The thyrde and last parte of the Secretes of the reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemont by him collected out of diuers excellent Authours with a necessary Table in the ende conteyning all the matters treated of in this present worke Englished by Wyllyam Warde ARMIPOTENTI ANGLIAE PRINTED AT LONDON by Roulande Hall for Nycholas Englande 1562. Secretes and soueraigne receptes well experimented and tryed by diuers Authours Agaynst euery greefe or payne of the head except the Pockes TAke red Roses Camomill flowres Melilot Calamint Sothernwood of eche two handfulles seeth them in fourtye pounde of water good wyne vntil half be consumed And with this beyng hote let the Pacient washe his legges euerye nyghte and mornynge from the knees downewarde and hys armes from the elbowe downewarde Also he must not haue hys stomacke full A preseruatine agaynste the fallynge syckennesse or epilepsia TAke the beste castoreum that you can fynde and assa setida of eche halfe a Dragme rootes of Piony wel beaten into pouder a dragme aromaticum rosatum two dragmes of all these beynge well mixte and mingled together with Syrope of Mynte make seuen Pilles to be taken twyse or thryse a weeke when you goe to bed It hath been often proued Agaynst the fallynge syckennesse THe Pacient beynge tourmented with this disease it is good to make hym smell burnte Fethers or olde Shoes for that reuiueth and maketh them come to them selues Another soueraygne remedye for the same TAke a hūdred Swallowes an vnce of castoreum as much Wyne as shall suffice of the best that can be found Distil all together and geue the Pacient drynke thereof thre Dragmes fastyng This water is also verye good for men that be apoplectique yf they be wasshed with it Agaynste the Palsey TAke myrrhe mastir of eche two dragmes franken sence a dragme and alhalfe Cloues Synamome Nuttmegge Lignum Aloes Mace of eche a dragme Beate all these into very fine pouder And the pouder beyng sprinkled with aqua vite and dried againe you muste yet once sprinkle it againe and continuinge so sprinkling and drieng it fyue tymes Then beate it smal againe And with this pouder parfume a foxe skin laieng two dragmes therof vpon quick coles to the intent that the parfume be receyued through oute all the skynne and so laied vpon the member that is infected Orels whiche is better let the skinne poudered with the sayde pouder be layed whote vpon the paraliticke member and so worne And you shall soe a merueylous effecte Another waye TAke a pounde of Aqua vite the roofe of iua the roote of acorus y e roote of Isope of ech two dragmes blacke Peper Cloues Nutmegge of eche a dragme Mace half a dragme All this you must stampe well bynde it in a fyne lynnen clothe and let it stiepe in Aqua vite thre hole dayes then drene oute the water of this water take halfe an vnce water of iua and of Endiue of eche three dragmes geue it the Pacient to drincke in the breake of the daye and let him not eate in sire houres after The Pacient shall feele a greater effect if the same day that he drinketh the water he also washe the sore member with it Agaynst the fransey THe bodye beinge purged it is good to shaue the head and to laye vpon the seame of the crowne of the head quicke Pigeons hauing first clefte them in the backe and drawen out the entrayles leauyngs them so vpon his head vntill they ware colde or els litle whelpes of a moneth olde their garbishe pluckt out or if you will the lunges or lightes of a sheepe or wether hote But because one of the principall causes of the fransie is the tourment of watchinge you must labour to prouoke slepe as much as you can by remedies mete therefore as with washing his legges from the knees downewarde and his armes from the elbowe downewarde with the decoction of violet flowers of Nenuphar of the ryne of Mandragore rootes and annoyntynge his temples the ioyntes of the arme euen to the hande and of the legge vnto the foote with the oyle of Nenuphar and poplar mixt together A tryed remedye agaynste the greate payne ryngynge and defnesse of the eares TAke the oyle of Castoreum two vnces oyle roset and oyle of better Almondes of eche an vnce of Aqua vite two vnces mingle al together and seeth it vntill the Aqua vite be consumed Than euery night at euen whan he goeth into his bedde droppe foure droppes into his eares and stoppe them with Cotton sauourynge some what of Muske It is a thynge proued Another remedye well knowen and tryed SEeth in some potte a pounde of Walnut oyle and whan it smoketh make the smoke enter into the pacientes eares by a founell A remedye to stenche the bleedyng at the nose TAke the iuyce of Plantaine Rose water and the best Uinaigre you can of eche foure vnces yelkes of Egges well beaten two vnces of acatia mixte with the sayde thynges halfe an vnce mingle al together and annoynte your forehead with it and your throte with some cloth Another for the same well proued and of a merueylous strength THe Pacient shall take the water of panis porcinus as much as shal neede y e which he shal take vp at the nose incontinent he shal feele him selfe holpen Another soueraygne remedye TAke the blood of a man that is to say that bledeth at the nose an vnce or two and burne it vpon some plate of iron then make it into fine pouder blow it into his nostrelles and he shal be well Another for the same TAke of the best Uinagre you can get Plantayne water of eche two pounde wete certayne lynnen cloutes in it and laye them to the soules of hys feete and palmes of hys hands and agaynst the lyuer and the bloode shal furth with stent For the tooth ache a remedye proued TAke halfe an vnce of Hierapicra two Dragmes of Mythridate and halfe an vnce of Aqua vite and with all these mingled together you shal often times a daye annoynte the tooth that aketh and rounde the gomme that he standeth in for this is singular yf the ache comme of cold Anoher remedie whether the ache be by cold or heate TAke stronge whyte Wyne halfe an vnce of the rootes of Iusquiame in Englyshe whyte Henbane an vnce Let all be well sodden together vntyll the thyrd part or half of the wyne be consumed w e this hote wyne wash al the gomme of that tooth that aketh and keepe it a good whyle in your mouth on the syde where the tooth is Another for the same TAke Sage flowers Rosemary Betony Sticados arabic Marioram of eche a handefull and a halfe of Nigella or melanthium in Englyshe Geth of perythrum in Englishe Pelytorye of eche two Dragmes Let all this bee sodden together in a sufficient quantitie of whyte wyne vntil the halfe be consumed then straine it and stampe these herbes and
Roset seeth this in two pounde of water vntil there remaine but halfe than straine it through a strainer geue thereof vnto y â— Pacient euery daye early in the mornyng two vnces this will beale and cure his grief or els wil preserue him from it if he be not already taken with it Another remedy IT is a thinge well proued that the sicke man take earlye in the morninge a Dragme and a halfe of the best Mythridate straight vpon it drynke a draught of Malmesey and by and by he shal be healed or eased Another very good TAke fyue vnces of Camomille water distilled and of Nutmegges well beaten into pouder halfe an vnce if you giue it whote vnto the Pacient whan the payne hath him he shal be eased Another remedye proued TAke flowres of Camomille Melilot Mynt Pulegruin Calamyâ—t Southernewodde Senegreâ—e seede of Lyne of eche a handefull red Roses Spâ—ea squinanti of eche two Dragmes Danci carui Anyâ—e Dill Fenel of eche halfe a handeful Galingale Zedoaria of eche two dragmes Cloues Nutmegges LignuÌ„ aloes Maâ—e redde Corall of eche a Dragme let all sceth in a sufficient quantitie of water and edoriferous whyte wyne vntill the thyrde parte be consumed than with a sponge steeped in whote â—ycoure nourishe therewith his stomacke morning and euenyng before he eate and this wil bryng his stomacke in good state A nourishment very good agaynst the same TAke a pounde of oyle of Spike made in Balâ—â—o marie warme it luke warme and with newe shorne and vnwashed Wulle steeped in it nourish therewith the stomacke and at the last binde it vpon it A lytle bagge to carye aboute one agaynst the same disease TAke wormewod Mint Pulegium â–ª Calamint of eche halfe a handful Nutmegge Cloues Mace Lignum aloes of eche adragme make all into a fine pouder and put it in a litle bagge parâ—umyng it with odoriferous whyte wyne and than lay it vpon your stomack if you continue to cary it about you you shal feele your selfe merueylous well A drynke for the same I Haue found my selfe alwayes very well as well for beyng preserued from this payne of the stomacke as delyuered of it being troubled with it To witte in takinge sixe vnces of honnye rosat strained a Dragme and a halfe of Nutmegges and two vnces of the beste water of a Uine and seeth them altogether vntil the water of the Uine be consumed and in takyng fasting euerye mornynge three sponnes full of that whiche is strayned Another remedye to lay to the stomacke TAke Masticke Cloues Nutmegges of eche a dragme halfe a Dragme of Mace and as much of Synamome make hereof a verye fyne pouder Than tost the vpper or neither crust of a lofe of Branne and dippe it in whote Malmesey strowing vpon it of y â— said pouder and so layinge it vpon your stomacke whote the payne will go away incontinent Another remedy well tryed and proued and good chiefely for yonge chyldren vexed with the payne of the stomacke which is knowen yf they vomite or belche TAke the crommes of Branne bread foure vnces rost or tost it and beate it small into pouder and after incorporate the pouder with the iuyce of wormewodde and mynt of eche as much as shal suffice and put to it more a dragme of Nutmegges Of al this being mixt together make an oyntment and laying it vpon your stomacke it will ease and cease the payne the belching and the vomiting A remedy agaynst an apostume in the stomacke IT is a thing wel tryed that if the Pacient take euery mornynge at the breake of the daye sixe vnces of Camomill water distilled he shal be cured and healed of the impostume already begon in him Agaynst the same TAke foure vnces of Emula purified two vnces of wormewodde newlye extract and make in forme of Loch with as much Sugre as shall neede and geue it to the Pacient morninge and euenynge before hys meales A playster for the same TAke two pounde of whyte honny halfe an vnce of greene wormewodde an vnce and a halfe of the rootes of marche Mallowes seeth al together vntill it be verye well sodden put vnto it some flower of Senegren and of Lyneseede of eche half a handefull Than put to it some oyle of wormewodde as much as shal serue to make a plaister the whiche you shall laye vppon youre stomacke renewynge it euenynge and mornynge A nourishment or kepyng of the stomacke in hys naturall heate by washyng or bathyng it TAke two pounde of Turpentyne the sucke or iuyce of wormewod and of wylde Mallowes of eche foure vnces of freshe Butter an vnce of Saffron a Dragme of oyle of Wormewod two vnces mixe all and seeth it one wawme and beinge whote weate some linnen cloth in it and therewithal washe and bath your stomacke morning and euening And you shal se that by and by the matter wil dissolue A remedy agaynst vomityng YF the vomityng come at a certaine day or houre it shal be good that the Pacient before or at the houre that he must vomite do eate some morsell of tosted bread stieped in foure vnces of the wyne of sowre Pomegranetts drinkyng also afterward the wyne An oyntment very good agaynst cholerick vomiting TAke oyle of Quinces oyle of Roses of eche an vnce halfe an vnce of wormewod of red Coral and of red Roses of eche halfe a Dragme of Nutmegges a Dragme beate to pouder that whiche maye be beaten and with a litle waxe make thereof a softe oyntment and annoynt the Pacients stomacke with it mornyng and euenyng before his meales Another remedye agaynst phlegmaticke vomitynge TAke the yelke of an Egge rosted a scruple of frankensence with as much Masticke make into pouder that which may be made into pouder and put with the egge And the Pacient shalve wel yf he take of it euery morning fastyng A remedy agaynst the Hycket oryexynge MYngle a pounde of strong and odoriferous white wyne with a Dragme of Galingale beaten into pouder and make thereof a drinke whereof the Pacient shal take whote eueninge and morning two vnces two houres before his meales Another IT is a thing founde very good to geue the Pacient euery mornyng three houres before he eate a raâ—ine of greene Ginger and by and by vpon that let hym drynke two draughtes of Malmesey and he shal quickly be healed Remedyes agaynst the payne of the Lyuer come through ventositie TAke the roots of Galingale and Zedoaria of eche two Dragmes a Dragme of Spica with as much Squinantum Cloues Nutmegges of eche halfe a Dragme Let al be made into a smal pouder and make thereof an Electuary with scommed Honny as much as shall nede whereof you shal take some euenyng and morning before you eate Another of a very great effect MIxe together two vnces of Diarhodon abated Trium sandolorum an vnce of the best Rubarbe made in fyne pouder a Dragme and with syrope of Succorye make an Electuarye whereof the Pacient shall
