should arte bée slacke to euery age according to the persone disease complexion place time and measur Did not that famous aucthour Aâ—eâ—zoâ— the Arabian a greate learned Phisiciâ—n let his own sonne blood hauyng the pleuâ—â—â—â— beyng but three yeres olde boies or wenches of v. vi vtj or vitj. yeres olde c. In this case maie bleede in or iitj. vnces or in any other hotte greuous sickenes in the beginnyng As for the tyme of blood letting the morning is beste And the good aspecte betwene the Moone and Uenus not combuste al is good to be letten blood in or when the Moone do not gouerne the méber that is opened But in socâ—e sharpe sicknesses or euer the Moone come into a good place the pacieÌ„t maie be placed with Placebo Quod modo fuit aegrotus IaÌ„ iacet ille cini Therefore prefarre the tyme of â—â—ckenes before the course of Moone or starres yet bothe would do wel together Often tymes this Pleuriti haue ioyned vnto it or the Symptomata folowing it the cough or apostumacions of the lunges the remedy of this pleurisy as I haue written wil help the same cough But we do se often times the sicknes of the luÌ„ges hauyng no Pleuritj before it then it is verie perilous also and consumpcion doe folowe it In this case also these mediceÌ„s contained within this regiment are very good Furder what remedie if the Feuer Pestilent be concurrant with the Pleuritj with extreme heate hedache vnpacieÌ„t with Pestilent humours stopped hauing no exaltacion or smoke to clense them out withall corruptyng the bloode and foule grose vrin c. What remedie then Theâ— are bothe to bee helped By what meane Onely to take awaie the cause then the effect will sease By what reason Onelie by blood lettyng but if the pacient be stopped in the belie must ye begin with blood lettyng then In no case But first relaâ—e or ease the belie with a lenitiue or easie cleÌ„syng with Cassia Fistula newe drawen from the Cane or Rede mingled with suger eate the same and folowe with blood lettyng But what if that blood be not letten in the beginnyng of the pestileÌ„t feuer What then Shall the vain be opened or no No saith C. Galen XI Metho non em curamus putridinem nisi sanguinem seruemus We doe not hepl the corrupted matter except we maie kepe good blood in store that is wheÌ„ the matter is turned to stinke and putrifaccion hauyng but little good bloode lefte But in the beginnyng as I haue saied blood lettyng is good for then by the extreme heate is quenched and the putrified matter or stinkyng sore shal not thaÌ„ increase The matter being thus partly digested as appereth by y e vrine which is declined froÌ„ the flamyng grosse red colour and stinke and is become thinner to better substance contentes and residence orderly in the bottome c. And the pacieÌ„t towards amendement is good But if the pacient accordyng to the cause AntecedeÌ„t haue yet euill matter whiche is neither purged by Clister spittyng ointmente or blood lettyng if then necessitée dooe vrge the matter then the daie after bloode lettyng let the paciente drinke this medicen followyng if thei bee riche for the saied drinke is costly and poore people haue little money God helpe ¶ The drinke to eradicate the cause Antecedent TAke Uiolettes Maidenhere Buglosse of eche halfe one handfull Resings of the sonne wtthout stones white Sanders yelow Liqueris rased or cutte in chippes of eche halfe one vnce SebesteÌ„ vitj. Iuiubes x. clene Barly without huske clene hulled and beateÌ„ from the rinde halfe one pounde or lesse Seeth theÌ„ in clene water a good quantitée vntil the third part do remain or lesse From three quartes vntill one quarte do remain then let it stande vntill it be cold and straine it in whiche dissolue x. dragmes of newe drawen Cassia Fistula or taken from the cane or clene white Manna of Chalabria the same quaÌ„titée of the best Rhabarbe of Alexander one dragme and halfe Spiknard Graines v. DiaphenicoÌ„ dragme half pare or stise in the Rhabarbe and put all together in a close stone vessel duryng seuen howers You maie putte in the water of the decoccion of Uiolettes or stilled Uiolettes vnto it a little quantitee Then straine it strongly for the through a strainer and put vnto this purging drink halfe one vnce of the Syrup of Uiolettes and drink a good draught of it in the mornyng But for the weaker stomackes Take Cassia Fistula one vnce Diaphenicon two dragmes