haue founde often thys playster to be of souerayne operation to resolue al harde apostemes wyth some mollifycation Also to the same intention we haue proued thys cerote folowyng to be of lyke efficacitie of whych we haue gotē worshyppe and haue profyted poore patientes ℞ of the decoction of mallowes holihock of the rootes of lāge debuefe of fenugreke and lynsede of the sede of quynces of psillium of drye fygges of dates raysins ana asmuch as shall suffyce of lytarge of golde and syluer of calues tallowe cowes tallowe and bores grese ana ℥ iij. of buttyre ʒ x. of duckes grese gose grese capons grese and hēnes grese ana ʒ x. of oyle of camomille dille and lillies ana ℥ ij of oyle of violettes roses and of swete almandes ana ʒ vi make a softe cerote at the fyer styrre it about wyth sufficiēt quantitie of the forsayd decoctiō and wyth whyte waxe Another good playster ℞ of the fatte called ysope of Galenes cerote ℥ iij. of playster of mellilote ℥ iiij of great diaquilon ℥ iij. and. ss of calues tallowe ℥ i. and. ss of the marye of calues legges of hennes grese and duckes grese ana ʒ x. mengle them and make a softe cerote wyth sufficient whyte waxe Also in thys case a playster of melilote of diaquilon magnum of ysope of Galenes cerote bene ryght good in ministrynge them one after another Lykewyse after application of the foresayd playsters and cerotes it shal be good to make embrocation wyth clouttes weted in the foresayde decoction and to laye them on hote For thys euaporatyon before the applyenge of the playster or cerote it preparethe the matter to resolution and maturation The fourth intention whyche is to correcte the accidentes is accomplyshed by the administration of local medicines whyche remoue accidentes namelye payne inflāmation beatynge griefe and pryckyng and appearaūce of veynes full of melancholyke bloode whyche accidētes as we haue shewed in the former chapitre sygnifye the cōmynge of a cankreous matter Item greate hardenes chaunseth in thys aposteme A mollitiue cerote for the mollification whereof we haue vsed thys cerote ℞ of the rootes of Holihockes .li. i. of fenugreke and lynsede of euery one m̄ ij the heade and the fete of a wether two fete of a calfe and halfe hys head bruse them all a lytle and seeth them in suffycient water tyll the bones ben sondered from the fleshe and let the Holihocke onlye be stamped and strayned to the whyche straynynge adde of oyle of lillyes camomill and dille of ysope of Galenes cerote of cleare terebentine of euery one ℥ i. and. ss of hennes grese duckes grese and gose grese of euery one ℥ i. of diaquilon magnum ℥ ij make a softe cerote of all wyth sufficient whyte waxe wyth the forsayde straynynge The sayde cerote is verye good to mollifye all stonye hardnes ☜ But ye muste alwaye foment the place wyth the decoction that remayneth of the forsayde thynges in the cerote namelye wyth clouttes weted in the sayd decoction And yf it chaunce that the aposteme come to quytture ye muste rype the place wyth a playster of marche mallowes wrytten in oure antidotayrie and make incision after the doctrine declared in the chapitre of incision of apostemes in generall And digeste the aposteme mundifye incarne and cicatrise it as it is wrytten in the same chapitre whan it chaunceth that an Aposteme commeth to a cankerdnesse it must be cured after the curation of a canker which we wyll wryte hereafter by the grace of god whose name be praysed ¶ The .x. Chaptre of a canker A Canker as Auicenne sayeth is an Apostem of adust or burnte melancholye through the adustion or burnynge of cholere and not of pure feculent or dreggysh melancholye as Brunus sayeth The melancholy that causeth a canker commeth to adustion two maner of wayes The one is by adustyon of subtyle cholere For whan pure cholere commeth to adustion the subtile parte is resolued and the thycke and erthye remayneth and receyueth a burnte qualitie Melancholye This melancholye is called maligne melancholye procedyng through adustion of cholere Otherwyse melancholye is called aduste whan it procedeth of naturall Melancholye and so cōmeth to adustion And that melancholy commeth to adustion by the