and these things all together and let it be stirred about very well then make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the sore place cold and by Gods grace it will helpe you very speedely Cap. 204. ¶ A Medicine for a Canker in the mouth TAKE the iuice of Plantine Woodbinde and a little Roch Allum Rosewater and white wine Vineger mingle all these together and let the Patient wash his mouth therewith and this will helpe him in a short space for it hath bene well prooued Cap. 205. ¶ A Medicine for a Canker or a sore mouth TAKE a handfull of Sage and a handfull of Hony-suckle leaues a pretty quantyty of Rosemary and as much Roch Allum as halfe a good Wallnut and a spoonefull of Honny boyle all these together in a quarte of faire running water and let them boyle a good while then straine it into a Glasse or Viall and let the Patient wash his mouth both morning and euening as long as he shall finde himselfe greeued and this will helpe him Vsed much by Tho. Sefold Cap. 206. ¶ An excellent good Medicine for a woman labouring of Childbirth TAKE Mugwort and seeth it very well in faire water and plaister it as hote as it may be suffered both to the Nauell and Thighes of the woman labouring of childe and it doth prouoke speadie deliuery of Child-birth and afterburden without any perill but it must not be suffered to continue very long to any part of her body for if it doe it will cause the Matrix to follow Cap. 207. ¶ An other for the same TAKE Hisope Veruoine and Betony of eache of them one handfull stampe them very small with olde Ale and straine it and wring foorth the iuice thereof and let the woman that trauaileth drinke a good draught of it and it will helpe her presently without any daunger This hath beene prooued Cap. 208. ¶ A present remedy for a woman that traueleth with childe to helpe her to a speady and good deliuerance TAKE Pollipodium otherwise called Okefearne and stampe it very well then plaister it vpon the feete of the woman that traueleth with childe and it causeth speedy birth of the childe eyther aliue or dead This is a maruelous good secret Cap. 209. ¶ A Medicine for the Crampe TAKE Oyle of Violets Holy-oke and of Swines greace of each of them a like quantity and make an Oyntment thereof and let the party greeued annoynt the place very often where the griefe is with the same Oyntment and this will helpe him Probatum est Per I. B. Cap. 210. ¶ A very good Medicine for a Chincough TAKE a Mouse and flea it and drye it to powder in an ouen and drinke it in Ale The same is also good for them that cannot hold their water Probatum est Per M. Ierueis Cap. 211. ¶ Another for the same TAKE Bores-greace and warme the soales of the feete of the patient to the fire and chafe and rubbe them with the aforesaid greace and when you thinke that you haue rubbed and chafed them ynough then let him goe to bed and there be kept very warme and lay clothes ynough to his feete This may be vsed to little Children and it will helpe them Cap. 212. ¶ An approued Medicine for a Cough TAKE three Figges and roste them and put them in a cup of Beere and put therein a little Licquorice and Annise-seedes beaten to powder and set it to stand by the fire till it be warme then take out the Figges and eate them then when you goe to bed drinke vp the drinke also and couer your selfe very warme and in so doing for the space of foure nights together it will breake the Cough This hath bene proued Cap. 213. ¶ A very good Medicine to take away a cough or stitch TAKE a quarte of Malmesye Anise-seede and vnset Isope of each of them a handfull a Licquorice-sticke or two brused and halfe a two-peny dish of Butter seeth all these together till they be thicke and then take it and spread it vpon a toste of Wheaten-bread and lay them within a fine linnen cloth and set it to your stomacke as hot as you may suffer it but if you will vse this for a stitch the Butter must be left out Cap. 214. ¶ A very good Medicine for a cough and to cause one to auoide flegme from the stomacke TAKE a quart of stale Ale and a handfull of Goose-meate which is commonly called Hayrefe and a good quantity of Liquorice pared and a quantity of small Reisons and boyle them alltogether vntill the one halfe be consumed and let the patient drinke thereof first and last Cap. 215. ¶ An excellent good drinke to breake the cough TAKE two penyworth of Licquorice and set it to soke in very faire running water and so let it stand for the space of a day and a night therein then let the patient drinke a good draught thereof when he goeth to bed as hote as he can drinke it then let there be a hote Boord or a Logget of wood layd as hote as it may be suffered to the soles of his feete when he goeth to bed and prouoke him to sweate if you can and so in the morning do the like againe and within three dayes he shall be whole Probatum est Cap. 216. ¶ A Medicine for the Cough and for the straightnes of the pipes TAKE drye Figges and Isope and stampe them very well together and boyle them with Honny then let the patient vse to drinke it fasting this is good and hath bene very well approued to be true Cap. 217. ¶ An excellent good and approued Medicine against an extreame Cough TAKE Fennell-rootes cleane washed and Annise seedes of each of them a like quantity and a little Licquorice and seeth them altogether in white Wine then take and straine it and put it into some earthen or close pot and drinke a good draught thereof when you goe to bed and the next morning take a Figge and a Date and rost them and eate them as hote as you may and when you haue so done neyther eate nor drinke for the space of two or three houres after and thus in three or foure dayes you shall be whole Cap. 218. ¶ Another Medicine for the same TAKE Hore-hounde and Isope of each of them a like quantity then take Water and Sugar and boyle them alltogether till it become a syrop and so vse to eate this morning and euening and at all other times when you shall thinke meete and conuenient and this will breake the Cough for it hath bene proued Cap. 219. TAKE a toste of Bread and make it very hote and put on as much sweete Sallet Oyle on both sides thereof as the bread will receiue and eate it vse this morning and euening and it will help you Cap. 220. ¶ Another Medicine for the same TAKE a little of the roote of Elicompanae Reysons of the sunne Figges cut in small peeces and Annise seedes Isope
take the Oyle of two or three new laide Eggs and take of the riâ—de that is aboute the yolkes and then put the yolkes into the Ale boyle them well together and stirre them and soe let the PatieÌ„t-drink hereof both Morning and Euening for the space of fiue or six daies and this will strngtheÌ„ his backe maruelous much Probatum est Cap. 62. ¶ A Medicine for the heate of the backe TAKE Vnguentum frigidum Galeni Ê’ iii. and spread this Oyntement vpon a fiue lynnen cloth but you must first dippe it in Rose-water and then warme it against the fire and lay it vppon the Ridneies and when it waxeth hotte take it of and lay it to an other place Cap. 63. ¶ An other for the same Take the water of Plantine distilled or els the iuice thereof and put to the leaues and the leaues of Red-roses distilled and also the water of Red-roses and the water of Red-rose vineger then put all these together into an earthen pot and put into the water a fine linnen cloth to steepe then take it forth againe and with a fewe leaues of a Red-rose cake lay it to the backe of the Patient and when it wareth hote vse another cloth dipped therein as aforesayde This hath been often prooued by Doctor Huicke Cap. 64. ¶ A verie good medicine for one that hath a weake Backe TAKE fiue or six croppes of red Neepe and two sponefull of Archangell flowers and shread verie fine then take two or three new layde Egges and temper al these thinges together then take a little sweete butter that is but litle salted and make three or foure fritters and lett them be fryed in some litle earthen pan and let the Patient eate them without eyther bread or salt but onely with a litle fine Sugar strawed vppon them This hath been proued Cap. 65. ¶ A verie good plaister to ease any paine or cricke in the Backe TAKE white Archangell flowers and leaues a good quantitie and of Cumfrey leaues and rootes 1 ounce of Plantine and Bursa Pastoris Ana 1 ounce beate them al together verie fine and put to them a spoonefull of Honny and then frye them in a frying Panne and deuide it into tower partes and make of euery parte thereof a Plaister and so lay to the backe of the PatieÌ„t euery night when he goeth to bedde one of them and by gods grace this will speadely helpe him Cap. 66. ¶ A very good Oyntement for the backe TAKE fower ounces of Vnguentum frigidum Galeni and an ounce of the iuice of Housleeke two drams of Mirtle and as much of burned Leade one drame of Camphire halfe a drame of Red-rose leaues and as much red Currall and according to arte make all these into an Oyntement in a Morter of lead or Stone and let the Patient annointe his backe often therewith Probatum est Cap. 67. ¶ A very good restoratiue for the backe TAKE a quarter of stale Ale halfe a handefull of Germaunder a handefull of Clarie a handfull of vnset Hisop a handefull of vnset Time one braunch of Rosemarie a good quaÌ„titie of english Saffron a dishe of sweete Butter and a good peece of Suger then boyle all these together vntill the one halfe be consumed then straine it and let the Patient take it both Morning and Euening and this will helpe him This hath beene proued Cap. 68. ¶ An other good restoratiue for the backe TAKE new Milke and set it one the fire when you see that it is readie to seeth take the quantitie of a Nut of Roch Allum and stampe it small and put it into yâ— Milke and stirre it with a spoone and couer it close when the Curde doth arise take it of and let the Patient drinke thereof morning and euening for yâ— space of fiue or six daies together and it helpeth him very much Cap. 69. ¶ An other for the same TAKE a quarte of Goates Milke if it may be gotten if not then take a quarte of Cowe Milke which is new a handfull of Otemeale a good deale of the Pith of an Oxe backe stampe them together put them into the Milke and when it is sodden straine it through a fine linnen cloth and let the Patient drinke it Morninge and Eueninge and this will helpe him Probatum est This is also good for them that are in a Consumption Cap. 70. ¶ A good Medicine for the Raines of a mans backe TAKE Aquauitae put therein a litle Hempe-seede finely beateÌ„ let it soke in the Aqua-vitae 7 or 8 daies together then straine it let yâ— Patient drinke it it will help him Yf you caÌ„not get Aqua-vitae theÌ„ take good white wine or else stale Ale any of these will serue Cap. 71. ¶ A good Medicine for the weakenes of the backe TAKE a pinte of Claret wine and put therein a good quantitie of fine Suger and Red-rose water Buglosse water and Borrage water of euery one of them a good quantitie and mingle them together and let the Patient drinke two or three good draughtes thereof and a litle Diasaturion This is a very comfortable Drinke to coole the Stomacke and the Raines and it will strengthen the backe very much Cap. 72. ¶ A Marueilous good Oyntement for the backe TAKE fower ounces of Vnguentum frigidum Galeni an ounce of the iuice of Housleeke two drams of Mirtle and as much of burned Lead one dram of Camphire halfe a dram of Red-rose leaues and as much red Currall and according to Arte make these into an Oyntement in a Morter of Leade and when the partie greeued will vse it let him annoint himselfe before the fire and this will presentlye helpe him Cap. 73. ¶ A Medicine for the heate of the Raines and to auoide blistering in the mouth TAKE Liuerwoort Sorell Balme and Succory Ana one ounce and seeth these in quart of Whay hauing been well clarified and let the Patient Drinke halfe a pynt thereof at the least euery morning Probatum est Cap. 74. ¶ A present remedie to stay the running of the Raynes TAKE a good quantity of Otemeale and beate it verie smale and put it into a quart of new milke seeth it and put therein a good quantitie of Sugar and wheÌ„ it is wel boyled straine it and let the Patient eate the milk and this will helpe him without all doubt Cap. 75. ¶ A present remedie to helpe the running of the Raynes TAke Venice Turpentine and wash it cleane in these waters following Viz. in Plantine water in Red-rose water and in water of Licquorice and when you haue washed it verie well then take the Turpentine and seeth it with as much white Masticke when it is sodden inough it will breake to a powder it is easily perceiued vppon a kniues poynt then take halfe an ounce of Nutmegs beaten to pouder put to it the like quantitie of the pouder of Venice Turpentine and halfe an ounce of white Sugar