Liqueris or Buglosse water fiue vnces mingle all together and let the pacient drinke Some doe put into the brothe of a Chickin half one â—nce of freshe and the newest Sene of Alexander and Resinges of the Sunne takyng forthe the stones and no Salt And this brothe is good and not costly but the foresaied pocions be of goodlier effectes ¶ A clensing or mundificacion AFter euacuacion this mundificacion is good to bee dronke euery daie clene Barly without huske or rinde half a pouÌ„d clene scraped and fine chipped or cutte yelowe Liqueris twoo vnces if you can get Sebesten one vnce putte ingraene Uiolâ—tâ—es or els kepte drie halfe one handfull white Penidis Suger Candie white and gum Tragacanth of eche one vnce and a halfe Clene Conduicte or runnyng water ten pintes and the water of Uiolettes twoo quartes Seeth all in a stone potte vntill the third parte doe remaine then straine it and reserue it to vse Surely a Ptisan made of clene Barly Welle water Resynges without stones Lâ—queris Mellon séedes and white Suger candie sodden together is of greate comfort efficasie and strégth in this case or in any other perils of the luÌ„ges As for the PtisaÌ„ of Barly water Suger candy Amsseedes Resynges c. Thankes be to God moste people can make it and yet wente neueâ— to moche Phisicke Schoole for the matter Barly water excelleth in vertue ¶ A goodlie Lohoch to licke vpon IN the beginnyng of the Pleuritâ— e if the matter begin to flowe Thi take the electuarie Diatragacan thj frigidi dragmes fine Penidis whaitâ— Suger candie of eche three dragmes thâ— Syrup of Maiden heare of white Pâ—ppu and Liqueris of eche halfe one vnce min gle all together and put theim in a closi potte or a glasse then make cleane a Liqueris sticke and put into it the same sticâ— and licke of it often tymes If the matteâ— bee flowyng you maie put in Diairis simplex one vnce ¶ A Iulep for the same TAke the waters of Vngula cal led Horsehoue or Tussilago called commonlie Coltgrasse of Uiolettes of the seedes of Pompon Melon Gurde and Cucumer of eche a pounde Or you maie make halfe of eche put thervnto for the greater quaÌ„titée vj. vnce of the Iulep of Uiolets and three vnces to the halfe parte the Syrup of Iuiubins fower vnces Seeth all together in a close stone pot couered with past vpon a softe fire
leaue a hole in the coueryng puttyng in a sticke and stirre it half one hower You maie put some Syruppe of Liqueris if you will kepe this to vse to drinke iij. or iiij sponfull at ones after you haue drunke your mundificacion ¶ A Syrup verie good TAke Well water fower poundes the flowers of Uiolettes twoo vnces halfe scraped Liqueris white Poppie of eche halfe one vnce the seedes of Quinces Mallowe seedes the seedes of Mellons Citrons Gurdes and Cucumers the rindes being taken awaie Pur slen gum Tragacanth gum Arabicke of eche thrée vnces let them be tempered together and sodden in a Tinned potte or a stone vessell vntill halfe be waisted then let it run through a strainer then putte in white Suger and seeth it lightly againe in thende put it into a pet glasse or soche like And this is an excellent syrup for the Pleurisy or any sharpe hotte sickenes in the lunges commyng of the cause Antecedent ¶ An other good drinke SUrely many greate learned wise men haue giuen vnto their pacientes twoo three or fower vnces of clene Flaxe or Linte seede Oile to drinke with a little pouder or rasyng of a Bores tusch it haue vertue to dissolue spedely Also it is not costlie but yet a little noysome IhoÌ„n B. Montanj a greate learned Doctor and Leonellus Fauentinus with many moe did vse this to their poore pacientes ¶ Almonde milke TAke swete Almondes blanched in clene water puttyng the blanched seedes of MelloÌ„s Cucumers and Citrons stampe theÌ„ in a stone morteâ— Then seeth theim in Barly water that is a tpisan made of Barly and Liqueris sodden together of this make your Almond Milke puttyng white Suger Candie or Penidis this is a good Almonde milke beyng sodden vpon a softe fire in a siluer stone or well tinned vessell and first well strained into the said vessel then drinke it ¶ To cure the Pleuriti Non verae THe cough but verie little and the paine not so greate as the verie Pleurisy haue to be letten blood to haue warme Baye Salte applied in a bagge vnto the place is good so is a plaster made of the pouder of Mallowes lâ—â—t sede Fenigrece sede