Melancholye whych humours are called y e sonnes of the Elementes because they be complexioned lyke the four elementes For lyke as the ayre is hote and moyste so is the bloud hote and moyst And as fyer is hote and dry so is choler hote drye And as water is colde and moist so is phlegme colde and moiste And as the yearth is colde and dry so melaÌ„choly is colde and dry Whereby it apereth that there be nyne complexions Whereof .iiii be symple y t is to wete hote colde moyst and dry and .iiii. coÌ„plexions compounde that is hote and moyst which is the complexion of the ayre and of blood Hote dry whiche is the complexion of the fyre and of cholere Colde and moist which is the coÌ„plexcion of the water of phlegme and colde and dry that is the complexion of earth and of melancholie The nynth complexion is temperate neyther to hote nor to colde nor to moyst nor to drye whych yet is a thing very seldome sene amonge men After the phisicions the sayde foure humours gouerne rule euery one in his place and enduce meÌ„ to be of the complexions folowyng ¶ The complexion of the phlegmatyke Phlegme enclyneth a man to be well fourmed a sleper dul of vnderstandyng full of spattle full of coloure ¶ The coÌ„plexcions of the sanguyne Blood causeth one to be full of fleshe liberall amyable curtyse merye inuentyue bolde lecherous of red coloure ¶ The coÌ„plexcions of the cholerike Cholere causeth a maÌ„ to be hastye enuyous couetous subtyle cruell a watcher prodigall leane and of yelowe coloure ¶ The complexions of the melancholyke Melancholy maketh one Solytarye Soft spirited Fearfull Heauye Curyous Enuious Couetous Blacke of coloure ¶ These be the foure humours wherof the bodyes are compounded euery one of them hath a special dominioÌ„ in respect of al the other according to the age that is to say from a mannes natiuitie til he come to .xxv. yeres the bloud hath most power and from that time to the yeare of his age .xxxv. raygneth the Choler for then commethe heate into the vaynes and the choler begynneth to aryse and be strong Then coÌ„meth myddle age and bryngeth forthe melancholye an humoure colde and dry and hath his endurauÌ„ce tyl fyfty yeres or ther about at which tyme all the humours of the body begynne to diminyshe and the naturall heate by lytle and lytle dothe abate And theÌ„ succedeth olde age vnto deth in the which age phlegme hath y e priÌ„cipal power and dominion Wherfore it shalbe necessarye for al that be of y e age to coÌ„fort their bodyes with some natural heate and meates of good noryshyng as yolkes of egges potched good and yonge fleshe wheate bread good wyne and all suche thynges as engendre good bloud and spirites whereof we entende by the sufferaunce of God to declare more aboundauntly hereafter ¶ Here followeth the descripcion of inwarde and outwarde diseases wyth the moste holsome and expert remedies for the cure therof appropriat to euery membre thoroughout the body The fyrste chapter of the sickenesse and remedyes of the heed HEad ache chaunceth often times of diuers and sondry causes as of bloud cholere fleâ—â—e or melancholy or of ventositye and sometimes of heat of the sunne or of to great cold of y e aire Ye maye knowe heade ache when it commeth of bloude for in the face and eyes there appeareth a darke redenes prickyng and heauines with heat Remedye Ye must let hym bloude on the head veine on that side that the peine is on then laye vpon the place oyle of roses vineger and rose water or a bag with roses sprinkeled with rose water And here is to be noted as wel iÌ„ this cause as all other that yf his belly be harde and bounde fyrst ye must geue him an easye glister or elles halfe an ounce of Cassia newly drawen out of the cane or some other easye laxatyue to prouoke the duety of the womb els al applicacions of medicines wyll bee nothyng worth at all One maie know heade ache that procedeth of cholere when in the face ther is a clere rednes enclining somewhat towarde yelowe holownesse of y e iyes the mouth drye and hote And sometymes bytternesse small reste greate heate with sharpe paine chiefâ—y on the ryght syde of the head ¶ Remedye Ye muste geue hym morne and euen to drinke sirupe of violettes or pomegranades with a meane draught of endiue water in a glasse or of comin water sodden and cooled agayne And in stead of these sirupes ye maye drynke water of endiue succorye purcelane nenuphar myngled together or one of them by them self two or .iii. daies at euenyng and morning Then geue a draÌ„me of pillule sine quibus at night to bedwarde or about midnight the day folowing kepe you iÌ„ your chaÌ„ber In stede of those pilles it is good euery morniÌ„g to take an houre afore suÌ„ne a medicine to drynke y t shall be made of halfe an ounce of Succo rosarum mixt with two ounces of water of endiue In steade of the saied succo rosarum ye may take halfe an ounce of diaprunis laxatiue ye must take hede in gyuyng suche purgacions that the pacient be stroÌ„g for if he be weake ye may gyue hym but the halfe of y e sayd pylles or of the other laxatyues And yf in diminishyng the quantitie of the sayde medicines it worketh not with the pacient as it shuld it is conuenieÌ„t to gyue hym a common glister ¶ An other remedy for the same peyne Ye must laye theron a lynnen clothe moysted in rose water plantayne water morel water and vinegre or elles take the iuyce of lettuce and roses a litle vineger and warme it together and dippe therin a linnen clothe and laye it to the payne An other Ye must take the whytes of .ii. egges wyth rose water and beate it well togyther and wyth towe or flaxe lay it to y e greued place Also ye must shaue his heed and mylke thereon womans mylke that nourysheth a wenche or wasshe hys heed wyth warme water wherein haue bene sodde vine leaues sage floures of water lilies roses Also it is necessary to wash his feete legges wyth the sayde water so that the pacient haue no reume for if there be reumatike matters ye oughte nether to shaue his heed wash his legges nor to lay any colde thing or moist to his heed Ye maye knowe that fleume is cause of the peine in the heed when ye fele coldnesse with great heuinesse speciallye in the hyndre parte when one spytteth often and hath his face lyke sunne brent ¶ Remedye Ye must drynke .iii. or .iiii. morninges sirupe of sticados with water of fenel or sirupe of wormewood with a decoction of sauge and maiorym Then ye must pourge the heade from the sayde fleume wyth pillule cochie and wyth pilles of agarici or pillule auree made with one of the sayde sirupes fyue in a dramme and