Night then put of the same water into the Yarde with a spunge or else with a Tente made of Linnen cloth Cap. 118. ¶ An Excellent good remedie for the burning intollerable heate of Vrine TAKE the seedes of Purslane the seedes of Lettice the seedes of Endiue the seedes of white poppie of ech of them two ounces then take the weyghte of halfe a dramme of Heâ—bane seedes and two ounces of Saffron fiue â—â—â—mms of Licquorice x. drammes of Pine-Apple Kernells two ounces of Sebastian the quantitie of six poundes of faire springinge Water Mingle all these very well together and boyle them vntill such time as the full thyrde parte thereof bee consumed then take it and straine it and let the Partie greeued take euery Morninge one ounce thereof mingle it with one ounce of of the iuice of Violets and let him vse it for the space of three daies together and the fowerthe day you shall see marueilous straunge varieties in yâ— Vrine This hath beene very well proued Cap. 119. ¶ A Maruelous good Water for to breake the Stone in the Bladder TAKE Two Pintes of the iuyce of Saxifrage of Grommell and of the iuyce of Parsly or eyther of them one Pinte and of the best Vineger that is made of a pleasant wine the quantitie of 8 or 9 ounces distill all these together and put the distilled water into some glasse which hath a narrowe mouth and let the Patient take an ounce of it in the Morning an other at Noone and as much when he goeth to bed and this will helpe him This hath been truely prooued Cap. 120. ¶ A marueilous good drinke to clense the Bladder which must bee drunke after the stone is disperced and to cause it to be done away by Shieuers TAKE Rose-marie and wild Time of each of them a handfull seeth them in a quart of raine water and let it seeth vntill the one halfe thereof be consumed then put into it as much Suger as will make it sweete and let the partie greeued vse to drink often of it vntill hee doe perceiue his water to be cleare and vnlesse his water be thick let him not drinke thereof ¶ A good Medicine to helpe the swellinge of the Yarde TAKE Waxe and Oyle and the iuice of Pursâ—ane and mingle them all together and soe lay it to the Yarde that is swollen and this will helpe it MANY thinges more might haue beene he are spoken of as concerning all such diseases as come of the Bladder as the Sone and such like c. but as concerning yâ— stone it selfe Looke in the Title of Collick and Stone and therein you shall finde thinges aunswearable to expectation Therefore I will now omitt to speake any more at this time of the Bladder hopeing that there is none that doe take vppon them the practise either of Phificke or Ceirurgery but are of themselues sufficient inough to iudge thereof and to minister apt Medicines for it for those that are vnskillfull in the Sciences aforesaide I woulde wishe them to haue a greate rare respect to yâ— Medicines that they do minister for diuers diseases comming of the Bladder they not knowing the causes thereof wherein yf they be not skillfull they doe very much hurte Therefore I would wish them first to learne of those which are skilfull before they attempt any such thinge themselues to knowe perfectly the principall cause of the disease whereby they may more easily of themselues afterwardes Minister Medicines accordingly as they haue occasion not any way preiudice or hurte the Partie greeued any thing at all but purchase to them selues euerlasting fame Cap. 122. ¶ A very good Medicine to staunch bloud TAKE White wine Vineger of the best that may be had and the Water of Plantine of ech of them the quantitie of two poundes and mingle them together then take diuers lynnen clothes and weâ—â—e them therein and then lay some to the soles of the feete of the partie greeued and some against the Liuer and some to the Palme of his handes and this will staunch the bloude foorthwith For this hath beene truely proued Cap. 123. ¶ An other Medicine of stâ—â—â—ch â—e bleeding at the Nose TAKE Inckle and binde the partie that bleedeth about the Temples of the Heade very harde and knit the Knot thereof in the Necke and this will presentely staunche the bleedinge Cap. 124. ¶ An Excellent remedie for to staunch the bleeding at the Nose yf bleede neuer soe freshlie TAKE an egge and breake it one the top that all the white and yolke may issue cleane foorth of it then fill yâ— egge-shel with the blood of the partie that doth bleed an dput it in the fire there let it remaine vntill it be harde then burne it to ashes and it stauncheth the bleeding Cap. 125. ¶ A singuler medicine for to staunch the bleeding at the nose TAKE a linnen cloth and wet in vineger and wrap it about the priuie members of the patient hee shall cease bleeding Quod probatum estper Iohannem Linsell clericum Maiestri Anthonij Bronwne in Essex Cap. 126. ¶ Another for the same TAKE Centory greene Rue and red Fennell stampe all these together and straine them and drinke them warme and this will stoppe any manner of wound cut bruise or otherwise hurt Cap. 127. ¶ Another for the same TAKE Bursa pastoris Isope and Plantine of each of these a like quantitie and bruise them in a morter and warme them as hot as you can against the fire and lay them to the nose of him that bleedeth and bind some of the hearbes to the Temples of his head as hot as hee can suffer them Cap. 128. ¶ Another for the same TAKE an old linnen cloth and wet it wel in vineger then burne it to pouder then take the pouder thereof and if it be a wound cast it therein and it will stop the bleeding immediately but if the nose bleede then snuffe the aforesaid pouder into thy nose and it will cease bleeding Cap. 129. ¶ Another for the same TAKE Betony and stampe it with a little salt the quantitie of both must be as much as thou canst take vp with thy Twoo fingers and put it into thy nose and it will presently staunch the bleeding Cap. 130. ¶ Another approued medicine for the staunching of blood TAKE Linnen cloth and burne it and take the pouder thereof and put it into an other cloth and she lay it to the Wounde and this will staunch the bleedinge of any Cut or Wounde Also take an Hearbe that is called by the name of Pimpernell and holde it betwene your teeth you shall not bleede whilest you doe holde it there Cap. 131. ¶ A very good Medicine to staunch bloud when noe thinge else will stoppe it by reason that the vaines are cut or that the wound is greate TAKE a peece of Salt Biefe the leane onely as much as will lye in the Wound and lay the biefe
Licquorice and Hore-hounde of each of them a like quantity Boyle all these very well together in faire running Water then straine it and drinke it euery morning fasting for the space of three or foure dayes and it will helpe you Cap. 221. ¶ Another Medicine for the same TAKE Barrowes greace or Bores greace and foure or fiue Cloues of Garlicke and stampe them all together then when the Patient is going to bed let him warme his feete to the fire and anoynt them with the aforesayd oyntment then when he is in his bed let him haue a trencher made hote and put to the soales of his feete as hote as he may abide it and warme clothes and this will helpe him Probatum est Cap. 222. ¶ A very good Medicine for the Cough and to breake the fleagme TAKE a pottle of pure Muskadine and a quaâ—t of Isope water distilled and fine or sixe good races of case Ginger pare off the rinde from them very cleane and slice them then take twice as much Licquorice as you haue Ginger and pare it likewise then take two good handfulls of Sugar-Candie grose brused and mixe all these together and put them into a Glasse and shake it often and stop it very close and let it stand for the space of xxiiii TAKE halfe a pound of white Suger-Candie halfe a pinte of rose-Rose-water a spoonefull or more of Annise-seedes a pinte or more of isope-Isope-water and a good quantity of Licquorice cleane pared and brused Boyle all these together vntill you see it come to a syrop then straine it through a fine linnen cloth and put it into a Glasse and take it at all times when you shall thinke most meete and conuenient for you Cap. 228. ¶ A soueraigne Medicine for the cough of the Lungs TAKE Raysons of the sunne a handfull and let them be cleane washed with the stones of them cleane picked out and a penyworth of Maydenheare halfe a spoonefull or more of Annise seedes brused small tenne or twelue Figges halfe a pound or somewhat more of Portugall Suger three pintes of very faire running Water Boyle all these together vntill the one halfe be consumed away then straine it through a fine cloth and euery morning drinke two spoonefulls thereof luke-warme and you shall presently finde remedie thereby Probatum est Per M. Baker Cap. 229. ¶ Another for the same TAKE halfe a pound of the best Sugar that can be gotten and a good quantity of Annise seedes and Licquorice two handfulls of great Reysons and let the stones be picked out two penyworth of Mayden-heare a gallon of faire running Water a pound of Figges Boyle all these together vntill it be halfe consumed then take it and put it into a cleane earthen pot and as you vse it take a little at a time and put it into a Maudlin Cup or Cruce and warme it drinke this as often as you shall thinke good but especially Morning and Euening Cap. 230. ¶ A Medicine for the cough of the Lungs and for the Rewme TAKE a li. of Elicompanae rootes yâ— are yong of Setrach Mayden-haire Ana. 1. â„¥ all being new gathered scrape the Elicompanae rootes cut it into small slices seeth them in fiue pintes of faire running Water and let it boyle vntill it tome to a pinte and an halfe then straine them and put to it the quantity of three quarters of a pound of fine Suger then boyle it againe vntill it come to the quantity of three quarters of a pinte them take two or three yolkes of new layd Egges and beate them very well and put them therein and let them boyle together for the space of halfe a quarter of an houre then take it off the fire and when the Patient will vse it let him take a spoonefull at a time one in the morning and an other in the euening and let the Patient lye vpon his backe for the space of an houre after he hath receiued it and let him vse this for the space of fiue or sixe dayes keeping himselfe very warme and it will rid the greatest cough that is from him for it hath been well prooued Cap. 231. ¶ A very good Medicine for the Colde TAKE a Pottle of Ale and boyle it also scome it very cleane then take Hisop and Peniroyall of each of them halfe a handfull Annise seed and Licquorice of each of them an ounce and three peny worth of case Ginger and fiue or sixe Figges sliced If your Figges do not make it sweete inough then put into it a quantity of fine Suger you must slice your Licquorice and Ginger and bruse your Annise seeds and then boyle it ouer the fire vntill the one halfe be consumed and then straine it through a fine linnen cloth into some Glasse or else some Pot where it may be kept close then let the Patient drinke thereof morning and euening for the space of fiue or sixe dayes together and he shall finde great ease thereby Probatum est Cap. 232. ¶ Another for the same TAKE Hisop Rosemary Plantine and the roote of Raddish of each of them a like quantity and seeth them in a pottle of white Wine vntill the one halfe be consumed then take it from the fire and seperate the hearbs from the licquor then take the hearbs and put them into a Morter and stampe them very well and straine them and put it into the Pot againe then take a pinte of english Honny and boyle it and skome it then take the quantity of a small Nutte of May Butter if it may be gotten and let it be clarified and put into the other Licquor and let it seeth a little space after then straine it againe through a fine linnen cloth and put the Licquor into a Glasse or some other cleane Uessell and let the Patient drinke thereof morning and euening to the quantity of seuen or eight spoonefulls at a time with stale Ale vntill he be whole This hath been often proued Cap. 233. ¶ A Medicine for the stopping of the nose and head which commeth by reason of colde TAKE a good quantity of the iuice of Primrose and blow it with a quill into the Patients nose and let him keepe himselfe warme after it and it will cleare both his head and nose Cap. 234. ¶ A very good Drinke for a Cold or Cough TAKE Isop Rosemary Plantine Raddish-rootes of each of them a like quantity and seeth them in a pottle of pure Muskadine and so let it seeth vntill such time as the one halfe thereof be consumed away then take foorth the hearbs and put them into a woodden dish or else into a morter and stampe them and straine the iuice into the licquor and then put in the hearbs againe then take a pinte of clarified Honny and the quantity of a quarte of May-Butter being likewise clarified and so boyle all these againe for the space of a quarter of an houre or somewhat more then take it and straine it through a fine