herbe Grace freshe Butter mingle al together and with vnwashed Woll spred vpon linnen laie on these thynges couer them with an other linen clothe then twilt it fine make it warme betwene two platters and applie it to the place wherein moste grief is you maie put to this a little strong Uineger ¶ A drinke THe pouder of Crabbes iyen or the tyen of Creuises sodden in the dâ—â—oction of Peache leaues or Peach leaues stilled drunke warme is very good in this perill of the false Pleuriti ¶ Ointment for the false Pleuriâ—y ANoinâ— the place pained with oilâ— of Spicke and with the pouder of Safron verie warme these are medicens of greate vertue and strength ¶ An other verie good drinke TAke cleane greate Resynges well washed take forthe the stones one vnce fat Figges x. Iuinbes and Sebesten of eche viij in nomber MaideÌ„ here Uiâ—lette flowers Beâ—onie Hartes tong of eche half i. handfull â—lene scraped Liqueris one vnce the séedes of Femile and Anisseedes of eche one dragme the leaues of Sene of Alerandria and of Polipodie of the Oke of eche one vnce some will put as moche more for strong people Iris or flower de Luce rotes one vnce Turbith clene chosen at the Apothicares half i. vnce white Ginger i. dragme beat the harde thinges into grosse pouder then seeth all in a cleane stone pot with clene water a good quantitée Seeth all vntill the third part doe remain then let it stand close vntil it be cold then strain it put into this the syruppes of Liqueris Isope white Suger and honie of Roses of eche i. vnce Of this the pacieÌ„t maie take froÌ„ i. vnce to iiâ— atones Leonellus a great learned Doctor haue cured many one w t these ij medicens folowing from the Pleuriti ¶ A medicene Take the thistle called our Ladie thistle or sainct Marie thistle because it is in greate strength at that time and the lesser Salge of eche one handfull boile them in a good quantitée of water vntill halfe bée wasted thaÌ„ strain theÌ„ put into this water that doe remaine a good quantitee of the Syrupe of Scabios and drinke it ¶ An other Take the stilled waters of salge herbe Grace called Rewe of eche a quarter and halfe quarter of one pounde in which dissolue Theriaca magna and Mythridatum of eche halfe a dragme giue the pacient of this three vnce at ones to drinke ¶ A good pouder TAke dried young Isope a dragme in fine pouder Yellowe Liqueris scraped and â—inelie shred or cut in final peces or chippes Aniseedes one vnce Fenill seede Quinse seede of eche twoo dragmes beaten together the sweete precious wood called Aloes white Saunders the roote called Chinus and Sinamon of eche a dragme the rasyng of Iuorie a dragme Horhound Margerum Enulacampana Irius of eche halfe a dragme white suger Candie twoo vnses or more beaten as small as Baie Salte and tempered al together and eate of this before and after meate a Frenche croune waight ¶ A gargarisme LOke often tymes into your pacientes mouth whiche you shall se in this hotte sickenes foule teeth the mouth lippes and pallet furred with filth the tongue soddeÌ„ into blacknes then let the sicke bodie haue his mouth clensed and washed with Barly water often tymes and with a sticke whereupon is fast knit a little roule of linen or a litle pece of a Sponge wherwith rubbe the teeth guÌ„mes and tongue And also clense or scrape the tongue with the backe side of a cleane knife or an instrument made of a thinne white sticke and let hym gargle PlanteÌ„ water iiij vnces Diamoron and Honie of Roses or eche i. vnce cold often times ¶ If the laxe doe take one in the Pleuriti TAke Barly water or Almond Milke wheren Gum Tragaâ—anth gum Arabike Planten or the flowers of Pomgranettes whiche the Apothicares haue in store called Balaustia of ech of these to this Ptisan or Almond milke i. dragme to a pinte Seeth them in a close vessell then straine theim and this is in this case a goodly drinke and also for all flixes ¶ A diate towardes health BEware of coldnes bothe of the aire as mistes winde thin clothyng vnclene lodgyng with open windowes in the chaÌ„ber or liyng on the backe or nere the ground but vse sweete warme aire with a small fire not nere at hand it wil help the matter to ripe whereas coldnes will binde or driue backe the matter and kill the pacieÌ„t sodainly Suppe clene brothe of Chickins eate but little and ofte Couite to slepe in the night sire or seuen howers for slepe is a greate friende to nature if slepe cum not in the night then refuse not sleape in the daie sittyng in the chaire with the hed