the seethyng put to it a litle Comyn braied y e pouder of a hartes horne the yolkes of two egges and safroÌ„ a lytle stirre theÌ„ wel about and lay a plaister hote ouer al his forehead and temples Thys is an excellent remedy also for the meygryme It shall perce the better yf ye adde a lytle vineger ¶ An other Make a plaister of bean floure lineseed oyle of Camomylle or in lacke of it goose grece or duckes grece and rubbe the place with Aqua vite and after lay the playster hote vpon it ¶ An other Take a sponeful of mustardseed and another of Bay buryes make them in pouder and stampe them with a handful of earth wormes splitte and skraped from their earthe and a litle oyle of Roses or of Camomyll or capons grece and lay it on the grefe Also it is good to take the iuce of Iâ—ie leaues mixt wyth oyle and vinegre to rubbe therwyth your temples and your nosethrilles Also the chestwormes that are found betwene the barkes of trees whyche wil turne them selues togyther like a beade wheÌ„ they be touched yf they be taken sodden in oile it maketh a singuler oyntment for the meigryme ¶ The seconde chapter howe to cure diseases chauncyng in the face FYrste as touchynge a disease called Gutta rosacea or copperface in english it is an excessiue rednesse about y e nose or other places of the face commynge of brente humours or of salte phlegme whyche can not be holpen yf it be rooted and olde ¶ Remedye for the same yf it be curable YE must giue hym a purgacion as is said in y e paine of the head commyng of cholere theÌ„ dippe lynnen clothes in alume water which shal be made thus Take a pouÌ„d of alumeglasse y e iuce of purcelane of plaÌ„tain vergiouce of grape or crabbes of eche a pint a halfe with y e whites of .xx. egges beat them wel together with y e said iuice theÌ„ mixe all together and distil it in a commune stillatory keepe the water for to vse agaynste all pymples scurses wheales chafinges and heates that chaunce in the skinne The clothes dipt as is aforesayd must be layed to the rednesse and ofteÌ„times renewed with other fresh cloutes dipped in the same ¶ Another remedy Take lytarge of syluer and brymstone of eche like muche and seeth theÌ„ in rose water and vineger then with a lynnen clout wette in the said vinegre lay it to the sore ¶ Remedye to pallifye the coppred face that is vncurable MAke a bath wyth the floures of camomyll violettes roses and floures of water lillies theÌ„ annoint y e place with vnguentum album caÌ„phoratum and mixt that ointment with a lytle yelowe brymstone and quycksyluer kylled wyth fastyng spitle and annoynt the place withal ¶ A water for the same A water called lac virginis is very good rose water mixt with sulphur oile of tartare and oile of wheate Also these thynges are good for tetterâ— other ruggednesse of the skinne The sayd lac virginis claryfieth the face dryethe vp moyste pymples takethe awaye frekels of the vysage is thus made Take .iii. ouÌ„ces of litarg of siluer fine poudred halfe a pinte of good whyte vinegre mixt them togyther distylle them by a fyltre or through a litle bagge or by a pece of cloth Then take of the same water and myngle it wyth water of salte made wyth one ounce of salte poudred halfe a pouÌ„d of rayne water or wel water mingle these waters togyther and it wyll be whyte lyke mylke and wyth thys rubbe the corrupt place Some adde a lytle ceruse wyth the litarge which is good for all rednesse of the face ¶ Here foloweth a general diete for al copperous faces ABstayne from all salte thinges spices fried meates and rosted meates Also from drinking of wyne for it is verye euill Also onions mustarde garlycke are very noughte In stede of whyche ye muste take purcelane sorel lettuce hoppes borage with succory or endiue in porrige or otherwise Also it is necessary to be laxatiue in slepiÌ„g to lay your head hye For rednesse of the face that is not copperosed TAke a pynt of goates mylke the cromes of one whyt lofe hote the white of sixe egges camfere two draÌ„mes and the iuyce of syxe cytrons mixte all these togyther wyth the said mylke then take al the thre kindes of plantayne and put them in the stylle vnder the sayde drugges and after it an other bedde of the same .iii. sortes of plantayne and distylle them with an easy fyre as ye wolde distille rose-rose-water and kepe it in a glasse vessel And after .xv. daies take a white lynnen cloth and dippe in the said water and lay it to the rednesse An other for the same Water of lylyes stylled wyth the blood of an oxe and a litle camphere is very good ¶ For chopped or skabbye lyppes ¶ Annoynte them wyth vugentuÌ„ album caÌ„phoratum and yf there be any corrupt blood or matter ye must wash the place wyth water of Plantayne wherin hath bene sodde a lytle alume afore ye put on the sayde oyntment For the same ¶ Vnguentum de tutia and oyle of yolkes of egges be verye good for it Also it is good to wash y e place wyth plaÌ„tain water barly water togither ¶ For cankers vlcers and Noli me tangere FOrasmuch as Noli me taÌ„gere chaunceth often in the nâ—se or aboute the face begynnyng of a lytle harde and rouÌ„d kirnel or knobbe and ful of paine declyning toward a pale and leady colour ye may iudge that disease verye perilous notwithstaÌ„ding it is good to annoynte it as hereafter foloweth and also to applye therto other remedies as thus ¶ Take Vnguentum album two or thre ounces the iuce of plantayne and nightshade of eche halfe an ounce Tutie the weyght of halfe a crowne mingle them togyther and make an oyntment whyche is good for y e same disease ¶ For wormes in the face ALthough that wormes in y e face maye not be had out but wyth great difficultie and by long processe bycause of the colde humour whereof they come neuertheles forasmuch as oftentymes they happen vnto poore folkes here shall bee recited a receipt proued for the same disease whiche is an oyntment of a singuler operacion and is thus made ¶ Take the leaues rootes of lekes iuce them all togyther take therof a pint a half and put it in a glasse wyth an ounce of pouder of pellitory and a scruple of verdegrece and stirre them all togyther and euery day bath the sayde wormes and wheles wyth cotten moisted in the said iuce stirre it often in the glasse thys is good also for wormes in any other meÌ„bres and breedynge in the syckenesse called in Fraunce the kynges euyl ¶ A purgacion whiche ye oughte to take before the sayd bathyng ¶ Take halfe a dramme of good turbyth and a