spoonâ—full of Tarre a peny worth of Treacle the quaÌ„tieye of a tennis ball of Rossin a spoonefull of Hunâ—ye boyle it ouer the fier in a kettle and stirre it well together vntill it be well melted then take a sheepes skinne that is newe killed and make holes in it with a bookyn spread the fleshye side of the skinne and lay it to the ache as hote as you may suffer it for it hath been prooued Cap. 19. ¶ An excellent good oyle for all manner of aches bruses and straininges of the sinewes TAKE a pottle of Neates foote oyle and a quarte of an Oxe gall a pinte of Aqua-vitae a pinte of Rose water Bay leaues Rosemarie stripped from the stalkes Strawberie leaues rootes and stringes Lauender-cotten of euerie of these a handfull beate them small and put them into the foresayd stuffe seeth it ouer a fire of coles in a pan of Two gallons and at your owne perrill let not the flame touch the stuffe let it seeth verie well and then take it of let it stand vntill it be almost could then straine it through a course linnen cloth but not the bottome of the sayd licquor then put it into a glasse and so keepe it and when you are payned anoynt your place where your griefe commonlye vseth Cap. 20. ¶ A soueraigne oyntment for any manner of ache or Swelling TAKE two pound of Boares grease one pound of fresh Butter a good quantity of smalage malowes and a good quantitie of oyle of neates feete then take theÌ„ and stampe them verie well altogether then frye them and strayne them in a earthen vessell that is cleane and when the Patient will vse it let him anoynt himselfe therewith before a good fire and let him take heede that hee doe not take could vpon it Cap. 21. ¶ An oyntment for all manner of Aches TAKE a good quantitie of Smalage and put thereto some Aquauitae then straine it and put thereto a good quantitie of Boares greace and temper them verie well together and let the patient be anoynted therewith both morning and euening before the fire for the space of 5 or 6 days together if the paine doe continue so long This hath been well prooued Cap. 22. ¶ For an Ague TAke of red Sage of Smalage of ground Iuie of Bay Salt of Plantine leaues of greene Glasse of each of these a handfull and put therein a little Rose vineger to make it moyst and with a linnen cloth bind it to both the wristes of the Patient For this hath been an approued medicine Cap. 23. ¶ Another for the same TAke the grease or fat that is vnder the manes of horses and melt the same in a newe earthen pot and straine it into a gallypot or some such thing and when the Patient feeleth the Ague comming let the Thine of his Back be anoynted therewith and within Nine dayes he shall bee hole keeping in the meane space a reasonable diet Cap. 24. ¶ Another for the same TAke the yolke of an Egge and put thereto a quantitye of grosse beaten Pepper and two sponefull of Aqua-vitae and drinke it could and after you haue taken this drink walke for the space of an houre and forbeare other drinke as much as possible you may Cap. 25. ¶ A verie good medicine for an Ague TAKE a handfull of Harts-horne that groweth in the field and a handfull of Bay-salt and beate them both together in a morter and lay this to both your wristes and this will helpe you Cap. 26. ¶ Another for the same TAKE Bay salte Smallege white Frankencense and Plantine leaues of each of them a handefull beate them in a Morter vntill they be very smalle then take them and deuide them into fower partes and then lay two partes thereof vnto your breastes and the other two partes to the boughte of your Armes and an houre before your fitte doth come then take a pinte of good stale Ale and seethe it from a quarte to a pinte and continually as any froth doth arise skome it of then put into it a cruste of white bread and let it seeth in the Ale wheÌ„ you perceiue your fit coming drink it warme and eate the cruste you must vse this drinke dueringe all the time of your sicknes for it is very holesome and good Cap. 27. ¶ An other for the same TAKE three pintes of Ale Bay leaues and Red Sage of each of them one ounce fine Sugar three ounces and a spoonefull of Pepper seeth all these together in the Ale from the quantitie aforesayd till it come to a pinte then take it and straine it through a fine cloth and let the Patient drinke a good draught of it as hote as hee maye abide to drinke it a little before his fit commeth Cap. 28. ¶ Another for the same TAKE a Pinte of Malmsey and a handfull of May Weede bruise the May-weede and put the iuyce therof into the Malmsey and let the Patient drinke thereof as often as he shall thinke good and this will help him This is also good against the Plague and good to comfort nature being dronke as aforesayd Cap. 29. ¶ Another for the same TAKE a good quantitie of the blades of Daffadillies and bruise them and seeth them in a pinte of Ale or Wine and put into it a sponefull of Graines bruised and let the patient drinke thereof halfe an hower before his fit doth come and this will help him Cap. 30. ¶ A verie good drinke for an Ague TAKE Bay leaues and Sage leaues of each of them a like quantitie then take Bay-berries and bruise them verie groslye and mingle these all together and put theÌ„ into a quart of White-wine seeth them for a good space then straine it through a fine cloth and a little before the fitt commeth let the Patient drinke thereof Cap. 31. ¶ An proued medicine for an Ague TAKE three quartes of faire Runing water and put it into an earthen pot and put thereto a good handfull of Violet leaues and Flowers boyle them for the space of a quarter of an houre together then take it of the fire and put thereto a sawcerfull of Wheaten branne and couer the pot a good while then straine it through a fine linnen cloth and when it is could put thereto a good quantitie of fine Sugar then let the partie greeued drinke thereof both morning and euening fasting also let him before he eate any meate in the morning eate 6 or 7 Damasins and at night let him eate rosted Apples with Sugar at Dinner let him drinke white wine with the water abouesayd mixed This hath been much prooued Cap. 32. ¶ Another for the same TAKE a quart of newe Milke as new as you can get it from the Cowe and seeth it and when it doth seeth put into it a good lumpe of Roch Allum and stirre it vntill it hath a good Curde on it and when it is verie well Curded scumme of the curde cleane and
distill them with a soft fier then take the water and put it into a Glasse and set it where it may stande in the Sunne for the space of fiue daies let the Patient when he is drye in his Ague drinke thereof three or fower times he shall be rid of his Ague and this drinke will quench his thirst if he be neuer soe drye Cap. 49. ¶ A very good Medicine for an Ague TAKE a spoonefull of greene Glasse beateÌ„ to powder 3 spoonefulls of Stone honny a handfull of red Sage mingle these with a head of Garlicke put thereto as many Cob-webbes as will temper the same let it be in bignes to the quaÌ„titie of an egg shell full in all then take the aforesaide thinges and binde them about both the wrists of the Patient and this will helpe him Probatum est Cap. 50. ¶ A Remedie to take away the drought in an Ague TAKE Sorell and Borrage of each of them a like quaÌ„titie and a certaine quantitie of Strawberrie leaues Violet leaues boyle them altogether in a pottle of very faire Running water vntil it be consumed from a pottle to a quarte then take the Hearbes and straine them and then take halfe a pound of good Almondes and blaunch them beate and straine them with the saide water and put Suger therein and drinke it warme doe this for the space of fiue or sixe daies and it will helpe him Cap. 51. ¶ An excellent Rule to be obserued in the makinge of Drinke and Pottage for them that are infected with an ague TAKE Buglosse Borrage Endiue Fennell Rootes redsage Lettice Pruines Parsly rootes greate ReisoÌ„s Sinckefoile Sorrell and Succorie of each of them a like quantitie and put all these into his pottage and likewise in Posset ale and Almond Milke and this is very good Cap. 52. ¶ A very good remedie against corrupt ayres wherein the agues are first engendred and gotten TAKE Bettony Centory and Egremony of each of thém one handefull then take them and stampe them and straine them with ale and with a Liquorice sticke brused and then boile it and clarifie it very well and make it pleasant with Suger and drinke thereof euery morninge luke warme 3. spoonefulls for the space of 3. or 4. daies it will preserue one from all corrupt aires and infection Cap. 53. ¶ An approued Medicine to coole the heate of the Backe and also to cure the disease called Gomoria Passio TAKE Water-cressets and Colombines of each of them a good quantitie and seeth them in Cow Milke and if it be for a man theÌ„ let it be the femalle Cresset and if it be for a woman then take yâ— Male Cresset and wheÌ„ yâ— hearbs are well boyled in the Milke then take it from the fire and let the Patient eate thereof with a litle white Breade therein and let him drinke it also both Morning and eâ—ening for a certaine space and by gods grace it will helpe him Probatum est Cap. 54. ¶ A Soueraigne Medicine for the weaknes of the Backe TAKE Daisie rootes plantine Bursa pastoris CentuÌ„modie croppes of Acornes of ech of them a â—andfull as much of Bole armoniacke and the powder of a Harts horne then take a Bucke Cony that is fatte and boyle all these together in white wine and water and let the water the wine be of equall-porcions and let them boyle vntill the flesh of the Conny be separated from the bones then take yâ— Conny and the other stuffe out of the broath and straine the broath into a cleane vessell and let it stande vntill it be turned to a Iellye and when you are in your bedde cause your Backe to be anointed therewith by a Chafing-dish of coles for the space of three Nightes together lay thereon a linnen cloth warme but in any wise chafe not your backe ouer much and this will helpe you Probatum est Cap. 55. ¶ An other for the same TAKE fower or fiue Cape Dates and peele them very cleaue and let them be stamped small in a Morter and put vnto them the Yolke of a new laide Egge and the quantitie of a quarter of a pinte of Muskadine and let the Patient drinke thereof both Morninge and Euening and it will helpe him Cap. 56. ¶ A present remedie for a heate and paine in the Backe TAKE Rose-leaues and Rose-water of ech of them a like quantitie put thereto as much Saunders as you shall â—hinke good and let them be steeped in your rose-Rose-water for the space of 24. houres then washe your Back as often as you can coÌ„uenieÌ„tly euery day for yâ— space of sixe or seauen daies and this will both asswage the paine and take away the heare and much comforte the Raines Cap. 57. ¶ Another medicine for the paine in the Backe TAke Sage Rose-mary Camamill Maudiyn 〈◊〉 these a handful then stampe them altogether in a morter or other stone vessell and let it be tryed â—â—â—h May Butter and anoint your backe with it warme but in any case beware of taking cold thereon Cap. 58. ¶ A medicine to clense the backe and purge the reines TAKE 2 Paâ—sy rootes picke out the 〈◊〉 of them and a Fennell roote and put to it Peliitory of yâ— wall wash them cleane boyle them in Posset-ale drinke thereof when you goe to bed and as often as you wake euery night doe the like Cap. 59. ¶ A good medicine for the reines of the backe TAke halfe an ounce of Venice Turpentine and let it be very well washed in Plantine water or in Rose-water and then mixe it with fine white Sugar and make therof 4 or fiue balles of the which you must eate three in a morning fasting and dayly drinke a litle white-wine or rennish wine ymmediatly after Cap. 60. ¶ An excellent good medicine for the weaknes in the Backe and also to restore nature TAke a quart of Sacke a top of Rosemary Succory Peny royall of ech a like quantitie Ginger Nutmeggs as much as will burne the wine theÌ„ take 2 newe laide Egges yolkes all temper them with 3 or 4 sponeâ—ulls of Red-rose-water put thereto a good peece of fine Sugar theÌ„ take the burnt sacke burne it againe with the eggs put into it a litle Mace it wil be in maner of a caudle theÌ„ put to it some salet oyle mixe it with the burnt seeke let the patient drinke this thrise a day that is to say in yâ— morning after dinner and when you goe to bedde and this will helpe you in a short space for it hath beene proued Cap. 61 ¶ A very good Medicine to strengthen the backe TAKE a quarte of Ale three or fower whole Maces and as many Dates the stones picked out the Pith also then take a good handeful of the toppes of Rosemarie and let all these be boyled together vntill it be confumed from a quarte to a pinte then
and mingle them verie well together then let the Patient put a quantitie of this pouder into an Egge or two which must bee but reare rosted and so let him supp it of and let him eate nothing for the space of an houre after but if hee eate twoo or three of these Egges euerie morning so dressed it will bee the better vntill such time as he be whole then let him drink halfe an ounce of Red-rose water halfe an ounce of Plantine water after such time as he hath eaten his last Egge Note that hee must eate Two of these Egges aforesayde in his bed before hee doe arise in the morning and the third one houre after that he is risen vp out of his bedde and after the space of one houre more he must drinke the water abouesaide and then he must walke a good while after it Cap. 76. ¶ An other for the same TAKE a quātitie of y◠Stones of the rootes of Stockflowers viz Diasaturion and the rootes that lye like beades in barren groundes and preserue them as you doe Cherries or other thinges then make a Caudle of Muscadine and bayle the same rootes therein with a Nutmegge grated and a litle white Masticke then let the partie greued eate of the rootes and drinke of the same Caudle of Muscadine and this will presently helpe him Cap. 77. ¶ An other for the same TAKE two new laide Eggs put the whites of them awaye cleane and set them in the fire vntill they bee bloud warme then take halfe a Nutmegge a good peece of Suger Candie a pretty quantitie of Currall finely beaten to powder then take a litle Cinamon Amber of ech of them a like quātitie mixe all these together put them into the Egge and let the Patient suppe it of or else let him toste a peece or two of fine white breade and powre thereon the yolkes of the eggs and then straw the aforesaid powder vppon it and soe eate it and this will presently helpe him This hath beene proued Cap. 78. ¶ Another maruelous good remedie for the runninge of the Raines TAKE three Kernells of Pistia which are not old then take a drame of cleare Masticke and a drame of Mirre and three scruples of Camphire of y◠Cuppes of Acorns and yellow Amber of ech of them a like quantitie let the Patient vse this first with a quantitie of Uenice Turpentine cleane washed in Plantine water afterwardes in the yolke of an Egge which is reare rosted But if the cause be hote then take three drams of Bole armoniack and put it thereto Probatum est Cap. 79. ¶ An Excellent good and an approued Medicine for the running of the Raines