cōmixtion of choler with melancholye and of that melancholye aduste a kynde of a Canker is engendered which hathe lytle payne and lytle vlceration The fourme of a canker A canker is at the begynnynge a litle Aposteme and for the most part rounde and somtyme it begynneth throughe a pustle lyke a beane It is harde and of duskyshe colour rounde aboute wyth the appearaūce of veynes full of melancholyke bloude And there bene two kyndes of cākers Two maners of cankers that is to saye a canker vlcered and not vlcered At the begynnynge as Auicenne sayth it is of an hydde and priuye disposition for the most parte at the begynnynge it is to be doubted what it shulde be but afterwarde the sygnes of a cankered aposteme appeare Auicenne teacheth vs in this place how a cāker begynneth and whan it is confyrmed by signes as by grefe .c. And Galene also sayinge we maye haue a reason and waye to knowe a canker as we haue to knowe herbes growynge oute of the ground For whan herbes growe out of the earth and bene small it is harde to knowe them And as these small herbes can not be knowen at the begynnyng by vnexperte gardyners so a canker at the begynnynge is not knowen of an vnlearned Chirurgyen A canker is deuyded after thre maners It is fyrst deuyded after the dyuersitie of the cause For some canker is caused of melancholye whych is adust by adustion of melancholye naturall And it is of slowe vlceraciō of small payne and of smal increasement That that is called of adustiō of cholere is of vehement malyce of great grefe and corrupteth swyftly wherfore Auicenne sayeth that this melancholye burnte by adustyon of choler is more malicious and vehementer than any other kynde of melancholye And that chaunceth by reson of his sharpnesse and caliditie or heate wherfore this melancholye induceth stronger and vehementer accidentes than thother melancholye aduste procedynge of naturall melancholye Moreouer it is deuyded according to the diuersitie of mēbres For one is ēgēdred in soft mēbres as in the flesh an other in meane as in synnowes and ligamentes some in harde membres as in boones and grystles Thyrdly it is deuyded accordynge to the diuersitie of tyme. For one is newe an other olde It is sone knowen whan it is olde by the tyme coloure for it is blewe and blacke and also by the borders whyche ben grosse and harde and by the greatenesse of the place vlcered A canker after the later doctours is only deuyded acordynge to the dyuersitie of kyndes takynge name of hys place For accordyng as it is engendred in sondrye places it receyueth sondrye names As whan it
done in the decoction of holyhocke wyth the floure of wheate fenugreke lynsede make a playster at the fyer adding in the ende the yolkes of .ij. egges These thynges wel incorporated helpe meruaylously to the maturation of scrophules Ye muste vse thys playster a great whyle before ye open the scrophules that all the matter may be turned into quitture and be purged by the openynge When they ben rype ye muste open them with a caustique medicine made of capitell after the doctrine wrytten in the chapitre of nodes Or ye maye open them with a croked laūcette called gāmauth or wyth fyer so that it be done wtout hurte of the synnowes or veynes After the openyng for the mūdifycation the dygestion incarnation cicatrisation of the place it is conuenient to do accordynge to that that is declared in the chapitre of the cure of nodes The fourth intention whych is to take away the matter cōioynct by hādy operatiō is accōplished as it foloweth Yf ye perceyue that scrophules or glādules can not be healed by the waye of resolution nor by thinges maturatiue come to maturation ye muste vse handy operatiō to attayne to the true cure But ye muste beware that ye cutte not the greate vaynes Cutte the scrophules wysely accordinge to the lēgthe Incision begynnynge at one ende and goyng to the other and cutte the skynne aboue tyll ye come to the carnosite of the sayd scrophules and glandules Thē draw them out with your nailes or with some conuenient instrument rootes and all To whych busynes there nedeth an expert chirurgien Furthermore ye must know that when the scrophules ben