a halfe of oyle of roses the yolke of an egge and a quarter of an ounce of barly floure a litle saffron mixe all together put it betwene two linnen clothes and lay it to the peyne An other Take of croÌ„mes of wheaten breade whyte an ounce and seeth it in nyght shade or morel water then myxe with the said bread .ii yolkes of egges oile of roses and camomil of eche an ouÌ„ce and an halfe muscilage of lineseede an ounce and vse it as is aforesayd An other Take syxe leaues of henbane roste them then beate them verye wel in a morter and laye them to the peyne For rednes of the eyes In the begynnyng of the rednes laye vpoÌ„ the eyes towe dypped in y e white of egges but let y e whites be wel beaten fyrste wyth rosewater or with plaÌ„tayne water An other Take redde roses and seeth them and let them be set warme to your eie Thys taketh awaye spottes of bloud that sometyme chaunceth in the eyes Also it is good for al diseases of the eyes And it is good for rednes of the eies that commeth by stryking or any suche vyolence If at any time there happen a spot or blemishe in the eye by a stroke ye muste lay to it by by towe wet in rosewater and in whytes of egges and after that the peine be mitigate ye muste lay a playstre vpon the eye made of a rawe egge barlye floure and the iuyce or muscilage of mallowes and then yf the eye be not holpen of the sayd bloud ye must laye to it a plaster both dissolutiue defensiue and partlye appeysyng the peine which must be made of whete floure y e iuice of mallowes mintes smalach and the yolke of an egge Of hardenesse that hath bene long in the eye Take a scruple of aloes succotrine melt it in water of celydony at y e fyre then receyue the fume of it and afterwarde wash the eie with fenel water An other Take poudre of cumyne myxt wyth waxe lyke a plaistre and laye it vpon the eye An other Take red roses sage rue celedonie of eche a lyke muche with a lytle salte and distill a water and putte therof a drop or two in your eye euenyng and mornynge In steade of that water it is good to take iuyce of verueine rue and a lytle rosewater For all rednesse of the eyes Take the bygnesse of a nut of white copperose and a scruple of yeros and poudre it and mixt it with a glasse ful of well water then putte two or thre droppes in your eyes For the same Water of strawburies made and put in the eye is good A singuler poudre that dryeth and taketh awaye rednesse of the eyes TAke tutie preparat an ouÌ„ce and timonie halfe an ounce perles two drammes red coral a dram and an halfe pouldre al these thinges verye fyne and kepe them in a box of tynne and vse it For to stoppe wateryng of the eyes MAke a plaister of poudre of mastike fyne frankensence boole armoniake and guÌ„me dragagante with whites of egges myxte together layde to the foreheade teÌ„ples Also it is good to set ventoses on the nape of the necke Also it is good to make a coâ—rie to put into the eyes as foloweth Take tutie preparat the stone called lapis hematites of ech a draÌ„me aloes halfe a draÌ„m perles and camphore of eche a scruple pouder them all very fine and myxe them in thre ouÌ„ces of water distilled of the knoppes of rooses and thereof make a collirie Also for to stoppe al humoures descendyng to the eyes these thynges aforesayde are verye good myxte wyth rayne water wherin olibanum or fraÌ„kenscence hath bene sodden ¶ For webbes of the eye IT maye bee casylye holpen in younge folkes but in aged persons it is veraye harde And in the begynnyng ye muste mollifye them with a decoction of the floures of camomyl mellilote cole leaues receiuyng the fume of the said decoction within the eyes and then put therin a litle pouder made with sugercandye sall gemme and egges shelles burnt and afterward distyl into them womans mylke with the decoction of fenugreke ¶ An other singuler receate for webbes in the eyes Take snayles with the shelles on and wash them eyght tymes and distil them iÌ„ a commune stillatory then take hares galles redde corall and sugercandye with the saide water dystylle them agayne and put euery mornyng and euenyng a droppe in your eye ¶ An other water This water is made of white coperose suger candy and rosewater with whites of egges that are sodden hard all streyned through a linnen cloth put into your eye after diner and all nyght to bedwarde Regiment for them that haue any sore eyes Ye must alwaye kepe youre belly lose and abstayne from fyre smoke wynde dust and ouer hote or colde ayre froÌ„ wepyng and longe readyng of a small letter from ouer long watchyng ouer muche drinkyng of wyne and eatinge late for al these are very noisome to y e eyes and syghte Also all euaporatiue thinges as onions lekes garlike mustard pease and beanes are very dauÌ„gerous Ye must kepe your fete cleane and forbeare the daye sleape Beholde grene thynges cleare water precious stones and to kepe you from loÌ„g holdyng downe youre face socoureth the syghte very muche and is verye good for the eyes Likewise vse meates of good quicke digestion as to eat senel often and after meat take coriander comfites prepaâ—ated and drinke not after them But aboue al kepe awai your handes for the rubbing of them maketh them worse and worse ¶ Remedie for dyseases of the eares TAke oyle of roses a litle vineger and put it into the eare theÌ„ make a bagge of camomill and mellilote and laye it thereunto ¶ For noyse and soundyng of the eares Take pullule cochie â–ª or fetide because the sounde procedeth of ventositye or of phlegme and before ye take the sayde pylles it is good to drynke thre ounces of fenell water .ii. houres before meat .iiii. or .v. dayes After the operacion of the sayd pylles ye muste dippe a tente in oyle of rue castor or of salte with the iuice of lekes and often in the mornyng fastynge to holde hys eare ouer the warme decoction of maiorim rue wormewood camomil and mellilote ¶ For peyne in the eares Gose grece wyth a lytle honye swageth the paynes of the eares ¶ Also the chestwormes sodden in oyle of roses vpon hoate asshes in the rynde of a pomegranate and dropped in the eares ¶ Item oyle of almondes specially of the bitter almondes hoate ¶ Item if there be water in the eares it shall bee hadde out with a litle gose grece and the iuyce of onyons ¶ Also earth wormes with gose grece soden is good for payne in the eares Item an adders haine sodden in wine and y e eare bathed in it a litle thereof put into the payne is good to take