TAKE May-weede Plantine Neepe Clarie Balme and Daysie rootes of ech of them a good handefull and boyle them all in a quarte of pure Malmesie and boyle it vntill the one halfe be consumed let the Patient drinke thereof Morning Euening and this will stay the Runing of the Raines although y◠Patient hath bene long troubled therewith This hath beene often proued D. L. Cap. 80. ¶ An other present remedie for the runninge of the Raines TAKE a good quantitie of Uenice Turpentine and a Nutmegge or two beaten small and a good quātitie of Cinamon ground to powder then take fiue or six Date Stones grind thē also vntill they be come to a fine powder and mixe all these verie well together and then make it into bullets pellet like and wrape it in white Sugar and let the Patient swallow downe three or foure of these pellets euery morning next his hart and let him walke halfe an houre after it before he doe either eate or drinke and it will speedily helpe him Probatum est Cap. 81. ¶ Another principall medicine for the runing of the Raines TAke a shiue of fine Manchet and tost it at the fler vntill it be browne one both sides then take Two newe layd Egges and deuide the whites from the yolkes as cleane as you can then take the two yolks and spread them vpon the tost of bread then take two penyweath of white Sugar Candie and beate it verie small in a morter and strawe it vpon the yolkes of the Egges as they lye vpon the toste and let the Patient eate it in the morning fasting and let him fast an houre or two after he hath taken it and so let him continue this for the space of fiue or six mornings together and by Gods grace it will helpe him although he hath been greeued therewith 7 yeares before Probatum est Per maister Iames. Cap. 82. ¶ Another medicine for the same TAke a tost of fine Manchet and tost it on both the sides and strawe vpon it Sugar Candie Nutmegs Amber and Currall of each of them equall portions being all finely beaten into pouder a little grated Sinamon mingle all these together and strawe vppon the tosted bread and let the Patient eate this fasting euery Morning for the space of three or fower daies together and by gods helpe he shall be cured This hath holpen many that haue been sore trowbled with this disease Cap. 83. ¶ Another for the same TAKE Pellitorie of the wall Wilde Time and Pasly of ech of them a good handefull boyle them in a quart of stronge Ale and let it boyle vntill the one halfe bee consumed and let the partie greeued drink the quantitie of halfe a pinte thereof at a time euery Morning and Euening for the space of Nine or tenne daies together it helpeth Cap. 84. ¶ A very good water to washe the Yarde of one that hath lately had the running of the raines and hath beene cured thereof TAKE Woodbinde Daysies and Plantine leaues of ech of them three good handefulls and a good quantitie of the best english Honny that you can get and a peece of Roch Allum as bigge as a Wallnut then put all these together in a quart of faire running water and a good quantitie of Red-rose Water and boyle them in an earthen pot or Pipkin and let it be close couered for the space of halfe an houre and then straine it through a fine linnen cloth and then take of this water being luke warme with a searinge squirte it vp into the Yarde of the Patient and let the Pipe be put in an inch or somewhat more and let it be alwaies very stronglye spouted vp whereby the Water may goe beyonde the sore place and soe vse it euery day three times for the space of one whole Moueth together and then he shall be quite sound from this disease for euer after Cap. 85. ¶ Another easie Medicine to helpe the runninge of the Raines and also to scoure the Yarde TAKE Plantine water and Wood-binde water and mingle them both together and with a searing let the Partie greeued squirte himselfe as aboue saide both Morning and Euening and as often as he shall thinke good and doubtles this will helpe
seeth them in white Wine then straine it and giue it to the Partie greeued to drinke first and last and it will purge the Bladder in a shorte time Probatum est Cap. 103. ¶ An other for the same TAKE Rue otherwise called Hearbe grace Gromel and Parslie of ech of them a like quantitie and stampe them very well together and temper them with white Wine and giue it to the Patient luke warme and this will helpe him Cap. 104. ¶ An other for the same TAKE Berries of Iuy and beate them into powder and put it into White wine or else into stale Ale and let yâ— Patient drinke it as hote as he is able to suffer it and it will doe him much good Probatum est Cap. 105. ¶ A very good Medicine to cause one to make Water that cannot also against the Stone TAKE a New laide Egge and in the greatest ende thereof make a hole and take out both the Yolke and the white of it and lay the hole of the same Egg downwardes vppon a hate Bricke-stone and soe let it remaine vntill it be weâ—l purged soe that you may make pouder therof then take it and drinke it with White wine twice euery day first and last and it will helpe you M. Rose Cap. 106. ¶ An other for the same TAKE a quarte of very stronge Ale and set it vppon the fire then take a good handefull of Time and binde it vp very fast into a litle bunch and soe seethe it in the Ale vntill such time as you doe percâ—iue the strengthe thâ—ereof to be cleane gone into the Ale and let the Partie greeued drinke a good draughte thereof euery day both in the Morninge and Eueninge for the space of fiue or sixe dayes together and it will helpe him Probatum est Cap. 107. ¶ An other for the same TAke a good quantitie of the seedes of red Nettles and put them eyther into your Ale or else into your Pottage and so drinke or eate often thereof and this will helpe you presently R. Cox This is also good against the Stranguarie Cap. 108. ¶ A medicine for one that cannot pisse TAke a flint stone and lay it in the fier and there let it remaine vntill it be red hotte and then put it into the Ale that the partie grieued doth drink and then let him drinke a good draught thereof whilest it is warme and hee shall finde marueilous great ease thereby Cap. 109. ¶ An other for the same TAke a quarter of a handfull of Parsly and as much red Fennell and wash and shredde them verie small put them into a cup of stale Ale and make a posset therwith and drinke the Ale and it helpeth Cap. 110. ¶ An other medicine for one that pisseth Bloud TAke Bursa Pastoris Parsly-seede and Ambros of each of them a handfull stampe them altogether soke them verie well with Goates milke and then straine it thorough a fine linnen cloth and giue it to the Patient to drinke and this will helpe him Probatum est Cap. 111. ¶ verie good medicine to cause one to pisse that cannot TAke a verye good quantitie of the best English Saffron that you can possiblye get and beate it into fine powder and then take the like quantitie of pure Black Sope and mingle them both verie well together and spreade them vppon the fleshye side of a peece of fine Sheepes leather and then laye it vpon the Nauill of the partie greeued and it will procure Vrine within one houre or a little more Probatum est per I. I. Cap. 112. ¶ A medicine to prouoke vrine TKke a good handfull of red Nettle rootes seeth them in a quart of good Ale and let them seeth vntill the one halfe thereof be consumed then put into it halfe a Two-Peny-dish of sweete Butter and let it be cleane skommed before such time as the Butter bee put into it and also seethe therein a verye good Quantitye of Elisaunder seedes Parslie seedes and Gromell seedes being all very well beaten into a fine pouder and then straine this through a fine linnen cloth and let all these thinges aforesaide be of equall porcions and let the Patient vse to drinke often therof and especially first and last and this will helpe him without all doubt Cap. 113. ¶ An other for the same TAKE three quartes of Ale and seeth it and let it be three or fower times skommed then put into it Rosemarie Time and Peny-royal of ech of them one handfull and let them boyle altogether vntill such time as one quarter thereof be consumed or somewhat more then take it and straine the hearbes from the Ale and let the Patient drinke a good draught of the Ale luke warme euery Morning and Euening and this will ease him very much This is also good against the Stone and it hath been very well proued Cap. 114. ¶ A very good Medicine to cause one to pisse that cannot TAKE Horse-dounge out of the stable new Butter Aqua-vitae of ech of them equall porcions frye them all together and make thereof a Plaister and applye it to the patient from the Nauill to the Fundament as hote as euer he may possiblie suffer it But let not the Patient be afraide although it cause bloud to issue foorth for such is the nature of the Medicine Also it causeth the Stone speadily to auoide Probatum est Cap. 115. ¶ An other Medicine to prouoke Vrine very speadely TAKE Betony that groweth in Woodes both roots and leaues wash them very cleane and then put them to drye into an Ouen in a Siue or else some other like thinge and let it be in an Ouen where browne breade hath beene newly drawne foorth of it then take the leaues and rootes aforesayde out of the Ouen and beate them into pouder and let the Patient vse halfe a sponefull of the same pouder eyther in White Wine Posset drinke Portage or else into your ordinarie drinke Cap. 116. ¶ A Medicine to heale a Canker vpon the Yarde TAKE an ounce of Roch Allum and halfe an ounce of Verdygrease and mingle it with Smithes water and put them all together into some vessell of glasse boyle it for the space of two houres together then straine it and vse it as you see occasion Cap. 117. ¶ A very good Medicine for the swellinge of the Yarde or Coddes TAKE the Water of Egrimony distilled put thereto a good quantitie of Roch Allum and set them ouer yâ— fire to soke vntill they are ready to boyle then take a fine linnen cloth and annoint the Yarde vnder the skinne with the same Water and let it be warme when you doe vse it and it will abate the extreame paine of the Yarde also of the Coddes if they be washed with the same Also to incarnate the skinne of the Yarde within take yâ— water of Fumitorie lay a quantitie of Licquorice which is pared to steepe therein for the space of one
drinke yt Let him also drinke Nettle-seede brayed and yt will cause him to auoide great store of Grauell from the stone in the Raine of the backe Cap. 151. ¶ An excellent Medicine for all maner of diseases in the breste against all Impostumes Coughes and Plurisies TAKE a good handfull of Scabious and let yt bee very well dried then take Annise-seed Fennell-seed of ech of them one ounce then take an ounce of Licquorice and pare it cleane and cut it very smale and twelue Figges and halfe an ounce of Erins then take all theese and put them all together eyther in a quarte of faire runninge Water or else a quarte of pure White Wine to soke for the space of one Night then let them boyle vntill such time as the one halfe or somewhat more be consumed then straine yt thorough a fine linnen cloth and when yt is strayned put into it a little fine Suger to make it sweete and let the Patient vse to drinke this both Morninge and Eueninge for the space of eyghte or nine dayes together and by gods grace this will helpe him in a short time For this hath beene sufficientlye proued Cap. 152. ¶ A very good Medicine for to increase Milke in a Woemans breastes TAKE Fennell Rootes and Parsneepe Rootes and let them be boyled in Broth which must be made of Chickins then let the Patient eate the same rootes mixed with fresh Butter which must bee as new made as possiblie it may be gotten and this will cause greate store of Milke to increase in any Woemans breastes This hath beene often proued Cap. 153. ¶ An other for the same TAKE Rice and seeth it in Cowe Milke and crume some WheateÌ„ bread therein it must be such as is cleane without Rie and put into the said Mylke some Fenell seede beateÌ„ to fine pouder and a litle Suger to make it sweet and this is knowne to be exceading good Cap. 154. ¶ An other for the same TAKE a good quantitie of greene Wheate which groweth vppon the Grounde betweene Michaelmas Easter you must take both of the Blades and Rootes and stampe it very well and straine it through a fine Linnen cloath into some Posset Ale and put therein a litle fine Suger to sweeten yt withall and this will increase great store of Milke in a Womans breastes within the space of three or fower dayes by vsinge of yt This hath beene proued Cap. 155. ¶ An other for the same TAKE Christall and beate it into a very sine pouder and Mingle yt with as much Fennell seed likewise beaten into fine pouder and a small quantitie of Suger and let the Patient vse oftentimes to drinke it warme with a litle White Wine and this restoreth her Milke againe yf it be gone cleane away from her For this hath beene sufficientlye proued Cap. 156. ¶ An excellent good Medicine for a Woman that hath a sore or swellinge breste TAKE a Colewoort-leafe and cut away the vaine of yt and then annoint the leafe yt selfe with May Butter boyled with Rose-water and then lay yt to the womans breste that is sore and yt will asswage the swellinge and paine thereof in a short tyme This hath beene oftentimes proued and founde to bee good Cap. 157. ¶ An other approued Medicine to breake the sore of a womans brest TAKE a good handfull of Figges and stampe them in a Morter vntill such time as all the Râ—ruells be all broken then take them and temper them very well with a litle Swines Grease that is fresh and make a Plaister thereof and lay yt to the Womans