Suger if he have no disease in the Sinewes nor in the Ioynts A man that is very weake or accustomed much to sléepe after dinner an hours and a halfe after that he is risen from the Table he may take a reasonable sléepe All the time that a man is in them he must kéepe himselfe chastâ— from all women and so he must doe a moneth after after the counsell of divers learned Physitians and some for the space of forty dayes as Pantheus and Aleardus would namely if they come out of the Chauldron It were méete that in euery foure and twenty houres the Bath should be letten out and fresh water received into the pit againe for so shall you sooner be healed and better abide with lesse jeopardy abiding in the Bath It is most méete for them that haue any disease in the head as a Cathaire or Rhemne comming of moyst cause and not very hot For them that haue Palsies or such like diseases that they cause a bucket to be holden over their heads with an hole in it of the bignesss of a mans little finger about foure foote above their heads so that by the Réede or Pipe made for the nonce the water may come downe with great might vpon the mould of the Head if they haue the Cathaire and vpon the nape of the necke if the Patient be sicke of the Palsie or any such like disease The clay or grounds of the Bath is better for the Dropsie then is the water alone it is also good for shrunken swelled and hard places and for all old and diseased places which cannot well be healed with other medicines The matter is to lay the grounds vpon the place and to hold the same against the hote Sunne or a warme fire vntill it be something haâ—d and then to wash away the foulenesse of the Clay with the water of the Bath this may a man doe as oft as he lift Some Physitians counsell that betwéene the bathings when a man is twice bathed vpon one day in the time that the Patient is out of the bath to vse his plaistering with the Clay but if the person be any thing weake I counsell not to goe twice into the Bath but either once or else to be content with the plaistering of the mudde or grounds of the Bath It were good wisedome for them that cannot tarry long at the Bathes either for heate or for cold to take home with them some of the grounds and there occupie it as is afore-told There are certaine learned men which reckon that the hote breath or vapour that riseth vp from the Bathe is much more mightier then the water of the bath is and it is true therefore it ware well that they which haue any Dropsie and especially a Tympanie should sit over such a place of the Bath that they might receiue into the moyst diseased place the vapour of the bathe either by an holed froole or by some other such like manner of thing well devised for that purpose If any poore man by the heate of the drynesse of the Bathe cannot sléepe enough let him eate Lettice or Purflaine or the féedes of Poppy called Chesbowle in some places of England or let him eate Suger and Poppy séed together let this be done at night He may also if hóe cannot get the aforesaid things séethe Violet leaves and Mallowes and bathe the vtter-most parts with that they are sodden in These are remedies for poore â—olke that are not able to have a Physitian with them to giue them counsell Let the rich vse such remedies as their Physitians shall counsell them If any poore man be vexed with any vnsufferable thirst let him take a little Barley and séethe it long and put a little Suger vnto it or let him take the juyce of Orange or take a little of it with a little Suger If any poore man catch the Head ache let him take a little Wormelade if he can get it or Coriander Comfits or if hée can get none of these let him take the white of an Enge and beate it with Vineger and Rose water or with the broath of Violets or Nightshade or with any of them and a little Vineger and lay them in a cloath vnto the temples of his head and forehead If any poore man be burned soo much let him take a Glitter made with Mallowes Béetes and Violet leaves or let him séethe Prunes with Barley a good while and Raisins putting away the stones and eate of them or let him vse Suppositories sometimes made of rootes either of Béetes of Flower de-Luce or of white Sope or of salt Bacon If any man sweat too much let him vse colder meates than hée vsed before with Vineger or Verjuyce and let them also eate Shéepes-féete and Calves-féete with Verjuyce or Vineger If any man haue the burning of his water when he maketh it let him an houre after he is come out of the Bathe annoynt his Kidneyes with some cold Oyntment as is Infrigidus Galeni or if you cannot come by that let him seethe Violet leaues Poppy-heads Raisins Licorice and Mallowes together straine them and put some Suger in the broath and drinke of it a draught before Supper If any be troubled with the Rheume which he hath caught in the Bath let him parch or briâ—tle at the fire Nigella Romana and hold it in a cloath to his Nose and let him set cups or â—oring glasses to his shoulders without any scorching and let him drinke sodden water with Barley and with a little Suger If any man haue any appetite to eate let him vse the sirrups of Ribles or Barberian or the sirrup of vnripe Graâ—es or vse Verjuyce or Vineger to provoke appetite in due measure and now and then if yée can get it let him take a little Marmalade or of the sirrup of Mâ—â—to or Wormewood Romane These have I written for poore folke Those that are rich by the aduice of the Physitians may haue other Remedies enough against the fore-named accidents that chance in the time of their bathing If thou be rid of thy disease by thy bathing offer vnto Christ in thy pure members such offering of Thankesgiving as thou mayest spare and giue him hearty thankes both in word urinde and déed and sinne no more but walke in all kindnesse of life and honesty as farre as thou shalt be able to doe as long as thou shalt liue hereafter But if thou be not healed the first time be patient and liue vertuously till the next bathing time and then if it be to the glory of God and for thée most profitable thou shalt the next bathing time be healed by the grace of God of whom commeth all health both of body and soule Some if they be not healed whilest they be in the bathing cry out both vpon the Bath which healeth many other of the same Diseases that they are sicke of and of the Physitian also that counselled them to goe to the Bath such men
yolkes of Egges two ounces white Salt finely ground one ounce Hens dung that is liquid and red like Honey one ounce Mixe all these well together without fire and when you will bring an Impostume to superation and breake it lay on this Plaister Morning and Evening little and in short time it will draw foorth the Impostume and breake it and heale it without any other helpe Kéepe this as a secret A Plaister Bessilicon TAke white Waxe Rozen Pine Cowes suet Stone pitch Turpentine Olibany of each these one ounce and of Oyle as much will serve the turne Another Plaister TAke Balme Bittony Pimperuell of each of them a handfull lay them in a Fuse in a pottle of white Vineger two dayes then let them be boyled strongly till the third part be consumed put thereto Rozen one pound white Waxe foure ounces Masticke one ounce Turpetine demi pound and so make your Plaister The Mellilote Plaister TAke Mellilote tenne handfuls let it be small stamped and laid in Fuse foure dayes in a pottle of white Wine and then boyle it strongly till the third part bée consumed then let it coole and put thereto Rozen two pound Perosine one pound demi Waxe one pound Déere suet demi pound Masticke one ounce Frankensence foure ounces and is make your Plaister according to Art The Musiledge Plaister TAke March Mallowes rootes Fenekrike and Lipséed of each one pound lay them in fuse in thrée quarts of water thrée dayes then boyle it over the fire a little and so straine it to a Musilage and take thereofore pound demi and of Lytarge of Lead foure pound of good Ole sixe pound put all over the fire in a great vessell and so let it boyle with a soft fire ever stirring it till it come to the forme of a Plaister according Another Plaister TAke the the Iuyce of Bittany Planten and Smalledge of each Demi pound Waxe Rozen and Turpentine of each demi pound Pitch foure ounces and so make your worke A plaister of Camphere TAke common Oyle demi pound Waxe foure ounces Seruse one ounce Camphers demi ounce and so make your worke A Spiced Plaister TAke white Waxe one pound demi Perosine one pound Colophony foure ounces Rozen demi pound Déere suet demi pound Cloves and Mace foure ounces Saffron demi ounce red Wine and water of each a quart boyle these together till they come to a Plaister A Plaister called Apostolicum TAke white Lead and red of each one pound Oyle foure pound stirre them altogether and boyle them with a soft fire to the forme of a Plaister according to Art A Drying Plaister TAke Oyle of Roses Déeres suet of each one pound Terra Sigillar Lapis Caluminaris Seruse of each one pound Sanguis Draconis thrée ounces and Incense of each one ounce Turpentine foure ounces Camphere halfe an ounce and so make a Plaister A Plaister for the Gowt Arteticke TAke Oxium Saffron of each one dram in fine powder tempered in the yolkes of thrée Egges hard boyled and oyle of Violets or Roses Plaister-wise applyed to the painfull place and it easeth A Plaister to slake paine TAke crummes of white Bread foure ounces temper them with swéet Milke and the yolkes of foure Egges hard boyled and take of oyle of Roses thrée drams and in the making put thereto a little Turpentine and Saffron two drams in fine powder A Plaister against the coldnesse of the Nerves TAke Waxe two ounces Euforbium Castoris of each halfe an ounce Shéepes suet and Pitch of each one ounce Turpentine ◠dram and so make your worke according to Art A good cold drying Plaister TAke Oyle one pound Waxe ten ounces Seruse and Lytarge of Gold of each foure ounces boyled with a soft fire in Furnace wise A red Plaister TAke Waxe Déeres suet of each one ounce Lapis Calaminaris Bolearmony of each one dram Turpentine one ounce Camphere a dramme put altogether and so make a Plaister A blacke Plaister TAke Waxe and Oyle of each a pound Ceruse and Litarge of each five ounces Terra Sigillata one ounce boyle all together till it be blacke and like a Plaister A blacke Plaister for old Sores TAke Litarge of Gold and Ceruse of each one ounce the Cinders of Iron Quilled story fererie sixe drams Oyle of Roses foure ounces new Waxe one ounce strong Vineger two draws and so make it according to Art A Plaister to dissolve hard things TAke Gum Armoniac Serapine Boelium Oppopenacie of each one ounce oyle of Spike five drams Turpentine two drams the mell of Fennikrike and Linséed of each one ounce the mell of Lupianes as much as néeds and so make your Plaister Another blacke Plaister TAke Oyle one pound Waxe and Ceruse of each halfe a pound and so make a Plaister according to Art A Plaister against old Sores TAke Oyle twelve ounces Litarge of Gold halfe a pound Vineger sixe ounces Ceruse Colophonie Perosine Pitch Goates Suet of each two ounces Dragons bloud Terra sigillata of each one ounce Waxe two ounces and a halfe and so make a Plaister A cold Plaister TAke Litarge of Lead one pound Oyle foure pound Vineger two pound boyle them to a Plaister A Plaister to draw an Apostume TAke Galbanum and Gum Armoniac of each one pound dissolved in foure pound of Suger for foure dayes together and then boyled till the Vineger bée consumed with a soft fire according to Art A Plaister for the Lords marke de Wiser TAke Virgin Waxe two pound Perosine two pound Galbanum and gum Armoniac of each halfe a pound Pitch foure ounces Déeres Suet Ceruse of each halfe a pound Clovas and Mace foure ounces Saffron to the weight of twelve pence red Wine and water of each two pintes Boyle these things till the Licour bée wasted away and so make a Plaister thereof according to Art The white Musilage Plaister TAke pure good Oyle eight pound Litarge of Lead side pound and a halfe Mussilage of March mallow Rootes and of Fennekrike and Linséed two pound Boyle all together to the forme of a Plaister with a soft fire ever stirring it then take and wash it in thrée or foure waters and it will bée very white A Spiced Plaister TAke Waxe and Perosine of each one pound Crossine halfe a pound Colophony two Ounces Frankensence and Goates Suet of each foure ounces Cloves and Mace Oyle of Turpentine and Oyle of Spike of each one ounce Saffron halfe an ounce red Wine two pound and so make pour Plaister according to Art A Plaister for old Sores TAke Litarge of Gold one pound oyle of Roses two pound white Wine a pinte Vrine a pinte Vineger halfe a pinte Waxe Frankensence and Myrrhe of each two drams and so make your Plaister according A Sparadrope TAke Oyle a pound white Waxe thrée ounces Ceruse tenne ounces Litarge of Gold foure ounces boyle all these in forme of a Plaister A drying Plaister TAke Iacobs Plaister halfe a pound Unguentum Lapis Caluminaris one pound and so make a
hard and picke him then cut him in sunder and take out the yolke and take as much Roch Allome to the quantity of a Nut and put it in the Egge and two drops of Hony then take the Egge the Allome and the Hony and put it in a fine linnen cloth and hold it fast together till the Hony and the Allome be dissolued and straine it through into a vessell and so drop it into your Eyes To make a stinking Breath sweet TAke the juyce of Mints or else the water of Rew Commin Coriander Licorice Sinamon ana z. foure séethe these in Wine and giue him to drinke that hath a stinking breath and certainly it will be swéet A Medicine to make one to have a sweet breath TAke the power of Sage an ounce Rosemary blossomes thrée ounces Gilliseres fiue drams Sinamon one dram Nutmeg a dram Muske a little quantity then take so much Honey as is sufficient to make these foresaid Compositions into a corporation like to a Marmalade eate of this fasting and at night a little quantity at a time so shall your breath bée marvellous swéet and it yée goe into any suspected place of the Pestilence or any other corrupt ayre if yee eate a little of this Medicine next your heart it shall defend you from all manner of jeopardy A Medicine to destroy a stinking Breath TAke thrée handfuls of Commin beate them in a brazen morter to powder then take a pottle of Wine and put this powder into it and let it séethe till it come to a quart then drinke first and last of this Wine as hote as yée may suffer it for the space of fiftéene dayes and your breath shall be as swéet as a Nut. For a stinking Breath TAke Puâ—â—on of the Mountaine that is called Hill-wort a good handfull and wash it cleane and shred it small and grind it in a Morter and put thereto halfe an ounce of powder of Pepper and one ounce of powder of Commin and mingle them together and put them in a pottle of good Wine and séethe them till the halfe be wasted and let the sicke vse this after meate and not before One in the afternoone A Medicine for a Canker TAke a handfull of Woodbine Time Isope Sage of each a like two or thrée crops of Rosemary and then take a spoonfull of Honey and put all these into a pottle of fairâ— water and séethe them all together and in this séething put thereto a good stone of Rock-Allome as big as a pretty Walnut amd with this water wash well your mouth this is also very good for the Tooth-ache For a Canker in the mouth TAke