in places nygh to greate veynes that they ben fixed in them as in the necke vndre the iawes it is beste not to meddle wyth them For it is a diuine thynge not of man to heale them as the French kynge in touchyng only dyd heale thē Thys is in the Frenche onely For after that he hadde touched them they dryed came to good cicatrisatiō After that ye haue plucked them vp by the rootes ioyne the partes together in a lowe place euer leauynge a lytle conduycte or hole beneth then heale them vp after the cure of freshe woūdes Thus we haue healed many to our worshyppe and profyte of the patiētes The curation is after thys forme we dyd laye to a dygestiue foure dayes then we mundifyed it after mundification we vsed an abstersiue of honye of roses fynally we fylled it vp wyth vnguentum de minio Yf it chaunced that there remayned in the place any part of the scrophules then we vsed for the extirpation of the same our pouldre precipitate or vnguētum Egyptiacum of our dyscription or we dyd put in the place a grayne of arsnike or of sublimate betwene the superfluous fleshe The maner to applye thys remedye is thys cutte the scrophule well nyghe to the mydle or els vnto the roote wyth a sharpe instrumēt as wyth a laūcette or a prouuet and in the hole put the quātite of a wheate graine of arsnike or of sublimate or of a trocisque of minium and renue the sayd remedyes as nede shall requyre These ben the remedyes that we wolde wryte for the cure of scrophules and glandules ¶ The .viij. of an Aposteme sclirotike or harde called Sephiros Aposteme sclirotyke IN the former chapitre we haue declared the cure of scrophules glandules lyke eminences now we speke of an aposteme called Sephiros Sephiros as Auicēne sayeth is an harde aposteme wythout payne chefly when he is pure He is pure as the sayd doctour testifyeth when there is nether payne nor felynge adioyned to hym But when it is wyth felynge Sephiros vnpure or payne it is called Sephiros vnpure So then there ben two kindes namely pure not pure A Sephiros not pure is of two kyndes cankreous and not cankreous Not cācrous Sephiros not cākreous is double that is to say that it is some tymes mēgled wyth some other kynde of an aposteme as Herisipelas or flegmon and then necessarely it causeth payne And it is more easely cured by the waye of resolution then the other And it hath felynge and causeth grefe when it is touched and when it is not touched and it is not cankreous whyche is agaynst the opinion of Dinus sayenge that an aposteme that hath payne and felynge by hym selfe or by accident is cankreous There is yet another kinde of an aposteme not pure and not cankreous hauynge felynge when it is touched And thys kynde of Sephiros receaueth curation by the waye of resolution and neuertheles it is wyth dyfficultie Moreouer ther is another not pure and cankreous of whych these ben the sygnes pryckynge beatynge and enflamynge payne Sygnes and it hath roūde about it certayne lytle veynes full of melancholyke bloode To verifye that that we haue sayde Auicenne sayeth some tymes Sephiros is cankered c. The approchynge of Sephiros wyth a canker is knowen by the inflāmation and pulsation and by the appearaūce of veines that ben about Rasis testifyeth thys thynge sayenge as ofte as ye fynde the accidentes of an hote aposteme as payne inflammation and pulsation then ye maye iudge that the aposteme is of the kynde of cākers Thus it appeareth that Sephiros called cankreous muste haue the forsayde accidentes as inflammation c. Auicenne sayeth that Cancer Sephiros ben so lyke together that they dyfferre not but onely in the accidētes and they are caused of one matter There ben fyue thynges Cancer and Sephiros dyfferre in whych Cancer dyffereth from Sephiros namelye pulsation inflammation pryckynge sharpe payne and appearaunce of veynes And therfore when Sephiros is not wel cured it commeth easely to a canker For as Aristotle sayeth thynges that ben of suche affinite passe easelye the one to thother Thys aposteme is engendred of grosse fleame it is of a whytyshe coloure Sometymes it is engendred of naturall melancholye and then the coloure is palyshe or blewysh Sometymes of