℥ .ij. pouder them all except the sponge and palea marina whyche must be burned and their ashes must be myngled with the foresayde thynges and tersed and he commaundeth to holde this poudre in the mouthe daye and nyght He thynketh it good also to take thys poudre after digestion before daye and to vse it in hys meates Furtheremore it is good sometymes to take a dramme of pylles cochie Thys is the cure of Arnolde whyche muste be begonne the next thursdaye to the reuolutiō of the moone and so ye must procede to the ende of the moone folowynge And than ye muste cutte the veynes vnder the tonge to dymynyshe the mattier conioynt As towchynge the thyrde intentiō sondrye doctours haue wrytten sondrye resolutiues howebeit they are of small effecte Neuerthelesse ye may applie thys that foloweth ℞ of the rotes of dockes and radyshe of a wylde gourde of saxifrage of the rootes of holyhock ana ℥ .iiij seth them al with wyne and lye and applye them after the maner of a plaister We haue written manye resolutyues whyche are conuenyent in thys case And forasmuch as this swellyng cometh sometyme to maturation for that intentiō ye shal procede with the maturatiues wryttē in the chapter of colde Apostemes And ye may make incisyō according to the lēgth of the neck takyng head that ye cutte not the veynes synnowes For the reste of the cure that is to saye for mundifycation and incarnation sigillation ye shal procede as is declared in the fore alleged place c. ¶ A chapter to remoue a superfluous synger in the hande and the cure of a hande cut of for some euyll facte IT chaūceth sometyme that through aboūdaūt matter in generation a chylde is borne wyth a superfluous fynger for the remotion wherof ye shall procede as it foloweth Fyrste ye shall cut it as nyghe the hande as is possyble with a rasour And afterwarde ye muste cauteryse the place with oyle of elders or oyle of roses brennynge hote Thys cauterisation is good for two causes Fyrst to restrayne fluxe of bloode and to remoue a spasme and payne After cauterisation ye muste playster the place wyth the whyte and yolke of an egge beatē wyth oyle of roses omphacyne and butter and so the payne may be swaged and it dygesteth the escare Yf ther chaūce great bleedyng whych yet happeneth but seldome ye shal cauteryse the place and afterward leye vpon it our redde pouder restrictiue with the whyte of an egge and afterwarde ye shall procure the fall of the escare wyth a dygestiue of yolkes of egges and terrebentyne and ye shall mundifye the place wyth a mundificatiue of a syrupe of roses of smallage or of sarcocoll For the reste of the cure ye shal procede wyth vnguentū de minio or Basilicū other remedyes which are wryttē in the generall chapter of woūdes How be it ye shall note thys one thinge that is to saye that after the tyme of incisyon ye muste leye vpon the arme a defensyue ordeyned in the chapter of hurted synowes vnto the .vij. daye And ye muste anoynt the hande wyth oyle of roses and camomill wherin a lytle saynt Iohns worte and saffran and an ounce of erth wormes washed wyth wyne hath ben sodden A hande or fote beynge cutte muste lykewyse be vsed and in no wyse ye muste cauteryse the place with fyre as some ignoraunt men do for euell accidentes maye ensue c. ¶ A chapter of the preseruacion of a deade bodye that it rotte not A Deade body may thus be preserued from rottynge as Rasis sayth Fyrst ye muste purge the carkas with sharpe clysters as are clysters made wyth wyne vynegre and salte water where in myrre coloquintida salt and alume hath ben sodden Thē ye muste hāge vp the bodye and presse the bellye wyth your handes that the decoction and excrementes may yssue out And ye shal renewe the clyster tyl ye perceiue that the guttes are wel clēsed whych done ye shall put into the bellye a good quātitie of thys description folowynge whyche is of the description of Rasis ℞ of aloes myrre accatia galla muscata nuttes of cypresse saunders lignū aloes cumyne alume of roche myngle them all together after they be poudred wyth vynegre and rose water and put them into the belly and stoppe the condyte with bolsters and bynde it wyth bandes that the lycour runne not oute and afterwarde ye shall caste into the eares mouth and nosethrilles spyced wyne And then ye shall anoynt all the bodye wyth blacke pytche and wrappe it in thys sparadrap folowyng ℞ of black pytche rosen of the pyne colophonia frankynsence mastycke storax gūme arabyke dragagantum melte them al together at the fyer and make a sparadrap wyth the sayd pouder wrappe the legges armes and al the body therwith and bynde them fast Thys is the meane to preserue a leane bodye The meane to preserue a fleshlye grosse bodye is thys Ye muste open the bodye from the pytte of the brest to the bone called pecten aboute the priuye mēbres and ye muste take out al the intrayles then ye must washe the place wyth vynegre and wyth the salte called Baurach and afterwarde wyth aqua vite then ye muste rubbe the partes of the bodye wyth thys pouder ℞ of brayed salt of alume of eche thre partes of cloues nutmegges cynamome al the saūders frankinsence myrre terra sigillata of euery of thē one parte of nepte serpillum rosemary coriander wormewood roses myrtylles of euery one m̄ ss stampe them all together as is aforesayd rubbe the bodye wythin and wythout And afterwarde ye muste fyll the bellye with the flockes or shauinges of cloth dyed with grayne or some other cloth wyth asmuche of the forsayd pouder Then ye muste sowe vp the belly and wrappe all the body in a sparadrap as is aforesayd and laye it in a chest of odoriferous woode yf it may be gottē remembrynge that ye stoppe the seames well wyth hourdes and pytche And ye shall putte into the chest the leaues of rosemary laurell nept wormewood myrte Thus may bodyes be preserued and caryed from one region to another ¶ A chapter of burnynge by fyer boylynge water or oyle SOmetyme the burnyng of fyer is lyght and in the ouermoste parte of the skynne produceth only lytle blysters Sometime it is depe hurteth the muscules The cure of thys scaldynge whether it be wyth water or oyle dyffereth not but in the smaller or greater burnynge Yf the scaldynge be small it suffyceth to mynistre incontinently the whyte of an egge beaten wyth oyle of roses omphacine a lytel iuice of plātaine nightshade house leke cymolea These thynges muste be layd on oftē for they swage payne stoppe the blysters that might aryse afterwarde wyne of pomegranades wyth a lytle rose water plantayne water is of lyke effecte After that the payne is swaged ye muste cut the toppes of the bladders wyth cysers
not suffre stronge medicines and quyckely receaue putrefaction Wherfore whan the body is weake of a disease not furious and in a membre of delicate complection and of easye putrefaction than the aygre medicines ought to be of smale mordication or bytyng And lykewyse in contrarye dyspositions they muste be strōg And as Cornelius celsus sayth we muste cure an immoderate qualite of a disease wyth a vehemente remedye a meane wyth a meane Hypocrates sayeth that to extreme diseases extreme remedyes ben necessarye c. Thus endeth thys present Chapitre for which the name of god be praysed ¶ The .xviij. Chapitre of Carbunculus and Anthrax CArbūculus is a lytle venimous pustle burnynge the place where it is Carbunculus And it makethe at the begynnynge a blader and than an eschare as yf it hadde been made of fier or seethynge water and it is wyth intolerable payne burnyng and inflammation al aboute whyche pustle is some tymes redde or yelowe some tymes grene or blewe and sometyme blacke And euerye one of thies after the opinyon of Rasis is mortall bycause of theyr venime neuertheles that that is redde or yelowe is not so daungerous as that that is grene or blacke Auicenne sayth that they whych haue a blacke carbuncle escape not deathe howbeit we haue seen manye to haue escaped And thies pustles carbunculus and Anthrax differre not as olde and new wryters testifye but in gretnes and smalnes For as Guillermus placentinus sayth Anthrax Anthrax is nothyng els but a Carbuncle tourned in to malygnite whyche hathe not been well healed And the colour of it is fyrst chaunged from redde in to grene afterwarde becommeth blacke and by that change we see often that the place commethe to a corrosion and great mortification of the membre in whyche Anthrax is Thies pustles ben multyplied in the tyme of pestilence and in pestiferous regions as Auicenna saythe And those ben more suspected in the tyme of pestilence than in other tymes by reason of the infectyon of the ayre They chaunse often in the emunctories or clensynge places by the waye of termination ad Crisim For the noble membres sende the infectiō to places lesse noble And Auicenna saythe that euery Crisis is grod Crisis but in a fieuer pestilentiall Carbūculus Thys pustle is called a Carbuncle bycause the place where it is becommeth redde and burneth wyth great payne as yf a coale were layed vpon the membre Anthrax Anthrax is a greke word and sygnifieth also a coale for it gnaweth and eateth the flesche as a burnynge coale And ye muste note that Anthrax is a malygne pustle hauyng about it certayne lytle yelowe veynes of the coloure of the rayne bowe For the sayde veynes ben sometyme redde somtyme grene and blacke And at the begynnynge the pustle is no greater than a lentile hauynge the poynte fyxed inwarde It causeth intolerable payne wyth cruell accidentes wyth great ponderosite or heuynes as yf leade on the place dydde oppresse it and the patyent hathe great luste to slepe We wyll wryte a specyall Chapitre of Carbunculus and Anthrax and of the Aposteme whyche chaunseth to them that haue the Pestylence called Bubo Nowe it is euydente what dyfference there is betwene Carbunculus and Anthrax namely in greatnes and smalnes Signes of dethe in Carbunculus After thys knowelege We muste comme to the sygnes whych ben fyue Fyrste ye shall note that yf the Carbuncle appeare and than departe and hyde hymselfe wythout greate alyenation or chaunge of the patient it is a sygne of deathe Secondly yf the place in whyche the Carbuncle was drye vp wythout raysonable causes it sygnyfyeth that the patyent is nygh deathe after the sentence of Hypocrates Thyrdlye yf it be right ouer agaynste the harte or the stomake for the moste parte it is mortall The fourthe pronostyke is whā the Carbuncle commethe to the clensynge plases it is mortall bycause hys venimousnes commeth easelye to the pryncypall membres The fyfthe is that amonge the emunctories those of the harte are moste suspected of deathe The reason is euydent to thē that consydre the poysonned nature of the mattyer For it is alwaye the nature of Venimous mattyer to assaute fyrste the harte as the captayne of mannes bodye Thus thys present Chapitre is ended for whych the name of god be praysed ¶ The .xix. Chapitre of the cure of Carbunculus and Anthrax IN the cure of Carbunculus The cure of Carbūculus Anthrax and Anthrax fyue intentions ben required The fyrste is to ordre the lyfe The secōde to purge the mattyer antecedent The thirde to take awaye the mattier conioyncte The fourthe to purifye the ayre of the house and to rectifie it frome daye to daye and to counforte the harte aswell wythin as wythout The fyfthe to correcte the accidentes Diete The fyrste is accomplysshed by the syx thynges not naturall declinynge to coldnes and dryenes as the ayer and meates ce Wherefore the patient muste eate the meates declared in the chapitre of herisipelas as laictuce a ptisane of barley wyne of Granades and al aygre thynges as Limmōs Veriuyce and lyke thynges mēgled wyth hys meates Semblably ye muste gyue hym in the fyrste dayes a brothe of a chickin and flesche altered wyth veriuyce wyth commune seedes brayed Almandes and the cromes of breade well leuenned Ye maye gyue hym also delayed wyne of small strength and that is of the nature of wyne of Pomegranades Neuertheles thys I admitte only yf the bodye be weake and the disease furious and the accidentes euyll For Auicenne saythe in the chapitre of a fieuer pestilentiall They that eate stronglye perchaunse scape the daungier of so great a disease Finally they that haue a Carbuncle or Anthrax lette them be gouerned as they that haue a Pestilentyall fyeuer The seconde intention is to purge the mattier antecedent And it is accomplished by purgyng the humours by conuenient medicines Flebotomye of the same parte and by flebotomie Assone as ye shall perceaue thys dysease to be euydente incontinently cutte a veyne in the sydewhere the Carbuncle is and not in the opposyte or contrarye And before ye cutte a veyne ye muste alwaye vse a Clister lenityue howbeit some saye that ye muste cutte a veyne in the part opposyte or ouer agaynst regardyng more the daungyer of drawynge the venimous mattyer to the sore place than the peryll of the venimous mattier passynge ouer the pryncipall mēbres They that ben of thys opinion doe euyll as a lerned Chirurgien Antonius Gainereus testifyeth sayinge that in the curation of a Carbuncle or of a pestiferous kernell or botche called Bubo a flebotomye must not be made but in the same parte where the Aposteme is And it muste be done without anye tariynge For whan nature perceauethe that a pryncypall membre is hurte she enforceth to sende the infected bloude to the emunctores as hyr enemye wherefore yf ye lette bloode
take awaye the inflamaciō and sharpenes of the oyntement and afterwarde ye shal applye the forsaid collyrie and ye muste renewe the sayd remedyes tyll the hardenes and skabbes be vtterly remoued And ye muste consyder one thynge that is to say when this disease is ioyned wyth some euell accidente as is peyne and euell complexion or ophtalmia or some other ye must remoue the same before ye come to the cure and yf the scabbes be dry ye shal moysten them wyth a moystyng medicine hauynge resolucyon and abstercyon as is thys lotion ℞ of the rotes of holye hockes and dockes Cure of drye scabbes of the leues of malowes vyolettes and plantayne ana m̄ i. of sower apples nombre thre of lentylles of barly of branne ana m̄ i. ss of roses m̄ ss seeth these thinges in sufficyent quantitie of reyne water tyll two partes of .iij. ben consumed and than washe the place therewyth as we sayde befor the space of a weke twyse a daye and afterwarde applye the collyrie aboue wrytten After a weke ye shal washe the place with this grene water that foloweth ℞ of water of plantayne of water of rooses A precious grene water ana ℥ ij of odiferous whyte wyne ℥ i. ss of tucia of antimonium ana ʒ i. ss of verdegrece of roche alume ana ʒ ss of lytarge of golde of lycium ana ʒ iij. seeth the waters with alume a lytle and pouder the reste and putte thē to the waters when ye take them from the fire After that ye haue washed the place wyth thys water ye shal apply the abouenamed collyry in maner aboue sayde And if nede be of greater exiccacion ye shal repayr to that that is wrytten in thys presente chapter And for as muche as in thys case there chaunceth great ytchyng which is engendred of salte fleme to remoue the same ye shal vse the forsayd grene water wyth an vnction made of lard of tucia and of the water of rooses for it taketh awaye itchynge and healeth the sorenes of the eye lyddes c. thus we ende thys presente chapter The .v. chapter of the dysease of the eyes called vngula VNgula after the doctoures Of vngula in the eyes is a pannycle of coniunctiua somewhat reysed vp whyche appereth for the most parte in the the wepyng parte of the ryghte syde howebeit somtyme it chaunceth in the lefte syde and at the begynnyng it is small and afterward extendeth it selfe vnto the commissure of the pannycle called cornea And because the matter causynge thys pannycle sometyme groweth in the ouer parte of the kyrtylle of the eye and somtime in the nether part of the same whan it is in the ouer part it apereth to be somewhat redde because of the veynes whyche are wythoute and when it is in the nether parte it is of a whytyshe coloure The causes of thys disease are grosse and flegmatyke humours engendred of euell dyete dyscendynge frome the heade by the veynes and conduites to the kyrtyll of the eye The cure of these dyseases is accōplyshed by the admynistracion of localle medycynes hauinge vertue to resolue and drye and to byte somwhat Fyrst obseruation of the dyet and purgacyon as it is declared in the chapter of ophthalmia presupposed we wyll ordayne ii pryncypall remedyes of whych the fyrst is thys ℞ of the iuce of horhound of the iuce of sowre pomgranades of the iuce of lyqueryce of myrabolanes cytryne well poudred Collorye ana ʒ i. of liciū ʒ ss of aloes epatike of tucia preparate ana ℈ ii of the grene water descrybed in the former chapter ʒ vi of the sief of memyte of whyt sief wythoute opium ana ʒ ss of odoryferous whyte wyne ʒ x. make a collyrye accordynge to arte Thys collyrie applied in the eye is verye good in all kyndes of vngula of sebell and other dyseases of the eyes Item to thys entencyon this water folowynge is conuenyentlye vsed ℞ of the iuce of saladine ʒ v. of the iuce of sowre pōgranates wyth the rindes ℥ iij. of the iuce of liquerice carwaies ana ℥ ss of cumin ʒ ss of sirup of roses of hony of roses ana ʒ iiii of water of rooses ℥ ij of myrobalanes emblyke and cytryne ana ℈ ij of antimonium ceruse ana ʒ v. of roche alume ʒ j ss of oxe galle and of capons and of partryches ana ʒ ij of cloues of nutmegges ana ʒ ss of tucia of lyme tenne tymes washed with water of plantaine sorrell ana ʒ iii. let the harde thynges be pounded before ye myngle thē wyth the other and afterwarde putte them all to gether in a lembicke of glasse and whan the water is stylled kepe it in a glasse well couered and ye muste applye therof into the eye one droppe at once for it is an excellente water and consumeth superfluytees and is desiccatiue and resolutyue and yf ye wyll that the foresayde water shall more strongelye consume superfluous fleshe ye shall take of the sayde water ℥ iij. of odoriferous whyte wyne ℥ j. of water of rooses ʒ x. of tutia and antimonie ana ʒ j. ss of verdegrece wel poudered ℈ ij heate the waters a lytle at the fyre than put to the reste applye therof in the eye as it is sayd Yf the desease be so rooted that yt cannot be drawen oute wyth these remedyes ye muste come to handye operacyon thoughe thys curacyon be hard and daungerous for in pullyng vp the vngula yf the chirurgyen be not experte he maye plucke vp the pānycle called cornea and so marre the apple of the eye Wherefore the frendes of the pacyente are to be admonyshed of the daunger and the matter is to be taken in hande wyth greate feare and cyrcumspection howbeit my counsayle is to leue suche thynges to the vacabounde toothdrawers Neuerthelesse I wyll declare my mynde herein fyrst ye muste haue an ynstrumente of syluer made after the maner of smalle tenacles or pynsones croked take the vngula by the parte that is towarde the ende and not towarde the root that is to saye toward the pannicle called cornea and as ye hold it wyth the sayde instrument ye must haue another sharpe cuttynge instrumente and cutte it by lytle and lytle into the roote And after that the vngula is remoued ye muste dygeste the place with womans mylke and suger candye of a syrupe of vyolettes to swage the payne ye must put vpon the eye a plaster made wyth rosted apples wryten in the chapter of the cure of ophtalmia After that the payne is swaged yf there reste anye superfluytie ye shall procede with the forsayd waters collyryes which haue vertue to consume superfluous fleshe thus we ende this presente chapter c. The syxte chapter of Sebel and of the cure therof SEbell Of Sebell in the eyes after Iesu haly is a replecyon of the veynes of the pannycle of the eye called con unctiua and it
lv Alopetia Fol. ccliiij cxxx Alexanders liniment Fol. cliij Amigdals Fol. v. Anatomie Fol. i. Anatomye the order of it eodem Anatomie .ix. thynges to be consydered therin eodem Anthrax Fol. xxviii Aposteme Fol. xiii xcl Aposteme hath foure tymes eodem Aposteme hath foure maner healynges eodem Aposteme is opened Fol. xv Aposteme simple colde Fol. xxxiiii Apostemes wyndy Fol. xlv Aposteme of the eyes Fol. xlix Aposteme of the browes and eye lyddes Fol. lv Aposteme vnder the eares Fol. lvii Apost of the iawes amigdals Fol. lx Apost of the throte necke Fol. lxiiii Apost hote in the brestes Fol. lxv Apost through flebotomye Fol. 233. Apost colde of the brestes Fol. lxvi Apost of brest rybbes c. Fol. lxvii Aposteme in the backe Fol. lxviii Aposteme of the flankes Fol. lxix Aposteme of the flanke commyng of a longe fieuer or of congeled blood in the bellye Fol. lxx Aposteme of the yarde Fol. lxxi Apost of the fundament Fol. lxxv Aposteme of the shulders eodem Aposteme of the arme Fol. lxxvii Apost of the handes fyngers eodeÌ„ Aposteme sclirotike Fol. lxxviii Aposteme of the fynger called panaritium Fol. lxxix Aposteme of the hyppes eodem Aposteme of the knees thyghes and legges eodem Aposteme of the feete Fol. lxxx Aposteme of the stomake Fol. lxxxi Aposteme of the lyuer eodem Apostemation to let it Fol. lxxxv Apoplexie Fol. iiii Armes woundes of them Fol. xcv Arme broken Fol. clxxvii Aroes the drawing out of theÌ„ Fol. cx Aroe cure of a venemed aroe eodem Arterie Fol. ii Arteria trachea Fol. v. Aschachillos Fol. xxvi Aspes his styngyng Fol. cxvii Attractyue medicines whye they be vsed Fol. ciiij. cvi Auripigmentum howe for to calcinate it Fol. ccvii Aeyre rectifieng of it Fol. xxx B Backe aposteme of the backe Fol. lxviii Backbone peine therin eodeÌ„ ccxxxix Basillare Fol. iii. Bellye Fol. viii Bellye apost of the belly Fol. lxix Belly wouÌ„des ê‘cing throgh it Fol. c. Byndyng or lygature Fol. cxi Bytynge and the cure Fol. cxvi Blader wounde therin Fol. cii Bladers the cure therof Fol. xxiiij Blood when it ought to be stopped in what cause Fol. lxxxiii Blood fluxe of blood Fol. lxxxv Blood signe of arterial blood eodem Blood staÌ„chyng of blood Fol. xciiii Blood staunchynge of blood at the nose Fol. clxxxjjjj clxxxvii Blood the abundaunce of it in vlcers Fol. cxx Blood diminutioÌ„ of it in vlcers eodeÌ„ Bociâ—â— Fol. xxxix ccxxxvij Bodyes tender moyst Fol. lxxxiij bolster Fol. cxiij Bone Fol. ij Bones are nombred Fol. xi Bones broken in generall Fol. clxxij Bones broken dysplased Fol. clxxv Bone of the nose broken eodem Bones chawbones broken eodem Bone canel bone or brest bone broken Fol. clxxvi Bones of the necke brused eodem Bone â—umpe bone broken Fol. clxxvij Bones of the haÌ„des brokeÌ„ Fo. clxxviij Bone rouÌ„d bone of the kne bro. fo clxxix Bonchines Fol. câ—xxxiij Boxynge Fol. xxix Breakynge of the skulle Fol. lxxxâ—ij Breyne panne Fol. iij Breyne Fol. iiij Breyne of the coÌ„motion of the brey fo xci brest Fol. vij Brest wouÌ„des of it Fol. xâ—vij Brest fystula therin Fol. xcix Brestes hote apostemes in bre fo lxv Brest aposteme in it Fol. lxvij Browe aposteme therin Fol. lv Bruse and cure therof Fol. xciiij Brused woundes Fol. â—xiiij Bubâ— a maturatiue for it Fol. â—xxii Burning blerednes of the eyes fo liiij Bâ—râ—ynge by fyre Fo. ccxxxâ—â—iij C Cancrena hys cure Fol. xxvi Canker the forme diuisioÌ„ of it fo xliij Canâ—â—â— Fol. vi Capsula cordis Fol. viij Carbunculus hys cure Fol. xxviij Carbâ—â—culus pustules Fol. lxxi Carolles betwene the foreskinne and heade of the yarde Fol. lxxij Catarattes in the eyes Fol xxxv Cause primitiue antecedeÌ„t Fol. xiij Causes of corruption eodem Cauteries Fol. ccviij Cerote for hardnes of the liuer fo lxxxij Cerote of minium Fol. xâ—â— Cerote for the heade Fol. cxxxvi Cerote for the goute Fol. clxviij Ceâ—â—â—es in generall Fol. ccix Chappes of the lyppes Fol. cxlij Chafynge betwene the thyghes fo clvi Chyldren of the preffynge downe of the bone in theyr heades Fol. xci ccxlvij Chylde deade howe to drawe it out of the wombe Fol. ccxxxij Chilus Fol. ix Chorde Fol. ij Chordes woundes of them Fol. ciiij Cicatrizatiues Fol. ccv Cicatrice Fol. xvi Clisters Fol. ccvi Cistis fellis Colon Fol. ix Complexion is good to be knowen Fol. lxxxiiij CoÌ„plexioÌ„ of medicines incarnati eodeÌ„ Complexions the iudgement of them in all vlcers Fol. cxx Câ—â—craua chilis Fol. ix CoÌ„fideratioÌ„s .iiij. in al cures fol. xlix Conâ—usion Fol. cxiij ccxlvi Cordial confection Fol. xxxi Coronale Fol. iij Cornea Fol. vij Cornea and coniunctiua Apostemes in them Fol. liij Corrosiues Fol. ccvi Cough short breth Fol. cxci cxcvij Crabbe lyce Fol. cxl Curynge in generall Fol. ccxxiij Enttynge of a cataratte Fol. cxxxvi D DecoctioÌ„ helpyng breathing fo xcviij Decoction pectoral Fol. xcix Decoction to breake wynde Fol. ci Deffenes is cured Fol. cxlvi Delatation of the apple of the eye Fol. cxxvii Derbia Fol. cxxxix Diâ—â—â—â—s Fol. x Dietâ— stiptike Fol. c Digestiues of choler Fol. liiij l Digestiues of sanguine eodem Digestiue of fleume and melancholye eodem Digest of salt grosse fleume Fo. liiij Digestiue of hote cause Fo. lxxxi Digestiue of colde cause eodem Digestiue must fyrst be vsed in wouÌ„des Fol. lxxxiij Disease of diuerse ê“perties must haue diuerse curations Fo. xlvi Dislocation Fol. c. lxxix Diuersion of humours Fo. li drawyng out of arowes f. cx ccxlix Dugges cold aposteme of theÌ„ Fo. lxvi Dugges hardnes of dugges not cancrous Fol. lxvij Dura mater causes of apostemation of it Fol. xc E. Eare peyne wtin the eare Fo. lviij Eare apo vnder the eares f. lvij lviij Eares peyne in them Fo. cxlv Eares wormes in them Fo. cxlvij Elbowe woundes of it Fo. xcvi Elbowe displaced Fo. clxxxij Electuary to resolue blood Fo. cxiiij Electuaries lenitiue and resolutiue theyr properties Fo. ccxiiij Electuary to purge fleume Fo. cxliij Emoroydes Fo. cli cclx Epiglotte Fo. v Epitheme coÌ„fortati of the hart F. xxxj Eschare and the cure Fo. xxv Eschare to remoue it Fo. xxij xxvij xxx xxxi xliiij Estiomenos Fo. xxvi Estiomenos the cure f xxviij ccli Excrescentes Fo. xxxix Exiture Fo. xxxiij Experience of vigo Fo. xxvij Eyes Fo. vij Eyes itchynge burnyng blerednes of them Fo. liiij cclix Eyelyddes aposteme therin Fo. lv Eye wounde in the eye Fo. xciij Eyes vlceres spottes and webbes in them Fo. x. xxxij Eyes pani cicatrizes in theÌ„ f. cxxxiij F. Face rubies in the face Fo. xxl Fantasie Fo. iiij Fatnes cured Fo. ccxxxiiij Feuers of maryners Fo. ccxxvij Feuer cureth a spasme Fo. cix Feuer flegmatyke Fo. ccxxx Flebotomy Fo. xxix ccxxij ccxliij Flegmon Fo. xij Flegmon herisipelades Fo. xiij Flegmon the cause therof eodem Flegmon of a primitiue cause fo xiiij Fleg of an antecedent cause Fo.