saide diseases A very good pouder that healeth quickly the sayd sycknes MYxe a Dragme and a halfe of whyte Mulberrye leaues dried in the shadowe with a Dragme of the ryne or pillinges of a Radishe roote dryed also in the shadow and a dragme and a halfe of the litle karnelles or stones of meddlars All beinge made into pouder geue vnto the Pacient two dragmes in good and odoriferous whyte wyne A remedye which I haue founde to be verye good for all griefe or payne of the guttes or entrayles TAke Diagalinga and Diabuglossaâ—um of eche two dragmes Philouij romani foure scruples mixe al together and make thereof lytle gobbets or lumpes which you shal geue vnto the Pacient at euerye tyme the paine tourmenteth him and speciallye when he is yet fastynge A glyster wherewith I haue cured manye TAke thirtene vnces of stronge whyte wine foure vnces of freshe butter sixe vnces of common oyle Annice Dill Fennell wilde Carwayes called of the Apoticaries carui agreste Dauci ameos carthami of eche two dragmes mixe them seeth them al vntil the half of the wyne be consumed Than straine it addinge to that which is strained two vnces of Honnye roset an vnce and a halfe of red Sugre two dragmes of common salt and the yelke of an Egge mixe all this together and make thereof a glyster Another agaynst the same SEeth a pounde and a halfe of stronge whyte wyne with two vnces of hote skaldynge water vntill the sayde water be consumed and make onely a glister of the luke warme wyne it is a thyng tryed that after the other glisters this wil helpe you much yf the ague be not with it Another for the same TAke eyghte vnces of the oyle of Rue thre vnces of the oyls of Castoreum two vnces of Philomium romanum an vnce of Benedicta of other thinges as before sauing that you must put as lytle salte to it as is possible to the end that the vertue of the Philomium mai remayne in his This glister is proued so good that where as all other wyll not helpe it will delyuer you yea in a great nede or daunger An oyntment agaynst the same TAke oyle of Castoreum oyle of whyte Lilies oyle of Rue oyle of Cheiri of eche three vnces the iuyce of wylde Mallowes the iuyce of artemisia of eche foure vnces of skaldyng water sixe vnces seeth al together vntill the water be consumed than put to it Mâ—lanthinum Mastick Granum Paradisil Galingale of eche a Dragme and a halfe of Peper Cloues Nutmegge Lignum aloes of eche a Dragme Make all this into a fyne pouder and seeth it againe with a small fyre and make thereof an oyntment with a little waxe and so annoynt the place where the griefe is layinge vpon it cleane washed Wulle and warme You shal see a merueylous operation A verye good receipt whiche Pope clemeâ—t the seuenth tooke in his laste syckennes TAke Masticke Frankensence of the male kynde Mace of eche halfe a pounde Galingale Zedoaria of eche foure vnces Cloues Synamome Xilobalsaâ—i carpobalsami of eche two vnces of Ginger Cardamony longe Pepper blacke Pepper of eche halfe an vnce Turbit Agaricke Rubarbâ— of eche two Dragmes the rootes of Endiue rootes of Buglosse and Borage of eche two handefull Betonye Rue the flowers of Sticados Arabicke Marioram Sage Rosemarye of eche halfe a handfull Let al be grossely stamped and beaten together and put into an hundred pounde of stronge whyte wyne and let it rest and remaine there three dayes together And at the thre dayes ende presse it harde and strayne the wyne out and put it incontinent into a Limbecke for to distill out of it Aqua vite This done put into the water of the first distillation a pounde of mannes bloode of the bodye of a very healthful and sleshie man put it agayne to distill Do so in distillyng it alwayes vntil nyne tymes That done take an hundred leaues of Goldâ—foyle of the best and the fynest that can be had fyftye leaues of Siluerfoyle very fyne Jacynthes Emeraudes Rubies Granades of the two sortes of Pearles red Corall red Roses of eche a Dragme and a halfe of verye fyne Muske halfe a Dragme Mingle all this together and make it all into a pouder putting the sayde pouder into the last water distilled and let it lye in it xxiiii houres That done put all again into the Limbecke and distil it with a small fyre The which water being thus distilled the tenth time you muste put into some thicke violle and stoppe it wel or els al the water woulde vanish away It is merueylous good agaynst al colde diseases either within or without the bodye taking of it onely a Dragme or foure droppes with a lytle whyte wyne But if the disease be hote withoute an ague as other some be by reason of some hote matter geue the Pacient of the sayde water mixte with water of Endiue at euery tyme the payne taketh him Neuerthelesse yf you wyl see with your eyes the merueylous Myracle that this water doth geue fyue or syxe vnces of it vnto any syckman which hath lost al his strength and force with a lytle wyne sodainly you shal see al his strength come agayne to him Also assure your selues that there is no remedye more soueraigne agaynst the plague and so dayne death than to drinke of it euery morning before you goe oâ—te of youre house fiue or sire droppes with stronge wine or with the water of Endiue or elles to washe your nostrels within and without with the rest of all your face with the same or with a little wyne mixte with it puttinge nothinge elles to it I haue founde my selfe alwayes very well at all tymes of the plague by meanes of the same Yea namely it is good also for those that haue the disease called apoplexia or fallinge sicknes if they washe their necke withall This water is called Elisir vitae benedicti A remedy agaynst the laxe or flyxâ— come of choler TAke sire vnces of y â— sucke or iuyce of Quinces the iuyce of Endiue the iuyce of Sorrell of eche three vnces Sorell seede Plaintaine seede of eche two Dragmes red Coral red Rose seede of eche a Dragme Plaintaine water foure vnces seeth al together vntil â—he thirde parte of the water and iuyce be consumed Than straine it pressing it harde making thereof a syrop with as muche fyne sugre as shall suffice whereof the Pacient shal take two vnces morning and euening two houres before he eate any thynge This drinke is well tried and very good Annoyntment verye good for the same TAke oyle Roset made of Olyues not rype oyle of Quinces oyle of Myrtel of eche an vnce red Roses and redde Corall of eche a Dragme Masticke â–ª Nutmegge of eche halfe a Dragme make that into pouder that maye be made making thereof an oyntment soft with a liâ—le waxe wherewith annoynt your stomacke and the lower part of your belly Remedies agaynst the laxe
sixe vnces of good whyte wyne vntil the thirde parte be consumed Than strayne it out putting into that whiche shal be strayned two Dragmes of verye whyte sugre and so gyue of it vnto the woman at the breake of the daye and at all tymes when the payne shall take her Another remedy very good and well knowen of women TAke a sweete apple and make him hollowe within make a pouder of Nutmegges Mace Synamom of eche half a dragme Cloues half a scruple â–ª put all this within the apple with a lytle Sugre and roste it vnder hote ashes and giue of it vnto the woman euer when the payne commeth vnto her But yf the payne encrease so muche that her lyfe is in doubt put to all this two graines of opium and sodaynely the payne wil depart Another TAke Calamint Matricaria flowers of Cammomille of Sage of Rosemary of eche a handefull Seeth all in lye or ashye water of a sufficient quantitie vntil the thyrde part be consumed with the whych water washe the legges of the woman from the knees to the feete A fomentation or nouryshyng TAke a handfull of Artemisia with as much of the flowers of Camomille Mynte and Calamynte make hote a tyle and powre some good and odoriferous wyne vpon it and after put also the herbes vpon it for to laye them so hote vpon the Matrice at euerye tyme that the payne commeth Neuertheles take heede that you washe or bath her not because that all moysture is euil for her A very good oyntment MYre a pounde of the oyle of Cheiri with foure vnces of the oyle of Sureau heate it and annoynte the vpper parte of the Matrice with it dippinge some lynnen cloth in the oyle and laying it hote vpon the Matrice This also layed vpon a womans belly after this sort when she is in labour will ease and mitigate her paine A plaister or cere clothe to laye vpon the Matrice yf the griefe be olde or inuerate TAke an vnce of dryed Matricaria with as muche of the flowers of Cheiri dried half an vnce of Gallia muscato or els alefangine if the woman be poore of Galbanum Bdellium â–ª Serapini of eche two Dragmes Olibani Masticke of eche a Dragme and a halfe Dissolue these gommes in oyle of Cheiri makinge into pouder the rest that maye be made and make thereof a playster wyth a lytle pitche waxe and oyle of Sefanni spreadyng it vppon some leather and layinge it vpon the place of the Matrice and renewe it euery eyght dayes Remedyes to make a womans tyme to come that is let or hyndered by some cause TAke two vnces of the iuyce of Sauyne and purifie it mixing with it two dragmes of Synamome wel made into pouder foure graynes of Saffron two vnces of the water Radishe rootes distilled with a lytle Sugre for two tymes this prouoketh merueylously the flowers of a woman Wherefore beware ye geue it not vnto a woman greate with chylde For all that prouoketh her flowers maketh her also to labour before her tyme. Another remedye verye good also to cause a woman to brynge forth the chylde before the tyme yf the woman be in daunger of it MYre two graynes of Saffron and two dragmes of Sugre in foure vnces of Pymperuell water making thereof a drinke and giue it to the woman at twyse at the breake of the daye and when she goeth to bedde A washyng very good for the same TAke Calamint Pulegium Sage artemisia Rosemarie of eche a handefull rootes of Iris or Gladiolus the rootes of Walworte or Daneworte rootes of Sureau of eche half a handful seeth all in good whyte wyne inough vntil thre partes be consumed Wherewith washe the woman in the mornyng and when she goeth to bed from the haunches downeward Further more the mornyng after she is washed you shall geue her to drinke a dragme of olde Triacle three graynes of Saffron and two vnces of the water of artemisia mixte together This is so certayne that if she vse it fyue tymes onely she shal haue her flowers Agaynst to much abundaunce of flowers MAke a verye fyne pouder of halfe an vnce of the inwarde skyn that couereth the kernels of wilde Fylberdes giuing a dragme thereof vnto the woman incontinent the to muche commyng shal cease An oyntment agaynst the same TAke the iuyce of Plantan the iuyce of Solatrum the iuyce of Rubarbe of eche halfe an vnce red Coral Frankensence of the male kynde Mastick of eche a dragme and a halfe Coriander prepared seedes of redde Roses of eche two Scruples seedes of whyte Iusquiamum the ryne of the rootes of Mandragora of ech half a dragme strong red Uinaigre half an vnce make in fyne pouder all that may be made and mingle al together with the whiche beinge luke warme annoynt the soules of the womans feete euerye night whan she goeth to bed and you shal see a good fortunat effect Against the prefocation or stranglyng of the matrice SEeth in stronge wyne the rootes of Gladiolus the rootes of Galamint the rootes of Câ—clamen in Englishe rape Uiolet of eche a handeful vntil half the wyne be consumed than strayne them and with that whiche is constrayned out washe the womans knees morninge and euening for it is very good Agaynst the same of what cause soeuer it come MYre a dragme of assa faetida and halfe a Dragme of Daucus with Honnye roset and make thereof fiue Pylles and taking one of them euery mornyng they are very good as well to preserue a woman from it as to heale her of it Another agaynst the same TAke two scruples of the best Agaricke two Dragmes of Turpentine seedes of Daucus and assa faetida of eche halfe a scruple mingle them and make lytle balles of the which you shall geue the woman euery daye For it is a thing very good to heale her or els to kepe her from it Agaynst the same TAke water distiled of the rootes of Daucus of wylde Poppye fyue vnces Honnye roset an vnce and a half mixe al together and giue the woman drinke of it For whether the payne be alreadye or is lyke to come she shal be cured or preserued from it Agaynst the same TAke two dragmes of castoreum a dragme of the same womans heare mixt with a litle Rosen of a Pyne tree and make thereof greate Pilles as bigge as Filberdes with one of the whiche Pilles perfume her nostrels at the tyme of the prefocation or stranglinge of the Matrice and incontinent she shal be eased Remedyes to be vsed when the Matrice commeth out of her naturall place or falleth YOu shall mixe oyle of Masticke with oyle of rosat greene or raw of eche two vnces then cupularum glaudium the flowers of wylde Pomegranade tree the ryne of Pomegranades Myrtelberries of eche a scruple of Frankensence mastick Acatia Hypocistidos half a dragme miâ—e them and make thereof a very fyne pouder And then castyng it vpon the necke of the Matrice and
houres together Agaynst a Ryngworme or Tetter that runneth all ouer a mans face or agaynst the disease that is called Erysipilas or Lychen of some Mentagra the Frenche men call it feu volage as it were a runnynge fyer THE remedye is good to myngle at the begynnynge the iuyce of Plantaine Marygoldes Solatrum barba Iouis in Englyshe Syngreene of eche syxe vnces wyth three vnces of Rose water and wetynge certayne cloutes in it laye them vpon the soore or King worme Yet you muste take heede that ye take awaye the cloutes as soone as they beginne to waxe whote to the ende that the heate â–ª retournynge from the lynnen cloutes to the soore doe not encrease the payne or elles that the lynnen clothes beyng dryed with the heate doe not cleaue to the skynne and plucke it with them For if it should be so there would be daunger in it because of the vlcers or scabbes that woulde come of it Another remedye very good to heale the same when it doth but begynne or increase TAke Lytarge of Siluer siâ—e vnces the iuyce of Plantaines three vnces oyle roset two vnces of the best Uinaigre an vnce mixe and braye all this wel in a morter of Lead vntill it be lyke an oyntment of the colour of Lead of the whiche beinge spred vpon some lynnen cloth you shal lay some vpon the soore renuyng it euening and morning and looking to it diligently vntil you be sure of the state of it and of the increase Whan it beginneth to declyne whiche thinge you shall knowe because it will chaunge from a whyte colour vnto a red take heede you laye no colde thynge vnto it for it maye be that you maye make some dead fleshe red and darke come or growe in it and so there shoulde be greate daunger that by reason of the colde thinges the Kingworme or â—etter should tourne into an Hestiomem But my counsell is to take the flowers of Camomille Melilot Syngreene of eche a handfull and to seeth the same in sufficient water vntil there remaine but the halfe Than to strayne it and to washe euery day the place with a sponge wette in it and afterwarde to washe it with some-whote whyte wyne For that is it that keepeth the member from mortifying in such a disease If the thyng be growen to an vlcer either by the foly of the Phisition or els by the euill gouernement of the Pacient or by the euill matter whiche coulde not be amended by medecines take lytarge of siluer three vnces the oyntment of Populeon Ceruse washed Infrigidantis Galeni of eche halfe an vnce oyle roset complet an vnce Mixe al together and bray it wel in a morter vntil it be as it were an oyntment which you shall vse vntill the disease be consolydate and sounde Agaynst â—â—omatycke svvellynge IF this infirmitie be in the legge take twenty pound of water made with Ashes flowers of Camomille rootes of Walwort or Daneworte of eche a handefull common Salte halfe a pounde of the best whyte Uinaigre foure vnces mixe and seeth all together vntill the halfe be consumed than straine it and washe the legge with it Remedyes for the scabbes â–ª An oyntment very good for to annoynt yonge chyldren who because of theyr tendernes can not endure a purgation TAke foure vnces of oyle roset a dragme and a halfe of common Saâ—t an vnce of freshe Butter washed and so bray and sturre al well together vntil it become vnto a soft oyntment Another oyntment verye good for lytle chyldren â–ª and olde folke to vse before and after a purgation TAke Turpentine washed