M. K. A Certaine maiden 17. yeares old had all the flesh on her thombe and forefinger eaten away with the foresayd disease which was cured by strawing thereon saccaruÌ„ Saturni and applying thereto Cerotum magistrale Fiorauante CHAP. XLII A great vvenne taken away by W. H. 〈…〉 ONe that was troubled with a great wenne had it taken away by washing it with strong lye made of oken ashes I haue bene since told of a certaintie that if ye rubbe the wenne often with the hand of a dead man vntill the wenne waxe hote it will consume away in short time after Some rost an egge hard and cut it in the midst and lay it thereon and vsing this often the wenne will weare away THE SECOND PART CONCERNING THE CVRES OF INTERNALL DISEASES Thus much brieflie in these short Chapters is expressed and declared concerning vvoundes and vlcers vvheresoeuer they be or howsoeuer they arise By vvhich examples the learned artist may vndertake other things vvhich are not here mentioned But in any case let him be aduised by the vvise Phisitian in his businesse vvhen there is any difficultie and not runne by and by to his receit or experiment It followeth now in manner aforesaid to set down the obserued practises of those that haue cured internall diseases vvhich haue taken effect and brought forth syntomes outwardlie or inwardlie CHAP. I. Of the cure of grieuous aches and payne performed by W. H. A Certaine man was greatly afflicted with diuers wofull aches and paines in his knees and shoulders who was cured by receauing a dose of Aromatico and by application of emplastrum faetidum vnto the grieued parts CHAP. II. The healing of aches comming of the pockes by W. H. ONe of a verâ—â— darke and melancholike complexion to whom sonâ—… in London had giuen the fume and the vnction three or foure times and yet left him possessed with most pitifull aches and paine in his ioynts who for want of maintenance was inforced to go into the countrie where he was borne and was there pittied of an honest Gentleman which cured him in this sort First he purged him twise or thrise with Aromatico Leonardo which done he tooke for foure or fiue dayes together Ê’ ss of the extract of Hermodactiles with white wine Then vnto the articular parts that were gâ—ieued he applied emplastrum faetidum W. H. and thus in short time he was healed throughlie CHAP. III. A notable experience of a medecine that hath brought great ease to any great ache or paine as of the gout or otherwise TAke one or two of the formost sucking whelpes of a mastif or bearebitch kill them and take sorth the guts fill them with blacke snailes rost them and bast them with â„¥ xij of oyle of spike coloured with saffron Reserue that which droppeth from them and mixe it with as much oyle of waxe and therewith annoint any ache or grief CHAP. IIII. A particular vvay vvhereby the paine of the gout is soone eased or preuented S. N. TAke minium the yolke of an egge oyle of tartar oyle of roses as much of ech as you thinke sufficient and with a litle saffran make it in forme of a plaister and lay it on cold I knew an other Gentleman grieuouslie vexed with the goute who was in this sort soone eased First when he supposed that the payne would come he tooke a dose of Aromatico Leonardo then the next day vnto those grieued parts he applied this plaister Take a pickle herring and cut forth the bone stampe it verie small 〈◊〉 a litle bole Armoniacke and rose water and apply it cold to the grief from place to place as it goeth Many men after they haue bene well purged haue had great ease by annointing the place three or foure nights together with aqua balsami FiorauaÌ„te Also oleum cerae is verie profitable in that case CHAP. V. The cure of goutes and all aches comming of heate by L. F. FIrst the patients were purged with Aromatico then was this plaister applied which is attractiue resiccatiue resolutiue as being intentions farre better fitting that purpose then any other Take the marrow of the bones of a calfe new killed lb j vitrioll in manner rubified lb j ss Cantarides in sine powder â„¥ j