sayeth yf the canker can not be cutte to the rootes it must not be cut at all for incision bryngeth the canker to vlceratiō and malignitie But yf the canker be tretable in the begynnynge and of small vlceration and in suche parte of the bodye that it maye seme possible to be rooted vppe by the waye of incision Incision than the Chyrurgien after a purgation made by conuenyente medycynes or by Flebotomye as we haue sayde maye cut it vp by the rootes After incision and extirpatiō and that the melancholyke bloude is taken awaye ye muste laye an hoote yron vpon the sore place tyl ye touch the quycke flesh For as Ouyde sayth all thynges are fyrst to be attempted but an incurable sore muste be cutte awaye that the sincere parte be not infected After this ye must procure the fal of the escarre To remoue an eschare wyth buttyre or swynes grese or wyth thys playstre Take of the decoction of holyhocke mallowes and vyolettes li. ii of barlye floure as moche as shall suffyce to be incorporated with the sayd decoction than let them boyle at the fyre a lytle whyle tyll they bene thycke and adde of oyle of roses and vyolettes Ana ℥ ii and wyth the yolkes of two egges and a lytle saffran make a playstre This playstre appayseth payne as it appereth by the simples of which it is cōpounde And it mollifyeth and resolueth the matter that is about the sore place and was drawen thyther by cauterisation or incision and it hath also vertue to cōforte the place Note that in al tymes of this disease ye muste beware of to moche humiditye or moystnesse For humiditie as Aristotle sayeth is the mother of all corruption and putrificaction wherefore it semeth better to make the eschare fall awaye wyth thys Playstre than wyth butyre or swynes grese After that the escharre is fallen of ye must mundify the place with this mundificatyue A mūdificatyue ℞ of clere terebentin wasshed wyth barlye water ℥ iii. of oyle omphacyne of syrupe of Roses by infusyon Ana ℥ i. ss of the iuyce of plantayn and nyghtshade which is morell Ana ℥ ii of the iuyce of smallage ʒ ii Let them boyle al togyther vnto the consumption of two partes of the thre of the sayde iuyces than strayne them and adde thervnto the yolke of a newe layed egge of barlye floure and lentyle floure well cersed and newe Ana ℥ ss of Saffran ℈ i. mengle them Thys playstre mundifyeth without mordication or bytyng and it is abstersyue wyth exiccation and cōfortation of the place ☞ Note that in all the tyme of this Aposteme it is not conuenyent to vse thynges incarnatyue or thynges ouermoche abstersiue and desiccatiue which bene of hote complexion But the oyntmentes and linimentes in the cure of a canker vlcered muste be of colde and drye qualitie as bene the pryncipall oyntmentes compounde of mineralles and with the iuyce of herbes which must be labored a good whyle in a mortare of leade whyche mortare of leade is praysed in thys poynte of al auctours Nowe wyll we shewe some receytes and oyntmentes And fyrst vnguentum magistrale of our inuentiō Vnguentū magistrale whych heleth vlceres maligne cankerous corrosyue and other lyke howbeit we admonyshe you that ye obserue the doctryne vniuersal and perticuler aboue named This is the fourme of the sayde oyntment ℞ of oyntment of Roses after the descryption of Mesue ℥ ii of Vnguentum populeon ℥ i. and. ss of oyle myrtyne of oyle of roses made of vnrype olyues Ana ℥ iii. of calues tallowe ℥ iiii of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade Ana ℥ ii and. ss of the iuyce of houseleke These bene kyndes of maydēheer of gallitricū and politricū of the croppes of bryers Ana. m̄ i. of wodbinde and grounswell or peny-grasse ana m̄ ss stampe the thynges that ben to be stamped with the said calues suette than let them abyde togyther the space of a daye and afterwarde lette them be boyled togyther vntyll the iuyce be consumed Than strayne them adde to the strayning as moch whyte waxe as shall suffice and thā take them from the fyre and styrre thē about til they be but warm whiche thynge done adde of litarge of golde and syluer well brayed Ana ℥ ii of burnt leade ℥ i. of cerusse ℥ i. of tutia Alexandrina of the poudre of fresh water creuyses dryed in an ouē ana 3. x. of camphore 3. ii of the stone called an amethist ʒ iii. mengle them and laboure them in a mortare of leade An other liniment for the same intention ℞ of oyle of roses A liniment omphacine of vnguentum rosarum Ana ℥ i and. ss of the iuce of plantayne laictuce nyghtshade and purselane ana ʒ ii of litarge of golde and syluer an̄ ℥ i. of tutia alexandrina ℥ ss make a lynimēt of all these accordyng to arte laboryng it and styrryng it in a mortar of leade the space of a daye This liniment is meruelous good to defend the canker from encreasynge swageth payne and auayleth as well agaynst a canker vlcered as not vlcered An other An other ℞ of the muscilage of psillium and quinces ℥ i. ss of the iuce of coriandex or in the stede therof of sorel ℥ ss of oile of roses ℥ ii of litarge of golde syluer ℥ ii of tutia 3. ii of cerusse ʒ ss of burnt lead ʒ iii. the yolke of a new layed egge of womās milk ʒ v. of opium graines .iiii. of camfore graines .ii. mengle them and laboure thēin a mortare of leade sixe houres we haue founde it good to washe the vlcered place with thys decoctiō ℞ of the water of roses of the water of playntayne of the water of nyght shade Ana ℥ ii of Myrobolane citri of floures of Pomegranades Ana. 3. ii of roche Alumme ʒ ss braye fyrste the thynges that bene to be brayed than boyle them all togyther a lytle afterwarde strayne them and wash the place ofte An oyntment to the same intention ℞ of oyle of Roses of oyle mirtine Ana. l. ss of calues suette An other and cowes suette Ana ℥ iiii of the iuyce of plantayne and nyghtshade Ana ℥ iii. let them boyle all togyther tyll the iuyce be consumed than strayne them and adde to the straynynge of litarge of golde and syluer Ana ℥ ii of cerusse bole armenie of terra sigillata of minium Ana ℥ i. sette them to the fyre agayne and styrre them euer and wyth suffycyente whyte waxe make a softe cerote addynge in the ende of the decoctiō of camphore ʒ i. A signe of perfect decoction of this vnguent is whan it waxeth blacke or blakish Thys vnguent putte vpon cloutes and layed vpon the canker is a good remedye Furthermore yf it chaunce after the incision of a canker or cauterisation that there remayn any maligne or superfluous fleshe whiche must be taken away there is nothyng better than our
Incision If it can not be remedied thereby it is necessarie to cut the skyn vnto the place from whence the bloode issueth And though thys way be harde neuerthelesse Galene sayth yf there be but one way to helth be it neuer so harde we muste vse it After incision you must laye some conuenient medicine vpon the veyne And yf thys fluxe of blood be caused by some putrefaction you shal not applye thynges incarnatyue but ye shal mundifye the rotten place wyth vnguentum egyptiacum or with fyre or wyth our poudre of mercurie And yf you wyll haue a stronge mundificatiue you maye vse a trociske of miniuÌ„ in a litle quantitie But yf thys abundauÌ„ce of blood came not by putrefaction but by remouyng of the eschare bycause the place coulde not be well bounde thaÌ„ thynges incarnatyue ben verie profitable as thys ordinaunce that foloweth whych is good for the fluxe of bloode comynge of incision of veynes R. of alloes he patyke An incâ—â—atiue of frankencense of sarcocolle ana Ê’ ii of terra sigillata of bole armenye of lytarge both of gold and syluer anÌ„ ℈ ii of myrre ℈ i. of hares heares cutte as small as can be Ê’ i. ss of mylduste of floure of beanes barley and lentyles anÌ„ Ê’ i. mengle them together springle them vpon the pustles Also beate the whyte of an egge apply a good quantitie therof with thys poudre vpon the veyne and bynde it well thervnto whan the bloode is staunched purifie the place agayne with a mundificatyue of smallage MuÌ„dificatiue whych is compounde after thys sorte R. of cleare terebentine Ê’ x. of hony of roses strayned of syrupe of roses by infution anÌ„ Ê’ vi of the iuyce of smalage plaÌ„tayne anÌ„ Ê’ ii Let them boyle a lytle and thaÌ„ put to of floure of barley wel boulted Ê’ vi strayne them all adde of sarcocolle Ê’ i. of saffran ℈ i. After thys muÌ„dification for an incarnatyue putte to the sayd mundificatyue of fraÌ„kencense Ê’ i. of aloes Ê’ ii of myrre ℈ i. Finally for cicatrisation vse this poudre R. of litarge of gold Poudre and syluer anÌ„ Ê’ i. of rutia Ê’ ss of bolearmenye of terra sigillata anÌ„ Ê’ i. ss of Myrobalanes citrines of roche alume conbust or burnt anÌ„ ℈ ii MeÌ„gle them and brynge them to a poudre This poudre is of good operation in thys case and also in apostemes of the necke and other places full of synnowes and veynes Moreouer besydes these two accidentes there chaunceth in the sayde place a great inflaÌ„mation so that about the pustle venomous mattier is retayned whych thorow hys poysoÌ„ned nature chauseth awaye the skin and perceth vnto the outwarde part in so much that the heede of the yarde semeth to come out of the hole For the curation of thys inflaÌ„mation you must cutte al the skynne circle wyse And yf ther rest any cankerrous corruption ye shall remoue it with an hote yron or wyth vnguentuÌ„ egiptiacum After the incision of the skyn laye vpon the place a digestiue made with the yolke of an egge and oyle of roses or wyth terebeÌ„tine Afterward for the mundification other intentions ye shall procede as we haue declared in thys present chapiter Thus endeth c. ¶ The .ix. cha of chaufynges and vlcerations called caroles whiche chauÌ„ce to yonge men betwene the skynne and the heade of the yarde Of caroles betwene the skinne and the heade of the yarde THe chaufynges and vlcerations called in latine caroli procede for the moost parte by hauynge company wyth a fylthye woman or that hath had lately the floures For the cure wherof Liniment ye shal vse thys linimeÌ„t thre or four dayes R. of the oyle of roses â„¥ ii of the iuyce of plantayne Ê’ vi of litarge of golde and syluer anÌ„ Ê’ v. of tutia Ê’ iii. of cerusse Ê’ ii of burnte lead Ê’ i. make of al a linimeÌ„t in a mortar of leade If they can not be quenched by thys meane thaÌ„ mortify theÌ„ wyth our poudre of mercury or with vnguentum mixtinn After mortificatioÌ„ ye shal procede wyth the linimente afore written or with vngueÌ„tuÌ„ de minio wythout guÌ„mes A lotion washyng the place alway wyth this lotion R. of the water of plaÌ„tayne roses anÌ„ â„¥ ii of white sief wythout opiuÌ„ Ê’ ii mengle them make a collyry for it is of good operatioÌ„ Lykewise the linimente written in the cha before made of the whyte of an egge water of roses the iuyce of herbes is a preseÌ„t remedy layeng it vpon all the yarde with cloutes Thus we ende c. ¶ The sixt treatise of apostemes of the stones ¶ The first cha of hote apostemes of the stones of osseuÌ„ or the purse of the same called hernia humoralis THe cure of thys Aposteme is accoÌ„plyshed by cuttyng a veyne in the arme called hepatica in the coÌ„trary syde Of hote apostemes of the stones Some doctours commauÌ„de to make a flebotomy minoratyne in the same syde the nexte day in the coÌ„trary side so that ye considre the coÌ„plection repletion strength of the patient In the state they cut the veyne Saphena in the same syde to purge the mattier conioyncte Semblably ye may gyue the patient purgation by the bellye after thys sorte R. of cassia diacatholicon Purgation anÌ„ â„¥ ss of an electuarye de succo rosarum Ê’ ii wyth these thinges and water of endyue make a potion Likewise for the accoÌ„plishment of thys aposteme it is nedeful to applye sondry remedies vpoÌ„ the same At the begynnyng whan the place is enflamed ye maye apply conueniently the white of an egge beateÌ„ with the yolke with oyle of roses and a lytle iuyce of plantayne by the space of thre or foure dayes Resolutiue Item to thys intentioÌ„ the plaister that foloweth is profitable which quencheth heate with resolution R. of roses camomil melilote mallowes anÌ„ mÌ„ i. Let theÌ„ boyle with sufficient water vntyll halfe be consumed in the decoctioÌ„ with beane flour make a styffe playster at the fyre addyng of oyle of roses camomille dylle anÌ„ â„¥ i. Another playster to the same intention Another R. of the leaues of hennebane of the leaues of mallowes anÌ„ mÌ„ i. Seeth them al in water stampe them and in the decoction with the flour of barley beanes make a playster addyng of oyle of roses â„¥ ii of oyle of camomil â„¥ i. Mengle theÌ„ wyth the foresayd stamped thynges This plaister resolueth al hardnes in the stones that cometh of hote mattier it queÌ„cheth inflamatioÌ„ with mittigatoÌ„ of payne as we haue often proued and as Auicenne wytnesseth Item to the same intention wyth greater resolution Another thys playster folowyng is conuenient R. of the leaues of blacke colewortes of the rootes of holihocke of camomille anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of corianders â„¥ ss Seeth all in fatte broth eyther of hennes or of other flesh
the mouthe with a threde Item in thys case it is a present remedye to applye an actuall cauterye vpon the place yf it be possyble wythout touchynge the synnowes But yf the bleedynge be wyth putrefaction than it is necessarye to applie suche medicines as haue mordication or bytynge and whyche maye take awaye euyll and superfluous flesshe wyth some incarnation as thys ordinaunce A remedie for hemoragia comynge of corruption ℞ of aloes hepatyke of myrrhe Ana ʒ ij of franckencense sarcocolle dragagantum mumye terra sigillata Ana ʒ j. and. ss of gypsum ʒ j. of poudre precipitate ʒ x. mengle them wyth the whyte of an Egge It worcketh asmuche as vnguentum Egyptiacum wythout payne The maner of appliynge thys remedye is ☞ to putte a longe tente in the wounde vntyll it touche the orifice of the veyne rolled in the sayde poudre mengled wyth the whyte of an Egge For yf ye shulde vse in thys case a mundifycatiue and incarnatiue hauyng great mordication or bytynge you shulde hurte the patiente more than profyte hym For it wolde drawe mattyer to the place which shulde hyndre the restraynte of bloode And the foresayde remedye maye be called a medicyne of a noble and excellent operation whyche incarnethe the place mundifyethe and staunchethe the fluxe of bloode lykewyse thys poudre folowynge whych restrayneth the bledyng of a wounde that is wyth putrefactyon Poudre ℞ of the foresayde poudre called precipitate ʒ ij of Trocisque of Minium ʒ j. of franckencense of Aloes Ana ʒ ss of bole armenye of terra sigillata ana ℈ j. Ye shall vse thys poudre as the fore sayde whych is of great effycacitie in thys case Two or three dayes after the administration of thys Medicyne you maye applie thynges incarnatyue as the remedyes wrytten in thys present Chapytre Item to the same intentyon ℞ of vitriole rubifyed or made redde ʒ ij of frankencense mastyke Poudre Aloes Sarcocolle Ana ʒ j. of precipitate ʒ vj. mengle them and vse them as is aforesayde It is ryght good in thys case howebeit it hathe some mordicatyon by reason of the vitriole yea and hys Eschare fallethe more slowly whych thynge profyteth muche Moreouer we haue proued the applicatyon of a sponge somewhat burnte in the forme of a tente vntyll it touche the orifyce of the veyne If it chaunce that the fluxe of bloode canne not be restrayned by the foresayde remedyes it is necessarye to applye an hote yron vpon the veyne makynge a depe eschare or in the stede of the sayde canterye to putte vpon the orifyce of the veyne a Trocisque of Minium in the forme of a tente And it is the moste souerayne remedye that canne be founde Note that in the tyme of the administratyon of thys corrosiue medicyne bycause of the payne of the place ye must applie thinges that swage payne as thys liniment ℞ of the floure of lentiles Oyntement beanes and barley Ana .li. ss make a solyde playster at the fyer wyth the decoction of Holyhocke and a lytle lye addynge of oyle of Roses Omphacine of oyle Myrtine Ana ʒ ij of Saffran ℈ j. Or els make it after thys maner ℞ of oyle myrtine of oyle of roses Ana ʒ ij of whyte waxe ℥ j. and. ss of saffran ℈ j. of all the saunders ʒ j. and. ss make a liniment at the fyer Playster Item to the same intention thys description folowynge is profytable ℞ of swete aegre Pomegranates in nombre ij of roses lentiles Ana. m̄ ss Seeth them all wyth lye and water than stampe them and strayne them and adde to the straynynge of the floure of beanes and lentiles Ana ℥ ij lette them boyle agayne tyll they comme to thycknes and putte to of Oyle of roses of oyle myrtyne Ana ℥ j. For the same purpose a playster of floure after the forme folowynge is not to be disalowed ℞ of beane-floure of the floure of orobus of the floure of lentiles Ana .li. ss make a styffe playster at the fyer wyth a sufficient quantitie of lye and of syrupe of roses wyth a lytle vinegre Thus we ende thys present chapytre ¶ The thyrde chapy of the woundes of the heade aswell by cuttynge as by brusyng vnto the ende called Almocatim Of the woūd of the heade THe heade is often hurte by cuttynge thynges brusyng the cure whereof we wyll declare as breifely as we canne The woundes of the heade caused by cuttynge or brusynge vnto the pannycle called pericraneū are cured as other wondes that is to saye by the administration of thynges desiccatiue or driyng Wherefore it is good to vse aqua vite the poudre made of one parte of Aloes Hepatyke and the other of myrrhe addyng a lytle frākensens Moreouer a cerot of betonie and of minium wrytten in the nexte chap. is to be alowed Note that yf the wounde be large and the incarnation doubtefull and the skynne eleuate or lyfted vp than ye muste sewe together the sondred partes leauynge in the lower parte of the sayde wounde a conuenient orifyce or hole to purge the bloode and quytture whyche is in the botome of the wounde For the other intentions namelye for digestion mundification incarnation and sigillation ye shall procede wyth the remedies wryttē in the next chapytre of the breakyng of the sculle But yf the wound be caused by brusyng The cure of a wound of brusynge ye shall in no wyse vse a desiccatiue medicyne for a wound caused by brusynge commeth necessarely to matture and corruption Wherfore at the begynnynge you must applie thinges digestiue as a digestiue of Terebentine wyth a yolke of an Egge and a lytle Saffran And yf the bodye be Cholerycke ye shall applie a digestiue of oyle of roses wyth the yolkes of Egges and after digestion it is conuenient that you mundifye the place with this mundificatiue Mundifycatiue ℞ of cleare terebentine ℥ ij of honie of Roses ℥ j. of the iuyce of smalage ℥ ss lette them boyle all together a lytle whyle and putte to the yolke of an Egge of barley floure well cersed ℥ ss of Saffran a lytle And yf ye dydde adde to the sayde thynges of myrrhe ʒ ij and asmuch of aloes hepatyke and a lytle sarcocolle it wolde be a good incarnatiue for the sayde wounde Also for incarnation and sygillation ye shall vse the oyntmente of Minium wryttē in the chapytre of the breakynge of the sculle Thus we ende c. ¶ The .iiij. chapytre of the breakynge of the sculle and cure of the same OFtentymes by a falle or by some stroke the scull Breakyng of the sculle or braine pāne is broken in sondrie sortes For somtymes the breakynge is litle so that it semeth a rieft or thincke lyke an heere and this breache is caused by a falle or strype of some brusyng thyng It chaūceth also that in this maner of brusyng the bone is brokē with depressyō of the bone of the fyrst and second
