuing fire by degrees there will come forth a very hot oyle of salt I said before that there was great force in Butyro Arsenici fixo to cure all venemous and maligne vlcers it is made in this manner Mingle Christaline Arsenick first subblimed with onely Colcothar which doth keepe backe his poison with like waight of salt of Tartar and salt Peter put al into two glasses and fixe it giuing fire the space of xxiiii houres first very gentle then of the highest degree You shall finde the matter very white fixed resembling the colour of Peerles which dissolue in warme water that you may draw the Alcoly from it And the powder which remaineth unbybbe with oile of Tartar or of Talcum which is better drie it at the fire and do this thrise Againe dissolue the matter in warme water that you may take away his salt and there will remaine a very white pouder and fixed which will dissolue in a moist place into a fate oile which is anodinum like butter Out of Talcum rightly and artificially calcined is drawne the spirite with distilled vinegar This is dissolued into a precious oyle being set in a moist place Take of the iuice of Aristolochia Rotundae and Sanin ana â„¥ iiii Serpentariae ii ounces spirit of wine one pound circulate them first the space of xxiiii houres then distill them of this water take one pound of elect Magnes made into pouder iiii ounces circulate them togither and distill away the water from the Feces reiterate this three times and by this meanes you shall obtaine the preparation of Magnes But because as we haue said y e noblest parts are to be strengthned and the heart the principall organ of life must alway be defended these preparations following are to be vsed Take of Theriacae of Alexandriae ii ounces and a halfe the best Myrrhe i. ounce and a halfe Saffron ii drams the spirite of wine vi ounces mingle all these and in
annoint it with vnguent nutrito or Caphurato albo with populion this following is of great force Take the iuice of plantaine night shade houseleeke ana â„¥ i. bolearmeny â„¥ ss litharge washed with plantine water and tuttie prepared ana â„¥ i. oleiros omphac and of nenuphar ana â„¥ ii vineger of roses and a little waxe and make an vnguent But if it haue a colde distemperature which is knowne by the fastnesse then is it remedied by fomenting therof with wiâ—e wherein was sodden dill lyneseed and the flowers of Camomel Wherof also you may make a cataplasine We speake nothing of Haemorrhagia because we haue made sufficient mention thereof before Of the feuer You must presently beware that a feuer come not but keepe him backe by a cold and slender diet by blood letting and by purging such humors as offend But if it chaÌ„ce that it increaseth as I haue oft seene and breed to an ague then the humors must be digested with some conuenient decoction and then purged againe wherunto the Phisition must take diligent heede and by ali meanes helpe the sicke least by the sharpnesse of the griefe death doth follow Of conuulsions The Phisitions affirme that conuulsions may come by three occasions the first is emptinesse which proceedeth through ouermuch purging or immoderate bleeding which is daungerous as Hippoc. witnesseth Aphon 3. lib. v. The seconde is repletion or fulnesse which happeneth through vnnatural tumors rising about the wounde and suddenly vanishing away and through ouermuch cold which contracteth the sinewes and staieth them backe and filleth them the which also Hippoc. hath noted Afforisme 17. lib. 5. It happeneth also the braine being affected per consensum by reason of great paine when either a synew is pricked or else when sharpe byâ—ing and venemous humors do alter and corrupt nature whereof comes paines as Hippoc. witnesseth through which by the vehemencie of the sence cramps arise Conuulsion comming through emptinesse is thus cured First let a diet be prescribed which is moist let the sicke take supings of almond milke ptisan or any conuenient broth and prepare him a bath wherein hath bene boiled moist things and such as haue vertue to asswage paine such are the heades and feete of wethers also the rootes of holihocks mallowes violets and the leaues of mistelto of the apple tree and let the sicke stande therein if so his wounde will suffer him or els foment the affected part therewith After this annoint it with oleo visci pomorum violarum or with some ointment made of the aforesaid things And because this conclusion proceeding through emptinesse being once consumed is incurable as Galen saith in lib. 7. Meth. meden Wee must haue therefore recourse to some excellent remedie that is the tincture of gold or of y e natural Balme for if there be any hope left it consisteth in these two But if the conuulsion come through fulnesse it is cured by a slender diet and in the beginning somewhat hot and drie yet wine is to be eschewed for it increaseth fluxes and hurâ—eth the synewes and vse to drink in the steed therof Hydromel maluacicum or smamon water and after make euacuation partly vniuersally as by Phlebotomy and purgation and partly by the part agreeued which is done with vnguentis Aregonis and Martiati with oile of castorie of a foxe of baies and such like wherwith the bodie being purged annoint plentifully the necke and all the