boyling yet a little more incontinent throwe or poure into it the iuice or decoction of Gall nuttes in small quantitie If the water hath of Vitrioll or of Allum it will incontinent become blacke Or else take some composition black as is the medicine named Verzinum knowne in Italie causing it to boyle in water vnto the tyme that the water taketh a colour in maner blacke after strayne the same and sprinckle a quantitie of this water on the groundes and if there be of the Allum that colour blacke will incontinent be restored or caused more cleare And what I haue sayde of the colour left of the medicine Verzinum as much it behooueth to vnderstande of any other matter in such sort that the water for to worke or doe such an experience may be made of euery matter which may dye the water into a blacke colour and the water so that it be blacke it forceth not of what matter the same be caused blacke As touching the astriction which consisteth in the Allum I report nothing of it in that the Allum beyng in the sediment cannot be knowne by the taste For it commeth often to passe that when you taste the sediment and that you féele an astriction yet the same procéedeth or commeth not of the Allum but perhappes of Salt or some other thing The Iron the Copper and such lyke Mettals cannot by other meanes be known◠but by the corruption and resolution of the groundes in such sort that euery Mettall that there shall be maye be turned into hys proper excrement and so of his proper excrement shall you after knowe this or that Mettall to be in it By the selfe same fashion and manner is knowne the Iron the Syluer the Golde the Chrysocolla that is the Saulder of Golde the Copper and such lyke For these reasons it behooueth to ioyne and myxe the groundes with some medicine or sharpe lycour to the ende that euery Mettall which shall be contayned in the sediment maye be turned into his proper excrement Nowe the sharpe and corrosiue medicine that a man may finde apt and fitte to doe the same shall be the strong Vinegar the Aqua fortis and such lyke Take therefore the sediment and bestowe the same into Aqua fortis or other such medicine corrosiue and when you shall see the water to be dryed vp and consumed regarde and marke diligently if the excrement of any Mettall be not on the sediment as if you sée on the Groundes the excrement of Iron to be coagulated and heaped togither you shall easily iudge the Iron to be in the sediment or groundes If you there sée of the excrement of Copper or a matter gréene cankered the same is a note that there is of the Copper and euen so of the others Therefore the Mettalles are knowne by the corruption and mutation or chaunging of them into their proper excrements And this shall you knowe to be a sure experience and a troth of the matter as you may easily trie in the doyng if you take a portion of any Mettall as the Fylings of Iron and shall myxe the same with the groundes of any matter and bestowe a payne about it that the fylinges maye be corrupted then shall you sée that the same wyll be corrupted into his proper excrement which is named of the Latynes Ferrugo that is the rust of Iron After this maner are knowen how much and what are the things which are myxed with the Mynurall waters that serue to Bathes which is especially tryed by the industrie and worke of Dystillation But consider and take héede that the gréene colour doth not deceyue you which appeareth sometymes in the sediment although that it hath nothing of the Copper myxed for oftentymes this colour is there ingendred of some Bole which is myxed amongst the grounds for that cause throughly examine and make the proofe if this colour procéedeth of the Copper myxed or Iron or the excrement of Iron or of some Bole in this sort Take the sediment of that water and poure the same into Vineger dystilled and consider or marke what colour the Vineger representeth or draweth vnto the lyke consider what the colour is of the sediment after that it shall be through dryed For if it hath there the excrement of Iron the colour shall be blacke If Bole the colour shall be redde that is lesse blacke and tending or drawing to a rednesse I here vtter nothing of the sauour and taste for that so dyuers is the sauour and taste of Mynurall waters that a man cannot know of them what those are myxed wythall All these hitherto haue I borrowed out of the learned worke of Mynurall Bathes of Fallopius which I haue endeuoured to penne or wryte worde for worde as things appertayning to the matter of which we haue entreated in respect that we so oftentymes entreate of Mettals in this Booke which are things worthie to be examined diligently for the vtilitie and profite of most men ¶ A collection of certaine waters dystilled of Herbes Juices Lycours and Fruites The water of Hempe The .iij. Chapter THe congruent tyme of dystilling the Hempe is that the toppes as yet tender and gréene shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae This water greatly helpeth the paynes of the heade procéeding of a hote cause if the heade the foreheade and Temples be often laboured with the same Thys also profiteth agaynst any heate in what part or member of the Bodie it shall be especially the Goute if a Lynnen clothe dypped in the water be applyed on the place and thys in the Wynter vse twyse in the day but in the Summer thrée tymes of the day Take of the water of the gréene Walnuts one ounce of the water of Egrimonie an ounce and a halfe of the water of Rewe halfe an ounce of the water of Hysope thrée ounces of the water of Hempe foure ounces these myxe togither of which take halfe an ounce adding to it halfe a dramme of Mumia halfe an ounce of Sugar Candie and a dramme of the Conserue of Roses this after the drinking warme to bedde and lying downe well couered with clothes to sweete expelleth those wicked humors of which the plague procéedeth the same potion helpeth the Dropsie taken in the same manner and preserueth a man from such sickenesses A water dystilled of the Hempe séede with the iuice of Garlicke of the same fashion that the Rose water is dystilled which is Cosemeticall that is profitable for garnishing for it causeth heares to growe in the bare and balde places being often applyed The water of Walwort The fourth Chapter THe best tyme of dystilling the Walwort is when it beginneth to beare flowers that then the whole Herbe and roote finely shredde and bestowed in a Cucurbite or Glasse Bodye maye be distilled by Balneo Mariae this water drunke with a little Sugar or the iuyce of Reysons vnto the quantitie of foure or fiue ounces at a tyme fasting doth loose the Bellie In the same
by Balneo Mariae thys water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme recouereth all griefes of the Lyuer and Lunges by purging and comforting for it clenseth ◠by a certayne astriction strengthneth it openeth the stoppinges of the Lyuer and dyssolueth the hardnesse of the Mylt and Lyuer by drincking of the water of heartes tongue myxed wyth the same The water druncke twyse a daye expelleth Flewmaticke and Chollericke humours out of the Bodie and causeth Vryne In the same maner druncke putteth awaye Iaundise and sendeth furth the stone of the Bladder It helpeth the grypings of the Bellie druncke morning and euening the water dropped into the eyes causeth them cleare wythin short time The water recouereth womens places colde if it be drunke in the foresayd maner The water helpeth women whose termes be stayed and that haue a swelling about the Nauell The water druncke with a little powder of Annis séedes ▪ profiteth such which abounde in corrupt Bloude and be infected wyth fowle or Leaprowse scabbes The water myxed wyth common drincke and druncke daylie for a tyme comforteth the stomacke The water helpeth Feuers in Chyldren gyuen in Ale wyth a little of the powder of Annis séedes in that it purgeth the hote humour The water of Elecampane The .xxvij. Chapter THe congruent tyme for dystillation is that the rootes wyth the Hearbe shredde togither be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of an Egge shell full at a tyme for fyue or sixe dayes togyther delyuereth the griefe of the stone washing the téeth therewyth strengthneth them i◠amendeth the cough by drinking twoo ounces at a tyme wyth the powder of Lycorise and Annis séedes myxed It also expelleth wormes in the Bodie helpeth conuulsions and swellinges and payne in the Loynes In the foresayde maner druncke or taken with drinke helpeth such bursten The water druncke wyth a little Rosed honie and the heade well laboured with the same that it may drye in by it selfe comforteth the heade The water druncke many dayes togither not onely comforteth and strengthneth the stomacke but clenseth the breast and Lunges of grosse and clammie humours Yea this causeth a fayre skinne to women both in face and Bodie through the often vsing of it It also procureth a glansome minde and the person often vsing the same to haue a chéerfull and amyable countenaunce The water druncke and annoynted strengthneth loose membres It profiteth such fetching the breath hardly by drincking sundrie morninges wyth Rosed honie The water druncke morning and euening for a certayne tyme togyther expelleth the stone of the Kydneyes and Bladder clenseth them and causeth Vryne The water of the rootes alone dystilled about the ende of Maye or from the moneth of Iulye vnto September druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme for certayne dayes healeth an inner rupture In the same maner druncke helpeth the stone prouoketh the Termes in women delyuereth the griefe of the stone and causeth Vryne This druncke in the abouesayd maner sendeth furth the dead yongling out of the mothers wombe It like druncke or applyed with linnē clothes dissolueth putteth away the swelling of womens places This on such wyse druncke or applyed remooueth the swelling of the testicles The water often druncke swéetned wyth Rosed honnie seasseth the Coughe and consumeth the grosse and clammie humours detayned wythin the Breast The water of Eiebright The .xxviij. Chapter THe congruent tyme for the dystillatiō of it is that the leaues stalkes flowers wyth the whole substaunce be dystilled in a Cucurbyte of glasse by Balneo Mariae when it yéeldeth or beareth the flowers This water dropped and stryked about the eyes causeth cleare eyes and sharpeneth the sight the water vsed in the same maner seasseth the payne of the eies the water dropped into the eyes an houre before night and striked about druncke to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme comforteth strengthneth and preserueth the sight especially in the aged persons and flewmaticke of complexion The hearbe dryed and brought to powder and eaten euerie day in a reare potched Egge for a certayne tyme togither restoreth sight lost the water myxed wyth halfe a dramme of the powder and druncke euerie euening for a moneth or fourtie dayes togyther recouereth a weake sight The water of our Beanes The .xxix. Chapter THe best tyme of dystilling them that the gréene bestowed in a Cucurbyte of Glosse be dystilled by Balneo Mariae wyth the water of Beanes washe vlcered and matterie legges that remayning after the water dystilled quite forth bring by heate of fire into powder Which then sprinckle on the sore for it dryeth vp and is the best remedie for fowle and matterie legges The water of the Beane coddes distilled when the Sunne shall be in Leo and the Moone in Aries druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a time doth marueylously remooue and helpe the griefe of the stone of the Kydneyes and Bladder The water of the gréene hearbe wyth the stalkes dystilled about the ende of Maye druncke for certayne dayes morning euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme swéetned wyth sugar putteth away the stone in Children the same euerie day druncke to the quantitie of foure or fyue ounces at a tyme preuayleth agaynst a strong Poyson The water druncke in the lyke maner for a moneth engendreth good and pure bloud The face and skinne of the Bodie washed wyth the same water procureth a soft skinne and cleare and a fayre face The water of the flowers gathered at the full rypenesse and before the rotting dystilled in a Cucurbyte of Glasse by Balneo Mariae dropped into the eyes at euening dryeth vp the watering and dropping of the eyes It amendeth the exulceration and rednesse of the eyes dropped into them after the maner abouesayd The lyke it auayleth in pushes of the eyes The face also washed wyth thys water or laboured on the Bodye causeth a cleare and soft skinne and clenseth or taketh away spottes on the skynne The same druncke to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time auayleth agaynst poyson If Lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed vpon doth drawe furth Dart or Arrow heades and thornes runne into the Bodie The water druncke of women morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme for sixe or seauen dayes togyther sendeth downe their Termes in due season The water extinguisheth the burning of the Shingles and expelleth euill pushes if it be applyed morning and euening wyth a Lynnen cloth or soft towe wette in the same The water of Filipendula The .xxx. Chapter THe chosen time for dystillyng the same is that the whole herbe with the rootes shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water druncke Morning Euening to the quantitye of thrée ounces at a time with a
dram waight of the powder of the Gentiane roote swéetned with sugar healpeth the stayinge backe of the vryne and dropping of the same it also amendeth the coldenesse of stomacke and helpeth digestion This in lyke maner druncke helpeth such fetching the breath shorte and painefully and all sicknesses procéeding of a cold cause The water druncke in the like quantitie abouesayd mixed with a dram waight of the powder of the blessed Thistell swéetned with sugar helpeth the plague and preuayleth against poison eaten or druncke by happe The water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitye of fower or sixe ounces at a tyme swéetned with Sugar easeth the griefes and expelleth the stone of the Kydneyes and Bladder The Water of Fumitarie The .xxxi. Chapter THe best tyme of dystillation is that the herbe with the whole substance shredde small be dystilled by Balneo about the end of Maye or the middes of Iune this water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme recouereth the Iaundyse and cleareth awaye the foule scabbe on the face after the kinde of a Leaprie and preserueth the person by the dailye vsinge of it from the Leaprie In the same maner druncke helpeth euery kinde of scabbes the morfew ytche Let the pacient entred into Bath drincke this wyth a little Triacle for it then prouoketh sweate by which the bloude is pourged and helpeth the sickenesse which is procéeded of corrupt bloud In the tyme of the plague maye the water be vsed in that it preserueth such by drincking of it The water myxed with fine Tryacle and pure bole Armoniake and giuen to that pacient afflicted with the plague yealdeth a helpe deliuereth him in short tyme The water druncke attenuateth pierceth openeth obstructions looseth the bellye it also purgeth the bloud Choller and all discommodities procéeding of chollor adust humours The water drunck twise a daye strengthneth the stomack the Lyuer and the Bowels it also putteth away the chollericke and burning Agues and those sicknesse which are caused by the obstruction of the vessels The water in the foresayd maner druncke prouoketh much chollericke vryne and helpeth the stoppings of the Lyuer It also putteth away clotted bloude and dissolueth the swelling both within and without the bodie and prouoketh the termes in women The water druncke with a dram waight of the powder of Synamon comforteth the stomacke prouoketh vrine putteth away scabbes and ytche and mundifyeth the bloude A potion of the same water recouereth vlcers of the mouth and dolours The water of the garden Clarâ—e The .xxxij. Chapter THe aptest tyme for the Dystillation of it is that the whole herbe shredde small be distilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddle of Maye this water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetned wyth Sugare ceasseth the gripings of the bellie and paynes of the stomack and sides the rather by applyng vpon the places lynnen clothes wet often in it The water drunck twise a day to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme remooueth the payne of womens places and prepareth them apt to conceiue with childe it also comforteth and recouereth the members harmed by colde by applying lynnen clothes wette in it on the places The water of Caryophyllata The .xxxiij. Chapter THe Herbe wyth the rootes finely shredde and bestowed in a Cucurbite of glasse requyre to be distilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of March or myddes of April this water druncke Morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme swéetned wyth Sugar for fower of fiue dayes togither ceasseth gripinges of the bellie stayeth the blouddie fluxe womens Termes the spitting of bloude and strengthneth a colde brayne This in like maner druncke purgeth all euill clammye humours and sendeth them furth of the bodie The water drunck in the foresayde maner digesteth meate hard of digestion and amendeth a colde stomake This druncke twise a daye profyteth the Lyuer The water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitye of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme healeth the inner woundes of the breast the like doth this recouer woundes déepe and desperate vlcers if they be often washed and that linnen clothes wette in it be applyed on the fores The water helpeth impostumes by applying lynnen clothes wet in it on the swellings The water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitye of thrée ounces at a tyme swéetned with Sugar healeth fistulaes it also profiteth much if they be washed with the same or that linnen clothes wette in it be applyed on the places The water remooueth and putteth away spots moles or other like markes which Infantes haue taken of the Moothers if they be often washed in their Infancie with that water The Water of Broome flowers The .xxxiiij. Chapter THe dystillation of the flowers is to be done by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of glasse when the flowers are full rype and begynne in a maner to fall of thys water druncke wyth a little Rosed honye morning euening to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a tyme for twelue of fourtéene dayes togither draweth humors from the ioyntes purgeth flewme and auayleth against the shedding of the Gaule The water druncke twise a day to the quantitye of fiue or sixe ounces at a tyme swéetned wyth Rosed honye and a dram waight of the powder of Feâ—ell séedes myxed expelleth the excrementes of the kidneyes causeth vrine effectuously and breaketh the stone as well in the bladder as in the kidneyes and suffereth not matter after to gather in thâ—â—â— to harden into a stone The water druncke with Oximell or 〈◊〉 hony for a certayne tyme dissolueth the hardnesse of the Mylte and putteth away the swellinges in the throte The water profiteth the heade if applyed it be suffered to drie in by it selfe thys in lyke maner ordred recouereth the wearinesse of members The Water of Gentiane The .xxxv. Chapter THe congruent tyme for dystilling onely the roote as more commendid is that the gréene or freshe roote shredde small and bestowed in a Cucurbyte of glasse be distilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of the Caniculare dayes where otherwise the dryed rootes infused a tyme in wyne maye be dystilled at anye tyme The water symple of the fresh rootes druncke often fasting to the quantity of thrée ouncâ—s at a tyme expelleth feuers caused by the obstruction of the Bowells and other partes of the bodie kylleth the wormes in the bellie clenseth all maner of spottes in the face if they be often washed with the same and prolongeth mans lyfe in that it consumeth all the clammye humours in the stomacke The water like druncke prouoketh the termes in women and causeth vryne against the plague and stinging or bit of venimous wormes and Beastes this druncke and applyed with lynnen clothes doth myraculously auayle The water druncke of him which hath taken by happe the venemous and monstruous bloude of a
nim 455. expelleth the same nor suffereth any hurtfull disease to insue to the parson The water druncke fasting for certayne dayes procureth an appetite to meate and purgeth the stomacke of clammye humours If with it before the taking be halfe a drame of pure Calamus Aromaticus brought to fyne powder and a dramme of Sugar myxed the same potion taken thrée or foure tymes doth mightily restore the taste and desire to rate The â—ater druncke with a dramme of Ginger and an ounce of Sugar â—asting doth spéedily deliuer the grypings of the Bellye caused by wynde and the obstruction in the flankes This of experience founâ—e that the freshe roote brused and applyed in playster forme on the bellie doth vndoubtedly kill the wormes consisting in the Bowels The Water of ioynted Grasse The .xxxvi. Chapter THe congruent Distillation of it is done of the Herbe with the rootes and the whole substance shredde small And the same after the bestowing in a Cucurbite of Glasse distilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water drunke morning and Euening to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme with a dramme of the fyne powder of Synamone and a little Sugar stayeth the great fluxe of the Bellie The same quantitie of the water drunke at one time purgeth the Reynes prouoketh vryne and openeth the stopping of partes in the bodie The like quantitie taken with a little Rosed Honie fasting expelleth the wormes in the Bellie to Infantes and children onely giue but twoo ounces to youth of more yeares minister thrée ounces to men and elder persons foure ounces as aboue taught The water ceaseth the grieuous payne of the Shyngles by applying lynnen clothes wette in it â–ª It putteth awaye the Feuer arysing by heate eyther by drinking or applying the same without the bodie The water preuayleth against all paynes and burning beate of woundes yea and closeth them if they be gently wasshed and soupled with a lynnen clothe wette in it or lynnen clothes wette in the same be applyed The water in the foresayde quantitie drunke fasting ceaseth and helpeth the grypinges of the Bowels amendeth the stopping of Vryne recouereth the vlcers of the Bladder and breaketh the stone but a dramme of the powder of the séedes mixed with the water more auayleth in sending forth the vryne The water dropt warme in the matterie eares healeth them in short time It profyteth the rottennesse of the Gummes if they be often washed with the same This helpeth blacke pushes â— if a lyâ—â—nen clothe or soft Towe wette in it be applyed twyse or thâ—yce a daye and that at eche tyme be thrée or fower ounces drunck The water ceaseth all maner of heates by applying without lynnen clothes wette in it In yongmen and of xxx yeares doth this water mâ—â—e worke than in the elder persons The water of Grounde Yuie or Tunhoue The .xxxvij. Chapter THe congruent time of Dystillation is that the whole herbe shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune This water drincke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme swéetened with Sugar preuayleth against the trembling of the heart the Kinges â—uill and a weake stomacke The water druncke in a bathe throughlye clenseth clammie hâ—mours which are contayned in the stomacke the Lungs the Liuer and Bladder and procureth the â—erson healthfull The water druncke in like maner preuayleth â—â—ainst the infection and poyson of the Plague in that it expelâ—eth the same The water druncke twyse a daye to the quantitie abouesayde doth recouer the vlcers of the Heads openeth the stopping of the Lyuer and Mylt draweth downe the Tâ—rmes of women and prouoketh vrine The water drunck morning noone and at euening preuayleth against the wearynesse of members in women if the partes also be rubbed with it fower times in a daye This water stilled into dropping and running eyes stayeth and dryeth vp the water The like perfourmeth the â—â—â—ce of the leaues or myxed with this water and applyed to them The water of Cowslippes The .xxxviij. Chapter THe aptest time for Dystillation of it is that the leaues and floures with the whole substance shredde togither be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse about the beginning of Maye or sooner This water druncke twyce a day to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme heateth the stomacke the Liuer and Matrice For which cause it is much auayleable for women painfully traueyling and prouoketh the termes in them The water in the foresayde maner druncke asswageth swellings of the hoade if lynnen clothes wette in it be often applyed The water twyse a day drunck resolueth humors gathered causing ache in the Hyppes and Ioyntes and sendeth them forth by vrine This water preuayleth against all maner of headache procéeding of colde by applying lynnen clothes wette in it to the aking heade It healeth also the bytte and stinging of venimous wormes and beastes and all poysonings The water clenseth the fowle staynings the wrinckling and spottes of the face and the rest of the bâ—die in that it causeth a smoothe and fayre skynne by often washing with the same The water druncke twyse a day helpeth the Palsie putteth awaye the stone in the Kidneyes and Bladder It also recouereth loose and broken bones by drinking and often applying lynnen clothes wette in it The flowers made into a Conâ—eâ—â—e with Sugar profite such as are féeble and often swounding and that be decayâ—d of strength in that they recouer and restore strength lost The water of Stoikes bill or herbe Robert. The .xxxix. Chapter THe â—â—st congruent time for Distillation of it is that the stalkes leaues and whole substance shredde small be distilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May or beginning of Iune This water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time mixed with a little Pepper and Myrrhe in fine powder profiteth such as are dacayed in strength and the like quantitie druncke twyce a day for thrée dayes togither or longer time mixed with Rosed Honie preuayleth against Inflations and recouereth the Phthisick or sore in the Lunges with a Consumption of all the bodie The water drâ—nck with halfe an ounce of the séedes and a quantitie of Myrrhe and Pepper in fine powder myxed togither doth put awaye the â—rycke and sâ—yffenesse of turning the necke The water profiteth the exulceration of womens places if they be wasshed twise a daye with the same and that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed This water putteth away the blacke and blewe of the skinne caused by a fall or stâ—ype if it be applyed with linnen clothes thrée or foure times a day in that it dissolueth and weareth away the congealeâ—â—loude vnder the skinne Thâ—s also healeth the Fistula if it be washed with the water morning and euening or that lynâ—â—n clothes wette in it be applyed The water auayleth against ioyntaches of the shoulders and féete if it be laboured on the
grieued place â–ª or that it be â–ª applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it The water applyed with linnen clothes wet in it putteth away swellings of the Pappes and ceaseth the payne of them The water applyed on brused shaken members to péeces recouereth them and putteth away the clotted blouder The water of Horsetayle The .xl. Chapter THe congruent time for the distillation of it is that the herbâ— and rootes shred smal be dâ—stiâ—â—ed by Balneo Mariae about the middes of Maye This water drunke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time â–ª mixed with a dramme of the powder of Cynamone and a little Sugar recouereth the spitting of bloude healeth the bowels exulcerated and hurt stayeth the termes of Women the fluxe Dysenteria and all other fluxes of the Bellie cureth the Bladder vlcered comforteth the stomacke harmed and the Lyuer by applying also of lynnen clothes wette in it without The water druncke morning noone and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time swéetened with a little Sugar and that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed in a playster forme asswageth inflammations and burning of the Shingles The water druncke twyse a daye helpeth the griefe of the stone the Strangurie The water recouereth the perillous fluxe Dysenteria if a linnen clothe wet in it be often applyed to the fundament The water applyed hote with lynnen clothes to the mans priuie member swollen doth put awaye the swelling ceaseth the payne The water healeth woundes of the féete the holes open if they be washed with the same The water applyed with lynnen clothes on the swelling of the Dropsie morning euening doth asswage put away the same The water applyed with linnen clothes wet in it to the foreheade nose and put within the nosthrils restrayneth and stayeth the bléeding of the nose and putteth awaye the running of the nose by drawing it vp by the nosthrils The water of Hoppes The â–ª xli Chapter THe congruent time for Dystillation of it is that the vpper toppes and first braunches cut vp in heygth or length of two handbredthes and shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Aprill This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time and that mixed with Rosed hony it be vsed for thrée or fower wéekes togither putteth away Melancholie of which commonly is caused scabs ytche and the Leprie and such lyke griefes that are woont to happen of corrupt bloude The water druncke in the abouesayde maner openeth the stopping of the Milt putteth away the pricking and all griefes which are woont to be caused by the stopping of the Mylt The water druncke and of it dropped at Euening into the eares clenseth and weareth away the mattering of them The water myxed with a like quantitie of Hartes tongue water and druncke with a little Rosed Honie or Sugar before the beginning of the cold deliuereth the Quartaine ague in short time The water on such wise prepared and druncke twise a day amendeth the harde fetching of breath and the stopping of the Breast The waters like prepared and drunck putteth away the Iaundise and Dropsie and looseth the belly The water druncke correcteth Choller purgeth the bloude of the same and extinguisheth his inflammations It also putteth away headach gathered of heate The water druncke mittigateth the heate of the Lyuer and stomacke and auayleth in Feuers caused of Choller and bloud The water of Henbane The .xlij. Chapter THe chosen tyme for Dystillation of it is that the whole Herbe with the rootes and flowers shred and brused be dystilled about S. Iohns daye This water ceaseth all manner of payne of the head procéeding of heate if the head be rubbed and laboured with the same The water annoynted on the forhead and Temples and washing the féete with it procureth sléepe in a sharpe sickenesse the rather if the séedes brought to powder and myxed with womans milke and the whyte of an Egge and a little Vinegar be applyed on the Temples It represseth and asswageth all maner of heate if linnen clothes wette in it be applyed on the places On such wyse it remooueth all dolour of the members and palifyeth or rather hydeth the forme of the Leprie on the face if it be often washed and sowpled with the same in that it draweth forth all maner of heate not naturall The water profiteth them which haue no naturall rest by applying it by discretion as well within as without the bodie and if it be laboured oftentimes on the heade and applyed with linnen clothes wette in it then it causeth a man the rather to rest naturally The water of Hartes ease The .xliij. Chapter THe congruent time for dystillation of it is that the Herbe with the Flowers shredde and bruised be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse about the ende of Iune or myddes of Iulie This water ministred to children twyse a day to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time swéetened with a little Sugar recouereth without doubt the burning heate that commonly taketh them The water drunke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme helpeth such hardly breathing and drawing the wynde short â–ª the inflammation and impostume of the Lunges and those which haue a straytenesse about the heart and breast and that haue there some sore or a swelling The water druncke fasting for a certaine tyme healeth scabbednesse and all other corruptions of the skynne The water of Iuniper Beries The .xliiij. Chapter THe congruent dystillation of the Beries is when they bée rype and waxing blacke then they ought to be bruised and dystilled by Balneo Mariae This water drunke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time swéetened with a little Sugar deliuereth and helpeth the stone of the kidneyes and Bladder also clenseth the kidneyes and Bladder causeth vryne and draweth downe the termes of Women by drincking thrée ounces at a time with a dramme of the powder of Cassia lignea The water druncke with a little Cinamone and Sugar expelleth the deade yoongling and poyson and profiteth against the byte and stinging of venimous beasts and wormes The water auayleth against all ioyntaches procéeding of colde if the ioyntes be rubbed and applyed with the same morning noone and at euening and let after to drye in by it selfe The water attenuateth openeth and clenseth filthie vlcers if they be washed with the same The water of the woode Lillie The .xlv. Chapter THe flowers onelye are distilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae about the middes of the Spring yet the rootes distilled more excell The water of the flowers druncke to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar recouereth them which haue eaten poyson in their meate The water ministred orderly preuayleth against the byte of a madde Dogge it helpeth the harde traueyle of Chylde comforteth the Brayne
deafe eares and annoynted with olde wyne recouereth the hearing The water of Grummell dystilled about the ende of Maye or beginning of Iune druncke morning and euening for xxx or xl dayes togither to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time with a little of this water helpeth the stone the dropping of the vrine the Strangurie and griefe of the stone of the Kidneys and Bladder It also clenseth the reynes and Bladder The water of the Bramble berries The Liij Chapter THe congruent time for dystillation of the Berries is when they are full rype but not tarying till they be soft and it behooueth to washe them before and to drie them againe after to dystill them in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae Thyâ— water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar helpeth the stone in children The water druncke fasting recouereth the griefe of the stone of the Kidneyes and Bladder The water gargelled in the throte profiteth the griefes of the Vuula and healeth vlcers of the throte by gargelling it hote fower times in the day The water of Mulberies The Liiij Chapter THe Mulberies are to be dystilled when they are sufficiently rype by Balneo Mariae This water gargelled to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a time for thrée or fower times a daye recouereth vlcâ—rs of the throte The water handled after the same maner and druncke downe putteth awaye impostumes of the Breast expelleth flewme out of the bodie The water in lyke maner druncke expelleth and dissolueth the congealed bloude in the bodie helpeth the Cough and looseth the binding in the brest The water of the vnrypened Mulberies dystilled by Balneo Mariae dropped and applyed about the eyes greatly helpeth them This water often gargelled in the mouth helpeth the weakenesse of the Vuula taketh away all manner of roughnesse exulceration and heate of the throte The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme with Rosed honie recouereth the impostumes of the Liuer The water of Nenuplâ—are or the water Lillie The Lv. Chapter THe whyte flowers of the water Lyllie when they are full rype requyre in the due season to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae This water druncke with Rosed hony morning and euening for tenne or thirtéene dayes togither to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time helpeth the shedding of the gall and a hote and drie Cough The water also profiteth them which haue an impostume of the Breast with payne in the side The water druncke with Sugar preuayleth against the vlcers of the Bowels softeneth a hote belâ—â—e and recouereth an olde watrie rupture The water druncke in lyke quantitiâ— preuayleth against the heate of the Plague putteth away headach ceaseth the Cough and helpeth the impostumes of the Mylt if they procéede of heate The water applyed with Lynnen clothes wette in it morning and euening doth mightily extinguish all inflammations in mans bodie It also procureth sléepe ceaseth the inflammation of the head the Lyuer stomacke and heart The water especially profiteth vnto the cooling of the hâ—ade if it be often applyed rounde about and recouereth the heate of the heart by applying lynnen clothes without The water drunke fasting or outwardly applyed greatly auayleth against the consumption of the Bodie It also deliuereth the night formes of Venus in sléepe and taketh away the Uenereall delight for euer by drincking it fasting and washing the Genitals with it for fortie dayes togither The water applyed without with lynnen clothes wette in it doth in short time coole the burning heate of the Liuer The Water of Hasill Nuttes The Lvi Chapter THe gréene Hasill nuttes gathered and bruised requyre to bée dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of Iuly Thys water well laboured on the handes and armes morning and euening and let to drye in by it selfe putteth away scabbednesse and trembling or shaking of the handes The water dystilled of the freshe Hasill Nuttes druncke fasting to the quantitie of twâ— drammes at a time miraculously helpeth the Cholicke and grypings of the Bowels a thing sure and experimented often as writeth the learneâ— Alexander Benedictus The water of Walnuttes The Lvij. Chapter THe gréene Walnuts gathered and bruised ought to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iuly This water ministred to drincke to a wounded person twyse or thryse a daye putteth awaye the inflammation of the wounde the rather if a lynnen clothe wette in it be applyed sundrie tymes of the day The water druncke twyse a daye to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme putteth away any maner of heate and profiteth blacke Pushes as the Carbuncle and harde swellings in the grynde and other pestilent Blysters and swellinges by applying diuers tymes lynnen clothes wette iâ— it It also helpeth the Plague by drinking the like quantitie twyse a daye with a scruple weight of fine Triacle Certaine persons there are which dystill a water out of the Walnuts not ripe and whole with their shelles which is soueraigne and auayleable against the plague and for to foment the places afflicted with Goute right profitable as the learned Graterolus wryteth The water applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it putteth away Tetters in that it extinguisheth and ceaseth payne The water of the gréene ryndes of the Walnuttes dystilled by Balneo Mariae in September taken in drincke with a thirde part of Uinegar when the heate of the Plague taketh any and that a veyne before be opened and that he shall drinke it within .xxiiij. houres is a sure and approued remedie against the Plague This water dropped into the eares helpeth the rynging and sounde or noyse of them The water of the rype ryndes applyed doth lyke helpe those griefes The water of the Walnut leaues shredde and dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May dryeth vp the open vlcers ceaseth heate and causeth a smooth skinne to growe againe on vlcers by applying lynnen clothes wette in it morning and euening for a certaine time togither The water of Palma Christi The Lviij Chapter THe rootes only gathered and finely shredde require to be dystilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. This water druncke twyse a daye recouereth the perillous fluxe Dysenteria as the same of experience knowne The water like drunck expelleth the grosse humors of the body and by oftentimes washing with it greatly clenseth and cléereth the face The water is profitable ministred to madde persons and franticke and in the griefes of the sinewes A dram weyght of the fine powder of the séedes gyuen with thrée ounces of the water swéetened with a little Sugar preuayleth against the falling sicknesse The water myxed with pure wyne and druncke at dinner and supper for .xxx. or .xl. dayes togither doth lyke recouer the falling sicknesse The water druncke at the beginning of the colde fitte riddeth away the Quartaine feuer in short
of this water The water of Verueyne The Lxxvij Chapter THe male Uerueyne with the whole substaunce gathered shredde small dystill by Balneo Mariae about S. Iohns daye in Iune This water druncke morning anâ— euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time for sixe or eyght dayes togither recouereth the yelow Iaundise preuayleth against poyson helpeth the Tertian and Quartaine feuer and expelleth wormes of the bellie by taking the lyke quantitie euery morning fasting The water in such maner drunck helpeth the straitnesse of the breast the hardnesse of fetching breath the vlcers and consumption of lunges It comforteth the lyuer and causeth a good coulour The water druncke recouereth griefes of the stomack the stoppings of the lyuer and mylt and grieuous paynes of the loynes and bladder The water drunk amendeth the stopping of the bowels stomack and bellie The water clenseth the reynes and bladder and washeth the stones in them The water profiteth against inwarde pushes of the bodie it helpeth the pyssing of bloud and grypings of the bellie It is a precious water for grieuous paynes and strypes of the heade by often annoynting and applying lynnen clothes wette in it to the heade It also helpeth long sickenesses whose cause is not knowne The water preuayleth against all manner of dymnesse of the eyes and vlcers in them comforteth a weake sight â–ª and procureth a clearenesse to it by â—ropping and annoynting it diuers tymes in the eyes The water helpeth sores or scabbes arysing amongst the heares of the heade or other places of the bodie and griefes of the stomacke lyuer and mylte by annoynting and applying lynnen clothes wette in the same The water profiteth against the exulceration of womens places if they be washed morning and euening with the same and that a lynnen clothe wette in it be often applyed The water of Fluelling The Lxxviij Chapter THe herbe with the whole substance shredde small and infused for a day and a night in good Sacke or white wyne dystill by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune which after rectified will indure for tenne yeares This water druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of two ounces or lesse at a time or that a Spunge wette in the water myxed with other sauours be borne in an Orenge pyll to smell oftentymes to it preserueth the person from the plague The handes heade forheade and temples annoynted with the same profiteth against any euill and noysome smell The person which is taken with the plague if he letteth a veine before it be opened and taketh an ounce and a halfe of the fine powder of this herbe with thrée ounces of the water myxed with a scruple weyght of Venice triacle and after the drincking be well couered with clothes to sweate the poyson and euill humors be then expelled from the heart and by sweating auoyded so that it is a present and prooued remedie agaynst venimous and pestilent feuers The water druncke twyse a day to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a time healeth newe woundes in that the same issueth forth of the woundes by sweating lyke to an Oyle The woundes are also to be washed wyth this water morning and euening applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it for this on such wyse cureth wounds and euill vlcers in a marueylous manner An ounce of Vitrioll or rather of the stone Chalcites brought to powder dissolued in a pynte of thys water healeth all putrified vlcers the Ringworme spottes of sundrie colours or any euill scabbe whelkes and fowlenesse of the skinne procéeding of corrupt humors The elder that thys water shall be so much the worthyer in diuers causes The water annoynted or applyed with lynnen clothes on the sting of Spyders or byte of venimous beasts healeth and putteth away the swelling The water druncke and gargelled morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time putteth awaye incontinent the swelling of the throte If halfe a pounde of Allum be dissolued in a pynte of this water and heated dryueth awaye Mothes out of clothe by wetting and washing it with the same The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of an ounce and a halfe or twoo ounces for certaine dayes togither putteth away gyddynesse of the heade helpeth memorie clenseth tough and clammie humours wasteth and purifieth corrupt bloude the matrice and bladder purgeth expelleth poysons the stone of the kidneyes and all inwarde poysons of the bodie The water deliuereth the wandring heate and openeth the passages of the bodie This also druncke euery morning fasting for sixe wéekes togither to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a time maketh a man leane of bodie strengtheneth the lyuer and consumeth superfluous euill humors The water druncke in the morning fasting anâ— labouring it especially on the heade doth greatly profite to the comforting of memorie and to the strengthening of the heade and brayne it also causeth a readynesse of speache and purifyeth the bloude The water druncke to the quantitie of twoo ounces or twoo ounces and a halfe with a dram weight of the fine pouder of the leaues of Fluelling â–ª and a dram of the myddle rynde in powder of Amara dulcis that is bytter swéete myxte and druncke fasting for certaine dayes togither deliuereth the clammynesse of the lunges purgeth the breast by spittings forth helpeth the Cough difficulties of fetching breath corruption of the lungs for which cause the shepeheards in our time vse to giue the herbe with salt to shéepe vexed with the cough The water taken morning and euening doth especially helpe the lunges and liuer if they inwardlye putrifie and doe ascende vnto the throte yea though they shall putrified vnto the gretnesse of a hasill nutte yet will they againe be restored to helth by this The water druncke with a dramme of the powder of the herbe deliuereth the shedding of the gall gâ—ntly procureth vrine and causeth very fatte and barren women leane and fruitefull The water druncke to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time procureth sweate according to necessitie The water of the Birche tree The Lxxix Chapter THe leaues newly sprunge out â–ª shredde and beaten dystill by Balneo Mariae about the middes oâ— May. This water drunck morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time â–ª swéetened with Sugar deliuereth the griefe of the stone in the loynes The water profiteth vnto the cooling of hote vlcers especially those which shall happen on mans priuities if it be applied with lynnen clothes The water dyâ—tilled out of the tappe of the trée after this manner purchased as that 〈…〉 a hole bored in the bodie of the trée néere to the roote and vnder the same a glasse set to gather the lycour dystilling forth which after dystilled by Balneo Mariae profiteth vnto all wounds washed with the same yea healeth and dryeth vp open vlcers if it be often applyed with lynnen clothes The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo
oâ—nces and a halfe swéetened with Sugar for xl dayes togither wasteth the stone of the kidneyes and bladder The water clenseth away spottes on the skin and procureth a fayrenesse of the same It also healeth vlcers of the mouth by often washing with the same The water of the herbe Peryuincle dystilled about the ende of May drunck morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time recouereth womens places colde the rather by applying lynnen clothes wette in the same and helpeth those which haue a colde stomacke The water for certaine dayes druncke with a dramme of the powder of the herbe sendeth forth the water betwéene the fleshe and skinne by veine A Pessarie wette in the water and conueyed vp into the priuie place draweth downe the Termes The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar ceaseth the grypinges of the bowelles and stayeth the fluxe of the bellie â–ª and termes It also purgeth all clammie humours out of the lyuer and bladder and clenseth the reynes The water of the Vyne tree The Lxxx. Chapter THe water of the Vyne trée is gathered in a great glasse about the beginning of Aprill when Vynes are cut and the same after the dystilling by Balneo Mariae requireth to be sunned for xl dayes This water myxed with a little pure wyne and druncke fasting sharpeneth or quickeneth the mynde and senses The water profiteth against any scabbednesse if it be washed with the same it causeth a cleane and fayre face and putteth awaye pushes and pymples of the face The water often applyed weareth away wartes and the thicke knobbes of harde fleshe on the handes The water recouereth ringwormes fowle spottes on the bodie scuruynesse and inflammations with a rednesse of the skynne if they be washed with the same â–ª and applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it twyse or thryse a daye The leaues of the best vynes â–ª which growe on high and sunnie places requyre to be dystilled in a due season of the yeare as about the ende of May by Balneo Mariae Thiâ— water dropped into running eyes dryeth and stayeth the running of them cleareth the sight The water druncke helpeth the spitting of bloude recouereth vlcers of the bowels and stayeth a hote fluxe of the bellie The water taken thryce a daye to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time expelleth the stone helpeth the abhorring of women with chylde and their foolishe longing for sundrie things that no harme may insewe to the yoongling Of the rootes of the vyne is made a decoction right profitable on this wyse Take of the féete of the Vyne shredde small twoo poundes these infuse in the strongest vyneger couered well ouer to which after adde nyne pyntes of Conduite water and a pynte of whyte honie after the boyling and consuming in a thirde part that only sixe pyntes remayne strayne the whole through a carsey cloth to which then adde of the simple Iuâ—lepe viij ounces and fower graynes of Muske dissolued in fower or sixe ounces of pure Rose water which after the pouring into a glasse stoppe close with a corke and parchement If any drincketh foure ounces of this decoction hote in the morning fasting and refrayneth meate foure houres after procureth in short time a very good stomacke and appetite to meate This also helpeth the Cholicke passion encreaseth mylke in womens breasts putteth away griefes of the matrice and is much auayleable for the cough the rheume and griefe of the reynes The water of the greater Celondine The Lxxxi Chapter THe congruent time of dystilling the Celondine is that when the herbe bearing flowers the whole substance gathered and shredde small be dystilled in a Cucurbite of glasse by Balneo Mariae about the middes of May. This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time deliuereth the yelowe Iaundise and helpeth the grypings of the bellie The water druncke in the same manner mitigateth the Ague and putteth away scabbednesse procéeding of colde if the places be annoynted with the same The water druncke twyse or thryse a daye to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme swéetened with Sugar recouereth the stopping of the lyuer and mylt The water after the infusion of the herbe for sixe dayes in good Aqua vitae druncke for certaine dayes morning and euening to the quantitie of an ounce at a time preserueth the bodie long in health and expelleth euill humors The water dropped into the eyes recouereth spottes the pynne and webbe deliuereth the rednesse of them preserueth and causeth a sharpe and readie sight and restoreth the same in a maner lost If the mouth be washed with the water it ceaseth the grieuous payne of the téeth and putteth away spottes if the face be often washed with the same The water dryeth and healeth a Canker and lykewise the Fistula and putteth away pestilent pushes if a lynnen cloth wet in it be applyed twyse or thrice a day The water of the greater Celondine that hath the propertie of helping diseases as well the hote as colde giueth strength to the spirituall members expelleth poysen from the heart deliuereth the lunges of that which to it is noyous healeth it vlcered and by drincking sundrie tymes of it stayeth the fluxe of bloude I am in doubt sayth a certaine skilfull Phisition whether a man may beléeue that all these properties be in the dystilled water of Celondine séeing that according to Dioscorides and Galen it is of qualitie mightily clensing and very hote by reason whereof this causeth the veynes to be the cléerer of all grosse humors and deliuereth the obstructions of the lyuer in the Iaundyse This also is the reason why the learned Mathiolus in his commentarie vpon Dioscorides doth so greatly reprehend the Chymists which take vpon them to drawe forth a Quintessence of this herbe that they affirme to be not only commodious for their extractions but as woonderfully profitable for the preseruing of health and expelling of infinite diseases Séeing that this herbe can worke no such matter it is possible that the Chymistes abuse the same where they in steade of rightly naming this herbe Chelidonium doe name it Caelidonum rather deuising for it such a worde Caelidonum as if this herbe were a gyft from heauen to which are attributed all these great vertues This water is on such wyse distilled take the rootes leaues and flowers which shredde small and put into a vessell of glasse well fenced with Lute burie the vessell couered with his heade in horse dung for the space of ten dayes After the taking forth dystill it in ashes according to Arte the lycour that shall first runne forth will be waterishe the seconde as an oyle which you shall dystill yet once againe and kéepe for your vse The water of Strawberies The Lxxxij Chapter THe time most agréeable for distilling of the berries is when they are rype yet not ouer soft and those which growe and are gathered in the
hyllie woodes be accounted the better These full rype shall you putrifie in a Cucurbite of glasse by strawing vpon them a good quantitie of Sugar brought to powder which let so long stande close couered with the heade vntill they appeare hoarie after dystill the whole by Balneo Mariae This singular water asswageth burning humors putteth awaye spottes of the eyes newe growne eyther of a hote or colde humor so that they be not ouergreat It also stayeth the watring and running of the eyes procéeding of heate or colde and lyke restoreth the sight to a clearenesse decayed or lost by eyther of the causes This water druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time with a little wyne doth marueylously preuayle against the inwarde heates of the lunges and lyuer and extinguisheth thirst It also comforteth nature expelleth poysons procureth the termes in women The water drunck in like quantitie morning and euening swéetened with a little Sugar recouereth an euill heate of the stomacke and asswageth the great desire to drincke The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time with a dramme weyght of pure Aqua vitae recouereth and healeth the Leprie for that the same druncke in wyne or otherwise eaten with breade purgeth the bloude and remooueth a noysome scabbednesse of the bodie The water in the same manner taken helpeth the inflammations of the lyuer the yelowe Iaundise the stone in the loynes kidneyes and bladder It also looseth the breast comforteth the heart and clenseth the bloud The water holden a little whyle in the mouth and gargelled in the throte strengtheneth the gummes fasteneth the téeth loose and stayeth the dystillations from the brayne It also profiteth against vlcers and swellings in the throte sorenesse of the mouth and a stincking breath The water marueylously recouereth and healeth blysters and pymples on the face which procéede of heate by often washing it with the same This also asswageth the swelling of the face by washing and often applying lynnen clothes wette in the water The water recouereth that person whose legge is broken by drincking euery morning fasting for a certaine space to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar and to apply often lynnen clothes wette in the same The water healeth all foule legges if they be washed morning and euening with the same or that the water often applyed with linnen clothes It also cureth filthie wounds if they shall be often washed with the same and that the pacient in the meane season doth daylie drinck twyse a day of this water The water mixed with pure white salt and distilled once againe in a Cucurbite of glasse by Balneo Mariae is highly cōmended for the eyes in that it cooleth cléereth and putteth awaye the dymnesse of them The water of the Strawberies is a souereygne and an effectuous oyntment for the eyes if they especiallye be grieued by an extreme heate or hote dystillings from the heade The water of the herbe dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the middes of May druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time recouereth the yelowe Iaundise procureth vrine stayeth the fluxe Dysenteria and the termes in women and helpeth the splene The water lyke druncke looseth the breast purgeth the lunges helpeth the Cough and putteth away the Leprie The water dropped into burning eies with a rednesse morning and euening doth greatly mittigate the heate of them The water druncke asswageth the ouermuch sweating of body For the burning and obstruction of the lyuer there is nothing more profitable nor holesommer ¶ Of the Dystilling of waters out of beastes or out of their partes The Lxxxiij Chapter THe maner of drawing forth a substance from all beastes and Egges Take new layd egges the quantitie and weyght of nyne ounces of common salt prepared one ounce beate and mixe these well togither after put the same into a Cucurbite or glasse bodie with the couer fast luted the which set into Balneo Mariae or horse dung for ten dayes at the least After set on a head with his receyuer well luted togither which you shall dystill in ashes with a soft fire by little and little and that which commeth kéepe charily The lyke to this may be drawne out of Snayles Partriches and Capons for consumptions and also the like maye be drawne out of Adders and Snakes for the Leprosie The water dystilled of the bloude of a healthfull yong man auayleth against aches and running paynes in the ioyntes which is prepared on this wyse take the bloud of a yong man of twentie yeares olde or thereabout being in perfite health this bloud let stande to coole in a vessell so long vnto the separation of the wheyishe moysture from the bloude which waterie moysture floting aboue throwe awaye the other put into a glasse bodie with a heade close luted about after set or burie the same in horse dung for sixtéene dayes that it may putrifie or rot Which after the drawing forth set into ashes luting diligently the receyuer to the nose of the heade This dystill with a soft and easie fire in the beginning with this dystilled water souple and as it were bathe the aking and payning places The water of mans ordure dystilled by a Lymbecke preuayling in the Fistula and bringeth or causeth a fayre scarre if the grieued places be applyed with the same If of this water be dropped into the eye it taketh away the rednesse and dymnesse of sight it breaketh and dissolueth the webbe and putteth awaye or dryeth vp teares This druncke helpeth spéedily the falling sicknesse namely if their heades be annoynted therewith This water also applyed on Impostumes with towe spéedily breaketh them If ministred with a quantitie of Lyme dissolued in it breaketh the stone This water druncke helpeth the Dropsie This water spéedily healeth the byte of anye venimous dogge being madde or other beast venimous if the harmed person dryncke thereof If this water be druncke by and by after poyson receyued it deliuereth the person This Bertapalia The water of mans ordure or dung of a sanguine man dystilled being orderly applyed doth helpe the hastie chaunging of the heare of the head to a whitenesse and the shedding of it corrosiue vlcers the canker and spottes of the eyes This also druncke recouereth the falling sicknes amendeth the stone of the kidneys and bladder the Dropsie and the byte of any venimous beast The water of mans ordure dystilled causing the heare of the heade to growe is thus prepared Take of mans ordure and the same dystill in a glasse bodie and that the same may not stink myxe a little Camphora or Muske finely grinded with it wyth this water washe the bare place where you would haue the heare to growe annoynting after the place with the best honie for xxx dayes The place or scabbed part washed with the water of mans ordure dystilled doth throughly cure it for this is a secrete
in euery scabbe or in all manner of scabbes The water of Dooues dung stéeped for a night before in wine dystilled and druncke helpeth the stone this Theophrastus The water of a Capon dystilled which a Germaine woman vsed in the traueyle of chylde and in birth of the chylde Take a Capon of twelue yeares of age this strangled pulled and orderly dressed boyle then in a sufficient quantitie of the best Malmesie Rosewater and Borage in a possenet or rather new earthen pot glased vnto a tendernesse of the fleshe after stampe diligently the fleshe with the bones and intrayles which put into a Cucurbite and luted dystill according to Arte in Balneo Mariae adde in the dystilling both Muske and Amber gréece but another willeth of Diambra and of Diamoschus which I rather allowe of the powder of precious stones of Diarrhodon abbatis of Diamargariton calidum Aromaticum Rosatum of eche of these Cordiall powders gotten from the Apothecarie fower scruples of Coriander prepared halfe an ounce adding herevnto besides of the oyle of Cynamone fower graines weyght of the oyle of Cloues sixe graines these diligently mixe togither The description of the water of a Capon out of the dispensatorie of the Colonians The Lxxxiiij Chapter The dystillation of a Capon Maystriall of D. Peter Vnormatiensis he first boyled the Capon in water vnto a sufficiencie on such wyse that twoo pyntes remayned of the broth after he powred the broth and fleshe into a glasse bodie close-luted which he dystilled after Arte in ashes and hauing distilled about a pinte or a pinte and a half ceased of without adding to this water eyther spices â–ª eyther herbes or rootes which water he often ministred and vsed to weake bodies in Agues and was delectable without abhorrement to the pacients Another let a good Capon be boyled in pure water with the leaues of Borage and Buglosse of eche one handfull of the conserue of Violets Roses Borage and Buglosse of eche twoo ounces of the Cordiall powlders a like quantitie added let all these be dystilled in Balneo Mariae the lycour dystilled aromatizate with the powder of the thrée Saunders and let this be druncke or ministred often to weak bodies this borowed out of And â–ª a Lacuria in the ende of his booke of the pestilence The dystillation of a Capon borowed of a certaine doctour Take an auncient Capon of sixe seuen or eyght yeares of age the same drie pull and bare which after the drawing stéepe or soke in pure water for a night the whole put after into a newe earthen pot glased which containeth fower measures of water this in the séething skym diligently and the fatnesse take carefully of remembring alwayes to fill vp the pot boyling After the fleshe tâ—â—derly sodden and fallen from the bones take or pare of both the fatte and thinne skynnes which so ordered shredde the fleshe very small putting it with the boyled water into fower glasse bodies Artely luted vnder which maintaine fire vntill the whole worke be ended which dystilled on this wyse stoppe close vnto your vse for this mightily recouereth those which be decayed of strength and that haue no appetite or will to meate Another water of a Capon vnto the restoring of decayed strength out of a written booke of a certaine Phisition the tender fleshe and pulpe of one Capon the skynnes and fatte drawne of and pulled away shredde finely and washe diligently with Buglosse water after this adde to the conserue of Violets Borage and Buglosse of eche an ounce and a halfe of the conserue of Roses one ounce of lease golde vj. in number all these arteficially mixt togither and put after in a double vessell dystill according to Arte let a spoonefull alone of this licour be often ministred or with comfortable brothes mixed Another water of a Capon out of the same author recouering bodies lowe brought by the ague Take the pulpe or tender flesh of the Capon being chased and coursed vp and downe and to and fro before the strangling from which drawe or plucke both the fatte and skinnes then washe both in the waters of the water Lillie named of the Latines Nenuphar and the Lettuce adding thereto the conserue of Violets new made and the flowers of the Nenuphar of eche one ounce of the conserues of Borage and Buglosse of eche one ounce and a halfe of the whyte Poppie and Lettuce séedes of eche one ounce of the powder of the colde Diamargariton one dramme and a halfe of the iuice of pleasant Apples twoo ounces all these diligently mixte togither and put in a double vessell dystill according to Arte which dystilled lycour vse after the maner aboue taught Another water of a Capon of the same authors for the recouering strength in a colde sickenesse Take the pulpe of the Capon throughly wearied and after washed diligently in whyte wine or else in Malmesie if so be the sickenesse shall be colder adding therevnto of the conserue of Sage flowers one ounce of the conserue of Staechas Anthos and Acorus of eche halfe an ounce of the ryndes of the Cytrons prepared with sugar and finely shred sixe drammes of the inner part of the Cinamone and of Nutmegs of eche one dramme let all these be put in Balneo Mariae and dystilled according to Arte let certaine spoonefulles of thys lycour be ministred for a certaine time to the weake and féeble bodies There be some Authors which in certaine sickenesses especially of the heade and in colde diseases with the weakenesse and decayed strength that highly commende the waters of Capons dystilled on such wyse yea the Author hath experienced to haue auayled somtimes in the Collick passions especially those which were wyndie of bodie for the distilled water giuen to such much perplexed with wynde of the bodie it spéedily ceaseth and stayeth the winde from any more molesting if so be the water shall rightly be prepared Thus diuers and sundrie medicines may skilfully be deuised by a learned Phisition in the varietie of sickenesses For what cause the brothes of Capons and other fattes seeing they be fluxible and of an ayreall substance are so slowly eleuated The Lxxxv. Chapter THe reason of this is in that the fatnesse floting or swimming aboue doth of the same procure and drawe ouer a thyn skin which so kéepeth the moysture resting vnder that the humor can hardly euoporate through and euen the like doth the oyle poured into a vessell with eyther wine or pleasant waters by the floting aboue suffer not any of them to breath through and the Radish roote also eaten with oyle causeth then not the lyke belchings or reastinges of the stomacke to insew as did otherwise without the oyle and euen the like of iuices may be learned which when any woulde haue kept for a time they doe couer it with oyle that neyther the spirites through the same keeping in the iuice doe breath forth nor maye be drawne awaye of the outwarde ayer this written of Langius in his Epistles A
poundes of Calamus aromaticus and of hony of eche halfe an ounce of the iuice of Rue thrée drammes of the water of Celondine sixe ounces of Fennâ—ll water of Veruaine water and Eyebright water of eche thrée ounces of long Pepper of Nutmegs and of Cloues of eche twoo drammes of Saffron one scruple of Rosemarie flowers grynded somewhat Schiara or Bozomus of eche halfe a handfull of Sarcocolla of Aloes hepaâ—icke af eche thrée drammes of the gâ—lles of those fowles which liue by rapine if they can be got enâ— one ounce or in stede of theâ— let be taken or vsed the galles of the Cockes Capons Hennâ—s and Parâ—riches of eche thrée drammes to all these after the grinding and beating togither adde thrée ounces of white Sugar of Rosed honie sixe drammes these after the diligent labouring and myxing togither dystill in a Cucurbite according to Arte which diligently stoppe and kéepe to your vse for this water comforteth any dymnesse and weakenesse of sight mundifyeth the mystinesse of the eyes and letteth or stayeth the comming of a Cataracte A water to be dropped within the eye restoring the largenesse of the apple of the eye with a certaine comforting of the vertue visiue Take of the iuice of the swéete Fennell one dramme of the bloude of a Culuer one ounce of Tutia and Antimonie of eche twoo drammes of Rosewater and of the water of Myrtels of eche one ounce and a halfe of the powder of the Myrobalanâ—s and Citrines togither halfe a dramme these after the myxing and put into a glasse bodie with a head dystill according to Arte which water after vse as aboue taught this Ioan. de Vigo A water experienced for the recouerie of sight in a maner lost being often dropped into the eyes take of Cellondine Fennell Sage Rosemarie Veruaine and Rue of eche one handfull these dystill in a Lymbecke A water recouering sight in a maner lost and the pynne and webbe Take of the garden Tasill and of Yarrowe of eche one handfull of Celondine of Veruaine of Rue of Fenell of the leaues of Euula Campana of eche one handfull of Caphura halfe an ounce these freshe gathered stampe togither and dystill in a Lymbecke An oyntment or rather medicine for sore eyes recouering the sight in a maner lost and experienced Take of Smalledge of Fennell of Rue of Veruaine of herbe Benedict or Hares foote of Cudwoort or Chasewoort of Egrimonie of Germaunder of Luminella of Pympernell of Strawberie leaues and of Sage of eche of these a lyke quantitie these stéepe togither in a yoong chyldes vrine adding to these seauen graynes or cornes of Pepper and a little whyte honie all which dystill in a Lymbecke this borowed out of Fumanellus A water of Sage Fennell redde Roseleaues Cellondine and Rue of eche a lyke with a little of Veruaine not so much of this herbe as of the others dystill a water which if the same be dropped into the eyes both morning and euening it helpeth the weakenesse of an olde sight this Arnoldus Another water in the beginning of water descending for the swelling of the eye lyddes and teares Take of Assa one ounce of pure whyte honie halfe a pynte of Fennell water and Rue water of eche twelue drammes of Maioram water halfe an ounce dystill in a Lymbecke according to Arte this Fumanellus A water or dystilled lycour vnto the prouoking of sléepe and it is a secrete worker of sléepe Take of Opium thebaicum of Garlicke heades pylled of eche twoo ounces the Garlicke heads bette with a wooden Pestill in a Marble morter adding thereto the Opium grynded these well incorporate togither that it may be lyke to a sawce this dystill in a Retort with a most soft or slowe fire in ashes with this water when néede shall require annoynt the temples the foreheade and pulses of the wrestes and beware you minister not nor vse this but vpon a great necessitie as in the franticke persons as you shall thinke good A water of Fumanellus vnto the prouoking of sléepe Take of the iuices of the blacke and whyte Poppie of eche halfe a pynte of the iuices of the blacke and whyte Henbane of eche twoo ounces of the iuice of Purselane and of Lettuce of eche thrée ounces of the iuice of Faba inuersa halfe a pynte of the Nenuphar thrée ounces of the séedes of eyther Poppie and of the rootes of Faba inuersa of eche twoo ounces of the séedes of Darnell halfe a pounde of the whyte and redde Henbane thrée ounces of Xyloaloes and Nucis Methel of eche one ounce and a halfe of Purselane séedes and Lettuce séedes of eche one dramme of Scariola one dramme and a halfe of Endiue one ounce these all beaten togither put into a glasse bodie for thrée dayes which after dystill of this giue one dramme in eyther wine or water A water of Fumanellus procuring sléepe let the séedes of the Poppie and Lettuce vnto the weyght of a pounde be bruised and stéeped in wyne for twentie houres adding to these a little of Opium and after the dystilling giue one dramme of this water at the going to rest or sléepe A water or sléeping lycour marueylous being distilled Take of Diatragacanthum twoo drammes of Sumach halfe a dram of the flowers Bedegnar thrée drammes of the redde Saunders halfe an ounce of Psilium one dramme of the rynde of the Mandrake roote one ounce of Henbane halfe an ounce of the blacke Poppie twoo ounces and a halfe of the whyte Poppie halfe an ounce of the redde Poppie so much of Opium twoo drammes of the Basill séedes one dramme and a halfe of the rootes of Alkakengi twoo drammes of Camphora one dramme of Dragons bloude one ounce of the séedes of the Hemlocke twoo drammes of the Adamant stone halfe a pound of the Purselane séedes twoo ounces of Lettuce séeds twoo ounces of Endyue séedes thrée ounces of the wyne of Pomegranates halfe a wyne pynte of Plantaine seedes twoo ounces of the wyne of Barberies halfe a pynte of the garden Solanum one pounde weyght of all these dystill a water which is marueylous in that the same procureth a most strong and sounde sléepe if at the lying downe in bedde halfe an ounce weyght be ministred in a draught of good wyne A water procuring sléepe borowed out of Fumanellus Take of blacke Pepper of the whyte Henbane of the ryndes of the Mandrake roote of the séedes of Lettuce of Darnell of the white and blacke Poppie of eche a lyke quantitie and to these one dramme of the iuice of Lettuce which after the stamping let so lye in the glasse bodie for a day and a night and being dystilled minister of this as aboue taught Another water Take of the iuice of the whyte Henbane of the iuice of the leaues of the whyte and blacke Poppie of the iuice of the leaues of Mandrake or the iuice of the Apples of the iuice of Iuie and of the iuice of the Hemlocke of eche halfe a pynte of the
séedes of Lettuce and séedes of the Darnell of eche thrée ounces these after the well grynding togither dystill by a Lymbecke thrée times ouer and in euery dystilling grynde the fecies or groundes myxing them with the water dystilled and in the thirde dystillation the water which then issueth or commeth forth kéepe close stopped in a glasse with a narrow mouth of this minister only twoo or thrée droppes at a time A water for the washing of the heade borowed out of the same Authour a compounde as they write experienced if so be the hynder part of the heade be bathed therewith and that a decent dyet be vsed before which ought to be applyed at the going to bedde for xl dayes togither and a grayne of pure Olibanum swallowed downe withall the forme of the compounde is on this wyse Take of the flowers of Rosemarie of Borage flowers of Buglosse flowers of the Roses of the Violets and of the herbe Balme of eche one dramme of the Camomill flowers twoo drammes of Baye leaues of Staechas of Maioram and Sage of eche sixe drammes these after the fine shredding stéepe in pleasant whyte wyne for fiue dayes togither after dystill the whole according to Arte which dystilled kéepe close stopped with a narrowe mouth adding to it one pounde of Turpentine of Masticke Myrrhe and of the honie of Anacardus of eche one ounce of Olibanum twoo ounces all these grynded and wrought togither infuse for fiue dayes within the dystilled lycour which agayne dystilled to this lycour adde of Nutmegs of Cloues of Cubebae of Cynamone of Mace and Cardamomum of eche sixe drammes of Lignum Aloes eyght drammes of Amber and Muske of eche halfe a dramme all these grynded and myxte togither infuse for fiue dayes which then begynne to dystill wyth an easie fire and toward the ende a stronger fire the same kéepe to your vse A water experienced for the whitening of the face and making thynne the skynne and clensing or taking away all spottes of the face Take of chosen Turpentine dystilled twoo poundes of Olibanum thrée ounces of Masticke halfe an ounce of the herbe Dragons so much all these beaten togither and with the Turpentine water myxte dystill againe adding to it after newe Barrowes grease molten one pounde of Cloues twoo drams of Nutmegs thrée ounces of chosen Cynamone halfe an ounce of Spica Celtica as much of Spikenarde twoo drammes of Caphura thrée drammes of golde leaues one dramme of siluer twoo drammes all these finely grynded and beaten togither dystill it in a Lymbecke after adde twyse so much of this water as of the water following and scouring the face before with the decoction of Branne washe the face all ouer with this water Take of the water of Quickesiluer one ounce of Borace of Aluminis Zucharini of Ceruse washed of eche one dramme these myxe togither and vse as aboue taught This borowed out of Fumanellus A water for memorie safe and to be marueyled at if so be the pacient kéepe and vse a dyet Take of Nutmegges of Cloues of Ginger of the thrée Peppers of eche thrée dammes of Iuniper beries halfe an ounce of saint Iohns worte of the ryndes of Cytrones of Rosemarie flowers of Basill of Maioram of Mintes of Pennyroyall of Baye beries of Catmyntes of Spyke of Xyloaloes of Cubebae of Cardamomum of Calamus aromatichus of Staechas of eche one dramme and a halfe of Acorus rootes one handfull and a halfe of Orgaâ—â—ie of Hysope of Rue of the herbe Hares foote both the Aristolochia and eyther Picnie of Cassia lignea â–ª of Pimpernell of Dittanie of Tormentill of Scabious of the Woodebynde or Honie suckle of the Amryse of Cummin Seseleos and of garden Cresses of eche one scruple of olde Triacle one ounce of Aqua vitae rectified according to Arte and dystilled out of the best wyne thryse ouer viij pyntes all these beaten and â—arced kéepe togither in a glasse bodie which then according to Arte fower tymes continuallye pouring the lycour vpon the fecies that remayned to this fourth dystillation adde of all the Myrobalanes and of Anacardus of eche twoo drammes and a halfe these finely brought to powder and infused dystill after the sixt day beginning to dystill with an easie fire and wythin a whyle after increasing the fire somewhat the first that then commeth is weake as water the next that commeth is of a yelowishe colour the thirde and last through the fire increased commeth forth yelower of colour to which then adde both Muske and Amber gréece and other fragrant powders and vsing it twyce in the wéeke vnto the quantitie of a spoonefull at a tyme sixe houres before meate that if you shall annoynt the seate or place of memorie and the temples you shall soone after call to mynde and remember what you will this borowed out of Fumanellus A water for memorie Take of Beane flowers of the Elder and Camomill flowers of eche twoo small handfuls of Rue of Balme of Pympernâ—ll of Buglosse of Lycoris cleane scraped and bruised of eche thrée handfuls these dystill in a Lymbecke with a soft fire of this water vse twyse or thryse in a wéeke vnto the quantitie of halfe or one ounce at a time A water helping the frensynesse or madnesse which is a precious secrete and prooued in the cure of madnesse and the Melancholie frensinesse borrowed out of an auncient written booke Take of the flowers of Rosemarie of Borage and of the rootes of Buglosse of eche a lyke of Saffron one dram of the Quince or Quinces fower ounces of the best whyte wyne well digested and cleare twoo pyntes these after the myxing let so stande for a naturall daye after burie the glasse bodie in horse dung for fiftéene dayes which drawne forth dystill according to Arte twoo or thrée times ouer This water sayeth the Authour kéepe as the apple of your eye for it is very precious in that I haue sayth the Author experienced the same in all Melancholie sickenesses very effectuously and in the payne and trembling of the heart the quantitie to be ministred at one time is a dramme Another whytening water causing or procuring a whyte colour Take of the redde Honie twoo pounds of gumme Arabeck twoo ounces these diligently myxed togither dystill according to Arte in a glasse body with a soft fire The first water which commeth serueth vnto the cléering and whytening of the face the seconde and thirde lycour togither procureth yelowe heare An odoriferous water not dystilled out of Alexander Benedict Allachalach as the Arabians wryte and it is a certayne compounde of the iuice of the leaues of the Myrtels of Rosewater and Saunders and a little of vinegar and the water of Alkalef or of the iuice of the fruites well smelling and of such lyke lycour myxed and put into a glasse with a narrowe mouth and after the well labouring of these myxed shall a pleasant smell ascende to the nose comforting the heade and spirites An odoriferous or fragrant water yet in taste
in a maner vnsauerie but in sauour and smell excellent and a droppe rubbed on the ende of the nose séemeth to be as a procurer of sléepe in a maner out of Georg. Sighart Take Assa dulcis and of Styrax calaminta of eche one ounce of Lignum aloes halfe an ounce of Cloues of the cytrine Saunders and of the ryndes of the Cytrone of eche thrée drammes these beaten and laboured diligently togither infuse in rose-Rosewater vnto the quantitie of .xxiiij. ounces for eyght dayes which after dystill in Balneo Mariae the same dystilled kéepe close stopped in a narrowe mouth glasie in which hang of Muske and Amber grece of eche halfe a dramme tyed vp in a fine lynnen cloth of this vse to procure a swéete smell where euer you walke A most prooued water for the falling sickenesse Take of the rootes of the flower de Luce or Ireos of Smalledge of Fennell of Perselie of Sperage of Butchers broome rootes and of Hops of eche twoo handfull of Mayden heare of Harts tongue and the flowers of Tamariscus of eche one handfull of Fennell séedes Annise séedes and Carroway séedes of eche thrée drams all these well beaten togither dystill in a glasse bodie after Arte of this water minister or vse euery morning vnto the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time For the falling sickenesse let the pacient drincke a certaine dystilled water of the flowers of the Lynde trée of the lesser Nettle and Cherie trée leaues or flowers A certaine woman molested with the falling sickenesse by drincking sundrie tymes this water recouered health A water effectuous for the cléering of the voyce and helpeth the harde fetching oâ— breath the Cough and Leprie Take of Lycoris scraped and the iuice of it of ech thrée ounces of Spikenarde one ounce of Diatragacanthum of the Melon séedes of the Cytrone séedes of the Gourde séedes of the roote of Euula campana of Hysope of Tyme of the flower of Tyme of Polipodie of the rounde Aristolochia of Gentian of Ireos of Saffron of Sauerie of Organie of Penny royall and of Catmynt of eche halfe an ounce all these beaten togither and dystilled orderlye vse A pectorall water or water for the breast of great strength and vertue that especially auayleth in the weakenesse of the stomacke through clammie and rotten humors in that this softeneth and helpeth digestion and openeth withall and is also cordiall Take of Figges of Reysins of the Pynaple kirnels and Almondes of eche foure ounces of Coliander and Annis séedes of eche twoo ounces of common Honie one pounde these myxed togither poure into twenty pintes of common water letting the whole boyle togither vnto the consumption of sixe pynts and that xiiij remayne after strayne the lycour through a lynnen clothe and then haue you the water to this adde of our Quintessence fower ounces and kéepe to your vse in a glasse and this is the pectorall water excéeding by his worthynesse the vertues of all other pectorall waters hitherto inuented of anye this out of the secrete conclusions of Leonar Fiorauantus A dystilled water helping the Dropsie of which let the pacient take fasting euery morning vnto the quantitie of fower ounces at a time and if he will with wyne Take of the rootes of Ireos or flower de Luce of Fennell of Perselie of Smalledge of Sperage of Butchers broome rootes and of Hoppes of eche twoo handfull of Annis séedes Fennell sédes of Cummin of Perselye séedes of Sperage rootes and Butchâ—rs broome rootes and of Hoppes of eche halfe an ounce of Mayden heare Hartes tongue and flowers of the Tamariske of eche one handfull of Ginger of Galingale of Cynamone and of Mace of eche thrée drammes all these diligently beaten and myxed togither dystill in a glasse bodie according to Arte this water hath the Authour often experienced A water perfitely healing the Dropsie by washing and rubbing the bellie twyse a daye therewith and applying a playster both on the Pulses and Arters made of Bay beries so that the bodie be purged before The water is made on this wyse take of Cinamone of Cloues of the thrée Peppers of Xyloaloes of Spikenarde of Opobalsamum of Galingale of Calamus aromaticus of Cubebae of Saffron of eche brought to powder one ounce of Turpentine fower ounces dystill according to Arte the first which commeth forth throwe away and the seconde lycour that dystilleth forth kéepe to your vse for the applying of this aboue taught both deliuer and clense all the partes and veynes from filling any more Of a water dystilled by a Lymbecke of the matters herevnder described and druncke for a yeare vnto the quantitie of a spoonefull both morning and euening â–ª ech day with fower spooâ—â—fuls of wyne and the powder described in the seconde place strawed vpon the meates doth dissolue any stone yea hardened being eyther in the kidneyes or bladder It also ceaseth the paine of the bowels and cureth the diseases of a colde cause The preparing of it is on this wyse Take of Fennell rootes of Persely rootes Butchers broome rootes and Radishe rootes of eche one dramme and a halfe all these diligently stamped and stieped in the mightiest wyne dystill according to Arte to which dystilled lycour adde then of the powder of Cynamone halfe an ounce of Galingale of Amber of Ginger and of Catmynt of eche one dramme and twoo scruples of Macropiperis one dramme of Cloues twoo drammes and a halfe of Cummin one dramme of Ameos and of Louage of eche twoo drammes of Spikenarde of Cassia lignea and of Masticke of eche twoo drammes and a halfe which agayne dystilled adde therevnto of Cynamone of Cloues of Spikenarde of Ginger of long â–ª Pepper of Xyloaloes of Mace of Galingale of Zedoaria and Lycoris of eche seauen drammes and ten graynes weyght these togither myxed in the forme of a sawce dystill ouer agayne in a cucurbite which vse as aboue taught this borowed out of Fumanellus A water breaking the stone in the bladder and kidneys Take of the iuice of Saxifrage twoo pyntes of Grummell and of the iuice of Perselie of eche one pynte of the best vinegar of a pleasant wine eyght ounces these altogither dystilled let the lycâ—ur be kept in a glasse with a narrowe mouth of which minister in the morning one ounce at a time the like quantitie at noone and at euening before the going to bedde for this is a prooued water as writeth Fumanellus A marueylous and rare water causing the pacient to pysse forth sande and clensing the kidneyes of the same borowed out of Leonar Fiorauantus The which sande in man procureth a much and great heate and drythe of the kidneyes and such doe pysse wâ—th an extreme diffâ—cultie and burning in the comming forth of the vrine in so much that such cannot abyde many garments on but rather desire to go thinly and coldly speciaâ—ly on their backe And for that cause any minding to cure suâ—h a griâ—fe and disease ought to minister and vse those matters
wâ—ich both coole moysten and take away or abate heate like as this remedie following doth both with great facilitie and in a short time The making of which is on this wyse Take of the séedes of the lesser Lemmons and of Orenges of eche one pounde of Saxifrage sixe poundes of Balme of Harts tongue of the herbe Vitriolum growing on olde walles of Sperage of sea Holy of Ysope of the rootes of Fennell and of Perselie of ech vj. ounces of the iuice of small Lemmons so much as shall suffice to labor and incorporate the whole substance togither in the forme of a liquide paste or very soft ointment let this substance be distilled in a Tin Lymbecke which is diligently closed in the edges rounde about vntill all the substance of moysture be drawen which after kéepe in a glasse close stopped But this learne that when you mynde to minister and vse of this water that the bodie before be throughly purged of the crude and clammy humors and like the stomack purged both of fleume and choller which thus prepared let the pacient take of this water warme both morning and euening vnto the quantity of sixe ounces at a time and in the meane time to vse a dyet in abstayning or refrayning from colde and moyste meates and to eate the drie And this in such a case and disease is a most prooued remedie often experienced of the Author A water breaking the stone of the bladder which a Cardinall vsed sundrie tymes Take of Philipendula sixe poundes of the rootes of Acorus thrée poundes of Saxifrage with the rootes as much as the whole these diligently stampe togither and dystill according to Arte of this water vse vnto the quantitie of an ounce at a time A water of a marueylous propertie against the stone of the kidneyes Take of the redde Cicers of the gréene ryndes of Beanes of eche thrée poundes of Madder of the Cherie trée leaues of Egrimonie of Centarach of Mother wort of Date stones of the iawes of a Pyke of eche one ounce of soure Orenges fiue in number of soure Lemmons foure in number of Honie cleane skymmed and of Sugar of eche one pounde and a halfe of the water of Wormewoode twoo pyntes of rosed Honie fower ounces of chosen Cynamone halfe an ounce of Galingale one ounce of chosen Xyloaloes twoo drammes of Pennyroyall one ounce of Maioram one ounce and a halfe these beaten and laboured togither dystill according to Arte of which giue thrée ounces at a time fasting A marueylous and prooued water breaking the stone whether the same shall be in the kidneyes or in the bladder out of Arnoldus de villa noua Take of the Sperage rootes of Acorus of Saxifrage of Virga aurea of Mirasolis the whole with his rootes of eche twoo poundes of the squilliticke vinegar fower pyntes of the iuice of Lemmons twoo pyntes of burnt glasse and of the herbe Poâ—ey of the mountaine of eche one pounde all these a little beaten and grinded togither distill after Arte in a Cucurbite and that which shall be dystilled reserue in a glasse of this giue twoo drammes with the wyne of the decoction of Leuisticus for it marueylously auayleth A dystilled water for the hearing Take of Betonie one rawe Onyon rounde and whyte of Rosemarie of bitter Almondes of a whyte grosse Eele all these chopped togither dystill in a Limbecke and the lycour which commeth forth kéepe in a glasse of this droppe warme into the eare or eares An odoriferous Damascene water or water of vertue in the tyme of the Plague Take of Rose water fower pyntes of Beniamin that is of Assa dulcis of Styrax calaminta and of Cloues of eche one ounce of both the Saunders of eyther thrée drams of the ryndes of the Cytrone of Cyperus Romanus and of Cynamone of eche halfe an ounce of Camphora thrée ounces of Lignum Aloe sixe drammes these chopped and stamped togither put into a glasse bodie couered close with a Parchment letting it so stande to infuse for thrée dayes which the fourth daye dystill according to Arte by a Lymbecke in Balneo Mariae after adde to the water of Cyuet twentie graynes of Muske twenty graines these throughly laboured togither set in the sunne for xv dayes and then will it be a water very odoriferous A water or rather a lycour precious agaynst pestilent Agues and this sundrie tymes prooued Take of Alâ—es twoo drammes and a halfe of the dystilled Myrrhe which otherwyse is named Stacte twoo drammes of Saffron one dramme of Nutmegs of Cloues of Cardamomum of the graines of Paradise of Cubebae of Cynamone of Mace of Ginger of Xyloaloes of Caphura of the séedes of the Pome cytron that be soure of the Pionie séedes of Xylobalsamum of eche one dramme of Rosemarie flowers of Buglosse of Borage of Marigolds of Spike of eche one dram of Staechas one ounce of the Dittanie rootes of Tormentill of Zedoaria of the whyte Behen and redde Behen of Euula campana of Acorus of Englyshe Galingale called otherwise Cyperus of Carlina of Reubarbe of the leaues of Hares Lettuce or iagged of eche one dramme of the ryndes of the Pome cytrone so much of olde Triacle of the electuarie of the precious 〈◊〉 of eche an ounce of Muske thrée graynes of the bones of the Harts heart twoo drammes of the iuice of Pomewaters or swéete apples of Honie of the Myrobalanes Chebulae of eche halfe an ounce of Sugar vnto the weyght of the whole which altogither beaten and infused in a glasse bodie for twoo dayes dystill with a soft fire that which first commeth forth let be kept to vse of this minister euery day one great spoonefull for this is one of the best and oftenest prooued of the true medicines in the Pestilence the next which commeth forth chaungeth vnto a whytenesse or begynneth to be troubled which cast away Fumanellus A compounde water which is made of spyces deliuering the Pestilence Poure the water on the spyces delyuering and dystill in the same maner like as the oyle of Cloues or of Annise séedes or of other drie herbes be dystilled In this distillation put a pound of pure whyte Sugar which cleane clarified put in then twoo ounces of the spyces which frame into tables A compounde Damascen water and oyle Damascene Take of Malmesie thrée pyntes of Rosewater and of Lauander of eche halfe a pynte of Cynamone and of Cloues of eche halfe an ounce of Rosemarie flowers and of Maiorame of eche foure handfull of the Cloue rootes of the ryndes of Orenges of Cupressus Costmarie and of the Balme woode of eche halfe a handfull of the Baye leaues and of the Nutmeg of eche one handefull of Ladanum of Nigella Roma of Styrax calaminta of eche one ounce of the pouder of Ireos twoo ounces of Calamus aromaticus of long Pepper of ech one ounce and a half of Camphora twoo drammes of Amber and Muske of eche one scruple these stampe and diligently labour togither which
after the â—â—éeping for thrée dayes dystill in a Cucurbite 〈…〉 water and the next an oyle which 〈◊〉 let 〈…〉 in a double veâ—â—ell A water helping 〈◊〉 procéeding of 〈…〉 the trembling of the heart the Quartain◠〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 and griefes of the splene and wâ—â—be diseases 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 cause Take of the flowers of Rosemarie of the flowers and rootes of Buglosse and of the Qâ—â—nce 〈…〉 oâ—nceâ— of Saffron halfe a dramme all 〈…〉 and infused in 〈…〉 of whytâ— wyne 〈…〉 bodie couered and set in 〈◊〉 after dystill and vse â–ª this but of Fumanellus A water that deliuereth 〈…〉 of Ague 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 of Fumitarie purified in which Reysins of the sunne be 〈…〉 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 Take of Cloâ—â—â— of Nutmegges of 〈…〉 oâ— Ginger of â—osemarie of Herbe grace and of Scabious of eche twoo ounces 〈◊〉 finely 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 which after 〈…〉 with a soft 〈…〉 kéepe to your vse A water causing the pacient to reâ—yâ—e and to appeare yong agayne Take of pure Turpentine one poâ—nde of clarified honie 〈◊〉 pyntes â–ª of burning water twoo pyntes of Xyloaloes the purest in powder thrée or drammes and a halfe of the Saunders 〈◊〉 much of Olibanum of 〈…〉 of the bone of the Harteâ— heart of Zedoaria and of long Pepper of eche thrée drammes of gumme Arabecke one ounce of the Nutmegge Galingale Cubebae Cynamone Carowayes 〈◊〉 Mace Cloues Spikenarde Saffron and Ginger of echâ— thrâ—eacute e drammes of chosen Muske a peâ—â—e weyght all these diligently brought to powder dystill according to Arte vntill a water 〈◊〉 forth so cleâ—â—e as the fountaine water whyles the 〈◊〉 water is in comming forth which then appeareth fierie increase the fire by little and little for the water will â—ssue then vnto the thycknesse of honie Another water of youth this so named the water of youth in that it preserueth youth and deliuereth the person vsing it from sickenesse Take of Xyloaloes of Cloues of Ginger of Galingale of Cardamomum of Cubebae of graynes of Paradyse of Rubarbe of Cynamone of Nutmegs of Aloes of Calomus aromaticus of Mace of eche twoo drammes all these brought into a grosse powder seaâ—se diligently adding to it of the iuice of Celondine twoo pyntes of 〈◊〉 of Brionie of Buglosse of Fumiterrie of Rue of Betâ—nie of Mynte of Borage and of Fennell of eche halfe a pounde all these reduced into one and dystilled with the best whyte wyne of this dystilled lycour druncke euery daye in the Summer time one spoonefull but in the Wynter twoo A dystilled water for the drying of vlcers and the Fistula take of the best Aqua vitae and that thryse dystilled ouer so much as you will into it 〈◊〉 of Betâ—nie of Veruaâ—â—â— of Rosemarie and of saint Iohns worte of eche alike well boyled put into the Aqua vitae â–ª or otherwise let them be dystilled againe togither and the vlcers after washed with it A marueylous water healing the Fistula and all woundes â–ª Take of Rosemarie of Bâ—yâ—s of the Myrtill of the wilde Smâ—lledge â—â—garden Smalledge which fower herbes cause newly 〈◊〉 be dystilled by a glasse Lymbeck of which water take one ounce after adde of Turpentine sixe ounces of gumme Iuie thrée ounces of Olibanum twoo ounces of Saffron Mastick of Cubebae of Nutmegs of Myrre of Galingale of Cinamone of Aloes â—â—ceatrine of Cloues of eche one ounce but let all these be finely brought to powder and infused in the abouesayde waters put the whole into a Cucurbite which dystill accorâ—ing to Arte this water reserue in a glasse bodie for this auayleth against any Fistula being from the throte downewarde and all woundes iâ— of the same you shall apply on them and that a clothe wette in this water be applyed vpon the sayd Fistulaes chaunging it foâ—th â— as it wareth driâ—â— this also much auayleth and helpeth any passionâ—â— the bodie impostume and inwarde griefes by drincâ—ing a litâ—le of the same But if any Fistula shall be from the thrâ—te vpwarde then let be added to the foresayd substances one ounce of Pepper â–ª and it will be most perfite and the fecies which shall remayne of the sayde dystillation bying to powder for that applyed on anye vlcer healeth it A water of a diuine workingâ— healing any wounde in a shorte time and both ytche and scabbes Take of the whyte Tartare calcined that is with the quicke siluer decocted and purified of burning water so much as shall suffice vnto the dystilling that if oftener it shall be dystilled it is then caused the effectuouâ—â—â— Fumanelluâ— Another prooued water against the Fistula which so hardeneth yron that you may cut another péece of yron therewith so easie aâ—â— if the same were woode Take of â—aâ—th wormes and of them drawe a water by dystillation and like drawe a water of Raâ—â—sh 〈◊〉 whâ—ch myxed togither into thiâ— then put 〈…〉 yron 〈…〉 redde hote the same thus heated and 〈◊〉 for three or fowre tymes by anequall qâ—â—ntitie vsed as 〈◊〉 tymes and the knyfe tempered with an edge â—ippe redde hote againe into the glasse with the waters abouesayde for you may after cut any Iron safely and easily and this wâ—ter 〈◊〉 is marueylous in Fistulaes A water for all woundes Take of Egâ—â—monde of Solanum of Pâ—â—â—taine of 〈◊〉 a pounde of whyte wyne to much â–ª of whyte glasse fower ounces of crude Alluâ— thrée ounces of Masticke twoo ounces of Orpiment halfe a scruple of the whytes of egges sixe in number let all these be stronglye beatin togither and dystilled with this water washe twyse a day the wounde Another water for Fistulaes knobbes knottes bunches scrâ—fâ—â—s and any other manner of swelling without payne Take of the chosen oyle of Tylestones fiue pyntes of whyte Franckincense of Masticke of gumme Arabecke of Turpentine of Venice of eche thrée ounces these finely wrought togither dystill in a Cucurbite after Arte and in the dystilling ouer againe adde fiue poundes of Salte and that dystilled lycour then kéepe to thy vse this Fumanellus A water soone healing wounds Take of burning water fower ounces of Triacle halfe â—n ounce this after the dystilling apply on woundes and strawing then the pouder of Aloes and Myrre this Fumanellus A water which healeth all woundes spéedily in any part of thâ— bodie whether those be newe or olde woundes and the Fistulâ— â–ª as the author hath 〈…〉 â—â—perienced Take of Aqua vitae dystilled of the best whâ—te wyne twoo pyntes of Rosemarie water and of Sage water dystilled at one time of ech fiue pyntes of whyte 〈◊〉 ten poundes which laboured togither or still ouer againeâ— after adde a viall or glasse full of Rosemary flowers and so much of Sage flowers these mixed with the foresayde dystâ—lation 〈…〉 it so stande for a daye which after strayne and kéepe in a glasse to your vse The maner of vsing is that it must be applyed on with a lynnen cloth wette in it and as the same cloth alwayes dryeth moysten it againe Another water to drawe out bones