And of non that with backbiting or braulyng shall dispute obiecte replie or iudge againste me of malice like skoldes Thus wishing moche health small occasion of Phisicke but Diat Quiet and MerimaÌ„ and where verie nede is to vse Phisicke and not for euery trifâ—le And vnitie emoÌ„g all people good medicenes to helpe the sicke recente newe cleane ministered in place proporcion tyme quantitie and qualitie c. Prefarryng charitie before lucre no disdain good wordes loue frendship and quietnes no braulyng as emong beggers at a dole for the spoile of sicke or ded mennes goodes but to be sory for the sicknes of the people glad of their health despising no maÌ„nes gift or knowlege And thus I doe ende with the Phisicians that ar to hot I meane not the geÌ„tle and now to the ointment for the Pleuriti ¶ A goodlie ointmente for the Pleurisy TAke the oiles of chamamil swete Almondes white garden Lilies of eche three dragmes new freshe butter without Salte Capons greace of eche twoo dragmes the muslage or water in the seedes of Fenegrece Flare Mallowes haue stande by the space of twoo or three daies and then sodden and beaten in a morter and with a pece of newe war put all into a little pan vpon a softe fire and then keepe it in a bore to the vse and to an oint the pacient where the pricking grief or paine is ¶ Montanus Ointment TAke the oiles of Chamomell the white Lilie of the garden and red Roses of eche of these oiles one vnce the fat or grece of a Goose of the same yere halfe one vnce with a litle Waxe mingle them together and melte theim and a nointe the pained place the grece of a Goose is put to for the penitracion or quicke enteraunce For it will enter into the skin soner then any other fatte or greace and to a nointe all the whole breast take oile of bitter Almonds and Goose greace of eche one vnce and a halfe But saieth Doctor Ihon Baptiste Montan take hede that no more be resolued at ones then maie be easely cast forth by spettyng for feare of sodaine death by â—hokyng or stranglyng in the throte ¶ An other worthiâ— ointment called Vnguentum Râ—sumpâ—iuum for the Pleurisie TAke câ—arified barowes or yong hog ges grese three vnâ—es the grese of Capons Geese Duckes of eche twoo vnces greene Isope halfe one vnse the oiles of Chamomill Isoppe and Dill of eche twoo vnses freashe newe Butter without salte one pounde white virgine Waxe sixe vnses the Musleges of Gum Tragacanth Quinse seede Flaxe seede Mellon seede gum Arabicke of eche halfe one vnse anh make this ointment as the other aforesaid and often an ointe the pacient This is an excellent ointment and of a singuler vertue and doe moche pleasure and coÌ„pted for a iewell emong PhisiciaÌ„s and the Apothicaries at this time When in this sickenes and also in all other sharpe hotte feuers the paciente thorowe inflamacion heate drines and waÌ„t of slepe can take no reste but still tossed vppe and doune from place to place from bed to bed to seeke ease and can not finde it as though the place would helpe when often tymes no moâ—â— helpe come thereby then in the streames of the Sea wheÌ„ choler moueth vomites the goyng from the Shippe to the Cocke boate and from the Corke again to the Shippe will help and ease the sick mariner In whoÌ„ bitter choller with paine in the stomacke and heate doe abound and still continue for want of slepe and lacke of quiet reste the pacieÌ„t is in daunger of a frensie or death because the senses be not perfectly bound by slepe Aristotle saieth Somnus est ligamentum omnium sensuum and furder slepe is rest saieth he giuen to liuyng creatures for their health Somnus est requies data animalibus propter salutem eorum Therefore thei can haue no healthe that wante reste or slepe but all thinges contrary to healthe which is sickenes will followe Now to reconcile slepe like as Diacodion and the Syrruppe of white Poppie Barly water and the Syrup of Uiolettes to bee drunke are verie good inwardly Euen so a frontary made and applied to the forehed and temples is verie good to be made in this maner ¶ A forehedde clothe for slepe or rest TAke redde Roses Uiolettes the Rose of the water Melilote Lettes of eche a like quantitie as half one handfull or lesse the sedes of Lettes white Poppie and white Henbane some