backe bone and also the wounded member but yet those which follow seeme to me more profitable Take harts tallow bawsons greace and beares greace ana â„¥ i. olei laurini â„¥ i. ss olei vnlpini castorei terebinth iuniper lumbr. ana â„¥ ss vnguenti Agrip. Dialth ana â„¥ ii turpentine washed in water of lillies â„¥ i. Euphorbii ℈ i. and with a litle waxe make therof an ointment or else thus Take rosme shippe pitch ana â„¥ i. colophony and new waxe ana â„¥ ii olibanum mastick ceruse ana ounce ss salt niter sanguis draconis turpentine oile of roses salt armoniac oile of y e yelkes of egges ana â„¥ ii camphere Ê’ i. y e mother of perles â„¥ i. amber Ê’ i. ss lodestone ounce ss white coporus Ê’ ii make an emplaister according to art Take balsam gummi elemi haederae ana â„¥ ii oiles of waxe turpentme and iuniper distilled according to the Chimicall order ana ounce ss oile of cloues of benioyn ana ℈ ii mixe them make thereof a lynament and anoint therewith the backe bone and wounded member or els thus Take the balme of visci pomor and of Iuie and hipericon ana â„¥ ii oile of sage and turpentine ana â„¥ i. oile of iuniper â„¥ ss olei tartare faeten Ê’ iii. auxungiae taxi ounce iii. mixe them vse them as aforesaid and vse with all inwardly this following Take aquarum lilii conuallii iuniperi ana â„¥ i. oile of amber ℈ ss make thereof a mixture or els this Take the water of sinamâ—n and the water of Florum tiliae ana â„¥ i. oile of iuniper drawne by Balneo gut iiii oile of Amber ℈ ss of the spirit of vitrioll gutij mixe them But if the conuuision shall come per conuulsio sympathiam by reason of great pain let the paine be aswaged with such medicines as are declared in y e chapter de dolore And if it happeÌ„ through the sharpnes of the poison and venemous shot which oftentimes happeneth to these wounds theÌ„ you may vse these remedies which we haue set downe in the Chapter de venenatis vul And if it happen through pricking or cutting of a nerue which I haue seene oftentimes to happen not through the stroke of the shot taken which rather bruseth the sinewes then cutteth or pricketh them but by the vns kilfulnesse of the Chyrurgion in going about to take out the shot or vse any incision do oftentimes prick the nerues ouerthawrt whereby conuulsion comes especially if they chance to touch any of those which go to the muscles In this case now that this dangerous accident may be withdrawne such medicines must be choseâ— which by the subtlenesse of their substance may perce to the very bottome of the hurted nerue and also digest aud aswage paine as Galen lib. Artis med doth teach And contrariwise such must be eschewed as are raw and colde and such as stoppe and hinder perspiration Likewise Galen forbiddeth the vse of hot water as a thing very hurtful to y e wounded sinews because they consist of cold moist coÌ„iealed substance the which being so must needs putrifie and resolue by the applying of such thinges as are hot and moilt And therefore hot water is hurtfull to them although otherwise it greatly aswageth impostumation whereof I admonish those which indifferently without any regarde vse this remedy in these wounds by shot for Galen writeth in li. 6. meth med that rather oleum iasminum especially sabinum veterum are moste
after to Tarentum to Architas and ouer all Italie to heare the other Pythagoricall Philosophers Appollonius Tyanius trauailed through the kingdome of Persia and passed ouer the mountaine Caucasus and visited the Albanes Scythians Massagetes and all the rich kingdomes of India Afterwardes was caried vnto the Brachmanes and heard Iarchus in his chaire of gold disputing of the hidden causes of thinges and of the hidden misteries of nature From thence by the Elanutes Babylonians Chaldees Meedes Assirians Arabians and Palestines he returned to Alexandria and from thence went into Ethiopia to heare the Gymnosophistes and to learne their secret and hidden artes This vertue is truely to be followed and not the sluggishnesse of those slothfull followers which hauing searse once moued their foote from their countrie fires yet will disalowe this Spagericke arte and thinke â—o further labour to be taken in searching of the trueth when notwithstanding the arte doth make open vnto vs the marueilous and hidden secretes of nature Neither in my iudgement are they vnworthely contemned of those which with their manifold periâ—les and trauels haue sought out those secretes of nature But I pray you what foolishnes is this to forbid vs to vse any other medicins then those which were known in old time As though Rhabarbe then which no medicine is more in vse at this day theÌ„ were known to the olde Phisitions Further to what purpose is it that they obiect vnto vs y e sulphurie metaline venomous stinckes as they call them by whose smell and drawne breath for these are their contumelious words they be almost strangled that come into the dennes of those Cyclops But is it vnknowne vnto those slaunderers and sicophantes that the olde Phisitions made verie many medicines of most filthie thinges as of the filth of eares sweate of the body of womens menstrewes and that which is horrible to be spoken of the doong of man and other beastes spittle vrine flyes mise the ashes of an Owles