in Rose water foure vnces of y â— iuyce of Lemons an vnce a half of fresh Butter an vnce the yelke of one Egge of common salte two dragmes â–ª of oyle roâ—et two vnces myxe and sturre together all a greate whyle in a morter vntill it become an oyntment With the which by a fyre when he goeth to bedde annoynte the scabbye parte of the bodye or ells all the bodye but as thyn as may be Another remedye TAke the water of Lapatium â—â—utum distilled two pouÌ„d the iuyce of Plantaine foure vnces Rose water thre vnces the iuyce of Lemmons two vnces Litarge sixe vnces Ceruse halfe an vnce quicke Brymstone three dragmes make a very small pouder of that whiche maye be made pouder and mingle it with the sayde waters letting all stande xxiiii houres longe That done put all in a Lymbeck and distill it with a small fier This water serueth not onely for to heale the common scabbe but also to make the crustes of old vlcers and scabbes and of the pockes to fall of to take cleane awaye the cicatrice or scabbe thereof A bayne or bathe for the same TAke the leaues of Lapatium acutum the leaues of â—umitorye the leaues of Mallowes with the rootes leaues of Borage of eche three handefull of bran bounde in some cloth two handefull of rye three handful seeth al this in sufficient water vntil the third part be consumed then straine all and whyle the Pacient is annoyntynge let him bath all his bodye in the same baine in the breake of the daye and withoute taryinge any longe time let him go into his warme bedde and there let him slepe and sweate Against the scurfe or leprie called in Latin psora AFter a purgation I commend much the annoynting at night when he goeth to bed all the partes of the body infected with this disease with oyle of Tartre or of Lees of wyne and three vnces of verye stronge whyte wynâ— A remedye agaynst puâ—â—es bladders blysters or wheles and agaynst the small pockes An oyntment TAke an vnce of Peche karnels burned and made into a pouder the iuyce of Plantaine and of Syngreene of eche halfe an vnce Ceruse or Lead washed a dragme and a halfe make of this a softe oyntment as muche as shal serue you Another remedye well tryed TAke two dragmes of Camphyre an vnce of Ceruse washed half a pounde of red Ciâ—â—es a pound of the inner parte of Melons withoute the pilles ten Swallowes egges two dragmes of Pearles thre dragmes of the seedes of Xilon or Gpâ—sipium the tree that beareth Cotton two dragmes of Salte foure vnces of the iuyce of Lemons half an vnce of whyte wyne lees make that in pouder that ought to be and put al together in ten pounde of water of Lapatium acutum distilled leauing it so two dayes and two nightes This done distillall together in a Limbecke with the which water so distilled the Pacient shal washe his face three or foure tymes a daye It hath been proued very good Agaynst the stronge cogh of yonge chyldren SEeth in wyne some â—sope and some Sâ—rpellum or Sauorye or elles steepe some Jeniper berries in wyne and giue the child to drinke of which you will Agaynst the stynkyng svveate TO those that so sweate make a clothe steeped in wyne wherein Myrtle leaues or the herbe it selfe or els his fruit hath
a Dragme the pouder of Diamargariti frigidi two scruples the pouder of Diatrio santalon eyght scruples the pylles of drye Orenges Cloues Cynamome Saffron of eche fyue Dragmes Make thereof a fyne Pouder You shall vse the sayde Pouders with Conserues or wythoute them wyth Syroppes distilled waters or rather wyth Juyces and other suche conuenient lycours A drynke for poore folke and in a places where there is none or verye lytle Iuyce eyther of Syrope cytrons Lemons or Pomegranades YOu shall take the pouder prescribed for poore folke conditi rosati or conserue of Roses conditi boraginis or rather coraginis of eche a Dragme and a halfe of the sucke of Oxalis two vnces Succi arantij Succi coraginis extract with Rose water of good whyte Uinaigre of eche an vnce and make thereof a drinke A drynke often tymes tryed profytable and wholesome the whiche as many men saye was neuer found vaine TAke pouder of Motherworte of the first or of the seconde two dragmes the seedes of Sancti or of Orenges of Myrrhe of eche a dragme the scrapinges of Hartes horne a dragme mixe them together well beaten You muste drinke this with whyte Uinaigre before a fier and as soone as there appeareth anye swellynge in the gryne or flanke or vnderneth the arme hooles or any where elles the remedye muste be readye for it prouoketh great sweate whereby the venim or infection anoydeth in euerye parte The Pacient thus sweatinge his infected sweate besyde a fyer must be rubbed and dried with whote linnen clothes whiche must be alwayes chaunged vntil the sauour of the sweate begonne with rubbynge Of the sayde pouders also a man maye make conserues or opites after this maner that foloweth Opiate TAke of the fyrste or seconde pouder Orenge pilles conserued of eche an vnce and a halfe conditi rosati that is to say the conserue of Roses the conserue of Buglosse of eche two vnces of the syrope of the iuyce of Citrons or Lemons or Orenges or elles of Oxalis or omphacini as much as shal suffice Make therof a liquide electuarie in forme of an opiate Whereof take an vnce or more drink after it some of the foresayde lycours and such as here followe It shal be wel done to mingle an vnce of Purcelane with the licours as foloweth A drynke meete after euery takyng of the sayde opiate or to be mixte with the takynges of the same opiate for the strongest or meanest men accordynge to the place and tyme. TAke the Juyce of Citrons or Lemons thre vnces of the wyne of sowre Orenges of whyte Rose water of eche an vnce And mixe them together A drynke for poore folke TAke the Juyce of Sorrell verye cleare thre vnces of bitter or sowre Orenges good whyte cleare Uinagre rose water of eche an vnce Make thereof a drinke putting to it a lytle Sugre if you wil. A drynke to cause one to sweate TAke good triacle or Mythridatum a dragme bolearmenick of the best or of the pouder of one of the herbes called cardiacae afore discribed halfe a dragme Scabiose water two vnces water of Oxalis Buglosse or Borage of eche an vnce and make thereof a drinke Another drynke easye for poore folke TAke the decoction of Scabiose and of the flowers of redde Poppye a glassefull with a lytle Sugre Or a Ptysane made with Barley and Anâ—â—e seede and the rootes of Persley Or of the decoction of Cyche peason the rootes of Persley the rootes of Succorye the one or the other decoction with sharpe Syrop two vnces or with Sugre and a lytle whyte Uinaigre These drinkes must be taken whote the Pacient beinge well couered in his bedde The Triacle and Mythridate although they be of great efficacie in this behalfe yet they are not meete for women with childe nor for yonge children The vse also of them ought not to be often nor in greate quantitie when the feuer is great Some mennes aduise is to mingle the medecine for sweating w t some distilled water or with the decoction of herbes concerning the part to the whiche the venimous matter hath his course Nowe yf a man knowe that the matter goeth to the head they wyll that the pacient take it for to sweate w t some distilled water or with the decoction of Betony but if it go to the vitall partes or to the brest and hart with the water or decoction of Borage whiche is very Buglosse Yf it go to the belly and bowels with lycour of Wormewodde Yf to the lyuer then with the decoction or water of Agrimonie which is the true cupatorium An epitheme or medecine to laye the region of the harte to coole it TAke Rose water foure vnces water of Uiolettes and of Nempher of eche thre vnces water of Buglosse of Oxalis of wine of pomegranads of good Uinaigre of eche two vnces of Coriander prepared three dragmes redde Roses flower of Pearles of eche a Dragme of redde Sanders halfe a dragme of bothe Coralles of Camphyre of eche a scruple Saffron half a scruple myngle them togyther And make thereof an Epitheme An Epitheme for the Harte good for poore folkes whiche maye also serue for the Lyuer IT is made of twelue vnces or a pounde of Rose water of three vnces of good whyte Uinaigre puttynge to it in Sommer whyte and redde Sanders of eche a dragme Yf it be in Winter in stede of Sanders you shall put to it Cloues the flowers of Nardus celtica or of Lauendar of eche a dragme An Epitheme or medecine for the Lyuer TAke the water of Succorye in Latine ambubeia Rose water of Oxalis of eche foure vnces whyte Uinaigre wyne of Pomegranades of eche two vnces pouder of Diarhodon abbatis two dragmes the pouder Diamargariton frigidum whiche is a confection made with Pearles one dragme redde Sanders halfe a dragme Camphier halfe a scruple Make thereof an Epitheme Locall medecines and fyrst a plaister or oyntment for to drawe and dissolue TAKE the rootes of Narcissus or of Flowerdeluce with his oyle and braye it with Honny It is good for a delycate bodye and easeth all the payne Another easye drawyng medecine TAke Rue or Dogon brayed with Triacle or Triacle alone or of a Radishe roote cutte into lytle rounde peeces and laye on one after another and chaunge it often tymes Another very good in maner of a plaister TAke Diachylum two vnces Ammoniacum Galbanum of eche halfe an vnce and put them together Medecines of the kyndes that burne the skynne or fleshe called medicamenta caustica or vesicatoria whereof the fyrst is very stronge APlaister of Cantarides and of vnsleckt lyme mixed with oyle of Walnuttes in steede of a lancet for to get out the swellynge Another plaister TAKE the rootes of Narc isse or of Lilies sodden with ashes of Pigeons dung of eche equal parts of melligo anacardina called mel anacardinum as much as shall suffice And mak thereof a plaister Another stronger TAke fermentum
straine it thorow a linen cloth Another TAke halfe an vnce of bole Armenick halfe an vnce of whyte gomme and set it vpon a fier of coales putting to it an vnce of oyle of Line seede and whan you may draw it in length lyke a threede it is made A colour of golde vpon brasse TAke oyle of Lyne seede well clarified on the fier than put to it Amber and aloe hepaticum citrinum of eche alyke and being wel stampt mingle it so wel with the oyle on the fyer that it may bee thycke then take it from the fyer and set it on the ground well couered the space of three daies And the brasse that you shall gilt shall take the colour of gold To make copper of a syluer colour TAke wine leese alome and salt bray well altogyther vpon a stone and put vnto it a leafe or two of syluer brayeng them also with the other foresayd things Put all in a pot wel leaded putting to it some water then cast your copper into it and after rubbe it with a rubber and so shall you see when it is ynough To gylte yron or steele TAke one part of wine seese halfe asmuche of salte Armoniacke and asmuch spanishe grene and a litle salt Seeth all in white wine and anoynt your yron or steele with it when you haue well polished it and so let it drye and then gilt it with gold ground To make a water for to gylt vpon yron or steele TAke an vnce of the ashes of wine leese burned an vnce of white wine an vnce of Alom half an vnce of salt gemma alumen pluâ—â—â— the weight of two grotes Spanish greene the weight of two grotes Coperous y â— weight of a grote baye salt a pint of ruening seeth this vnto the half and than put it in a new pot â–ª laying vpon it vii or viii new paper leaues and a tile ouer that to the ende it may take no ayre To keepe all maner of yron or steele cleane and also all maner of instrumentes of warre TAke Lead fyled verye small and put it in a potte with oyle Olyue vntill it couer it leauing it so nine dayes together Than anoynt with the same oyle harnesse swordes yron or steele and it shal neuer ruste The grease of neates feete sodden is also good for the same THE seconde Booke containyng the maner howe to take oute quickly with water or Lye without hurtinge any thynge all maner of spottes of garmentes of clothe veluet silke or other whether they bee spottes of oyle grease wyne or what so euer they be To bryng a cloth that was stayned to his colour agayne TAKE a pounde of earthen pots brused and hauing powred vpon it about foure pintes of water let it rest a night Than powre out the Lie and put into the same two Oxe galles a handful of drie birchen leaues and let them seeth together halfe an houre long or vntil the leaues goe to the bottome Than let it coole and suche colour as you wil restore that was stained take the shearings or flockes of the clothe of the same colour and seeth it againe with the saide Lie leauinge it so to reste the space of xiiii dayes or more for the Lie wil drawe vnto it selfe the colour of the shearings or flocks Than powre it out and washe the clothe with it and it shall receyue his firste colour againe To take spottes out of cloth TAke colde Lie made of the ashes of Beeche and put to it a litle wine Lies and of the olde claye of some ouen put the clothe into it where the spot is for it wil take al the spot out than washe your cloth with cleane water and drie it in the Sunne And yf the spots be not wel taken out do it againe as before Another waye TAke sixe vnces of alumen fecis foure vnces of rawe tartre two vnces of alome half a dragme of camphyre halfe a dragme of Dragons blood stampe them wel and mingle them wel together Than take sixe vnces of an Oxe galle three pyntes of cleare water put all together in a kettle and seeth it vntil it be diminished of the two thirde partes than straine it thorow a linnen clothe and thoughe the galle nor the camphyre were not in it yet the water wold be strong inough whan you wil occupie it bath the peece of new cloth in the saide water and rubbe wel the spot withall and whan the cloth is no more weate w t rubbing weate it againe and rubbe the cloth with it vntill the spot be out This done take whole water and washe the place where the spot was but if the cloth be white take a litle Sope with the same water and distille it and occupie it as before Another waye TAke sixe Oxe galles and twyse as muche raine water halfe a pound of Tartre an vnce of Alom stampe them small and take a glasseful of Uinaigre into the which you shal put sixe dragmes of Uitrioll wel brayed powre al together and seeth it vntil it be diminished of the two thirde partes and than vse it as is afore sayde A water to take spots out of whyte clothe TAke foure vnces of alumen fecis a pint of water and seeth them vntil thei be consumed to the. iiii part Than take whyte Sope and cut it small an vnce of Alome put al into the water let it stand the space of two dayes vse it for your whyte cloth as before To take spots of grease or oyle out of whyte cloth TAke whaye of wylke sodden with flower steepe your clothe in it so far as to the spot the space of a night than wash it with faire riuer water and hang it in the most heate of the Sunne but if the cloth be of a noble colour you mai not let it be to whote lest the Sunne hurt the colour for the heate of the Sunne soone hurteth faire colours To take spots of grease and oyle out of all sortes of cloth whyte or other TAke the water that pease hath bene sodden in and steepe your cloth where the spot is in it and than washe it with cleane riuer water and hang it in the Sunne Another TAke colde Lie lyes of whyte wyne made a lytle whote and mixe them well together But you muste take heede they be not to whote and washe your cloth as before To take spots of wyne out of all maner of cloth TAke Lie made w e ashes of beech whyte wyne lees as much of the one as the other laye your cloth in it a night and wash it afterwarde with colde water and drie it in the Sunne To take all maner of spots out of sylke TAke the iuyce of great and round musheromâ— of a sharpe taste weate the spots in it the space of two houres and than washe them with cleare water and let them drye To take all spots out of crymsen Veluet TAke the ashes made of Uine twigges and make therewith good Lie