brest that is sore as here as euer shee can possiblie abide yt and yt will take away the swellinge and also the paine thereof and yf yt be readie to breake yt will helpe yt forwardes foorthwith to breake or â—lse not This is an approued Medicine Cap. 158. ¶ A Medicine for the swelling of a Womans breast after the wayning of a Childe TAKE Red Sage Camamill and whitewine Vinâ—ger and applye yt often to the Womans brest thaâ— is sore and yt helpeth her Probatum est Cap. 158. ¶ An approued Medicine for an old Sore or Bruse TAKE Selandine red Sage and Sorell of euery one of them a good handefull two handefulls of Woodbinde leaues halfe a handefull of Rue otherwise called Hearbe grace and a good handefull of the Topps of Rosemarie bayle all these together in a Pinte of good white Wine and a Pinte and an halfe of faire running Water and let them boyle vntill you perceiue that they looke yeallow and before such time as they are altogether sodden and put as much Honnie into it as you doe thinke will sweeten it and then put into it halfe a quarter of a pounde of Roch Allum and when the Allum is molten then take yt from the fire and straine it through a Coulender or else thorough some course linnen cloth and put yt into a Gallypot or Glasse and stoppe it very close and let yâ— Patient vse this to the sore and it will helpe him probatum est per D. S. Cap. 159. ¶ An Excellent good Medicine for a bruse TAKE Brooke-Lime Smallage and Browse-woorte and frye them altogether in sheepes Suet then take it and straine it thorough a fine linnen cloth and it will presently become an Oyle then put thereto a quantitie of Spermaceti and mixe them very well together and ann oynte yâ— place grieued often therewith Probatum est per M. Cox Cap. 160. ¶ A good Medicine for any maner of bruse in the Armes Legges or else where TAKE a good quantitie of the Suet of an Hart Buck or sheepe which is new killed if it may be had put thereto some Lees of Wine and Wheaten branne then take Water-cresses and wash them very cleane and boyle them in faire runninge Water and let them boyle vntill such tyme as they be softe then put them into a Morcer and beate them and then put them into a cleane Panne then mixe all these thinges together and frye them and make a Plaister thereof and lay it warme to the Sore place and soe vse iiii or fiue Plaisters or more as neede shall require probatuÌ„ est Cap. 161. ¶ An approued Medicine for any Bruse or other sore which is vnriped TAKE Otemeale Grotes seeth them in Cow Milke which is new and let them see the vntill they bee very thicke and then put it into a Panne and mixe it with a good quantitie of sheepes Tallowe and then boyle them very well and sturre them continually and then make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the sore as hotte as it may bee suffered This hath beene proued Cap. 162. ¶ A Medicine for a bruse or straine TAKE Chickweede Wheate branne the groundes of stronge Ale or Beere and mingle them very well together and lay yt to the place greeued three or fower tymes a day yt being spread vppon a red Cloath but not ouer thinne and this will
helpe yt Probatum est Cap. 163. ¶ A Medicine for a bruse TAKE a quarte of Claret wine Vineger and voyle it very well with Leauened bread and then put into yt a a good quantitie of Deeres Suet and a good quantitie of Otemeale seeth yt vntill such time as it be very thicke then take a linnen Cloath and double yt and spread yt thereon very thicke and lay yt to the sore But you must chaunge the Plaisters two or three times in a day Vse this for the space of three dayes together and yt will helpe you Cap. 164. ¶ A Most singuler good Oyle made of Camamill which is good for all maner of bruses Splenes and Swellinges TAKE a Pinte of good Sallet Oyle or somewhat more and bruse a good quantitie of Camamill and put therein then put yt into a Glasse and set it to stande in some place in the Sunne where yt may stande safe for the space of tenne or twelue dayes together and when it hath stoode there for the space of fiue daies then straine your Oile through a fine linnen cloath and soe set yt againe in y◠sunne and at the end of the aforsayd tenne or twelue dayes then you must straine yt againe and then set yt in the Sunne to stand in the Sunne for soe longe time as you shall thinke yt to bee purified very cleane and soe straine yt the thirde tyme and when you perceiue that yt is cleane purified from the drugs then put yt into a cleane Glasse stoppe yt close vntill such tyme as you haue occasion to vse yt and when you will vse yt annointe the place greeued twice or thrice euery day chafinge yt before the fixe and this will help you This Oyle yf you will keepe yt close stopped it will continue good for the space of two yeares and more For yt hath been oftentimes sufficiently proued Cap. 165. ¶ An excellent good Medicine for to be drunke of one that is burst in the Belly or Coddes TAKE a handefull of Camfrey a handfull of Polypodium otherwise caled Oke-fearne a handfull of Sparakinge otherwise called Knotwort a Potle of white Wyne a Knuckle of Veale halfe a pounde of Resons of the Sunne halfe an ounce of Mace and halfe so many Dates then take all these and put them into an earthen Potte then take a Ketle of fiue or sixe gallons and fill yt with Water and set yt ouer the fire then take the sayd Potte and stoppe yt very close with a litle Paste and then put yt into the aforesayde Kettle of faire Water and soe let the same water seeth continuallye for the space of fiue or sixe houres with the earthen Pot therein and keep the Rettle still seethinge with other seething water then take out the saide earthen Pot and take foorth thereof all other thinges beate them in a Morter add straine it and giue the Patient of y◠same Licquor to drinke both first and last and in soe doinge hee shall bee by gods helpe cured Cap. 166. ¶ An other for the same TAKE the Call of an Oxe and Oynions and fry them with a quantitie of sheepes Suet and with a fine linnen cloth put it to the sore and this will presently help you For it hath beene well proued Cap. 167. ¶ A very good Plaister for a bruse TAKE Wormewood and Cummin of ech of them a like quantitie and put thereunto a litle rose Vineger then lay it to the bruse like a Playster before that the skynne be any thinge at all broken Cap. 168. ¶ A Medicine for a bruse or cut TAKE rootes of Louage Ale-hofe Parslie Annisseedes and beate them in a Morter very fine then take Barrowes grease and boyle them together then straine foorth the iuice thereof then take as much vnwrought Wax as a Wallnute and halfe as much Rosine let them boyle together and when you haue soe done then straine it through a fine linnen cloth into a litle Panne of water and then let it stande vntill it be colde then take it in your handes and labour it vntill it be somewhat shorte and then wrappe it in a peece of Leather and soe vse it as you shall haue occasion Cap. 169. ¶ An Excellent good Drinke to heale all maner of bruses TAKE Egremony Betony Plantine Sage Roses luie leaues and Parslie of ech of them a like quantitie and stampe them all together and mingle them with a quarte of good White wine and let the Patient vse oftentimes to drink thereof vntill such time as he be whole which will bee by gods grace in a shorte space Probatum est Cap. 170. ¶ A very good Medicine to skinne any old Sore or bruse TAKE Red bramble Buddes Selfe-heale Sinckfoile of ech of them a good handfull a litle water betony and boyle them all very well together with Barrowes grease then let the Patient apply it to the sore as hote as possiblie may be suffred and this will help him without all doubt Probatum est Cap. 171. ¶ An approued Medicine for any burning with fire or Scaulding with Water TAKE a good handfull of Housleeke a handfull of Hemlockes and beate them both together then take a quarter of a pounde of Bores Grease and feeth both the Hearbes and yt together vntill suchtime as they come to an Oyntement and then straine them into a Boxe let y◠Patient annointe the place greeued therewith twice euery daye vntill such time as he bee hole which will be in a short tyme by gods helpe Probatum est Cap. 172. ¶ An other for the same TAKE Iuy leaues but they must bee of those that grow next the ground and the leaues of Marigolds of Woodbinde leaues and Plantine of euery one of them a like quantitie and choppe them very small and boyle them in Bores Grease or else Hogges Grease then straine them into some earthen vessell or else a Gallypot let the Patient annoint the place where the griefe is often therewith and yt helpeth This hath beene well proued Cap. 173. ¶ Another for the same TAKE a brake-roote and stampe yt very well in a Woodden Dish or in a Morter and then straine out the iuice thereof cleane and let the Patient annointe the place that is burned often therewith it will help him For this hath beene sufficiently proued Cap. 174. ¶ A very good Oyntement for any maner of Burning of Gunnpoweder or Scauldinge with Water TAKE two or three handfulls of Housleek a handfull of Baroes Grease and two handfulls of Groundsell stampe all these together put thereto two handfulls of Sheepes Dounge that is new fallen as much Goose Dounge and stampe them altogether as aforesaide then boyle them all very well together and straine them through a fine Linnen Cloath into an earthen Pot and with the Liquor that commeth thereof annoint the place that ys burned and yt will help yt foorthwith Cap. 175. ¶ An other very good Oyntemente for any maner
much Hony as will make it sweete then take it and straine it through a fine cloth and let the patient wash his mouth often therewith Cap. 192. ¶ An other for the same TAKE the Wheaten flower new Milke Tarre and Coleworts of each of them as much as you shall thinke good and boyle them altogether and make a playster thereof and apply it to the sore place and this helpeth Cap. 193. ¶ A very good water to kill the Canker and Scurfe in the mouth TAKE a quarte of white Wine Sclandine red Sage Rosemary stripped Hisope and Woodbinde leaues of euery of them halfe a handfull boyle them in the white Wine vntill the one halfe be consumed then straine them and wring foorth the iuyce then put thereto halfe an ounce of Allom a quarter of an ounce of white Coporas and two or three spoonefuls of Honny and then set it to the fire againe and let it seeth but a little then take it and straine it againe and put it into a Viall and when the partye greeued will vse it let him wash the Canker with this water beeing luke warme three times a day at the least eyther with a linnen cloth vpon his finger or else vpon a stickes end if he cannot come to it with his finger This hath holpen many After the patient hath washed his mouth let him take Sandeferd beaten very small and the patients mouth being opened eyther with a Reede or a quill blowe a little of the powder vppon the sore This water will in a short tyme heale anye olde sore beeying washed therewith and a fine linnen cloth dipped in it and layde vppon the sore Cap. 194. ¶ A Medicine for a Canker in the mouth both white and red the white Canker will breake out but the red will not Also this Medicine is very good for any sore lips sore legges or any other sores TAKE two handfulls of Woodbinde leaues and a handfull of Sage shread them fine and beate them very small in a Morter Then take two spoonefulls a Honny and Roch Allum to the quantitie of halfe an Egge then take a quarte of faire running water and seeth these alltogether vntill they be thicke then strayne it through a fine linnen cloth and put the licquor into a faire earthen potte and couer it very close then annoynt the gummes of the patient therewith within his mouth on the sore syde or else if neede require you may annoynt your whole mouth therewith And if it bee a white Canker then annoynt the vtter side of your mouth and then wet a cloth in the liquor and lay it thereunto on the out side of the sore and vse this three or foure times in a day and when you are dressed then lay your face to a warme chafingdish of coles and then you shall see the water runne foorth of your mouth in great quantities And if the Canker bee in the nose or in any other place where it can not bee touched then spout some of thys liquor with a quill and this will heale you within a short space This liquor will be kept well one and twentie dayes in his vertue and no more This hath bene often prooued Cap. 195. ¶ An excellent Remedie for a Canker in the mouth or throate or else to wash your teeth that be hollow and stinke TAKE a quantitie of red Sage and twelue crops of Rosemary and a quantitye of Hony-Suckles and wilde Daysies and Sinkefoyle Boyle them all together in a pinte of verye faire runnyng water vntill it bee halfe consumed Then take a little Roch-Allum and burne it to powder and halfe a spoonefull of Hony and put therein then take and straine it through fine linnen cloth and when it is cold put it into glasses and let the patient wash his mouth therewith as often as hee shall thinke good Cap. 195. ¶ A very good Medicine for a Cankar in the mouth TAKE white wine Vinegar and Honny of each of them a like quantity and boyle them altogether with a little Roch-Allum and let the patient wash his mouth therewith as often as neede shall require and this cureth the Canckar Also the iuice of Plantine Vinegar and Rose water is very good for the Canker or a stinking breath Cap. 196. ¶ An other Medicine to drie vp the Canker and to stay it TAKE the iuyce of Woodbine and the iuice of Marygolds and a quantitie of Honny and a quantitie of powder of Cannell and as much powder of Coporas