the Iuyce of Planten Woodbine a little Roch allome Vineger Rosewater and wash thy mouth where the Canker is and it shall be whole within a few washings For a dry Canker TAke Hartâ—-â—orne and Egge-shels and burne them to powder then wash whereas the Canker groweth and after that yáe haue washed it cast into it of this powder and it shall be remedied For a Canker in the Mouth TAke the powder of the roote of Câ—londine of dry Roses Vineger water of Hony-suckles and séethe all these together till they be thick and therewith annoynt the place where the Canker is and it shall be whole in short space For the Canker in a womans Pappe TAke Coluer-dung powder of Borrot Wheate Hony Virgin-waxe flower of Barly and of Beanes and Linséed seacute eth all these together in white Wine or Vineger putting thereto Rams fallow and make a Plaister thereof and it shall be whole in short space if yée lay it to the Pappe For the Canker TAke a â—â—ouâ—e that will wind about thy Leg and put therein thy fasting digestion and bind it to the soare till it stinke â—ouly two dayes then change it and doe so twice or thrice till the Worme come out and lye on the clouts Another for the same TAke Hearbe-water Scabious Canker-wort and séethe them in stale Ale and drinke it Euen and Morne hote Another TAke the Féet the Head and the guts of a Crane dryed in an Ouen to powder and put that powder vpon the Canker and it will kill it For the Quotidian Feaver or Ague TAke and giue the Patient a Vomit purgation euen when you thinke his fit will come and when the fit is cleane gone giue him a little supping made with these Hearbs Succorie Endiffe Fennell-rootes Parcely rootes a little Time and Sauorie made with a Chicken or a little Mution for this comforaeth Nature well after this Purgation Another for the same TAke and giue the Patient before the fit doe come vpon them two peny weight of the powder of Bay-berries with a soft Egge or in stead thereof grosse Pepper for it is very good therefore For the Feaver Quartaine which taketh one every third day with a sore fit TAke Parcely the rootes and all wash it faire and cleane and take out the pithe in the middest and then stampe it well and put thereto new layd Egges and halfe a peund of Hâ—gges blood seasoned with Salt and take a good Hen and stuffe her therewith and then bake her in a Pie and let the Patient eate thereof For it taketh away the Quartain Ague by little and little and doth comfort the heart and doth prouoke good appetite Probatum est Another proved Medicine for this Disease TAke Camomill or Centory stampe them and drinke them with Wine for these two Hearbs hath often helpen this and of Ague Probatum est A Medicine for an Ague oâ— Quartaine TAke Sothernwood and miâ—ce ti small and put a little Sallet oyle into a Saucer and put thereto this foresaid Hearbe and let it lye an houre or two in it and set it on the fire and there let it simper a little and annoynt thy wrists and the soles of thy Féet and the nape of thy Necke and downe betwéen thy shoulders and this must be done before the fit comes and in thrée times this doing you shall be whole A Plaister to take the Ague or any other ache out of a Womans Brest in the time of her Child-bearing if it come TAke the yolke of an Egge and a little quantity of Wheate flower and a quantity of Honey as much as the yolke of the Egge and beat those together till it be like a Salue then make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the Brest that is grieued and it will heale it without doubt Probatum est A Principall water for the Palsie TAke a pinte of water of Iuniper and of Ambrose as much Fennell water and of Parcely and Lawrell leaues a pinte of Cowslip water as much Rosemary and Lauender water fiue peny-worth of the best Aqua vite a pinte of white-Wine foure ounces of the powder of Sinamon Mingle all these together laying them a night in a vessell of earth or Timber and in the morning after still them with a soft and easie fire this water is excéeding good and of great efficacie to
the said Water and Vineger a good while and eate them Fasting A good Drinke to be used to those that are infected with the Plague TAke Berries of Idle that are ripe gathered on the North side of the Trée and dry them in the shadow then stampe them to powder then take a dram of the same Powder and temper it well with two ounces of Planten-water or white Wine and let the sicke person drinke a good draught thereof and remaine in his Bed and sweate as much and as often as he can after hée hath taken it then warme a clâ—ane shirt for him to put on and if his shirts may be shifted often it will bée the better after his sweating and like wise his shéets and Bed-cloathes if it may be if not at the least his shéetes and shirt and in vsing of this for the space of thrée dayes together he will dye or mend without all doubt by Gods helpe This hath beene often and truely proved To provoke sléepe to the sicke person Take a good quantity of Womans brest Milke and put thereto a little quantity of Aqua-Vitae stirre them well together and moysten the Temples of the Head of the Patient and the Nostrils well therewith and let it be laid on with some Feather or some fine linnen cloth and this will doe much good It is proved And if it happen that the sicke person find himselfe greatly grieved and that any Swelling begin in any place to grow sore then take Elder leaues red Bramble â—eaues and Mustard séed and stampe them all together and make a Plaister thereof and lay the same to the Sore and this will both draw and heale Or take two handfuls of Scabious and stampe it in a Morter then temper it well with two ounces of Swines greace that is salted and the yolke of an Egge then stampe them all together and laid thereto will draw excéeding well For all Aches or paines in the Ioynts where ever they be a very true and well approved Medicine TAke all the whole horne of a Bucke that he casteth of the later the better take away the Scalpe and take nothing but the Horne cut it in Shivers or pieces then boyle it in a gallon of faire water vntill it come to a pinte or some thing more then cast away the pieces of Horne and let that in the vessell stand till it be cold which will then be like a Ielley and when you will make vse thereof warme some of it in a Sawâ—er or other convenient thing and annoynt the grieved place therewith by the fire Morning and Evening and let it soake in by the heat of the fire vsing it nine or ten times Thus God willing it will throughly cure it for ever To make a Seare-cloth for all manner of Aches TAke halfe a pinte of Sallet Oyle a quarter of a pound of white lead an ounce a quarter of white Cerues boyle the Lead in the Oyle till it is cleare then put in the Cerues and boyle it till it is stiffe and so make it in Rowles and kéepe it for your vse A most excellent and approved Cure for the Sciatica TAke a pinte of the best Aqua Composita you can get an Oxes Gall and an ounce of Pepper beaten into Powder boyle them all together till halfe the Aqua Composita be consumed apply the same on a Cloath as a Plaister to the place and so let it continue there for the space of 12. houres vse it 4. or 5. times if néed be for it will giue helpe An approved and incomparable Cure for the Palsie TAke Lavender and boyle it in faire Water then straine it and then drinke halfe a pinte thereof daily first and last for the space of a Fortnight together and it will cure you An excellent Receipt for the Strangury TAke a good pinte of Aqua Composita put therein a handfull of Ivie leaues kéepe the Vessell well stopped and the Ivie Leaues will consume therein vse to drinke thereof thrée or foure spoonefuls at a time Morning and Evening first and lass fiue or sixe dayes together and you shall find a marvailous helpe thereof A compleate Cure for a Tetter or Ring-worme STampe Celadine and apply it to any Tettar or Ring-worme shifting it twice every Day with new for the space of a Fortnight and it will kill it quite An excellent Cure for the Rheume RVbbe the leafe of a Marigold betwéene your fingers and put the same into your nose and let it stay there a pretty while and it will bring forth aboundance of humours out of your Head and if you vse it you shall be much eased of the Rheume in a short time A Medicine for the Mother TAke white Wine heat therein a Brionge rootes Let the Woman troubled with the paines of the Mother drinke thereof going to Bed once a Wéeke vse it for it will helpe you vndouâ—tedly Probatum est An Exquisite Remedy for the Spleene TAke the rinde of an Ashen Trée and boyle it in Wine let the party tormented with the Spléene drinke thereof Fasting sixe or seven Mornings together and it will perfectly helpe them and if you annoynt the grieved place so long with an Oyntmet called Deathea every Morning and Evening It is an excellent Remedy likewise An excellent Medicine for the Gowte and to draw out all Evill Humours out of the Head or for paine in the Eyes or Eares or Impostumes TAke halfe a pound of Pitch and halfe a pound of Rozen finely beaten and cleane searsed halfe a pound of the best Frankensence beaten and searsed also a quarter of a pound of Shéepes Tallow an ounce of Mace and a quarter of a pound of Cummin séede All these made into fine powderand an ounce of Lapadanum All these put together must boyle an houre the Pitch must be first put in and then the rest of your Stuffe when it is boyled take Shéepe Skinnes finely towed make Soles thereof for your Féete and we are them within your stockins a moneth or sixe wéekes and then make new againe An excellent Dyet drunke for all inward Diseases TO the first boyling Sasafrase of each one ounce TO the first boyling Salsaperrilla of each one ounce TO the first boyling Pollipodum of each one ounce Liquorice one ounce For the second Boyling Harmodactile one quarter of an ounce For the second Boyling Egrimont of each a handfull For the second Boyling Bettony and of each a handfull For the second Boyling Campithy of each a handfull For the third Boyling Sena two ounces For the third Boyling Stiâ—hados demi ounce For the third Boyling Epithimum thrée drams Swéet Fennell Séeds two ounces For the fourth Boyling Mayden haire a quarter of an ounce For the fourth Boyling Ceâ—erach demi ounce If the Body be cold and moyst you may put toth woods an ounce of China and among the Hearbs a quarter of a handfull of Cardus Benedictus Slice a China and Salsafrasse and Salsaperrilla and bruise the Polipodium in a Morter
and infuse them in a gallon of Spring water 24 houres The first Boyling THen boyle the Sassafrase and Salsaperilla and Polipodum first alone an houre and a halfe in an Earthen Pipkin close covered The second Boyling THen put in the Hearbs and the Lycorice and the Hermodaâ—tile and boyle them with the Woods an houre The third Boyling THen restore the Water to her first quantity including in quantity a pint of white Wine or Muskadine if you will haue it purge more and so let it boyle an houre longer Then put in the Sena Sticados Epithinium Maydenhaiâ—s Ceterach and swéet Fennell Séeds and boyle them with all therein a quarter of an houre Then take it from the fire and let it settle thrée or foure houres Then strayne it out and put the Drinke into a Bottle or other close Vessell and drinke thereof halfe a pinte at a time in the Morning In the Summer time it will not kéepe good aboue 4. dayes and in the Winter not past sixe dayes Another excellent good Dyet Drinke TAke a pecke and halfe of Seascurbut grasse picke it and wash it and dry it well take also Scabias Bittany and water Crosses of each a good handfull stampe them and straine them and let the Iuyce thereof stand in a Glasse all Night then take two good handfuls of yellow Dock rootes two ounces of China rootes sliced one ounce and a halfe of swéet Fennell séeds bruised and a stickâ— of Lycorice sliced Put all these Ingredients in a Boulter Bag and bind a flint stone to the Bag to make it sincke Then take a Rundlet of sixe gallons and put the Bag into it then put the juyce of those Hearbs aforesaid into the Rundlet with sixe gallons of new Béere and let it worke and when it worketh ouer let that which is wrought ouer be put into the Vessell againe Another excellent Physicke Drinke TAke Cardus Benedictus Wormewood and Scabias of each foure handfuls Succory Scabias Marigold flowers and the leaues of Angelica tops and rootes Turmentile and Pimpernell of each thrée handfuls Sage 6. handfuls Iuniper berries bruised 8. ounces all these to be brued with 36. Gallons of Béere and when it is a wéeke old drinke a draught thereof in the Morning An excellent Medicine for the Iaundise TAke sixe Earth-wormes â—â—it them and scoure them from their filth and â—limy matter cut them in pieces or chop them make pottage of them with water and Datmeale eate the same for 12. dayes together and it will perfectly cure the Iaundize A rare Medicine for the sharpnesse of the Vrine TAke a quart of new Milke from the Cow and the whites of 18. Egges beaten very thinne mingle those Whites and the Milke together distill them with a â—oâ—t fire but let it not be too néerly stilled but that it may have a good deale of moysture in it when you haue done stilling it then put into it as much Sugar-Candy as you shall thinke good to swéten it and a sticke of Lycorice scraped and bruised then drinke thereof the quantity of a wine pinte in the Morning Fasting and if it be in the heate of Summer drinke as much also about foure of the Clocke in the Afternoone An excellent Fomentation for the Stone TAke a Platter full of Pigeons Dung of the newest you can get and a good handfull of Feather few bruised in your hands fry them together in a Frying Pan putting thereto a little Honey let that be last let it Fry a good while then put it in a Canvas bagge about halfe an Ell long and a handfull broad and lay it as hot as you can suffer if along your side from the Backe to the priuy parts and if it helpe not at the first take it againe and it shall by Gods grace make you well An excellent and approved Remedy for the Cough of the Lungs TAke two Gallons of faire running water to which quantity take two handfuls of cleane Barley well picked 24. Reâ—sons of the Sunne stoned and of Currans of each a quarter oâ— a pound Lycorish shred Ginger shred and Sugar-Candy of each two ounces Anniséeds Fennell-seeds Coriander-séeds and Cummin-séeds of all together a quarter of a pound beaten in a Morter Isope rootes Parcely rootes and red Fennell roots of each a handfull boyle all thâ—se together in the gallon of water abouesaid till halfe the water be wasted then straine it well and drinke thereof a good draught first and last An excellent and sure Remedy for a swelling or sore Throate NOte the place of the Trée or poast Hogs Trough or any thing where a Swine rubs it selfe rub your hand thereon and presently rub your throate with that hand twice or thrice or rub your hand vpon the bare ground and then presently rub your Throate with that hand doe it thrée times together and it will helpe you or if you can get a piece of that part of the Trée hogge Trough or stone where the Hog hath rubbed and rubbe your Throate with it An excellent Salve to cleanse and to heale Wounds TAke Smalledge Petty-morrell and Whay bread of the Iuyce of each of them a like quantity take also of life Honey and of the whites of Egges of each a like quantity of the Iuyce of the Hearbs then take fine Wheate flower and mingle them well till they be as thicke as Pappe these will swage the burning or ranckning of Sores or Wounds in any case But let not this Medicine or the Sore come neare the fire An excellent Remedy to stanch vomiting Incorporated TAke the Leaven of white past a good quantity of Speare Mints and the quantity of a Nutmegge of the Oyls of Mace beate them in a Morter and when you haue incorporated or made it into Passe spread it on a cloath and heat it hot at the fire and lay it to the mouth of the stomacke An excellent Remedy for the Head-ache or Megram TAke Frankensence put it in a Chafingdish with coales take also a handfull of fine Towe or Flaxe and tost it in the smoake of the Frankensence and as the smoake ceaseth put in more Frankensence and open the Towe in the Smoake till it be warme then lay the Towe to the Temples of the head and on the Browes bind a Kerchiefe over it and so goe to Bed vse this and it will helpe you Another for the Head-ache A Medicine worth Gold TAke the Iuyce of Ground Ivie and out of a spoone or sawcer snuffe it vp into your Nose with a Quill An excellent Medicine for the Spleene TAke Wormewood Mallowes Camomill and Melitots of each a handfull boyle them in faire water till halfe the Liquour be wasted then put thereto a good â—â—â—dfull of wheaten Braâ— and boyle it to the thicknesse of a Plaister quilt it on a linnen cloath and apply it to the side as hot as you can suffer it and removing it often An excellent helpe for sore Eyes TAke Ground Ivie otherwise called Alehoose Celadine and â—aisies of each a