And he shal be wel eased A playster for the same TAke Plantain seede Sorrel seede Purcelin seede of eche two dragmes gomme Arabicke Dragacante of eche a dragme and a halfe Hypocistidos acacia bole Armenicke sylke burned of eche a dragme Terra sigillata Hares heare burned of ech a dragme make al together in a fine smal pouder and make thereof a plaister with oyle rosat greene or rawe waxe pitche as muche as shall suffice the whiche you shal lay vpon the raynes of the Pacient It is proued and tryed to be verye good Remedyes agaynst the grauell IT is a thyng certaine that if the Pacient swallowe downe thre dragmes of newe Cassa euery day before dynner he shal neuer haue the grauell Another TAke the stone that is found in the heads of Crabs half an vnce burne it and make it in pouder very fyne mixing the pouder with the water of Saxifrage and so geue it to the Pacient Another remedy wel tryed whereby I haue often tymes founde my selfe eased TAke oyle of Scorpions made of oyle of bitter Almondes Turpentine freshe Butter of eche half a pounde of Saffron a Scruple beate all this in some vessell on the fyre and with a linnen cloth bathe and washe often tymes a daye from the heighte of the haunches vnto the roote or beginninge of the priuie members Agaynst the same DIssolue thre dragmes of he Goates bloode prepared in sufficient quantitie of Brooâ—e flowers water distilled and geue it to the Pacient Another verye good MIre an vnce of the iuyce of grene Lemmons with three vnces of Malmesey and gene it the Pacient to drynke all at one tyme when he â—eeleth hys griefe Receiptes to hasten the chylde byrth and to mitigate the payne of the trauayle and labour TAke Genyper berries and bay Berries of eche seuen great Synamome halfe a dragme whole Synamom a dragme Put al together in a turtle Doues belly that is fat and â—â—eshye and put her on a Spyt and roste her and baste her with Hennes grease the which you shal geue to the woman euerye daye for her supper It is a thing as notable as any other can be Yet in the meane tyme you must note that none of these receipts muste be geuen to a woman great wyth childe vnlesse she haue passed the moone of the nynth moneth that she was with chylde Another TAke freshe Butter washed in Uiolet water three vnces mucilago of Cabbage two vnces mucilago of wylde or marche Mallowes mucilago of Figges of eche halte an vnce and mixe it together And if the woman be nigh her tyme let her put euerye daye into the entry of her Matrice a cloute wete and dipt in this lycour and she shall bryng forth her childe without great trauaile and difficultie Another TAke syxe pounde of good whyte wyne Calamint Sage Rosemary of ech half a haÌ„dful seeth al together vntill the fourth part of the wyne be consumed with the which the woman drawing nigh to her tyme shall washe her legges once a daye eyther morninge or euenynge Another TAke an vnce of the pilling of Radishe rootes with as muche Mercurie thre graynes of Saffron a dragme of grosse Synamome wel beaten into pouder two dragmes of the iuyce of Sauyne Mingle and stampe wel altogether byndyng it in some fyne lynen cloth vpon the necke of the Matrice If the woman labour in great daunger she shall sodeynly be delyuered Another remedye verye good but yet such one that may not be geuen but in great necessitie or when the childe is dead within her bellye MIxe together two vnces of the iuyce of Sauyne a dragme of Boras mynerall well made in pouder and an vnce of odoriferous whyte wyne and geue it the woman to drinke and the effect wyl soone folowe Remedyes when a man pysseth agaynst hys wyll IT is a thynge verye good and tryed to geue euerye mornynge to the Patient a Cytryn myrabâ—lan well conserued Another for the same Take Plantaine water â—â—â—â— water â–ª Sorrell water nyght shade water of â—â—â—â— halfe a 〈…〉 wodde water foure vnces kyndes oâ— Ceroâ—â—â—ia sandalia an vnce Spondij two dragmes â–ª red Coral red Rose seedes Plantain seedes of eche two dragmes of Spike tenne graines of very good Uinaigre thre vnces mire altogether and with a whyte linnen cloth dipped therein and well cleansed washe and bathe the Lyuer with it and the raines of the backe That done take oyle Roset oyle of Myrtel oyle of Quinces of eche an vnce Make into pouder that may be made and make thereof an oyntment very softe with a lytle waxe annoyntynge incontinent the Pacients raynes of the backe and hys bellye Remedies agaynst the stone in the bladder TAke Liton tripon thre dragmes ten bitter Almondes w t asmuch of y â— kernells of Peches braye all thys well together and make thereof litle balles wyth Sugre the which you shal geue to the Pacient euerye moneth ten dayes together at the breake of the daye â—lepyâ—ge a lytle vpon it and you shall see a good ende and issue of it A remedy and preseruatiue agaynst the same TAke foure vnces of Turpentine and burne it vpon some plate of Iron red whote vntil it maye be made into pouder of the whiche pouder take two dragmes water of Saâ—ifrage foure vnces mingling al together make thereof a drinke which you shall geue the Pacient twise a weke at the breake of the day continuyng so two monethes together If he haue not yet the stone he shall without doubt be preserued from it but if he haue it he shal also be healed of it Another for the same TAke siâ—re Dragmes of Turpentine ten tymes washed in water and make thereof lytle balles called Bolâ— with the iuyce of Saxifrage and a lytle Sugre and geue it to the Pacient as is aforesayde Remedyes for to heale the Emerhodes or Pyles A very excellent oyntment THe body beyng purged take oyle Uiolet washed in water of Uioletts and freshe butter washed of eche an vnce make there of a softe oyntment with the yelke of an Egge half an vnce of oyle of Lineseede and asmuch waxe as shal suffice annoint the Emorrhodes or Pyles with it twise or thryse a day There is no such remedy as this is when women lye in childe bed because of the retention of their flowers thei are often tymes yea almoste dayly molested wyth these Emorrhodes or Pyles very soore A playster agaynst the same TAke of the cromme of bran bread a pound of ewes mylke or cowe milke or elles goates milke two pounde Seeth all together vntil two or three partes be consumed than put to it two vnces of the grease taken of the chyne of a goate and an vnce of the pouder of grounde wormes mingling al together and so lay it whote vpon his foundement An exceâ—lent and very good hote bath or baine for the same YOu shal take the leaues of Mallowes rootes and al the rootes of wilde or marshe Mallowes of holyâ— Hocke Uiolets
been sodden Against the payne of the eyes TAke Mallowes Uiolets that grow in Lent toppâ— of blacke berry trees dried Roses Ueruine Willowe or Osier that groweth on the â—illes washe your eyes with these at night and make a plaister of the herbes with the yelke of an Egge and laye it vpon your eyes For a whyte spotte in the eyes BUrne cockle shels of the sea and Olibanum asmuch of the one as of the other make them into a pouder w t cuttle bones burned and laye that vpon your eyes twyse or thrise a weeke Against the difficultie of bringing forth child and the retention of the skynne that the childe is wrapped in called in Latine Secundina or Secundae TAke the rootes of Parslye and leaues of Leekes wringe the iuyce oute and mingle it with a lytle oyle and geue it the woman to drynke puttynge a lytle Uinegre into her Matrice and she shall incontinently be deliuered with gods helpe A remedye when the foundement commeth out FIrst washe or bathe verye well the foundement be it either of a man or of a woman with the decoction of wyne and Worme wodde sodden together and annoynt it rounde aboute with some restrayntiue oyntment After this strawe vppon it Ashes made of Willowe and of hys rootes and of the finne bones of some fyshe salted and put in the foundement agayne with some linnen cloth and doyng thus twise or thrise a daye he shall fynde him selfe very well Agaynst the payne of the guttes SEeth in water some nightshade with ashes and lay it vpon the place where the paine is For this also is good rawe Sisamum sodden with his seedes and layed vpon the painefull place Agaynst the difficultie in makynge water sauynge for that whiche commeth of the stone For Men. SEeth water Cresses and make thereof Caâ—aplasma a plaister and laye it vpon the place about the priuie members causyng y e man to sit in the decoctioÌ„ of it For Women MAke them an vndersmoking thorow a close stoole with wylde Minte with Neppe or Catte minte and with Pulliole or Pulegium We make sometime as well for the man as for the woman an estewe or baine wherein hath been sodden some Jeniper Neppe Pulicaâ—ia in English flea worte wylde Mynte Bay leaues Pulegium Wormewod and Tansey geuinge to the Pacient being in this bayne Benedietam simplicem But if the stone be the cause then seeth in water Saxifrage with the rootes of Sanguinaria or decoction vntill halfe of the water be consumed the whiche geue vnto the Pacient but if he desyre wyne geue it him with some of this water in it continuynge so foure or fiue dayes and twyse or thryse a daye If he pisse not for all this it is a signe that the stone is thorowlye growen and hardened But than if it sticke in the bladder take Mallowes Crista marina in Englishe Sampere lytle wylde Cabbages Saxifrage Pellitorye of the walle water Cresses Ameos and the seedes of Nettels seeth all this in lycour whereof let the thyrde part be wine the other parte oyle and the fourth parte salte sea water bathinge and washinge well with this decoction the partes aboute his priuie members and laying vpon them the herbes Agaynst crabbelyce AGainst the Crabbelyce that breede aboute the priuie members and vnder the arme pyttes annoynt those places with ashes layed in oyle but against those that sticke in the eye browes take an vnce of Aloes Ceruse Olibanum of eche fiue vnces make all into pouder and make of it an oyntment with larde cut small as muche as shal suffice Agaynst a Cankar NOte that the leaues of wylde Juie sodden in wyne and layed to it are very good for it Against the litle wormes and itching of the hands or body AGainst the itche and wormes in what soeuer part of the bodye that it be but chieflye in the face and forehead you must steepe weate in wyne with the pouder of olibanum and lay it vpon the place as it were a playster Against the swelling of the coddes TAke Mallows Wormwoode Ueruene bismalua or march Mallows tansie and two cabbedges seeth all this in olde strong wine and bathing and washing them twise or thrise a day As for y e herbes stampe them and seeth them in Honnye laying them vpon the coddes with wyne For to make the wormes come out of the handes and feete TAke a hote tyle and some vessell ful of water then put some seedes of Iusquiamum vpon the red whote tyle holding your handes or feete ouer the smoke of it you shal see the wormes fall into the water lyke lytle heares Another waye Burne Ote strawe into ashes put it into water as hote as you maye endure it holding your bandes and feete in it and endurynge the heate vntill it waxe colde than straine and presse it so harde vntil there remaine no moore water seperatyng it faire and softly You shall finde the wormes as it were litle threades which the smoke of the Jusquiam hath drawen out If the place doe itche and is eaten with wormes burne strawe into ashes and tosse it and mingle it in water as bote as you can endure it put in your hande or foote that hath the wormes and they wyll come oute Than afterwarde heale the knawing as you do some other soore A remedye for the deafnes of the eares TAke the fatte or grease of eeles newe killed that swimmeth vpon the decoction of them the iuyce of caprifolium Barba Iouis â–ª and a handfull of Antes or Pismers egges bray and straine all mixing it and sething it with oyle The decoction made put to it some Uinaigre or wyne sufficiently that it may be the more penitratiue persing this done powre some of it into the eare that is not deffe stopping the other that hath the impediment and lying vpon the good eare and beware he go not the nexte daye into the winde but let him kepe his house lying all the daye longe sometime on the good eare and sometyme on the yll A remedye against fistuleys TAke the leaues of red Cabbages and their seedes the rootes of great râ—bra tincâ—orum of eche an equall quantitie braye all and seeth it well vntill three partes be consumed than straine it putting to it some honnye And seethinge it againe vntill it be thicke Whereof you shall geue the Pacient two spones full morninge and enenynge For the scabbes of the handes TAke Lapatium acutum and fumitorie making thereof as it were an oyntment with hogges or â—wines grease and Maye Butter wherewith annoynte youre handes A water of a great and meruelous effect for to keepe mans body e from many infirmities and diseases TAke fonre pounde of distilled Aqua vite of verye good wyne two pound of salt burned two pound of quenched Brimstone foure vnces of whyte Tartre foure vnces of the wodde of a Filberd tree iii. vnces of rocke salte Let all this be brayed syfted and mixed together powring vpon the foresayde Aqua vâ—te and