the ashes of the vine â„¥ vi mixe theÌ„ all on a small fire vntill they be incorporated theÌ„ with oile of waxe make it in a liquide ointment and spread it on a cloth and lay it on cold And when it waxeth drie chafe it till the paine be ceased this hath eased many in a short time CHAP. VI. The remedie against the Scorbute or Scuruie and the goute by W. T. A Young man of 26. yeares of age mightilie troubled with the goute and scuruie was after this sorr cured First he was purged with Aromatico Leonardo Then he vsed the purging drinke following euerie morning that he might haue ech day 3. or foure stooles At night he tooke two ounces of the distilled water of lignum vitae with â„¥ j of the sirupe of Couslips Also he vsed to eate these conserues following mixed together â„ž conserue of Couslips â„¥ iiij of sage of rosemarie flowres ana â„¥ ij of red roses â„¥ j. The quantitie which he tooke at once was as much as a walnut Also he annointed the grieued partes with this vnguent â„ž auxungiae humanae distilled â„¥ ij oyle of Turpentine â„¥ 〈◊〉 of waxe â„¥ ss mixe them together Also in his vsuall druâ—â—â—e which he dronke with his meate was mixed Chamepiteos sage rosemarie and betonie this was the purging drinke â„ž the strong decoction of lignum vitae put therein of the leaues of 〈◊〉 â„¥ iiij Epithimum â„¥ ij Hermodactiles â„¥ iiij Turbith â„¥ j Coloquintid â„¥ ss let them stand in warme sand 24. houres and strayne it this he dronke in the morning fasting CHAP. VII Tumors in all partes of the bodie taken away by R. A. THis was sent me by a freind of mine who had seene the experience thereof diuers times First he purged the patients twise with Aromatico Leonardo then he gaue vnto them â„¥ ij of Quintaessence solutiue with â„¥ j of sirupe of roses foure or fiue mornings together and after it they dranke a litle good broth made sweet with sugar that done they dronke this water following â„ž herbegrace sothernwood mugwort wormwood ana M j. Iuniper berries three or foure handfull cut the herbes and bruise the berries and infuse them in a gallon of white wine vineger .24 houres in a warme place Then distill it with a gentle fire This done take that distilled vineger and infuse therein fresh herbes berries and distill it agayne as afore Do so the third time and distill it as afore At the last infusion you shall put therein â„¥ iiij of good Mitridate or Triacle and distill them together and keepe them close to your vse Thereof the patients tooke at foure a clocke in the morning â„¥ iiij verie warme whereupon they layd them downe and sweat two
leane more to that safe speedy and pleasant kind of curation with medecines rightly prepared then to the carelesse composition made by addition of other simples clogged with more impurities then are in that simple which they labour to correct I dare also auouch that any poore body may better commit his crasie body to be healed or helped of any outward or inward maladie by the right prepared medecines for the value of ten shillings which he can hardly spare then a wealthy maÌ„ to their deceits I would say receits for ten crownes which he may well inough forbeare Many of the ignorant sort haue counted the chymicall or Paracelsicall Phisicke dangerous and not without cause for wofull experience hath brought it into that suspition But good Reader heare me in that which He tell thee and so take thine answere for this time Some of the learned and most of the ignorant haue in generall despised theÌ„ but by your leaue after they haue heard in particular of the excellent successe attained by many of theÌ„ they haue aduentured vpoÌ„ those without knowledge experience direction and so haue made many patients to smart for it Therfore I would not that the fine fingered Phisitian should scorne to weare this pearle which is as fit for Sir Iohn Lack-latin for the laÌ„dleaper or cogging quackesaluer as a pipe for an asse or a cage for a cow The salts oyles waters extractes tinctures simples prepared and coÌ„positioÌ„s of simples coÌ„ioyned mentioned in this booke or not