head the hâ—ues of Goates and Asses y e worms of a rottentree and the scurâ—e of Mules as may be gathered out of the writinges of Galen Aetij Aegineta Diose Plinius Serap to passe the metalines which it is euident they did also vse Truely when I consider with my selfe the pride of these fooles which disdaine this mettaline part of Phisicke which after their maner contumeliously they call Chymericam and therefore can neyther helpe their owne nor many other diseases I call to minde a storie peraduenture knowne vnto theÌ„ of Heraclito Ephesio which being sick of a dropsie dispising the helpe of Phisitions annoynting himselfe ouer with Cowdoong set himselfe in the sunne to drie and falling a sleepe was torne in peeces of dogges but these are more then sufficiently answered vnto these scoles and slanderers Nowe will I declare what is my purpose and scope in this treatise verily to prescribe plainely hereafter not those thinges which are alreadie common or as it is commonly sayde knowne to blinde men and barbers least I might seeme to imitate those which write rhapsodias and heapes but the methode and way of preparing medicines by Spagericke arte that pertaine vnto Gunshot which I knowe are yet vnknowne vnto many Phisitions and Chyrurgions And this I can truely confesse that I am induced for two causes to doe it First to prouoke those that are better learned if they haue any better medicines to vtter them as also that I might specially help my countrie and mankinde vnto the which the more is the griefe there is too much neede of those kinde of medicines in these moste lamentable and cruell times wherein it hath so long bene bloudied with domesticall and Ciuell warres but to encounter with their slaunders which crie out that these kinde of medicines doe not onele require long and difficâ—le preparation but also that they are so deare that euerie one cannot easily vse them I haue thought good therefore first to set downe common medicines and then to come to those which I doe farre more esteeme as indeede they are farre more excellent then the other as by their preparatioÌ„ you may know Albeit also I haue determined to haue consideration of the poore and common souldier and to set downe them apart that shall helpe the rich THerefore the Chyrurgions are to bee admonished that when they go into the warres that they take with them these things readie prepared which are to be had at most Pothecaries Suppurantîa Vnguentum Basilicum of both sortes Vnguentum Macedonicum Tetraphramacum Galeni Vnguentum Resumpiiuum The emplaister of Mucilages which may be dissolued with oyle Oliue if neede be Detergentia Vnguentum diapompholigos Nicolai Vnguentum viride Andromachi Emplastrum diuinum disolued with oyle of Roses Vnguentum Apostolicum Auicennae Vnguentum Egyptiacum of the same Sarcotica Vnguentum Aureum Vnguentum ceraseos Mesuae vtrumque Emplastrum de Gratia Dei de Ianua Cicatricem inducentia Vnguentum de Minio Desiccatiuum rubrum Emplastrum de cerusa Venenum attrahensia res extraneas Vnguentum fuscum Nicolai Vnguenta Magistralia of the Phisitions of Florens described by Weckerus Vnguentum de calce viua Repellentia astringentia Vnguentumde b olo commune Vnguentum Rosatum Mesuae OR for the sayd intentions medicines may be made whiche neede no other then common preparations Suppurantia Take of newe Butter and Oyle Oliue ana â„¥ ii Wheate meale clensed from his bran halfe a ounce faire water â„¥ iiii boyle all together Or take the leaues of Tussilage and Mallowes ana m. ii rost them vnder ashes and mingle them with bitter Or take of the iuice of the roots of the Lillies first rosted vnder ashes â„¥ iiii of the grease of a henne goose or swine â„¥ ii with the oyle of Linseede or Oliues the yeolke of an egge and a little wax make an oyntment Detergentia Take of honie â„¥ iii. of beane meale and barely meale ana ii drams boyle them with wine to the height of an oyntment Or take of Plantaine leaues and Smalege ana m. i. red Roses p. ii red wine â„¥ viii boyle it to half straine it and dissolue in it of red sugar â„¥ ii Turpentine â„¥ i. Meale of Lupines and Orobus anaÊ’ i. Alloes and Myrrhe ana halfe a drain boyle it againe putting to so muche waxe as shall suffise to bring it into the forme of an oyntment Or take of the iuice of Plantaine and Agrimonie ana ii ounces Rose honie iiii ounces of the roote of Ireos and Beane Meale ana halfe a ounce mingle them toward the ende with Turpentine i. ounce make thereof an oyntment Sarcotica Take of Manna of Frankinsens ana ii drammes of Meale of Fenegreke and Orobus anaÊ’ i. let them be wrought with honie and the yeolke of an egge Or take of Sarcocolle dissolued in milke Ê’ iii. Masticke Olibanum anaÊ’ i. Liquid pitche and Turpentine ana i. ounce mingle them and make on oyntment Epollotica Take of white chalke ii ounces of ashes