water or wyth the Juyce of Sorrell 12. Take Sorrell alone or with Pimpernell tempered in Uinaigre and drinke of it in the morning 13. Or the Juyce of them where with you may make a tosâ—e in Sommer 14. Or Jenyper berries greene Pimpernell leaues of Betonye of Puleâ—ion of Sorrell as muche of the one as of the other brayed together sodden with sodden Honnye and a lytle Uinaigre lyke a conserne Another medecine 15. Take Jenyper berries Bole armenicke of eche two Dragmes or of equall weyghte Being stamped let it be layed in swete oyle and Uinaigre or in Oximilite in a meane forme either opiate or masse Yf it be opiate take as much of it as a Chestnutte Yf it be masse take one great pille and drinke after it a litle Hydromel or Oxymel or wyne The thynges of fauour or sweete smell as pouder balles waters parfumes and fyrst a pouder for many purposes TAke Iris florentiana foure vnces of Maioram in Latyne samsuehum redde Roses Cloues of eche an vnce Melissophilli Nucis odorate or muscate Zedoaria Cynamome Agallochi yellowe Sanders Masticke Storax calamita Bengewine of eche half an vnce calami odorati spicae nardi radicis of eche a Dragme Juncus odoratus two scruples Make of these a pouder to smell to be beaten and broken in some peece of sylke or fyne linnen clothe Beate also these thinges grossely for to parfume and to wash your head and beard or elles let them lye a certayne tyme in whyte wyne and rose water and afterwarde straine them And keepe that whiche shal be strayned for to vse when you will or let them be stilled in some double vessell that there may be aqua aromatica As I said it is for to parfume your chamber morninge and euening being layed vpon coales or this pouder to giue a good odour keping it about you or in some place betwene your garments and linnen or to make a lytle bagge of it or to mixe it with some lycour meete for to washe your head and bearde or otherwyse to weate your handkercher in it or some peece of sponge to swell to or to make distilled water of it for to smell to A parfume TAke coales of Wille wes eyghte vnces Ladani puâ—i two vnces Frankensence of the male kinde of the wodde and berries of Juniper of eche an vnce Agallochi or Xilaloes Bengewine Storar calamita of eche halfe an vnce Nutmegges yellowe Sanders of eche three dragmes Cloues Storax liquida of eche two dragmes Zedoaria calamus aromaticus of eche a Dragme gomme tracaganthae dissolued in rose water sufficiently And make lytle parfumes of what fashion it pleaseth you A smellynge balle TAke pure Labdanum two vnces Bengewine an vnce and an half the coales of Willowes an vnce Storax calamita sire dragmes Iris florentiana halfe an vnce Cloues three dragmes Maioram yellow or red sanders of eche two dragmes redde roses calamus aromaticus of eche two scruples Leuigeâ—tur Than take the â—ylâ— of sweete Almondes Bengewine of eche sire dragmes Storar calaminta half an vnce Let these things seeth together with sire dragmes of Rose water Than straine it and let that whiche is strayned be made soft with two vnces of whyte Waxe and Storax liquida a dragme Make it lyke a ceâ—eatum or plaister with the which the other things must be stamped and incorporated with a whote pestell Put to it a dragme and a halfe of Muske or els two scruples Another sweete balle meeter for the Sommer TAke redde roses and Uiolets of eche three vnces and a halfe the berries and leaues of Myrtle yf you can get them coales of Willowe of eche an vnce Jenyper berries the Pilles of Orenges of eche sire dragmes yellowe or redde Sanders two dragmes Bengewine a dragme Camphyer two scruples Make hereof a pouder Than take oyle of Roses an vnce and a halfe Storax calamita Bengewine of eche two dragmes an vnce of rose water or as much as shall suffice Make that soft that is strained with two vnces of whyte Waxe Make a ceratum and beate all the rest together with a whote Pestell Put to it a litle Muske fiue or sixe graines Outwarde remedies to purge the ayer the easyest the presentest and those that are of the smallest pryce for men of small habilitie PArfume some Jenyper berries of the roote clouen a sunder and dried and of the other drogges before mencioned for the fyrst out warde remedy 2. Uinaigre alone or mixte with Rose water for to sprinkle your chamber 3. For to hold oftentymes in your mouth and chaw namelye whan you go out and keepe companye with men there also the Pille and seede of a Citron which geueth a good odour Cinamome Cloues the rootes of angelica or Zedoaria and such lyke as are afore mencioned 4. For to smell with a Sponge or with a Handkercher daye and nyght Malmsey or other stronge wyne and sweete as Muscadell alone or els with rose water wherein there hath bene tempered some aromaticall drogge already spoken of as Cloues or nutmegs 5. Or good Uinaigre twyse as much as of colde water with a litle Camphyre specially in Sommer A pouder agaynst the wormes TAke Coriander prepared fiue dragmes Jenyper berries three Dragmes Sothernwodde Hartes horne corallinae of eche two dragmes whyte Agaricke newe made in balles Nutmegge Cynamome elect of eche two scruples make of this a metely fine pouder The whole summe of the regiment and gouernyng of a mannes selfe 1. IT is necessarie that you be kept nete and cleane and all thinges in your house flyinge diligentlye and as muche as you can all euill ayre 2. Auoide al excesse and superfluitie specially in drinking and eating and from women 3. Also from trauaile and from excesse in sleeping and watchinge 4. Beware of moyst meates and corruptible and of all thinges that is cause of rawnes and other euyll humours 5. Lyue soberly drinke and eate at ordinary houres and in good order 6. Take your reste and vse some neate and good exercise or occupation 7. Mayntayne and keepe youre naturall or accustomed voyding 8. Be merye A soueraigne pouder agaynst the venyme of the plague for ryche men and for prynces TAke Saphyre Hyacinthe Smaragdus of one of these or two or of all one Dragme of Pearles Bole armenicke of the best the seedes of Oxalis of eche two Dragmes of the scraping of â—uorie two scruples of Unicornes horne a scruple of the seedes of Ocimum halfe a scruple yellowe or redde sanders Agallochi or Xilaloes of the best Doronici Cynamom exquisite saffron of eche three graynes Muske syxe graines Make hereof a fyne pouder You maye leaue out the Muske for them that loue it not The vse of the saide pouder and for other that folow shal be declared afterwarde A pouder for poore folke of no lesse efficacie and strength than the seconde TAke bole armenicke of the best two dragmes the seede of Oxalis three dragmes aloes hepaticum lotum redde Corall of eche
medicine Pylles for the cogh TAke two Dragmes of Agaricke prepared mixe it with a Dragme and a halfe of Frankenscence made into pouder and with the iuyce of Isope so make thereof ten Pilles of the which the Pacient shal take one euery night whan he goeth to bedde It is a remedye verye good as well for yonge-children as for olde folke An oyntment for the same TAke olde Butter that is not Salte the Oyle of swete Almondes and of whyte Lyllies of eche an vnce halfe an vnce of Mucelago of the seede of wylde Mallowes with as muche of Mucilago of the seede of Mallowes and half a scruple of Saffron mixe all together and make thereof an oyntment with a litle Ware wherewith beinge hote you shall annoynt your breaste Agaynst the tremblyng and payntyng of the hearte This is verye good but especiallye for women which are much subiect therevnto TAke the Pilles of dryed Cytrons Zedoariae Doronici calami aromatici of eche a Dragme of Grami Paradisi halfe a Dragme of the rootes of Buglosse dryed two Dragmes of fyne Muske halfe a Scruple Epithimi halfe a Dragme Let al be made into pouder as wel as is possible and the pouder after sifted whereof beynge mingled with the water of Turmentill the Pacient shall take a Dragme and a halfe at the breake of the daye and in the euenynge whan he wyll slepe a Dragme And he shall see him selfe ryd and quit of his pain within seuen dayes A remedye agaynst the same and verye good to restore the strength beynge weakened with to great heate of agues TAke two Dragmes of the best Synamom halfe a Dragme of Mace of Hyacinthes Smaragds of Rubies of eche halfe a Dragme of perced or vnperced pearles of eche a Scruple of Golde and Siluer beaten into pouder of eche a Dragme Let al together be made into a verye fyne pouder whereof styring it with Sugre dissolued in Rose water you shal make litle Balles of two Dragmes a peece I haue seene my selfe that many haue been with this confection preserued from the plague in a very daungerous tyme. Another remedie wherewith I haue alwayes founde my selfe verye well MAke a drynke with two vnces of the sucke of Buglosse purged on the fyre and two Dragmes of very whyte sugre mixte together and drynke it luke warme euerye nyght whan you go to bedde and before ten dayes be past you shal be cured An Epitheme agaynst the same payne TAKE Rose water Borage water the water of Melissophylum in Englyshe Baulme Sorrel water of eche sixe vnces of Sandall whyte and rede and of the sede of redde Roses of eche a Dragme and a half Lignum aloes of the fleshe of the hart of a Bucke and of Hartes horne burned of eche a Dragme of red Corall of Ben whyte and redde of eche halfe a Dragme of the flowres of Buglosse and of Borage of eche a handefull Let that be made into pouder that can be and let all seeth together vntill the thyrde parte of the water be consumed Than put to it three vnces of the best Malmesey and two vnces of the best whyte Uineigre with a scruple of Saffron mingle al this together and laye it whote vpon the sicke mans hearte with a linnen clothe cleane dyed in grayne early in the mornyng and at nyght before supper For admit that than he feele his griefe or not yet neuerthelesse this is a thing experimented and very good An oyntment very good for poore folke that are not able to bye thefore sayde medicine or nourishment TAke three vnces of yellowe Nenuphar two Dragmes of the pouder of the same flowres of Nenuphar of redde Sandall of redde Coral and of Sorrel seede of eche a scruple of Perles of Lignum aloes of the fleshe of the hart of a Bucke of eche halfe a scruple thre graines of Camphyre of whyte waxe washed in the water of Nenuphar Cytryn or yellowe as much as shall nede That which must be made in pouder being so made make thereof a softe oyntment wherewith you shall annoynt the pacient mornyng and euenyng aboute the heart before his meales and he shall be well Another composition very good in the tyme of a plague as well to preserue as to heale TAke an vnce of the best Triacle halfe vnce of the iuyce of Lemons a scruple of Saffron of the two sortes of Pearles of redde Corall and of Sorrell seede of eche halfe a Dragme two Graynes of Camphyre mingle all together very wel with two or three droppes of odoriferous whyte wyne and make thereof an oyntment a certayne quantitie whereof you shal sprede vpon a crymson silke cloth laying it hote vpon the Pacientes hearte renewynge it mornynge and euenynge Another oyntment verye good and principally for chyldren that are troubled with wormes TAke halfe an vnce of aloes epaâ—icum a scruple of Saffron two Dragmes of the iuyce of Cytrons a Dragme of pleasaunt whyte wyne mixe all well together and spreade it vpon some linnen clothe and lay it vpon his heart A remedye agaynst the wormes in yonge children TAke y e flowre of bitter Lupines aloes epaticuÌ„ of eche thre Dragmes of the iuyce of worme wodde two Dragmes all wel mixed together let it be spredde vpon some cloth or cloute and laye it vpon the chyldes Nauell A remedy agaynste the payne of the stomacke TAke two vnces of the cromme of the bread of Bran sprinkle it with the wyne of Pomegranettes betwene swete and sowre and plaintaine water of eche foure vnces presse that harde and giue the wine tempered with the sayde water vnto the Pacient If the paine come of the continuall and great burnyng of an ague take this drinke an houre before it comme and you shal finde it of a merueylous vertue But if y â— pain be excedinge it shal be good to geue vnto the Pacient this 〈…〉 folowing at what houre so euer it be that the payne taketh him Take thre Dragmes of the Electuarie of Succo rosarum two scruples of Philonium romanum Mire them and make thereof a Bolus whiche shal greatly profite him Another remedye for the same whan all other wyll not profyte hym TAke syrop of Roses syrop of Wormewod of eche an vnce and a halfe a grayne of Opium seeth them slightlye one wawme and stirrynge it together with thre vnces of the broth of a Henne you shall giue the Pacient drinke A â—omentation or nouryshment verye syngular for the same TAke redde Roses the flowres of Camomille of Wormewod of Mynte of eche a handefull heate the sayde herbes vpon whote burning tyles sprinkled with whyte wyne and laye them often tymes vpon his stomacke Another IT is a thing tryed agaynst the payne of the stomacke so that it come not of colde and also to bée preserued from the same to take daye by daye before meales two scruples of Pilles of washed Aloes Another agaynst the same TAke halfe an vnce of washed Aloes and three vnces of honnye
and holde it so a while and it wyll quenche your thruste To stoppe the hycket TAke a spone full of Uinaigre made of the Herbe Scilla or Squilla and drinke it and by and by the hicket wyll cease by the grace of almightye God For to stoppe the hycket that commerâ— often TAke whote water and put your handes into it and holde them there a good whyle and the hicket wil cease it hath bene proued and found true A soueraine remedy for them that haue wry necks by reason of shroken synowes also for them that haue the goute TAke the stones of a Beuer called Castoreum white Pepper and Perseley of eche equal quantities bray al together sift them This done take a sponefull of it and put in so muche honnye and two mouthe fulles of whote water and giue it the Pacient to drinke before breakefast and he shal be healed To take away the smellyng vnder the arme hooles TAke very olde Bengewine and make it into pouder and syfte it and than rubbe your arme hooles with it and they shall smell well Against apostumes and swelling at the roote of the nailes TAke an akorne brayed with sope and lay that vpon it and they shall be well To make a mannes nayles growe incontinent which be fallen of TAke the herbe that is called Pentaphillon or Quinqueâ— follium in Englishe Cinkfoyle and braye it with any grease and lay it vpon the place and the naile will come againe incontinent Against the disease called Mentagra or Lichen whiche is a foule breaking out or coueryng al the face with a scabbe and beginneth at the chynge TAke the freshe braunches of a figge tree and seeth them in Uinaigre than bray them well with this annoynt the soore and vndoubtedly he shall be cured and healed immediatlye To take awaye the seabbe of a runnyng tetter or ryngworme of the face TAke the rootes of wylde cowcumbers and seeth them vnto the thyrde part then braye them well and put to them some lytarge of Siluer and some Brimstone in pouder as muche of the one as of the other and put to it also a lytle Waxe and than rubbe and annoynt the soore place with it it will heale it Agaynst Burgeons and pushes in the face aswell by the heate of the Sunne as otherwyse TAke the yelke of an Egge and braye it with honnye and Ceruse and so annoynt your face with it and it wyll cure them verye