man infected hath alwaies a desire to sléepe because the venome internall doth perturbate and trouble the spirits vitall so that it alwaies tendeth to rest by these siâ—nes and all others before related a man may alwaies perceiue himselfe to be infected If he will not giue credit vnto it let him make tryall for halfe a dayes space and presently he shall féele the Apostume vnder his Armes or about the groine or else about the Eares Therefore the chiefest remedy is if a man perceiue all these tokens in the time of Pestilence that he shake off sléepe as I haue said before for as by the reasons before also alleadged it is manifest that in sleepe the Spirits vitall doth rest but the venome is scattered through the membrands from one place vnto another as I haue often observed This being truly marked when a man findeth himselfe infected as soone as possible may be let him let blood in as ample manner that he almost faint thereon for the taking of small quantity of blood stirreth vp the venomous quality more forcibly If a man will not cut many veines at once then hée shall suffer to goe over the same veine incided as before said euen vnto the retardation and staying of the Blood Also he that is let blood whether he be infected or not hée must also shunne sléepe the whole day even till midnight And alwaies in the same part of the body that the Apostume shall appeare shall be made the incision of a veyne As for Example If the Apostume shall appeare vnder the right Arme Phlebotomie shall be made in the middle part of the same Arme from the veyne Mediana but if vnder the left arme the Apostume sheweth it selfe then must you open the Mediana as aforesaid in the same Arme or the Hepatica that is to say in the veyne about the middle finger If the Impostume be about the Groyn let a veyne be opened in the Foot about the Hée le on the same side If the Apostume be in the Neck Phlebotomize the Cophalica about the Thumbe in the hand of the same side or the Mediana of the same Arme or in the hand on the same side about the lesser finger If it shall appeare about the the Eare incide the Cophalica on the same side or the veyne which is betwéene the fore-finger and the thumbe least many venomous vapours invade the braine Or the veyne which is about the lesser finger or about the Article which of Physitians is called Basilica If the tumour shall appeare about the shoulder blades heart and Throat Vse scarifications with applicaton of Venâ—osits And first let blood on the Median If the Apostume appeare on the backe open the veyne called Pedia Magna And all these may be let blood if a man haue not slept before the knowledge of the Apostumation But if he féele such Apostumations after sléeping then bléeding ought to be made on the contrary part as if the Apostume appeared in the right arme the Basilica or Liver veyne or Mediana in the left arme shall be opened And if the Apostume sheweth vnder the right arme let it be as it is spoken of the left arme and so of other places in which the Apostumation appeareth and whensoever blood-letting is to be vsed let it be alwaies done in opposite manner And if he that haue béene let blood be very weake then may he sléepe after the midst of the day and before the midst of the day hée ought to be in continuall motion either riding or moderately walking And if afterward the Botch increaseth feare not For it is a token that nature putteth out the venomous quality and restoreth a man to soundnesse then may you apply such remedies thereto as is aboue mentioned And if any there be that shall receiue benefit and recovery by these directions First let him thanke God that hath created Medicine of the Earth to heale his people and secondly pray for me a sinner the writer of this little Treatise for to that intent I tooke the paines A Medicine for the Plague or for sicknesse of the Soule TAke a quart of Repentance of Ninevie and put thereto both your handfuls of fervent Faith in Christs Blood with as much Hope and Charity of the purest you can get in Gods shop a little quantity of each and put it into the vessell of a cléere Conscience and let it boyle well in the fire of Loue so long till thou séest by the Eye of Faith the blacke foame of the loue of this World stinke in thy stomacke then skim it cleane with the spoone of faithfull Prayers that done put in the powder of Patience and take the Immaculate cloath of CHRISTS pure Innocencie and straine all together through it into Christs Cup then drinke it burning hote betimes next thy Heart this done rest from the beastly Conversation vsed in times past vpon the Bed of Christs pure Innocency and cover thée warme with as many clothes of Amendment of life as God shall strengthen thée to beare that thou mayst sweate out all the vile poyson of Covetousnesse Idolatry and the participation thereof with all kinde of Whoredome beggerly Pride Oppression Extortion Vsury Prodigality Swearing Lying and Slandering Envying Wrath Sedition Sects Theft Murther Drunkennesse Gluttony Sloth with such like sweat cleane out of thy Heart thy Head thy Bones and thy Body with all the other powers or parts of thée and ever wash thy Heart and Eyes with pure Humility mixed with the Feare of God and lay the swéet Camon-ill of good Conversation hard to thy Nose least then shouldst smell more then thine own And when thou féelest thy selfe altered from all those afore-named vices take the powder of Say well and lay it vpon the top of thy Tongue to savour thy mouth withall and the Eares of the hearer but drinke thrice as much Doe well daily And then take the Oyle of Good workes mixed with the same Mercy that God hath willed vs to vse and annoynt therewith thine Eyes thine Eares and thy Lips thine heart and thy Hands throughly that they may be light nimble quiâ—k and ready to minister vnto the poore and dispersed members of Iesus Christ ever as you are able and sée occasion but beware thou takest not Wind in the ministring therof least deadly dust of Vaine glory and Hypocrysie doe thée much harme and to kéepâ— a dyet for thy Heads sake vse the hot Broth of Holinesse and Righteousnesse continually and féed thy selfe well with the spoone of godly Meditations in Gods holy Word then annoynt thy selfe with the Oyle of Gods peace this done arise from Sinne willingly and take vp Christs Crosse boldly beare it thankfully and walke the course worthily and thou shalt liue everlastingly c. A Prayer O Eternall God and most sure comfort and consolation in all Afflictions which healest the sicke Soules oppressed with Sin which ministrest mercifull Medicines to the repentant Heart and doest refresh the sinfull sinners that thirst after
as proved by the Philosophers for it is one of the nine Waters The second Water is called Poetalis aqua Dulcedimus Occulorum and it is made in this manner as hereafter followeth TAke Egrimony Saturion Celendine and the stone called Lapis Calumniaris and beate it all to powder and Tutty and then put them vnder the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill thereof water by an eaâ—â—e fire and this water hath many vertues in it for be the Eyes never so sore they shall be cured and healed with this water Item this water drunke with a fasting stomacke destroyeth all manner of Venome or poyson eateâ— and drunke and causeth it to be cast out of the mouth Item this water quencheth the holly fire so that there be linnen cloathes wet therein and layd on the sore but you must also note that this water in fire is of blacke disposition To make Aqua Vitae TAke Isope Rosemary Violet Verven Bitony Hearbe-Iohn Mouseare Planten Avence Sage and Fetherfoy of each a handfull and wash them and put them in a Gallon of white Wine and so let it stand all night cleane covered and then on the morrow distill it and kéepe the water well This water is good for the Megrim in the Head and for the Impostume in the head and for the Dropsie in the Head and for the Fever in the head and for all manner of Aches and sicknesse in the Head To make Aqua Magistralis TAke the rootes Pyonie the rootes of Turpentine the crops of Fennell of Egrimonie Honysuccle Celondine Rewe Chickwéed Pimpernell Phillippendula the tender leaues of the Vine Eufrase Sowthistle Redroses Strawbery leaues and Verven of each alike quantity and bray them in a Morter and put therein good white Wine 9. dayes and then put thereto a pinte of womans milke that doth nurse a Man-child and as much Vrine of a manchild of a yeare old and as much pured Honey and put them all together and let them stand thrée dayes so and then distill as ye will in a Stillatorie and kéepe well this water in a Glasse vessell that no Ayre come thereto and if you will occupie this water wash thine eyes therewith and vse it and if euer man be holpen of the disease of Eyes this will helpe him in short time A precious Water for Eyes that seeme faire and yet be blind TAke Smalledge red Fennell Rew Verven Byttony Egrimony Sinckfoile Eufrase Sage Pimpernell and Selondine of each a quarterne and wash them cleane and stampe them small and put them in a brasse Pan and powder of Tuttie of Pepper of Ceruse and a pinte of white wine and put it to the Hearbs and two or thrée spoonefuls of Hony and seuen spoonefuls of the Man-child and temper them together and boyle them ouer the fire a little and straine it thorow a cloth and put it into a Glasse and stop it well till you will occupy it and when you will vse it put it into thine eyes with a Feather and if it waxe thicke temper it with white wine and then vse it often A Water that will make one to see that did never see TAke Rosemary Smalledge Rewe Verven Mather Eufrase Endiue Houseléeke Fulwort red Fennell Selantine of each a like halfe quarterne and wash them cleane and lay them in white Wine a day and a Night and then distill them in a Stillatorie the first water will be like Gold the second like Siluer and the third will be like Balme and that is good for all sores of the eyes To make another Aqua Vitae TAke Nutmegs Gallingale Spikenard of Spaine of each two penny-worth and of Cloues Graines Ginger of each one penny worth two penny worth of Annys take and bray them all in a brasse Morter and then take a handfull of wild Sage and of the other Sage Rosemary Isope Sauery puliall royall puliall of the Mountaine Sothernwood Horehound Wormewood Egrimony Bettony Iuy leaues of each a like handfull and two penny worth of Quibebes and bruse all these in a Morter and then take thrée Gallons of good red Wine and put it into a brazen pot and then put the Spices and Hearbes therein and set the Stillatory aboue and close it well and take faire Paste and put it about the brinkes hard with thy hand and make it cleane well and sadly thereto and when it doth begin to waxe hot put cold water aboue in the Stillatorie and when it doth waxe bâ—te let the water runne out at the Conduite and put in new cold water and so doe as oft as yée shall thinke good but looke that the fire be not too great for if it be then will the water come vp and if there come vp smoake of the Stillatorie with the Water then is the fire too much and if it be not then it is well tempered The vertue of the third Water TAke Mustard séed Pimpernell Crowâ—oof and the clote of Masticke and all these well bruised and medled together with the blood of a Goate and put thereto good Alleger a little and so let them stand thrée dayes and then put them vnder the cap of a Stillatorie and still it and this water will helpe a man of the Stone if he drinke thereof and if he drinke thereof euery day fasting the stone shall voyd from him as it were sand Item this water drunke fasting maketh good blood good colour both in man and woman Item this Water drunke with Castorie destroyeth all manner of palsie if it be not dead in the Sinewes or members Item it will heale ascald head and make the haire to grow if it be washt therewith Item if a man be scalded wash him with this water and in 9. dayes he shall be whole and of all other Medicines it comforteth best the Sinewes for the Palsie The vertue of the fourth Water TAke young Pigeons and make them in powder and meddle them well with Castorie in powder and a little Aysell and lay it vnder the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill water thereof this water drunke with a fasting stomack helpeth the Frensie and the Tysicke within 9. dayes it will make them whole Item this water drunke fasting is a good true medicine against the falling Euill if the Sicke haue had it but few yeares it shall helpe in on warrantise giue it him to drinke thrée dayes in the morning fasting as is aforesaid and he shall be whole by Gods grace of what manner of kinde soever it come Item this water drunke fasting maketh good colour in the face of man or woman and it cleanseth the wombe the stomacke and the breast of all euils that is congealed within them and comforteth all the veynes and draweth the roote of the palsie out of the sinewes and out of the joynts and nourisheth nature in him Item if a man or woman before called in a sinew or joynt it healeth them againâ— Item this water being drunke fasting healeth any man or woman of the continuall Fever