ss let the sayd thynges be boyled togyther excepte the tutia with a glasse of water of the decoction of barly vntyl the water wyne be consumed than strayne thē and set them on the fyre agayne addyng as moche whyte waxe as shal suffyce and in the ende the forsayde tutia and of saffran ʒ ss This lynyment is conuenyent in all woundes in which the sinnowes ben hurt and discouered for it appayseth griefe engendreth flesh vpon the synnowes beinge discouered A precious oyle Here floweth a precyous oyle for greate woundes with mundification and incarnation of the synnowes ℞ of gūme elimi of mastyke of newe rosyne of the pyne tree of most clere terebentine ana ℥ i. of armoniake of bdelliū of galban of serapine of opoponax ana ʒ i. ss of earth wormes wasshed with wyne ℥ ii of antimoniū brought to poudre ʒ iiii rosemarye of mylfoyle of centaurie the greater and the lesse of the herbe called horsetayle ana m̄ ss of s Iohns worte m̄ i. of oyle of roses omphacine ℥ i. ss Lette them be brayed all togyther put into a lembike of glasse well stopped and set it on a furnays and stylle the sayde thynges The first destillations shal be after the maner of water the rest in the fourme of an oyle and ye must mengle the .ii. liquores togyther and seeth them on the fyre Than ye must adde vnto it a lytle of fyne grayne and madder and the seede of saynt Iohns worte and of the foresayde herbes a lytle vntyll the water be consumed Than strayne them with a thycke clothe kepe them as preciously as golde for this oyle conteyneth all the secretes and properties that ben requyred to the cure of all woundes in which the synnowes are hurt for it hath vertue to swage payne and it draweth and dryeth with abstersyon which intentions are requisite in this case Moreouer ye must note that all conuenyent remedyes muste alwaye be applyed actually hote yea the bādes wherw t the sore places bē wrapped must not be colde but hote For colde is verye noysome as we haue sayde before we wyll declare some remedye for the pryckyng or foynynge of the synnowes albeit that we haue spoken therof suffyciently in this chapitre that the diligent reader maye haue a more certayne doctrine Fyrst at the begynnyng it is very expedyent to laye a cauterization of oyle of elder being very hote vpon the foyned place An other attractiue Furthermore ye may cōuenyently apply vpon the wounde a medycyne attractyue as is this description ℞ of leuen ℥ i. terebentyne ℥ ii of hennes grese of oyle of lineseed ana ʒ x. of oile of elder ℥ i. ss of the flour of fenugreke barly ana ʒ vi of saffran ℈ ii the yolke of one egge mēgle them and let them boyle a lytle and put in the yolke of the egge in the ende Item to the same intention thys oyntment folowyng is cōmendable A cerote ℞ of whyte diaquilon with gūmes ʒ x. of clere terebentine of gūme elimi ana ʒ iii. of oyle of elders ʒ ii of oyle of euphorbiū ʒ ss of armonyake dissolued in vynegre ʒ i. mengle them and let them boyle a lytle at the fyre and make a cerote we haue in this present Chaptre wrytten sondrye remedyes as well oyles as playsters which ben conuenyent in this case therfore we wyll now speake brefely of the accidentes of these woundes thoughe we haue spokē therof largely hertofore Fyrst we say that there is no surer remedy to remoue a spasme than to cauterise the sore synnowe incontynently with an hote yron and consequently to apply thervpō of oyle of elders being hote And afterward ye shal procede with a lenitiue oyntmente and digestiue to remoue the escare and the heate for we haue often proued thys curation and haue gotten worshype thereby Galene and Auicenne haue wryttē sondry remedyes which ar cōpound of maruelous thynges not vsed of the practisiens of oure tyme and for as moche as we haue not founde greate profyte in them we let them passe for this present we haue proued that the playstre aforewritten of meales lye and syrupe of Roses is conuenyente for the cure of apostemes in the sinnowes and lykewyse the playstre de sapa or of soddē wyne ordeyned in this present Chaptre Fynallye it chaunceth somtymes that besyde apostemation the sinnowes come to putrefaction and than yf ye can not separate them by a digestyue it is necessary to vse an actuall or potentiall cauterie and we haue often separated the putrefaction of the synnowe with vnguentum egiptiacum of the description of Auicenne and with a trociske of minium of our descryption and lykewyse with our poudre of mercurye of which we wyll speake in our antidotary by the grace of god c. ¶ The .xvi. Chaptre Of the cure of a spasme A Spasme after Auicen is a synnowye disease The cure of spasmes by the which the lacertes are brought to the place of theyr begynning are inobedyēt to the verue motyue so that they can not extende them selues after the wyl of the patient vntyll the disease be remoued And there be .ii. kyndes of a spasme namely a spasme proportioned to the matter and not proporcioned That which is proportionat to the matter is double of inanicion and repletion Howbeit some say that a spasme not proporcionat chaunceth sometymes by a cutte or foyne sayinge that the vertue is prycked and hurt by the payn and solution of continuitie chefelye whan the pryck is made by an instrument with a small heed or by styngynge of venemous beastes or by colde Also they grounde them selues vpon Hipocrates which sayeth that colde byteth the skynne and causeth payne rygour and a spasme But in dede this chaunceth seldome and yf if it chaūce the spasme incontinently becōmeth proportionate to the matter by repletion wherfore in the cuttynge or pryckyng of synowes a spasme chaūceth by replecion by reason of the vehemēt payne For payn as Galene sayth is as a ventose drawīg mater to the place by the which the synnowes be hurt replenysshed and the sayd matter is conueyed sometyme to the brayne by the sinnowes And whan the brayne feleth that matter it dryueth it backe agayne by which expulsion the synnowes are fylled with the foresayde matter and are inobediēt to theyr accustemed mouynge And somtyme the spasme is throughout all the bodye somtyme the spasme is caused by putrefaction for whan the hurted synnowes come to putrefaction a venimous matter ascēdeth to the brayne and whan the brayne feleth the sayd venenositie it forceth it selfe to resiste the same and whan it can not resist it a spasme is caused through the venemous qualitie and not by reason of the multitude of it And therfore we haue often sene this spasme to be caused through the coniunctiō of the synnowes as good Mesue testifyeth by the auctoritie of Galene saying a spasme foloweth the pryckyng of the
these .iii. thīges bē kept of by conuenient diete by laxatiue medicynes by fleb on the cōtrary part Flebotomie by the aplicatiō of a defēsiue about the woūde as that which is written in the cha of woūdes in fleshy places And if it chaūce that the brusing grow to corruptiō of the mēbre thā ye shal resort to the cha of the cure of cancrena of askakyllos in which there bene many doctrines declared expedient in this case And for swaging of payne remouing of an aposteme ye shall peruse the chapiter of flegmon procedyng of a primitiue cause And if the aposteme be colerik ye shall resorte to the chaptre of Herisipelas And lykewyse to take awaye the payne ye may procede to that that is wrytten in the fore alleged chap. An thus we ende c. ¶ The .iii. Chaptre of woundes made by hacquebutes woundes made with gonnes gūnes and lyke instrumentes ALbeit that the auncient and later doctours haue written nothyng of woundes caused by gūnes other instrumētes of fire neuerthelesse we haue cōsydred that it is profytable to declare such remedyes as we haue proued to be good in this case And before we come to the principall cure it is necessary to declare the nature of suche a wounde And fyrst we saye by the auctoritie of Galen that he is in dede a phisiciō or chirurgiē which cā hādle thynges that hath not bē handled afore can also rightly vse such thīges as bē taught of aūcient doctours wherfore we affirme that those woūdes are cōpoūd of iii. kyndes Firste it is called a brused woūde bycause of the roundnes of the ston Secōdly it is called a brēt woūde bycause of the fyre Thirdly it is called a venymous woūd by resō of the poudre And forasmoch as these kyndes bē cōtrary dyuers they cause the woūd to be of hard curatiō For brusing burnyng nede moysture venemnes nedeth desiccation or drying To com to the tru cure we say by the auctoritie of Galen that whē .ii. or mo diseases bē ioyned togyther the intention of the chirurgiē must be to he le the more daūgerous not vtterly forsaking also the other But seing the most daūgerous thinge herin is venym caused by the poudre the pryncypall intention shal be to cure the same The cure The cure of the sayd woūdes is accomplysshed by .iiii. intentions The fyrst is ordinaūce of diete The .ii. euacuation the thyrde administration of local medycynes accordyng to the cōposition of the woūd The fourth is correctiō of accidētes Fyrst whā the chirurgien is called to thys cure he must cōsydre whether the woūde be made with a great instrumente or with a small or a meane And forthermore he must cōsidre the place that is hurt that is to say whether it be vpō synowes or no whether the bones be hurt or no also whether the stone remayneth wtin the body or other mēbres for tru iugemēt is takē of the hurted place As touchyng the fyrst .ii. intentiō he shal procede accordynge to the doctrine wtin the Cha. of fleshy woūdes And it is to be noted that though thys wound haue parte of venym neuerthelesse cutting of a veyne is cōueniēt at the begynning chefely diuersiue that is to saye which turneth awaye humours that they be not deryued to the sore place For the venenositie proceding of poudre is not so daūgerous as the venenositie of a carbuncle The third intention which concerneth the administration of local medicines according to the tyme of the hurt done shal be accōplished as it foloweth First there is no better remedy than to vse in the sayd woūde an actual cauterie which may touch all the partes of the wound or to apply vnguen egip after the description of Auicen Also in the stede therof a mā may vse a cauterization of oyle of elders boylyng hote for cauterization kepeth the woūd frō putrefyīg which might come through the bruse of the stone After the sayd cauterisation the chirur shal procede with thinges mollificatiue leinge aboute the wounde a defensyue wrytten in the Chapter of the cure of flesshye woundes Itē yf the wounde be depe ye must vse depe cauterisatiō And yf it be not depe ye must aply therin a digestyue which is vnderwrytten Also ye must after cauterization put in the botom of the wound melted butter hote with a syryng vntyll the escare be remoued the deed flesh be sōdred from the good and yf the sayd woūd be in a very synnowy place after cauterisation ye shal put into the same water of barly sodden with erthwormes a lytle holyhocke and redsugre with the foresayde butter and without it Lykewyse in this case a digestyue of terebentine made with oyle of roses and the yolkes of egges And this plaister mollificatiue folowinge whiche swageth payne may be conueniently applyed Playster ℞ of the decoction of vyol mal holyhock li. iii. and with the flour of barly beanes make a styffe plaistre at the fyre addynge of oyle of camomyl ℥ ii of butter of oyle of roses of hēnes grese an̄ ℥ i. the yolkes of .ii. egges This playstre is of excellēt operatiō for besyde that it swageth payn it procureth good digestiō of the woūd and prepareth the mater to issue out whan the woūd is come to good digestion it is cōuenient to apply thinges mūdificatiue a mundificatyue as is this plaistre folowyng ℞ of hony of roses ℥ ii of clere terebentine ℥ iiii let thē seeth all at the fyre one boylyng afterwarde adde therevnto the yolke of .i. egge of saffran ℈ i. of the floure of wheat wel bulted of barly floure ana ʒ v. mēgle them This emplaistre is mūdificatiue An other chefely whan the woūde is in a flesshye place Here foloweth an other cōuenient mūdificatiue whan the sinnowes ligamentes bē hurt and whan the wound is in a place full of muscles ℞ of clere terebentin ℥ ii of hony of roses ℥ i. of the iuce of plantayne of the iuce of smalage ana ℥ ss Let them seeth a lytle adde thervnto of the floure of lupines of the floure of barly an̄ ʒ iii. of sarcocol ʒ i. of safrā ℈ i. mēgle thē This plaistre is of excellent operation to mūdify the sayd woundes in synnowye places After mundification ye muste incarne and seale vp the place accordyng to that we shal declar in the cha folowynge Furthermore if the stone be within the mēbre ye must wysely behold the place remoue it making incision with a rasour or some other cōuenient instrument takyng hede that ye touch not the sinowes afterward ye shal heale the place according to the doctrine declared before we haue sene some that haue caryed the stone a great whyle which thought them selues to be heled and also the chirurgyens had closed vp the wounde but manye haue dyed therby For the membre wherin the stone is cōmeth to
muste consyder whether the matter be of burned coloure or elles grosse bloode and of euyl complexion And yf it be coleryke the matter must be digested with syru of violets or of roses or with the iuice of endiue with the water of endiue of buglosse of sorel of fumitery of borage And yf the matter be grosse bloode it muste be dygested wyth syrupe of fumiterrie the lesse with syru of lupulles or of hoppes and wyth water of endyue buglosse and fumiterre After that the humours be dygested ye shall purge the bodye as foloweth Yf the matter be coleryke and burnte ye shall vse thys purgation â„ž of cassia of a lenitiue electuarye Ê’ vi of an electuarye of ê‘silium of an electuarye of iuyce of roses of euerye one Ê’ i. ss of diacatholicon â„¥ ss mengle them and make a small potition wyth the comune decoction Yf the matter haue parte of melancolye ye shall administre thys purgation â„ž diacatholicon â„¥ i. ss of an electuarye of ê‘silium of the confection of hamech of euerye one Ê’ ij wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes of mayden heere of the herbes called Gallitricum and Politricum of the coddes of seny and of Epithime make a small potion addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. And when the euyl matter is grosse bloode ye shall vse thys purgation â„ž of Cassia of Diacatholicon of euerye one Ê’ vi of Diafinicon Ê’ ij wyth the decoction of cordiall floures and frutes make a smal potion addynge syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. ss when ye obserue conuenient purgations ye obserue the commaundement of Galene whyche sayeth that we muste put awaye the cause of the dysease before we can remoue the dysease it selfe Wherfore we muste not forgette to preferre vniuersall rules before particuler that the particuler operations maye be ayded by the vniuersall The seconde entention is accomplyshed by meates that engender good bloode and they oughte to enclyne to coldnes and moystnes that the subtyle humours maye be engrossed and that thorough theyr moystnes and coldnes they may correct the sharpnes of humours Lyke maner it is profytable to obserue the thynges not naturall The thyrde intention which consisteth in the dryenge of the venimous matter is accoÌ„plyshed as it foloweth Fyrst after that the matter is purged by laxatiue medicynes or by cuttynge of a veyne whyche is conuenient in this case yf the euyl matter be noughty bloode to remoue the malignitie of vlcers and also the corrosyon and venemenes of the same ther is no better remedye than to applye wythin the vlcers our pouder of mercury for it is of the same operation that vnguentuÌ„ Egyptiacum is of how be it vnguentum EgyptiacuÌ„ causeth great payne and inflammation about the vlceres and therfore make the vlceres sometyme to resiste curation which thyng thys poudre doth not And Auicenne sayth we muste be ware that we applye not medicynes that cause greate payne cheyfely whan ther is apostemacion and euyll complexion for as he saythe cure not the vlcere tyll the payne be swaged for oftentymes the rectifyeng of an euyll complexion is the cause of the cure of the vlceres The fourthe intention whyche coÌ„cerneth the administratioÌ„ of local medicynes shal be perfourmed as here foloweth Fyrst after the malignytie corrosyon and venemenes of the vlcere is taken awaye wyth the forsaid poudre ye shal procede with this oyntment vnder wrytteÌ„ whych rectifyeth the euyll complexion of the vlceres dryeth them and mundifyethe wyth famylier incarnation â„ž oyle of Roses Vnguenti Rosati or instede of that Galenes oyntment Ana â„¥ ij ss Vnguenti Populeon oyle of Myrtyne Ana â„¥ j. of swynes grese fresshe and molten of calues suet Ana â„¥ iij. of the leaues of plantayne and of nightshade of the tender partes of braÌ„bles of the leaues and beries of myrtilles of woodbynd of herbe called horsetayle of the herbe called knot grosse Ana. mÌ„ ss let thies thynges be staÌ„ped together and so leaue them the space of a daye and afterwarde sethe them a lytell and strayne them and putte to the straynynge of lytarge of golde and syluer Ana â„¥ j. of Minium Ê’ x. of terra sigillata of ceruse Ana Ê’ vj. set them on the fyer agayne and let them seathe together tyl the colour become blacke Oyntmente and afterwarde wyth suffycient whyte waxe make an oyntment addynge of cleare Terebentyne â„¥ j. of tutia preparate â„¥ ss of Camphore gr iij. Item to the same intentioÌ„ this vnguente folowynge is comendable â„ž oyle of roses â„¥ vj. oyle of violettes â„¥ iiij of calues suet â„¥ iij. Another ointmente of the iuyce of playntayne and nyghtshade Ana â„¥ ij let them sethe all tyll the iuyce be consumed then strayne them and put to the straynynge of whyte waxe â„¥ ss of ceruse Ê’ x. of lytarge of gold syluer Ana â„¥ j. of tucia preparate Ê’ iij. of caÌ„phore brayed accordynge to arte Ê’ ss mengle them and styrre them about in a morter of leade the space of two houres Also vnguentum Album CaÌ„phoratum and vnguentuÌ„ ceruse and vnguentum Triapharmacon are conuenient in this case Here note that yf the medicyne be verye hote in the vlceres as in the seconde or thyrde degree it is suspected bycause that after hys operation yt leaueth an euyll complexion in the vlceres and therfore oure oyntment de Minio wrytten in the booke of wouÌ„des hathe a prerogatiue herein bycause it is not to hote and is mundifycatiue and incarnatiue and of hys nature remoueth the malignitie of vlceres After that the malignitie is remoued it is good to wasshe the place wyth water sodden wyth alume or wyth thys decoction â„ž of water of plaÌ„tayn of water of roses ana â„¥ iij. of floures of pomegranades of myrtill of roses of euery one a lytle of myrobolanes cytryne Ê’ ij of roche alume Ê’ ij ss of terra sigillata Ê’ iij. of al the saunders Ana Ê’ j. of water of endiue â„¥ ij of hony of roses â„¥ j. boyle thyes sayde thynges tyll the thyrde parte be coÌ„sumed and thaÌ„ strayne them Thys decoction herin is ryght conuenieÌ„t and ye must washe the wounde therwith thre or foure tymes a daye Auicenne saythe that corrosiue vlceres beÌ„ best cured with thynges that be colde and stiptyke as are the floures of pomegranades and roses lyke Item it is good to applye smal pieces of leade in corrosiue vlcers yf they be made wyth a lytle quycsyluer they shal be of better operatioÌ„ Moreouer this playster is auaylable in maligne deceyuable vlceres A playster of a dogges tourde â„ž of a dogges tourde that eteth bones well brayed and serced â„¥ iiij of the floure of lentylles â„¥ ij of beane floure â„¥ j. of terra sigillata of bole armenie Ana â„¥ j. ss of ceruse and litarge Ana Ê’ x. putte the sayd thynges in the mylke of a goate or a cowe in which ye haue quenched burnyng peces of yron set them on the fyre and make a
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
very profytable to applye thys decoction ℞ of the rootes of a whyte and a blacke vyne called vitis alba et nigra bearynge grapes of euerye one ℥ .i. of wormewoode m̄ i. of oxe galle of hares galle of euery one ℥ .i. of the fatte of a foxe ʒ.vi of the fatte of a wesyll or of elys ʒ.x of castorium of blacke elebore of euery one graynes .ij. of vynegre of odoriferous wyne of euerye one ℥ iij. of oyle of nardus ℥ .i. of oyle of laurell ℥ ss lette them seeth together tyll the wyne and vynegre be consumed then strayne them and put therof into the eares It is also good that the patient exercyse hym selfe in grauelye places Item contynuall purgations of the heade make muche to the purpose Yea the foresayde remedyes are not to be administred before the purgation of the bodye and of the heade Lykewyse in the tyme of the administratiō of the same they oughte not to be nother to hote nor to colde Furthermore it is the duetye of a good chirurgion to prouyde that the medicines that enter vnto the synowe planted wythin hurte not the same It is moreouer to be remēbred that medicines of the eares muste not be styffe but liquide that they may perce into the inwarde parte Item the medicynes muste be often chaunged namelye euerye fourth houre and the pacient muste lye on the cōtrary syde a certayne space after the application of the medicine stoppynge hys eare that the ayer enter not in The beste maner of administryng medicines for the dyseases of the eares is that the eare be clensed from all superfluous thynges before the application of the sayd medicines c. ¶ The .x. chap. of water and stones and wormes graynes or such lyke thynges entryng into the eare WOrmes Of wormes and other noysome thynges in the eares and other thynges enter into the eares and hynder hearing may be knowen by the relation of the patientes whyche fele a bytynge and mouynge in the eares heuye paynfulnesse The cure therof Cure is to drawe out the sayd thynge And to come to oure purpose bryefly some doctours saye that water whyche is entred into the eares maye be drawē out easely with instrumētes wherwith great wyndy balles be puffed vp whych are after the maner of a syrynge The way to draw out the sayd matter is thys Fyrst ye muste bathe the eare wyth wyne of the decoction of nepte of maiorum afterward ye muste put the instrument into the eare vnto the botome whyche muste be stopped with cottō that the instrumēt may drawe the water frō the botome vnto it selfe And thys ye shal do so often tyl ye perceaue the water dryed vp whych is knowē by the remotion of the accedētes that were ther before Some allowe that the water be drawen out wyth the woode of a palmetre or drye elder Ye muste put one ende of the woode into the fyer and the other in the eare and the woode muste be thre cubites longe for they say that by reason of the fyer the wood draweth the water vnto it selfe Lykewyse some vse thys meane to drawe out the water After a suffumigation the patiente muste iompe wyth the fote that is on the sore syde in leapyng he must strike his eare of ten with hys hande afterwarde they put into the eare a see spōge thē cause the patiēt to slepe vpon the same eare Lykewyse ye may drawe oute the water wyth such a syrynge as the surgeons vse to drawe vryne oute of the bladder puttynge it into the eare wythout payne and suckinge out the water at the other ende wyth youre mouthe Fynallye the doctours haue descrybed few remedyes in thys case for they knewe that instrumentes were more fytte to draw out the sayd water then locall remedyes Howe be it Auicenne sayeth that the iuyce of oynyons put into the eares easeth the heuynes of the heade and draweth out the water Arsilata and Platearius saye that the sayde iuyce mēgled wyth gose grese and put into the eares is of the same effecte Nysynge also prouoked by arte is conuenient in thys case As touchynge the drawynge oute of lytle wormes and suche other thynges yf it be possyble they muste be drawen oute wyth lytle pynsons or some other conuenient instrument enlargynge the conduyte of the eares And yf ye can not drawe them oute on thys meane Medicyne to kylle the wormes in the eares ye muste procede wyth localle medicines Fyrste to kyll the lytle wormes ye shal poure into the eare oile of bytter almondes dyssolued wyth a lytle aloes epatyke and oxe galle afterwarde ye shall make a suffumigation of thynges anodyne that is to saye whyche swage payne For within the space of a fewe dayes the wormes shall appeare to youre eyes and then ye shall take them oute wyth some conueniente instrumente Lytle stones and graynes beyng entred into the eares muste be drawē out after that that is wrytten in thys present chapter concernynge drawynge out of water excepte that when the greyne is in the eares ye muste not vse oyle and suffumigations but when ther is greate payne for they enlarge the greyne Wherfore it is better to drawe it out wyth some conuenient instrumente somewhat croked And bycause that sometyme the stone or the greyne stycketh so in the eare that it can not be drawen oute then ye shall breake the stone or the grayne wyth small sharpe tenacles made for the purpose And for asmuch as often tymes the sayde thynges can not be drawen oute but they cause greate payne and brynge the place to an hote apostemation some haue counsayled to make incision vnder the eare that so the sayde thynges maye be drawen oute by the cutte place Neuerthelesse my councell is that no incisyon be made in the sayde place bycause it is noble and synnowy excepte a sygne of apostemation appere vnder the eare but to leaue the cure to the workynge of nature whyche is euer myghtye in her operation Yf apostemation appeare vnder or aboue the eare ye shall further maturation therof wyth a playster maturatiue and attractiue afterwarde ye shall open the place in the forme of a newe moone before it come to maturation For mundifycation incarnation and sigillation ye shall procede after the doctrine declared in a peculier chapter of the vlceres of the eares c. ¶ Here begynneth the fourthe treatyse of the fourth booke ¶ The fyrste chapter of the vlceres of the belye vlceris of the belye THE cure of vlceres of the belye that perce not dyffereth nothynge frō the common cure of vlceres of other partes of the bodye Wherefore yf the vlceres be virulēt or venemous they muste be cured after the cure of the sayde vlceres and so of other But if suche vlceres bee penetrante and percynge or fystulous than they are verye harde to be cured howebeit the cure must not be refused for nature worketh sometyme