mentioned I meane not to make sale of as the Grocer doth or the Apothecary but I keepe them in store and meane to increase them for mine owne vse and my frends and for such as shall need theÌ„ as the learned counsell of Phisicke rules shall giue occasion The greatest part of them were prepared by Iohn Hester of Paules wharfe now deceased a man that speÌ„t much indaÌ„gered his body about such workes wherof many excellent men haue enioyed the benefite The effect of his labour hath and doth coÌ„mend him in EnglaÌ„d and other couÌ„tries which haue these many yeares made proofe of these his preparations All which as not loÌ„g since I bought of the Suruiuer so I am willing at all times to part with any of theÌ„ to salue the wouÌ„ded or heale the diseased In the meane while and for euermore I coÌ„mit thee Gentle Reader in health or in sicknesse to the protection of the Arch-Phisitian and creator of our soules and bodies who alwaies preserue vs and all that be his vnto the end and in the end From my studie in the Blackefriers the 19. of Ianuary Thy louing frend Iames Fourestier A NOTE OF SVCH PREPARED SIMples and compositions as are mentioned in this booke with other things not mentioned therein whereof there is particular vse in Phisicke and Chirurgerie and are to be had at the house of Iames Fourestier aforesayd The names of the seuerall kindes of Saltes Salts of Herbes as of VVOrmwood Mintes Carduus Benedictus Chamomill Radish S. Iohns wort Sea holy Centaurie Rosemarie Fennell Time Beane stalkes Blacke Hellebore Brionie Sage Maioram Germander Mehlote Chamepitis Hysope Feuerfew Gentian Alisanders Mugwort Fumitorie Origanum Eufrasie or Eyebright Tartar Christalline Pockwood or Lignum vitae Saltes of trees and fruticall plants as ASh Iuniper Iuie Broome Vine Saltes of spices and other things as of CLoues Ginger Cinamon Nutmegs Vrine Armoniacke of Amber Vineger Salt or Suger of Saturne Salt niter out of Ireland Alome del Plume Tartar six times calcined Sal conditum Lapilli Vrinae Salt common calcined A causticke The names of the diuers kinds of vvaters as of CInamon Cloues Nutmegs Franckincense Turpentine Waxe Honie Aqua fortis Aqua Regis Aqua Spermatis ranarum Egges Harts horne Amber Vineger distilled Spirit of wine Fragariae with spirite of wine Mans scull Pockwood Resinae pini Percepier Roses Aqua vitae of roses Sweet water Aqua vitae of Percepier Aqua vitae of Iuniper berries Aqua vitae of Turkie balme Aqua Benedicta Walnuts Annise seede Sal gumme Oyles of Herbes as of The seuerall kindes of oyles drawen by distillation or otherwise prepared SWeet margerome Sage Time Origanum Rosemarie slowers Hysope Mintes Lauender Penyroiall Camomill flowers Nenufar grossely prepared Betonie and Camomill grossely prepared Roses by distillation Thorne apple Wormwood Oyles of seedes as of ANise Fennell Dill. Carui or Caraway Commin Mustard Oyles of fruites berries and spices as of NVttes Figges Sweet almondes Orenge peeles Lemon peeles Bay berries Iuniper berries Misselto of apples Nutmegs Cinamon Ginger Cloues Maces Pepper Oyles of trees or woods of gummes stones and other things as of LIgnum vitae Ashe Broome Waxe Honie Turpentine Tarre Franckincense Colophonie Galbanum Sagapenum Masticke Labdanum Ammoniacke Amber Iet Benzoin Storax liquide Castoreum Mans scull Butter Egges Tartar Stinking oyle of Tartar Vitrioll Sulfur Petroleum de Lateribus Deares suet Spermacaeti Wormes The seuerall kindes of Extractes of Essences as of Herbes rootes c. VVOrmwood Chamomil Sage Celandine Betonie Agrimonie Tansie Horehound Eufrasie Marygold Fumitory Henbane Chamepitis Tormentill Philipendula Blacke Hellebore Aristolochie Gentian Angelica Sauine Perwincle Carduus Bened. Feuerfew Percepier Rue Peonie Iuniper Broome flowers Hermodactiles Sena Agaricke Cnicus or bastard Saffron Rubarb Colocinthis Soldanella Laureola Aloes Polipodie Bruscus Centorie Enula campana Mellissa or Balme Ginger Muske Squilla Sarcocolla Cantarides Spicknard Zedoaria Pepper Orenge peeles A NOTE OF THE DIVERS KINDS of compositions as followeth