Plaister Oliver Wilsons Plaister TAke a pottle of Oyle Waxe two pound and a quarter white Leade in powder two pound of Storax callamitic one ounce Bengawin one ounce Labdanum one ounce Masticke one ounce of Camphere foure drams and so make a Plaister To make a Sparadrope TAke Oyle a quart white Leade one pound the grounds of Verine foure ounces of white Copperas two ounces white Waxe thrée ounces Vineger a pinte Camphere thrée penyworth and so make your Plaister according To make the Mellilote Plaister TAke Rozen eight pound Waxe two pound Shéepes Suet demi pound the Iuyce of Mellilote a gallon cleane strained let your Rozen Waxe and Shéepes Suet be molten and cleane strained into a faire Pan and then put to your Iuyce of Mellilote and set it over the fire and stirre it well together till bée like a Plaister then take it off the fire and put to it a pottle of red Wine by a little and a little ever stirring it till it bée almost cold and labour it well in your hands for heaving out the Wine and so make it in roules and kéepe it To make a Seare-cloth TAke Waxe one ounce and a dram of Euforbimn and temper it with oyle Olive at the fire and make thereof a Sear-cloth to comfort the sinewes To make the Plaister called Flowesse TAke Rozen and Perosine of each halfe a pound virgin Waxe and Frankensence of each a quarter of a pound Masticke one ounce Harts tallow a quarter of a pound Camphere two drams beat all these to a powder and boyle them together and straine it thorow a faire cloth into a pottle of white Wine and boyle them all againe together and then let it coole a little and then put to it foure ounces of Turpentine and stirre them all together till it be cold and so make it in rowles according to Art Another Plaister TAke two pound of Waxe two pound of Rozen foure pound of Perosine a quarter of a pound of Déeres suet two ounces of Cloâ—es two ounces of Mace a quarter of an ounce of Saffron one pound and a halfe of Olibanon and a Gallon of red Wine and put all these into a faire Panne and sét it over the fire foure or fiue houres till yée suppose that the Wine be sodden a war and then take it off the fire and stirre it till it be cold and rowle it To make the Playster Occinicione TAke a quarter of a pound of Comin as much Waxe as much Pitch as much Rozen and of Saffron one ounce and a halfe of Masticke one quarterne Galbanum halfe a quarterne Turpentine one ounce Incense halfe an ounce Myrrhe a quarter Salarmoniac a little first take the Salt and let it lye in good Vineger and stamped in a Morter till it be well moystned all Night and more then take the Vineger and the Gums therein and set it on the fire till the Gummes bée well melted then straine it and set it on the fire and let it séeth vntill the Vineger the second part thereof be wasted and so that there be but the third part left then melt the Pitch and scumme it put thereto the liquour that is left then melt the Waxe and put it to the Rozen and the Turpentine and then take the Masticke Incense and Myrrhe but looke that all the Gums be beaten in powder or that you cast it in and sée that you stirre it fast when that they be well molten and medled looke that you haue a faire Bason of hot water and sodainely cast it in then wring it out of the water then chafe it against the fire as if it were Waxe and annoynt your hands with oyle of Bay and looke yée have the Saffron in fine powder and the other that was not put in before and when you have put in all the eight powders make it vp in Rowles To make a Plaister Inplumhie TAke Oyle one pound Litarge halfe a pound and looke that the Litarge bée fine then set it on the fire and let it boyle vntill it waxe browne but not so long that it waxe blacke then take it from the fire and make it in Bowles A Plaister of Camphere TAke Camomill oyle halfe a pound white Waxe foure ounces Ceruse one pound Camphere halfe an ounce and so make your Plaister To make a noble Plaister for a soone as the Plaister is warme the paine will be gone and it is called a Spice-Plaister TAke Waxe two pound Déere Suet one pound Perosine foure pound Cloves and Mace two Ounces Saffron one ounce Rozen two pound Pitch foure ounces now melt that which is to be molten and powder and serse that which is to bée powdered and sersed and melted altogether over a soft fire except your Clowes and Saffron and then take a quart of red Wine and by a little and a little poure it to the salve stirring it well together and when it is cleane molton straine it into a cleane Pan and then put to it your powder Cloves Mace and Saffron casting it abroad vpon the said Ingrediance and stirring it well till it be cold then make it in rowles To make a speciall Plaister for all manner of cold Aches TAke Perosine foure pound Rozen and Waxe of each two pound Galbanum as much Olibanon as much Masticke and Myrrhe of each two ounces red Wine foure pound but your Masticke Myrrhe and Wine in the cooling it hath béene prooved and when you néed it spread it on a Leather To make a Plaister that Sir William Ferrington let a Squire that was his Prisoner goe for quite without ransome TAke one pound of Litarge of Gold and make thereof small powder and serse it well then take a quart of oyle of Roses a pinte of white Wine and halfe an pinte of old Vâ—rine very well clarified and halfe a pinte of Vineger and boyle all these on the fire but put in the Vâ—rine last this Plaister will heale a Marmele and a Canker and Fester and Wounds and all other sores if thou put thereto one ounce of Waxe Ollibanon and Myrrhe of each a dram To make Coulman Plaister TAke oyle Olive foure pound red Lead and white of each one pound boyle them together till it waxe blacke and then put thereto Pitch one pound and make it in rowles To make the Mellilote Plaister TAke the Iuyce of Mellilot and Camomill of each one pound of Waxe one pound Rozen three pound Shéepes suet a pound and a halfe white Wine two pound and a halfe and so make them all in a Plaister according to Art for it is good To make the Deaguloune Plaister TAke Oyle two pound strong Vineger one pound and halfe Litarge of Gold one pound Verdigreace one ounce boyle them together till they be red and so make it in rowles A Plaister for all manner of Sores and especially for all greene Sores TAke of fine Suger and Burnet and each of them like much and bruise them in a Morter and wash the Wound with the juyce
thereof a gallon of Lye and put thereto a gallon of Tanners wooâ—e and powder of Roch Allome and Madder a pound and séeth all these and let your panne be so great that it be little more then halfe full and when it riseth in the séething stirre it downe with a ladle that it runne not over and let it stand thrée or foure houres till it bée cléere and all that is cléere straine it thorow a good thick Canvas and then wet therein a ragged cloath and long lint and lay it on the sore and this is good for all the diseases aforesaid A good Medicine for the Canker and Sores TAke a pottle of cleane running water or white wine Sage Rosemary and Sink foyle of each a handfull Allome one ounce boyle all together till halfe a quarter be consumed and for the Canker put in a little white Coperas and Camphere For the Canker in the mouth TAke Plantine Bittony Egrimony Violets and Wood-bind and boyle them in Wine or Water with Isope Pyony Pimpernell and gréene Walnuts and therewith wash foure times in a day and hold it in your mouth hot and therewith wash For Canker old or new or Marmole TAke Smalledge Wormewood-gréene Walnuts Lillies Broome Crappes white Hazell red Nettle Sage Selfe-â—eale Pimpernell the roote of Floure-deluce Planten ground Ivie Wallwoort Mouse-eare Celondine Mintes Bittony Egrimony Violets Charvell Colwortes Avence stampe all these and rot them and fry them in Barrowes grease Shéepes tallow and Honey and make thereof an oyntment with Turpentine Waxe Rozen Pitch Gum Frankensence burnt Allome and powder of Tanners barke For the Canker TAke the powder of Saden Hony and creame and white wine and mixe them altogether and melt them over the fire and when it is hot with a linnen cloath wash therewith thy mouth and when the Sore is well washed put thereof into the griefe with Lint as hot as may bée suffered two times a day and bée whole For a Canker in a mans body and save the man TAke the rootes of Dragons and cut them and dry them in gobbets and make powder of them and take a 9. d. weight of that powder and séeth it in white Wine and let the sicke drink thereof warme fasting and in thrée dayes he shall be whole For the Head-ache TAke Hemlockes and séeth them till they be as thicke as Pappe and lay them where the paine is Let them lye all Night and on the morrow lay another of the same heat and doe so thrée or foure times and it is done Another for the same ALso take and make Lye of Veruen or Bytton or Worme-wood and therewith wash thy Head thrice a wéeke and it shall doe thée much good and take away the Ache. Another for the same TAke the Hearbe called Bursa Pactoris and bruise it and lay it to the hart of thy Foote and it helpeth both the Head-ache and the Toothache Another for the same TAke Bitton Veruen Selâ—ndine Waphroade Rewe Wall-woort and Sage and a quantity of Pepper and Hony and séeth them all together in water and straine it through a cloath and drinke it Fasting Another for the same STampe Bittony and lay it on thy Head vnder the Cappe or bind it to thy head Another for the same TAke Sage Bittony and Rewe with Wormewood ana séeth these in faire water and then put out the same water into a vessell and then grind the same Hearbs in a Morter small aâ—â— then take of them and of the liquor and â—eâ—per them with Wheate Branne and with the rest of the liquor wâ—sh thy head and then lay a Plaister thereof vpon the Mould and let it lye there a day and a night and do so thrée or foure times Item yée may take rootes and leaues of Primroses fresh Butter and Tarre boyled together Another for the ssame TAke Avence Pigeons dung and Wheate flower ana one ounce and temper them with the white of an Egge and bind to thy griefe Another for the same TAke Bittonic and Camomill ana a handfull and séeth it in a pottle of Wine to a quart and wash thy head with the liquor and if it be the Megrim it shall helpe thée Another for the same TAke Frankensence Doues dung and flower of Wheate ana one ounce and temper them together with the white of an Egge and lay a Plaister thereof where the griefe is Another for the same TAke the white of an Egge and beate it well and take away the froth and put thereto Rose-water and the powder of Alablaster then take Flaxe and wet therein and lay it to the Temples and when it is dry wet it againe vse it thrée or foure times Another for the same TAke Verven Bittony Wormewood séeth them well and wash the Patients head and after that make a Plaister and lay on the over part of the Head on this manner take the same Hearbes bâ—foresaid when they are sodden and wring out the Iuyce 〈◊〉 them then take the Hearbes and stampe them in a Morter and temper them with the water they were sodden in and put thereto Wheate branne to cover the Iuyce of the hearbes that it goe not out then take a garland of Linnen cloth that will goe about thy head and bind the Plaisters in it as hot as the Patient may abide it and then put on a cappe over that Another for the same IF the paine come of hot humours take a quantity of House-léeke and distill it as much as you please and with the same water wash thy Temples and the Forehead and then dippe a linnen cloth therein and lay it on thy Forehead or thy temples Another for the same TAke Margerom and gréene Iuy leaues Bittony and Verven of every one two handfuls cut them small and beate them in a Morter and séeth it in two penny worth of fresh Butter and stirre it till it waxe very gréene and so let it stand nine dayes in an earthen pot then séeth it againe and stirre it well and straine it and kéepe it in a faire vessell and when you néed warme a little thereof in a Sawcer and annoynt your Temples therewith Another for the same TAke a quart of white Wine and Horehound two handfuls and Camomill one handfull and boyle them together and therewith wash thy Head then take Wheate bran and put to the hearbes and boyle it and make a Plaister and lay it to thy head Another for the same TAke the Iuyce of Salondine and good Vineger mingled and made hot and with a spunge or a linnen cloth lay it to thy forehead it quencheth great heate and purgeth it that it come no more Another for the same TAke the Iuyce of Pimpernell and put thereto May butter and frye them together with a soft fire and keepe it and therewith annoynt the Head and Temples To cleanse the Head TAke Alloes one ounce Myrrhe halfe an ounce Garlicke foure drams Saffron in powder halfe a penny worth and mingle them together in fine powder then take
thereto Sinamon two penny-worth and holâ— Mace one penny-worth and séeth all these to a quart For the Bladder and the Reynes TAke the séâ—â—es of Planten beaton in a Morter and séeth them in Wine and drinke thereof alone To stay the Backe TAke the pith of an Oxe backe and scald it and then straine it out of the skin and â—hred Nippe and beate it in a Morter with the said pith very small and then put thereto a quart of Milke and straine it and then séeth it with fiue or sixe Dates and a graine of Amber-gréece and powder of Ginger and let the Patient vse it often For Ache in the Backe and Legge TAke the marrow of an Oxe and oyle Oliue thrée spoonefuls and the yolkes of Egges and Butter ana Pepper one ounce then take the milke of a woman and mingle it together and annoynt the sicke therewith To take away the paine of the Reynes of one that is low brought TAke thrée quarts of white Wine and boyle therein a red Cocke and put thereto a handfull of red Nip a quantity of Clary and the rootes of red Fennell Harts-tongue a sticke of Synamon bruised Dates great and small Raisins with a few Prunes séeth all these together till the strength of the Cocke be in the broth and put therein one ounce of Manus Christi and vse this Morning and Evening luke warme A Plaister for the Reynes TAke Callamint Camomill Wormewood Peritory Hockes and bray them in a Morter with Oyle or Butter or Déeres and Shéepes suet and grease of a Boare or Barrow-hogge with a quantity of Commin and lay it in a Plaister both behind and before For all Diseases in the Backe TAke the rootes of Dasies of Planten of Bursa pastoris of Centimodum and the Cups of Acorns ana a handfull and of Bolearmoniac two ounces and of Harts-horne burnt ana and also a Bucke Conie that is fat and let all these be sodden together in white Wine and water as much Wine as water till the Cony be conâ—umed from the bones of the flesh then take away the flesh and the bones from the broth and so let the broth stand till it come to a Ielly and when you are in your bed cause your Backe to be therewith annoynted by a Chafingdish of coales thrée nights together and lay thereon a warme linnen cloth and it shall helpe you by Gods grace For paine in the bladder and to make it whole for ever TAke thrée rootes of Smalledge and wash them faire and cleane and cut them small and séeth them in a quart of faire water till three parts of the water be consumed then straine it and take foure drams of the powder of Bittony and put thereto and drinke the said water Against running of the Reynes TAke one pound of Iordaine Almonds and blanch them and parch them and grind them right small and make Almond milke thereof with a pinte of Rose-water and a pinte of Planten water and then séethe it with Suger and Sinamond and when it is cold put thereto a dramme of Masticke in fine powder and vse thereof to eate and be whole Probatum est A Syrope for the Backe TAke the rootes of Emila Compana cleane scraped and slice them thin and lay them in faire running water thrée dayes and shift them every day then at thrée dayes and take them out and put them in a gallon of faire running water with a quart of Hony of Lycorice one ounce scraped cleane and sliced and of Anniséed one ounce cleane rubbed from the dust let all these be boyled with a soft fire and take