two colde humours that is of fleame and melācholy and then the coloure is betwene whyte and blewe We haue sufficientlye shewed howe apostemes ben compounde There are thre causes that induce sephiros primitiue antecedent conioyncte The primitiue is a dyete that engendreth fleame and melancholye The cause antecedent is a multitude of euyl humours gathered in the body The conioynt is the sayde humour melancholyke or flegmatyke gathered in the place of the aposteme Thus we ende thys chapitre concernynge the cōtemplation of Sephiros for whyche the name of god be praysed ¶ The .ix. chapitre of the cure of Sephiros The cure of Sephiros IN the former chapitre we haue declared what an aposteme sclyrotyke is and what bene the kindes of the same In thys presēt chapitre we wyll speake of the cure of Sephiros whych hath foure intentions The fyrst is to ordre dyete The secōde is to dygeste the matter antecedente
duckes grese â„¥ i. ss staÌ„pe them and make a playstre when the pustles be rype ye shall open them with a launcet and muÌ„dify them with this oyntment â„ž of clere terebeÌ„tine â„¥ i. of hony Ê’ x. of the flour of lupynes Ê’ vi of sarcocoll Ê’ ii mengle them togyther this oyntmeÌ„t purgeth the grosse matter conteyned in them To the same inteÌ„tioÌ„ serueth this cerote folowyng â„ž of the muscilage of holyhocke of fenugreke and of figges li. ss of the oyle of lyneseede â„¥ iii. of clere terebeÌ„tin â„¥ i. ss of heÌ„nes grese of duckes grese ana Ê’ x. of lytarge of golde â„¥ i. ss set these thynges vpoÌ„ the fyre with sufficyent quantitie of whyte waxe and make a cerote as whyte diaquilon and vse it for it mundifyeth and purgeth the matter and maketh the colour of the face fayre and cleare ¶ The .xviii. Chapter Of a fistula in the corner of the eye OFtentymes there is a Fystle engendred in the corners of the eyes Of a fistule in the corner of the eye of an aposteme growen in the sayde place And the sayde Fystula commeth sometymes to greate maligninitie so that it rotteth the grystles of the nose and the bones and bryngeth the patientes to death To come to the cure hereof we say that a purgatioÌ„ as it is declared in the chap. of ophthalmia presupposed there is nothynge surer than to enlarge the mouth of the same Fyrst with our poudre of mercury and afterward with a trosiske of miniuÌ„ of our descriptioÌ„ and last of al with a spunge or a tentmade of a dried gourd And when the place is enlarged ye shall cauterize it with a smal sharpe cautery and ye must put it in through a pype of syluer tyll the bone be perced in the inner parte of the nose For the sayd pype kepeth the borders of the fistula that they be not hurt of the actual cautery And coÌ„sequently apply agayne an other cautery more grosse after the large fygure of an oliue tyll all the corruption of the bone be cauterifyed and then let the bone be bored through with a quadrate poynted cauterie Howbeit ye muste fyrste put in the syluer pype that the hole flesh be not hurte with the cauterye And this was the practise of master wyllyam Placentin wherwith we haue healed many people But ye must beware that the cautery touche not the corner of the eye for it wolde deuyde the corner from the eye lydde whych wolde be a very euyl fauoured thyng wherfore wife chirurgiens couer the â—ye with a syluerspone wheÌ„ they applye the sayde cauteries After cauterisation to remoue the eskare ye shall procede with thinges mollificatiue as I haue wrytten in sondrye places The brent bone thorowe cauterisation must be cured accordynge to that that is wrytten in the Chapter of the cure of rotten bones And after that the corruption of the bone is remoued ye must procede certayne dayes with a muÌ„dificatiue of syrupe of roses whiche is wrytten in manye places And afterwarde let it be incarned with this incarnatiue folowyng â„ž of clere terebentine â„¥ ss of myrre of sarcocolle ana Ê’ ss of frankensence Ê’ i. of beane floure Ê’ i. ss of honye of roses Ê’ ii of aloes epatik ℈ i. This incarnatyue is suffycient for the incarnation of the place And for sigillation ye shall procede wyth vnguentuÌ„ de minio and ye shal wash the place with water of alume For the