secretlye and healeth rhynges that seme impossyble to the chirurgeons and therefore in this case ye shall procede accordynge to the doctryne declared in the chapyter of penitraunte woundes in the breast c The second chapter of the vlceres of the flākes and armeholes vlceres of the flankes armeholes THe vlcers of these partes by reasone of the thynnes of the fleshe become sone holowe and lyke the apostemes called formice and crustye and they haue nothynge proper by them selues frome the comon cure of other vlceres howbeit we wyll ordayne the cure accordyng to the qualytie of the place and of the vlcers Cure Fyrste purgacion and good dyet presupposed as we haue sayde in many places yf the vlceres be holow my custome was to put into the sayd vlceres thys lyquore folowynge ℞ of the barbours lye ℥ .vi. of oure poudre of mercurye ʒ.iij of honye of rooses ℥ .i. myngle these thynges togyther and putte them into the vlcers a lotion for holow vlcers warme with a sirynge kepinge in the same strayghte waye with youre fynger or with a tente that it maye fulfyl his operation and let the said lyquour be reteyned the space of .xii. houres then mundifie the place and wasshe it by the space of two dayes with lye and red suger or with water of barley and honye of roses And agayne euery second day wasshe the place as is afore sayde vntyll the vlcere be mundyfyed frome all euyll fleshe whiche thynge is knowen by the appearaunce of good fleshe and-good quytture And yf the mouthe of the vlcered place be verye streite ye shal enlarge it by incision or by application of some caustyke medicine as is capitell oyle of coperose or with a trosciske of minio of oure description or with the foresayd pouder poudered vpon the tente and afterward ye maye procede with the fore sayde remedies For incarnation we were wount to vse this oyntment folowyng put tyng it vpon a tent ℞ of honye of roses ℥ i. of moste clere terrebentyne ℥ ii of the iuice of smallage ℥ ss of the iuice of plantayne and wormewood ana ℥ ii Let them seeth a lytle and put therevnto of the floure of barley and beanes well boulted and of the floure of lentyles ana ʒ iii. of sarcocolle of myrrhe ana ʒ ss of frankynsence ʒ.i with this oyntment I put vppon the place a great piece of the oyntmente or cerote vnderwrytten and in the time of incarnation I dyd syringe the place euery day with the wyne of the decoction of hony of roses and a lytle frankynsence or with the foresayde lye and honye of roses cerote of noble opeation The fourme of the cerote is this ℞ of oyle of camomylle oyle of rooses of oyle of lyllyes ana ℥ .iiij. of calues suet cowes suet and wethers suet melted ana lj ss of oyle of lynsed ℥ .iii. of muscilage of psilium holye hocke fenugreke lynseed lj.ij of lytarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ j.ss of minium ʒ.x make a cerote of all these at the fyre accordynge to arte addynge as muche whyte waxe as shall suffyce for it purgeth matter and in resoluing mollyfyeth hardenesse we sealed vp the place wyth vnguentum de minio of oure description washinge the place wyth water of alume soden wyth honye of rooses and rooses by them selfes whyche oyntmente is wrytten in the chapter of a broken skulle Yf the vlceres be corrosyue and malygne ye shall rectyfie them wyth our poudre of mercurye or wyth the poudre folowynge whych I optayned of maister Scipion of Mantua a chirurgien syngulerly lerned ℞ of redde coralles Scipcious pouder of psidia of bytanye of rede roses of fyne whyte suger ana ℥ ss pouder all these thynges finelye and vse it vpon a corrosyue and malygne vlcer for that is of excellent operacyon as the sayde master Scipion shewed vnto me We haue cured manye wyth vnguentum de tucia or of minium vnder wrytten Vnguentum de 〈◊〉 the ordynaunce whereof is after thys sorte ℞ of oyle of rooses omphacine ℥ .ii. of oyle of rooses complete ℥ .iii. of oyle myrtyne of vnguentum populeon ana ʒ.x of the iuce of plantayn ℥ ii.ss and as much of nyght shade of calues suet lj.ss let them seth all together wyth a lytle vynegre tyll the iuces and the vynegre be consumed then strayne them and adde to the streynyng of lytarge of golde and siluer ana ʒ.x of minium ʒ.vi set thē to the fyre agayne and make a softe cerote wyth suffycyente whyte waxe Blacke coloure or lyke blacke it is a sygne that it is perfytelye sodden thys oyntemente is suffycyente for incarnacyon and mundyficacyon and lykewyse it is good to make good cycatrizacion when the vlceres are fyrst washed wyth water of plantayne wherein a lytle alume hath bē soddene Fynallye yf the vlceres bene harde and haue grosse and roughe borders ye shall remoue the sayde roughnesse wyth oure pouder of mercurye aforsayde or cutte a way the lyppes with apayre of sycers and than cauteryse the place superfycyallye or in the stead of a cauterye ye maye mynyster vnguentum egyptiacum Yf the pacyente abhorre an actuall cauterye and incision than ye shal vse oure capytelle of lye whereof we wil make mencyon in oure antidotarie When the lyppes be remoued mundyfye the vlcere wyth vnguentum egiptiacum myngled wythe vnguentum apostolorum the rest of the cure shal be accomplished as it is aforesayde ⸫ The thyrde chapter of the vlceres of the yarde and of the stones ALL kyndes of vlceres are engendred in the yarde Vlceres of the yarde as in other partes of all the bodye Wherefore for the curacion of the same ye shall procede as it is sayde of other vlceres and so forth Howbeit ye shall obserue thys one thynge that is to saye that because the member is hote after that ye haue remoued the malygnitie of the sayde vlceres ye muste applye thinges that coole and before ye vse dryinge medecynes ye muste purge the bodye for ye myghte brynge the abundaunte matter to the flanckes and engender an apposteme called bubo wherefore a purgacyon is necessarye in thys case Cure The cure of vlceres of the yarde of the stones is accōplished by mundifycacion of the same and to mundyfye them there is nothynge better then oure poudre of mercurie or vnguentū apostolorum wyth a lytle of vnguentum egyptiacum and whan great mūdyfycation is not requyred it shal suffyce to vse onlye vnguentum appostolorum or a mundyfycatiue of the iuce of plantayne When the place is mundyfyed ye shal come to incarnatiō whych shal be accomplysshed wyth aloes epathyke myngled wyth sarcocolle and burned dylle wyth a lytle suger And when the place shal be incarned fully for sigillacyon ye shall vse vnguentū de minio written in the former chapter or with vnguentum album camphoratum or vnguentum de tucia Item in thys case
the fyer and styrre them al aboute let them seeth agayne a lytle and vse thys ordinauÌ„ce wyth a brode cloth after the maner of a cerote An other cerote â„ž of the rootes of enula campana soddeÌ„ in water stamped and strayned .li. i. of salomoÌ„s seale of the rootes of walworte of euery one â„¥ iiij of oyle myrtyne of oyle of camomill of ê‘cely of euery one â„¥ i of oyle of terrebeÌ„tyne â„¥ i. ss of colophonia of clere terrebeÌ„tyne of euery one â„¥ ij of the oyle of a foxe spike of lylies of laurell of elders of euery one Ê’ x. of whyte waxe â„¥ i. ss make a softe cerote at the fyer addyng of beanefloure and floure of cycers of euerye one â„¥ iiij ss of liquide storax Ê’ v. of frankensence Ê’ iij. vse thys cerote as it is aforesayde Some chirurgiens allowe that the place be rubbed wyth aqua vite before the application of the cerote whych thynge assuredly we haue perceyued to be of great effecte for it perceth and dryeth straunge moysture whych two thynges are necessary in thys curation Lykewyse other men in the steade of aqua vite prayse fomentacion and bathynge of the place wyth a spoÌ„ge dypped in the decoction vnderwrytteÌ„ â„ž of camomille wormewoode rosemarye sage nepte of the herbe called our ladyes bedstrawe or serpillum of organye of maioram of euery one mÌ„ i. ss of roses sticados myrtilles squinantum of euery one mÌ„ i. of yua muscata of saynt Ihons worte of euerye one mÌ„ ij of the rootes of paucedinis of dytamye of aristologia of ceÌ„taury of policaria of euery one mÌ„ ss of hony li. i. ss of the nuttes of cypresse brayed nombre twenty of cloues of nutmegges of myrrhe of euery one Ê’ v. of salt of roche alume of euery one â„¥ i. ss of branne grownde â„¥ iij seeth them all together wyth a sufficiente quantitie of barbours lye odoriferous wyne tyll the thyrde parte be consumed vse thys fomentation as it is aforesayd I haue founde moreouer that the oyle of ypericon or saint Ihons wort is of singuler efficacitie in all paynes of the huckelbones and of the knee Item the leaues of yuye bouÌ„de vpon the soore membre swageth the payne of all artetyke passions chyefly yf they be colde Nowe we muste speake somewhat of the remotion of the accidentes of the goute that is to saye the hardnes and knobbes whych remayne wythin the ioyntes for the cure wherof ye shall vse thys mollifycatiue folowynge â„ž of oyle of camomill dille roses whyt lylies of euerye one â„¥ ij of the oyle of floure de luyce â„¥ i. of oyle mastyke of oyle of spike of euerye one Ê’ vi of hennes grese and duckes grese of the oile of swete almondes of euerye one Ê’ x. of the marye of the legges of a calfe and of a cowe of freshe butter ana â„¥ vi of liquide storax Ê’ ix of calues suet â„¥ ij of the sweate of shepes woll called isopê° humida â„¥ iij. Sometyme it chauÌ„ceth that the hardnes groweth to an aposteme for the maturation digestion mundifycation and incarnation therof ye shal resorte to the chapter of the cure of flegmon c. ¶ The syxte chapter of the tothe ache The toth ache THe teethe are wont to be vexed throughe a reumatyke matter distillinge froÌ„ the brayne and thorough the faut of the stomake with sondrye passions but seynge that the teeth serue for comelynes for chewynge of meate and for pronunciation therfore they muste be cured wyth all diligence Aliabbas nombreth .vi. dyseases of the teeth payne corosion congelation dormitation fylthynes loosenes They suffer not an aposteme bycause of theyr hardnes but a thynge lyke to aposteme nether haue they felynge by themselues but by the reason of synowes whych come froÌ„ the thyrde payre of synowes of the brayne to theyr rootes and to the gommes whyche thyng Galien affyrmeth also in the boke of vtilitie of the partes thus we maye conclude that they are not apostemed nether fele but by reason of the gommes and the synowes afore sayd whyche thynge is euideÌ„t for when one lytle pece of the tothe is broken the man is not payned and therfore he addeth moreouer sayeng The payne of the teeth chaunceth of the euyll complexion of the synowes or of an hote or colde aposteme wherfore sometyme the payne is swaged when the roote is pulled vp and the matter whych causeth the payne issueth by the holownes of the place where the tothe was and also the synowe is not extended or strayned out where the place is enlarged Fynallye it is a cause why the medicine maye enter in more easelye and ease the paynefull place wherfore Galien sayeth that yf medicines preuayle not for the swagynge of the tothe ache we must descende to the laste remedye that is to saye we must drawe them out by the rootes Corrosion Corrosion chaunceth in the great teeth through roteÌ„nes sharpe and euyll moysture whyche groweth and byteth them ye maye remoue the sayd corrosion wyth trepanes fyles and other conuenient instrumentes fyllynge the concauities afterwarde wyth leaues of golde to preserue the place from putrefaction Congelation Congelation chaunceth to the teeth of outward or inwarde thynges Of outwarde when a man eateth soure thynges of inwarde wheÌ„ sower vapours asceÌ„de from the stomacke Also ther is yelow fylthe styckynge to the teeth and the rootes therof whych cometh of grosse vapours ascendynge from the stomacke and maye be remoued by scrapynge and rubbynge wyth conuenient instrumentes Here foloweth the description of a pouder whych mundifyeth the teeth preserueth the gommes maketh the teeth whyt Pouder for tethe remedyeth the stynkyng of the mouth â„ž roche alume brent Ê’ ij of sarcocolle of terra sigillata of mirabolaÌ„ citrine ana Ê’ i. ss myngle them together make a pouder and rubbe the teeth therwyth in the mornynge fastynge thryse a weeke Sometyme there chaunceth a certeyn dormitatioÌ„ in the teeth by holding cold thinges in the mouth stupefacti medicines in the mouth for the remotion wherof ye shal vse the medicine vnder wrytten coÌ„maundyng it to be holdeÌ„ in the mouth warme â„ž of odoriferous wyne .li. ss of aqua vite â„¥ i. of rosemarye sage camomill ana mÌ„ ss of cloues of nutmegges ana ℈ i. of sandrake Ê’ i. ss let them seeth all together tyl the thyrde part be consumed then straine them vse them as is aforesayd Item aqua vite applyed to the teathe with cotton taketh away the dormytation and congelation of the same Looâ—enes Laxation or loosenes of the teath chauÌ„ceth through the loosenes of the gommes or through debilitation or weakenynge of the rootes or partes that bynde the tethe al which thynges happen throughe rewmes humours descedyng from the brayne and sometyme by corrupte vapours mountynge froÌ„ the stomacke For the curatioÌ„ wherof ye shal vse the medicine folowynge â„ž of syrupe of liciuÌ„ Ê’ x. of roche alume Ê’ iij. of the water of
vi mengle them and make as it were an electuarye with honye of roses and a syrupe of vyolettes the receyte of it is from .vi. ʒ to ℥ i. Celedony is hoote and drye in the thyrde degree the vertue thereof is put in colliries to sharpinne the sighte The iuce of it put into the teeth causeth them fal within a certayn space as some reaporte The roote is of lesse exiccation or drying and it hath vertue to drawe and to resolue and therfore the sayde roote brayed and sprynkled with vynegre and holden in the teeth healeth the toth ache cōmynge of a colde cause Catapucia or spurge is hote in the thyrde and moyst in the seconde and it hath vertu to purge fleme melācholy choler therfore the decoctiō therof with mercury polipody doder borage reisins damaske prunes soddē in the broth of an henne and spyced wyth a lytle cinamome purgeth al rawe slymye flegmatyke and melancholycke humours chefely if it be takē fasting wyth syrupe and honye of Roses Furthermore the poudre of spurge taken with a lytle cynamome in a rere egge or in the broth of an henne purgeth grosse fleame myghtely and wythoute payne wherfore the vse thereof is good for the conseruacyon of the health of the bodye Canabus or hempe is hote and drye in the seconde and the seede is dryer and therfore it hath vertue to breake wynde Coperose is hoote and drye in the fourth and therfore it is corosyue Consolida or comfery is hote and drye with temperate heate and slymy moysture and therfore being chewed it taketh awaye the drynesse of the mouth and both the consolidaes that is to saye comferye and dasies haue vertue to consounde woundes Some say that comferye brayed bytwene two stones by a diuyne myracle kylleth anthrax Howbeit they ar both of one vertue Cantharides are lyke the greater flyes but that theyr bodyes be longer of grene colour and they ben hoote and drye in the thyrde degree and haue vertue to burne and to blyster Castoreum is hoote and drye in the seconde it hathe vertue to comforte synnowye places and therfore his oyle is good for the crampe Capitellum whiche is made of lye of Frenche sope is hote and drye in the fourth it burneth and cauteriseth as it were fyre Item capitelle made thycke at the fyre in a brasse banne wyth a lytle vitrioll romayne breaketh all Apostemes in cauterysynge Cinis or asshes is of hoote and drye complexion but of more or lesse excesse accordynge to the nature of the woode wherewyth it is made it hath vertue to drye and to scoure Chese beinge fresshe hath vertue to consounde but olde chese is cōtrarye Crassula is colde in the thyrde and moyste in the seconde and therfore it quencheth inflāmations and is very repercussiue and the iuce thereof with the iuce of lettuse oyle of roses and the whyte of an egge beaten all togyther easeth Herisipelas and healeth the chafynges of the priuye mēbres and is good agaynst scaldynge Cressoni or water cresses ben hote and drye in the second they open and perce and when they bene eaten with oyle and vinegre they prouoke vrine and they are agreable to some mennes taste Cumyn is hote in the thyrde and drye in the seconde It hath vertue to resolue and to breake grosse wyndynesse and when it is mengled wyth waxe with oyle of camomyll and of myrte with the iuce of radyshe and a lytle iuyce of wormewoode it resolueth deed blood that remayneth vnder the skynne throughe a bruse and it healeth easelye the blacknesse and blewnesse of the eye lyddes whē they come of a primitiue cause Carduus benedictus hath vertues that coole and bynde The leaues and floures sodden in swete wyne wyth sapa resolue the swellynge of the stones and the sayde carduus benedictus healeth all vlcers of the fūdament Item the iuce of it is conuenyentlye putte into oyntmentes agaynst woundes Galene sayth that carduus benedictus hathe vertue inflatiue or puffynge vp and that it is moderately percynge Dytany is hote and drye in the thyrd and it is good gaynst the stingyng of venemous thynges howe soeuer it be admynystred and therfore Virgil sayth that deere being wounded by venimous arowes naturallye seke out dytanye whiche they eate rubbe the wounded place therewith and so recouer health The decoction folowyng taken in drynke hath gret vertue in all percyng woundes in the brest and fystles ℞ sufficient quantitie of the rootes of dytany of auens of mugwort of mouseare of ielosioures of red coolewortes of threleafed grasse seth thē with the wyne of pomgranades and let thē be made swete with a syrupe de duabus radicibus Daucus or frenche persnepes or as some thynke yelow carattes bē hote and drye in the thyrde degre Theyr vertue is to drawe to loose to consume and to prouoke vryne ELeborus albus or whyte elebore is hote and drye in the thyrde hath vertue to purge fleme but the blacke purgeth melancholy and in old tyme they were vsed in purgatiōs bycause the bodyes were then stronger and myght sustayne stronger purgatiōs But nowe in stede therof we vse scamonie neyther can the other be vsed wythout euydent daunger The iuce of elebore mēgled with swynes grese and oyle of mastyke and laurell with a lytle quycksyluer quenched and a lytle litarge which all must be incorporate after the fourme of a liniment healeth all scabbes of harde curatiō chefely after a bathe of the decoction of mallowes vyolettes barly brāne fumyterrye and apples Item the sayde linimente mengled with terebentine is good agaynst all morphewes and scalles Enula campana is hoote and drye in the seconde degree the roote thereof sodden wyth holyhocke and Salomons seale and a lytle wormwod which all afterwarde must be stamped and strayned and ye must make a styffe playster with sapa beane floure branne and melilote addyng of oyle of roses camomyll and myrt an̄ ℥ ii The roote I saye thus ordeyned resolueth marueylouslye contusyons and attritions of muscles and lacertes and wrestynge of synowes after the fyrst dayes ben passed and it swageth payne Item it may be admynistred in goutes of the feete and of the iointes Fynally the vertue of it how so euer it be admynystred easeth the passyons of the herte and of the stomacke Esula or rounde spurge is hote and drye in the thyrde hys vertue is to purge melancholie and fleme and it draweth vp the rootes of wartes and dryeth them Epatica or lyuer worte is colde and drye in the fyrst The leues of it stamped and sodden in the wyne of pomegranades wyth barlye floure wyth whyte saunders and with oile of roses omphacyne disperse dryue backe and resolue a hote aposteme of the lyuer And a decoctiō of the same made with garden endyue and wild endyue and a lytle maydenheer and a lytle cicorie sodden in water and suger and a lytle wyne of pomegranades healeth the lyuer when it is distempered in heate Ebulus or walwurte is hote and drye it