will put in some of the cold seedes of eche of these that I haue named halfe i. dragme that is the. xvi parte of one vnâ—â— You maâ—e put in a little Dill seede to coÌ„fort the brain braie al these together then put them into a verie soft linen clothe xi ynches longe and three ynches broade and twilte it and applie it to the forehed You maie take the oiles of water Lilies Nightshade Poppie Rose water Uineger and womannes Milke dippe Flaxe therein and binde it to the temples ¶ A plaster for the Pleurisey TAke the rootes of wilde or fielde Mallowes the grese of a hogge a Foxe a Goose and a Ducke of eche one vnse freashe Butter and Terebenthin of eche halfe one vnse the fat that is gotteÌ„ from wolle sixe dragines the oile of Dille halfe an vnse the marowe of the Deres legges and Calues legges of eche halfe one vnse the pouder of the seedes of Flaxe Fenegrece and Baâ—e beries of eche three dragmes and eight Figges beaten all in a morter Then put all together in a pan puttyng thereunto some Waxe to binde it together and stirre it with a sticke vpoÌ„ the coales and then take the whole or parte thereof and spred it vpon Leather and couer it with silke and brase it with threde like a twilte and applie the plaster to the pained place close ¶ An other emplaster TAke the flowers of Chamamill Pagle called the Cowsloppe the toppes of Dille of eche halfe one handfull Flare seede Fenigrece seede of eche throe dragmes Dille seede halfe a dragme Barly meale halfe one handfull seeth all in sufficiente quantitie of water â—ntill it come to the thickenes of Honie Then put into this same the oiles of Dill and Chamamil of eche one vnse and half then seeth it softlie againe then put in the yâ—lkes of twoo Egges and a scruple or penie waight of Safron in pouder temper all together and make a plaster with Leather linen or silke as aforesaied and warme applie it to the sicke place after the ointement Furdermore now when this sicknes whiche is knowen by the signes doe encrease vntill the fowerth daie if the pacient be not letten blood in the beginnyng as commonly many Phisicions doe cause blood to bée letten in the Basilica vaine on the opposite or contrary side then lette the paciente blood in the Cephalica vaine or Vena interna on the same side whereas the pain is Some of
Melilote of eche like quantitee with Oile of Roses runnyng water put theim in a strong Oxe bladder make fast the mouthe with a threde and then seethe this bladder in a Kettle of water vntill it be hotte then take it forthe and put it in a thin linen clothe and warme laie it iust to the place whiche is pained of the Pleurisi verae But if it be not the verie Pleurisi but windy then make a drie bagge as doe folow warme applie it to the place ¶ The bagge or twilt for the Pleurisie TAke the sede called MilliuÌ„ tares Brome of eche one hand full Salâ—e one handefull you maie put in Wormewoode to this if you will Mingle them together twilt them in a linen cloth then frie them to warmnesse drines in apan with a little stronge Uineger and warme applie it to his side Of this read Leonellus FaueÌ„tinus Leonardus Futchius in their wholsome learned regimeÌ„tes of healthe or medicens And old Hyppocrates ii rege acuto cap. iii. many doe vse to drawe forth Sanius matter by boxyng but yet let it ripe first Note also that Heben mesueus saith to boxe doe nothing els but to draw euill matter from the bottome of the stomacke vnto the skin that is perilous so to do as many rashe Surgions through the counsell of the like Phisicions do vse the same And except y t body be made clene firste by purgyng or blood letting boxing do bring euill matter to the pained place there do encrease multiplie the pain causing the dolor to be the greater to the perill of life Furdermore in this daungerous sicknes to mankinde wherof a greate noÌ„ber haue perished many yeres past daily do and hereafter shall bicause thei neither do well coÌ„sider the causes signes cure diat Symptomata or mischief that maie folow as the Perepneumonia that is thinflamacioÌ„ of the lunges with a sharpe feuer and shortnes of breath through y t hot burning apostumacioÌ„ bred in the lunges of blood choler drinesse of tong lacke of slepe with swelled iyen lothsomnesse of meat consumpcion at hand In this forsaid Pleurisi I do say which is betwen ij extreme fires or perilous rampyng Lions many pretie Phisicions