cicatrisation ye shall applye the poudre called cicatrisatiue wrytteÌ„ in the forsayde Chapiter and manye other places ¶ The .xix. Chapter Of the cure of gutta rosacea GVtta rosacea after the doctrine of auncient and later writers Gutta rosacea is a straunge rednes whiche is engendred in the ball of the chekes and sometyme about the nose it hath crustye pustules and the doctours saye that it is a signe that declareth the begynning of a lepry This disease is engendred of a grosse corrupt and somewhat burned bloode And it is of the nombre of the diseases that ben contagious and for the most part it appeareth in wynter for thaÌ„ the vapours are restrayned in ascende out of grosse blood The cure herof shal be accoÌ„plished by thre inteÌ„tions the fyrst consysteth in ordinaunce of dyete the seconde in purgation of matter antecedent the .iii in administration of locall remedies As touchyng the fyrst and seconde intentioÌ„ ye shal procede according to the doctrine declared in the chap. of a canker or of sephiros chauÌ„sing in the dugges For the accoÌ„plishmeÌ„t of the .iii. intention the remedyes wrytten in the Chap. of saphatie and serpigo of a morphew are coÌ„uenieÌ„t in thys case Neuerthelesse for a more ample doctryne we wyl descrybe certayne approued medicines and fyrste an epithimie after this fourme â„ž of dockes rootes of the rotes of affodyl ana â„¥ ii of venegre squilliticke â„¥ i. of orpimente Ê’ ii of brymstone Ê’ x. stampe these forsayde thinges and lay them vpon the gutta rosacea for it dryeth the pustles and remoueth the rednes therof To the same ententioÌ„ it is good to beate the whyte of an egge with rose water and the iuce of plantayne and of dockes and addyng a lytle of sublimate Item it is very conuenient in this case to seeth vynegre with bran and water of roses and to washe the place often therewith Also oyle of grayne and lupynes layed vpon pustles helpeth very moche And forasmoche as the sayde remedyes be somwhat corrosyue after that ye haue proceded with them til the crust and malignitie be remoued ye shal apply this lynimeÌ„t folowing which taketh away the euyll colour and roughnesse of the skinne and causeth good cicatrization â„ž of the iuce of dockes plantayne of affodyl anÌ„ â„¥ ii oyle of yolkes of egges Ê’ x. cleare terebentine â„¥ ss of the iuce of licoresse Ê’ iii. of roche alume brent Ê’ i. of quyck syluer quenched â„¥ ss of oyle mirtyne of oyle omphacine ana Ê’ v. ss stampe these forsayd thynges togyther and styrre them aboute in a mortare of leade except the quyksyluer whyche must be put in in the ende let this liniment be often applyed for it hath the forsayd vertues Item to this intention the epithimie folowynge is profytable â„ž of whyte syef without opium Ê’ i. ss of the iuce of licoreis â„¥ ss of the wyne of pomegranades somewhat thicked at the fyre â„¥ i. of verious of vinegre of roses ana â„¥ ii of tutia ceruse ana Ê’ ii ss of litarge of golde syluer ana Ê’ iii. mengle these thinges and shake them well togyther and make them after the fourme of a colirie and apply it often vpon the place for it is of good effect ¶ The .xx. Chapter Of the cure of the vlcers of the nosethrylles THe vlcers of the nosethrylles are very daungerous Vlcers of the nostrylles bycause of the humoures descendyng from the brayne which hyndre the operacyon of local medicines and therfore the sayde
vlcers growe oft to a canker To come to the cure thereof purgation of the matter antecedent good diet as it is sayd in the former cha presupposed ye shall procede with locall medicines which dyffer nothing froÌ„ the coÌ„moÌ„ cure of vlcers in general That is to saye if the vlcers be venimous they must be cured after the cure of venemous vlcers yf they be corrosyue like corrosyue vlcers Neuerthelesse I wyll speke of some remedyes which haue beÌ„ ê“ued First if the vlcer be venemous and corrosiue ye shal muÌ„dify the place with our poudre of mercurye or vngueÌ„ apploruÌ„ meÌ„gled with vngueÌ„ egip And when the place is muÌ„dified ye shal put this licour into the vlcer â„ž of swete and soure pomgranades in noÌ„bre .ii. of licium â„¥ i. of myrobalan câ—â—yne â„¥ ii water of plantayne