aud the powder of wilde Sage burnt and mingled all together then lay them on the place where the Canker is and it will drie it vp But to slea the Cankers take a red Onion and lay it thereon and it will both slea it and cure it Cap. 197. ¶ A very good Medicine for a Canker or disease of the Gâ—mmeâ— or throate TAKE Plantine and Honysuckles of each of them a handfull an ounce of Daisy leaues halfe a handfull of Sage and a quart of very faire running water boyle all these together vntill the one halfe be consumed then put therein fiue spoonefulls of sharpe Vinegar fiue spoonefulls of stone Honny and as much Roch-Allum as a Wallnut this hath beene prooued to cure the Canker Cap. 199. ¶ A Medicine to cure any Canker in the mouth TAKE a Flowerdeluce roote wash it and stise it then take a few leaues of Penyroyall lay them to steepe in very faire Conduite water or else in faire running water for the space of xxiiii houres then take the same water and wash your mouth therewith as often as you shall thinke good Cap. 200. ¶ An other for the same TAKE Vinegar Rose-water and the iuice of Plantine and wash thy mouth therewith many times and it will helpe thee Cap. 201. ¶ A Medicine to cure a Canker in a womans pappes TAKE Goose-doung and Selandine and bray them very well together and lay them to the sore pappe and it will cleâ—se the Canker slea the worme aud heale the sore Cap. 202. ¶ A very good water for to clense the mouth and to fasten teeth TAKE Woodbinde leaues and Sage of each of them a handfull a good spoonefull of pure english Honny and a peece of Allume as bigge as a good Wallnut Boyle all these together in a quarte of faire running water and let it boyle till the one halfe be consumed then straine it through a fine linnen cloth and let the Patient wash his mouth with this water luke warme three or foure times in a day and this will clense his mouth of any corruption that shall abide therein after any Canker or other disease Cap. 203. ¶ An excellent good Medicine for a Canker TAKE Ground Iuie Plantine Peny-royall Woodbinde Daysies Rosemary Isop Featherfew Sage Lauender-spike and Hearb-grace of each of these alike quantity and two spoonefulls of white wine Vineger stampe and straine all these together then take wheaten Flower and Honny of each of them one spoonefull then mingle the iuice of the hearbes
for the Collicke and Stone TAke Camamile as much as will lie in the palme of your hand Pellitory of the wall and Auens of each of them a handfull and a spoonefull of Partly seede a little brused then make a Posset of Rennish Wine and let the curd be cleane taken off and then boile all these together in the same posset drinke till all the substance be boyled out then vse to drinke this both morning and euening and this will helpe you Cap. 260. ¶ An aproued Medicine for the Collicke TAke an ounce of Cloues Mace a handfull of Time a handfull of Rosemary and as much Isope and seeth all these in a pottle of white Wine and let it seeth vntill it be consumed from a pottle to a quarte then put thereto a little Suger then drinke the same luke-warme at such time as you feele your selfe to be in paine and when it is very well sodden as aforesaid you must burne it as you do commonly vse to burne other Wines Cap. 261. ¶ An aproued Medicine for the Stone TAke a Carret roote and slice it very thinne and lay it in white Wine and so let it remaine for the space of two dayes and two nights and then straine it and let the Patient drinke thereof morning and euening fasting and this will helpe him Probatum est Winde Collicke Cap. 262. ¶ An aproued Medicine for the winde Collicke and for a stitch TAke Capillus Veneris Parsly rootes Fenell rootes of each of them a quarter of an ounce bruse all these hearbs together and let the party grieued drinke the iuice thereof with white Wine morning and euening for the space of 3 or 4 dayes and it will helpe him Probatum est Cap. 263. ¶ An excellent Medicine for the Windy Collicke TAke a pottle of pure Malmesey that is not mixt with any other Wines and 4 or 5 spoonefuls of the pith of Parsly rootes and two handfuls of Violet leaues and a dosen of Bay leaues seeth all these together vntill the one halfe be boyled away then take it and straine it well through a very fine linnen cloth and let the Patient drinke a good draught thereof morning and euening warme Cap. 264. ¶ Another Medicine for the same TAke a quart of Ale clarified and two spoonefulls of the flower of Licquorice and a spoonefull of the flower of Annis seedes and halfe a spoonefull of Fennell seedes brused a little Time and seeth them all together vntill it be consumed from a quart to a pint and then straine it through a linnen cloth and vse this morning and euening for the space of 4 or 5 dayes warme and this will helpe you Consumption Cap. 265. ¶ A remedy for a Consumption TAke a pottle of Rosewater and as much Milke of Goates of Mares or of the Milke of a Cow that is all of one colour and put thereto to the number of 50 or threescore Egges mingle the yolks of the Egges very well with the Milke and rose-Rosewater but let not any of the white remaine amongst them and distill a water thereof and giue it to the Patient to drinke warme first last with a Cake or two of Manus Christi which is made with Golde and Pearles Vse this and you shall finde much ease thereby for it hath holpen many Cap. 266. ¶ A remedy for a Consumption in the Reines TAke a handfull or two of Clary leaues and pricke them and 4 or 5 yolks of Henne egges newly layde then take Saffron and dry it vpon a Tilestone or some such thing and grinde it very small and put all these together and fry them in fresh butter and eate it first in the morning and this will helpe you Deafenesse Cap. 267. ¶ A soueraigne Medicine for the paine and buzzing in the head which hindreth the hearing very much TAke a Cloue of Garlicke pill it and picke three or foure holes in the middest of it and then dip it in fine english Honny and put it into your eare and put a little blacke wooll after and for that night lie vpon the other side and let your eare that is stopped be vpright and the next night following vse the other eare in the same sort and lye them on the contrary side againe and so euery other night alter as aforesaid and so continue it for the space of eight or nine dayes together and this will expulse all the ill humors foorth at your nose it will also expell the paine and restore the hearing This hath beene prooued Cap. 268. ¶ An approued Medicine for deafenesse TAke Bayleaues Bapherries Betony and Sticards of each of them one handfull seeth them in white wine vntill the one halfe be consumed and for an old man vse Malmesey in stead of white wine then take it and put it into a vessell that hath a narrow mouth and let the Patient hold his eare ouer it being vnstopped so that he may suffer it the same not being too hote nor too colde then take oyle of bitter Almonds and let three or foure drops thereof fall into his eare Let the Patient haue alwayes a locke of fine blacke wooll that groweth betweene the Sheepes legges to stop his eare close withall wherein if he put a little Muske it will be the better This hath beene prooued by Tho. Steuens of Bushton Cap. 269. ¶ An excellent Medicine for one that is deafe and that his hearing is almost cleane gone TAke a red Onyon and take out the core that is in the middest thereof and put thereto the oyle of rosted Almonds but let the Onyon be somewhat warme when you put the oyle into it and let it stand so for the space of one night then let it be bruised and strayned into a poringer and let the party grieued cause one to drop three drops at a time both morning and euening and let him stop his eare with a little blacke wooll that groweth vnder the eare of a blacke Sheepe and let him when he is in his bed lye on the same side thus vsing first the one eare and afterwards the other in this manner it will by Gods helpe cure him This hath cured many FIrst it is to be considered what things are good for the eyes and what are not for the eye is the most necessary member of all other pertaining to mans body for without the sight thereof we can of our selues do nothing therefore this small member is chiefely to be regarded and according to my simple skill I haue gathered a fewe flowers as I may tearme them to preserue and keepe the same and in so doing if I offend I shall be hartely sory but if they please then shall I thinke my labours happely spent Good for the sight Measurable sleepe Red Roses Veruaine Rootes Fennell Selandine Pimperuell Oculus Christi To wash your eyes with cleare water To looke vpon any manner of greene colours To looke in a faire Glasse Washing your hands and feete often Ill for the sight
To eate Garlicke Onyons and Leekes To eate Lettice To trauell or go too suddaine after meate Hote Wines Cold ayre Drunkennes Gluttony Milke Cheese Ouermuch beholding of bright and red things and also white Much sleepe after meate Too much lett of bloud Cold worts Dust Fiâ—e Much weeping and ouermuch watching Waters for the Eyes ¶ A speciall good water for to preserue the eyesight TAke a new layd Egge and roste it hard cut the shell in the middest then take foorth the yolke and put a piece of Coperas into the place where the yolke lay and binde the Egge together againe and let it lye in the fire vntill you thinke that the Coperas be resolued to water then take the white out of the shell and cut it into small pieces and put it into a glasse of cleere running water and let it stand a little while then straine it through a very fine cloth and keepe it in a close glasse and euery morning and euening wash the Patients eyes therewith ¶ A Medicine for sore eyes TAke Coporas and lay it to steepe in faire running water for the space of 5 or 6 houres then take it and straine it through a linnen cloth into a little glasse or Viall and when you goe to bed strike the brees of your eyes therewith and let it drop into them and this will helpe your eyesight very much ¶ A very good Medicine to kill the pinne and the webbe in the eye TAke red Sage red Fennell three leaued grasse and Daysies of each of them a like quantity then take the white of a new laid egge and beate it till all the froth may be easily taken off and put thereto halfe a spoonefull of Honney then stampe all the hearbs together and when you haue stamped them very small then straine them and put to the iuice thereof the white of the egge and the Honny all together and let them be very well tempered then take a feather and drop a little of this into the eye of the Patient then take a plaister of Flaxen tow and dip it in the said Medicine and lay it vpon the Patients eye and binde it fast and let it continue an houre or somewhat more at euery time that it is dressed This hath been many times proued ¶ Another soueraigne Medicine for the webbe in the eye if it be olde TAke red Pimpernell Euphrasia stamp them very wel in a Morter and then fry them with Capons greace in a cleane panne and when it is fryed wring it through a linnen cloth into some brasse vessell and let it stand therein three dayes after then take it foorth and put it into a boxe of Horne or Tinne and a little thereof at time and put it into the webbe of the eye and this Medicine wil help it ¶ A very good Medicine to cleare the eyesight MAke a Powder of Fennell Annise and Elicompane and temper them with Aquavitae and then drye them againe and eare a quantity thereof euery morning and euening and this will both cleare the sight purge the winde and make one seeme yong long This hath beene prooued ¶ A Medicine for bleared eyes TAke the stone that is called Salumnaris which is to be had at the Apothecaries and beate it to fine powder and put it into a spoonefull or two of Rosewater and one spoonefull of running water mingled together then take a feather and euery morning and euening let a drop or two fall into your eye Vse this often and it will helpe you ¶ A Medicine for eyes that are bloudshot and red TAke Housleeke and stampe it very small then take a new laid egge and make a hole in the end and draw out all the meate and put into it the iuice of Housleeke and set it in the embers and so distill it and with a feather scumme it cleane and at night when you go to bed take a feather and drop a drop thereof into your eye lying vpon your backe and it will presently helpe you This hath been prooued ¶ A Medicine for to kill a pearle or web in the eye TAke three leaued grasse that beareth the Hoâ—ysuckle and take the iuyce thereof and put it into the eye of the partie grieued and it will by vsing it twice a day help it in fir dayes space ¶ An experienced water for the eyes TAke Selandine Fennell Sage Rosemary Veruine and Rue of each of them a good handfull take all these and wash them very cleane and dry the water foorth of them againe with a fine cloth then put them into a Limbecke and distill them and let the Patient drop of this water often into his eies and this will recouer his sight againe although it be supposed to be past all hope of recouery Face ¶ A very good Medicine to destroy any beate in the face or in any other place although it be S. Anthonies fire TAke a pottle of Smithes water a handfull of Sage two handfuls of Elder leaues or of the greene barke of an Elder tree and two peny worth of Alum take these and seeth them altogether from a pottle to a pint then take it and put it into an earthen pot or some gally put and let the Patient anoint his face therewith when he goeth to bed and by the next morning be shall finde great ease thereby but let him vse it for the space of fiue or sixe dayes and this will helpe him by Gods grace ¶ Another very good Medicine for a red or high coloured face TAke Viâ—e-leaues and Strawberies of each of them a like quantity then take as much sweete Creame as you shall thinke good for the quantity of the things aforesaid then put vnto it two penyworth of Camphire and put it into a Stillatory all together and distill it and then take the water thereof and wash your face therewith euery morning and euening for the space of nine or tenne dayes and this will take away the high colour This was much vsed by Maister Cox who did help many with it ¶ Another Medicine to take away the pimples and high colour out of ones face be it neuer so farre gone TAke greene and white Coporesse of each of them a like quantity and put them into a sawcer of faire running water and warme it on the coales and as hote as euer you can suffer it anoint the pimples of your face therewith or any other place of your face which is high coloured or red and in vsing this often it will helpe you ¶ A Medicine for to make ones face cleare and to shine TAke a good quantity of the Marrow of Swines feete Cow-milke and Rosewater and mingle them well together and anoint your face therewith lukewarme and it will make it very faire Falling Euill ¶ An excellent good remedy for the Falling Euill TAke Piony-rootes one handfull and a handfull of Mistletâ— that groweth in a Blackthorne Tree and an handfull of Pollipodium otherwise called Okefearne and a handfull or