out the rootes out of the liquour washing them one by one and when they be cut lay them on a faire dish and so let them lye 24. houres and then take the rootes and weigh them and for every pound of your rootes take a pottle of Muskadine and white â—aâ—tard and put your roots therein and put thereto two pound of fine white Suger two or thrée whole Maces boyle all these to a Syrope with your roote and then put it into a pot and when you occupy it let the Patient eate of the rootes and drinke a spoonefull of Syrope with your rootes and then put it into a Pot and when you occupy it let the Patient eate of the rootes and drinke a spoonfull of Syrope after if Morning and Evening Probatum est To provoke Menstruum Mulieris TAke powder of Péeter Bittony Yarrow-séed in white Wine and drinke it Another TAke Mâ—gwort Selondine Marigold Vernen Nippe ana nine crops thrée dayes before the change and thrée dayes before the full of the Moone Another TAke Germander and the rootes of red Madder and séethe it in Ale and giue it her to drinke or else take Radices Et femem pionae red Sanders and Suger and vse it as aforesaid Another TAke Cotula Fetuda the which is like Camomill but it â—â—inketh and make a fomentation thereof Another TAke the Iuyce of Mercury and Hony and flower of Cockle as much as will incorporate it and make thereof little balls and giue her one or two of them and she shall haue Menstrum also it shall after dispose her to conceiue for it hath seldome failed and is well proved Another TAke the blacke séed of Pionâ—e and bruise them one by one to the number of nine and picke the blacke buskes and in a Morter breake them to powder eate and drinke the said powder at times aboue said in the second Medicine Pro cadem Another TAke the rootes of Gladion and Arsmart and séethe them in good white Wine or Vineger and when they be well sodden take them from the fire let the woman sit ouer it so that the ayre may strike vy and none got away for this is proved Another TAke Bittonie Puliall Riall Centory ana a handfull séethe them with Wine or water till the two parts be wasted and then clense it thorow a cloth and drinke it Another TAke Balme Margerom Isope Marigolds ana a handfull and séethe them from a pottle to a quart vpon a soft fire and so take it and drinke it every morning fasting and if it be bitter put thereto Suger and vse it To stop Menstruum Mulieris TAke the blackest holly-hocks that yée can get and take the flowers thereof and maâ—e them in powder and drinke them and wash the place with the water of Lovage Another TAke the water of Oake leaue distilled halfe a pinte of Rose water ana and Syrrupe of Quinces sixe ounces and let her drinke thereof first and last Another TAke Horse-dung and séeth it in good Vineger and put it into little bagges of linnen cloth and lay the one vpon the Reines of the backe and the other betwéene the Nauill and the privie place as warme as she may suffer it and let her drinke every Morning and Euening Synamon till shée be whole Another TAke the rootes of Gladâ—â—â—n and séeth them well in Wine or water and receiue the
and drinke it with white Wine or any other drinke luke-warme For the Coughâ— TAke Brimstone beaten in powder halfe an ounce and put it in a new layd Egge soft rested mingle it well together then put to it Bengawin the bignesse of a Pease lightly stamped and drinke it in the morning at your break-fast make as much againe at night when you goe to bed and you shall be whole at the second or third time if it hâ—â—e holden you long take it the oftner For the Coughâ— TAke two or thrée Garlicke heads well made cleane stampe them well then put to them Hogges sâ—â—t and stampe them well anew and at night when you goe to bed-wâ—â—me well the â—oales of your féet and annoynt them well with the sâ—id confeâ—tion and then warme them againe as hote as you may endure rubbing them well a pretty space and being a bed let your féet be bound with a waâ—â—e Linnen cloth and rubbe also the â—malâ— of your Legâ—es with the said Oyntment By this meanes you shall be healed in thrée Nights be it never so great An Oyntment for the Collicke and Stone IN May when Broome-flowers bee néere the shooting foorth then take halfe a pound of them and picke them cleane from the stalkes and beate them in a Morter very small and mingle them with May butter and so kéepe it close eight dayes in a Vessell and then sée â—he 〈◊〉 and straine it and annoynt the place gréeved where it is and so rest with thy Oyntment warmed Another for the same TAke two handfuls of Time and pownd it and straine it together with a pinte of Maâ—â—â—ey and a little of an Egge and a little new Butter two penyweight of English Saffron and let it be Milke warme and drinke the one halfe in the Morning and the other in the Euening and kéepe you warme A Medicine for the Stone and Strangulion TAke red Bramble berries before they be blacke and Iuice berries and Acornes and put them in a Pot and dry them vntill they be ready to be beaten to powder and take Câ—â—â—aâ—-â—erséed and Pâ—â—â—â—lyséed and â—roâ—â—eâ—séed and Corâ—â—nderséed Broomeseed and the séed of the Nut-trée and the inner pith of Ash-keyed and take of all these a like portion and beate them to powder and mingle them together with Liâ—our of double quâ—ntity and so vse to drinke it Euening and Morning sodden in Posset-Ale made with white Wine and put of the powder often in your Pottage when you eate them and so vse it continually till you finds ease Take not this water following till the Stone breake away by Shivers TAke Rosemary and wilde Time and séethe them with running water and Sugar from a quart to a pinte and so drink it till your water be cléere For the Stone TAke Saâ—â—frage and Rosemary of each a like quantity and séethe it in white Wine till all the hearbes bee throughly sodden then straine it and drinke it cold Euening and Morning Another for the same TAke â—â—oâ—â—ell Parcly red Nettle Violets and put them into a Morter and bray them and take the Kernels of Cherrystones and bray it by it selfe and séethe all together in white Wine and drinke it Morning and Euening A Salve for any Wound TAke Snailes with shels and sprinkle a little salt on them and let them soowre themselues in the salt all night and in the Morning beat them small to powder and a handfull of House-léeke and beate it by it selfe and put the Iuyce into the powder and then take a spoonfull of fine Hony and a little fresh Butter and boyle them moderately vpon the Iâ—â—bers and annâ—ynt with it and make a Plaister of it and if the flesh waxe proud you must wash it with a little white Wine or with Allome fresh Butter and Béere boyled together A Drinke for the Head which is out of course TAke a pottle of strong Ale â—éeth it and skimme it then put in Lauender Cotten Sothernwood Scuruigrasse Scabbiarse of each one handfull Boyle all these from a pottle to a quart and strain it put in two ounces of the sirrope of Roses and drinke euery morning a dozen spoonfuls and if you haue any Ache in your Necke take Oyle of Dyll oyle of Veruen and oyle of bitter Almonds of each one ounce and mingle them altogether and annoint your selfe euening and morning To stop a Laske or the Flixe TAke thrée or foure new layd Egges and roste them hard and take out the yolkes and lay them in a Dish and strew them ouer with beaten Cinamon as much as the partie can abide to eate and put thereto a little red Wine vineger and so let the Patient eate it If you cannot get red vineger take Claret To make Oyle of Elder flowers good for a fall or a Bruise TAke Sallet oyle and put therein a good sort of â—lder flowers and set them in the Sunne in the Summer time and so kéepe it To heale the Dimnesse of the Eyes TAke Rosewater and Sugar tempered with it and let it fall by drops into the Eyes and it will helpe the Dimnesse of them For a stroake in the Eye TAke the juyce of Smalledge and of Fennell and the white of an Egge and mingle them together and put them in the Eye For a Bruise TAke a handfull of Mallowes and séeth them in fresh Greâ—â—e and strains them and put thereto after they bée strained a quantity of Aqua-â—ite and annoynt the bruised place before the fire therewith For a â—ore Mouth Take a Cuttle-bone and Masticke and make powder thereof and put it in Vineger and white Wine and séethe it and wash thy mouth therewith For the watering of the Eyes and Darknesse thereof TAke May butter Honey by euen portions and séethe them together and after put in the white of an Egge and put it cold into the Eye For an olde Sore TAke white leauened Bread and Hearbe-grace and stampe them alone fine and then stampe them both together and so make a Plaister For a Fellon TAke Honey and the yolke of an Egge and Wheate flower and mixe all together and then stamp Rew and put the juyce thereto For an Itche Take Planten and Sorrell as much of the one as the other make Iuyce thereof and put thereto as much Vineger as the quantity of the said Iuyce and so annoynt the place Another for the same TAke Quick-siluer two peny-worth and kill it with fasting-spittle in a dish beating it well together and put thereto foure penny-worth of Oyle of Bayes and to annoynt the place this Receipt will also kill Lice in the Head or body A Medicine for a sore Leqqe TAke vnwrought Waxe and as much Shéepe â—allow and séethe them together with a little quantity of white Copperas and so make a plaister thereof Master Arthur Edwards Receipt for the precious Oyntment which came from Persia and Muscovia which is bood for all Aches INprimis Baâ—-leaues young â—â—ps Rosemary tops Spikene Knotgrasse Râ—bworth Planten young Elder tops
of vs. When thou findest such a cause wash the Wound well and make it cleane round about and then wash it with our Quintessentia Vegetabile and Bathe it well thorow for that the said Quintessentia doth open the Pores and assubtiliateth the matter and causeth the humour to come foorth This being done annoynt it all ouer with our Magno Licore and this done within thrée dayes the Patient shall féele great ease and in short time after he shall be whole This is one of the most noblest Medicines that can bée made For it takes away the hardnesse healeth the Wound and comforteth the place offended A rare secret to heale Wounds of Gunshot Arrowes or such like in the Wars when hast is required IF thou wilt cure these Wounds presently joyne the parts together and wash it with our Aqua Coelestis and Oleum Balsamo of our invention and lay a Cloath wet in the same thereon To heale a Wound quickly VVAsh the Wound well with our Aqua Balsamo and close it vp and thereupon lay the cloath of the Oyle Frankensence and so by this meanes thou shalt heale any great Wound quickly For I have proved it infinite times to my great credit To heale a Wound quickly that is in danger of any Accidents VVOunds in some parts of the Body are very dangerous of Life and especially where the Sinewes or Veynes bée cut or pierced or Veynes or Muscles be hurt or Bones broken and by an infinite of other particulars which being open or ill-healed the Patient may be in danger of life because the winde entreth in and causeth paines and inflamation and therefore to avoyd all these aforesaid matters so that the wound shall haue no detriment vse this remedy First joyne the parts close together and put therein our Quintessence and lay a cloth wet in our Baulme and binde it fast that the ayre come not in for it is very hurtfull You shall vnderstand that these be two of the best experienced Medicines that may be found because our Quintessence doth assubtiliate the Blood and taketh it foorth and taketh away the paine And the Baulme doth warme and comfort the place offended And will not suffer any Matter to runne thereinto by any meanes for this is most true as I haue prooued diuers and sundry times and alwayes haue had very good successe To stay the fluxe of Bloud in Wounds VVHen there is a fluxe of Blood in any wound by reason of some veyne that is cut and that the Chirurgion would stop it it is necessary that he put into it our Quintessence and then so stitch it by very close and hard and vpon the wound strowe the blood of a Man dried made in powder and lay vpon the wound a cloath wet in our Baulme artificially very warme and vpon that binde the wound very straight with Ligaments and twice a day wash it with our Quintessentia and round about it annoynt it with our Baulme and also cast thereon our secret powder for wounds and that doe Morning and Euening euery day without opening the wound and in short time it will remaine well giving you charge that the wounded person doe kéepe no straight Dyet because Nature being weake relaxeth the Veynes and that causeth the fluxe of blood Another for the same FIrst stitch the Wound close then cast thereon mans blood and binde it somewhat hard so let it remaine foure and twenty houres And when you vnbind it take héed you remove nothing and cast thereon more dryed blood and annoynt it round about with Oleum Philosophorum Deteribinthina and Cera and binde it againe other foure and twenty houres and then binde it gently and annoynt the wound with Oyle of Frankensence and in short time it will be perfectly whole A defence to be layd upon Wounds TAke perfect Aqua Vitae of good Wine what quantity you will and put therein Hipericon Mill-soyle Viticella and Bitonie and then let it stand certaine dayes close stopped and when yée will vss it wet a cloth therein and lay it round about the Wound and thou shalt have thy intent to the great satisfaction of the Patient A secret Powder for Wounds TAke Hipericon flowers and leaves Mill-soyle and Viticella and stampe them well together and strew it vpon the Wound and round about the wound when it is dressed and it doth defend it from accidents To make a resolutive Plaister of great vertue This Playster is to resolve Tumours and hardnesse if it bee layd thereon very hote and when it is cold to lay on another and this you shall doe till the hardnesse be resolved and it is made in this Order TAke common Ashes that are well burnt and white and finely searced one pound Clay beaten in fine powder halfe a pound Earab one ounce mixe all these in an earthen dish on the fire with oyle of Roses in forme of a liquid Vnguent and that yée shall lay vpon the place grieved as hot as yée may suffer it and change it Morning and Evening and yée shall sée it worke a marvellous effect Moreover when the Pelechie commeth foorth of a diseased let him be folded in the same remedy very hote and in foure and twenty houres yée shall be holpe if yée be first well Purged for this is a great secret which I have revealed This word Pelechie is as it were certaine spots like those which wée call Gods tokens the which commonly come to those that haue the Pestilent Fever To make a maturative Plaister of great vertue This maturative doth open an Impostume without Instrument or paine And the order to make it is this TAke the yolke of Egges two ounces white Salt finely ground one ounce Hennes â—ung that is liquid and red like Honey one ounce Mixe all these well together without fire and when you will bring an Impostume to superation and breake it lay on this Plaister morning and Euening a little and in short time it will draw foorth the Impostume and breake it and heale it without any other helpâ— Kéepe this as a secret A Composition of great vertue against all Ulcers and Sores TAke Oyle of Vyfrioll that is perfect as much as you will and put it into a Glasse with as much Oyle of Tartar made by dissolution and so let it stand tenne dayes Then take one scruple of that and one ounce of pure Aqua Vitae and mixe them together and therewith wash the hollow Vlcers and they will heale in short time It helpeth any crude kinde of Scab or sore that is caused of the evill quality or nature A Note of a certaine Spanyard wounded in the head at Naples There was a certaine Spanyard called Samora of the age of foure and thirty yeares of complexion Cholericke and Sanguine the which was wounded in the left side of the head with incision of the Bone Also yée shall vnderstand that in Naples the ayre is most ill for wounds in the Head by reason that it is so subtill and for that