water of roses anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss of the herbe called horsetayle of the tendre partes of braÌ„bles of the herbe called knotgresse of the leaues of plantayne ana mÌ„ i. ss staÌ„pe all these thynges togyther and presse them and afterwarde let them seeth tyll they become thycke as hony thaÌ„ strayne them put of the lycour into the vlcers with cotton or with softe teÌ„tes Item to thys entention wyne of pomegranades newely pressed out sodden with the iuyce of plantayne wyth the iuyce of houndes tongue a lytle roch alume is very expedient It must seeth tyll it be thycke must be applyed wythin the nose for thys decoction dryeth incarneth and consoundeth vlcers Oyntment for vlcers in the nose In lyke maner here foloweth a singuler oyntment for all vlcers of the nosethrilles â„ž of the liquor described in the fyrst ordinaunce â„¥ i. of oyle of roses omphacine styrred aboute in a mortar of leade tyll it be thycke â„¥ i. ss of tutia of burned lead of antimoniuÌ„ ana Ê’ iii. of ceruse Ê’ ii ss of litarge of golde and syluer anÌ„ â„¥ ss of myrobalane citrine wel brayed â„¥ ss of the iuyce of the teÌ„der partes of brambles or of plantaine draÌ„mes .ii. mengle them and styrre them aboute in a mortar of leade the space of two houres Liniment Item in thys intention the liniment folowynge is conuenient â„ž of vngmÌ„ album camphoratum of oyle of the yolkes of egges anÌ„ Ê’ vi of vngmÌ„ rosarum Ê’.x or in stede therof as muche of vnguentuÌ„ galeni of litarge of gold and syluer of tutia anÌ„ Ê’.iii of burned lead of antimonium anÌ„ Ê’.i.ss of the iuyce of the great and lesse plantaines of the iuyce of nyghtshade anÌ„ â„¥ i.ss meÌ„gle them together and make a liniment in a mortar of leade ¶ The .xxi. chapiter of vlcers of the face and the cure therof THe vlcers of the face are cured as the Vlcers of the nosethrilles vlcers of the face And bycause the face beautifieth the bodye the chirurgien must make good cicatrization therof namely not to hye nor to low nor to brode yf it may be For the cure of the sayd vlcers vngmÌ„ de minio of our description is coÌ„uenient and produceth good cicatrice And for as much as they haue nothinge proper ye shall resorte to the generall chapiters of vlcers that is to saye yf they be venomous resort to the chapter of venomous vlcers if corosiue to corosiue c. ¶ The .xxii. chapiter of the vlcers of the mouthe of the guÌ„mes of the rofe of the mouth of the almons THe Vlceres of the mouth of the gommes Vlcers of the mouth and of the partes therof muste be cured accordyng to the generall cure of other vlcers that is to say yf they be rotteÌ„ or venomous they muste be cured after the order of the same c. Neuerthelesse for a more certayne doctrine we wyll describe some medicines which we haue proued Fyrst to heale corosiue and cankerous vlcers of the guÌ„mes vnguentuÌ„ egiptiacum mengled wyth the wyne of pomegranades is very good A peculiar decoction IteÌ„ the decoction folowing is coÌ„uenient in thys case â„ž of the wyne of pomegranades of the water of plantayne anÌ„ â„¥ .ii. of the leaues of olyues somewhat stamped mÌ„ ss of vngumÌ„ egiptiacuÌ„ after the description of Auicenne Ê’ x of liciuÌ„ Ê’.i seeth them all together tyl two partes of thre ben consumed then strayne them and vse them rubbynge the place therwyth Item to thys intention and for the vlceration of the almons and of the vuula thys gargarisme folowyng is of singuler remedy â„ž of clene barlye of sumach of the floures of pomegranades of the leaues of olyues of the tender partes of bramles of the leaues of plaÌ„taine and lentiles anÌ„ mÌ„ ss of both the kyndes of pomgranades nombre two of water of roses of water of plantayn anÌ„ li. ss of licium of diameron of hony of roses anÌ„ â„¥ .ii. of roche alume Ê’.x of myrobalane citrine â„¥ ss of the herbe called horsetayle mÌ„ ss stampe them al together seeth them tyll the thyrde part be consumed than streyne them and vse them as is aforesayd ¶ The .xxiii. chapter of the chappes of the lyppes THe chappyng of the lippes maye be healed by-y e application of vngmÌ„ album camphoratum Chappes of the lyppes Also vngmÌ„ de tutia oyle of the