and to kéepe the member â–ª from putrifying â–ª and auayleth in woundes Take of whyte Venice Turpentiâ—â— vnwashed of pure shâ—ppe Pitche of the hâ—nie combes of eche one pounde of pure and newe Rosen being whyte and of Hâ—nie fiue poundes all these dystill by a Limbecke of glassâ— and the waâ—ter kéepe in a Viall A compounde water for them which newly recouer out of ther Frencâ—e disease by the 〈…〉 Rondeâ—â—â—ius Take of the râ—sped 〈…〉 â–ª one pounde of good olde Triacle◠〈◊〉 ounces of the conserue of Roses Buglosse and Borage of eche twoo ounces of the Conâ—erue of Helenium or Hâ—lycampane and Rosemarie flowers of eche one ounce of the powder of the electuariâ— of precious stanâ—â—â— and of that named Letitia Galeni of eche 〈…〉 thâ—se togither infuse in a glasse bodie filled thrée partes vp with whyte wyne and pure Conduite water of eche alyke which dystilâ— with Cynamon on ashes in this water dystilled melt so much Sugar as shall sâ—ffice which after let runne through an Ipocras bagge of this giue to the féeble recouered from the French disease A Triâ—cle water of the same mans description Take of olde Triacle one pounde of Sorrell thrée handfulles of Camomill flowers of Penny Royall of the long or great grasse and of the blessed Thystell of eche twoo handfull these stéeped in whyte wyne dystill after Arte this kéepe in a glasse with a narrowe mouth let the pacient take twoo ounces of the same water wyth thrée ounces of Sorrell water and Buglosse when he goeth to bedde or entreth into the bathe or hote house This water cureth the paynes of the French disease if the same be ministred alone or with the decoction of Grummell or the great Burre I sayth the Author by happy successe haue cured many children and olde persons with this potion or by sometimes adding certaine drops to the common decoction of Guaicum so that through the thinnesse of partes doth this water soone penetrate and sende forth the matter This water also with the water of the extinction of golde myxed doth correct and amende all manner of defaultes of the Quicksiluer A Triacle water helping the falling sickenesse of the same Authors inuention Take of olde Triacle fower ounces of Methridate twoo ounces of the Helycampane rootes halfe a pounde of the herbe Clarée twoo handfuls of the greater Celondine one handfull these after the infusion for a night in Malmesie and put altogither into a glasse bodie distill according to Arte This water auayleth in all colde griefes and diseases both of the brayne and sinewes A Triacle water of Iacobus Siluius which he vsed in the French disease take of the rasped woode Guaicum halfe a pound of Spring or Conduite water viij pyntes of the white wyne not pleasant twoo pyntes of the waters of Fumiterrie Succorie and Camomill of eche one pynte let all these be infused togither for a night on hote ashes or ymbers to which after adde of the Polipodie of the Oke halfe a pounde of the flower of Tyme twoo ounces of Sperage sixe ounces of the Conserue of Roses Succorie Borage and Buglosse of eche fower ounces of the best Triacle twoo ounces of the conserue of Helycampane twoo ounces these well closed in a glasse bodie dystill in a double vessell The quantitie to be ministred at one tyme is from twoo vnto thrée ounces and you may if you will adde to thrée ounces of the Triacle water one ounce of Sugar and a dramme of Cynamone and let the same dystill againe through an Ipocras bagge for so the taste of it shall be the pleasanter in the drincking let be giuen in bedde in the morning to procure a strong sweate Eyght waters of S. Aegidius helping the falling sicknesse newe come the Palsie wounds Agues Take of Isope Peny Royall Hares foote of Succorie of eche a lyke these stamped in a morter and dystilled kéepe in a glasse with a narrowe mouth After take of Rue of Perselie of Zedoaria of Aloes or the stone Calaminaris of eche a lyke quantitie or dramme these beaten togither boyle in the foresayd water vnto a consumption of the third part the same after straine through a linnen cloth kéeping it theÌ„ close stopped and after the standing and setting of it xl dayes let the pacient drincke of this lycour euery morning fasting for ten dayes togither being molested with anye of the abouesayde sickenesses or diseases yea if he happen to haue the Plague but then let him refraine meate for six houres after the taking of this drincke This lycour also druncke with a fasting stomacke doth preserue the person from the falling sicknesse and Palsie for this excéedingly comforteth the members If this besides be druncke fasting with Castorie these sickenesses being but newe begun it is a speciall remedie It singularly auayleth in the healing of woundes and the cutting of veynes and sinewes if those be wasshed with it It cureth besides all maner of Agues being drunck with a fasting stomacke for nyne mornings togither The seconde water of the Philosophers Take of Rue of Egrimonie of the Satyrion of Celondine of Sugar of the stone Calaminaris otherwise Tutia of eche a lyke quantitie these beaten togither dystill in a Lymbecke with a soft fire This water is very precious in that it healeth any grief or disease of the eyes This vsed or taken with meates or otherwyse in potions before meate and with a fasting stomacke auayleth against all poysons in casting it vp by vomiting and druncke fasting cureth the Dropsie and clenseth the stomacke of all putrified and colde humors it extinguisheth the créeping influmation called Saint Anthonies fire in a day if playsters of Towe be applyed vpon being wette in this water It cureth the Canker being myxt with Aloes and that a playster of the towe of Hempe wette in it be applyed vpon twyse in the daye The thirde water of the Phylosophers which otherwise is named Petralis â–ª Take of Pympernell séedes of Persely of Smalledge of the Burre and of Masticke of ech a lyke these myxed beate togither with Goates bloude adding a little strong vinegar which let so stande close stopped for certaine dayes after dystill the whole in a Cucurbite after Arte the water which then commeth forth breaketh both the redde and whyte stone being eyther rough playne or sharpe But if the stone shall be broken then let the pacient drincke of this water with a fasting stomacke and he shall then pisse the sande forth And washing anye scabbed partes with this water doth spéedily heale the scabbes and causeth heare to growe in the bare places It cureth also all maner of scabbes of the bodie by washing all the places of the bodie with this water for thrée or fower dayes togither and druncke fasting in the morning ingendreth good bloude in the bodie It deliuereth the Palsie by drincking of it twyse in the daye with Castoreum or Castorie vnlesse the sickenesse shall be confirmed This also healeth the Apoplexie and falling sickenesse The fourth
the gummes and any maner of swelling of the throate this breaketh clenseth it helpeth the Melancholicke the persons molested with ache of the hyppes and goute it cureth the dropsie and payne of the great gutte procéeding of a cold cause and annointed about the garland seame taketh away all maner of payne ache of the head comming of a colde cause and slayeth wormes in the body by taking vnto the quantytie of halfe a dram at a time and in the same maner doth it auayle against poyson Many thinges else he promysed which are by him thus written the making of which is on this wyse take of Masticke of Cloues of Nutmegs of the lesser Cardamomum of Cubebae of long Pepper of Cynamon of Galingale of Ginger of Lignum aloe of the great Cardamomum of each halfe an ounce of Spiknard thrée drams of Mace one dram of Caphura one dram a half of the Iundiane nutte halfe a draÌ„ of a pleasaunt and cleare whyte wyne so much as shall suffice to infuse throughly the whole which after the dilygent beating and myxing togyther distyll with â— soft flowe fyre according to art The spyces seruing for the distylled Malmesie in the place to be vsed of potable Gold take of the best Malmesie sixe measures which put in a glasse bodie distyll with a slowe or soft fyre in sifted ashes seuen tymes ouer but after the opinion of the best distyllers thrée tymes ouer wyll be sufficient to be druncke as affyrmeth Fumanellus Into the Aqua vitae thus well rectifyed infuse these matters following take of Spermaceti of chosen Ambre and of the best Ruberbe of each two drams of very fine well chosen Muske one dram or more these after the distyllyng and running through a fyne ypocrase bagge made of pure Hob lande and whyte washed put vp the lycour into a glasse with a narrowe mouth which close stoppe that no ayre breathe forth for this after the setling wyl become appeare of a golden color You maye put in a lyttle of the inner part of the Cynamon in the running through which wyll cause the water to taste the pleasaunter The vertues of this water are these it fyrst cureth and expelleth poysons And to preserue the bodye froâ—â— hauing the plague or pestilence let the person take a droppe of it fasting in the morning with a lyttle toste of whyte bread not to drye tosted but purge the body before with some easie purgation and bée let bloodâ— And the person infected gyue to the quantitye of a great hasyll nutte shell full of it with a toste of whyte bread which by the receyuing delyuereth the pacient But I sayth the Aucthour alwayes dyd gyue of it with preseruatyue medicynes and myxed it besides with Cordiall medycines and Electuaries for the better digesting and comforting of weake persons And in this distyllacion sayth the Aucthour I found and practised many good helpes This borrowed out of a written worke A syngular compound water of spyces hauing great vertue in that the same helpeth all colde grieffes of the stomacke borrowed out of the secrete conclusions of Leonar Fiorauantus the famous Gretian â–ª This water of Lyfe sayth he is only aromatizated with the Leuaunt spyces which is glorious and woonderful in his working as â—y reason and practyse shall playner appeare which is made and distylled on this wyse Take of Nutmegs of Cloues of Galingale of Cardamomum of Cubebae of Mace of Cynamon of Gynger of Saffron of Frankensence or rather Olibanum of each one ounce these myxed and grossely beaten togyther and hauing a glasse body well luted put in your spices powring vpon sixe pynts of the best Aqua vitae distylled thryse or at the least twyse ouer which let so stand for sixe dayes after the closing of the Receauer to the nose of the head distyl the whole in fine sifted ashes the water being come forth wyl be of a red colour which is more precious than any other water the same helpeth all grieffes or sicknesses procéeding of a colde cause and clenseth any maner of wounde or sore This also healeth all cuttes and woundes without causing any payne to the pacient it procureth a readye memorye it healeth the cough of a colde cause it maketh or disposeth the person to myrth and worketh many other great matters besydes which were ouer long tedious to vtter them one by one therefore doth the Aucthour here ouerpasse them wyshing all men to practise and learne further proofes of the vertues of this precious water Of the metalline water and strong waters The .lxxxix. Chapter A Water of Quicksyluer sublymed preuailing against the Canker in eradycating or drawing it vp by the rootes soone slayeth or kylleth the same yf it be applyed vpon so that you shall néede no long cure in the doing of it but euen the same dylygence tyme as is required in an vlcer to bestowe in it the making of which water is on this wyse Let a quantitye of Tynne bée molten and when the same begynneth to coole and waxe thick cast then into it so much of quicksyluer as the wayght of the Tynne which incorporate or worke togyther that the whole may be as a paste and that the paste must be layd on a smoothe euen stone fynely grynded on the stone after it shal be thus handled adde to it of Mercurie or quicksiluer sublymed so much as is the paste which againe grynde and worke on the stone remayning thus on the stone wyll shortlie become liquide as water the same distyll in a strong luted bodie with a head the water which commeth kéepe dyligentlie in a strong glasse to your vse Against all maner of scabbes tetters fowle scurfe ringwoorms and the fowle Morphew c. A distylled lycour out of Theophrastus on this wyse Take Helycampane one ounce of Barrowes grease purifyed halfe a pounde of quicksyluer halfe an ounce of Brymstone two drams distyll the whole in a Retorte but if you wyll in a Lymbecke as the Aucthour wylleth which drawne annoynt the places therewith An Alome water seruing vnto all woundes being a secrete of a certayne noble man take of Egrimon of Nightshade of plantaine of eache halfe a pound of white wyne fowre ounces of rawe Alome fowre ounces of Masticke two drams of Orpyment halfe a scruple of the whytes of egges sixe in number these after the well beating and labouring togyther distyl in a Retorte according to arte with this water let the wound be washed twyse a day Another named an Alome water which marueylouslye and soone healeth all corrosyue vlcers happening eyther in the mouth or in any other partes or places of the bodye Take of Alome of the iuyce of Purcelane of the iuyce of Plantayne of the iuyce of gréene Grapes of the whytes of egges of eache a lyke quantity which after the well myxing togyther distyll according to the order and maner of the Cynamon water Another Alome water borrowed out of the booke of
Fulgonus Take of the whytes of egges to the number of fyfteene of roche Alome of the iuyces of Purcelayne of Plantayne of Nightshade of Rosewater of the iuyce of sowre docke or sowre Grapes of each two pyntes these dyligently laboured mixed togither distyll in a Lymbecke with which washe the grieued places for it spéedilye bringeth olde vlcers and sores vnto a scarre A syngular practyse which a cunning Surgion vttered to the Aucthour that he often vsed against the eating Cankers hapning in the ouer partes of the body This Surgeon heated a new tyle stone which he after quenced in Alome water sundry tymes but he oftner vsed to hang vp the tyle redde hote and to poure leasurelye after a sprinckling maner Alome water vppon it vntyll the tyle was colde which water so stylling downe he gathered or receyued in a bason or dyshe and dypping lynnen cloathes in the water he applyed them on the vlcers and sores and thus as hée affyrmed dyd he marueylous soone heale those wicked Cankers to the admyration of many This Fumanellus A most syngular water helping the spottes of the eyes Take of whyte Hony two pyntes of Antymonie of Titia prepared and of Sugarcandie of each thrée drams of the best Aloes halfe a dram of Celondine of Rue and eye bright of each halfe a handfull these grosse beaten and myxed togyther distyll in a Lymbecke A water of Tutia prepared take of the eye bryght water of Fennell water of the Hony suckle water of eache halfe a pynt of Rosewater two pyntes of Tutia prepared two drams of Aloes halfe an ounce of whyte Coperase halfe a dram of Camphora one dram all these laboured and dilygently myxed togither distyll according to arte For this is a notable water experienced sundrys tymes against the spottes of the eyes this borrowed out of the learned practises of Arnoldus A water of Marchasite which consumeth clenseth the web and other spots of the eyes the pyn or web confirmed this softneth The making of which water is on this wyse take sundry pieces of Marchasite which redde hote quenche in a bason or déepe dythe fylled with olde sallet Oyle the pieces through quenched colde breake verye small which after distyll in a Lymbecke the Feces remayning grynde fynelie agayne distylling that ouer agayne A water helping the Leprie and other disseases This water preuayling against the Leprie and al maner foulnesse deformyty of the body cleansing the eyes mayntayning or preseruing youth effectuous in many other causes as by practise may further be coÌ„iectured the making of which distylled lycour is on this wise take of the fylinges or small pieces of syluer of copper of yron of leade of stéele of the owre of golde of copper of syluer of sâ—orâ—re of all a lyke wayght these stiepe for a daye and a nyght in the bryne of a chyld not polluted the next daye infuse those in hote whyte wyne the thyrd day these stiepe in the iuyce of Fennell the fowrth daye stiepe these in the mylke of a woman gyuing sucke to a man child â–ª which she bore into the worlde the fyft day infused in redde wine and the sixt day these infused in seuen times so much as the whole is of the whytes of egges which after the distylling kéepe to your vse A water auayling against the Lepry take of May dewflue measures of Brimstone one pound of Christal halfe a pound of Camphora one ounce these diligently beaten myxed togyther let so stand a tyme after boyle the whole easily or lightly which setled agayne distyll according to arte to this water adde pearles This orderlye mynistred purgeth choller adust and melancholic Lyme not quenched or staked ioyned with the whites of egges grinded on a marble stone distyl on such wise that the same which is the grosser may descend and for a day and a nyght kéepe this in a moyst place which distyll agayne with this whyten the face according to discretion Another whytning water take Lyme vnslaked incorporate the same with the water of the whytes of egges distylled by a Lymbecke which worke so thicke as a sauce after powre this into a Glasse body setting it couered in a moyst place for a daye and a nyght after distyll the whole according to arte which dystilled kéepe in a glasse with a narrow mouth A water whitning the face take of the whytes of egges of Boraciâ— petrosi of salt of roch Alome of each one dram each beaten alone myxe to the whytes of egges the whole distyll and vse A great vse there is at this daye of the strong water and often occupyed of the Chymistes and Goldsmythes yea in Phisicke exercised vnto sundrie disseases For that well practised Phisition Amatus Lusitanus â–ª prosperously exercised and ministred the same in the great and wicked vlcer of the iawes And certaine at the begynning of the webbe cured it by dropping of this water into the eyes A certayne Chyrurgian on a tyme applyed of this water into the hollowe toothe of a Woman which caused the Woman to ragâ— lyke almadde bodye â—ntyll thâ—â— a lyttle of Opium was applyed to the toothe by the aduise of a skilfull Phisition through which shee speedily after amended But this marueylously cureth vlcers Fistulaes Cankers and knobbes or knottes whyles they yet bée not entred within the bones and hollowe by wetting them onelye with a Feather or Lynnen cloath dypped in the water with which the Golde is seperated from the Syluerâ—e â–ª The auncient in tymes paste that they myght part or seperate the Golde from Syluer vsed the dystylled Lycour of Shoemakers yncke or bléeche as they also in Asia doe at this daye which with it doe seperate Golde from Syluer But our later practysioners that they might make the water stronger and vehementer added to it Salt peter Bellonius vttering and wryting of those medycines or compoundes preseruing dead bodyes affyrmeth that if yron or any other mettallyne matter bee put into the strong water that it forthwith boyleth and ryseth vp to faste that if it hath not vente to breathe out it then breaketh the vessel or doubble Glasse But yf you throwe Golde into it then doth it not lyke boyle vp but dyssolue the same into the fourme of Sande and all the other mettalles in the fourme of a lycour When Syluer shall be dyssolued in this water then put into it Copper plates and the Syluer wyll cleane to it which after stryke of with a brushe and in the ende this in the melting wyll ioyne A strong water is thus made take of Vitryoll and of Salt peter a lyke quantitye of these drawe a water by distyllacion into which if you put parsyll or doubble gylt ruppes or pottes the Syluer shortlye after wyll bée dyssolued but the Golde remayneth vndyssolued or as I may saye whole which after strayne and if you wyll stryke or wype of the Golde then adde vnto the abouesayd water of the Salt c. * after drye eache and
scabbes doth speedily and with marueilous easinesse heale them and worketh the lyke on the fowle scurfe the Leprie and all maner of vlcers which are not corrosyue this water marueylously cureth that without tediousnesse and vnto infinite other grieffes also this serueth that the Aucthour here ouerpasseth The baulme oyle serueth vnto infinite matters and purposes and especiallye for woundes of the headde where bones be perished or harmed and the pannickles by powring into and applying on it on the woundes This preserueth the faâ—e by annoynting after dyscretion with it This also doth marueylouslie helpe the Plewrisse by giuing one dramme with water at a tyme â–ª and many other matters this worketh besydes The Baulme is a marueylous lycour for who that hath paine of the flankes or bowelles by taking two drammes of this Baulme in the mouth shall spedilie be eased and deliuered this doth lyke helpe the cough the rewme the coldnesse of the head and the stomacke and for all woundes of the headde this is a most synguler remedie by annoynting all the headde about once a daye for this pierceth into the brayne and euen to the stomacke alowe This also dissolueth any swelling happening in any part of the bodye and in short tyme This besides cureth the quartaine Ague by annoynting all the bodie with it in omytting no part vntouched and the same in a shorte tyme to be briefe the Aucthour knewe at no tyme any sicknesse or dissease which he dyd not cure with this Baulme in that this auayleth as well in the hote sicknesses as in the colde for the colde this heateth and the hote sicknesses this of a certayne hydde propertie cooleth To conclude I haue sayth the Aucthour founde and tryed such synguler vertues in this pâ—ceious lycour that I can not vtter all or at the least to wryte of them all were ouer long Wherefore I wyshe all menne and women being of abilytic to be alwayes prouided and to carrie of this treasure with them whether so euer they traueyle or iourney for the health of bodie in that the vse of this defendeth them a long time from any sicknesse or dissease this is a most certayne truth as the Aucthour of tryall knoweth The maner of distylling an artificiall Baulmâ— of D. Ioh. Mag. In the begynning ought thyrteene poundes of Turpentine myxed with Aqua vitae rectyfied be distylled and gather that oyle by a Receauer which by Balneo Mariae ascendeth that is most cleare verie thynne and lyght Of this oyle take one pound and a quarter of Borragâ— flowers of Roseleaues of Buglosse flowers of Staechas arabica of the garden Spyke of Rosemarie flowers of Lauender and of Chamomyll flowers of eache one pugyll or lyttle handfull of Annnise seedes of Basyll seede and of Pyonie seedes of each halfe a dramme of the rootes of Angelica of Helycampane of Valerian of the flower Deluce or Ireos of the true Acorus of Dyttanie of Lycorps of Pyonie of Spica of eache one dram of the ryndes of the Cytrone and Orrenges of eache two scruples of hearbes as of Sauge of Maioram of Lauender of Rosemarie of Hysope of Myntes of Bytonie and of Baye leaues of eache one lyttle handfull let all these be finelye shredde and stamped according to arte and put into the glasse bodie stronglie luted or Copper bodie togyther with the oyle of Turpentine distylled and to all these powre the water of Annyse or Cloues or that last in the disâ—yllacion of Cynamon in so much that the bodye be in a maner fylleâ— On this after set the headde and the ioynt about close stoppe with lute Then fyre put vnder let the distyllation be lyke done as of the Annise or water of Cyanmon that is let this be distylled by a pype running through a vessell of water Which done that is when the water shall be ascended and come then let the refuse or Feces of the hearbes flowers and rootes be taken forth and put againâ— into the bodie clensed into which powre one quarter of a pynte of Lyquide storaâ— and to the same powre what so euer you shall drawe forth in the next distyllacion and let them be distylled agayne as the first That if the water of the first distyllacion shal be diminished in quantity then shal you powre more lycour vpon Nowe as soone as the seconde distyllation shall be ended cleanse againe the bodie powring into it of Storaxe calamyte and of Myrre of eache two ounces of Masticke Frankensence and of Asa dulcis of each one ounce a half which finely brought to powder and put in powre vpon the water and oyle already distylled If those suffice not then adde to it of the like water aboue taught vntill you shal thinke it sufficient let a lyke distyllation be done as aboue taught of the hearbes Which performed take then forth all those which remaine in the bottome of the Glasse powre in these following in theyr stéede Yet this must be noted by the waye that many mixe the Lyquide storaxe togyther with the foresayd gummes so that there neâ—deth no peculyar distyllacion of these folowing The spyces to be added are these take of Gynger of Zedoaria of Galingale of each two drams of Rubarbe halfe a dram of Gentiane of Cubebae of eache one dram and a halfe of Saffron halfe a dram of Cynamon one ounce of Nutmegges of Mace and of Cloues of each sixe drams of Calamus odoratus halfe an ounce let al these be finely brought to pouder and powred togither with the water and oyle of the last seperation and distilled like the first time by a pype in water which thus fynished seperate the oyle froÌ„ the water and kéepe the oylâ— of the artificiall Baulme in a glasse which vse as here vnder instructeth There may also in this last distillatioÌ„ be a ball or great button made of the spyces tied round vp in a fine lynnen clothe distilled togither that the sauour may be purchased caused the sweeter take of Musâ—â— dissolued in Rosewater fiue graynes of Camphora two graines of Cynamon and Cloues of eache one scruple these orderly mixe as aboue taught And this Baulme is fowre times distilled ouer as first with the hearbes onely in the second with the Liquid storaxe in the third with the gummes in the fourth with the spyces This hath the propertie of comforting all the synewie partes and those lacking bloud which be the stomacke the wombe the bowells bladder But it especially helpeth the stranguriâ— those passioned with the stone if eyght or ten droppes of the same be druncke in eyther Ferne water or wine This also openeth all inner stoppings it defendeth preserueth a person long in health by taking certaine droppes mixed in broth that in the morning fasting twise in the weeke c. A briefe rehersall of this distillation he tooke one pound of the oyle of Turpentine added besides sundrie seedes of herbes of flowers of the aboue mencioned rootes mixed
all in a glasse body luted added after to it fiue pintes of rectified Aqua vitae and of Cloues distilled them togither by a pype The next day he tooke Lyquid styrax the other gummes distilled it againe and this distillation note is hard in that the same so lightly boyleth vp for that cause shall the coles be drawen forth when it beginneth to boyle vp The third day following he distilled the spyces and others with the Baulme by a pype in water c. And on such wise he purchased the prepared Baulme A Baulme of G. a Klee take of good cleare Turpentyne one pound of the oyle of Bayes two ounces these two mixe togyther after of pure Olibanum of Lignum aloes pure of eche two ounces of Masticke halfe an ounce of Myrre of Ladanum and of Castorie of eche two drams all these diligently brought to pouder and mixed with the abouesaid let so stand for thirtie dayes in the abouesaid oyle To these after adde of Galingale of Cloues of Cynamon of Nutmegs of Zedoaria of Cubebae of each half an ounce of Dittanie of Campherie of each two ounces all these prepare and put into fowre ounces of Aqua vitae rectifyed which mixe artely togither let the whole thus stand for fowre dayes at the end of which time mixe togither all the whole put into a Lymbecke diligently luted and closed in the ioynt distill then with a soft or slowe fyre First coÌ„meth a water which is named the Baulme water next insueth a cytryne lycour in colour like to oyle which assoone as you shall see distylling drawe away the receauer with the water of Baulme setting speedie vnder an other receauer to gather the most precious lycour then comming after the maner of oyle which is named the mother of Baulme After these shall the great lycour distill come and remooue then the receauer setting vnder an other to gather that blackishe lycour a part which then sendeth forth droppes or droppeth a long space and time betweene drop and drop and this lycour slowest distilling is more precious than the other two These three lycours throughly distilled keepe diligently in seuerall glasses close stopped with waxe which waxe notwithstanding through the fortitude of the Baulme water is within a short time softned like paste The second lycour is cytryne or yelowe which is the mother of Baulme The thyrde is blacke which is named Xylobalsamum eueÌ„ as the first named Opobalsamum The first is good the second is better then it but same excellenter is the thyrde I sawe sayth the Authour a person troâ—bled with the palsie which by applying one droppe on the forehead and another on the nauill of the belly was forth with deliuered and cured of it Another taken with the palsie leste the sense and feeling of the right Arme and foote who with the annoynting of the ioyntes the shoulder blades or pâ—yntes the armes from the Elbowes to the hands the knob and ioynt of the hand the knee the necke breast by spending on each place thrâ—â— droppes arose within a fewe dayes after from his bed and was throughly healed by it A Muncke carrying a Beame in Pauiâ— a Cittie of Lumbardie wrung and grieuouslie brused his hand betwâ—â—ne a pyller the Beame in such sort that his hand 〈…〉 after waxed so blacke as a coale with an intollerable paine â—rampe that hapâ—ed after in that hand which being annoynted with this oyle of the mother of Baulme the paine in short tyme after ceased but being after annoynted with it morning and euening the hand became whyte againe and throughly restored and healed The Aucthour by a chance cutting his fynger deepe healed it only with this baulme in a short tyme. Another Baulme distylled in a Retorte which not much varyeth both in the properties and composition from the other aboue Take of Turpentyne one pound of the oyle of Bayes two ounces to these mixed â–ª adde of GalbanuÌ„ of gum Elenum of gum yuie of Frankensence of Lignum aloes also diuers spyces of each two drams these after the artlie distylling put vp in a glasse The vse of this baulme is that a certaine noble man hauing the hand drawne and shrunke togither in such sort that he could not 〈◊〉 the same by annoynting the ioynts hand with it and couering or wrapping that hand with a hote cloath was within fifteene daiâ—â— throughlie cured Another personne hauing a hardnesse in his throate on such wyse that he could not retche nor cast vp spyâ—tle out of his throate mouth but by annoynting the throate with this oyle â–ª the whole throate after was greatly inlarge◠〈◊〉 â—y annoynting againe the throate the next day folowing with it the pacient was wholly cured Another hauing a pestilent Caâ—â—oâ—cle or swelling in the grynde by annoynting the saâ—â— with this lycour was wholly cured This also helpeth the belching paine of the stomackes the crampe â–ª the chollick and stitches the 〈◊〉 of the eares â—y iusâ—ylling one droppe at a time both morning euening into them The synewes shrunck at wounds the canker the Fistulaes bruses or the strypes of blacke blue the peâ—â—ilâ—ce euery hard impostume doth this resolue This besides helpeth memory if you apply or annoint one droppe on the forepart of the head annointed on the backe bone ioyntes helpeth the palsie â–ª A maystrial Baulme of vnknowne Aucthour to Gesnerus take of Xyloaloes of Masticke of mace of Galingale of Nutmegs of Spykenard of Gynger of Cinamon of Cardamoâ—â— of Cubebae of Cloues of Zedoaria of gum Arabicke of Santali muscellini of frankensence of saffron of OlibanuÌ„ of each two dramâ—â— al theâ—â— finely labour and bring to pâ—wder and myxe with the waters of Turpentiâ—â— hony prepared on this wyse take of Turpentine and hony of each halfe a pound these distyll togyther and a part from others without any myxing of spyces to them After take of Aqua vitae once rectifyed one pynte this myxe with the abouesayd confection letting the whole then putrify in the sunne in a Glasse close stopped with waxe for eyght dayes or longer tyme if you wyll After make a seperation by Lymbecke according to arte and the fyrst water which then commeth is named the mother of Baulme The seconde which yssueth named the oyle of Baulme the thyrde named the artificiall Baulme and in the ende aromatizated or made pleasaunt of sauour with Muske and Amber gréese and that addicion verye much comforteth and delighteth and vsed or added in euery confection of Baulme The mother of Baulme symple take of the best Turpentine thrée pounds of fine Frankensence of Lignum aloes of each thrée ounces of Cloues of Galingale of Cynamon of Nutmegges of Cubebae and of gumme Elemi of eache two ounces all these beaten and incorporated togyther and put in a luted bodye and standing in fermentacion for fyue or sixe dayes distyll after in syfted ashes begynning with a softe fyre and
increasing stronger and stronger vnto the ende of the worke and this which first commeth named the mother oâ— Baulme Of this mother of Baulme then and of the Elixir vitae alyke myxed in the Lymbecke and fermented againe as aboue taught and a distyllacion after wrought in Balneo Mariae there wyll a most cleare water distyll and come forth which is named the mother of Baulme coniunct or compouned A Baulme inuented and fyrst made in Rome take of Turpentine halfe an ounce of Olibanum syxe ounces of Aloes succotryne of Masticke of Galingale of Cynamon of Saffron of Nutmegges of Cloues and of Cubebae of eache one ounce of gumme yuie two ounces all these brought to powder and myxed with the Turpentyne and put into a Glasse bodye and to these adding of Camphora Amber greese of eache two drams distyll after with a soft fyre The fyrst water which commeth is whyte and cleare and the wyne of the Baulme the second is yellow and named the oyle the thyrde more yellowe and is the true Baulme The discripcion of a certaine Baulme or water inuented of a famous Phisition of which he reported and affyrmed verye rare and woonderfull matters and gaue to it a royall name which is the reuyuer and defendour or mainteyner of youth Take of Turpentyne one pound of pure hony halfe a pynte of good Aqua vitae two pyntes of Lignum aloes dilygently beaten and of al the Saunders of each three drams and a halfe of Olibanum of gum yuie of the bones of the Hartes heart of Zedoaria of long Pepper of eache three drams of gumme Arabicke one ounce of Nutmegges of Galingale of Cubebae of Cynamon of Carrowayes of Masticke of Cloues of Spykenarde of Saffron and of Gynger of each thrée drams and a scruple of â—ine muske the wayght of two pence these artelie prepared distyll according to arte begynning with a softe fyre and increasing after a stronger and stronger heate vnto the ende the first water that commeth forth is as cleare as the Cunduite water the seconde wyll be fyrie as a coale and then increase the fyre and the thyrde lycour wyll come forth blackishe A Baulme lycour of Iohan Mesue verye excellent and most profitable vnto many grieffes and disseases he tooke of thosen Myrre of Aloes hepaticke of Spykenarde of Dragons blood of pure Frankencense of Munia of Opobalsamum of Bolellium of Carpobalsamum of Ammoniacum of Sarcocolla of Saffron of Masticke of gumme Arabicke of Lyquide storax of each two drammes otherwyse two drammes and a halfe of chosen Ladanum of Succi castorei of eache two drammes and a halfe of Muske halfe a dram of the best Turpentyne vnto the wayght of all these artlie brought to powder and myxed with the Turpentyne and powred into a Glasse bodie with a headde and the same strongly fensed with the lute of wisedome distyll in the begynning with a softe fyre and increasing the heate after according to skyll and discretion the lycour which aryseth by distyllacion and artlye gathered preserue in a strong Glasse close stopped This lycour draweth nighe vnto the true iuyce of Baulme Guido a cauliaco dyd sometymes to this precious lycour adde the hearbes appoynted and vsed to the Palsie and then the worthyer and much more effectuous as he wytnesseth practyses he wrought and did And with this lycour alone in the palsie Mesue many times dealed without the addition of any others and had good successe by annoynting the pacientes nape of the necke and all the rydge bone of the backe downwarde and that part affected or taken For in this maner doyng it marueylously helpeth the great debilitie of the backe decayed strength of all the partes and the depriuation of the synewes and bones So that it much profiteth the Palsie all the griefes of the synewes the beating and trembling of the hearte and a manyfest loosenesse of partes through the secrete propertie incredible And this conceaue that there can no medycine bée inuented nor founde worthier then it For at any tyme when the heart needeth any speedie comforting and strengthening vse this as a singular and diuine remedie if we may credite the learned practisioner Mesue An oyle of the Philosophers drawen out of Turpentine and Waxe which is a certaine secrete Baulme hauing infinite vertues excéeding all other lycours that can be inuented and made in that the same is made of two symples which be but litle subiecte to corruption or in a maner incorruptible the one is Turpentine which is a lycour dystilled and gotten of the Fyrre trée and the other is the waxe which is a celestiall matter that discendeth or falleth from heauen and that this is true we throughly know that nature neither produceth the honny nor waxe but rather prepared and sent from heauen And we after see that the Bees by their woonderfull skill and Arte farre aboue mans towardnesse gather the one and the other and carrie them to their home which man by no industrie can gather one droppe the lyke but to abreuiate this the preparyng and makyng of this precious lycour is on thys wyse take of cleare Turpentyne eyghtene ounces of sweete yealow waxe twelue ounces of the Ashes of the Wyne tree sixe ounces these put togyther into a Retorte or crooked neckte glasse artely luted and fensed which after the setting into Ashes distill accordyng to Arte mayntayning a stranger and stronger heate vnto the ende of the worke And when no more wyll dystyll forthe you shall then see aboute the necke of the Retorte within waxe courded which is a manifest sygne of the distyllation perfourmed This nowe distylled and gathered stoppe dilygentlye with waxe and kéepe to your vse for you haue then a lycour lyke to Baulme in properties which is of a syngular vertue and much piersing If any with this lycour shall be annointed all the bodie ouer it then by the sundrye tymes vsing preserueth and mayntayneth youth a long tyme and kéepeth all things put in it from corrupcion and putrifying and doth also kéepe the bodie a long tyme in health and preserueth dead bodyes imbaulmed with it a long tyme And a person wounded in any member or parte of the bodye by onelye annoynting on the wounde thrée or fowre tymes with this oyle shall throughly be cured And that personne which can not pysse by taking onely two drammes of this lycour by the mouth shall forthwith pysse plentifullye and this the lyke mynistred helpeth the greeuous payne of the flankes stitches in the sides the wormes in the body the cough the rewme and pestilent Ague and other lyke grieffes and disseases by mynistring the abouesayd quantytie by the mouth shall speedilye be delyuered This borrowed out of the skylfull practyses of the Greeke Leonarde Fierouant A water or Baulme of Hermes borrowed out of that booke named Trotula in the ende of the woemens passions where he wylleth to take of Turpentyne thrée tymes distylled ouer and at last all togyther one pounde of Lignum aloes lykewyse three tymes
distylled ouer one pounde of crude Amber one pound of Nutmegs beaten and grynded on a marble vnto the maner of an oyntment with the oyle of the same added vnto the full incorporating of these to a masse the whole distyll nine tymes ouer This Baulme dilygentlie kéepe to vse for it is then perfite and susteyneth all tryall of fyre and water it soketh thorowe the hande and by annoynting the face with it the same preserueth youth closeth and cureth any cutte or wounde cleareth marueylouslie the sight and by annoynting all the bodie with it doth defende the same from putrifying and from wormes feeding on it these hytherto hath the Aucthour sundrie tymes done and experienced and founde a most certaintie in them An oyle of Baulme maystriall borrowed out of the dispensatorie of the colledge of Phisitions of Florence which wylleth to take of Turpentyne one pounde of olde Oyle sixe ounces of the oyle of Bayes fowre ounces of Spykenarde and of Cynamon of eache two ounces of newe Tyles well baked eyght ounces these after the well beating and labouring togyther distyll in a Lymbecke after arte This sendeth forth vryne breaketh the stone kylleth wormes in the bodie the rynging and noyse of the eares procéeding of a grosse wyndinesse the palsie the fierce crampe the ache of the hyppes the payne in the knées grieffes of the other ioynts this speedily deliuereth and helpeth by drincking and annoynting with it but a small quantitye at a tyme and mynister of it myxed with that water apte to the dissease in the taking by the mouth A synguler Baulme oyle drawne out of waxe and Turpentyne which dryeth and mightylie pierceth where the same is applyed borrowed out of the secretes of Fallopio take of the purest and clearest Turpentyne that can be gotten one pounde and two ounces of newe yellowe waxe that is odoriferous one Venetian pound which with vs is twelue ounces of Nutmegs and of Cloues of eache one ounce of common ashes syxe ounces all these after the beatyng put into a Retorte fenced with the lute of wysedome and set in ashes distyll with a slowe fire at the first after increasing it vntyll all be come which gathered dystyll the seconde tyme in a glasse bodie with a head and Receauer putting into it before the distylling fowre ounces of the pouder of bricke or Tyles which dilygentlye luted in the ioyntes maintayne fire vnder vntyll no more wyll come then haue you purchased an oyle of a rubyne colour which worketh myracles in woundes especially where synewes be harmed this also helpeth any maner rewme procéeded of a cold cause it helpeth besydes the cough by annoynting the region of the breast with it and is also of great importaunce vnto many other grieffes inuented and prooued by the abouesayd Aucthour infinite tymes An oyle of Baulme borrowed out of the practices of Petrus de Abano take of Myre of Aloes of Spykenarde of Dragons blood of fine Frankensence of Munia of Panax of Carpobalsamum of Bolellium of Amoniacum of Sarcocolla of Saffron of Masticke of gum Arabicke and of Lyquide storax of eache two drams of Ladanum of Castorie of each two drams and a halfe of Muske halfe a dram of Turpentyne vnto the wayght of all these after the dilygent beating mixe togyther distyll in a Lymbeck according to arte This may performe and doe all these matters that are vttered afore of the baulme oyle in the dispensatorie of the Florentines yea and effectuousser A Baulme oyle synguler that forthwith easeth and helpeth the Gowte as well colde as hote or of other accident Take of Venice Turpentine two partes of new Masticke one part of Opopanax and of the ryndes of Pomegranates of each a small quantitie a lyke these prepared distyll according to arte A perfite Baulme helping the colde gowte by annoynting the grieued places with it vnderstoode and learned of an Auncient Chymiste Take of Turpentine three pounds of Frankensence of Masticke of Myrre and of Ladanum of each one ounce distyll the whole by a Retorte and keepe the oyle A baulme of a certayne Empericke of great same aucthority take of Turpentyne fowre ounces of Frankensence halfe an ounce of Lignum aloes two drams of Mastick of Cloues of Galingale of Cynamon of Zedoaria of Nutmegs and of Cubebae of eache two drams of gum Elemi one ounce and a halfe This baulme marueylously worketh in that it putteth awaye the Leprie â–ª both wayes in applying of it both within and without the bodie and many other incurable diseases as the Canker and Fistulaes and of the lyke kinde Another baulme of a certayne Englishe man with which he cured wounds by laying lynt vpon wette in it the Ague the impostume or gathering vnder the short rybbes such short winded the consumption of the Lunges all swellings except the dropsie It easeth bruses the crampe and palsie of a cold cause a droppe mynistred to a person lying or at the poynt of death reuyueth him He tooke of Turpentyne two poundes of chosen Myrre of Castorie of Mastick of each three ounces of Olibanum of Aloes succotryne of each fowre ounces of the rootes of Câ—nsolida minor one ounce â–ª of Turmentyll rootes of gum yuie of the Indian nut and if you wyll of Nutmegs for it of Zedoaria of eache halfe an ounce of Cubebae one dram â–ª let al these be stieped two dayes then distylled with a slowe fire A compounde water distylled called the lycour of youth which is a great secrete in nature and is named the medycine of medicynes and curer of all infirmyties and disseases take of Lignum aloes of Cloues of Galingale of Cardamomum of Cubebae of graynes of Paradize of chosen Ruberbe of Cynamon of the smaller Nutmegges of Calomus aromaticus of Mace of eache two drammes let all these be finelye beaten and searsed to these then adde of the iuyce of Celondyne one pynte of the iuyces of Sage of Bryonie of Rue of Bytonie of Myntes of Borrage flowers and Buglosse of the iuyce of Fennell of eache halfe a pynt these after the well myxing and incorporating togyther dystyll in a glasse body with a head according to art Of this water take one sponefull fasting euery morning all the summer and in the wynter vse two sponefulles For this water is right profytable to all sorts of persons both young olde for this preserueth the stomacke in great strength yéeldeth great strength of bodie if that a great heate be not in the brayne lyuer and this delyuereth or recouereth that person in a consumption the iaundise and the dropsie this greatlye preserueth and helpeth the syght and comforteth the hearing This helpeth poysoning and comforteth al the members and preserueth the blood in good colour and from any maner putrifying and helpeth a stincking breath A Baulme of a marueylous vertue in tremblings and the Palsie which a most synguler Phisition kept pryuie to him selfe a tyme as a most precious secrete which in the ende reuealed to the Aucthour
and of Polypodie of eache halfe an ounce of Lycoryse and of Annise of each halfe a dram of Fennel séedes two ounces of Colyander séedes prepared halfe an ounce of that wythie on the mountaine and of Cummine of each one dram of blaunched Almondes halfe a pound of Reysons of the Sunne washed with wyne halfe a pounde all these orderly stamped and beaten togyther put into the abouesayd bodye or Cucurbyte with the Hony others And if there be not sufficient of Aqua vitae powre then more vpon the whole letting these stand to digest for seuen dayes close stopped after distyll the substance in syfted ashes set within thrée fingers breadth of the bottome of the potte the ashes artly put about the bodye the head and Receauer being artly luted in the ioyntes that no ayre breathe forth which after sublyme for fowre howers with a verie soft easie fyre least the Hony boyleth vp and a cleare water then yssueth is gathered in the Receauer after which increase the fyre and you shall see come a yellowe water then drawe awaye the Receauer putting vnder another glasse which you shall like lute as the first to the nose of the head the first water then come kéepe seuerall and a part and strengthen or increase your fyre And when the yelow colour in the water shall cease make your fyre againe stronger then before and a water blackishe wyll yssue and when you shall see a fume aryse then ceasse for you haue drawen sufficient whych water also kéepe a part letting the Cucurbite then stand to coole in the Furnace before the drawing forth Into the first water put of folâ—â— Iudi one dramme of Amber one dramme of Muske so much and fifteene leaues or sheetes of Golde which after the mixing diligently keepe If you will apply of this white water to the head then adde to it of Bytonie or of Buglosse water one ounce which mixe and drinke in the morning fasting For this fortifyeth all the members To an ounce of Malmesie or good wine adde a sponefull of this water which myxed togyther will bée whyte as milke the same drynke with a fasting stomacke two howers before meate and it preserueth all the members For the lyuer vse of it with one ounce of the Succorie Sage Mulberie or Endiue water For the breast and cough proceeding of a colde rewme vse of it with Hysope water or the water of Louage Vnto the heart minister of it with Borrage or Buglosse water or of Yarrow with Wormewood or Baulme water vnto the stomacke For the Lunges with the water of Lung wort â–ª mayden heare or Polipodie For the Splene with the water of Hartes tunge For the gyddinesse of the head Apoplexie with the water of the Pyonie rootes or Hypericone For the Stone with the Radish roote water or the water of Alkekengi In the retention or staying backe of vrine with waterâ—resse water or the parcely or saâ—iâ—rage water For the eyes with Fennell Celondine or eye bright water In the retention or staying backe of the Termes with the water of Mugworte or with the water of the rootes and herbes of Mader In the ouer great fluxe of the termes with the water of playntayne or Solanum In the harming or hurt of the matrice through the ygnoraunce of the Mydwyfe or of a colde cause whereof shee can not after conceyue wiâ—h chylde let hyr vse of this with the water of Valerian or Bytonie or Lyuerwoort In the spottes of the face take of Pympernell water fowre drams or ounces of this water one dram or ounce which after the myxing annoynt the face with it morning and euening drincke also of this water with the water of Endiue twyse or thryse in the wéeke It cureth the Canker by annoynting with it and dropped into the Fistula spéedily healeth it this helpeth a colde ache in any of the ioyntes by applying of it vpon In Agues adde to it of Folefoote halfe a handfull which put into a glasse with a quarter of a pynte of Alome water letting these stande to dygest for three dayes which after shyfte into another glasse then of these an hower before the comming of the fytte of the Ague drincke one sponefull and annoynt the Temples the Nose the pulses the backe and the Mylte The Cytryne oyle hath many vertues if the same shall be annoynted on grieffes The blacke oyle is of great vertue in the ioynt sicknesse euen lyke to a baulme and the whyte is named the golden water Take of Lauender eyght ounces of Sage so much of Cynanamon and of Mace of eache one ounce of Gynger of Nutmegges of Cloues of eache one ounce and a dram of Rubarbe and of Galingale of eache one dram of small Reysons two ounces of the graynes of Paradize and of the redde Saunders of each halfe an ounce of Cubebae two drams let the Reysons bée beaten a part the spyces put laboured a part which after put al togyther into a Cucurbyte addyng to these one measure and a halfe of Malmesie or of other good wyne the same then dilygentlye stoppe setting it in newe earth towarde the Sunne for fifteene dayes which after distyll by a Lymbecke with a Receauer luted to it and begynning with a softe fyre Take of Turpentyne sixe drammes of Diagridij fiue drammes of Ginger two drams of Mastick of white Saunders â–ª of each one dram of Sugar halfe a pound â–ª of fine wheaten flower one pynte make of the whole a thynne paste â–ª which bake after the maner of hostes or wauer bread of which take one or two in the morning fasting with fleshe broth or Pease broth with Buglosse water c. A most excellent oyle for the recouery of the weake memory for the coldnesse and moysture of the braine which very often proued on the Aucthour and on many others to his great â—umendation Take of Rosemarie flowers as many as you thinke good of these distyll a water of this water then take one pynt the same put into an vrynall bodye of Glasse well fensed about with strong lute into which after put of Nutmegges of Cloues of the graynes of Paradyze of Cynamon of Cubebae of Mace of Gynger of eache one ounce of Muske fowre carates or sixteene graynes wayght of long Pepper one dramme of Saffron thrée drams of Galingale two drams all these brought to powder and myxed togyther incorporate with the Rosemarye water which let stande to putrifye for thrée whole dayes â–ª after the setting in syfted ashes distyll according to arte and continue the fyre vnto the burning of the Feces or that the Feces rest burned After gette a pynt of the water of Rosemarye leaues distylled which myxe togyther with the sayd water alreadie distylled these then powred into a strong glasse and set into Balneo ouer the fyre boyle vnto the consumption of the halfe which done take of the oldest oyle Olyue that you can finde one pynt of oyle de Been one ounce of Euphorbium and
of Castorie of each fowre ounces of Mustarde seedes sixe ounces of Oleum sesaminum of oyle Dâ—tiri of the oyle of Hypericon or Saint Iohns woort of Olei citri of the oyle of Spyke of Olei ex cibeto of eache fowre drams all these aboue vttered put into the glasse bodye which then stoppe close that no ayre breath forth setting the same after in horse doong sufficientlie hote for fortye dayes at the end of which tyme draw the glasse forth letting it after stand in the Sunne for thrée whole monethes and then haue you purchased the oyle thus prepared vnto the abouesayde purpose This is a lycour of such power and vertue that the same putteth away any impediment that may hinder memorye by annoynting at night before the going to bedde all the head about and the stomacke But this especially is to be remembred noted that you may not vse this annointing all the thrée Summer monethes but in any tyme else throughout the yeare you may vse it safely and without any scruple or doubte And for truth it is marueylous and his working very great and this I sayth the Aucthour haue often experienced both on my selfe and on many others and haue alwayes séene vnderstoode a myraculous working of it in a maner incredible to be reported Wherefore I wyshe all those that would purchase a good ready memorie â–ª to vse onely this singular oyle setting a part all others inuented for the same purpose as most vaine fryuolous This borrowed out of the most worthy practises of the Greeke Leonarde Fiorauant A marueylous and dyuine oyle borrowed out of the practyses of the abouesayde Aucthour Leonarde Fiorauant Which reuyueth the sicke and in a maner dead by receyuing a droppe or two of it by the mouth in eyther broth wine or any other lycour take of the blood of a healthfull young man of Spermaceti and of the marrow of a Bull of eache one pound of good Muske one ounce of the ashes of the Olyue trée or for lacke of it of the young Oke tree two ounces these after the dilygent working and incorporating togyther put vp into a Retorte artlye luted and set into fine sande which after distyll with an easie fire at the first in artlie seperating the Elementes For the first water which commeth wyll be whyte the seconde a cytrine or yellowe oyle the thyrde lycour which commeth wyll be of a reddishe colour and of the greatest property which is most profitable vnto diuers matters But more of this vnderstande in a place vttered before The making of a Baulme borrowed out of the secretes of Gabriell Fallop Take of good Turpentyne halfe an ounce of Xylobalsami as much of cloues two ounces these after the beating and labouring togyther distyll according to arte and the first which distylleth and commeth forth is a water the seconde an oyle and the thyrde a Baulme Another Baulme borrowed out of the same Aucthour takâ— of pure Turpentyne one pounde of Aloes hepatick one ounce of Myrre halfe an ounce all these artlye grynded and myxed togyther distyll thryse ouer and you shall then purchase a Baulme seruing vnto all matters But vnto the preseruation of dead bodyes the excellentest An oyle preseruing the body in safetie a long tyme and sharpning or quickning the wytte which is to be vsed after the exactâ— purging of the bodie and a reasonable dyet vsed the whyles or in the meane tyme Take of the Phylosophers oyle three pyntes of the oldest oyle Olyue â–ª or at the least sublymed by a Lymbeck and Olei de alcana of eaâ—â—â— two pyntes â–ª of the fatte of a Moele of a Wesell and of a Beare of eache two ounces of Castorie thrée ounces of the iuyce of Acorus fowre pyntes of the iuyce of Rosemarie flowers of the iuyce of Bytonie of each halfe a wyne pynt of the iuyce of Clare of the iuyce of the English Galingale of each fowre ounces of the wine of Candie two pynts of burning water halfe a pynt all these boyle with a verye soft fire vnto a certayne consumption adding to these after of Ladanum stieped before iâ— a sharpe or eager wyne and well beaten one dram and a halfe of Nutmegges halfe an ounce of Mace of Cloues of Euphorbium of the three Peppers of each two drams all these dilygently beaten put into a vessell close stopping it which after let stande for thyrtie dayes the whole then distyll according to art The vse of it is in the wynter and once in the weeke but in the Summer tyme onely once in a moneth the head before washed and to the hynder part of the head of this applyed but the temples before being annoynted Fumanellus A discripcion of Christes baulme borrowed out of the learned practises of Theophrastus Paracelsus take of oyle Oliue one pint of good wyne three pyntes these myxt togyther in a strong glasse â–ª set after into Balneo Mariae for a moneth of the oyle wyll a lycour then be caused but beware you fyll not the glasse to full for sufficient wyll it be if to a fowrth part it be filled The alteration and amendment of Theophrastus take of oyle Olyue one pynte of the oldest redde wyne three pyntes these after the myxing and distylled adde to of the lycour of Hyperycone sixe ounces of the lycour of Mumia fowre ounces distyll the whole for a moneth in Balneo and keepe to your vse This auayleth in the woundes of the ioyntes The making of a blessed oyle for wounds hapning on the head which this oyle healeth dyuinely whether there be a fracture of bones or the perishing of the pannicles that further in any other part of the body where eyther the synewes the muscles or veynes be harmed or any member besides this blessed oyle healeth most easily and in a very short tyme without any danger or incombrance to the person wounded this many tymes experienced of the Aucthour The making of the blessed oyle is on this wyse Take of the oyle of the Fyrâ—â— tree 〈…〉 â—ynd of Turpentyne most cleare and fayre one pounde of the whyles of new layde Egges sodden harde in water and the yolkes taken forth fowreteene ounces of Rosen of the pyne aple tree â–ª sixe ounces of chosen Myrre three ounces of gum yuie two ounces all these artlye â—rought to powder mixed togyther put into a Retort stroÌ„glie fensed with the lute of wisedome the same after set in ashes distyl with a most slow fire in the beginning increasing after the fire by lytle litle vnto the end of the worke vntil that al the substaunce be come which wyll wholie be finished in .xxxvi. howers this distyllation then gathered wyl be a water oyle blackishe of colour these seperate kéeping eyther a part in a glâ—sse which oyle after the setling for a time wil become redde yet darck And here note that if you draw these with a very soft fire you shal theÌ„ purchase a better sweter oyle as Fallopio affirmeth
of experience â–ª in his booke of secreetâ— This oyle miraculously healeth al maner of woundes bruses that especially happen on the head for that singular Surgiane Gabriell Fallopio dyd woonderful cures with it among which hée healed a plowman of two such long déepe cuttes on the head that were fearefull to behold besides a wound that passed through both sydes of his thyghe that he healed onely with this oyle with such expedicion that it were in a maner incredible to be reported so that where neede is of drying there cannot be founde anything of greater vertue then this blessed oyle so often and many tymes proued of Fallopio Besides the gréeke Fiorauant reporteth that it causeth heare to growe on the head the heares of the beard shedding this stayeth causeth them to grow againe with expedicioÌ„ by annoynting the weake place the bare plaâ—e after a wounde this also helpeth the paine of the flanks retention or staying backe of the â—ryâ—â— by applying a glyffer prepared with a lytle of this oyle withâ—â— the body this it doth forthwith For it mightylie dryeth vp that alteracion caused in the secrete places within where no loâ—all matter can be applyed on the kydneys nor otherwyse deâ—â—â— withall This oyle first inuented by the famous Greeke Leonarde Fiorauant and increased by that worthy man Gabriell Fallopio â–ª 〈…〉 â—â—most precious oyle for worâ—â—â— â–ª whiâ—â—â—uer they be â–ª borrowed out of the first chapter 〈◊〉 written by Bertapaâ—â—a Take of the kernelles of Peaches of bytter Almondes of Gentiane of wormewood of Horehounde or of Lupynes of Colewort seedes of the Peache tree leaues of the ryuer or water Catmintes of Oleandri of Pellytorie of whyte Elleborie of the rootes of the long grasse of eache halfe a handfull all these dilygentlye brought to powder and laboured with the gaule of a caulfe and the iuyce of Leekes and myntes of each two ounces of Neunphare oyle one ounce of wormewood oyle two wyne pynts all these after the dilygent myxing togither set in horse doong to putrify for a moneth in a strong glasse well stopped which after distyll with a headde close luted and you shall then purchase a water and an oyle reuyuing and strengthning the disseased and sicke of the wormes by taking two scruples of the water by the mouth with Malmâ—sie by annoynting of the oyle on the temples pulses of the hands and feete and all about the body and the mouth of the stomacke and about the shoulder poyntes By which doing the Aucthour sawe many children in a maner deadde of the wormes recouer health in a short tyme after and healed woundes with this oyle and vlcers with expedicion Of Baulmes which are applyed and vsed without the bodye of which some are prepared and done by distyllacion and some without distyllation The .x. Chapter AN artificiall Baulme curing all olde woundes helping the drynesse of members and the members shrunck take of Galbanum of AmmoniacuÌ„ of Mastick of pure Myrre of gum Elemi of Bolellium of eache halfe an ounce of Turpentine one ounce and a halfe or two ounces which is the better of oyle Oliue two pyntes of Viridis aeris two ounces and a halfe all these brought to powder infuse for sixe or eyght dayes in the strongest vineger â–ª after distylled by a Lymbecke as in the first daye by Balneo Mariae and the next daye in sande but if you wyll haue it stronger of better taste then adde these vnder taught and let it be brought and done as afore vttered take of Storax calamâ—â—a of gum yuie of Spykenard of Carâ—â—e of â—olophonia of gâ—m Tragaâ—â—â—ite of gum Serapine of Opopanax of each halfe an ounce 〈◊〉 phâ—â—â—bium halfe a dram of Viridis aeris thrée drams of Turpentine one pounde This baulme cureth all olde woundes in a colde and hote cause It helpeth also the drynesse and shrincking of members if those shall be annoynted with that baulme A distylled oyle helping the trembling or shaking of the hands let equall portions of the oyle of Bayes of Rue and of Sage be distylled togyther which after tenne dayes powre into a strong wyne and distyll the whole in a Lymbecke with this water gathered annoynt the handes feete and the trembling members Another oyle helping the treÌ„bling of the head take al the abouesayde which put into Aqua vitae for fowreteene dayes the whole distyll by a Lymbeck and with this water annoynt the temples both morning and euening Here it is to be vnderstanded that where he speaketh by the matters aboue taught he meaneth not the oiles in this but the Bay berries the Rue Sage especially A distylled baulme helping and curing woundes and deepe vlcers take of Turpentyne sixe poundes of Olibanum halfe an ounce of Lignum aloes of Masticke of each one dram of Cloues of Cynamon of Zedoaria of Nutmegges of Cubebae and of Galingale of eache thrée drammes of oyle Olyue sixe drams these brought to powder and myxed distyll with a slowe fire this helpeth the colde poysons of Toades Fistulaes Noli me tangere the Palsie and venymous woundes with or by a Tente Here in this place besides is to be noted after the mynde of Theophrastus Paracelsus that baulmes prepared and gotten by distyllation are not to be applyed at all on woundes of which let others iudge An oyle effectuous and proued for softning of the synewes or palsie and the shrincking of them or the crampe the falling sicknesse or Epileptia the trembling of partes and any colde disease it increaseth also memorie the vnderstanding Take of Galbanum halfe an ounce of gum yuie fiue ounces these after the bringing to powder distyl in a Lymbeck mixed after with one pouÌ„d of Sebesten distyll the whole againe with this annoint the hinder part of the head and the nape of the necke at nyght before the entering into bedde this borrowed out of Fumanellus The best oyle seruing vnto all the synewes vnto the ioyntes helping marueylously all the aches hapning in the hyppes the knées the handes and féete the bodye before purged â–ª after the begynning of the sycknesse and let the grieued place be annoynted at the fyre or in the Sunne twyse a daye Take of chyldrens vryne twentye pyntes of Brymstone one pounde of vnflaked Lyme two poundes let the Brymstone and Lyme bee brought to powder and the Vryne â—â—â—tyng a hande breadth aboue them which boyle togyther vntyll it shall come vnto a gréene colour after the strayning boyle agayne the grosser partes and Feces remayning with the other parte of the Vryne restyng and thys doe three or fowre tymes and so often vntyll the vryne hath leste his colour and seeth that whiche remayneth vnto the thycknesse of Honny being colde distyll in a Glasse bodye the same which fyrste commeth forth in the colour of water throwe awaye and the nexte which commeth being of a yellowe collour through the fire increase dylygentlye keepe Another of the same mans An oyntmente helping
Frankensence thrée drams of Tragacanthi halfe an ounce all these dilygently mixed togyther with the abouesayd water put after into a Lymbecke distyll the substaunce with a very easie fire that which then commeth keepe in a glasse close stopped After take of Barrowes greace strayned through a thyck cloath one pound of chosen Ginger one ounce of Cloues two drams of Nutmegs three in number of chosen Cynamon of Euphorbium of eache halfe a dram of Spykenard two drams of Cubebae halfe a dram of Camphora thrée drams all these after the finelye brynging to powder myxe artlie with the sayde Barrowes greace Also take of crude Mercurie thrée poundes of fine syluer one dram the siluer finely file to pouder chopping the pouder ouer again which after myxe with the sayd Mercury of these two make an argenture incorporate then al these dilygeÌ„tly with the abouesaid mixture of barrows greace putting altogither into a glasse body setting the headde artlye vpon distyll with a softe fyre in the begynning but after increase the fire stronger vnto the ende of the worke and the same which commeth forth is gathered in the Receauer powre into a glasse dilygentlye keeping the same to your vse After take of the first Turpentyne water halfe a pynt and of this other myxte with the Barrowes greace one pounde and these two artlie myxed keepe in a glasse close stopped And when any woman wyll vse this water let hir wâ— she hir face well before with the water of the decoction of branne after wyping verye drye hir face let hir pause an howre after and by applying of this water on all the face with a fine lynnen cloth wette in it wyll then cause such a comely whitenesse to appeare that wyll endure or continue many dayes after An oyle hauing the properties of a Baulme borrowed out of a written booke take of chosen Turpentyne two ounces of the rootes of Campherie and of Symphiti Petraei cutte into square Tables and thynne one pounde and of the rootes of Vlmi sixe ounces of the leaues of the wylding tree of horse tayles of yarrowe and of hearbe Iudaica of each two handfulles of rype Dates with theyr kernelles a lytle brused tenne in number of gum Elemi halfe an ounce chosen Myrre of Beniamyne and of Storax Calamyta of eache two ounces of Frankensence and of Masticke of eache three ounces of Nutmegs one dram a halfe of wormes dilygently washed with redde wyne one ounce and a halfe of redde Rose leaues of Spykenarde â–ª and of the flowers of Saint Iohns woort of eache one lytle handfull of the leaues of Vlmi with his licour two in number of Oxe eye brought to pouder two drams all these laboured and artlye myxed togyther put into a Lymbecke with a head close stopped about which dystyll after with a softe fyre The first lycour that commeth is shynne the seconde that followeth is an oyle supplying the properties of a baulme which is most effectuous in the closing and curing of new woundes and fylling the hollownesse with â—â—she or vnto other great vlcers and olde grieffes and vnto many others much helping This oyle ought dilygently to be stopped in a glasse with a narrowâ— mouth that adverâ—ue of it breath forth Of the Baulmes not distylled The .xi. Chapter AN oyle supplying the properties of a baulme in the curyng of wounds borrowed out of a written booke take of the flowers and hearbes of Saint Iohns woort as much as you wyll those put into glasse with a narrow necke and mouth fylling the same full with olde oyle Olyue or common oyle setting the same after in the sunne for fifteene dayes at the end of which tyme powre into it halfe a cup full of whyte wyne labouring altogyther set the glasse close stopped into hote horse doong for fifteene or twentye daies which after the drawing forth bind about with a smal hand of haye into which put then of Myrre of Mastick of Venice Turpentine and of Rosen of each two ounces or according vnto the quantity of the oyle prepared and let all these be finely brough to powder before the putting in the glasse then close stopped that no ayre breath forth set after into a kettle of water ouer the fire letting the substaunce in the glasse boyle for a certaine tyme and after the same shall be sufficientlye boyled strayne the whole through a common strayner and the refuse throw away the oyle preserue in a glasse close stopped which the older it shal be before the occupying the greater wyll be his effectes and when you wyll vse of it heate the oyle a lytle before Another baulme curing woundâ— take of gum yuie of Myrre of each one ounce of gum Elemi of Colophoniâ— of FraÌ„kensence â–ª of Masticke of Storax calamita of Lignum aloes of Saffron of Dragons blood of each halfe an ounce â–ª of Sarcocolla of Ammoniacum of Opopanax of Bolellium of the long Aristolochia of Castorie of gum Arabick of Nutmegs of Cloues â— of â—aules â–ª of ech one dram of Ladanum of Storax liquidâ— of each half an ounce oâ— Aqua vitae â–ª fowre ounces of Turpentine one pounde of olde oylâ— two pyntes of the oyle of thorough waxe made of the symple flowre halfe a pynte all these orderlie put into a glasse boyle in Balneo Mariae as aboue taught A good baulme of many vertues but it doth peculiarly close and heale â—â—lde woundes without leauing manifest sygnes of scars this also cleanseth the eyes preserueth the fleshe from putrifying and doth marueylously helpe the swelling of the ioyntes and payne of the hote gowte this borrowed out of a wrytten booke of secretes in the Italian tongue take of the lycour of the bladders of Vlmus the same strayne through a lynnen cloth putting it after into a glasse which set in sande to digest for fiftéene dayes the same lycour strayning euerie thyrde daye after set this in the Sunne for two whole monethes And note that this ought to be prepared and made from the midle of the moneth of March vnto the mydle of Iune Another take of oyle Olyue two ounces of whyte pytche one ounce of Galbanum halfe a dramme let all these be molten with one dram of the oyle of Romayne vitryoll with thrée ounces of the oyle of Poppie with fowre ounces of the oyle of bytter Almondes with one ounce of the oyle of Olybanum those that are to be brought to fine powder myxe with the oyle The inuentour of this is vnknowne to the Aucthour Another out of the secretes of Gabriell Fallopio take the iuyce of Léekes and the iuyce of Myntes of each a lyke which powred into a glasse set in the Sunne all the Dogge dayes and the same shall after be a syngular baulme Another of Tarquinius Schnellen bergius take of Masticke of Olibanum of eache two drams of Ammoniacum one dram of Galbanum thrée drams of Bolellium sixe drams of Opopanax one dram of Ladanum halfe an ounce of Assa foetida one
spattle after straine the lycor putting into it then of the greene Verdigres brought to powder the same styrre styll about vntyll it be in a maner colde these maye also be boyled in burning water preserued after in a glasse close stopped This out of Fumanellus A precious oyle compared to Golde in that the same cureth all euyls of the Legs synewes cutte it increaseth or procureth flesh to ryse closeth vlcers it remooueth besides paine it cureth the Fistula the CaÌ„ker al old vlcers except those which happeÌ„ on the head In the moneth of May take of Apium one handfull of Rosemarie so much of Sage Rue of each one handfull of Herba laurentia Florum omnium menseum of both thrée handfuls of Tapsus Barbatus of Lanceola of Celondine of ech two hanfuls of wormwood one handfull of common oyle two pyntes of good Turpentine one pounde of Galbanum two ounces of the Rosen of the Pyne tree two poundes of Viridis aeris or Diphrygis brought to powder two ounces the iuyce of the hearbes strayned and myxed with the oyle â–ª and Turpentine boyle on a softe fire of coales sturring the lycour continually about with a spattle vnto the consumpâ—â—â—n of the iuyce to which after the strayning adde of Viridis aâ—â—is brought to pouder and styl sturre the lycour about vntyll it taâ—â—n from the fire be colde which after put vp in a glasse close stopped An artificiall baulme prepared made without distyllation that auayleth in woundes and cureth them without the ingendrinâ— or procuring of matter it helpeth also the palsie members stayâ—th the blood and water which yssueth out of the wounded ioynts this borrowed out of a certaine Emperickes booke written in the Germayne tongue take of Rubarbe two drams cutte and pared into round balles to which adde of Camphora one dram a halfe these after put into a tynne porrenger powring vpon one ounce and a halfe of common oyle Olyue the same let stand in the Sunne for fowretéene dayes Another approued baulme out of the same booke take a glasse which is about a pynt in measure the same fyll with Spyknarde vpon which powre halfe a pynt of good Sallet oyle letting it after stande for a moneth in the Sunne which alwayes styrre about To it after adde of the oyle of Violettes two ounces of the oyle of Spike so much of the oyle of Camomyl and of the oyle of Roses of eache two ounces all these myxed togyther let stande for a whole moneth Another of the same man 's not to be contempned take of Galbanum of Ammoniacum and of Bolellium of each halfe an ounce of chosen Myrre of Masticke whyte Frankensence of ech halfe an ounce all these stiepe in the strongest vineger for thrée dayes and dissolued after powre the whole into an earthen Bason or pan wel glased within which set ouer a fire of coales without flame putting into it then of Turpentine two ounces of Sallet oyle two pyntes and a halfe let these boyle togyther in sturring the whole styll obout vntyll the Feces stick or cleaue to the bottome Which come to passe or being on such wyse adde then to it of Viridiâ— aeris brought to powder halfe an ounce the same taken from the fyre and become through colde straine through a lynnen cloath putting the lycour dyligently vp into a glasse to your vse for this auayleth in all woundes by applying lynt and tentes wette in it Another noble Baulme take halfe a pynte of common oyle with which myxe Violettes in a glasse setting the same after in the Sunne and the lyke doe with Broome flowers and leaues of the same after take of Galbanum two drams and a halfe of Bolellium of Ammoniacum and of Myrre of eache halfe an ounce of Masticke two drammes let the gummes afore be dissolued in the strongest vineger which after myxe togyther with the oyles and flowers strayning the whole through a lynnen cloath into a well glased potte the same set ouer a fyre of coales and when the oyle is hote powre in the Turpentyne heated and molten with the gummes dyssolued sturring them styll about that they burne not to the potte sydes and be carefull also that the lycour runneth not ouer then put into it of Viridis aeris finelie brought to powder halfe an ounce or sixe drammes and setting this agayne to the fyre sturre continually about vntyll the remoouing from the fire it shall be through cold which after the strayning put into a glasse and keepe â—â—â—se stopped to your vse Another â—elâ—â—ng members shruncke borrowed out of the practyses of Theophrastus paracellus take of distylled Turpentine one pounde â–ª of the gumme Galbanum and of Dyttanie halfe a pounde to these artlie myxed togyther â–ª adde of the oyle of Bayes one ounce which after made a Baulme with it annoynt members shruncke for many moneths and it shortly recouereth them The oyle Benedicke also myxed with the fatte of a Gray or Badger and the members annoynted with it doth marueylouslye worke in this case Another of the same mannes auayling in woundes Take of oyle Olyue one pynt â–ª of Saint Iohns woort of Bytonie of Centorie and of the hearbe selfe heale of eache one handfull these hearbes after the stamping and the iuyre wrynged out or onelye stamped and myxed with the oyle let them distyll in a glasse all the Summer after wryng forth the whole through a cloath which keepe for a nobler can not be found for woundes in that the same cureth them by the onely annoynting morning and euening without the applying of any other medycine this also expelleth the humours â–ª and farre otherwyse is then can well be vttered and what matters seeme impossible to be done by the helpe of this are speedilie perfourmed as in euery incarnating and closing togyther and healing so well in fractures as in bruses and such lyke Of the oyles gotten out of Flowers The xij Chapter THe oyle of Spyke is thus prepared if so be the Spyke be infused in wyne and distylled an oyle fyrst followe where a water otherwyse by distyllacion I gesse in Sande shoulde be seperated This oyle annoynted on the region of the kydneys helpeth the Gonorrhaea A certayne friend of the Aucthours hauing his wyfe nowe and then sicke procured to be ministred to hir in a draft of wyne but two drops of the distylled oyle of Spyke which after shée had druncke downe was brought by it in great hazard of lyfe but through it shee voyded soone many worms and recouered within short space The oyle of the common Spykenarde which is brought out of Fraunce doth Brassanolus commend but he affyrmeth that lyttle woorth or of lesser accoumpt to be made of which certayne prepare make of the Lauender in Italie the same writeth he that many name a Balsamyne vse it in the stéede of a naturall baulme Of the oyle of Spyke which many vsed in the steede of baulme and of his properties was fullie and at large
vttered in the other booke or first part of the treasure of Euonimus The oyle of the flowers of Verbascum is thus made stampe the flowers in a morter which after the putting into a glasse set in the Sunne close stopped for fiue or sixe wéekes this oyle much auayleth is right profitable for the gowte in the feete and other members It cureth also freshe wounds if the same be infused in the oyle Olyue it wyll then serue vnto many grieffes The flowers ought to be gathered when they be drie for the vertues sake The oyle made or drawne of the flowers of Tapsus Barbatus infused in oyle or wyne set in the Sunne for fiue or sixe weekes or boyled in a double vessel lyke the oyle of Hypericon or S. Iohns woort and artly strayned auayleth in the ache of the hyppes The oyle of S. Iohns woort is hote drye and stipticke through which it closeth and healeth the wounds of synewes cutte and the burning of fire it ceasseth also the paynes about the priuie place bladder and procureth vrine The preparing making of the oyle is on this wyse borrowed out of the naturall hystorie of Adamus Leonicerus Take of the tops being presently full rype of S. Iohns woort three ounces let these be stieped in pleasant wyne for thrée dayes after let those boyle in a double vessell stopping dilygentlie the mouth of the vessell which in a redynesse wryng hard out putting in a lyke wayght of the Hypericon freshe gathered and infusing it in lyke order as aboue taught which after boyle strayne and doe this a thyrde tyme and if the wyne be dyminished before the ende then adde a lyttle more according to discretion Take after of cleare Turpentine three drams of olde cleare oyle sixe ounces let these be boyled in a double vessell vnto the consumption of the wyne after the strayning and cleare purging of it from the sedyment powre the oyle into a glasse The oyle of Hypericon learned of Iohn Tanwyler the yonger a singuler Chyrurgian in the Citie of Auguste take of the flowers of Hypericon or S. Iohns woort foure ounces these infuse in redde wyne for fowretéene dayes after boyle these a lyttle which after the strayning forth put in other freshe flowers vnto the quantitie of fowre ounces of the oyle Olyue halfe a pynt let these stande to infuse other eyght dayes which after strayne adding to it of the iuyce of yarrow two ounces of the earth wormes washed in white wyne two ounces of Turpentyne one ounce a halfe of Saffron halfe a dram of Masticke sixe drams of Myrre and Olibanum of eache two drams of Opopanax and of Sarcocolla of eache two drams and a halfe of madder thrée drams let all these boyle togyther vnto the consumpcion of the wyne and iuyce which after the strayning kéepe close stopped in a glasse A compounde oyle of Hypericon borrowed out of the woonderfull practises of the Gréeke Leonarde Fiorauant which auayleth cureth by a marueylous maner woundes especially of the sinewie partes in that it closeth them and bringeth those to a scarre without sygne to be plainlye séene This also dissolueth bruses auayleth agaynst poyson and helpeth any crude kynde of venymous Ague by annoynting all the pacientes bodye without omytting any part and many other vertues hath this oyle which for breuitye are here omytted the making of which is on this wyse Take of the Flowers Leaues Stalkes and rootes of Saint Iohns woort as much as you wyll which stampe togyther in a morter stieping it after in the best whyte wyne as much as wyll well couer the substaunce the same let stande in the Sunne for tenne whole dayes powring into it after of oyle Olyue as much as the wayght of the whole with the wyne these then let stande in the Sunne for other tenne dayes herein considering that the oyle before be wayed whereby a iust wayght of it may be knowne This done adde for euerie pounde of the oyle two ounces of good Turpentyne of Saffron one dram to euery pound of the Nutmegs and Cloues of each halfe an ounce to euery pound of Myrre Rosen of the Pyne trée of eache fifteene ounces for euery pounde of Vitecella two ounces for euery pound let all these be put into a body of glasse well incorporated togyther which after set into Balneo Mariae letting it there boyle with the head close set on and the Receauer artly luted to the nose of the head The note when this is sufficiently boyled when the head distylleth no more forth and this wyl be within twentie howers or there about this seene drawe forth the body whyles the substaunce yet boyleth strayne the whole through a cloath keeping this lycour close stopped in a glasse as a precious iuel for with this as we haue aboue vttred may many matters be done so that you lay of this hote on the vpper face of wounds with out the applying of tentes within in such maner doing you shall wynne great praise haue prosperous successe at al times For the Aucthour many sundry wise proued this oyle to his estimation The oyle of Hypericon although the same may many wayes be prepared and made yet this waye and maner is the perfitest inuented by a singuler Chirurgian of Dadna named Gabriell Fallopio take of Bolellium of Opopanax of Galbanum of gum Serapinum of gum Elemi of each one dram of Turpentine of Rosen of the Pyne tree of Masticke of each one ounce of the earth worms washed with white wine two ounces of Antimoniū of the flowers leaues of Hypericon of playntaine of the greater lesser Consolida of the greater and lesser Centorie of the yarrow of Canda aequina or horse tayle of ech thrée ounces al these that are to be beatē somwhat broken afore which then myxe togyther in a glasse body with so much oyle but better the same shal be if it be with the oyle of Roses as wyll well couer the whole substaunce infused thus in the oyle let the glasse stande in the Sunne for fifteene dayes This oyle with the whole substaunce put into a Retort which dystyll with a soft fire for the first that commeth is a water the next that foloweth by a stronger fire increased wyl be an oyle at the comming of which change the receauer maintayne the fire vnto the ende of the worke the distyllacion ended adde the water oyle togither in a glased pan which boyle for an houre to which after adde one ounce of Madder of Graua sina halfe an ounce of Saffron two drams a handfull of the flowers of S. Iohns woort putting it againe into the glasse where the whole substance stāding in the Sun was But if you wyll make a most precious oyle of it burye the glasse with the lycour in the earth or horse doong for sixe moneths of which after apply on any wound you shall then sée a miraculous working of this oyle for
sodden out of which let an oyle be drawen after this maner let them be put into a frying panne on the fyre which stur to fro with a spone diligently and let the same so long frye vntyll it be well molten the whole after put into lynnen bagges wette before in water which wring harde out in a presse and an oyle will distyll forth With this oyle myxe of Pelytorie of Castorie of Masâ—icke and of Ladanum of eache one ounce all these togyther put into a glasse Limbecke distill after the accustomed manner with a soft fyre the ioyntes of the heade and receauer before close luted that no ayre breath forth and the same which shall come of this distillation repeate vpon the Feces thrise ouer and with this oyle annoynt the grieued place and it shall speedily cure it for this is a most excellent oyle prooued A Iuyce or lycour pressed out of the hard yolkes of Egges sodden and instilled or dropped into the eares doth much helpe the ringing and sounding of the Eares The oyle of the yolkes of egges druncke before meate putteth away drunckennesse howe mightily any drincketh If paine vexeth a person by the cutting of any member if is cured by the oyle of the yolkes of egges and Goose grease incorporated togyther vnto the forme of an oyntment and of it applyed vpon which doth marueylously asswage the paine and causeth sléepe This also mytigateth the payne of the priuie member annoynted with it The vse of it also serueth in Alchymical works in that the same fixeth certaine medicines The shelles of egges clensed or pylled from the inner skynne out of which Chickins haue lately bene hatched beate to fyne pouder of this a dram waight druncke wiâ—h Saxifrage water doth prouoke vrine speedily this borrowed out of Leonellus Out of the hony is a Quintisence drawen by Art of distillatioÌ„ which yeeldeth marueylous and wonderfull effectes prepared drawen on this wyse Take of honie two poundes that is very cléere of a good sauour gathered of Bées in a good region or couÌ„trey which put into a large glasse body that remayneth fowre or fyue parts emptie this body lute about very well setting a head close vpon with the Receauer luted to the Nose after make a fire which mayntayne greater greater vntyll certayne whytâ— fumes or vapors come or appeare which after be conuerted into water by applying linnen cloathes wet in cold water those layd on the head of the glasse the lyke on the necke of the receauer The water distilling wyll then come redde as blood which at the ende of the distyllacion powre into a glasse dilygently stopping it letting it there stand vntyl the water come most cleare be of a Rubine colour The same then distyl agayne by Balneo Mariae aboue sixe or seuen tymes thorow which it loseth the redde colour receyueth a golden colour and it then obtayneth a most sweete fragrant sauour This quyntisence doth dyssolue gold and maketh it potable or to be drunck the lyke it dyssolueth all precious stones infused or put in it For this is a blessed water which giuen to the quantity of two or thre drams vnto a person lying at the poynt of death maketh him speedily recouer come to him selfe againe If with it wounds or other fores be washed or applyed wet vpon are spéedily cured This the lyke healeth the cough the rewme sicknesses of the splene If it shal be tweÌ„tie tymes distylled ouer it woulde render or restore sight to the blynd I have sayth the Aucthour giuen it to a person of the palsie xlvi dayes through which he was thorowly cured This besides healeth the falling sicknesse preserueth the body from putrifying To whome I gaue this by the mouth I ministred it so closelie in that I would not be sene of any standing about thorow my which doing and the successe that followed they supposed me to vse some maner of incantacions This borrowed out of the gréeke Leonarde Fiorauant An oyle of Hony seruing vnto the colouring of the heyres of the head yellow take of Hony one pound to which adde one handful of wheaten meale these after the myxing distyl according to art and drawe the oyle from the water after myxe the oyle and water togyther in a glasse with which kembe the heyres The distylling of two waters of which the one serueth to the clearing bewtifying of the face and the other to the colouring dying of the heyres of the head yellow Take of the best Hony one pounde this put into a great Retort set into sande on a Furnace vnder which make a soft fyre vntyll a whyte water be dystylled come and when a yellow begynneth to distyll draw away the Receauer setting vnder another and increase the fyre by lytle and lytle vntyll certayne whyte fumes yâ—â—ew forth and so long mayntayne your fyre vntyll no more lycour wyll distyll forth And this last distyllacion wyll be of a Rubyne colour with which if you wet the heyres it dyeth them of the colour of golde and maketh the heyres grow very fayre and long But washing the face with the fyrst water maketh it comely and fayre and preserueth the skynne a long tyme from appearing olde These two haue many noble women vsed and founde great vtility by them as well for the face as colouring the heyre to their great admiration as wryteth the Aucthour Leonarde Fiorauant A water or lycour prohybiting or letting the ingendring of the stone Take of new Hony two poundes of Venice Turpentyne one pound these after the myxing togyther distyll with a soft fyre let the pacient take ounces but I rather iudge two drams to be taken in the morning fasting A lycour or water out of Hony drawne by distyllacion which serueth vnto the making of the heyre yellowe cytrine and golden Take of Salt peter and Hony of eache a lyke quantity these after the myxing distyll in a tynne Lymbecke with this water kembe the heyres of the head But after the wâ—tting of the heyre beware that it toucheth not the skynne or fleshe An Oyle out of fat waxe drawne by Chymicke or Chymisticke arte most excellent vnto the softning of hard swellings in that it mightily pierceth softneth dyssolueth this is no common medycine in brynging wounds to fayre scarres so that within a few dayes after the closing of the wound you vse to apply of it least a newe inflamation be caused The oyle is on this wyse prepared take new waxe Gesnerus iudgeth virgin waxe to be takeÌ„ the same especially fat which you shall leasurely melt in some vessel â–ª with a soft fyre the same you shall often washe and thryst hard togyther in wine which you shal melt agayne and into the same molten shall you put many small pieces broken of Tyles made glowing hote which may so drinck vp much of the waxe and this doe a second and thyrd tyme if néede shall requyre vntyll all the waxe
A water of Lyfe against the Pestilence borrowed out of a written Booke Take of the Cloues halfe a dram of Cynamon of Zedoaria of the rootes of Valerian of Pympernell of Turmentyll and of red Roseleaues of eache one dramme of the Cytrine and red Saunders of Spodium of the ryndes of the Cytrone of Doronicum of Terra Sigillata of Dittany of Seseleos of Baulme of Maioram of the Helycampane of the séedes of Seseleos of Carabe of Ruberbe of Nutmegges and of Mace of eache halfe a dram of Scabious of the flowers of Borrage of Buglosse of Rosemarie of the Hartes horne burned of Rue of Colyander prepared Spetierum liberantis Specierum de gennus Diacameronis Letitiae Almansoris Diarrhodon abbatis Diamargaritonis of the Iacinct of the Smaragde of the pure Pearles of eache one dram of Methridate of Triacle of venice and of fyne Bole armoniacke of eache halfe a scruple of the leaues of Golde and Syluer of eache seuen in number of the best burning wine eyght pyntes let all these be disligentlye beaten and laboured togeather and myxed with the sublymed Wyne which after powre into a glased vessel and stoppe diligently the mouth that no ayre breathe forth best let so stande to infuse for thrée dayes and dystill after with a soft fyre according to Arte in Balneo Mariae Let of the same be gyuen in the Pestilence with the Electuarie aunswerable or agreeable to it A water of lyfe helping all colde grieffes and sicknesses especially an astonyed dissease the tendernesse of members and paine of the Goute and ioyntes Take of burning water drawne of the best wyne halfe a pynte of Acorus prepared two ounces of Rosemary flowers and Sauge flowers of eache one ounce and a halfe of the leaues of the same hearbe halfe a handfull of Cynamon of Xyloaloes of eache one dram of Mace of Cardomomum of the ryndes of the Cytrone of Cloues of Saffron of each halfe a dram of Nardus one scruple of Gynger one dram of Stachados two ounces of Muske and of Amber of eache syxe graynes all these after the breaking somewhat stiepe togeather for fiue dayes the Spices seperated dystill the liquour and ad too after the Spices Of a noble water helping many sicknesses and griefes of which as well the first that is dystilled as the seconde layde on a freshe wounde twyse in the daye is affyrmed to heale it in a short tyme also the Canker the Fistula eating Cankers or Wolf and the dissease which is named Noli metangere if they be washed once a day with eyther doth speedily cure them if halfe a dram waight be druncke with a small draft of the best wyne breaketh the stone and sendeth it foorth it mittigateth and helpeth the heate of the vryne in the comming foorth and any maner grieffes of the Matrice and annoynted with a lyke wayght of fatte lycour helpeth wearynesse and strengthneth the Synewes the Pacientes also molested with the Crampe and washed thrise in the day with this water are speedily holpen and many other infirmyties thys doth lyke helpe But the water a thyrde time distylled of these maintayning the colour of the blood is very precious of which if any shall drincke halfe a spoonefull for fifteene dayes togeather shall be cured of the Leprie the Palsie the water betweene the Skinne the ioynt Ache the Goute and other lyke disseases This druncke besydes vnto the quantity of halfe a dram or at the least twise in the weeke with a spoonefull of Borrage water for a yéere togyther doth stay backe olde age and recouereth strength in such maner that if any sicke be néere drawing anâ—â—r nigh head shall receyue a lytle quantity of this water shall not haâ—tity or sodaynlie dye The maner of makyng this water is on this wyse take of Zedoaria of Galingale of the long and rounde Pepper of Cloues of Gynger of Iuniper Berryes of the ryndes of the Cytrone and of the Orrenge of Sauge leaues of Basyll of Rosemarie of Maiorame of Myntes of Baye berryes of Penny royall of Gentiane of Catmynte of Elder flowers of the red and whyte Roseleaues of Nardus of Xyloaloes of Cubebae of Cardamomum of Cynamome of Calamus aromaticus of Stoechados of Germaunder of Chamaepithis of Melegeta of Mace of Olibanum of Aloes Hepaticke of the séedes and leaues of Mugwoorte and of the séedes of Wormewoode of eache one dram of Fygges of Reisons of the meate of Dates of swéete Almondes and of Pine Apple kernels of each one ounce of chosen Hony syxe ounces of Sugar vnto double the waight of the whole all which brought wel to pouder stiepe in burning water drawnâ— of the best wyne vnto the quantitye of thrée tymes so much as the waight of the whole which distyll with a glasse head according to Artâ— A singular water clearing the face and eyes take of the fieldâ— Rue of Fennell of the leaues of Veruaine of Bytony rootes of Roseleaues and of Mayden heyre of eache a lyke quantitie these stiepe togyther for a night in white Wine strong and pleasaunt and distyll after in a Cucurbyte after Arte this Fumanellus A distylled lycour for the speedylie healing of woundes out of Fumanellus Take of the water of Lyfe or burning water fowre ounces of good Triacle halfe an ounce which distyll in a glasse bodie after Arte of this applie on the wounde on which straw drye both of Aloes and Myrre I meane the pouder and on this againe a Lynnen cloth wette in the foresayde water Vnto the procuring of sleepe so many howers as is thought needefull â–ª take of the white black Poppie seedes halfe an ounce of good white wine and of the gaule of a Hare of eache two drams of pure Aqua vitae fowre ounces let these be poured togyther into the water and infused for three dayes which after distyll by a Lymbecke in Balneo Mariae A droppe of this procureth sleepe for an howre and two droppes taken for two howres c. A certaine composition of Doctour Gesnerus for the dropsse or the hardnesse of fetching breathe Take of olde White wine two pyntes of Cynamon one ounce of the Ireos of Florence halfe an ounce of our Ireos two drams a halfe of the red Roseleaues thrée drams of ColyaÌ„der prepared one dram a halfe of Fennel and of Gynger of each two drams of the rootes of Asarum three drams of Maister woort halfe an ounce of Chamaeleontis albi of Brionie of eache two drams of the ryndes of Esula thrée drams of Arum one dram of the Electuarie of the iuyce of Roses halfe an ounceâ— all these after the beating stiepe in a Glasse bodie well-luted which distyll in ashes according to Arte vntyll strakes lyke to parted lynes appeare in the head Of this giue one ounce at a tyme as tryed And for the same may it be wrought or done with the whay of mylke alone or with wyne in adding thereto a quantitie of Sugar or Rosed Hâ—nny when you shall