of burned leather Ê’ iii. worke them with oile of roses Or take of quicke lime so often washed in water vntill it haue lost all his sharpenesse ii ounces of Terrae Armeniae i. ounce boile them with oile of mirtilles Of burnt Lead burnt Stibium Cadmia Pompholyge may also be made medecines most fit for that purpose Advenenata vulnera Take of the iuice of Anagallidis purpureae of Cyclaminis ana i. ounce Sulphur Viue mingled with mans spitâ—e â„¥ ss mingle them Or take of Litarge ii ounces Galbanum â„¥ ss Greeke pitch and turpentine ana ii ounces oile as much as shall suffice Or take of oile iiii ounces of Sagapenum Mumiae and Amber anaÊ’ iii. Frankinsens Mastick anaÊ’ ii the best Terrae Sigillatae and red Corall anaÊ’ i. pitch ii ounces waxe as much as shal suffice to make an ointment Or take two Onions of the leaues of Vincae peruincae scabiosae Risini of ech a handful rost them vnder the ashes and put therto of treacle â„¥ ss and with turpentine make an ointment Ad ambusta Take of the iuice of Onions rosted vnder ashes ii ounces oyle of Nuts i. ounce mingle them togither Or take of the leaues of black Iuie stamped with plantaine water m. ii of oile i. pound boile them togither with iiii ounces of white wine vntil the wine be consumed then put to waxe as much as shal suffice to make it a salue Or take of larâ— molten in the â—lame ii ounces and poure it into the iuice of Beetes and Rue the creame of milke i. ounce Mucilege of the seede of Cidoniorum and Tragacanthe ana â„¥ ss mingle them Repellentia sanguinem cohibentia Take of the iuice of the leaues of woodbind and of oken leaues ana oâ—e ounce red roses Ê’ i. Boli Armenae and Sanguis Draconis anaÊ’ ii oile of roses iii. ounces wax as much as shall suffice Or take of the Pulpe of apples boyled in milke iii. ounces of 〈◊〉 â—â— the seeds of Psillij and Cydone ana â„¥ ss of the iuice of Bursae Pastoris and Poligonum ana i. ounce of Acaciae and Sanguinis Draconis anaÊ’ iii. of Terrae Sagillatae â„¥ ss oile of Mirtils iiii ounces white waxe as much as shall suffice to make an ointment BVt these medicines following are not so much vsed among the Apothecaries neither knowne vnto the Chyrurgions yet most profitable for wounds by shot and all other whose fit preparation the Spagericke Art doth partly declare Suppurantia Take of the rootes of holy Oke and Lillies ana â„¥ iiii Beetes with the rootes m. i. fresh butter halfe a pound wormes prepared in wine â„¥ iii. yolkes of egges 12. the marrow of a calfe of turpentine ana v. ounces oile Oliue clensed from the Pheces i. pound stampe those that are to be stamped mingle all well togither and digest them in warme donge one moneth after presse it out and with a fire on ashes boile it to the substance of a salue Or take of the iuice of the herbe Tussilage and Oxalidis ana iii. ounces fat drie figges xx Frankensence ii ounces rosen of the Larix tree i. ounce and a half grease of a Goose and henne ana two ounces fresh butter halfe a pounde Olei visci pomorum compos i. pound al mingled togither let them boile in a double vessell luted with LutoSapientiae for y e space of sixe houres straine it warme and set it againe in the sunne or boile it to a fit substance these medicines do quickly moue matter and are anodina verie commodious for wounds by shot Detergentia Take of the iuice of Centuarie Selandine ana iiii ounces of hony iii. ounces of flowers of Virbascum p. ii of Frankensence Myrrhe and Masticke ana â„¥ ss oile of Turpentine vi ounces good white wine i. pound putrifie them all in warme dongue and boile them as before with a fire of ashes vntil the wine and iuices be coÌ„sumed and it be brought to the forme of an ointment then put to one ounce of this ointment Ê’ i. of mercurie precipitat dulcified If there be neede of greater clensing Or take Visci herbarum saniculae Pirolae Aristoloch and Uince Peruince ana ii ounces of turpentine washed â„¥ iiii Crocus veneris â„¥ ss Balsami tartari ii drams Sulphuris antimoni i. dram and a halfe set them vpon a fire of ashes vntill it haue the substance of a salue Sarcotica Take of Mucilage of the seede of Fenigrecke â„¥ ii of the iuice of houndes tongue Persicaria and the great comferie ana â„¥ i. and a halfe oile of Frankenâ—ence and Myrrhe ana â„¥ iii. oile of Hipericon simple â„¥ ii turpentine washed with white wine â„¥ ii let them stand in the sunne or at a soft fire vntil they wax thicke Vnguentum de paeto Take of the iuice of Petum i. pounde turpentine v. ounces of compound oile of Hipericon viii ounces good white wine halfe a pound digest all viii dayes after seeth theÌ„ vntill the wine be consumed then put to Colophoniae and wax ana iii. ounces Mumia and Amber ana ii drams melt them againe at the fire and make an ointment according to art Take of the iuice of Paetum and comferie ana iiii ounces oile of turpentine i. pound flowers of Hipericon and Verbasâ—us ana m. ii apples of an elme tree iii. ounces the buds of the Poplertree iiii ounces the spirit of wine i. pound and a halfe digest all these in horse dongue or in a warme bath in a glasse vessell well stopped one whole moneth then wring it out and straine it and put to it of Frankensence Masticke and Myrrhe ana ii ounces Sanguis Draconis halfe an ounce Mumiae Ê’ vi turpentine halfe a pound Beniamin i. ounce circulate them togither in a Pelliâ—ane viii dayes after with a moderate heate distill away the spirite of wine and there will remaine in the bottome a most pretious balme Cicatricem inducentia Take of burnt Allom i. ounce Cretae vitrioli iii. drams Crocus martis Crocus veneris ana ii drams mingle them make a pouder which you may vse by it selfe or mingled with hony Or take of Bole armenae prepared after our manner Ê’ ii Calex of egshels â„¥ ss the iuice of vnripe Damascens iii. ounces boile them with a soft fire to a perfite substance Ad Venena Take oile of Amber and turpentine ana i. ounce oile of Iuniper ii drams nettle seede and the roote of Gentian anaÊ’ ii oile of Sulphur VitriolatÊ’ i. ss redde Corall i. dramme mingle them togither Or take of the iuice of Pentaphillon scabious and Rue ana â„¥ ii Olei Sulphuris Rubei i. ounce oile of myrrhe Ê’ ii Colophoni and gum of Iuâ—e anaÊ’ vi mingle them Ad Ambusta Take of larde molten and washed in water of nightshad two ounces olei Saturni â„¥ ss mingle them Or take of the Iuice of the rootes of Henbane and flowers of red Poppie ana i. ounce Sait peter Ê’ i. Mucilage of Seminis
