ounce Nutmegs halfe an ouÌ„ce beaten very fine Suger .iiii. ounces beaten fine searced through a Searcer mingle al these together then take .viii. spoonfuls of whyte Wine and put to it halfe a Walnut she l ful of those mingled poulders and geue the sicke to drinke within twise drinking it shal helpe him But yf the payne be verye sore take an oyntment called Altea and oyle of Roses of eche one ounce annoynte the place most greeued agaynst the sore so hot as is possible to suffer and it will cause the stone to voyde For the collicke in the belly Take a pint of Malmesy and of Saffron one halfe peny worthe two Nutmegges and bray them bothe in a morter then take as much of the Wine warmed as ye may wel drinke at a draught with as muche of the poulder as you thinke meete for the wyne geue it the pacient at such tyme as the feruent pain commeth on hym and it shall in shorte tyme helpe hym An other for the Collicke Take Mustard Fygges and vineger stamped together and lay to the belly of the diseased colde in maner of a playster and it shal helpe Fenel rootes in syrrop be good against the Collicke being made in this maner Wash FeÌ„nel rootes cleane in fayre water slyce them small the whole length of the roote yf ye can and seeth them in fayre water not breakyng them when they be almost soden put to them a pouÌ„d of clarifyed Suger with a quarter of a pound of Hony and so let them boyle together a whyle softly as the Suger ryse not muche in the boylyng You shall perceyue them to be enough by the tendernesse of the rootes Beyng thus sodden reserue them in an earthen pot and eate thereof as oft as ye thinke good and needefull A proued medicine ro auoyde vrine that hath bene long stopped Also for the stone Take Radish roots one if it be of bignesse and strong is sufficient and scrape it very cleane and lay it in white wyne a nyght in steepe then strayne the wine and geue the pacient to drynke he shal voyde water An other to prouoke vrine proued Take of Tyme one handful of Parsely foure handfuls theÌ„ seeth them in whyte wyne tyll they be tender then put to theÌ„ three or foure spoonefuls of Aqua vitae so strayne or drayne the licour from the hearbes and geue the diseased to drinke Also ye must lay the hearbes to the belly of the pacient very warme in a lynnen cloth or bag and he shal make water An other proued medicine for the stone to be vsed once in a moneth at such tyme as is best to take a purgation before the receyt of the medicine Take Gromwell seede Parsely seede Alexander seede the harde rowe of a red Hearyng dryed and beaten into polder the leaues of shee Holly dryed and beateÌ„ into poulder whiche be those that haue no prickes and graines of ech like quantitie beaten into fyne poulder and then myngled together takyng hereof halfe a spoonfull in a draught of Malmesey takyng before an easye Purgation Proued by maistresse Blage. An other to loose and purge the vrine stopped in a man. Take of Englysh Saffron beaten to fyne poulder and of pure blacke Sope equall portions and being well mingled together spreade it vpon a playster of Leâ—â—â—â—â— and that vpon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 side then lay it vpon the Nauell of the sicke and it â—â—…ll helpe the auoydaunce of the vrine â—â—â—hin an houre An other to breake the stone Take a Hare flead and put it into an 〈◊〉 then potte couering the same with â—â—â—…cke paste then vpon the fyre or in an ouen bake it vntill it be both fleshe and bones so dryed as ye may beate it into fyne poulder the best is vpon fyre for it wil of it selfe cast licour and also it wil aske a great fyre and time ere that it be throughly dryed also ye must put it in without washing it when it is thus dryed and beaten to fyne poulder as wel bones as fleesh kepe it as other poulder and as ye nede geue of it to the sycke in drynke and it wyll in fewe tymes drinking breake the stone An other which maye be called a maruelous straunge experience Take the blood of an Vrchin otherwise quart then keepe it vsing to drink a litle therof warme at nyght the space of â—â— dayes and it wyll helpe For a saucy visage Mortifie quicke syluer and myngle it with Brimston viuif of ech half an ouÌ„ce of Rose water an ouÌ„ce of Exungia otherwise swines greace halfe a quarter of an ounce myngle al together theÌ„ preserue it in a boxe as ye occupy it take thereof with a slice or knife spread it vpoÌ„ a litle peece of Scarlet smere thy face therewith at thy going to bed wher it is sore in the mornyng washe thy face with a peece of Scarlet wet in warme water then wype it with a fayre lynnen cloth A proued medicine for a woman that hath her throwes before her tyme. Seeth a good handful of whole Cheruil in a quart of Claret wyne wheÌ„ the hearbes be wel sodden wring them into the wyne and clense it then make therwith an Hypocras with Suger Syâ—◠〈…〉 〈…〉 Gynger of Synomome geue 〈…〉 warme at tymes needful and 〈…〉 the payne For the falling euyll 〈…〉 diseased in a draught of drink 〈…〉 of a Bee he not knowing therof â—nd he shal haue ease To asswage sweatyng 〈◊〉 Line seede and Lettise together and laye it to thy stomacke and it shall helpe For the pockes Take the iuise of Peneryal and yong Tansie and geue the sicke to drinke To increase a womans mylke Geue her the iuise of Veruine Fenel to drinke and it shal increase her mylke FINIS ¶ Imprinted at London nigh vnto the three Cranes in the Vintree by Thomas Dauson and Thomas Gardyner