mynister it And he sometimes wylled a wyne to be dystilled in which the Raspinges of the wood Guaiacum the Iuniper berries CynamoÌ„ â–ª and a lytle of red Roseleaues haue bene stieped before A water of Lyfe of D. Thomas Fincke for many grieffes take of Lauender and of Sage of eache thrée quarters of Rue one ounce and a halfe of Gynger of Nutmegges of Cloues of Cynamon of Graines of Paradize and of white Sugar of each halfe an ounce of Mace of Alkekengi of eache one ounce and a halfe of Oyle olyue two drams al these after the beating powre into three pyntes or a pottell of the strongest wyne which let stiepe togyther for fouretéene dayes after distyll the whole according to Art with a very soft fyre A most singular water of Lyfe distylled for a noble man helping the consumption and perhaps the wasting of the Lunges take of the sublymed wine of good Malmesâ—e foure pintes here white bread a quantity which let stand close stopped in a Lymbecke for foureteene dayes then distyl the same by Balneum Mariae after take of Specierum diamargariton of Diambrae of Diarrhodon abbatis of Dianthos of Diapâ—â—riscuÌ„ musco letitiae Galeni of each two drams of Cassia newe drawne and of Sugarcandy of eache one ounce of the iuyce of Lycorys two ounces of Rosemary thrée drammes of Musci Alexandrini halfe an ounce let al these stand close stopped in a distyllatory vessell for a whole moneth After let the distyllation be done by Balneum Mariae the water seperated into two partes for the first water gathered is nobler then the second Another water of Life written in the Germane tongue take of the best Aqua vitae one pottel which distyl as you know in a glasse bodie in water or by Balneum Mariae and of the whole gather a quarte after take of Cynamon two ounces the same finely cutte or choppped and powred into a Glasse let it be myxed with the Aqua vitae in such manner that it maye couer the Cynamon a finger breadth aboue which let stande togyther close stopped for twelue or fifteene howres that the Aqua vitae maye so purchase a redde or blooddie colour which poure after into another Glasse and dylligentlie stoppe the same Againe to the same Cynamon powre another parte of the Aqua vitae of lyke quantitye least of the whole which order as aboue taught and the same you shal doe so often as this halfe parte endureth alwayes powring in that so powred and coloured mixe with the first vntyll the Aqua vitae powred in be no more coloured redde After take halfe an ounce of Cloues finely brought to powder and lykewise the other halfe of the Aqua vitae or more remayning powre to this pouder as aboue vttered That if of the Aqua vitae in this doing there shal no more remaine then take the red Aqua vitae in the Glasse body and setting a head on it dystill so much as shal be needeful to stiepe the matter for no rednesse at all ascendeth but what that is then gathered by distyllation is white After this take halfe an ounce of Nutmegs finely cut and as aboue taught poure the water of Lyfe vpon Which done take the Aqua vitae of the Cloues and of the Nutmegs mixe them togyther with the Aqua vitae of the Cynamon Then take of pure Malmesie or of the best Renish wine one measure which poure into a glased pot to it adde of SugarcaÌ„dy beaten three ounces the mouth of the pot couered with paste set on the fire that the Sugar may by lytle litle melt the Sugar molten â–ª let it leysurely coole After the cooling poure into it the red Aqua vitae which myxe togyther in the pot or rather in a glasse for that it may aptlyer and closer be stopped and then shall you obtaine a singular Aqua vitae A most noble Aqua vitae against a Reume Take of Hysope of Sauery of whyte Horehounde of Euulae of Ireos of Louage of Bytony of Sage of the leaues of that Trifoyle which sendeth vp or yeeldeth many grosse flowers so byg as a Nut in which flowers sucked is founde a certaine swéetnesse so pleasaunt as Sugar or Hony of each halfe a pound All these after the grosse beating put into a Glasse body on which powre so much of the strongest or myghtiest wyne that wyll couer a finger breadth aboue This after the distylling kéepe dilligently in a Glasse for it is more of value then Golde or precious Stones A water of Lyfe helping the Apaplexie Falling sicknesse for it is as a certaine water of Baulme Take of Gingar of Cloues of Nutmegs and of Graines of Paradize of eache halfe an ounce of Sage leaues one pounde of Cardamomum of Cubebae of Masticke of Galingale of Rosemary of Lauender of Maiâ—rame of Baulme and of Bytony of each two drams all these beaten and brought to pouder powre into a Glasse body on which poure nine pyntes of the strongest and best wyne or so much dystilled wyne as wyll well couer the whole this infused for ten dayes distyl after according to Arte. The water gathered helpeth the Palsy the swymming of the head the Apâ—plexie the Crampe both memory the head and a cold stomacke and fleshe or fishe sprincled ouer with the same doth not after corrupt And myxed with corrupt wyne rectyfieth it of this let be druncke three or foure droppes at a time with a smal slice of bread dipped in the same and after eaten doth so sharpen the wyt And let the hynder part also of the head and other places be rubbed with it It helpeth the dropsie the Melancholicke and such disseased of the Splene and for the eyes it is very precious A certaine marueylous and delectable distyllation which a certaine person obtayned of a certaine occupyer the experience of which I both dyd and saw sayth a certaine man vnnamed take of the best Malmesie sixe measures the same distyll by a Lymbecke with a softe fire nyne times ouer after adde to it of Amber gréese of Sperma ceti of chosen Rubarbe of eache halfe an ounce of Muske halfe a dram these brought to pouder tye vp in a fine Lynnen clothe being thinne which hang or put within the Aqua vitae This water is marueylous and of great vertue and serueth for Kinges and Princes A water of Life of Fredericke the Emperours seruing vnto all grieffes Take of Aqua vitae halfe a measure but of Malmesie a whole measure of Cynamon three ounces of Cloues one ounce of Gynger one ounce and a halfe of Nutmegs one ounce of Venice Zedoaria thrée ounces and a halfe of the Graines of Paradize one ounce and a halfe of Galingale two drams of Cubebae halfe an ounce of Rosemary halfe an ounce of Hysop so much of Althea so much of the rootes of Benedictae one ounce of Sage one ounce of Lauender halfe an ounce let al these be broken with the handes the others
brought to pouder which after put into a Glasse body sufficient large that may containe or hold thrée or foure measures of licour To these theÌ„ adde of Sugar Candy thrée ounces of Reysons of the Sun halfe a pound of small Reysons one quarter of a pound of Figges one quarter of a pound of Camphora one dram of Rosewater halfe a cuppe full of the water of Elder flowers so much so much of Endyue water all these then stop close and set in the Sunne for eyght dayes before the Feast of S. Iohn and so many dayes after it which after the strayning dyligently keepe in a Glasse close stopped Of this vse when néede shall requyre that is in the greatest weakenesse of body feblenesse of strength gyue a spoonefull of it and you shall trye sée maruailes for with this alone as the report goeth was Frederick Caesar recouered A compound water of Lyfe maruaylous auayling against the PestileÌ„ce sore vexing often proued discribed of D.D. Mag. Take of the Rue newly gathered of Sage of Lauender of Rosemary of Scabious of the rootes of Tormentyl of Pimpernel of Valerian of the Dragons of each two drams of Iunyper berries Baye berries of each one dram and a halfe of Terra sigillata of the purest Bole Armoniacke of each fowre scruples of the rootes of the counterfaite Dittany of Seminis sancti Benedictae Caryophyllata Helenij Gentiane Rhapontici Dioscoridis Ciambet an Zurumbet of each thrée drams a halfe of Coliander prepared of Sorrel of Basill and of Pympernell of each two scruples a halfe of the thrée Saunders of eache one dram of the flowers of Borrage of Buglosse and of red Roseleaues of each two lytle handfuls of the rootes of the white red Ben of each one dram of the ryndes of the sower Orrendges of the Citrones Pomegranates of each a like waight these after the cutting beating in grosse maner distyll by a Lymbecke in sublimed wyne according to Arte and rectified in a Pellicane vnto a sufficient quantitye as vnto eyght pyntes after take of Niberis whether of whyte Pepper Bulledini of Cynamon of Graines of Paradize of Mace of Nutmegs of Cardamomum of each halfe an ounce and foure scruples of SaffroÌ„ two drams of Galingale of Cubebae of Cloues of Calamus aromaticus of eache fowre scruples of Spetierum elect liberantis of the cordiall pouders against the plague of each thrée drams of Diamuscidulcis de gemmis of each one dram a halfe all these finely cutte brought to pouder put into the abouesayde wyne distylled which set in a hote place for 48. howers after distyll the whole by a Lymbecke fenced with the lute of wisedome the water gathered aromatyzate with the pouder of Muske Alexandri 17. graynes of Amber greese 12. graines of SaffroÌ„ halfe a scruple or syxe graines wayght these tye togyther in a red Sarcenette and hang within the water then dilligently stopped kéepe vnto your vse A distylled wafer for al Fistulaes borowed out of Theophrastus paracelsus take of the best Aqua vitae foure pints of the Rosemary water of Sage of each two pintes a halfe of pure white sugar fiue pouÌ„ds these after the mixing togither distil by a Limbeck according to Art for this is most certaine in Fistulaes inward vlcers An Aqua vitae helping ioynt Aches the heuinesse and sorenesse of the Breast and seruing vnto the feare of falling into the sicknesses of the Braine lyke as the falling sicknesse the Apoplexie the Palsie gyddinesse and such lyke borrowed out of the Counsels of the singular Benedic victorius take of the rootes of Acorus two pouÌ„ds of Pyonie halfe a pound of Galingale and of Zedoaria of each one ounce a halfe of Ina of the lesser CeÌ„tory of Sage of Maioram of Stoechados of Bitany of Rosemary of Penny royall of Catmint of Polâ—opodie of Poley and of Folium of each one handfull of red Roseleaues of Baccarum Myrthi of each halfe a haÌ„dfull al these beate in a grosse maner and in two hundred pintes of mighty and pleasant white wine let the whole be infused for the space of three whole dayes after wryng the wine and substaunce very hard out and that wine poure into a Glasse bodie with a head which distyl after Arte to this then adde of Nutmegges of Mace of Cloues of Cynamon of Masticke of Gynger of eache in a grosse maner beaten one ounce these after the standing a whole day distyll againe the whole by a Lymbecke and this water gathered repeate nyne times ouer To the water remaining of the ninth distyllation adde or mixe of leafe Gold leaues a hundred in number and of Syluer leaues fifty Omâ—â—uÌ„ fragmentorum of eache two drams of Pearles halfe an ounce al these most finely bring to pouder which againe distyl two times ouer And in the last distyllation â–ª Aromatizate the water with Muske and Amber And you shall then possesse the dyuine Elixir and treasure of Lyfe The maner of the taking and vse of it is on this wyse that in the morning before the filling of the bellie al the spondyles of the necke the Muscles of the breast and all the partes about it be wette and rubbed ouer with it And for three houres also before dynner let this drincke be taken as of the waters of Sage of Endiue of each halfe an ounce to it mixe flue droppes of the Elixir of Lyfe and giue to drincke as most profitable for the grieffes aboue vttered A coÌ„pound burning water distilled against the PestileÌ„ce borowed out of the treatyse of Guayuerus of the Pestilence Many thinges sayeth he are very singuler and effectuous against the Plague but farre excellenter and mightyer of vertue is the water that heere is taught For such is the agreement betwéene the hart and it that at any tyme as it should seeme may this water be drawne of the heart thus drawne be chaunged in a short tyme and conuerted after into a spumouse substaunce not only of the coÌ„plexional vertue but euen the whole forme resisteth any Pestilentiall poyson and maistryeth the same out of hand And for that cause such is the excellent vertue of the water that the taking and vse of it not onely preserueth a man from Pestilence but that taken of it both spéedily delyuer him the making and drawing of which water is on this wyse Take of Tormentyll rootes freshe if they maye be gotten one pounde of the rootes of Fluellyng and of Dittany of eache halfe a pounde of the rootes of Elecampane eyght ounces of Sorrell with the Séedes if they maye be gotten twoo pounde or of Sorrell one pound and eyght ounces and of the Séedes of it foure ounces of Borrage and Buglosse with theyr flowers of the red and wylde Roses of each one pound of Pympernel and of Scabious of each halfe a pound of the iuyce of Lymons one pounde of fine Tryacle halfe a pounde of burning Water drawne out of
water possesse all the vertues which the Camphora hath That if this Camphora water be mixed with the common water it then worketh the same as milk and if it be strayned through a Lynnen cloathe this water wyll remaine courded of which you maye after make a Candell and lyghted wyll burne lyke the matche or Candle in a Lampe Now thi◠water profiteth in the colde disseases of the bodye for it dygesteth and preserueth flesh from putrifying the sadde person maketh merrie draweth vnto it the vertues of all hearbes infused in the same druncke certayne tymes breaketh the Impostume it coagulateth fyxeth Mercurie it dryeth vp teares of the eyes the rednesse heate of them it helpeth and cureth such disseased of the splene It preserueth woundes frō putrifying it helpeth the Fistula Canker reformeth or amendeth cold causes and the Palsie it sharpneth increaseth vnderstanding and helpeth memory if the temples sundry times be annointed with it It maketh a man ioyous and merry ▪ preserueth young age and health and taketh away the styncke of the mouth and gummes It maketh olde wyne of the newe it defendeth a man against poyson it taketh awaye the payne and defenesse of the Eares Two droppes druncke in a cuppe of the best White wyne doe marueylously preserue memory if the same be vsed at the going to bed The water annointed on the Temples foure tymes in the wéeke in the wynter tyme preserueth memory A water of lyfe inuented and drawen for a noble person take of Spetierum diambrae one dram of Dianthos halfe a dram of Pellitory rootes two drams of long Pepper sixe drams of Anacardus one dram and a halfe of Xyloaloes one dram these fynely wrought togeather infuse in Aqua vitae of good Maluesie dystilled seuen times ouer eyght ounces which let so stand close stopped for eyght dayes after dystill the whole by Balneum Mariae according to Arte. An Aqua vitae helping Tertian Agues borrowed out of Theophrastus paracelsus take a penny woorth of Aqua vitae and the white of one egge these beate very well togeather vntyll they be brought vnto the forme of a Pultyse which gyue before the comming of the fytte well an hower or two and to it also adde a lytle Saffron c. A Golden water helping the Apoplexie the Falling sicknesse and infirmities of the Synewes take of the leaues and flowers of the Sage two ounces of Nutmegges of Cloues of Gynger of Cynamon of Graynes of Paradize of eache one ounce of Castory one dram of the rindes of the Citrone three drams of Spykenard one dram of the pure Oyle of Bayes one dram all these after the dylligent beating powre into one measure of the best white wine the mouth of the Glasse body close sealed let so stand to putryfie for fowre dayes after dystill with a soft fyre according to Arte. Another water not vnlyke to the former procuring and mayntayning young age take of the leaues and flowers of Sage royal three ounces of Gynger of Cloues of Nutmegges and of the Graynes of Paradyze of eache halfe an ounce all these most finelie brought to pouder powre into twoo measures of the strongest wyne close stopped in a Glasse body for fouretéene dayes after set on the head cloose Luted and dystill with a softe fyre according to Arte the water gathered kéepe close stopped in a Glasse This helpeth the inward colde impostumes for druncke with the agréeable water incontinent breaketh them It auayleth vnto the Pinne and webbe of the eyes in clearing and putting them aawy it sharpneth also the syght and cureth the cold Ophthalmia with a Feather a lytle dropped into the eyes doth marueylouslye cleare them It auayleth also both without and within applyed druncke it preuayleth besides against bruses and strypes It cureth the Gowte and paine of the ioyntes And annoynting with it helpeth the paine of the head the Apoplexie the rewme and any maner coldnesse of the brayne and druncke auayleth against the dropsie helpeth the stomacke and auayleth against the cough with the water agréeable I beléeue that it doth preserue yong age if a lytle of it be druncke euery daye It cureth also any Scabbe annointed with it and the bytte of a mad Dogge applyed on the byt and giuen to drincke A water of Lyfe according to Aristotles instruction Take of Cynamon of Gynger of Cloues of Nutmegs and of long Pepper of each halfe an ounce of Dates halfe an ounce of Cubebae of Graines of Paradize of Mace of Almondes and of Galingale of eache halfe an ounce of Sage twelue ounces all these broken and beaten to powder infuse after in Malmesie for eyght dayes in a Glasse bodie which then distyll with a softe fyre according to Arte. Another water of Lyfe take of the roote with the hearbe of the blacke Ellebore prepared whether in the Quince Apple sowre ounces of the flowers of the Orrendges of the flowers of Stoechados of the flowers of the Pome Cytrone of the flowers of Horehounde of each fowre handfulles which serueth for the first distillation For the second distyllation take of chosen Ruberbe halfe an ounce or one ounce of the flowres of Borrage and Buglosse of eache sixe handfulles of great Reysons halfe a pounde of Mouse eare of the flowres of the Dasie of the hearbe of the blacke Ellebore prepared of eache two handfulles of the flowres of the Cytrone or Baulme sixe handfulles of the flowres or leaues of Angelica two handfulles of the flowres of Organy eyght handfuls of Lycorys scraped halfe a pounde these after the brusing distyll according to Arte. Also take of rectifyed wine vnto the vttermost foure measures which powre on the Spices and let the whole infuse for eyght dayes sturring it euery daye twyse or thryse after distyll with a soft fyre and on such wyse let it be done a seconde and thyrde tyme After of chosen Honny cleane skymmed and of oyle Olyue of each halfe a measure let these be mixed with the wine distylled and distilled togyther with a most soft fire for then taketh it away the stincke in the wyne and swéetneth the wyne taketh away the stincke and burning of the hearbes But if you wyll haue it better let the wine be fylled with the flowers of the Cytrone Stoechados distylled againe with a most soft fyre After take of this Aqua vitae two measures of white Sugar one pounde and thus corrected let it be most finelye brought to pouder and set on the coales euer sturring it about vntyll the whole Sugar be dyssolued in it and it shall be performed done in .xxix. dayes After take of the best Cynamon one pounde which bring to fine pouder the same infuse for eyght or tenne dayes sturring it once or twise euery daye after straine and wring the same hard in a presse If you be mynded to haue it smell and taste pleasaunter then adde to it of Muske and Amber greese according to your discretion For this lycour is of a maruaylous
three ounces of Gynger of Cloues of eache one ounce of the red Saunders two ounces of Mace of Nutmegges of blacke Pepper of Galingale of Cubebae of Cardamomum of Annise of Fennell of Coriander prepared of Speticrum aromatici Rosati of Drambrae of Dianthos of Maioram of Basill of Lauēder flowers of Rosemary flowers and of Spyknarde of eache halfe an ounce all these beate in a grosse maner to which then adde of red Roses two handfuls and a halfe of good Malmesie foure pyntes or two of sublimed wyne xi or vj. pyntes of Rosewater Musked one pynt and a halfe of the water of Cloues and of Cinamon that is of the water of each two ounces of Sugarcandye brought to pouder thrée poundes let all these stand to infuse for fowre dayes After let a decoction be made according to Arte and claryfied after the accustomed maner A water of Lyfe being a great secrete of Maister Edwardes Take of Cynamon of Cloues of Nutmegs of Gynger of Zedoaria of Galingale of the long and blacke Pepper of Iuniper berryes of the ryndes of the Cytrone of the rindes of the Orrenges of Baye berries of Sage leaues of Basill of Rosemary of Mace of Spyknard of Ligni aloes of Cubebae of Cardamomum of Calamus aromaticus of Stoecadus Arab of Chamcepityos of Myrre of Masticke of Olibanū of the séedes and leaues of the Dyll of the séedes of Mugwoort of eache one dram of drye Fygs of Reysons of the meate of Dates of swéete Almondes of Pynaple kernels of eache one dram and a halfe of white and pure Honny sixe ounces of harde and white Sugar vnto the wayght of all the aboue sayde All these beaten and myxed togyther distyll by a Lymbecke of Glasse fiue tymes ouer A water of Lyfe helping ioynt aches and synewes drawne togither and the Crampe of colde Take of Cloues of Mace of each thrée drams of the graines of Paradize two drams of long pepper two drams of Nutmegs of Ginger of Lauender of Basil of Hysope of Baulm of each one ounce of Galingale of the flowers o◠Rosemary of sage of each halfe an ounce of Xyloaloes two drās of fine Muske halfe a scruple all these brought to pouder poure into fowre pyntes of Aqua vitae distilled out of Malmesie for fouretéene daies which after distyl in Balneo Mariae according to Art. A water seruing vnto many harde infirmyties and disseases For this water cureth the Canker the Fistula Sinus Morbum attonicum the falling sicknesse the ryng woorme the Serpigo the ioynt sicknesse the Goute and any paine of the synewes whether the same shall procéede of hote cause or cold the making of which is on this wyse Take of burning water fine and pure tenne or fiftéene pyntes of Ina one handfull of Sagapeni halfe an ounce of Cubebae one ounce and a halfe of Xyloaloes two drams of chosen Myrre halfe a dram of Aloes hepanticke halfe an ounce of Aristolochia of Ammoniaci of Opopanacis of chosen Cadanum of eache halfe an ounce of Sarcocollae halfe a dram of Frankinsence thrée ounces of Masticke halfe an ounce of Gumme Arabicke so much of the red Saunders two drams of Spyknard one ounce of Galingale halfe an ounce of Saffrō two drams of Mumia halfe an ounce of Gum Elemi three ounces of Galbanum halfe a dram of Storax and of Cloues of eache one dram of Nutmegs halfe an ounce of chosen Cinamon halfe an ounce of Graines of Paradize or of Amomum halfe an ounce of Resina liquidae fyue poundes of Turpentyne thée poundes of Dragons blood and of Castorie of eache halfe an ounce of these let a lycour be dystylled according to Arte. This borrowed out of Fumanellus A syngular water for the preseruing of youth and staying backe of olde age the making of which is on this wyse Take of Ligni aloes of Cloues of Gynger of Galingale of Cynamon of Mace of Nutmegs of long Pepper of Calamus aromaticus of Cubebae of Rubarbe of the graynes of Paradize of Cardamomum of each two drams of Rosemary of Celondine of Mercurie of the blessed Thystle of Imperatoria and of the white Dittany of eache one ounce all these after the beatyng infuse in syxe pyntes of the best Aqua vitae that serueth for the Quintessence which let so remayne for eyght dayes after distyll the lycour in Balneo Mariae according to Arte. Of that water gathered adde to eache pynte two ounces of fyne Sugar dyssolued in Rosewater and eyght graynes of Muske which dillegentlye kéepe in a Glasse close stopped This syngular water druncke euerye morning vnto the quantitye of one or two drammes at a tyme preserueth the personne a long tyme in health and perfyte strength in that the same heateth the stomacke being colde increaseth naturall heate and causeth good digestion of meate through which nature is preserued long lustye and young This also heateth the bloud in the Veynes in suche manner that the same causeth it to runne and worcke his effectes without impedyment It dryeth up colde and moyste humours whiche hynder the working of nature and worcketh many other helpes This borrowed out of the singular practises of the Gréeke Leonar Tiorauant A water not to be mysliked yéelding and working many matters for this helpeth the Goute ioynt sicknesses the dystillation of the head preserueth young age and strength gyueth also wyt and memorie reuyueth the spyrites and causeth them purer The making of which is on this wyse take of burning water thrée or foure tymes distylled ouer foure pyntes of Rosemarye flowers one pound of the toppes of the branches of the same halfe a pound these stiepe togyther for a daye and drawe in a double vessell with a long necked Receauer the neather part of it resting in a colde place For we so name it sayth Galen when in a Pan or Kettyl which containeth the hote water another vessell standeth Of thys water thus distylled by a Lymbecke take halfe a pynte of Nutmegges of Galingale of Cloues of Cardamomum of Mace and of Cubebae of eache thrée ounces of white Aumber one ounce and a halfe of Ligm aloes so much of Castorye and of Spyknarde of eache two drams these beaten seuerall and apart and compounded after altogyther vntyll they be come vnto a certaine thycknesse and then distylled againe togyther keepe to your vse For an ounce of the aboue sayde water druncke with a slyce of white bread auayleth so much as a Baulme This Fumanellus as the Aucthour supposeth Of the Iuyces or drawing of Iuyces out of Symples and compound matters The jx Chapter IVyce which of the Greekes is properlie named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the working of the same termed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is that which is pressed or wringed out of symple or compounde matters brused chopped or stieped But Iuyces are otherwyse pressed out as eyther out of the leaues or braunches of the hearbes beaten alone and that greene and full of iuyce or out of fruytes as out of
Grapes not rype or greene Pomegranates Seruices Medlars wyld Slâ—es Quinces Lemons c. Or out of hearbes hauing lytle moysture and the same clammye as the Iuie the Purselan Cotylidone the Houselyke c. Out of which not simplie a iuyce can be had or gotten but through water poured vpon or other lycour lyke to the properties of them that neede wringing or pressing out that pressed out togither with the same humour the force and vertue of the symple hearbe maye so be purchased or if brused and put into a strayner or Bagge and hanged in a colde Seller or place that the iuyce by lytle and lytle may droppe into a dyshe or Porrendger set vnder Of these and such lyke drawings forth of iuyces which in shoppes in a vessell with a narrow mouth oyle being poured vpon finger highe or sprinckled with Salt as appeareth of the iuyce of vnripened fruites vnto Phisick vse set vp and kept we meane here to intreate nothing thereof nor the lyke of certaine others which in the Sun by a dayly moouing are dryed and thyckned and that in the shadow as the iuyce of Sloes in an Ouen or Furnace or other hote place â–ª included and haÌ„ged to drye But we wyll onely intreate of those iuyces which are described out of rootes and the dryer hearbes or such hauing but verye lytle moysture stieped for certaine dayes in water or any other lycour distylled after by Balneum Mariae that seperated from the watery moysture that substaunce of the matter infused pure and sincere may be left somwhat grosser or without distyllation by boyling only conuerted into a vapour hauing a straunge humour the substaunce of the matter infused may thicken strayned before or the whole water distylled by Fyltre c. And the vse of this drawing foorth or substaunce purchased â–ª which of the iuyce taken in a smal quantity yeeldeth great commodities in our bodyes For where of Medicines in the whole substance is want to be giuen one ounce of the iuyce drawne sufficeth onelye one dramme in which vndoubtedlye maye the sicke be much delighted and pleased especiallye seeing many are woont much to abhorre the takyng of Medicines And this is to be noted in the drawinges â–ª that if the spirit shal not be sufficient pure or dilligently seperated insomuch that somwhat of the earthinesse yet remayneth and maye containe that then the vertue or propertye of the matter drawne is myxed to this earthynesse and ascendeth and euaporateth togyther But the sincere and pure spirit doth cause this least in that out of the matter drawne this descendeth without any sauour or taste and for that cause is the spyrit easilie seperated by Balneum Mariae whose heate exéedeth not the degree of heate which consisteth or is in mans vryne Yet it behooueth also that the wate by which the washing is caused be verie subtyll euen lyke as the spyrit of the wyne least the euyll qualitie of the water may ascende togyther But a sure tryall and knowledge of the water is if it shal be without taste or savour The drawing of hearbes and other remedies with burning water perfytelie distylled in Balneo Mariae c. As out of Rubarbe Agaricke Ellebore and Guaicum according to Theophrastus instruction The .x. Chapter THe artificiall drawing of symple matters are wrought after this manner Fyrst let purest and best Aqua vitae be chosen which is sufficient effectuous vnto the drawing foorth and purchasing the properties of the hearbes Then take Sage or any lyke symple out of the which you determine to drawe a iuyce the same laye in a drye ayre towarde the North especiallye Where after it shal be a lytle dryed shred or choppe finelie and powre the whole into a Glasse whose mouth shal be sufficient wyde that is two fyngers broade that when you wyll you maye easily get or draw foorth whatsoever is put in on which powre the Aqua vitae or spirit of the wyne well the lytle fynger breadth aboue the hearbe After couer the vessel dilligently in this maner let paste be made with which let the mouth be a finger breadth stopped round about next to which binde vppon a fayre white Paper and let it be so stopped that it maye onely sticke to the sydes about the mouth of the Glasse This Paper thus set on let paste againe be layd on rounde about the place aboue taught and another newe Paper againe bound vpon the same Then a thyrd time laye paste vpon and rounde about the sydes of the mouth and let a thyrde Paper be fastened which couereth fullye ouer that the mouth through the paste and Paper maye closelie be stopped After couer the whole with ware although this bee not so neâ—defull These thus orderlie handled and done let the vessel after be set for two or thrée dayes in a hote place according as the hearbe put in shall be of a thycker or thinner substaunce and shall so néede to stiepe a longer or shorter tyme At the ende of which tyme powre the spirit into another vessell and couer it againe and the hearbes remayning presse or wring through a Lynnen cloth so stronglie as is possible or that you can doe by your strength and after the wrynging throwe them awaye Then powre other freshe hearbes againe of the same kynde and prepared as aboue taught powre into the same spyrit which stiepe and presse forth and the same repeate thrée or fowre tymes ouer euen as you wyll purchase the drafte mightie or weake That if the matter out of the which a iuyce shall be drawne â–ª shall be of great price as is the Rubarbe Lignum aloes then not once pouring of Aqua vitae on it is sufficient but dyuers and often tymes â–ª that whatsoever of the spirit or propertie of the symple shall be maye wholie be lefte in the water Now after the spirit of the wine shall abound in the facultie of the hearbs in so much that it shal in a maner haue lost the proper tast or savour then presse or wring forth the hearbes and the same which shall be pressed foorth dylligentlie and subtyllie distyl by Fylter and vse when néede shall requyre Or the spirit of the wyne from the propertie of the hearbes shall be easyer seperated by distyllation in Balneo Mariae in drawing foorth eyther the halfe or all togyther vntyll it shall come vnto an extreame waterynesse or vntyll it bee thyckened as a Sauce or the iuyce dryed and hardened which may be brought to powder accordyng as you wyll applye and vse the same For when much moysture shall be in the drawing foorth then after the seperation of the wyne is it a noate or token that the spirit of the wyne was not syncere and pure But where the spyrit of the wyne shall be sufficient myghtye and that in the ende of the distyllation no waterynesse remayneth and insueth then take the distylled water of the same symple and poure to that drawne and myxe dylligentlye togyther with a quyll
is also and pearcing The maner of making Salt out of the waters of the Bathes of Aponensis in the field neere to Padna which Iohannes de Dondis first found inuented by which he made purchased such a store of Salt that it sufficiently serued all his famylye and had a reasonable store besides to gyue of it to his friendes Gabriel Fallopij teacheth the like in his learned booke of bathes waters mettals But the Salt which he made of the same water was more sauourly or salty and sowrer than the Sea salt or any salt digged out of thâ— earth In the large Lake of water of Aponitana he placed certain hollow vesselles of flynt well fowre fingers breadth déepe which vesselles besides that they were made hollow vnto such a depth were also framed square So that he placed these vessels in the lake in such maner that the water could not enter into it but stode on the water well two fingers bredth aboue After he gotte many earthen pots which he fylled with that water then placed he them in those square vesselles and left them euen there vntil it came to passe that the water in those pottes contayned were wrought and boyled through the heate and by lytle and lytle euaporated forth and so long this Philosopher dyd permit or let this water there remaine that it might boyle as how long a certayne brightnesse appeared in the water and he then powred forth that water of the pots into those hollow stony vessels in which the salt coniealed most white as in the highest vpper face of those vessels but in the lowest remayned the mater or substauÌ„ce properly named of him Gypsea The vrine of a Chylde if it be distylled in a Lymbecke after the maner of venyger vnto the thicknesse of Pitch the flewme then powred forth let the vessell after be very well sublimed you shal possesse the volatyle Salt. There be many which vse this Salt vnto the dyssoluing of Gold Syluer and sundrie Philosophers also there be which name it theyr Menstruum Vnto the procuring of the Termes as I my selfe have experienced Take the rootes of the Celondyne cleane scraped and not washed so many as you wyll those dyllygentlye stampe in a Marble morter then put them in a vessell of cyrculation as you know for a naturall day on which powre the lyfe of wyne or burning water as was of the Agaricke and others taught afore after let it remayne for a nyght in Balneo Mariae and then in the morning drawe it forth without any pressing or wrynging forth at all After so worke that it may be seperated as that it may euaporate the burning water in the dystylling after the accustomed maner and that gathered as afore taught of the Agarick And when all the burning water shall be consumed by BalneuÌ„ Mariae in the bottome of the vessell wyll then remaine a cetayne pouder but whether lyke Salte which vse â–ª of this minister at a time one scruple in white wyne in an apt place and necessary tyme. A pouder of Saltes vnto the seperating of any flewme Take of Hysope of Penny royall of each halfe an once of Organy two drams of Fennell seedes halfe an ounce of Carrâ—way seedes two drams Lycorys one ounce of burnt Salt sixe ounces â–ª of the Salt of wormewood two drams of the Salt of Iuniper so much of CinamoÌ„ one ounce a halfe of long pepper sixe drams of Cordamomâ— of graines of Paradise of Cloues of each halfe an ounce of Ginger â—ue ounce these after the laboring into pouder mixe togither Of the Oyles of the Saltes of the hearbes which to purchase the Salt must on this wyse be dyssolued Take the Salt which calcyne in the strongest fyre and calcyned let it be after fynelye wrought to powder on a Marble stone this powder then strawe abroade on a Glasse the Glasse after with the powder set into a wyne Seller in a moyst place and the Salt wyll after be dyssolued into an oylie substaunce which of many is properlye named Salsal An oyle of Salte or oyntment of Salt which mightilye anayleth and helpeth as well the hote as the colde distyllinges of the head which is properlie named the rewme take a good quantitye of Salt which grind so fine as is possible after let it be boiled with out any moysture in a frying Pan vntyll it shall attayne a swart colour which ended let it be laboured to powder in a Morter vnto the finest of â—oulted flowre the same then myxe with the oyle Olyue vnto the styfnesse of an oyntment without heate or fyre With this oyntment annoynt the affected or grieued parte in a warme place The Salt Armoniack inuented of a French Empiricke take of the whitest Gum Arabicke three ounces which dyssolue in common water to which after â—dde of common Salte cleare and brought to powder two pounds the whole boyle vnto a iust thicknesse after powre the same into a certaine vessell washed before with common water and both sproungen rounde about and couered with Chimney soote brought to pouder and dryed in an apte place Of Borace The .xij. Chapter THE confection of Borace vsed at Venice a singular secrete Take of Cowes mylke distylled two pyntes of clarified Honnye foure ounces of Saffron three drams or Salt nyter well purged that is pure and somewhat sweete hauing no sharpnes nor tartenes at all fowre poundes Let all these be incorporated with the mylke that is dyssolued at the fyre with three pyntes of the water of the strong myxture drayned through the strongest and best ashes and myxed stronglie togyther After poure the whole into a potte glased which set in a colde and moyst place for one moneth The stone after found in the bottome let it be cleansed agayne and purifyed after this manner Take of the sayd stone one pounde of symple water dystylled foure pyntes the whole dyssolue togyther at the fyre and purge or skymme the froth of verie cleane and when no more some or froth shall aryse euaporate the whole water that is caste or poure the same forth when it shall be through colde and you shall possesse a most pure and fine Borace A syngular forme and way in making of the Borace borrowed out of a Frenche booke written Take newe Butter of one monethes makyng or there about salted which dylligentlye washe often tymes in cleare water Of this Butter washed take one pounde of the oyle of Tartare thrée pyntes these after the myxing in the Sunne poure into an earthen platter or pan glased which stronglie sturre and labour togyther with a large spatle After take one pounde of roche Alome being verye pure and cleare of Salis nitri Alexandrini halfe a pounde these also myxe in the hote Sunne and set abroade at nyght in a cleare ayre For otherwyse if rayne fall on the whole or be wette with water all woulde be in vaine come to naught The vpper face of it onely wyll be coniealed
manner drunke morning and euening auayleth agaynst the swellinges of the Bodie but especially the Dropsie euen so this drunke helpeth the Quotidian Ague and stytches or other paynes in the sides it profiteth agaynst the outward swellings of the Body by applying Lynnen clothes wette in the same This water also remooueth stytches or other griefes in the sides by applying Lynnen clothes wette in it This gargelled wyth a little of the pouder of Pellitorie helpeth the falling of the Vuula downe Thys drunke warme after the manner aboue taught helpeth a drye cough This gargelled in the throte helpeth that swelling there named Angina The dystilled water of the rootes finely shredde doth much mitigate the grieuous dolor of the Goute by daylye dryncking and applying Lynnen clothes wette in it on the grieued places This also helpeth marueylously ioynt aches by applying on the grieued places Lynnen clothes wette in it and eating a fewe of the tender gréene toppes whether two or thrée in a Sallate causeth a man soluble and to haue sundrye stooles The water drunke with Sirupe of Vineger helpeth a burning Ague The pouder of the leaues marueylouslye worketh in all sortes of Vlcers in that the same asswageth paynes clenseth them and doth incarnate The water of Imperatoria The fift Chapter THe tyme aptest for dystilling the Herbe Imperatoria is when it yéeldeth the floures then the whole Herbe wyth the rootes well shredde although some rather wyll the rootes onely require to be infused in wyne for twelue houres after the bestowing into a Cucurbite dystill the whole after Arte in Balneo Mariae This water drunke doth marueylous expell the wynde of the stomacke Bowels and Bellie for which cause auayleable in the Cholicke pâ—ssions and tâ—â—sionâ— of the stomack This also procureth the Termes in women and mooueth vryne If asswageth toothach by washing the mouth therewith The same myxed with Rosed Honie and drinke warme helpeth marueylously the griefes and stranglings of the wombe or Matrice in women and Conception greatly furthereth where the impediment procéedeth of coldenesse This water in lyke maner drunke warme strengtheneth the stomacke and causeth digestion This water sundrie tymes gargelled in the mouth comforteth a colde Brayne and purgeth it effectuously of Flewme A dramme of the pouder drunke with a quantitie of the water preuayleth in colde sicknesses so that this marueylously helpeth the loose parts of the Bodie convulsions and the falling sickenesse This water myxed with Rosed Hony and drunke wyth halfe a spoonefull of the fine pouder of the roote an houre before the comming of the fitte helpeth myraculously the Quartane ague The water gargelled in the mouth amendeth the breath and strengtheneth all the senses Thys drunke wyth halfe a spoonefull of the pouder of the roote helpeth the plague all maner of poysons the byting and stinging of venymous beastes and wormes Thys water drunke with Rosed Honie and halfe a spoonefull of pure Cynnamone water amendeth such hardly fetching breath openeth obstructions helpeth the water betwéene the skynne and flesh the Dropsie and diseases in the Mylt To be briefe it heateth all those partes of the Bodie where colde occupyeth and offendeth The water of the blessed Thystell The sixt Chapter THe commended time for the dystillation of the blessed Thystell is that the Herbe alone finely shredde and stamped be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse about the end of May. This water drunke Morning and Euening vnto the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme with Rosed Honye purifyeth the bloude remooueth headache comforteth and causeth a readie memorie breaketh the stone putteth away gyddynesse of the heade amendeth the consumption of the Bodie and preserueth the person long in health This lyke ministred auayleth agaynst the Plague and deadly poysons receyued as well within the Body as outwardly by the stinging or byting of venymous Beasts applyed vpon This water drunke with a dram of the powder before the comming of the fitte helpeth not only the Quartayne but other Feuers whose beginning are wyth colde This lyke drunke helpeth the falling sickenesse in chyldren The water drunke with a quantâ—tie of Rosed honye asswageth the griefes of the bowels and kydneys ceaseth the other torsions of the Belly and kéepeth the Bodie soluble It also causeth sweating sleyeth the wormes in the Bellye amendeth the defaultes of the stomacke and wombe The abouesayde quantitie of the pouder drunke with pure Aqua vitae not only kylleth worms in the Bodie of Chyldren but deliuereth in short tyme the grieuous paynes of the Bodie A Passe made with the pouder of the blessed Thystle whyte Breade and Honye and dystilled wyth whyte wyne yéeldeth a water right singular for the decayed sight of the eyes The water of Pellitorie of the wall The .vij. Chapter THe tyme of the dystillation is that the whole Herbe shredde and infused in wyne be dystilled about the ende of Maye in Balneo Mariae the water drunke with Rosed honie for eyght or nyne dayes togither to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme Morning and Euening openeth the stopping of the Lyuer and Mylt purgeth the kydneyes and Bladder ceaseth the griefes of the Matrice and sendeth downe the Termes in women The same drunke Morning and Euening vnto the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme helpeth an olde and continuall cough The water simplye of the Herbe gargelled and applyed without amendeth the inflammation of the throte The aboue sayde water drunke with a quantitie of Rosed honye auayleth agaynst the Strangulion and grypings of the Bellye procéeding of wynde and colde humors The water applyed with Linnen clothes wet in it asswageth swellings and paine of the Goute also the Shingles burning or scalding and hote vlcers The water of Yarrowe The .viij. Chapter THe congruent tyme of the dystillation of Yarrowe is that the whole Herbe shredde and infused in wyne be dystilled about the ende of May in Balneo Mariae This water drunke euery morning for a tyme togither to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme and applying of it on the region of the heart heateth a colde stomacke This also auayleth agaynst the wormes of the Bellie and difficulties of Vrine The water drunke with a dram weyght of the fine pouder of Cynamone stayeth the ouer great fluxe of the Termes The rather if the gréene Herbe bruised be applyed at that tyme by a skilfull Midwyfe This water drunke sundrie dayes profiteth that person which hath lost his colour by much bléeding and purgeth the bloude Also fresh woundes wasshed with the same and Lynnen clothes after the wetting in it applyed vpon morning and euening doth spéedilye cure them A handfull of the herbe brused betwéene two stones and applyed on freshe and bloudie woundes after the stitching of the lyppes if they be great cureth them throughly within the space of .xxiiij. houres as of experience knowne by sundrie persons Thys water drunke with Coowe mylke vnto the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme both Morning and Euening helpeth the
vehement heate of the Kidneyes miraculously and in short tyme and it like auayleth in them which haue the Lyuer and Lungs vlcered and this often experienced in many persons The water of Angelica The .ix. Chapter THe aptest tyme for the distillation of the most singular herbe Angelica is when this begynneth to yéelde the floures then the whole Herbe with the rootes broken and shredde infused a tyme in the best wyne to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse with his heade and large Receyuer set to the Nose of it well closed about with Waxe and Rosin myxed togither This water thus Artely dystilled by dryncking a quantitie sundry Mornings doth not onely open attenuate and expell euill humours but marueylously preuâ—yleth agaynst the Plague and deadly poysons The same drunke with a quantitie of Rosed honie and a scruple weyght of the pouder of Cynamon or more digesteth Fleugmaticke and clammie humors Yea this amendeth the Cough in short time procéeding of colde in that it causeth the person more easily to spit vp grosse and clammie fleugme The water drunke diuers Morninges swéetened with a little Sugar or Rosed honie doth recouer and heale the inner Vlcers of the Bowelles and dissolueth the clotted bloâ—de wythin the Bodie and strengtheneth the stomacke Thys water ministred wyth a little of Cynamone water and a scruple of the pouder of the roote at a time for sundrie Mornings doth miracâ—lously helpe swouning and other passions or griefes of the heart This water auayleth agaynst the byting of madde venymous Beasts applyed outwardly with Rewe and receyued within the bodie with a scruple weyght of fine Tryacle Hereof it commeth to passe that certayne of the later Phisitions haue a great opinion in the bestowing of the roote of the Herbe in their Medicines for the expelling of poyson The water of the Nettle The .x. Chapter THe leaues and flowers plucked of require to be dystilled about the .xiij. daye of Iuly in Balneo Mariae This water drunke at Morning Noone and at Euening vnto the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme profiteth agaynst the Cholicke passion and grypings of the Bowels it putteth away the stone and griefes of the Kidneyes procéeding of colde The lyke quantitie drunke helpeth an olde Cough the harde fetching of breath and swouning of an vntemperate coldenesse procéeding and lyke recouereth the Lungs colde The same druncke a tyme togither preuayleth agaynst wormes of the belly and all maner of wyndie passions in the same It profiteth filthie and mattrie wounds and sores running if they be often washed with the same or Lynnen clothes wet in it be applied vpon If linnen clothes wet in the water of the red Nettle be diuers times applyed doth marueylously recouer helpe in short tâ—â—â— the byte of a mad Dog. The water of the rootes purely washed and shred before the dystilling in the Canicular dayes drunke Morning and Euening vnto the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme preuayleth agaynst a long continuing and colde Cholicke ceaseth an olde Cough and breaketh the Impostumes of the Lungs The water drunke and applyed on the members putteth away the depriuation of féeling speach and moouing and the Palsie It also profiteth the prime place looseth the Bellie healeth the griefes of the Lunges and is to be applyed to the breast The same drunke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a tyme putteth away the payne of the stomacke draweth downe womens Termes and expelleth the yoongling deade A dramme weyght of the pouder of the Séedes drunke with a quantitie of the water and a little of the swéete Cuite of Reysius prouoketh a desire to the Venerall acte The water of Alkakengi or Winter Cheries The .xi. Chapter OF the kirnels gathered in the Moneth of August and brused let a water be dystilled in Balneo Mariae according to Arte This water dayly drunke at Morning Noone and at Euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme but to Children and Infants onely one ounce giuen helpeth the Lyuer the stone of the Kidneyes and Bladder The water drunke in the same maner stayeth the dropping of the Vrine spéedily purgeth the Lyuer Kidneys and Bladder This also drunke in the maner abouesayde recouereth the grieuous blystering and sorenesse of the Kidneys and Bladder and right profitable for the pyssing of Bloude The water of Alchimilla or Lions foote The .xij. Chapter VNto the congruent Dystillation the roote and Herbe wyth the whole substance requireth to be shredde and to be dystilled about the ende of Maye or the myddes of Iune in Balneo Mariae This water drunke vnto the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme both Morning and Euening is not onely auayleable for inwarde woundes but healeth wynding vlcers and ruptures The water applyed wyth Lynnen clothes wette in it on outwarde wounds doth not only asswage the euill heate but also closeth them in short tyme this experienced in wounde drynckes ministred by diuers skilfull Germaines A dramme of the pouder of it taken with thrée ounces of the water helpeth the falling of the Bowels into the Codde or other rupture in short tyme without any cutting The lyke weyght of the pouder gyuen with the water swéetened with a little Sugar for fiftéene or twentie dayes togither procureth the woman not apt to conceyue through a coldenesse of the ouermuch moysture of the wombe which letteth the retayning of the séede iniected to conceyue in short tyme after The dystilled water drunke and conceyued into the wombe doth myraculously staye the whytes or whyte fluxe from the backe in women yea by the dayly iniection is the priuie place made so straight that hardly she can be knowne from the chaste Mayden the rather by sitting in the decoction which then is sooner perfourmed This also draweth vp hanging Pappes or Breastes of women and causeth them to be fast and harde if Lynnen clothes wette in it with the water of Horsetayles and the dryed peares of Roses with other â—ipticke things be often applyed The water of Barberies The .xiij. Chapter THe fruite of Barberies when they be rype as in October require to be dystilled in Balneo Mariae This water giuen with the sirrupe of Violets to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme Morning and Euening doth not only cease thyrst in vehement and pestilent Agues but suppresseth Cholericke and pernicions exhalations causing an euill heate in man The same like drunke profiteth against the heate of the Lyuer in the Cholicke passion in the casting or vomiting vppe of meate in fluxes and painfull grypings of the bellie and restoreth the appetite weake The water myxed with redde Corall and drunke stayeth the ouermuch shedding of the Termes The water drunke with the water of Grasse or Purcelane or Southernwoode sweetened well with Sugar â–ª killeth the woormes in the Bellie the water drunke sundrie tymes helpeth the spitting of bloud It fasteneth loose téeth if they be often washed wyth
it It strengtheneth the gummes and Iawes by often gargelling and represseth the hote styllinges from the heade The water closeth the freshe woundes in the vpper face of the fleshe and dryeth vp olde Vlcers being orderly applyed Neuerthelesse this water harmeth them which be grieued wyth paynes of the stomacke procéeding of wynde and coldenesse and that hardly fetch breath The water of Bryonie The .xiiij. Chapter THe roote of Bryonie shredde small requyreth to be dystilled about the ende of May This water drunke to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time with the conserue of Quinces a little Maâ—ticke helpeth digestion clenseth the breast mundifieth the brayne openeth the stoppings of the bowels causeth Vrine expelleth the stone in the Kidneyâ— deliuereth the falling sicknesse The water gâ—â—en with the â—rrup of Roses and Figges wrought togither doth marueylously helpe the Cough and resolueth hard swellings especially of the Mylt The water drunke with a little Cynamone draweth downe the Termes purgeth the whole wombe and expelleth the deade yongling the rather if she sitteth in the decoction of the rootes The féete washed and laboured with the faine preuayleth against the gout Foure ounces of the water drunke with a dramme weyght of sâ—me Cordiall pouder amendeth an euill stomacke but eyght ounces receyued at a tyme looseth the Bellie The water asswageth the burning heate of the Shingles putteth away vnséemely spottes moles and pimples yea cleareth a redde and Lâ—prâ—â—â— face and amendeth the scarres of woundes if it be often applyed after the forme of a Liniment The water applyed with Linnen clothes wet in it doth recouer a running Palsie and putteth away a swelling and the â—ingâ— euill The water sundrie dayes drunke doth marueylously helpe the suffocation or strangling of the Matrice insomuch that it throughly deliuereth and healeth such of the same griefe And a 〈◊〉 dayly deâ—eâ— in a 〈◊〉 with this griefe for certaine yeares was in the ende throughly cured of the same by drinking of the water boyled with an ounce of the roote swéetned with Sugar at the going to Bedde once in the wéeke for one whole yeare The water of Shepeheardes Purse The .xv. Chapter THe Herbe with the whole substance gathered and shredde small requireth to be dystilled in Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye or beginning of Iune This water drunke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme with a little fine Bole and Plantaine water is profitable for all maner of fluxes and grypings of the Bellie and helpeth the spitting vp of Bloude in the same maner druncke stayeth the abundance of the Termes in women if they sit in the decoction of the Herbe and Persicaria or Arssmart The water orderly applyed closeth freshe woundes and mitigateth the dolour of all woundes by washing them oftentimes with it This also dropped warme into the eares â–ª amendeth the matterie running of them The water applyed with Lynnen clothes wette in it on Inflammations and the Shingles mightily preuayleth Yea it stayeth all fluxes of Bloude by applying Lynnen clothes wette in it round about or on the place This also commended for the washing of wounds on the heade in that it mightilye stayeth bléeding and the same druncke to the quantitie of vj. or .vij. ounces swéetened with a little Sugar stayeth the bléeding of woundes The water restrayneth the bléeding at the Nose if a Pessarie made with rawe silke and dipped or wette in the same be put vp into the Nosethrils The lyke it perfourmeth if with a Lynnen cloth wette in the water it be applyed on the foreheade The water of Camomill The .xvi. Chapter THe Herbe Camomill with the whole substaunce shredde requireth to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse about the ende of May or beginning of Iune This water drunke morning and euening to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a tyme swéetned with Sugar doth mittigate the paine of the Bellie and grypings in the Bowels It strengtheneth the sinewes taketh away the Palsie and softeneth styffe members The same quantitie drunck with Rosed honnie looseth the Bellie purgeth downewarde Melancholie and Fleugme with other clammie humors and asswageth heate in the Bowels The water in lyke quantitie druncke amendeth the yelowe Iaundyse openeth the Vrinall wayes procureth vrine breaketh the stone of the bladder and Kidneys by mixing the Saxifragâ— water with it It mooueth the Termes in women and expelleth the deade yongling if any such be in the wombe of the woman all clammie humors besides of the Matrice This water druncke in the lyke maner abouesayde doth put away Agues without burning in the bowels procéeding of Cholericke humors or by thicknesse of the skynne It also openeth the Mylt stopped putteth awaye swelling of the stomacke by comforting and heating it stayeth besides the fluxe of the Bellie named Lienteria In the abouesayde maner druncke recouereth the impostume of the Lunges and amendeth the Leprie The water applyed with Lynnen clothes on the vlcered priuities asswageth heate and diminisheth the payne The water druncke and applyed with Lynnen clothes wette in it doth spéedily heale the bytte and stinging of venimous wormes and beastes The water profiteth the Marrowe or Bones if they shall be felt colde by often washing and rubbing of them with the same It also comforteth the Brayne ceaseth headach procéeding of a colde cause stayeth the colde running of the eares and draweth downe euill humors from the Brayne gathered of colde if the heade by a Lye made with the floures boyled in it be well washed The water of Honysuckles The .xvij. Chapter THe tyme congruent to the Dystillation is that the flowers bestowed in a Cucurbite of Glasse be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune This water druncke foure or fiue dayes morning and euening recouereth the Cardiacke passion and harde fetching of breath The water druncke in the same maner helpeth the Dropsie the shortnesse of wynde causing a long breath and purgeth the stomacke This in lyke maner preuayleth agaynst the stone of the Loynes purgeth the reynes and dissolueth the swelling of the Mylt yet by drincking a long time togither of this procureth barraynesse all the life time This water is profitable for them to drincke which feare the coÌ„ming of the Leaprie and purgeth the bloud it also amendeth the redde pushes in the Face putteth awaye Moles and causeth a cleare face if it be dyuers tymes in the daye washed wyth the same the water is effectuous for Palsie meÌ„bres which be dryed and consumed if with the same they be dayly rubbed it profiteth olde and new woundes washed morning and euening wyth the same it also healeth spéedily olde vlcers on the legges as the worthie Chyrurgian Iohannes de Vigo affirmeth if they be often washed with the same this annoynted on any swellinges healeth them or druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme The water doth lyke recouer astonished or benummed partes of the body by
diuers dayes drincking or rubbing them wyth it it healeth the burning or scalding if the places shall be washed wyth the same or linnen clothes wet in it applyed vpon them it healeth the Canker in the mouth if it be often washed wyth the same and the gummes vlcered within the mouth A Canker washed wyth the same morning and euening or if linnen clothes wette in it be often applyed doth in short time cure the sore The water dropped into the eyes doth amende a thicke and dimme sight The water healeth a Fistula putteth awaye whelkes the ytche and fowle scabbes by often washing wyth the same The water of Centorie the lesser The .xviij. Chapter THe tyme of Distilling this Centorie is about the ende of Iune then the stalkes leaues and flowers shred togither require to be distilled by Balneo Mariae in a cucurbite of glasse this water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme is right profitable for them which haue a rawe and colde stomacke for all that which is euill and hurtfull in the same it coÌ„sumeth this druncke in the like quantitie abouesayde draweth and sendeth forth Choller Flewme and other grosse Humours by sieges This water druncke of a Childe to the quantitie of twoo ounces but of a man of full age fower ounces in the morning fasting expelleth the wormes in the bellye the same druncke at the beginning of the fitte putteth away the Ague but druncke for thrée morninges fasting swéetned with sugar auayleth agaynst all Agues The water druncke in the maner abouesayde helpeth the harde fetching of breath and putteth away an olde cowgh The water druncke of a woman expelleth out of the wombe the dead younglyng This is ryght profitable for staying the desire to vomite belching of the stomacke it procureth an appetyte to meate purgeth and expelleth grosse Humours of which are woont to procéede Ache and payne in the hyppes féete and handes the Iaundyse and others lyke The water swéetned with sugare and druncke in the morning fasting recouereth the stopping of the Lyuer Loynes Milte and Bladder and amendeth the hardnesse of the Lyuer and Milte it preuayleth agaynst the Chollicke passion gripinges of the bowels The water closeth and cureth new woundes bigge if they be washed with the same or by Lynnen clothes wette in it applyed vppon and olde vlcers that may hardly be brought to a scarre are dooing in the same maner couered wyth a scarre The water druncke much auayleth in the spitting of Bloude The water mixed wyth a little Honny and dropped into the eyes greatly cleareth them the same druncke sendeth downe the Termes This druncke helpeth the sinews affected by emptying and drying vp the matter offending The water swéetned wyth Sugar and druncke fasting is much auayleable for the obstructions of the lyuer and applyed aswell without the bodie as receyued inwarde is a singular remedie in the hardnesse of the Milte The water of Cherryes The .xix. Chapter THe great redde and sower Cherries wyth short stalkes when they shalâ— be rype are to be gathered And for twoo dayes spreade abrâ—de on a shete after distilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of glasse This water druncke twise or thrise a day to the quantitie of fower ounces at a tyme swéetned wyth a little sugar doth restrayne the termes the fluxe Dysenteria and all other Fluxes of the Bellie In the same maner druncke and applyed without amendeth the heate of the Lyuer stomacke and other partes of the Bodie and comforteth the heart The distilled water of the flowers dropped into the eyes at euening when the pacient goeth to bedde putteth away the pinne and webbe and other spottes of the eyes and the water lyke putteth awaye the rednesse watering of the eyes if it shall be dropped into them twise or thrise a day The water of the blacke Cherries distilled in the same maner druncke twise a daye to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme helpeth the Dropsie but it behooueth that the pacient in the meane time refraine froÌ„ taking any other drinck The water druncke in the same maner remooueth the depryuation and Palsie of membres so that they be washed and rubbed with the same and let to drye in by it selfe in lyke maner washing and gargelling the mouth with it restoreth the vse of the tongue lost Also such annoyed wyth those griefes ought dayly to drincke the water fasting to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme The water druncke helpeth swellings and is auayliable in burning and pestilent Agues in that it cooleth seasseth thirst and yéeldeth strength The water of the rype blacke Cherries newlye distilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae druncke to the quantitie of halfe an ounce at a time or powred into the mouth at the tyme of the fytte of the falling sickenesse doth forthwith reuyue the person to knowledge of himselfe and causeth hym to be frée from convulsions and Crampes vntill the next fitte take hym Which assoone as it shall happen to come agayne let the same quantitie of the water be powred into the pacients mouth for this not onely shall let but take awaye and heale altogither the fitte as the lyke of experience knowne A certayne woman afflicted wyth the falling sickenesse recouered health and was delyuered throughly of it by the dayly receyuing at the fittes of the water distilled of the blacke Cherries the lesser Nettill and the flowers of the trée named Tilia The water distilled of the meate and kernelles brused togither doth sende foorth the sande procuring the stone in the Kidneyes and Bladder The Gumme of the trée infused a tyme in this water and druncke twise a day is not onely auayleable agaynst an olde cough but helpeth such as are vexed wyth the stone The water of Cheruell The .xx. Chapter THe chosen time for the distilling of Cheruell is that the herbe the roote wyth the whole substaunce finely shred be distilled by Balneo Mariae about the midle of Maye This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme helpeth persons bursten and harmed by a grieuous fall and resolueth the Bloude clotted into lumpes The same drunke helpeth the stone of the Kidneyes and a great quantitie druncke at a tyme looseth the Bellie it causeth a good stomacke strengthneth and comforteth the heart putteth awaye the colde shiuering or shaking of the Ague amendeth the heade comforteth the senses The water druncke in the maner abouesayde putteth away most great paynes and prickinges or stitches it helpeth the Lunges and his affectes or griefes The water of Germander The .xxi. Chapter THe time of the distillation is about the middle of Maye then the herbe wyth the whole substaunce shredde small requyreth to be distilled by Balneo Mariae The water druncke fasting to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme dissolueth the swollen and harde Milt prouoketh Vryne sendeth downe the termes This druncke in lyke quantitie cutteth asundre
the grosse and clammie Humours clenseth the stoppinges of the bowelles and expelleth the youngling deade This water for an inwarde rupture is right profitable if to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme it be often tymes in the day druncke The water dayly druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme swéetned with a little sugare purgeth and causeth good Bloud gladneth the heart refresheth and cooleth the Lyuer especially if it shall be distilled with the flowers The water also recouereth the exulceration of the mouth if it be often washed wyth the same The water of the stocke Gelyflowere The .xxij. Chapter THe congruente tyme for the dystillation is about the ende of Aprill or myddes of Maye when the flowers shall be full blowen then the hearbe wyth the whole substance finely shredde ought to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbyte of Glasse This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of two ounces at a time recouereth the Frenticke person comforteth the Brayne The water in the same maner druncke strengthneth the Lyuer and Kidneyes procureth the Termes causeth women to be fruitfull clenseth them after the byrth of Childe and sendeth foorth the younglyng dead In the same maner the water druncke heateth and comforteth the hearte colde sharpneth the senses and reason ioyeth the mynde clenseth strengthneth the Bloude corrupt heateth the marrow of the bones and recouereth colde Fluxes The depriuatiō or Palsie of the tongue doth the water helpe or if the sydes shall be molested wyth thys euill the water throughly recouereth by drincking twise a daye of it or rubbing the membres therewyth The water deliuereth the trembling of the handes if they be rubbed wyth the same the lyke doth the water performe druncke Morning and Euening The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of two ounces at a tyme temperateth the heate of the heart comforteth and openeth the same The water droped twise in the daye doth put awaye spottes in the eyes wheather those shall procéede of heate or of colde and procureth a cleare and fayre face The water seaseth all paynes of the head by applying and binding about the heade Lynnen clothes wette in it and in the same maner applyed procureth sléepe to weake persons The water of Dragons The .xxiij. Chapter THe congruent time of dystilling is that the roote shredde and brused be dystilled by Balneo Mariae betwéene the monethes of Iuly and September This water druncke with a little Rosed honnie preuayleth agaynst the plague The water druncke morning and euening helpeth the Cough openeth obstructions attenuateth grosse Flewme purgeth the breast of euill humours clenseth the Bowels and helpeth the dropping of Vrine The water is greatly auayleable if any shall happen to haue a grieuous fall or be stricken or pricked wyth weapon or brused by staffe that the Bloude wythin the bodie or skinne shall be congeled then take a wyne pinte of this water and foure ounces of Muster séede brused these after the tempering wyth foure ounces of Cheruell water and strayned through a cloth and wringed out to the maner of Milke giue to drincke swéetned afore wyth halfe an ounce of Sugar pennuttes morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme for this throughly helpeth in short tyme If Cotton wette in the water be layde on freshe woundes stayeth the bléeding of them It also healeth woundes by Lynnen clothes wette in it applyed vpon or by drincking morning and euening to the quantitie of two ounces at a tyme The féete astonished and without féeling by colde wash morning and euening with the same water For it expelleth the colde and mitigateth the griefe The person bytte or stinged of a Snake or Adder let him wash the gréeued place wyth Lynnen clothes wet in it and applye those vpon the sore for it spéedily helpeth The lyke doth heale a Canker if Lynnen clothes wette be applyed The water of the greater Comferie The .xxiiij. Chapter THe rootes wyth the whole Hearbe shredde brused require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the middle of the Spring This water druncke helpeth such as are bursten and that haue broken the bone of the legge by taking of the same to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme both Morning noone and at Euening It healeth the choppes of the lippes if they shall be washed wyth the same The water druncke and Lynnen clothes after the wetting in it applyed vpon doth spéedily heale woundes and extinguisheth inflamations and seaseth paynes The water in the same maner applyed asswageth the burning of the Shingles and expelleth outwarde swellinges Applyed wyth Cotton wette in it stayeth the bléeding of woundes the lyke it performeth if myxed wyth anye other drincke it be druncke twise or thryse a day The water druncke twyse a day dissolueth and sendeth forth the clottes of bloude congealed in the stomacke or in any other part of the Bodie And this applyed wyth Lynnen clothes wette in it doth marueylously clense and sease the running of Matterie vlcers eaten in hapning about the pryuie place of man or woman The water of Quinces The .xxv. Chapter THe chosen tyme for dystilling of Quinces is when they be rype then they shredde and brused requyre to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbyte of Glasse This water to the quantitie of foure ounces myxed wyth thrée ounces of thicke red wyne and druncke morning noone and at euening yéeldeth fresh bloude amendeth an euill stomacke in that it comforteth and strengthneth the same retayneth the meate in it and putteth away the wyll to vomite It also seaseth belching of the stomacke and vomiting and restrayneth all maner of Fluxes of the bellie and comforteth all the membres of the bodie by daily and often drincking of it the water amendeth the exulceratiō of the throte if it be often gargelled wythin the mouth The water retayned in the mouth seaseth thirst healeth tongue vlcered and cooleth the heate of the stomacke The water taken with a dram wayght of some Cordiall powder at euening procureth an appetyte and desire to eate yéeldeth a great strength to the heart and comforteth it and putteth awaye drunckennesse In the griefes of the bowelles this is not to be vsed in that it restrayneth and in Feuers this neyther is to be ministred when as anye coueteth to haue the bellie soluble The water of Quince flowers dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbyte of Glasse druncke of women to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme stayeth the great Fluxe of the Termes In the same maner druncke comforteth the heart and stayeth the will to vomite and vomiting by drincking to the quantitie of three ounces at a tyme morning noone and at euening The water of Doder The .xxvi. Chapter THe congruent tyme of Dystilling the Doder is when the stringes eyes or séedes beginne to appeare for it hath no leaues as other hearbes then to shredde the whole substance and dystill it
the Heart the Liuer and other spirituall members and riddeth away the falling sickenesse by drincking of the same for fortie dayes togither The water druncke fasting swéetened with a little Sugar helpeth swounding recouereth the lacke of speach lost and sundrie diseases of the bodie and restoreth plentie of mylke in womens brestes The water druncke in the foresayde maner helpeth the Strangurie auayleth against the pricking about the heart and amendeth the inflammation of the Liuer The water druncke twyse a daye stayeth the immoderate course of the termes in women The water healâ—th the byte and stinging of venimous beastes and woormes if a lynnen clothe wette in it be applyed on the place The water dropped into the eyes putteth away the inflammation and darckenesse of them It cooleth also hote inflammations by applying Lynnen clothes wette in the same Whose members or head doe tremble it behooueth him afore to washe purely and drie them after to rubbe and labor this water on the places and to let it dry in by it selfe recouereth them if this be done morning and euening The water applyed with Lynnen clothes wette in it putteth awaye the payne of the priusties To conclude this water orderly ministred recouereth loose and palsie members the falling sicknesse convulsions dazeling and swimming of the heade and swounding In Germanie certaine doe make of the Flowers dryed in the summer time a wine in the time of pressing forth the Grapes which after the myxing and standing togither a certaine time they minister of it for the foresayde griefes But there are other which stéepe a pounde of the freshe flowers in a gallon or twoo of olde wyne and set the Glasse in the Sunne for sixe wéekes or two Monethes putting to it of Lauander and of Rosemarie flowers with sundrie pleasant spyces this after the strayning they distill in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae which water purchased they bestowed for the preciousnesse of it in Siluer or Golden vesselles close stopped and they name this the Golden water which they vse to all the foresayde griefes of the bodye The rather if it be dystilled thrée tymes ouer and rectified by a Pellicane which then ministred with sixe graynes of Pepper a little of Lauander water worketh miraculously for it coÌ„forteth the Brayne restoreth such swouning and left for deade in a maner yea causeth them to liue after a long time It also recouereth the depriuation of Senses putteth away the Cholicke passion and profiteth that person which shall haue an impostume in the hinder part of the Brayne and Heade by drinking a spoonefull at a time of this precious water This water in lyke manner by applying it often on the foreheade and hynder part of the head procureth a good memorie and readie wit. As touching the recouerie of swounding and great hazard of death by it the learned Mathiolus reporteth that he hath of proofe founde manye tymes the contrarie yet such is the fame of it sayeth he in Germanie that many cannot refrayne the ministring of the same yea in most hote sickenesses The water of the Wyldinges or Crabbes The .xlvi. Chapter THe congruent tyme for Dystillation of them is that they bruised be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of October This water druncke Morning Noone and at Euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar is a most precious water and miraculously auayleth against the grypings of the Bowels The water in lyke maner taken helpeth the fluxe Dysenteria deliuereth the griefes of the stone clenseth the Reynes and Bladder The water of the vnrypened Crabbes or Wyldinges dystilled by Balneo Mariae about S. Iohns daye not onelye helpeth the face swollen by washing it with the same and letting it to drye in by it selfe but putteth away the high red colour and péeling of the skinne on the face and the red pymples or other deformitie of the same The water of putrified and rotten Apples The .xlvij. Chapter OF the graffed or swéete Apples which shall be rotten shall you dystill a water by Balneo Mariae This water helpeth that inflammation which cooled and putrified larger spreadeth insomuch that the fleshe falleth out if the place be morning and euening washed with the same or Lynnen clothes often applyed The water recouereth hote and red swellings and sores or Cankers eating and pestilent Botches by applying Lynnen clothes wette in it thryse in the daye The water of the Apples through ripe and before their rotting dystilled by Balneo Mariae very much auayleth for comforting in that it cooleth the body and heart by drinking morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with a little Sugar The flowers of the graffed Apples requyre to be gathered when as they be thorowe blowen and by a Lynnen sheete spredde vnder the trée the blossomes ought to be beaten downe with a staffe and to be dystilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae This water recouereth and throughly helpeth the rednesse and deformitie of the face if for thrée or fower wéekes togither it be washed morning and euening with the same The water of the Peache tree flowers The .xlviij. Chapter A Certayne Chymist of fame in Germanie dystilled a Rose water out of the Peache Roses or Flowers which looseth the Bellie and procureth to vomite and he tooke for loosing of the Bellie the water which dystilled forth first before the Roses were burned and dystilled them in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae where he also dystilled the drye herbes and others in Sandâ— The water of the leaues dystilled by Balneo Mariae at the increasing of the Moone in Maye druncke in the morning fasting putteth away the griefe of the stone in the loynes the rather by taking it thryce a daye to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a time which in lyke maner vsed procureth vrine and purgeth the Bladder The water druncke of children fasting to the quantitie of an ounce at a time swéetened with Sugar killeth the long wormes in the bodie The water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time preuayleth agaynst the stone The water dropped into the eares killeth the wormes in them Rubbing the heade with it ceaseth headach The water of the smaller Mallowes The .xlix. Chapter WHen the Mallowes shall beare flowers then the rootes with the whole Herbe gathered and shredde small dystill by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Maye This water betwéene daye and night druncke fower tymes to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time swéetned with a little Sugar recouereth the pricking or stitches in the sides and Pleurisie and purgeth woundes The water druncke to the quantitie of sixe or eyght ounces at a time fasting softeneth and looseth the bellie remooueth the payne of the Matrice breaketh and healeth inwarde swellings The water in lyke maner druncke stayeth the perillous fluxe Dysenteria putteth away the griefe of the stone asswageth the payne of the
time as a certaine man of proofe affirmeth The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time strengtheneth the stomack heateth and comforteth nature The water in like maner druncke putteth awaye the yelowe Iaundise and prouoketh vrine The water taken in the morning fasting for a certaine time togither to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time and that Lynnen clothes wette in it be often applyed doth preuayle against all swellings being as well without as within the bodie The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time and that Lynnen clothes wette in it be often applyed doth heale olde and newe woundes aswell wythin happening as without the bodie The water of Cinkfoyle or fiue leaued grasse The Lix Chapter THe best time for dystillation of it is that the herbe stalke roote with the whole substance shred small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of Maye This water druncke morning and euening for certaine dayes to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time helpeth the stone the griefe of the Stone in the Loynes and clenseth the Reynes The water druncke fasting to the quantitie of eygth or nine ounces at a tyme doth mightily loose the belly and like resolueth the hardnesse of belly by applying it without The water applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it ceaseth all maner of heates and swellinges applyed with lynnen clothes wette to the foreheade stayeth the bléeding at the nose It recouereth the trembling of members and the handes if they be often laboured with the same and let to drye in by it selfe The water healeth newe and olde woundes if they be washed with the same or applyed with lynnen clothes It also putteth awaye all swellinges and Impostumes The water druncke fasting for certaine dayes profiteth against all maner of Feuers and expelleth them vtterlye The water of Thowrowaxe dystilled in Balneo druncke to the quantitie of two ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar helpeth the inner rupture of Children healeth inflammations with a readnesse and the Shingles and ceaseth the griefe of a burning stomacke The water of S. Iohns Worte The Lx. Chapter THe best tyme for Dystillation of it is that the herbe the leaues and flowers drawne from the stalkes be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Iune This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of two ounces at a time preuayleth against the Apoplexie or depriuing of senses This water myxed with the powder of the rootes or séedes or water of Pionie and druncke twyse or thryse a daye to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a time recouereth and helpeth the falling sickenesse The water preuayleth against the trembling of members if they be laboured with the same twyse a day The water drunck with redde wine helpeth all manner of superfluous fluxes of the Bellie the rather being applyed with a lynnen clothe wette in it The water druncke morning and euening healeth all maner of woundes being as well without as within the Bodie foynes or cuttes the rather if they shall be washed or applyed often with a lynnen cloth wette in it The water of Pympernell The Lxi. Chapter THe congruent tyme for dystillation of the lesser Pympernell which hath a sharpe roote is that the rootes the herbe with the whole substance shredde and bruised be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme swéetened with Sugar helpeth the stone and griefe of the stone in the Loynes and Bladder and clenseth the Reynes This water helpeth the Plague druncke once wythin sixe dayes It profiteth women whose matrice is become colde and draweth downe the Termes The water druncke in lyke quantitie with a little of Castoreum brought to fine powder fasting putteth away the palsie of members The water druncke fasting to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time defendeth the person from sickenesse that daye in that it putteth away all maner of griefe from the heart deliuereth euill humors and procureth vrine this druncke with a little fine Triacle preuayleth against poyson The water causeth a cléere and fayre skinne of the face and handes if any often washeth these outwarde parts with it The water of Plantayne The Lxij Chapter THe rootes and herbe with the whole substance shredde small dystill by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. The water druncke for fortie dayes morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a tyme swéetened with a little Sugar recouereth the Dropsie a hote Cough and that swelling procéeding of a heate and healeth Blysters and pushes rysing of heate It profiteth any fluxe of the Bellie but especiallye helpeth that fluxe Dysenteria if you mixe in the drinking the powders of the stone Hematites and Bole Armoniacke to the quantitie or weyght of a dramme of eche with two ounces of the water This lyke mixed and druncke stayeth the humorall fluxe and the ouer great fluxe of the Termes The water healeth the vlcers and impostume of the Lunges it preuayleth against poyson The water recouereth the falling sicknesse by drincking it for fortie dayes The water druncke for fower dayes helpeth the loue medicine if a purgation be afterwarde taken and this druncke a time deliuereth the griefe of the Mylt It killeth wormes by drincking fasting the quantitie abouesayde taken fasting for thrée dayes togither to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time helpeth the Ague It also recouereth the Matrice and sendeth forth the after burthen The water helpeth the Plague and profiteth inflammations by applying Lynnen clothes wette in it The water healeth all vlcers which are happened by a bruise stripe fall or by any other cause The water retayned a long time in the mouth healeth all woundes and vlcers of the mouth and the gummes rotten by bloude The water dropped euery day into a Fistula healeth it the rather if it be often washed with the same The water dropped into the eares remooueth the payne of them It helpeth the Shingles and dropped or applyed to the eyes putteth away the swelling of them The water gargelled in the mouth recouereth the exulceration of the throte The water applyed with lynnen clothes on freshe woundes stayeth the issue of bloud It healeth the bytte and stinging of venimous beastes and woormes recouereth inflammations and those with a readnesse by applying lynnen clothes wette in it The water applyed with lynnen clothes preserueth woundes that no inflammation or other incommoditie happeneth to them It healeth those Vlcers which by féeding créepe abrode The water cureth that fore féeding which most men name the Wolfe if in it be boyled the flowers of Pomegranates Psidia the Cypresse nuttes Xylobalsamum Carpobalsamum Sugar Alum of eche an ounce of Mumia an ounce and a halfe and of Camphora one dramme of Plantaine water one pynte with the which decoction thus prepared let the sore bée dayly washed The water often
dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune putteth away vlcers of the gummes by often washyng the mouth with the same The water profiteth the consumption of members if they be often rubbed and laboured with the same in that by it they recouer strength and flesh The water heateth the marrowe of the bones if they be often washed and laboured with the same and let to drie by themselfe The water profiteth against a colde disease of the ioyntes if they be rubbed and laboured with the same and let to drie by themselfe The water of Mullaine or Hygges Taper The Lxxiij Chapter THe leaues with the flowers full rype gathered from the stalkes after the shredding small dystill by Balneo Mariae This water is most precious against all swellinges as well inwarde as outwarde by drincking of it morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a time or that a lynnen cloth doubled and wette in the same be often applyed The water in such maner taken helpeth the lunges ascending vnto the throte and increasing Thys in lyke manner profiteth against a hote gowte by drincking of it morning and euening and applying lynnen clothes wette in the same for on such wyse handled a better remedie is not to be founde The water profiteth against all maner of griefes procéeding of a fluxe by drincking thereof morning noone and at night to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar and a little of the fine powder of Cinamone in the same maner druncke putteth away the grypings of the bowels The water recouereâ—h the face which appeareth infeâ—â—ed after the kynde of a Leprie if a soft lynnen cloth dypped in the same be often applyed vpon The water helpeth burnings or scalding â–ª if a double lynnen clothe assoone as the harme done wette in the same be applyed the rather by dooing on such wyse oftentimes for it draweth forth and extinguisheth the heate without harme leauing The water amendeth an ytching scabbednesse whether the same shall be moyst or drie by applying lynnen clothâ—s wette in the same morning noone and at euening The water profiteth if an inflammation with rednesse happeneth on the skinne by wetting a lynnen clothe in the sâ—me and applying it to the place The water profiteth if anâ—e shall haue a long tyme dymme eyes and weake of sight by letting one or twoo droppes fall at a time into eche eye for two or thrée wéekes togither The water of the Lynde or rope Timber tree The Lxxiiij Chapter THe flowers orderly gathered and put into a Cucurbite of glasse dystill by Balneo Mariae This water clenseth anye spottes of the face if the face be often washed with the same as Hieronimus the Herbarian reporteth The water druncke with a little Cynawone water recouereth the trembling of the heart The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time helpeth the falling sickenesse The water drunck in like maner profiteth against the fretting of the guâ—tâ—s and dropped at euening into the eyes procureth a cléerenesse of them The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time helpeth the stone In the same maner druncke recouereth swellings and sendeth all maner of euill humâ—rs out of the bodie The water of Tormentill The Lxxv. Chapter THe herbe with the whole substance shredde and bruised requireth to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae from the xv day of August vnto the viij of September This water druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time preuayleth against all maner of poysons The water is a good preseruatiue against the plague and an vnhealthfull ayer For the plague when it inuadeth any incontinent open a veyne as it behooueth after giue this potion on such wyse prepared take of the water of Tormentill thrée ounces of Uenice Triacle a dram weyght of wyne vinegar an ounce and a halfe which diligently myxed togither minister warme to the pacient lying in his bed and well couered with clothes to sweate whyles he thus lyeth in a sweate rubbe and labour his handes and féete with Uinegar Rue Wormewoode and Salt myxed The next day following minister againe the same potion and he shall then recouer helth The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time recouereth the desperate and all vlcers in maner and stayeâ—h any maner fluxe of the bellie especiallye the fluxe Dysenteria The water taken in the same maner strengtheneth the bodie comforteth the brayne the heart stomacke lyuâ—r mylt and the whole brest if wyne sometymes be myxed with the same The water druncke in the same maner helpeth all Agues it strengtheneth and comforteth such recouering out of a long sicknesse The water druncke profiteth woundes as well within the body as without and cureth outwarde woundes the spéedier if they be often washed with the same It also helpeth all manner of griefes of the eyes by dropping of the same euery night into the eyes for it cleareth the sight The water healeth the Fistula and Canker if they be often washed with the same and that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed To be briefe in what maner and what sickenesses the water shall be applyed and ministred shall of experience founde be profitable The water of Valeriane The Lxxvi Chapter THe congruent time for dystillation of it is that the herbe rootes and stalkes with the whole substance shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a time and applyed with lynnen clothes recouereth vlcers swellings causing payne and great pyles in the fundament It also profiteth against other pyles by applying lynnen clothes wette in the same The water helpeth such bursten and the bone somewhat broken by applying and drincking of the same It also dropped into the eyes cleareth them The water druncke in the morning fasting of Chyldren to the quantitie of of a spoonâ—full at a time deliuereth the wormes in the bellie The water druncke profiteth against poyson and a pestilent ayer It healâ—th newe and olde woundes recouereth vlcers and impostumes within the bodie and putteth awaye ache of the hyppes The water drunck procureth cleare eyes taketh away the paiâ—â— of them and prouoketh sweate powred into troubled wine causeth the same cléerer and purer The water remooueth griefe of the members procéeding of a cold cause by labouring the members with the same The water of the rootes onely dystilled by Balneo Mariae from the myddes of August vnto the viij daye of September drunck helpeth poyson and profiteth against venimous beasts wormes The water helpeth the quotidian feuer drunck to the quantitie of sixe ounces before the coÌ„ming of the fit The water drunck and applyed with lynnen clothes preuayleth against payne stitches of the sides The water procureth vnitie loue where twoo shall drincke togither a cup full
dystilled water restoring weake bodies and most profitable in consumptions out of the secrete conclusions of Fierauantus Let a good yong henne be gotten that neuer layde egge this pull alyue whereby hir bloude may so be stirred vp and spersed thorowout all the bodie thus being plucked bare and deade drawe forth the bowels only beating after both the fleshe and bones togither in a morter adding so much of the crummes of whyte breade as the weyght of the fleshe and bones beaten beate these well togither putting therevnto also one handfull of the gréene or drie Scabious and so many leaues of golde as wey a French or Englishe crowne to these after adde so much of the water of the garden Nightshade or petie Morell as is the weyght of the whole substance which after let so stande togither for a whole night putting it then into a glasse bodie with a heade diligentlye luted and thrée pyntes of the best and mightiest wyne also added before the dystilling which after the fastening of the receyuer to the heade dystill in Balneo Mariae vnto the fecies remayne thorowe drie and then haue you the water Nowe to euery pynte of this water adde one ounce of our water of the honye of which shall after be taught in the proper place of this booke which let be kept in a glasse close stopped that the ayre breath not forth The vse of it serueth to be druncke both in the meales and betwéene meales which helpeth the drye cough of the persons diseased and sicke of the Ague and women traueyling in childebed and many other like matters doth this dystillation worke greatly to be woondered at The Alchymistes instruct and teach a waye of the drawing of waters out of the whytes yâ—lkes of egges by burying the substance before for fiue days in horse dung and adding also a quantitie of Salt in the dystilling The lyke doe they describe of the fattes and rosinie substances â–ª and many descriptions of the like waters may be vnderstanded and read in many practises of Diodorus Euclayon alreadie published by the Author The water of Swallowes helping the falling sickenesse borowed out of the methode of Rondelleâ—ius â–ª Take of swallowes vnto the quantitie of vj. ounces â–ª of Gastoreâ—m one ounce these mixe and infuse in wyne for a night and put after into a glasse bodie dystill after Arte â–ª let the pacient vse and take of this water vnto the quantitie of twoo spoonefulles once a moneth in the morning fasting A playster marueylously helping the scrofuls and Fistula c. It hath bene experienced that cutting of the heades and tayles of the snakes and clensing forth the bowels and after dystilling them according to Arte This water applyed on scrofulles and the Fistula doth spéedily helpe them this Fumanellus writeth A remedie against the Leprie prepared and made of frogges This one singular remedie and medicine I will not hyde from the worlde sayth Fumanellus nor lightly ouerpasse the confection of frogs which ought before to be fleaed and the bowels drawne forth then put into a Copper vessell tynned within and hauing sundrie small holes in the bottome lyke to the forme of a watering pot vnder which must another pot be set in such sort that the vpper standing within the mouth of the nether pot and diligently luted rounde about that no ayre at all breath forth these so ordred set into the earth vnto the mouth of the nether pot and couering the earth close and harde make a fire of coles rounde about the vpper pot the mouth of it like close luted which so long continue with fire vntill the whole substance and moysture of the frogs shall be dystilled The licour may be ministred or druncke euery morning fasting for a certaine tyme vnto the quantitie of the thirde part of an ounce And if oppurtunitie and iust occasion shall so mooue me I intende to make an attempt of the dystilling also of Snakes in lyke order as aboue taught of the frogges Nowe the forme of the vessels which Nicholaus Florenti teacheth to be made in his large commentarie in fermo 7. fift treatise and xxxix Chapter is on this wyse He first writeth the vessel or potte in which the frogges prepared be to be filled vnto the mouth with them and the mouth all ouer filled and couered with butter with this dystilled lycour being a noble medicine he instrudeth to annoynt the Canker that healeth it in short time The water of the honie combe procureth heare to growe and helpeth the harde fetching and drawing of breath or such short wynded through the straytenesse of the breast if thys bée often druncke it helpeth a mans beard to growe the more being sundrie times annoynted or wette therewith but farre better and sooner doth the oyle and honie performe the same whiche hath a moste great force in the lyke The dystilled honie annoynted on a bald pluee causeth the heare to growe and come very soone againe after the shedding of heare this Theophrastus Ioannes Montanus writeth that of hony may a strong water be made and that in the thirde dystillation of it to become a poysonable lycour â—â—t of Mercurie which is resolued by the strong water is to be brought intâ— a water the which will make a helthfull lycour and strengthening The water of honie to make the face whyte and fayre take of reddishe honie twoo poundes of gumme Arabecke twoo ounces these twoo myxe togither and dystill by a Lymbecke with a soft fire â–ª The first 〈◊〉 thaâ— coâ—meth serueth vnto the clensing of the face and vnto the cléering and whytening of it the seconde with the thirde lycour doth cause the heares to grow and become whytishe or flaxen of colour Gesnerus distilled a water out of hony whose first water sauoured somewhat of waxe where besides it was sufficient delectable and cleare and whytish which perhaps may séeme auayleable in the Cholicke passions The seconde water which dystilled forth had a certaine sowrenesse The thirde water which came forth tasted as it were vinegar The fourth water which came forth tasted in a maner as sowre as vinegar he began dystillation in the morning at the seauenth houre and out of halfe a measure of honie he purchased two small vials full in a daye in the euening he began to dystill and continued vnto noone in a maner he also prepared and made his fire to last vnto the ninth houre of the night and from that houre he renued the fire vnto the sixt houre of the next morrowe and following the fire from the sixt houre of the morning vnto twoo in the after noone then began a great fume or smoke to arise and yssue forth into the receyuet and that somewhat stincking and a substance also to ascende as when nothing remayned of the watrie substaunce then did the honie ascende then drewe I forth the Cucurbite sayth the author which I shoulde not haue done but rather haue set or lyfted him hygher in the ashes and then came