and in clensing the wound throughly from fiâ—th and all other thinges which may hinder the consolidation thereof And also I must greatly commend their indeuour which will oyle and vinegar to be added thereunto for with that remedie was that Vinsius cured of whome we spake before being wounded greeuously at the siege of Rochell and not onely he but diuers others for these thinges being mixed doe resist all kinde of accidentes as paine inflamation fluxes and also putrifaction which last especially is to be preuented because these kindes of woundes are verie much subiect thereunto least Gangrena and Sphacelus follow after And it is manifest y t vineger withstandeth corruption in that it preserueth thinges coâ—â—it therein from venoming and moulding likewise oyle being powred vppon wine or anie other liquor preserueth them from sowring or dying in that it keepeth away the ayre and excludeth all fumes which may cause putrifaction And so much the more I allow the vse thereof in that whether it be inwardly ministred or outwardly applyed it suppresseth the power of venome which may sometimes be ioyned with these woundes as we haue taught and that is the cause that I allowe the iudgement of those which cause hote oyle presently to be applied for it is verie wholesome partly because by relaxation it dissolueth the inward venome of euill humours and partly in that it defendeth the hollownesse of the wound from the violence of the aire which thing aboue the rest is to be heeded That the wound be not long open but so soone as may be it be couered and that the aire is altogether subiect to putrifaction it is manifest to those whiche set anie kinde of pippins and stoppe the same verie close with lut um sapientiae as they tearme it that no aire breake in and bury it in a pâ—t so these fruits being kept from the aire cannot rot or putrifie but are taken out againe as freshe and sound as they were when they were put in the which things I haue spoken by the way to proue that manie were cured by medicines and not by enchantmentes as the common people iudge although that some vse them not with reason it is agreeable to reason yet I would not haue anie man thinke that I haue written this to defend the quaâ—reâ—â— of the Eâ—pericks which sticke not to crie cunning on the verie bodie and life of man and as the prouerbe saith by breaking of a pot to proue the potters craft but I iudge rather such to be rooted out for through their ignorance rashnesse it comes to passe y t Phisick which otherwise is highly to be praysed is condeÌ„ned despised But that we digresse not far froÌ„ our purpose to my iudgment it seemeth profitable to poure into such wâ—unds made by shot by by the compound oyle of the Misselto of the Apple tree or the oyle of the flowers of Mulleyn or of Hypericon or of eggs the making of which you shall finde in our Antidotare of gunshot and such the Chyrurgion ought to haue in a readinesse For they greatly preuaile to mollifie and asswage paine and are verie profitable to cure suâ—h kindes of woundes But when these are not at hand you may vse the oyle of Elders which is highly commended of Ioubertus an expert Phisition or y â— oyle of Lynseed or of Eggs or of wormes or Lyles or Chamâ—mill or of Turpentine and in case anie man be destitue of all those let him take warme butter or Turpentine and annoynt the clothes or lynt with the oyntment following Vnguentum Magistrale Take of Goates suet of Colophonie of ech â„¥ iii. of the marrow of the legges of Oxen and oesepi humidi of eche â„¥ ii ss of freshe butter â„¥ ii of the iuice of Selondme and centuary of ech â„¥ i. of the oyle of Ware and of Misselto of eche as much as suffiseth to make an oyntment take of this oyntment â„¥ iii. of Mercurie Precipitat sweetned and prepared after our maner and of Crocus Veneris right prepared of ech Ê’ iii. and mixe them together and annoynt therewith the Plegettes and Tents if the vse of them be necessarie The powders ought to be prepared in a redinesse the which the richer sorte may carie about them in a boxe and if the foresayd oyntment be not at hand you may verie well mixe them with freshe butter and make thereof a broad plaister that may couer the sides also of the wound and the lint is to be wet with simple Oxirhodino made with vineger and the oyle of Roses and of Miselto and the partes farre of must bee defended with this oyntment following Take Bole Armoniack sanguis Draconis red corrall and â„¥ ss croci martisÊ’ ii baccharum