but take héed that no woman with child drinks of this Water Item this water drunke with Isope putteth away all sorrow from thy heart and causeth man or woman well to sléepe well to digest his meate well to make water and well to doe his sege Item if a man will wash himselfe with this Water it will draw away the haire from any place of man and destroy it that it shall not grow there any more on warrantise The vertue of the fift Water called Aqua Lasta TAke Isope Gladion Avence Sothernwood of each a like quantity and stampe them in a Morter and put them in a Stillatorie and still them to water and this water drunke in a morning fasting is good against all manner of Fevere hote or cold Item this water being drunke fasting is the best medicine against the fluxe of the wombe and clenseth the belly of all ill humours and kéepeth a man in health and helpeth the Palsie but it must be drunke fasting and as hot as may be suffered To make the sixt water called Dealbantiums TAke Mole warpes and make them in a powder with Brimstone and take the Iuyce of Selondine and so let them stand certaine dayes after lay it in a Stillatorie still water of water of it this water will make any black beast white that is washed therewith nine times in nine dayes or any place in him that a man will haue white Also this water medled with Waxe and Aloes it healeth all manner of Gouts if the Patient be annoynted therewith Also this water helpeth the sicknesse called Noli me tangere but a plaister thereof must be laide to the sore Also it helpeth a man of the Strangle if a plaister thereof be laid to the sore Item it healeth scald Heads if they apply a plaister thereof to the sore Item a plaister thereof healeth burning with fire Item this with Lapis Calumniaris helpeth perfectly a sicknesse called the Wolfe but the plaister must be changed two times in a day but let no man nor woman drinke any of this Water The seuenth Water called Aqua Consuitivae TAke Pimpernell and stampe it in a Morter and lay it in a Stillatory and still water thereof Item this Water washeth away all Wounds in a mans body Item this water drunke fasting with Ginger is a good Medicine against the Tysicke and will cleanse the Breast from all euill Humours The eight Water called Aqua Huplaciam the double Water TAke Mustard-séed Pepper and Sinamon of each a like and beate them in a Morter and put thereto Aqua Consuetudo and lay them vnder the Cap of the Stillatorie and distill Water thereof and these be the vertues thereof and if it be drunke fasting it is the best Medicine against the Tysicke and all diseases of the brest and it must be drunke in the morning cold and at Evening hot as yée may suffer it and it will make him to sléepe and have good rest Item this water being drunke with Castorie is good against the Sicknesse called Epilentia viz. the Morbus Caducus Item this water being drunke fasting comforteth all the Members that be strucken with the Palsie and comforteth the sinewes of the Head and the braine Water of Pimpernell the ninth water TAke the séed of Pimpernell and put it in red wine and then after put it in the Sunne and then breake it in a Morter and then presse out the Oyle through a cleane cloth this water or oyle being drunke fasting healeth a man of the sand or gravell in the bladder for it will breake the Stone within him Item this water being drunke sustaineth and lightneth all the members of man of what disease soever he be grieved with To make water of Sage the tenth Water TAke Sage and Pollyon of each a like quantity and breake them in a morter and put them in a Stillatorie and distill water thereof this Water drunke fasting eateth away all manner of sicknesse Item this water sodden with Castory and drunke fasting of all Medicines in the world if prolongeth most a mans life Item if a man before called doe this nine dayes and he shall be whole but it must be taken with warme water Item this water being drunke fasting draweth away all evill in the stomacke or wombe Item it is good against the Scabbes and causeth a man to haue good blood and good colour in the face Item this water being drunke hote in the morning or in the day healeth any manner of evill in a man within thrée dayes if the Patient be in any wise curable The making of Waters and first of greene Waters TAke white Wine a pinte the waters of Roses and Planten of each sixe ounces Orpiment one ounce Verdigreasâ— halfe an ounce c. Another greene Water TAke the waters of Honey suckles Planten and Roses of each halfe a pinte Orpiment Allome Ceruse and Verdigrease of each two drams white Wine Iuyce of Planten of each halfe an ounce and it is done Waters for old Ulcers TAke white Wine and running Water of each a pinte Frankensence and Allome of each one ounce Decoâ—ted in Balmarn for thrée houres space and it is done A good Drinke for the Gummorium Passio TAke Bursa Pastoris Planten of each two handfuls take the Iuyce thereof in a pinte of good Ale and drinke if thrée times in a day for thrée dayes A water for old Vlcers in the Armes TAke Smiths water a quart burnt Allome one pound Salarmoniac one ounce Galls two ounces Tartary Copperas of each one ounce distill all these with â—hreds and so kéepe the water to your vse A Water for a Canker TAke Bugle Fennell and Rosa-Solis of each a like and take as much in quantity of Honey-suckle flowers as also all the other hearbes and let them be cleane picked and so distilled in a Stillatorie and so kéepe it close for it is a precious water A Femicorie Water IS to be drunke in the Morning at Noone and at night it is much worth against Dropsies and Sweating sicknesse it purgeth Fleame and Choller and Melancholy and it bringeth foorth heate and dry Sicknesse and it is good for the paine of the Head to wash it and drinke it A Water of Rosemarie IT hath more vertues in it then a man can tell one is if a man haue an Arrow or Iron within him wet a tent and put into the wound and drinke the same water and it shall avoyd out and it helpeth all Wounds inward and outward the Canker the Fester and it killeth the Wormes in man or Child and all manner of Impostumes inward and outward it helpeth the â—ysicke and Fluxe white or bloody it is a great helpe for a woman with Child to drinke thereof it maketh cleane the Face or any where it yée wash it therewith Water of Verven IF it be distilled in the later end of May it hath vertue to spring Choller and to heale Wounds and to cléere the Eye-sight it is a principall thing to
it in many pieces or shred it into white Wine and let it stéepe therein then drinke the Wine and it will heale your Disease Against stopping of the Pipes TAke Hisope Mintes Rose-mary Daisies and Consond of each like quantity and séeth them with Ale in Lycorice and vse it Morning and Evening Against Hoarsenesse TAke a good quantity of a Verveine and séeth it with Lycorice in faire water then straine the water and vse no other drink with your meate vntill you find remedy To cause good fasting of meate DRinke wine sodden with Sentory and Plantins Euening and Morning and it shall helpe you For the yellow Jaundise TAke the reddeft Docke rootes that ye can get and being washed cleane put them into a vessell of good Ale and when it is stale let the diseased drinke no other drinke to his meate but ale and it shall helpe Doctor Argentines Medicine for the Stone TAke the red barke of an Ivie trée dryed and beaten into fine powder and after searse it through a fine Searse also take a like quantity of blacke Ieat beaten and searsed in like manner and being mingled together drinke thereof with Wine or Ale blood warme fiue or sixe times For Wormes in the Bellie AGainst the Wormes in the Bellie take Onyons and pill them cut or slice them small powre Spring-water over them Let it stand all Night and in the morning drinke that water and it driveth away all wormes powre the same water vpon the Earth where the Wormes are and within halfe an houre they will all créepe out of the Earth Another for the same LIkewise if one eate Garlicke Fasting it killeth and driveth out Wormes out of the Body Or else drinke distilled water of Knot-grasse or Shanie-grasse The same killeth wormes also how beit it worketh more in young then in old folkes An approved Remedy for a Woman that hath her Throwes before her time SEeth a good handfull of whole Cheruill in a quart of Claret Wine and when the Hearbes be well sodden wring them into the Wine and clense it and make thereof an Hypocras with Sugar Cynamon and Ginger of Smouane and give her thereof warme at times néedfull And it shall expulse the paine Approved A Drying Powder for old Sores TAke the round Astrologia Frankensence and Allome of each two drams in fine Powder A Powder for the Strangury TAke Ivie Berries dryed ouer the Fire betwéen two stones and Alisander séedes of each a like quantity and make a Powder thereof to be vsed in a draught of good Ale For Gomora Passie R. Cassia extracted halfe an ounce Venice Turpentine thrée drams washed in Rose-water oftentimes the powder of Rubarbe one dram and a halfe and with sufficient of Sugar make it in round Balâ—es For a sore Legge that is swolne with the Axis or Ague TAke Bâ—are leaues and binde them vpon your Legges and it will make them water For the Collicke and Stone TAke vnset Léekes vnset Time and Parcely and make pottage of it with Mutton it is also good for the Mother Eor a Megrim in the Head TAke a cloath and warme it very hot and chaâ—e the nape of your necke and your temples a mornings For the Ague or Axis TAke a quart of Red wine and a quart of Milke and still them and giue it to the Patient to drinke when the Axis come vpon him but the milke must be taken as it commeth from the Cowe For the Tooth-ache TAke nine Pepper cornes and fiue Cornes of Bay-salt and some English honey and breake your Pepper cornes and beate them â—ll in an Oyster shell then make little balls of lint and dippe them in the Honey and lay it vnto your tooth or rub your teeth with Allome heaten For a sore Brest TAke a Red rose cake and white Wine in a dish and set it on a Chaâ—â—ngdish of coales and turne the cake vp and downe in the dish and lay it to the brest as hot as may bée suffered and vse this thrée or foure times till it be whole For a sore eye that burneth and is watrie TAke Hemâ—ockes and distill them and take the water and lay it to your eyes and take a little Lint and dippe it in the water and so lay it vnto your eyes as you lye vpright in your bed For to stoppe the Bloody Fluxe TAke a pinte of Milke and a pinte of water and let them boyle together ouer the Fire vntill it come all to a pinte and let the Patient drinke it Morning and Evening For the Strangulion TAke Reddish leaues and séethe them in Ale and giue it to the Patient to drinke and it will cause him to make water For a Fellon TAke Rew and Soape Salt Sooâ—e and Boares greace and stampe them together and lay it to the Fellon For the Stone BEate the stones of Medlers into powder and drinke it with stild Milke or with white Wine A Medicine well proved for the Megrim TAke the Iuyâ—e of Night-shade and as much Vineger with crummes of leavened Bread and the white of two Egges a quantity of Bolearmoniac a quantity of Sage and Dragons tayle All these are to be made Plaister-wise vpon Flaxe and lay it vpon your griefe also Village to be stilled is very good A Medicine for the Ague TAke a quart of good Ale and a quantity of Bay leaues and séethe them from a quart vnto a pinte and giue the Patient to drinke halfe an houre before the Fit come vpon him For to heale a sore Eye that is hurt with a small Pocke TAke the Marrow of the pinions of a Gâ—â—se-â—ing cold a quantity of Honey new taken out of the Combe in the blue and mingle it together and lay it on the Patients Eye-â—idde and it will heale it For a sore Eye with a Pinne and a Web. TAke white Allome and Running-water and boyle it together in an Egge-shell till it be halfe consumed For a sore Eye that Itcheth and pricketh TAke Running water a quart and put in white Copperas a Rosemary sprigge and a spoonefull of Hony and let it boyle to a pinte and then drop a little into the Eye and kéepe it after him Rubbing or touching For a Ciatica or Ache in the Bones TAke Rew and of red Nettles of each a handfull Commin blacke Sope and Frankensence of each a quantity boyle all these together and make a Plaister thereof and lay it to the griefe Another for the same TAke a laâ—full of Nettles another of Neppe séethe them in Chamber-lye and put therein a handfull of Bay-salt and a quantity of blacke Soape and let them boyle well together and lay it to the griefe For the Stone TAke Turpentine of Ieane make it in little balls and rowle it in fine Suger and swallow it downe whole For the Collicke TAke a thinne Ashencuppe and lay therein a laine of Rew in the bottome and powre a few hot â—mbers vpon that and so laine vpon laine vntill the Cuppe be full and then clappe another