the droppes forth redde and burnt in the Limbeck yea sowre and in sauour or smell lyke to the oyle of the Iuniper woode in a maner and of it fast cleauing to the sides and bottome of the Cucurbite The remnant in the Cucurbite was the honie of a blackish redde colour burnt somwhat sowre and colouring yelowe Maister Gesnerus dystilled the oldest Hydromell in ashes and left in the Cucurbite a substaunce tending or declyning vnto a blackenesse and swéete in taste yet sowre or lothsome in smell The first water which dystilled forth was odoriferous had the hote and quicke taste of Aqua vitae yet the same conceyued nor tooke no flame The seconde water which came forth séemed wateryer with a certaine sowrenesse so that a small quantitie of water he dystilled of the same A water gotten of the hinder legges of frogges by the sublymed vapour helpeth consumptions and wasting of the lunges yea most effectuous for the drie distemperance of the liuer being taken fasting and twyse a daye warme for this prooued Alexander Benedictus most excellent and ministred of it to his great prayse The water dystilled out of the sperme of frogs in the moneth of May and applyed on the gowte doth marueylously asswage or mittigate the payne and taketh the payne away vtterly within a short time Of the compounde waters especially of leaues flowers rootes seedes fruite herbes and trees lycours gummes and woode A water for the eyesight The Lxxxvi Chapter Another water for the eyes borowed out of a written booke of secrets Take of Turpentine of Tormentill I rather suppose of Fennel of Rue or Endyue or Betonie Celondine of Eyebright of redde Rose leaues of Syler of the mountaine and of Mayden heare of eche one handfull let all these be stéeped in whyte wyne for one day and a night after put the wyne and the whole substaunce into a glasse bodie which dystill according to Arte for this is a marueylous water for the eyes Another water borowed out of the same booke excellent for the eyes Take of Eyebright orenegliae Celondine the fiue leaued grasse the Veruaine and Rosemarie flowers of eche one handfull all these myxe togither in the forme of a sawce by pouring the best redde wyne vpon which after the infusion for a time and put vp into a glasse bodie being luted after Arte let so stand before the dystilling for foure or fiue dayes which thus prepared and the receyuer fastened to the nose of the heade dystill with a soft fire to this water after adde these following as the Rewe séedes the Fennell séedes Sugar Candie Tutia prepared and brought to pouder and Aloes hepaticke of eche thrée drammes all these diligently labour and myxe togither with this water in a glasse bodie with a heade and dystilled as before with a soft fire which after kéepe in a glasse close stopped Of this water poure a droppe at a time into the eye of what griefe soeuer the eye shall be molested or payned so that the same griefe be colde for it will ease and heale the griefe wythin a short time A water of maister Peter the Spanyarde which both sharpeneth the sight and cleareth the eyes and putteth awaye spottes and the webbe of the eye take of Persely séedes Fennel séedes Smalledge séedes Siler of the mountaine of Annis séedes of Carowaye séedes of the séedes of eyther Clarée of the rootes of Celondine of Acorus of Betonie of the leaues of Egrimonie of Tormentill Rue Veruaine of eche a like quantitie these togither beaten and grynded put for the first daye in a healthfull chyldes vrine the seconde day in white wyne the thirde day in womans mylke or Asses and in the fourth day let all these togither be distilled according to Art which after kéepe as a Balme in stopping the mouth of the glasse close that it breathe not forth for his propertie is to breathe and séeke out A water of marueylous working cléering a mystie and dimme sight and preseruing the health of the eyes borowed out of Ioannes de Vigo take of the iuice of Fennell of the iuice of Celondine of Rue of Eyebright of eche twoo ounces of Honie ten drammes of Sarcocolla of Antimonie of Tutia and of Aloes of eche halfe an ounce of the galles of Capons Cockes and Hennes of ech twoo ounces of Nutmegs of Saffron of Cloues of eche one ounce of Sugar Candie and of the sirupe of Roses of eche sixe drammes of the lyuer of a healthfull goate twoo ounces and a halfe of the flowers of Rosemarie and Veruayne of eche one handfull and a halfe these altogither beate diligently and very fine and the lyuer cut or shredde very small all these put after into a glasse bodie with a heade dystill twyse ouer according to Arte and droppe of this into the eye for it is marueylous Another water of the same mans vnto that purpose Take of the galles of those fowles which lyue by rapine and of the gall of a Crane of eche twoo drammes of the galles of Partriches Fesants and of Cockes of eche thrée drammes of Honie one ounce of the iuice of Fennell and the iuice of Eyebright of eche one ounce and a halfe of the wyne of the swéete and sowre Pomegranates of eche ten drammes of Aloes hepaticke and of Sarcocolla of eche twoo drammes of Cubebae of the long and round Pepper of eche one scruple of Cynamone one dramme and a halfe of Nutmegs and of Cloues of eche one dramme of Sugar Candie and of the sirupe of Roses of both sixe drammes of Antimonie and of Tutia of eche twoo drammes and a halfe of a Goates lyuer thrée ounces of Rosemarie flowers one handfull all these finely shredde and bette togither and put after into a glasse bodie dystill according to Arte for this water dropped into the eye preserueth the helth and sight of the eie and amendeth both the mystynesse and darckenesse of sight A moste precious water that amendeth the mystynesse the pynne and webbe and all defaults of the eyes It cleareth also the sight by a marueylous maner and clenseth anye manner of spotte of the eyes Take of whyte wyne one ounce and a halfe of the iuice of Fennel purifyed and cléered fiue drammes and a halfe of Camphora one dram of Tutia Alexandrina one ounce of Ginger halfe an ounce of Honie fower ounces all these beaten and grynded togither let stéepe for nyne dayes in a cleane scoured bason set in a cleare ayre where neyther dewe nor the sunne beames may fall vpon which after dystilled by a Fylter kéepe the water in a glasse with a narrowe mouth and droppe of this water both morning and euening one droppe or twoo into the eye this Arnoldus A water of a most noble working in the cataracts of the eyes for it resolueth the matter consisting or being in the wayes of the eyes with a notable comforting of the vertue visiue or séeing borowed out of Ioannes de Vigo Take of a healthfull and freshe Goates lyuer twoo
water Take of yong Swallowes brought to pouder to which adde Castoreum or Castorie myxing a quantitie of vinegar withall these distill in a Cucurbite The water drunck auayleth against the falling sickenesse If he be a yong person of xiiij yeares of age taken with the sickenesse if he shall drincke of this water fasting for fortie dayes shall throughlye be cured It also helpeth the Cough the straitenesse of the breast or fetching of breath by drincking of it fasting nine mornings togither It comforteth and amendeth the brayne it purgeth the stomack it inlargeth the breast and taketh away the cause procuring the Palsie it increaseth sperme and heateth the colde persons and druncke fasting with Isope healeth the Dropsie of a colde cause and the Quotidian or dayly Ague But euery woman with child must refrayne that season from the drincking of this watâ—r in that the same slayeth the chylde This also druncke with Isope helpeth the diseases of the heade and procureth an appetyte purchasâ—th sléepe helpeth digestion and sendeth forth the vrine The fift water Take of Isope of Gladen of Sauin of Sothernwood of eche alyke of theâ—e make a paâ—te letting it so stand impasted togither for certaine dayes which dystill according to Arte for this is a singular water and of a great vertue It auayleth against all manner of Agues as well hote as colde It prouoketh womens termes and for that cause women with child ought to refrayne the taking of this water for doubt and feare of loosing the yongling The water druncke stayeth the bloudie fluxe or the perillous fluxe of bloude named Dysenteria and is a singular remedie also agaynst any maner of fluxe of the bellie It purgeth the stomack of euill humors and stayeth the wormes in the bodie Druncke with Castoreum helpeth the Palsie ministred or taken warme euery morning The sixt water of the Philosophers is made of a Moule which serueth vnto the dying or colouring of heares whyte eyther of man or beast Take a Moule which artely brought to powder with Brimstone adde to it the iuice of Celondine which orderly myxed let so stande for certaine dayes after dystill the whole according to Arte The vertue of this water is on such wyse that if a beast wholy blacke of heare shall be washed all ouer with this water the heares shall in short tyme become so whyte as snowe Also if to this water be waxe and Aloes myxed and annoynting the Palsie member therewith it cureth the same in short tyme It healeth besides the disease named Noli me tangere if this be applyed plaisterwise vpon it amendeth the weakenesse of the head Further this water commixed with the stone named Calaminaris and Aloes healeth the disease named the Wolfe if the same be applyed playster wyse twyse a daye or onlye washed twyse a day with the same water but beware that this lycour enter not and especially that you vse it not within the bodie The seauenth water which is named the water of conseruation or preseruing Take Persely which after the well beating in a morter dystill according to Arte who that drincketh of thys water not hauing an appetyte to meate with a fasting stomack doth not onely amende all wyndynesse and rawnesse of the stomacke but procureth digestion it purgeth also the breast of superfluous humors The eyght water is named the condupliciue or doubled Take of Smalledge séedes of the oyle of Poppie of whyte Sugar and of Cloues of eche alyke these laboured togâ—ther in a Morter adde to the whole the aboue sayde water of preseruing and mixed diligently togither dystill these in a glasse body after Arte This water drunck cold in the morning fasting and warme at the going to bedde doth marueylously helpe the Cough and griefes or paynes of the breast This water also druncke warme with Castorie auayleth in all the diseases of the splene and tremblings of the members yea and comforteth both the heade and brayne These eyght waters did the Authour translate out of the Germayne into the Latine tongue written first by that godlye man Aegidius And a ninth water affirmeth the Author there was which for that the description of the same was vnperfite for that cause he left it as vnmentioned in this place ¶ Of the compounde waters which are named Elixir of which some also extende vnto Baulmes and may like be applyed as shall after appeare The Lxxxvij Chapter A secrete water Take of Malmesey pure and good into which put your flowers herbes and spices and what thinges besides you please that let so stande infused for thrée or foure dayes in a glasse bodie close luted to putryfie after dystill the whole with a most slowe and easie fire and make no separation vntill the end then separate or drawe awaye the waters and cease least the waters styncke and the spyces burne In that water drawne dissolue Sugar adding after of Muske Amber and Cinamon and if you will haue your water very delectable or pleasant theâ—â— take of Sugar Candie pouring vpon it the best Aqua vitae and the same dystill from the Sugar vntill the spirites and fumes ascende poure the other water in the abouesayde glasse bodie in which will thrée or foure Aromaticall redde drops fall and such a dystillation also shall be repeated with Sugar Candie as before and the same so often repeated ouer shall marueylouslye worke being especially mixed with golde as you may like coâ—ceyue and you shall then haue golde dissolued or potable golde that is both marueylous and very effectuous and swéetest And if you be mynded to haue pure golde then laye a deade heade in a moyst place and you shall purchase and possesse a marueylous Arte And this abouesayde maner doth excell the others as reason the like instructeth which the Authour here will not reueale for causes that he knoweth A golden water or Elixir vitae Take of Sage thrée quarters of a handfull of Nutmegs of Mace of Gynger of graynes of Paradyse of Cloues and of Cynamone of eche twoo drammes of Reubarbe of Castorée and of Spikenarde of eche halfe an ounce of oyle of Bayes Artely drawne twoo ounces these diligently beaten and mixed togither infuse in sixe measures of good wyne close couered in a glasse bodie for a moneth at the ende of which tyme let the wyne be strayned and the spyces or drugges agayne beaten very fine vntill the whole be lyke a thicke broth or lycour vpon which poure then the abouesayde wyne letting the whole stande for other thrée dayes couered which after dystill by a Limbecke The water which commeth forth will be so cleare as Chrystall the same kéepe in a glasse bodie with a narrowe mouth being close stopped which applye to these griefes and sickenesses ensuing If you sprynckle Fyshes Byrdes Fowles Venison and such lyke with this water they shall not putrifie so long as you be mynded reasonablye to kéepe them Wyne of a sower straung sauour decayed is made pleasant and perfite if you poure a little of
this water â—n it This water druncke or applyed vpon healeth inwarde impostumes it comforteth the vowels and helpeth the Cholick it healeth wounds if a lynnen cloth wette in this water be applyed on the wounde It defendeth the falling sicknesse beginning to come or growe on any being drunck or applyed on the brayne it cureth the griefâ—s and sores of the mouth and Iawes and amendeth the euill sauor or styncke of breath through the rottennesse of the gummes and the stinck also of the nosthrils and eares If this be druncke of men â—t preserueth their strength and correcteth fearefulnesse by drying vp the moystures in bodie It correcteth and clenseth the spottes of the eyes and amendeth also the defaults of the bodie This out of an vnknown Authour in the Germaine tongue Another named a Golden water of a most singular vertue Take of Sage leaues twoo ounces of Nutmegges of Cloues of Zedoaria of the graâ—nes of Paradise of ech halfe an ounce of Cinamon one ounce of Lauander foure ounces of good wine one gallon Let all these be close couered in a glasen vessel for xiiij dayes after the wyne strayned let the spyces be well beaten and mixed againe with the wyne which dystill in a Limbeck in sande or in Balneo Mariae This water doth prouoke appetite comforteth and strengtheneth the stomacke correcteth the diseases of the lunges and amendeth the griefes of the splene and all the inner partes it is a defender of all poysons it cleareth the bloude it amendeth and taketh awaye the euill sauour of breath and the stincking ayre comming out of the nose caused through a péece of fleshe growne in the ouermost part of the nose wythin also Rheuâ—res the cough straitenesse of the breast the difficultie of breathing comforteth the brayne â–ª and memorie sharpeneth the sight healeth all maner of griefes of the eyes and is a singular medicine to them which are sore whipped wounded or fallen from a high place it dissolueth and putteth awaye impostumes it asswageth and helpeth both the Goute and falling sickenesse it clenseth and healeth the foule sourfe Ringwormes and the Leprie â–ª and in the Crampe an vttermost refuge and singular help If this be myxed with corrupt wynes it rectifieth the taste and sauour of the wyne it preserueth olde men such as be comely or beautifull and well coloured A marueylous water which is named the mother of Baulme whose properties are infinite and marueylous and procureth a marueylous working in Fistulaes Take of Turpentine one ounce of Olibanum twoo ounces of Aloes succotryne of Masticke of Cloues of Galingale of Cynamone of Saffron of Nutmegges and Cubebae of eche one ounce of Gumme Iuie fiue ounces all these finely brought to pouder and close luted with the lute of wisedome in a glasse bodie distill with a soft â—â—â—e The fâ—esâ— water which commeth forth will be whyte and cleare the same continue so long with fire vntill the water beginneth to appeare yelowe and thicke then take away the receyuer and purchase the seconde water which will be yelow thick and swymme aboue the first water when that yelowe colour is higher tincted then remoue the seconde water in that the thirde commeth which in colour is as the cleare Honie and named properly a Balme and hath the lyke effects and properties to it If you shall let fall a droppe of it from a knyues poynt into a cuppe glasse of water the same will kéepe togither euen lyke a true Baulme in the bottome of the glasse which after it hath stande for an houre will flote aboue the water not breaking a sunder This also burneth further it courdeth mylke for if one drop of it warme fall into a pynte of mylke it forthwith thickeneth and courdeth the same euen lyke the Baulme The first water is named a Baulme â–ª which cureth the Fistula the sound and noyse of the eares if you shall droppe twoo or thrée droppes of the same into the eare in the morning The seconde water is named the oyle of Baulme which cureth the eyes lacking the heares of the eye lyddes the Leprosie and the running of the eyes and that sodainly if so be you washe the eyes mourning and euening with it The thirde licour is named the Artificiall Baulme oyle which in a maner possesseth the lyke properties that the naturall hath for this cureth expelleth all wormes the scabbe superfluousnesse in what part of mans bodie the same shall happen the like all impostumes and all vlcers newly happening and any swelling of the eyes if you shall bathe or washe them with the same It is also more driuing backe of colde humors than any other medicine it cureth restrayneth and slayeth anye payne of the téeth proceeding eyther of the worme or of humours if so be you washe them with it And it singularly auayleth in all colde poysons as of the Tode the Spyder the Adder and Scorpion nor it is possible that they may harme a man if he be eyther stinged or poysoned of any of them so that the pacient applie vpon the place one droppe warme of it All vlcers how déepe soeuer they be whether in the fleshe or in the sinewes and bone and matterie impostumes if you shall washe them with it without any tent applied it cureth them within nyne dayes how hideous soeuer or lothsome canckred or Fistulated they shall be yes Noli me tangere and Aegidius disease It hath also marueylous effectes in the swéeting of metalline bodies If you washe any colde gowte with it and shall apply playsterwyse with a linnen cloth wette in it on the gréeued place it spéedily asswageth and cureth the same it putteth awaye dryeth vp and healeth the strokes or cuttes happening through a stone or fall causing a wounde in the place by applying a lynnen cloth wette in it and both stayeth comforteth and strengthneth the sinewes conceyue that it is the hottest aboue any degrée and no substaunce can be founde hotter then it and it is also of such a penetration and hotnesse that if you let fall one droppe warme on the paulme of the hande it forthwith pearceth without harme that you shall not féele it It cureth and healeth the swelling of the féete the legges and also the gréefe or payne of the ioynts applyed thereon it helpeth any colde comming of a colde cause or of corrupt bloud This liquour also is named the mother of Baulme which if you will prooue the same take a Pullet plucked bare cleane drawne within or the guttes taken out after heate him so long vntill you can hardly abyde the holding of him in your hande which then annoynt with the sayde oyle lay after in the sunne for two howers to dry which through dry annoynt agayne with the sayd oyle letting it drye in after put or lay the pullet where you wyll for he shall neuer after putrifye and it hath besides many other properties of the lyke kynde and order this borrowed out of Bertapalia A water or noble oyle
of a diuers sundry properties vnto many grieffes disseases as vnto the recouerye of sight memorie It also strengthneth any member annointed with it digesteth the flewme harming the stomacke strengthneth it mynistred vnto the quantity of a sponeful at a time in what maner also it be taken euery day fasting the same defendeth the person from any byt of venemous beast and applyed on the byt of any venomous beast spedily deliuereth and cureth the poysoning annointed on any fowle scabbes it spedilye healeth them and slayeth wormes of the bodye dropped into the eares taketh away the hard and flowe hearing helpeth the running or watering of the eyes and all dulnesse of sight and drunck it delyuereth the swellinges of the inner members the téeth by washing and if both vlcer and canker be annointed with it eueryday they are spedily cured and in the lyke maner the resolution of the synewes it cureth besydes the swellinges of the legges or any sicknesse procéeding of a cold cause The Aucthour to make this toke of Turpentine halfe a pound of burning water two pints of Xyloaloes of the citryne redde Saunders of chosen Cinamon of Cubebae of Galingale of Nutmegs of CardamomuÌ„ of Saffron of Frankinsence of Mace of Mastick of Ginger of Spiknard of cloues of each thrée ounces of gum Arabicke one ounce of Muske one draÌ„ of Amber gréece so much all these he dyd beat apart finely searsed them which after he had infused theÌ„ togyther in Aqua vitae or burning water for a day in a glasse body he then distilled the whole with a very soft slow fyre vntyl the water distylling come forth cleare and when it chaunged colour he set vnder another Receauer and so kept eyther by it selfe This Fumanellus An Elixir or compound water of Lyfe which shall be applyed vnto the Baulmes The .lxxxviij. Chapter TAke of Cloues of Nutmegs of Gynger of Galingale of long Pepper of black Pepper of Zedoaria of Iuniper horryes of the rynds of Orynges of the rynds of citrones of Maioram of rosemarie of Myntes of Baye berryes of penny royall of the round Aeristolochia of Stoechas of SigilluÌ„ B. Mariae of the blessed thistle of the flowers of Cheiri named of some the stocke gelyflowers or rather the yelowe Violet flowers of Dasie flowers of redde Roses of Elder flowers of Spyknarde of Lignum aloe of Cubebae of Cardamomum of chosen Cynamon of Calamus aromaticus of Sage of Basill of Gentiane of Catminte of all the kindes of Saunders of Acorus of Pionie both the rootes seedes of Mace of the garden nightshade of the Hartes horne of the sylinges of yuorie of Germander of Chamepithis or bytter swéete of Nelligetta of Masticke of Olibanum of Aloes hepaticke of Myrre of Chamomill flowers of Dyll of Mugwoort and of Bytonie of each thrée drams or Borrage flowers of Buglosse flowers of Baulme of Annise sâ—edes of Fennell and Carrowaye seedes of each two drams of Specierum electuarij de gemmis of Specierum diarhodon of Specierum triasantali Specierum aromatici rosati of each halfe a dram of Diamuschi of Dulcis diambrae of the electuarie of precious stones of Triacle of Diacorus of Dianthos of each halfe an ounce of the flowers of the hearbe Lichnitis of Altilis of the bremble flowers of Marygold flowers of the rootes of Bardana of the Ferne rootes of each halfe an ounce of the greater Celondine with the rootes cleane scraped from the fylthe and the rotten decayed leaues cut away if any such hang on one ounce of chosen Ruberbe an ounce a halfe and of oyle of Turpentine one pounde all these aboue noted well beaten brought to pouder and let eache be gotten and put vp in his proper tyme in begynning from the Spring and continuing the Sommer in the best Aqua vitae made of pure pleasaunt rennyshe wyne distylled in a Glasse bodie and not in a Copper vessell and in that the flowers and hearbs gathered in theyr speciall tymes infused and close stopped in a glasse bodie with the head dilygently luted on The Aqua vitae in which the abouesayd spyces shall be infused must be vnto the quantitie of twentie and sixe pyntes If you shall deuide the water into thrée bodyes and lyke the spyces and other matters you shall then distyll safer in those three seuerall tymes then in one bodie and at one tyme alone And set your bodie with his head on in Balneo Mariae hauing a soft fire vnder The fyrst which commeth wyll be the Elixir or iewell of Lyfe the same keepe alone close stopped in a Glasse that it breathe not forth The next water which commeth wyll be grosser seruing vnto farre sympter vses And the Feces remayning in the glasse bodye bee compared to Triacle and serue for the poore and many sycknesses Another Elixir vitae maruaylously strengthning and comforting the head in a maner lyke to the other afore sauing it is nothing so chargeable and with lesser trauayle done Take of Cloues of Nutmegs of gynger of Zedoaria of Galingale of long Pepper and the blacke of the ryndes of the Cytrone of Iuniper berryes of Sage leaues of Basill of Rosemarie of Maioram of Eyebright of Fennell of Bytanie of Bayeberryes of Pennye royall of Gentiane of Catmynte of redde Roses of Spyknard of Lignum aloe of Cubebae of Cinamon of Cardamomum of Calamus aromaticus of Staechas of mace and of Olibanum of each one dram of drye Fygges of Reysons of Dates without the stones and of Iourdaine Almons of each one dram and a halfe of Hony sixe ounces and of whyte Sugar vnto the wayght of all let all these be dilygently beaten and laboured togyther and infused in good Aqua vitae thrise distylled ouer which after distyl in a glasse bodie with a softe fyre in doing besydes as is afore taught of the other Elixir vitae A most laudable water containing in it the vertues of a baulme necessarye and helping many sicknesses borrowed out of Fumanellus The water which followeth and yéeldeth the propertyes of a baulme procureth myrth and gladnesse coÌ„forteth the braine and druncke breaketh and cleanseth the rotten and mattery impostumes within the body putteth away the rednesse spottes of the eyes cureth the Fistula the Cankar applyed vpon by drinking of it it healeth the falling sicknesse the lousenesse of meÌ„bers or the palsie this cureth by applying and annointing the grieued places which especially procedeth of a cold cause the quaÌ„tity also of a sponefull drunck with a cuppe full of wyne fasting doth as it were staye backe olde age and mayntà yneth health and putteth awaye the pymples â–ª waterye whelkes and other spottes of the face by annoynting vppon yea the hyghe rednesse of the face being deformable and all other fowle blemishes hapning on the face it taketh away the payne of the téeth the wyndye beating of the eares being orderlye applyed â–ª the sâ—incke eyther of the swelling in the nosethrelles or swelling of
prepare orderlye Another strong water take of strong water of common salt and a lyttle of Salt Ammoniacum these dystill togyther or if the strong water shall be distylled before and the others after distylled with it this then is named the regall water or water of a kyng which seperateth Golde But the common Aqua fortis or strong water doth only seperate Syluer so that it doth both leaue the Gold and maketh it apparaunt A causticke water in the Fistula without payne â—nd auayleth also against kernelles swellinges and knobbes yea it taketh awaye all maner of excessiue or superfluous increasing of the fleshe in mans bodie without payne The making of which is on this wyse take of the best oyle of Tyle stands of chosen Masticke of gumme Arabicke and of Turpentyne of eache thrée ounces such as are to be beaten beate dilygentlye the whole then myxe togyther which distyll by a Lymbecke this after myxe and incorporate with halfe a pound of the ashes of the trée Cerrus which distyl agayne by a Lymbecke and that distylled or come forth kéepe in a Glasse well stopped A marueylous water in the Fistula with which golden letters may be written in yron take a Rammes horne cleane rasped and cleansed without which cutte into small or fyne pieces puttyng it after into a Lymbecked of glasse to be subtylly distylled this water then come forth worketh so on hote yron that it gyldeth it and marueylously auayleth in Fistulaeâ— This Bertapalia A water corroding and eating away in the stéede of a cauterice in so much that it eateth into yron take of â—alt water two ounces of Romaine Vitryoll one pounde of Vermylion or * of the redde sanguinarie stone fowre ounces grynde each a part which after the myxing togyther dystyll by a Lymbecke the water kéepe in a Glasse this Bertapalia A ruptory which serueth to part and cutte away any swellyng or mattery impostume without yron take of Romaine Vitryoll rubysâ—ed or made redde sixe ounces or Salt and nyter of each two ounces of gaules of salt AmmoniacuÌ„ of ech eyght ounces of Vitryol not rubifyed two ounces all these after the powthering and distylled in a Lymbecke keep warely in a glasse The vse of this lycour is that if an Olyue twygge or other piece of wood edged lyke to a knyfe be dypped and well wette in this water that the same cutteth awaye the swelling and wartes maye in lyke maner bée taken away with it This borrowed out of Fumanellus A water agaynst long continuing vlcers yea howe peryllous or wycked so euer they bée and the Fistula a medycine learned of a certayne religious person of which in another place we haue mencioned taught to mée many yeares agoe and by sundry practises tryed the same that it cleanseth all rottennesse and bringeth to healing yea and healeth them in a short tyme which is prepared and made after this maner take of Chalcitis or of the Romain Vitryoll one pounde of Salt nyter so much of water so much as shal suffice these boyle togither with a lyttle of quicksiluer Take of this water cleared two pyntes of quicksiluer one pounde the whole myxed together distyll in a Lymbecke and the distyllacion ended breake then the Glasse body and the substaunce within it which he as Feces or grounâ—e grinde fynely on a marble stone which distyll togyther agayne with the abouesayd water thrée or fowre tymes ouer For the vlcers being olde doth the powder remayning heale by applying vpon them withall the water This Fumanellus â–ª Another water taking away and healing Fistulaes knobbes or kâ—ottes Take of the oyle of Tyle stones fyue pyntes of vnquenched Lyme â—ew made thrée ounces of pure Arsenicke two ounces of Euphorbium one ounce all these distyll in a Lymbecke according to arte This Fumaâ—ellus Another mightyer water inputting away Fistulaes knobbes and wartes Take of the oyle of Tyle stones halfe a pynt of vnslaked Lyme fowre ounces of pure Ammoniacum so much of Euphorbium halfe an ounce all these myxed with the oyle distyll after arte in a Lymbecke and the distylled lycour â–ª kéepe to your vse This Fumanellus An Oyle for the cleansing of the Morphew take of whyte Tartare and of Salt nyter of eache a lyke these grynde finely on a smothe stone after make a hole in the myddle of the powder in which laye a burning coale and the oyle which runneth from the stone dilygently kéepe with the same annoynt the Morphew places and they shall speedily be cleansed and healed A strong water take of OrpymeÌ„te of Floris aeris of ech two ounces of Romaine vitryoll one pound and a halfe of Salt nyter two poundes of Alome thrée poundes all these dyligently brought to powder distyll according to art A strong water maruaylous in the curing of an old Fistula and that déepe entered within the bone borrowed out of a most auncient wrytten booke Take of Salt Ammoniaci of vitrioll of the redde and cytrine Orpymente of gréene copperase of each two drams eyther more or lesse according to the discrecion of the workeman all these brought to powder distyll in a glasse bodye well luted making a gentle fyre at the fyrst and increasing it so long vntyll the glasse body become redde that distylled keepe in a glasse closse stopped in that otherwyse it would breath out and consume away This water is of such a force and vertue that it pearceth the bones and for that cause one small droppe let fall in the hollow of the Fistula doth forthwith canterizate the same euen lyke to fyre After let the burning be taken or gotten away with the whyte of an egge or freshe butter and a warie application then vsed for the increasing of fleshe Another strong water take of Salt peter and of the Romaine Vitryoll of eache two poundes of Alome calcyned halfe a pound all these brought to powder distyll in a Cucurbite but I rather thinke a Retorte the better This water whytneth the téeth that be blacke if so be you applye a droppe of it on the téeth with a Goose feather and washe them after with spring or Conduite water A kynde of strong water auayling against wormes wartes and knobbes or lytle swellinges take of Salt Ammoniacum of Romayne vitryoll and of each two ounces of Sugar Alome and of vnslaked Lyme of eache halfe an ounce all these dilygentlye myxed distyll after arte Another water maruaylous in the Fistulaes and in the dyssoluing of pearles and the Gold in leaues Take of Salt Ammoniacum halfe a pounde of Salt niter three ounces of Tartare two ounces of coÌ„mon salt halfe an ounce all these finely brought to powder and distylled by a Lymbecke keepe in a glasse close stopped A water which dyeth or coloureth Horses Dogges cloathes and Feathers of a greene colour take of Salt nyter one pound and of Smerilij halfe a pounde these fynelie brought to powder distyll by a Lymbecke the water kéepe in a glasse closse stopped For the taking away of a Canker a secrete of Master Frances
take the distyllacion by a Lymbecke of the quicksyluer of the syluer sublymed of Romaine vitryoll of each a lyke this orderlye vse A strong water helping a knob called Morum Bertapalia in the sixtene Chapter of impostumes take of Romaine vitryoll of roche Alome of salt AmmoniacuÌ„ of Salt gemme of each fowre thrée two and one these are the wayghtes according to order which dilygently brought to powder distyll in a glasse body fensed with the lute of wisedome and Ore doong and strawe myxed This water is maruaylous for by touching the rounde knobbe Morum with it both shortlye destroy it yea any other knobbe of fleshe growen on the skinne and this is named the strong water with which the Golosmythes doe seperate the syluer from the Gold. A strong water auayling in Fistulaes and is besydes of great vertue and power in vlcers Take of Salt nyter of Romaine vitryoll of roche Alome of eache one pounde eache fynely grinded alone and incorporated togyther put into a Lymbecke making at the fyrst a soft fyre the fyrst water that comes kéepe by it selfe dystylling forewarde with the increasing of heate vntyll the glasse bodye wareth redde then take awaye that second water and receaue the other by it selfe for the fyrst water is nothing woorth and increase then the fyre myghtyer vntyll the Glasse bodye and headde become redder forsing then the Ashes which are in the vessell to ascende vnto the necke of the Glasse and increase your heate of fyre stronger and stronger vntyll the headde be redde and that the redde fume ascending shall ceasse which shall well or euidentlye appeare in the Glasse the same thus come seale dilygentlye with waxe and kéepe the abouesayde water The Furnace through colde and the bodye opened you shall fynde in the bottome of it a redde masse or lumpe which kéepe The sayde water is stronger then the water of the worlde and hath maruaylous workinges in it For this water dyssolueth corrodeth the fleshe and reduceth or chaungeth all thinges of the worlde into a powder and water as the stones and mettalles If this bée heated it then gyueth vp a verye redde and myghtie fume This water if it toucheth by it selfe eyther the fleshe or a garment it dyeth or coloureth the same yellowe to Saffron which spotte wyll neuer bée gotten out for the colour or stayne on the fleshe contynueth many dayes and if you washe the stayne with Lye it becommeth verye redde of colour Further if you shall put a lyttle piece of good Luna that is of syluer into this water it dyeth then the same of a blacke colour which after cannot be gotten out or clensed away And if you shal put a lytle of Mercurie which is quicksyluer into it â–ª that it bée molten it is then caused mightyer then the fyre For if it then toucheth the fleshe it doth cauterizate or burne euen lykâ— to an yron fyre hote and is not fealt and is ryght notable for canterises or to make cauterizations it also mortifyeth all Fistulaes Cankers Carbuneles wicked and venemous humours If yron also bée put into the sayde water it forthwith heateth boyleth without fyre â–ª and if you put into it yron it causeth a redde water by the intermedling dissoluing of the yron And if you shall drawe or distyll the water by a bodye of glasse fensed the yron then wyll remayne in the bottome of the vessel and wyll be a verye redde powder which properlie is named Marses Saffron If also in the above sayd water you shall put Venus that is to say Copper it lyke boyleth and of the same is made a greene water And if you wyll draw that water forth by a Lymbecke then wyll a most blacke powder of Venus remaine in the bottome of the vessell which properlye is named Venus Lyme Note that if you shall put Saturne that is Leade in the sayde water it causeth the water cleare if you shall draw that water forth by Limbeck there wyl remaine a whyte Salt in the bottome that bytter Also if you shall put Iupiter that is tynne into it it wyll then cause of it a paste lyke to butter and if you shall drye the same as aboue taught the powder then wyll be whyte in the bottome And if you shall put Mercurie that is quicksyluer into it it maketh then a cleare water of the same and if you shall let the water of Mercurie to settle it wyll then fall to the bottome lyke to yse and if you wyl drye the same then remayneth a whyte salt in the bottome and strong as the styffest waxe And if you wyll recouer your Syluer when it is in the water put then in the same water crude Mercurie and the good Syluer wyll incontinent enter within the Mercurie after emptye the water and take the myxion which put into a Goates skynne wryng the substaunce verye harde and the Mercurie or quicksyluer wyll then issue forth the substaunce which shal remayne in the skinne put into a Crucible to be molten and you shall then finde the good syluer Also if you shall put Golde in the same water it causeth the water yelowe of it and if you shall drye the same then is a golden salt caused bytter as the earth that auayleth in the drying of Fistulaes If also you shall dyssolue one part of good Luna or syluer in the sayde water and so muche of Mercurie or quicksyluer and so much of the whyte sublymed Syluer and a fowrth part of one of these of Tutia Alexandrina and shall drawe this water by a Lymbecke all these then shall remayne in the bottome of the glasse vnto the fourme of a stone of which stone put one part vpon fowre parts of Copper molten and it shall soone after become so whyte as the syluer 〈…〉 if you â—hall ioâ—ne good Syluer then maye fayre ornamentes be made of the same Also if you 〈…〉 cause lâ—ttle vesselleâ— or small rynges or any othâ—r thinges be made of halfe Golde and halfe Syluer and that after you shall take the redde substaunce which remayned in the 〈…〉 the vessell of the 〈…〉 and wyll bring it into fine powder you shall then doe or worked 〈…〉 â—nother water pâ—euayling 〈…〉 and the taking aâ—â—ye of thicke skyâ—nes and harde fleshe gathered take of Cuperosa that is Romayne vitryoll of Salt nyter of 〈…〉 made of each a lyke quanâ—â—tie these after tâ—e dilyâ—â—nt 〈…〉 â—ndâ—nyring tâ—gither distyl â—y a Lymbeck according to arte The fyrst water yssuing or comming forth iâ— whyte thâ—t 〈…〉 pymples aâ—d 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 cleansing thicke and harde â—nottie fleshe the other water is redde which cleâ—nseth both knobbes and wartes and healeth all those which I have aboue vttered Or thus take of vnslâ—â—ed Lyme newe made thrâ—e ounces of 〈…〉 Euphorbiâ—m 〈◊〉 ounce 〈◊〉 these beaten a parte myxe dyligently with hâ—th halfe a poâ—nâ—e of oyle of Tyle stones which after distyll according to arte that distylled and come kéepe in a glasse both for thicke gatheringes and
knobbes of fleshe Another water take of Salt nyter thrée ounces of Romayne vitryoll one pounde of Vermylion fowre ounces all these grynded togyther distyll artlye by a Lymbecke and the water come kéepe for the gylding of Marse that is to say yron Another water take of Salt nyter of Romayne vitryoll of Salt Ammoniacum of Viridis aeris of Orpimente of newe vnslaked Lyme of Alome of salt Alkali all these after the dilygent labouring aâ—d myâ—ing togyther distyll artlye in which stiepe Marse or let the same lye infused in it for a tyine and it wyll corrode and eate in marueylouslye A water dyssoluing the Sonne or Golde take of Salt peter of Vitryoll of Gypsum of Alumiuâ— iameni of each twelue ounces of Vermylion two oâ—nces of the water of Salt thrée ounces these after the â—eating distyll in a Lymbecke and the first water come wyll be swéetâ— â–ª the seconde and lâ—â—t that coâ—â—eth iâ— redde â–ª and good To seperate golde from any mettall take of oyle of Tartare two partes of Brymstonâ— one parte after the distylling annoinâ— the metall or yron which made redde hote quenche them in cold water and the Gold wyll after fall of in the â—ourme of Sande to the bottome of the vessell A strong water seperating the Sunne that is to saye Golde from the Moone that is to say syluer take of salt one part of vitryoll one part of Salt nyter halfe a part of Viridis Graeci the fowrth part of one part the whole stiepe with the strongest vineger to the fourme of paste and dryed then sublyme the water Another working bâ—tter which seperateth the Mâ—â—ne that 〈◊〉 syluer vnto one part and the Sunne that is Gold vnto another after the maner of a masse or lumpe take of Tyles one dramme wayght of common salt burnt halfe a dram of Aeris vsti of Viridis aeris of each halfe a dram all these brought to powder and myxed togither put after the matter which you wyll seperate into this pouder being then in a glased earthen panne which câ—uer with another panne when the masse is dyssolued the one then wyll be seperated from the other A water and oyle of salt Ammoniaci take of sixe or ten harde Egges sodden which opened in the heads and the yolkes taken forth fyll those emptie places of the Egges with the salt Ammoniaci in fine powder after let thâ—se be set into a vessell fylled with sande that is moystned or wette with water and the next morrowe you shall finde a water within the shell which powre forth the next morrowe after empty againe the water in lyke maner and so often doe vntyll the whole be resolved But if you mind to draw and haue an oyle of the same then seperate the water by a Lymbecke and the oyle wyll remayne which keepe in a glasse The speciall vse of it is and serveth vnto the fyxing and vnto many other Alchymicall workes Marcell A water mollyfying or softning all mettalies Glasse Stéele and Yron and the Amber stone take of salt Ammoniaci of the Salt nyter with Tartare of each a like quantity which boyle in same lycour with a small â—yâ—e and the same softneth any mettall powred into it Salt nyter and Tartare equallye or of a lyke quantitye taken doe soften metalles after the opynion of some prâ—aysioners A strong water take of Salt nyter of Salt Armoniacke of eache a lyke quantytie â— makâ— of these a water for the Sunne that is Golde And if you wyll seperate Golde and Syluer in the water take of Salt nyter one pounde of burnt Alome two poundeâ— these distyll by a Lymbeck into the water put so thinne plates heaten as a leafe â–ª standing or set on the fyre whiâ—h then wyll boyle and when the sauiâ— seacâ—th boyling take it frâ—m the fyre and the water câ—oled shake well togyther and it wyll be troubled powre then the water lyghtlie or subtyllye forth into another Glasse and you shall see blacke Golde to settle or rest in the bottome then take a lyttle Spryng or Câ—nduite water powring that vppon the Sunâ—â— or Goldâ— and washe it dyligentlye and the water after â—â—wre as vnto the first water the Sunne or Golde then put into a Cruâ—ible which through dryed on the coales adde after to it of Salt nyter a lyttle quantitye melting the Sunne with it and then cast it into fourme And when you wyll haue the Moone take the water powred forth and distyll the â—ame by a Lynmbecke and the Moone shall abyde in the glasse which then powre or put forth as is aboue taught of the Golde the Moone then washed with the first water maye be powred vpon the Feces that if more of the Moone in blacke powder happen that the same also be then dyssolued and powre it after forth agayne on which powre Spryng or Conduyte water washing it as aboue taught The Moâ—nâ— in the rude dryed put into a Crucible filled â–ª with halfe so much of Nyter as the same is and making a small hole aboue or on the toppe of it blow the fyre and you shall haue the Moone purifyed A water of the Philosophers borrowed out of a written leafe of Paper in the Frenche tongue take of â—iâ—maine vitryoll one â—ounde at Salt nyter halfe a pound of Uermillioâ— three ounces â—â—ese fyuelie beaten to powder and myxed together â—â—â—tyll in a Lymbecke which after must be set in a new earthen potte The same fyll so bighe with syfted ashes as they maye well receyue and ryse somewhat aboue the substance contayned in the Glasse bodye standing in the earthen potte Which so ordered make then in the beginning a cleare and softe fyre and after the first water is â—ome kéepe that a part which is knowne to be then full come when as the necke of the Lymbecke aboue shall appeare yelowe and following or mayntayning the fyre get the seconde water in another Receauer so that each ought to be kept a part The vertues of this water are many with this water are cups helmets Armour swordâ— kniues such like things gylded yea wryâ—â—ing lâ—fters paynting leaues or â—ther ornamentes in ordering it after this maner as that first or before the mater or thing to be gylded be stricken ouer with vernishe and the same after dryed at the fyre on which well dryed write what you wyl with a styffe pricke of a harde wood sharpened for the purpose after wette â—ll â—hat plâ—â—â— â–ª 〈◊〉 or written with the sayde water which let to rest a lyttle space then holding or setting these to a soft fyre anâ— after a whyles to a stronger fyre being then well heated or sufficient hote let them be rubbed ouer with a roughe Lynnen cloath and wyped or clensed from the vernishe And if you wyll whyten or make whyte latten metall let it boyle in this water and iâ— wyll after appeâ—re syluer â—yke If you wyll câ—â—e the waâ—ts the 〈◊〉 the pymples or 〈…〉 deformable in any person or take away the superâ—â—uous â—â—esh
growing in any place or part of the body let the place be fyrst opened with a needle and power in a lytle of the aboue sayde water which inâ—ontinent wyll take the same away But if you would helpe and cure Fistulaes and impostumes then with a tent applye the water to them â–ª for it wyll and doth breake the Fistulaes and eradicateth by taketh them awaye by the rootes within two dateâ— and doth lyke take awaye euyll fleshe growne and restoreth the good And if you would open impostumes wiâ—â—out an yron instrument then take whyte ware making of it a playster with a hole bored with them yâ—â—leÌ„ whiâ—h apply on the grieueâ— plate after poâ—â—e a â—ytlâ— of the water into that hole which 〈◊〉 after openeth the impostumes This water softneth Corralles if you put them into one or both of these waters myxed togyther which after the softning and taking forth you maye worke and frame to what forme you wyll for after a tyme they returne vnto theyr proper nature and hardnesse This water druncke of any beast slayeth or kylleth him The wind to which this water is admyred forthwith is corrupted but when you wyll recouer the wyne then put into it Rosemarye And it hath also other properties not here to be vttered for the lewdnesse sake of the craftye wicked and detestable persons which may abuse this water vnto menniâ— destruction A water named Royall for the syngular properties which it hath vnto many grieâ—â—eâ—punc the making of which is on this wyse take of yellowe Brimstone of roche Alonie and of Salt gemuâ—e of eache two poundes of Borrace and of â—aâ—â—icke of eache two ounces these dilygentlye beaten in a morter and myxeâ— after in a glasse bodie fenced with a head and Receauer â—â—tly◠〈◊〉 dystyll according to sâ—yll making a most â—trong or myghtye fyre toward the ende continuing the same vntyll all the moyâ—ture be drawne and come the water which distylleth and is gathered in the Receauer is whyte troubled which strayne through a fyne cloath the same kéepe in a glasse with a narrowe mouth putting to it fowre graines of Muskâ— dyssolued in halfe an ounce of Rose water and after the setlyng wyll this water be cleare and very swéete The approoued vertues of this water are many as the Aucthour affyrmeth of which some he doth here vtter that he hath many tymes experienced And the fyrst is that this royall water taketh away the payne of any wound if the wound all about be bathed with it The seconde propertye and vertue of this water is that all maner of vlcers fores and griefâ—es that maye happen within the mouth and the gummes much putryfied and to the ache by holding a litle of this water in the mouth by the space of a Crade and spytting it after forth doth marueylouslye and spâ—dily heale any of the aboue sayd The thyrde propertye and vertue of this water is that rubbing the teeth with a â—yne lynnen cloath wette in this water doth make them verye whyte a matter delectable to many men women The fowrth by giuing halfe a scruple of this water by the mouth with broath to the person in the fyt of an Aguâ— doth marueylously delyuer it and that for certaine This borrowed out of the singular practises of the Greeke Fiorauant A precious water for the eyes of Vitryoll take a quantitye of Vitryoll drawing a water of it in a Cucurbite by distyllacion in Sande but this Vitryoll needeth not nor ought to be calcyned Another seruing to the same purpose Take a new layde egge which after the seething harde plucke of the shell and cutte the same into iuste halues in the myddle The yolke taken out put in the place the quantitye of a Pease of whyte Vitryoll in powder and it wyl be turned into a water after let the â–ª whole be wrynged through a linnen cloath into a glasse the water kept for it is singular for the eyes A marueylous water taking away the spottes vndoubtedlyâ— of the eyes and clearyng the syght aboue all it preserueth and maintayneth youth and taketh awaye any spotte of the face but in the highe redde câ—lour and Leprie it doth not so much auayle or not throughlye cure them The making of which is on this wyse take of the sylinges of Syluer of Tynne of Copper of Stâ—ele of Leade of the Golde and Syluer ower of each so muche as the abillitie of the person maye extende Infuse these foâ— the fyrst daye and nyght in the vryne of a soundâ— chylde the nexte daye in warme whyte wyne the thyrdâ— daye in the iuyce of Fennell Veruayne or Celondyne the fowrth daye in the whytes of Egges the fyfte daye in the mylke of a woman gyuing sucke to a man chylde the syxt daye in redde wyne the seuenth daye in the whytes of seuen egges and the whole togyther put into a tynne Lymbecke or Rose styll to bée distylled with a softe fyre and that which commeth kéepe dilygentlyâ— in a Glasse with a narrowe mouth close stopped Of this water let fall two or thrée droppes at a tyme into the eyes both morning and euening washing the eyes before with Spring water c. This borrowed out of the learned worke of Arnolde De villa noua A water of mettals experienced that helpeth any Leprie fowle scabbes the Fistula the Morphew the 〈◊〉 sootte Tâ—tter and Canker auayleth vnto the comforting 〈◊〉 at the mâ—mbers of the â—ody pallyueth any contagiouâ— sore or griefe and kylleth any griefe continually running Take of the fylings of yron of steele of Gold of Syluer of Copper of Tynne and of Leade of eache a lyke wayght of Myrre Aloes so much as of all or of the wholeâ— all these grynde anâ— myxe togyther which after put into a glasen or â–ª Alchymicall potte with a headde of Glasse set vppon it and artlye luted the same set in a Furnace ouer the fyre and gather the water which distylleth by a Lymbecke in a Receauer standing vnder which keepe to your vse for it marueylouslye auayleth in all the grieffes aboue vttered this out of the aforesayd Aucthour A blessed water distylled against the Cowte take of Romaine Vitryoll two poundes of the distylled Hony fowre pynts distyll these as you knowe after adde a thyrde part of Aqua vitae rectifyed to it which dilygently myxed keâ—pe to your vse and with a whyte Dooues feather stryke ouer or annoynt the grieued place according to arte A â—roued water helping the foulenesse and filthy coulour of the â—â—eth borrowed out of Guido take of salt Ammoniacke and of Salt gemme of each halfe a pound of Sugar alome one quarter of a pound these brought to powder put into a Cucurbite distyll after arte with this water rubbe the téeth with a piece of Scarlet A water cauâ—â—ng the heyre of the headde yelowe take of the Ashes of the Tree Cerrus one pounde of a Spring or Conduite water syxe pyntes boyled a good whyles togyther to which adde or put
two ounces of Romaine vitryoll and set in the open ayre for thrée dayes after vse the same according to discretion Another water take of salt gemme of the â—rosse beatings about the Antuiâ—ld of Copper and of Alcanâ—a of each a lyke quantitye these after the beating distyll after art in a Lymbecke Another water more of value take of salt gemme one pound of Romaine vitryoll halfe a pounde of Salt nyter fowre ouncâ—â— of the gréene rootes of Celondyne scraped vnto the wayght of all these seuerallye heateâ— â–ª and myxed togyther drawe â— water by Lymbecke the same 〈◊〉 fyrst 〈◊〉 throâ—eâ— way 〈◊〉 â—nprofitable the next which coâ—â—eth kéepe◠〈◊〉 it coloureth thâ— heyre in washing the heyres before with â—ye â–ª and â—â—tting the heyres often with a Spunge as thâ—y drye in the hote sunne A powder made by sublâ—mation most strong seruing with the corrâ—â—ing and eating away and mortifying deâ—â—â—slcke boroweâ— out of Lanfraâ—ke in his Antyâ—â—â—arie Take of the fylinges of yron of the powder of vitryoll of Alâ—ne iaâ—â—â—i and of Antiâ—â—â—nie of eache two ounces â–ª of the Salt â–ª Aâ—â—noniaâ—i of Arsenicâ—e cytrine â–ª of Sulphure viue of Floris â–ª aeris of each one ounce and a halfe of vnâ—laked Lyme new made halfe a pounde after all these well beaten and myxed togyther adde to the whole one ounce of quicksyluer extincted or kylled with fasting spyttle or mortifyed with the squilletick vineger or the sea water or stroÌ„g Lye which shall be the better if the same shal be of the ashes of Beanes and that Trochistes or lytle flat balles be made therof and dryed put into a Aludel and sublymed after arte The maner of the sublymation â—s on this wyse take a thicke strong Glasse body â–ª which wyl abyde the heate of fire without cracking or breaking or that it be a bodie of earth glased within and hath a couer to artificiallye framed and matched to it that one part entereth close within the mouth of the bodie which shal be vnder and so closely neere ioyned to it that nothing at all can breath out of the same with this that the edges or lyppes be luted round about with the lute of wisedome or potters claye Let the powder to be sublymed be put in the bottome of the body and close couered with the couer and the edges stronglye luted and set in the Furnace vnder which a soft or slowe fyre made for halfe a day after take the vessell from the fyre letting the same throughlye coole which being colde vncouer the head and that which then remayneth alowe in the bottome throwe away But that which cleaueth or sticketh to the couer take away and keepe in the pieces And when you shall néede of the same then vse and worke with the same by good cyrcumspection and in a warie maner in that this burneth lyke to fyre and both putrifyeth and corrupteth the place to which this is applyed Certaine instructions of Mercurie precypitate to be prepared and made with Aqua fortis are here vnder vttered Thâ—â— Mercurie precypitate is made on this wyse take of Aqua fortis or strong wâ—â—er one pound of crude Mercurie foure ounces dyssolued into water after the water euaporate in Sande or by distyllacion seperate it stronglye that it waxeth redde through dryed the same after grinde in a marble morter powring vppon Aqua vitae distylled fiue or seuen tymes ouer which also kyndle â–ª and let it burne vntyll the same be consumed After let it be rectifyed with Rosewater verie well myxed and then by fyltring or by a fylter seperate the rose-Rosewater and leaue or suffer it to drye Then powre againe of the Aqua vitae vppon which kyndle and burne vntyll the same be through drye and the same repeted a thyrd time you shall haue that you desyre and seeke And so much of Aqua vitae must be powred vpon as maye onely suffice to couer it but not to much in any wyse A Mercurie precypitate inuented of an Empericke Frenche man take of quicksyluer one pounde of strong water fifteene pyntes these put into a Cucurbyte stronglie luted distyll after the maner of strong water as is afore taught increasing alwayes the fire vnto the ende Of Mercurie precipitate which serueth and is a remedie against all sicknesses and disseases caused of the rottennesse of humours The lxxxx Chap. TAke equal parts of Romaine vitryoll and Salt nyter and of them gather a water by distyllacion with a body head and Receauer into which bodye you shall put a sixt part of the wayght of crude Mercurie or quicksyluer that is if of the Vitryoll and Salt nyter there be three poundes then adde to these of Mercurie syxe ounces after this so doe that a water with his spirites may ascende and fall into the Receauer All which come in the receauer emptie then into another Glasse bodie pure within stronglye luted and fensed without to the headde of which set a Receauer fastened with lute and standing vnder the same cause to distyll againe and the water when it shall be gathered in the Receauer powre the same againe into the bodie in which Mercurie yet remayned and you shall often repeate and goe ouer with this vntyll a Mercurie come to rednesse being thus come redde take the Cake forth and washe it with Cordiall waters as the water of Rosemarye Buglosse Baulme and such lyke But washe the Mercurie before and that often tymes in spring Cunduite or well water being before distylled which Mercurie thus corrected and prepared you shall mynister to the sicke and grieued persons after this order and maner If the person shall be sufficientlye strong of bodie then mynister after the mynde of Gabriell Fallopius of Aloes cicotri halfe a scruple of Myrre and Masticke fowre graines of precypitate fyue graynes myxe these with rosed Hony or rather with the conserue of Roses framing of the whole eyther three or fowre pylles which gyue fasting in the morning and dryncking a draft of whyte wyne warmed after them If the bodie shall be meane of strength then mynister but fowre graynes with a lytle swéetâ— butter Sugar and three graynes of Masticke If the body shal be feeble and through crased then onely thrée graynes with halfe a scruple of Aloes â—ycotrine powthered and myxed with RhodosaccharuÌ„ which made into thrée pylles minister as aboue taught But if you minde to minister this to a Childe then vse but fowre graynes or rather applye of it according to the strength and weakenesse of the Chyldes body Further learne note that you ought to myxe the precypitate before with Triacle and to mynister the same then to the pacient poysoned to the dropsie person â–ª and pacient taken with the Pestilence or any other sicknesse And that more to be vnderstanded if a healthfull and sound man shall yearely or euery thyrd yeere vse this precypitate as neede occasion shall requyre the same with a prudent digestion of humours that is the preparation of the
purgation the pacient then shall auoyde disseases and from being sicke Here conceyue that in the place of precypitate you may vse the myxture named Amalgama which after the mynde of the Chymistes is made of sire partes of quicksyluer and of one parte of Golde with which thus prepared you may doe the greater marueyles And note that with the fyrst and second precypitate you may cure woundes by vsing the same after this maner as to put of it about the woundes within Besides the water remayning after the precypitate made taketh away the paine of all filthye wounds if they be bathed with the same a droppe of this water put with coten into a hollowe tooth which greuouslye aketh and payneth it doth sodaynlie astonishe mortifye the marow of the tooth and delyuereth the payne for euer Also this water mixed with whyte wine wetting the heyres of the head or beard with it being hoarie whyte causeth them to come yelow And sundry other matters besides this worketh which for breuitye here omytted The maner of making the Philosophers stone which healeth all disseases in man or woman is on this wyse take of Salt nyter prepared of roche Alome of Romaine vitryoll â–ª of each two poundes drye the vitryoll before in an earthen panne and being dryed beate altogyther into pouder vnto which adde fowre ounces of Salt gemme after put the whole into a bodie luted or fensed about with the lute of wisedome and the head close ioyned clayed about which set in an open Furnace making a fyre vnder with cleft wood if you wyl vnlesse you had rather vse coales then to the nose of the headde artlye fasten the Receauer that no ayre breath forth which done kyndle the fyre when it begynneth to distyl wet then lynnen cloathes easilye wringed out which shall applie both vpon the head and Receauer vnto this ende that the spyâ—â—â—es of the water do not euaporate waste for by the spirites euaporating the water is so caused vnperâ—ite to such a purpose in the begynning of this distyllacion doe the vesselles appeare so redde as blood and within a whyles after they become whyte when as you distyll with a strong fyre after that they returne so redde as at the first and these â—e the good spirytes of the strong water after that they returne once againe whyte and as soone as they appeare no more redde the water is then ended and perfite after which drawe forth the fyre and let the vesselles coole theâ— powre forth the water into a strong glasse close stopping the same which diligently kéepe for the making of the Philosophers stone After take of quicksyluer one pounde of vnflaked Lyme sixe ounces of blacke Sope fowre ounces of strong Ashes thrée ounces all these labour togyther in a morter whiche dilygentlye incorporated put after into a Retorte stronglye luted which fastened to his Receauer set in a Furnace to distyll making about and vnder it a strong or great fyre continuing this fire so long vntyll all the quicksyluer â—ée come forth and gathered in the Receauer which drawe awaye and keepe in a strong Glasse bodie close luted After labour the composition of the stone which is made after this maner Take the sayde water which you made fyrst powring the same into a bodye of such a bygnesse that two thyrde partes of the same may rest emptie which stronglye fence and lute about after powre into it the quicksyluer which you kept adding two ounces of thynne yron plates and one ounce of steele plates beaten verye thynne to the â—â— put so many golde leaues or sheetes as wayghe two Englishe crownes or fonte what lesse of wayght after these so put into the bodye set on the head forth with and the Receauer luted to with spéede for immediatly after the myxing of these togyther doth the substaunce in the bodie boyle and cause so redde Funles that yse as blood which then gather to the head so that spedilye â—ou must set the bodie in the Furnace applying fyre so long vnder vntyl the whole water be distylled and come and the Fume ended Then let the vesselles coole and kéepe the water a part close stopped after breake the bodye in the bottome of which you shal finde the Philosophers stone the same reduce bring into very fine powder and dilygently searâ—e it keeping it after in a â—alley pot or broade mouthed glasse â—â—ry close couered setting it vp as you would a precioâ—s treasure The water gathered and that you kéepe wyll serâ—e anothâ—r tyme to perfourme 〈◊〉 lyâ—â— effect and purpose but it for â—â—th not although you can worke â—uer but halfe the quantitye of the substaunce the same halfe you must necessarilye labour once â—uer againe in the fayde water which seconde worke ended of the stone bring the same into verye fyne powder and myxing â—â— with the first substaunce the water kéepe then close couered vnto infinite uses â–ª as shall after be vttered in the proper place But as touching the powder this one speciall matter is written by the Aucthour of the singular properties contained in it being prepared and compoâ—â—ned after the manner here vnder taught which so framed â–ª and mynistred doth then worke myraculously in that the same 〈◊〉 position named of him Aromaticum leonardi doth helpe all grieffes and sicknesses of the bodie of what qualitye and condiâ—ion so euer they be for setled in the stomacke doth forthwith drawe to it rounde about and from the headde all the euyll humours thereabout among the bodye which drawne togyther it speedilye sendeth them forth of the bodye as well by vomite as downwarde by stoole or siege disburdâ—ning by that meanes nature before charged after which the bodye may the sooner without impediment recouer to health and in this respect the same is a helper to the amendment of body and preuayling against all sicknesses as may appeare in the gloryous singular workings of it the making of which composition is on this wyse take of whyte Sugar fowre ounces of Pearles grynded of Muske of Saffron of LignuÌ„ aloe of Cynamon of each one scruple of this Philosophers stone fowre drams which after arte make into Tables with Rosewater as you doe Manus Christi these after put vp in a close woodden boxe that no ayre breath forth kept in a drye place The quantity to bée mynistred at a tyme is from one dram â–ª vnto two you may eyther gyuâ— it in broath wyne or Ale or in any conserue But gyuing it in a potion haue regarde that the same which setleth to the bottome of the cuppe be druncke also in that the same being heauie euermore setleth to the bottome and the same not druncke the effect then is not nor wyll be perfourmed at that tyme This also learne that what â—ays the pacient taketh it he maye then eate but lyttle vnto nyght and drincke onely thynne drincke for the better discharging of the stomacke The Aucthour also wryteth of an
angelike electuarie to be made with this stone that is marueylous in many disseases and sicknesses For this ministred auayleth in al Agues by abating the force of them for griefe of the flankes eyght marueylous and easeth straungely the gowte by taking adosed quantitye of it euery thyrde daye and that three tymes togyther in ten dayes for by that time doth the Aucthour wryte that he shall throughly he cured of his gowte he reporteth that many tymes he hath woonderfullye cured it to his great fame This also auaileth in the cough the rewme dissease of the Milt helpeth besides the French dissease ioynt aches and such lyke The making of which precious lycour is on this wyse take of Saffron of Lignum aloe of Cynamon of redde Corall of each a dram of blacke Deâ—â—abore without preparation two ounces of the electuarie of the iuyce of Roses of Mesue not to much or to highe boyled sixe ounces of Sugar Roset or of the conserue of Roses eyght ounces of the East Muske one dram of the Philosophers stone thrée ounces of the best quintessence two ounces of stone Hony boyled skimmed so much as shall suffice to make a good forme of an electuarie these after the powthering myxe incorporate dilygently togyther ouer a softe and easie fyre in an earthen glased vessell in that a vessell of any metall is not fyt for this composition and being made kéepe dilygently in a glasse rather than in any other vessell And this electuarie may be matched or myxed with any other solutiue medicine and taken with a fasting stomacke in the morning the quantity at one tyme to be mynistred is from two drams vnto fowre This conceyue that the same rayseth in a maner the doad through the singular vertue contained in it as the Aucthour in Rome and in sundry other places hath both seene and done many experiences worthy memorie For which cause he wysheth the skylfull practysioners not to be without this Angelike electuarie that myndeth to purchase fame on earth This borrowed out of the singular practises of the skylfull Gréeke Leonard Fiorauant The making of the vegelant stone after a rare strange order that changeth bodies froÌ„ one quality into another defendeth or preserueth the body a long tyme in health and that hath also infinite vertues in a maner and without comparison Is borrowed out of the practises of the aboue sayde Aucthour in this maner Take of the Tartare of whyte wyne which is both thicke and cleare or bright of TurpeÌ„tine very pure and cleare of the hearb Aloes which hath long leaues thicke and indented on the sydes and hanged in mennes houses being continuallye greene and brought of Marryners many tymes out of Barbarie into England of each of these three one pound which after stampe togither in a morter making and incorporating the whole to a paste the same put then into an vrynall bodye of Glasse with a head luted to and a Receauer artlie fastned vnder which apply fyre so 〈◊〉 vntyll all the lyquide substaunce and moysture be come after drawe forth the Feces out of the vrynall and if you otherwyse can not choose breake then the vrynall and grynde those Feces which incorporate with the whole water come after distyll the whole as aboue taught and in the ende alwayes of your worke make a greater fyre and so mightye that your Feces maye appeare burned well those Feces againe drawe forth grynde and impaste with the sayde water as afore taught and distylling it the lyke ouer againe which repeate doe fiftéene tymes ouer â–ª or twenty tymes togyther without ceassing vntyll all the water bée wholye consumed after this maner and that no moisture resteth in the Feces but are so whyte and bryght as Salt. Those Feces then laie vpon a smoothe marble stone hanging it or laying it in a moyst place and the stone wyll after dyssolue and turne into a most cleare water and being thus wholye dissolued keepe the same in a narrow mouthed glasse close stopped for this water is the vegetable stone â–ª Which water is of such a vertue that one scruple of the same myxed with two ounces of the Iulepe or syrupe of Violets mynistred or taken by the mouth of any sicke person or euyl complexioned for the space of fortye dayes shall be delyuered and quyted of any gréeuous and harde sicknesse and this must be taken with a fasting and emptie stomacke in the morning and that the meate be well dygisted before for being â—n such wyse this then worketh the greater effect and is also a syngular remedie against wormes in mynistring of it as aboue taught and clenseth the Lyuer dryeth vp the moysture of the Mylt delyuereth the cough the rewme causeth the pacient to pysse which hath impediment of vryne and sundrye other vertues this myraculous water hath which the Aucthour ouerpasseth for doubting that he should seeme to any that he vttered impossible matters Wherefore he wysheth the skylfull to examine these and to make further tryalles of this water whereby they may finde out other secretes both straunge and myraculous to the benefite recouerye of health This also serueth for the fixation of Myneralles without flying away in the fume in that this stone resisteth the force of any great fyre without the consuming away and it also so fyxeth the Brimstone and Orpymente that they after may abyde the fyre and causeth them also most white through which in making proiection with them on Copper or brasse 〈◊〉 it chaungeth eyther into a most pure Syluer for whytenesse or as I may aptlye terme the same syluer lyke to the eye which the Aucthour saw wrought and done by a Chymiste before his face A Mercurie sublymed borrowed of an Emperick Frenchman made on this wyse take of quicksyluer one pound which extinguishe in the strongest vinyger of vitryoll dryed and pure two poundes of common salt verie whyte thrée poundes after powre the whole into an vrinall body strongly luted with the head and Receauer close luted in the ioyntes vnder which keepe fyre for sixe howres as by lytle and lytle increasing the worke ended breake then the Cucurbite and you shall haue persite Sublimatum Quicksyluer out of Leaâ—e was on this wâ—se drawne and gâ—tten 〈◊〉 the same Empiâ—â—cke take of 〈◊〉 moâ—â—â—nely chopped tenne poundes of Salt â—yter and of 〈◊〉 calcyned of eache twelue ounces let all these be put into an earthen vessell glased after they are dissolued in strong Aqua vitae let them be set in the hotter place of all the hote house for fowre or sixe dayes togither and you shall then purchase and haue seuen poundes of quicksyluer Mercurie or quicksyluer crude powred into strong water the whole is so reduced and brought in a maner vnto the fourme of an oyle with this are rotten fleshe and the piece of fleshe within the nose causing a stincke taken away c. But if an euyll or sore shall be within the mouth then is Vnguetum
only for the potte whyles it is thus baked is drawne and shruncke togyther much and for that cause the same ought before to be thus handled hauing a deepe foundation and aâ—rouÌ„d hole framed to the bottome hauing a grate made within aboue which fyxe hygher by halfe a foote two barres lying crosse on which set or let the bottome of the potte stand and let the Furnace ryse and be aboue the bottome of the potte that is aboue the yron barres one foote and a halfe or lytle lesâ—e 3. Within the potte set a large Copper vessellâ— according to the quantity of the water as for two pounds of spyces let twentie pyntes of water be powred vpon in such sâ—râ— that the emptyâ—nesse round about be fylled with Sand a finger and a halfe hygh This vessell with the head shall stande and be aboue the Sande halfe a foote almost 4. Let the helmet or head aboue be rounde and not sharpe poynted that the vapour fall not againe downwarde nor that the head be cooled with water nor hath any edge or gutter For being on such wysâ— all the vapour wyll yssue and passe spéedily and forth with into the pype If the head nowe should be cooled the vapours there gathered would â—uer soone be thyckened and fall also backward or else this also otherwyse hyndered by this maner in the distylling of oyles For that cause must be câ—nsydered and knowne howe the crookednesse of the nose ought to be according to the standing and space of the place that the pype fastened to the nose of the head maye aptlye passe and retche through the Fyrkin or other vessell of water c. 5. Let the pype be long in a maner sixe foote and let it passe or retche through the tubbe or vessell fylled with colde water 6. Let the fyre fyrst or at the begynning be made somewhat great after that by lytle and lytle abated or lessened but let it be kept in an equall force of heate The oyle wyll come forth togyther with the water and flewme c. Some part of it setleth vnder the water and another parte swymmeth aboue and the oyle also may be seperated The water then may be distylled agayne and that which shall fyrst come wyll be the swéetest water for the other is onelye flewme This distyllacion maye be perfourmed in eyght howers these hytherto of the practises of the learned Gesnerus A most apt instrument for the drawing of Oyles out of Rootes Hearbes Seedes Spyces and others lyke The .iij. Chapter A. Representeth the vessell which the Aucthour nameth a bladder in which the matter or substaunce is contayned B. Doth here represent the bellye that is fastened to the necke that the necke maye the commodiousser be applyed to the large mouth of the vessell which the necke coulde not so commodiously be fastned but through this mene and helpe C. Doth here shewe the long necke that letteth the head that â—t heate not to fast D. Signifieth the head E. The vessell or bucket compassing the head into which colde water is continually powred after the heating F. Representeth the long Receauer G. Here signifieth the Tappe or Cocke letting out the water hote This fourme and maner of Furnace purchased the Aucthour of a skylfull practisioner and learned Phisition of Basyll Of the drawing of Oyles by distyllacion of water boyling The .iiij. Chapter TAke a Copper bodie or potte of such a greatnesse that wyll well receyue fifteene pynts the same fyll so with wyne or water or with both myxed togither that a thyrde part onely may remayne emptie To the water powre your substance apt to yéeld an oyle and that grosely beaten which let stand to infuse for thrée howres yea the better fowre or sixe howres After set on the head verie close luted about and cause the water most stronglie to boyle for with the vapour then of the water doe the oylie spyrites ascende which by the pipe passing through the colde water doe descende distyl into the Receauer of Glasse standing vnder and are so chaunged into oyle which after in the Furnace of dygestion you shall seperate from the water with a Siluer spone And on this maner may you drawe an oyle out of Nutmegges Mace Annise séedes Fennel seedes Cynamon Cloues Iuniper berries and others This Furnace of digestion is a vessell into which the water oyle is powred togither in a place temperately hote standing that they maye the aptlyer be seperated one from the other And how this seperacion ought artlie be done shall after be taught The maner of purchasing Oyles by an yron or wood presse The .v. Chapter TAke a presse made with strong cheekes betwéene which two sydes put too yron plates sufficientlie heated but not burning hote after wryng harde togyther the substaunce out of which you minde to purchase an oyle remembring before to put vppe your matter into a newe Canuas bagge and then in this harde drawing wyll an oyle come forthe That if your substaunce shall waxe dryer and dryer before the ende of the worke then moysten the same by sprinckling a lyttle of the best Aqua vitae vpon But this conceyue â–ª that all substaunces ought before to be grosse beaten and being well heated in an earthen panne put then up hote into a newe thynne bagge and wrynging the same harde a more quantitie of oyle wyll come But for a playner vnderstanding conceyue these examples following and fyrst the purchasing of the oyle of Almondes which is gotten â—n this wyse Take of iourdaine Almondes or of other Almondes fowre poundes these after the paring and cleansing of them drye with a knyfe for that they may not be blaunched in water stampe grosely in a marble morter which sprinckle with a lytle of the best Aqua vitae mixed with Rosewater to the quantitye of two ounces of both these after the dilygent incorporating togyther put into a new earthen panne glased ouer the fyre which after the heating so hote that it beginneth to fume or at the least that you can not suffer your hande in it then put up of the same a quantitye being so hote into a thynne square bagge of newe cloath and wryng this verye harde in a presse betwene two smooth yron plates or two square boardes smoothed of Sugar cheast into a porrenger or cleane pewter dyshe this wholye gathered washe after if you wyll in an earthen panne fylled with rayne water which so long labour with a stycke in the water vntyll the same be come whyte with this maye woemen if they wyll annoynt theyr faces both in the morning fyrst and at nyght last for this both cleareth and maketh be wtyfull the skynne in any place wheresoeuer the same be applyed Another example ayding the aboue taught made of Almondes compowned after this maner take of Almondes tenne pounds of redde Saunders in powder syxe ounces of Cloues one ounce of whyte wyne fowre ounces of Rosewater thrée ounces these after the grosse beating let so lye in the marble
the artificiall Baulme which by a certayne imytacion and nere agréeing in the vse of the true Baulme was of the same at the first inueâ—â—teâ— and put in vre of the auncient practissoners For when they wayed and understoode that both the one the other were falsyfied by the counterfayters and that those compound lycours which were solde and mynistred to men neyther agréed in substaunce nor properties by any maner to the true Baulme were upon the occasion the earnest lier moued for the auoyding of such an end â—nytâ—â—e and great harme that such a treasure especiallie shoulde no longer lye hyd and vnknowne to men vpon this good and so reasonable consideration they applyed theyr wyttes industrye to the attayning and trying out of a lycour nearest aunswering in properties of the precious Baulme And for that they might the commodiousser perfourme and bring it to passe inuented to vs a certayne generall kinde â–ª of the qualityes and properties of the true and naturall Baulme And sâ—ing by nature the Baulme is most hote and piersing and indued with a mightie propertie and drying or that mightylie â—ryeth of propertie for that cause especiallie this maye preserue bodyes verye long from putrifying being annoynted with it and put of oldâ— age or mayntaine youth a long tyme for the perfourming of which they chose symple 〈…〉 of lyke propertie so nyghe as they coulde purchase which myrte might yéelde the lyke faculties so aptlye as arte coulde matche them Of which kynde that be principallest are the Myrre the Olybanum Frankensence and Aloes The next to these be the Turpentyne and Aqua vitae The thyrde sorte are these the gumme yuie Galbanum â—yquide storâ—â— the Woodde Aloes or Lignum aloes c. But from the purpose these disagrée not as the Galingale the Nutmegges the Cloues and many others of lyke kynde For all these being gathered into one by an artificiall coniecture matching was so made that of all these myxed togyther by a iuâ—â— proportion in the Chymisticall arte they drewe an oyle which in faculties and consistence was most lyke and nearest agréeing to the true Baulme These hytherto agréeing in a maner to the wordes minde of Leonarde Fiorauant in the making of the artificiall Baulme So that to the making of the artificiall baulme is necessarily required â–ª that the Turpentine of it selfe with the essence of wyne be only 〈◊〉 in Balneo the other spyces after dyssolued in the essence and with the abouesayd oyle of Turpentyne by Balneum againe distylled For wrought in ashes or sand doth a grose oyle ascende euen with a most soft and easie fyre so that the same in the receauer come is then nothing woorth If so be you defyre or would perfitelie knowe a good and true Baulme from an euyll and falsyfied then after the mynde of Fallopius in his secretes cast or instyll certayne droppes of the Baulme into cleare water and with a stycke labour well the water â–ª that if the water then be troubled the Baulme is not perfite but contrariwyse the water if it shall abyde cleare then is the same true and good and doth gather it selfe alwayeâ— into one place It is to be considered and noted that out of thrée poundes of Turpentyne myxed with one handfull of Salt and a lytle of the essence of wyne are fowre ounces and a halfe of the oyle of Turpentyne distylled and gotten in Balneo Mariae Yet they ought to stande for certayne dayes before to putrifye Further that Turpentyne gyueth or yeeldeth more oyle of it selfe if the same be distylled by a small pype than by boyling water is to be doubted A marueylous Baulme made or drawne by arte most laudable and often tryed which serueth vnto dyuers and sundrye disseases and grieffes inuented by a synguler Greeke of great same in our tyme named Leonarde Fiorauante the making of which is on this wyse take of most fine Turpentyne one pound of the oyle of Bayes fowre ounces of Galbanum thrée ounces of gumme Arabick fowre ounces of pury Frankencense of Myrre â–ª of gumme yuie and of Lignum aloes of each three ounces of Galingale of Cloues of Consolida minor of Nutmegges of Cynamon of Zedoaria â–ª of Gynger of the whyte Dyttanye of each one ounce of Muske and Amber greese of each one dramme all these beate and labour togyther putting the whole after into a Retort to which adde or powre vpon â—iâ—e pynts of the best oâ—â—ineâ—â— Aqua vitae the tryall of which is on this wyse that a lynnen cloath wet in it and set on fyre burneth cleare which cloath so burning put into the Retorte that it may so cause the â—â—ter to burne and the cloath in it togyther which thus burning â—turrâ— dilygentlye â–ª the water with the stuffe about letting the whole stande to infuse for nyne dayes which after the setting in Ashes distyll according to arte the same which distylleth and commeth forth is a whyte water with an oyle togyther and on such wyse procéede forward with a softe fyre vntyll you sée the oyle begynne to come forth blackâ—she incontynent vpon that syght chaunge your Receauer setting vnder another and increase the fyre stronger vntyll all the spyrites of the substaunce he come forth of the bodye all which throughlye come seperate then the oyle from that blacke water and eache kéepe a parte by it selfe and the lyke doe with the fyrst water in seperating the oyle and kéeping eache a part The first water which is whyte is named the baulme water the oyle seperated from that water is named the baulme oyle The seconde water blackishe is named the mother of baulme the lycour seperated from that water is named the artificiall baulme â–ª which ought to be kept as a most precious Iewell And this composition haue I gathered and dygested into such a perfection as in my opinion séemeth not no defull of any further addicion besydes I haue made many practises and tryals of all these matters here vnder vttered The first water come and dropped into the eyes doth marueylously cleare and preserue the sight of the eyes and washing the face with this water maketh after a most comely bewtyfull face it preserueth youth and putteth of olde age it breaketh and dyssolueth the stone of the kydneys and causeth the pacient to pysse which otherwyse is letted by a certayne fleshie stopping in the way this also cureth all maner of wounds happening in any part of the bodye and of what condicion so euer they be by the washing with this water and the applying vppon of Lynnen cloathes wette in this water which sundrye tymes exercised wyll shewe so marueylous a working as though the same were done by the blessed hand of God onely This besydes mightily helpeth the personnes in a consumption and all maner of rewmes and the coughe This water also bathed or rather fomentedon the Sciatica or ache in the hyppe causeth the payne forthwith to ceasse That other water named the mother of baulme fomented on
togyther Out of this distyllation are also thrée lycours gotten and gathered This water wyll auayle against poysons the Pestilence the stone the quartayne the cotydiane Ague vnto sweating moouing c. This also helpeth the harde fetching of breath and the obstructions or stoppings of the bowelles vnto all flewmaticke matters and vnto the Falling sycknesse and to defende or preserue also the pacient from the Fallyng sycknesse A man maye lyke coniecture that this Baulme for the makyng of a perfite Tryacle to bée aptlye and to good purpose appoynted The Aucthor of Nouia viatici in the Chapter of the palsie discribeth a like licour to the baulme take of the whitest FraÌ„kensence and of Mastick of each two ounces of Lignum aloes one ounce of Cloues of Galingale of Cynamon of Zedoaria of Nutmegges and of Cubebae of eache sixe drams of Myrre of Aloes of Ladanum of Sarcocolla of Castorie of each halfe an ounce of Bay berries of the kernels of the Pyne aple of each one ounce of gumme Elemi of Opopanax and of Beniamen of each two ounces of the iuyces of Iua and the hearbe Paralycis or Cowselyp of each three ounces of good Turpentyne vnto the wayght of all the whole dystyll in a glasse bodye after arte The first which commeth is a water the second lyke to oyle the thyrde lyke to Hony. A compounde oyle borrowed out of Aristotle against the hote and colde gowte and against the incuruacions of the synewes so that the synewes be not cutte a sunder borrowed out of an Italian booke written take of Aqua vitae thryse distylled and of the iuyce of Byttonie of each three ounces of Saffron of the iuyce of Mugwoort of the iuyce of walwoort of the iuyce of Capreni or Caprellae of eache fowre ounces of the iuyce of march mallowes eyght ounces of Cloues of Carpobalsamum of Xylobalsamum of each two ounces of Ceruse of Frankensence of the Tartare of the whyte wyne of each thrée ounces of chyldes vrine and of good Hony â–ª of eache eyght ounces of the oyle of Turpentine thrée ounces of the oyle of Egges fowre ounces of the oyle of Brymstone two ounces of the oyle of wormes sixe ounces of the oyle of Rosemary halfe an ounce of the oyle of Bayes three drams let al these be distylled by a Lymbeck the first which commeth delyuereth the person from the hote gowte the seconde â–ª from the cold gowte and healeth any maner payne in what part of the bodye so euer the same shall happen and bée An oyle or water which is named of vertue a drinck of youth borrowed out of a highe Dutche or Germayne booke written of one Michaell Schricke Take of Sage leaues three quarters of a pounde of Cynamon of Cubebae of Galingale of long pepper of Annise of Mace of Nutmegs of Gynger of graynes of Paradize of each halfe an ounce â–ª these brought to powder myxe artlye which powre into sixe times so much wayght of good wyne as the whole being in a tynne vessell the same couer close that nothing vapour or breath forth let so stand in a hote place for fowreteen dayes At the ende of that tyme seperate the wyne froÌ„ the spyces by a strayner beate the spyces then finer that of the whole may be made lyke to a thicke broth or gruell and with the aforesayde wyne ioyne the whole agayne which then distyll according to art This water distilled come powred eyther on fleshe or fishe and lying couered in it doth defend and keepe eyther from putryfying and wyne commyxed with it doth not suffer it to corrupt but rather cleareth it and if the wyne presently be corrupt this spéedily restoreth it vnto perfection This druncke fasting in the morning consumeth impostumes and all inner disseases healeth also the outwarde grieffes by fomenting on the places it amendeth besydes any maner grieffes of the eyes and woundes by applying of it vppon within eyght dayes this closeth This druncke causeth myrth and mayntaineth youth This besydes auayleth in the disseases of the head and apoplexie This water to be briefe may be compared to baulme for it swymmeth aboue any other lycour myxt with it except oyle dropped on the fire this burneth It cureth the spottes of the face and druncke defendeth or kéepeth backe the Leprie A certaine sublymacioÌ„ like to a baulme in procuring of memory borrowed out of Michael angelus Blondus of memory In remeÌ„bring to orderly purge the stomack head before which done prepare of Frankensence of Cubebae of Cloues of Nutmegs of Galingale of Iuniper berries of eache halfe a dram of Cynamon three drams of Castorie fatte three drams of Costus and of long Pepper of eache a dramme all these brought to powder myxe a due proporcion of Aqua vitae answerable to the whole these put vp togither in a glasse body couered set into horse doong to digest for the space of a. xi dayes or more longer time if you wyl after this tyme ended sublyme then this in Balneo Mariae and to the sublymation adde of Mellis anacardini two or thrée small ounces and this then sublymed with the Hony let be buryed againe in a glasse body vnder doong for the space of two or thrée monethes but let this doong be chaunged euery eyght dayes least too much or to strong a heate may breake or cracke the glasse by such a space of tyme thiâ— sublymacion shal be then perfite vnto the sharpning quickening of memory The vse of it is on this wyse before you would apply for memory by a dayes space annoynt the temples and hinder part of the head and instyll one droppe into the nosethrelles after that eate downe fasting in the morning certayne droppes before you would reherse or vtter your Oration or in any other manner exercise of memory for this is the worthyest medicine of procuring memory An holly oyle which is very singular vnto diuers diseases for it especially auayleth against any Canker and Fistula all olde griefes or diseases borrowed out of a booke of secretes in written hande Take of olde oyle Olyue two pyntes of olde whyte wyne and the best fowre pintes of cleare the best Turpentine one pounde of the seedes of Hypericon or Saint Iohns worte two pounds and one dram of the white Dittanie of the Tormentill rootes and of the Gentian of each one ounce all these brought to pouder and mixt togyther putting the whole into a glasse bodie well stopped with paste that no matter breath forth procure that they may boyle in this manner Let the said vessell be set into a câ—uldron filled with water and straw and boyle there a time softly after rayse it from the fier and when it shal be colde put that vessel into a potte filled with sand in such sort that the whole vessell be compassed and couered vnto the necke with the said sande which set in a place where the sunne al the day shineth and there let it stand for fortie dayes
of a writteÌ„ booke takâ— of Carpobalsamum of Xylobalsamum of red corral of long Pepper of Nutmegs of each two ounces of SaffroÌ„ one ounce of the fat of a Beuer of the fat of a Grype or of the kydneys of a Weather of the marrow of the bones of an Asse or of an horse of each fowre ounces of Turpentine six ounces of olde oyle Olyue one pint of virgin waxe fowre ounces of olde Malmesie two pintes of liue water frogges xxx in number of the iuyce of the toppes of Canes or reedes of the iuyce of the wal yuie which yeldeth yelow seedes â–ª of the iuyce of the rootes of Veruaine of each fowre ounces all these beaten a part put after into a Limbecke distill with a soft fire The first water which coÌ„meth will be cleare helpeth the moyst gowte the thirde water gathered wyll be redde which auayleth in the colde gowte and this remember that the frogges ought to be put alyue into the Lymbecke for this is an approued mâ—dicine and alwayes found true A marueylous oyle in the palsie and shrincking of synewes the falling sicknesse the crampe and helpeth any colde sicknesse ingendred of a cold cause Take of Galbanum halfe a pound of gum yuie three ounces these brought to powder myxed togyther dystyll in a Lymbeck after art the water oyle distylling forth gather in a receauer into which put one ounce of the oyle of Bayes one pound of good Turpentine the whole throughly myxed dystyl againe the oyle water then gathered seperate the one from the other and the oyle keepe as a Baulme for it matcheth and is lyke to the baulme in all his vertues A certayne practyser applyed one droppe of the oyle on the pacientes forehead of the palsie and another on his nauell he â—ncontinent arose as amased of him selfe and was after an howre delyuered of the grieuous payne of a wound in a certayne place of the body and the shrincking of synewes he annoynted with this oyle the pacient was speedily healed And in other sicknesses and grieffes was this oyle diuerslie proued and founde to be of great efficacye The hynder part of the head annoynted with it at the going to bedde and that in the morning he eateth one dram wayght of the Reysons of the Sunne it quickeneth in a short tyme the memorie This oyle helpeth the defenesse and any sicknesse procéeding of a cold cause helpeth besydes the losse of smelling this borrowed out of the Breuiarie of Arnoldus de villa nouaâ—â—â— the Chapter of the palsie An oyle of many vertues but auayling especially in wounds borrowed out of the secretes of Fallopio take of cleare Turpentine two poundes of the oyle of Lyne séede one wyne pynt of the Rosen of the Pyne tree sixe ounces of Frankensence of Myrre of Aloes of Mastick and of Sarcocolla of ech two ounces of Mace of Saffron of Lignum aloes of each two ounces but these thrée last adde to if you wyl All these wrought togyther put into a Retorte of glasse strongly fenced which artly distyll in sandâ— with a verie soft fire in the beginning a cleare water shall come but a redde oyle within a whiles after wyl distyl forth which séene begyn then to increase your fyre and stronger stronger vnto the end of the distillation or that all be come after take away the receauer and seperate the water from the oyle which kéepe apart in seuerall glasses The water within a time waxeth redde the oyle will become of a Rubine colour This oyle is precious especially to be applyed on woundes where the synewes the bones and vaynes be cutte for by closing or stitching the partes and lippes of the wound and applying of this lycour vpon it healeth the same speedily without any griefe paine to the pacient And Falloppio on a time cured a scholler being a young man with this lycour which had fourteene woundes of these eyght were deadly by sowing or stitching all the wounds and applying only of this lycour vpon was in the space of thyrtie dayes throughly cured without annoyance to the pacient And of the wounds of small importaunce he healed a great number within fowre or fiue dayes with the sayd oyle and vsed none other so that he concludeth and prooueth this oyle to be singular in his properties that a maÌ„ with it may do myracles in applying of it on wounds and ruptures An artificiall Faulme helping and putting awaye the scarres of woundes if after a stripe a great scarre shall remayne on the face or in any other partes of the body then with this Baulme following may you remoue a scarre not wholly or altogyther but in such sort that it shall be little séene of any Take of Mastick one ounce of the ryndes of the swéete Pomegranates of gum Arabicke of each halfe an ounce of Saffron two drams of English Galingale one ounce of CarpobalsamuÌ„ half an ouÌ„ce of Aloes ten drams of Frankensence one ounce of Myrre one ounce of Turpentine of the Fyrre tree half a pound of old oyle Oliue one ounce those to be beaten bring to pouder after the mixing togither put the whole into a Retort of glasse strongly fensed with the lute of wisdome which order distill with a soft fire in the beginning and increasing after the fire by litle and litle vnto that end The receauer after the close sealing or stopping after art set into Balneo Mariae or burie in horse dung for ten dayes which then drawe forth and vse This perfourmeth the same which the Baulme doth in all proofes The confection of a baulme which is named a gréekes baulme borrowed out of Tarquinius Schnellen bergius take of Turbith two ounces and a halfe of Rhapontick fowre ounces of Rubarb one ounce and a halfe of long Pepper and of Cloues of each two drams of Gynger one ounce two drams of Zedoaria one ounce a halfe and two drams of Nutmegges seuen drams of Cardamomum one ounce a half and two drams of Cubebae eyght drams of Cynamon thre ounces of the rootes of Pympernell one ounce of Annise sixe ounces of Sugarcandie thrée ounces two drams al these beaten a part or seuerallie take after of oyle Oliue fowre pyntes of the oyle of Lyne seede one pynt of the iuyce of wormewood halfe a pynt Let the oyles be first heated after put in the powders but beware that you heate not the oyles ouer hote After the putting vp of the whole â—nto a Retorte or if you had rather in a Cucurbite distyll thrise ouer A secrete water of good accoumpt which putteth away spottes whitneth the skynne taketh away spottes wrinckles pimples causeth besydes a cleare most comely face borrowed out of Bertapalia take of Turpentyne sufficient cleare two pounds and of the same drawe a water by a Lymbecke to the same distylled and come of the Turpentine adde these powthered of chosen Masticke halfe an ounce of the whyte pure