myrthiÊ’ i. ss oyle of Roses Omphacine â„¥ iiii vineger of Roses â„¥ ii waxe â„¥ i. ss so make thereof a lynament In the meane while this one thing is chiefly to be obserued in rowling of suche woundes that the rowle be not so lose that the medicines sagg from the wound neyther it bee so hard that it be grieuous and so draw fluxes of humours and sometime impostumation and at the last Gangrena and Canker as Celsus sometime hath seene happen we therefore must giue our indeuors that in auoyding the discommodities of the one we may reape the commodities of the other and in the meane space let the linnen cloth be oft made moyst with Oxyrhodino and the dressing renewed after xii houres except through the cutting of some great vaine or arterie we feare bleeding a fresh The which if it chance to happen aboue measure it must presently be seene to and staied which may well be brought to passe by the applying and taking of these medicines following but yet I would not haue it staied vntill such time as a reasonable quantitie of bloud is issued An oyntment to stay bloud Take Crocus Martis finely reuerberated Crocus Veneris of eche â„¥ ii let them be tempered with the oyle of Visci pomorum and make thereof an oyntment it is to be wondered at to see y e strength of this medicine in stopping bloud and doth moreouer reduce the wound to a better state digest the superfluous humors strengthneth the member and greatly withstandeth putrifaction Another Take Crocus Martis â„¥ i. the lyme oâ— Eggeshels and Colchotar of ech â„¥ ss the ashes of Frogs burnt Ê’ ii mixe them with the oyle of visci pomorum Another easily to be made and of no lesse vertue Eake Colchotar prepared with vineger â„¥ ii the ashes of snayles â„¥ ss fresh butter â„¥ iiii make thereof an oyntment or mixe them with the white of an egge Moreouer in great fluxe of bloud it were good to vse this or the like drinke following For the wealthier Take Crocus Martis and the essence of corrall of ech ℈ i. and make thereof a potion with the water of spermatis ranarum or of Roses For common souldiers approued Take Crocus Martis prepared after our maner ℈ i. the lyme of
Egshels Ê’ i. the sirope of drie Roses and of mirtils of ech â„¥ i. and with the water of the flowers of red popie make thereof a potion and minister it three houres before meate the which may be barly broth boyled with Rosewater and popie seede if it â—e toward bed Aboue all there cannot be found a worthier remedie both to stop bloud and case all paines and suppresse fluxes of humours then Laudanum Opiaticum if you minister a pill thereof as bigge as a Pepper come the vse wherof especially in these kind of wounds cannot to highly be commended that I haue more plenteously intreated of in my answer to y â— treatise of Aubertus vindonis do ortu causis Metal After these thinges being first done then apply medicins which quickly may suppurate and being come to maturation let it be mundified with exiccation that naturall fleshe may growe that is it be neither ouer hard or soft or proud and the scales of the bones if there be anie may come out from the sound bone Moreouer we hasten the suppuration of these wounds least the venome closed within and filthy saines doe some greater hurt for being throughly ripened feuers paines and almost al other passions will decay For this intention the common sorte are woont to vse at the second dressing digestiues as they tearme them made of the yeolke of an egge oyle of Roses and Turpentine which as I may say the trueth I cannot allow in that they soone putrifie and cause the wound to smell whiche thing is alwaies ill Others vse hydreleon warmed with butter and other thinges which haue nature to suppurate and some boyle the flower of wheate with a litle safron some againe there be which greatly commend Tetrapharmacon made of pitche rosin waxe and suit and Cor. Celsus esteemeth this aboue all others Also Macedonioum is made with the forenamed simples and frankencense and much commended of some Other greatly allowe Basilicon for it is a great suppuratiue and also readie at the Pothicaries and some commend Dialthea which they call Resumtiuum Others Emplas dia Chilo simplex and de mucilaginibus which they temper with oyle of lylies And with all these and other like medicines they out of hand doe suppur at the bruised flesh following the preceptes of Hâ—ppoc For he writeth that it is expedient that the brused flesh be supurated and by such meanes is the wound lesse subiect to impostumation and anguish and this is the iudgement of Hippoerates and all other antient Phisitions and I my selfe cannot but highly commend the vse of the supuratiues for they doe defend the nature and strength of naturall heate and do temperate the rage of rotten humours and verie quickly doe bring the corrupted bloud to matter and thereby doe bring the wound in a farre better estate But yet this one thing must be taken heede to that the vnorderly vse of them cause not the wound to rot which is remedied by putting to euerie ounce of the suppuratiue one dram of precipitate prepared after our order yea and more to if the wound shall smell and so shall the medicine pearce farther and worke his effeâ—t without danger and by this onely meanes you shall haue white