two of Selandine if it be to be had stampe them very well and soke them in Ale for the space of 24 houres then take it and strayne it through a fine linnen cloth and put it into some earthen pot to be kept close froÌ„ the aire and let the Patient drinke a good draught thereof euery morning fasting and last in the euening for the space of nine or tenne dayes and by Gods help he shall be cured This hath been prooued ¶ Another very good Medicine for the same TAke Germander that is gathered in May when it hath the blossome on it and dry it in the shadow where no Sunne commeth and make thereof a powder and when you will vse it then take the yolke of an Egge or two and beate the powder and the yolks all together in some woodden dish or porenger then seeth it and when it is sodden giue it to the Patient to eate both morning and euening for the space of nine dayes But during this time he must abstaine from all kinde of Wines and carnall company of women and also from all manner of Pulse as Beanes Pease Fitches and Tares and from all other things that are of a hard concockcion or digestion Probatum est ¶ Another Medicine for the same TAke the Matrice of a Sow that hath yong Pigges and dry it vppon a Tilestone or Fireshouell and make a Powder thereof and giue it to the Patient to eate or else put it in his drinke and as soone as he hath receiued the same you shall perceiue the sicknes to remoue into his fingers ends grieuing him very sore for a space Then make same kinde of rupture to set to his fingers ends and you shall in a short space see the yellow matter or corruption proceede foorth of them ¶ A very good Medicine for the bloudie Flux TAke Plantine Knotty-grasse Sheppards purse of each of them a good quantity and boyle them all together in new Milke Broath or red Wine and when they are well sodden then straine the hearbes ano the Milke and let the Patient drinke this often and it will helpe him Probatum est ¶ Another excellent good Medicine to stop the bloudie Flix TAke a pound of Almâ—nds and blaunch them and stamp them in a Morter very small then take the yolks of xii new layd Egges reare rosted and mingle them with the said Almonds then put to them a quart of good red wine-vineger and mingle it with the aforesaid stuffe and put them into an earthen pot and stirre them well together and so let the Patient drinke the quantity of v. or vi spoonefuls thereof at a time warme 3 or 4 times euery day as long as neede shall require and it will helpe him ¶ An experienced Medicine to stay the bloudie Flix TAke a peece of Beefe which groweth about the Brisket of the Oxe and let the Patient eate a peece thereof rawe and this will speedily help him Gowte ¶ An experienced Medicine for the Goute TAKE stale Pisse and seeth it and scome it and put thereto a good quantity of the iuice of red Nettles red Fenell Mints and Wormewood and let the iuice of them be of as euen porcions as you can gesse them Mustard and Cummin of each of them a little and the iuice of hearbe Benet as much as of all the rest Seeth all these together and make a Playster thereof and so apply it often to the place grieued and it will help This hath been prooued ¶ Another good Medicine for the Gowt or any other ache TAke Rosen and Pitch of each of them a quarter of a pound and a quantity of Frankensence as much as a beane and as much of Turpentine then take a quantity of Deare-suet or Sheepes â—allow and boyle them all together in a pot and when it is well boyled then take it foorth and wash it as you do Birdlime in cleane water and then take some of it and spread it vpon a peece of Leather and lay it to the sore and so let it remaine there vntill it fall off it selfe Vse this two or three times and you shall finde greate ease thereby ¶ A Medicine for the Gowte TAke Shomakers spects or pieces of leather and fry out the grease and lay some of it vpon a browne paper and warme it a little at the fire then apply it to the place grieued and it will take away the paine thereof in one night Probatum est Greene Sicknes ¶ An approued Medicine for the Greene Sicknes TAKE a pottle of red Wine that is pure or for want thereof take so much Hollocke and two ounces of Fennell seedeâ— and three ounces of Aâ—â—ise seedes and put them all tâ—gether and â—et them boyle ouer a soft fire vntill the one halfe be consumed then straine it and let the Patient drinke thereof first and last luke warme and let the Patient drinke the quantity of halfe a pint thereof at a time if it may be indured This must be vsed for the space of eight dayes together alwayes beginning two dayes after the changes of euery new Moone and if it be farre gone that the Patient cannot recouer perfect health in that space then let this Medicine be vsed eight dayes in a moneth for the space of three moneths together in the beginning of euery moneth as aforesaid and without all doubt it helpeth This hath been often prooued ¶ A Medicine for the Greene Sicknes TAke an hearbe that is called Rosus solus it groweth lowe by the ground and it hath somewhat a broade leafe some do call it the Sheepes rot it beareth a yellow flower Distill this hearbe and giue some of the water to the Patient to drinke morning and euening and let him vse some exercise of labour and by this drinke he shall be holpen without all doubt The Patient must vse this drinke for the space of sixe or seauen dayes together for it is also restoratiue and much vertue hath been found heerein ¶ A Medicine for to take away any extreame ache or swimming in the head TAke Rosemary Lauender-flowers Winter-sauery Camamile Bayes and Lauender it selfe both new and old Mints and Fenell seeth these all together in water and put thereto a handfull of Bay salt then take the same licour the hearbs and all and wash your feete therewith twise euery morning and euening for the space of three dayes and in doing thus it will take away any paine in the head if it be neuer so extreame or grieuous for it hath been prooued ¶ An excellent good Medicine for the Head-ach or Megrime TAke fiue or sixe Nutmegs and pare and slice them very thinne then make two little linnen baggs of the length and breadth of your finger and put in the Nutmegs then take a quantity of pure red rose-Rosewater and lay your baggs in the same water in a dish vpon a chaâ—ngdish of coales and make them hote and lay them to the temples of your head and this will help ¶
Another Medicine for a continuall head-ach TAke Betony-water and then take a cloth and double it three or foure times double and let it be some three fingers broade wet it very well in the Betony-water and lay it to your forhead cold Let the cloth being wet come round about your head and tye it very fast and when the cloth is dryed wet it againe and in doing thus three or foure times it will by Gods grace help thee ¶ A very good Medicine to clense or purge the Head TAke Pellitory of Spaine and chew the roote thereof in your mouth three or foure dayes at seuerall times and this will take away the paine of the head and also fasten the teeth in the gummes Probatum est ¶ A very good Medicine for the head-ach TAke water of Margerum and hold your nose ouer it and draw your winde hard vnto you vntill such time as the water hath entred into your nose diuers times and then suddainely your head-ach shall be taken away ¶ A very good Medicine for the Megrime truly proued TAke an dunce of Pepper and 4 or 5 Nutmegs a quarter of an ounce of Graines and a quart of Vinegar and two handfuls of Rosemary boyle all these together betweene two platters vpon a chafingdish of coles and then take a cloth and put it ouer your head and hold your head close ouer it vntill it be very well boyled It is the better if you let it boyle almost all away by Gods grace this will help you Iaundise ¶ A Medicine for the black Iaundise TAKE shell-snailes and rost them or else dry them at the fire or in an ouen and when they are dry beate them to powder then take a spoonefull thereof at one time and drinke it in Ale and this being taken for the space of nine or tenne dayes together both morning and euening it doth perfectly cure this disease ¶ A very good Medicine for the yelow Iaundise TAke earth-wormes and wash them and slit them then take a little scraped Iuory and english Saffron beaten to powder mixe these with white Wine and let the Patient drinke a good draught thereof luke-warme both morning and euening ¶ A Medicine for the yellow TAke Baysalt Otes and Commin and dry all these and make two bags thereof and as hote as the Patient may suffer it lay the one after the other to the plow or crowne of the head and so let him vse it a good while ¶ A present remedy for an Itch. TAKE Dock-rootes and beate them and bruise them with fresh Butter and anoint the Patient with the Salue and in fiue or sixe times dressing it will helpe him Liuer ¶ A Medicine for the stopping in the Liuer TAKE Broth made of a Chicken with these things in it that is to say Mercury and Succory of each of them halfe a handfull and a few great Reisons the stones picked out and let all these be boyled together then take a few bitter Almonds and blaunch them and beate them and with the same Licquor make Almond Milke and so vse to drinke it euery morning first ¶ Another Medicine for the heate of the Liuer or drinesse in the hands TAKE a good quantity of Strawbery-water distilled and seeth therein a good quantity of Liuerwort and drinke it with a good quantity of Sirop of Mints and this will coole the heate of the Liuer ¶ A very good drinke made of Whey for to coole the extreame heate of the Liuer and Stomacke TAke Violet-leaues Sinckfoile leaues Succory Endiue Scabions and Fumitory of each of them a good handfull seeth all these in a pottle of Whey which hath been boyled and so let it continue still seething vntill a third part thereof be consumed then straine it through a fine liunen cloth and let the Patient drinke a good draught thereof both morning and euening and it will helpe him Probatum est ¶ An approued Medicine for the Mother TAke a quantity of Nepe-royall and stamp it then take two spoonefuls of the said iuice and a spoonefull of Sallet oyle and let two parts thereof seeth away then vnto that which remayneth but onely the quantity of the oyle and let the Patient anoint the place very often where the Mother doth arise Morphew †A very speedy remedy for the Morphew TAke three spoonefulls of Elder-water and let the Patient drinke euery day so much for the space of nine dayes and looke that the Patient do sweate euery day then take three or foure Oke-apples and lay them to steepe in white wine Vinegar for the space of 24 houres and then let him wash his body with the Vinegar and this will help him Piles or Emerodes ¶ An excellent remedy for the Piles TAke the beards of the heads of vnset Leekes and wash them cleane then take a quantity of faire running Water and boyle them therein till they be somewhat tender then dry thē well in a linnen cloth then stamp them as small as you can and when you haue so done take a good piece of fresh Butter and boyle them therein vpon a Chafingdish of coles then put into it a good quantity of english Saffron and boyle them together and when it is well boyled straine it through a faire linnen cloth into a Glasse and keepe it and when you will vse it make a Plaister thereof vpon a linnen cloth or else a piece of leather and lay it cold to the place which is grieued and this will speedily help him ¶ A Medicine to staunch the bleeding of the Piles TAke the iuice of Millfoile and put thereunto the powder of burnt Garlicke and let the partie grieued drinke thereof and in short space the Piles will dye This hath been prooued French Poxe †An excellent good water for the French Poxe TAke white Coporas Roch-Allum Licquorice and Honny of each of them a penyworth or somewhat more of Sage Rosemary and Woodbinde of each of them a like quantity and boyle them all together in faire running Water and let the Patient vse this often and it will help him ¶ A maruellous good oyntment for the French Poxe TAke Hoggs-greace that is vntried to the quantity of a quarter of a pound of Quicksiluer ℥ 1. and qualifie your Quicksiluer with fasting Spettle then put to the Hoggs-greace and the Quicksiluer 3 or 4 spoonefulls of strong and sharp Vineger then beate all these very well for the space of two or three houres together and then put it into an earthen pot or Gally pot and let the Patient vse to anoint the place grieued often therewith and doubtlesse this will help him Probatum est ¶ A good Medicine to kill the great Pocke TAke a good quantity of Camphire and lay it to the place where the Pocke is and it will presently eate it cleane away Probatum est ¶ Another for the same TAke a good quantity of Hemlocks and a good quantity of the dregs of strong Ale and a good quantity of Mutton Suet and boyle all