then must the stroÌ„ger heate or fyre be left and the other followed and mayntained but if otherwise then let the heate be increased Thyrdly must be considered learned that the oile fyrst distilleth so that at the coÌ„ming of the second or thyrde oyle the receauer may be changed And within an howres space in a maner wyll halfe an ounce be distilled and gathered in the receauer So that when no more lyquidnesse appeareth on high in the Cucurbite then wyl no more matter distyll forth and the work vpon this sight is fully ended The oyle of Annise seedes is thus prepared drawne take of Annise seedes for this is a coÌ„mon forme waye vnto the distylling also of oyles out of other séedes one pounde these after the grosse beating râ—t into a horned or croke necked body to which let the receauer be artly closed fastned setting the body theÌ„ into a pot of ashes the same distyl with a most soft fyre you shall gather a water an oyle in the receauer The water you shal draw forth by a reuoluing or repeting againe of the whole substance that oyle remaining or tarrying behind in the body whose vse serueth vnto the collicke passion paine of the bowels But of the water is an electuary made with Sugar in the forme of losings or Manus christi of which one table at a tyme eyther after dynner or after supper may be giuen or taken For this strengthneth the stomack digestion putteth away or expelleth wynd This at any time takeÌ„ or vsed profiteth but in the morning especially helpeth the lungs the cough the obstructions or stoppings of choller helpeth the inward parts The vse of it properly is in droppes The oyle of Annise is much more in property then the Annise it selfe and in working myghtier Yet the naturall heate of the whole Annise seede can neuer be so exactly purchased as to draw forth seperate a perfite substance although an artificiall preparation may be wrought the same by mans industry For like as any meate that the same may be taken eaten without daunger or harme it néedeth before an outward preparation euen so must a lyke preparation be wrought in medicines that the subtyller parts be seperated from the grosser before those be applied or taken within the body for on such wyse prepared and ordered may any medicine worke the easier performe the proper action in the body without harme to the pacient The vse of this oyle much auayleth in the gyddinesse of the head the harde fetching of breath procéeding through a dangerous Rewme in a maner suffocating or choking the person in the weaknesse of stomâ—ck and wyndinesse in the dropsie in other colde diseases and those procured of wynd This also much profiteth the members lacking blood and the synew partes as the stomack the veynes the bladder the bellye and the whyte fluxe of the wombe this mightilye stayeth This oyle may be taken or ministred by droppos in gyuin certain droppes of it eyther in wine or in breath in the morning or in tyme of necessitie The oyle of Fennell séedes helpeth the head but the eyes especially the kydneys bladder Tables may be made of the same of lyke propertyes and vnto the same vses or certayne droppes may be mynistred alone at any time or else taken morning and euening And an oyle is drawne out of the drye séedes without any other addicion it is very pleasaunt and swéete of taste as the Aucthour prooued and felt of the same the same also in colour is whyte that first distylleth The oyle of Cummyne drawne is profitable to woundes ioyning néere vnto the Mylt the swellings of the body procéeding of a colde cause which sometymes happeneth and is the cause why the vryne is stayed backe vnto this vse may a droppe or two be mynistred in Ferne water or in Tables if they be made with it The oyle out of Henbane séedes prepared in the same maner as the oyle of Roses by the discription of Rogerius auayleth the lyke that the oyle of the apples of Mandrake doth It auayleth also in the hote ioynt aches in repressing mightily the payne and causing an astonishment to those places applyed in burning and in excoriations it may procure and make a lyttle scarre and mytigate the burnings out of the same Aucthour A compounde oyle out of Séedes procuring sléepe Take of the Seedes of Lollij of Henbane of the whyte and blacke Poppie of the Lettuce and Purcelane séedes of eache fowre small handfulles of the séedes of Faba inuersa which is Telephium two small handfulles let all these be distylled togyther of this distylled mynister two scruples wayght at a tyme with a lytle or small quantity of Opium Of the oyles out of Fruytes The .xiiij. Chapter THe oyle of Iuniper berryes is distylled in the same maner as the Aqua vitae by powring water vpon and it then spéedilye and easilye distylleth As an oyle fyrst commeth and a water next inseweth euen in the lyke maner as wheÌ„ the Spike is distylled But it behooueth to breake the berries before Some also distyll them in a bodie this auayleth vnto many grieffes vnto the gripings of the belly vnto the mattering of the yarde which is as the same were the Gonorrhaea vnto the paynes or grieffes of the necke procéeding of Rewme Agyrtae or Iuglers publishe marueylous matters of the same oyle which who that lyste may reade theyr tables imprinted with them But the maner howe this oyle ought to be distylled is on this wyse I tooke sayth the Aucthour a pynt full of Iunyper berryes which I brake somewhat small vpon which I powred pure water such a quantitie as verie well couered them after I powred the whole into such a copper vessell as the same is in which the Aqua vitae most commonly is distylled and with a copper pype also passing through colde water dyd I distyll hauing vnder a bygge Receauer fastened to the pype which myght well receyue or holde fowre measures of lycour and on this wyse dyd the oyle distyll come with the water But another instrument I vsed standing on the head which I fylled with colde water for the better cooling of the spyrites that they burned not in the comming Out of the abouesayde quantity of berryes I neuer drew aboue three ounces of perfite oyle There is a further instruction for the drawing of this oyle in the first part of distyllations By pressing out also in this maner or on this wyse we drawe get an oyle not euyll sauouring take of Iuniper berryes broken fyrst myxt with burning water and after with oyle Olyue let them boyle a lyttle or at the least let these be infused togyther often sturring them with a spattle for eyght dayes then powring them into a bodie distyll in a Furnace after art the oyle after swymmyng aboue gather into another glasse you may then put into it a lytle of Angelica or some other thing a lyttle
Cynamon shall be stieped in good whyte wyne A water distylled in a Cucurbite is gathered whyte in the receauer I doe take sayth the Aucthour ◠〈◊〉 quantity of Cynamon euen so much as I thinck good and put the same into a Cucurbite or glasse body not luted togyther with water to stiepe for certayne dayes after I distyll the substaunce by the vapour of boyling water in such sort that the Cucurbite in which the Cynamon is contayned doth not touch the water as the lyke Manardus teacheth and on such wyse I distylled and gathered a cleare water not troubled nor the spirites also of the Cynamon heated to much Sometymes when I would haue the water myghtyer I then adde to it a lytle of Gynger And in this maner a certaine Poticarie with the Aucthour distylleth the water of Cynamon Certayne others there be which follow vse this maner take of water sixteene partes of Cynamon one parte which grosely was powdred togyther the same after put into a Cucurbite to stiepe close stopped for a certayne tyme as eyther fowre or fiue dayes after this set on the head close to the body and distyll the substaunce with a most temperate heate in Balneo Mariae which excéedeth not the heate of mans vryne in the fyrst coÌ„ming forth for so may a most pleasaunt water be drawne and purchased In the tyme of this boyling may hote water be powred in that a lyke quantity continew styll for doubte of wasting awaye and you shall gather into a Receauer the distinct waters as the fyrst a mightie water the second of lesser strength and the thyrd feble And in the lyke maner may all other spyces be ordered and dystilled and many distyllers there be which purchase by the same doing an oyle and water Another maner brieflie in purchasing the water of Cynamon take of chosen Cynamon two ounces of water a fowrth part of a measure of wyne so much these after the myxing distyll as afore taught A certayne woman well practised and skylfull in distyllation prepared and drewe Cynamon water on this wyse but it lyttle dyffereth from the wayes afore vttered take of the best Cynamon fynelye brought to powder in a morter but not searsed halfe a pounde this so charilye powre into the distyllatorye bodie that none cleaue on the sydes falling in on which powre one measure and a halfe of cleare Cunduiâ—te water then set the headde close to the bodye after distyll in the begynning with a verye softe fyre and increase the fyre by lyttle and lyttle as you see the droppes come eyther quicke or slowly to the Nose of the Lymbecke or headde let a Pype bee fastened as afore taught and demonstrated passing or retching through colde water at the ende of which a Receauer fastened When the water thus commeth you shall néede thrée persons to stand by the one and first to consider tende the head and pype that he or shee alwayes cooleth them with lynnen cloathes wette in colde water applied after discretion on the head and pype the other standing by the Receauer let him obserue and marke the colour of the water distylling into the receauer the thyrde that he marke and tende the glasse in such maner as when neede shall be to retche or put vnder speedily another Receauer to take the other againe stop dilygently The water distilling hath fowre differences for which cause it shal neede fowre sundry receiuers The first water that coÌ„meth is somewhat fattie and strong and of this is the best and as this proceedeth in distylling a mylkie colour beginneth to come then gather the second water which in his fortitude lacketh of the first or is of a weaker vertue when this colour is vanished that the water comming forth as a water distylled out of other matters remember consider the thirde water which must lyke be gathered a part or seuerall by it selfe When this water shal be turned into a yellowe colour or chaunged yellowishe gather then the fowrth water which distylleth or commeth forth in a small quantity and the worke is at an ende when certayne droppes begynne to appeare of a redde colour at which sight ceasse for the rest behynd is of no force nor serueth to any vse or purpose Besides take héede least through the force of the fyre your substance ouer high boyleth vp through the same may the distyllacion procéede amysse in daunger of losing the whole stuffe Of which to be out of doubt you shall auoyde end that care by good gouernment in the space of one howre Thrée droppes of this water myxed to other waters of lyke propertie aunswering doe helpe the falling sicknesse If with this the veynes vnder the tongue be aptlie rubbed doth helpe the palsie persons in a short tyme. Out of the Cynamon may by distyllacion but a lyttle oyle be gotten for which cause in the steede of it we may often vse the water of Cynamon especially the same which is first gathered for this hath singular properties contayned in it An oyle of Cynamon is prepared gotten on this wyse borrowed out of a certaine written coppie of an vnknowne Aucthor take of the best Malmesie thrée measures and the same distylled twyse ouer After let it be a thyrd tyme that one measure onelye resteth in the Cucurbite Let it be distylled once agayne that a lesser quantity may remaine in the Cucurbite Then let it be yet once agayne distylled that one measure onely remayneth by so often repiticion shal you haue the wyne very wel rectifyed which kéepe to your vse The same done take of Cynamon what quantity you thinke necessary the same breake smally after powre the Cynamon with the rectifyed wyne into a Cucurbite that it may be two fingers aboue the Cinamon Let the Cucurbite then be dilygently closed with a blynd Lymbecke and setting it into Balneo Mariae make a soft fyre vnder for thrée dayes Which time ended powre that wyne warely forth in regarding that none of the Feces or grosser substaunce be powred forth withall the wyne kéepe a part Then powre other rectifyed wyne vpon and worke as you did with the other before These done mixe eyther Aqua vitae or both togyther in a Cucurbite which dilygently couer with a head and begyn to distyll with a very soft fyre and so slow that nynes stroks or knockes with the finger may be made betwéene drop and drop falling and on this wyse you shall continew vnto the tyme that all the wyne be ascended for in the bottome then of the glasse you shall haue an oyle which dilygently kéepe The maner of preparing and drawing a water of Cynamon and an oyle of the same which a most singular Phisition named Maister Iohn Crato a Krafftheim gently opened and taught to the Aucthour The xjx Chapter TAke of the best and finest Cynamon which beate very small after the tying vp in a fine lynnen cloath and this lytle bagge hanged within the
of salt nyter of each thrée ounces of copper Incisi one pound al these grinded togither put after into a glasse body not vnglased body which set into a furnace make a great fire for three howres After the cooling of the vessell by the owne accord breake the vessel you shal find in the bottom the Mercurie of the Antimonie seperated from the brimstone which you shal seperate from the vpper this done burne after the vpper face so loÌ„g vntyl it be come impalpable of a redde color the same theÌ„ put into a glasse Lymbeck wel luted if it afore be dissolued in most strong vineger Which distyll after the maner order of strong water you shall possesse a most precious oyle lyke to blood Note that the Mercurie drawne out of the Antimonie is a most pure golde with which if you wyll colour take then of the oyle of Antimonie one ounce of Aeris vâ—â—i of Viridis aeris of each thrée ouÌ„ces of Vermilon or Cinnabaris fifteene ounces of salt nyter fiue ounces of the abouesayd whyte gold fowre pouÌ„ds these put into an earthen vessel wel luted and set in an open furnace with fyre for sixe howers and you shall then finde a cytrinâ— massâ— which put vnto the royall cemente after vnto Capella and you shal obtayne most pure golde But these royall cements and the Capellas also doe goldsmythes prepare and make Another discription of the Oyle of Antymonie not to be contempned coÌ„municated to Gesnerus by a skylfull practisioner and very studious in these matters Take of Antymonie thrée pouÌ„ds or fowre which dyssolue in a goldsmythes pot that it may ruÌ„ne After powre a measure of vineger into an earthen glased vessell which done and the Antymonie molten let him then instyll by great care dyligence a little of this molten Antymonie into the vineger taking diligent care that you instyll not to much at one tyme in that the vessell then breaking you should lose both oyle your labour a red fume wyl breath forth the vineger also wyl become so red as blood So that by times a litle lytle and euen by drops as it were must the whole Antimonie be thus instilled For the same is in a glasse bodie that the vineger floting aboue it must alwayes be seperated so often as it is molten in the goldsmythes vessell The Antimonie then must be againe molten in the Crucible as afore as the same shall be molten it must then by lytle and lytlâ—â—e instylled into the vineger â–ª as aboue taught the same ought to be repeated seuen tymes that it may so drawe and gather both the property and rednesse The vineger is consumed by the same order for that cause must other vineger be powred vpon for if the pot or vessell shall remayne eyther emptie or bée ouer fylled the vessell breaketh for which cause you must especially take heede of the excesse least the vessell by such meanes breaketh That if it shall be repeated seuen tymes let the redde vineger in a glasse body dilygently luted be distilled in ashes and a whyte vineger wyl yssew but the oyle remaineth behynd in the bottome Which on this wyse done and the spring or Cunduicte water left so with the oyle for a tyme that softly powred forth and distylled againe the sauour af the vineger may so be taken from the oyle The same after it shall be thus twyse togyther ordred that is the second tyme Cunduite water shal be powred vpon by distyllacion shall after seperate the same you shall then obtayne a swéete oyle of Antimonie in the bottome of the Cucurbite or glasse bodie But this forme and maner of dystylling can not so well be vttered and discrybed in wordes as by demonstracion to the eye and syght of the same done This waye and manner also of making the Oyle of Antimonie is not to be contempned which as it should seame Theophrastus Paracelsus accoumpted for a rare secrete He tooke of Antimonie halfe a pounde of Sugarcandie sixe ounces these brought to fine powder distyl in sande or in Balneo according to arte Of this oyle take one ounce of Aloes succotryne halfe an ounce of Amber two drams of Saffron thrée drams these after reduce into a masse of which make small pylles according to discretion let thrée of these be mynistred or gyuen by the mouth with the conserue of Borrage before the fytte of the Ague and the pacient procured to sweate if it be possible I heare of an oyle of Antimonie to be distylled in the worthy Citie of Vlmes in Germanie by a notable Phisition in the lyke order and maner as the strong water or water of seperation is woont to be made Which afore wrought into most fine powder and myxt with a small quantity of good Aqua vitae for thus prepared it may aptlie be applyed and giuen by the mouth for the healing of vlcers within the bodie Such an oyle also is exercysed and vsed of the Chyrurgians in the Cittie of Norimberge which applyed doth forth with eate or take away superfluous or rotten fleshe This oyle of the Antimonie is prepared with the salt Gâ—mme and Ammoniacum Another maner of oyle there is which a certayne practisioner druncke before mée but certayne affyrme the same not to bée an oyle but rather a certayne washing or Lye yet I suppose the same sayth the Aucthour to be distylled Others affyrme it to be prepared lyke the oyle of Vitryoll of which matter reade more in that booke named Coelum Philosophorum where the maner of such a preparing and this oyle is fully taught And I heare â—sayth the Aucthour that the Chyrurgians of Norimberge doe much and often vse this oyle There is besydes a certayne oyle prepared and made which by reason of the rednesse is named the blood of Stibium which oyle is most singular vnto créeping vlcers and maligne to cure for this dryeth taketh away all the malignity of them and this oile is made after this maner out of the learned Fallopio of Mettals or mynes They take sayth he the Regulum of Antimonie which is here ment the Antimonie fyue or sixe tymes molten cooled For they take the Stibium melting if and letting it coole which they agayne melt and coole the same procéede after this maner vnto the fyft or syxt time so that the Stibium which the last tyme remaineth cooled compact they name ReguluÌ„ Now they take this Regulum soften it on a marble on which they powre the distilled vineger when the same shall be very well softned they put into an ypocrasse bagge to fylter and powre distilled vineger vpon vntyl the Antimonie shal be wholy dyssolued molten through and that nothing remayneth behynd in the fylter or bagge but all fyltred into the vessell set vnder They after take the strayning or that lycour and put it into a Lymbeck draâ—re forth a lycor which drawne there remaineth a certayne
take at a time two three or foure drops in some dystilled water or wine morning and euening Leonard Fiorauant that singular practisioner in his seconde booke of secrete practises published in the Italian tongue â–ª doth there vtter the maner of dystilling the oyle of Vitriol â–ª which from the common maner doth differ nothing at all sauing that the dystillation of the oyle at the eyght or tenth daye was perfourmed and from the beginning as it séemed wrought with flame of fire and the oyle dystilled was blacke A compounde oyle of Vitrioll of the sayd Leonard Fiorauant prepared and made after this maner Take of pure and whyte Sugar foure pounds of Rhaponticke one pounde of Ruberbe one ounce of Mercurie flowers one pound these after the well beating togither frame into a paste on which poure foure pyntes of the best Aqua vitae then poure all into a Retort which diligently stoppe and burie in hote horse dung for sixe dayes after the drawing forth dystill the whole in Balneo Mariae vntil no more will issue forth The feces then gotten forth of the Retort â–ª put into a lynnen bagge which wryng strongly and throughly in a presse After take of Buglosse water of Fumiterrie and of Scabioâ—s of ech sixe ounces and with these waters wash very well the feces pressed out and wring them harde agayne in the presse which done throwe the feces awaye And these two waters togither which you gathered by pressing forth dystill so often ouer by â— filterâ— vntil it appeareth sufficient cleare â–ª after mixe it with the first water and dystill all togither in Balneo Mariae And when of those thrée you shall hâ—ue performed one water then to ech pound or pynte of the water adde halfe a scruple or one whole dram if néede be of the finest oyle of Vitrioll which diligently kéepe in a glasse vnto vse Thâ—s excellent composition I prepared in the summer and vsed it to many with singular successe for it restoreth a weake or decayed stomacke â–ª it helpeth the disease of the mylt mittigateth the payne of the heade and téeth and many other matters whâ—ch for breuitte are â—urpassed But this coÌ„position is of so maruailous a working that it may be put in the booke of the maruailous thinges of Phisicke For thyâ— kéepeth or maintayneth olde men in their proper strength a matter greatly to be abashed and woondred at And I can this auouch that I haue séene many men and women which by vsing it after my appoyntment and counsayle are renuâ—d and become lustyer of age to sée too A matter in déede greatly to be maruailed at and scarcely to be beléeued and this compositiâ—n also preserueth them long in health which vse to take of it The maner of taking this excellent lycour is on this wyse that is in the morning let halfe an ounce of it be taken fasting and so colde as it is and let the person after refrayne to eate for the space of foure houres and the same day vse to eate the best meats of sâ—â—â—nance and this vsed for a time togither preserueth the person as aboue vttered A corrosiue oyle of Vitrioll take of Romaine Vitrioll sixe poundes of common salt one pounde and a halfe let these be calcyned so long togither vntill they waxe redde which then take from the fire and bring to pouder togither the whole deuide into thrée parts after gâ—t thrée glasse bodies fashioned to a Luâ—e verye well fenced with the lute of wysedome and into eche of these poure a third part of the sayde Vitrioll rubified and sette all the thrée bodies into one furnace of reuerberation and make a fire vnder by little and little vntill all the substance by force of the fire be drawen which will be so blacke a substance as yncke and many times floweth or is long in the issuing forth and when the same is come forth kéepe it in a glasse sufficient large and thicke that it burst not with this lycour you may open all maner of impostumes and clense all kynde of putrified vlcers by wetting only on the vpper face with the sayde lycour which doth cause spéedily a marueylous working and mortifieth cankers and vlcers cankred and doth many other matters besides all which I haue many times tryed and found euermore true and perfite This borrowed out of the Italian secretes of the singular Fallopius Another of the same mans otherwise prepared and drawne named a compounde oyle of Vitrioll and that most strong on thys wyse Take of Romaine Vitrioll sixe poundes of salt Armoniack of Brimstone of Vermilion of Orpiment and of Roche Allum of eche sixe ounces let all be calcined as we haue aboue vttered vntil all the whole be come vnto a rednesse and being thus rubified let all be brought into fine pouder and poured into a bodie as aboue vttered and let fire be continued vnder it for sixe whole dayes remembring before that the ioyntes be diligently luted With this licour may you depopulate or cut of any member if you wette a large knyfe made of the woode of the Oliue trée in it and marke the place about with tha sayde woode where you will cut it of this then is of such a force and efficacie that it openeth the fleshe euen as the same were done or cut with a rasour and worketh the proper effect without the shedding of any drop of bloude And this causticke is one of the worthyest secretes of all Chirurgerie and proued very often of the singular Fallopius and sundrie other Chirurgions which haue wrought the selfe same effect which I haue séene many times A naturall and most subtill oyle of Vitrioll pleasaunt or swéete in taste which is accounted for a miracle Take of the Hungarian vitrioll foure poundes which brought into very fine pouder and dryed in a bodie poure after into another bodie well fenced with lute being well beaten togither and thrust downe Then poure vppon of sublymed wyne rectified vnto the top of the foure poundes which set to digest for fortie dayes after dystill according to Arte and you shall then sée the Oyle of Vitrioll swimme aboue the vpper part of the sublimed wyne But the common oyle of Vitriol shall be mixed with his water and for that cause néedeth rectifying this borowed out a written booke An oyle of Vitrioll which mortifieth the Canker and Fistulaes and old corrosiue vlcers especially is made after this maner Take of Romaine Vitrioll burnt in a panne vnto a rednesse one pounde which bring to fine pouder to it after adde of oyle Olyue halfe a pynte these poure togither into a glasse body and sublime after the common maner then let it be distilled with one bodie set against another or by a Limbecke in adding to it a little of Aqua vitae well rectified that the Oyle may ascende c. Fumanellus of the oyle of Vitrioll against the Canker thus writeth In extreme diseases the extreme remedies are best and séeing the Canker is a disease of the same
long and filled with colde water An instrument which is so formed that the water by sucking is forced to ryse vp and run forth as the lyke practise is often â—sed in pittes of water or welles And by this instrument with a little fire maye a great quantitie of the water of lyfe be dystilled and gathered Of the dyuers maners of distylling the Aqua vitae so well simple as compounde The .vij. Chapter A Water sublymed out of pure wine affyrmeth an vnknowne practysioner and the same is of late daies inuented to sublime the water by a glasse or Copper Bodie in the which dooing the grosse substaunce and refuse remayneth or stayeth behinde and the lighter matter in the vapours ascending dystilleth and is gathered in the Receauer Vitalis de Furno wylleth thus to dystill the simple burning water Take pure Claret wine and strong which powre into a Lymbecke and dystill with a soft fyre as you doe the Rosewater and a burning water wyl yssue forth by sublimation which looke howe oftner it shall be dystilled ouer and so much the subtyller and profitabler it wyll be That the water of life once dystilled ouer may be so perfyte and good and possesse the same properties which an other thrise foure times or oftner dystilled doth The .viij. Chapter IF so be you wyll dystill a simple Aqua vitae or burning wyne at one dystillation that in propertie and vertue it may be as if the same were twenty times dystilled ouer then couer a Spunge ouer the mouth of the Cucurbite and the Lymbecke close with the seale or lute of Hermes and a receauer set to the nose of the Lymbecke and luted in the ioynte dystill according to Arte in Balneo Mariae For on such wise is caused that the spyrit of the wine ascendeth vnto the highest and from thence by the Nose falleth into the Receauer but all the waterynesse remayneth by the waye in the Spunge And a certaine Alchymister vsed this maner for a most great and déepe secrete Wée compared or assayed it sayth D. Gesnerus with the Aqua vitae once dystilled ouer without a Spunge and we found ours of greater effecte and vertue and wée againe assayed it with an other water dystilled ten tymes ouer without a Spunge and oures dyd more pearce then that A certaine dystiller with vs sayeth the Aucthour affyrmeth that the Aqua vitae onely once dystilled to be verie vnholsome to them which drinke it and to haue a great force of putrifying as the same experience proueth If the burning water be set on fire sayth he quenched againe after a whiles that which remayneth very much sauoureth or stincketh But the water which shal be twise or thrise distylled ouer neyther stincketh nor putrifieth Of the distyllation of Quintessence out of wyne by Balneum Mariae Take of white wyne the best fowre measures or fiue according to the greatnesse of the Glasse bodye so that a thyrd part of the Cucurbyte be emptie on which set a head of Glasse luted in the ioynte with the whytes of Egges meale and water myxed togyther and spread on a Lynnen clothe before the laying on which on this wyse prepared set into Balneum Mariae and distyll after with a verie softe fire both daye and nyght For out of fiue measures you shal purchase but a halfe measure pure which after the rectifying in a Pellicane for certaine dayes kéepe to your vse A water of Lyfe out of wyne distylled thrise ouer Take twenty pyntes of good and grosse wyne and drawe out of the whole fowre pintes in suche a vessell as you knowe after out of those foure drawe two pyntes and out of those two agayne drawe onelye one pynte This water auayleth against any rednesse and spotte of the eyes and is profitable vnto all woundes and auaileth also against the Rewme and Fistula vnto many other grieffes besides it is right profitable That if you myxe with this the gaule of a Partriche it taketh awaye the heate and myste of the eyes also dropped in the eyes stayeth and taketh away the teares if it shall be mixed with the iuyce of the wilde Tyme A burning water take a pottell of the auncientest Red wyne and poured into a great pytchard or Tankard hauing a large bottome and narrowe mouth to which adde thrée ounces of eyther Brunstone or eyther Oâ—pyment of Armoniacke of Tartare and of Salte nytre and one pynte of very olde Oyle olyue or common Oyle which boyle togyther vnto the consumption of two partes and let the whole be strayned to which then let hote or burning water be added and drawne after by an Ippocrasse bagge or strainer that the fyrst water may be gotten If a Candle be annoynted with this water or the wyke of any other light and put vnder the water wyll not goe out If this water also be sprinckled on the heyre of the head on a clothe or on a cappe that it may burne this after it shall be consumed the clothe wyll remaine vnharmed or any other on which it is sprinckled This Rogerius in his fourth Tract Chap. 7. where you shall fullyer learne this maner of distillation by the former Chapter A burning water you maye make on this wyse take thicke mightie and olde red wine to which adde a quarter of the same of vnsleaked Lyme of Brymstone most finelie brought to pouder of the Tartare of good wine lyke brought to pouder and of baye Salt which poure togyther into a Cucurbite well luted after the head set on and luted in the ioynt distyll according to Arte and the burning water gathered kéepe in a Glasse close stopped this Albertus Magnus A spyced water which they name the water of Lyfe or an Hyppocras or Baulme let the hearbes the swéete smellyng rootes and Spyces be stieped in sixe tymes so much of good wine for thyrtie dayes the wyne after strained and the spices broken adde againe to the wyne and distyll the whole according to Arte. To the water distylled adde of freshe Sage halfe an ounce of Cynamon of Gynger of Cloues of Nutmegges of Sage with the rootes and Graines of Paradize which after the infusion distyll ouer againe A water of Lyfe seruing vnto diuers grieffes procéeding of colde as vnto the Goute and paines of the same vnto the paine of the Bowelles and distyllation from the head druncke twyse in a moneth and the griefe also of the teeth the gummes and disseases of the Tounge this marueylously helpeth it worketh much good to the stomacke charged with flewme and the collicke passion â–ª one dram gyuen with so much of good Triacle in wine Take of burning water one pynt of Euphorbium of Odellium of Sagapenum of Spodium of long Pepper of Cubebae of Opopanax of Cynamon â–ª of Cloues of Nutmegs â–ª of Pellytory of Cyperus of Squinantum of each one ounce all these artlye brought to pouder stiepe in burning water for thrée dayes and drawe the lycour according to Arte in a dystyllatorie instrument this Bertapalia
the best Wyne and often repeated two ounces of Terra sigillata and Bole Armoniacke of eache two ounces of the white and red Saunders of Spodij of the white and red Ben of cleare Pearles of each one ounce a halfe of the bone of a Harts heart one ounce of the shauings or filings of Iuory halfe an ounce of Saffrō three drams of Camphora two drams of Leafe Gold halfe an ounce waight but first take the Leaues of Gold those clippe into so small péeces as is possible with a fine payre of shéeres or those on a Marble stone grind with Hony a long time into a pouder not to be perceyued by feeling shal you bring the leaues after put them into the burning water stopping close the mouth of the Glasse that no ayre breath forth let it so stand for fifteene daies Then take the pearles most finely brought to pouder powre thē into another glasse with the iuyce of the Lymons which well stopped let stand so many dayes after with the best wyne wash wel the rootes that they may be clensed frō the earth and dryed of the wynde in the shadowe beat them in a Morter and lyke the hearbes the flowers and Roses with the seedes which done poure all these into a certaine earthen vessell glased into which after put the Triacle with those powders and other thinges After with these powre that burning water with the leaues of Golde and the iuyce of Lymons with the Pearles sealing the mouth of the vessell in such maner that no ayre breath forth Then make a deepe pyt in the earth in a moyst place vnto the depth of three feete and make a Bed in the bottome of the pyt halfe a foote thicke of unsleaked Lyme That vessell then place in the myddle of it with Horse doong layd round about and couering it on which then powre one or two buckets or pailes of water and the vessell thus buryed let stand for twelue naturall dayes in remoouing it euery thyrde or fowrth daye with freshe doong which tyme ended drawe the vessell forth and the whole substaunce after powre into a Glasse bodye setting a head close on it and stopping the ioynt round about that no ayre breathe forth after make a soft fyre vnder of small clouen wood without smoke or rather of pure Coales and to the Nose of the head remember to lute the receauer that no ayre breathe forth The water drawne according to Arte powre vpon the Feces and dystill againe which a thyrde tyme powre into the Lymbecke without the Feces and dystill againe in Balneo Mariae the water gathered keepe to your vse in a Glasse close stopped Of this water take one small sponefull by it selfe or with any other confection or powder For this water multiplyeth the spyrites cleareth them comforteth the principall members and dysposeth them that the body hardlye may receaue the impression of any plague being neuer so mighty raygning and infected or stricken with the Pestilence doth marueylous speedily helpe the impression For whiles those matters remained hyd in those is a certaine fermentacion caused To conclude by the dystillation is a newe forme procured in them that of it selfe caused and not by reason of the fower qualyties but in that it is on such wyse as Aucthours report that the Pestilence mightily vering eache is through corruption caused A compounde water of Lyfe helping all grieffes of the bodye take of Nutmegges of Floris moschatae of Cloues of Cynamon of Ginger of Cubebae of Graines of Paradize ▪ of Stoechaaes of the seedes of Pyonie of eache halfe an ounce of Mustard séedes and of Lauender of eache one ounce of Vermilon or rather Dragons blood of Colyander of Anise and of Basil of each halfe an ounce of Geate but I rather wyl sayth D. Gesnerus of Aumber of Rosemary of each one ounce of Maioram of Cardamomum of Fennel of Lycoris of Hysope of Spyknard of each halfe an ounce of the flowers of Borrage of the Lyllies of the valley of Baulme of the heads of the seedes of Roses of each halfe an ounce of the Missill toe of the Oke of the bones of the Hartes heart of Lignum aloes of Saffron of each one ounce of Sage one handfull The maner of preparing the water is on this wyse take fortie measures of good wyne which dystill by a Lymbecke in Balneo Mariae in the first dystillatiō gather twelue measures which dystill ouer againe vntyll no more remayneth or be in the Glasse then a Nutte shell wyl hold the same then cast foorth in that it is al flewme the wyne last dystilled distyl againe and the whole leysurely or softly fiue times ouer in Balneo Mariae and the water shal then be prepared Take after all the aboue sayde symples as part of them small chopped part beaten into fine pouder which may be brought to pouder or which powre so much of the dystilled wyne as wyll well reache fowre fingers aboue the whole these let stande togyther to infuse for thrée or fowre dayes vntyll the water be coulored The wyne after poure into another Glasse and stoppe the mouth close that no ayre breathe foorth But on the Feces or groundes remayning poure freshe wyne which let so stande to stiepe for seuen or eyght dayes vntyll the wyne hath drawne and gotten the substaunce of all the infused That wyne then seperate from the Feces pouring after the whole wine into a Glasse bodie which distyll with a head close luted in Balneo Mariae vntyll no moisture remaineth in the Glasse and then shall you possesse the Quintessence of the foresayde matters which keepe dyligently stopped that it be not touched of the ayre After distyll wyne of those simples drawne by a Lymbecke and take or gather the halfe parte of the wyne for this shall be the true Quintessence of that wyne But the other part of the wyne which remaineth in the Glasse throwe awaye for it is onely a waterie moysture Then the Quintessence of the wyne ioyned with the Quintessence of the other matters wyll become so yellowe as Golde To this then adde Muscum Alexandrinum and Amber gréese of eache one dramme of Ruberbe two drams which after the tying in a fine lynnen clothe hange within the water and stoppe dylligently the mouth of the Glasse for it is then wholly perfourmed to vse A water of Lyfe marueylouslie comforting c. Dissoluing and coagulating Irone and other Mettalles c. Take of Nutmegs of Galingale of Cardamomum of the Graynes of Paradize of Cubebae of Mace of Ginger and of Cynamon all these brought to powder and myxed with the strongest White wyne let all after be beaten and laboured togyther vnto the styfnesse and thicknesse of a Pultyse which then distyll with a softe fyre and you shall gather a cleare and pure water To this water if you myxe a quantytie of Oyle the Oyle wyll then descende but if you myxe Camphora with it then shall the
efficacie in the decay and faynting of the heart in myxing it with Electuaries and Cordiall Medicines as you know that vnderstand practise An Aqua vitae aromatyzated of great vertue seruing vnto all colde grieffes of the stomacke the makyng of which is gloryous and rare water is on this wyse Take of Nutmegges of Cloues of Galingale of Cardamomum of Cubebae of Mace of Cynamon of Gynger of Saffron and of Frankinsence of eache one ounce these beaten in a grosse manner myxe dillygentlye togyther after powre all these into a Glasse bodye verye well fensed with lute on which powre sixe pyntes of the finest Aqua vitae the whole let stande togyther for syxe or eyght dayes then dystyll the lycour with his head and Receauer in Ashes and a redde water wyll be gathered which is verye singular and precious For this as aboue vttered helpeth all grieffes of the bodye proceeding of a colde cause and both cleanseth and healeth all woundes without any griefe it procureth a good memorye helpeth the coughe and putteth awaye heauinesse of mynde and many other matters it worketh as by tryall maye be knowne this borrowed out of the synguler practises of the famous Gréeke Leonard Tiorauant A maruaylous water of Lyfe that auayleth in the Apoplexie and fallyng sicknesse druncke morning and Euening but better if taken euerye mornyng In the Euening three or fowre droppes taken with a slyce of breade comforteth both the heart and Brayne and all the powers and vertues of the Brayne and bodye It dryeth vp all the humours aboue nature or not naturall and all other superfluityes also whether these proceede of a hote or colde cause and preserueth naturall heate in his temperament Yet persons vnder thyrtye yeares of age maye not often vse or dryncke of the water vnlesse they be muche charged with many colde humours but verye apte and agreeable to olde and colde persons The vertue of this water can not sufficientlye be expressed in that the same auayleth both within and without the bodye Against the plague let it be taken the same daye with good Venice Triacle Annointed within the Nosethrelles very much comforteth And is a singular Medycine against the Apoplexie and falling sicknesse it is also the mother of all Medycines for it comforteth the Matrice and Wombe at any tyme yf it runneth to muche thys stayeth it and lyke prouoketh it if neede bée Take of Sage halfe a pounde of Wormewood two drams of the flowers of Organy sixe drams of Bytony halfe an ounce of Rosemary halfe an ounce of Maioram one ounce of Penny royal two drams of Roses one ounce and a halfe of Hysope two drams of Sauorye two drams of Parcelye one ounce and a halfe of the rootes of Parcelie one ounce of Polypodie and of Pympernell of eache two drams of Lauender one ounce of Tormentyll halfe an ounce of Bistorta sixe drams of Valerian two drams of Maisterwoort one dram or a halfe of Radicis benedictae one ounce of Ruta sixe drammes of Iuniper berries one ounce of Gynger one ounce and a halfe of Nutmegges and of Mace of eache halfe an ounce of Cloues sixe drams of Cynamon sixe drams of Cubebae and of Cardamomum of eache two drams of Galingale halfe an ounce of the Graynes of Paradize one dram of the long and black Pepper of each two drams of Saffron one dram of Calamus aromaticus halfe an ounce of Zedoaria of Corticis baccarum lauâ—i of each two drams of Fay berryes halfe an ounce of Coliander halfe an ounce of Annise and Lycorys of eache one ounce and a halfe of Triacle two drams of manus Christi and of Sugarcandy of eache halfe an ounce of Cummine of Carrowayes and of Dyttany of eache two drams of Ruberbe one dram of Nigella rindes of the Orrendge of eache halfe an ounce of the conserue of Roses one ounce of Psydia two drams or three of Honny halfe a pounde lastly adde of Muske the sixtéene part of a dram of Amber gréese so much of Camphora halfe a dram of whyte Sugar one ounce of the sublymed wine fiue times of wyne and not of the Feces thrée measures The hearbes and rootes beaten in a grosse manner powre into an earthen Iugge well stopped for three dayes and in the fourth daye let the whole be sublymed After let the Spyces be beaten and not searced which powre in and let stand to infuse for tenne dayes in the Iugge close stopped and once or twyse a daye sturre the whole about Then let the whole be sublymed in a Glasse bodie with a narrowe necke and Receauer artlye fastoned to it and when it shall distyll whyte forth or styncke then is it sufficient And then poure into it these foure as the Muske the Amber the Camphora and Sugar broken but the other thrée not broken which let stande togyther for thrée or foure dayes sturring it euery daye once or twyse from the bottome with a woodden spattell let these then stande for other three or foure dayes vntyll the whole be setled and that it appeare cleare which being cleare powre foorth in strayning the same through a fyne Lynnen cloth into a Glasse But in the ende when the lycour wareth troubled myxe togither againe â–ª and let it setle againe then straine againe as afore continue the like doing vntyl you haue purchased all that which is cleare which myxe altogyther in keeping it in a tynne Bottell for that the Glasse destroyeth it and let it be kept in no hote place and the vertue of it endureth for two or thrée yéeres or a longer tyme When you wyll vse or gyue of it poure foorth a lytle of it apart in stopping againe the â—est The remnaunt or that resting you may drye on a cloth in the shadow on the whole then powre two measures of cleare and good wine close stopped in an earthen Iugge for tenne dayes after distyll according to Arte and the sublymed wine kéepe in a vessel close stopped and it shall be a noble water although not so mightye as the first water for this auayleth annoynted without or applyed on places with a Lynnen cloth wette on it in many infirmityes and grieffes At the first a strong fyre ought to be made of coales vntyll it become so hote that you cannot suffer your finger vpon it then drawe away and abate the fire and so procéede with a softe fire that if you touch it you may be able to suffer the finger vpon and yet let not the fire be ouer soft nor ouer strong in heate least the substaunce maye be dryed in the potte Many tymes also a droppe falling prooue with the finger for on such wyse shall you redilye perceyue when his facultie and strength is feebled or lessened or that his sauour be chaunged odious or stincking for if it be felt on such wise then chaunge the Receauer as is afore taught A sublymed wyne of D. Ambrosius lung described for a Noble person Take of the inner part of the Cynamon
with this iuyce and preserueth health many yeares It must in discreete order be taken with a fasting stomack three parts of the yeare as in the Haruest the Wynter and the Spring but in the Summer through the heate and drynesse reserued to necessitie That if the ayre or season yet shall be moyst and the heate temperate you may then vse it in the Summer In the curing of disseases it maye be applyed at any time and often yet by certaine distaunces and other apte tymes betweene aunswering and agreeing with the same Many there be which name it the Germaine Triacle both for that it is effectuous against poisons that friendlyest â–ª yea especially healthfull to Germaine bodyes The symple iuyce of the Quince Apples and without any mixion may be prepared in a maner in the same forme order which of it selfe is most singular and maye be reserued or kept a verye long tyme and becommeth also better and sweeter in a maner euerie day after the making Of Xylobeuo of Theophrastus of Hohenheim Fyrst we purchase three kyndes of Medycines as a Lycour Gumme and Alkali The lycour which yssueth is lyke to the iuyce of Acacia the Gum to that which is named Albotim Alkali to the salt Geme The lycour is the proper or verye drincke it selfe the Gum onely the oyntment the Alkali purging and mundifying After the lycour by the included distyllation is as the Oyle drawne forth an ounce or foure ounces of which are effectuousser and of greater value then a whole Talent which according to the boyling common of the Phisitions yssueth forth of the wood In the second manner the Gum succéedeth the lycour as out of the same wood which is remayning after this manner Put the Xyloebenum into the inclusiue reuerberation in the second degree of fyre and you shall at the ende of .xxiiij. howres sée by and by after the Gum come which in the same tenacitye or clamminesse with the lyquyde Storax is seperated from the bodie vnto the same through the marueylous sweete sauour resembled yet whyles each in the meane whiles consist or rest in the heart the bodie and Gum may bee molten of which one pounde and sixe ounces bee effectuousser then two hundred pounds which in the boiling are drawne Last â–ª the Alkali is drawne after this maner The body is chaunged or altered into the vttermost substaunce which is as the spring and originall of Alkali and mixing the water of Fumyniter with it is very well courded euen lyke Anation or Entali whose value of one pound and fiue ounces is accoumpted worthyer then fifty pounds which are by the common way prepared For the vse in the beginning purge the sicke person after this maner Take of Alkali Xyloebeni halfe a scruple of the Triacle of Alexandria two drams these myxe togyther the dose or quantitye is halfe a scruple And the selfe same not a fyrst second tyme but a thyrd or fowrth tyme and this acording to the maner of the sicknesse Further such a vertue of purging especiallye those payned and dysseased with the Goute the Palsie and pustulous humours hath this Alkali as the lyke neyther in the laxatiues purgatiues expulsyues is to be found And the Chyrurgicall way and forme of curing may alwayes followe and vse this purgation after this maner In the beginning whatsoever is open aptly with the pure Alkali after annoynt the gumme twyse in the daye and the same vse so often so long vntyll eache are restored to a sound skymme That if nothing be apparant that you can euidently sée there annoint vse the Gum where the paine lurâ—keth or seemeth to lye hid After this maner may you helpe the Gowte the Palsie yea and the Frenche dissease And wheresoeuer you shall applye and vse it otherwyse then here prescribed and taught you by vs you shall with the Emperickes not without a great expence and dammage lose both toyle and trauayle The maner of gouernment dyet I wyll not that you prescribe sayth he in this place the proper maner of dyet but that you cherishe the sycke as it behoueth with good wyne meates aptlye prepared For the order of curing of the foresayd disseases coÌ„sisteth not in the maner of dyet but in the efficacie of the remedyes as may appeare Wherefore no cause there is that by strayte dyet you appoint here spare meales to the pacient For this exceedeth all and not the common vertue of this medicine Of the drawing forth of a true substaunce out of the Myrre the Aloes or other like teares fattie out of which truely can no perfite extraction or drawing be â–ª caused but only in the resolution and dystillation which is done by Fyltre that may be putrifyed As for example take of Aloes what quantitye you wyll which stiepe certaine howres in a hote place in some distylled water agréeable or in dew water vntyll the same water be coloured then let thys water be seperated and new poured vppon which water after it hath receyued colour of the infusion powre the same forth this so often doe repeate vntyll the water wyll no more be coloured or receyue colour Then all these waters ought to be distylled by Fyltre when the water â—y distyllation shall be seperated a substaunce wyll after remaine which you seeke Such maner of drawinges are coniâ—aled through colde but dissolued by heate and they are ministred and euen in the same wayght and quantity as the substance out of which they be drawne which lyke is not caused and done in other drawinges in that the draft is much mightyer then the same substaunce out of which it is drawne Of the made Saltes and oyle of Saltes The .xj. Chapter â–ª OF the Saltes also of which are burned out of the simples the vse of them in Phisicke is in a maâ—er so great as is the wyne or common Salt which dayly and in generall serueth to mans reliefe For when from simples a grosse flewme is gotten which for trueth hyndered how much lesse would they performe their working that they might be conuerted into a spirituall matter which in the long distillation Fyltring is caused that they may chauÌ„ge by a certayne maner into a fyrie matter Nor it is to be doubted that when the symples be so conuerted into a Salte and the Element of fire hath on such wise dominion in them but that they also soner pearce and maye performe the proper action that such a heape or company of dyuers symples shall not néede besydes in the composition of reméedyes But such Saltes haue certayne properties by which the other purgers distylled are in a maner abated and troubled For euerie Salt as affyrmeth Theophrastus purgeth but the distylled waters of the purgers lacke or haue not the same propertye in that the Salt is not ioyned or increased in them So that I suppose a great tartnes or sharpnes consisteth in all which doe chaunge the vryne But the way and maner by which
lyke to Christall the coniealed take of or away for the same is the stone laboured and desired And this may aptly be prepared and made in the monethes of Iune Iulie and August A syngular way of making Borace that at this daye is in vse with the Goldsmythes which was brought out of Alexandria vnto the Aucthour and out of an Italian booke by him into Latyn turned Take of Goates mylke distylled and poured into a Glasse bodie adde to it of roche Alome brought to pouder that it may easily be dissolued without fire in the water of the mylk The whole poured into a narrow necked Glasse let the water be well two fingers breadth aboue the Alome which close couered let so stand for fiue or sixe weekes or vntyll the Alome appeareth a part which from the water must be seperated or taken and put into another Glasse Which thus ordered take two poundes of Oyle of sweete Almondes and fowre poundes of the marrow of an Oxe or Cowe the marrow with the Oyle mixe so togyther that it maye melt and be dissolued â–ª which after straine through a Linnen cloth you shall obtaine a thicke Oyle To this Oile adde the abouesayd Alome in such maner that the Oyle couereth two fingers breadth aboue the Alome the same then set in the Sunne for three monethes or a longer tyme which is the better and on such wyse shall you prepare and make what quantitie of Boraxe you wyll and this conceaue to be a most excellent secrete For it is the true Boraxe which is made in Alexandria Another composition out of the same D.H.D. Take of Alome purged from the Feces which Dyars vse and of the same with water drayned through strong Ashes able to beare an egge make a Lye after take a quantitie of the past of Boraxe which you mind to haue the same put into a vessell to which powre such a quantitye of scaldyng Lye as wyll couer the paste and with Canell let them be wel incorporated togither then let the whole stand vntyl the â—eces be setled in the bottome Which so ordered ingeniously seperate the Lye as aboue taught that the paste maye be well seperated and purged of all groundes and fylthe After take the whole Lye and powre vpon the paste of the Boraxe these in the boyling in a panne or potte skymme verye pure and cleane And the skimme kéepe a part in a vessel for in it is an Oyle contained which kyndled burneth lyke a Candle That you may rightlye iudge and know of the perfite boyling of the same instyll certayne droppes of it on a marble stone or on your nayle and if it remaine coniealed it is then sufficient Another perfit way borowed out of a Goldsmithes booke of fame with vs Take of Alome one pouÌ„d which breake in a grosse maner to it adde of pure cléere Gum Arabicke one quarter of a pound verie fyne brought to pouder of the séedes or corne of Wheate and Barlye of each one quarter and a halfe the seedes of the Wheate Barlie powre into an earthen vessel glased within which couer with warme Cowe mylke after set these into whote Horse doong for fiue and fiftye dayes and at euerie seuen dayes ende renue it with newe whote doong Another wel lyked and to be put in vse Take two partes of auncient oyle Olyue and one part of new Cow mylke these after the myxing togyther powre into a Glasse with a narrowe mouth to which adde of roche Alome such a quantity chopped into pieces so bygge as a Date that the licours may well be two fingers breadth aboue the Alome then burie the Glasse in hote Horse doong for fiftye dayes and let the doong be sufficient hote all that season after drye the substaunce in the shadow c. A speciall paste of Borace take of white Sope which finelye raspe or scrape the same myxe with Honny boyle so long togither in an earthen pan vntyl the whole becommeth teÌ„der this prooued A worthy confectioÌ„ of Boraxe take of roche Alome two ounces and resolue two ounces of Salt Alkali dissolued which put into a Tyn vessel ouer a soft fyre to boyle for halfe an houre after draw forth the water myxe with the same two ounces of Salt Geme brought to pouder and so much of Salt Alkali and of Honny two pyntes and one pynt of Cow mylke these then set in the Sun for thrée dayes and you shall purchase stones Another speciall manner and that good is thus made perfyte vnto all iudgementes Take of Salt Armoniacke one ounce of Gumme Arabicke two ounces of Masticke and of roche Alome of each halfe an ounce of Salt nitre one ounce of coÌ„mon Salt two ounces of Tartare calcyned one ounce all these finelye brought to pouder poure into a Glasse with vryne which boyle vntyll it be thycke Of potable Golde of the oyle of Golde and pouder of the Sunne or the Golde of Lyfe The .xiij. Chapter THE auncient Philosophers in tymes past had diuers opinions in the dyssoluing of Golde and yet vnto this day the same not of the learned fullye vttered whether so pure and perfyte substaunce as the Golde is may be purchased by mans industrye with any Arte force and propertie of fire to be resolued into a perfyter and purer lycour For which cause wée shall here vnder vtter certayne disputacions and argumentes of this kynde euen as we founde them written in scroules in the treasure of Euonymus And all those in a manner are propouned of learned men on eyther part by their Letters familyarlye written to D. Gesnerus And first of all doth a certayne most syngular Phisition of great report and fame with vs defende thus the Negatyue part If so be sayth he an Oyle of Golde may be prepared and made then the Alchymisters woulde obtayne and possesse all thinges For neyther an Oyle nor water is purchased except it be reduced into a spirit and the substaunce of the same perfitly mixt dissolued The same whether it may be compassed and done I beseeche you to reuolue and ponder according to your learned and Philosophicall vnderstanding Yet may Golde be dyssolued and into verie small partes in so much that with the lycour in the distyllation â–ª as they name it it may ascende Notwithstanding certaine it is that the substaunce of Golde doth remayne And many thinges there be which so dyssolue the Golde that they reduce it into verye small partes But do drawe a water or oyle out of Golde the skylfull practysioners know yet beleeue meacute e that none hytherto which affirmed this performed the matter in deede which if he coulde or knew the same he would be rytcher then Croesus I doe not denye but that a stone and tinctures maye be wrought and done yet consider a lytle I praye you that these be but tryfles and to small purpose So that howe in a Golden vessell the keuer of Golden vessell can noâ— be 〈…〉 a dreame 〈…〉 as the most instructions in a
Leâ—arge with the â—â—â—â—ning water Lyllyes â–ª Memorye corrupt with the decoction of the Fennell and drunck restoreth â—ebâ—ed partes it remoueth Melancholie all maner of madnesse with the water of Bâ—rage it helpeth an aâ—tonishâ—â— sicknesse with burning water â–ª and cureth the falling sicknesse taken with the decoction of the wâ—â—ite â—â—te of the Pyonie â–ª gathered in the decre◠〈◊〉 wayne of the 〈◊〉 it â—â—â—â—eth vnto the softnesse or losenesse of members witâ— the distâ—lled water of Sage or decoction of the sameâ— it cureth the Ophtalmia â—â— inâ—â—amation of the eyes and other paines with the water of 〈◊〉 â—ythie of the 〈◊〉 and waterâ— it helpeth distyling 〈◊〉 â—or 〈◊〉 with the water of 〈◊〉 the bleeding of the Nose this helpeth with the water of Sâ—abious it cureth the cough with the water of Mayden hayre and in the spytting of blood with the water of â—â—antane in the consumption of the Lunges with the water of Honny and mylke in the paine and swelling of the Lâ—ngâ— with the water of ryuer Creauisses in the trembling of the heart with the water of â—â—â—line or Buglosse in the payne of the stomacke with the water of Myntes or decoction of the same in a hote disposition of the body with Rosewater or the water of Myrtylles in the blooddy scouring and gryping of the bellye or flyxe with the water of plantaine in the payne of the Collycke with burning water in the passions of the wormes with the decoction of Zedoaria or wormewood in the swellinges of the Liuer or stopping and water betwéene the skinne with the water of the wylde Endyue and of Lyuerwoort in a hote cause but in a colde cause with the decoction of Spykenarde or Cynamon in the Iaundise with the water of Honysocles commonly named Periclymenos or with Goates whaye in the passions of the Mylte with the water of the Ashe or Tamariske in the passions of the Kydneys stoppinges or fylling and the stone with the water of Tribulorum marinorum or Radyshe Alkekengi and Pympernell or with the pouder of Philantropos or Apparina in the Srangurie vlcers of the Kydneys with Goates mylke in the rupture of the caule of the guts and falling downe of the guts into the coddes with the water of eyther Consolida in the staying backe of the Termes with the water of Sauyne or Mugwoort and in the painfulnesse or straightnes of byrth with the water of Mugwoort it helpeth besydes barrennesse with the water of Nepte and Lauender all maner of ioynt aches happening in any member part of the bodye and consumpcions this cureth with burning water or the Cowslyp or the Lauender this serveth to the pestilent Ague with the water of Sorrell or Buglosse and Scabious to the Canker fystula and scabbydnesse with the water of Verueyne or Buglosse or Sorrell It preserveth a man from poyson and helpeth persons poysoned cureth the byt of a mad Dog with the water of Tormentyll white Dittany or Bystorta or the water of the roote of the Pyonie Quotydians Tertians quartaine Agues in the comming of the cold or beginning of the fytte giue it with the water of Harts tung and it putteth away the vnstable burning Agues with the syrupe of Violettes and that briefly to wryte they affyrme the potable Gold with burning water to procure a noble effect in mans bodie to put away in a maner all sicknesses And of it they appoynt in great sicknesses one scruple or halfe a dram wayght to be ministred at a tyme but in easier or gentler sicknesses vnto the quantitye of halfe a scruple in small grieffes vnto the wayght of two Barlye graines and myxed with a decoction being ten times so much Séeing that they vtter â— teach the making of it many waies for that cause wyl I here declare sundry of them but if any shall desire to knowe more wayes of the same and that the Chymistes terme name of fyxion of the Sonne in our heauine let him reade the Commentarie named the heauine of the Philophers where you shall finde many formes of the potable Golde and that sundrye wyse and in the same also shall you reade many compositions of Aqua vitae of which the trueth it selfe vttereth what fydelitye is to be gyuen to them A dyscription of the making of potable Golde The fyrst take a quantitye of the leaues of chosen Golde which shall seeme apter to thy purpose of the iuyce of Lemmons verye well puryfied so much as shall suffice powred into a bodie orderly stopped as it behooueth set into a Furnace of ashes vnder which a fyre made of a Candle or other lyght for fowrâ— dayes or more to which after adde halfe so much of burning water fiue tymes distylled ouer this vse according to discretion The second they vttering teaching another way of making the poâ—able gold doe take of gold leaues beaten very fine thin a. C. iâ— nuÌ„ber of salt finely grinded on a smoth marble stone half anounce these mixed togither washed in hote water they after poure into a glasse body framed or hauing a long neck in the bottom fenced with the lute of wisdom on the mouth of which a keuer artly set vnder which a fire made of a light hauing iij. matches or wykes that they may distil as the order is accordiâ— to art â–ª that if any part of the gold shal yet remain in the bottom of the vessel they kâ—epe the same vnto vse The thyrde by another maner preparing and making the potable Gold they take one part of the purest Golde of quicksyluer two partes which they stiepe togither for a daye and a nyght vntyll the Golde shall be dyssolued by his force after they distyll the whole with a fyre vntyll the quicksyluer be seperated from the Golde and to the Golde resting in the bottome of the vessell then tending vnto a blacknesse they adde of Buglosse water halfe a pynt and the mouth of the vessell being stopped or keuered after arte they mayntaine fyre vnder for three dayes three nyghtes vnto the meltyng or through dyssoluing of the Gold. The fourth let be taken of the cement of Gold one ounce which compound or myxe with one ounce of pure Spanishe quicksiluer the whole put into a Glasse bodie common Oyle powred vpon floting well two fingers aboue then let it boyle on hote Ashes or ymbers for .xxiiij â–ª howres and when it shall be through cold draw forth the Oyle that which remayneth washe with warme water vntyll the moysture and vnctuousnesse be seperated dryed the same bring or worcke into a fyne pouder which then put with the Sulphure into a Crucible or coales mayntayning the fyre vntyll the Brimstone be burned or consumed after take the gold and grynde it with Salt for a certaine tyme and after with Hony make a long grynding on a Marble stone then washe it with hote water vntyll the Gold be very well clensed and pure after take vryne dystylled
three tymes ouer as at the fyrst let it be distylled vnto the halfe â— next vnto the thyrd part the thyrd tyme vnto the fowrth part â–ª and to this in the last time distylled and powred into a Glasse set on hote Ashes adde Salt grynded and Salte Armoniacke on a softe fyre vntyll they be dyssolued into the distylled vryne and these distylled togyther in a Lymbecke But the Golde by fylter which to the vryne prepared myxe and to both the Saltes the same set on a soft fyre and that which swymmeth or floteth aboue let it be taken of and washed so often as an Oyle vntyll no saltnesse rest in it which then powred into a Glasse bodye with the water of Lyfe let them after be dyssolued into a cleare water The fyft take of Vytrioll rubysied one pounde of salt Nytre nyne ounces of Vermilon sixe ounces of common Salt three ounces the whole grinded togyther draw a sharpe water with which let the gold be mixed prepared as aboue taught and distylled by a Lymbecke vntyll a water shall yssue in the colour of Golde that Golde remayning in the bottome of the vessell reduced vnto the forme of Hony myxe with the water here vnder described Take of Vermilon thrée pounds of Vitryoll rubyâ—ed of Salt nytre of roche Alome calcyned of each one pound of coÌ„mon salt one pound and a halfe all these grynde togyther and artificiallye distyll that which is sublymed and cooled and made white grinde with a lyke wayght of salt Armoniacke then let it be sublymed grinded fiue tymes ouer that which is sublimed worke on a Marble stone the whole set on the â—yre and molten myxe with the Golde prepared as aboue taught which boyle with a softe fyre vntyll the Gold be dyssolued and when it shall be through colde let the vessell contayning the aboue sayd matters be buryed vnder hote horse doong for thyrtie dayes and set againe on the fyre that which shall be dystilled safelye kéepe Another potable Gold against the Pestilence and all sicknesses happening of vntemperatnes â–ª of â—uyll compowning of the members and of the vnitie dissolued and those which be common The .xv. Chapter OF the vryne thryse distylled which is wrought after this maner Take of mans vryne twentie pyntes the same distyll by drawing at the first tyme ten pyntes in the seconde tyme drawe out of these ten fyue and out of the fiue thrée and with these fiue or rather three let the Gold prepared be poured into a Lymbeck Take of Gold out of his naturall cemente one ounce and Amalgama it with one pound of Spanishe quicksyluer these powre into a Glasse bodie then boyle the whole with common oyle for fowre and thyrtie howres which after drawe forth and let coole throughlye the same washe with hote water vntyll the oyle and all ventositye be dygested then presse or wring the substaunce through a skinne the Gold shal remaine Amalgamated which drie dried verie wel grynd in a Morter with Brimstone that the Amalgama with the Brimstone may be brought into a fine pouder after take the distylled vryne aboue vttered which powre into a glasse with a narrow necke to it adde of common Salt in pouder of Salt Armoniack these then distyll againe after powre it on the Gold in a glasse bodye and let it boyle that the Gold may be dyssolued then take the Golde of swymming aboue with a Spone of glasse the same powre into burning water or into the same which is distylted out of the Elyxir vitae in a double vessell and in this by heating dyssolue the Golde for this Golde is profitable vnto all maner grieffes The seuenth take the Hony combe with all the waxe and the Hony which powre into a glasse with a narrowe necke powring vpon of the best burning water the same very well stopped â–ª let stand to stiepe for two monethes in a hote place or in hote Horse doong mâ—yst vntyll all be molten the same distyll That which first yssueth â–ª wyll be as a water which in the second draft wyll be as vapour that in the thyrde wyll be as a fyrie part which boyle so long vntyll the Gold be dissolved For this is marueylous and experienced for the Stomacke the Lyuer and the Bowelles affected of a colde vntemperatnes and where feare of that swelling named Ascites is doubted to come The maner and way of making a potion lyke to potable Golde seruing vnto sundrie sycknesses The .xvi. Chapter Câ—rtayne of the Chymistes supposing the burning water to purchase the propertyes of Golde doe heate red hote the same Golde which they name the Sunne that by nature or by art purified into thinner plates or pieces an hundreth times and so many tymes quenche them in the burning water and commyxed to the Quintessence as a heauine they vsed in sundry sicknesses this hytherto Fumanellus The maner of making potable Gold inuented of a Phisition of Craconiensis which he also vsed in the compositions against the Pestilence take of leaued Golde and myxe it but I woulde put the same into a Glasse bodie with such a quantitye which shall séeme reasonable and sufficient to your turne of the iuyce of Lemmons purifyed After stoppe dilygentlye the mouth of the Glasse which burye in hote Ashes and let it so stande for fowre dayes or more euen as neede requyreth the same then adde for the halfe of this mixture such a quantitye of the best Aqua vitae as of that swéete of which aboue taught rectifyed and close well the mouth of the Glasse that no ayre breathe forth which kéepe as a precious pearle and Baulme and an estimable Treasure for the health of mans body necessarie aboue all others And of this treasure may a man receyue or take fowre tymes in the yeare as in the beginning of euerye thyrde moneth so much as a sponefull at a tyme with the best Malmesse or with Brothe in quantytie eyther more or lesse as necessitye shall requyre Of the distyllation he maketh no mencion yet what and if the iuyce of the Lemmons shoulde be first drawne by distylling then the water of lyfe added and should agayne be distylled Or you may otherwyse sée and perceyue what maner if may be if it be so prepared by the order of the prescripcion and if you wyll distyll besides with a meane fyre of coales for fowre and twentie howres A potable Gold prepared after the maner of the Alchimisters on this wyse which the Aucthour borrowed out of an olde Alchymic booke written Fyrst let the Golde be calcyned after the vse and manner of the Goldsmythes by Mercurie and permyttâ— that the Mercurie or quicksyluer euaporate from it then let it be fynelie grounded on a Stone after set in a Furnace of reuerberation for two dayes most subtyll flowers shall appeare which gathered and calcined and reuerberated to long vntyll the whole be chaunged and come to flowers With those flowers of the gold take vyneger of the best wyne distylled and put
seperated from the oyle and the Oyle mixed togyther with the strongest Aqua vitae which sometymes must be seperated againe by dystyllacion from the oyle And the iudgement of the perfection of the oyle is learned after this maner let a lytle of the Oyle be annoynted on a piece of fleshe which if it gylde not the same but pierceth vnto the déepe partes of it so that no shewe of Golde any where appeareth then is the distyllacion and working cunninglye handled And the singular practisioners affyrme this Oyle to exceede both in vertue and propertie any other potable Golde howe so euer the same shall be prepared A potable Gold borrowed out of an Italian Pamphlet take of the Pomeyse stone brought to powder two poundes of the finest Golde in leaues eyght ounces these verye well labour togyther after take other fowre poundes of the sayde stone in powder without golde then let a Bed be made of the Pomeyse and another on this course of the Pomeyse with the Golde proceeding by lyke order agayne in a glased Potte luted that no ayre breath forth which done set the Pot in a Furnace making vnder a temperate fyre for fortie dayes after drawe forth the water of Lyfe as you knowe that is powre the water of Lyfe on it and the golde as an Oyle shall ascende A potable Golde which is reported to haue bene prepared of Raymunde Lullie He tooke of the purest Gold so much as he thought néedefull which in Aqua fortis dyssoluing especially gold be first dyssolued but after he drewe forth a water and spyrites by distyllation vnto the through drying of the matter wrought wholye after the maner of precypitate practised in our tyme The same thus dryed he after in a wyne Seller brought into an Oyle which he perfourmed by the fift daye and myxing it with other apte matters gaue it to drincke This is easye to be done and a spéedie way and well to be regarded A potable Golde is thus made borrowed out of an auncient Alchymie booke written Potable Golde must bée made in the same manner as afore vttered where out of the same booâ—e wee haue taught the way to make the oyle of Vitryoll And in the same manner maye all precious stones be brought and made potable not by adding Mercurie but onely Sulphure or Brymstone Therefore take what precious Stone you wyll and the same grynde verye fine on a Marble stone to it then adde so much wayght of Sulfure vyue most finely grynded these powred into a Crucyble set after on quick coales vntyll the Crucyble become so red as a burning coale and that the Brymstone be burned breathed forth This powder remayning powre againe on a Marble stone to which adde a lyke wayght of Brimstone these worke the lyke as aboue taught doe the same againe a thyrde tyme which done thy stone then shall be sufficient prepared Of this powder take halfe a dramme and of the foresayde water thrée ounces these powre togyther into a lyttle Glasse and cause the water to waxe whyte and thy stone after shall remayne as paste to which then adde the water of Lyfe and you shall possesse the precious Stone potable Such potable Stones doe myghtylye auayle agaynst dyuers affectes and sycknesses of the Body A Medycine reuealed of God for the preseruing of mannes health and lyfe a long tyme yea resysting the Leprye and contayning in it many marueylous and bydde vertues Take of the purest Golde brought into verye fyne powder thrée drams of chosen Baulme one dramme of chosen Myrre of Aloes Hepaticke of Frankencense and of pure Ladamum of eache two drammes of Camphora fyue drammes let the whole bee wrought and made with the Oyle of Mandrake Apples and Baulme myxed togyther Of this Medycine let the Pacient receyue one dramme or halfe a dramme once in a moneth and dryncke on it a Glasse full of burnyng Wyne myxed with the water of Buglosse and Rosemarye flowers myxed and dystylled togyther by a Lymbecke This is a royall and famous medycine whose myghtie prayses are innumerable and not â—ytte to bée communicated to the vnworthy This also is compared to potable Golde yet if pure Golde were resolued into a water without corrosyues and myxed with the abouesayde matters it woulde be a muche preciousser medycine If any also woulde preserue youth a long tyme and coulde not compasse or attaine the lyke medycine let him vse Chebulis preserued with his syrupe Another potable Golde most excellent before any other â–ª take of the oldest wyne so much as shall suffice the same powre into a glasse Lymbecke after lute the head body togyther in the ioynt the Receauer in lyke maner then let the distyllation be done in Balneo Mariae by seperating the fowre Elementes from it as the fyrst water comming forth shall be sharpe tending vnto an vnsauerye taste which is nothing woorth â–ª The second water shall be most sharpe felt lyke fyre which also is vnprofitable The thyrd shall be swéete in taste the same is the best for that is an Ayereall matter The fourth water wyll be altogyther vnsauery which is nothing woorth and is named earth Nowe take of the abouesayde swéete water as the Ayereall matter fyue ounces of the purest Golde dryuen into verye thynne plates and clypped into lyttle pieces one ounce and a halfe these powre togyther into a small Glasse Lymbecke verye well fenced with Lute in the bottome which distyll by the space of fyue dayes with the lyght of fowre Candles as the fygure here vnder to the eye playner demonstrateth The fyue dayes being ended remooue the flame or lyght and put vnder a meane fyre of coales for the space of fowre and twentye howers and the whole water shall passe or fall into the Receauer and the Golde shall râ—mayne in the bottome of the Lymbecke being then a most cleare Oyle which is the true and syncere Gold potable and most precious for the vse of Phisicke It is a certaine skylfull man often vsed without the commyxion of others with the water of Lyfe And it auayleth or cureth the shedding of teares of the eyes if into the outward corner of his eye the pacient lying vpryght a droppe or halfe droppe of it be distylled VVhere you see the candelsticke stande there must the burning flame with the foure lyghtes be set And an olde deafenesse is holpen but whether procéeded of any cause I can not ryghtly affyrme by distylling one drop after arte into the eare It throughly healeth the French scabbe if the heads of the pushes be afore clypped and the scarres annoynted with the same after this maner If the pushes shall be olde then these ought fyrst to be lowe seared away with a burning Iron or déepe clypped with a payre of shéeres after the vlcered places annoynted with the onely Oyle That if the pushes shal be new then annoint the oyle onely on them in this maner many were restored as by a sure practise sundrie tymes experienced
This Oyle mixed togyther with the water of Lyfe appropriated with a proporcion in a maner sixe tymes or eyght tymes so much of the water vnto the oyle doth auayle against all distillations of the head especially the colde that is the suffocatyue or choking Rewmes But on such wyse it must be myxed togyther that a droppe of the oyle of Gold be instylled into the water of Lyfe mightylie shaken togyther vntyll the water of Lyfe through the gold purchaseth a red colour yet verye cleare and to be seene through The same Oyle prepared with the water of lyfe and then myxed togyther with Goates mylke so long laboured vntyll the mylke be coloured helpeth swellynges and sores of the mouth and throte if it be sundrye tymes gargelled in the throte For the preseruacion of health let sixe or eyght droppes be gyuen or taken euerye wéeke or fowretéene dayes for a tyme togyther But in the curing of a sicknesse let then be mynistred halfe or a whole sponefull at a tyme to the pacient as he which shal be vexed with the Palsie or falling sicknesse or crampe or with a lyke griefe shall through this be cured To be briefe the propertyes of it are to inforce purge also and strengthen He which hath this Oyle in a redynesse prepared wyll neuer sell the pure to any but rather prepared alwayes with the water of lyfe which euermore must be mynistred in the same proportion as afore vttered He solde one ounce of the same neuer lesser then two crownes A syngular oyle of Golde let the leaues of Golde be stieped in the iuyce of Lemmons but whether in vyneger especially distylled and by the waterie humour in the distyllation drawne forth yet what yf Pearles and Corralles be added then remayneth in the bottome lyke Butter The same wyne myxed purchaseth to it a Golden colour and maketh it sharpe and doth maruaylously resist rottennesse It doth also pâ—â—ge many grieffes â—â—ouoketh sweate For better credite of these make a proofe you shall well perceyue that I haue wrytten vttered a truth to you as reporteth a certayne learned man in his letter written vnto D. Gesnerus which I nothing doubte you shall well lyke and not dyscommende the vse of Golde This remedye and practise euen as the Oyle of Vitryoll which maye bee reduced into Golde greatlye auayleth in the Leprosie and such which are destroyed by the Mercuriall annoyntings of those men which as Hippocrates wryteth purchase money by theyr blinde practyse and ygnoraunce An Oyle of Gold being the secrete of a certayne syngular practysioner with vs which D. Gesnerus obtained of a certaine friend of that condicion that he would not communicate or vtter the secrete to any other The Golde must be dyssolued into a water but with what sharpe remedyes I knowe not thus dyssolued it cannot on the fyre be eleuated and distylled through the wayght of the same but through a lyttle burning water rectifyed powred into it which by and by without fyre ascendeth so that speedilye must a Receauer be set vnder and seperated from that other matter eating or freting it by which it had bene afore dyssolued into a water A great secrete of the oyle of Golde inuented by a man singularlye practised in this kynde of distyllation Fyrst of all for this working prepare a Glasse cuppe or other vessell with the best red wyne fylled euen vnto the toppe or brymme which you shall then set into another vessell fylled with the coldest water especially if the worcke be attempted and begunne in the Summer tyme for howe much colder the wyne then shal be so much the more yelde of the Oyle but how much the hoter so much the lesser yelde or nothing at all can be purchased And on this Cuppe set the greater square and large yet a thynne yron plate as the figure noted with the letter A. Doth plainer demonstrate hauing in the middle of it a round hole and large Into this great hole by and by put frame a déepe dyshe or vessell of Copper lyke to D. expressed or of Gold lyke to the letter F. or of any other matter framed for made of Copper and Oyle of Copper is obtayned euen as of the Golden or â—yluer vessell is an Oyle gotten of the Gold or Syluer in which after the aâ—â—â—ture working an Oyle is founde whose foyle oâ— heauier substance reâ—â—eth drowned in the wyne cooled That if the same vessell shall be strayghter or smaller then that it maye eraâ—â—â—stfyll the myddle hole A. Set on them the thynne cyâ—â—le B. on the â—â—myne or plate A. that the hole by that meanes may be the narâ—qweâ—e â–ª â—rayghter whereby it may rightlye fytte the vessell D. narrowâ—râ— which that it may stand the surer and not be easily moued hyâ—her and thyther out of place must then be fastened and stayed with those yron hookes or such lyke pynned on the Lamyne or plate A. and with this note * marcked Now all these ryghtly prepared done then in the bottome of the vessell D. or F. shall a rounde cloath be sayde being smaâ—â— nigh worne thynne and of Lynnen Which done a fyre shall be made of quicke coales and the keuer C. set on it if the vessell wâ—th wyne D. shall be drowned or set into the water or the keuer â— if â—hat F. shall there be left vntyl the whose be very hote then with â—â—arpe nyppers or tonges take of the â—euer by the ring or knobbe aâ— you may learne sâ—e in both here following and set on spedily thâ— lyttle vessell or déepe Cup in the same mâ—â—ter as you sée here afteâ—â—â—gured and a noyse by that meanes wyll by by be caused and â—he lytle lynnen cloth lying in the hollownesse wyl then be burneâ— â–ª When the noyse shall cease 〈◊〉 those vessell shal be a lytle 〈◊〉 then the keuer taken of againe with the â—â—all Longes the cloth also burned the blacke â—yâ—â—yhe taken away in the 〈◊〉 of the vessell wyll appeare to you eyther on the sydes many hanging or at the least one small droppe of the Oyle eyther of Gold or Copper or Syluer after the nature of the vessell which must be gathered with a thynne and small Spone made of Syluer and kept dyâ—â—gentlye in a Syluer vessell Here worthilye is to bée noted in this place that such an Oyle by his nature to be â—oone coniâ—aled and thyckened lyke to pytche Of which if you desyre the vse or maner of the using of it then take in the tyme of necessitye so muche of this as shall séeme necessarye which dyssolue in a Spone in the water of Lyfe or the water of Cynamon and mynister the same to the sycke For then shall you throughlye knowe and trye not without admyration the efficasie and propertye of this Oyle That if you séeke and get the Oyle in a copper or laâ—ten vessell beware that you mynister or gyue not of it withâ—â—â— the body but onelye applye of it without to the
without dystillation that auayleth in woundes and cureth them without ingendring or procuring of matter c. out of a certaine Empericks booke 147 Balme otherwyse out of the same booke approued eodem Balme otherwyse of the same man 's not to be contemned eodem Balme voc Noble Balme eodem Balme otherwise helping members shrunke 148 Balme otherwise auayling in woundes eodem The fourth booke The xij Chapter Borace how it is confect vsed at Venice as a singular secret 239 Borace made by a singular form borowed out of a freÌ„ch book eod Borace at this day in vse with the Goldsmithes eodem Borace otherwyse composed out of the same rule eodem Borace made by a perfect waye borowed out of a Goldsmithes booke of fame with vs. 240 Borace another way well lyked and to be put in vse eodem Borace in paste a speciall way eodem Borace in speciall maner and that is made perfect good vnto all iudgements eodem D. DIstillation what it is Fol. 1 Distillation whereof it came 4 Distillation and their differences 5 Distillation with the instruments 8.11 Dystilling in the Sunne 23 Distilling by ascention 24 Distilling in Balneo Mariae 25.26 Distilling by sande 27 Distilling by dung 28 Distillation by discention 31 Distilling waters out of beastes c. 76 F. FVrnaces 12 A rare forme or figure of the Alcumistes 31 Fylter and the distillation 33 G. Glasses and the facioning of them 8 H. Heate necessarie to dystillation 9 L. Lute of wysedome 35 O. OYles in generall 115 Oyles drawne by distillation 116 An Instrument for drawiâ—â— out of oyles of herbes rootes c. 118 Oyles by dystillation of boyâ—â—â—g water 118 Oyles by an Iron or Woode prâ—sse 119 Oyle of Cloues 119 Oyle of Spikenarde 120 Oyle of Garden Spike 120 Oyle of Nutmegges 120 Oyle of Cinnamon 120 Oyle of yelkes of egges 120 Oyle seperated from water 121 Oyles and their vse 122 Oyle of Balme 122 The thirde booke The ix Chapter Oyle of Balme drawne out of Waxe and Turpentine which drieth and mightily pierceth where the same is applyed 129 Oyle or Balme borowed out of the practises of Petrus de Albano eodem Oyle or Balme that the lyke is not to be founde against trembling the Crampe drawings conclusions and the astonying of partes or members 131 Oyle seruing vnto sundry diseases hauing the vertue of a balm 132 Oyle compounde borowed out of Aristotle eodem Oyle or water which is named of vertue a drink of youth eod Oyle vocat holy oyle which is very singular vnto diuers dyseases 133 Oyntment thinne or a lyniment which in vertue may be compared vnto a Balme 134 Oyle marueilous and deuine borowed out of the practises of Leonarde Fiorauant 137 Oyle preseruing the bodie in safetie a long time and sharpening or quickening the witte eodem Oyle vocat a blessed oyle for wounds hapning on the head eodem Oyle precious for wormes where euer they be 138 The x. Chapter Oyle distillled helping the trembling or shaking of the hands 139 Oyle effectuous prâ—â—â—ed for soâ—tning of the sinewes or Palsie eod Oyle the best seruing vnto all the sinewes vnto the ioynts eod Oyntment helping sinewes cut a sunder eodem Oyle for the Canker and Fistula 140 Oyle or water of great efficacie in healing woundes eodem Oyle voc a blessed oyle for woundes out of the secretes of Fallopio eodem Oyle of great efficacie and power in the closing of woundes singular and experienced eodem Oyle singular helping the griefe and payne of the sinewes and ioyntes eodem Oyle or oyntment sharpening the witte and increasing memorie out of Fumanellus 141 Oyle helping the Goute borowed out of a written booke eodem Oyle marueylous in the Palsie and shrinking of sinewes the falling sickenesse and the Crampe eodem Oyle of many vertues but auayling specially in woundes borowed out of the secretes of Fallopio eodem Oyle hauing the properties of a Balme borowed out of a written booke 143 Chapter .xj. Oyle supplying the properties of a Balme in the curing of woundes borowed out of a written booke eodem Oyle curing the pricking of the sinewes and woundes of a practisioner vnknowne to the Author 145 Oyle compound prooued many times helping spéedily such as be poysoned eodem Oyle the best for the helping of scrosses newe begunne especially in children eodem Oyle or certaine great lycour of the famous Gréeke Leonarde Fiorauant 146 Oyle secret and experienced that healeth the legges vlcered and all other vlcers as well olde as newe except â–ª c. eodem Oyle precious compared to golde in that the same cureth all the euils of the legges and sinewes cut c. 147 Chapter .xij. Intreateth of Oyles gotten out of Flowers Oyle of Spyke 148 Oyle of coÌ„mon Spikenard which is brought out of France eod Oyle of flowers of Veruascum eodem Oyle made or drawne of the flowers of Tapsus Barbatus eodem Oyle of Saint Iohns worte eodem Oyle of Hypericon learned of Iohn Tanwyler the yonger a singular Chirurgian in the citie of August 149 Oyle compounde of Hypericon borowed out of the woonderfull practises of the Gréeke Leonarde Fiorauant eodem Oyle of Hypericon otherwise perfectly inuented by a singular chirurgion of Padua named Gabriell Fallopio eodem Oyle of Hypericon by mastriall composition right profitable for woundes c. 150 Oyle of Orenge flowers eodem Oyle of Iasamin flowers eodem Oyle of Damaske Roses eodem Oyle of Roses by sunning eodem Oyle of Violets howe it is prepared 151 Oyle helping the spots of the face eodem Oyle of the Rosemarie flowers not distilled eodem Chapter .xiij. of the Oyles drawne out of seedes Oyles by distillation drawne in sande how they ought to be prepared eodem Oyles out of séedes howe to prepare them eodem and howe to distill them 152 Oyle of Annis séedes howe it is prepared 153 Oyle of Fennell helping the heade eodem Oyle of Cummin drawne eodem Oyle of Henbane séedes prepared in maner as the oyle of Roses by the description of Rogerius eodem Oyle of compoundes out of séedes procuring sléepe 154 Câ—apter .xiiij. Oyles out of fruites Oyle of Iuniper berries howe it is dystilled eodem Oyle drawne out not euill sauouring eodem Oyle boiled in a double vessel by coÌ„fection of Mandrake aples eod Oyle out of Bay beries 155 Oyle out of Iuie berries eodem Oyle of Rape séede eodem Oyle out of the Onyon and Triacle prouoking sweate in the pestilence eodem Chapter .xv. Oyles out of Spices Oyle of Cloues Nutmegs Pepper Mace Cinamon 156 Oyle of Nutmegs taught by a certaine Empericâ—e eodem Oyle of Nutmegs distilled most pleasant and swéete eodem Oyle of Mase eodem Oyle of Pepper eodem Oyle of Cloues prepared howe c. 157 Oyle of Cloues that is as the Cloues it selfe being hote and drie in the thirde degrée eodem Oyle of Cloues written another way eodem Oyle of Cinamon reade among the barkes Libro .iij. cap. xviij fol. 163. cap. xix fol. 165. Chapter .xvj. Of Oyles Gummes Teares
or lycours thickened or congealed and Rosins Oyle of Masticke how it is gotten 158 Oyle out of Frankincence and Carabe c. howe c. eodem Oyle of Mirhe that maintayneth the person long youthfull and euen as the naturall Balme doth 159 Oyle precious of Mirhe otherwise prepared helping the aches and paynes of the Goute eodem Oyle of Beniamin by Arte made a most pleasant and marueylous oyle to be drawne eodem Oyle of Beniamin howe it is made eodem Oyle of Beniamin otherwise well commended 160 Oyle by distillation of Storax liquida how it is made eodem Oyle of Ladanum howe it is drawne eodem Chapter .xvij. Of the Oyle of Turpentine Oyle of Turpentine dystilled 161 Oyle simple of Turpentine eodem Oyle compounde of Turpentine eodem Oyle out of Turpentine Larigna marueylous against the shrinking of members if members be annoynted with it eodem Oyle drawne out of Turpentine with Sage preuayling against the Palsie of the members eodem Oyles dystilled of Gummes 166 Oyle out of the ryndes of Nuttes eodem Chapter .xx. Of the Oyle of Tartare which is the drye lyes of wyne prepared Oyle of Tartare borowed out of Gabriell Fallopio eodem Oyle of Tartar another way by the same Author eodem Oyle of Tartare auayling against the pushes or little wheales of the eyes 167 Oyle of Tartare to be calcined on a sodaine eodem Chapter .xxj. Oyles drawne out of woodes Oyle out of the woode Guaicum eodem Oyle out of the woode of the Ashe trée eodem Oyle out of the Iuye woode eodem Oyle out of the Iuniper woode with the properties 168 Oyle of Iuniper woode rectified howe it is wrought eodem Oyle out of the small chippes or péeces of woode which the Germaines call Houelspon eodem The .xxij. Chapter Oyles gotten out of paper and the lynnen cloth eodem The xxiij Chapter Of the oyles out of beastes or their partes togither with an Epistle of Arnoldus de villa noua of mans blud distilled 169.170 Oyle holy prepared of dâ—ade mens bones 170 Oyle of bones helping the falling sickenesse eodem Oyle drawne out of the excrements of children eodem Oyle out of mans ordure eodem Oyle or distilled lycour gotten by discention out of the Badger or Gray 171 Oyle marueylous gotten out of the Beuer. eodem Oyles distilled of egges and experienced in many matters eod Oyle out of egges howe c. eodem Oyle redde out of the yelkes of egges 172 Oyle out of Honie a Quintessent drawne by Art of Distillation which yéeldeth marueylous effecteâ— â–ª eodem Oyle of Honie seruing vnto the colouring of heares eodem Oyle of fat Waxe drawne by Chimick or Chimistick Arte. 173 Oyle of Waxe that healeth the clefts and choppes of the hippes and choppes or other sorenesse that happen vpon teates of women's breastes eodem Oyle of waxe miraculous diuine that helpeth most diseases eod Oyle of Rosin simple seruing vnto sundrie vses how distilled 174 Oyle of frogs right profitable to such as are payned of the gout eod Oyle prepared and made of the redde serpent auayling agaynst scroffles eodem Oyle of Scorpions distilled against poysons borowed out of a written booke eodem Oyle of Antes egges eodem The xxv Chapter Oyle of Antimonie howe it is prepared Fol. 175.176.177 178.179.180.181.182.183 The .xxvj. Chapter Of the Antimonie prepared with the iudgement of the learned and of the vse of it Of the Antimonie shyning like Glasse with other practises therof 183.184.185.186 The xxviij Chapter Oyle out of Brimstone alone as Brassanolus affirmeth distilled and gathered howe c. 186.187 By other Practisioners 188.189.190.191 The xxix Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll and of the making of it out of Valerius Cordus in a maner 191.192 The .xxx. Chapter Of the true choosing of Vitrioll out of Valerius Cordus 193 The xxxj Chapter Of the maner of séething the Vitrioll out of Cordus 193 The .xxxij. Chapter Of the maner of calcining of the Vitrioll eodem The xxxiij Chapter Of the making and forme of the furnace 193.194 The xxxiiij Chapter Of the distillation of the Vitrioll eodem The .xxxv. Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll infused by separation 195 The .xxxvj. Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll rectified 195 The .xxxvij. Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll what vertues it hath 195 The .xxxviij. Chapter Oyle of Vitriol being soure how y same may be made swéete 196 The .xxxix. Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll separated 196.197 The .xl. Chapter Oyle of Vitriol sepatated what vertues it hath with suÌ„dry other practices Fol. 197.198.199.200.201.202.203.204.205 The .xlj. Chapter Of Oyles out of Mettalles Oyle of Copper learned of a French Empericke 205 Oyle out of Iron eodem Oyle out of Stéele 206 Oyle of Litarge eodem Oyle drawne out of Lyme eodem The xlij Chapter Of preparing of the oyle of Amber by the description of a singular Phisition of Germanye which freely also described the historie of the whole Amber as appeareth in the proper places Oyle of Amber what it is 206 The .xliij. Chapter Of Amber what kynde must be chosen eodem The .xliiij. Chapter Of the furnace and instruments necessary vnto the distillation of the Amber eodem The .xlv. Chapter Of the distillation of the Amber 207 The .xlvj. Chapter Of the Rectification thereof eodem The .xlvij. Chapter Of the vertue and vtilitie of the rectifâ—ed oyle 207 209 The .xlviij. Chapter Oyle of Tylestones or oyle Benedick hauing in it many vertues howe it is prepared eodem Of which there are specified to be xliiij vertues 209.210 Oyles of the saltes and of herbes 238 Oyle or oyntment of salt mightily auayling c. eodem The fourth booke The .xvj. Chapter Oyle of Golde singular 251 Oyle of Golde of great secretes 251.252 Oyle of Siluer 256 The .xviij. Chapter Oyle incombustible howe it is made 258 R. Retort and his furnace Fol. 30 S. Sublyming what it is Fol. 1 V. Vinegar dystilled Fol. 40 W. WAters dystilled of all sortes Fol. 41 Waters distilled of herbes 44 Water of Walwort eodem Water of Imperatoria 45 Water of the blessed Thistle eodem Water of Pellitorie of the wall 46 Water of Yarrowe eodem Water of Angelica eodem Water of Nettles 47 Water of Alkakengie eodem Water of Barberies 48 Water of Brionie eodem Water of Bursa Pastoris 49 Water of Camomyle eodem Water of Honysuckle 49 Water of Centorie 50 Water of Cheries eodem Water of Cheruill 51 Water of Germaunder eodem Water of Stocke Gellyflower 52 Water of Dragons eodem Water of Comfrey eodem Water of Quinces 53 Water of Dodder eodem Water of Elicampane eodem Water of Eyebright 54 Water of Beanes eodem Water of Filopendula 55 Water of Fumitterre eodem Water of Garden Clarey eodem Water of Cloues 56 Water of Broome flowers eodem Water of Gentian eodem Water of ioynted grasse 57 Water of grounde Iuye eodem Water of Cowflippes eodem Water of herbe Robert. 58 Water of Horsetayle eodem Water of Hoppes 59 Water of Henbane eodem Water of Hartes ease eodem Water of Iuniper
berries eodem Water of woode Lillye 60 Water of the Wylding â—r Crabbes 61 Water of rotten Apples eodem Water of Peache flowers eodem Water of Mallowes eodem Water of Horehounde 62 Water of herbe Mercurie 63 Water of herbe Balme eodem Water of Bramble beries eodem Water of Mulberies eodem Water of Lillye 64 Water of Hasill nuttes eodem Water of Walnuttes eodem Water of Palma Christi 65 Water of Cinkefoyle eodem Water of Saint Iohns worte eodem Water of Pimpernell 66 Water of Plantane eodem Water of Ribbewort 67 Water of Polipodie eodem Water of Dasies eodem Water of Knottegrasse eodem Water of wylde Tansey 68 Water of sâ—lfe heale eodem Water of Okeleaues eodem Water of the Willowe 69 Water of Scabious eodem Water of Nightshade 70 Water of Mullen eodem Water of Lynde 71 Water of Tormentill eodem Water of Valerian eodem Water of Veruen 72 Water of Fluellen eodem Water of Béeche trée 73 Water of the Vine trée 74 Water of Celondine eodem Water of Strawberies 75 Water of mans bloude and mans ordure 76 Water of a Capon 77 Water of Dooues dung eodem Water of Swallowes 79 Water for the Fistula eodem Water against the Leprosie eodem Water of Honycombe 80 Water of Hydromell eodem Waters compounded and their vertues of Leaues Flowers séedes rootes fruites gummes and woode Fol. 81.82 83.84.85.86.87.88.89.90.91.92.93.94.95.96.97.98.99 c. The thirde Booke The .ix. Chapter Water compounde dystilled called the lycour of youth 130 Water precious and marueylous which auayleth in woundes vlcers and Fistulaes 131 Water secret of good account which putteth away spottes whyteneth the skinne takes away spottes wrinckles and pimples causing a cleare and most comely face 142 The xj Chapter Another 145 Chapter xviij.xix Water of Cinueâ—on howe to prepare 163.164.165 The xxiij Chapter Waters twayne dystilled of which the one serueth to cleare and beautifie the face the other to the colouring and dying of the heares of a mans heade 172.173 Water or lycour prohibiting or letting the ingendring of the stone eodem Water or lycour of Hony drawne by distillation 173 The fourth booke The first Chapter Water of lyfe howe to dystill it 211 The ij Chapter Water of lyfe hauing instruments thereto incident vsed by the best practicioners 214 The .iij. Chapter Water of lyfe to be distilled out of the lyes of wyne and the instrument thereto described eodem 215 Water of lyfe hauing also other instruments eodem 216 Water of lyfe so well simple as compounde the diuers maners of distilling it 217.218.219.220.221.222.223.224.225.226.227.288 Water voc Aqua fortis howe it is prepared 254 The xvij Chapter Wynes with their seuerall vertues and confections myxed after Arte and the maner of vsing them 256. also .257 The thirde booke The xxiij Chapter Iuyce or lycour pressâ—d out of the hard yelkes of egges sodden 172 The fourth booke The .ix. and .x. Chapter Iuyces and drawing of Iuyces out of herbes simples and compoundes 228.229.230.231.232.233.234.235 The fourth booke The xj Chapter Saltes burned out of the simples and what the vse of them is Fol. 236.237 238. The fourth booke The .xiij. Chapter Golde potable and the dissoluing thereof by the opinions of the Philosophers 240.241.242 Golde potable dissolued and the properties of the same 242.243 With the description of making it eodem also .244 The .xv. Chapter Golde potable against the Pestilence and all sicknesses eodem The xvj Chapter The maner and waye of making a potion like vnto potable gold seruing to sundrie sickenesses 245 Golde potable after the maner of the Alchimisters prepared eod Golde potable a diuine lycour 246 Golde potable borowed out of sundry preparatiues 247.248 249.250.251 and .352 Golde of lyfe or pouder of the Sunne 253.254.255 Siluer howe to prepare by the rule of the Alchimisters 255 Finis Tabulae ¶ The first Booke of Dystillations contayning the most excellent secret remedies for all diseases with the rare formes of many Vessels and Furnaces seruing for Dystillations liuely set forth in the same What Sublyming or Dystillation is and what especially in the same ought to be considered The first Chapter THe Arabians if we may credite the learned Phisition Fumanellus were first authorâ— inuentors of the Arte of Sublyming which some doe name Drawing or Distilling and others as the Chymistes hauing regard and consideration to another end doe terme the same both the Chymick and Chimistick Arte that is a sepâ—rating and drawing of iuyces and other moystures more subtill out of the most kyndes of things And they not only were first inuentors although the worthy man Mathiolus be of a contrarie opinion that none of the auncient Phisitions left any monument of this Arte but by their search diligence and long continuance of time endeuoured to encrease the same with many worthy secrets and other matters right profitable and those to none other intent and end than for the only health and benefite of man But Dystillation as wryteth Ioannes Langius in his Epystles is the seperating and running forth of a subtill moysture First by the force of heat into a vapour which hanging in the head and thickeneth after by the colde ayre is so caused to fall downe to the Chanell or Gutter of the heade and from thence guided to runne vnto the nose doth on such wyse dystill by drâ—ppes into a narrowe mouthed Receyuer standing vnder An other Chymist doth report the Arte of Distilling to be none other than onely a seperating of Elements as the Ayre from Water the water from fier the fier from earth and the pure from the impure to bring also those matters vnperfite to a perfitenesse through helpe of this Arte. The leâ—â—ned Cardanus defineth Dystillation to be a chaunging of bodyes into a thyâ—ner substauncâ— the qualitie yet remayning and the commodities of Distillation to be so great many that scarcely any thing can be foundâ— comparable to it in that it seperateth the vnlyke parts and deliuereth the worthyer from corruption and those matters which are vnperfite this by attenuating maketh perfite also those which are deuided doth this ioyne into one substance both in qualities and properties although the bodies be myxed Besides this Arte hath inuented many profitable excellent things for mans lâ—fe yea the same in Phiâ—â—cke hath founde out rare marueilous secrets and of those greatly to be estéemed if any prepare them orderly and according to Arte. This mannâ—r of dooing doe some Chymistes terme by another â—ame to sublyme which signifyeth no other matter than to seperate the partes more lyght and thynne from those heauyer and thicker and the working of this requireth so to doe that the bodyes or matters whose substaunce is impure and grosse be 〈…〉 pure fayre and cleare or the earthly partes euilly 〈◊〉 and conioyned or otherwyse ouermuch confused and shedde through all the substance of the Bodies be drawne gathered and better fixed togither in such maner that those seperated by heate eche may