matter and the affected member shalbe safâ— from Gaâ—grena and putrifaction whereunto in theâ—e kinde of woundes they are much subiect and this haue I oftentimes proued by sure experience Neyther haue I thought it amisse in the behalfe of the vnpractised chyrurgions to set downe some ensamples for this intention I would therefore that the tents Plegetes and whatsoeuer is put in the hollownesse of the wound be dipped in this oyntment following which is easie to be made Take vnguents Basilici maioris discrip Mesnae â„¥ ii fresh butter â„¥ i. Precipitate prepared after our manner â„¥ ii ss mingle them and annoint therewith the tents and plegets Another Take new Waxe Rosme ship Pitch of ech â„¥ iiii Goates sueâ— marrow of calues leggs of ech â„¥ ii aesypi humidae â„¥ i. oile of Oliue or of Linseed or of Visci pomorum one pound melt them straine them and make thereof an ointment An addition Take of that ointment â„¥ ii of our Precipitate Ê’ ii mixe them and so shalt thou haue a most excellent remedie which being vsed in emplasters without Precipitate is to bee annointed and put into the wound Or else thus Take venice turpentine and white hony of ech halfe a pounde the yelkes of twelue eggs and mixe them very well and boile them to the thicknesse of a pultise This ointment which the Paracelsians call Galcinatum magnum you may safely vse in sreede of a digestiue for being so prepared it resisteth putrifaction and is very good to bring such wounds to suppuration But in so much as it is the office of naturall heate to maturate and not of medicines we must therefore by all meanes possible increase such heate as is likest thereunto which is to be increased and nourished by wraping the member in bombase lana succida and linnen clothes or else with some Cataplasme by all which meanes as Celsus writeth daungerous wounds are cured and such things must be dipped in Hydraelion made of oyle of Rosâ—s and Rose-water wherunto you may put a little vineger but not too much in that it hindereth suppuration or else vse this fomentation following which I my selfe do often vse A fomentation to mollifie and ease paine Take of the leaues of Visci pomoruÌ„ smal shred with the berries m. iii. the rootes and leaues of Holihock Mallowes Violet leaues ana m ii of Fenigreke Linseed ana â„¥ ii the flowers of Camomell and melliâ—ote ana p ii seeth them in milke This medicine neuer failed me for it driueth away inflamation greatly easeth paine and strenthning the substance of the member it very quickly moueth good matter and of the foresaide substance pounded and driuen through a seeue is made a cataplasme by putting thereunto the meale of Lineseed Fenugreke ana â„¥ ii Oesepâ— humidae and marrow of calâ—â—es â—eete ana â„¥ i. ss the yelkes of foure eggs of saffroÌ„ sixe graines oile of Viscipomorum and rosarum as much as sufficeth let it be applied to the wound and parts nigh vnto it but round about it somewhat farther off let this ointment following be vsed to withstand the flux of humors An excellent defensiue Take the powder of red Roses and of Myrtils of ech Ê’ i. bole Armeny terrasigillata of ech Ê’ vi the iuice of Plantine and Dwaâ— of ech â„¥ i. vinegar of Roses â„¥ ii oile of Roses Omphacine and of Myrtils ana â„¥ ii ss Waxe â„¥ ii make thereof a defensatiue And such medicines so long you must vse as we saide before dressing it twise a day vntill the wound come to good matter and then must you vse clensing medicines wherwith you may always mix our Precipitate in greater dose which brauely clenseth wouÌ„ds from matter and also resisteth corruption An excellent mundificatiue easie to
ashes with a very soft fire distill it circulate that which is distilled in Balned eight dayes and then distill it againe This water hath a excellent qualitie against the plague and al venemous things and doth maruellously strengthen the heart We haue shewed the extraction of the Tincture of golde Corals naturall Balme and the essence of Perle in the booke which I wrote of preparation now resteth for vs to speake of the golde of life which all shall know to be the most excellent and extreame medicine in cuting all diseases which do but consider the singular excellencie of gold in the cure of the leprosie Aurum vitae is made many wayes for being calcined after the Spagerick manner it is made light and spungcous which cannot be reduced again from which with distilled vinegar it is drawn the salt in Balneo whose qualities by circulations with the spirit of wine are so increased that they seeme to be incredible for the curing of innumerable diseases Calcine gold made into thinne plates so oft with salt preparate by a Philosophicall calcination vntill it be made vnpalpable the salt by dissolutions being seperated from the Alcoole of gold then calcine it againe with very white sugred salt and to this mixture powre of the spirite of wine alcolyzat with his proper salt According to the precepts of arte that it may couer it ouer onely foure fingers then set on fire that the alcooll may burne and this you shall do oftentimes then powre on new alcooll of wine and circulate all rightly and decently the space of foure dayes Then separate the menstrew with compotent distillation and powre on new againe circulating and distilling as you did before so often vntill all the substance of golde bee carried out of the Limbecke The menstrewe being separated as it ought the golde of life will remaine in the bottome the most excellent and best of all secretes Omnibussed pancis luceo FINIS A TABLE OF THE MOST ESPECIALL tinges contained in this Booke A Aire is the most moist thing Pagina 21. Aire by his moisture brings putrifaction to the things it incloseth 32. Aire especially cold aire is hurtfull to these wounds 32. 