A booke of soueraigne approued medicines and remedies as well for sundry diseases within the body as also for all sores woundes goutes and other griefes whatsoeuer that greeue or moleste the bodye or any parte thereof with other proper experimentes Not onely very necessary and profitable but also commodious for all suche as shall vouchsafe to practise and use the same ⧠Imprinted at London nigh vnto the three Cranes in the Vintree by Thomas Dauson and Thomas Gardyner Nouembris 24. 1577. ¶ Soueraigne medicines and remedies for sundry purposes To make Flos vnguentorum TAke Rosen and Perrosen of eche halfe a pounde Virgyn waxe and frankinsence of ech a quarter of a pound Mastick an ounce Harts talow a quarter of a pounde Camphere two drammes melt that is to be molten and beate into fine poulder that which is to be poudred that don searce it and boyle them all together saue the Camphere then strayne them into a pottel of white wyne through a Canuas cloth so let them boyle together when it is boyled set it a cooling vntil it be blood warme then put into it your Camphere and a quarter of an ounce of Turpentine and keepe it with styrryng vntil it be thorow cold when it is cold make it into roules â—nd so keepe them to your vse for one of â—he purest salues that can be made For thys oyntment or salue is most excellent for al the dyseases vnder written Wherfore ye must haue respect in makyng it that ye put not the Camphere and Turpentyne into the rest before it be as cold as blood for then it is all lost These be the dieases that it is good agaynste viz. for old wounds it clenseth and gendreth good fleshe it healeth faster then any other for it wyll suffer no corruption or dead fleshe to be in a wounde Also it is good for the head ache syngyng in the brayne and for al maner of impostumes in the head or body for blowyng in the eares cheekes for sinues sprong starke or shronke it wyl drawe out any thorne or broken bone it is good against the biting or stinging of any venemous beast it wyl rot heale al maner of botches it is good for a Fester or Canker Also it wyl drawe all maner of aches out of the Lyuer splene or Reynes It is good for houlyng in the members Also it beyng layd vpon a womans Nauell as a playster it wyl sease the flyre of menstrues it healeth the Hemerhoides and is special good to make a Searcloth for the gout ache botche or pestilence Thys Intret is called Flos vnguentorum for that it is supposed for hys vertues to haue come to knowledge by reuelation An other for shrinking of sinues TAke March Malowes one handful of Rosemary toppes as muche and stampe them together that done myngle there with May butter molten so let it stand ten dayes then seeth it on a soft fyre vntill the strength of the hearbs be gone when it is well sodden straine it through a canuas cloth into an eartheÌ„ pot and so keepe it close A soueraigne oyntment for an ache or bruise TAke a pounde of Sage a pounde of Rue halfe a pound of Wormewoode and halfe a pounde of Bay leaues then cut them smal and after beat them in a morter that done take three pounde of sweet sheepes suet yf ye can of a sheepe new kylled mynce it small then beate it with the hearbes in the morter vntyl the hearbs haue drunke vp the suet and be of colour grene when ye haue so don take it out and put it into a bason with a pottel of oyle Oliue so worke it with your hands into the hearbes tyl it be al of one softnes then put it into an earthen pot and so kepe it eight dayes close couered at the eyght dayes end seeth it in a Brasse Pot with a soft fyre tyll the strength of the hearbes be gone And to proue it to be enough take a spoonefull therof put it into a new canuas cloth and wryng the iuise from the hearbes yf in the end there come any licor like broune water it is not soden enough If it be enough there wyll come nothyng but oyntment In like maner proue al other oyntments When ye haue so done kepe them in a fayre stone pot or vessell very close not forgetting to straine them into the vessel wherin ye preserue it When ye haue need to occupy it you must anoynt the pacient therewith euenyng mornyng very warme where the payne is and beyng wel annoynted lay thereto a fayre lynnen cloth very hot yf ye can keepe it to the griefe with a Rouler An oyntment for the stone and Collike to be made in Maye TAke the buddes of Broome