abyde a part at the bottome of the Lymbecke Howe often the vertues of certaine substantiall partes are lost or chaunged in the Distillations and why that Distillation came but of later tyme into vse this borowed of the learned Ioannes Langius The seconde Chapter NO Person néedeth to doubt that all Bodies which growe and take increasement in the earth are compounded of diuers and in a maner infinite small parts which the Gréekes properly name Atomes of the Elements and that in those rest differing and contrarie vertues neuerthelesse vnder one maner of forme of all the Bodies compounded as the lyke appeareth and is confirmed in that roote of Rubarbe so much regarded and estéemed in all places which doth both loose the Bellie and bynde the same yet this deliuereth and openeth the obstructions and stoppinges of the Liuer The same also is knowne to be in the iuice of Roses which purgeth the bellye of Choler where contrarywise the distilled water and the drye powder of the leaues doe bynde and harden the Belly the lyke to this is found in the bitternesse of the nayles or white endes of the leaues which boyled and applyed vp in Glyster forme after the mynde of the learned Mathiolus doth mightily stay the fluxe of the Belly and by giuing it to drinke this healeth the perillous vlcers of the Lunges The yelowe séedes within the Rose and the heares hanging to them boyled in Wyne and drunke doth staye as he affirmeth the styllings downe to the Gummes and marueylously helpeth the running of the Whites in women He also reporteth that the whole heads of the Rose sodden in Wyne and drunke helpeth the fluxe of the Bellie and stayeth the spitting or casting vp of bloude the séedes within the peares of the Rose are knowen of experience to be astringent for which cause the yelowe and all the whole Peares sodden in wyne doth greatly profite the fluxe of the Bellie and such abundance of the Whytes in women yea marueylously stayeth the tedious Gonorrhea these hitherto Mathiolus And is it not euidentlye séene and knowne that the outwarde part of the Nettle procureth ytching and burning in that part of the bodie as the same toucheth where contrarywise the iuice drawen out of the inner substance applyed on the arteries of the armes doth refresh and coole the burning of the Feuer or feuerous burning of the heart Besides dryed and brought into powder and giuen to a maryed man to eate causeth him after to loue dearely his wyfe and children and the same vsed fortifieth the veneriall acte and purgeth the Matrix in women by the dayly eating in meate yea wasshyng the Bodie with the decoction of it mitigateth all paynes caused of colde and healeth scabbes And doe we not daylye vnderstande sée that out of one â—â—per Myne of the veyne vnder the grounde purchased there 〈◊〉 â—olten and separated in the Furnace diuers kyndes of Mettals that is of Leade of Siluer Copper Golde of which always the greater part is conuerted into Fumes When therefore after in the Distillation the grosser and excrementuous partes abyde in the bottome of the Lymbecke then doe the Aereall vanysh into spirits and the moysture thickened through the cooling of the couer or heade of the Lymbecke fall from the Gutter of the heade and runne downe drop by droppe into a Receyuer standing vnder It is not to be marueyled at if distilled waters doe not yéelde their proper sauour taste and all other vertues or but little that they ought of those matters out of which they are distilled For which cause the learned Phisition Mesue reporteth that the water drawne by distillation out of Roses doth greatly comfort and strengthen yet doth the same nor lyke loose and purge the bodie as the iuice gotten out of the freshe Roses or the infusion of them done after Arte by reason that their subtill heate vanisheth with the fire To these adde that the hydde or secrete propertie which procéedeth of the forme that the Phisitions terme particular as in the Lode stone Colocynthis Scamonie and others lyke equally shedde throughout the whole substaunce of his subiect insomuch that when the forces and vertues be lost of the other partes of the subiect it cannot then retayne his proper strength but that hys action and working perysheth as by a lyke the water distilled by a Lymbeck of the Colocynthis or Rubarbe cannot then loose or purge the Belly where the lycour at all times or either of them infused for certayne houres and ministred will easily perfourme the lyke working By the same maner all herbes of a hote and drie qualitie doe yéelde or giue forth in their Distillation the best waters of propertie kéeping neuerthelesse their naturall heate and drynesse but the herbes colde and moyste doe not reteyne so well their coldenesse and moysture by reason they attayne or purchase a certayne straunge heate of the fire of the Lymbecke which abateth and taketh awaye from the waters their proper nature and vertue so that the same water which is distilled doth not any thing reteyne or but little of the nature and vertue of that simple out of which it is distilled Whereof it commeth to passe that although the waters of Endyue Lettuce or Nightshade are accustomed or woont to coole yet doe these alwayes performe the same but a little where otherwyse if these kept the proper qualities of the Herbes from which they are distilled woulde then greatly coole to the ende that the Herbes the same which are of temperature 〈◊〉 maye kéepe their proper qualities they ought rather to be â—â—yled with a soft fire and their decoctions ministred when â—â—ede requyreth If at anye time the distilled waters are more agréeable and pleasanter in taste than the decoctions of the Herbes it behooueth to vnderstande that these loose lesser of their moysture and coldnesse in that they néede but a temperate fire if they be distilled in the Furnace named MARI BALNEVM Balneum Mariae whose forme is here described to the eye that commonly is made long whereby the same may contayne many vessels and hath sundrie doores that the water may heate togither alyke buylt also of small heygth to the ende the water may be made hote with a smal fire than if they were distilled in a driâ— Furnace as in Sande or Ashes of which hereafter shall further be vttered whereas we mynde to intreate of the correction of Herbes By the same discourse eche man may easily conceiue and iudge that all formes cannot wholy resist and doe their workings a long tyme in mixt bodies if the qualities abyde not perfite and hole For which cause it is no marueyle if the waters of Plants and Iuices especiallye those which are distilled by a drie heate of fire doe disagrée and seuer from the vertues of their Simples which for troth more troubled and mooued rather the skilfull to be abashed than the ignoraunt Phisitions and caused that a long tyme after it was or they anye thing to purpose
attempted to put in vse Distilled waters yet others for to recompence the default which they knewe to be in them sought out and practised many wayes how and by what meanes these might best retayne and kéepe their vertues after the Distilling But among the Arabians the Noble Mesue first made mention of Sublimation or Distillation of the waters of Wormwoode and Roses For sayth he water of Wormewoode is distilled after the maner as is out of Roses and such lyke which are done in vesselles of Sublimation But in processe of tyme when Rhasis Serapio and Auicen had taken in hande the practise of Alchymie then began these waters to be vsed in Phisicke Of the kyndes and differences of Distillations The thirde Chapter FOrasmuch as we haue sufficiently vttered in the first Chapter that the Bodies which we desire to separate by Distillation are not of one nature and qualitie yet it often commeth to passe that some lightly suffer and others resist mightilye through the action of the causes agent and these yéelde not but by a great force and violence so that not without good occasion the first inuentors of the Arte of Distilling and their successors which made a matter of the sayde Arte deuised diuers kyndes of Distilling according to the diuersitie of things proper to be distilled by the meanes of which they might the more easily come vnto the intended scope which they purposed Agayne séeing it is certaine that for the diuersitie of the kyndes and fashions of Distilling there néedeth diuers instrumentes proper and commodious to eche fashion of Distilling Good reason it is in my opinion that we intreate of the kyndes of Distillations before we make mention of the Instruments Further although that the Chymisticke Authors doe teache and shewe diuers fashions of Distilling by Ascention yet maye all these ways fashions be brought into thrée orders according to the difference of the cause agent or efficient which is heate First the Distillation that is done in the Sunne when the vessell or Lymbecke of Glasse filled with the matter which a man woulde distill is set fully in the hote Sunne on fine sifted Sande or Ashes hote to the nose of which is a receyuer hanging or fastened But this maner of Distillyng in Englande and Germanie and in colde Countries cannot so well be perfourmed Yet sundrie Chymistes are woont to prepare manye Oyles by Sunning that is by setting them in the hote Sunne which perhaps maye more commodiouser be prepared and done by decoction to the ende that the facultie and propertie of the Symples maye the better be drawne forth by a stronger heate Thirdly the forme of Distilling by Ascention is done in Distillatorie vessels filled with the purposed medicines or substances déepe set or standing couered in a heape or little hyll of newe pressed Grapes with the Kirnelles or in the refuse of Olyues after the Oyle pressed forth or in Horse or other Cattels dung For by the rotten heate of any of these kyndes being one and the selfesame continuall for certayne dayes The Chymistes not onlye purge and separate their Quintessences by a small labour and cost but infuse in a Glasse bodie with a narrowe necke and mouth for a long tyme their singular Medicines and Balmes with Oyle Aqua vitae or other Lycoure with which they affirme to cure diuers desperate diseases and sickenesses They also affirme by the sayde forme of Distilling that certaine waters maye be attayned for the restoring of youth and prolonging of lyfe and I cannot tell what maner of Defensatiues and worthy Drinckes sayth Ioannes Langius in his Epistles for expelling of the Plague and all maner of poysons to which as they gaue the name of Golde or termed Golden euen so they woulde those to be rewarded with gyftes of Golde And these thrée manners of Distilling may by good right be named Sublimations bicause these make their vapors to ascende on high The other forme and maner of Distilling which the Chymistes often haue in vsage named of Albertus by Discention is wrought or done on this wyse a round hole and déepe must be dygged in the earth after two Potts prepared glased within for the onely purpose the vpper Pot hauing manye small hoales in the bottome and that filled wyth the matter or chyppes of the woode to be distilled which after sette into the mouth of the nether Potte standing in the grounde luting diligently both Poâ—tes wyth a strong â—uâ—e made wyth the whytes of Egges after the well drying couer the nether Pot with earth vp to the brynâ—ke or edge or higher if you wyll Which done make an easie fire at the first rounde about the vpper Potte with coales or drie clouen woode not smoking least with too stronge a heate at the first you drie vp much of the lycour or Oyle in the Dystilling therfore increase the fire by little and little vntill the worke be ended For as soone as the woode or thyppes in the vpper pot shall be heated the Oyle or lycour then beginneth to distill through the little holes into the nether Potte And by this maner or waye dâ—e many at this day drawe out or dystill Oyles of the woodâ— of Iuniper â–ª Guaiatum and other woodes shauen as wryteth Langius Besides these we may not be â—â—noraunt that there be sundrie other manners or wayes of Dyâ—tilling often in vse as those which are wrought or done by Fyltâ—ing by a Spunge by a Presse c. But of all these shall here no further be mentioned but only touched by the way Of the Instruments or vessels which serue to the Dystillations The .iiij. Chapter ALthough that all maner of Dystillations may diuersly be performed according to the iudgement and industrie of the Distillatour and according to the pleasure and opinion of eche person yet euermore the workman Practiser howe ingeniouser and better aduysed he shall be so much the more carefully and diligently he ought to searche before all things the same which he knoweth to be necessarie for the guyding and perfourming of the worke happily And he shall in lyke maner weye and consider in his mynde what Instrumentes are for him more commodious for Dystilling before that he taketh in hande or begynneth the worke of Dystilling Nowe of the Instrumentes some are in generall and for the same cause â–ª require all one maner of Distillation which is the heate But the others are particular appoynted onely to certaine fashions of Distilling which are these Infusion Putrifaction Fermentation the Furnaceâ— of sundrie kyndes the diuers vessels of Glasse of Earth of Tyn or other matter and whatsoeuer there are of any other The maner of cutting your Glasses fitte for your purpose NOwe the easie wayâ— of cutting the neckes of diuers Glasses when néede requyreth with the apt Instrumentes seruing to that vse shall hereafter appeare First with that stone which the Glasiers vse being set into some handle drawe about the necke of the Glasse in the same place where you couet to breake it
of After the Instrument formed hauing thrée or foure edges according to the figure here described and the same made glowing hote worke about the raced place vnto the time it be through hote After by dypping your finger in water and letting a droppe or two fall the Glasse incontinent will cracke in the sayde place marked and drawing after that instrument which we haue aboue demonstrated rounde about you may lightly breake of the pâ—ece without daunger to the Glasse The lyke of this haue I knowne to be wrought with a poynted Diamonde set in a Ring but a waxed thréede was fastened about that place by which the Diamonde guided shoulde runne for the strayghter and euener racing of the Glasse which done in such order and the place heated hote rounde about with the flame of a waxe Candle or other Candle if a man will was sodainlye cracked through the falling of a droppe or two of colde water on the place marked Another more easie waye to cut Glasse haue I knowne experienced with a bygge Wyer wreathed rounde at the one ende like to a Ring which heated glowing hote and turned often rounde on the place marked caused the Glasse through his heating by a droppe or two of colde water falling on it to cracke about the sayde raced place Some vse to breake off the necks of Retorts with a double waxed thréede twisted hard and made in the forme of a Ring which put harde on the necke they heate the same rounde about with the flame of a waxe Candle and by pouring a drop or two of water on the place the Glasse is caused to cracke And some vse other Instruments lyke to those before descrybed which heated glowynge hote after they drawe sundrye tymes about the place of the Glasse raced and doe the rest aboue taught If you couet to seale vppe or shutte close the mouthes of narrowe necked Glasses that no vapours or spirites maye breath forth and that these maye appeare to be whole on euerye part then prepare a little Furnace lyke to this here descrybed in whose bottome let a Grate of Iron bee coutched wyth a hoale made in the side aboue the Grate to thruste in the necke of the Glasse and retching vp to the top of the Furnace set a strong payre of Tonges and broade at the ende which done and the necke of the Glasse made hote wryng with the glowing Tonges the Glasse togither then sweating by occasion of the heate which shall so be vnited at the top as the same there were whole or that it séemed lyke as it were closed togither in the Glasse makers shoppe Of the heate being the Instrument in generall necessarie to all kyndes and formes of Distilling The fift Chapter EVery Distillation is especially perfourmed and done by two wayes or meanes as the first by heate and Drynesse and the other by heate and moysture And of both these there are thrée degrées constituted the first is of gentle heate or of qualitie weake the seconde more strong yet with some mediocritie the thirde heate is mightie and violent Therefore it behooueth to gouerne the fire and to moderate the same according to the nature and qualitie that the skilfull may haue of the thing or substance which he would distill Herein not neglecting how much howe little the seconde and thirde qualities are to be moderated Wherefore those which are of a tender and thynne substaunce as the Lettuce Endyue Sorrell Maydenheare Harts tongue and such lyke Symples doe not endure a heate but moderate and which is of the first degrée those which are thick and grosse and of a substance more firme and solide as the Wormewoode Mugwoort Egrimonie Sothernwoode the Aromaticke things the Spyces and others lyke require a heate more mightie The Antimonie contrarywyse and all kyndes of Mettals desire one maner of fire By the heate moderate in the Distillation of Wyne and all Herbes doe the watrie partes ascende but by the heate more mightie and violent doe the thynner partes onely shewe and the watrie tarie behynde Further conceyue that the flame it selfe as well as the Coales doe not a little differ not by reason only of the same being greater or lesser but by occasion of the woodes rottennesse or yll smelling or otherwyse sounde and well smelling gréene or dry To these the greatnesse or smalnesse of the Furnace the forme and closing of it hath a great force in chaunging or altering of the heate The Coales also made of smothered and halfe burnt woode yéelde a certaine yll â—auour and straunge qualitie in the thynges distilled as the lyke in boyling and otherwyse preparing of matters with them is perceyued For which cause the Coales ought to be thorow kyndled and halfe burnt whereby the malignitie or yll sauour of them maye in the dooing breath forth before that anye matter be distilled with them to be ministred especially into the Bodye were the same outwarde applyed it forceth not so much There is as great a matter to be considered in the difference of Coales for that the Coales made of the woode growing in the valleyes are supposed to be woorthyer and farre better than those made of the woode on the Hlles and the woode in the valleys is the thynner for which cause are the Coales the lyke yet doth the fire lyghtly and soone waste all thynne matters And in makyng the best Coales they ought not to be done vnder the Grounde as the custome of many is but made aboue the Earth for that they burne better and are more profitable Also the Coales made of the Béeche Birche and Fyrre trée are accounted best for their swéeter and sooner burning although Coles of the Iuniper trée doe last farre longer as of experience knowne besides the Coales made of the Oke and Ashe trée are not in cases of necessitie to be refused especially where the store of the Béeche and other trées are not Moreouer it behooueth the Distillatour to haue a speciall regarde and care about the bestowing of fire vnder hys vessels that the same be not made of cleft woode halfe rotten or euill smelling as we haue aboue declared nor of Coales smoothered within a déepe pit or hole of the Earth or euill burned or of Coales gotten out of Caues whether those be of Stone or of Earth for feare that the vessels of Distilling and the lycours be not taynted and infected of their vapour filthie and stynking A lyke reason may be gathered that if waters or Oyles be distilled with any of those they after purchase a sauour and qualitie disagréeing yea farre vnlyke the substances that are to be distylled as the same maye well be perceyued and tasted by the matter boyled with any of them Further the Chambers Parlours Stoues Hote houses heated wyth such woode or Coales doe sufficiently witnesse howe noyous and hurtfull such a vapour and sauour is which not onely bryngeth an intollerable payne of the heade but mooueth vomiting and causeth passions of the heart to those which be
conuersant and abyde any tyme in such places as I the lyke sayeth the worthie Gesnerus haue experienced in my selfe to the perill of my health at the Bathes of Oenosponte where I abode a certayne season with the Noble Prince Palatine Of the lyke occasion Galene séemed worthilye to reprehende Erasistratus which perceyued that the inhabitants of his Countrie to peryshe through the ouermuch subtilnesse or thyckenesse of the ayre He also learned and knewe that these came much sooner to their death by reason of the excéeding déepe Caues and Pyttes of Charon which breathed forth pestilent exhalations and vapors or through their houses newlye plastered and whytened with Lyme or for the euill sauour of the Coales which sent forth vapors verye daungerous this out of Ioannes Langius It is besides reported that many are molested by the stynking sweate of the féete after the shooes newly shyfted of in any close roome whether the same be Parlour or Chamber but affirmed to be more daungerous where Coales burning in any close roume breath forth a stincking sauour yet some there are of a contrarie opinion which suppose that neyther the fume nor fauour of the Coales burning can any thing harme nor alter the matters which a man distilleth when the Cucurbite or Glasse Bodie with his heade is well luted and stopped rounde about according vnto Arte but that sooner the vapour may be annnoyance to the Distillatour and to those which gouerne the Distillation than to the matters which any distilleth Of the other Instruments particular The sixt Chapter The infusions by whyche the dryer matters are prepared to distill for the more easie drawing forth the Water or Oyle are done eyther in simple water labored that is running by pypes a long way or in water dystilled or in water of Lyfe or Wyne or in water distilled of Herbes simply or vinegar or in any other lycour on such wyse infused let them stande and abyde in the hote Sunne or on the fire for the space of halfe an houre or more houres a whole night a whole daye twoo dayes thrée dayes one or many Monethes accordyng to the nature of the medicine and diuers intention of the Phisition and necessitie present We wring out sometymes before the Distillation the thyngs infused and distill the lycour wrynged forth or the same we distill in a Glasse body or other like Instrument the infusion altogither that is the same which is infused and the lycour in which the infusion is made The Fermentation of matters is done after the maner of infusions by an outwarde heate increased which worketh into moysture whereby a certayne common qualitie with the hote spirite causing bubbles may be myxed and extended thorowout the whole bodye and this eyther wrought in the Sunnes great heate at the Dogge dayes if the Sunnes heate in the meane tyme be not sufficient or on the Furnace of Balneo Mariae carefully gouerned or in hote Horse dung The Fermentation hath néede of many dayes as of foure or more and howe much the better shall the Fermentation and preparation be done somuch the greater quantitie shall a man drawe forth of water or Oyle Of the Furnaces Cucurbites Heades of sundrieâ—formes Receyuers and other Instruments in generall The seauenth Chapter IT is not our determination nor purpose at this present to declare at length but a part of the Instruments materiall which serue for Chymistes workinges to Distill the water and Oyles séeing that many Authors haue at large intreated of all these It shall suffice vs to make mention of some more rare Instruments in generall and to set forth duers fashions of Distilling not knowne to manye as shall after appeare in this first Booke The Tower of the Philosophers is a Furnace that hardlye can be learned by wordes nor by long wryting wythout full sight of the same in the buylding for if any happeneth to sée the whole making of it yet maye he fayle to coâ—ceyue and vnderstande the secret consisting in it in that there are many thynges in it framed and made after such maner that a man may hardly attayne to the knowledge of them But to declare wholy and to th ende howe the same is to be made and that anye conceyueth this my wryting and demonstration to his profite be it and he that vnderstandeth not the same to his harme be it The maner of erecting and framing of the sayd Tower is on this wyse that the foundation be laide foure square with rawe or baked Bricks on a playne and euen grounde and thrée foote broade on euerye side and that a hollowe space in crosse maner be left to the bredth of a baked Bricke and of heygth so much as is the heygth of the sayde Bricke in largenesse set on edge and this Pype or Gutter is the same where the fire or flame passeth and ouer the myddes of the sayde crosse Pype lay an iron Grate and aboue the same buylde a rounde Furnace of a spanne in breadth and a yarde and a halfe of heygth and this is named the Tower and to the fower holes appearing forth buylde and frame in like maner fower little Furnaces rounde but lower than the hoales and without little Grates of iron in them that the fire or flame may passe by those pipes enter within the sayd small furnaces on which may be placed or set Glasse bodies Retortes or other vessels When you will bestowe Coales and make fire in the myddle Tower doe the same after this maner that is take kindled coales and put them in at the bottome of the Tower and after fill vp the sayd Tower with dead or vnkindled coales and shut close aboue with a couer of Iron the head of the tower that no ayre breath forth for by this dooyng the fire shall burne only belowe so much as the pypes which extende to the Furnaces can receyue and no more and on such wyse in a Tower of this greatnesse full of Coales will the fire indure twelue or fourtéene houres without putting in of any Coale With this Tower may a man Distill Circulate drye vp and Sublyme with great facilitie And this is the Philosophers Tower aboue named which serueth and is very necessarie in the Arte of Alchymie After that the thinges shall be on such wyse prepared lette the Furnace be heated with the fire of Coales and the slowe Harrie filled vp with great Coales which done shut or stoppe close with his couer the vpper hole and lyke the other vent holes except the thrée little ones afore mentioned At the same tyme shutte or put to halfe the doore which is placed vnder the Grate marked with the letter A. by reason of the ayre for to preserue the fire c. The other vesselles which commonly serue in the Arte of Distilling and be put in vse euery where as well for matters of Alchymie as the drawing of medicinable things which are all maner of Waters Oyles Baulmes Aqua vitae Quintessences and all other compounde matters shall
after be liuely demonstrated and the maner howe to order them in the distilling of things with the apt names for eche vessell and the formes shall in order be faithfully set forth Thys Vessell is named the Glasse body with a long necke and where at any time is mentioned of a Body which in Latine is named Cucurbita there this Vessell is vnderstanded and ment whether the same be greater or lesse according as the workeman shall thynke necessary and this is a Vessell common muche occupyed of them which Dystill diuers matters in the Arte and thys is as much vsed for Phisicke matters as for the working of Alchymie So that this commeth to occupying often as a thyng most commodious for the dooyng of all manner of workinges in a maner and maye as well serue for a Receyuer as for a Bodie to dystill withall Of which it maye be sayde that thys is a principall Vessell in the Arte of Dystilling seruing as it doth for two Vessels and beyng commodious in so many things so that more néedeth not to be spoken of it Wherefore we wyll procéede to descrybe herevnder that Vessell which of the Chymistes is named a Heade without the which a man can not distill anye matter by the Cucurbite or Bodie of Glasse as after shall playner appeare This Vessell named a Heade is well knowne to most persons and in the Arte of Dystilling verye necessarie Bycause as I haue aforesayd it is impossible that a man maye distill any thing without it and of such Vessels the workeman maye choose or cause to be made wyth narrower and larger mouthes according to the condicion of the Bodie standing vnder yet these requyre to be fashioned all after one manner and the lyke to be made with one manner of Nose which Nose requyreth to be after thys maner that is fashioned long and that put in it maye reach a good way into the Receyuer for by entring very déepe in the Dystilling and the spirites yssuing out of the Bodie will not be so apt to passe forth of the Receyuer for thys cause the sayde heade will be much better when the Nose shall be formed long herein considering that it hath the lyke similitude wyth the Nose of the Heade here afore descrybed and being on suche wyse fashioned it is a perfite Vessell for the Distilling of tender and Flegmaticke matters This Instrument named the Pellicane which is a Vessell for Circulating serueth to none other ende and purpose than for to Circulate the Quintessence which by the Arte of dystilling is drawen so that thys Vessell on such wyse made is not apt for the dystilling of any matter but only serueth for the Circulating of Aqua vitae and other compounde lycours Where in anye place you find written to be done in a Pellicane the same is ment to be wrought in the sayde Vessell and in all the Arte there is no other kynde of Vessels that are more necessarie than these fiue whych we haue afore descrybed although many other Vessels and of those diuers are occupyed of sundrye Chymistes yet all consist and serue to the lyke woorkyng which the aboue named doe that is the Retorte the narrowe necked Bodie the Heade the Vrinall and Pellicane wyth which a man may doe all maner of workes that are required in the Arte as Dystillations Sublimations Fixations Circulations and other lyke woorkyngs And for that cause I thynke it not néedefull to make a long description of so manye straunge sortes as of those long short rounde square and so dyuers formes which rather are occupyed to marueyle at than for vtilitie or profite But I thys affirme tâ—at these fiue Instrumentes to be the fundament of the whole Arte of Distilling and Alchymie as I haue afore declared Therfore let it not mooue you to marueyle at so many sortes of Glasses that manye Chymistes vse whych for this respect I leaue to demonstrate in thys place This is a Bagge which the Chimistes make of whyte Woollen cloth whether the same be Pennystone or Karsie shaped and sowen after this manner and name it a Fylter And it is a verye necessarye thing in that a man can not woorke in a manner anye thynge without it that consisteth thycke and in any place whereas a man findeth wrytten to dystill by Fylter the same is ment to be in thys Instrument which he shall lyke do when the matters are dissolued into water for to cleare them from their Faecies that they maye remayne neate and purified which maner of Purifying he shall woorke and doe after this order that is when the matter shall be dissolued it behooueth vs to poure the same into thys Bagge letting it passe and runne through by it selfe which passed through by this maner of dystilling wyll be most cleare and pure and this is named the dystillation by Fylter that also is verye necessarye in the woorke of Alchymie and the Apothecaries besides doe often vse this maner of Dystilling for to separate dyuers matters as are the Iuleps Syrupes Decoctions Iuices of Herbes and other Infusions whereby they might come purified and neate and in thys dooing there is nothing that maye hynder their woorking wherefore if such matters were not sufficiently purged they woulde soone fall to putrifying and corrupting which they doe not being well Fyltred and cléered thorowe the Bagge As by a lyke in that Syrupe which compounded of the Iuice of soure Cytrone ought first to be dystilled by the Bagge aboue descrybed or by a Lyste put into the Lycour for this otherwyse curdeth when it shall be colde and the lyke doth the Iuice of Orenges and Lemmons beyng not ordered as abouesayde The Cucurbites or Glasse bodies ought sometymes to be verye long necked as when we séeke and couet a purer and subtiller lycour Which sort of most long necked Bodies as wryteth Cardane serue for the onely turne and purpose of dystilling the Quintessence when as we woulde that the subtiller partes or spirites and not the grosser and more earthlye to ascende from the bottome of the Cucurbite or Glasse Bodie In the tyme of dystilling any substaunce a man must nowe and then coole the Lymbecke or heade of the Glasse wyth Lynnen clothes dypped or wette in meane colde water and those after the gentle wrynging forth to lappe wittily about the Heade that the vapors and spirites through the same dooing maye the sooner thicken and fall downe into the Gutter about But a man maye auoyde this labour and traueyle if he ordereth the Lymbecke or heade of the Cucurbite after the manner which the skylfull Louicerus descrybeth in his Treatyse of the Arte of Dystilling vnder these wordes The Beake or Nose of the heade ought not to be longer for the more part than from twelue vnto eyghtene ynches of the Thumbe before that it toucheth the water where otherwyse if the Gutter be longer as well the Oyles as the Waters shoulde consume somewhat the more The maner of Dystilling in the Sunne The .viij. Chapter THe singular
man Adam Louicer in hys treatyse of the Arte of Dystilling setteth forth an easie maner of Dystilling by the heate of the Sunne beames which also may be vsed howsoeuer a man wyll in colde Countries if so be he myndeth at all tymes to dystill Flowers and such lyke matters to the ende that those maye retayne their sauour and other qualities And the same is to be wrought on this wyse take sayth Louicer a hollowe burning Glasse which directlye place towarde the hote beames of the Sunne after betwéene the Beames of the Sunne and the burning Glasse set the Glasse Bodie filled with the Flowers or other lyke matter and to stand in a small Earthen panne of sifted Sande or Ashes in such maner that the Beames of the hote Sunne fallyng into the hollowe Glasse maye so beate backe and extende to the Glasse Bodie with the proper matter as to the obiect standing ryght agaynst whych so causeth that lighter and purer matter ascending to Dystill forth as more liuely appeareth by this figure here descrybed Tâ—e Italians haue inuented another maner and way of Dystilling waters in the Sunne which wyth them is often vsed after this maner They take two Glasse Bodies wyth narrowe neckes and mouthes the one being emptie and the other filled with Herbes or Flowers Thys Glasse so filled they close or â—â—op with a fine Lynnen cloth bounde about through which the lycour may aptly passe or dystill After that they thrust the necke of this Glasse into the necke of the emptie Glasse standing vnder and then diligently ferment and stop the passages and wayes rounde about with Lute or Potters Claye or other lyke matter to the ende that no vapour nor vertue of the substance may breathe forth This done set these twoo Glasses on such wyse ioyned and bounde togyther in the beames of the Sunne after such maner that the same Glasse which conteyneth the Herbes or Flowers maye séeme to be aboue and the other whych is emptie to stande vnder for to receyue the lycour which is heated and decocted by the Sunnes force that so dystilleth downe into the Glasse And on such wyse doe the women of Bononie in Lumbardie prepare and purchase the water of Bremble flowers for the benefit and singular comfort of the eyes As touching another maner or waye of Dystilling in the Sunne reade hereafter in the proper place taught The maner of Dystilling by Ascention and what especially behooueth to be obserued in the sayde working The .ix. Chapter WE haue afore taught that the Dystillation whyche is a separation of the subtill partes from the grosser and heauyer to be wrought done especially after two meanes wayes as by the Ascending and Descending Further of the same which is wrought in the Ascending is one waye done in that named Balneum Mariae in another manner by Ashes or Sande another way in Horse dung and in another manner by another meane heate seruing betwéene these This by the waye in euery Dystillation ought to be obserued that how often Oyles especially are to be drawne out of substances that the Dystillation in the meane tyme be in no maner hyndered or stayde For if this Dystillation begun be once letted insomuch that the matter or substaunce be cooled the woorke or Dystillation after can neuer be perfourmed in that the same can no more ascende For which cause it behooueth that this woorking or Distillation be diligently and carefully followed vnto the ende The maner very commodious for the retayning without great payne and impediment that the Cucurbites flote or swymme not aloft the Kettle or Panne full of hote water when any myndeth to Dystill in Balneo Mariae The .x. Chapter TO doe the lyke prepare an Earthen Vessell or déepe Potte glased wythin and the same so large that it maye well receyue or contayne the Cucurbite which it behooueth you to fill with water in a maner to the brynke at the bottome of which within let foure Tyles be layde as the one lying right agaynst the other and those formed with certaine rysinges boared through to the ende that by the holes of ech of thâ—se eminencies or rysings vp a corde or string maye passe after thys forme in a maner here described After you haue thus put through the cordes in ech hole place the Cucurbite in the mydle of the Tyles before that you poure in the water as afore taught after the same maner tye the said Corde rounde about the neck of the Cucurbite to which equally fasten the foure small cordes tyed retching from the foure tyles lying in the bottome of the vessell after such maner that these foure cordes may be loosed or stiffned and fastened shorter or longer according as the woorkeman wyll haue that the Cucurbite or Glasse bodie to stande déeper or hygher in the Water And by this meanes maye the Cucurbite be commodiouslye retayned which otherwyse woulde not so well be stayed vnder the water But if the Cucurbite shall be of Copper and not of Earth in the steade or place of that coarde which compasseth the necke of the Cucurbyte maye a man bestowe and fasten a Copper bande hauing foure small Rynges hanging equidistant to which eche Corde retching from the bottome of the Vessell may easily be tyed and on such wyse shall the Cucurbite or Bozia be stayed in the bottome of the Vessell as the same figure aforesayde liuely demonstrateth to the eye Howe a great yeelde and quantitie of waters may with a small cost fewe Instrumentes or Vessels and in a very short tyme be dystilled in Balneo Mariae The .xi. Chapter IF the necessitie present be suche that anye hath to make a great quantitie of waters dystilled in Balneo Mariae he may accomplyshe the same with small chargeâ— little payne fewe Instruments and in shorte tyme such a yéelde and quantitie as he woulde haue by this meanes â–ª in preparing a Wooden bowle or Tubbe of a sufficient compasse and largenesse ouer and placed on a forme or Benche being lyke made of woode in the myddes of which Tubbe erect and set from the bottome vnto the edge or bryncke of the same or rather aboue it a great Copper Vessell in the forme of a hollowe pype sufficient large bored wythout rounde about and all ouer with little holes Vnder the bottome of the Tubbe make a Furnace within which emptie part or space let a part of the Copper Pype descende in such sort and maner that the water be contayned betwéene the outwarde bored wall of the Pype and the parte within of the Tubbe But wythin that part of the Pype which descendeth by the bottome of the Tub let the fire be put and kyndled for the heating of the water which being in such wyse handled and done round about the Pype and in the rest of the space of the Tubbe which is full of Water let many Lymbeckes with their Helmets be placed after such maner that the Beakes and Noses may reach beyonde the edge of the Tubbe
rounde about for the easier and handsommer setting to and fastening of the Receyuing vessels The water wythin the Tubbe must he cause so long to séeth vnto the tyme all the matters and substances in the Cucurbites be wholy dystilled The forme of makyng the abouesayd Balneum Mariae is borowed out of that skilfull worke named Pirotechnia which in Englysh is called the Arte of Firie workes or working by fire The figure of Balnei Mariae inuented by Albâ—casis as the learned Gesnerus coniectureth The .xij. Chapter THe Letter A. in this figure representeth the Furnace where the fire appeareth be made and kyndled the Character B. expresseth the Funnell or Chymney of the Furnace the note C. declareth the Potte sette and standynge ouer the fire in whyche the water boylinge is contayned the Figure D. sheweth the Pype by which the water boyling runneth forth into a Wooden Tubbe standing nygh to the Furnace the letter E. expresseth the Tubbe of woode which receyueth the water heated wythin which is set and standeth the Cucurbite or Bodie of Glasse the letter F. demonstrateth the Bozia or Cucurbite with his Helmet which contayneth the matter to be dystilled the figure G. representeth the hollowe Pype by which the water runneth forth into another waste Tubbe or Panne standing vnder the letter H. sheweth the Glasse vessell which receyueth the water dystilled It séemeth vndoubtedly sayth the woorthie Gesnerus the same to be the better fashion of all others for the Dystilling in Balneo Mariae but much more commodious than if the fire were putte vnder the Dystilling vesselles Consider and marke the other forme lyke in a maner to this hereafter among the Oyles The Dystillation of the Quintessence in Balneo Mariae The .xiij. Chapter TAke foure or fiue measures of the best whyte wine or of simple water or of Maye dewe or of other lycour pure according to the greatnesse and largenesse of the Bozia or Cucurbite in such sort that a thirde part of the Glasse bodie remayne emptie which done set the Lymbecke or Heade on the Vessell fast luted about with the whytes of Egges Flowre or Meale and water myxed togither and spred on a Lynnen cloth the Bodie of Glasse on such wyse trymmed and prepared let be set into Balneum Mariae after dystilling by a small or most soft fire daye and night vntill the tyme that the fiue measures be come to the one halfe the same keepe that you haue thus dystilled foâ— the extractions you shall haue a signe or note certayne of the perfite Dystillation of the Quintessence if you cast a heare of the Eye browe into the same and that it sinketh or falleth to the bottome incontinent then haue you brought the Quintessence to a perfection commodious and apt for other Dystillations The lyke may you bring to passe and doe with water â—ymple or Maye dewe In the meane whyles it behooueth that the Bozia be very long to th ende that the grosse vapours oâ— earthly spirites ascende not on hygh The same Dystillation must be repeated fiue or seauen tymes ouer or so often vntill that it be perfite And such a fashion or way séemeth verie excellent for that the saâ—â—e infecteth nothing at all the extractions infused in it wyth anye straunge qualitie you shall also obtayne a water wyth expedition if on any iuyce or lycour heated you set a Goblet or Bowle of Glasse into which the fume ascended turneth it selfe into sweating drops and those drops gathered togither of the sweatings are on such wyse conuerted into water By the lyke meanes and waye is the Vineger easily conuerted into water euen so the vapor of Herbes boyled in Wyne is gathered rounde about the bottome of Platters or Dyshes couered ouer such a Quintescense is very excellent for the clensing of spottes and Webbe or Pearle of the eyes especially if a man boyle of the Rue or herbe Grace in whyte Vineger us the worthie Phisition Cardanus affirmeth An ingenious maner of distilling by Sande The .xiiij. Chapter BEstowe the matter which you will distyll wythin a Glasse body stopping the mouth wyth Paste that no ayre at al may breath forth after do the like as followeth Set the Cucurbite into a Kettle or Copper panne full of water and fresh Oten strawe which cause to séeth softly vntill the time that the matter or substance boyleth no more as the same perhaps maye be at the consumption of all the water in the Kettell after remooue the Kettle with the Cucurbite from the fire and assoone as the Cucurbite is through colde put the same a newe into another vessell full of Sande in which let it be compassed about and couered with Sande vp vnto the necke after bestowe the same in a sunnie place where the sunne all the day shyneth very hote and in that hote place let this stande for fortie dayes togither which tyme expired take it forth of the Sande and set the Glasse againe on the Sande only without a vessell for the space of eyght dayes at the tyme ended let it runne through a newe Lynnen cloth and wring the substance harde in a Presse for the purpose c. This manner of Dystillation ought rather to be wrought and done in the Monethes of Iuly and August A forme very rare of Dystilling by Dung borowed out of the worke Pyrotechnia The .xv. Chapter THere is also another fashion and maner of distilling sayth a certaine Author much vsed of the Chymistes which is wrought in Horse dung whose heate is to be increased by the fume or vapour of Boyling water after thys order Lette a wooden Coffer or Chest be made of sixe Flemishe Elles in length or not aboue foure yardes and a halfe of our measure and of such a breadth that the same maye commodiously contayne of eyther side the Vrinall bodies of Glasse and that there be no more left than a space by which the Pype maye passe and retch betwéene the rowes of the Glasses standing on eyther side This long Chest fill with dry dung myxed with short chopped straw after lift vp and set the same on a wooden Forme or Benche to the ende that it may stande the higher and commodiouser for the performance of the worke These done it behooueth you orderly to bestowe the Vrinall bodies or Cucurbites of Glasse in the Dung wyth their heades aboue it and regarding by their heygth ouer the edge of the Chest on eyther side to the ende the Noses of the Lymbeckes may the handsomer be luted to the receyuing vessels In the myddest betwéene these vessels must a Pype of Copper or Leade or if you wyll of Woode be extended and couched hauing bored rounde about manye small holes and these in order throughout or all the length of the pype the one ende of which to bende after such fashion that it wholye regardeth towardes the Grounde to this mouth and ende of the Pype let a vessell of the best Earth or of Copper be raysed and set hauing a long necke and
narrowe mouth which must be conioyned so close to the Pype that no vapours at all breath forth of it This vessell or Potte filled with water set on a Treuet with thrée féete for to be heated by the fire made vnder vntill the water boyle which by the lyke meanes eleuating or sending vp vapors and those caried along the hollow Pype by issuing through the little hoales doe heate the dung causing after all the Vrinall Bodies standing in the same to dystill in comely order and with a temperate heate as the figure afore placed doth liuelyer represent to vs. Of the Dystillation to be done by the Ice The .xvi. Chapter THys Dystillation in very déede is marueylous if that any matter putrified of a Moneth or twoo is set into Ice and that it commeth to passe as a certayne Chymist affirmeth that the flewme setled and staying at the bottome will be frosen and the part Oylie swymme or flote aloft which may be separated by the strayning Of a Furnace to dystill very artificiall which the Sarrazenes haue in often vsage borowed out of Vitruuius the Almaine by â—ualterus Riffius The .xvij. Chapter TO prepare and buylde the Furnace artificiall which serueth the Macedonians and Sarrazenes or that they most often vse In the beginning a man must couch or laye in handsome maner the foundation and buylde the furnace vp wyth Morter or Earth very strong lyke to the same of the Potters and with glased or well baked Bryckes according to the forme which is represented by the letters R.S.T.V. These on such wise prepared in a readynesse let the Base or foote of the Furnace be of forme rounde or square layde with Lyme and Brickes after the fashion of a wall as the letter Q. demonstrateth on the sayd Base coâ—eh the vessels of Glasse disposed in good order and a like togither with fast Morter layde according to the forme which the letter Y. declareth and to the ende that the sayde heate temperate be not vnprofitable all the vessels maye be disposed both within and without very well defended being of Glasse or earth or Mettall as the letter Z. playner sheweth to the eye The vessels in such a fashion disposed it behooueth to applie â—arefully and with diligence the receyuing vesselles â–ª well closed wyth Lute rounde about to th ende that they no where breath forth as you sée here by the letter V. Further when any will dystill water or Oyle the matter ought afore to be put into the vessels as thys letter X. insigneth â—o 〈◊〉 and after 〈◊〉 eche â—et the receyuing vessell be 〈◊〉 as we haue aboue declared In the myddest of the furnace must â— gentle and soft fire â—e kyndled of Coales to th ende that it may not touch any of the vessels and on such wyse shall you performe your Distillation by the meanes of a soft and temperate heate In this Furnace also shall you dystill togither and at one tyme fifty or sixty kyndes of waters as the figure here placed doth playner demonstrate The Venetian and Neapolitane Artificers of Dystilled waters which haue plentie of Glasse Lymbeckes with them doe often vse this kynde of Furnace in which they dystill in a daye and night with a drie heate of fire well a hundreth kyndes of waters The Furnace is buylt rounde lyke to that afore described and after the fashion of the Stoues in Germanie Thys Furnace contayneth and hath placed rounde about the compasse of it as is to be séene infinite Glasses wythin fenced wyth Lute being of the forme of the greater Vrinall bodie and fastened by a carefull skyll to the Furnace with the strongest Lute to eche of which must receyuing vessels of Glasse be set fastened wyth a bygge stryng to the knobbe of the heade that they maye séeme to hang as the Figure plâ—â—ner demonstrateth This Furnace then heate in the same maner as they doe the Stoues betwéene the Mountaynes towardes Italie and whyles the fire in the beginning is vehement or very hote the Vessels in the meane time they leaue emptie vntill the heate be somewhat abated least thorowe the violent heate the Plantes or Flowers myght be burned After the close shutting of the Furnace â—oore that no heate be lost they bestowe the Herbes in the Vrinall vesselles and set on the heades of Glasse with the Receyuers fastened to eche which done they drawe forth a great yéelde and â—uantitie of waters which are farre better than those purchased out of Leaden Instruments in that they bring with them no infection of Mettals This borowed out of the learned Treatyse of Mathiolus De facul simp. Medica Certayne Instruments to Dystill of the Inuention of the worthie man Gesnerus whych he referreth to the iudgement of others The .xviij. Chapter IT behooueth to consider sayth the learned Gesnerus whether a man may dystill commodiously with such an Instrument A. the Vessell of Copper tynned wythin for to be sette on the fire in which the matters are Nowe the Herbes maye be put in by themselues or strawed on a quantitie of Sande B. the vessell of earth which is bestowed wythin the Vessell A. Or by a contrary maner and fashion that one of the Vessels hath a skirte or edge wythin which the other is receyued C. the Chaplet of Glasse or Earth or of Copper tynned wythin the mouth of whych set into the mouth of B. at the toppe of C. the vapour ascendyng is conuerted into water shall descend into his nether parts which regarde towarde the Base downewardes and when néede requyreth you shall drawe or let forth the water by the Cocke as well for the taste sake when any wyll as for the emptying when it shall be to full of water vnlesse he rather desireth to make a hole at the toppe of the heade C. to the ende that when it pleaseth or that he shall sée néedefull he maye emptie or drawe out all consisting in C.D. is the Vessell or Bucket placed aloft which contayneth the colde water that serueth for the cooling of the heade An other Instrument to be caryed about one in any iourney The .xix. Chapter THys maner of Instrumente marked by the figure 1. maye be of Copper tinned within to the ende that a man maye carye it whyther he wyll for to dystill the fountaines and Springs c. and he may emptie the same by the hole on the toppe He maye also make such a Lymbecke as that Figure noted by the number 2. doth demonstrate with a Cocke Tappe or small beake at the toppe or lyke to that whych the figure denoteth marked with the number 3. Moreouer this onely is the portrature or draught of a Lymbecke which behooueth to be set on an Vrinall or Glasse bodie as the first Figure declareth of which the nether part that is the Vrinall Glasse may be luted with the strongest Clay myxed with Floxe or waxed about twyce or thryce with molten waxe and on such wyse set on the fire of Coales A newe forme of a
Retort The .xx. Chapter LEt a Retort be made of such a fashion as the letter A. demonstrateth of good Earth that is of broken Tyles péeces of looking Glasses and other Glasses whyte and cleare of Potters clay the sylings of yron diligently powdred wrought togither B. must be thrust wythin C. which hath an edge or border D. the Pype sharpened at the ende made of earth or of copper to th ende that it may be thrust into anye maner of Glasse vyoll or long necked Glasse with a narrowe mouth For to dystill the water of Sinamon a man must prepare such an Instrument First set readie a Treuet on which bestowe a vessell of Iron sufficient hollow filled with fine Sande or sifted Ashes or hauing nothing in it that requyreth then a greater fire and to be bored full of small holes into which set a Cucurbite of Glasse well luted you maye include the whole with a bande of an yron plate c. A figure very rare of the Alchymistes borrowed out of an auncient booke of Alchymie in wrytten hande The .xxi. Chapter In this little Furnace hauing to the right hande thrée flames ought to be filled with fine Sande and sifted and that the fire kyndled and flaming to haue thrée Candles the second Furnace whych is in the myddes of the two ought also to haue Sande and a fire temperate of two Candles as doth the flame demonstrate in the dâ—â—re of the Furnace In the thirde Furnace to the left hande is a Balneum Mariae and the fire or flame of one Candell These Fuâ—naces ought on such wyse to be disposed and set in order that they stande nigh one the other whereby a verye small space may appeare betwéene Furnace and Furnace as the figure aboue playner sheweth to the eye For the same vse haue the Alchymistes deuysed these Instruments following A. the Cucurbite whiche conâ—ayneth the substance with his headde B. the heade whose Nose retcheth wythin the necke C. Into the glasse C. doth the secrete spirite of the QuintesseÌ„ce passe Into the receyuing vessell D. doth the simple wyne or Flewme of the Quintessence fall The maner and Instrumentes of Dystilling by Discention The .xxij. Chapter THe manner of Dystilling by Discention is wrought in a Bozia or Cucurbite turned vpside downe which is conioined to the Furnace with the best lute that is of that part which the body of the Bozia thickest fenced toucheth to the furnace after the well drying closing thus of the Glasseâ—Body to the Furnace that no matter fall through the Coales then are to be layde vpon all about and on such wyse kindled that the fire be very gentle For a small fire sufficeth in this work at the first but when it toucheth and is come to the Bozia let the fire be after increased by little and little Before the Dystillation it behooueth to thrust couch strongly togither the matter wythin the Bozia or to drye throughly the same or with the whyte of an Egge or by long running to staye the matter in the Bozia turned vpside downe to the ende that it shedde not forth During the tyme of the Dystillation the matter cleaueth to the necke of the Bozia c. Thys maner of Dystilling is so much the more perfite and excellent bycause the matter séemeth to be sublymed often and many tymes as nygh a thousand thousande tymes wrought and dryuen vp and downe a hygh and belowe during the time of the Dystillation yet maye it not cause that such an agitacion and moouing to render and yéelde a perfite Sublimation of the Quintessence of the matter that is to saye the Elementarie conuerted into the name Elementall and of a corruptible matter rendred an incorruptible After this maner of Dystilling by Discention may a man attayne Oyles out of Woods and halfe Mynerals If so be the mouth of the Bozia strong luted be close stopped with a Plate of yron tynned and stricken full of small holes That you may the readyer conceyue the manner and Instruments of this Dystillation beholde the Figure here before descrybed borowed out of the woorke intituled Pyrotechnia That singular man Rogerius â–ª hath set forth a lyke maner of Dystilling on this wyse Let a Bottell of Earth well glased wythin be filled vp to the mouth with Flowers or Herbes hauing in the bottome a reasonable small hole and the mouth of it diligently stopped to be sette into the mouth of a larger vessell lyke glased standing vnder which done to close and stoppe with diligence the bottome of the Bottell wythin the mouth of the other vessell with good Lute or morter of Potters earth and to burie both the Pottes wholy wythin the Earth leauing these so couered for a yeare The yeare being ended to drawe them forth of the Earth and in the nether vessell shall be founde a verye cleare Oyle which is dystilled by vertue of the heate and fumes of the Earth The forme of a Furnace for Balneo Mariae very rare and highly commended The .xxiij. Chapter BEholde here a manner or fashion of Balneo Mariae verye excellent of which the vessell large and greate is of tynne much like to a bygge Vrinall Bodye in lengthe of thrée spannes or thrée great féete long verye bygge below and narrower extending vpwarde the bottome or bellye of the same standing wette well twoo long feete wythin the boyling water and the part aboue retching quyte without the Balneo in heigth of a long foote through a round hole cut out in the myddes of the couer of the Kettell or Panne being the Balneo On thys great vessell is a Lymbeck of Tynne set stedily and fast couered and compassed of another vessell like of Tynne farre larger after the forme of a Bucket that receyueth the colde water which is caused to runne by the Pype or Cocke of Copper out of the vpper vessell somwhat long situated and standing in the highest part of the Columne and the same for cooling continually the Tinne Lymbeck standing in the middes to the ende that the vapours which are ascended maye thicken much better and be sooner conuerted into water so that thys causeth that the Artificers may receyue the more yéelde of water and where the same colde water contayned in the Vessell or Bucket that compasseth the Lymbecke maye be hote wythin short tyme by the heate of the Lymbecke thys in lyke maner by a Pype out of which the water â—â—â—meth may incontinent be let forth in the nether part through a Cocke turned and the Bucket agayne filled with other colde water drawen out of the vessell on hygh But to th ende a man may not haue so great a labor and payne to emptie so often the hote water and to poure in of colde he maye dispose the same on such wyse that from the vessell whych is standing at the toppe of the Columne he may continually drawe out so often of the colde water into the Vessell which compasseth the Lymbecke as he letteth forth of
couch and erect your Furnaces with Tyles and Bryckes Another fashion of Lute or Morter often vsed of a certayne skylfull man Take of the fine pouder of Sande searsed one pound of the scales or beatings of yron about the Anuill brought into fine pouder so much of Glasse beaten into fine pouder as much of fat Potters Earth and cleauing thrée poundes to which adde a third part of a pound of the shoren flox of cloth with olde water of Tartar or Salt water which done myxe the whole togither and worke it strongly with an yron rodde as afore taught Another Take of Venice Glasse and of Tartar of eche a lyke quantitie of Salt Armonjacke a little these beate and labour well togither Of this shall you vse when that you will diligently Lute any thing or seale glasse with glasse by smearing it rounde about the vessels when they are hote Another for to defende that the Glasses breake not by the force of fire Take what quantitie you will of Allum putting the same into an earthen Potte on which poure cleare water to putrifie after boyle the whole with diligence and skimme it which done let this throughly coole then smeare or dawbe with the â–ª sayde mixture the Glasses without vntill that you may well and safely bestowe them in the fire or on Sande these let to drye by themselues and doe the lyke vnto a thirde tyme. Another Lute or Morter for to defende the vesselles that they cracke or breake not in péeces by force of the fire or by violence of the spirits and that pâ—rpetually they may contayne and kéepe Aqua fortis or the strong water The vessels smeared or dawbed with the sayd Morter ought to be well dryed in the Sunne It is also profitable for the conglutinating or fastening togither of Glasses or vessels broken Take of Glasse and Vâ—rmilon of ech a lyke quantitie these labour into moste fine pouder after sift it through a fine searse then incorporate the same with Vernishe adding to it a little of the Oyle of Lynséede and making of the whole like to a soft Pultise which done spread the same on a fine Lynnen cloth and applye or wrappe it about the Orifices of the vessels or their ioyntes letting them so to drye in the Sunne by themselues which although it be very slowly done yet doth it retayne and kéepe the fyre the strong water named Aqua fortis and the kyndes of the strong water This is very true and experienced by the Author of the worke named Pyrotechnia For the fast closing and stopping of Glasses the groundes and thicker substance of that Morter of other Glasses made is verye commodious the selfe same doth the Meale Lyme and Bole Armoniacke myxed togyther in the forme of Paste like auayle Another Lute or Morter to be applyed about the ioynts which so letteth or stoppeth that the vapors in no manner breath forth Take the fine pouders of Glasse and Litarge of Golde sifted thorowe a searse of eche a pounde the Meale of Wheate twoo poundes myxe these diligentlye and woorke or labour them very well with the whytes of Egges in the forme of Paste extended and spredde on the one side of a wette Lynnen cloth for to apply about the ioyntes after that it shall be through drye bestowe or laye yet another Lynnen cloth vpon and on such wyse the spirites shall be retayned If the Glasse that any hath to set on the fire happeneth to be cracked it may be stopped by this meanes that the spirits breath not forth wette or stéepe diuers Lynnen clothes in the whytes of Egges well beaten those applye on the cracke of the Glasse hote the one after the other of such sort that as soone as the one shall be drie and harde as any crust to bestowe an other and in lyke maner another consequently Such a kynde and forme of Morter is commended for the Luting and fencing all about of vessels when as any will dystill Aqua fortis or strong water or the Oyle of Vitrioll A Lute or Morter of wysedome on this wyse Take fat Cley and Horsedung these strongly myxe and worke togither wyth Wyne Ale or Béere and in the seconde labouring togither adde shoren floxe of Clothe and in the thirde working togither myxe pure Wheaten Meale and Flower with the whytes of Egges diligently tempered and on such wyse shall you make the Lute of wysedome Or thus take two partes of Clay so much of Horse dung and one part of the scales or drosse of Iron about the Anuyll all these diligently bring to fine pouder dissoluing after a part of Salte in water with that water worke the whole togither spreading the same after on a Lynnen cloth which apply rounde about the vessell Another Lute Take a fast and tough earth which after the through drying bring into fine pouder the same sprynckle with a little quantitie of water to which adde Horse dung brought to pouder after the well myxing of all these with the whytes of Egges diligently labour them togither then of both ioyned make one myxture with which you shall Lute round about your vesselles Another Lute take of the excrement or vpper drosse of the Iron one pounde and a halfe of the Meale dust halfe a pounde of Glasse brought to fine pouder one pounde of the whytes of Egges as much as shall suffyce to myxe the whole throughlye vnto the forme of Paste A Lute of wysedome is made on this wyse according to Fyerauant the Italian in his booke of secret inuentions with which a man maye lute vesselles of Glasse to resist a mightie heate of fire Take of the best and finest Chalke to which adde the drosse of Iron brought to fine pouder and the common whyte Ashes the shoren floxe and Horse dung these Artely myxe togither For this is the true composition of the Lute of wysedome which resisteth the fire marueylously Another Lute or Morter of wysedome that is much commended by an Empericke which prepareth of the Antimonie Take of the best Cley beaten and wrought with the powder of Tyles or Brycke the drosse of yron in pouder and the Hartes or Oxe heares all which diligently myxe and labour with the whytes of Egges vnto the forme of Paste The correction of Waters and Oyles dystilled The .xxvi. Chapter The waters set in the Sunne for certayne dayes in Glasses well stopped with Lynnen cloth or Parchment hauing sundrye holes to the ende that all the same which is excrementuous in them may so be consumed and by the sayde meanes that what the dystilled waters haue of straunge heate may in lyke manner be breathed away In colde Countries for correcting the moysture excrementuous of waters which can not be rectified nor sufficiently euaporated by the gentle heate of the sunne the aire set the Glasse or vessell which contayneth the things dystilled into a vessell full of water causing it gently to boyle for two or thrée dayes togither vnto the consumption of a third part of the
Oyle if the same shall be Oyle but if it be water dystilled then by the lyke meanes the moysture excrementuous if any such remayne shall easily be consumed and the Oyle or the Water rectified This Rogerius Or rather that the Chymists doe and obserue in the water of Lyfe by Balneum Mariae the moysture watrie that they name Fleume is receyued a part and separated from the subtill lycour But of the other maners of rectifying lycours we shall more at large hereafter intreate in the proper place ¶ The ende of the first Booke of secrete Remedies ▪ for Dystillations ¶ The seconde Booke of Dystillations conteyning sundry excellent secrete Remedies of Dystilled waters ¶ Of the Waters simple dystilled of Herbes especially and of diuers other Bodies simple Of Vineger dystilled The first Chapter BEstowe or put the best Vinegar that you can choose into a Lymbecke set after into Balneum Mariae or on fine sifted Ashes hauing the lyppes or edges rounde about well stopped with Paste or Meale tempered in water or with Paper pasted which done make vnder it a soft fire for the space of thrée or foure houres in which tyme the flewme that is the moysture excrementuous is separated from the Vinegar which you ought to cast awaye as a matter vnprofitable And a man maye knowe that the Flewme is taken away and gone when the Vineger shall be consumed vnto a thirde or fourth part After let all the ioyntes of the Lymbecke be well stopped to th ende that it maketh no euaporation then increase the fire by little and little By the same meanes shall you dystill forth for the seconde draught a Vinegar verye good and most whyte vnto the Lyes of which you shall haue a signe or note certayne if you sée the Fecies blacke and that there commeth forth any Lycour which hath the consistence of Honie or Pytch you may drawe the lyke of Vinegar Rosate of the Elder of the Cloue Gellyflowers and others If any shall infuse all a night in Vineger which is drawne the seconde tyme the Pellitorie Staphisagre or Iuye brused in Balneo Mariae after the expression made and the grosser substance throwne away dystill with diligence the Lycour poured into a Lymbecke This third extraction or draught besides a number of experiences that a man may worke with it doth greatlye preuayle agaynst the myghtie ache and dolour of the téeth This borowed out of the Booke of an Alchymister of Paris In the Dystillation of Vinegar only I suppose sayth the worthie Practicioner Leonarde Fiarauante that the part wateryshe first runneth forth after the better sort in ordering the Dystillation as aboue vttered Thys seconde draught of Vineger is a matter incorruptible whych Artely separated from the Fecies becommeth of such force that it cannot after corrupt It also dissolueth precious Stones and Mynerals that are layde to stéepe in it as Iron Tynne Lattone Copper and other lyke things It serueth for the clensing and cléering of womens faces washyng sometymes with it in that this corrodeth and weareth away all spottes It serueth effectuously for making the Sirupe of Vineger It preserueth all matters corruptible put into it as are Fleshe Egges Gourdes Melons Cucumbers Orenges Lemmons Fennell and to be briefe whatsoeuer thing a man will put into it This in lyke maner dissolueth the Rheume maketh a good and cleare voyce by drincking a little at a tyme It mittigateth the payne in all sores and in effect is helping in euerye matter and neuer harmeth in none If the Vineger shall be dystilled by a Lymbecke vnto the tyme that the Fecies remayne drie and they after burned so long in the fire vnto the tyme that they become whyte Ashes which after bestowed in a moyst Celler or other moyste place dissolueth as the Tartare prepared doth into an Oyle which is of so excellent vertue for the health of mans bodie that a man would hardly beléeue For gyuing a little quantitie of this by the mouth it dissolueth the Stone of the Kidneys and wasteth the Stone in the Bladder The Vineger dystilled with a lyttle quantitie of the Oyle of Tartare and pure Aqua vitae togither preserueth the faces of women and maketh them to appéere most comely Sundry other great matters maye be wrought with the dystilled Vineger which here for breuitie are omitted and referred to the wysedome of skilfull practicioners to finde out The Sea or Salte water maye a man make swéete by this meanes If he filleth a vessell or Pot with Salt water and causing it to boyle a tyme by the fire doth after dystill the same by a Lymbecke as the Rose water and the Salt shall remayne a◠the bottome But to make a great quantitie in short tyme it behooueth to dystill the same by a Lymbecke hauing a Bucket on the heade which fill with colde water and as the water waxeth hote in the dystilling drawe it forth by the Tap or Cocke and poure colde water immediately into the Bucket For by this often cooling of the heade shall you purchase the more yéelde And thys is the secrete to dystill much at once with a small cost and the Instrument being not of this maner fashioned a man can not dystill but a small quantitie at a tyme. The maner of Dystilling water simple the waters of Minurall Bathes to th ende that a man may knowe the things myxed in them and of their propertie Borowed out of the learned worke of Medicinall waters of Gabriel Fallopius The seconde Chapter A Man maye dissolue after two fashions the waters of Mynurall Bathes by Dystillation the one in Balneo Mariae but such a resolution is hard to bring to passe the other by a Distillation drie which is done in vessels of Glasse whether they be Vrinall Bodyes or those named of the Arabians Bozia it much forceth not as I haue sayde It is sufficient that by this Dissolution of the water which is wrought by the Dystillation of drie heate that all those thyngs are knowen myxed in such waters without excluding or excepting the vapors or spirites which are knowne by this reason Haue a Furnace wholy in a readynesse the fire represented by the letter A. let be kyndled beneath a high on the Furnace as in the hollownesse set a vessell of strong Earth very large in fashion of a Carnation potte full of sifted Sande expressed by B. fill the Bozia or Vrinall vessell declared by C. it forceth not much whether of them with the Mynerall or Bathe water and that the vessell be set vnto the myddle in the sand which is wythin the Earthen potte let the Bozia be couered with his head hauing a nose sufficient long signified by the note D. Both these Lute well togyther to the ende that there be no cleftes nor any space betwéene the two vessels After purchase a Pype of Glasse about the bygnesse of a finger hollowe and open at both endes descrybed by E. into the one ende of this Pype thrust the nose of
Bladder and clenseth the Reynes and Bladder The water applyed on the Temples procureth sléepe If the féete of a sicke person of a hote Ague be rubbed or laboured with the same procureth rest and ceaseth thirst The water putteth awaye the Impostume behinde the eares by dropping it warme into them and by applying it without and by drincking a quantitie eche day The water druncke helpeth the often desire to the stoole and by applying lynnen clothes wette in it on the Bellie The water healeth the bytte of venimous things if it be washed with the same and lynnen clothes wette in it applyed vpon This also putteth awaye scabbednesse and ytche and spots of the body by dooing the like The water drunke resisteth the infection of the Plague and preserueth the person that he be not taken with the same sickenesse The water applyed on woundes or washed with the same filleth them with fleshe The water of the flowers dystilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae drunke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time putteth away the grypings of the Bowels heateth and softeneth the Bellie The water dropped into the eyes diuers tymes in the day doth marueylously recouer and restore a decayed sight as the same of experience founde The water of Horehounde The L. Chapter THe time for Dystillation of it is that the whole substaunce with the rootes shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar preuayleth against the Cough the hardnesse of fetching breath the spitting of bloud the Dropsie comforteth the stomack clenseth the breast and lungs openeth the liuer Mylt and strengthneth the Kidneys bladder It comforteth the yongling in the mothers wombe druncke of women with chylde to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar This comforteth and quickeneth the wytte and memorie by chasing or rubbing it on the head The water dropped into the eares taketh awaye the payne of them purgeth and clenseth freshe woundes by washing them morning and euening with it yea it healeth open vlcers The water putteth away visions and euill dreames by drincking sundrie times of it It also helpeth the Dropsie if such refrayne from moyst things and to much drincking and all swellings this healeth by applying it on the places The water of the herbe Baulme The Li. Chapter THe herbe with the whole substaunce shredde small and well stamped lay to stéepe for a whole night in good white wine that it may well dryncke in of the wyne Which done dystill the whole on the morrow in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. This water druncke twyse a daye to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme recouereth in short tyme any kynde of scabbednesse of the bodie and causeth a swéete sauour of the same if with a grayne of Muske myxed it be washed The water remooueth Pymples Letters and all other spots happening on the face or breast by myxing a quantitie of the naturall or artificiall Baulme and washing or rubbing the places wyth the same and it causeth the face to come to a fayre redde colour The water druncke euery morning fasting to the quantitie of a small Nutte shell full at a time putteth awaye the yll â—auour or stincking of the breath The water also remooueth toothache by holding it a time in the mouth The water preserueth a long time fleshe or fishe by lying in it and poured into turned wyne restoreth the same to be druncke The water druncke procureth vrine and applyed with a Lynnen clothe on the bottome of the Bellie breaketh the stone of the Bladder causeth vrine and mooueth the Termes of women The water druncke recouereth the payne of the Bodie and Kidneyes The water druncke twyse a daye and the herbe applyed in playster forme on that swelling vnder the Chynne named Scrophula helpeth it greatly The water druncke fasting breaketh an impostume growne within the bodie It healeth also all prickinges or stitches of the heart and sides This water taken in the manner abouesayde is a mortall enimie or killeth all maner of wormes within the bodie The water druncke fasting comforteth the afflicted spirites strengtheneth all the members and recouereth those partes endammaged or grieued with the Goute through colde For this comforteth the sinewes farre better than any other remedie The water druncke fasting with a little Triacle deliuereth and helpeth the falling sicknesse And the person which by occasion of any sickenesse cannot speake by putting a fyne lynnen clothe wette in the water and put vnder the tongue oftentimes recouereth the speache hyndered and lacking The water druncke fasting comforteth the brest and helpeth digestion The water drunck twise a day procureth a swéete breath ceaseth all inward swellings putteth away the Cholick and grypings of the Bowels purgeth the matrice and helpeth the Dropsie The water applyed on wounds twyse a daye healeth them in short tyme The water dropped into the eyes stayeth the watering of them and procureth a sharpe sight â–ª The water druncke fasting cheareth the heart maketh a man merrie helpeth a colde stomacke strengthneth the vitall partes helpeth digestion recouereth the stoppings of the brayne amendeth a féeble courage strengthneth the weakenesse of the heart and the same especially by which sléepe is often broken in the night and the beating of his pulse repressed It also putteth awaye the cares of the mynde and troublesome imaginations which eyther are of Melancholie or of adust flewme engendred The water druncke fasting sharpeneth the vnderstanding and wytte and procureth a good or readie memorie The water of the herbe Mercurie The Lij Chapter THe congruent time for the dystillation of it is that the whole herbe shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune This water drawne vp into the Nosethrilles oftentimes profiteth vnto the purging of the heade helpeth the running of the eyes nose and eares The water applyed wyth lynnen clothes wette in it on burnings healeth them and mitigateth the griefes The water tempered with wyne and applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it on Vlcers cureth them The water druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of two ounces at a time expelâ—eth superfluous heates and grosse humors as Flewme and the grosse blacke Choler The water druncke and the herbe eaten for thrée dayes togither of women as a day before and twoo dayes after the Termes begun and at the fourth daye comming out of Bathe to coeate worketh a marueylous matter in conception The rather as Hippocrates affirmeth if before it the powder of the rootes of Iroos and it formed into a Pessarie with Honie be conueyghed vp into the bodie the readier to cause the Termes to come downe The water druncke in time of traueyle of chylde and a Bathe made with the Herbe and Malloes sendeth forth the afterburthen The water dropped into
applyed causeth fleshe to growe againe it healeth the Fistula in the Fundament and recouereth Canker sores by often washing the mouth therewith it healeth the exulcered bowels giuen vp in glyster wyse by the fundament The water applyed on running Pyles with Cotton cureth them it cureth also euill Pushes and grieuous vlcers The water of Rybworte The Lxij Chapter THe time of Dystillation of it is that the rootes and herbe with the whole substance shredde small by dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of May. This water druncke with Rosed Honie to the quantitie of foure ounces twoo houres before the comming of the fitte deliuereth the Quartaine feuer so that it be vsed before the beginning of sundrie fittes The water in lyke quantitie druncke sendeth forth the afterburthen clenseth the Reynes and Bladder and preuayleth agaynst the vlcers of the Nosethrils or eyes if they be washed twyse a daye with the same The water druncke warme with a little Rosed Honie expelleth the wormes of the bellie This water hath in a manner the same vertues which the greater Plantaine possesseth sauing that these are not so mightie in working The water of the Polipodie The Lxiij Chapter THe seasonable time for Dystillation of the Polipodie of the Oke is that the rootes onely gathered wythout the herbe and shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae from Iulye to September This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time with Rosed honie helpeth the Cough and frensinesse It also putteth away Melancholie heauinesse and griefe of the mynde and druncke for certaine dayes deliuereth the quartaine Ague The like quantitie drunck with the broth of a Cocke or Pullet expelleth by siege Melancholie and flewme and helpeth them greatly which by nature are costiue The water druncke looseth the streyghtnesse of the breast softeneth the bellie putteth away fearefull dreames prouoketh vrine purgeth the bloude comforteth the heart and amendeth an euill colour The water of the Daysie The Lxiiij Chapter THe herbe and rootes with the whole substance shredde small require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of May. This water druncke Morning Noone and at Euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme procureth an appetite to meate The water druncke profiteth that person which shall haue a rybbe or legge broken and healeth woundes by drincking or washing them with it The water taken to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time looseth the Bellie healeth the vlcered bowels and strengtheneth the Palsie members if they be often rubbed or laboured with the same It cooleth the Lyuer extinguisheth an inwarde heate represseth Choller helpeth the blysters of the mouth and tongue procéeding of heate The water of Knotgrasse The Lxv. Chapter THe whole Herbe with the rootes shredde small require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the middes of Maye Thys water druncke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time stayeth the ouer great fluxe of the bellie The water profiteth against the Ague which inuadeth with a heate It also healeth the Shingles by applying lynnen clothes wette in the same The water helpeth all manner of payne of wounds where an inflammation with redneâ—se consisteth if they be washed with the same or that a lynnen clothe wette in it be often applyed The water druncke in lyke maner abouesayde clenseth the Reynes expelleth the stone of the loynes procureth vrine and openeth the obstruction of such members The water druncke with Rosed honie profiteth children and men agaynst wormes It recouereth rotten gummes if they be often washed with the same and healeth blacke pushes or bladders by applying lynnen clothes wette in it The water extinguisheth all maner of heates happening as well within as without the bodie The water of wylde Tansey The Lxvi Chapter THe whole Herbe with the rootes shredde small require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae from Iuly vnto September This water druncke morning and euening for sixe or eight dayes togither to the quantitie of twoo or three ounces at a time stayeth the whyte termes or whytes in women The water dropped into the eyes recouereth the much running of them and healeth the eye lyddes folding outwarde by annoynting them often with it The water applyed to the eyes profiteth against dymnesse of sight the pinne and webbe and other spottes happening in them The water healeth woundes if they be washed with the same and applyed often with lynnen clothes wette in it If the backe bone be laboured with the same it taketh away the griefe therof The water of the flowers when they shall be full rype dystilled in a Cucurbite of glasse by Balneo Mariae druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a time for certaine dayes togither comforteth all the members of man The water druncke and applyed with a lynnen clothe on the forehead profiteth against the gyddynesse and swimming of the heade The water deliuereth the Rheume and running of bleared eyes It also recouereth moyst vlcers by applying lynnen clothes wette in the same in that it draweth forth the moysture by the poores The water of selfe heale The Lxvij. Chapter THe time for dystillation of it is that the herbe stalkes and flowers shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water recouereth the putrifaction of the mouth tempered with the oyle of Roses and vinegar and applyed to the Temples putteth away the burning of the heade mixed with Rose water doth lyke helpe the heade The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time profiteth against the stitches which are felt in the sides and against the inner impostumes of the bodie It also extinguisheth inflammations and recouereth a weakenesse of the heart In the lyke manner druncke healeth the Shingles and the inflammations with a rednesse as well in men of rype age as in children The water euery daye druncke fasting preserueth from the plague clenseth the breast and putteth away the strangurie It also preuayleth against the Tertian and Quartaine Ague The water druncke in the abouesayde maner helpeth such women whose matrice wythin begynneth to putrifie and matter for by the same are they healed The water recouereth woundes if they be often washed wyth the same and that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed The water healeth swellings and exulceration of the mouth by washing and gargelling the mouth with it for this deliuereth the putrifaction and heate and the pushes or sores of the mouth The water of the leaues of the Oke The Lxviij Chapter THe leaues gathered and bruised requyre to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the middes of May. This water drunck to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time recouereth the fluxe of the bellie whether the same be whyte or matterie It also expelleth congealed bloude into clottes by a strype The water druncke to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at
a time profiteth a fowle and corrupt lyuer and diseased lunges or at the least beginneth to putrifie This in lyke maner druncke preuayleth against stitches in the sides The water druncke twyse a daye stayeth the ouer great fluxe of the termes stoppeth the bléeding of wounds and lyke helpeth the pyssing of bloude by taking it in the foresaid quantitie The water dayly druncke doth especially preuayle agaynst the stone of the loynes and bladder It also healeth the bowels exulcerated by the daungerous fluxe of the bellie The water applyed with lynnen clothes on the inflamed member exceedingly cooleth It healeth olde vlcers of the legges if they be often washed with the same and let to drye in by it selfe The water auayleth against rednesse and burning of the legges by black pushes in applying on the places twyse or thryce a day towe or lynnen clothes wette in it vntill the heate be extinguished The water druncke with a dramme weyght of the fine pouder of Mestiltowe of the Oke for certayne dayes togither adding to it a scruple weyght of Aqua vitae rectified recouereth not onely Feuers and the Apoplexie or depriuation of senses but helpeth without doubt the falling sickenesse The water in lyke manner prepared and druncke putteth away gyddynesse swellings of the bodie preserueth from the Leprie and deliuereth most diseases in that it purgeth and sendeth forth the grosse and euill humors offending The water of the leaues of the Willowe The Lxix Chapter THe leaues of the whyte Wyllowes strypped from the twygges being tender in the Spring time requyre to be dystilled about the beginning of May by Balneo Mariae This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar helpeth the stone procureth vryne and preuayleth against the wormes of the bellie The water profiteth against the rednesse of eyes being often washed with the same It helpeth the Shyngles and recouereth the Fistula by applying lynnen clothes wette in it The water druncke in lyke quantitie expelleth the yoongling dead The water of the flowers dystilled after the maner of the flowers of the Apples and Peaches recouereth the sight healeth scabbednesse of the heade procureth fayre heare if wetting the heares well with a Spunge dypped in it and kembed be after suffered to drie by themselfe The water of the Elder The Lxx. Chapter THe outwarde rynde scraped and pylled from the slyppes of the Elde◠trée and the inner ryndes taken and shredde requyre to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of May. This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time recouereth the Dropsie The water druncke fasting to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a tyme swéetened with a little Rosed honie mightily looseth the bellie without harme The water of the tender leaues of the toppes and sides budding forth shredde small and dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of May helpeth hote legges and putrified vlcers if they be often washed with the same and let to drie by themselfe The water of the flowers through blowne and stamped togither dystilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Rosed honie looseth the straitnesse of the brest The water in lyke quantitie druncke profiteth agaynst the swelling and water betwéene the skynne and openeth the stopping of the lyuer mylt and kidneyes The water druncke putteth away the Tertian ague clenseth and helpeth all courses procéeding of Melancholie and strengtheneth the stomacke The water druncke to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time purgeth all humors by siege and clenseth the bodie The water dropped into the eyes extinguisheth the heate of them It also druncke twyse a day and dropped into the eyes consumeth whyte spottes in them The water helpeth the trembling of the handes if they be wette and laboured with the same and let to drie by themselfe The water profiteth against vlcers and that be colde if they shall be often washed with the same or that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed The Water of Scabious The Lxxi Chapter THe leaues and rootes shredde togither requyre to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water druncke thrée or fower tymes a daye to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme recouereth the straytenesse of breast and helpeth the impostumes of the same The water druncke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme preuayleth against stitches of the sides The water profiteth against swellings in the bodie against the Plague poysoning the Cough and all inwarde corruption of the bodie The water in the abouesayde maner druncke helpeth scabbednesse and clenseth the bloude corrupt It also putteth away swellings arysing in the bodie and healeth woundes as well without as within the bodie by applying lynnen clothes wette in it The water in lyke maner druncke purgeth the lunges and putteth away the Cough The water helpeth the Pyles whyte scurfe Letters and Ringwormes It also recouereth pestilent pushes as the Carbuncle sore and amendeth the sight of the eyes The water of the Saxifrage with the whole substance shredde small and dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of May drunck euery day fasting to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar breaketh the stone of the kidneys and bladder helpeth ache in the hyppes deliuereth the stopping of vryne and clenseth the reynes and bladder The Water of Nightshade of the Garden The Lxxij Chapter THe leaues with the stalkes gathered and shredde small require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae when that the berries be gréene This water druncke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time helpeth a swelling procéeding of an vntemperate hotenesse It perfourmeth the lyke by applying lynnen clothes wette on the swelling The water in the foresayde maner taken helpeth the stone and putteth away sweate myxed with the water of wormewoode and druncke to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time The water preuayleth against the griefes and aking of the hynder part and whole heade procured of heate The water applyed with Lynnen clothes wet in it on a hote Gowte and the Shingles doth in short time helpe them the rather by the often applying of the clothes wette in the water The water dropped into the eares putteth away griefe in them asswageth inflamed impostumes of the breastes or pappes of women and represseth hote swellinges in the throte that they doe not hastily strangle nor stoppe the wynde and the water gargelled in the throte cooleth the liuer and extinguisheth heate The water helpeth men bursten by often applying lynnen clothes wette in it on the rupture The water druncke greatly auayleth if by any night terrour certaine pushes shall arise and the lyke doth the water preuayle applyed with lynnen clothes The water of the Mustarde séedes when the herbe bearing flowers is to be
the yolkes of Egges when they are harde those beat and worke togyther in a morter which after put into a copper panne setting the same ouer the fyer and making vnder a great fyre of coales which in the meane tyme styrre dyligentlye about with a splatter vntyll the same begynneth of it selfe to turne into an oyle which thus tourned spéedelie put vp into thynne canuase bagges and wringe the oyle harde out and on this maneâ— haue you purchased the oyle of the yolkes of egges which is both precious and marueylous And in the drawing of it on this maner is a secrete and knowne to fewe personnes and hath also such properties in his workinges that a man wyll scarcelye beleeue them for this healet a wounde with marueylous expedicion it causeth the heyres of the head and â—eard blâ—ck and taketh away the sygne and blemishe of a wound by annoynting often vpon it aswageth the greuous payne of the Pyles dyssolueth and helpeth the payne of the sydes and doth many other matters besydes which for breuitye are here omytted The Aucthour here sheweth of a certaine Practysioner that otherwyse prepared and drewe such maner of oyles For he tooke the flowers of Camomyll and the lyke of all other freshe and greene hearbes and after the chopping or shredding of them hee artlye boyled them in oyle and when the oyle was colde hâ— strongly pressed the whole forth putting into that oyle againe freshe flowers which he after set in the Sunne for a tyme. A Gréeke and synguler practisioner instructeth the maner of making all sortes of oyles out of flowers hearbes and other drye thinges as out of the Saunders the woodde Aloes the Tancariske woodde and sâ—ch lyke that haue no oyle in them which is on this wyse Take that symple of which you mynde to drawe an oyle the same orderlye beate letting it after lye to soke in the oyle of sweete Almondes for the space of eyght or tenne dayes which after the heating in an earthen panne as afore taught and put vp into square bagges wryng harde in a presse and out wyll come a pleasaunt oyle seruing to sundrye vses And after this manner maye you drawe an oyle out of any of the others aboue mencioned and the same verye perfyte in that this oyle of Almondes as afore vttered 〈◊〉 apte to receyue the vertue and propertyâ— of all thinges infused in it and nothing hyndereth the vertue nor working of any By what deuise and meanes an oyle which distylleth forth with the water may be artlie seperated The .vj. Chapter THe seperation of an oyle maye aptlie be done from the water eyther with a syluer spone especiallye if the oyle shall swym on the face of the water or otherwyse which is by a more dilygeÌ„ce skill in preparing a peculyar instrument or funnel of glasse seruing to the same purpose as is this instrument or funnel here placed right against which hath in the bottom a hole stopped with waxe â–ª or a vessell hauing three smal pypes contained in it as the one retching to the bottome of the vessell another to that midle of it the thyrde to the highest of it But further doth Bessonius vtter in his lytle treatyse of the drawing of oyles after this manner Fyrst he willeth the practisioner to consider learne that the receauer ought to be made somwhat sharpe toward the bottom to be like the poynt of a thing bored or stricken through with many strokes of a small punchin or smal nayle This hole then in the tyme of the distyllacion stoppe dilygentlye with wrought waxe The water oyle after distylled set a tyme to coole in the ayre marke then in the cleare receauer of glasse what place the oyle occupyeth in the water Which you shall well perceyue by the dyuersitie of the colour That if the same occupyeth the bottome in taking or plucking away of the waxe froÌ„ the hole of the receauer forthwith doeth the oyle yssue or runne into the viall or glasse set vnder the water wyll rest behynd if so be you mynd to kéepe or to stay the water by stopping the hole spéedily with waxe But if the oyle occupyeth aboue the water then in opening the hole agayne the whole water shall be drawne forth softlye â–ª and by lytle and lytle into the glasse standing â—nder â–ª that the◠〈…〉 in the bottome of the receauer may so be reserued 〈…〉 it 〈…〉 wyse hapneth through the hastinesse imprudencie of the worker that it sheddâ—th so awaye into the receauer being vnder then into the glasse prepared for the onely purpose But if the oyle through the water carrying it be troubled and turned into clowdes the whole water then shal be strayned through a lynnen cloath in the ayre I meane in the colde ayre and the distyllacion before cooled Through which all the oyle in the ende thus stayed wyll rest on the linnen cloath that you may after gather easily of with a knife and shyft thence vnto a vyall or small glasse by which in the end if néede shall be you may resolue into a thynne lycour â—uen with the least heate that may be c. Of the rectifying of oyles out of â—â—ares or gummes wooddes Seedes yea and of Baulme The .vij. Chapter THe oyle that presently is by that force of fyre drawn néedeth also to be rectified which to doe shall then be powred into another Retorte or glasse with a bended necke and with a most soft fyre in ashes distylled which distyllacion perfourmed you shall then purchase a most pure oyle piercing and falling to the bottome Note that out of two poundes of Cynamon scarcelye halfe 〈◊〉 ounce of pure oyle is attayned or gathered but out of two 〈…〉 of Cloues is gathered two ounces or at the least an ounce and a halfe and out of two pounds of Annise or Fennell sâ—edes is purchased two ounces and out of two poundes of Nutmegs the practysioners attaine in a maner three ounces most commonly Of the many solde vse of oyles The .viij. Chapter MAny and sundry wyse is the vse of the distylled oyles as shal after appeare But on such wyse or on such maner are they commodiouslye applyed and vsed if so be a quantitye of Sugar be dyssolued in the water of Vyolettes or Rosewater or in the water of Cynamon or other spyces and the sâ—me being thus dyssolued in eyther of these powre into after a droppe or two of some oyle whose vse you seeke to trye and fraâ—e or make sâ—â—are tables or rounde if you wyll of the whole of these minister according to arte Of the Baulme and Baulme oyles distylled and of a fewe not distylled and of other oyles compouned being in â—se lyke the Artyficiall Baulme The .ix. Chapter WHat a true Baulme is whether the same also be knowne to be at this daye is throughly vttered and opened by the Aucthour in a proper chapter of the first part of his worke Therfore our minde in this place is to vtter and intreate of