warme water vp to y e hanches yf the peyne come of cold ye must annoiÌ„t his belly with oyle of bayes and gosegrese For the wyndy colyke If it be winde make a glister of new milke wyth a lytle oyle and the yolke of an egge for it is very good Also it is good to lette him drynke a dramme of hiera picra simplex wyth .ii. ounces of water of cardo benedictus or purcelane or wormewood and to make a plaister of leeke leaues fryed in oile vinegre and layed vpon the bellye Lyke warde the backe Also nephretica is paynefuller afore meat the colicke is euer more greuous after And often y e colicke chauÌ„ceth sodenlie but nephretica coÌ„trarie for commonlye it commeth by litle litle for euermore before one shal fele paine of the backe with difficultie of vrine Item there is more difference for the colicke sheweth vrynes as it were coloured but nephretica in the begynning is cleare and whyte like water and after waxeth thycke and then appeareth in the botome of the vessel lyke red sande or grauel Remedie for peyne of the reynes YE muste vse thynges aperitiue to cause you make water but afore ye ought to loce y e belly in taking an ounce of cassia an houre before meate â–ª but yf your bellie he hard bound ye must take a glister made as hereafter foloweth â–ª before ye take thâ— sayde câ—ssiâ— A glister for nephretica passio Take of march mallowe rootes two ounces mallowes violettes beetes march mallowe leaues floures of camomylle and mellilote of eche a haÌ„dfull melon seede and anyse seede of eche halfe an ounce wheat branne an handful and decocte it and take therof halfe a pounde and distemper in it an ounce of cassia an ounce of course suger .ii. ounces of oyle of violettes an ounce of oyle of lilies make a glyster In stede thereof ye maye take cowes mylke wyth two egge yolkes in maner of a glyster And it is to be noted that in suche a disease the glystre muste be greate in quantitie or els ye shulde make wrestynge and roumblyng in the bellye whiche shulde be an occasion of more â—aine After this operacioÌ„ if the paine be not apeased ye must gyue another glister after the operacioÌ„ of which the patieÌ„t ought to go into some bath vpâ— to the nauyl wherein muste be sodden mallowes marche mallowes beetes pellitary lyneseed fenugreke floures of camomil with mellilote al put in a bagge in the sayd water â—ubbe hym wyth it and at hys goyng out of the sayd bath ye must take two ouÌ„ces of sirupe of mayden heare radishe with iii. ounces of the decoccion of lyquirice Moreouer after the sayde bath ye muste â—aye vpon the paine a â—ultes made of herbes and floures with one of almondes being in y e said bagge .ii or iii. morniÌ„ges take â–ª v. or â—i ounces of y e broth of cicers sodden wyth lycorice or els drinke water of â—itory of â—esses or of rotes aperiâ— the which waters are very good for to purge the grauel and the stone â–ª 〈…〉 a verye good electuary for the skins â–ª â—alled electuarium ducis or iustinum philantropos or liontripon yf one take a draÌ„me or two after operaâ—ion of a glister or oâ— cassia or a pille 〈◊〉 ante cibâ— and after to drinke oâ—e of the sayde waters or elles a litle white wyne warmed ¶ Regiment aswel for the colyke as for the reynes of the backe HE muste flye froÌ„ al euil qualities of the ayre as wynde raine great heate and greate colde speciallye to kepe him from warming the râ—nes agaynst the fyre nor to heate it by any other meanes Also he muste abstaine from great repletion at one meale and to long abstinence from meate for all these â—ille the body ful of yl humours Also sleape not on the daye specially after meate nor lye not on the romes when ye are aslepe And ye ought to eate no â—altâ—ysh noâ— no bâ—efe nor other grosse meates Likâ— wise one ought for to beware 〈…〉 â—oâ—les bredde vp in the water spiceâ—â— pastrye and bread not very wel leuenâ—d â–ª specially tartes cakes other pastiâ— made of floure But aboue al ye muste bewar of white meates as milke chese rawe frutes hard egges as moch as is possible kepe your selfe froÌ„ yre enuye melancoly other lyke affeccioÌ„s For the fluxe of the wombe IN al fluxes of the â—elly cause y e excremeÌ„tes to be dulye serched for yf the disease be suche that the meat commeth out euen as it was receiued or not half digested y e sayde fluxe is called lienteria Yf great aboundauÌ„ce of watery humours haue theyr issue by lowe the sayde fluxe is named diarthea which is as moch to saye as fluxe humorall And yf bloode or matter appeare with the excrementes in the syckenesse then they call it dissenteria which is a gret disease and a daungerous for to cure Remedy for the fluxe lienteria â–ª FOorasmuch as this flux commeth for y e most part of great debilitie of vertue reteÌ„tiue of y e stomacke for y e great moistnes of y e same it is good to gyue y e sirupe of wormwood honye of roses takiÌ„g of it with a spone or drynke thâ— wyth the water of betonye fenel and wormewood and yf it so be the paciente doe desyre to vomyte it wold be good for hym or let him take halfe an ounce of hiera simple wyth two ounces of water of wormwood and yf the pacient be strong ynough adde therto two drammes of diafinicon And after thys ye muste comforte the stomake wyth oyle of mastyke spike mynt wormwood or nardine or with a playster called cerotuÌ„ Galeni spred vpon lether and after layed vpon the stomake or make a bagge of wormewood myntes and maiorim dried laye it vpon the stomake In the mornyng take a lozenge of aromaticum rosatum and a lytle rinde of citron coÌ„fit and before euery meale take a morsel of conserua quynces Remedy for the fluxe humoral called diarthea THe sayde fluxe oughte not to be restrayned afore the .xiiii. daie yf nature be not very moch enfebled And somtyme it coÌ„meth of hote causes as of cholere and then one ought to giue vnto the pacient to drynke afore hys meate syrupe of ribes syrupe of roses or syrupe of quinces wyth smythes water and in y e stede of those sirupes â–ª ye maye make a iulep thus A iulep for the fluxe humorall Take rosewater buglosse and plantayne euerye one halfe a pounde of al the saunders two drammes and with a quartroÌ„ and an halfe of sugre make a iulep In the morniÌ„g two houres afore meat it is good to giue the pacieÌ„t olde conserue of roses or a dramme of trociskes of roses after he hath dronke one of the sayde syrupes or of iulep of roses wyth a lytle of smythes water wherof the pacient ought to drynke at euery tyme when he is a thyrst Yf in the
