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A17489	An hospitall for the diseased wherein are to bee founde moste excellent and approued medicines, as well emplasters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinkes, and other comfortable receptes, bothe for the restitution and the preseruation of bodily healthe : very necessary for this tyme of common plague and immortalitie, and for other tymes when occasion shall require : with a newe addition / gathered by T.C.	T. C., fl. 1579.; Cartwright, T.	1579 (1579)	STC 4304; ESTC S4169	37,724	94

hotte and there with warme your Ale and then drinke thereof To prouoke Vrine and against the Stone TAke three quartes of Ale warme it well lette it bee scummed thrise then put to it a handfull of Tyme a handfull of Rosemarie and handfull of Peneriall and lette them seeth together till one quarte bee co●sumed or more straine the hearbes from the Ale and drinke a draught of the Ale first and laste warnie To make one pisse TAke a quarter of handfull of Parselie as muche redde Fenell washe and shrede theim small and put them in a cuppe of stale Ale and make a posset therewith and drinke the Ale and it helpeth For a man that pisseth bloud TAke Ambros a handfull Bursa Pastoris a handfull Parselie seede a handfull stampe theim all together and giue the sicke to drinke in Goates milke To prouoke Vrine TAke a handfull of redde Nettle rootes and seeth thē in a quarte of good Ale till it bee consumed to a pint and putte thereto halfe a dishe of Butter and lette it bee cleane scummed before the Butter bee put in and seeth in it Allisander seedes Parselie seedes Gromell ●eedes beyng beaten into fine pouder and straine them through a fine clothe as muche of the one as of the other drinke thereof first and laste For the same TAke a quantitie of blacke Sope and Englishe Saffrom and temper theim together colde and laye it colde vpon your Nauell beeyng spread vpon a broad paper or redde Leather and then laye vpon it linnen clothe of tenne or twelue foldes hotte and roule you with a towell and so lye doune vpon your bedde warme and it wil make you pisse within an hower A drinke for the windie Collike TAke a quart of Malmesey and twoo spoonefulles of the pithe of Parsely rootes and a handfull of Uiolet leaues and fiue Baie leaues seeth all these together vntil a pinte and drinke it Mornyng and Euenyng warme To take awaie Cornes TAke Marigold stamped and laie vpon the sore Euening and mornyng and it profiteth Or els pare your corne and laye to Turpentine and red Waxe boiled together and make a plaister thereof and it helpeth To doe awai● a Corne. TAke and cutte awaie the Corne and droppe into it a droppe or twoo of a blacke Snaile and putte thereto the pouder of Sandefer and it will doe it awaie For the sam● PAre awaie your Corne as nere as you can putte into the hole vnsleckt Lime as muche as a Fatche and couer it with a plaister of Waxe and Rosen and lette it lye fower and twentie howers To make a water against a consumption TAke a quarte of Rose water as muche of womans Milke Milke of Goates of Mares or of Cowe Milke put vnto them thirtie yolkes of Egges well mingled together and thereof still a water whereof giue the paciente to drinke warme firste and laste with a cake of Manus Christi made with golde and Perles For a consuption in the raines TAke Clarie leaues and pricke theim and frie theim with twoo or three yolkes of Egges and put therevnto Saffron dried vpon a stone and grinde it small and put altogether and frie them in frea●he Butter and eate it warme nexte your harte To wake Ielly for one that is in a consumption TAke a legge of Ueale and cut awaie the fatte and a Capon or cocke newe killed and skalde hym and washe hym cleane and let the Capon and the Ueale lye in water the space of three howres and seeth theim on the fire with twoo pottles of faire water scum it cleane and as the fat riseth take it of and so let it seeth till halfe the brothe bee consumed then put in a pottle of rackte Renishe Wine if you haue it or els a pottle of white Wine and lette it seeth altogether vntill it consume to a quarte and clarifie it with three or fower whites of Egges and let it runne through a Ielly vagge and then sette it on the fire againe and put in one pound of Sugar and one vnce of Sinamum grose beatē and then let it run through a Ielly bagge three or fower tymes and after let the paciente drinke thereof warme An excellent medicine against the extreme cough Take Fenell rootes cleane washed Anniseedes and a little Liquoras and seeth them altogether in white wine and take the white wine drinke a good draughte thereof when you goe to bed and the next morning take a Figge and a Date and rost them and eate them somewhat hote and neyther eate nor drinke in two or three houres after and in two or three times drinking it shall helpe you A powder for the Cough Take eyght penniwaight of fine Ginger and sixteene peniwaight of powder of Elicompane rootes and one ounce of