yolkes of egges the wasshyng of barlye water wyth plaÌ„tain water is very coÌ„mendable Here foloweth a singuler remedy for chapping of the lyppes â„ž of oile omphacine of the oyle of the yolkes of egges anÌ„ Ê’ x. of ceruse Ê’.ii of burned leade Ê’.vi litarge of gold siluer anÌ„ Ê’.x of aÌ„timonium of tutia anÌ„ Ê’.iiii.ss of calues talowe cowes talow anÌ„ â„¥ .i. of the iuyce of plaÌ„tayn of the iuyce of nyghtshade anÌ„ Ê’.x seeth the iuyces wyth the oyles and talowe tyl the iuyce be coÌ„sumed and afterward put in the other thynges beynge poudered and sette them on the fyre agayn and make an oyntment wyth whyte waxe wherewyth ye shall often rubbe the lyppes Thys is a singuler remedye for chappynge betwene the fingers and the toes Also water of alume made wyth the water of plantayne is very good in thys case before ye applye the sayde oyntment ¶ The .xxiiii. chapiter of the cure of noli me tangere THere chauÌ„ceth often in the face chiefly aboute the nose a kynde of a coÌ„sumynge and eatynge vlcere Noli me tangere called of the later doctoures noli me tangere and it cometh often tyme of a warte hauynge a large fote and a rounde figure whyche comunelye is harde and of blackyshe colour wyth some payne and sometyme there apeare certeyne litle veynes ful of melancholy bloode And when thys disease cometh to vlceration in shorte tyme it encreaseth excedynglye and the accideÌ„tes of a canker are multiplyed wyth thys vlcere The cure of thys disease muste be accomplished accordynge to the doctrine The cure declared in the chapter of a canker For we haue sene that this vlcere hath had hys begynnynge of melancholy paynfull pustules of a rounde figure and
be apostemed It is requisite for the resolution of the matter and for apeasynge of the grefe Epithema to vse fuffumigatyon and epithemes folowynge ℞ of camomylle mellilote branne of the leues of malowes holyhocke and of tapsus barbatus ana m̄ j. of lynseed ʒ j of the rotes of holihocke ℥ .iiij. seeth them all together wyth suffycyent water tyll halfe beconsumed and let the smoke be receauyd and the place epithemed wyth the same decoction ⸫ The thyrde chapyter of the chappyng and cleftes of the fundamente IT chaunseth often Of ryftes in the fundamente that the fundamente is chapped through salte fleme or brente melancolie and sometyme through great costyfenes of the belye or throughe the floynge of a colyrycke humor whyche byteth and chafeth away the skynne of the place wherfore for the curation of the same a leuytyue purgation of the belye presupposed there is nothynge better then to bathe the place and to receaue the smooke of thys decoction folowynge ℞ of camomylle mellylot branne of barlye malowes vyolettes lentylles ana m̄ ii of swete apples somewhat broused in nomber .x. of tapsus barbatus m̄ iii. of lynseed ℥ .iij. of suger ℥ .iij of frankensence of aloes of myrre ana ʒ.ss of licium ʒ x. roche alume ℥ .ii. ss lette them seth al together wyth suffycyent water tyl the thyrde part be consumed and lette the smoke be receyued into the fundament and than vse this lynimente folowynge ℞ oyle of lynseed of oyle omphacine ana ℥ ss of the wyne of swete granades brayed with the ryndes and than strongelye pressed ℥ .iiij. of roche alume ʒ.j of gootes suet and calues talowe ana ℥ .iii. lette them seeth al together tyl the iuce and the wyne be consumed then strayne them and vse them Item oyle of linseed applyed vpon the chappes is good agaynst the paynes of the emoroydes and all dyseases of the fundamēt as Mesue sayth Oyle also of the yolckes of egges laboured in a morter of leade wyth as much oyle of lynsed is a present remedye agaynste the chappes of the fundamente An other lynemente for the same purpose ℞ of the oyle of nuttes Linimentes of the fruite called crysomela of the oyle of swete almons of peches ana ʒ.ii of oyle of the yolkes of egges of oyle of lynseed ana ℥ ss of the iuce of wylde tasell of the iuce of knotgrasse of the iuce of tapsus barbatus an̄ ʒ.vi of aloes epathike ʒ.iii of the iuce of plantayne ℥ .i. seethe them tyll the iuces be consumed than strayne them and vse thys medecyne wythin the fundamente Another ℞ of the oyle of yolkes