¶ The .vii. of medicines preparatiue The second parte is deuyded into .vi chapters ¶ The fyrste howe to knowe whan a man is infected ¶ The second of the cure of the pestilence by the way of dyete ¶ The thyrde of the cure of the pestilence by the power of medicines ¶ The .iiii. of cure therof by lettynge of blood ventoses and purgacions ¶ The .v. of the cure of the same by outwarde applicacions ¶ The .vi. how to cure the botch called a Carbuncle or Anthrax ¶ The fyrste chapter of the fyrste part treating of the election of the ayer ALthough the disposicioÌ„ of the aier cold and drie or els moderately moiste be moche commendable in y e time of pestylence yet there must be moderatioÌ„ in the same as well as in the .vi. thinges not natural heretofore declared For ye muste haue a good respecte vnto the complexioÌ„ the age the custome of lyuing the region composicion of the bodye strengthe sicknes time and many other thinges For some requyre an ayer more hote than other some do and likewise in oâ—her thynges the whiche I do remyt vnto the good discreacion of euery wel lerned man and to such other as haue any knowlege of naturall thynges For the more suerty it is good for theÌ„ y t may to dwel in hygh or hylly grouÌ„des hauing in the mornyng whan the sunne is vp a wyndowe open toward the easte and whan the sonne goethe downe an other windowe open toward the west and close vp al y e windowes on the south syde for that wiÌ„d is verye yll in time of pestilence Also it is good to rectifie the ayre within the house yf it be in somer by sprynklyng in the chamber vynegre water of roses if it be winter or colde make a lusty fier of clene wood put in it encence mirre laurel tre or iuniper or cipres and in tyme temperate mingle the hote thinges with y e colde aforesayde Whiche sprincklinges and burninges ye maye make at all times whan ye wyll but specially in the morning to correcte the vapoures of the night I rede in Plotyne that the egiptians were wont to fume their houses and theyr bodyes in the day with turpentine or rosin and in the night with mirre caste vpoÌ„ the coales and so resisted al venimous ayres contagions The fyrste hath so greate vertue against the pestilence that we rede how Hypocrates preserued the hole couÌ„try and citye of Athenes by makynge of great fyres in the stretes and al about the towne by nighte and so deliuered them from the certayne death y t shuld haue comen among them For which cause the citizens of the sayde towne made vnto hym an ymage al of golde and honoured hym alyue as yf he had bene a god And it is good in hote time to sâ—we the chambre ful of wyllowe leaues other fresh boughes which must be gathered after the sunne setting lay about your bedde and windowes vine leaues quinces pomegranades orenges lymons citrons and suche other frutes that are odoriferous as roses floures of nenuphar violettes other like And in cold times take sage laurell minte wormwood nept bawme rue and galingale whiche thynges ye maye somtyme cary aboute wyth you in a cloth to take the ayer of them And in time of heate temper a sponge or a cloute in water of roses vinegre And in tyme of cold ye may adde to it a litle cinamome thus he that is disposed to haue precious sauours as pomeaunders or other such may coÌ„pose them according to necessitie as y e coÌ„plexioÌ„ of his body shal require Alway takyng hede y e women whiche are wyth chyld and they that haue y e suffocation of the mother or els catarres take no such odour as shal put theÌ„ selues to any daunger or displeasure In a colde tyme it is good to hold in the mouth zedoary enulacampana cinamome cloues the rinde of a citroÌ„ lignum aloes or any one of them But yf the season of the yere be hoote then take corianders prepared graines of paradyse saunders seedes of orenges or of lymons And in teÌ„per at wether myngle the one with the other But it is good in all tymes to beare about you preciouse stones yf ye haue theÌ„ speciallye a iacincte a rubie a garnet an emeralde or a saphyre whiche hath a special vertue agaynst the pestilence they be the stoÌ„ger yf they be borne vpon youre naked skinne chieflye vpon the fourth finger of the left hande for that hath greate affinitie with the hert aboue other membres And as touchynge them that are contynually among the sycke of this disease they muste take hede in any wise to kepe them from theyr breathe and that they do not stande betwene them and the fyre nor receiue the odoure of theyr swettes vrynes vomites and other excrementes of the bodye nor to eate and drynke with theÌ„ nor in their vesselles nor to lye in theyr couches nor weare any of theyr apparel except they be well sunned or wethered in the cleane ayer It is also good to flye from al plaâ—es that be corrupte or stynkyng and to kepe the stretes houses very swete and cleane And the rulers ought so to prouide that no filthy donge nor any deade caryons be cast into the stretes for that shulde sore enfecte the ayer bryng many meÌ„ to death And during al the time of this disease there ought to be no hote houses vsed but forbidden and locked vp tyl suche tyme they se no further daunger ¶ The second Chapter of eatyng and drynkyng THe meates oughte to be of very lyghte digestion more in somer then in winter hauing alwaye an eye vnto the coÌ„plexions customes and other thinges aforesayde The houre what tyme ye shal receyue your meat is when your appetyte cuÌ„meth vpon you after the fyrst digestioÌ„ made Great repletion ought to be abhorred but a sufficient meale is verye holsome Neither is diuersitie of meates alowed of anye phisike but yf ye wyll haue diuers sortes then beginne wyth them that are the lyghtest to digest and that best nourisheth y e bodye Your bread muste be of pure corne kept in good ayre and not fusty metely well salted with sufficient leuen baken in a place where none euyl â–ª aire is and it must be of a day or two daies olde or there about Wheate is beste among al other cornes euen as wyne amonge al other licours althoughe the baâ—lye bread be good for them y t minde to kepe them leane Meates of euil taste after they be longe dead stynkyng fishe in lyke maner and the fattes of al fishes and meates that haue bene twise sodden thicke wyne and troublous or otherwyse corrupte waters of maâ—ishes blacke groundes and al such corrupte meates drinkes be very peryllous But good wyne sauoury and cleare and good meates taken with an appetyte are cause of health and preseruation from the pestilence Vinegre is a noble thyng in tyme of