these very well together and make a Pultis of them and lay it to the place where the griefe is and this will help him Probatum est ¶ An excellent good Medicine to heale the French Pox. TAke Goacum Capium halfe a pound Salsa perilla two ounces Barke of Goacum two ounces Licquorice one ounce Annise seedes one ounce Fennell seede one ounce Seeny one ounce and of Betany Scabions Smallege Pellitory of the wall Penyroyall Harts-toong Maydenhere wild Mints or red Mints red Sage Oculus Christi Liuerwort and of the hearbe Mercury of euery one of them a good handfull cleane picked and washed and then put all these together to sleepe for the space of one whole night in three gallons of faire running Water or else in two gallons of pure white Wine and one gallon of strong Ale then take them and boyle them all together vntill it be consumed to three quarts then straine it through a fine linnen cloth and put it into a close vessell ¶ Note this that if you boyle it in water it will continue but sixe or seuen dayes but being boyled in Wine and Ale twenty dayes which is too short a space for the party which is sicke and diseased to vse it This must be drunken by the sicke person both morning and euening and at meate and you must put into euery three quartes of the water one quarter of an ounce of Coloquintida and let the party which is sicke vse it vntill such time as it hath scowred the body very well and if it do not purge well then take this Medicine following ¶ Another for the same TAke halfe an ounce of Seny a spoonefull of Annise-seedes halfe an ounce of Licquorice a spoonefull of Fenell seedes twenty Reysons of the sunne the stones picked foorth boyle these all together in quart of Water and let it boyle vntill the one halfe be consumed then straine it and put thereto one ounce and an halfe of Deaphenicon and shake it together and let the party grieued drinke thereof warme euery morning fasting This Purgation neuer maketh the body sicke neyther doth it hurt the stomacke Note also that this drinke aforesaid will heale any old vlcer if it be washed therewith and especially of that which is made both of Wine and Ale if the party be neuer so sore diseased let him purge twice or thrice with Coloquintida prepared and it will help him for euer Small Poxe ¶ A Medicine to driue out the small Poxe TAke Milke Saffron and english Honny and seeth them together and giue it to the Patient and let him be kept warme after it ¶ Another for the same TAke Dragon-water white Wine and Methridatum or Treacle of Ieane and some Vnicornes horne and seeth these together and giue them to the Patient as aforesaid Purgations TAke a pinte of white Wine and an ounce of Seâ—â—ie and a good handfull of Reisons of the sunne the stones picked out and halfe a spoonefull of Anniseedes put all these into the said white Wine to sleepe one whole night and the next morning boyle it vntill it be come to a draught and so â—et the Patient drinke it luke-warme and if you will you may put thereunto three or foure rootes of Polipodie of the â—ke This is very good Probatum est Plague and pestilence HEerein are conteyned diuers and sundry good rules and easie Medicines which are made with little charge for the poorer sort of people as well for the preseruation of all people from the Plague before infection as for the curing and ordering of them after such time as they shall be infected ¶ A preseruatiue by correcting the ayre in all houses TAke Rosemary dryed Iuniper Bay-leaues or Frankincense and cast the same vpon the coles in a chafingdish and receiue the fume or smoke thereof into your head If you will put a little Lauender or Sage that is dryed into the fire with the rest it will do much good Also to make your fires in earthen pannes rather to remoue about your Chambers then in Chimneys shall be better to correct the aires in your houses then otherwise ¶ A preseruatiue against the Plague TAke a handfull of Hearbe-grace otherwise called Rue a handfull of Elder-leaues a handfull of red Sage and a handfull of red Bramble leaues and stamp them well together and straine them through a fine linnen cloth with a quarte of white Wine then take a quantity of Case Ginger and mingle it with them and drinke a good draught thereof both morning and euening for the space of nine dayes together and by Gods grace it will preserue you ¶ An excellent good drinke to be taken euery morning for a preseruatiue against the Plague and for to auoide infection TAke a handfull of Winter-Sauery and boyle the same in a quart of good wine-Vinegar with a spoonefull of Graines being very fine beaten and put into the same then put into it a quantity of fine Suger and so drinke a good draught thereof euery morning fasting †When you must of necessitie come into any place where any infectious persons are it is good for you to smell to the roote of Angellica Gentian or Valerian and to chew any of these in your mouth ¶ A speciall preseruatiue against the Plague TAke fiue spoonefuls of wine-Vinegar three spoonefuls of faire running-Water halfe a spoonefull of Treacle of Iene and of Bolearmoniake as much as a small nut being beaten to powder and drinke this euery morning and euery euening Proued by M. Knight of Andouer Take vi leaues of Sorell and wash them with Water and Vinegar and let them lie to steepe in the said Water and Vinegar a good while then eate them fasting and keepe in your mouth and chew now or then either Stewall or the roote of Angelica or a little Cinamon for any of these is maruellous good †Medicines to be vsed after infection taken FOrasmuch as the greatest cause of the Plague doth stand rather in poyson then in any putrifaction of humors as other Agues do the chiefest way is to moue much sweating and to defend the hart by some cordiall thing Suppositarie IF the Patient be costiue and bound in his body let him take a Suppositarie made with a little boyled Honny and a little fine Powder of Salt and so take it in at the fundament and so keepe it till it moue a stoole ¶ A very good Medicine to be drunke suspecting any to haue the Plague TAke a great onyon and take foorth the core then fill it full with good Treacle of Iene and wrap the same in a paper and rost it vntill it be soft then straine the same with a little white wine Vinegar and temper it with a quantity of Suger and giue to the Patient two spoonefulls thereof to drinke fasting and if the Patient be infected with the Plague you shall perceiue it within sixe houres after the receipt of the same drinke †An excellent Medicine for the Plague TAke three or
when you haue so done then take the same drinke drinke it as often as you thinke conuenient and as hote as it may possiblie be suffered but put away the curde for it is not good Cap. 33. ¶ An excellent remedie for an Ague TAke Burre rootes and red Nettle crops seeth them in stale Ale and clarifie it and giue the sicke thereof to drinke about such time as the could fit beginneth to come after the heate be past when you see that he beginneth to sweate giue him to drinke Posset-ale made with marigold and Fennell but see that the Posset-ale bee well clarified vse this medicine for it will take away the Ague within three or foure fitts at the vttermost Cap. 34. ¶ Another for the same TAke Nettles Cobwebbs and Salt and beate them together in a woodden dish and lay it to the left arme of the sicke and it will take away the heate of the Ague Cap. 35. ¶ Another for the same TAKE a tost of Bread and speade it ouer with Treacle and let the patient eate it before the fit commeth at the leaste three seuerall times for the space of iii. dayes Probatum est Per Guilielmum Lenthell Oxon Armig. Cap. 36. ¶ An other present remedie for an Ague TAKE two ounces of bay salt Two ounces of white Frankensence a handfull of Smalage beate them altogether lay them to your wristes of both your hands and to the bowes of your armes let this be done 2 houres before the fit doth come this hath been proued Cap. 37. ¶ Another for the same TAke two or three cloues of Garlike and bruise them a penyworth of Aqua-vitae halfe a pynt of Ale and seeth them altogether and drinke it as hote as you may suffer to drinke it a little before the fit commeth Cap. 38. ¶ An other for the same TAke Soote yolkes of Egges bay salt and Pepper and mingle them together and lay it to the wristes of the Patient doe this twice a day for the space of Three or Foure daies and it will take away the Ague For this hath been often proued Cap. 39. ¶ An approoued medicine for a burning Ague TAke the quantitie of a quart of Runing water and halfe a Dozen of Orenges and then pill awaye both the vpper rinde and the white skinne and picke out the Kernels out of them then take and stirre them and seeth them in the sayd water vntill the water be consumed halfe away then take the quantitie of 4 ounces of Sugar and boyle it a little space therein and when you perceiue that it is sodden inought then straine it and when it is colde drinke it and so vse it for the space of three dayes and if neede require vse it oftener but if your burning bee vehement when your stomake will serue stampe some Sorrell eate the iuyce thereof with your meate this doe and it will helpe you Cap. 40. ¶ Another for the same TAke Smalage Sheapheards-purse and Liuerwort of euerie of them a like quantitie Bay-salt and Frankencence as much as you shall thinke needefull beate all these together and lay it vpon a linnen cloth and binde it to the inside of the wriste of your left arme vse this for the space of 9 dayes together and it will helpe this disease for it hath been often prooued Cap. 41. ¶ An excellent remedie for a quotidian Ague TAke a quart of stale Ale a handfull or somewhat more of red Sage a penyworth of vnbeaten Pepper take and boyle these altogether from a quart to a pynt when it is sod clarifie and straine it and halfe an houre before the fit commeth drinke a good draught thereof and walke theron and it will presently helpe you This hath beene often proued Cap. 42. ¶ An other for the same TAKE Fetherfewe and Smallege of eyther of them to the quantitie of a good handfull stampe them both together in a Morter vntill such time as they are beaten very smale and straine it then take halfe as much as the iuice of the same is of small Ale and mingle them together and then let the Patient drinke the same warme a litle before such time as his fitte doeth come that is to say when he perceiueth any grudging vppon him This must be vsed three or fower seuerall times at the least and let the PatieÌ„t goe to bedde and haue as many clothes layde vppon him as he is able to beare or suffer and soe let him bee continually kepte vntill his fitte be ouerpast and thus in three or fower times doing he shall be holpen by gods help This hath been diuers and sundrie times well proued D. H. Cap 43. ¶ A very good Drinke to be vsed for any maner of Ague TAKE a quarte of Ale that is not ouer-stronge and bayle therein a good quantitie of Centorie and let the Patient drinke it luke warme Cap 44. ¶ An approued Medicine for a tercian ague TAKE of Dragon Water and Aqua composita to yâ— quantitie of a quarter of a pinte or eyther of them and put thereto a penyworth of Ieane Trâ—eacle and halfe a quarter of an ounce of grose beaten Pepper warme all these together be still stirring it with a knife or els with some other Instrument and giue it to the Patient to drinke as hote as he may possiblie suffer to take it a litle before the fitt commeth and let him lye in his bedde and sweate very well This hath holpen many Cap. 45. ¶ A Medicine For a tercian Ague TAKE Nine leaues of white stocke Gillie flowers fiue or sixe croppes of Rosemarie and stampe them altogether and take the iuice thereof and drink it in Ale luke warme a litle before such time as the fitte doth come Cap. 46. ¶ An Excellent Remedie for a Quartaine Ague TAKE an Oxe Gall and as much Aqua composita and put thereto a quarter of an ounce of Pepper brused but a very litle and two penyworth of Trieacle annointe the handes stomacke wristes with the aforesaide thinges being all mingled together halfe an houre before yâ— fitte commeth but let it be laide too as hote as the Patient may suffer it and let him sweate well vpon it and this will speedely helpe him Probatum est Cap. 47. ¶ Another for the same TAKE Snailes which be in shells to the quantitie of two handefulls Bay salte and Mallowes of ecahe one of them a handefull beate all these together and lay it to the Soles or bottomes of your feete before yâ— fit coÌ„meth Cap. 48. ¶ An other present remedie for a Quartaine Ague and for the drought that commeth thereof TAKE Redde wine and new Milke of a Cowe that is all of one collour of ech of them a pottle then take three or fower handfulls of Mouse-eare well picked washed strippe it into the Wine and Milke temper them altogether let them stande soe for the space of one nighte then put them into a faire Still soe