a day if it be néedfull A Medicine for an Impostume in the Body TAke Centorie Rosemary Worme-wood and Horehound and make them in a syrrup with white Wine and let the sicke drinke thereof and it shall cause the Impostume to goe downe and when it is broken let him drinke of the said syrrup warme A Medicine for the yellow Jaundies TAke white Spanish Sope and a little stale Ale in a Cup and rub the Sope against the cups bottome till the Ale be white then shane in a halfe penny weight of Ivorie and let the sicke drinke it at Morning and last at Euening till they be whole A Medicine for all manner of Aches TAke Sage Row Wormwood Sorell leaues Horehound red Nettles stampe them all together and mingle them with May-butter and let it stand so ten dayes oft fry them straine them cleane and then melt therewith Incense and this serueth for all manner of Aches A Medicine for the Wind collicke TAke halfe a spoonefull of dry Orengâ— Pilles beaten to powder and halfe a spoonefull of Anniséeds beaten to powder and put them into Ale or Béere and drinke it when the pain doth take you walke vpon it and by Gods helpe it will driue it away For faintnesse in the Stomacke or the Morphew TAke a quantity of Ambâ—â— beaten to powder and a quantitie of English Saffron in powder likewise and put it into white Wine and drinke it seuen or eight times A Medicine for the Collicke and Stone TAke of â—ovage Smalledge Pellitorie Feâ—itâ—rie and Stone-woort or Sone crop of each of all these one handfull and two groats-worth of Stone-powder or of the Oxe-gall boyle all these with a pottle of white Wine and make thrée bagges and put these Hearbes in the bagges and lay them as â—ote as may be from the Huckle-bone forwards and so apply them hote still with the broth of the Wine and then you must drinke Possets of white Wine abundantly made with Parceley rootes and Mother of Time Another Medicine for the same TAke a black Flint stone and let it be red hot and let it breake and put it into a pinte of white Wine and then there will be on the top white foame so let it stand for halfe an houre and then drinke it and it will by Gods grace helpe you For the paine at the Stomacke TAke a peny-pot of Malmesey and a little Butter and heate it annoynt your stomacke with it then take a Rose cake and dip it in the Malmesey with the Butter and lay it where the paine is For to stay one from Vomitting TAke a quarter of a pinte of Rose-water and thrée spoonefuls of white Wine and put them both into a Posnet with a few sops of white bread a piece of Suger and a piece of Butter and eate thereof first and last A Medicine for one that is in a Consumption or for any disease at the Heart or any part of the Body TAke a quart of Sacke and put into it a Nutmeg a Race of white Ginger a few Graines and halfe a graine of Long Pepper and beate them all to powder thrée Bittony leaues thrée tops of Rosemary and a few Cloues bruised Set all these to the fire with a Date finely cut into it and so burne it and in the meane time get a new layd Egge and beate it fine with thrée spoonfuls of Rose water and when that the Wine is well burnt then brew them together out of one Pot into another with a little Sallet oyle and a good péece of Suger A Medicine for the Stone and Strangulion TAke a quart of Milke and a handfull 〈◊〉 Bay leaues another of Time another of red Sage another of Parcely and a quart of Malmâ—â—y and a little Rosemary and boyle them all together from a quart to a pinte But yet let the Milke and the Hearbes be boyled all whole together from a quart to a pinte before the Malmesey come in For the Stomacke that is bound TAke Sage Neppe vnset-Time Violet leaues Isoâ— of each one handfull and three pintes of Ale and séethe the Hearbe and the Ale together and skim it cleane till it come to quart then take it off the fire and straine it together through a faire Linnen cloth then take a pinte of Malmesey and séeth that that was strained and the Wine together a little and put therto a quarterne of Suger thrée penny-worth of Cloues and Mace and then drinke it Another for the same TAke of Harts-tongue of Liuer-wort of Penny-ryall of toppes of young Rosemary and of Charnell of these one handfull halfe an ounce of Graines two peny-worth of Mace and a Nutmeg For the Wind-Collicke TAke two new layd Egges beate the white and the yolk together with a quantity of Pepper bruised and lay it vpon a piece of Flâ—â—e both at your backe as also at your belly where the paine is and this is apresent remedy An excellent Medicine for the Wind-collicke TAke a quart of white Wine two ounces of Parcely sóede Time Phillippendulo Charnell Saxifrage of each two handfuls and boyle all these together from a quart to a pinte and then drinke thereof morning noone and euening An inward Medicine for the paine in the bottome of the belly TAke Scuruy-grasse and Scabby-arse wash them and picke them very cleane and stampe them and drinke it luke-warms with white Wine or any other drinke that you like best at morning and euening first and last also you must annoynt your body with Oyle of Masticke An outward Medicine for the same being taken both together TAke Gardus Benedictus called the Blessed Thistle two handfuls cleane picked shred and washt and halfe a pound of vnwashen Butter and vnâ—alted as if commeth out of the Chearne a quantity of French Mallowes shred two penny-worth of Rose water and boyle all these together in a new Earthen pot and let it be close stopt and then put it in a cleane linnen cloth and lay it where your paine is and let it be the thicker spread where the paine is most then take a red cloth and put it thereto aloft of all as hote as euer you can suffer it this must be taken at seuen eight or nine of the clock going to bed and let it tarry on till the same time that you goe to bed againe then lay more of the same Good-man Murfords Medicine for the paine in the stomacke concerning lacking of winde Davis TAke the Light the Liuer the Heart the Kidnies or the Milt of a Foxe wash them with water and then lay them in a quantity of Rose water the space of halfe a day or thereabouts and turne them vp and downe and day the water out of them with a linnen cloth then put them in an Earthen panne and put some white Sugar-Candie Aâ—â—yséeds and gréene Lice-rice being beaten and so strained vpon it and so let it be put into an Ouen and dryed then beate it to powder and mingle all these aforesaid things with it
much pleasure in wounds For sucking Children having the Morbogallico REcipe Elecompane the rootes of red Docke Epithemie the leaues and flowers of the Violets boyle all these in water till the strength of the Hearbs be in the water then take a Spâ—nge and wet it in this decoction and wash the Childes body especially the sore places and giue to the Nurse this following Take Epitime Polipodie Violet flowers Borage Langdebéefe and then boyle all these hearbs in a perfect oyle and let her drinke this all day and no other and this shall discharge as it hath done thankes be to God c. A Sâ—are-cloth for Aches REcipe oyle two pound white Leaâ—e and red Leaâ—e tenne ounces Waxe sixe ounces Goose grease and Capons grease halfe an ounce séethe all till it be blacke To make a Poultis TAke Mallowes and stampe them and séeth them in Fennell and Camomill and oyle of Roses and crums of Bread An oyle for the Gowte and for the Sinewes that be shrunke vp TAke me thrée ounces of Turpentine and two ounces of Yeltate Brimstone and foure new-laid Egges the yolkes of them A quantity of red Nettles of the tops of the séeds of them take me a young Whelpe of an ebrage Hound the fattest you can get take and scald him and draw out of his Guts as much of the Fat as you can and rost him and the oyle is good for the disease aforesaid Approved very good â—â—vers times To take away Warâ—s TAke Sauen and Orpiment and Corks vevie and powder them together and this shall take away the Warts To make a cold Oyntment TAke Litarge of Lead one pound and a halfe and a pinte of oyle Oliffe and a quart of Vineger Another cold Oyntment TAke a little Salt and Verdigrease and the white of an Egge and grindâ— them together in a morter of Brasse For the Ague P. Bucke TAke Sentorie flowers two spoonfuls Camâ—mill Tansie and red Coleworts of each two handfuls two peny-worth of Treacle a little Saffron in powder and foure or fiue spoonfuls of English Honâ—e Boyle all these in thrée pintes of white Wine and a pottle of Running Water till the third part be consumed then straine it hard and Drinke none other all the while the heate holdeth you thrée or foure times very warme if néed require For the Ague TAke vnset Isope and Camomill of each two handfuls Violets Strawberies Sinkefoyle Endiffe and Planten rootâ— and all of each a handfull a penyworth of French barley and so much Currans Boyle these in thrée quarts of running water to thrée pintes straine it make Almond milke with it put in Sugar let the Child drinke while it lasteth warme For the Collicke and gripings in the Belly TAke and giue the Patient Ieane Treakle and powder of Cloues well sodden in good Wine and let them drinke it warme Another for the same TAke the roote of Lilly and Horehound and séeth it in Wine and giue the Patient to drinke thereof warme for Probatum est A plaister for the same TAke Lynséed and stampe them and Docke leâ—â—es and séeth them well in water and make a Plaister and lay it to the griefe very warme Probatum est For the Stone in the Reines or in the Bladder TAke and make a Bath with Parcely and Alysanders Politorie Fennell Saxâ—frage and let the Patient sit therein vp to the Nâ—â—â—ll and let them drinke the Powder of these séeds and the Hearbs with warme white Wine for this is a principall practise for this disease Probatum est Another for a grosse or a strong Person TAke and séethe seuen heads of Garlicke in faire water a good while and let the Patient drinke thereof thrée or foure dayes together Probatum est For the Stone TAke and drinke the Iuyce of Saxifrage vse it in the Morning fasting thrée or foure dayes and it shall away For evill in the Bladder TAke Aâ—â—â— Parcely and Fennell of all alike put them and temper them with water and drinke it and it shall help thée well to Pisse and it shall â—ast out the Stone and heate well thy stomacke Powder to breake the Stone TAke the blood of the heart of a Kid and of a Foxe the blood of the heart of both a like quantity take the bladder of a Boare and all that is therein and put this blood thereto take the juyce of Saxifrage and juyce of Parcely of each like quantity and put these in the Bladder also and hâ—ng vp the Bladder in the smoake over the fire vntill such time it be congealed together as hard as a stone and make power thereof and drink it with hote Licour when thou wilt first and last and this shall breake the stone to powder For the Stone TAke Perstone vnset Léekes and Ramsoâ—s of all a like quantity Boyle them and clarifie them with the â—â—â—tes of Egges and then take the juyce and drinke it with Wine or Ale in double so much in Wine or Ale as she juyce is Another for the same Disease TAke a handfull of Bay-berries and the shell of an Egge when the Chicken is new hatcht out of it and bray them together then take the powder and put it into Ale or Wine and giue sicke to drinke and with the grace of God it shall make him whole For to make a man pisse that cannot TAke a quart of Renish wine and a piece of Venice soape as much as a Walnut and séethe them well together from a quart to a pinte and drinke it and it shall make thée pisse lustily by Gods grace A Medicine for to keepe Teeth from stinking and to make them white TAke Salmitâ—io Roch-Allome distill them together and with a cloth or Cotton wet in this water rub your Téeth For the Tooth-ache TAke a little long Pepper and beate it small and take a little Hony and a little Ale or Béere and boyle them together and put a little Allâ—â—â— vnto it and when it is boyled put it in a cloth and lay it to your Gâ—â—mes A Medicine that the Tooth-ache shall never vexe you more TAke twenty leaues of Iuie a little long Pepper and boyle them with a handfull of Salt in old Wine and then put the Licour when it is well boyled into your mouth on that 〈◊〉 that is vexed with the Ache and you shall proue that the Ache shall be destroyed in Sempiterna Secula To make a Powder to whiten Teeth and fasten them and to heale the Tooth-ache TAke the fourth part of a red Corall and that which the French-men doe call Pyrote and cut it small and dry it on the Harth with small heate then make powder of it putting thereto one part of Masticke and a little fine Sugar All which things being beaten into powder you must mingle them together and kéepe it for your vsage and rub thy Téeth therewith when it pleaseth thée Also when your Téeth doe ake or waxe loose rub it with the same powder and kéepe it a while in your mouth
purge steame and to confort a cold stomacke and for rising and swelling at the heart and especially it is a helping and relieving against the Palsie if it be drunke ere yée wash and chafe the limmes therewith of him or her that is vexed with the Palsie and it will ease them For the Palsie TAke Rosemary Sage hearbe Magdalen of either of them a handfull of Camomill flowers thrée handfuls and make white Sallet oyle as yée make Oyle of Roses For the dry Coughe TAke Herselue and Comfrey and eate therof thrée dayes or foure with Hony A good Fumigation forth French Poxe confirmed TAke Synaper two ounces of Frankensence of Liquid Stâ—rax ana a dram and a halfe and mingle them the manner how to minister this suffumigation is this You must set your Patient naked vnder a straight Canopie and you must lay vpon the Coales the first part of your foresaid Receipt and the Patient must enforce himselfe to receiue the smoake kéeping the fire betwéene his Legges till be begin to sweate and so doing the space of foure dayes till his Téeth begin to ake Pilles against Morbo TAke of all the Mirabulines ana threée drams of Troskes of Colloquintida of Masticke of Digredium ana two drams of Nigula of Organy of Cummin ana two drams of blacke Elibore one dram of Spike of Euphorium of Harts-horne burnt of Sall-gemme ana halfe a dram of Mayden haire of the Coddes of Seney of Pollytricon of Galitricon of the flowers of Rosemary of Harts-horne of Epithiam ana one dram of Coryanders of Annâ—séed of Polipodium ana sixe drams of good Triacle sixe drams of Agaricke in Traskes and of washed Aloes ana tenne drams of the Spices of Hieta De octo Rubijs of the spices of Diarodam Albatis ana eight drams Make a pasâ—e of Pilles with the juyce of Femitory and honey of Roses one dram To make your Drinke TAke twenty ounces of Pockwood being turned of a Turner very small which put into an Earthen Pot of two Gallons and put thereto eight pound of Running water the best you can get and let it stand in soake foure and twenty houres the Pot being covered then take and stop the Pot with Paste so close that no ayre may goe out you must kéepe the strength in it and that is your chiefest helpe and with the point of your Knife make a hole in the Paste and therein put a peg of wood which is to giue it ayre at times in the boyling for breaking of the pot and thus lâ—t it boyle on a soft fire of Coales the space of sixe houres in which time it will be consumed to a pottle and that will serue you for your Drinke to take Morning and Evening for foure dayes against which time you must make more After the firâ—t séething séeth the same wood againe with the like quantity of water and time likewise and that is for your common Drinke to serue at all times till you make new To make your Bisket TAke foure and twenty pound of the purest Wheat-flower which you can get and put thereto one pound of fine Sugar and so make your Bisket which will serue for your turne all the time of your Dyet A Receipt and a Soveraigne Dyet for the French Poxe Proved FIrst prepare a Chamber which make so close that no ayre come into it and defend all ill savours out of it and therein to bée twelue dayes together before you doe begin your Dyet every day forbearing of eating and drinking Flesh and lese on the thirtéenth day you must begin your Dyet then to take a Purgation of Cassia Fisâ—ula or of Scamonia to make your Body empty kéeping your Bed sweating temperately without any provâ—king which sweating is your greatest remedy in the which your Sweate you shall drinke of your second drinke as often and as much as you lift and of your first drinke you must drinke every Morning at fiue a clocke and Evening at eight a clocke eight ounces at a gulpe warme saving on the dayes you take your Purgation On which dayes drinke all of your second Drinke desiring alwayes to be merry and light-harted in occuping to smell to dryed Orenges hot Bread Vineger of Roses Mustard and Apples and after this manner you must kéepe your Chamber thirty dayes together and never to take Ayre and at fiftéene dayes you must take another Purgation like to the first and that day to drinke all of your second Drinke and in like manner another Purgation the thirtieth day on which day you may take Broth of a Chicken or of Mutton and by little and little take the Ayre and drinke good drinke The order of your Fare EVery day take a quantity of a Chicken and séethe it in water and put thereto Borage leaues or Borage Flowers without other Spices or Salt or any other thing which Chicken eate to thy Dinner and every day eate thrée ounces of Bisket and no more that which you leaue of your Bisket eate at night with a few Raisins of the Sunne and your Dinner must bée at tenne a clocke before noone and your Supper at fiue a clocke at after noone and at your Dinner you may dippe your Bisket in your Broth if you will and so drinke your Drinke as aforesaid and this is your Fare and Dyet for the space of thirty dayes and no other A marvailous secret to preserve a man from the Plague and hath beene proved in England of all the physitians in that great and vehement Plague in the yeare 1348. which crept through all the VVorld and there was never any which used this secret but hee was preserved from the Plague TAke Aloe Epaticum or Sicotrine fine Sinamon and Myrrhe of each of them thrée Drams Cloues Mace Lignum Aloes Masticke Bole-armoniack of each of them halfe a dram let all these things be well stamped in a cleane Morter then mingle them together and after kéepe them in some close vessell and take of it every Morning two penny-weight in halfe a glasse of white Wine with a little water and drinke it in the Morning at the dawning of the day and so may you by the grace of God goe holdly into all infection of the ayre and Plague A soveraigne Drinke to preserve one against the Plague or Pestilence TAke the quantity of a Dram and an halfe of Powder Imperiall a dram of Triakle and of Dragon water and Sorrell water of each of them an ounce and drinke it with Ale in the Morning Fasting and if one haue taken the Infection within 24. houres before yet by Gods grace he shall escape it This hath béene truely proved in the last great Visitatiâ—n Another for the same TAke a dram of Methridatum and giue it the Patient with Dragon water white Wine or some other liquor to drinke when he supposeth himselfe infected first Another Preservative against the Plague TAke seven or eight leaues of Sorrell and wash them in faire Water and Vineger and stéepe them in