well and perfitly Agaynst all spots pimples pushes or vlcers in the face TAke Masticke and the herbe called lappa maior in Englishe clotte or greate burre sope waxe olde oyle lytarge of Siluer as muche of the one as of the other mingle al together and seeth it like an oyntment and annoynt the place with it it wil heale it To take away the blackenes of the necke and spots of the face TAke Beane flowre and temper it with the Juyce of the inner parte of Pompons and make thereof eyght Trochisci or lytle Balles whiche you shal drie in the shadowe And when you wyll goe to your bayne or bathe you shall take as muche as you shall thynke good of the sayde Balles whyche you shall breake and mixe with water and annoynt the blackenesse or spots with it before you enter into your bath And when you begynne to sweate then rubbe the places with it and washe them and the spottes wyll goe out It is proued and found trewe Agaynst the brusyng of the face by a fall or slyppe TAke the rynde or barke of a Radishe roote and braye it well and mixe it with Honnye and annoynt the place and it will heale you Another waye verye good YE shal take new softe cheese made of Goats milke braye it with honnye and laye it vpon the place and couer it with a clothe and it will take awaye the brusynge immediatly by the helpe of God Agaynst wartes and malanders YE shall take the herbe called in Latine Scorpius because it hath seedes lyke vnto a Scorpions tayle braye it well and put to it a graine of salt and lay it vpon the wartes and they will fall of Agaynste swellynge of the stomacke paine of the raynes grauell fleame collicke the emorrhodes or pyles also to staye the flowres of a woman and for those that haue an infected lyuer and splene also for those that coghe ordinarily and for them that haue the fallyng syckennes TAke an vnce of the roofe of Enula campana three vnces of Fennell seede two vnces of blacke Pepper Stampe eche of these thinges by them selfe and sifte them verye fyne Than putte all into honny halfe sodden and geue the Pacient of it the quantitie of a hasell nutte with whote water Some take it with Oximel other some with wyne and other take it alone in a spoone to make them pisse the stone and grauell Agaynst the payne of the Splene TAke a dragme of the roote of Enula campana dryed and made in pouder and than sift it fine and gene it the Pacient fastinge with olde wyne and this wyll cure the Spiene Another TAke eueumis auquimis made in pouder as muche as you can take vp with your thre fingers and braye it with wine and giue it the Pacient to drinke before breakefast and it will take away the payne For the payne of the loynes or haunches TAke the roote of Iris or gladiolus and braye it with quicke Brimstone and Beares grease and laye it vpon your loynes lyke a plaister and you shall fynde a soueraigne remedye Agaynst the swellyng or vlcers of the raynes of the backe and kydneyes TAke the leaues of drye Roses the seedes of blacke Poppye and the kernelles or berries of Pyneaple of equall quantitie Stampe eche of these thinges by it selfe and mingle all together and take of it the bignesse of a walnut and put it in two mouth fulles of wyne sodden and three of water and geue it the Pacient to drinke and it will heale him although he pissed bloode Agaynste the payne of the grauell and for to make a man pysse YOu shall take a lytle amber stone of the roote of Cyperns and of blacke Pepper stampe it and than seeth it and giue it to the pacient to drynke a spone full fasting and it wil make hym pysse and aswage the paine of the grauell Agaynst the payne of the raynes TAke a pounde of wylde or marshe Mallowes fresh sheepes dunge the old leafe of a hogge which is the fatte that lyeth by the backe and the ribbes whiche husbandes vse to rolle vp and keepe to make saulues of eche two pounde Stampe these thynges and mingle them together That done laye it vpon Wulle new shorne and vn washed and so laye it vpon the raines of your backe in maner of a plaister and it will shortlye take awaye the paine Agaynst the grauell TAke the rootes of asparagus in Englishe Sperage of Saxifrage the roote of clotte or great Burres the roote of Smallage or Alexanders the
roote of Ebulus in Englishe Walwort or Danewort thre garlyke heades the leaues of Willowes and a lytle persley Stampe all these thinges and mingle them together and giue the Pacient to drinke of it thre morninges with sodden wyne or with some sweete wine or wyne made sweete with honnye and it will make him pisse the grauell Agaynst the payne of the bladder and grauell TAke the skinne of a Haâ—e newe â—leane and put it heare and all in an earthen potte or laye it vpon a cleane tyle that done put it to the fyer so that you maye make a pouder of the same skynne the whiche pouder beyng sifted you shall keepe in some cleane vessell And when you shall neede it take thereof three spone full in youre drynke whiche thynge soone appeaseth the greefe of the bladder and the the grauell Neuerthelesse the remedye woulde haue greater vertue yf you tooke the whole Hare alyue and put hym in a newe earthen potte and stoppe all the hooles with plaister or with claye so that there come no aire oute Than yf you put the sayde potte into an Ouen and lette it burne with a small fyre and whan it is thorowly burned make it into a very fyne pouder and sift it fynely and than vse it for your purpose This is verye good for them that haue the grauell and that pisse bloode yf it be taken with a lytle wine Agaynste the bloodye slyxe or frettynge torment in the bellye TAke mylke and quenche whote flynte stones in it oâ—elles some whote iron and that done dyuers tymes giue it to drinke vnto the Patient prouâ—ded that he haue not the ague and he shal be healed Agaynste the straynynge frettynge and grypyoge of the bellye TAke seuen or nine of the longe and red berries of a wylde rose tree and let them be type Bray them well and geue to the Pacient with olde wyne yf he haue not the ague but if he haue the angue gyue them him with water And if neede be you shall gyue them him so thre dayes together and he shal finde it a soueraigne remedie For those that haue frettyng and gryppyng in the belly and the laxe TAKE the yelke of Egges rawe or rosâ—e wylde greene Reasyns Galles as muche of the one as of the other in weyghte Myre all together in brayinge it and gyue it to the Pacient whote and he shal be cured by the grace of God Agaynst the collicke TAke a Henne a lyue and see that she eate not in two dayes than kyl her and take the lytle skinne that is in her breste or throte bole and drie it and make it in pouder the whiche you shal geue the Pacient with some harshe or grosse wine somwhat sharpe And the Pacient must be fasting and not hauing supped the night before but kept in a good diet Agaynst the payne of the collicke comming sodainly TAke the heele of a Hare and carye it about you and the sodaine collicke shall neuer take you Agayne the payne of the guttes or bowelles YOu shall take Baye leaues and seeth them in water and giue the Pacient drynke of thys decoction and he shal be healed For to stoppe the laxe TAke the rootes of Hartes horne next to the head and make a fyne pouder of it with a fyle and of this pouder giue a dragme vnto the Pacient with redde wyne a gobblet full and this wil stoppe the laxe if he vse it three morninges Agaynst the frettyng of the bellye or laxe YOu shall take one Pomegranade or many and put them in an earthen potte the which you shall stop well and lute aboute with Potters claye to the ende there come no aire oute This done set it in an Ouen to be burned than the Pomegranade being wel made into pouder keepe it And when you haue anye fretting or gripyng in your bellye commyng sodenly drinke a lytle of the same pouder with wyne and you shall be soone cured For to knowe a secret or hydden dyseaso of any man and to heale the same TAke a yonge whelpe that yet sucketh and let him lye nyght and day with the man the space of thre dayes duryng the whiche tyme the pacient shall take milke in his mouth and spite in to the whelpes mouthe Than take the sayde whelpe and cleaue him in peeces and you shal know the sicke part of the man by that of the dogge which you shal see either infected or whole and sounde For certainlye the whelpe draweth to him self the secrete and hidden disease whereof he dieth and the man shal be healed and you maye burye the dogge For them that voyde blood at theyr fondement and for those that haue theyr bloode broken YOu shall take the yonge springes of nettels verye tender braye them well in a morter and take the iuyce of them and giue it the Pacient to drinke alone in the morninge or with some stronge Uinaigre and colde water three dayes together and there is none so corrupt bloode but it will purifie nor no laxe so greate but it will stoppe it Agaynst the wormes that engender in mens bodyes YOu shall take the galle of a Bulle and dippe some Wulle in it and lay it vpon the Nauell and it wil make the wormes come out of the bodye Agaynst the gripyng of the bellye and desyre to go to the stoole and yet do nothyng TAke cowe milke sodden and geue the Pacient often tymes drinke of it and he shall be whole Agaynst the payne of the collicke TAke the lytle byrde called in Latyne Vpupa in Englishe a Lapwinge and burne her whole with her fethers and take of the ashes and giue it the Pacient to drinke in wine Against the vlcers or fystules in the foundement of a man TAke Date stones and burne them and than make them into a fine pouder laye often tymes of the same vpon the fistules or vlcers or vpon the hole of the foundement and he shal be whole For to heale the emorrodes or those that lose their blood TAke Leekes and braye them well and take the iuyce of them the whiche you shal giue the Pacient to drynke before breakefast and the Emorrodes will soone cease by the grace of God Agaynst the vlcers of the foundement and agaynst the disease called commonly sainct Fiacres syckennes TAke the pysse or ryne of a Pomegranade breake it and seeth it in good wine than bray it wel and laye it vpon the soore place lyke a plaister and it will without fayle heale the disease For to rype or breake an apostume or swellynge in the gryne TAke nasâ—urtium and bray it with pitche and lay it vpon the swelling or apostume and he shal be whole Another TAke vnslekt lyme two garlicke heades the yelkes of thre egges mingle al together and lay it vpon the sore place like a plaister this wil put away all the payne and swellinge of the apostume Against hurt or flawing of the skyn by chasing and going either of the feete or
pounde of Pitche and a pounde of Brimstone lute and claye wyl your pot and set it in a Forneyse geuing it a smal fier the space of a daye and a night augmenting the fier the seconde daye and the thyrde daye more vntil the stone be on fyer After you haue made this stone on fier and haue in this maner burned it as is before saide you shal let it coole againe and your stone is prepared and made to giue fier when you wil. To mollifie or soften chrystall and precious stones so that you maye cut them lyke cheese and that beyng put in a moulde they shal be harde agayne TAkâ— in Auguste the bloode of a Goose and the blood of a he Goate and let it drie vntil it be very harde And whan you mollifie and soften Christali or precious stones take of the sayde bloodes as much of the one as of the other and make it into pouder and than powre some Lie made with the ashes of burned Lies of Wyne and let them be intermingled together in a pot putting to them a dishe ful of strong Uynaigre And whan you wil soften your stone cast it in the same and heate it a lyttle and the stone will be soft so that you may cut and fashion of what sort you will caste him afterward in cold water and he wil be as harde with in an houre as euer he was And than geue him his glosse and lustre as before is sayde of the other To counterfeyâ—e perles which shal be very fayre â–ª and as they were naturall and â—rewe TAke in Sommer the shelles of whyte Muskles and scraye them cleane with a knyfe take lykewise one parte of Snayle shelles of the cleanest you can fynde and whan you haue washed them well stampe them together in a morter of stone as fyne as you can and washe them cleane in the Sunne vpon a linnen cloth and then put them into a newe cleane pot the whiche â—ot you shall lute and claye rounde aboute with â—utom sapientiae And beynge dryed in the Sunne put it into a Forneyse or Kille of Lyme and let it burne there as longe as men are wonte to let Lyme burne Than take it out and you shal fynde it tourned into pouder as whyte as Snowe This done take the yelkes of Egges made cleane and broken a sunder with a Spone Myngle the pouder with the yelke of the Egges in some cleane vessell Than washe youre handes cleane and fashion your Pearles of what bignesse you wyll persyng them with a Hogges brystell whyle they be whote This done set them in some cleane thynge in the Sunne and the whoter the better yet take heede there come no rayne to them and than polyshe them in redde Wyne and let them drye againe and you shall haue fayre Pearles THE fourth Booke â–ª teachynge diuers wayes of giltyng syluerynge and diynge Copper Iron and other Metalles Likewise to forme melt and to make certaine colours To prepare Mercury and so to harden it that you maye make it liquide and worke it THE Emperour Frederick made many Images of this substaunce folowynge which seemed to be of Siluer as at Uienna and Nieustadt in Austriche this inuention was founde oute by mayster William and maister Martyne his Alchemistes To do this you must melt Saturne that is to say lead powre it in a rounde meltyng pot while it is whote Presse into it litle rounde stones that you maye haueâ—lytle rounde holes in it vpoÌ„ the which holes you shall laye a lynnen clothe and powre some Mercury vpon it as muche as you wyll settynge it so in whote embers vntyll the Mercury be harde And whan it is harde inough breake it in litle peeces and caste them into stronge Uinaigre and seeth them in it a quarter of an houre Or els take the iuyce of the herbe called Longdebeffe with a litle Uinaigre and oyle and seeth in it some peeces of your Mercury broken as before and by this meanes it shal be mortified very wel otherwise it woulde reuiue againe This done take two vnces of salt Armoniack halfe a pot of Uinaigre and powre it with your Mercury sodden in a pot leaded and luting and stopping it verye wel let it stande viii or x. dayes for by this meanes the Uinaigre taketh away al the rednesse of the Mercury This done put your Mercury in a pot wel luted and set it in a Forneyse vntill it be wel burned augmenting by litle and litle the fier that it maye keepe the fier long in a like temperate heate vntil it make certaine choppes or cliftes and than it is a signe that is inough Than put the Mercury in a pot in the bottome whereof there muste be some Brimstone stoppe wel the pot and set it in whote embers or ashes or vpon a fier of coales that it maye heate by litle and litle and that the Mercury maye receiue the smoke of the Brimstone Do so once a day xxx dayes together and than take out the Mercury for it is harde inough to beate and caste Take of this Mercury fiue vnces and ten vnces of Uenus that is to saie Copper melte them together and it shal seeme at all trialles that it is trewe Siluer A substaunce made of paper or other thynges to expresse or set oute anye maner of fygure that you wyll vpon whyte yron c. LAye your paper or parchement ouerthwarte the white yron than weate it on the out side and let it drie againe than take it of and you shal see the print of it vpon the whyte yron To gylte vvell SEeth your Syluer in Tartre make it very cleane rubbing it with brushes and put it into the Tartre againe than take two partes one part of salte Armoniacke one part of Uerdet or Spanishe greene two partes of the beatyng of Copper stampe all this small and sifte it and put it into the Tartre with the Siluer it wyll get a redde colour vpon the which you shall gylte Howe to braye golde for to gylte wyth TAke a dragme of fyne golde beate it well and put to it two dragmes of Mercury mixt together than set a melting pot on the fyre and whan it is glowing whote put the golde with the siluer into it and whan the Mercury shal be in parte vanished awaye in vapour powre it into a dishe wherein there is a lytle water and washe it out it shal be ground braied To gylt Copper MAke a bottom or grounde of quicksiluer vpon the copper than geue it one gylde ouer w t ground or brayed golde than set it on the coales and whan it smoketh take it awaye and part or disparse it with the brushe of copper wyer and than set it agayne on the fier vntill it be liquide and softe or melte or drye and whan it hathe been so longe vpon the fier that it hath gotten a redde colour take it of and make it cleane with your brushe of copper wyer and than burnyshe it