the powder of Liquoras and to ounces of the powder of Anniseedes and three ounces of sugar Candy mingle all those together and vse to eate it whē you will at all times in the day and you shall finde case therein for this medicine is well prou●d Another for the cough and to drye vp the rume and fleame Take a handfull of Sage a handful of Baysalt dried at the fyre a handfull of Commin a peniworth of Cloues and an other of Maces and beate all these and mingle them together and put them into a linnen bage the length and breadth of a mans hand and guilt it and vse it hote vppon the mold of the head till you ●e eased warmed morning and euening and lay it to your molde againe For the cough of the lunges TAke a pattle of running watter twentye Figges a quarterne of the best Sugar a good quantitie of Licoras and Aniseedes a peniworth of Maydenheare a handfull of great raysons the stones picked out boyle them vnto a quart and so warme a little in a stone cruse and drinke thereof For the cough TAke I sop Horehound sugar and water boyle them altogether till it come to a thinne syrop and so vse to eate it euening and morning and all other times when you thinke good A syrop for a cough Take a pynt of I sop water and halfe a pynt of Rose water and a good quantitye of Licoras brused a great spoonefull of Anniseedes halfe a pounde of white sugar Candy let all these boyle together till it come to a cleare syrop then put it in a fayre glasse strained and take this syrop at all times in the day or night when you list For the cough Take a toste of breade and make it hote and put on sweete Sallet oyle on both sides of it and eate it euery morning and it will helpe you A remedye for the same Take Barrowes or Bores greace three or foure cloues of Garlike and stampe them together and warme and annoynt thy feete therewith at thy going to bed and so keepe them hote with a tosted trencher and warme clothes and you shall recouer A medicine for the chinecough for children Take Bores greace and warme the soales of theyr feete

take and straine it into a fayre vessell and keepe it close and drinke thereof first and last a pretie draught warme A water for the eyes Take kindely Roche Alom white a small quantitye of red Rose water and the iuice of red Fenell and the white of an Egge well beaten take of the scomme of the Egge and beate them together and then strayne it through a fine cloth then dyp your finger in the water and let it drop into your eye Good for the sight ALL this is good for the sight Redde Roses Verueine rootes Fenell Salendine Pimpernell Ocula christi to wash your eyes with cleere water or to looke vpon greene coloures mesurable sleepe to loke in a fayre glasse often washing of your hands and feete and it maketh your meate to digest well Ill for the sight TO studie after meate Garlike Vnions Leekes Letice to sudden going after meate wines hote or colde ayre Drunkennesse Gluttonie Milke Cheese muche beholdyng of bright thinges and as euill red thinges as white much sleepe after meate to much walking after meate and to muche letting bloud cold wortes fire dust to muche weeping and ouermuch watchyng A speciall good water for the eyes TAke a newe laied Egge and rost it harde cut the shell in the middest and take out the yolke and putte in a peece of white Coporas where as the yolke laie and binde the Egge together againe and lette it lye in the fire vntill the Coporas bee resolued to water then take the white out of the Egge and cut it in small peeces and put it into a glasse of running water and let it stand a while and straine it through a fine cloath and keepe it in a close glasse and dresse the eye euery mornyng and euenyng To kill the pinne and webbe in the eye TAke a quantity of three leaued grasse as much redde Fenell as much redde Sage as muche Daysies the white of an Egge beaten and the froth taken awaie and halfe a spoonefulle of Honnie and stampe all the hearbes togeather and then take the iuice thereof and putte thervnto the white of the Egge and the Honnie and then sturre them togeather and droppe the same into the eye of the patient and then take a plaster of flaxe towe and dippe it in the saied medicine and laie it vppon the eye of the saied patiente and binde it fast and let it remaine so an houre at euery tyme of dressyng An other for the same TAke the leaues of Salendine and stampe them and straine them and put one droppe of the ieuce of it in the eye and it will helpe by Gods grace For the Webbe in the eye if it bee olde TAke the red Pimpernell and Euphraesia and stampe them in a Morter and then frye them with Capons greace in a cleane panne and then wring it through a cloath into a vessell of Brasse and lette it stande therein three daies after putte it in a boxe of horue or tinne and take thereof and put it in the Webbe of the eye an● this medicine is soueraigne A good medicine for the eyes beyng either Pearle or Webbe TAke the leaues of Daysies and Pouchwo●te alias B●rsa Pastoris and the Chestloppes