called meâ—â—ana whiche is betwene the foresayd heade veyne and the veyne commynge from the lyueâ— If the sore be sette within the stankes than ye muste open the veyne called saphena whiche is about the ancle of the fote on the inner side and yf ye can not fynde it there take the branch of it y t is betwene the greate too and the nexte vnto him but the lettyng of bloode in that vayne is forbiddeÌ„ vnto women when they be in healthe And yf there apere .ii. botches one on euery syde Manardus gyueth couÌ„cell to take the right side and not the left And in case there doth appere no signe of botche or swellyng than he biddeth you to open both the veines saphenas on the right side and the lefte Notwithstandynge Marsilius Ficinus is of a contrarye opinion and sayeth that it is best when there doth no sore appere to take the common veyne on the ryghte arme I thynke herein Manardus councel rather to be folowed But yf ye se the botche standyng outwarde more towarde the bounche thaÌ„ ye must open the veyne called sciatica whyche is aboute the ancle of the fote on the outsyde The whiche openynge of the veines muste be done as sone as is possible alwaye presupposed that he hath receiued one or other medicine agaynste the venym and that he sleape not in any wise as is afore meÌ„cioned And to them that can not lawfullye be letten blood ye must in all hast applye many ventoses with scarificatioÌ„ or withoute scarifienge as it semethe best to your discretioÌ„ so ye take a reasonable order thus If the soore be vnder the eares or about the throte lette youre ventoses be applyed behynd vpon the necke If the botch appeare vnder the armes set your ventoses behynde vpon the shulders If the sore be in the flanke or thyes lette your ventoses be sette vpon the buttockes And yf the pacient be replete wyth humours and stronge hauing no fluxe nor other impediment ye thynke he nedeth to be purged ye may gyue him in y e mornyng .i. ounce of cassia or of maÌ„na with a litle dy aprunis laxatiue more or lesse according to y e pacientes necessitie tempered with water of scabiouse sorell or endiue euer takynge hede that he do receiue some medicine against the venim during al the time of his disease ¶ The fifth Chapiter of applycation of outward medicines HEre is to be noted y t no maner plaister repercussiue mai be set vpoÌ„ any botch of pestileÌ„ce But assone as is possible after lettinge bloode it is good to take an onion to make an hole in the middest of it theÌ„ fil it ful of good triacle after that stoppe it and set it on the harth to roste as it were an apple And when it is rost so longe tylle it be tendre let it cole a litle and set it hote vpon the botche and when it hath bene there by the space of two houres take it of and laye an other on Or take a cocke and pull the fethers of about his foundamente put a litle salt in it and set his foundamente vpoÌ„ the saide botche keping him on a good whyle stoppyng many times his byll that his breth may be reteyned let hym blowe againe And yf y e cocke dye it shall be good to take another yonge cocke and splytte it quycke asounder and lay it on y e botch but ye muste coÌ„mauÌ„de them that take them of to cast theÌ„ in y e fyre and not to take the sauor wheÌ„ it is remoued for that is verye dauÌ„gerous Some there be y t lay aboute y e sore water leches called bloodsuckers and it is very good so they be well prepared clensed from corrupcioÌ„ Other apply ventoses with scarificatioÌ„ but they ought fyrst to be applied withouten any scarifying so they shal y e better drawe y e venym out Other lay therto a playster made of galbanuÌ„ diaquiloÌ„ armoniake incorporate togyther some other lay on it a plaister made of figges soure leueÌ„ reisins without kernels braied incorporate altogyther in oyle of camomylle There be also y t set vpon the botche an herbe called crowefoote which is very hote maketh a blister on y e skinne that same they breake and kepe the place open many dayes after And in that case yf the botch be in the verye arme holes it is beste to set y e sayd herbe a loft vpon the arme And some other breake the forsayde botche with a stronge ruptory hauing part of maturatioÌ„ as for exaÌ„ple thus Take sowre leuen foure ounces mustarde rue scabiouse wormewood of euery one an handfull white lilly rotes the thyrde parte of all grene copporose two drammes cantharides in numbre .x. galbani one ounce old nuttes and somwhat fusty or els newe yf ye can not get them in nuÌ„bre .iiii. oile of white lilles as moch as shal suffice seeth al the herbes and rootes in oile accordyng to arte with a double vessel that is to say the oyle being in one panne may seeth onely by the boiling of the water in an other greate panne and make a playster with the residue of the stuffe in a good fourme It hath a greate vertue to breake a pestilence sore without moch payne and afore ye lay it on wash the sore with a sponge dipped in the straynyng of the foresaid herbes and rotes Other take oyle olyue seth it with oken asshes addynge vnto it a litle of blacke sope quicke lyme and make a plaister of the same it is not to be vsed but in strong complexions And al the forsaid waies are to be coÌ„mended But after one hath vsed theÌ„ a whyle seyth they begynne to come to maturation let him take y e counsell of a lerned surgeon or any other of good experience and to set maturatiue emplaysters vnctions bathes accordyng as becommeth percing the aposteme in the softeste place afterwarde procede with mundificacioÌ„ and incarnacion euen as in other kindes o fappostemes wherein I humblye desyre them to haue some pytie of the poore that be diseased not to fauoure theÌ„ that haue ynough but rather take somoche of the ryche that they maye the better haue wherwith to helpe y e nedy And forbycause the sycke maye haue some comfort if in case they shuld be destitute of surgeons I will besydes the said medicines whiche they may confidentlye vse describe some maturatiue emplaysters that are experte and proued in this cure of pestilence ¶ A playster to rype a botche commynge of the pestilence TAke mallowes the rotes of holyhocke onions asmuche as shal suffice washe them and seeth them in water afterward bray theÌ„ in a morter with poudre of â—ineseed and of fenugreke and a good quantitie of swines grese freshe laying on the plaister euery day once ¶ An other for the same TAke white diptany an ounce an halfe the rote of walwort an ounce the rotes of cresses halfe