the making of which is on this wyse he tooke of Galbanum one pounde of gumme yuie thrée ounces these finely beaten a part myxe togyther which after put into a glasse bodye with a headde and distyll the substaunce in Balneo Mariae this after distylled myxe with one ounce of the oyle of Bayes and of good Turpentyne one pound then let the whole be distylled and seperate the water from the oyle as afore taught The vse of this is that the pacient vexed with the Palsie convulsions the crampe and trembling of members be layd vpryght and of this oyle temperatelye hote powred vpon the bellye into the hollowe and bottome of his nauell and you shall see after a marueylous working that may rather be accoumpted a dyuine then naturall and verye much helpeth the palsie after a collicke An oyle or Baulme that the lyke is not to be founde against tremblyng the crampe drawings convulsions the astonying of partes or members take of chosen Myrre of Aloes hepaticke of Spykenarde of Dragons blood of Frankensence of Numia â–ª of Opopanax of Carbobalsamum of Saffron of Masticke of gum Arabick of Lyquide storax of Storacis rubrae of each two drams and a halfe of fine Muske halfe a dram of Herba paralysis two handfuls of good Turpentyne vnto the wayght of all these after the dyligent bringing to powder and incorporating the whole togyther put into a Lymbecke which distyll according to art for this according to the declaration aboue opened is one of the most syngular medycines with which therefore let the Nucha and rydge bone downward be annointed of the person troubled with the crampe the trembling of members the Palsie the astonying of partes and the drawings or convulsions A most precious Baulme helping the palsie and many other grieffes borrowed out of Leonellus a syngular Phisition take of Lignum aloes two ounces of Opopanax of the Rosen of the Pynaple tree of Bolellium of Galbanum of Myrre of Mastick of Sarcocolla of each one ounce of the Benedick oyle three ounces of Ladanum two ounces of Carpobalsamum XylobalsamuÌ„ Opobalsamum or of the artificiall baulme of each one ounce of Olibanum of oyle of Bayes of Dragons blood of Castorie of Spykenard of Galingale of Cubebae of Mace of Cinamon of Cardamomum of Melicitorum of the ryndes of the Cytrone of eache one ounce of the oyle of Turpentine vnto the wayght of all of olde oyle Olyue one pynt and a halfe let the gums be finely brought to powder powring vpon as much of burnt wyne as maye couer the whole substaunce which after set into BalneuÌ„ Mariae for three dayes to dygest after adde to these the other remayning finelye brought to powder with the oyle of Turpentyne and the oyle Olyue letting the whole then for other fowretéene dayes stande to dygest eyther in Balneo Mariae or in horse doong which after distyll in ashes with a sâ—ft fire according to art A precious water and marueylous which auayleth in wounds vlcers and Fystulaes and preuayle against the plague or Pestilence and the vertue of it besydes is marueylous but the whole must be distylled by a glasse bodye with a head For in such a maner of distyllation doe then thrée lycours appeare hauing dyuers colours and eache ought properlye to be gathered a parte and powred into sundrye glasses And note that the first water which commeth auayleth against the plague and ought daylye to be druncke in the plague tyme with a fasting stomacke this also comforteth the brayne by drawing vp of the water by the nosethrelles this besydes destroyeth the piece of fleshe growne within the nosethrell causing a stynking ayre to yssue and all other defaultes or euylles growing within the Nosethrelles in daylye touching this piece of fleshe within the Nosethrell with the sayde water If daylye the temples and the pulses be fomented with this water and the rydge or backe bone the lyke in a warme place as a hote house shall spéedilye be cured If any were fallen from any place let him then be annoynted with the sayde water If any hath a weake brayne or memorye let the headde then be annoynted all about but the forepart especiallye being shauen many tymes fomented warme with it and he shall throughly bée cured The sayd water drunck maystreth and expelleth poysons forthwith The sayde water auayleth agaynst vlcers and woundes Agaynst the Palsie of the tongue or other members if they bée impostumated or cankered and against any maner of sycknesse of the bodye The seconde water which commeth is lyke to oyle and is an oyle with which wée maye applye on places of the bodye in steede of the Baulme for if you styll one droppe into water this droppe then goeth or falleth to the bottome and maye be had or gotten agayne If you also throwe a needle into the sayde lycour it shall swymme aboue This also cowrdeth mylke and hath all the vertues which seeme to be and are in a Baulme The thyrde water may be named a Baulme whose vertues bée infinite This borrowed of the learned Bertapalia Take of the finest Turpentyne in the steede of Oleum vici or Lachryma of which two seemeth a contrauersie whether to vse and yet in the ende concludeth that for the lacke of eyther to vse Turpentyne as not much dygressing from the purpose of this therefore two poundes of pure Hony skymmed two poundes of good Aqua vitae one pynte of Lignum aloes pure of Santali muscati of Mace of Cubebae of Galingale of Nutmegges of Cloues of Spykenard of Masticke of Gynger of Cynamon of Saffron of graynes of Paradize of eache thrée drammes of gum Arabicke thrée ounces of fine Muske halfe a dram An oyle seruing vnto sundrye disseases hauing the vertue of a Baulme thus discrybed of D. Gesnerus as I thincke take of the best whyte wyne two measures and a halfe of newe Cowe mylk new milked thrée ounces of good Hony eyght ounces of the rootes of the Gentiane eyght ounces of Astrantia thrée ounces of Angelica two ounces of chosen Baye berries one ounce a halfe of Rue of Iuniper berryes of drye redde Roseleaues of each one handfull of Helycampane rootes one ounce of Cloues of the swéete ryndes of the Cytrone of Calamus aromaticus of Cynamon of Annyse of Fennell seedes of Masticke of Beniamyne of eache halfe an ounce these after the finely shredding and beating togyther stiepe in a large glasse or glasses if you wyll close luted and set in a hote place for seuen or eyght dayes After dystyll the whole with a head Receauer close luted in the ioynts so great and large that a thyrde part or more of the body remaine empty This body set in fine sifted ashes and distyll in the beginning with a softe fire after increase the fire by lytle and lytle vnto the ende of the worke But the Aucthour supposeth the first distyllacion ought to be done a parte in another vessell and that the wyne and mylke to bée first distylled
Synewes cutte a sunder in what parte of the bodye they shall so happen puttyng awaye swellyngs and all manner of hardnesse in the fleshe the Canker the hollye fyre and any payne of woundes and bruses and worketh more in one weeke then any other medycine in a moneth A certayne Phisition of small vnderstanding promysing and vnder takyng muche confessed that hée healed many disseases with this medycine alone as any manner vlcers of the Synewes the grieffes of the wyntes convulsions and swellinges and to bée brieffe to doe more matters than maye decentlye bée written the making of which is on this wyse let thrée poundes of newe puryfied waxe be taken and stieped in twelue wyne pyntes of the strongest whyte wyne the waxe soked through let it be wrynged harde with the hande and put after into another vessell of the lyke bygnesse hauing so many pyntes of wyne and through wrong the waxe harde prepared and the waxe put into a bodye which distyll after arte thrée tymes ouer this kéepe to your vse Another of the same mans The best oyle for the Canker and Fistula take of the oldest oyle Olyue two pyntes or thrée distylled with a sufficient small fyre continuing for twelue dayes the same which shall come and bée gotten helpeth the paynes of the ioyntes and grieffes of the Synewes â–ª the same which remayneth â—ee groundes in the bottome of the vessell helpeth Cankers and Fistulaes and by myxing Caphura with it worketh the perfyter Another of the same mans A water or oyle of great efficacye in healyng woundes Take of washed Turpentyne of the flowers of Saint Iohns woort so much as you wyll of Olibanum in powder of oyle Olyue and of freshe butter of eache a lyke wayght but lyttle in quantitye these distyll in a Lymbecke that which first commeth kéepe to your vse and by increasing the fyre that which next commeth serueth for woundes This lykewyse of the same mans A blessed oyle for woundes out of the secretes of Fallopio reade in the ende of the other Baulmes more at large vttered their in this place wherefore for repiticion sake here wyllinglye omytted An artificiall Baulme for the healing of woundes borrowed out of the Italian secretes of the famous Chyrurgian Gabriell Fallopio Take of the cleare Turpentyne one pounde and a halfe of the oyle of Bayes of Galbanum of gumme Arabicke of gumme yuie of eache one ounce of Frankensence of Lignum aloes of Galingale of Cloues of Nutmegges of Consolida minor of Cynamon of Zedoaria and of Gynger of eache sixe drammes of the whyte Dyttanie and of Lyquide storax of eache two ounces of Leuaunte Muske and Amber greece of eache one dramme all these brought to powder and myxed togyther powre into eyght pyntes of Aqua vitae fowre tymes distylled ouer which let stande togyther for eyght dayes in a glasse Retorte At the eyght dayes ende â–ª dystyll the whole in an open Furnace begynnyng with a softe fyre and a whyte water â—â—â—eweth as Mylke which diligently followed you shall after sée a clearer water come then chaunging your receauer put vnder an other gathering the cleare water apart In this water is a whytishe oyle contained which must also be seperated and kept This water is named the water of Baulme and the oyle the oyle of Baulme After this will an other water come whytishe as common water which when it beginneth to waxe come forth black chaunge then the receauer putting vnder another and this is named the second water of the Baulme After increase the fyre a Baulme blacke in colour â–ª will then follow and come whose fume stincketh The worke or distillation ended seperate the blacke water from the blacke Baulme that which remaineth in the bottome of the vessell kéepe in a glasse the same standing open for a good space that the fumes may passe becommeth sweete of smell The first water annoynted on the head helpeth the rewme deafnesse the Leprie the weakenesse of sight and marueylously healeth wounds The oyle of Baulme doth spéedily dissolue bruses bewtifieth the face preserueth youth and is a diuine medicine in the piercing and searching of wounds if the same be annoynted and drunke in wine The second water giueth a comelynesse of face if once in the day it be washed with it The Baulme also doth excell the naturall Baulme in properties The black water seperated from the Baulme auaileth in all wounds procéeding of a cold matter c. It is to be briefe the most precious and surest remedy vnto many diseases An oyle of great efficacie and power in the closing of wounds singular and experienced Take of Turpentine two poundes of the flowers of Saint Iohns woortten drams of Frankencense in pouder two ounces of commoÌ„ oyle fowre ounces of fresh butter without any salt three ounces all these mixed togither distill in a Limbeck the same which first commeth gather vnto your vse but that which remaineth in the bottome of the vessell distil with a fire encreasâ—d the same gathered is mightier in the healing of wounds This out of Fumanellus A singuler oyle helping the griefe paine of the synewes and ioyntes Take of the oyle of Turpentine one pinte of newe gum Iuie six ounces of pure lyquid veâ—uishe of Frankensence of ech two ounces these mixed togither distill in a Limbecke which keepe to your vse This out of the same Authour An oyle or oyntment sharpning the witte increasing memorie out of Fumanellus Take of Stoechias of Rosemary flowers of Buglosse flowers of Borrage flowers of Camomyll flowers of Maioram of Sage of Baulme of Violet flowers of red Rose leaues of Bay leaues of ech one ounce a half al these put vp into a glasse body strongly luted with fowre pints either of Malmesie Rennishe wine or Aqua vitae let these so stande to infuse for fiue dayes distilled adde to it of the best Turpentine one pouÌ„d a halfe of OlibanuÌ„ of chosen Myrre of Masticke BolelliuÌ„ of gum Iuie of each two ounces of Vernicis integrae one ounce of Mellis anacardi three ounces all these brought to pouder infused for fiue dayes with the foresaide distillation in a boddy with a head close luted distil againe adding to it of Cinamon of Cloues of Mace of Nutmegs of Cardamomum of graines of Paradize of the long and round Pepper of Ginger Xyloaloes of Cubebae of each one ounce all these finely brought to pouder To these adde of Muske Amber gréece of each two drams al these mixed togither distill after that these added put into the former distillation haue remained fiue dayes the fire in the beginning softe encrease after by little little vnto th end of the worke The vse of it is that the same may be applied in the winter time once in the weeke but in the soÌ„mer time once in a moneth â–ª the head before being washed the temples hinder part of the head anoint with it An oyle helping the gowte borrowed out
Sunne for oâ—â—er nyne dayes putting into it then of the powder of Pollypodie so much as you maye take vp with thrée fyngers of which let the pacient euery day take for one whole moneth An oyle of the Rosemary flowers not distylled may be drawne and made after the maner ensewing borrowed out of a certayne written booke in the Italian tongue take of Rosemarie flowers a good quantitie putting them into a potte and thrusting them harde downe with a staffe After powre vpon of oyle Olyue so much as shall be sufficent that a part of the potte remayne emptie which done close and stoppe dilygently the mouth of the potte with paste that no ayre breath forth The potte ordered on this wyse set or burie in horse doong not made of haye in such wyse letting the potte stande that the doong be more then thrée fingers aboue the mouth of the potte the same so standing for fortie dayes drawe after forth and kéepe the oyle carefully When you wyll vse of the oyle strayne it through a cloath This mightily helpeth in the grieffes and paynes of the Loynes the ache in the hyppes the Armes and other partes It is in the lyke maner appoynted and prepared of the Erle De alta villa Of the oyles out of Seedes The .xiij. Chapter SEeing that sundry Spyces and the séedes of all hearbes in a maner be rather of a hote thinne ayreall substaunce for that cause it must néedes insewe that these possesse a certaine oyly substance In that euery oyle in a maner hath a lyke myxture Nowe oyles distylled or gotten out of séedes as well hote as colde are purchased in this maner These oyles by distyllacion drawne in Sande ought on such wyse be prepared that the séedes before the putting into the Cucurbite be brused and the glasse verie well fensed about with the lute of wysedome And there may sixe or seuen or eyght ounces of any seedes brused be put into the glasse at a tyme or more if you wyll but this according to the greatnesse of the Cucurbite After powre fyue or sixe or seuen pyntes of the clearest water at a tyme on the seedes myxing the whole dilygently togyther Which thus myxed dilygently in the infusion let stande to infuse or dygest or putryfye in some hote place for certayne dayes as eyther eyght or tenne dayes after set the Cucurbyte into a potte apte to the Furnace which fyll so with Sande that the Cucurbyte standing in it toucheth not the bottome by two fyngers breadth and that a good thycknesse of Sande be rounde about the bodie And let the oyle be distylled in the same maner and with the same vesselles as shall after be vttered whereas wee teach the order of drawing of oyles out of Spyces and wooddes This by the waye doth the Aucthour warne you of that at the fyrst you make a softe fyre and take heede that the substaunce contayned in the Cucurbyte boyleth not vp vnto the Lymbecke or headde For certayne seedes as the Annise séedes through the thynnesse of theyr substaunce and clammynesse togyther which they possesse doe myghtilye boyle vppe for which cause you maye not by and by fyxe on the headde but after you see bubbles aryse and the vapour carryed vpwarde take of the Lymbecke and puttyng in a fayre stycke sturre the substaunce well about And on such wyse may the fome or bubbles be resolued into vapour and breath vp which maye after with a meane fyre bée qualyfied and increased at the wyll of the Practysioner Which thus mytygated or alayde set on your Lymbecke close luted about and distyll or drawe so long vntyll you suppose that no more oyle bée contayned wythin which by syght and taste you shall easilye and soone perceyue For when the droppes distylling in taste carrie with them no more vertue of the manifest qualitye of the seedes and Spyces put in then must you ceasse gathering any more least the matter sticke or burne in the bottome of the Cucurbyte this borrowed out of Cordus A preparation of oyles out of séedes as of the Fennell Annise c. Is wrought after this maner as the Aucthour gathered learned by the sundrie letters written vnto the singuler Gesnerus in the Germaine tongue Fyrst I tooke sayth he such a quantitie of seedes as I thought necessarye but a fiue or sixe poundes alwaeys those I so stamped or beate in a grosse manner that I left no one seede vnbroken which I then powred into the Cucurbyte After I powred vpon so much scalding or verie hote water that well couered the seedes and then set on the Lymbecke or head close luted in the ioynt about and stopped the nose that no ayre breathed forth which standing to putrify for thrée or fowre dayes I after distylled with a soft fyre a fayre oyle followed so that the water by which the oyle passeth be very colde as you were afore taught This one matter is worthy to be considered that the oyle of Annise séedes can not in the Summer tyme be distylled at all for that theyr spyrites then are ouer subtyll the Fennell seedes at that tyme much subtyller then them which they euaporate through the heate in that season howe easie so euer you make your fire vnder or labour youâ— distyllacion So that the aptest and meetest tyme for the dystyllacion of these is in the wynter in that the colder the ayre shall then be so much the sooner when the oyle shall fall into the Receauer wyll it be cowrded togyther lyke to Camphora Which when after you shall strayne through a fayre cloath all the water then runneth through but the oyle remayneth on the cloath which I after sayth the Aucthour dyssolued in a gallie or broade mouth glasse set in a stewe or hote house and the flewme so seperated In the distylling of such maner of oyles must first be considered and noted that a man may not prepare and distyll more then halfe a pounde at a tyme After remembring that the matter to be dystylled be brayed or broken in a morter after a grosse maner and not in a subtyll or fine powder To this matter then let a due quantitie of pure water be powred that it maye couer the séedes which after powre into a copper Cucurbite and well myxed togyther set on a copper head close luted to the bodye in the ioynt that no ayre breath forth This distyllacion then ought to be done through a vessell fylled with colde water the tynne or leaden pype retching to the nose of the head whereby the oyle in the distylling may not burne All which thus prepared make a very soft or slow fire in the begynning vntyl the Furnace waxeth hote then increase your heate or fire more more as the matter beginneth to distyll the water oyle all come seperate the one from the other after art When this begynneth to distyll you may withdraw some of the fire and marke whether the fyre being at that stay the distyllacion neuerthelesse procéedeth
brused before The Mandrake apples are cut into quarters boyled in oyle in a double vessel in a colde coūtrey as afore of the oyle of Roses out of Rogerius was taught or you may otherwyse prepare the Oyle by the heate of the Sunne This Oyle auayleth the lyke in contynuall and burning Agues which the Oyle of Roses doth but in that this oyle stupyfieth and mightier altereth more then the oyle of Roses doth it ought for that cause that the malyce or hurt be repressed with womans mylke myxed the same oyle also auayleth in the hote aches and gowte This borrowed out of Rogerius An oyle out of Bay berries doth Rogerius instruct to make many wayes take the gréene berries those breake small which after the sufficient boyling straine through a cloath kéepe the lycour in a glasse Otherwyse take a quantity of rype bay berries those after the finely breaking boyle with bay leaues after art and the same strayned kéepe dilygently in a glasse Or after the baye berries be finely broken infused for sixe or eyght dayes in wyne and then put vp into bagges an oyle drawne by a presse Or the rype fresh berryes broken which after the putting into bagges an oyle pressed forth This oyle as wytnesseth Rogerius auayleth against the Collick the Ilyacke and Sciaticke passion or payne in the hyppe bone An oyle out of yuie berryes is gotten and made many wayes especially by those wayes taught aboue in the drawing an oyle out of bay berryes this oyle purchased auaileth against cold causes especially against the cold ioynt aches Wherefore I affirme sayth Rogerius that whatsoeuer consisteth in the yuie auayleth against ache of the ioynts whereof the oyle that myghtier worketh is on this wyse prepared and made take of the drye wood the berries and gum of the yuie if you can purchase altogyther the wood small cutte put into an earthen potte being ful of hooles in the bottome or at the least hauing three holes passing through in the bottome which set into the mouth of another potte glased the mouthes of which stoppe close with potters clay or past these two so ordered set to deepe into the earth that the vpper pot stand wholy aboue the earth the mouth of the neather potte couered ouer with the earth which done make a fire about the vpper pot and a blacke oyle wyll after distyll into the neather pot A Rape oyle gotten by pressing out take a Rape which after the making of a hollowe deepe hole in the roote fyll that hollownesse vp with oyle Olyue on which set the cappe or couer of the roote afore cutte of being thus close stopped on the head wrap the whole roote dilygently about with towe wette which after bury in the hote ymbers with a few coales vpon this done let it there lye for halfe an howre after which tyme drawe it forth and taking of the cappe preserue the oyle strayned and the roote also strayned togyther through a lynnen cloath This oyle auayleth against cleftes and choppes of the handes caused of colde This borrowed out of a written booke Out of the Pyne aple kernelles I sawe an oyle drawne or gotten by discencion which serueth for the wrincles of womens faces this out of Manaraus An oyle out of the Onyon and Triacle prouoking sweate in the pestilence take a bigge white Onyon in the myddle of which make a déepe hole filling the same with good Triacle after the cappe set on and a wet lynnen cloth wrapped rounde about ▪ put it vnder the hotte ymbers to rost for half an howre which after the distilling in a Limbecke giue of this lycour vnto the quantity of two ounces to the paciēt The same effect worketh sixe ounces of the distylled lycour ▪ of the greene Nuts This out of Fumanellus Of the oyles out of Spyces but the oyle or water to be gotten out of Cynamon see and reade hereafter among the Barks The .xv. Chapter THis generall precept ought to be obserued in the distillacion of all spyces in a maner that what spices soeuer you chose bray thē first into fine powder powring vpon a quātity of cunduite or spryng water which after the same shall be coloured with the spyce shyft into another glasse into which powre other fresh spyces broken so oftē do the same vntyl the water purchase no further colour then distyl it in Balneo Mariae seperate after the water from the oyle this G. Rast. But the waters oyles which are preapared gotten out of spyces ought to be done by the infusion in simple water not in wyne or Aqua vitae in that those doe hastily ascend not carry the force of the spyces with them but the water contrarywyse ascendeth not without the spyce And to be briefe those are here to be applyed which are afore taught of the oyles out of séedes in the begynning vttered to be done The oyle out of Cloues Nutmegs Pepper Mace Cinamō are made wrought through the spyces before broken put into a Cucurbite wel luted or into a copper body with a head set close on which you shall distyll by a pype retching through a vessell of colde water for on such wyse cooled wyll a water and oyle come which after seperate as the one from the other For the oyle euermore swymmeth aboue the water except the oyle of Cloues which falleth to the bottome An oyle out of Nutmegs vnto the imitaciō of this general rule which a certaine Empericke teacheth to be in a maner lyke prepared Take a thyrd or fowrth part of good Aqua vitae distylled the Nutmegs finely broken put altogither into a glasse body filled with the Aqua vitae three fingers aboue the Nutmegs which let stand couered to infuse for .xxiiii. howres that the Aqua vitae hath attayned a yellow colour the same then shyft into another glasse into which poure after fresh Aqua vitae so much as before the same so often repeate with fresh Aqua vitae vntyl it wyl colour the Aqua vitae no more Which done powre all the Aqua vitae thus colored into a glasse body which after the setting into Balneo Mariae distyll according to art that the Aqua vitae may ascend the oyle of Nutmegs remayne in the bottome of the body and on such wyse shal you attaine the oyle prepared In the lyke maner may an oyle be altogyther distylled out of all other spyces I saw sayth one of Gesnerus friends a distyllation of the oyle of Nutmegs which was an oyle drawne most pleasant swéet and of a great yéeld by an Alchymist after this maner He tooke the Nutmegs brought thē to fine powder on which he powred two measures of simple pure water after he shyfted the whole into a glasse Cucurbite fensed about with that lute of wysedome this lute was made with simple clay to which he mixed the shorne floxe of cloath tempred with salt water euē as the Alchymists
are woont to lute theyr bodies for the purchasing of strong water after the head set on he lyke luted the ioynt of the head round about the ioynt of the receauer in the same maner that no spirites shoulde breath forth The body thus fenced he set into the Furnace making vnder a soft fyre in the begynning but next a bygger last a strong fire euen as they doe which distyl the strong water and drawne it was for truth an oyle most excellent of sauour swymming aboue the water come in the Receauer which he dilygentlie gathered for he affirmed the same to be of great vertue in sundry matters The oyle of Mace is of a hote quality for that cause the vse of it is ryght profitable in the collicke passion procéeding of a colde cause and of the rewme distylling or descending from the head it comforteth also the heart the stomacke matrice But a most singular helpe in especiall is felt of this oyle in the tremblings of the heart proceeding of feare or through the stopping of the bladder or matrice it auayleth besides in the strangurie and helpeth all diseases proceeding of a colde matter A thrée or fowre droppes may be ministred or taken by the mouth at a tyme prepared with some other dayntye matter or in an yron Ladle or great spoone ouer the fyre or in a freshe draft of good wyne this borrowed out of an vnknowne Aucthor in the Germain tongue An oyle out of Mace may be gotten by pressing forth in the same maner as shall after be taught in the fourme and way of preparing the oyle of Cloues An oyle distylled out of Pepper hauing all those propertyes which the Pepper it self sauing that the same burning which the Pepper procurrth on the tongue is not the lyke fealt by tast in that oyle This oyle of the pepper is none other matter then an ayriall element seperated froÌ„ the other elements euen as the lyke wee proue in the distylled oyle of the vitryoll brymstone In the same maner is the oyle of pepper throughly seperated from his burning consisteth or hath greater properties then the Pepper it selfe hath the singular propertie of piersing In the Collicke passion and partes stuffed with much soft clammy flewme let two or three droppes of it be ministred or taken with broth vnto the cutting a sunder and breaking away of it I gaue sayth a certayne Practisioner in the Tertiane ague after a purgation the bleeding by vaine done thrée droppes of this oyle with one scruple of Mina two howres before the sytte began and it letted within once or twyse taking â–ª yea and maystred the cold the shaking the Ague it selfe to the wonder of the pacient And he further affyrmeth of it that if this auayleth not in the first giuing it wholy cureth in the second tyme. An oyle of Cloues is lyke prepared gotten as the oyle of Iuniper berries and not as the oyle of Cinamon This oyle is farre sooner and easier purchased if the same distyllatinn be done with waters as oyther â—ayne or ponde waters or other more dayntie waters The Cloues besydes haue a farre more moysture contained in them then hath the Cinamon There be some yea many which doe lyke prepare and get an oyle of Cloues by onely pressing forth Take of Cloues what quantity you wyl those beate in a grosse maner which after stiepe in Rosewater so long vntil you thinke it hath throughly purchased the qualities effectes of the Cloues Then take a quantity of good Almondes cleane whyte scraped with a knyfe those lightly cutte into pieces which after infuse in the sayde water that they may throughly drinck in of the sauour and taste of the Cloues those then lay a sunder to drie which dryed infuse againe in the sayd water and those drye againe this doe for fowre tymes togyther After put into bagges presse an oyle forth which set in the Sun to purify for a tyme And in this maner also may many profitable oyles be prepared gotten as an oyle out of Muske Amber and Beniamine Storax Cynamon Mace. This borrowed out of a written booke of the Aucthours An oyle of Cloues that is as the Cloues it selfe being hote and drye in the thyrde degrée which helpeth the stomack the Lyuer the heart the humorall fluxe of a cold cause all cold diseases of the stomacke The Cloues put away Melancholie spirites and cleare the grosse but the oyle doth these farre excellenter and as I may soothly affirme sayth the Aucthour it hath all the vertues of a Baulme For this doth heale outwardly freshe and gréene wounds It stateth the yssewing of blood water out of wounds It comforteth within the naturall partes it purgeth Melancholy blood it comforteth the heart head and doth especially helpe the gyddynesse of the head and weaknesse of sight if in the morning thrée or fowre drops of it be taken fasting in a spoone with some pleasaunt syrupe or other daynty thing or in wyne Of the oyle of Cloues wryteth another who thus sayth this I dare affyrme that it hath the vertues of baulme I saw sayth he a wound closed and healed by it without stitching by one Ioachimus Rhoeticus And as touching the other worthie effects of this oyle I by sylence ouer passe which this doth in strengthning in restoring especially decayed strength The oyle of Cloues druncke to the quantity of two or thrée droppes in the broath or â—ulleys of a Capon doth then auaile in the Collick suffocations of the wombe Tables or losings prepared and made of the oyle of Cloues and eating of them morning euening doe strengththen the head and staye rewmes Of the oyles out of gummes teares or lycours thyckned or coniealed and Rosens The .xvj. Chapter THE · COVER THe oyles of Gums or Teares may thus be distylled take of Gâ—ins what quantity you wyll those put into a Retort set in ashes which in the begynning distyl with a soft fyre but after increase by lyttle and lyttle vntyl no more wyll come and the oyle powre forth which must thus be recâ—tifyed take an other fayre Retorte into which shyft the oyle the same set into ashes distyll agayne with a very gentle fyre and you shal obtaine a most pure oyle piercing and entering much better the powers of the body And in the same maner rectyfy oyles drawne out of wooddes the séedes and Baulme Lullius distylleth an oyle out of a gumme or gummie matter being before well brayed and infused for a daye in sowre verguice or sharpe vineger An oyle out of Masticke is gotten by descentioÌ„ in a Retorte in such manner ordred that the fyre be made both aboue and vnder it and you shall so purchase an oyle of Mastick which after may be rectifyed as aboue taught A certayne Practisioner in the worthy Citie of Auguste distylleth it on this wyse in taking whole Masticke and it alone putteth into a Retorte luted vnto that parte
shewing and lying without the Furnace which hath fowre vente holes and couered aboue this with a softe fyre distyll for that which commeth is a marueylous Baulme vnto woundes Note I haue distylled sayth a certaine person forgotten of the Aucthour Masticke by a pype but the same woulde yéelde no more then a sauour or taste Yet was that Masticke neuerthelesse lyght and â—orous in the bottome The water also which remained in the bottome of the Cucurbite was of a yelowishe colour bitterishe And to conclude the Masticke in the boyling then by a Limbecke looseth a vertue powred into the same matter in which it is boyled Séeyng the essence of it yéeldeth a greater vertue by a Lymbecke A confection of the oyle out of Frankensence and Carabe peraduenture also out of Assa dulcis Caphora styrax calaminta c. Take first a body very well luted but of small length the necke somewhat broken of or cut away with a bigge wyer redde hotte that the mouth of the glasse may be the wyder for into the mouth of it must another glasse be thrust into which powre your fyne pouder of Frankensence or of Carabe vnto the waight of halfe a pounde After this prepare another white glasse of Christall hauing a broade mouth like to our pewter quarte potte into which you may powre the hotte water and into this set the first Cucurbyte in such order that the same may stand vpright in the myddle of it Then close the Cucurbite about his ende beyng bored in the toppe into which hole set an apte Tunnel that may haue a tappe somewhat higher than the hole whose narrower part end may regard or leane toward the glasse with the hotte water which thus prepared done powre the whote water into the Tunnel and by opening or plucking forth the tappe the hote water may not then distyll downe â–ª by droppes softlie into the vessell standing vnder on such wyse gouerne your water that the glasse be not drowned for through this with the helpe togither of the vapour of the hote water a most sweet pleasant oyle ascendeth into the Lymbeck bearing with it or hauing the very sauour of the Frankensence which without the working with this vapor doth most filthily smel Iohannes Manardus in his Epistle of the woormes .xxxi. wryteth that he obserued two simple oyles preuayling agaynst the woormes as the oyle of Frankensence oyle of vitryol prepared by the Chymisâ—â—◠〈◊〉 arte With the first sayth hâ—â— let the dully be annoynted but in ministring the seconde the same must cyrcumspectly be done â–ª least the place may be vttered with it if inwardly it be giuen or taken But there be which dare giue a litle droppe of it to drincke with Mellarate An oyle of Myrre that mayntaineth the person long youthfull euen as the naturall baulme doth for this oyle by his naturall vertue defendeth preserueth all things from putrifying which are layd into it and this also annointed on the face mayntaineth a freshe comely face and that long youthful appearing This besides healeth woundes marueylous soone and cureth all inwarde grieffes or at the least a marueylous nuÌ„ber of diseases in giuing vnto the quantity of two drams at a tyme by the mouth This helpeth the defnesse of the eares by powring certaine drops into them and mightily auayleth against all maner of aches proceeding of a cold cause it preserueth the sight by being distylled into the eyes and especially one drop at a tyme and marueylous singular for women payned with the griefe disease of the matrice and it stayeth the sheding of heyre by anoynting the places with it and annoynting all the parts of the body of him which hath a grieuous Ague and procuring him to sweate shall speedily be cured of his ague and many other sicknesses doth this precious oyle cure if those be wrought after knowledge The making of which singuler oyle is on this wyse take of chosen Myrre that in no maner is falsyfied sixe ounces of pure Aqua vitae which hath no flewme in it twelue ounces these after the myxing togyther in a glasse body set into hote horse doong to digest for sixe dayes After the taking forth distyl the substance in Balneo with an easie fyre at the first vntyll all the Aqua vitae be distylled and come forth for then wyll the oyle carry behinde in the bottome of the bodye which strayne through a fyne lynnen cloath the same dilygently kéepe in a glasse to your vse And when any person wyll annoynt of it on the face to make it seeme at one staye and comelynesse a long tyme let him or hir make a decoction of Nettles in common water and whyles the same boyleth let the partie holde ouer his face that it may by the same meanes strongly sweate after in drying the face verye well annoynt forthwith the face all about with the oyle and the lyke maner may be obserued and vsed in annoynting the breast the handes other partes of the creature in preseruing that those appeare not wrincled and yll fauoured as commonly they doe in olde age This borrowed out of the worthy Gréeke Leonarde Fiorauant This precious oyle of Myrre is otherwyse prepared and made by a certayne practisioner helping the aches and paynes of the Gowte seruing vnto many other maters afore vttered Take of new layd egges ten in number which after the hard seething cutte into iust halfes the yolkes taken forth fyll those hollowe places with so much fyne powder of Myrre in eache as wyll well contayne the half of the yolke Which done close the two halfes of the whites of the egges togyther putting or laying them in a glasen vessel set after into a deepe seller which let there remaine for fifteene dayes or longer and a lycour wyll then yssew forth which keepe dilygently to your vse And if the making of this oyle on this wyse seemeth not agreeable to reason arte let them reade Mattholus last encrease vpon Diascories where he vttereth the same wordes aboue taught c. Beniamine is the gum of a certayne trée which in the Italian tongue is named Lasero Cirenaico that groweth in India brought to Venice other parts of the world in very great pieces being in sauour most pleasaunt of which by art may a most pleasant marueilous oyle be drawne seruing vnto diuers diseases very pleasant of smell but who that myndeth to purchase an oyle that for smell to be woondered at let him prepare and draw the same after this maner Take one pound of Beniamine of Leuanute or the East Musk one dram of most pure fine Aqua vitae ten ounces of the Ryuer sand wel washed dried before fowre ouÌ„ces all these after the myxing togither put into a Retort of glasse of such a bygnesse that the same may remayne three fowrth partes emptie after the substaunce put in which then distyl in Balneo vntyl all the substaunce be come and when no
more wyll distyll forth draw away your Receauer seperate the water from the oyle keeping eache a part by it selfe for you shall then inioye a water ryght pleasant and oyle of Beniamine myraculous The lyke for sweetnesse and sauour not seene nor inuented of any This borrowed out of the rationall secretes of Leonarde Fiorauant An oyle of Beniamine is thus mâ—deâ—take so much of the Aqua vitae as of the Beniamine in wayght which after the fine beating into powder powre togyther into a short body wyde the same after set into a pan or earthen pot with ashes the head close luted about in the ioynt receauer the lyke with past this done distyl in the begynning with a soft fire vntyl al the water be distilled come Which dilygently kéepe in that the same serueth vnto suÌ„dry vses after increase the fire by lytle lytle and when you see the oyle distyll forth increase the fyre bygger and bygger vntyl you shall haue obtayned all the oyle And in the ende wyll followe a certayne gumme lyke to Manna which auayleth vnto the making of pleasaunt sweete water with spryng water but better and sweeter wyll it bee being made with Rosewater This borrowed out of the Italian secretes of Gabriell Fallopio Another oyle of Beniamine well coÌ„mended take of Beniamine one pouÌ„d which after the fine beating into powder powre into a body with a head or rather into a Retort on which poure then of Rosewater two pynts the ioynts after dilygently stopped begin to distyll with a soft fyre vntyll all the water be come then increase the fyre vntyl you sée the oyle distyll which appearing increase the fyre stronger stronger vntyll all the oyle be gotten which rectify in the Sunne And in the same maner altogyther is an oyle distylled of the Storax both Calamita and Liquida An oyle by distyllacioÌ„ of the Lyquide storax is thus made take of the Storax what quantity you wyl the same put into a retort vpon which powre so much of good Aqua vitae as the wayght of the Storax to euery pound of the Storax put in three ouÌ„ces of ryuer sande wel washed dried which after the diligent luting set into ashes beginning first with a soft fire after the appearance of the oyle increase the fire stronger stronger vntyl al the oile be distilled come And in the end of the distyllatioÌ„ when certayn fumes come into the retort which sauor draw away the receauer putting vnder another for the odoriferous oyle otherwyse would be spylt lost after seperate the oyle from the Aqua vitae which keepe in a glasse This out of the rationall secretes of Leonarde Fiorauant An oyle of Ladanum is drawne and gotten on this wyse take of Ladanum what quantity you wyll which brought to powder put into a copper body tynned within on which powre a pynt or halfe a pynt of Rosewater according to the quantity of the Ladanum about halfe the wayght powre in of the oyle of swéete Almondes after this set on the head lyke tynned within and close the ioynt about as you doe in the other oyles after let the substaunce boyle in your Furnace for a reasonble tyme In this it behooueth to vse your owne discretion in permitting it to boyle eyther a longer or shorter tyme according to the quantitie of the substance put into the body And before you draw the oyle forth let it throughly coole in the body which after kéepe in a glasse to your vse And that the same may the longer and better be preserued put into it a lytle of roch Alome burnt or of Ambra cana Of the oyle of Turpentine The xvj Chapter THe auncient in tymes paste vsed alone the Turpentyne and not the oyle yet the oyle is the thynnest part of the Turpentyne helping the colde grieffes of the synewes and all colde and wyndie diseases in the harde fetching of breath shortnesse of wynd much auailing if two drams of it be taken in the morning fasting for a tyme togyther This also is profitable in the gathering of matter in the bulke of the stomacke and in all maner of paynfull griefe in the breast procéeding of flewme the Collicke passions also all grieffes that commeth of wynde it correcteth besydes and bringeth to fayre passe the scarres of wounds Very fayre is the oyle of Turpentyne and hath few Feces or grounds in the bottome of the body after the distyllacion for it is in a maner all oyle of it selfe and the greatest part of it is by distillacion gotten or drawne into oyle For an oyle is purchased out of it eyther by force of an extreame colde laboured or of an extreame hotenesse done euen as out of all matters in a maner this may be drawne Also this distylled oyle of Turpentyne healeth scabbes and the choppes of them the brayne it heateth comforteth by putting vp a feather into the nosethrelles dypped in it and draweth forth flewme without snysings this healeth besydes the chops of womens breastes For the recouering of memory defnesse and the crampe this obtayneth principalitie That woundes may speedily bee healed take the oyle of Turpentyne and heated by the fyre myxe with it an equall part of Viridis aeris which after keepe to vse This learned out of the written booke of a notable Empericke The proper maner of distylling oyle out of Turpentine reade among the Balsams and in the first part of the treasure of Euonymus A symple oyle of Turpentyne which hath many vertues in sundry grieffes take of cleare Turpentyne what quantitie you wyll and for euery pound put thrée ounces of the ashes of a hard or strong wood which after the myxing togither put into a Retort set on a Furnace and in the begynning distyll with a soft fyre vntyll all the moysture be drawne after increase the heate with a stronger fyre vntyl al the oyle be distylled come Which kéepe diligently in a glasse for this is the simple oyle of Turpentyne which serueth vnto many grieffes healeth simple wouÌ„ds in .xxiiii â–ª howres by applying the oyle vpon It is ryght profitable auaylyable in sinewes â—hrunck procéeding of a cold cause in taking one dram of it by the mouth with white wine or other wine procureth the pacient to pysse spéedily dissolueth all the windynesse of the body This also helpeth stitches in the sides marueilously â–ª cureth pestilent Agues by mynistring the same quantity aboue taught by the mouth and by annoynting the mouth of the stomack with it causeth a good digestion This borrowed out of the Italian secretes of Gabriell Fallopio Another of the same mans I haue distylled sayth Fallopio in Padna an oyle out of Turpentyne in the same maner with washed in sand myxed which so letted that the Turpentine dyd not hastily ascend this I tryed to be a marueylous oyle in wounds A compounde oyle of Turpentine against the crampe and other open paynes take of cleare Turpentyne one pounde
of oyle Olyue tenne ounces of Frankensenâ—s of Sarcocolla of Mastick and of Saffron of eache one ounce of Panis porcini of Cauda equina or horse tayles and of Madder of eache one ounce of earth wormes washed thrée ounces all these incorporate well togyther in a panne ouer a very soft fyre which then powring into a Retort of glasse distyll in the begynning with a soft fyre after increase the fyre vnto the ende of the worke Which ended seperate the oyle from the water and the oyle kéepe dilygently in a glasse For this is a myraculous lycour against the crampe and marueylous sone healeth woundes bruses and other grieffes of the bodie This out of the secretes of Gabriell Fallopio An oyle out of Turpentyne Larigna marueylous against the shryncking of members if members be annoynted with it borrowed out of an vnknowne wryter to the Aucthour He tooke of Turpentyne one parte of Vitryoll calcyned one parte of Apples dryed and brought to powder without skynne or paring one part of oyle Olyueene parte of burnte Tyles one parte all these synelie brought to powder and myxed togyther he let stande in a potte glased in a hotte place for fowretéene dayes sturring it about each daye After the whole he distylled by descention in a vessell which most diligently be luted of thrée fyngers thycknesse and through dryed it before the occupying And when any matter is in the distylling both the Furnaces in the meane time ought to be closed and shutte in all places except certayne vent holes in both the Furnaces that the fume may so passe by them And that these Furnaces may appeare playner to vnderstanding conceyue this figure here aboue discrybed With this oyle purchased by the meanes aboue taught the payned members ought moderatelie to be annoynted An oyle by distillacion of the shyppe pytch annointed on places doth auayle vnto the extenuation of resolued weake members yet doth it not lyke resolue as the pytche lying a long tyme togyther An oyle out of the whyte pytche by distyllacion may be gotten ryght precious this borrowed out of an Empericke vnknowne to the Aucthour Of the oyles gotten out of Barkes The .xviij. Chapter A Water or oyle of Cynamon is to be requyred and coueted before other waters and Oyles as the Cynamon it selfe in respect to other spyces And the Cynamon is of a subtyll heate through which it especially auayleth in the wynter in that it strengthneth then more the stomacke and marueylously putteth away all euyll and corrupt moystures of the stomacke and defendeth it from corrupting at all it also sharpeneth the sight and openeth any maner stopping of the veynes and marueylously comforteth the heart But an oyle distylled of it doth answere in generall to a naturall baulme which within helpeth all putrifaction and without the body cureth all freshe woundes or vlcers And the distylled water mightily auayleth in all colde diseases as well of men as women especially which haue a stomacke so affected that they haue no appetyte When the spirites also bée weakned or the pacient weake a draft of this water with a litle of good Malmesie oâ— of the iuyce of the Pomegranate taken by the mouth woonderfully auayleth and helpeth Men in a maner dead by dropping or powring a droppe or two into the mouth doth recouer the person in a swoone or traunce especially which to olde men many tymes hapneth this is the presentest remedy Mydwiues and other motherlye women with vs carry of this water with them and vse of the same with prosperous successe to yong women in the daungerous traueyle of chylde For doth in the hastening and helping forward of the byrth it is the worthyest remedy The sundry maners that a water and oyle may be distylled gotten out of the Cynamon shal by a few examples here be vttered Some there be which stiepe the Cinamon before in Rosewater others in whyte wyne â–ª many drawe it in a Cucurbyte luted about but then is the substaunce lightly burned If the same be distylled in a bladder which the Apotetaryes vse it can not then be done without the great quantity of Cynamon The best maner and waye of drawing these is in the vapour of boyling water but as touching the rehersall of these is here sufficient The Poticaries certaine yeares past were woont to stiepe the Cynamon for certayne dayes in Rosewater as that which regarded the heart and was alwayes applyed for the recouerie of strength and for that a lyttle quantity of the water hath not his smell the water is estéemed of the lesser value with many And for that cause better it is that the CynamoÌ„ be stieped before the distyllation in olde pleasaunt whyte wyne for a certayne tyme For on such wyse prepared the distylled water is caused the excellenter and in piercing more effectuous The maner of preparing a water out of Cynamon which Gesnerus receiued of a certaine friend of his that made great tryals and often distylled the same Let one pound of chosen Cynamon be gotten which beat so fyne that the powder may passe through a fine sieue yet the whole you may not worke to powder after put al into a Cucurbite on which powre of the water of Borrage of Buglosse of Endiue and of baulme of each halfe a pynt these let stand to infuse in a glasse close stopped for fowre or fiue daies After out of this Cucurbite or glasse body let the whole be shyfted into a copper body which you shall place in a Furnace with his head set vpon cooling beake fastened to after art and beware that the body stand not ouer nigh the fyre but that an yron plate full of holes be fyxed in the myddle betweene that the fyre may so vent through and the vapour be sent vpwarde â–ª Fyrst kyndle or beginne with a soft fyre vntyll the distyllacion be somewhat come but increase after the fyre bygger and bygger that it may the spéedilyer distyll forth When a measure is come or dystilled forth seperate that a part as principal setting vnder another Receauer for the same which next distylleth is gathered is much inferiour to the first and may serue for new Cinamon to be styeped in the same And in the same maner may a water be distilled out of Cloues Where to be noted that a maner and way of cooling be vsed as when the water beginneth to waxe hote to draw forth the same and powre in colder water A water of CinamoÌ„ if any wyl distyl by a bladder made of copper togyther with a pype fyxed to it passing through a vessell of cold water a great quantity then shal be distylled togyther for it would not easily be drawne in a small quantity But in a Cucurbite dilygently luted this speciall care is to be had that your stuffe burne not to the bottome whereby your water then distylling forth may sauour of the burning That if the fyre shall be hoter increased an oyle also distylleth and so much the more if the
vessell in which water is conteyned in that bottome but in such sort that the water toucheth not the bagge and the vessell in the meane tyme dilygently closed which vessell set into a great potte full of hote and scalding water in such maner that the water which is contayned in the same vessel in which the Cynamon hangeth may boyle and let the Cynamon hang in this maner for a certaine space in that or ouer that hote vapour vntyll the Cynamon hath sufficiently drawne and gathered to it of moysture After the Cynamon thus prepared and moystned with the vapour of the boyling water let it be agayne beaten ouer and as it were a certayne paste made thereof and the same togyther with the impressed lycour which it before gathered and receyued let be put into a Lymbecke if néede shall requyre you may yet powre in some more hote water but the lesser water you powre in or occupye so much the worthier water of Cinamon you shall possesse and somwhat also of the Oyle But if you couet to haue a more store of water and lesse precious then powre in the more water as certayne at this daye doe to purchase them rather a more gayne then mennes commoditye and health but ordering it thus you shall then obtayne eyther none or very lytle of the Oyle A. Representeth the couer of that pot in which the Cynamon is hanged this couer if it haue within a head pynne made of purpose in the myddle as it were of the hollownesse lyke to that pynne set in the toppe of a Helmette or rather as this fygure more playnlie demonstrateth to which the bagge may aptlyer be fastned and hang by that meanes the iustlyer in the myddle That if the same lyke can not be gotten or wrought in putting a stycke ouerthwart the head of the potte it may to the stycke be tyed and hang. And the couer stoppe dilygently about â–ª that no ayre breath forth B. B. Doth here represent the emptie hollownesse of the vessell C. Doth here shewe the bagge fylled with the Cynamon E. Expresseth the tunnell pype by which the water if that any fayleth or néedeth may be powred in but the hole after dilygently stopped F. F Is here the great potte full of water which conteyneth and receyueth the vessell â–ª into which the Cynamon is put If the vessell receyuing the lycour distylled â–ª be large there néedeth not to drawe the water by the pype of the Helmette exâ—ept the Receauer waxe hote â–ª and then let a lynnen cloath wette in colde water be applyed vpon which by that meanes shall perfourme and yéelde the same vse In the same maner as the water of Cynamon is prepared and drawne may also the Annise the Fennell the Cummyne c. be distylled and gotten The distylled oyles of Gums and Rosens haâ—e another maner and way and requyre an inspection in the putrifying for a man must dilygently beware and foresée that the fyre be made very soft vnder and the same styl or continually a lyke for if the spirite once beginneth to breath forth the oyle and whole worke is loste And vnto vse must not the ponde but ryuer water be taken Againe the oyle of Cynamon certaine doe affyrme that the same to be prepared and made of some with Aqua vitae and that it ought to be applied to them that are encombred with the falling sicknesse by gyuing of the oyle for three monethes as daylye a droppe with Maiorome water or some other lyke An oyle out of the ryndes of the Orrendges dryed is made most singular but whether the same ought only be done in the Sun or by distyllacion properly as yet is not knowne to the Aucthour But this the Aucthour learned and knew that the Oyle is whytishe and sweete smelling and hath very lytle sowrenesse or in a maner nothing at all that the Aucthour could taste or féele An oyle out of the ryndes of Nuttes take the drye rynders of Nuttes which after the beating in a morter put into a Retorte very well luted about the same set ouer a fyre not ouer bygge you shall then drawe forth an Oyle and water out of the ryndes After shall you seperate the oyle from the water by Balneo Mariae And last you shal purge the oyle by distylling of it in a smal glasse in Sande three or fowre tymes ouer This is in a maner better then the oyle of Vitryoll especially in the pestilence and in poyson G. Ras. Of the oyle of Tartare which is the drye Lyes of wyne prepared The â–ª .xx. Chapter Another oyle of Tartare borrowed out of the same Aucthour take of Tartare cleauing to the sydes of the vessels especially of the whyte wyne which beaten before calcyne in an earthen pan after the calcynation beate againe which being put into an ypocrasse bagge hang in a colde moyst seller setting vnder a deepe glased panne the same let there hang for sixe or eight dayes vntyll you see the oyle come This oyle thus purchased helpeth all maner of spottes of the face maketh a cleare smooth skynne it healeth the fowle scruffe scabbes ryngwoormes the rednesse of the face through a saltmatter and such lyke An oyle of Tartare â–ª that auayleth against the pushes or lyttle wheales of the eyes proceeding of the Leprie Take of Tartare beaten three poundes this put into a glased potte with twentye ounces of vineger boyle for halfe an howres space which in the meane tyme dilygently skym after take the pot from the fyre in stopping it dilygently that no vapour breath forth Then set the potte againe an whote ymbers or hote coales which let there so long boyle or calcyne vntyll the Tartare may be brought into powder againe The same after the cooling or being colde bring to powder which the powre into a Sugar strayner or ypocrasse bagge and hang it in a cold and moyst place or wyne seller some glased panne set vnder The vse of this oyle is on this wyse let the pacient before enter into bathe at night when he goeth to bedde annoynt the places vnder the eyes where the wheales or bladders appeare couer them dilygently with a lynnen cloath that they may not be touched of the ayre before the drying vp of it This continew in lyke order morning and euening for eyght dayes togyther For to calcine the Tartare on a sodaine that with nyter it may be whyte which auayleth aygainst wartes out of a writteÌ„ Germaine booke Take of salt peter Tartare brought to powder of each a lyke quantity After heate an oarthen pan not glased into which powre the nyter and Tartare when they make a â—oâ—seâ— shalâ—e through burnt they become spéedily whyte This Tartare thus calcyned after the lying in a bagge you shall hang in a moyst Seller and an Oyle wyll dystyll forth into the panne standing vnder This oyle thus gathered doth remoue put away the wartes on the handes and other parts if with it they be
secret For it is celestiall gift reuealed to vs vnworthy of God which neither the Phisitions before knew nor the Philosophers also which laboured in the déepe secretes of Alchymie found But I take God to witnesse that by sundry traueiles which a I long time haue bestowed as you know in the secrete Art of Alchymie haue nowe brought to passe that I haue knowen by experience such an efficacie to be of this matter that the full to vtter of the singuler vertues of it my wittes will not extend for that cause I reclude theÌ„ in the pit of a penitent breast To come to the matter conceaue this secrete that is mans blood and let the blood be of healthfull men about xxx yéeres of age out of which draw according to Art the fowre Elements as you wel haue learned and know by the rules of Alchymie and diligently stoppe eche Element a part that no ayre breath forth For the water of it auayleth in all sicknesses as well hotte as colde in that the same is of a hid nature propertie reduceth vnto a temperament the qualitie decayed and doth especially auaile in pacients corrupted in the spirituall members expelleth poyson from the heart It hath also the vertue to enlarge and moysten the Arters this I say through the manifest working that it dissolueth the grosse flewme contained in the Lungs without harme and the same vlcered no mightie matter hindering it throughly healeth And briefely all matters found in the Lungs and spirituall members this singularly purgeth preserueth those purged It clenseth the blood without any other medicine ministred It cureth also any fluxe of the belly and spéedily delyuereth and healeth any impostume of the side The Ayre also distylled of it much auayleth vnto the aforesaid matters perhaps more then the water doth especially auayle in young persons that they may perseuer continue in the same state of strength youthfull comlinesse if they vse now than of it in a little quantitie at a time And it is in a manner of such a vertue that it suffereth the blood by no meanes to putrifie nor flewme to superabound or haue the ouerhand nor that choller to burne Further it doth increase blood aboue measure and for that cause it behoueth such vsing it to blede often by vaine The same Element besides doth open the vaine synewes if any vertue shall be deminished in them this reduceth it vnto a dew temperament I haue besides these prooued saith the Aucthour that if a young person before the state and rypnesse of his age as in the growing tyme shall haue the sight perished â–ª let hym euery day put one droppe of this Element into the eye and kéepe him quiet for a moneth togither shall recouer his sight without doubt If in any member also any superfluous matter consisteth or commeth apt to putrifying this forth with dissolueth and taketh it awaye and if it findeth any thing that is diminished it strengthneth the same by restoring And this Element auayleth in the Apâ—plexie the falling sicknesse the dymnesse of sight the mygrynie the gyddinesse of the head and in all these it ought to be ministred with some apt electuarie auailing vnto the purpose But the fyre purchased of it is more precious and marueylousser and auayleth vnto all those which the ayre helpeth yea and vnto that which more is of the man dead that it restored to lyfe this is here so ment and vnderstanded That if in the howre of death yet resting or yeâ—ing be giuen of this fyre vnto the waight or quantitie of a wheate graine distempered or myxed with wine in such maner entered downe that it be past the throte it shall forthwith cause the person to reuyue againe shall at the instant enter to the heart it selfe in expelling the superfluous humours and with this reuyueth the naturall heate of his Lyuer and quickneth so all the partes that it moueth the pacient very weake person as it were within an howre to speake and to dispose and vtter his will c. And on this maner I saw sayeth the Aucthour a myracle wrought on the noble Earle and deputie of Paris which before laye in a manner as dead and immediately after he had receaued this downe became agayne to himselfe somewhat and within an howre after dyed And this I ministred and tryed in many the lyke If olde men also vse of this fyre euerie daye in a lyttle quantitie it maketh olde age lustie and to continew in lyke estate a long tyme in that this cheareth their heartes in such manner that they wyll thincke themselues to possesse In â—enyle heartes and courages And for that cause thys fyre is named the Elixir vitae yet is not this the Alchimisters Elixir â–ª in that this is prepared and drawen of putrifyed blood If the same also were made of putrifyed blood then mans nature would ouermuch abhorre such a medicine This conceaue that if the Elementes shal be distilled a seconde time ouer they shall then be most excellent through them may a man lyue vnto the vttermost peryode of his life without disease or sickenesse if of these be vsed euery other day And such a skill and knowledge consisteth in these last distillations euen as is in the distillations of Alchymie Here note of this mans blood that I doe myxe the same freshe drawen wyth the strongest and best Aqua vitae and doe distill 〈◊〉 and the same shall serue for the fyrst Elemente And vpon the Feces I powre another most strong water of lyfe and distyll in lyke manner and the same shall be for the seconde Elemente Here somewhat séemeth to lacke and thys I proone sayth the Aucthour in that he wryteth let a latten cuppe bée made and set on a Table and if poyson be layde or set néere to it the cuppe wil then chaunge into sundry colours like to maâ—iâ—lyneâ— â–ª c and on such wyse in poyson knowen to be there present and a like matter of the Ague A most holy Oyle prepared and made of deade mens bones seruyng vnto all griefes and often prooued of the Aucthour after a dewe Purgation take of the great benes of deade men breakyng them into small pieces which after suffer to be glowing hotte in the fyre and beyng so fyerie hotte quence them spéedily in a panne or potte fylled wyth auncientoyle Olyue and assoone as you haue put them into the Oyle forthwyth stoppe close the mouth of your potte with a proper couer as the lyke we taught in the making of the Philosophers Oyle Which bones leaue thus to stiepe and soke in the Oyle for certayne howres whether sixe or eyght howers or more these bones thus ordred without any part of the oyle yet resting behynde in the pot â–ª beate fyner to a powder which alone put into a Retort and distyll it lyke to the Oyle of the Philosophers afore taught which keepe in a glasse and vse after knowledge For this
Rosemary let all these stande to iufuse togyther for many dayes after distyll the whole by a Lymbecke and that gathered keepe in a glasse close stopped An Oyle of Antes egges and the Nettle distylled togyther with which the kydneys and bladder annoynted prouoketh spéedily vryne this borrowed out of Leonellus Of the Oyle of Antymonie and those which are prepared of the same named the glasse or precious stone and powder The xxiiij Chapter STimini or Stibium of the later Practisers named which with the Chymistes and makers of Oyles and swéete oyntments Antimonium is nowe by great experience well accoumpted of and vsed verie common among men and with great prayses extolled For there are three kynds of remedies prepared of the Antymonie which eyther gyuen within the body or applied without doe cause myracles Of which the one and first named the oyle and Quintessence the other and seconde the Powder and the thyrd the glasse and precious stone Of the oyle of Antymonie The .xxv. Chapter THe preparing and making of an Oyle of Antymonie which I receyued and learned of a certayne friend is on this wyse take of crude Antymonie and of crude Tartare of each halfe a pound these after the beating togyther in a morter or labouring on a stone put into a pot well glased before the mouth of which let be close couered with a couer lute that no ayre after breath forth and the pot so prepared giue to the potter to set among other pottes to bake in his Furnace For by this burning it is made a paste and blackishe or swartishe redde of colour rounde formed and easily brought to powder which after the potte is through colde the pot opened let the substaunce be taken forth beaten brought agayne into fine powder after powred againe into another pot well glased on which powre distylled vineger so much that it may lie two fingers breadth aboue the substance this pot then set on a Furnace to be heated that the vyneger may approche drawe to a rednesse and with the same coloured And it ought to stande on the Furnace for thrée or fowre howers the vyneger after shyfted into a distyllatory of glasse other vineger powred vpon and the same so often doe I suppose sixe or eyght tymes vntyll the vyneger be no more coloured All that coloured vineger powred forth distyll by a Lymbecke that the vyneger may so be seperated by distyllacion the redde substaunce abyde or remaine in the bottome Which done breake the glasse taking the whole forth which cleaueth or sticketh to the glasse put into an ypocrase bagge made of whyte cloath the same hang in a cold moyst Seller where the oyle wyll distyll forth drop by drop into a glasse standing vnder And in this maner was a certayne Practisioner woont often to prepare and make the same An oyle of Antimonie also is gotten after this maner coÌ„municated to Gesnerus by a most skylful practisioner in the making of this matter Let the Antimonie be brought into most fine powder and powred into a glasse bodie on which a most sharpe wyne vyneger powred and the same distylled stiepe on a soft heate of fire least the glasse breake so long tyme vntyll the vineger be chaunged redde The same thus coloured powre into another glasse and on the Feces powre new distylled vineger vntyll the same in lyke maner hath purchased a redde colour These powrings vpon and addicions of new vineger on the Feces ought so often to be repeated vntyl the powders send out of them no more rednesse The vineger all gathered ought to be distylled with a soft fyre vntyll the rednesse begynning a lytle lytle to thicken seame to aryse appeare in the head Then are the vessels to be cooled the redde lycour set to dygest vnder hote horse doong for xl dayes vntyl it attayneth the perfite forme of an oyle The same some affyrme to be so sweet as sugar to cease al paints of wouÌ„ds to heale them perfitly as certayne wryte besydes it doth marueylously cure throublesome and tedious vlcers â–ª such Cankred Another secrete of Antimonie which also vnto the white work not meanly auayleth take af Antimonie brought to powder â–ª xi ounces of Tartare calcyned .ix. ounces these after the myxing togyther put into a goldsmythes melting pot which closely luted stopped set into a Furnace for two howres it wyl well be calcyned the same after it be cooled and the mouth of the pot opened you shall finde the substance in the pot to be of a darcke ashie colour myxed with certayne yellow spottes This then beaten in a morter put into hote water and boyled in an yron panne let the whole be after distylled by fyltering which distylleth lyke to lye The first water yssewing is redde troubled which poured after on the Feces wyll distyll be gathered cleare This water then euaporate in a glasse Cucurbite in sande vntyll the substance be left drye or the moysture resolued But this matter left in the sande distyll as first with a soft fyre after with a stronger vntyll the spirites of the Antimonie begyn to ascend begyn as it were to colour the necke of the Lymbeck lyke golde Then set the matter in it selfe be cyrculated Some report that if thynne syluer plates be layd in this that they are wholye gylded appeare like golde in such maner that rubbed with the touch stone they yet appeare as gold But I suppose sayth the Aucthour that it wyll be farre better if the first troubled water coloured be kept a part and new powred on the Feces for peraduenture the seconde and thyrd water would draw carry with them more of the rednesse of the Antimonie which after gathered into one may then be drawne with a soft fyre vntyll the oylie rednesse appearing Another maner which a certaine practisioner often exercised vsed let first the rednesse of the Antimonie drawne many tymes by the distylled vineger as is aboue taught let the exhaltacion of the vineger be after done on a soft fyre and the redde powder preserued in the bottome Let the Quintessence then of wyne be powred to it stande to cyrculate togyther for forty dayes this after may safely be ministred by the mouth into the bodie Another maner of the same Aucthor take the Tartare calcyned vnto a whytnesse let it runne with the Antimonie in a goldâ—smitâ—es Crucible this after brought into powder dissolue in hote water and you shal so finde a certayne rednesse to swym aboue the water all which gathered put into a retort a water first ysseweth a most bewtiful redde oyle after foloweth let the same be cyrculated for â–ª xl dayes the best oyle of Antimonie wyl theÌ„ be purchased lesse corrosâ—ue And this maner who that can be vnderstand and compasse shall attaine a rytch oyle singular in many causes Another oyle of Antimonie learned of a Frenche Empericke take of Antimonie two pouÌ„ds of Tartare
substaÌ„câ— in the bottome of the Lymbeck lyke to a redde feces which they take put into a fyltring cloath hanging it in a moyst place that the feces may so melt through the moysture of the place into a vessell standing vnder and the same which melteth and runneth through is the oyle which otherwyse is named the blood of the Antimonie a medycine as aboue vttered the notablest vnto creeping and wicked vlcers An oyle of Antimonie which is the flower of all mettalles redde in colour as the Rubyne for so doth some commâ—nd it it may safelye be taken by the mouth vnto the wayght of thrée graines for in tast it is swéete pertaking most lightly of a sharpnesse he valewed fowre drams wayght of it at two Crownes He knew lytle vse or none of it yet inuented he at the first to sell the same of a great pryce I my selfe tasted sayth the Aucthour found a certaine sweetnesse of it saw the rednesse tending vnto a sanguine colour and a droppe or two let fall into water went to the bottome This out of a letter sent vnto Gesnerus Another redde oyle of Antimonie the abâ—â—esayd person hath which I sayth the Aucthour neuer saw vnlike to the first colour and of a burning qualitye whose smallest portion prouooked the bladder burned that vnto this daye the least portion of it dare not safely be gyuen through the wicked quality not sufficiently corrected whether of the crude qualitie I can not iustly report This oyle powred to Aqua fortis through the vitriol the Alome and salt peter it stayneth Mercurie of a yellow colour These I vnderstoode of him in that I could not come to the sight of it he esteemed or valued half an ounce of this oyle at a Floreyne This I learned by the letters of a certayne Phisition vnto Gesnerus The oyle or Quintessence of Antimonie when the same is prepared and made after a dewe fourme and maner is a most precious medycine to be vsed as well within the bodie as without and the quantity of one drop giuen at a tyme by the mouth eyther with wyne or broth or any other distylled water doth as well emptie the bodie by vomytting as downewarde by syege this giuen to a sicke person doth throughly cure him of any crude and maligne kynde of sicknesse as by tryall a further truth may be knowne And this locally applyed on wicked vlcers doth marueylously clense them The making of which oyle or quintesseÌ„ce is on this wyse take a quantity of the strongest vineger the same distyl thrise ouer to which ad of Antimonie so much as you wyl brought to fine powder these put togyther in a body of glasse but let the vyneger flote thrée fingers aboue the Antimonie then sturre them very wel togither setting the body on hote imbers let the substaunce boyle a lytle space vntyll the vineger become redde which after the being redde let then setle vntyl it appeare cleare the same empty into another body and on the feces powre the lyke quantity of distylled vineger as afore taught the same a whyles boyle empty after into another body doe on this maner so often vntyl the vineger wyl no more be changed become redde this done the feces throw away and all the redde vineger gathered powre into a crooke necked body or Retort that is verie well luted and distyll the vyneger which wyll yssew forth cleare whyte but take dilygent heede when the redde droppes begynne to distyll at the sight of which draw away the receauer with the vyneger putting vnder another glasse and the fyre increase stronger stronger vnto the ende of the worke or that all the substance be yssewed forth for this come is the quintessence of the Antimonie which diligently kéepe in a glasse close stopped that no ayre breath forth And this is the myraculous oyle that mortifyeth all kynds of rotten and wicked vlcers for by bathing on them with the sayde oyle are mortifyed for which cause this healeth them in a short tyme and with easinesse and gyuen besydes with any lycour by the mouth doth heale any wicked sicknesse as aboue vttred So that this Quintessence of Antimonie may be accoumpted and named a holy lycour and precious for the health of mans body This borrowed out of the singuler practyses of the gréeke Leonard Fiorauant Of the same doth a certayne Phisition thus wryte I fynde the oyle of Antimonie to be prepared and made by Stibium most finely brought to powder and so often washed and infused in dystyll vineger vntyll it wyl no more colour nor stayne the fingers which after sublyme for this they say to auayle against the vlcered Canker that it créepeth no further and so to let or staye that the Canker eateth nor payneth any more An oyle of Antimonie of the Alchymistes vnto the colouring of Luna or Syluer is on this wyse prepared as I found the same wrytten sayth the Aucthour in an olde Alchymy booke Take a a quantity of vineger three tymes distylled ouer in this dyssolue of salt artyficiall one part of salt Alkali two partes after the dyssoluing distyll a strong water Then take of Antimonie so much as you shal thinck needeful powring of the sayd water vpon and distilled with a soft fyre powre vpon the water againe this doe for fowre times togither In the end when the moisture shal asceÌ„d that whytishe fumes appeare then by increasing the fire stronger stronger you shall purchase the true oyle of Antimonie Of this oile take three parts of the oyle of the Sun one part of the oile of Mercurie one part these put vnto fixing doth colour change the Moone Mercurie Iupiter prepared into the Sun most perfit Of the preparation of Antimonie that is lyke seene through as the glasse and the sundry effects of the same powder The â–ª .xxvj. Chapter A Certaine practisioner in the Citie of Vlma in Germany chose the Stibium that had long strakes within which the longer they were so much the better he accoumpted it he tooke away the vpper part or his spume he after tenne or fowretéene dayes grynded the Stibium on a marble with vineger for one day styll or continually but in the nyght he letteth it alwayes drye and the next daye he alwayes gryndeth it agayne The precious stone of Antimonie cleare through as the Iacynt they prepare and make after this maner the fine powder of the Stibium they put into a goldsmithes Crucible couering the same with another Crucible which two they close fast lute togyther with strong lute letting the lute drye After they set the Crucibles on the fyre and couer them wholie vntyll the powders melt and runne within this masse then taken out brought to fine powder they thus coÌ„myt to the fyre for two or three tymes togyther and at the thyrd time they powre the lyquide masse on a smooth Marble stone which sone coniealeth and is harde and is
transparent or to be seene through euen as a precious stone or glasse It is sufficiently burned or calcyned by twyse doing ouer and at the thyrd tyme molten and powred forth Another preparatioÌ„ of Antimonie not much dyffering from the same which Matthiolus in his second edicioÌ„ of Dioscorides discribeth sauing that he addeth also certaine other things where here nothing at al is mixed Take of crude Antimonie the same grind very fine on a stone which put into a small Crucible not glased setting it vnto a soft fyre that the same may putrify be clensed and stur it continually with an Iron spattle vntill the substance begin to gather vp rounde which then remoue or take away and grind the like on a stone as afore put into the Crucible setting the same to the fire againe let this so often times be done vntil the pouder be chaunged come vnto an Ashie white color this will be about the x. or twelf or more times After let this be put into a like Crucible that the goldsmythes commonly vse the same Artly couered set into coales that they may lie burning thrée fingers aboue the Crucible for on such wise shal the substaÌ„ce melt be decocted sufficieÌ„tly within the space of half an howre the same after take forth powre into thin plates in a latton basen cooled keepe diligently in a dry bore For you shal haue that you desire A certaine preparation of Antimonie which many hyde for a most great secret this discription did a notable Phisition send vnto Gesnerus who was a singuler frend of Gesnerus After that the StibiuÌ„ is calcyned it must so ofteÌ„ be powred forth as the same may be molten in a Crucible And the same ought so often be molten as any impure matter remaineth in it for that cause the spume alwayes gathered away And at the last melting but litle of the spume must be taken away the same part to which the spume cleaueth as a cloude must be throwen away The same is rightly prepared that is cleare and to be seen through in a maner without any spot after the forme of a Iacint which neerer draweth or approcheth to a yelow theÌ„ vnto a red blackish colour And the same the paler it appeereth so much the better it is so that it be pure without any cloude or blacke spotte An Antimonie like to glasse that may be séen through draweth to a rednesse coÌ„municated to Gesnerus as a secret by a singuler Phisition First take of Antimonie finely brought to pouder on a stone or Marble so much as you thinke néedeful the same put into a new earthen pot not glased which set on a meane fire in such order that it may seeme to leane on the one side as the pots that burne the leade to stur after the substance about with a spatle But when the matter beginneth first to fume of the fume shal you beware as you wold of poison if you be wise which after powre on a Marble grind about vntill the same be cold This theÌ„ put againe into the pot sturring the same as aboue taught when it beginneth to fume powre it forth grind the same as afore rehersed This so ofteÌ„ repeate vntill it approcheth to a browne colour or otherwise is as black as glasse which is performed in a maner by the tenth time repeated TheÌ„ take of crude Antimonie half an ounce which melt at a strong fire and of the browne Antimonie burnt brought to pouder as aboue vttered fowre ounces these by litle litle put into a Crucible vnto the time the halfe ounce of of the Antimonie molteÌ„ the whole be powred in which so melt togither when it shal be a whiles thus molteÌ„ powre the substaÌ„ce on a smooth cold stone The same cooled melt againe repeate the like vntil it sheweth as glasse of a firie colour or like to a Rubine That if you shal diligently marke follow this order you can not erre beleeue me sayth the Authour Of the Antimonie thus prepared they mixe a few graines either fiue or sixe with one scruple of the iuyce of blacke Ellebere artificially drawen or more they forme pilles of the same which they name the pilles of life that do marueilous matters as they report And that the reader should not be frustrate of any matter nor of the preparatioÌ„ of this iuyce for the cause I wil not here discame to write the same that al meÌ„ may conceiue that there consisteth nothing in me worthy memory that I refrain to vtter make knoweÌ„ to the world so wel of mine owne practises as those learned and purchased of the singuler Gesnerus to the benefite of all young students fauourers of good knowledge Therfore vnderstand that the iuyce of the Ellebore is thus draweÌ„ let one pound of the blacke Ellebore be stieped in hot water for certain howres the same theÌ„ shifted forth powre vpon other freshe water the same repeate iiâ— or v. times in the end that water which is no more bitter boile vnto a thicknesse of honie About the middle of this boiling adde of the iuyce of Alkakengi or winter cherries purified two ounces a half but about the ende of Annise seedes of CinamoÌ„ of each one ounce of fennel seedes half an ounce of the flowres of Nymphaee or the water lillie two ounces where must be considered whether these ought not to enter in the substaunce but rather to be put in the last infusion of the Ellebore and to be strayned togyther that the water alone maye after bée boyled vnto a consumption in the ende must a little Masticke be added or at least in the forming of the Pylles This procureth thrée or foure stooles wythout griefe causeth the belly to remaine sufficient solluble many dayes after A certaine person requyred a great value to be giuen him for a dose of these Another maner of preparing the Antimonie that a certayne practisioner which prepared the same for his Ladie had learned this by happe he left briefly noted in wryting he bought sayth the Aucthour of Stimmeos fowre ounces and a halfe that is one quarter of a pounde better of our wayght the same brought to powder searsed he melted â—n a whyte earthen pot the mouth of it couered with a great burning coale so layd vpon that the same could not fall of vpon the coales into the fyre and when this was through cold he dilygently coÌ„sidered whether any other myxture of matter consisted in it that approached to Tynne or rather somwhat like Tinne being altogither of the same kind which many tymes the lyke hapneth in the Antimonie seperated and is easily discerned knowne which vnlesse the same be remooued cleared away it permysteth not the Antimonie or rather so hyndereth when the same is molten that it can not be transparent or seene cleare through but we fouÌ„d no such
matter in this Stimmi or Stibium that if he had séene or knowne before the lyke he would then not haue molten it But now this blacke substaunce brought againe to pouder he powred into a Crucible made of the best earth new and neuer wetted and set on a meane fyre to calcyne vnto the performance of which matter he vsed almost a day a halfe and sturred the same al the whyles with a large spattle of yron styll and continually about but some as I remember do calcyne the same in an earthen skellet or pan but he rather supposed the colour to come the darcker through the yron vessell and the whyles dyd a most wicked sauour of Brimstone continually breath forth through which he reported the whyles he was thus busâ—ed the same did often molest grieue his head in such maner as if a fyt of sicknesse should incontinent folow Now this is perceyued and knowne to be sufficiently calcyned when it no more sendeth forth the sauour of Brimstome and that the same appeareth of an ashie colour nor can after in the calcyning be burned The pot in the ende sheweth burned and although it be cract and hath a cleft in it as the lyke he reporteth his pot had yet may the same last and serue vnto the ende of the worke vnlesse the cleft shall waxe and be greater After these let it be taken forth and brought agayne to fine powder in a morter powred in a Crucible for an howre space almost and fyre made to it for halfe an howres tyme this fyre after dyminishe by lytle and lytle that if there yet consisteth or remaineth any strange matter behynd the same may eyther be taken away or purged in the flying away The Crucible must be couered with another pot that it may the soner be molten When this shall be through colde adde to it one dram of Chrysocolla which brought to powder shal be mixed in a morter and the whole powred into a crucible that it may be molten then occupy a long yron spattle or rodde in that a certayne peryll inseweth by touching the substance howsoeuer it were if we may beleeue him An the melting or ruÌ„ning which is hardly done at the first in that for an howre or more standing in the fire with great coales layd round about blowne after with a byggs payre of bellowes the Crucible all the whyles appearing redde hote the substaunce scarcely melted in that space yet after the same was molteÌ„ he powred it on a marble or smoth stone according to length or rather in thicke and round plates The colour of the stone in the first melting is whytish The second melting and al the others succéede come much soner After the first melting it begynneth next to appeare and shew of a darck yellow colour which lytle or nothing altereth but abydeth in the same colour in a maner after the sixt tyme molten When the matter powred forth is through cold it must agayne be brought to fyne powder in a morter and molten Another maner of preparing the Stibium take what quantity you wyll the same bring to powder but first wash it well in cold cunduite water vntyl in the same washing this appeareth pure after wash this againe in the water of Roses the blessed thistle which let the substance drincke in This powder then set in the Sunne vntyll it cleaueth togither in gobbettes or bygge pieces which agayne bringing into fyne powder powre into a Crucible The same melt with a soft fyre which as sone as a yellow vapour and in the colour of Arsenicke begynneth to breath forth and that purple spumes or fomes swell or rise vp to the brymme increase the fyre adding a certayne quantity of each answering to the substance of salt nyter of the vrine of a sanguine or redde man dyssolued togither with that named HydrargyruÌ„ and spitle of the same man so nygh as you can that these may so be fyxed which thus ordred and mixed in equal portions agréeable sturre about with an yron or steele rodde vntyll all the gréene yellow vapors in a maner be breathed forth The claÌ„mynesse glâ—wish cleauing to of it you shall thus correct in that the same which otherwyse was not persitely lyquide but stycketh or cleaueth to only lyke glew shall you cause to melt run By the syde of the Crucible you shal set a marble stone and in the sturring softly about with the rodde powre the liquide matter forth with a brode spattle on a smooth marble stone when the tyme requyreth For the vppermost and most frothie by a great deale powre forth the myddle being the purer next and the lowest more drossie or fuller of Feces powre last forth with the spattle the same which runneth whole in the powring forth myxe not with the vpper spumes or the middle parts mixe not with the lowest in that the myddle parts be iudged the better for which cause you must dyligently seperate them in powring forth vntyll the whole be emptied But after what maner how this may be learned known these wyl sufficiently instruct shew both in the ringing or souÌ„d Syluer bryghtnesse of the mydle partes But in the sturring about and powring forth least the wicked and venemous fume that drye spirite entereth into the mouth and nosethrelles a man must carefully beware for that the same sauour is in a maner deadlye so that many there be which drawe a bladder on the face to eschew this euyll Now so much as shall be of the purest and of that note as in the ringing clearenesse put into a glasse which couer with burning water sixe tymes rectifyed the same distyll whether by a Retorte and a redde water wyll first yssewe this drawe awaye and put vnder another Receauer gathering the same which shall distyll forth At last in the wynter or colder time that this may so much the better gather thicken togither dygge in the grouÌ„d of a stable a fâ—rrow of two foote in déepenesse the same cast make into a square roome of three foote euery way this grouÌ„d purge with burning coales Bay â—erryes cast amoÌ„g after the cleansing of the place strawe then horse doong meanly moyst a foote hygh in which set the glasse that the lycour is contained which yssewed in the former distillacion and couer it the pype of the same which shall be put into the Receauer stoppe dylygently with the Philosophers lute at the fowrth day you shal vncouer the glasse putting about couering it with freshe doong And when all is come that wyll yssew forth you haue purchased the thycke lycour resembling or drawing nere to the lycour of Amber Which powre into christaline syluerlyke plates these set abrode in a cold cleare skye the North wind then blowing that they may thycken fryse for these wyll then be lyke as wée haue seene in the end we haue melted them with so lytle a heate as the Gum
After you haue performed all these and powring the Vitrioll into a Ballance consider and know iustly the waight For if it be syxe poundes which is the half of the same â–ª that you first began to seeth yet remayning then haue you well handled and rightly done all things that ought to be performed Of the making â–ª and forme of the Furnace The xxxiij Chapter FIrst an apt Furnace must be framed and made of Tyles layde flatte for howe thicker the walles be made so much the stronger is the fyre caused within the heate longer kept The walles also of this Furnace ought to stand fowre square of a like thicknesse rounde about and the hollow spâ—ce within must be of two spanne lengthes lacking the thirde part of a spanne which done it must then be builte vp within and in the toppe after this maner that the fyrst and lowest parte or hollownesse be builte halfe a foote hygh wyth stronge yron barres thycke layde whych the wayght of the burning coales can not bende The seconde space or hollownesse made aboue the yron grate for a resting ought to be two foote hygh and through the foresyde a square hole artly made iuste by the grate to put the coales in with a lyttle shouell After by the myddle space regardyng the Furnace in the selfe same myddle let a fowre square yron barre be layde ouerthwarte in bygnesse or thycknesse of a thombe which may well beare the Retorte layde vpon Then on the lefte syde of the Furnace must a hole be lefte open through which the necke of the Retorte may be drawen The distillation of the Vitrioll The .xxxiiij. Chapter AFter you haue thus built prepared the Furnace choose then a bigge Retort that apt to the purpose being of the Venice glasse made if it be possible to be gotten which diligently strongly lute about into the same poure al the Vitrioll as by example the sixe poundes afore prepared and calcyned yet that a fourth parte of theÌ„ Retort remayne emptie whereby the spirites may the easyer ascende from the Vitrioll after vpon the yron barre layde ouerthwarte Lute spredde and a sharde of a potte or tyle layde iuste vpon the myddle of the barre beyng lyke luted on which set the Retorte thus fastned that the belly of it may bée placed iuste lying in the myddle of the Furnace And let the beake or necke of the Retorte retche wythout and stoupe downe warde and the hoole also through which the necke passeth diligently stoppe with Lute After take fyue Tyles with which make a â—yuer on the Furnace that the Retort may so lye hyd vnder that couer This couer then spredde ouer with lute euerye where sauing fowre holes lefte open and that in eache corner one for the fume or smoke to passe beyng so large that a thombe maye well passe in and out in eache hole After make fowre couers sufficient broade for the holes of stronge Lute wyth which stoppe or couer the holes as néede requireth These beyng done thrust the mouth within the necke of a great receauer set vnder beyng lyke of Venice glasse which howe greater the same shal be so much the fréelyer it will receaue the spyrites entred but if the receauer bée small then is it daungerous least the plentie of spyrites stretched abroade maye breake the glasse Also powre into the receauer of very cléere water sixtéene ounces in that the water soone receiueth the spirites vnto it and prohibiteth or defendeth that the receauer be not broken and let these bee diligently luted togither in the ioynt taking carefull héede besydes that nothing fall after into the receauer seeing the oyle staineth it into a red colour When you haue performed all these let the lute dry for a night and if any chops or cliftes do appéere let those be pargeted ouer with lute the same morning after make a gentle fyre in the beginning of pure great coales setting opeÌ„ one of the holes aboue by which the fume may passe and let the fire within a whiles be increased by litle and litle vnto euening at which time the second hole must be opened And marke then diligently whether any spirites appéere which yssew forth of the Retort after the forme of a white smoke breathed into the receiuer In the night folowing be marueilous carefull that the fire slacke or abate not but rather sharper yet but a litle more increased so that the fire after increased kéepe in that force in the nexte daye open the thyrde hole increasing still the fyre vntill the necke of the Retort glowe like a burning coale in the seconde nyght following increase the fyre and after mydde nyght open the fourth hoole when the fyre shall be growen and come vnto the greatest heate you shall then see the spyrites yssew forthe euen lyke to cloudes heaped togither which when they be at the poynt to ceasse open all the passages and ventes of the Furnace and without ceasing powre in coales with a small shouell vntill the receauer also appeare glowing hote in the meane time and presently be very carefull that no cold nor moyst matter fall by negligence or by hap on the receiuer These beâ—â—de â— ought to be wrought in a close rome where neyther weâ—te nor winde may enter And the fire must so long be maintained â—â—tyll no spirites at all be left in the Vitrioll which by â—ight may easily be discerned when no more spyrites yssew forthe let the fire die and goe out by it selfe and suffer the whole worke to rest and coole for a whole night and a daye After draw away the receyuer with the whole lycour in it and set asyde close stopped vntill you â—â—all seperate the oyle from the water beholde then the Retort broken and sée whether the deade heade be blacke for this is a note of the worke performed A seperation of the water infused The xxxv Chapter FOr as much as in the receyuer is water conteyned togyther with the oyle of Vitryoll the same must be seperated that the lycour of the Vitrioll may be set vp and reserued pure And this is seperated by distillation in Balneo Mariae or in fine syfted Ashes but saffer is the doing in Balneo Mariae For which cause powre all the lycour which is in the receauer into a Cucurbite of Venice glasse setting on the head made of the like glasse which diligently lute in the ioynt round about After make a soft fyre by litle and litle vnder Balneo and suffer the water to yssew vntil the eyghtéen ounces be come forth that you powred in If so be the Vitrioll shal not be well calcyned then a more quantitie of water wil yssew For which cause sée that these eightéen ounces be large or downe wayght when you haue done this suffer the Balneâ—Ì„ to coole and the water distilled forth thrâ—w away but that which in Balneo shalt remaine in the bottome of the Cucurbite is the pure oyle of Vitrioll yet hath it