burnt Ê’ i. ss of the iuce of hoorehounde â„¥ i. let the oyle terebentyne and iuce be sodden tyll the iuce be coÌ„sumed than strayne them and make a softe oyntement wyth suffycyente whyte waxe addynge the rest fynely poudred Here foloweth the poudre of oure inuention which is of moost excelleÌ„t operation in remouynge superfluous flesh wtout payne Fyrst ye must haue of aqua fortis wherwith golde is seperate frome syluer li. i. ss whyche is made after thys sorte â„ž of vitriolle romayne of roche alume ana li. i. of salis nitri l. i. ss stylle them in a glasse Of this water take as we haue said li. i. ss of quyckesiluer li. i. put the water in a glasse well luted and sette it in the furneys with a couer a receyuer as they vse to stylle in glasse and se they be all well luted that no ayre breath oute and vse a softe fyre tyll yt begynne to droppe than fortyfye the fyre tyll the receyuer be redde afterwarde encrease the fyre by lytle and lytle tyll the water be stylled oute Than breake the glasse and take oute the quycksyluer calcyned whych the alcumystes call precipitate or calcyned and poudre it vppon a marble stoone than put it agayne in the glasse luted as is aforesayde and stylle it tyll all the water be stylled oute whyche done breake the glasse agayne and drawe oute that that is wythin and poudre it vpon a marble stone and put the pouder in a brasse potte on a stronge fyre styrrynge it aboute the space of an houre and an halfe It is a sygne of perfyte decoction when the poudre is redde and lyke minium and somewhat clearer This poudre maye be called a great secrete wherewyth I haue gotten greate gaynes and worshyppe for it mundifyeth all virulente maligne and corrosyue vlcers without payn and prepareth them to incarnation and cicatrization Item a trosiske of minium of oure descryption mundifyeth all euyl and harde flesshe and is good for fystules and flesshye vlcers and is made after thys sorte â„ž of the crommes of rawe breed well leauened â„¥ iiii of mooste stronge sublymate â„¥ i. of minium â„¥ ss stampe them all togyther wyth a lytle rosewater than make trosiskes after the fourme of the kernelles of a pyneapple and put them in an hote ouen vpon a tyle tyll they be drye and so vse them If that ye wyll haue them stronger encrease the vertue of sublymate and yf ye wyll haue them of lesse corrosyon dimynysshe the receyte of sublymate and encrease the quantytye of the crommes Item a trosyske of affodylles Trociske of affodilles after oure descryption is good to kylle a fystula and canker â„ž of mooste stronge sublymate â„¥ ss of arsnyk poudred Ê’ i. ss of ceruse of the iuce of amidum ana Ê’ iii. ss of the iuce of affodilles Ê’ x. of vynegre Ê’ v. seeth them all tyll the iuyce and vynegre be consumed than strayne them fynelye and incorporate them wyth two ounces of the crommes of rawe breade addynge of auripigmentum calcyned Ê’ iiii make trosiskes of them all with a lytle rosewater as we sayde before of minium The maner to calcinate auripigmentum is this To calcinate auripigmentum â„ž of auripigmentum poudred â„¥ ii put them in a glasse and set the glasse vpon hoote cooles and so leaue it tyll all the auripigmentum cleaue to the glasse wyth a reddysshe coloure which done breke the glasse and gather the auripygmentum beynge calcynate and than poudre it and vse it for it is a merueylous good corrosyue wyth lytle payne And it is good for disceytfull corrosyue cancreous and malygue vlcers Here foloweth an other poudre of oure descryption agaynst fystules cancreous and putrifyed vlcers â„ž of ceruse of the iuyce of amidum ana Ê’ x. of whyte arsenycke Ê’ vi the iuyce of plantayne celedonye and of the ryndes of pomegranades ana â„¥ ss of tutia Ê’ ii of camphore ℈ i. of the stone called ematites well poudred Ê’ i. ss Let them boyle all togyther besyde the Camphore tylle the iuyces be coÌ„sumed then poudre them with the caÌ„phore brayed accordinge to arte kepe them in a glasse Item the troscyskes of Andraron are good for the same purpose and the description of them is this â„ž of the ryndes of pomegranades Ê’ x. of galles Ê’ viii of myrre of aristologia rotunda ana â„¥ iii. of dragagantuÌ„ of alume named iamenuÌ„ ana Ê’ ii of vitriol romayne â„¥ iiii poudre them and make trociskes with swete wyne Hote trosiskes of Galenes descryption are good for the same purpose â„ž of vnssecte lyme one part of redde auripigmentum and yelowe of realgar and acatia ana halfe a part pouder them and make trosiskes wyth capitelle Trociskes restricâ—yue Item our trosiskes made to staÌ„che blood with putrifaction are not to be disalowed â„ž of burnte vitriol Ê’ x. of oure poudre of mercurye â„¥ i. ss of the iuce of amidum of gipsum ana Ê’ ii of lye moderatelye wasshed Ê’ v. of myrrhe aloes epatycke brayed ana Ê’ ii ss of our trociskes of minium â„¥ i. braye them all togyther and incorporate them wyth two ounces of the crommes of rawe breed and the iuce of knotgrasse Item oyle of vitriolle is of famylyer corrosyon Aqua fortis wherewith golde is deuyded from syluer consumeth superfluous flesshe and plucketh vp euyll wartes Item the water of our descriptioÌ„ ordeyned to byte awaye superfluous flesshe wyth lytle payne Corrosyue water â„ž of sublymate Ê’ vi of salis gemme of salis nitri of roche alume ana â„¥ ss of verdegrece Ê’ i. of water of roses and plantayne ana â„¥ viii seeth them all togyther besyde the verdegrese tyl the third parte be consumed and put to the verdegrese when ye take the rest froÌ„ the fyre Nowe it remayneth that we speake of putrefactyue medycynes Auicenne sayth that putrefactiue medicynes are those that haue strength to corrupt the complexion of the meÌ„ber and induce an eschare lyke deed flesh and cause great payne and fieuers and they must not be mynistred but in stronge bodyes and to distroy strong deseases as a carbuncle harpes esthiomenos And they ar these arsenicke sublimate realgar and other medicines compound therwith And when they shall be applyed they must be prepared with some thynge that represseth their sharpnesse and venemenesse as realgar and arsnyke must be sodden with the iuce of plantayne nyghtshade and houseleeke and after the maner of the ordinaunces folowynge â„ž of arsnyk and realgar ana Ê’ ii of auripigmente Ê’ i. ss of barbours lye â„¥ vi of water of roses â„¥ iiii seeth them all togyther tyll the water and the lye be consumed and braye them fynelye and adde of the stone called ematites Ê’ ii ss vse thys ordynaunce vpon anthrax Pouder of affodilles and other suche To the same intention the pouder of affodylles descrybed of wyllyam Placentinus is commendable and is made after thys sorte â„ž of the
iuce of the rootes of affodylles li. i. of redde auripigmentum brayed â„¥ ii lyme vnsleckt poudred â„¥ iii. seethe the iuce tyll it be halfe consumed and than putte to the auripigmentuÌ„ and the lyme well poudred and incorporate them all well togyther and drye them at the Sunne and than deuide that myxture in to small peces and laye them vpon a boerde in the sunne tyll they waxe harde And yf ye wyll put to the sayde receyte an ounce of Realgar well poudred it shall be of stronger operation but than it muste not be vsed but in verye stronge bodyes Nowe we wyll speake of caustyke medicynes whyche are called ruptories and albeit that theyr operation is moost stronge and inclyneth to the nature of fyre Neuertheles it is lightlye takeÌ„ away wheÌ„ they are to stroÌ„g whyche thynge chaunceth not in putrefactiue medicynes for when they begynne theyr operation theyr action maye be swaged wyth wyne or water A raptory of capitel and therfore they be more safelye vsed then putrefactyues Fyrst a ruptorye of excellent operation is made after thys sorte R. of lye wherwyth sope is made whyche is called capitel or magistra And yf it be gathered of the fyrst droppes the ruptorie shall be the better it is a signe that the lye is good wheÌ„ an egge doth swymme vpoÌ„ it li. ss of vitrioll romayn Ê’ i. ss of opiuÌ„ ℈ i. Let them seeth all together excepte the opium tyll they be thycke then putte to the opium when ye take the rest from the fyre and putte it in a gâ—asse well stopped and vse it when ye wyll breake apostemes and hole skynne Another R of the iuyce of ciclamen â„¥ i. ss of the forsayde lye â„¥ iiii of vitrioll romayne Ê’ iii. of aqua fortis â„¥ i. salis nitri Ê’ ii ss of opium Ê’ i. seeth them al as it is aforesayd Item the ruptorye whyche Guido speaketh of made of lie of beane braunches c. is of good effecte Howebeit I haue euer allowed more the fyrst receyt Here ye shal note that in the administration of caustike medicynes ye must defende the places lyeng about wyth some colde oyntment as wyth an oyntmente of ceruse and lyke that the caustike medicines worke not but where nede is For whych purpose ye muste make a hole in the myddes of the plaister and by that hole ye muste applie the caustike medicine in the place where ye see nede Moreouer it is requisite that ye applye all about some colde lycoure wyth stoupes weted in water and vinegre to kepe of deriuacion of humours our custome was to vse this ordynaunce folowynge R. of oyle of roses odorife complete of oyle omphacine A defensiue anÌ„ â„¥ i. ss the whytes of thre egges of the iuyce of lettuse plaÌ„tayne ana â„¥ ss shake them all together and vse them as is aforesayd Note that the sayde medicyne hathe wrought sufficientlie when the place is blacke by the effect of the medicyne and comunelye it cometh to passe by the space of halfe an houre Howbeit lette it lye vpoÌ„ the member more and lesse accordynge as necessitie shall requyre After the said operatioÌ„ ye shal procure the fal of the eschare with buttyre swynes grese and wyth the leaues of colewortes or a playster of malowes and violettes or other accordynge to that shal be expedient ¶ The .xiiii. chapter of midicines that blyster SImples that blyster are these apium risus cantharydes ciclamyne oynyons stronge garlyke mel anacardinuÌ„ A vesicatorye the stones or graynes of vitis alba Of these simples many compoundes maye be made wherof thys is one R. of cantharides Ê’ iii. of cromes of raw bread â„¥ ii of vinaygre squillitike Ê’ iiii Take awaye the heades the wynges and the fete of cantharides and stampe them all together and make a paste which ye shall applye vpon the member that ye wyl blyster the space of halfe a day or more when the place is blistred ye shal pricke the blysters in sondrye places and anoynt them wyth buttyre laye on blacke coleworte leaues tyll the bladders be perfitly purged Another of greater strength R. of the rootes of apium risus of the rootes of cyclameÌ„ ana â„¥ i. of the sede of vitis alba of cantarydes ana â„¥ ii of brayed pepper ℈ i. of mel anacardinuÌ„ Ê’ v. of raw breede Ê’ x. take awaye the heades and wynges of cantarydes stampe them al together and vse them as is aforsayde ¶ The .xv. chapter of cauteryes A Cauterie is a necessary thing in the art of chirurgerye there ben two kyndes of it Actuall potentiall An actuall cauterye is of better surer operation then a poteÌ„tial by reason of the simplicitie of the fyre for hys operation hurteth not after application as a poteÌ„tiall cauterye doth which is made by medicines corrosyue putrefactiue and caustyke whiche enflame the partes aboute and induce euyl accidentes as feiuers crampes greate paines And therfore Auicenne sayth that an actuall cauterye moderatelye vsed is a noble remedie to stoppe corruption of members and it rectifyeth the complexion of the members and it resolueth and taketh awaye corrupt mattier and stauncheth bloode Howbe it ye muste beware that ye touche not the sinowes chordes or ligamentes lest the member be weakened or that the crampe ensueth And here ye shall note touchyng coÌ„fortation and rectification of the member that thorowe an actuall cauterye a member euyl complexioned by cold moyste rotted and venomouse mattier maye safelye be rectifyed and conforted therfore the doctours alowe openynge of colde apostemes wyth an actuall cauterye Lykewyse when the mattier is venomous or corrupte as in a carbuÌ„cle herpes and esthiome nos the doctours hyghlye prayse the vse of the sayd cauterye But if the meÌ„ber be euyll coÌ„plexioned thorow hote and drye mattier then ye must vse nether actual nor potentiall cautery for so ye shulde adde dryenes to dryenes heat to heat And therforin hote dry flegmonike apostemes of the nature of herisipelas ye muste vse a lancet that is to saye a colde yron and not a hote Wherfore the chirurgiens do euyl that vse indifferently actual cauteryes in all apostemes Furthermore it is a general rule that vniuersal purgacion of the bodye muste go before perticuler purgation The vtilities profittes of cauteries be these that folow Fyrst it conforteth a cooled member secondlye it taketh away the euyll complexion of the same thyrdly it suffereth not corruptioÌ„ to sprede abrode fourthlye it resolueth drieth the corrupte mattier it taketh also awaye venemnese It seperateth the corrupte parte from the hole it kepeth open the place of apostemes that good cicatrisation maye be made it stauncheth bloode and maketh a depe eschate it emptieth turneth awaye cauterous mattier discendyng to the eyes beyng applyed vpon the coronall comissure it enlargeth holowe vlceres fistles that the mattier maye issue the better out It reducith a rounde fourme of vlceres to a longe whereby they
and syluer of euery one ℥ iii. ss Seeth them and styrre them about tyll they be blacke and then putte to of mooste cleare Terebentyne ℥ vi of Mastyke ʒ x. of whyte waxe as much as shal suffice lette them seeth agayn and make a cerote Thys oyntmente is of good operation in digestynge rypynge and swagynge of payne with subtyle and gentle attraction A cerote or sparadrappe for maligne virulent and corrosyue vlceres of the legges and of the armes is made of thys sorte R. of the oyle of Myrte of oyle of Roses omphacyne of euerye one ℥ ii of Vnguentum populeon ℥ ii ss of calues and cowes suet of euerye one li. ss of swynes grese melted ℥ v. of the leaues of Plantayne nyghtshade and woodbynde of euerye one m̄ ii of the wyne of pomegranades ℥ viii beate them and stampe them all together and so leaue them the space of a daye and afterwardes seeth them tyll the wyne be consumed then streyn them and putte to the streynynge of litarge of golde and syluer of euerye one ℥ iii. of miniū ʒ x. of bole armenye and terra sigillata well brayed of euerye one ʒ vi seeth them agayne styrre them about and make a blacke sparadrap wyth sufficient whyte waxe addyng in the ende of Camphore brayed accordynge to arte ʒ ii of cleare terebenbentyne ℥ iii. ss Vng. de cerusa decoctum Vnguentum de cerusa decoctum after our descriptiō is good for the same intention R. of swynes grese melted ℥ iii. of the wyne of pomegranades ℥ viii of cerusse brayed ʒ xiiii seeth thē all together wyth a softe fyre tyll the wyne be consumed then encrease the fyre and lette it seeth againe the space of an houre stirre them euer aboute afterwarde make a stiffe oyntment wyth sufficient whyte waxe addyng in the ende of clere terebentyne ℥ ii ss Vnguentum de tucia or diapomphilicos Vng. de tutia after oure descriptiō which is good agaynst corosyue cancreous and deceytfull vlcers is thus ordeyned R. of oyle of Roses odoriferous of oyle omphacyne of euerye one li. ss of oyle Myrtyne of Galienes oyntmentes of Vnguentum populeon of euery one ℥ ii of the leaues of Plantayne and nyghtshade of euerye one m̄ ii cut the herbes and stampe them and mengle them all together and so leaue them the space of a weke thē seeth them a litle and streyne them and put to the strenynge sufficient white waxe and make a softe oyntmente and take it from the fyre and styrre it aboute tyll it be warme and laste of all putte thereunto of litarge of golde and syluer well brayed of euerye one ℥ iii. of tucia ʒ i. ss of cerusse ʒ x. of brēte leade ʒ vi of Camphore brayed accordynge to arte ʒ i. Mengle them all together and laboure them in a mortar of leade the space of an houre Here foloweth the description of Vnguentum album camphoratum R. of oyle of roses odoriferous Vng. album cāphoratum li. ss of calues suet melted ℥ iii. make a softe oyntmente at the fyre wyth sufficient whyte waxe whyche done take it from the fyre and styrre it aboute tyll it be warme than adde the whytes of two egges well beaten with an ounce of water of Roses and a dramme of Camphore styrre them about againe the space of two houres for it is a marueylouse oyntmente to coole and quenche hote mattier wyth mitigation of peyne Vnguentum de minio for virulent corrosyue and maligne vlceres and freshe woundes R. of oyle of roses odoriferous li. ss of calues and cowes suet an ℥ viii of oyle myrtyne ℥ iiii of swynes grese melted ℥ ii of the leaues of plantayne woodbynde yarowe weybreyd buglosse sowthystel of consolida the lesse ana m̄ i. stampe them all together and mengle them and lette them lye thre dayes then seeth them a lytle and strayne them putte to the streynynge of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ ii of minium of cerusse of terra sigillata of bole armenye wel brayed ana ℥ i. of clerest terebentyne ℥ v. of mastike ℥ i. lette them seeth agayne tyll they be blacke in coloure and make an oyntmente wyth sufficient whyte waxe Vnguentum rosarū after Mesue is of good operation agaynste heresipelas and al inflamatiō and is much vsed in the courte of Rome R. of fresh swynes grese melted ℥ iiii let it be washed ten tymes fyrste with whote water and then with colde afterwarde take asmoche of redde rose leues cut in small pieces and leaue them togyther the space of .vii. dayes then sethe them a lytle streyne them agayne put therto as many more redde roses and so leaue them other seuen dayes and afterwarde sette them on the fiere with a pound of the iuice of roses and ℥ iii. of the oyle of sweete almondes and let them seth agayne with a softe fyer tyl the iuyce be consumed Then strayne them addynge agayne ii ℥ of the iuice of roses and let them seth agayne tyll the iuces be consumed make an oyntmente yf ye wasshe it thries withe rose water it shall be the better Here foloweth an other oyntmente of roses of our description Vigoes oyntment of roses whych is good to quenche al hote complexions of herisipelas and ignis percicus R. of oile of violets of oyle of nenuphar or in the stede therof oyle of roses odoriferous ana ℥ iiii of the oile of swete almōdes ℥ ii of calues suet l. i. of kyddes suet li. ss of swynes grese melted namelye of a bore of two yere olde li. iii. Fyrst melte them and streyne them all wash them ten times wyth hote water of the decoction of barlye of roses of violet floures of lettuse Thē wash them as often with colde water of barlye and afterward take asmuch of stāped roses as the weight of al is so leaue thē the space of a weke and then seth them a litle with a soft fyre put vnto them of the iuyce of white roses li. ss of redde roses somwhat stāped li. i. ss mengle them al together leaue them .x. dayes Afterward seeth them agayne with a soft fire tyll the iuce be cōsumed and streyne them againe put to the streynyng of white waxe ℥ iii. seeth thē agayne one walme last of al let thē be washed with water of violets as much water of roses thys is an excellent oyntmente to coole all inflāmations and is a repercussiue of vlcers wythoute hurte of the vlcered place Item the oyntmente of Galene whych is put in stede of an oyntment of roses and is made after thys sorte R. of oyle of roses omphacyne Vng. Galene li. ss of whyte waxe ℥ ii melte them all at the fyre and washe them ofte wyth hote water and then wyth colde water of violettes and roses and afterwarde wyth vynaygre of roses Thys oyntmente quencheth all inflammations of herisipelas and it is also repercussyue