flowers neare the shuttyng halfe a pounde cleane pyked from the stalkes and beate them in a morter very small that done myngle them with claryfyed May butter as much as ye shall thynke meete so keepe it close in a vessell eyght dayes then seeth it and strayne it as the other oyntments before therwith annoynt the pacients grief very warme euening and mornyng An oyntment for all maner of lamenesse or swellynges TAke an handful of Time an handful of Lauender Cotten an handfull of runnyng Strawberyes that be lyke to a stryng and cut them small then beate theÌ„ in a morter with foure or fyue yong Swallowes taken out of the neast very fleg quicke beat them together vntyll ye see neuer a fether or pece of theÌ„ whole that done take a. i.d. of Maye Butter clarifyed myngle it in the morter with the hearbs and so let it stand 24. houres before ye seth it When you haue sodden it vse it as before ye are taught as well in preseruyug of it as also in vsyng it A soueraigne playster for a burnyng or scalding the fyre being out TAke of Rosen in fyne polder a pound a pound of vnwrought ware minced smal a pounde halfe of clarifyed May butter and put theÌ„ all into a brasse pan set it vpon the fyre tyll it begyn to ryse alway stirring it then take it of the fyre and incontinent put it into a vessel with fayre cold water and styrre it together so let it stand a day or a nyght when ye haue so don make it vp in roules kepe them tyll your neede makyng thereof a playster with a knyfe vpon a soft lynnen cloth dressyng the sore twise a day A soueraigne bath for al lamenesse TAke a blacke sheepes heade with the wool on it and doo out the braynes tongue wipe the head cleane then put it into two gallons of fayre water with a pecke of Culuerage otherwise called Arse smart beyng fyrste cleane pyked and washed and so seeth them al together tyl the bones fal from the flesh scum it cleane in the seethyng that don take out the bones and the rest put into a close earthen pan or pot and
An other for a bruise or swelling Take the rootes of March Mallows three handfuls and cut them smal one handfull of wylde Mallowes and seeth them in a gallon of fayre water vntyll the rootes be soft and the water almost consumed then take out the rootes and leaues and draine them through a fayre cloth and stampe them Then bath the bruise or swellyng with the same water wherein the rootes were sodden a good while together with a lynnen cloth dipped therein for the more ease to the sore When you haue so bathed the sore take your roots and leaues wel stamped and myngle them with a good handefull of Line seede fynely beaten a good quantitie of Bores grease and make thereof a playster of great thycknesse and heate it very hot and so lay it to the sore within foure or fyue dayes it wyl heale it A proued medicine for a Fellon Take the iuise of Smallage the iuise of Fetherfue of eche lyke quantitie and myngle them with Wheat flowre to the quantitie of a peauter dyshe full and put therto as much blacke sope as the quantitie of a Walnut thē worke it with your hands vntyl the Sope can not be seene then make therof a playster and lay it to the Fellon very warme A medicine for all maner of Goutes Take a lapfull of Rue of Hysope as much of water Mint as much that groweth in the water of Arsmart as much and boyle them together in a gret vessell tyll the colour of the hearbs be changed Then hauyng a baine tub ready with a rounde stoole in it and therein a hole as byg as the palme of an hande and a soft stoole to set his foot vpon and put in the water seethyng hot the bayne beyng close couered that the ayre get not out and let the diseased set hym downe as yf he were at hys stoole of easement wyth hys feet vpon the other so as no parte of hys bodye be touched with the water so let hym sweate an houre yf he can endure it and in sweating let him rub him with hys handes where moste griefe is If he be constrayned by fayntnesse or otherwise to drynke geue hym stale Ale with a toste but it is best to abstaine After thys let hym lye downe in a warne bed and when he is dry geue hym halfe an ounce of Cassia Fistula drawen with a water that longeth to a Laske and after let hym sleepe and by Gods grace it shal helpe hym For to knyt a vayne Take the hearb called Bledith Bustaporus the iuise of Bayes and bray them together geue it the pacient to drynke in warme Posset ale For the Siatica passio Take Deares suet Rosen and stone Tarre somwhat more in quantitie and boyle altogether tyl al be moulten then spreade it on a lynnen cloth in maner of a playster pricke the cloth very thicke with a knyfe and lay it where the paine is as hot as may be suffred It hath ben proued Stubbes medicine for the Goute Take a quart of red wyne lees a quarter of a pounde of Beane flower halfe a quarter of a poūd of Cummyn fyne beaten a sponeful of bole Armianake halfe an ounce of Camphere whiche must be put