51. 63. Aires substance hovv it is infected 18. Aire vvhat sort is to be chosen 3. 21. 22. Aire hovv it is to be corrected for the health of the vvounded 23. Alexipharmacon or an excellent medicine against poison 41. Another such like easie to be made 42. Another Alexipharmacon for rich men 43. Alphonsius Ferrius his error 6. Apolonius Tyancus Peregrinations 73. Aqua theriacalis compositio 94. Arts when they are happie 72. Arsnick vnprepared hurtful to vse 71. Attractiue or dravving medicines 30. 31. 75. 77. 83. Auicens false opinion of blood-letting 25. Aurum vitae 94. B. Balme of Hipericon of tvvo sorts 87 Balsamus Martis 91. Balsamus Mercurij ibidem Balme naturall in consolidating of vvounds the chiefest doer 4. 32. Balsamus Saturni 92. Balsamus Tartari 85. Balsamus Veneris 91. Balsamus visci pomorum of both sorts 87. Bands to tye vvoundes and hovv they are fitted 34. Bands or rovvlers their commoditie or vse in binding vvounds among the auncients 40. Belly bound hovv it is to be opened before purgation 27. Benbruch stones their force vertues 59. Blood flovving into a brused place is quickly thickned and doth easily putrifie 2. Blood stoppers 34 35. 80. 83. Blood letting necessary to the vvouÌ„ded 25. Bloode letting on vvhich side it should be done ibidem Blood letting his time ibidem Blood letting vvhat to be obserued therein ibidem Bones corrupted vvith their medicines 59. 608. 4. Bole Armoniack his preparation 86. Brossâ—us though he vvere grieuously hurt yet vvas he cured 47. Bruses or contusions their inconueniences 2. Braine comforted strengthened 85. Butyrum Arsenici fixi his preparation 93. Bullet when it is to be dravvne out and what the chyrurgion should especially looke vnto 30. Burning hovv it chaunceth to these vvounds 12. Burning medicines most fittest for them 44. 45. 75. 77. 83. Bullet of it selfe brings no poison to avvound 6. Bullets especially of leade may be infected vvith poison 7. Bullet fast in the body hovv it is pulled out 30. Bullets poison their signes 15. Bullet many times tarrieth verie long in the bodies of vvounded men vvithout hurt 7. 30. Bullet if it neither go thorovv nor cannot be pulled out hovv the vvound is cured 62. C. Calcinatum magnum Paracelsicorum 37. Calx of eggshels and snailes 88. Catagmaticum Quercetani 58. Cataplasme emolliatiue or softning 37. Chyrurgions reprooued for their custome in applying medicines as vvell in the first as in the second dressing 30. 35. Chyrurgions of the common sort their boldnes and their speciall medicines 56. Cicatrices what things induce them 83. Cicatrises swollen vp and red holpen 55. Clister emolliatiue 27. Colcothar vvhat it is and hovv it is dulcerated 93. Consolidatiues especiall 4. 31. Conuulsions and their causes 65. Conuulsions of emptines and their cure ibidem Conuulsions of fulnes and there fit medicine 66. Conuulsion by simpathy or agreement hovv it is cured 67. Coroboraters or strengthners 42. 85. Corruption and his matter 3. Creta Vitrioli 93. Crocus martis 91. Crocus veneris ibidem Cold things and greatly repressing are hurtfull to burnings 44. D. Dangerous affections are first to be cured before the lesser 15. 17. Dismembring hovv and vvhen it is to be done 56. Drinking of vvater hurtfull to certaine wounded persons 20. Deadly wounds of the head vvhen they bring death 53. Defensiue medicines 34. 38. Defensiuum Magistrale 44. Detersiue or clensing medicines 38. 52. 75. 76. 78. 83. Digestiues in bâ—used wounds vvhen they are to be abstained 3. Diseases publike 18. Drinke what kind is most fit for the wounded 24. E Emperickes from whence oftentimes they ambitiously seeke praise 18. Emperickes rashnes 33. Epithemmata or moist medicines are to be applied to the heart 42. Emplaisters inducing cicatrizes 75. 77. 79. 83. Extractions the vse of them commended 27. 29. External or outward things are first to be taken from a wound 30. F Flesh putrified corrupted what helpes it 84. Fissures or cracks of the skull hard to knowe and a method to finde them out 49. Fractures sundrie of the skull and their cure 48. Face burnt what things heale it 54. Feuer how it is holpen 65. Figures of iron instruments are to be sought in the booke of Ambrosius Pareus 30. 50. Fistulaes a linament to cure them 63. Fomentation mollifying and mittigating paine 37. Fractures of all sortes a most fit cerote 58. Frications and their vse 24. Fruites how they are conserued 33 Fire of his owne force or vertue resisteth poison 6. Fire sometime violent is most fit to purge poison 16. Foxe tongue a speciall drawer 44. Fleame of Allome 5. 93. Fleame of vitrioll 92. G Gangrena neere at hand his signes 39. Gangrena a signe of corruption beginning 69. Gangrena his cure how it is performed 70. Gunpouder cornes if they