better profe and more sure in stede of Uinaigre put aqua fortis for that wil incontinent â—ut out the liue or streeke if there be no golde in it To mortifie or alay Mercury or quicke syluer PUt it in a morte â—of yron and put to it some oyle olyue or oyle of bayes this done set it on a small fyer and let it seeth therein but take hede that the smoke of it hurte thee not for it is vn wholesome put often times some oyle into it and also stronge Uinaigre distilled that it maye boyle in it And by this meanes it will be mortified and killed Than take it oute for it is harde and wyll endure the hammer To gylte steele or yron TAke one part of Tartre halfe as much of salt Armonicke as much Uerdet and a litle Salt seeth them in whyte wyne and vernishe with it a harnesse made euen and let it drie And than gylt it with golde brayed or grounde as Goldsmythes do To separat golde or syluer from metall or yron PUt some Mercurye in a Goldsmithes melting pot heating it vppon the fier putting to it and mixing with it some Uenishe glasse brused smal mixing al together Lay it vpon the siluer that is gylt than laye it vpon the coales vntill it be whote and rub it with a feather ouer some vessell straine the Mercurye or quick siluer thorow a linnen cloth the which you shal afterwarde bring againe with Saltpeter Syluer of Tyn to make vessell or other thynges TAKE cleare fyne and bright Tyn put it wyth true and naturall Tyn in the fyer that it maye purge and bee made cleane from all duste ashes and fylthe and whan it is cleane inoughe and well skymmed set it againe on the fyer Yf there bee a marke of it take halfe an vnce of Mercurye or somewhat more and whan it beginneth to ryse in the first heate take also the pouder of Cantarides and cast it into it and a flocke of womans heare that it maye burne in it Hauing had fier inough and all beynge melted together powre into it the pouder aforesayde sprincklynge it firste a lytle with water of Artemisia and than take it sodaynelye from the fyer and let it coole a great whyle To whyte any vessell of copper wythin and wythout with syluer colour very easely TAKE two partes of Mercurye three partes of Tynne Melte fyrste the Tynne in a meltynge potte and than put the Mercurye to it Styrre it well together and than powre it out and let it coole and stampe it well in a morter vntyll all be broughte into a pouder Than take Alome stampe it also in a morter it wil be lyke a whyte pouder the which you shall laye vpon a marble stone garnished on the sydes with potters clay in a moyst caue or seller setting vnder it a glasse The Alome will tourne into a water vpon the stone and wil runne into y â— glasse And whan you wyl syluer your vessell of Copper take the sayde water of Alom and annoynte your vessell with it and let it drye Do thus three or foure tymes and leaue it open that the bottome may be the better Than take the pouder that you haue made and rubbe it vppon it and your vessell wyll be whyte and seeme as it were syluer To make vessels of copper whyte lyke syluer both within and without TAke one parte of Azure two partes of Mercurye thre partes of whyte Arsnicke mixe them together than take grease and melte it in a panne taking the fylth froÌ„ it makyng it very clean This done mixe them together and make thereof as it were an oyntment annoynt your vessell with it within and without very wel y â— done put it in a new dishe of oke or elles in newe and freshe oken leaues couerynge it well Digge a hole and laye it in the earth in a place where the Sunne shyneth most whotest leauing it so the space of three monethes and than take it out and make it cleane with water and a brushe and you shall fynde your experience To make that tynne cracke not TAke stronge common salt and honnye asmuch of the one as of the other according to the quantitie of your tyn powre your tyn xii times in it than straine out your tyn for by this meanes it will purge and leaue crackinge Put that in a pot the which you shall claye or lute aboute very well and set it in a forneyse a daye and a nyghte and you shall fynde as it were a lyme of golde THE syxte Booke â–ª touchyng the makynge of certayne oyles and waters and other substaunces whiche are of a merueylous vertue and operation To take Salamanders for to occupye or to serue a mans tourne WHan you see the Salamanders lye and sleepe in the Sunne put on a paâ—er of Gloues and so go take them fayre and softlye before they caste theyr Uenime whiche is yellowe than put it in some vessell of glasse wherein there is mans bloode Than it will serue your tourne very well To fyne golde with Salamanders TAke two pounde of fyled Brasse or Copper a pot Goates mylke nyne Salamanders put all this in a pot wyde and large beneth and narrowe aboue couer it with his couer faste and closse but let the couer haue a bole in the toppe digge the sayde pot into the moyste of the earth so deepe that nothing appeare but onely the couer where y â— hole is so that the Salamanders may haue ayre and not die Leaue it so vntil the seuenth daye after noone Than take your pot out and you shall fynde that the Salamanders constrayned by hunger shall haue eaten the Copper and the great force of the poyson causeth the Copper to tourne into Golde This done make a bole as deepe as two fyngers into the which you shal put your pot with the Salamanders than make aboute it a fyer of coales whiche maye bourne aboue and beneth yet lesse bebeneth than aboue and the pot is set in the grounde because the copper shall not melte And whan you thincke that the Salamanders be burned to ashes take the pot from the fier and let it coole well This done put the Copper and the pouder into some vessell to washe it and powre water vppon it making cleane the Copper with the said pouder than hang it in the smoke and let it drye well and you shal haue good golde and you shal let a Goldsmith fyne it and make it cleane The mother of all waters for to make all metalleâ— liquifiable TAke a pounde of Sal nitrum a pounde of Uitrioll stampe eche of them by it selfe and than mingle them together in a morter distille the sayde water without addinge anye other water to it Take an vnce of the sayde water an vnce of wyne not distilled put them together in a glasse and they wyll bourne oâ— them selues so that you maye light a candell at them it is also the mother of all colours Also take three
with it as with the Lytarge and there wyll come also water out of it Mire these two waters together and they wyll be as whyte as mylke and it is called lac virginis Water of salt alkali TAke salt Alkali and yelkes of Egges braye them with good Uinaigre and do as is before sayde of the water of Mercurye A vvater called aqua croci Martis MAke of the greene Galitsenstein stone into pouder and fyll therewith a newe potte and steepe it well Burne it euen in suche sorte as is sayd afore of the Alome Whan it is as redde as Uermilion it is inoughe Than put some good Uinaigre into a Limbecke and distill it in a Forneyse with a small fyer Do thus thre tymes Afterwardes put into it as muche as into the redde Galitsenstein stirringe them alwayes together with an yron three dayes longe Put them agayne into a Limbecke and styll them as before Yf the water bee not redde inoughe put more of the sayde pouder vnto it stirring it well together and distillynge it as before it wyll be verye good Crocus Martis to make Golde To calcyne Tartre TAke Tartre of whyte wyne washe it with whatâ— water and let it drye Than fyll a pot of a quarte with the sayde Tartre coueringe it well aboue and set it in a Forneyse of calcination and let it burne vntill there come out no maner of smoke Than let it coole and make it in pouder and put it into another pot luting it well with Lutum saplentiae than leaue it in a Forneyse of Calcination wherein there is a good fyer the space of three dayes or more vntill the Tartre be as whyte as Salte the whiche you shall keepe in some warme place To calcine egge shelles WAshe Egge shelles in lixiuio colatitio and let them drie take awaye before or after the lytle skinne that is in them Than put them in a greate pot vpon the fyer and burne them to ashes stireinge them well Than put them in a lytle pot and doe as wyth the Tartre Whan they bee burned as whyte as chaulke they be calcined inough To calcine or burne Turia REd Tutia or yellowe is the best put the same into a meltynge pot and set it vpon the fyer and let it burne whote Quenche it then in good Uinaigre Doe so nine tymes and than braye it small lyke vnto flower vpon a stone and keepe it A vvater called aqua lunaris TAke an hundred Henne egges take out the yelke and beate the whyte put it into a glasse and stope it well aboue set it in Horse dung xiiii dayes go to it euerye daye and take the dung from aboute it with a sticke leauinge it so a good houre that it maye haue the aire than couer it agayne And whan it hath bene there a longe tyme there wyll come out of it a water the which you shal powre into another glasse and let it coole that which was congeled vpon the water cast awaye and put into it some lyme of egges that the water maye be aboue it foure fingers brode mingle them together and powre them in againe stoppynge it well and set it againe in the horse dung leauyng it so a long tyme as before than take it oute and put it in a meltynge pot stirrynge it well and set it vpon a whyte felte and by the measure that it distilleth in powre it againe vpon it continuyng so vntill the water be cleare cast out the lees and the water is good ad Lunam or Solem. Aqua causata TAke two pounde of the ashes of lees of wyne burned a pounde of ashes of Walnut shelles burned two pounde of the ashes of burned beane stalkes a pounde â–ª of the ashes of the slippes or twigges of Uines Mingle all these together and powre water vpon them and adde to it some quicke Lyme for eche pounde of the saide substaunce you muste haue two pounde of water than let it seeth together one sething and let it stande and repose a day and a night stirring it sire tymes a daye This done powre that whiche is cleare into a caudron put to it an vnce of Arsnicke an vnce of Reagall an vnce of calcined Tartre and a quarterne of Salt armoniacke make all into pouder and put it into water and let it seeth vnto the halfe let it coole agayne and than put it in a Limbeck and distil it as is sayde And whan it wyll distill no more let it coole and open the limbecke and powre it in agayne and distill it thus fyue times and kepe the water diffilled Mercurye is hardened and fixed in the same water as we haue sayde in another place keepe also the lees for it is good for to harden Mercury as thus Take Mercurye put it in a meltyng pot and heate it powre the foresayde Lees into it and mingle them together and it wyll kyll the Mercury and make it hard and blacke so that being colde againe it is as hard as a stone the which you may sublime A water callad aqua causcica TAke one parte of sal Alkali one parte of common Alome one part of alumen plumae one part of white Galitsenstein stone one part of salt Armoniacke two partes of common salte prepared braye all these verye small and fyne vpon a gryndstone and weate them with Uinaigre or verye whote water and put them in a glasse the which you shall digge and set in a dunghill leauinge it there three weekes All wyll be tourned into water put the same water into a melting pot do as before you did w t the felte distilling it thoro we the felt into another melting pot Keepe it to in a glasse for it is good to make siluer The felt must be sharpe at the neither ende and broade aboue Aqua auri pigmenti TAke foure paâ—â—es of orpiment two partes of salt Armoniacke one parte of calcined Egge shelles and one part of common salt braye these well vpon a marble stone weate them with Uinaigre and let them runne of from the stone into a glasse in a seller or set them vnder a dunghyll vntill they be turned into water Than distill it as you do aqua fortis But in braying the orpiment you muste stopppe your mouth and your nose because of the smoke or fume of the water which is hurtfull Water of common salte prepared TAke a pound of common salt a quarterne of alome braye them vppon a Marble stone with Uinaigre and let it runne from the stone as before is sayde and distill it thorowe a felte and it is made Water of yelkes of Egges TAke yelkes of Egges sodden verye harde stampe them and put them in a Limbecke the first water whiche coÌ„meth out is whyte the other redde and thicke but whan it is colde it is thinner and liquide All that you rubbe with the same water getteth alwayes a good colour of golde Oyle of Tartre TAke whyte Tartre calcined braye it well vpon a Marble