in at twise and beyle them altogether tyll they be somewhat thicke then make it playster wise and laye it to the payne R. Osbornes medicine for the Goute Take three pyntes of fayre runnyng water from a spryng and put to it three handfuls of red Rose leaues that be new dryed but not distylled seeth them together tyl the leaues be very tender and the water more then halfe wasted then put therto halfe a pynt of good Rose water and let them boyle together a greate whyle after When the leaues be as tender as may be and the water wel consumed put to it of tartest leauened white bread crummes finely grated and styre it with a sticke tyl it be as thicke as may be possible then make thereof a playster vpon a lynnen cloth and as hot as may be suffered bynde it to the place greeued with roulers In this maner vse it twise a day Stubbes playster for the Goute Take Occicronū Galbanum and Melitonum of eche i.d. and styl them then take a pound of stone Pitche an other pound of fine Rosen one halfe ounce of Camphere one quarter of Deeres suet halfe a quarter of a pound of Cummyn and boyle them on a softe fyre together therof make a playster vpon a peece of lether vsing it as the other An other for the Goute Take the Gall of an Oxe and Aqua composita of ech lyke quantitie and put therto as much oyle of Exiter as of both the other labour them al together in a pot with a sticke by the space of halfe an houre when you haue so done annoynt your paine therwith then wet a lynnen cloth therein and as hot as ye can suffer it bynd it to the sore A proued water to heale as well newe woundes as olde sores Take of Camphere vi d of white Coporas iiii d and boyle them together in an earthen pot for suche a purpose vpon a chafyn dish of coales tyll they be moulten and also tyll it be hardened agayne When it is hard take it of and beat it in a morter with ii.d of Bole Armoniake into fyne poulder then take a pan with a quart of fayre runnyng water and so set it on the fyre tyl it begyn to seeth and then take it of and put into it two sponfuls of the same poulder and against the fyre let it boyle a litle together When it hath boyled a whyle before the fyre take it of and ere it be cold put it into a stone pot to keepe as your other waters or oyntmentes stoppyng it very close Whē ye neede to occupye thereof take two or three sponfuls of it in a saucer warme it on the fyre and wetting a linnen cloth therin lay it to the wound or sore and so roule it harde with roulers vsyng it on this maner And if it heale ouer fast thē dresse it with the water beyng cold once or twise and it wyl cause that it shal not heale too fast and in this manner vse it as your iudgement and discretion shall seeme best The L. Capels salue for cuts or ranklyngs comming of rubbing It is also a good lyp salue Take a pounde of Maye butter clarifye it then take the purest thereof also take .iii. ounces of English waxe and .ii. ounces of Rosen clarifie them by thē selues then boyle them altogether vpon a soft fyre with styrryng that it burne not and when it is boyled coole it and after keepe it in the cake or otherwise as your other salues To eate out the dead flesh in any wounde Take Henbane eggeshels burne them together then stampe them into fine pouder Put thereof suche quantitie into the wounde as shall seeme needful and it wyll eate oute the deade fleshe To heale
it in other water and beyng sodden and the water cleane drayned from the seede eate of the seede as ye may and it shal helpe you For one that is loose bodyed Geue hym Persely seedes beaten into fyne poulder to drynke in warme strong ale and it shal helpe hym An other for the same Seeth cleane red wheate tyl it be broken then take it frō the water stampe it and after strayne it then take the best of it and strayne it into a Postnet with a litle Salt in it and so seeth it agayne a whyle in other water and beyng soden strayne it agayne and geue the diseased to eate and by Gods helpe he shall recouer An other for the same Take the mylke of a Cowe that hath not had a calfe in one yeare before and mingle it with like quantitie of good old red wyne of both as muche as maye be drunke at a good draught and geue the pacient to drynke and he shal be healed Against Consumption in man or woman Take Smallage Growedswel chikwede of altogether one handfull but of Smallage most part then take a legge of Beofe and cut the flesh from the bone and the fat from the leane and after hack the flesh or fyl it full of cuts so that it may hange together and in that maner seethe it vntil it be almost enough in the sething skym away the fat cleane as it ryseth then put in the hearbes and so let them seeth together with such quantitie of water as shal be sufficients for that flesh when it is sodden enough that wil be lyke a gelly then take and straine it through a gelly bag that done take a chicken and boile it in fayre water vntl it be