LAudanuâ—â—anodinum Panchimagogon Amuletum Palmarij Oleum benedictum Oleum sine Mumia Tartari Oleum Heracl Rulandi Mumia vitrioli Creta vitrioli Crocus Martis Balsamum sulphuris Flos sulphuris Oleum Camphorae Essencia perlarum Flores Antimonij Mercurius Antimonij Vitrum Antimonij Turpetum minerale Quercetani Turpetum Diaph Sulphur vitriolatum Mercurius sublimatus Mercurius precipitatus Aqua Theriacalis Calx testarum ouorum Emplastrum Fodicationis Gibsons balme Petra Philosophale nostra Pillulae Aquilone Oleum Hypericonis compositum Oleum Balsami Aqua Balsami Dia Aromatico Electuario Angelica Balsamum artificiale Electuarium magistrale Aqua preseruans Magno liquore Cerotum magistrale Oleum Philosophorum de Terebinth cera Vnguentum ex Lytargirio Aqua reale Sirupo del Ebulo composit Vnguent against contractions Vnguento magno Pillulae contra morbum GallicuÌ„ Cordiale rosaruÌ„ sine sulphure Balsamus vrinae descriptione Willichij Our solutiue liquor Oyle of Nicotian Paracelsus his Vulnerarie oyle Water for the eyes Water for pinne and web Aqua Persicariae Vnguento nigro Vnguent to cause haire to grow Vnguent to clense wounds Vnguent defensatiue Vnguent stomachall Vnguent against aches and bruises Extract against all obstructions Adeps vrsi Medulla Mummiae Our composition against the strangurie Ischurie or stone in the bladder c. Balsamum Tartari Spirite of honie Spirite of Tartar Tincture of sulphur Powder to mundifie vlcers Mater Balsami A composition against burning and scalding Vigoes balme Aqua del petra Vegetab Tinctures of Spices
ss Oleum vitrioli q. s. to make it tarte like a Pomegranate The next day she was let bloud in maner aforesaid about ℥ x. After she had bled she tooke this potion following fiue daies together morning and euening which caused her to sweate well and thereupon she was quicklie cured The Diaphoreticall decoction REcipe Cardui Benedicti M ij liquorice scraped ℥ iij figs v. Raisens ℥ ij sugar candie ℥ i ss boile them in a sufficient quantitie of water and straine them to drinke A plurisie broken with a potion FOr the breaking of his Aposteme there was ministred vnto him Aromatico Leonardo with honied water The next day the basilicke vaine 〈◊〉 the Pleuciticall side was opened His drinke at dinner and supper was this decoction Take Isope dried M j Violets P ij sixe Figs liquerice scraped ℥ ss Raisens ℥ iiij boile them in ix pound of water till one pound be wasted then straine this pectorall decoction and vse it Another cured in this manner FIrst he tooke Aromatico Leon. and therevpon dranke the water of Carduus Benedictus The next day they let him bloud on the same side where the paine was His diet was moist and cooling and he dranke Barlie water mixed with sirupe of Roses and oleum vitrioli and shortly after was cured CHAP. XXIX An inward impostume or bastard plurisie cured by W. M. A Man hauing an impostume in his side which would haue turned to the plurisie was thus cured Take a good sweete Apple and cut off the crowne take out the core and fill it with powder ' of Olibanum binde on the crowne againe and roste it vnder the embers till it be soft Then mixe with it three or foure drops of Oleum vitrioli and let the patient eate it and sweat thereon Also with the same medicine at the same time there was a boye helped that had a plague sore on his neck Paine in the side with a cough cured by W.T. after this manner REcipe Floris Sulphuris ʒ ij the extract of Enula Campana ʒ j Ireos and Liquorice ana ℥ j. honie q. s. to make it in forme of an electuarie Before it be made vp put thereto ℈ ss of Oleum sulfuris and vse it morning and euening CHAP. XXXI Paine and winde in the bodie cured by I. H. A Certaine woman 28. yeares of age being often troubled with a griping paine and winde in her bodie was presently eased by taking foure or fiue graines of Laudanum nostrum in Malmesey with two or three drops of oile of Aniseeds After this manner diuerse persons haue beene cured Prouided alwaies that the bodie be loose else must it be mooued either with some gentle clister or