Holyhocke .li. ij of the rootes and leaues of the ashe tree of the rootes and leaues of consolida the lesse of myrtilles and the leaues therof of the leaues of wyllowes ana m̄ j. stampe them fyrst seeth them with redde wyne and as moche water tyll halfe be consumed with halfe an oūce of myrrhe and as much frankencense than strayne them put to the straynynge of goates tallowe .li. ss of most cleare terebentyne ℥ ij of mastyke ʒ j. lette them sethe agayne wyth the forsayde oyles to the consumption of the sayde decoction than strayne thē and adde of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ iij. of bole armenie fynelye braied of terra sigillata ana ℥ ij of minium ʒ x. sette them to the fyere agayne stirynge them euer aboute and make a cerote wyth suffyciente newe waxe after the maner of a sparadrap Here ye shall note ☜ that onlye oyle of myrtyne hathe vertue as Auicenne saythe to restore all fractures of bones Vnguentum of Lyme of oure descryption Vnguentum of Lyme whyche is good agaynste burnynges of fyere ytchynges hote vlceres blysterynges and chafynges is made in thys fourme ℞ of lyme nyne tymes wasshed and fynely poudred ℥ ij of litarge of golde and syluer of euery one ℥ iij. of ceruse ℥ ij ss of Tucia ʒ ij of oyle of Rooses omphacyne ℥ vj. of oyle of roses cōplete odoriferous .li. j. ss of calues talowe melted ℥ viij of the iuyce of plātayne nyghtshade and lettuse of euery one ℥ iiij fyrst let the talowe sethe at a softe fyere wyth the oyles and iuyces tylle the iuyces be consumed than streyne them and putte to the streynynge asmuche as is sufficient of whyte waxe of Vnguentum Rosarum ℥ ij ss lette them sethe agayne a lytle and than take them frome the fyer and styrre them aboute with the sayde myneralles well brayed make an oyntment Oyntmēt for ytchynge Here foloweth an oyntment or linimente for ytchynge and for all the forsayde intencions ℞ of oyle of roses odoriferous .li. iij. of Vnguentum Populeon vnguentum Rosarum vnguentum Galeni of euery one ℥ ij of the iuyce of plantayne and housleeke ana ℥ j. of the wyne of pomegranades ℥ ss of vynegre of roses ʒ ij of litarge of golde and syluer of euery one ℥ iij. of Tucia ʒ ij ss of ceruse ʒ x. make a linimēt in a morter of leade of al these accordyng to art The maner to make thys oyntmente is thys Ye muste put the myneralles in a morter of leade than putte in nowe a droppe of oyle nowe a droppe of oyntmentes and nowe a droppe of the iuyce and styrre them aboute tyll they be well incorporate for it is a synguler remedye for inflammed vlceres of the legges Vnguentū de Calcantho Vnguentum de Calcantho which cureth olde vlceres and mundifyeth euyll flesshe and incarnethe is thus made ℞ of swynes grese of calues and cowes suet of euery one .li. ss of celedonye of alleluya of plantayne of woodbynde of houndestonge ana m̄ i. of lyme thryse quenched with water .li. ss of Calcantum poudred ℥ j. of verdegrese ʒ x. stampe these foresayde thynges and so leaue them together the space of seuen dayes thā put therunto of water of plantayne of the wyne of pomegranates ana ℥ iiij thā lette them sethe wyth a softe fyer tyll the water and wyne be cōsumed and so strayne them wyth a thycke clothe and put to the straynynge of litarge of golde and syluer ana ℥ iiij of bole armeny terra sigillata and minium ana ℥ j. of clere terebentyne ℥ iij. let them sethe agayne and make a blacke cerote wyth sufficient whyte waxe The oyntment folowyng healeth salt fleume scabbes ℞ of vnguentū Populeon of oyle of mastyke ana ℥ ss of oyle of the yolkes of egges ʒ iij. of oyle of lynseed ʒ vj. of calues suet ℥ iiij of black elebore ʒ vij of docke rotes ℥ ij of the leaues of plantaine m̄ j. stāpe thē al fynelye incorporate thē together and so leaue thē iiij dayes than seeth thē with a ciath of water of fumytorie tyll the water be consumed thā strayne thē adde to the scrayning of litarge of golde syluer ℥ v. of ceruse of terra cameli ana ʒ x. of whyte waxe asmuche as shal suffice make a softe oyntmēt Note that the forsayde oyntmēt is good for ytchyng chiefly whā the salt fleume is with inflāmation and payne of the place And yf ye wyl put to thys receyt two ounces of quycksyluer quenched with spytle it shal be of more efficacytie to drye all maner scabbes The oyntment folowynge is good for tetters and ryngwormes Oyntmentes for tetters ℞ of frenche sope of the oyle of bytter Almandes of the oyle of laurell and mastyke of euery one ʒ j. of clere terebentyne ʒ ij of terra cameli of branne grounden of quycksyluer quenched with spyttle ana ʒ ij ss of glasse poudered of litarge of golde and syluer Ana ʒ j. ss of vynegre squillityke ℈ ii of blacke elebore brayed fynelye ʒ ss of cowes tallowe ʒ vi myngle theym all togyther and make an ointmente Vnguentum Corasces Vnguentum cerascos which mundifyeth olde woundes and vlcers and rectyfyeth theym is thus made ℞ of armoniak ℥ j. of bdellium olibanum aristologia sarcocolle ana ʒ v. of myrrhe of galbanum ana ʒ iii. of lytarge ʒ xv of aloes of opoponax ana ʒ ii and ss of verdegrese ʒ x. of rosen of the pyne tree ʒ xiiij dissolue the bdellium opoponax galbanum and armoniak in vynegre and set theym on the fiere and stryene theym and pouder the other thinges fynely and sorte theym whiche done seethe the lytarge with oyle a lytell styrryng it aboute with a stycke and whan it begīneth to incorporate than put to the waxe and the rasene And it is knowē to be soden inough whan a droppe beyng layde vpon an yron or vpon a stone congeleth togyther incōtinently than take it frome the fyere incorporate al to gether last of all put in the verdegrece and styrre it about tyl it be warme and kepe it as a tresure Vnguentum Aureum Here folowethe the ordinaunce of vnguentum aureum which incarneth and consoundeth fresshe woundes R. of yelowe waxe ℥ vi of oyle of roses odoriferous .li. i. of clere terrebentyne ℥ iii. of rasin of coliphonia an̄ ℥ i. of mastyke ʒ vi of frankynsence of sarcocoll and myrrhe ana ʒ ij and ss of wethers tallowe and calues tallowe ana .li. ss of yarowe m̄ ii the floures of rosemarye or the toppes therof of centaurye the lesse ana m̄ ss stampe theym all to gyther besyde the waxe and the rosen with the herbes than incorporate theym and soe leaue them the space of thre dayes afterwarde sethe them with a ciathe of odoryferous wyne tylle the wyne be consumed than strayne theym and make an oyntment at the fyere
of colde mattier and agaynste a catarrat and they are thus made R. of the spyces of hiera simplex ʒ vi of turbith of sticados ana ʒ iii. of trociskes of coloquintida ʒ ii ss of diagridium ana ʒ ii of agaryke in trociskes ʒ v. make pilles with the iuyce of wormewood in the quātitie of peason The receyt of them is ʒ i. Pilles whyche olde men reumatyke and of dymme syghte vse They purge all euyll humours sharpen the syghte repare hearynge strength the other sences mundifye the brayne are thus made R. of washed aloes ℥ i. ss of diagradium ℥ ss of all the mirabolanes of reubarbe of mastyke of sene of wormewood of dodyr of euerye one ʒ i. ss of agaryke in trociskes of the spyces of hiera simplex of diarrodon abbatis ana ʒ iii. make pilles wyth the iuyce of fenell in the quantitie of peason the receyt of them is ʒ i. Pillule auree purge cholerike humours in the stomake in the brayn and cure choleryke diseases ben good agaynst wyndynes Pillule lucis are verye good for cold diseases of the eyes they bryng forthe euyll and duskysh humours Moreouer they resolue vapoures in the brayne darknyng the syght they strengthen the spirites and vertue of seynge R. of eufrage ʒ vi of agaryke of sene ana ʒ v. of all the mirobalanes ana ℥ ss of roses violettes trociskes of coloquintida of turbyth of cubebes of calamus aromaticus of nutmigges of spike of epithimū of xilobalsamum of carpobalsamū of siler montanum Rue squinantū assarū cloues cynamome annyse fenel smalache cassia lignea saffran mastyke an̄ ʒ ii of aloes ℥ ii make a past wyth water of fenell the receyt is ʒ i. ss Pilles of fumitory are verye good aagaynst all scabbes morte mall canker leper frenche pockes cancrena Item they purge all coleryke burnte and bytynge humours salt fleume Pilles agaynst the frenche pockes whyche muste be ministred in stronge bodies in the somer whē the disease is confirmed for they purge salt fleume burnte cholere Pilles for the pockes and wyndy humours from the ioynctes and from farre places are made after thys sorte R. of al the mirobalanes an̄ ʒ iii. of trociskes of coloquintida of mastyke of diagredium ana ʒ ii ss of nigella of organy of cumyne ana ʒ iii. of blacke elebore ʒ ii of spyke of euphorbium of a hartes horne brente of sall gemme ana ʒ ss of maydenheare of the coddes of sene of politticum and gallitricum of the floures of rosemarye of hartes tonge of epithimum ana ʒ i. ss of corianders of annyse of polipodium an̄ ʒ v. of good triacle ʒ vi of agaryke in trociskes of washed aloes ana ʒ x. of the spices of hiera de octo rebus of the spyces of diarrodon abbatis ana ʒ viii make a paste of pilles wyth the iuce of fumitory and honye of roses the receyt is ʒ i. Pillule inde haue lyke vertue Pillule fetide haue vertue to purge corrupte grosse raw slymye and choleryke humours from farre places from the ioynctes Therfore they be geuen to them that haue goutes and be scabbie Pilles of euphorbiū haue lyke vertue Pilles of harmodactiles the lesse are vsed in hote goutes the greater in colde goutes for they purge grosse humours of the ioynctes Pilles of liquiryce or bechichie take away the roughnes of the throte and helpe them that haue a stronge hote coughe smothinge the brest and causynge spitle to issue out easelye ¶ The .xxi. chapter of waters and fyrst of magistral waters WAter called the mother of bawme Mother of bawme is thus compounde ℞ of terebentyne li. ii of frākincēce ℥ ii of lignum aloes ℥ i. of mastyke of cloues of galingale cynamome nutmigges cubebes ana ℥ i. ss of gūme elimi ℥ vi as muche good aqua vite as the quātitie of all the forsayd is stampe the thynges together and putte them in a stillatorye after one daye and stille them wyth a softe fyre the water that shall come forth is called the mother of bawme which beynge mengled wyth as much of aqua celestis herafter wrytten and stilled agayne shal haue marueilouse vertues agaynste colde passions and also hote it is called the ladye of all medicines A singuler water whyche is called the water of bawme A singuler water or oyle of bawme is made as foloweth R. of terebentyne li. iiii of frankincence of mastyke ana ℥ ii of aloes epatyke of laudanum of castoreum of date stones of the rootes of ditanye and of consolida the lesse ana ℥ i. stille them al in a lembike of glasse wyth a soft fyre The fyrste water shal be clere as the water of a sprynge The second shal be yelow swymmeth aboue the other in the vessell The thyrde shal be reddesh as good saffran and when it begynneth to be red and thycke as honye than begynneth the thyrde water The fyrste water is called water of baume the seconde oyle of baume the thyrde artificyall baume And some call it the ouercomer of baume for it is stronger than baume The fyrst burneth lyke a candle the secōd curdeth mylke If ye put the thyrde into a glasse of clere water with the poynt of a knyfe one droppe at ones it wyll go downe to the botome wtoute sondrynge of it selfe and whan it hathe bene there an houre yt wyll mount vp to the toppe as true baume doeth The fyrst is good the seconde is better the thyrde is best and hath the vertues folowynge Fyrste yf ye wash your face twyse or thryes a day with it and chefely the nosethrylles it cureth a reume descendynge from the brayne and clarifyeth the syght And yf ye rubbe the hyndre parte of the heed therewith it comforteth the remembraunce and sharpeneth the spirites of man Item yf ye put it in a violle well stopped with odoriferous herbes and so leaue it syxe dayes it wyll drawe the vertue of the sayde herbes vnto it and so ye maye make sublymed wyne puttyng into a glas full of wyne two or thre droppes of thys water and so the wyne shall haue the coloure sauour and odoure of the herbes and spyces wherewith it was mengled Item flesh and fysh put in this water rotte not and yf it be rotten it byteth awaye the tottennesse and preserueth the hole parte It induseth appetite comforteth the stomake and consumeth fleme in the botome of the stomake Taken wyth a lytle wyne it cureth a stynkynge breath Yf ye put a serpent or a toode in a cloute wette therwith they shall dye incontinentlye And it hathe lyke vertue agaynst all venymes euen as true baume hath And it is like in operation to fyne triacle and consumeth all apostemes vlcers fystules swellynge pustles woundes emoroides brusynges c. And it is repercussyne of colde humours deficcatiue and cōsumptyue Item if ye wash the teeth with it twyse or thryes it shal heale mundifye and strengthen them It healeth also
the palsye and fortifyeth all the membres and is hoote aboue all thynge that maye be founde and of so great percynge that yf one drop be put into the hande it wyll pearce through the same wythout hurte Item in swellynge of the feete or of the legges and paynes of the ioyntes yf ye wash the sayde places therwith and playster them with a lynnen cloute it shall cure all diseases commynge of colde matter and rotten blood Fynally it is a synguler remedye for synnowes drawen togyther yf ye bathe them thre or four tymes therewithall The thyrde water whiche hath the colour of blood is of such vertue that yf a leprous man vse therof xv dayes halfe a sponefull euerye mornynge he shal be healed Item it preserueth youth yf it be receyued in the mornynge with a grayne of wheate with a sponeful of floures of borage Aqua celestis is of two kyndes Aqua celestis as we wyl declare in this present chapiter Yf ye mengle with it asmoch of the water called mother of baume stylle it agayne ye haue the treasure of al medicynes And yf ye wyll ye may sondre the foure elementes one from an other Fyrst we wyll speake of the vertues of these two waters The fyrst water is of suche vertue that yf it be put into a fresh wound it healeth it in .xxiiii. houres so it be not mortall And it healeth maligne vlcers cankers noli me tangere olde woundes within the space of .xv. dayes yf ye wash them with the sayde water euery thyrde daye And yf ye putte a droppe of it vpon a carbuncle it mortifyeth the malignitie of the same shortly Item yf ye put of the sayde water into the eye that hath lost his syght so that it be not vtterly lost it shall be recouered within thre dayes or .viii. at the vttermoost And if a man drink a droppe of it with a lytle good wine it breaketh the stone in the space of .ii. houres whether it be in the reines or in the blader It mollifyeth hardned synnowes yf ye wash thē therewith and manye other vertues it hathe whiche for breuitie we ouerpasse The seconde water hath colour of bloode and is mooste precyous it preserueth the bodye from diseases and comforteth the weake membres chefely of olde men It restoreth remēbraunce sharpeneth the spyrites comforteth the herte purifyeth blood consoundeth the longes healeth all dyseases of the mylt and kepeth the ioyntes from goutes causeth good digestion purgeth colde and rotten humours healeth all agues and brefely it conserueth and comforteth al the partes and membres of mans body This water must be vsed from the monethe of Nouember tyll the moneth of Apryll and ye must take but halfe a sponefull at ones nor oftener thā ones a weke The maner to make it is this Fyrst ye must haue a vessell of glasse a cubyte hye or ther aboute and fylle it with aqua vite made of good wyne and se that it be wel stopped than couer it in horsedonge or in grape shales or in doues donge so that it be not to moyste nor to hote lest the glasse breake and ye must leue the necke of the glasse without in the ayre The glasse through the heate of the donge wyll boyle myghtelye so that the water wyll ascende to the neck of the same and descende agayne to the botome through the coldenesse of the ayre and so it wyll come to perfection within the space of thirty days than drawe oute the glasse and putte the thynges folowynge into the water and stop the mouth that it breath not out and so leaue it eyght dayes Laste of all put the glasse in balneo marie with sande settynge on a heed wyth a receyuer well stopped and make a softe fyre and gather the first water while it semeth to drop down clere But when ye se the water turne into a redde coloure immedyatelye chaunge the receyuer for this is the second water whiche ye shal kepe in a glasse well stopped The spyces that enter into this water be these ℞ of good cynamome of cloues of nutmygges of gynger galingale zedoarye longe pepper and rounde of the ryndes of a citron of spyke narde lignum aloes cubebes cardomomum calamus aromaticus germander saynt Iohns wort maces white frankensence rounde tormentyl hermodactiles of the pythe of whyte walworte of iuniper and laurell beryes of the seed of mugwort of smalage of fenell of aneys of floures of basyle of rosemarye of sage leaues of maiorum mynte penyryal sticados floures of elders of red roses whyte of rue of scabiouse of lunarie the lesse of agrimonye of tentaurye of fumiterrye of pinpernel daundelion of eufrage of maydeheere of the herbe called caput monachi or ēdiue of the seed of sorelle of yelowe saunders of aloes epatik ana ℥ ii of ambrosyne of fyne reubarbe ana ʒ ii of drye fygges of reysons of dates wtout stoones of swete almondes of graynes of the pyne ana ℥ i. of aqua vite made wyth good wyne to the quantytie of them all and foure tymes as moche sugre as they ben all that is to saye for one pounde of ingredience foure pounde of sugre of whyte honye two pounde than put to the vnderwrytten of the rootes of genciane of the floures of rosemarye of nigella that groweth in the corne of bryonia of the roote of the herbe called panis porcinus of the seede of wormewoode ana ʒ ss This water is called aqua celestis but before ye styll the water ye must quenche in it an hoote plate of golde oftentymes and putte to it orientall peerles and so stylle the water and take hede that the peerles remayne not aloone wythoute water for yf they be sette on the fyre without water they wyll loose theyr coloure ¶ Of the vertues of sondrye waters THe water of buglose or baume called melissa and the floures of Borage reioyse the hert of man water of the floures of elders is good for the hardnesse of the milt and it openeth the wayes of vryne and scoureth the face water of rosemarye is good for all colde passyons of the synnowes water of plantayne is good for bledynge with refrigeratyon and stipticitie water of synkefoyle prouoketh vryne and grauellye water water of scabiouse is good for the passyons of the brest as a cough a canker .c. water of the rootes of bruscus asparage fenell percelye smallage is good for the stoone For these herbes open the veynes and prouoke vryne The water of the herbe called gramen kylleth wormes openeth opilations and prouoketh vryne water of nyghtshade or morell is good for an hote lyuer and is very refrigeratyue water of madder openeth the veynes of the matrice water of the floures of camomylle swageth inwarde paynes water of myntes comforteth a colde stomake water of betonye openeth the veynes of the matrice water of saxifrage breaketh the stone in the reynes and in the bladder and dryueth out grauellye water ¶ Here endeth the