alias Woodliffe stampe them togeather and straine them in a little good Ale drinke of the same three seuerall mornynges two howers before you rise and you shall finde ease notwithstandyng your eyes will bee sore then washe youre eyes with running water and then dri●ke of your drinke two morninges againe and you shall be whole and finde greate ease by Gods grace A water comfortable for the eye TAke the iuice of Euphrasia or els Water made of it for it is the best hearbe that can bee for the eyes what waie soeuer you take it For sore eyes TAke Coporas and laie it in runnyng Water and straine it and when you goe to bedde strike the brees of your eyes with the same Water and let it droppe into your eyes For the same TAke rotten Apples and still them and with the water thereof washe your eyes and it will purgue and clense them and cleare your sight A water very comfortable for the eye sight TAke Rose leaues a greate handefull of redde Feuell and Verueine as muche of Rewe a handfull of Salendine as muche and so still them togeather and you shall haue a good Water and comfortable for youre eyes A drinke for the eye sight TAke a quantitie of Iuie that groweth vpon th● Is● a quantitie of the rootes and leaues of Daysies i● the fielde a quantitie of Fenell and a quantitie of three leaued grasse all these beyng washed cleane stampe theim and straine theim with a pinte of stale Ale and drinke thereof euenyng and mornyng or at midnight for a season A perfect water very good for the eyesight TAke Sage Fenell Veruaine Betanie Euphrasia or Eyebright Pimpernell Sinckfoyle and hearbe Grace and laie all these in white wine all night and then still them in a Stillatorie of glasse or c. and this water is speciall good For the hemeraudes and to drie vp any sore TAke the brode Nemphane leafe commonly called Canne leaues whiche growe in waters washe them cleane putte them in a Paper and frie them in the Embers and applie them as hotte as maie be suffered or make them in powder and cast them into the sore and it helpeth For the same TAke redde wortes and seeth them in a pot then take the potte and set it vnder a close chaire and sitte ouer it and lappe warme clothes aboute the chayre that no aire maie goe out and so sit still ouer it till it be colde and then annoynt the members with the licoure For the same Take a plate of leade and rubbe thereon a quantitie of Bores greace fore a man and Swines greace for a woman and washe it out with white Wine and anoynt the Emerodes A medicine for a redde or high coulored face TAke Vine leaues Strawburies and Creame and putte two penie worth of Camster vnto it and put it into a Stillatorie with the foresaied leaues and distill it and take the water thereof and washe your face therwith mornyng and euenyng for a certaine space and it will take awaie the high colour An other for the same TAke Cowcumbers and pare them cleane and cutte them in slyces and still them and with the Water that commeth of them washe your face daylie three or foure tymes in the daie if you haue none of the Water then take the Cowcumber it selfe and pare hym and rub your face therewith A medicine to destroye a heate in the face or in any other place thought it bee Sanct Anthonies fire TAke a quart of Smithes water a handfull of Sage a handefull of Elder leaues or of the greene barke a penieworth of Alome and seeth them altogether from a pottle to a pinte then putte it in an earthen potte and annoint the patient For the pymples in the face TAke Wheate flower mingled with Vineger and

to the fyre and chafe them with the foresayde Bores greace and let them goe to bed and keepe them warme and lay clothes to their feete A medicine for the cough and the whesing Take a pound of suger Candy somewhat finely beaten halfe a pound of Licoras searced and halfe a pound of Anniseedes seared and an ounce of the powder of Ginger an ounce of Elicompane rootes made into powder and mingle these together and take of the same powder hal●e a spoonefull at a time when you goe to bed and when you rise in the morning For a cough Take Isop Licoras Horehounde a little of the roote of Elicompane greate reason● Figges cutte in small peeces and Anniseedes boyle all those in water then strayne out the water and drinke it in the morning fasting For the cough and for stopping at the brest and to open thepypes and to auoyde much corruption Take the roote of Elicomepane and roote of Radish and shred them thinne and Peare Wardens twise so much as of both the others then put altogether into a newe earthen potte then put thereunto clarified honye till it ouerflowe the sayde ingredience then couer the pot and paste it that no breath come out and sett it into an ouen and let it bake with a batch of breade giue the sicke thereof a spoonefull at morning and an other at night A soueraigne medicine for the cough of the lunges Maister Bakers medicine Take three pyntes of running water halfe a pound of Portingale Sugar with vyne Figges and halfe a spoonefull