for the more part a red colour for which cause must it be rectified after the forme and maner folowing A rectifying of the oyle of Vitrioll The â–ª xxxvj Chapter TAke a Retort of Venice glasse â–ª which diligently fence with lute after powre into it the oyle which is contained in the Cucurbite That Retort set into a lesser furnace into a déepe pan filled with pure and washed Sande which like distill in the Sand as you did in Balneo in sharpning and increasing the fire by litle and litle that the droppes may leasurely fall Thrust the mouth of the Retort into the necke of the receauer made of the same glasse and the ioynt diligently close with the best lute â—â— no matter breath forth when the whole shal be distilled forth of the Retort suffer it to coole after the taking away powre it againe into a pure Venice glasse which hath a narrow mouth set the same â—hâ—rely vâ—â—lâ—se stoppeâ— as a present remedy in many diseases â–ª that is â–ª the sharâ—e oyle of vâ—trioll whose vertues and propertie shall heâ—e vnder be vttâ—â—ed The vertues of the oyle of Vitrioll The â–ª xxxvij Chapter THe pure and not mixed ought not nor may be ministred or takeÌ„ within the body for through the mighty sharpnesse therof after the mâ—â—er of â—â—e â–ª this 〈◊〉 all places within the body wâ—â—re the same toucheâ—â— â–ª It â—oth also 〈◊〉 all â—hings except 〈…〉 the faâ—tie substances â–ª as the waxe â— pitch â–ª 〈◊〉 the colour of 〈◊〉 oyles this chaâ—ngeth except the colour of the oyle of Mace â–ª to which â—â— it bee 〈◊〉 procureth a sanguine colour If the Oyle als◠〈◊〉 contiâ—â—â—d within two vessels â–ª and that the one hath a colde 〈…〉 in it and 〈…〉 to the same â–ª 〈◊〉 after â—oyle so feâ—â—â—ntly 〈…〉 scarcely â—e 〈…〉 hold the glasse in yoâ—â— hand The oyle shed downe boyâ—â—â—â—â—he grounde euen as a kynde of Melancholy whereof this is â—aâ—â—ed the artificiall Melancholieâ— â–ª For lyke as the Molaâ—â—holy â–ª euen so doth this oyle comforte the stomacke and both mooueth and proâ—â—â—eth an appâ—tyte to meate heateth â— coldeâ— sâ—â—acke â–ª â—onsumeth all maner 〈◊〉 â—utteth a sunder the grosse and claâ—â—â—y humours â—elpeth the 〈◊〉 and perrillous â—yxe Dysenteâ—â— â–ª extinguisheth or qualifyeth the thyrâ—â— and burnyng heate of the inner members in Agues it stayeth belching spéedily and putteth away the desire to vomite and the abhorring of meate but this must be orderly myxed with some other apte matters For the better and readyer conceauing of this artely myxture learne an example or two here vnder vttered Take of the oyle of Mace and of cleare Turpentine of eache twelue droppes of the water of Annyse seedes and of Fennell of eche two ounces of the syrupe of Lycorise one ounce of the oyle of Vitrioll three of foure droppes these after the diligent myxing togither taste if the whole hath a sharpnesse with it which astâ—nieth not the teethe then is it well but if the potion be not soure or sharpe instill one or two droppes more proouing the same by taste how it is after drincke the same safely against the stone Or thus Take of the syrop of â—intes â–ª one oâ—â—ce of the water of Cynamon three ouâ—â—es and a halfe of the oyle of Cynamon two droppes and of the oyle â—â— Vitrioll thrée droppes these after the diligent mixing minister safely vnto the weakenesse of stomacke Or thus take of the syrupe â–ª of the iuyce or infusion of Violettes one ounce of the water of Cynamon one ounce of Barly thrée ounces and of the oyle of Vitrioll thrée or foure droppes these after the mixing draweth and causeth a red colour and taste of an eager or sowre wine aâ—â—â—â—tysed with Cynnamon this drinke against the heate and drieth of feuers or Agues Of the sowre oyle of Vitrioll how the same may be made sweete to taste The xxxviij Chapter AT the begynnyng of this Chapiter of the oyle of Vytrioll wee sufficiently vttered the oyle of Vitryâ—ll to be sowre and to consiste of a double myxture as of much Alome and a lytle Brimstone For which cause when you will haue out the eager or sowre drawe a swéete oyle the same is none otherwise wrought and caused then that the brimstone be seperated froÌ„ the Alome E y which appéereth that the swéete oyle of Vitryoll is none other than the oyle of Brimstone or the Brymstone it selfe reduced into a lyquide substaunce and thys properlie maye be named aâ— oyle For it is both fattie and vnctuous euen as the Brimstone it selfe which into an oyle and not into water dissolueth or melteth The maner now of seperation after inseweth The maner of seperating the oyle The â–ª xxxix Chapter TAke of the most sharpe or eager burning wyne and thrise sublymed syxe ounces of the eager Oyle of Vitrioll so much these myxe togyther in a Venice glasse which after powre into a small Cucurbite with a narrowe necke and mouth the mouth then close or stoppe with the surest lute and let the same so stand for a whole moneth or two After powre the whole into a Cucurbite â–ª on which set the head and lute immediatly the ioynt â–ª that no matter bâ—â—â—the forth this head ought to be formed â–ª after the maner of the fygure here after described and made of Venice glasse as well as the bodye this so ordered set then 〈◊〉 a small Fâ—â—nace â–ª and â—â—â—eâ—it halfe way vp with â—ifted Ashes to which after apply the receauer and close diligently the ioynt with â—â—te then draw out the â—â—xe â—â—nces of burnyng wyne that you powred in before That thâ—◠〈◊〉 the safelyer be wrought and done set the 〈◊〉 â—nto Balâ—eum Mariae and the wyne onely doth then ascende without the oyle or the oyle remaineth behinde when you shall 〈◊〉 drawen forth by Balneo the sixe ounces infused of the 〈…〉 wyne the same which remaineth set into a Furnace couered halfe vp with Sande â–ª and a cleare and emptie receauer and the same not bâ—gge set to the ioynt after diligeÌ„tly close with lute vnder which kindle then a very soft or modest â—â—re and by litle and litle drawe or distill forth all the moysture which was left in the Cucurbite vntill no more moysture at al appeereth in the bottom euermore hauing regard most great care that you so gouerne the fire that the lycour boyleth not vnto the gutter or pype of the head For iâ— it shal once boyle vp vnto this you cannot after ceasse or stay the boyling by no meanes possible but that all hastily ysseweth into the receiuer to the losse of the whole oyle in that this is wont verye easily and soone to boyle vp But when you shal draw the same leasurely you shal then obtainâ— your desire by by after draw away the receauer with the licour for you haue purchased two substaunces which you shal plainely sée in it as a waterie and Oylie lycour and fattie These shall you spéedilye seperate one
from the other in such maner that no watery humour be â—eft 〈…〉 in the oyle For that 〈◊〉 water left if any such be corrupteth the 〈◊〉 And the oyle is woont mâ—st commonly to 〈…〉 the â—aâ—er especiaâ—â—y if the 〈◊〉 wyne be powred â—â—â—ord and shall be drawne altogyther â—y Balneo Mariae but you may by and 〈◊〉 after 〈◊〉 in the â—â—â—ling â–ª the oyle from the water In that the oyle is fattie but the water very lytle at all The oyle thus seperated dilygently kéepe stopped to your vse The fygure of the Cucurbite with the Limbecke or head annexed which head must be framed and made of Venice glasse broken molten and wrought into the fourme here vnder demonstrated The .xl. Chapter THe vertues of it which is seperated be altogyther the same which of the Brimstone but it perfâ—â—rmeth all them effectuousser in that through the lyquidnesse this doth easâ—er penetrate vnto the properactious which the Brymstone cannot doe for that it is otherwyse hyndered through his solydnesse and thycknesse And the same more may this oyle than the brimstone that it auayleth besydes vnto all putryfactions of the body and especially vnto the plague or Pestilence vnto the clensing of the Lungs in the plureâ—ie and apostume in the Lungs named Peripuenmonia and harde or paynfull cough matter in the body and both grosse and clammy humours For it may safely and without perryll be taken within the body This suffereth not the stone to ingender neyther in the kydneys nor in the bladder and this healeth the vlcered bladder The dose or quantity of it at a tyme is one droppe or two or thrée and tempered in a lytle wyne It may alâ—o be prepared and myxed in round and â—â—uare tables made of Sugar And â—â—usâ— dilygently be reserued for out of one pound 〈…〉 litle of the eager 〈◊〉 drawn and it 〈◊〉 vaâ—isheth away through the 〈…〉 Thâ—â—â—â—ytherto â–ª or the most of them â–ª borâ—â—wed out of the 〈◊〉 of Valeâ—â—â—â—â—ordâ—â— â–ª of the artificiall 〈…〉 An oyle of Vitryoll â–ª prepared after this maner according to the learned Fâ—llopio in his Italia â—ooke of the â—ecrete remedies Take of Romayne vitryoll in that the Germayne is not to be vsed nor â—ood â–ª for this contayneth copper in it and the Romayne hath yron this is the cause why the one is good and the other euyll so that when any wyl mynister of the oyle to the sick regard must he had seeing the copper is an enemye to the stomacke the yron a friend and much healthfull Of this Romayne vitryoll take a quantity which put or set in a Furnace of reuerbaration letting it there so long remaine vntil it be calcined vnto a rednesse or become râ—ddâ— â–ª After it shall thus â—e â—aloyned to a rednesse or be redde put the whole into a body of Venice glasse strongly fensed with the lute of wysedome and the glasse body ought to be made after the forme of a lute with a part of the belly â—laâ— and set into a Furnace of reuerberation after such maner that a part of the necke hangeth without the Furnace and tendeth downward somewhat to which annexe the Receauer dilygently stopped or closed in the ioynt with lute then contynew a fyre for fowre whole dayes and so many nyghtes vntyl all the substaâ—â—ce be yssewed forth or that no more remayneth which may be distylled by force of the fyre Which ended the oyle wyll appeare very blacke in a maner as Incke this diligently keepe in a strong glasse close stopped that no ayre breath forth This maner of way is easie to be done and the best That synguler Fallopio applyed and vsed of it after this maner he fyrst tooke one pounde of the Inleppe of Violettes and one pounde of the finest Aqua vitae and three ounces of Rosewater in which eyght graynes of Muske dyssolued and one dramme of the saydâ— Oyle these myxed togyther formeth or maketh a diuyne composition in his working For by gyuing one sponefull of it to a pacient fytted with a sharpe and hote Ague is by by after refreshed and cooled â–ª And for the spytting of blood the fluxe of the body the breaking of veynes in the breast anâ— a Rewme this â—â—â—stred doth speedily helpe And of aâ— thâ—se the â—ucthor Fallopio hath seene â—â—eâ—tanâ—â—peâ—â—iâ—e â–ª experience in sundry â—aâ—es And â—yueth a most great commendation of it c. Another manner â–ª take of Vitryoll as much as you wyllâ—â— thyncke néedefull the same calcyne in a potte â–ª and calcyned bring to powder the powder their powre into a Retort â–ª powring vppon of the common Aqua tortis that it may deâ—nâ—ke in 〈…〉 place which let so stande for twentiâ— and â—â—wre â—owerâ— or longeâ— The same after set into a 〈…〉 it with lute and Tyles and that fowre 〈…〉 made at eache corner one These done distâ—ll fyrst with so â–ª sâ—fteâ—◠〈◊〉 â–ª that fowre â—nâ—sycaâ—â— strokes mâ—y be made â–ª betwéene droppe and droppe falling when no more water dystylleth then must the fyre be increased that the spâ—râ—teâ— may yssew forth which shall followe to be an Oyle After in Balneo Mariae seperate the water from the Oyle and keepe the same water vntyll you wyll drawe the Oyle agaynâ— â–ª Then shall you purge the Oyle by a Retorte in a Furnace in distyllâ—ng with a great fyre And you mâ—ye drawe and cause the Oyle to bee eyther whyte redde â–ª or yellowe â–ª and this â–ª according to the greatnesse and 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 Thâ—â— borrowed out of the â—ynguler learned 〈…〉 Another maner taâ—â—â— quâ—â—titie of Aqua vitae the same powre into a Lymbecke of Glasse â—ell â—enâ—eâ— with lute and betweene the Cucurbyte and couâ—â— or â—yâ—de put fowre verye thyâ—nâ— â–ª Parâ—â—â—enteâ— â–ª and dystyll the Aqua vitae vnto the halfe parte 〈◊〉 lesser After take a quanâ—ytie of Vitryoll which brought to fyne powder powre into a Retorte dylygently luted and distyll the same after Arte the water which shal then be gathered poure agayne vpon the Feces to be druncke in and this doe for fowre â—ymes togyther vntyll no more moysture wyll or can distyll forth 〈…〉 the Feces agayne powring it into a lyke veâ—â—ell well luted with the Aqua vitae lyke prepared â–ª as aboue vttered in such maner that the Aqua vitae be well two fyngers breadth aboue in the foâ—esayâ—e vessell well closed and let it abyde on a soft fyre for syxe howers â–ª and this water keepe a part and powre agayne other Aqua vitae vpon for syxe howers as aboue vttered and the same ought to be done a thyâ—de tyme After take these three â—â—â—â—rall 〈◊〉 and distyll them in Balneo Mariae with the Vitryoll aboue sayde and the water which shall then be gathered 〈◊〉 â—way if you wyll and in the bottome shal you fynd the oyle resting If any shall take of this oyle vnto the quantity of seuen or eyght droppes with Maâ—â—esâ—e or whyte wyne or oyle of Roses or of Vioâ—ettes â–ª before dynner or meate preserueth
the body in health With the water of Pympernell it clenseth the blood â—heaâ—eth the heart and mayntayneth naturall heate With the deâ—oâ—tion of Buglosse or the water of the same Mastick helpeth the gâ—â—â—iâ—â—sse of the head With the water of Sage it auayleth against the crampe With the waters of Maioram and Basill â—â— auayleth against the trembling of the heart With the waters of Fennell and Wythie of the mountayne it helpeâ—h the weakenesse of 〈◊〉 With the water of the flower De luce it is good against the rewâ—â—â— of the â—eaâ— With the water or the 〈◊〉 of â—oâ—es it â—â—yeth the bleeding of the Nose With the water of Mayden hayre it helpeth the â—ough With the water of the Cytrone it procureth an â—â—petyte â–ª With the water of Byttonie it healeth all the belâ—hingâ— and paynes of the stomacke that if the payne shall be of a hote cause then shall the oyle be ryghtly gyuen with Rosewater and Diorâ—hodon Abba â–ª This borrowed out of the Italian secreteâ— of Ty. Rusâ—ellus An oyle of vitryoll learned of that singular Georgius Haymberserus take of common vitryoll so much as you wyll out of which distyll a water by a Lymbecke as you know after take the Feces or earth of the vitryoll out of the glasse calcyne the same so much as is possible then powre the water which you distylled from it before vpon the earth of the vitryoll calcyned which after set into a drye wine Seller and you shall attayne the true oyle of vitryoll But the earth of the vitriol calcined ought a fore to be wel brought to powder the water then powred vpon it With this oyle and vermylon make as you knowe vnto the coniealing of Mercurie This first borrowed out of an olde Alchymy booke written Another maner that you may make the oyle of vitryoll take of Romayne vitryoll finely brought to powder twentye poundes which dissolue by lytle and litle on coales in a pot or panne not glased and after the vitryoll shall be molten suffer it after so long to boyle vntyll it be well dryed Which done let it be diligently brought to powder and powred into an other vessel not glased but well and close couered that no fylth nor dust fall into it After this a cleare and vehement fyre of coales made aboue beneath it that the vitryoll may become so redde as Vermylon of this vitryoll brought and made so redde take twelue poundes which powre into a Retorte verye well luted with his Receauer lyke luted in the ioynt and the fyrst day begynne with a soft fyre but the seconde daye with a stronger fyre of coales onely and the thyrde day with a most strong fyre made of wood shall you distyl the oyle of vitryol It is here to be noted that you must powre in a lytle Aqua vitae into the Receauer that the spyrites of the vitryoll may be retayned in it And after the distyllacion ended the same ought to be euaporated forth the Receauer being set on coales for on such wyse is the styncking vapour eleuated and when no more vapour shall appeare or greeuously stincketh then shall the oyle be left and remayne pure The propertyes of this oyle be in a maner innumerable With the water of Tamaricis it auayleth against the passions of the Splene With the water of Radishe or powder of the Tables of marble stone it auayleth against the stâ—ne and all passions of the kydneys the stopping of them With the waters of the Marygold and Veruayne it auayleth agaynst the pestilence With the waters of Sage and Buglosse against the byt of Serpents With Aqua vitae it is a singular remedy for the superfluous course of womens termes In the same maner giuen it cureth the Tertian Ague With the waters of cinquefoyle Horehound it helpeth the Quartayne With the Ferne water giuen it kylleth the wormes within the body With good Malmesie or with Pympernell water vnto the quantity of eyght droppes druncke with a fasting stomacke doth cheare the heart mundiâ—yeth the blood represseth the Lepry and both preserueth increaseth natural heate Taken with Fumyterre water and the water of MirobalanoruÌ„ Citrinorum cureth the Leprie With the Maioram water doth ease the headach and kylleth the Lyce of the head With the waters of Buglosse and Baulme it taketh away the payne of the head the mygrime gyddinesse and dymnesse of sight Taken after a purgation with the water of the whyte Lyllyes â–ª purgeth the Letharge or sléeping downryght With the water of Rue it lyke cureth the Letharge With the water of Fennell or smallache or Acorus it helpeth memory and profiteth vnto the dyminishing or losse of vnderstanding With the water of Lettyce or the whyte Poppie it prouoketh sleepe With the water of Borrage or Buglosse it profiteth the Melancholicke persons With the water of Nenuphar or the water Lyllies with the water of the Myrtylles delyuereth frenfynesse a hote impostume and profiteth in the pellycle of the brayne With Aqua vitae after a purgation taketh away the Apoplexie With the water of Pyonie delyuereth the falling sicknesse With the water of wylde myntes it preuayleth against the palsie With Sage water helpeth the crampe With the waters of Basil and Maioram deliuereth the trembling of the hart With the water of Trifoyle taketh away the payne of the body With Fennell water and water of the wythie of the mountayne taketh away all maner of weaknesse of syght With the water of Sigillum salomonis it auayleth against defenesse and rynging of the eares With the water of Ireos helpeth the rewme of the head With the water of the Acorne cuppes and cuppes of the Roses it stayeth the bléeding of the Nose With the water of Sage Hysope auayleth against the Palsie With the waters of Maiden heyre and Hysop it helpeth the cough With the water of Playntayne preuayleth agaynst the plewresie and such which spytte blood speedily helpeth With the waters of Doder and Mayden heyre auayleth against the plewresie With the water of Roses or wyne of Pomegranates auayleth against sounding With the water of the rinds of the Cytrone recouereth the weaknesse of appetyte With mynt water auayleth against the weaknesse and coldnesse of stomacke With the water of Myrtylles quallyfieth agaynst the payne of a hote stomacke With the water of Purcelane auayleth and extynguisheth thyrst With the water of Byttonie taketh awaye belching and payne of the stomacke and if the payne be of a hote cause it ought then to be gyuen with Rosewater or with the powder of Diarrhodon abbatis With the water of Quinces it delâ—uereth vomyting and if the same be with blood let it then be giuen with Plantaine water or with the water of sâ—epperds purse and powder of Diarrhodon abbatis And if it be of a vayne broken in the breast then applye with the Lyme of Egge shelles and be shall be whole in giuing it euery day fasting for one whole moneth With the water of Penny royall
and powder of Diarrhodon abbatis after a purgation auayleth against the inflamation of the stomacke With the water of Scabious taketh away the gryping of the body which coÌ„meth of the cause of venome and if the same be of another cause then let it be gyuen with the water of Rue and syrupe of Nenuphar With the water of Rue it helpeth the chellicke passion With the water of Molyne or yarrow preuayleth against the Pyles and other passions beneath With wormeâ— wood water it auayleth against the hytte of venymous heastes With Endyue or Egrymonie water it delyuereth all the impostumes of the Lyuer and helpeth the dropsie With the water of Cynâ—quefoyle it healeth the Iaundise With the water of Mugwoort it auayleth against the passion of the Matrice and the harde fetching of breath With the water of Garlyke it delyuereth the toothacke With the water of the wylde myntes or Aqua vitae it taketh away the Sciaticke passion With the water of the Colewortes it delyuereth colde gowtes With the waterr of the Pellytorie or Plantayne it cureth hote Gowtes With the water of Egrymonie helpeth the palsie With the water of Eupatorium taketh away the passions of the mylt With the water of Rosemarie comforteth the stomack With the water of Catmynt stayeth the rewme falling to the breast And to conclude it auayleth in all passions if it be gyuen with the water agreeable to the passion and is also named potable Golde and is precious in euery medycine euen as Golde gyueth and worketh in all the Myneralles With the water of Bytonie it auayleth agaynst the Ilyacke and chollyeke passion With the water of Cresses and yarrowe prouoketh vryne This borrowed out of the Italian practises of Iero. Ruscell Another maner of preparing the oyle of Vitryol not much differing from the former good that he purchased of a certaine friend which affyrmed that he knew a Chyrurgian which with this only got his lyuing translated out of a wrytten Copy in the Germayne tongue There be some sayth he which by force of the fyre draw an oyle of vitryol out of ten or twelue pounds of the Romaine or Vngarian vitryoll in a body well fensed with lute or earthen pot vnglased which they say to one syde stouping in that Furnace with the receauer annexed to it dyligently luted in the ioynt Others when they haue distylled it by ascention doe seperate the flewme from the oyle and powre agayne the same flewme on the dead head and distyll it in the like maner aboue vttered the same they so often repeate vntyl the vitryol shal be wholy brought made vnprofitable that no oyle at all remaineth or is contayned in it And although the oiles drawne by these meanes be profitable vnto many sundry diseases yet I sayth he that the oyle may be applyed within the body or vsed in any other maner doe in the preparation of it proceede after this maner I take also two new pottes vnglased into one of that which I powre the vitryol set to the fire that the vitrioll may melte And the water may also be powred to the same although it be not so requisite necessary and to be sturred togyther with a woodden spatle on such wyse to be through dryed by the fyre In this fyrst calcynation â–ª is the vitryoll purged from his venemousnesse Then I bring the vitryoll agayne into powder and syâ—â—e it through a fine sieue or salte that it may so be labored into very fine powder if any péece shal yet remaine vnbrokeÌ„ I beat it again c. After doe I heate water the same very hote doe I powre on the powder contayned or being in a vessell sufficient large déepe and sturre somtimes about with the woodden spâ—ttle let it so rest that it may settle all the nyght folowing In the morning after the setling I take away so nygh as I can all the clearer and purer water resting aboue but the troubled I distyll by fylter On those Feces or groundes remayning after the distyllacion I powre the scalding water agayne and both sturre seperate as aboue vttered and I the same so often repeate vntyll the vitryoll hath no bytternesse contayned or remayning in it or is agreeable to the water This cleare Lye or water of the vitryoll let it be boyled so long by the fyre vntyll in the vessell the vitryoll be harde gathered togyther as a stone and the water consumed Of the properties of the oyle of Vitrioll doth one of D. Gesnerus friendes thus wryte The principall vertue of this oyle is Montane also affirming the same that it causeth men not to appeare aged a long tyme and moâ—t foule and corrupt teeth this causeth fayre and strong and the gummes also it procureth strong if the téeth dayly are lightly rubbed with one or two drops of it by which maner doing a famous curtisan in Venice preserued hir téeth from all filth and corruption and maintained them steddie and fast many yeres but Montane woulde not the oyle to be vsed vnto the remoouing of fittes and curing of sicknesses without the addition of other simples or myxtures to it for he had alwayes a regarde vnto those matters which were temperater surer in the giuing these hitherto he Ad morbum scorbunticum a certaine person not without great rewarde vsed it prosperously Arnoldus of the vse of the oyle of Vitrioll Take of the best Triacle to which adde a fewe droppes of the oyle of Vitrioll and let stande myxed togither vntill you will vse it If any lieth grieuously sicke and not vnto death giue a French crowne weight of this myxture but if the man be not ouer weake then a little more and drinck the whole meanly hote with a little wyne fasting in the morning foure houres before meate and if a lyttle shall happen to remayne in the bottome the same rynsed wyth wyne drincke in lyke maner After this the sicke well couered in beâ— and wrapped about the heade in such maner that nothing of the whole bodye may appeare sauing the mouth frée and vncouered which done let the pacient lye sweating somuch as is possible for the space of foure houres and sléepe in no wyse that tyme The shéetes then chaunged let the pacient yet abide in bedde for other thrée houres not sweating before he eateth any thing then let him eate somewhat and drincke good olde wyne after his meate After this medicine giuen the Phisition maye vse other medicines as the purging and comforting The nature of this medicine is to diminishe all sickenesses and to prepare the waye vnto health and the same with expedition and in a short time doe in that maner that the pacient may obey and kéepe a good dyet The cure consisteth that the pacient sweate rightly and plentifully for the foresayde foure houres for this drinck rightly ministred neuer fayleth nor beguyleth the Phisition If the pacient after the taking be not cured yet doth he cast vp by
vomiting much euill matter offending In the Cholicke Benedictus Victorius thus vsed the oyle of Vitrioll he tooke of Malmesie two drammes of the oyle of Vitriol halfe a dramme This is a marueylous experiment if of the same or the sayd quantitie be ministred at the instant time of the griefe without an Ague It also profiteth if the payned or grieued place be annointed with the oyle of Vitrioll an apt playster or fomentation vsed before An expert medicine of Alexis Pedemontanus curing the swelling of the throte or Squince Take of the oyle of the Romane Vitrioll thrée droppes which well myxed in wyne gargill in the throte sundrie times Two drops of the oyle mixed with Saxifrage water and druncke prouoke vryne Against the euill vlcers of the legges doth the water of Allum myxed with a little of the oyle of Vitrioll auayle Against Agues take the Vitrioll calcined and brought to pouder on which poure Aqua vitae that it may excéede two fingers aboue the same let so rest for thrée or foure days after poure in other Aqua vitae doe the lyke then drawe forth the Aqua vitae of which giue two or thrée drops in a sufficient or congruent quantitie of water A certaine person reported that a lynnen cloth wet in the oyle of Vitrioll and applyed for sixe or seauen dayes on the forheade doth helpe the grieuous payne of the heade A potion made of the oyle of Vitrioll with two drammes of Malmesie doth deliuer the payne of the belly and stomacke So much of the oyle of Vitrioll dropped into faire water as wil make the water sower doth purge A certayne practisioner cured with the same the Collicke despayred or out of hope and he gaue it in the fleumaticke Asthma or straitnesse of breath and in the perill of suffocation for it hath profited with the vomiting This gaue sometimes one dramme wyth good successe to all fleumaticke affectes especially of the stomacke For the taking away of wartes this is a singular remedie A certayne learned man supposed the oyle to helpe cornes in the féete although the same not experienced Our Oyle of Vitrioll is thus made Take of the better Vitrioll such a quantitie as you shall thinke néedefull the same dissolue in hote water after let that water cleare againe and dystill it by a filter the same which is dystilled poure into a Copper vessell or vessell not glased after poure it agayne into another vessell of glasse set betwéene coales that the glasse may be through redde after dissolue it agayne as afore the same dystill by a filter and fully drye vntill it be through redde then let it be brought to very fine pouder and of the Vitrioll in pouder poure one pounde or two pounds into a Cucurbite or glasse bodie and before you poure the same in poure into the glasse hafe a cuppe full of good Aqua vitae wythout any fleume after poure vpon the pouder of the Vitrioll and set the mouth of one bodie against another diligently luted in an apt furnace beginning first with a soft fire vntill white fumes shall appeare after increase the fire making a strong flame vnder it and continuing the same vnto the ende of the worke After take all that which shall be dystilled and dystill the same in a Retort by sande which gathered againe by dystillation poure into the Retorte and distil againe the same so often repeate vntil no feces shal remaine in the Retort then dystill it in Balneo strong boyling and the Quintessence and fleume shall after be separated and a pure oyle shall abyde in the bottome of the glasse that if you shall not finde it sufficient pure poure it agayne by it selfe into a Retort and distill it once agayne by sand and you shall then purchase the oyle rectified which diligently stoppe and kéepe for it is precious 1 Representeth the doore by which the ayre entring in doth maintayne the fire 2 Signifieth the grate on which the coales settle and lye 3 Doth expresse the slowe harrie carying in the coales 4 Dothe shewe the place in which the yron barre is fixed that beareth vp the glasse bodie 5 Representeth the necke of the glasse bodie retching without and turned downward 6 Doth represent that great receyuer annexed tâ—â— 7 Doth plainly teach the foure vent holes of the furnace made in the Angles 8 Doth manifestlye shewe the large hole being in the toppe of the furnace When all these are prepared let the furnace be heated with a fire of coales and the slowe harrie filled with great coales and wyth a couer let it be close couered and all the other vent holes except the thrée small aboue mentioned The doore also which is vnder the grate and noted with the number one must be halfe shutte for the ayre sake and to preserue the fire In the beginning make a meanâ— fire and after shall a cleare oyle dystill when the cleare colour of the oyle shall beginne to appeare darker and the oyle after a maner troubled then shall the fire be fortified and a redde matter will insue which must be forced forwarde in fortifying the fire a little more and the same in such maner as by a hole which consisteth in the toppe that you may poure in the coales and fill the furnace vp with them vnto the vent holes which ought to be opened and none of them left couered and this dystillation mâ—st be continued so long as any matter distilleth which indureth vnto .xxiiij. houres yea somtimes to thirtie houres so that this must be followed without anye staying vntill all be gathered for in this manner shall you obtaine the most perfite oyle of Vitrioll and this maner as a most certaine practise sundrie tymes prooued by a certaine notable practisioner Where to be noted that the receyuer ought to be cooled by another vessell filled with colde water and hauing a tappe that the cold water may continually dystill vpon the receauer or set this into a filtring vessell that the colde water may like dystill vpon it and coole so the receyuer which otherwyse by force of the excéeding heate woulde soone burst After the dystillation fullye ended and cooling both of the furnace and glasse let the oyle be poured into a Retort rectified in Balneo Mariae from the firie or redde matter of which eche must be kept seuerall in glasses Another practisioner supposeth it to be more skilfully handled that after the redde matter shall appeare in the dystillation the receiuer be chaunged least the true oyle by any meanes may be affected with a certaine straunge qualitie The vse of this oyle is against all Agues against the cholicke and strangurie against the stone or sande of the bladder It doth marueylously helpe the suffocation of the wombe the Cough the Apostume of the breast and lungs the matter ascending and as it were suffocating the lungs It cureth the dropsie of any cause and preuaileth against the Goute the Palsie â–ª c. And they ought to giue or
kynde for that cause a man must apply extreme remedies to it as is the oyle of Vitrioll which is made after this maner Take of Vitrioll a sufficient quantitie which after the through drying and comming vnto a rednesse and the same rubified and brought to fine pouder poure into a Limbecke and dystill according to Arte of this let be giuen in the first day fasting one droppe with thrée ounces of Buglosse water and in the second day two drops with a greater quantitie of the water and in such maner adding a drop of the water vnto fiue dayes ende These ended let the extreme parts or edges of the Canker be annoynted with the foresaid Oyle vntill the matter of the canker be gotten out by the roote and this medicine hath not bene tried of the Author but obtayned of an Impericke A sirrupe digesting cankerous humors is made of the iuice of Fumiterrie of Borage and of Scabious of eche thrée ounces of Endiue and of Succorie of eche two ounces of Epithimi of Senae and of the wyne of Pomegranates of eche thrée ounces of Sugar so much as shall suffice to forme the sirrupe and the solutiues belonging to the same are the Electuarie of Hamecke Pilles de lapide Lazuli pillu Iudae Senee epithimum and whaye wherein Senee is stéeped Of the Oyles out of other Mettalles The .xxxix. Chapter AN oyle of Copper learned of a French Empericke Take of burnt Copper two poundes which finely brought to pouder and poured into a glasse Cucurbite very well luted and imbybed with the strong vinegar the whole dystill in xxiij houres space and you shall obtaine a most strong oyle of a redde and gréene colour An oyle of Saturne or Leadé is thus prepared and made which is after an easie maner Take of Ceruse which is Leade calcined and boyle it with the strongest vinegar after let the same settle or rest a time and the vinegar shall become yelow of colour the same then poure into a bodie and euaporate the vinegar forth and in the bottome will the oyle remayne This oyle of Saturne is commended in olde vlcers especially those which Theophrastus nameth the vlcers of the face of which kynde are the Canker and Fistulaes about the nose I knewe sayth the Authour a woman who had hir nose almost eaten away with a wicked vlcer was throughly cured with this oyle alone This oyle molten ought to be applyed with a warmenesse or by the furnace in the Winter tyme and striked ouer with a fether A certaine person sold halfe an ounce of this for a crowne of gold The dose of it at a time to be giuen inward with any lycour is thrée graynes and vsed both in the cholicke in fistulaes An oyle of Iron vnderstoode of a French Empericke Take of the filings or beatings of the Iron about the Anuill finely laboured to pouder so much as you will the same imbibe with childes vryne after calcine so often in the Furnace of reuerberation vntill it be brought impalpable and of a sanguine colour then poure it into a glasse bodie well fenced with lute and imbybe the substance againe with the strongest dystilled vynegar which dystill after the maner of Aqua fortis by the space of xxiiij houres euer increasing the fire and you shall obtayne a thicke and very redde oyle The experience of the oyle is that the lamines of anye metall rubified if they be quenched in this oyle forthwith receyue the colour of golde so marueylous is the tincture and péercing and doth also congeale Mercurie diuinely and doth many other affectes in the Arte of Alchimie Besides in Phisicke this worketh marueylously in that the same resolueth and healeth many infirmities and especially the fluxe of the bodie if so be a small quantitie be giuen by the mouth with anye sirrupe or other like composition which worketh a marueylous helpe to the pacient that taketh it so theâ— I affirme the sande oyle to be as a true â–ª Quintessence to our bodies seeing it is so miraculous in his working An oyle out of Stéelâ— and the Adâ—manâ— stone is drawen after the same maner as aboue taught of the Iron An oyle of Litarge is holden and accounted for a great secrete in that the same is marueylous in the clearing of spottes and Morphewe or other blemishes of the face it maketh a small scarre and putteth away the rednesse of them borrowed out of a most auncient written booke Take of Litarge finely brought to pouder so much as shall suffice the same dissolue by decoction in the strongest vinegar many times togither after euaporate the vinegar on the fire and a blacke oyle shall remayne in the bottome which then dissolue with hote water by the stirring about with a sticke cleane scraped and after dystill it by a woollen tongue or by Fylter and the oyle shal abyde in the bottome which separated from the water is singular in the working An oyle which is drawne out of Lyme is marueylous Take of vnâ—eaked lyme one whole péece which infuse in common oyle vntill it be diâ—solued and let the Lyme be brought to pouder the whole after poured into a glaâ—se Limbecke and dystilled an oyle will then issue which shall be named the calcine oyle c. An oyle drawne out of Bole Armoniacke is taught in a certayne place of the wâ—â—ks of the singular learned Theophrastus Paracelsus Of the preparing and making of the oyle of Amber by the description of a singular phisition of Germanie which freely described the historie also of the whole Amber as shall appeare in the proper places The .xl. Chapter THe oyle of Amber is none other than a most subtill fat ayreal substance which coÌ„sisteth in the Amber drawne out by Art and although it be not harde to purchase such an oyle yet a special care aptnesse of instruments is required vnto the same art for which cause must diligent héede be giuen that the precepts following be obserued What maner of Amber must be chosen The .xli. Chapter ALthoughe it be agreeable to Arte and ryght necessarye to choose the purest Amber vnto the dystilling and drawing forth of the oyle and that it be the greater part of the Amber for in taking the purer matter a purer lycour also issueth forth and the receyuer shall be filled with the lesser quantitie of the excrementall humour and refuse and it besides shall not so easily be resolued with fire and at one instant fall togither into the receyuer if it shall be of the grosser partes but shall dissolue and melt by little and little and slowly that the subtill substance which consisteth or is in it may the beter be separated from the feces yet in the slaking of it maye the pouder and péeces be taken and vsed in that those also yéelde an Oyle if they be rightly prepared and poured into the vessell A man must besides obserue and knowe that on the Amber poured into the Cucurbite be very small flynt stones layde and
on them againe an other course of the Amber and lyke an other bed of the flynt stones and thus orderly to the ende Of the Furnace and Instrumentes necessarie vnto the dystillation of the Amber The .xlij. Chapter IT much auayleth to haue apt and fitte instrumentes And first as touching the Furnace let it be round and twoo foote and a halfe high but in breadth ouer about twoo spannes And let it be buylt eyther of Tyles or Iron plates couered ouer with strong lute and hauing twoo rounde holes in it by which as shall after be demonstrated the Pypes of the Instrument set in the seconde place may retch forth But let other twoo instruments of copper be prepared and made and those couered or glased within with tynne especially the neather part and let it haue the figure of a Cucurbite aboue in heygth of one spanne and a halfe compouned of one whole lamine or plate and let the necke of it be thrust within the nether instrument and enter a sufficient way within the same Let also a rounde couer be prepared of Copper and full of holeâ— stricken that the Amber couered with it maye issue and dystill liquide forth but the nether instrument receyuing the Amber for that it is a Dystillation by descention let the same be framed rounde hauing a necke which may receyue may contayne in it the necke of the Cucurbyte and wyll well receyue thrée or foure measures of lycour hauing twoo Pypes of which let the one ascend and looke vpward and the other descende and retch downeward as these figures herevnder doth playner expresse to the eye The Furnace ¶ The vpper hole retching vnto the other Pype †The nether hole by which the nether Pype issueth ♂ The vpper instrument or Cucurbite into which the Amber with the flint stones is poured ☞ The vpper Pype by which the hote water is poured in âš¹ The nether Pype by which the oyle togither with the water issueth ♀ The nether instrument here receyuing the refuse and oyle A. The couer boared full of little hoales with which the Cucurbite is couered â A Cucurbite with the nether instrument conioyned as if both presently were to be set in the furnace The Furnace with all the necessaries vnto the dystillation In this figure are all the necessarye instruments propouned seruing vnto the dystillation of this Oyle The buylding of the furnace appeareth at the right side in the middle of whose toppe doth the Cucurbite appeare and shewe The same Furnace hath on the ryght side a pype retching vpwarde which properlye is named the vpper pype stopped with a woodden stopple In the same on the left side is an apparant nether pype reatching downewarde to which is another pype annexed passing through a cooling vessell In the myddle of the figure doth a cooling vessell appeare wyth hys pype retching vnto the left side with which immediatly is the Receiuer committed and fastened Of the Dystillation of the Amber The .xliij. Chapter AFter you haue prepared the Furnace and all the Instruments necessarie to it Take the nether instrument which sette into the Furnace doth drawe forth the pypes of it that you sawe made in the former figure and the same very well fence in the furnace with Tyles and Lute and let there be a couer within made sufficient strong that cannot be séene without and that the fire lying on it cannot harme and then poure so much water into it vntill the water runneth forth of the Pype After the Cucurbite filled by tourne with the Amber and flynt stones layde by courses as afore taught and fenced with lute let not the Amber but rather the course of flynt stones touche and be next the couer and couer the Cucurbite then nayle or fasten stronglye the lydde rounde about the edge or sides with Iron nayles that the couer through the force and mightie power of the heate maye not fall of but rather be able well to beare the weyght of the substance Which done set the Cucurbite on the nether instrument and the place where they be ioyned togither fence diligently about with lute that no vapour at all may issue forth and stoppe the Pype ascending with a woodden stoppell that you maye drawe the same forth if the hote water must be taken forth which shall then be done if a little shall so hynder in it that the Oyle cannot issue forth To the nether Pype fasten another Tynne pype or Copper Pype passing thorowe a vessell filled with colde water which when it shall be hote poure in other colde water And to the ende of that Pype set a Receyuer hauing in it one wyne pynte of pure colde water sufficient great and able to contayne both the Oyle and water And let the Receyuer be of Glasse or earth glased wythin and not of Copper in that it lightly draweth the oyle to a gréennesse through the Canker which consisteth in the Copper and let all be marueylous well stopped When all these shall be thus handled and done about the Cucurbite kyndle a gentle and soft fire of coales in the beginning yéelding an equall heate leysurely out of all the parts and increase the fire by little and little vnto euening for in one daye is the same Dystillation ended vntill the whole Cucurbite be couered and hydde with burning coales And this conceyue that when the Cucurbyte is in a manner redde hote then the Dystillation to be ended so that then you maye withdrawe the fire and let them stande all a night without fire that they maye coole by themselues After drawe forth the Cucurbite and you shall finde it emptie of Amber but the stones which yet remayne wythin blacke couered as they were with soote And in the bottome of the nether Instrument you shall discerne the Feces or the refuse appearing lyke to Pitche and the Oyle caryed through the Pype vnto the receyuer swymming on the water which both are to be reserued vntill the oyle be rectified And these hytherto maye suffice for the first dystillation Of the Rectification The .xliiij. Chapter LEt vs nowe come vnto the seconde and last dystillation which is wrought by ascension and is the Rectifying of the oyle that is the separation of the pure from the vnpure and perfourmed after this maner Take a glasse Cucurbite and poure into it the water with the oyle that the belly of the same maye be filled vnto the necke and set on in lyke maner a heade of glasse which commit into Balneo and you ought to gouerne all verye well least the heate breaketh it and poure into Balneo hote water For the glasse thorowe hote cannot endure the sodaine cooling but cracketh or breaketh incontinent which prepared to distill set then to the nose of the Lymbecke a glasse receyuer and an oyle will issue forth most pure myxed with a little water which also must be separated from the Oyle by an instrument of glasse after the instruction of Valerius Cordus which maner he always vsed or
matter And druncke with a fasting stomacke for two dayes togither with a little quantitie of Triacle purgeth the heade and dryeth vp by the moystures of the same If any drincketh a quantitie of this with some maner of wyne in the morning fasting doth like comfort the brayne This putteth away the dymnesse of sight and consumeth the webbe and spottes of the eyes and dryeth vp the running of them and dropped into the eares restoreth hearing A lynnen cloth wette in it and layde on the tongue restoreth the speach of the palsie person if it shall be often repeated for certaine houres Some commende the sublimation of wyne against wormes which bréede in the téeth by washing the mouth with it and the best wyne for thys purpose as affirmeth Alexander Benedictus is the Candie or Rennishe wine which the oftner repeated by distillation will be the stronger This water drawne by a glasse Limbecke annointed on the neck and drunck in the morning fasting helpeth hoarsnesse The vse of it in the dropsie is on this maner exercised take halfe a measure of the Aqua vitae which gently heate that it may be in a maner warme after washe the féete with it let the féete stande in the same for one quarter of an houre then the soles of the féete rubbe with the iuice of the Nettle and about the ancle bones and the pacient shall in short time be cured as Virus of Rochberg reported to the Author The water sublymed of pure wyne auayleth against refting or belching procéeded of cold and wynde This Alexander Benedictus The Germaines in a certaine place doe drincke or taste of the water thryse distilled ouer supposing it auayleable against flewme the same Author To be auayleable against the paynes of the loynes and flegmatick swellings did the author vnderstand learne this of a certaine farmer or franklin of the countrie on this wise that a platter or basen should be taken so fenced that it coulde not be harmed with the fire thorow a cloth layd on it the same so prepared set into a hot house close on euery side the cloth then wet with the best Aqua vitae set on a flame for if the Aqua vitae be good the cloth will not be burned and let the pacient incontinent enter into that close roume and he shall forthwith sweate in that it procureth there a mightie heate and let this be done fiue times or more according to the strength of the pacient and the places payning bath well with the Aqua vitae in which the flowers of Spykenarde shall be stéeped and the pacient shall be shortly holpen And vnto the stone of the bladder they will to drincke the water of lyfe for the space of seuen months euery day morning and euening myxing togither two partes of pure wyne and one of the water of lyfe and in this maner is the stone broken and the péeces sent forth with the vrine Woundes bathed with the water and the Canker and Fistula are healed with it Vitalis de Furno out of many attributed these properties to it that it breaketh impostumes aswell within as without the body if it be drunck or applyed sometimes without It taketh away the spots of the eyes and both the rednesse and heat of them and stayeth the shedâ—ing of teares It helpeth such diseased in the splene and lyuer being discretely drunck It congealeth Mercurie whiteneth Copper and dissolueth the spirits and bodies calcyned It cureth woundes any maner Goute the Canker and Fistula if drunck or the place of the wounde washed with it It sharpeneth vnderstanding discretely taken and matters past it bringeth to memorie and maketh the person excéeding merie and preserueth youth It cureth the salt flegme and redde spots of the face It taketh away the stinke of the nosthrils gummes and armeholes Gargelled breaketh impostumes in the throte It very much helpeth the Melancholick and much profiteth the ache in the hippes the goute ioyntaches It cureth the Dropsie of a colde cause It much auayleth against the cholicke passion with his lyme dissolued in wyne it breaketh the stone of the bladder but dissolued with his salt doth breake the stone of the kidneys and sendeth the péeces forth And taken moderatly doth put away the quartaine Ague If the leprous person shall measurably drinck of the water sometimes the lepriâ— shall not further extende It profiteth women to conceyue and conception it strengthneth if the woman conceyued drinck of it If a little of it be druncke sometymes or holden a whyles in the mouth cureth the Rheume â— The water annointed on the decayed eyes and liddes cureth thâ—m It giueth boldnâ—sse if any faint harted or weake couraged person shall somtimes drink of it These hitherto Vitalis Further of the properties of the same water in general doth Leuius Lemnius vtter these in his booke of the secret miracles of nature where he wryteth that no lycour which is ministred vnto any vse to mans bodie is eyther lighter or more péercing than the Aqua vitae or that more preserueth defendeth all things from putrifying or córruption whose vse hath growne so common with the nether Germanie Flaunders that fréelyer than is profitable to helth they take and drinck of it for not to all persons or at all tymes the drinking of it is so agréeable and healthfull insomuch that to leane persons of a drie nature in the summer time the vse of it is very daungerous for it burneth their bodies and consumeth naturall moysture in them but in the fatte and moyst bodies and such which doe abounde in the flegmaticke humors this nothing harmeth in that the water digesteth the excrementall humours and both defendeth and preserueth such bodies from the lithargie or sléeping downe right the Apoplexie all colde sicknesses For which cause in the winter time I allow a moderate vse of it as the quantitie of halfe a dram which filleth a spoone at one tyme throughly swéetned with sugar and a slyce of fine white bread eaten with it whereby the burning force of it may the lesse strike or giue vnto the nosthrils and brayne or hastily carie any harme to the lyuer through the penetrable and feruent heate but applyed without doth greatly helpe the sinewes and muscles and the members oppressed with colde all other painefull diseases which come of colde humors it asswageth and putteth awaye through the heating force and swiftnesse of piercing and it recouereth also speach depriued lost if at that instant tyme be mixed to it of the séedes of Roket and the squillitick vineger That if the Aqua vitae be distylled twyse or thryse ouer it purchaseth an incredible force of peerchig These hitherto Lemnius Of the instruments which the best practitioners vse vnto the dystilling of Aqua vitae The seconde Chapter SEing in the dystillation of the water of lyfe many grosse spirits are eleuated or sent vp by force of the heate for that cause the practisioner must indeuour to temper them
and to cause those subtiller through the benefit help of the long narrow winding instruments and the distillation to be performed néedeth not only cooling but also to be in a colde place where water may remayne for the continuall cooling of them that no viscositie or grossenesse come vnto the Limbecke whereof is come to passe that diuers and sundrie instruments are inuented by skilfull practisioners vnto the better performing of the abouesaide Many doe dystill the burning water by a bladder as they name it as Louicer 9 reporteth teacheth in his booke which the learned may there reade practise if they will but this maner of dystillation for that they shed the water is not allowed of the best dystillers and for that reason they vse this maner and waye for a more spéedynesse shorter forme inuented in a maner for the Poticarie only with vs of Germany An instrument for the dystilling of the water of lyfe out of the lyes of Wyne The thirde Chapter A. representeth the Furnace being rounde in forme or square if it be forceth not much B. doth here expresse the place or hole by which the fire is made vnder the potte or other copper vessell C. doth here represent the Brasse pot or Copper vessell sufficient able or great ynoughe conteyning the lyes D. doth signifie the couer of the vessell which if the same be made hollowe imbossing towarde the myddle and that in the myddle where the pype issueth forth this be framed to a sharpenesse it will sende by the vapors much better than if the couer were playne or flat E. doth signifie the hole of the couer into which the pype is set and artely fastened F. doth aptlye shewe the Copper pype carying forth the vapors which ought to be made wrything and wynding after this maner for on such wyse as they saye the water will séeme the oftner to be dystilled or the same perhaps so framed that the vapors the longer kept backe maye the lightlyer and easier be thickened Some there be which make sundry windings in the pype before it entreth within the Bucket or firkin which perhaps lesse allowed and commended of the skylfuller practisioners G. representeth the wooden payle bucket or firkin conteyning in it the colde water H. Doth signifie the benche or great stoole with foure féete bearing the bucket or firkin full of colde water K. the place lower on the bench or stoole where the receyuer ought artely to be set and fastened Two furnaces may be buylt neare to this firkin or bucket for on such wyse with vs a certayne practisioner was woont to dystill the burning water of which the one maye be erected nearer to the bucket and the other placed further of in the nearer pot to the Bucket let the Lyes be first dystilled in the other vessell placed further of let it be dystilled a seconde tyme that the water may be the subtiller and purer And the same water maye perhaps be drawne with lesser businesse if in the second dystillation it be dystilled with a longer Pype in that by a longer Pype and way retching the spirites sent forth may the thinner be gathered An other Instrument The fourth Chapter 1. The vessell or potte contayning the matter or liquide substance A certayne dystiller with the Author had a pot that helde xvj measures out of which he drewe after a seconde or thirde dystillation repeated about thrée measures 2 Representeth the couer of the vessell 3 Doth here set forth the pype which ought to be made broade beneath as the Pynapple and sharpe vppewarde and the same pype maye bée made double that the one filled with colde water and heated may be agayne drawne out 4 Expresseth the paile or bucket conteyning the colde water 5 Signifieth the trancheon or small blocke of woode set on a high stoole the apter to beare the Bucket equall to the heade and nose of the instrument placed 6 Doth here represent the place where the receyuer ought to be set fastened 7 Plainly sheweth the fire to be made round about of any small cloue wood By such an instrument is a farre greater yéeld of burning water purchased than by the coÌ„mon Limbecks for somuch as the pype retching from the couer of the vessell doth ascende right vp and not as in the others windingly and in this perhaps is a greater spéede made than in the other instruments Another Instrument for the dystilling of the water of lyfe borrowed out of Pyrotechnia The .v. Chapter ALthough sundrie and diuers instruments be dayly inuented yet I sawe this alwayes most commodious and profitablest whose forme shall hereafer be described and first let a Copper vessell tynned within be prepared out of which in that part by which the wyne is poured in let a long pype formed with manye emptie partes retch vpwarde and at the ende aboue of thrée or foure yardes let a small bucket eyther of Copper or woode be set in the same maner placed that the pype in part of the bole or in the vpper part of the bucket retch wynding vp from the middle of it but at the toppe or straight ende of thys wynding Pype let a heade of glasse be aptlye framed and set on to the nose of whiche artely set and fasten a receyuer for the Aqua vitae dystilling forth This vessell on suche wyse prepared sette aptly into the furnace and the wine poure into it by the pype retching vppe on the other side right against the cocke by which also the groundes or superfluous substance after the dystillation ended are purged cleane forth But in the vpper part the bole or bucket placed vnder the pype which for his wynding is named the Serpent shall be filled with colde water and a soft fire in the beginning made vnder the vessell of wyne whose furnace ought to be buylt after this forme aboue demonstrated A fourth Instrument for the dystilling of the Aqua vitae so workemanly and cunningly drawne that the water but once dystilled may be purchased most mightie or strong And I heare such a practise at Florence to be in vse The .vi. Chapter A. Signiâ—â—eth the place where the ashes rest B. Doth here represent the grate bearing the fire C. Doth here manifestly shewe the place where the fire is made D. Doth expresse the high narow furnace worckmanly made E. Sheweth the long and byg vessell receyuing the great quantitie of wyne F. Representeth the most narrowe ioynt G. the pype by which the wine is poured in H. doth instructe the way by which the vapors ascende I. The nose of the heade to which the mouth of the receyuer is set fastned K. Doth here represent the bucket or other vessell filled with colde water and cooling the head L. Doth shewe the cane or pype by which the cold water ascendeth or ryseth vp into the bucket M. Representeth the nose or pype of the bucket by which the hote water is drawne forth N. Signifieth the barrell or hoggesheade made
or Feather that the spirit yet remayning or left behynde in the matter maye be myxed togyther with the water poured forth then drawe againe by Lymbecke the water poured forth and the same may you so often repeate vntyll no spirit of the wyne be fealt or perceyued in the drawing the which lyke may thus be knowne or proued When no wine mixture of the spirit is dystilled togither with the water but a pure water onely then may you iudge and perceyue that the same to be sufficient But I doe counsell sayth the Aucthour the same also is of vse and practise that to the draft or substance of the hearbs let the proper water be poured ▪ yet afore distylled apart euen as I have above vttered in the drawing of the Sage And in the same maner maye the spirites of the wine be gotten as by pouring the water of the Sage distylled in the ende and very well mixed togyther and seperated againe And such a drawing foorth is excellent and is preserued many yeares An order and waye by which the iuyce of eache hearbe may be obtained as in the distylled water of any hearbe powre the drye hearbe powdered which infuse in hote water for a time but boyle it nothing at all After straine the same then into the strayning powre againe the drye hearbe of the same kind in powder lyke infused straine againe which often repeate and in the ende distyl it in Balneo Mariae that the thynner part may be dissolued into a vapour and that which shall after remaine in the bottome wyll be so thicke as Honny and iuyce of the hearbe and in the Receauer is only gathered the water of the hearbe Or thus Of the herbe whose lycour you would distyl presse out the iuyce the remnaunt of the expression distilled togither with the iuyce the lycor shal be the effectuousser clearer as I heare sayth D. Gesnerus A verie comely maner and nothing so laborious or painfull by which the true substaunce or Quintessence the water also may easilye be drawne out of any Symple or hearbe or roote and this maner also shall serue and be ayte for diuers fruites as that the iuyces presed out and putrified Take the roote or hearbe gathered in the aptest time dryed in the shadow or ayre and the same in a cleane vessell poured in vpō the proper water drawne otherwise by distyllatiō which infuse so long togyther untyl the water hath purchased the colour of the infused mater thē seperate the water into another vessel apart which keepe close stopped And to the roote or hearbe poure the other water distylled and let them stand againe couered vnto the chaūging of the colour of the water thē 〈◊〉 aboue taught seperate the water ▪ myxe it with the first which so often repeate vntyll no more wyll issue forth and that the roote or hearbe obtaineth no more strength at all Which done the waters gathered in a Cucurbite distyll in Balneo Mariae with the head and Receauer set to after Arte that all the water may ascend be gathered and the mater or substance be ingrossed as paste or a Pultyse Which when it shall so come vnto drawe foorth the grosse matter left in the bottome of the Cucurbite and when you haue poured it into Basen or other cleane vessell sturre the whole about with a most easy and gentle heate as nygh to a Furnace or on hote ymbers that the superfluous moysture may by lytle litle within certaine dayes euaporate foorth and the same matter attaine the styfnesse of an Electuary or else of Honny then haue you purchased the best most precious substaunce of the matter drawne or the Quintessence with which euen with a most small quantitie you shall doe more then with great quantityes of the rootes or hearbes And let this be kept in a Syluer or Tynnie vessell close stopped which the older it shall be before the occupying the better wyll it be to vse And further note that the water drawne by distyllation no lesse auaileth then the other waters distylled of the hearbes or rootes Another manner of drawing foorth of substaunces Take any drie roote as the roote of Petasitis the same brought to fine pouder put into a Cucurbite poure vpon a sufficient quantitie of wyne the Cucurbite dilligentlie luted set into Balneo Mariae and let the wyne be drawne forth When out of this wyne you shall haue drawne a cuppe meane full and that the matter which is in the Cucurbyte shall be cooled powre then the same water or wyne which you haue drawne foorth distyll it againe in Balneo Mariae and the same repeate or doe thrée tymes ouer if néede shall be or oftner vntyll all the propertie through the decoction shall consist in the wyne This being done wring the substaunce gently with the handes and that pressed foorth dylligentlye kéepe For this is so precious as Gold and where you wyl the substaunce in the glasse maye be set in the Sunne that the wyne maye euaporate and an oylinesse onely remaine in the bottome Another maner of drawing foorth verye singular of an vncertaine Aucthour Take your Quintessence in which infuse your proper simple or compound for fouretéene houres grosely brought to pouder and set rather in a colde place then hote to infuse and the proper Quintessence shall drawe to it the fixed spirit of your matter and be lyke in propertie to it and when you shall see the Quintessence coloured of the matter infused seperate then the same artificiallie by an instrument which dylligentlye kéepe in a Glasse close stopped with waxe Take againe your proper Quintessence symple and poure it vpon your matter afore infused which is now seperated by the instrument and let it remayne againe to infuse for ▪ xxii◠▪ howres in a colde place after it be coloured againe seperate the Quintessence againe by an instrument frō the substaunce infused as you know that seperated adde to the former Quintessence coloured And poure vpon the simple essence of al your substaūce infused ▪ seperate the same so often ▪ vntyll your substaunce infused wyll yéeld no more colour or colour the Quintessence no more Take your Quintessence gathered which poure into a long necked Cucurbite setting vpon his Lymbecke or head luted accorcording to Arte set into Balneum Mariae after distyll the Quintessence with a soft fyre vntyll you shall see it come vnto the styfnesse of Pappe in the bottome of the Cucurbite and shall have in the bottome of the substance infused the spirit remaining fixed which gather artificiallie into a Syluer vessell A most singular and the profitablest manner of drawing iuyces out of hearbes Take gréene Sage and drawe a water out of the same by distyllation or let the dryed Sage be taken on which powre the water that from it the subtyller parte maye be seperated but the grosser Sauge infused stiepe for certayne dayes whiche after distyll according to Arte.
In this distylled water stiepe againe the dryed Sauge in suche manner that the water maye couer the Sauge well two or thrée fyngers aboue and let the whole stande close stopped in a Iugge or potte that it maye breathe verye lyttle out in water temperatelye hote After let the Sauge be pressed foorth and the Sauge lyke dryed as above vttered stiepe againe in this water and the same repeate thrée or fowre tymes Which done let the water be seperated which vnto another drawing maye aptlye serue or vnto other vses And the same drawne euaporate in an earthen vessell and that in a Furnace or some other hote place vntyll it come vnto such a styfnesse which best lyketh the practisioner When you wyll purchase the true substannce out of the Rubarbe the Ellebore the Agaricke the woodde of the Ashe and other symples of lyke kynde then procéede in the lyke order as aboue vttered As fyrst powre vpon the spyrit which infuse so long vntyll it be verie déepe coloured then powre the same foorth straine it and the spirit by litle and lytle seperate in Balneo and this powre againe to the abouesayde Rubarbe which infuse for a certaine space in a hote place vntyll it purchaseth colour or be coloured then straine the same and seperate againe by distyllation in Balneo â–ª which so often repeate vntyll the spyrit through the Rubarbe be coloured no more The same then presse or wring out stronglye and distyll by Fylter for it hath or purchaseth after a certaine qualytie of the tenacitye or clamminesse of the Rubarbe which in the drawing foorthe is vnprofitable yet many profitable partes of it yssue togyther which are not to be neglected and for that cause ought after this manner to dystyll by Fylter By the beake or nose of the Lymbecke with a thread draw the Fyltre of a finger breadth cut so highe vp that for the strayghtnes of the Nose the Fyltre wyll no further followe yet taking héede that in the strong drawing you breake not the Glasse which done powre the spirit to be filtered into the Lymbecke stopped with wet Paper The spyrit distylled by Fylter to the drawing which was afore seperated powre againe into the Glasse seeing much cleaueth to the Glasse for that cause into the first Glasse into which the spyrit was infused all the spyrites of the Rubarbe are to be strayned and vnto the seperation poured not caring or regarding that the one drafte euen now before may be found in the Glasse for all the draftes are necessarie to be ioyned and vnto the ende of the water distylled mixed togyther and seperated againe vntyl the water be cleare drawne foorth And the draft may be done eyther in a drye manner or in a moyst forme euen as it shall please any practisioner Out of the wood of the Ashe is a draft gotten with easye labour for the spyrit once powred vpon and the wood stieped in it for foure dayes after the lycour powred foorth and other freshe wood put into it as afore and the same repeated and done for two or thrée tymes according as you desire a great or lytle yéelde of the draft after let the lycour be cleared by Fyltre but seperated by distyllation The extraction or drawing forth of Turbith of Agaricke or of any other purging Medicine take any of the Purgatiues as the Turbith or Agaricke or any other with his correctiue the same thus brought to pouder put vp into a bagge of fine Lynnen cloth or white Taffatie and put eyther bagge into the same part of the Lymbeck which sendeth foorth the conieled vapours by the Nose but into the bottome of the Cucurbite poure on Aqua vitae rectifyed which contayneth or hath no flewme in it which distyll by the same which in the bagges included are placed in the Lymbecke on such wyse is all the property of the Purgatiue drawne foorth Which done washe dillygentlye and purelie the bodie and the water drawne powre againe into the bodye into whose mouth put a Spunge and the head set on distyll the Aqua vitae through a Spunge and in the bottome wyll a certayne thicke matter lyke to Honny remayne which â—â— the true substaunce and drawing of the matter stieped Of the Agaricke the Turbith the Colocynthis the Rubarbe the Berberis the Sumach the flowers of Pomegranates and others eyther laxatyue or restrictyue or swéete smelling Take of Agaricke or of any Medycine the same aâ—â—lye bring to pouder which powre into a Glasse bodye set in Balneo and powre vpon burning water after the sealing let it stand for a naturall daye to dyssolue then drawe it by strayning through a Lynnen cloth without wrynging hard After powre it againe into a vessell with so much water as afore and let it be cyrculated for xxiiij houres in Balneo and then strayned These strayninges gathered powre into a large vessell which artlie drawe with a head and Receauer annexed the water if you wyll keepe dylligentlye which wyll serue to other vses and when it shall come vnto a thycknesse of Honny or styfnesse drawe the same forth and make Trochises or flatte balles of it after Arte which vse according to skyll â— The drawing of Rubarbe take of chosen Rubarbe fowre drams the same brought to pouder powre into the waters agreeable which let stande to infuse for a daye and a nyght and then stronglye pressed or wringed out Vnto the substaunce pressed foorth adde Sugarcandie so much as you shall thincke needefull and lyghtlie in the euaporating in Sande drye it vnto the thicknesse of an electuarye Or on such wyse the infusion of Rubarbe is commodiouslye wrought in the iuyces of Borrage Buglosse After the infusion for a whole daye in a double vessell let it be boyled vnto the consumption of a thyrd part away and then pressed or wringed forth The iuyce pressed forth and myxed with Sugarcandie â–ª boyle vnto an euen styfnesse For so may it be preserued and kept many yeares The Feces or groundes after the pressing foorth are not to be throwne awaye in that there consisteth a great vse of these in bynding of the bellye especiallie in the perilous scouring Dysenteria But the proper iuyse doth verie gentlie louse the belly yea in Infantes without harme The extraction or drawing foorth of Rubarbe which the learned D. Gesnerus purchased of a singuler Phisition the Rubarbe may in the same maner be infused as the rootes of the blacke Ellebore which hereafter shall be vttered and taught but in the water of Cynamon and with the syrupe of Roses solutiue ought the iuyce of Rubarbe be gotten and made Agaricke in the affectâ—s or grieffes of the head and the Rewme woâ—â—keth better if with the infusion and decoction it be prepared than if drawne and the same may also be hardlie drawne But if you wyll throughly drawe a iuyce out of it then doe the same with the oyle of Annise seedes in conduite water or with the water of Annise séedes the oyle cleane
such Saltes are prepared is dyuers and sundrye wyse prescribed and taught of Aucthours For some wyl on this wyse these to be made as that the symple be gathered in a due time from which let his proper water be drawn by BalneuÌ„ Mariae the Feces remayning in the bottome calcyne in the Furnace of reuerberation the proper water Fyltre many times ouer the water Fyltred from the grosser matter poure into a bason which set in the Sunne or on hote ashes that the waterinesse may so breath forth and the Salt remaine This lyke may be wrought and done of all the symples Another maner of drawing the Saltes out of hearbes or rootes or any other matter written in the Germaine tongue The hearbs or rootes prepared vnto this vse â–ª ought afore to be dryed then burned in a potte vnto an ashie whitenesse When you shall haue purchased a sufficient store of these Ashes then powre them into a vessell on which powre the colde distylled water or pure cleare rayne water letting them so stand to infuse for certayne dayes in moouing and sturring the whole often about after Fyltre the water or let it runne through an Ippocrasse bagge and on the former Ashes poure newe or freshe water the same so often in the same order as in the first tyme repeated vntyll the Ashes possesse or haue no more sharpnesse in them Which ended all the waters gathered poured into a Cucurbite euaporate in Ashes or Sande and a Salte in the ende remayneth in the bottome which dyllygentlie â—eepe for it is precious It is to be enquired whether when this Salt shal be purchased it were best to burne the hearbes not whollye nor â—â—daynlye that a Lye may be made of the Ashes or vnto the halfe burned whereby a more vertue of the taste and smell may remaine and a lesser quantity of the yelde or at the ende whether any Masticke may also be added or any Gum or any other matter that being wrought made glutynous or glewishe it may the better be preserued and may also be formed into Pylles this D. Gesnerus Whether the Ashes may be boyled as of the wormewood with the water of the same symple distylled or with the iuyce of the hearbe puryfied Fyltred or the same hearbe dryed which after the infusing boyle togyther a whiles then straine the whole for on such wyse shall you purchase a better sauour and taste drye Roses maye in the lyke maner be ordered and prepared The same Aucthour Ge. Here is to noted that a certayne person wylleth the drawing of Saltes not to be done with hote water but rather with colds After the Ashes drawne a man may both burne and calcyne them againe as aboue taught and drawe a Salte out of them and the same so often repeate ouer vntyll no more taste of Salt be contayned or remaine in them That if the Salt drawne be not white then let it be reuerberated vnto a whitenesse which thrée maner wayes are dylligentlye to be noated In the preparing of Salts this also is worthy to be noated that the Saltes be verye well purged by Fyltre which certayne doe Fyltre well twente and fowre tymes ouer These Saltes which Theophrastus nameth or reporteth to bée the true Aâ—kalia ought to be kept in a Glasse that they bée not molten with the Ayre which lyke happeneth especiallye to Saltes that are drawne and made of hearbes and those substaunces which possesse and haue a more quantitye of Oyle and the subâ—iller The Salts after a tyme waxe so harde as a stone or those which be verie well Fyltred are so cleare that they may be seene through euen lyke Christall The Salt of Hypericon or S. Iohns woorte certayne affyrme to be syngular and hyghlie commended in the pleuresie The drye plant of Hypericon reduce or bring to Ashes on the fyre the Ashes after pourâ— into hote water which boyle a tyme and the earthlye partes wyll descende to the bottome After let the water in a Cucurbyte be euaporated or consumed awaye in Balneo Mariae and in the bottome of it wyll the Salt remayne which drye very well of which gyue to the pacient in warme wyne so much as halfe a Hasyll nutte shell wyll holde or receyue A certayne singular Phisition in the pleuresâ—e gaue one Pugill or verie lytle handfull of the Salt of Hypericon and God is the witnesse that the pacient was delyuered by it A certayne person giueth the Salt of wormewood in all sycknesses in a maner but aboue the rest he profitablye mynistred it in wyne in the Pestilence as I heare Theophrastus onely mynistred three graines of this Salt in the â—â—â—psie but as I suppose he gaue the same sundrie tymes The Salt of Wormewood séemeth especiallye to sauour the vryne hauing no manifest vytternesse in it this Gesnerus The Salt of Mugwoort doth also sauour the vryne but the same is white and cleare and the same besydes as it were a certayne Talow fattye Of the hearbe called Kali doe certayne prepare a Salt which hearbe Kali is of two Cubites of heygth hauing no prickles or thornes is sometymes very red saltye in taste with a certayne vngratefull smell found gathered in saltie places out of which the Salt of Alkali maye be purchased it must be prepared after this maner as they report which prepare it Fyrst they dygge a pytte in which they lay wood cleft ouerthwart on which they lay a heape of the foresaid hearb the fire kindled they so procure that the lycor of the hearb may styll into the pyt which licour in the end contealeth hard becoÌ„meth or is made the salt Alkali being partlie of a blacke partlie of an ashie colour very soure saltie in so much that it may accord as witnesseth Iohn Bauhimus phisition of Geneua The Salt of Camomyll gaue a certaine Phisition in the best wyne that is of this salt one lytle handfull or Pugill in the hardnesse of making water and the pacient through it was spedilye deliuered Gesnerus thus prepared a Salt of the Berries wood of the Iunyper I tooke sayth he the drye braunches or stickes of the Iuniper togither with his berries in a great quantity which I brought to ashes for it behoueth most exactlye to burne them some in a great new earthen potte and in which no lycour before hath bene they burne these with the ashes of these let a proper Lie be made with water meanelye hote or the ashes with the water maye be powred in a woodden vessell or Bole that they may setle and the water after powrâ—d forth a partâ— and the ashes with the troubled water to be seperated To these must other water be powred and the same sundry tymes vntyll no sauour of the Lye remayneth in the water and the water by decoction euaporated and consumed vnto the persite or full drying of the matter and whitenesse of the same It yeeldeth a smell and sauoureth lyke Boraâ—e and bryne sowre it
these flowers in a glasse then set it to putrifie for fouretéene dayes after powre forth the vyneger coloured and powre vpon newe vyneger sturring it well after let the same throughly settle then let the vyneger in the ende be chaunged againe powring vpon other and the same so often repeate vntyll no more remaineth in the bottome of the Glasse that the whole be dyssolued into the vyneger After powre the coloured vyneger into a bygge Glasse that the vyneger maye fréelye euaporate forth and in the bottome wyll a blacke Gold remaine lyke to an oyle as pytch which take powre to your wyne rectifyed that it may there be dyssolued and powred into a vessell of cyrculation which let stande in a most gentle heate for twelue wéekes and all the spyrites of the Wyne shall so bee gathered and fyxed and conuerted into a powder togyther with the Sonne or Golde which take forth and prepare or put to bée dissolued for it wyll be dissolued into a most cleare Oyle as Golde and this is named potable Golde of which vse as you knowe And the rectifying of the wyne is on this wyse done in a vessell of recteration or rectifying let the Wyne stande for tenne dayes but in the Wyne before let these be dyssolued before that it bée put into a Glasse to bee rectifyed as of Camphora two ounces of crude Sugar well dryed before so much of Nutmegges one ounce of Mace of Zedoaria and of Gynger of each one ounce with these rectifye the Wyne in the vesselles of rectifying the vessâ—lles verâ—â— tâ—ose stoâ—â—eâ— that lytle or nothing maye breathe foorth after let it â—e taken and with this Wyne prepare the Golde The potable Golde sayeth the singular Fiorauante is a dyuine lycour to which none other may be compared that the auncient and later Philosophe 〈◊〉 haue by dillygent studye great search art and practise dyue â—selye sought and laboured to dissolue and make this pocion of Gold and haue also attempted dyuers and sundry wayes of which some of them I wyll here reherse to the ende that the wyfe may iudge which way of these seemeth best For some there were that before the distyllation dyd diuer slie calcyne the Golde to bring it to dissoluing others there were which laboured to dissolue the Golde with Aqua fortis and others after the calcyning haue indeuoured to dissolue the Golde with Aqua vitae and thus many haue trauayled without lyght in the searche of the Arte hauing neyther knowledge skyll nor yet experience And this coâ—ceyue that all those matters which are possible to be done are wrought with great easinesse and in the lyke maner is the dyssolucion of Gold easilye wrought Wherefore I wyll here vtter teache an easie maner and sure way of making this most precious lycour so greatlye and highlye esteemed of mortall creatures not without desart in that the same is a substantial essence as it were another Soule yea our lyfe this potable Gold may be named â–ª for the sundry effectes ryght wonderfull that it in desperate cases hath wrought Take of Gold leaues or leafe Gold in wayght one ounce after get a byg and well fleshed Hen or male Pullet which after the kylling pull and take forth the bowels other â–ª refuse the body yet warme then open or cut holes in many parts of the body where most flesh is as on the breast the legs and vnder the winges These partes stuffe fyll with the leafe Gold vntyll all be full or that the whole be bestowed Which done set this Hen or pullet into an apt place where for sixe thirty howers the bodye maye retaine or keepe a naturall heate that the Golde maye so be dyssolued into a water for there is a certayne hydde propertye in the Hennes or Pullettes fleshe for the dyssoluing of Gold into a water Which time ended take the body forth wash all the fleshe of the Hen or Pullet so throughly round about and clearely that nothing at al remaineth 〈◊〉 of the Gold with the water of Honny â–ª distylled with his spyrites being reâ—tifyed twyse or thryse This washing ended take so much of the water of lyfe as is of the water of the washing of the Hennes fleshe which mixe togyther and for each pynt of the sayde water aâ—de one dram of Salt Armoniacke which is white without any blacknesse these powre togyther into a Glasse bodye after burye the Glasse in hote Horse doong for thrée whole monethes But euerye moneth lookâ— to your substaunce taking or powring forth the clearer aboue which keepe in a Glasse close stopped the body againe set into the hote Horse doong and remayning another moneth that which shal be cleare lykewise seperate from the Feceâ— and on such wyse in the space of thrée monethes shall you purchase all the water dyssolued and cleare In the ende distyll the Feces in ashes or sand with a strong fyre that all the substaunce may the better ascende and yssue forth But in the distyllacion of the Feces this remember that on the Feces must halfe a pynt of the fynest Aqua vitae be afore powred and the same which shall be distylled powre and mixe with the other that was kept in the first draft â–ª these distyll againe in Balneo Mariae vntyl all be distilled which set againe into hote Horse doong for .xxv. dayes and then haue you purchased potable Golde easilye prepared with small cost which by his maruaylous propertye and great vertue rayseth in a maner the dead The vse maner of ministring it is on this wise Take one dram of the potable Gold with one ounce of the Inleppe of Violets mixed togyther And this composition may be giuen in Broth or with any water or by it selfe without any other mixture or lycour And if any sicke person be at the poynt of death in giuing such a lycour shall lyue a farre longer tyme then perhappes he might doe without it and many by the dryncking of it haue recouered lyfe and health a long tyme after by which may well appeare of what importance this is for the Aged to lyue one or two or fowre dayes after the taking for the better dysposing of theyr goodes and wyll besydes this greatly auaileth vnto the restoring of strength This also hath caused the speachlesse in extreame daunger to speake and vtter theyr mindes before death of which this Fiorauante sawe sundrye in the lyke case Of the waye and manner of making and preparing the potable Golde wrote a certayne learned personne thus vnto D. Gesnerus I here sende vnto you the potable Golde as you most syngular learned requyred â–ª that is the way of the making of it as I sawe the same done by two practystoners conuersauâ—t with nice which prepared the same in this maner with 〈◊〉 euen of late yeares And I beséeche 〈◊〉 mâ—st singular Gesnerus that if it shall so séeme to you to continue any trueth that you wyl voutchsafe to allowe and retayne it
with you For the Aucthours thereof which were with mée made verye much store daunger of the same condicioned with mée to be an â—uerâ—â—er of them 〈◊〉 to the ende I should not communicateâ— the 〈…〉 to any which wyll of they re I hytherto kept that I haue not to any vtâ—ered the same eyther by word or wryting sauing to you alone and this with good fayth so largelye as memorye coulde beare away and wytte vtter I here communicate to youâ— the briefe sum of which is on this wyse Let the worâ—hyest Gold be chosen the same purge with fyre â—y semenâ—e that it may be â—â—ade 〈◊〉 pure and syncere as is possible afâ—â—â— let â—t be â—â—yuen 〈◊〉 the nâ—â—e plates and cut into verâ—e â—â—â—ll pieces which on such wyse shredded dyssolue in a Glasse with a long necke much like to the Receauer hauing a flat bottome For in this shall the dissolucion be sooner wrought After let Aqua fâ—rtis be taken which purged fowre tymes from the Feces dystâ—lled with a fowrth part of common salt prepared let the gold fâ—nâ—ly cutte be pâ—t into thâ—â— water thus prepared let the Tartare very well calcyned be by lytle lytle put in on a 〈◊〉 fyre so gentle that you may alwayes handle the necke of the glasse this dissolued into a poure cleaâ—â— water â–ª 〈…〉 from the fyre that it 〈◊〉 through lye â—oole Then poure the water out of it into a Glasse with large mouth â–ª and let 〈…〉 water be â—esolâ—ed in hote Ashes and the substaunce â—â—odryed that seaâ—celye you may fâ—â—lt the sauour of the Aqua fortis and after the same the matter againe cooled â–ª then Rosewater powred on it the matter resolued let the substaunce againe be euaporated and 〈◊〉 aâ—oue taught â–ª and the sâ—me â—gaine lyke repeated â–ª as aboue vttered for on 〈…〉 shall the force of the Aqua fortis in 〈…〉 vâ—rye well 〈◊〉 forth The substaunce purifyed and dryed after this maner that it come to putrifying the same shall on this wyse be done let the matter be put into a Glasse sufficient large to the same adde the common distylled water â—o much as 〈◊〉 â—ouer the substâ—uÌ„ce three fyngers in a maner aboue it the Glasse set into Horse doong or let it â—â—e wrought in Balneo which better â—gréeth by the space of ten dâ—yes Then distylled so long as the vapour of the water that is vntyl the water be euaporated forth and the substaunce dryed on the matter dryed let the dâ—stylled water be powred and with a soft fire let the water againe he dyssolued into a vapour after distylled in Ashes and dryed as aboue taught If the worâ—ke hytherto shall be decently continued â–ª the substaunce is then brought to that purpose that it wyll gyue forth whyte clowdes in the ende which that it maye the spedilyer be done in the ende of the fourmer dystyllacion the substaunce dryed let the wyne thryse distylled be powred on the same and by the vapour of the water on a soft fyre let the substaunce be dyssolued Which if it shall be orderly done the whyte clowdes wyll then begin to appeare and golden drope wyll by lytle lytle ascend from the bottome of the Limbacke vnto the vpper face of the water which the whole most pure shall compasse as a Cause in which the Golden droppes wyll hang and of the same they interpreted this to be the Golden shower of Danaâ—â— And for trutâ— I never sawe any thing pleasaunter then the same For which cause it behooueth studiously to regard and gather these clowdes And they are taken of with the backe of the imbossed part of the Spone of Glasse the clowdes ought to be taken of with the â—â—bossed part that the watâ—â— be â—ot drawne 〈◊〉 takeÌ„ vp with them for to the imbossed part doe they easily cleane and shyfted into a dyshe of Glasse but sounde or whole receaued from the water in the same I meane to be conduite water and shyfted againe into a dyshe of Glasse which is in a manâ—er fylled with conduite water dystylled In this by and by wyll the clowde fall to the bottome The fyrst clowde thus gathered let the putrifaction the exicration and dystyllacion be repeated by order for on such wyse shall another clowde be gathered and the same so often repeate vntyll all shall be gathered When no clowde more shall appeare you haue then purchased the Golde seperated from the Tartare as it were the Tartare afore conglufynated to the Golde or corporated togyther which shall remaine whyte in the bottome The Gold thus conuerted into clowdes taken out of the water in the dyshe of Glasse shall be dryed in the Furnace of calcynation for 〈◊〉 shall it be delyuered of the straunge humour which perhappâ—â— shall be wrought or done by the tenth daye â—at the heate ought to be gentle that it excéedeth not the naturall heate of mans bodye The substaunce dryed by the tenth daye or after shall eaâ—lye be brought to powder with a spone in a Glasse dyshe The clowdes thus gryâ—â—ed to powder and powred into a long necked Glasse putrifye at Balneo and let them be againe dyssolued togyther which wyll be compassed and done sometimes at the thyrtye day But it shall be dyssolued into an oylie matter which againe dryed shall thus be performed as vnto the present purpose sufficientlye prepared For that Sellar or other moyst place shall it be conuerted if néede vâ—â— into a cytryne water which as they report to be of a marueylouâ— propertye vnto to all kindes of sicknesses in a maner These by good sayth and so farre forth as I coulde by memorye vtter I haue commitâ—â—◠〈◊〉 whole to you c. Farewell Another maner of Theophrastus for potable Golde the Golde must be dyssolued as into most thinne plates driueâ— and shredded verye small in Aqua fortis agréeable as foure tymes purged from the Feces named Royall and washed from the sharpnesse with sweete water dystylled after the dyssoluing dryed of which take thrée drams of Aqua vitae purchased of Homry three pyntes these powre togyther into a Cucurbyte dylligently luted about the mouth very well sealed or stopped set on ymbers or a gentle fyre for fowre and twenty howers let the same then most easilye boyle For on such wyse is the Sonne or Golde dyssolued in this water whose vse is as you learne of the others A most noble maner of potable Golde verye rare and secrete First let an Orrenge be made hollowe in taking forth the pulpe and seedes into which put leaues of Golde not dryuen vnto the vttermost thynnesse so much as shall seeme needefull Then the iuyce of the Orrenge or Lemmon pressed forth and powred to the Golde leaues let the Apple be close couered with his cappe or keuer set in a hote place or by a Furnace for fiue or eyght dayes In this maner doe they affirme the Golde to be brought into an Oyle Which done let the iuyce be
F. Doth here wytnesse the goldsmythes Furnace prepared made of strong Lute after the maner here discrybed This is a descripcion of the pouder of the Sonne or Golde by a brieffer maner according to the obseruatioÌ„ of the same Aucthour And in vaine laboureth he in many things where otherwyse it may be perfourmed with fewe thinges and a short traueyle To come to the matter take a newe and large earthen vessell with a wyde mouth as are the Basens of the Barbars seruing for blood letting sauing that this ought to bée wyder the selfe same heated red hote on burning coales that it may appeare glowing then bring to fine powder this thy red head gotten by distyllacion as a lytle afore was taught and powre the same burned into the vessell which continually sturre about with an yron spattle that it may become and procéede from blacke of a swart colour and in the ende againe of a red colour by which meanes you shall obtaine the powder of the Sonne or Gold. But beware in any maner that you bée not annoynted and infected with the venymous vapour of the same Or thus take the same Amalgama of which aboue vttereâ— the same order that it may melt into a water whereby in the bottome the Golde may appeare after the maner of a red powder Then Lute dylligentlye the body in which the distyllacion muâ—t bée wrought and let the same drye by it selfe that it may the â—eadyer and better abyde the fyre After set the head on the body dyllygently luting the cleftes or ioyntes with a piece of Lynnen cloth and the Lute of wysedome that the spyrites breathe or yssue not forth And this conceaue that if the bodye in which the Amalgama with the Aqua fortis is contayned shall be to the bygnesse of one measure that then the Receauer must be tenne or twelue measures great For otherwyse through the multitude strength also of the spyrites the Receauer would breake Which thus prepared and done set the body with his head in the Furnace of reuerberation in which a fyre of coales must be made as after ensueth Fyrst let the fyre be soft vntyll the spyrites beginne to ascende after let the fyre be increased by lytle and lytle For in the ende the Aqua fortis cleareth agayne And in the vpper part of the Furnace where the vente holes bee let the Furnace be stopped leauing open onely the breathing places Of the Golde of Lyfe or powder of the Sonne others séeme to name the same precypitate with Gold of which somewhat hath bene intreated in the place also afore of the Mettalline watâ—rs at the end thus wrote a certayne learned man vnto D. Gesnerus Of the Gold of Lyfe or powder of the Sonne sayth hée you seeme to mée to requyre the descripcion vnto the same ende that you may the readyer iudge whether the vse of it maye be safe and sure I doe commende the inuencion in that you applye all thinges vnto vse This is compowned of â—ue ounces of Mercurie fyue of pure Golde halfe an ounce and of Aqua fortis so mâ—che as shall suffice I haue vsed the same euen this moneth and doe â—aylye search and prooue the vertues of it I also doe cure a great dissease with this which if the same shall so cease as the working offereth and gyueth a good hope I then affyrme and pronounce the same to be a gyfte from God c. And I beleeue that he which lateâ—ye prepared it with whome alwayes I haue bene conuersaunt to haue solde two drammes of this for two Duche Dallers in that he accoâ—mpteth the labour great the sauour tedious and the vesselles chargeable Of this powder of the Sonne I remember that I haue gyuen of it fyue graines wayght without any harme but when I retchâ—d and tooke vnto eyght graines then dyd I mightilye procure and force vomyting and the going to stoole where I had before taken or reâ—cyued for fowre dayes togyther vnto the wayght of fiue graines at a tyme c. The maner to prepare fine Syluer which the Alchymisters name the Moone and to conuert the same into a cleare water which the Alchymisters name also the oyle of the Moone must be wrought done after this maner Take the Syluer which prepare and fyne with Leade as the Golde and Syluer fyners cunninglye doe which wrought on this wyse dryue the plates so thynne as paper those then cutte into very small pieces and heatâ— agayne on an yron plate which done haue in a readynesse your Aqua fortis made of Salt nyter Alome and Vitryoll with all theyr spyrites into which put your Syluer that forthwith wyll be turned into a water in colour so blew as the Skye and when you 〈◊〉 more of the syluer vndissolued in the water then powrâ— â—he whole water into a body luted of purpose with his head artlie set on and a Receauer fastened to the nose the same distyll in ashes vntyll all the water be drawne issued forth â–ª which kéepe for it serueth in other workings distyll so long vntyll the syluer rest and appeare in the bottome of the body so thicke as a sanâ—â— which take from the fyre and let the substaunce drye on hote ymberâ— but suffer it not to be through dryed then take salt Sea water and powre such a quantitie on a lyttle of it that the same may appeare wet with it and no more this then heate agayne on hote ymbers which spéedily turneth into a most cleare water the same boyle so long vntyll all the water be euaporated away and then wyll the Syluer remaine in a water potable which hath infinite vertues giuen by potion This also auayleth against the Leprie helpeth a saltie humour the disseases of the Legges a swelling of the Lyuer and sundrie other grieffes according to the skyll of the learned Phisition This also mixed with Aqua vitae healeth all maner of fylthie woundes happening on the body by applying of the same on them when the body shall be well purged And this is a new remedie inuented by a singular practisioner with which marueyles may be wrought Of Syluer an oyle I suppose may be gotten made after this maner Take of Syluer calcyned so much as you thynke necessarie the same put into distylled vineger which within a few dayes wyll be dissolued and become blewishe the same then euaporate gentlie in Balneo Mariae vntyll all the vyneger be ascended and in the bottome wyll a fayre oyle remayne The vertues of wynes myxed after arte and those with medycines and the maner of vsing them The .xvij. Chapter THe first wyne here vttered procureth the Melancholicke to bée merris â— putteth away Melancholie it helpeth also the Cholloricke such which haue infected Lyuer â–ª or griefe of the Kydneys or that can not pysse this besides is singular in the Quartaine inwarde burning of the body The making of which wyne is on this wyse take the whole Buglasse with the leaues
it putteth away the swelling of the stomack reâ—â—â—reth speach lost maketh a man bold and hardie and cléereth the face if it be washed with it this dayly drunke causeth a man to looke yong a long time procureth a good or swéete bâ—eath cureth the Canker and Fistula and clenseth euill and matterie vlcers This wine of Rosemarie or the herbe it selfe boyled with the flowers in wyne a draught at eche time taken warme morning and euening and not eating nor drinking thrée houres after doth marueylouslye helpe the whyte fluxe which is woont to happen to women of an vlcer cureth the exulceration of womens places In the same maner taken it putteth away the Kings euil the hard drawing of breath openeth the arterie causeth easie spitting vp helpeth digestion ceaseth grypings and clenseth bloude To make an oyle incombustible which is miraculous The .xviij. Chapter TAke whyte Sope the best that may be gotten the same after the beating fine put into a big Retort on which poure somuch weyght of Aqua vitae vij times distilled ouer the Retort then set into ashes string a large receiuer to it and very well luted in the ioint this done make vnder a softe fire in the beginning and increase the fire by litle and litle vntill all the substance be issued forth that will come which togither shal be an oile and water the receiuer then draw away separate the water from the oyle which oyle is incombustible miraculous in sundrie matters in the work of Alchimie for this greatly auayleth in fixing the medicine volatile and serueth well to incorporate with all mettals seasoneth such which be crude like swéeteneth when they be egâ—r this also dissolueth al paines and swellings caused of grosseâ— cla◠〈…〉 a maner all sortes of â—â—cked vlcâ—r 〈◊〉 in thiâ— sayth the author conceyued a great delight as to worke such a maysâ—â—râ—e to sée so many straunge fumes varieties but a more pleasure I tooke in the practise as to sée how the same auailed in euery matter where it was applyed by which I prooue this to be a diuine substance â–ª an oyle worthy of eternall memorie â–ª this was that great secret with which that singular Matheus the Hungarian did so manye great maruailes in Padua for he healed with it the goute the quartaine ague the paine of the French disease the drie scab on the head with sundry other griefes for which â–ª whyles he remained in Padua he was highly estéemed woondered at And at the last in his departure froÌ„ Padua he reuealed to me that the only medicine which he vsed to all the griefes was this oyle and none other the making of which he fully vttered to me at his departing which before he woulde not teach any man the same I haue many times made and haue also séene such straunge practises of it that here to report them I should scarcely be beléeued c. This borrowed out of the rationall secretes of the singular Fallopius An other singular way in making of the incoÌ„bustible oyle seruing for the Alchimical Art on this wise take of that substance drained through of which soâ—â— is made coÌ„mon oyle of ech a like weight these after the grinding togither grinde with so much weyght of white soâ—e as the one of them to ech pounde of the sayd substance adde one ouÌ„ce of salt Alkali brought to pouder which substance wel mixed shal be as past the same put into a retort hauing a receiuer fastned to it after art vnder which make a soft fire in the beginning increase after the fire by little little vntill no more will distill forth the water theâ—â—â—pâ—rate from the oyle the oyle kéepe for it is the incombustible 〈◊〉 with which they make al the Alchimical medicines to penetraâ—e â—â—ttalline bodies this it doth in that the oyle is fixed the nature thereof is to suffer any medicine to passe away in the â—ume this fixed oyle so burneth in the lampe that it neueâ— â–ª consumeth it serueth to many other purposes which the author refuseth to vtter for sundry causes â–ª the philosophers haue alwais â—id thâ—â— oile to thenâ— it should not be known I hauing thus trauailed to bring this booke to an end doe render thanks to the heaueâ—ly Phisition on whom the successe of all medicines dependeth FINIS The author maâ—es it iâ— their kind of money xxij shyllinges the vvhich is in our coine vvorth three shyllinges * The Alcamistes doe name the metals after the name of the planets as Gold the Sunne and Syluer the Moone