it is more easye I fynde that manye thynges haue a natural vertue against y e falling euill not of any qualitye elementall but by a singuler propertye or rather an influence of heauen whiche almyghtye god hathe geuen vnto thynges here in earth as be these and other Saphires smaragdes redde coral piony mystletow of the oke takeÌ„ in the moneth of March and the moone decreasynge tyme sauein dylle and the stone that is founde in the bellye of a yong swallow being the first brood of the dame These or one of them hanged about the necke of the child saueth and preserueth it from the sayd sickenes Now wil I describe some good holsome medicines to be takeÌ„ inward for thesame disease If the chylde be not very young the mawe of a leueret dronke with water and honye cureth thesame ¶ A medicine for the fallinge syckenesse Take the roote of pionye and make it into pouder and geue it to the childe to lycke in a litle pappe and suger They that are of age maye eate of it a good quantity at once and likewise of the blacke sedes of the same piony Item the purple violettes that creapeth on the ground in gardeines with a longe stalke and is called in englishe and fryed meates but abstaine from mylke and al maner fyshe And it shall be good for her to eat a lectuary made after this sorte Take nuntis cinamone cumine rose leaues dryed mastike fenugreke valerian ameos doronisi zedoarye cloues saunders and lignum aloes of euerye one a dramme muske half one draÌ„me make an electuary with clarified hony and let her eat of it and geue the chylde as muche as halfe a nut euerye daye to swallow A plaister Take an ounce of waxe and a dramme of euphorbium at the potecaries and temper it with oyle olyue on the fyer and make a serecloth to coumforte the backe bone and the sinewes ¶ A goodly lauatorye for the same purpose Take lye of ashes and seeth therein baye buryes and asmuch piony sedes in a close vessel to the thyrde parte and washe the childe often with thesame Item a bathe of sauerye maiorym tyme sage nepte smallage mintes or some of them is verye good and holesome Also to rubbe the backe of the chylde and the limmes with oyles of roses and spyke myxte together warme and in stede of it ye mai take oyle of baies ¶ Of the crampe or spasmus THis disease is often sene amoÌ„g chyldren and commeth verye lyghtely as of debilytye of the nerues and cordes or elles of grosse humors that suffocate thesame the cure of y t whiche is declared of authours to bee doone by friccions and oyntmentes that comfort the sinowes dissolue the matter as oile of floure-deluyce with a litle anyse saffron and the rootes of pionie Item oyle of camomil fenugreke and mellilotâ— or the herbes soddeÌ„ betony wormewood verueyne and tyme are exceding good to washe the chylde in Item the plaister of exphorbium written in the cure of palsey Of the stifnes or starknes of limmes SOmetime it happeneth â— the lymmes are starke â— can not well come together withoute the greater peyne whiche thyngâ— procedeth mani times of cold as whan a chylde is found in the frost or in the streete caste awaye by â— wycked mother or by somâ— other chaunce although I am not ignoraunâ— that it maye procede of manye other causes as it is sayde of Rasis and oâ— Arnolde de villa noua in his boke of the cure of infantes And here is to bee noted a wonderfull secret of nature manye tymes approued written of Auicenne in hyâ— fyrste Canon and of Celius Antiquarium electionuÌ„ libro .xiii. capit .xxxvii â–ª that whan a meÌ„ber is vtterly benum 〈◊〉 and taken thorough colde so thaâ— the paciente cannot feele hys lymmes nor moue them accordynge to nature by reason of the vehement congelacioÌ„ of y e bloud in such case y e chiefest helâ— or remedy is not to set them to the fyer to receiue heat for by that meanes lightly we se that eueri one swowneth and manye dye outeryghte but to sette the feete legges and armes in a payle of clere colde water whiche immediatly shal dissolue the congelacioÌ„ and restore the bloude to the former passage and fredome after that ye maâ— lay the pacient in a bed to sweate and geue him hote drinke and caudels or a coleis of a capon hote with a litle cinamome saffroÌ„ to coÌ„fort the hart An argument of this cure ye may se thus When an apple or a pere is frosen in the winter sette it to the fyer and it is destroyed but yf ye putte it into colde water it shall as well endure as it did afore whereby it doth appere that the water resolueth colde better with hiâ— moysture than the fyer can do by reason of his heate for the water relenteth and the fyer draweth and dryeth as affyrmeth Galene in hys booke oâ— elementes Hitherto haue I declined by occasion but I trust not in vayne to the reader now to my purpose When a yonge childe is so taken with a colde I esteme it best for to bath thâ— bodye in luke warme water whereiâ— hath bene sodden maiorim and time â— sope sage mintes suche other gooâ— and comfortable herbes theÌ„ to relieuâ— it with meates of good nourishment accordyng to the age and necessity and yf neede be when ye se the limmes yâ— to be starke make an oyntmente after this fourme ¶ An oyntment for styffe and stoyned limmes Take a good handefull of nettles and stampe them then seth them in oyle â— the thirde part in a double vessel kepâ— that oyntmeÌ„t in a drye place for it wâ— last a great while and is a singuler râ—medy for the styfnes that commeth of cold whoso anoynteth hys handes fete with it in the morning shal not be grieued with colde al the daye after The sedes of nettles gathered in harueste and kepte for thesame entente is excedyng good sodden in oyle or fryed with swines grece which thing also is verye good to heale the kybes of heeles called in latin Perniones The vrine of a goate with the donge stamped and layed to the place resolueth the stifnes of limmes When the cause commeth not by extreme cold but of some other affeccion of the sinowes and cordes it is best to make a bath or a fomeÌ„tacioÌ„ of herbes that resolue and comfort the sinowes with relaxacion of the grosse humors to open the pores as by exaÌ„ple thus Take malowes holyhocke and dyl of eche a handful or two seth them in the water of netes fete or in broth of flesh without salt with a handful of branne â—nd comine in the which ye shall bath the chyld as warme as he may suffeâ— and yf ye see necessitie make a plaistâ— with the same herbes and lay it to thâ— griefe with a litle gosegrece or duckâ— grece or if it may be gotten oyle of câ—momil of lylyes and of dyll