enoughe and then stampe the chicken in a morter and strayne it with the gelly made of the beofe so preserue it geuing the pacient thereof as oft as he can be content to take it foure or fiue sponefuls at once milke warme In thus doing the pacient shal recouer with gods helpe for it is a speciall remedie wel proued by recouering some diseased herewith For the blacke Iaundise Take Wormes of the earth called of some Heses otherwise Maddes in the mornings at such tyme as they appeare aboue grounde and slit them and being wel ciensed within frye them vntil they be thorough dryed that done make thē into fyne poulder in a morter and so preserue your poulder in a boxe and as ye neede take thereof as much as ye thinke mete and giue it the diseased to drynke with a little fyne Saffrone in Beere Ale or Wyne and within three or foure dayes drynking thereof he shal recouer For the yellowe Iaundise Take the reddest Docke rootes that ye can get and being washed cleane put them into a vessel of good Ale and when it is stale let the diseased drynk no other drynk to his meate but of Ale and it shal helpe hym Remedies against the Collicke stone and strangulion first called Doctour Corsons medicine against the stone Scrape the quantitie of two sponfulls of white Castel Sope into a pint of stale Ale and heate them together in a Goddard or other lyke potte or vessel tyll the Sope be consumed vse to drinke of this fasting as warme as ye can abyde it abstayning two houres after from meat drink stering about in that space in lyke maner at nyght two houres before ye go to bedd in thus doing .ix. dayes together ye shal fynde recouerie or as occasion shal serue more or lesse Doctor Argintines medicine for the Stone Take the red Barke of Yewe tree dryed and beaten into fine poulder and after searce it through a fine Searcer also take a lyke quantitie of Black Iette beaten and searced in lyke maner and being mingled together drynke thereof with wyne or Ale blood warme fiue or sixe times as the other before Another to breake the Stone in the bladder Take Alexander Loueache water Cresses of ech lyke much and boyle thē in a gallon and halfe of fayre water beyng boyled put thereto for want of Licoras a portion of claryfied Suger vse to drinke thereof euenyng and morning xxi dayes it wyl without fayle breake the stone An other medicine to be vsed after this or other that breaketh the stone which being vsed a certaine tyme wyll cause the stone broken neuer after to harden in the bladder Take a pound of Gromwel a poūd of Saxafrage seede and a pound of Coliander with a quarter of a pound of Soras whyte and redde grynde all these in a morter very smal so kepe it vsyng to eate therof in your pottage euery day a spoonefull An other proued medicine for the stone Take Tyme Ramsons Beane cods Pellitory of the wal and Saxifrage like quantities and steepe them one night in white wyne then distyl them and vse to drynke therof An other proued medicine to breake the stone in the bladder and to void it in the vrine Take Sampiere and Pellitory of the wal distylled together and drinke therof foure spoonfuls at once with lyke much white wyne or for wante hereof of the strongest ale you can get and for want of Sampiere take Camamile Alexanders and Persely and distyl them with Pellitory vsyng it as before in your drinke An other remedie for the stone and to cause the voydance of vrine Take Pellitorye of the wall and Sothern wood and seeth them in water or white wine with a quantitie of sheepes suet tyl it be tender then put the hearbs and tallow in a lynnen bag and warme laye it to the bottome of the belly vsing this you shall finde remedie To make an oyle for the stone that lasteth one yeare also good to prouoke vrine Seeth Persely Sothern wood and Pelitory of the wal with swines grease til it be al very grene and in the boyling kepe it with styrryng that it burne not and when it is so sodden put it in lyke vessel as ye before are taught by the other oyntments and as oft as ye occupy thereof annoynt the pacient therewith very warme vpon the nauel and small of the belly Another for the Stone and to prouoke vrine Take of Persely .iii. handfulles .ii. of Tyme of Sentory .iii. and .iiii. of Sampier .ii. of Alexander leaues and one of Camamel and seeth them together in a pottel of fayre water to a quarte But beter is white wyne then put to it two spoonefuls of Aqua vitae and after strayne or rather drayne out the water or lycour and geue thereof presently to the sicke to drynke that done laye the hearbes so strained to the belly of a sicke very warme and it wil breake the stone also boyd it with the helpe of the drink being drunken .iiii. dayes together A very good medicine for the Collicke and stone Take Parsely seede a quarter of an ounce Broome seede Gromwell seede Fēnel seede Anyse seede Plantine seede or Coliander seede of ech of these a quarter of an