iij. ss of an electuarye of Psillium Ê’ j. make a small potion wyth the decoction of Gallitricum Politricum mayden-heare Polipodie hertestonge of the coddes of seny and Epithymye addynge of syrupe of Violettes â„¥ j. or make it thus â„ž of Diamanna Diacatholicon ana Ê’ vi Diafinicon Ê’ ij of electuarye called Elect. indum of electuarie of rooses after Mesue ana Ê’ j. make a small potion with the sayd decoction and additioÌ„ of the strength of myrobalanes kebul addynge of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. but concernynge purgacions and digestions we haue spoken more plainlye in oure Antidotary wherunto ye shall resort ¶ A treatyse of the feuers of them that saile vpon the see or of maryners THe seuers of maryners and those that continue longe vpoÌ„ the see are of the kynde of pestilential feuers or that vexe meÌ„ wythout order called inordinate vagantes or of the kynde of tercians whyche thynge we maye knowe by their kynde of lyfe and excercise for they eate nothynge but grosse and salted fleshe as bacon beefe c. Lykewyse they eate salt fishe euyll dressyd and all kyndes of poulses sodden wyth the foresayde fleshe Their breede is wormeateÌ„ and foysty ostentymes their wyne eger mengled manytymes wyth roten water and they labour daye and nyght in rayne and in wynde whyche thynges prepare their bodyes to the generation of euyll humours and euyll diseases Signes of feuers pestilentiall The sygnes of a pestilentiall feuer are whan the pacient felyth no greate heate in the outwarde partes of hys bodye at the begynnynge but wythin and chieflye about the harte the pacient thynketh that he burneth The vryne also in the fyrste seconde and thyrde daye is lytle chaunged froÌ„ hys naturall disposition but some tymes it appeareth watry pale and melaÌ„cholyke In the ende of the thyrd or fourth daye the vryne begynneth to waxe redde or yelowe and afterwarde it becometh troublous as the vryne of an asse and it signifieth madnes and that deth is nye at hande Moreouer whan the vryne semeth to be of good disposition ye muste not trust therunto for sometymes it is an euyll sygne as Auicenne witnesseth saieng many tymes the pacient is not muche altered thorough the heate of feuers neyther in poulse nor in vrine and yet dyeth quycklye The reson is that venemous matter assayleth fyrst the hart as the prince of the body and cleueth therunto than whan nature seeth that the hart is grened with venemous matter she dareth not assaulte the same but gooth about to mainteyne other membres and therefore sometyme the pulse and vryne be good and yet the pacient is nye deathe Furthermore the pulse in thys ague is busyer in the nyght than in the daye for thaÌ„ the feuer is greater and the paciente is shorte wynded and breatheth peyn fully and is very thirstye for the pipe of the longes and the mouth ben drie The pacientes tongue is white or yelowyshe in the ouer part and is black in the toppe therof somewhat swollen and he can not speake directlye as he was wont and all naturall strengthes are weakned and also the taste Item there happeneth in thys ague vehement perbrakynge sowndynge and cold sweate crampe and perturbacion of reason wyth other euyll accidentes And sometymes the bely of the pacient is swollen as in the dropsye and sometymes is loose And for the moste parte botches and carbuncles appeare in the emunctories whiche whan they happen by the waye of terminacion ad crisim are mortall as we haue declared in the chapter of the pestilence for as Galene saythe euerye crisis is a token of healthe rather than of dethe sauynge in a feuer pestilentiall Nowe whan ye haue knowlege of the feuer Cure pronostication of the daunger premysed ye shall procede to the cure whyche consysteth in thre intentions The fyrst is administracion of the syxe thynges naturall The seconde is the purgacion of the euyll matter The thyrde comfortacion of the harte and mayntenaunce of the strength As concernyng the fyrst intention we wyll fyrst speake of the ayer whiche muste inclyne to coldnes and therfore it muste be rectified with water of roses and vynegre and in the winter wyth vynegre and odoriferous wyne Also ye must strowe the chamber wyth the leaues of willowes of vines of myrt and lyke Item ye may rectifie the ayer in the wynter and haruest by burning of ienuper and other sweate woode for as reyne and vapoures corrupt the ayer and make it apt for pestilencis so fyer of hys nature resolueth and purifieth euyll vapoures and therfore it is not good to haue a house or chamber wyth wyndowes towarde the southe for the southwynde is pestiferous but the northwynde amendethe the Pestilence As towching slepe and watchyng at the begynnynge they must be very moderate let the pacient slepe aboute the breake of the daye but the must auoyde long slepyng at the beginnyng for long slepe draweth the venemous matter to the harte Furtheremore ye shall procure to comfort the paciente wyth pleasaunt wordes promisynge hym healthe As concernyng etyng drynkyng the paciente muste eate often for the feuer vexeth contynuallye Howebeit it muste be in small quantitie and he must enforce hym selfe to eate for as Auicenne saythe they that eate manly are delyuered frome the disease Ye shall gyue the paciente to eate accordynge to hys strength Whan he is stronge ye shall gyue hym cromes of breade washed ones or twyse in colde water and after sodden in the brothe of a chickyn wyth lettuse barley endyâ—e purslan and a lytle veriuyce or the iuyce of lymons or wyne of pome granates Item ye maye gyue hym a gourde sodden in the same brothe wyth veriuyce and a lytle saffran or grated brede sodden in the brothe of fleshe wyth sharpe thynges or alman mylke wyth the comune seedes If the pacient be weake and haue euyll accidentes ye shall gyue hym the coleys of a yonge capon or a rostyd pertriche wyth a lytle iuyce of lymones For hys dryncke ye shall gyue hym whyte wyne of good odour well delayed wyth sodden water and also ye maye gyue hym the wyne of pomegranates Item he may eate lettuse whyte endiue the rootes of succorie sodden wyth veriuyce and vynegre and also borage buglosse whyte beetes sodden wyth capons chickyns or other good fleshe The seconde intention whyche is to purge the matter is accomplisshed by cuttynge the veyne called basilica or the comune veyne and by administratioÌ„ of a laxatiue medecyne Wherfore yf the pacientes streÌ„gth be able to endure flebothomy ye may vse it hardly in small quaÌ„titie for it is better to multiplye the noÌ„bre thaÌ„ the quaÌ„titie And it is requisite before flebothomy to purge the pacient wyth a lynityue clyster Item it is good to scarifie the shulders and the buttockes in them that canne not abyde flebotomy Howebeit some holde opinion that yf they haue a veyne cutte they shal be delyuered of the disease some commaunde to purge the matter
made wyth the leaues of myrte willowes sumach roses and a lytle vinegre and salte is praysed of the doctours Some haue thought it good to anoynte the bodye wyth oyle of wylde cucumer Finallye the patient muste watche much and must vse electuaries of trifera the lesse or electuarye of lachar c. ¶ A chapter of a member or bodye extenuate or thynned THoroughe the defaute of the vertue attractiue and assimilatiue and by slender meates and seasynge from excercise and greate thoughte the body is extenuated made leane The cure of thys disease consisteth in two intentions The fyrste is to engender good blood that the vertue attractiue maye drawe it to the member beyng extenuated and that it may nouryshe the same The seconde is to strengthen the retentyue vertue of the mēber that blood beyng drawē and sent therunto may be reteined in the same The fyrste intention whyche is to engender good blood is accomplished by the administration of good diete for as Galene sayeth If ye wyll restore a leane bodye ye shall geue hym grosse and redde wyne and meates of greate nouryshmente Wherefore the diete of them whyche are in consumpsion is conuenient in thys case The seconde intention is accomplished by rubbynges bathes and cerotes The rubbynge of the extenuate members must be vsed nether to soft nor to roughe And after rubbynge the patiente maye conueniently go into a warme bathe Oyles also and cerotes attractiue layed vpon the member are good to drawe nouryshement therunto But for asmuche as the lyuer and veynes are wonte to be stopped by the foresayd thynges therfore ye shall administer thinges that open as capares succurrie asparage lupines c. Lykewyse in thys case the wyne muste not be grosse and sweete tyl the oppilation be remoued but rather thynne and subtile Oximell and waters that prouoke vryne are permitted in thys case Conuenient cerotes to drawe nouryshmente are suche as be made of pytche hote oyles and gummes as thys that foloweth R. of foxe oile of oyle of lillies of the grese of a ducke henne and gose ana ℥ i. ss of shyppe pytche ℥ iii. of greke pytche of rasyn of the pyne terebentyne ana ℥ ii of oyle of euphorbium ℥ ss of oyle of elders ℥ i. of sage of rosemarye an̄ m̄ i. Let them boyle all together and streyne them all and make a styffe cerote with sufficient new waxe which ye shall spreade vpon a lether and lay it vpon the extenuated member Note that rubbyng wyth cloutes must be vsed before the cerote and the bath After that the nourishment is drawē to the mēber it is good to epithime the sayde mēbers with thinges cōfortatiue that the mattier may be reteyned in the mēbers wherof this was wonte to be our ordinaūce R. of roses wormewood sticados nept squinātū maiorū an̄ m̄ ss of rosemarye sage an̄ a lytle camomille m̄ i. seeth them al together wyth sufficient redde wyne tyll the thyrde part be consumed Auicēne saith that it is good to drawe the nourishmēt to the leane mēber by excercising the same carieng some heuy thing therw t by bynding the hole mēber straytlye that the nouryshment may not come therunto but be constrayned to passe to the extenuat member ¶ A Chapter to remoue scarres and roughnes of the skynne SOme auncient doctours saye that Vnguentum citrinū Nicolai remoueth scarres of the face caused thorough a wounde Item oile of the yolkes of Egges laboured in a morter of leade remoueth the roughnes of the face and of the handes and scarres of woundes Vnguentū de tucia of oure description and vnguentum de cerusa sodden and bawme and a sparadrap of oure description made wyth camphore and Tucia amendeth scarres and roughnes of the skynne Furtheremore oyle of elders melted wyth newe waxe and a lytle oyle of wormewoode and a lytle iuyce of a radyshe roote and cumyn and beane floure incorporated after the maner of a cerote and sodden resolueth dead bloode and blacknes of the face and of the eye lyddes in brusyng and stripes Item for the roughnes of the handes and of the face ye shal rubbe thē with almans chewed wyth a lytle lupynes and barley floure Lykewyse the seede of Sisamus chewed wyth nuttes reysons and rubbed vpō the place remoueth blackenes and deade bloode vnder the skynne Oyle of Sisamum is of lyke effecte Furtheremore the roote of a wylde Cucumer stamped wyth honye thynneth a cicatrice and remoueth blacke spottes Fynallye to remoue the roughnes of the skynne ye shall vse thys liniment folowyng ℞ of oyle of swete Almans of oyle of Rooses of euery one ʒ vi of the marye of a calues legge ℥ ss of calues talowe and kyddes talowe of euery one ℥ j. melte them all together and putte them in a holowe rape or in holowe apples and set them in an ouen to boyle and afterwarde stampe thē all together and rubbe the place wyth the sayde rapes or apples for it is a present remedye and also for the chappes of the feete and handes caused of colde ¶ A Chapter of superfluous sweate TO remoue superfluous and stynkynge sweate weakenyng the bodye the doctours thynke conuenient to vse thinges that open and prouoke vryne as is thys decoction folowynge ℞ of annyse ℥ ss of the rotes of asparage bruscus and fenell of euery one m̄ j. of clene liquyrice m̄ ss of the comune seedes somewhat brayed ℥ ij of reysons ℥ j. ss of damaske prumes nomber ten of maidenheare of Cicorie of euerye one m̄ j. ss of the iij. lesse seedes of euerye one ʒ ij of smallage seede ʒ ss lette them seethe together wyth sufficient water tylle the thyrde parte be consumed then streyne them and putte to the streynynge of syrupe de duabus radicibus wythout vynegre ℥ viij of oximell symplex ℥ iij. of whyte sugger .li. j. clarifie them at the fyer agayne and make a longe syrupe wherof the paciente shall vse in the mornynge the space of a weeke and more whyche done ye shall come to retentiues for whych purpose odoriferous wyne of smal strength must be gyuē to the paciēt delaied with water of the floures croppes of mirtilles stilled in a lēbick Item it is very profytable to washe the bodye of the patient two houres before dyner and supper wyth the decoction of mirtilles sumach quynces rosewater sodden wyth equall quantitie of water and wyne and afterwarde ye shall anoynt the body with thys liniment ℞ of oyle of roses omphacyne ℥ iiij of oyle of myrte of oyle of quynces ana ℥ iij. of oyle of mastyke ℥ j. of whyte saunders ʒ vi of water of rooses and plantayne of euery one ℥ iij. of myrobalanes citrynes ʒ ij sethe them all together tyll the water be consumed than streyne them and putte to the streynynge of whyte waxe asmuche as shall suffyce make a lynyment and rubbe the bodye therwyth in the mornyng and at nyght ¶ A Chapter of the stynke of the arme holes FOr the stinke
egiptiacum made wyth wyne of pomegranades and wyth water of plantayne ʒ ii mengle them The thyrde is after thys sorte ℞ of oyle of roses omphacyne oyle myrtyne ana ℥ ii of oyle of swete almons ʒ ii of goates wethers talowe ana ʒ iii. of antimonium of litarge of gold and syluer an̄ ʒ ii of cerusse ʒ i. ss seeth them all together and styrre them about tyl the colour be very blacke and make a cerote wyth sufficient whyte waxe addynge when ye shall take it frō the fyre of tutia preparate of brent leade ana ʒ ii synders of yron ʒ i. mēgle them and laboure them in a mortar of leade the space of two houres Thys oyntmēt dryeth the vlcers of the eares after the mūdification of them Here folowe remedies conuenient to heale the diseases of the eyes and fyrste for ophtalmia comynge of hote causes after this sorte R. the whytes of two rosted egges of water of roses wyth the muscilage of psilium quynces ℥ ii of tutia preparate ʒ i. of womans mylke ʒ vi mēgle them and whē they haue stande the space of two houres streyne them The seconde is goates mylke cowes mylke or womans mylke wyth a lytle suger The thyrd is a whyte sief wythout opium dissolued wyth the fyrst receit The fourthe is a decoction of fenugreke as it foloweth R. of fenugreke washed with reyne water ʒ iii. of quince seedes ʒ i. of the seede of psilium ʒ ss of water of roses ʒ iiii seeth them all together besyde the psilium tyl the thyrde parte be consumed and then when ye take the reste from the fyre put in the psilium and let it so remayn the space of thre houres and afterwarde streyn them all The fyfth fourme is the playster folowyng R. of the meate of rosted apples ℥ iii. of barlye floure of womans mylke of water of violettes and roses ana ℥ ss seeth them wyth a softe fyre styrrynge them about tyl they be thycke and adde the yolke of an egge The sixte fourme is thys R. of mellilote camomille roses an̄ m̄ i. of fenugreke ℥ i. of wormwood of floures of rosemarye ana a lytle Seeth altogether with reyne water swete wyne tyl the thyrde parte be consumed The seuenth fourme is the water folowynge R. of water of roses ℥ iii. of odoriferous whyte wyne ʒ i. of cloues in number foure of aloes epatike ℈ ii of sarcocoll dissolued with womans mylke graynes thre of suger candy of syrupe of roses ℥ i. of mirobalane citrine ʒ ss mēgle them seeth thē together a lytle and then streyne them The eight is a repercussiue made after thys sorte R. of oyle of roses omphacine ʒ ss of the iuyce of plantayne of the wyne of pomegranades ana ℥ i. of vinaygre of roses ʒ ii seeth them al together tyll the wyne vinaygre iuyce be consumed then streyne them put to the streynyng of white waxe ʒ x. of all the saunders ana ʒ ss of terra sigillata of bole armenye ana ʒ i. of beane flour ʒ vi mengle them make a sofee cerote The nynth is a vesicatorie thus ordeined R. of cātarides ʒ iii. of leuē ℥ i. of vinaygre of roses ℥ ii mengle them make a vesicatorie stāpynge thē in a mortar the wynges and heades of the cantarides fyrste beynge taken awaye The tenth is a bathe as foloweth R. of roses of myrtilles of camomyll rosemarye sage wormewood sticados an̄ m̄ i. of corianders ℥ ii of squinantum a litle of honye li. ss of alume and salt ana ℥ i. of maiorū and nepte ana m̄ ss seeth them all together wyth sufficient lye and a lytle odoriferous wyne tyll the fourth parte be consumed Vniuersal remedies are these that folowe The fyrste is diete whyche must be slender from the begynnyng to the state The seconde is phlebotomie diuersiue of the veyne cephalyke on the contrary syde whiche is conuenient from the begynnyng to the augmentation The thyrde is by phlebotomye euacuatiue in the veyne cephalica on the same syde when opthalmia is in the state The fourth is digestion purgation of the euyll matter which muste be vsed at the begynning wyth cassia manna or wyth a lectuarye of roses pilles of assagereth or of hiera wyth agarike The fyfth is applicatition of bloodsuckers vpon the emoroydal veynes and about the eares from the begynninge to the augmentation The sixte is the application of ventoses vpon the shulders The seuenth is a clyster mollificatiue after this sorte R. sufficient quantitie of the brothe of a wethers heade of honye of roses or violettes ℥ i. ss the yolkes of two egges a lytle salt of oyle of violettes or of comune oyle ℥ iii. of cassia ʒ vi or of benedicta simplex ʒ v. These remedies must be thus ordeined Fyrst ye muste vse diuersiue phlebotomye in the contrary part and the daye before ye muste geue the patient the forsayd clyster applieng the particuler remedies as they be afore wrytten and layeng the repercussiue vpon the foreheade and washynge the armes and legges in the last decoction As concernynge digestion and purgation ye shall resorte to the chapter of ophtalmia And when the disease is in declination it is good to applye the water of cloues called aqua gariofilata to consume the matter Item it is very profitable to laye vpon the eye with a sponge the decoction of mellilote ¶ Remedies for ytchynge and burnyng of the eyes THe remedies for these diseases are thre of whyche the fyrst is thys R. of water of roses and plantayne ana ℥ ii of the iuce of housleke ʒ iii. the white of a rosted egge of tutia ʒ i. let them so remayne together the space of a daye then streine them The second fourme is pereles and is thus described R. of water of roses ℥ ii of whyte wyne ℥ i. of mirobalane citrine ʒ ss lette them boyle al together a litle and adde thervnto of verdegrese ʒ i. and when they haue stande together the space of two daies streyne them and put the licour in a glasse Vug. de tutia The thyrde is vnguentum de tutia thus ordeyned R. of freshe butter ʒ ii of larde of tutia preparate an̄ ʒ i. mengle them and labour them in a mortar of leade the space of an houre Remedies that cleare the syght be sixe in nūber wherof the fyrst is thys R. of a goates lyuer l. ss of the iuyce of fenell and basille an̄ ℥ i. of the floures of rosemary m̄ ss of aloes epatike ʒ ii of cloues of nutmigges ana ʒ i. of hony ℥ i. ss of the water of celidony rue verueyne roses eufrage ana ℥ i. of the galles of hennes capons and cockes ana ʒ ii mengle these thynges together leaue them the space of .xxiiii. houres then stylle them in a lembike of glasse kepe thys water in a glasse wel stopped The seconde is Constantines hiera taken two houres before supper The thyrde are
pilles sine quibus esse nolo and pillule lucis The fourth is water of roses rue celidony eufrage verueyne sodden wyth a lytle suger aloes epatike and a lytle saffran The fyfth is a large lace of lynen or of lether bounde aboute the eye The sixte is an issue made vpon the coronall bone wyth a ruptorie or actual cauterye As concernynge purgation we haue spoken sufficientlye in a proper chapter of the former boke ¶ A chapter of matter reteyned in the skynnes of the eyes through the disease ophtalmia THere be foure remedies for the cure of this disease The fyrste is thys decoction ℞ of cleane barly m̄ i. of the sede of quynces ʒ i. of hole fenugreke ℥ i. of the rootes of buglosse ℥ ss seeth them all together tyll they come to the fourme of a muscilage The seconde is a playster of apples thus ordeyned R. of the meate of rosted apples ℥ iiii the yolke of an egge of womans mylke of the forsayd muscilage ana ℥ ss seeth them wyth a soft fyre tyll they be thycke The thyrde fourme is womans mylke wyth a lytle suger candye The fourth is a colirie in thys sorte R. of whyte sief wyth out opium ʒ i. of sief of frankynsence ℈ i. water of roses ℥ i ss mengle them and make a colliry These remedies cōsume and vapour out humours reteyned betwene the skynnes cornea and coniunctiua And fyrst ye must droppe some of the muscilage in to the eye laye vpon the eye a greate playster of apples And after that the matter is drawen out ye must applye an absterfiue of suger And then to cure the vlceratiō the forsayd collirie is a singuler remedie ¶ A chapter of a fistula in the corners of the eyes IT chaunceth often that in the weping corners of the eyes there groweth a fistula through reumatike matter and subtylle and watrye quytture there reteyned wherby often tymes an aposteme called flegmō is often ingendred For the cure whereof a maturatiue medicine wyth mitigation of peyne inflamation as is thys playster folowyng is cōuenient R. of the meate of rosted apples ℥ iii. of the leaues of mallowes sodden in the broth of fleshe and streyned m̄ ii of barlie flour ℥ ii the yolke of an egge of womans milke ℥ ss mēgle thē and make a styffe playster at the fyre An embrocation of cloutes dipped in thys decoction is good for the same purpose After maturation ye shall vse the foure remedies folowynge of whych the fyrste is oure pouder of mercurye the seconde vnguentum de minio the thyrde water of alume the fourthe a collirie as foloweth R. of water of roses of water of the floures of myrtilles yf they may be gotten ana ℥ i. of aloes epatyke ʒ i. of cloues brayed graynes .ii. of whyte wyne ℥ ss of tutia of whyte sief wythout opium mirabolane citrine ana ʒ ss braye these thynges that are to be brayed mengle them together and so leaue them the space of two houres then seeth them tyll the thyrde parte be cōsumed then streyne them and kepe the licour in a glasse for it is an excellente remedye to drye the moystnes of the corners of the eyes The two other aforesayd remedies maye be applied in stede of the pouder of mercurye puttynge a tente into the concauitie with hony of roses or a mundificatiue of sirupe of roses For cicatrisation ye shal washe the place wyth water of alume and lay vpon the place vnguentum de minio And when the fistule is wyth corruption of the bone ye shal procede as it is sayde in a proper chapter of the former boke ¶ A chapter of virulent and corrosiue vlcers in the inner outwarde parte of the nose HEre folowe remedies for corrosiue vlcers of the nose caused aswel of the pockes as of other diseases both in the inner outwarde partes As touching the vlcers proceding of the frenche pockes there is no thing better then to mundifye them wyth our pouder of mercurie and after mūdification to procede wyth the remidies ordeined in the chap. of the french pockes confirmed And whē they procede not of the french pockes the remedies folowenge are of greate efficacitie wherof the fyrst is vnguentū mixtum the seconde our pouder of mercurie the thyrde the licoure folowynge R. ii hole swete pomegranades half a sower of the leaues of plātayn night shade wyld olyues woodbynd knotgrasse of the croppes of brambles an̄ m̄ i. of synders of yron ℥ i. beate these thynges together so leaue them the space of thre houres then seeth thē with thre ounces of water of plantayne asmuch water of roses tyl the thyrd parte be consumed so streyne them seeth thē agayn tyl they become thick as honye Thys oyntment is good to heale a cankerous polipus all virulent vlcers after the mūdificatiō The fourth is a linimente made as it foloweth R. of oyle of roses omphacine of oyle myrtine of vngm̄ populeon or of roses or in the stede therof of Galiens oyntmente ana ℥ i. of the iuyce of plantayne and nightshade ana ℥ ii of the iuyce of sorel and alleluia ana ℥ ss of roche alume ʒ ss of mirobalane citrine ʒ i. seeth them al tyll the iuyce be consumed and streyne them then put to the streynynge of whyte waxe ʒ v. of tutia preparate ʒ ii of cerusse ʒ vi of titarge of golde and syluer an̄ ʒ iii. of burnt leade ℥ ss of camphore graynes .ii. mengle them and labour them in a mortar of leade the space of sixe houres Thys linimēt maketh a good cicatrise ¶ A chapter of remedies for passions for the throte THe remedies of squinātia are these For squinantia Fyrste is a gargarisiue made of water of barlye wyne of pomegranades and a lytle diameron The seconde is goates shepes or cowes mylke gargarised The thyrde is a lotion of the extreme partes wyth a lotion ordeyned in the cure of ophtalmia The fourth is a decoction of dates after thys sort ℞ of dates iuiubes dry figges an̄ ℥ i. of raysons damaske prunes ℥ i. ss of cleare liquirice ʒ x. of bran and clere barlye ana m̄ ii of redde suger li. i. seeth them all together in water sufficient tyl the barlye breake thē streyne them and let the decoction be gargarised hote The fyfth fourme is a playster of apples after this sort R. holihocke sodden in the decoction of a swallowes neste li. i. of the meate of apples rosted ℥ iiii of the oyle of swete almons and hennes grese an̄ ʒ i. buttyre ℥ iiii stampe these thynges together and seeth them a lytle with a soft fyre and when ye take the iuyce from the fyre take the yolkes of thre egges and mengle them together The sixte is phlebotomye of the veyne called cephalica at the begynnynge and in the state of the veynes vnder the tonge to purge the matter conioyncte These remedies must be administred as it foloweth Fyrst