do step to the doore beate the dogge with the next staffe that cum to haÌ„d hand ouerhed happy man by his dole god sende their pacientes good luck For looke what medicen thei haue moste gain by or that caÌ„ purge most quickly no furder thei wil go thei wil not set a new vessel abroch as long as thei haue old in store let y t sicknes be what it wilbe for money sake thei care not whiche ende doe go forward thei will vtter their Diacridion Scamony c. Thei will be their own Apothicares and sum of these are suffred to poule practise to the hurt of many help of none but by chaunce medly or good hap or thei wist O ther would do good gratis to the common people which people ar in extreme pouertie bothe accordyng to charitée arte and finally permissioÌ„ of the late souerain and mightie prince kyng Henry theight Anno 34. and that act sins was not frustrate but staÌ„d in good effect at this daie not one ly to punishe theÌ„ whiche liueth by secrete spoile vnder the name of Phisicians do hurte hinder the ignoraunt poore people But also quietly to suffre them whiche of charitee do help sores agues stone c. Yet these stumblers at strawes leapers ouer blockes doe not a little vexe them selues swelling panting for pain criyng as the Pharises did nos legeÌ„ habemê° et secunduÌ„ legem debet soluere quia medicum se fecit And who so do minister Phisicke without our liceÌ„ce shal pay for euery moneth v. li. And thus thei would bryng a liberall art into bondage to theÌ„ which are not of their Fraternitée nor yet offende the lawe this is for the exceadyng affeccion that thei haue to golde whom thei dooe loue with all their hartes and siluer as their selues more then to haue desente comelie and charitable orders It is thei that doe abuse their poore neighbours not helping them that are in sicknesse sornesse and extreme heuines wrapped with many calamities as ardent feuers Pleurises replecions of humours Swellynges Wennes small Poxe flires whiche haue not to helpe theÌ„ selues in Phisicke for counsaill or medicens either to Dector or the Apothicarie I meane none that either are releued in the almoshouses or Hospitalles c. But a greate nomber of poore Citezems and straungers dwellyng in poore houses hauyng nothyng to take to but in a maner for want of health and wealth the bagge and the staffe at hande hauyng also poore young children sicke by them with small comforte either with meate or medicene I dooe see no Doctours Meules at their doores In this respecte and to none other ende I haue vsed Phisicke to theim that are in this case because I can not spinne or goe to plough as for the riche I doe coÌ„mende them to the Doctors and the great learned menne as beste worthie thei are bothe to receiue rewardes and honor yea of kynges as it is written Honora medicum propter infirmitatem etenim illum creauit altissimus a deo enim omnis medela a Rege accipiet dominationem And as for the poore if thei call vpon God and bee pacient in the tyme of trouble he will deliuer theim and helpe theim and heale their sores and be their defence To conclude with enemies like as of late I haue builded a boke called a Bulwark eueÌ„ so now I dooe perceiue there is an assalte and battrie prepared to ouerthrowe it by slaunder with euill wordes to theÌ„ whiche giue them credite yea of them which are compted more learned then wise Ah? Periant verbis qui credula pectora falluut But because I am warnâ—d I will be armed in the defeÌ„ce of the same seing it was mine owne trauaill none others I will also kepe watche ward al this Winter and make trenches for the same with my poore pen. And these medicens for the pleu rise are the firste part of my water worke aboute my saied Bulwarke whiche I will garnishe about with a strong couÌ„termure and within shalbe raised a mightie mouÌ„te called Health Whervpon tharmes of old Hyppocrates Galen c. shal stande their coates and colours I wil aduaunce my peÌ„ in their defeÌ„ce against any that of arrogaÌ„t malice shall write any thing repugnante against my poor trauell profitable to a publike wealth So long as I with aucthoritie shal procede folowing them that haue knowledge and experieÌ„ce of old and not of curious fine golden money louers which can picke out of pispottes to moche gaine And when I doe erre I will be reformed by the most auncient also which haue left their iewels behind theÌ„ As Gal. Paul c.