of Anniseedes brused a handfull of Raysons of the Sunne cleane washed hauing the stones picked out a penniworth of Maydenheare let all these boyle together vntil the one halfe and more be boyled away and then straine the same through a fine cloth and euery morning drinke too sponefulls of it luke warme you shall find present remedye For the Crampe Take Holy oke oyle of Violets of Swines greace of each like much and make an oyntment and annoynt the place An excellent salue for a cutte Take two handfulles of Bugle which groweth moste commonly in woods and as much Ualerian bruse them very smal then take a quantitye of Deeres sewet halfe so much vnwroughte waxe so much of these two as the herbes may be boyled therein then sette it on the fyre and when it is halfe boyled put in a quantitye of the best Turpintine that ye can get then set it boyle till it be ynough and all the white stirre it well when it is boyled ynough straine it through a cloth into a vessell and so keepe it A salue for a newe cutte that will not leaue bleeding Take the blades of vnset leekes and stampe them and put thereunto honey and Wheate flower and styrre them well together vntill they bee thicke let it come neere no fyre but all cold lay it to the wounde and it will stanche the bleeding and draw out the brused bloud and make it cleane A medicine for deafenes in a mans head TAke a quarte of Malmesey a peniworth of Commin and viii Betanie leaues that groweth on the lande then boyle all these together till the one halfe of the Malmesey bee consumed then take the potte that you boyle your medicine in as soone as the hearbes be boyled and couer it with a tonell and bynde it close aboute the verge that the heate come not out then put a quill in the other ende of the tonell then put the patientes eare thereunto so that the heate maye goe close into the head tyrst the one and then the other and whiles the ●eate is driuing in the one eare you must stoppe the ther with blacke wooll and you must haue hote clothes to keepe in the heate on the other side of the heade whyle that your medicine worketh then serue the other care likewise You muste vse it three times in the day that is to say in the morning at noone and at night and so you must continue the space of three dayes and three nightes See that the patient come not in any open ayre the space aforesayde and you muste put to your Malmesey a quarter of a pynt of cleere running water A good medicine for deafnesse vsed by Thomas Steeuens of Bushton Take Bay berries Bay leaues Betany and Sticardes of each of them one handfull seethe them in white wine to the halfe and for an old man in Malmeseye then put it in a vessell that hath a narrowe mouth and hold your eare ouer it being vnstopped so that you may suffer it being not too hote nor too colde then take oyle of bytter Almondes and lette droppe thereof two or three droppes into your eare and alwayes haue a locke of fine blacke woll that groweth betweene the sheepes legges to stoppe close youre eare therewith wherein if you put a little mus-ke it will be the better A soueraigne medicine for the payne and bushing in the head which bindereth the hearing very much Take one cloue of Garlike pill it and picke three or foure holes in the middes and dip it in fine English honey and put it into your eare and put a little blacke woll after and lye vpon your other side eache night and so let it continue in your eare for the space of vii or eight dayes and it will expulse the humors at your nose expell the payne and restore the hearing For the payne in the eare Take two handfulls of Sage one handfull of Isop halfe a handfull of Rosemarye put these in a little pillowe boyled in Rose vineger Aqua vitae and Rose water and laye this to thine eare as hote as thou can suffer it An oyntment for a swelling Take good quantitye of Smallage and Mallowes and put thereto two pounde of Bores greace one pounde of butter and oyle of Netes feete a quantity and stampe them wel altogether then frye them and straine them into an earthen vessell To make a drinke for an extreame beate or drought Take a pottle of fayre water a handfull of Succorie a handfull of Endife a handfull of Violet leaues a handfull of Burrage halfe a handfull of Letice two Fenell rootes two Parsely rootes put them all in your pottle of water and let them seeth from a pottle to a quarte then take it off any put a litle Sugar to it and let it haue two wallops more then drinke of it as you list To make a dyet drinke FIrst buy a dyet pot and fill hym full of Conduit water lacking a quarte then put to the water a quart of white Wine and set him ouer a softe fyre of coales then put thereunto a pound of Liquor as scraped and cutte in small peeces halfe a pounde of Anniseedes brused halfe a pound of Ling. vite bought at the turners an ounce of the barke of the same which you may haue at the Poticaryes then let all these boyle together an houre and a halfe so that one part of the licoure be boyled away then