a paÌ„ne wyth a lytle butter The thyrde is parietarye dressed in lyke maner The fourthe is thys cerote folowynge â„ž the rootes of Holyhocke sodden in the broth of fleshe and stamped li. ss of the meate of rosted apples â„¥ iiij of oyle of Camomyll â„¥ ij ss of oyle of violettes and dylle ana â„¥ ss of hennes grese and butter ana â„¥ j. of oyle of swete almons Ê’ v. of calues and wethers suet of euerye one Ê’ x. make a cerote with suffycient waxe addynge of Saffran Ê’ ss ¶ Of the diseases of the bellye and the stomake FYrst for the colyke ye shall vse this decoctioÌ„ wyth a sponge For the Colyke or with rawe threede â„ž of Camomylle dylle mellilote mugwort of euery one mÌ„ j. ss of fenugreke â„¥ ij of coryander anyse cumyne of euery one â„¥ ss of hony â„¥ iij. of miliuÌ„ branne husked beanes of euerye one mÌ„ j. of floures of rosemarye of sauerye maiorum wormewoode nept wylde myntes of euery one mÌ„ ss of asshes li. ss sethe them all in sufficient quantitie of water wherin a wethers heade hathe ben sodden vntyll the thyrde part be consumed and applye it as is sayde Item it is good to make a clyster of the sayd decoction with oyle of Camomylle dylle and diafinicon An oxe bladder also fylled with the sayde decoction and layed hote vpon the bellye is of good operation and so is thys playster folowyng â„ž of beane floure li. ij of branne and milium brayed of euerye one mÌ„ j. of Camomylle Mellilote Dylle ana mÌ„ ss make a styffe playster wyth sufficient sapa and a lytle of the foresayde decoction addynge of oyle of camomylle and dylle ana â„¥ ij of whyte waxe â„¥ j. ss Also a clyster of pure wyne is good in thys case Remedyes whyche remoue yoxyng caused of replecion be hiera constantyni hiera symplex Galeni with a lytle reubarbe which purge fleume chyeflye after the exhibicion of thys vomytiue â„ž of the waters of fenell and sorell ana â„¥ ss of the iuyce of a râ—dyshe roote â„¥ ss of dylle coryander swete fenel of euery one Ê’ ss of syrupe of vynegre of oximell symplex ana â„¥ j. sethe them all together tylle the .iiij. part be consumed ¶ A Chapter for the peyne of the backebone FYrste oyle of spyke mastyk and lillies and the oyle folowynge are conuenient in thys case â„ž of oyle of lillies dylle Camomylle of euery one â„¥ ij of oile of a foxe of agrippa and dialthea ana Ê’ vi of oyle of ypericon â„¥ j. of the iuyce of wormewoode â„¥ ss of squinantum Ê’ ss of erthwormes â„¥ j. ss of good wyne one ciathe sethe them to the consumption of the wyne than sethe them and strayne them and make a lynimente wyth whyte waxe Item thys cerote folowynge is good for dislocacion of the reynes caused by liftyng of an heuy burthen â„ž of oyle of rooses omphacyne oyle myrtyne of euerye one â„¥ ij of oyle mastyke â„¥ j. of roses wormwoode myrtylle graynes and leaues ana mÌ„ ss of rosemary floures a lytle of odoriferous wyne li. i. let them all sethe besyde the oyles tyll the thyrde parte of the wyne be consumed than strayne them and putte to the straynynge the sayd oyles and lette them sethe agayne a lytle tyll the wyne be consumed addynge of pouder of myrtylle leaues and graynes ana Ê’ vi of al the saunders ana Ê’ ij And yf ye put therunto of terebentyne â„¥ j. ss of mastyke â„¥ ss it shal be of greater confortacion and cleuynge ¶ Of the remedyes of the flankes TO rype hote Apostemes in the flankes ye shal vse this playster â„ž of mallowes sodden in the brothe of fleshe mÌ„ ij of wheate barley floure ana â„¥ iiij make a styffe playster wyth the forsayd mallowes addynge of butter of comune oyle â„¥ ij ss the yolke of two egges whaÌ„ the aposteme is cold let it be ryped with this plaister â„ž of the rotes of white lillies of holyhockes ana â„¥ iiij sethe theÌ„ in water stampe them and afterward make a styffe playster with the floure of lynseed and wheate addyng of butter and swynes grese ana â„¥ ij and whan ye shall take the iuyce from the fier put theruÌ„to the yolke of an egge and yf resolutioÌ„ be requyred in a hote matter ye shall applye a playster of cromes of bread dypped in the broth of flesshe wyth oyle of Camomylle and rooses and a lytle Saffran And yf the Aposteme be colde resolutiue shal be of thys sorte â„ž of the cromes of bread li. j. ss of the decoction of the seconde receyt asmuche as shall suffyce of oyle of Camomylle and roses of euery one â„¥ ij of butter â„¥ j. of Camomyll mellylote branne brayed mÌ„ ss make a styffe playster of them We wyll speke nothynge of repercussiue medicynes for they ought not to be applyed in the emunctoryes For other intentions ye shall resort to the fyrste booke If the Aposteme come to formication or stynkynge ye may remoue the borders wyth a ruptorye of capitell puttynge in to the Aposteme vnguentum de Cerusa that the ruptorie towche not the vlcered partes After the remotion of the borders ye shall procede wyth a digestiue of terebentyne and butter For the rest of the cure ye shal resort to the generall chapter of Apostemes ¶ A Chapter of the diseases of the yarde FYrste for the chafynge and swellynge of the yarde ye shall vse the whytes and yolkes of egges beateÌ„ wyth oyle of rooses the iuyce of plantayne and lettuce or vnguentum Populeon laboured in a mortar of leade And to take awaye the swellynge spedely it is good to make a playster of beanes sodden wyth mallowes and lettuce in the brothe of flesshe wyth oyle of Rooses and the yolkes of Egges And to take awaye the maligne pustules of the yarde oure pouder of mercurye or vnguentum Myxtum is a presente remedye Vnguentum Egyptiacum made wyth wyne of pomegranates remoueth the cancrene of the yarde The grene water vnderwrytten dryeth vp the vlceration that is wont to chaunce betwene the skynne the heade of the yarde â„ž of water of plaÌ„tayne .li. ss of water of roses of whyte wyne ana â„¥ ij of roche alume â„¥ ss of syrupe of rooses â„¥ j. of verdegrese Ê’ ij sethe them all together a lytle besyde the verdegrese and than put in the berdegrese whan ye take the rest froÌ„ the fyer Item vnguentum Egyptiacum dissolued wyth water of plantayne and conueyed in wyth a syryng is a conuenient medicyne If a venemous pustule riseth betwene the yard and the skynne than ye shal vse an actuall cauterye or vnguentum Egyptiacum or a trociske of Minium If the yard be chafed or excoriated through hote mattier and Choleryke a whytesief of water of roses and plantayne or vnguentum de Tucia is a good remedie Water of plantayne also with a lytle alume dryeth the vlceracion of the yarde But for an vlceration and excoriacion in the conduyte of the
space of .ii. houres and make a soft cerote with whyte waxe theÌ„ take theÌ„ froÌ„ the fyre styrre theÌ„ about til they be luke warme theÌ„ put therunto of quickesiluer queÌ„ched â„¥ vi of liquide storax Ê’ vi incorporate theÌ„ and styrre them wel together Here foloweth a purgation which is good after the patient hathe vsed the last potion .xii. dayes R. of diacatholicoÌ„ of cassia ana â„¥ ss of electuarii indimaioris Ê’ ii of trifera ê‘sica Ê’ i. ss make a smal potion wyth the comune decoction addyng of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. Here ye shall note that the sayde diseases is not contagious but at the begynnynge when it is the fourme of scabbes Item it is verey good at the begynning that the patient take soÌ„time the purgation folowynge Digestion wyth the lesse syrupe of fumiterrie and the iuyce of endyue wyth waters of endyue fumiterry hoppes presupposed R. of diacatholicon cassia anÌ„ â„¥ ss of an electuary of roses after Mesue Ê’ ii of the confection of hamech Ê’ i. of good reubarbe Ê’ ss make a small potion with the comune decoction adding of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. or make it thus R. of diacatholicon Ê’ vi of electuary of psilium of trifera persica diafinicon ana Ê’ ii of the coÌ„fection of hamech Ê’ ss make a smal potion adding of syrupe of violettes â„¥ i. A playster for apostemous woundes of the synnowes R. of husked beanes li. ii seeth them in the broth of a shepes heade or in barbours lye tyl they be wel soddeÌ„ Then stampe them and put vnto theÌ„ of oyle of roses odoriferous and camomylle ana â„¥ ii seeth them agayne tyll they bene thycke addynge the yolkes of two egges of saffran ℈ i. Here foloweth the ordinaunce of pilles of master Nicholas de Furnariis whych ben good agaynst the migryme ophtalmia and swimmyng of the heade R. of myrrhe Ê’ iii. of aloes epatyke Ê’ vi ss of saffran Ê’ ii of all the mirobalanes ana Ê’ ss of agaryke in trociskes Ê’ iii. ss mengle them make pilles wyth water of fenell the receit is Ê’ i. Ê’ i. ss If ye adde to these thinges of trifera perfica Ê’ v. electuarii indi electuarii rosarum Mesue ana Ê’ iii. of triacle Ê’ i. of carduus bnÌ„dictus tormeÌ„tylle Doronike ana ℈ ii they shall be good in the frenche pockes agaynste the pestilence A potion agaynst the styngynge of serpentes bytynge of wood dogges the pestilence R. of tormentylle ditany cardus benedictus ana Ê’ i. of Galenes triacle Ê’ ss of saffran graynes i. of Citron seed ℈ i. of a smaragde one grayn of doronike Ê’ i. of syrupe of the iuce of sorell water of buglosse ana Ê’ vi of the wyne of pomegranades of doriferous wyne anÌ„ Ê’ ss mengle theÌ„ Here foloweth the ordinauÌ„ce of vnguentum basilicum the greater Vug. basilicum R. of oyle of roses odoriferous li. ii of cowes tallowe and calues talowe ana li. ss of swynes grese â„¥ iii. of oyle of camomylle lynseede swete almons of hennes grese and goose grese ana â„¥ ii of anthos yarrow centaury the greater woodbynde saynt Iohns worte ana mÌ„ i. of rootes of madder â„¥ iii. of fyne grayne â„¥ i. ss of the leaues of plaÌ„tayn and ribworte anÌ„ mÌ„ i. of comune oyle li. i. ss stampe these thynges and leaue theÌ„ together the space of a weeke then seeth them wyth a cyath of good wyne and thre ounces of earthe wormes tyll the wyne be consumed so streyne them and put to the streynyng of rosyn of the pyne tre Ê’ iii. of colophony of mastyke anÌ„ â„¥ i. of shyppe pytch Ê’ x. of litarge of golde and syluer ana â„¥ iii. of minium asmuch seeth them tyl they be verye blacke euer styrryng theÌ„ about addyng in the ende of terebeÌ„tyne â„¥ xiiii a sufficient quaÌ„titie of whyte waxe seeth them agayne a lytle and make a softe cerote Thys is the ordinaunce of vngueÌ„tum basilicum the lesse whyche swageth peyne more then the other and is conuenient in woundes of the synnowes R. of oyle of roses â„¥ iiii of comun oyle li. i. of freshe buttyre li. ss of swynes grese calues suet and cowes suet anÌ„ â„¥ v. of yarrowe plaÌ„tayne wood bynde verueyne ana mÌ„ i. of the rotes of madder of earth wormes ana â„¥ ii of shyppe pytche of rasyn of the pyne anÌ„ â„¥ ii ss stampe the herbes and incorporate them wyth the oyles fattes so leaue theÌ„ the space of a weke then seeth them with a cyathe of odoriferous wyne tyll the wyne be consumed so streyne them put to the straynyng of miniuÌ„ â„¥ iiii of litarge of syluer â„¥ iii. seeth them agayne tyll they be black and put to them of clere terebentyne â„¥ vi suffycieÌ„t whyte waxe and make a softe oyntment Here foloweth a liniment good to remoue corrupt flesshe of formica procedyng of the frenche pockes and to drye vp redde buddes in the foreheed or in the necke coÌ„mynge in the sayde disease and to remoue wartes â„ž of the iuce of lettuse and plaÌ„tayne of euery one two ounces of Galenes oyntment â„¥ i. The whytes of .ii. egges of sublimate well brayed Ê’ one beate them togyther and labour theÌ„ a good whyle in a mortare of leade This water is good for the same purpose â„ž of roche alume .iii. draÌ„mes of sublimate Ê’ i of sall armoniacke Ê’ ii of barbours lye a pounde of water of roses â„¥ iiii sethe them all tylle the thyrde parte be consumed And yf ye wyll haue it of greater desiccation adde a lytle verdegrese when y take it from the fyre The iuce of the herbe verucaria whereof we spake in the boke of symples is good for the same purpose Auicenne sayeth that the thyrde parte of a dramme of Squinantum with a lytle pepper comforteth the synowes and muscles And yf ye put thereunto of water of camomylle â„¥ v and make a potion it shal be more coÌ„fortatiue it shall take awaye youxynge commynge of replecyon and werynesse of the membres and wyndynesse of the guttes And therfore the decoction folowynge is good for the same intention And moreouer it swageth paynes of the pockes and breaketh wyndynesse of the matrice â„ž of squinantum Ê’ i. of anthos Ê’ ii of swete fenelle of anyse ana Ê’ ss of lyqueryce Ê’ v. of mugworte nepte ana halfe an handfull of cinamome nuttemigges cloues cubebes ana ℈ i. of good honye â„¥ iiii of syrupe de duabus radicibus without vynegre of sugre taberzet of euery one fyue ounces of water of camomylle wormewoode of euerye one two pounde of water of endiue and fenelle ana l. ss seeth them togyther tylle the fourthe parte be consumed then strayne them and gyue halfe a cyathe of the straynynge actuallye hoote The roote of squinantum comforteth a weake stomacke and the lytle leues that grow aboute the rote are good agaynst venemous bytynges An vnction for a weake stomacke â„ž of Squinantum Ê’ i. of
cassialignia It healeth dryeth and byndeth c. Castoreum Casto is the stone of castor which is a beest that lyueth partly in the water and partly in the earth called of some a beuer Castoreū hath vertue agaynst serpentes it prouoketh neesynge the floures c. Cataplasma Many put no dyfference betwene cataplasma and emplastrū Howbeit proprelye Cataplasma is made of grene herbes stamped and sodden in water tyll they be softe and differeth from a playster for they put oyle to a plaister after the decoction of herbes Catarrhus Catarrhus commeth of catarrheo whiche signifyeth to flowe downe to runne downe For whē an humour descendeth from the brayne they call it a catarrhe or reume Cataracte They call it a cataract whē a slymy humour growen togyther lyke yse betwene the skynnes of the eyes cornea and coniūctiua commeth aboute the apple of the eye In latyne it is called suffusio in greke hypochyma Cauterie Cauterion is an hote yron and it commeth of caio causo which sygnifyeth to burne They call an actuall cauterie a burnte yron a potentiall that that is wythoute fyre and yron but hath partely lyke strength as vnguentum egiptiacum c. Celidonie Salendine is called chelidonia bycause that the swallowes restore syghte to theyr younge byrdes therwith For chelidō in greke signifyeth a swallowe Centorie the greater Leonardus fuchsius thynketh that to be cētaurie the greter which the Apothecaries call rhaponticum Centaurie the lesse is called fel terre that is the gall of the erth by reason of his greate bytternesse Cerote Ceratum hathe his name of cera that is waxe for it is compounde of oiles terebentyne and waxe Cerusse Cerussa is made wyth stronge vinaygre and leade It hath vertue to mūdifie and to scoure Charabe Karabe is vsed for succinū whyche is the gumme of a blacke poppler tre Chalcantum Chalcantum is a congeled lyquore founde in the mynes of brasse The Romaines bycause of the blacke coloure called it atramentū and bicause that skynners vsed it in theyr shoppes called sutrine they added sutoriū Chalcos in greke soundeth brasse Chamepiteos Chamepitys is cōmunelye falslye taken for an herbe that groweth in corne of no odoure hauynge greyishe or blewishe floures Harmā of Nuenar councelleth to vse saynte Iohns worte in stede therof The word soūdeth as you wolde saye a lowe pyne tre and it is an herbe hauynge the leaues and sent of a pyne tre whych Roberte Recorde a man for hys singuler lernynge and greate trauayle in serchynge of herbes ryght worthie to be remembred shewed vnto me and as he said he found it in an hylle in kent It is aboute halfe an handful hyghe as is aforsayd it hath the semblaūce of a pyne tre leafe and the sauour of the same So that by the description it appeareth to be true chamepitys Cheiri Some take cheiri for yelow uiolets Chilis Chile in greke signifieth nouryshment Chrysomela Chrysomela soūdeth worde for word golden apples The beste of thys frute are brought oute of strinenia They ben good for an hote stomake Otho sayeth that quinces are called chrysomela Centrum galli The auctour of the pandectes sayth that centrum galli is gallitricū which is claire a kynde of mayden heere but is falselye thought to be And he sayth also that it is hierabotanum that is veruenne Simon genuensis sayeth that it is a greate herbe hauynge purple floures bendinge to whytnes and that it is called in ferraria S. Iohns herbe In an olde boke I founde it englyshed schawort Some thynke it to be oculus christi Cicatrice A cicatrice is the scarre of a woūde Cicers A cicer is a kynde of pulse lyke pesen Cimolia Chimolia is a kynde of erth brought out of Sardinia Creta and also Spayne It is good agaynst the burnynge of fyre it hath vertue to bind and to drye Clymanū Clymenō is an herbe whyche hath a square stalke lyke a beane stalke and leaues lyke plantayn A iuyce is strayned out of the roote of it whych is good for them that spitte bloode Clyster Clyster cometh of clyzeia whyche signifieth to washe It is called also enema of eniemi to cast in Collyrie Collyria are medicines to be applied to the eyes And there bene two kyndes therof One is liquide cleare and that nowe is comunely called collyrion The other is drye and that they cal barbarously a Sief In greke the fyrst is hydrocollourion the second perocollourion Colofonia Colofonia is called pix greca that is greke pytch bicause that ther is great abundaunce therof in greke lande It is hote in the seconde and drye in the fyrste degre Coloquintida Colocynthis is a wylde and bytter gourde It hath vertue to purge The apothecaries call it colliquintida for colocynthida in the accusatyue case Conioyncte Conioyncte is ioyned together Coniunctiua The seuenthe skynne of the eye called in latine coniunctiua is called in greke epipephycoes bycause it groweth to the other tunicles that make vp the eye in the outwarde parte Cōmissure Commissura is when two thinges are sette ioyned or souldred together a seame Comune seedes The hote comune seedes are these anise seede perseley seede fenell seede smallage seede the seede of asparage and bruscus The comune colde sedes called the greater are these cocomber gourde melon and citron seedes The comune colde sedes called the lesse are the sedes of endiue purselane lactuce scariole or whyte endyue Conglutinatiue Conglutinatiue is that that hath strength to glue together Consolidation Consolidation is ioynynge or souldrynge together Contraction Contractiō is whē a thyng is drawen together Constrictiue Constrictiue is that that hath vertue to strayne or bynde together Consolida the greater Cōsolida the greater is cōferie after the opinion of all chirurgiens Cōsolida the lesse as Dioscorides sayeth groweth in stones and hath braunches lyke organye and toppes lyke thyme It is a plante all woddye of swete tast prouokynge spettell Consolida media is comunelye taken for dayses Howebeit the chirurgiens in Flaunders take it for dogge fenell whyche is a weede growynge amonge corne lyke camomylle Consolida regalis is called in dutche Ritter sporen that is knyghtes spurre bycause it hathe a pleasaūt blewe floure fashioned lyke a spurre All these ben called consolidae bicause they haue vertue to consounde and to glue woundes together Coraliine Corolina is thoughte to be bryon whyche is mosse growynge to stones in the sea and kylleth the wormes of chyldren Cordiall They call that cordial that conforteth the harte Corrosiue Corrosiue is that whyche hath power to gnawe and eate awaye Crisis Crisis signifieth iudgement Loke in terminatio ad crisim Crassula They make thre kyndes of crassula the greater the lesse and that meane The greater hathe thycke leaues lyke houseleke The lesse is vermicularis the meane carduus benedictus after the comune opinion Some call crassula maior orpin and crassula minor stone croppe Cubebes Cubebe are the sedes of a tree