suppositarie The expelling of winde out of the bodie by L. F. THis course following hath beene diuerse times prooued most effectuall against winde in the stomack and other parts of the bodie First let them take a dose of Aromat Leonardo Then let them take morning and euening halfe a dream of this composition three or foure daies togeter either in potion or pilles ℞ the essence of Gentian ʒ ij the essence of Ginger oile of Aniseed Fennell seed ana ℈ ss make thereof a masse and keepe it to your vse CHAP. XXXII The cure of the Dropsie performed by W. T. A Man of three and fortie yeares old troubled with the Dropsie was in this manner cured Take the rootes of blew Flower de Lilce sliced and steeped in vinegar three or foure houres and then dried ℥ ss the barke of Laurell rootes so prepared as much the leaues of Sena in pouder one spoonfull Aniseed and Ginger anaʒ i mixe them and take of that pouder euerie morning from the waight of foure pence till it giue you foure stooles a daie continue herein so long as you shall thinke it good CHAP. XXXIII The killing and expelling of wormes in the stomacke or elsewhere by I. H. AN infinite number of people both young and old haue beene cured thereof with this composition following Take the seed of Carduus sanctus Wormeseed Dittanie Semen Caulium cornucerui vsti coralline vermium terrestrium ana ℥ ss mixe them in fine pouder and giue thereof ʒ ss either with honie or sweete milke in the morning and euening Anoint also the stomack and bellie downward with this vnguent following and applie a little vnto the nauell with browne paper and no doubt of it within two or three daies the patient shal be cured For it doth not onely kill the wormes but causeth them to come forth by siege making the bellie soluble so that they shall haue two or three stooles in a day The cataplasme or vnguent is this ℞ Farinae lupinorum Aloes centauriae myrrhae theriacae optimae ana ℥ ss beat them into fine pouder and make thereof an vnguent with the iuice of peach leaues and keepe it to your vse Also two or three drops of Oleum vitrioli being dronke with water of gramen or such like for three or foure daies killeth wormes Also ʒ ij of Quintessencia solutiuo Phiorau dronke with ℥ j of sirupe of Roses killeth the wormes and expelleth them by siege CHAP. XXXIIII A quartaine of long continuance cured by L. F. FIrst the patient was purged with 12. graines of La petra Philosophale Leon. Phiorau mixed with ʒ ss of good Mithridate the next day he tooke of this decoction warme ℥ vj and so continued 14 daies morning and euening ℞ Chamepiteos lb j white wine lb viij white honie lb j distill them with a gentle fire till fiue pound be come forth Then let it coole and filter that which remained in the vessel mixe it with that which was distilled afore keepe it in a glasse close stopped and vse it Also the raines of the backe was anointed euery night with Balsamum artific Leon. Phior and so he was well cured CHAP. XXXV An approoued remedie against the pestilence plurisie and quartaine DIuers people haue beene cured of these foresaid diseases by taking a dose of Turpetum Diaphoreticum Paraceli either with Amuletum Palmarij or with some excellent good Mithridate in the morning fasting and sweating therevpon Sometime it is giuen with other potions or compositions according to the disease CHAP. XXXVI The swelling of the spleene in a melancholick person cured by W. T. A Certaine melancholie man was much grieued in his milt heart and head but he was thus cured First he was twice purged with ℈ j. of Panchimagogon and one ℈ of the extract of Sena mixed with sirupe or Roses and two or three drops of oile of vitrioll That done he tooke a quart of posset Ale made of white wine and Burnet and dranke thereof morning noone and night a good draught with halfe a spoonfull of Aqua Balsami Fiorauan Also now and then he tooke morning and euening a toste of white bread stieped in Aquam Preseruans and within ten daies after he purged againe and so remained in good health CHAP. XXXVII Franticke feauers for want