to the fyre in consuming Wherefore the remedies y t are good for burning are also very holesome here iÌ„ this case And fyrste the grene ointment of herbes described in y e chapter of itche is of good effect also in this cure more ouer y e medicines y t are here described Take at the pothecaries of vnguentuÌ„ Galeni an ounce and an halfe oyle of roses two ounces vnguenti populeon one ounce y e iuce of plantain nightshade one ounce or more the whites of iii. egges heat theÌ„ altogether ye shal haue a good ointmeÌ„t for the same purpose An other Take earthwormes and stampe them in vineger then annoint the grefe euery two houres Item y e donge of a swan or in lacke of it the donge of a gose stamped with the whyte and yolke of an egge is good Item doues donge stamped in salet oyle or other is a singuler remedy for the same purpose Of burnyng and scalding FOr burning and scalding whether it be with fier water oile leade pytch lime or any suche infortune Ye must beware ye set no repercussiue at y e fyrst that is to saye no medicine of extreme colde for that might chaunce to driue the ferueÌ„t heat into the sinowes and so stoppethe poores that it could not issue whereof should happen much inconuenience in a great burnyng but in smal it coulde not be so daungerous wherfore y e best is when ye see a member eyther brent or scalded as is sayde afore Take a good quantitie of brine which is made of water and salt not to excedyng eyger or stronge but of a meane sharpnes and with a clout or a sponge bathe the member in it colde or at the least bloud warm thre or foure houres together the longer the better For it shall asswage muche of the peine open the pores cause also the fyer to vapour and geue a great comfort to the weake member TheÌ„ annoint the place with one of these medicines Take oyle of roses one parte swete creme two partes hony halfe a parte make an oyntment and vse it Item all the medicines described in the last chapter are of greate effecte in this case likewyse the grene ointment made of water betonye Item a soueraine medicine for burnynge and scaldynge and all vnkynde heates is thus made Take a dosen or more of hard rosted egges and put the yolkes in a pot on the fyer by theÌ„ self without licour styrre them and braye them with a strong hand tyll there aryse as it wer a froth or spume of oyle to the mouth of the vessell then presse the yolkes and reserue the licour this is called oile of egges a very precious thyng in the foresayde cure Moreouer ther is an oyntment made of sheepes dounge fryed in oyle or in swines grece than putte to it a litle waxe and vse it Also take quicke lime and washe it in veriuce .ix. or .x. tymes than mingle it with oile kepe it for thesame entent Item the iuyce of the leaues of lylyes v. partes and vineger one parte hony a lytle maketh an excellent medicine not onely for this entent but for al other kynd of hâ— and runnyng vlcers Note that wâ—â—tsoeuer ye vse in thys case it must be laid vnto bloud warm Also for auoydyng of a scarre kepe the sore alwaye moyste with medicine ¶ Of kybes The kybes of y e heeles are called in latyne perniones they procede of cold are healed with these subscribed remedies A rape rote rosted wyth a litle fresh butter is good for the same gryefe Item a dosen figges sodden stamped with a lytle goosegrece is good Earth wormes sodden in oyle hath the same effecte Item the skinne of a mouse clapped aâ— hote vpon y e kibe with the heare outwarde and it shoulde not be remoued durynge â—ii dayes ¶ A playster for a kybed heele Take newe butter oyle of roses hennes grece of ech an ouÌ„ce put the butter and the grece in a bygge rape rote or in lacke of it in a greate apple or onion whan it is rosted softe braye it with the oyle laye it playsterwyse vpon the kybe ¶ An othâ— Take the 〈◊〉 of apples and rapes rosted on the coses of eche .iii. ounces freshe butter .ii. ounces duckes grese or swannes grece an ounce stamp theÌ„ all in a morter of leade yf it maye be had or els grynde them on a fayre marble and vse it ¶ Of consumpcion or leanesse WHan a child coÌ„sumeth or waxeth leane withoute anye cause apparaunt there is a bathe coÌ„mended of authours to wasshe y e childe many times is made thus Take the head and feete of a wether seeth theÌ„ til the bones fal a sunder vse to bath y e child in this licour and after annointe hym wyth thys ointmente folowing Take butter without salt oile of roses and of violettes of eche .i ounce the fat of rawe porke halfe an ounce waxe a quarteron of an ounce make an ointmeÌ„t wherwith the child must be rubbed euery daye twyse this with good fedinge shall encrease his strength by the grace of God ¶ Of gogle eyes THis impedimeÌ„t is neuer healed but in a very yong child euen at the beginning whervnto there is appointed no manner kind of medicine but only an order of kepyng that is to saye to laye the chylde so in his cradelle that he maye beholde directe agaynste the light not to turne his eies on either of bothe sydes If yet he beginne to gogle than set the cradell after suche a fourme that the light maye be on the contrary side that is on the same syde froÌ„ whence he turneth his eies so that for desyre of light he may dyrect them to the same part so by custome bring them to y e due fashion and in the night there ought to be a candel set in lykewyse to cause him to behold vpon it remoue his eies from y e euil custome Also grene clothes yelowe or purple are very good in this case to be set as is said afore Furthermore a coyfe or a biggeÌ„ stonding out besides his eies to constraine the sight to beholde directe forwarde Of lyce SOmtimes not only chyldreÌ„ but also other ages are annoyed with lyce they procede of a corrupt humour and are engendred within y e skynne crepiÌ„g out alyue thorough the poores which yf they beginne to swarme in exceding numbre that disease is called of the grekes Phthiryasys whereof Herode dyed as is writteÌ„ in the actes of apostles among the Romaines Scilla which was a great tyraunt and many other haue ben eaten of lice to deathe whiche thing whaÌ„ it happeneth of the plage of god it is past remedy but yf at procedeth of a natural cause ye may wel cure it by the meanes folowynge Fyrste let the paciente abstayne from al kynde of corrupt meates or y e brede fleume and among other â—ygges and dates must in this case be vtterly abhorred ThaÌ„ make a lauatory to wash and