like quantity stampt and strayned with a little Sugar Rose-wâ—ter put thereunto and dropped with a Feather into the Eyes taketh away all manner of Inflamations spots Webs Itchings smartings or any griefe whatsoever in the Eyes yea though the sight were well nigh gone An excellent Remedy for an old paine or griefe in the Head TAke Bay-salt and Cummin séeds of each a like quantity stampe them well severally by themselues and as much browne Fennellséeds as either of them stampe that with the rest altogether then with pure Vineger of Rose water mixe and stirre them altoghether in a dish over the Chasing-dish with hot Coales then lay some of the same hot vpon a linnen cloth and so apply to the hinder parts of the head at Night when you goe to bed bind it fast on that it fall not off vse this in the same manner 8. or 9. Nights together it will not onely helpe the same perhaps with 3. or 4. times so doing but also it will cleare the sight and draw the Humours cleanâ— away that runs out of the Head into the Eyes and try of the same this is a pretious Medicine An excellent Remedy for heat in the Backe TAke a good handfull of Henbane and so much Towe as will serue to wrap the Henbane in wâ—t the Towe in water and then wrap the Henbane in the Towe and rake it vp in Embers till it be well coasted then take it out and mingle it with a little Vineger of Roses and the white of an Egge mingle them all well together then spread it on a Cloath and lay it warme to your Backe An excellent Remedy for the swelling in the Stomacke TAke of Century and Wormewood of each a quarter of a handfull Sage and red Mints of each a great handfull Séeth them in Béerâ— from a Pottle to a quart drinke thereof Morning and Euening A Remedy for the Tooth-ache TAke Frankensence Onyon séeds and Henbane séeds burne them together in a Chaâ—â—ngdish with Coales let the sâ—â—ake thereof be conveyed through a Tunnell to the aking Tooth An excellent Purgation and very gentle TAke eight or ten Prunes halfe a sawcerfull of Reisons of the Sunne stoned the tops of Rosemary and Bay leaues of each a few a little Mace and thrée Crownes weight of Sena boyle all these in faire water with a good big Chicken vntill it be boyled enough then straine it and take a spoonefull of it and mingle it with an ounce and a halfe of Syrope of Roses Salutine and so drinke it blood-warme the Sena must not be put in till the rest be boyled enough and it may not boyle too much An excellent Remedy for the Lungs that are perished BOyle gréene Broome in Ale and when you meane to drink it put thereto the quantity of a Haste nutshell of Treacle a halfe pennyworth of long Pepper bruised and a spoonefull of Aqua Composita drinke thereof twelue dayes together first and last every Spring time Also Long-wort boyled in new Milke doth well An excellent Remedy to kill and heale a Cankar BOyle the leaues of wild Idle in Wine and lay it on the Cankar is a sure Bemedy An excellent Cure for the biting of a Mad Dogge TAke wild Sage Maifellon otherwise called Knot-â—rasse â—arrow otherwise called Mitteâ—olium night shade which hath the purple flowers and Lilly rootes of each of all these a handfull distill them in May and to euery fiue spoonefuls of water thereof put one spoonfull of Treacle and let the party bitten drinke thereof An excellent Medicine for an Ache or griefe in any Limbe TAke Raisins of the Sunne and the stones being taken out stampe the Raisins and apply them as a Plaister to the grieved parts and it will soone procure ease and if you vse it in the same manner fiue or sixe times it will throughly cure you of that Ache. A very good remedy for an Ache in the bones or any part of the body ANnoint the place with good Aqua Composita by the fire and let it drinke in doe it three or foure times together then at the last time while it is wet cast vpon the wet place the Powder of Olâ—â—anum then lay a linnen cloath vpon it and few it fast and â—o let it â—ye on three or foure dayes and in that time God willing it will be well An excellent cure for the Crampe MAke a King of an Oxes borne or of a Cowes or of a Sea horse tooth or of the pisâ—le of a Sea horse and weare it A Cure for a Scald Head TAke the leaues branches and buds of Brambles boyle them in faire Running water till the halfe be consumed then take it from the fire and wash the sore Head therewith Morning and Evening then dip the cloth in the water and lay to it vse this and in short space it shall heale it with Gods grace An absolute and approved Medicine to Cure the rednesse of the face BOyle the rootes of Lillies in faire water and therewith wash and rub the face Morning and Evening and it will helpe it An excellent Medicine for the Falling sicknesse TAke thrée Nayles made in the Vigill of St. John the Baptist commonly called Midsomer Eve driue them into the ground so déepe that they be not séene in the place where the sicke party fell naming the parties name while it is in doing it will driue away the disease which Misaldus credibly reported An Admirable remedy for benummed Limbes CAuse an Earthen pot of a Gallon to be made with foure Féete thrée ynches long which pot must be full of small holes both bottome and sides like a Garden watering Pot it must be so wide in the Mouth as you may easily put in your hand cause also another pot to be made into the which you may set the pot full of holes in this pot full of holes must be very well nealed and Leaded within for that no Liquor may soake into it then take Cick-wéede in June when she stalke waxeth hard take the leaues flowers and séeds thereof cut them small together so many as will fill the pot full of holes put them therein and in the middest of the Hearbs put three Oxegalls and into every Gall put thrée Cloues then put the same pot with the Hearbes into the other pot without holes and cover them both very close round about that no Ayre get into any of them then bury them in the ground for the space of forty dayes then take them out and you shall haue a perfect oyle distilled from the Hearbes which Oyle preserue to annoynt the benummed Lymbes with it and they shall with Gods helpe recover their former strength approved to be very true To stanch bleeding in any place STampe Primrose-leaues and apply it to the place that bléedeth and it will stanch the bléeding A Remedy for the Bloody Fluxe TAke the floxe that is shorne from Scarlet dry it and make it into Powder drinke halfe a spoonefull thereof in red Wine vse this fiue
Spagiricum whereof being taken in a morning the quantity of a Beane or lesse with Sugar or in any other convenient liquor hath a marvellous effect Also for correction of the ayre R. Sulphuris lib. ss Thuris zi ss Assa fetidae z. ss Pulverizantur misceantur To this Powder adde a double quantity of the Cortex or shels of Bayberries of white Amber halfe a quart Take of this Powder two drams and cast it vpon coales and make a perfume thereof daily twice or thrice For want of this Powder you may take the wood of Iuniper and vse it in like manner but it is nothing so good as the powder Rules to be observed in Common Communities SVch things as doe rarifie and subtile the spirit inferior are Saffron Cassia Fistula Planten with mirth in measure these doe specially serue in common communities and Companies where quickly one is infected of another The eyes are obscured and darkned by an infectiue ayre if a man carry not the foresaid things or such like in his hand Therefore it shall be a safe course to wash the eyes mouth and hands oftentimes in the day with Rose water mixt with Vineger as aforesaid but if both cannot be had let Vineger alone be vsed This being observed thou mayst with more security enter into any company To kéepe the body soluble is thought to be an effectual remedy if it be not laxatiue naturally let it be provoked artificially by suppositors for which purpose also serueth the Pillulae Pestilentiales which may be had at the Apothecaries Let there be also fire made in the house because it much hindereth Celestiall impression and clarifieth the ayre To take Treacle is also profitable and good as well for the sicke as whole I meane the right Venice Treacle or Treacle of Andromachus or Ieane-Treacle if it be administred twice in a day with pure and cléere Wine Béere or Rose water in quantity of a small Beane or Pease at each time mixt with two spoonfuls of any of the foresaid Liquors Let Dinner bée deferred vntill Midday whereby the Treacle may haue its operation in the body Then chuse a good messe of meate with pure Wine drinke is to be taken oft in the day but not much at once because Nimia Superabundantia putrifactionem humorum inducit Beware of all hote things in meates as Pepper and Garlick for although Pepper purgeth the braine of Flegme and likewise of Spirituall Members from Viscous and clammy humors yet it heateth overmuch and Calefaction and heate causeth Putrifaction Bitternesse is more wholsome then hote Odours or Savours Garlicke although it purgeth also Flegme and casteth forth evill humors provoketh appetite to Meate and permitteth not any dry ayre to enter because it perturbateth and vexeth the eyes and heateth the Head of every one which often vseth the same therefore it cannot proue agréeable For the Pestilence through the vse of hot things is oftentimes augmented and increased All kind of meates by so much easie they are of digestion so much better they are In the morning boyled meates are more to be commended but in the evening roasted Brothes and Pulps are to be eschewed except they haue some pleasant sowernesse for sower meates in time of Pestilence serveth to all Medicines In like manner all fruits must be refrained except those of a sower taste as Cherries Pomgranuts or little quantity of a Peare or Apple in place of Medicine for most fruits commonly induceth putrifaction As for Spices which are commonly vsed and convenient are Ginger Sinamon Cumin Mace and Saffron with these are made sauces for the richer sort The poorer folkes may eate Rue Sage Walnuts Parcely minced and mixed together with Vineger These doe hinder putrifaction Likewise beware yée dread not death overmuch but thinke well to liue For he that dreads ouermuch shall imagine hee féeles pricking and moving thereof at the cleansing places in his owne conceit when he féeles nothing Having set downe sundry meanes for prevention It shall be convenient to speake of some signes and tokens whereby a man may judge whether he be infected with the Pestilence or no and they are these that follow THe first is great paine and heavinesse in the Head The second when the body is inwardly affected with heate and the outward parts cold and ready to shake and is thirsty and dry withall The third is difficulty of breathing and that with paine The fourth signe is he hath a great desire to sléepe and can hardly refraine it Sometime want of sléepe and cannot obtaine it The fift is paine and swelling in the stomacke breaking forthwith stinking Sweats The sixt signe is divers and heauy lookes of the Eyes séeing all things of one colour as gréene or yellow and the colour of the eyes are also changed The seaventh signe is losse of appetite vnsavory taste bitternesse of the mouth sower and stinking The eight is wambling of the stomacke and a desire to vomit and sometime vomitting humors bitter of divers colours The ninth is the Pulse beateth swift and déepe The tenth is heavinesse and dulnesse in all the body and faint and weake limbes The eleaventh is the Vrine most commonly is troubled thicke like Beasts water and stinketh but smell it not if you loue your health but oftentimes the water doth not shew at all especially in the beginning of the sicknesse The twelfth and last signe and surest of all other is there ariseth in the Neeke vnder the Arme or in the flanke a tumor or swelling or in some other part of the body there appeareth a red gréenish or blackish coloured sore This is an apparent signe of infection with the Pestilence Assoone as by the signes and tokens aforesaid if any one perceiueth himselfe to be infected with the venomous quality of the Pestilence let him take of the foresaid Potus Pestilentialis Paracelli in quantity agréeable vnto the age of the Patient that is to say If he be aboue Fourtéene he may take there of at a time halfe an ounce or a good spoonefull But if he be of younger yeares two drams or more or lesse according to the condition and respect of the Patient and let him be well couered in his bed with cloathes and sweat thereon for foure or 5 houres after Within sixe houres after that let him take the like dosse and againe let him sweat After sixe houres are past let him take the third dosse especially if the Patient féeleth and perceiueth any punctions or prickings remaining For which the third dosse God willing all the venome will be expelled and driven forth For thrée dayes following the venome expulsed every morning the Patient shall take one dosse of the said liquor or drink whereby nature may be corroborated and comforted Alexipharmacum Spagiricum will performe the same of which you may giue vnto them that are aboue Fourtéen yeares one dram but vnto them that are younger halfe a dram and that thrice in foure and twenty houres space And for