stone and let it runne into a glasse as is afore sayde of the salte Armoniack and of the crocus martis And whan all is runne into the glasse passe it thorowe a felte so often vntyll it be cleare And kepe it in a cleane glasse An oyle called olcum Laterinum or Petroleum TAke a newe tyle whereon there hath bene no maner of water make it whote and laye it in oyle of Walnuts vntill it soke or drinke no more Than make it into pouder and put it in a Limbecke and distill it And whan it wyll distill no more caste it oute and put in other and do as before three tymes and you shall haue your oyle Oleum benedictum TAke oyle Olyue in steede of oyle of Walnuts and doe as before Oyle of Brymstone TAke a pounde of Brimstone well made in pouder a pounde of oyle of Lyneseede put them in a pot leaded and boyle them together vntill there rise a redde frothe or skymme vpon them Put Uinaigre into it and the oyle wyll beginne to rise vp and taking of the frothe or skimme keepe it and keepe the oyle neate and cleane Than washe pour Brymstone verye cleane and powre some oyle of Walnuts vpon it and let it seeth as before and whan it wareth redde as before powre againe some Uinaigre vpon it and skym of the oyle and kepe it with the first Do this so longe vntill the Brymstone smoke no more wheather it be set vpon whate coales or vpon a whole plate Than washe it in whote water let it drie Than put it into a thicke bagge and hynde it so that the Brymstone maye spreade abrode in it Put into a pot some quicke lyme foure fingers thicke and lay the bagge with the Brymstone abroade vpon it Than powre some good Uinaigre into it that it may be a handful high aboue the lyme and let it seeth a whole daye Than take the Brymstone oute of the bagge and washe it well in whote water powre out the water and let it drye and it wyll be Sulphur purgatum praeparatum A note TAKE that whiche before you haue gathered together and make a stronge Lie of it with quycke Lyme and Ashes of wyne Lees burned take twyse as muche of the sawe Lie and seeth them together vntill they be as it were Sope. Put the skymme or frothe of the same into a glasse whiche you shall set in a dunghill ten dayes Than braye it and put it in a Limbecke and distill it as before is saide and that whiche remaineth in the Limbecke is oleum fixum sulphuris with this oyle you may fixe all thinges To purge Brymstone TAke commom Brimstone stampe it verye small and sift it put it in a pot leaded with three feete and powre into it some good Uinaigre let it seeth slowly a daye and a night skymme it with a wodden spone full of lytle holes lyke a skymmer Whan the Uinaigre hath thus boyled with it a day and a night put to it stale pisse that is well sodden and well skymmed and passed thorowe a felt Let it so seeth with the pisse two dayes and two nightes and skimme it as before and passe it so often thorowe the felte vntill the water be cleare Than let it drye in the Sunne and it is purged To sublyme Brymstone TAke purged Brimstone as I haue taught you before in the chapter of oyle of Brymstone of â–ª the which you wyll Take thereof a pounde of Brimstone calcined as is saide in the chapter before a pouÌ„d of offall of yron yron brused small a quartene braye them well and sifte them than put them into a Lymbecke whiche hath a hole aboue the whiche you shall stoppe with a peece of yron plate lute well with claye the sublimatorie that no breathe go oute and set it in a Forneyse to sublime makinge a litle fier vnderneth it looke nowe and than vnder the peece of yron plate the which whan it is no more moyste stop the hole w e lutum sapientiae and make the fier a litle greater and leaue it so sixe houres Than take it of and that whiche sticketh fast aboue vpon iâ— rubbe it of with an Hares foote Styrre it againe with the lees that remaineth vnder and set it in againe sublime it as before d ee thus three tymes and alwayes rubbe of that whiche you fynde aboue vppon it and keepe it and braye the lees by it selfe and do as before vntyll they smoke no more vpon the fyer Than caste them oute and take one parte of this sublimed Brymstone two partes of commom salt prepared braye them well together and sublime them as before laying first a plate vpon the hole Hauinge done this fyue tymes take of the Brymstone before sublimed and braye it wyth twyse as muche common salte prepared And sublime it so often that the Brymstone be as whyte as Snow and than there wil be inough Keepe it Oyle of Egges TAke Egge shelles stamped hauinge the litle skyn within taken away keepe them Than take the yelks of Egges and beate them wel in a pot and set a glasse of them vnder a dung hill of whote horse-dung the space of eyght dayes together Than take it oute and put the saide Egges into a Limbecke and lute it well and distill them thus three tymes and there wyll come Oleum ouorum Oleum auri pigmenti TAke auri pigmentum and bruse it small and seeth it with oleum lunare in a litle pot leaded And whan it is halfe consumed put it in a Limbecke and distill it Than take the Lees and bray them vpon a Marble stone and put them again into y e Limbeck and powre againe vpon it the same oyle do thus three tymes and keepe it for it is good ad fixationem Oleum lunare TAKE as muche of aqua lunaris described before as you wyll distill it in a Limbecke vntill it waxe drye and you shall haue your Oyle wherewith you may fixe all kyndes and harden also Mercury Oyle of Brymstone BRay Brymstone with Tartre in maner of pappe put it in a glasse vpoÌ„ a fier of quick coales iii. dates than bray it again and distill it in a Limbecke and that is called oleum sulphuris To sublyme Mercurye TAke a peunde of Mercury a quarterne of salt armoniacke powre vpon it good vinaigre that thei maye be liquide mingle them together and let them so stande vntill the next morow Bray them wel vpoÌ„ a Marble stone for al must be brought into pouder before you put the vinaigre to them Whan you haue thus braied them that the Mercury apeareth no more let it drie and braye it well so drie withoute vinaigre Than put it in a Limbeck and sublime it in a forneise of sublimation as before is sayde of the y â— Brymstone bynde fast the felte about the Limbecke that nothinge breathe out The first ii houres you shal make a sâ—aâ—e fier vnder it vntill the moysture come out aboue whiche
parfume idem A smellyng balle idem Another swete balle meter for the sommer fol. 47 Outward remedies to purge the ayre the easyest the presentest and those that are of the smalest pryce for men of smal habilitie idem A pouder against the wormes idem The whole summe of the regiment and gouernyng of a mans lyfe idem A soueraigne remedy against the venime of the plague for riche men and for princes fol. 48 A pouder for poore folke of no lesse efficacie strength then the seconde idem A drinke for poore folke and in a place where there is none or very litle iuyce either of syrope cytrons lemons or pomegrades idem A drinke often times tried profitable wholesome y t which as many men say was neuer fouÌ„d vain idem Opiate idem A drinke mete after euery taking of the said opiate or to be mixt w e the takinges of the same opiate for the strongest or meanest men according c. 49 A drinke for poore folke idem A drinke to cause one to sweate idem Another drinke for poore folke idem An epitheme or medecine to lay to the. c. idem An epitheme for the heart good for poore folkes which may also serue for the lyuer idem An epitheme or medecine for the lyuer idem Locall medecines first a plaistor or c. fol. 50 Another easy drawing medecine idem Medecines of y â— kindes y t burne y e skyn or flesh c. ideÌ„ Another plaister idem Another stronger idem A medecine that cleanseth and purifieth idem Another very good idem A plaister incarnatife idem A repercussife resolutiue oyntment against c. fol. 51. A plaister for to stoppe the gâ—awinge or eating of the canker idem An oyntment verye sweete for cankers that haue corrupt matter in them which also alayeth the paine of those that haue no corrupt matter in them idem An oyntment of meruelous vertue against the eating and running of the canker and to take away all the griefe of the same idem A plaister mitigatiue and verye gentle for cankers specially of the brestes or pappes fol. 52 Fyrst to harden yron idem For to harden knyues and other such lyke idem For to harden a fyle or other instrument of yron idem To harden any other substaunce materiall idem To make any instrument of steele hard sharpe idem Another idem To kepe it froÌ„ cleauing whan it is a hardining fol. 53 To make yron or steele softe idem Another idem To soder all things and first yron idem To soder any whote thyng idem To soder Copper fol. 55 To soder yron idem A pouder that will make all metall pliable soft idem Another vpon brasse idem To graue in yron or stele kniues harnesse idem To graue with water idem Another stronger and more bytyng fol. 56 To make a colour of golde or siluer to laye vpon metal and to make also a ground of gold or siluer vpoÌ„ yron bells stones which shal not go of w t water ideÌ„ A colour of gold to set vpon bras or copper idem A colour of golde vpon brasse fol. 57 To make Copper of a syluer colour idem To gylt yron or steele idem To make a water for to gilt vpoÌ„ yron or steele idem To kepe all maâ—er of yron or steele and also al maner of instrumentes of warre idem To bryng a cloth that was stained to his c. idem To take spots out of cloth fol. 58 Another waye idem A water to take spots out of whyte clothe idem To take spots of grease or oyle out of whyte cloth ideÌ„ To take spots of grease or oyle out of all sorts of cloth or other things idem Another idem To take spots of wyne out of all maner of cloth idem To take all maner of spots out of silke idem To take all spots out of crymsen veluet fol. 59 A water take all spots out of gold veluet idem To make a Sope that taketh out all spots idem To take spots of black incke or other things c. idem To take spots out of scarlet or veluet of colours w t out vurting any thing at al the colour idem To take spots of oyle froÌ„ parchment or white paper 60 To die threde yarne or linen cloth into a. c. idem To die threde or linnen cloth blew idem A blewe colour to dye all thinges idem Another way to dye blewe idem To dye redde fol. 61 Another waye idem To make fayre roset idem To die wodde bones and horne into greene idem Another greene idem To die horne bone and wodde into reddâ— idem To dye yellowe fol. 62 To die blacke idem To make horne softe idem To mollifie or soften horne so that you shall imprynte or make any figures in it idem Another waye idem To cast hornes in a mâ—â—dâ— lyke leade idem To make cleare stones of amber idem Another fol. 63 To polish to giue a glosse vnto precious stones idem To make a stone that shal giue fier and burne of it self if you weate it with your finger idem To â—ollifie or soften Christall and precious stones â—o that you maye cut them lyke theese and that beyng put in a mould they shal be harde againe idem To counterfeyt pearles which shal be verye faire and as they were naturall and trewe idem To prepare Mercury so to harden it that you maye make it liquide and worke it fol. 64 A substance made of paper or other things to expresse or set out any manet of figure y â— you wil vpoÌ„ c â–ª idem How to bray gold for to gilt with fol. 65 To gâ—lt copper idem To gilt proâ— idem To take of the gold from siluer that is gilt so that the siluer shal remaine whole and sound idem To seperat â—iluer froÌ„ copper be it money or c. idem Aâ—â—â—der which being laâ—â—ng vpon any thing siluered wil take of the siluer from it idem To conuert and turne copper into brasse fol. 66 To melt al metall perfitâ—â— idem For to giue a colour of gold vpon copper idem To make verdet or spanishe greene idem To make a whyte colour of lead idem To make Lutum sapientie fol. 67 To lâ—te or dawde pottes with a linnen cloth that wil not bur 〈…〉 idem To soder glasses idem Another lutum sapientie idem To seperat golde from siluer fol. 68 Another waye idem To seperat gold or siluer w tout fier or aqua fortis ideÌ„ To seperat gold from siluer w t a pouder idem To make golde softer idem Another waye fol. 69 To make golde and siluer 〈…〉 idem To soften all metalls and other thinges that are not soft so that thei shal be soft gentle to be wroughts vpon or forged idem Aâ—â—yle that â—â—aketh all metalles soft idem Tâ— seperat golde from copper idem Another way idem A pouder to seperat golde idem To washe golde from copper fol. 70 To get together the gold out of thredes of c. idem To gilde so that it shal not out w t no water y â— is idem To gather together into one the gold that is scraped of from letters and images idem To take gilt from a cup that is gilded within idem To make gold soft after the melting idem For to giue a colour to the gold that it shal be soft ideÌ„ To boyle gold or siluer to make it receyue a. c. fol. 71 To geue a colour to golde idem To geue 〈…〉 idem For to make 〈…〉 e. idem To make siluer faire and whyte idem To know if y e siluer haue any gold in it or no. idem To mortifie and alay Mercury or quick siluer idem To gylt steele or yron idem To seperat gold or siluer from metal or yron fol. 72 Siluer of tyn to make vessel or other thinges idem To white anye vessell of copper within and without with siluer colour very easely idem To make vessel of Copper whyte lyke Syluer bothe within and withoute idem To make that tynne cracke not idem To take Salamanders for to occupye or to serue a mans tourne fol. 73 To fyne golde with Salamanders idem The mother of all waters for to make all metalles liquisyable idem To prepare common salte idem To prepare salte Armoniacke fol. 74 To make sal Alkali idem To make sal Boras idem Water of Mercury fol. 75 Water of salt Armoniacke idem A water called aqua lactis virginis idem Water of salt Alkali idem A water called aqua croci martis idem To calcine tartre idem 〈…〉 egge shelles fol. â—â— To â—â—â—csne or â—â—rne tutia idem A water called aqua lunaris idem Aqua â—â—â—sata â–ª idem A water called aqua causcâ—câ—â— fol. 77 Aqua auri pigmenti idem Water of common salt prepared idem Water of yelkes of egges idem Oylâ—â—â— tâ—â—â—â—e idem An oyle called oleum laâ—eâ—â—â—â—nâ— or petroleum idem Oleum benedictum idem Oyâ—e of Brymstone idem A note â–ª 78 To purge Brymstone idem To sublime Brymstone â–ª idem Oyle of Egges fol. 79 Oleum auri pigmentâ— idem Oleum lunare idem Oyle of Brymstone idem To sublime Mercury idem 〈…〉 of Secreteâ— and soueraigne â—e 〈…〉 good and approued Authours 〈…〉 the French tongue and nowe latelye 〈…〉 gly she to the profite of this 〈…〉 by W. Warde â— Prynted at London by Rouland Hall dwelâ—nâ—â—◠〈…〉 at the signe of the hale Egle and the Kepe 1562. Hiera Picra a medicine to purge fleme and collor Oximel honny and vinaigre sodden together Epithema is a medicine layed to the region of the hart or lyuer to cole it Pyrites euery stone of the which there maye fyer be stroken Benedicta simplex is an electuarie verye medecinable for the goute