of egges of the oyle of lynseed ana ʒ x. of goates talowe of moost clere terbentyne ana ʒ iii. of frankensence of Mastike ana ʒ.ss of Rasyn of the Pynaple tree ʒ.i of Aloes Epatyke ʒ.i.ss of tapsus barbatus of the leaues of Plantayne of the leaues of houndestong of horsetayle ana m̄ i. stampe them al and drawe oute the iuce let them all seeth together tyll the iuce be consumed then streyne them and put to the streynynge of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ ss of ceruse ℥ iii.ss of burned lede of tucia ana ℥ .ii. myngle them and laboure them in a morter of leade the space of two houres And for as muche as sumtyme the sayde chappes perce into the inwarde parte of the fundamente and cause greate payne chefelye Suffumigation when they are ioyned with emoroides then suffumygacyons and bathynges that swage the payne make to the purpose as a bathe of tapsus barbatus aforenamed Lykewyse ye maye clyster the place wyth the sayde decoction and redde suger and a lytle aloes epathike dyssolued for this clyster swageth payne and maketh good incarnation If the sayde chappes cannot be healed by the foresayde remedyes than it is necessarye to fylle the chappes wyth oure pouder of mercurye for within two or thre times it remoueth the malygnitie as we haue proued in my lorde Marcke cardynal of Romemyshe churche named Cornarius After that the malygnytie is remoued the foresayde remedyes shall suffyce for the curacyon of the vlceres But some tyme it chauncethe as we haue seene that the fundamente is vlcered of a prymytyue cause for the cure whereof at the begynnynge ye shall proceade wyth lenytiue medycynes Wherefore it is conuenyente to bathe the place wyth the decoctyon of malowes of lynseed of tapsus barbatus of barlye and of branne And after the common fashyon ye shall applye a dygestyue of the yolkes of egges and oyle of rooses omphacyne and a lytle saffron Whan the place is dygested for mundyfycation and incarnacyon ye shall procede wyth oyle of lynseede wyth oyle of yolkes of egges and a lytle aloes epatike laboured the space of two houres in a mortar of leade addynge therunto a lytle iuyce of plātayne and a litle litarge of golde and syluer For the reste of the cure ye shal procede with the remedyes afore wrytten c. ¶ The fourthe chapiter of emoroydes or pyles THere are about the ende of the fundamente .v. veynes which are calemoroydalle Of emoroydes or piles and are ordeyned of nature to purge the grosse melancholye bloode in men as womens bodyes are purged euery moneth And as the auncient wryters saye yf the sayde purgation come duely it preserueth the body from sondrye diseases as from the leper from cāker and other like And they be called called emoroyde of Hema whyche in greke is bloode and roys whyche is flowynge kyndes of emoroydes And there are diuers kyndes of them for some bene lyke greynes of raysons or lyke lytle bladers some are lyke wartes and other bene lyke an opened figge redde and full of litle greynes some are lyke mulberyes and are called morales some are small as lytle peces of flesh about the fundamente and some are payneful and apostemous The cause of these for the mooste parte The causes of emoroydes is abundaūce of grosse and melancholyke bloode and sometyme of fleume and sometyme of brent choler sent vnto the sayd place or elles they come through the receit of sharpe medicines or elles of the longe vse of pilles of aloes not washed Wherfore by the great abundaunce of such bloode it chaūceth that the said veynes swel and be extended out of the fundamēt beynge verye paynefull and apostemous Therfore yf the bloode be verye subtyle and sharpe and the passion natural and comynge by courses than the mouthes of the veynes are opened wythoute the melancholye bloode is purged by the benifyte of nature and also the sayde subtile and sharpe humoure Yf they be caused of flegmatyke bloode watrye and not grosse thē they are lyke lytle bladers or greanes of raysonnes whyte in coloure and softe in towchynge and cause no greate payne If they be engendred of grosse flegmatyke bloode they are harde lyke wartes and bene lyke vnrype figges and are not verye payneful